270 6.64 Saroendeng Dutch Style And Soyabean Cake.

After they had their fills at the meal area of the new warehouses, some of them burp subconsciously and we all break into laughter. Not because of their actions, but because they appeared to appreciate every bit of the accomplishment prepared with the unique products.

"Remember girls, don't let these food items be contaminated. Hairnets should be worn and don't let a single drop of water gets into it. Other than that, it's good to go." I instructed them and checked one of the sketchpads and made sure they didn't miss anything crucial and after I had rectified a single sketchpad, the girls gathered around and made sure they have the right examples of all contents and techniques.

"This place is clearly lonely when Tokugawa Iemochi is not around, as he expects to be at Niigata, Ibaraki, Chiba and Tokyo for a week each and would only head back here in a month," I piped up and somewhere, Tokugawa Iemochi was sneezing as he felt that he was cold but in fact, someone was speaking of his name. Hahahahaha.

"Senpai, what would you be achieving with this grated coconut that we had expended for the main component of Srikaya?" begged Gin who was interested as the rest of the Plant Managers.

"The Dutch called it Saroendeng, and to make saroendeng, spices and seasonings like onions, chilli peppers, garlic, onion, coriander, turmeric, sugar, tamarind, bay leaves, lime leaves, and galangal are ground to a paste and fried."

"Then, grated coconut is sauteed (fried with minimal or without oil) until golden brown, and mixed with the seasoning paste. Roasted peanuts might be added for additional crunchy texture and taste."

"Saroendeng can be mixed with meat in dishes such as beef saroendeng, sprinkled on top of other dishes such as oden soup, onigiri or covering all over glutinous rice."

"In parts of the Dutch colony, beef saroendeng usually tastes rather sweet because of the generous addition of coconut sugar, and it is commonly associated with Javanese or Batavia cuisine."

"Saroendeng fried coconut flakes as a sprinkled dry condiment is also found in Betawi cuisine and Makassar cuisine of South Sulawesi usually applied upon oden, glutinous rice, or rice in banana leaf cooked in coconut milk."

"So, basically these grated coconuts would not be a waste, right Senpai?"

"That's right girls. These grated coconuts after being used to extract the milk would not be a waste at all. In fact, there's another product that would be wasted and it's from Gunma. I have yet to acquire some of it."

"The warm processed milk can be used to drink. The coagulated milk during the process would be another by-product and lastly, the remains of the product could be added with a kind of yeast, dried and later on be used to deep fry after marinating it with some spices."

"Senpai, do you want to produce it in the warehouse?"

"Oh...you mean mass produce for the distribution? Maybe only in Fukushima because once the product is ready, means it should be consumed immediately. Unlike the last fermented part, that could be kept at most 8 hours and then should be fried. The product is soya bean."

"Ahhhh....soya beans...as in tofu," said Riko after realising that what I was talking about was soya beans and they only knew at that time it was made into tofu. Other than tofu, the girls had never tasted the soya bean milk that is nutrition to be consumed either hot nor cold.

Furthermore, soya beans were known in several forms and languages so it would be hard for them to grasp what I was actually referring to. Since they knew about tofu then we might just need to find the tofu maker instead.

Furthermore, it was just a spark of an idea and with so many things going on, I might not be able to fully concentrate on these new projects that would soon be earmarked for distribution after being patented.

After the late supper, everyone turned to rest at their respective houses. The report for the single parents had been submitted and it seems that they were trying hard to fit back into the society after they had worked for several months. Being burden with responsibilities, they had no choice but leave their children at home alone and fend for themselves while the mothers have to work in order to survive.

Hiko-sama had returned to the house and perform his nightly activities before turning to bed. As for me, I had Izumi all be myself as she had turned to dedicate herself in attending to my needs and attention.

"Another lonely night, don't you think? How about taking a walk with me at the riverbanks? It had been some extent we had been there and I guess the progress of deepening and broadening the river had expanded quite far." I propose to Izumi as she held my hands and we stroll out of the town and steered past little Kaede's house, Sango's and her father's and then Kikyo's.

"What do you think about the Dutch cuisine and the Soyabeans Cake? I don't think we would be marketing it but we could use it for our own consumption. It's just an addition to the everyday meals that we have." I said as we had reached the river bank the now was being raised to prevent anyone from falling over in drunken stupor.

"I guess so, Himura. There's no need to have any addition furthermore its expiry is uncertain. We won't want to cause any food poisoning to the residents if we were to sell them." Izumi suggested at the idea of making Saroendeng and the Soyabeans Cake.

"I guess so, Izumi... The workload for thinking all these is quite hectic. Although it does reap in a lot of income, then... Too much of a good thing is not a good thing too." I replied as Izumi curled her fingers into my hands and laid her head against my chest.

"In that's the case, it's decided then. We make these on an ad-hoc basis for our own consumption. We can't feed it to the ducks and chicken as it will generate worms in their intestines which would cause an adverse effect. We just need to find a proper way to either dispose or to prepare for human consumption."

There was an outline of a new stone bridge that the workers had built after the widening and dredging works. It looked splendid and there were coloured lanterns adorned at the sides of the walls. We walked and went across the bridge and looked over to the sides and saw our reflection clearly in the waters.

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"How I wished we could stop time and capture this moment for eternity." I sighed inwardly as I held Izumi in an embrace and kissed her lightly on the forehead.