Chapter 197

# 197

Chapter.40 Cooking Competition

“Is that so?”

I nodded and started gathering ingredients. The dish to be presented is a noodle dish in the ramen category. You can call it noodles or ramen.

The ramen mentioned here refers to Japanese ramen. While Korean ramen is mainly instant, Japanese ramen is made from the broth itself.

The dish we are making now is called Tsukemen in Japan. I was thinking of making broth using maa instead of chicken.

Tsukemen is usually made with a mixture of various broths, so I was thinking of using not only Maa but also other ingredients, but I turned my head because of the intense gaze.

Lulin has a strange expression. Licent had an expression full of anticipation. Those two gazes combined and I hit the back of my head with such force that I felt a tingling sensation.

“Um, can you stay out? “Because I can’t concentrate.”

“yes? “Why why?”

When I spoke honestly to the burdensome gaze, Licent raised his eyebrows and looked as if he was trying to hide something else.

“There is no other meaning. If it’s a recipe, I’ll reveal it explicitly, so I’m leaving for now. Wouldn’t it be better to eat without knowing, because it puts you in the shoes of a regular customer? now. “The exit is over there.”

“What... ! Tsk. all right. If you say that much, I will leave. Instead, just make it tasteless!”

I pushed his back and eventually started walking outside, pounding.

“Ugh?”

But I couldn’t get out safely. This girl falls asleep even on a bare floor, so a wet kitchen floor must be rat poison. Ugh.

Quadaaaaaang-!

The floor was slippery because Licent declared a holiday and the kitchen staff withdrew after doing a quick cleaning.

Thanks to this, Licent fell asleep very nicely. The good news is that this time I fell backwards instead of forwards and hit my butt.

However, the problem does not end there. As he fell, Licent’s hand touched the hilt of the knife on the kitchen table, and the kitchen knife flew into the air and began to fall towards Licent’s body. So I secretly used wind magic to change the direction of the sword.

The knife falls on top of Licent’s head.

“Aaaah!”

Licent, who was on the verge of death before his eyes, turned white, jumped up, grabbed his sword, and began to tremble.

“This...” .”

It was a pose like the incarnation of revenge, holding a kitchen knife to take revenge.

“What is this! Argh!”

Then he grabbed the knife and ran out. She’s an amazing woman. Would you say he is the embodiment of stupidity?

Lulin, who was basically uninterested in humans, looked at Licent with a bewildered expression and then suddenly met his palm with a clicking sound.

“I’ve never seen such a strange person before!”

I agree with that.

“Aside from that woman, if it’s actually strange, you haven’t lost recently either?”

Yes, Lulin’s strange behavior is really strange. Would you say it’s really strange in the sense that I can’t figure out why it’s doing that? It’s been a long time since this guy’s behavior was so unpredictable.

“me? What’s wrong with me... .”

“huh?”

“It’s not strange! “I am Rurin.”

“Who said what? But what just caught your breath? Something pricks me too... “Ugh!”

The reason for screaming is simple.

Lulin, who had clearly been stabbed by something, suddenly jumped up and bit my shoulder.

Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

“Hey, why are you biting someone’s shoulder! “Are you a monster?”

“It’s a dragon!”

Yes, it’s a dragon, not a monster.

“Okay, get off. “It hurts enough.”

“I do not know!”

I don’t think either Rurin or Ricent are used to spicy flavors, so the spiciness is just spicy.

It doesn’t end here. Here, various other ingredients are mixed together to make soup.

The characteristic of Japanese tsukemen is that it has a deep yet mixed flavor, so I also mixed a variety of flavors.

Of course, the soup is made a little thicker. This is a basic soup, but you can also make a thin soup mixed with noodles and broth.

The finished dish was brought to the table. Tsukemen is basically a dish where you eat the noodles and the soup separately.

The point is to dip the noodles in the soup.

It is a similar method to buckwheat soba.

“Look at this. The way to eat it is to soak the noodles in this soup and eat them. “You can’t throw noodles into the soup all at once.”

“Do you put the noodles in the soup and soak them?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Oh my, that’s unusual.”

“Lurin wait! That’s not how you eat. “Why are you making such a fuss trying to shovel the noodles into your mouth?”

“Because I’m hungry. “I’m hungry, I’m hungry, I’m hungry!”

“Still stop! Eating rules must be observed. “Lurin.”

I had no choice but to sit down at the table and give a demonstration for Rurin.

“You can hold the noodles like this, dip them in the soup, and slurp them. The point here is to soak the boiled noodles in the broth to your liking. “You can control the consistency of the soup.”

“I’ll try!”

“Is that so? It’s a strange method. Oooooh!”

Lurin cheered as she nonchalantly dipped the noodles into the soup and ate them with her mouth.

“What is this! Cold and hot! And it’s delicious!”

“I heard about meat, so let’s eat it together.”

Even though I’m already eating well before I even speak. Licent watched the scene blankly, then soaked the noodles in the soup and carefully inhaled it.

“It’s a little spicy! But it’s okay. I win over this guy. “Wow, the noodles are chewy, thin, and hard!”

Teacher Rulin, who has become a critic, continues to absorb the noodles with his insightful evaluations.

“Thank you for the compliment, but please take it slowly.”

Of course, there is no such thing as eating slowly in Lulin’s dictionary. Delicious food quickly. Quickly and a lot!

And on the other side, Licent also began to receive favorable reviews.

“I really am. How can noodles be so cold? It’s not even winter... There was something strange and harmonious about eating such cold noodles in hot soup... The soup has the taste of maa that the people of this region love so much, but also has a variety of flavors... .”

“Yes, yes, that is the point.”

“As expected, it’s delicious. really... !”

“When you finish eating, pour this bland soup into the rich soup bowl and add rice to it to make it more filling. Eat, eat. “There are dishes called this and skewers, and between those two, I will decide which dish to serve at the festival.”

“Is there more to it than this?”

“The soup is fried, so eat it and talk!”

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

Surprised, Licent lowered his head as if he was embarrassed. And soon, only the sound of eating began to be heard in the restaurant.

Slurp yum yum.

Slurp slurp.

In fact, you can make this with a simple instant.

Separate the ramen, boil the noodles well, add seasoning such as vinegar or pepper, add ice if desired, cool it, make soup, and eat it.

To make the soup, first, if you have beef sirloin, stir-fry a little of the sirloin to release the meat oil, then add about a third of the ramen soup. Tsukemen for dipping requires a small amount of water, so boil the water in about 1 large cup.

At this time, you can make it with anchovy or kelp broth, or you can just do it as is, but if you like spicy liquor or soy sauce, minced garlic, red pepper powder, and vinegar and pepper, it becomes a unique ramen.

I’m sick of eating the same thing every day.

“you!”

Meanwhile, Lurin, who had already finished eating, smiled brightly and confidently held out her bowl.