They Gather Here

Nakano Nino supported his forehead with a headache, and said, "I'm here to experience Mapo Tofu Donburi."

You specifically picked the time for Senior May to go on a school trip?

Chitanda was a little curious.

However, she still nodded seriously, and then quickly started the stove, thinking about the little trick Erina taught yesterday, and made a rice bowl.

The taste does change.

Chitanda's five senses are quite keen, and although her sense of taste is not as good as God's Tongue, she can clearly feel it.

Therefore, she hopes that the guests will also be satisfied.

"Try it." The plate was brought to the table.

A strong aroma wafted through the room.

Nakano Nino moved her index finger, opened the disposable chopsticks, whispered "I'm starting~", and slid the tofu into her mouth.

It's delicious.

She heard from her sister that Luo Zhen is the absolute main force of the neighborhood committee, an all-around talent.

Everyone else has their own strengths:

Chitanda is good at local cuisine; Yukinoshita is good at baking; Kato Megumi is good at home cooking; as for Eri, the relationship between manga and izakaya culture research is also proved by "食のSura · Shin".

It is a club with a good atmosphere, even if you can't eat the dishes cooked by Luo Zhen himself, it doesn't matter.

Of course, it's best to eat it.

Two-thirds of the mapo tofu bowl was wiped out in five minutes, and it is still declining.

At this moment, Chitanda's voice came: "Senior Nino, don't forget to eat pickles."

Pickles, pickles in Japanese food, that is, kimchi, pickles and the like.

Almost every meal is a must, yellow radish pickles and pickled cucumbers are the most popular, and high-end banquets are no exception. The "xiang の thing" in banquet dishes is pickles.

Today, one and two prepared three items: crispy radish, capers, and pickled red onions.

Strange to say, it was the first time Chitanda saw capers among them.

The night before Luo Zhen left for Kyoto, he chopped off the heads and tails of the beans, soaked them in rice washing water, then added salt and sugar, and sealed them for fermentation.

Chitanda was puzzled at the time: "Senior Luo, why did you use rice washing water?"

Luo Zhen replied: "It must be rice washing water, the fermentation process depends entirely on it."

"I'm curious!"

"O(∩_∩)O haha~"

"I'm really curious."

"If you're curious, just wait until the day after tomorrow when it's open for business. However, you must first make sure that the beans are evenly colored~"

"Color?"

"Sallow yellow."

Chitanda was full of curiosity and had been looking forward to today.

Finally, she took it out before opening.

When she opened the jar, she smelled sour soda with a white foam on top.

Being from a rich peasant family, Chitanda knew that this was normal.

She speculated that the sour beans should be a kind of pickles that Senior Luo based on Chinese cuisine, combined with Japanese characteristics.

that's the truth.

In Nihong, the cost of land, labor, transportation, sales and other links are all expensive, and the price of vegetables is extremely high after layer upon layer. Long beans are hard to buy in supermarkets.

Moreover, unless it is absolutely necessary, Luo Zhen does not like to use Yuanyue's purchase channels.

Therefore, whenever he got special raw materials, he would use them very carefully.

For example, beans are made into pickles like capers, which are not only convenient for preservation, but also allow more people to taste them.

The reason for this is also inspired by Chinese cuisine.

In China, there are a lot of noodle dishes and similar dishes. For example, when eating Guoqiao rice noodles, many people like to add a spoonful of sour beans on top, which is very appetizing.

In contrast, the ramen at the Neon Izakaya is the same.

Many neon diners like this special pickle made by Luo Zhen.

However, Nakano Nino seems to be a little...

"Ma Po Tofu is so delicious!" She chewed and pushed away the small dish with pickles.

Chitanda especially hated picky eaters, and was secretly upset.

What's more, the capers were secretly made by Senior Luo, and a lot of hard work has been poured into them, and there may also be curiosity in it to satisfy the curiosity of the first-year juniors, so it shouldn't be wasted.

"Senior Er Nai?" she reminded.

"(￣～￣) chew!" Nakano Nino continued.

"..."

"..."

Chitanda took back the small dish containing pickles.

Although it was possible to ruin Senior Luo's hard work, she still decided to give it a try.

The girl scooped out the capers with a spoon, cut them into thinner and smaller dices, then took a fresh chili, and diced them in the same way, and prepared a very small amount of minced meat and minced garlic.

Next, put oil, garlic, chili, capers, minced meat, and a spoonful of old godmother into the pot, and stir fry evenly.

The use of Laoganma hot sauce was also learned from Luo Zhen.

Chitanda noticed that whenever Senior Luo didn't want to cook well, he would use that all-purpose hot sauce to be lazy.

and……

Really delicious!

Finally, Chitanda added soy sauce, because salt was added to the marinade, so the amount of soy sauce added was very small to avoid too salty.

Capers with minced meat, you're done!

Because it is fried with a small amount of pickles, it is actually only a small amount, which is very pitiful.

Even so, Chitanda still hopes to impress Nakano Nino.

"Senior Nino, please try it." She scooped the minced meat and capers back into the small dish containing the pickles, and sent it back to the bar.

Nakano Nino hesitated.

Her favorite food is pancakes, and her least hated food is pickles, and the dish in front of her undoubtedly belongs to the latter.

However, she herself likes cooking very much, so she naturally knows the pain of not being accepted by others.

For example, a few days ago, the five sisters celebrated their birthdays together, and Wu Yue didn't eat all the cakes she carefully prepared, which made her very heartbroken.

So, should you eat or not?

at this time……

"stare--"

Chitanda looked over eagerly.

The girl's eyes seemed to have a magical power to seduce people's hearts. In Nino's mind, the empathy for the fellow chef gradually defeated the aversion to Zumono.

"Got it!" She sighed dissatisfied, "I'll eat, can't I eat?"

As she spoke, she carefully picked up a handful of capers with chopsticks and put them into her mouth.

Sour, spicy, fragrant...

The triple flavor stimulates the taste buds.

Nakano Nino took another bite subconsciously, and suddenly realized that Zukemono Cuisine is not a monster.

And, really super appetizing.

Stimulated by the sour taste, her tongue became salivary, and the mapo tofu bowl in front of her seemed to be a little more delicious.

She lowered her head and began to gorge.

Of course, promoting appetite is not only the effect of sour taste, but also scientific basis.

The B vitamins contained in beans can maintain normal digestive gland secretion and gastrointestinal peristalsis function, inhibit the activity of choline enzyme, and help digestion.

This is why when eating pasta, if you add capers, you will feel more empty at the end of the meal.

This is the case with Nakano Nino now.

After a quick meal, she looked at the empty rice bowl in front of her eyes, and muttered to herself: "Strange, when did I become that girl in May?"

He obviously gave others the nickname "Meat Bun Monster", but now he is going to repeat the same mistakes?

That would be a shame!

but……

"Can you give me another bowl... no no no... half a bowl of rice?" Nakano Nino asked, "and miso soup."

"Okay, come right away." Chitanda smiled.

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PS1:

I suspect that the reason why Nino does not like pickles in the original work is because she likes baking.

Just like tofu nao, sweet and salty are eternal enemies.

PS2:

Thanks to Saruwa, Xuantie, Tenfold Delusion, Grass Roots, Yamamoto Fifty-Six, King of the Reversal of the Aurora Sword, Well-behaved, and the blade of the window grille.