They Gather Here

"Hey, are you going to the first or second?" He asked, "Or go home and change a set of clothes?"

"..." Yukinoshita said nothing.

"If you don't go, I will..."

"go."

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Luo Zhen doesn't like rainy days.

Because the izakaya is close to the street, it will inevitably be affected by moisture, and there are also problems with food preservation. For example, those tender bamboo shoots in Chitanda must be sealed well.

He brought two girls, one big and one small, into the store, and the first thing he did was to keep fanning them.

"What are you doing?" Yukinoshita asked.

"Dehumidification." Luo Zhen replied.

"Well, I said, it's almost time for us to buy an air conditioner, or even a dehumidifier. After all, July and August are still two months away."

"'we'?"

"You pay, I choose."

"Okay, I'll make you some pasta first." Luo Zhen smiled slightly, stood in front of the cooking counter, looked at Liu Mei, "Little girl, do you still want chocolate?"

"No more." Rumi shook her head.

"Then I'll bring you something for adults, just to use up Mr. Hiratsuka's Lafite."

"????"

"Don't worry, Lafite is red wine and has nothing to do with H."

"I didn't think so either!" Rumei protested dissatisfied.

Luo Zhen was too lazy to answer and didn't answer.

Because there is no pasta machine, he can only go to the closet, open it one by one, and search for instant pasta, only to find that there are quite a lot of them in the store.

White pasta and squid pasta (Spegatti), inclined tube noodles (Penne), spiral powder (Fusilli), shell noodles (Conchiglie), bowknot noodles (Farfalle)...

There are several common ones, plus red wine.

Luo Zhen pondered for a moment, and assembled in his mind, and then, a magical idea appeared in his mind——

Witch Soup Pasta.

This pasta is rumored:

An Englishman lived in a cave with gypsies. In winter, in order to resist the dry and cold Mistral wind, he cooked wine from time to time to keep warm. In addition to cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, orange peel and other materials at his fingertips, he also used them when conditions permit. Add some syrup and honey.

This is where "witch soup" comes from.

As for why this magical name was chosen, it is more mysterious.

It is said that when the cold snap hits, just drink a bowl of it to strengthen your body and make it last until spring.

But these are rumors.

As a chef, Luo Zhen will of course do some research.

He found that witch soup exists as a recipe, but witch soup pasta does not exist in reality. Instead, it was mentioned in a movie called "Like You" and was later restored by the chef of Kitchen More.

It is a Scandinavian dining bar, but the decoration of the restaurant focuses on French romance, chic and elegant lighting, rustic furniture, floor tiles decorated with shells, and the whole atmosphere is gorgeous and gentle.

As a result, the noodles became half-baked——

The noodle soup is tasteless, the seafood is not fresh, the soup is slightly hot and sour, and all kinds of pasta are boiled together, and there is no taste.

Luo Zhen was very disappointed, so he tried to innovate himself.

He turned his head to look at Yukinoshita: "Witch Soup Pasta, when you hear this name, what flavor do you imagine?"

"I think it's probably cranberry, tom yam, tomato juice or something like that?" Yukinoshita said with a smile.

This girl did it on purpose.

He clearly heard what Luo Zhen said about Lafite, yet he still said that...

Must be intentional!

After Luo Zhen listened, he showed a shameful smile, and his face was full of extremely nasty expressions of "lovesickness caused by foodies".

Yukinoshita wanted to bite him.

"Hey, are you going to do it or not?" she asked dissatisfied.

"Of course." Luo Zhen nodded.

He prepared the ingredients and started working.

First, prepare all kinds of ingredients——

Cut the onion and lemon in half, peel the beet head and cut into pieces, cut the tomato into pieces, cut the celery and green onion into sections.

The next step is to innovate.

It was completely unimaginable under Yukino that Luo Zhen found out such a rare ingredient as beef spinal cord.

I saw him mixing broth and beef spinal cord in clear water, and then adding beet heads, tomato cubes, onions, celery, and scallions.

As for the spices, they are cloves, peppercorns, nutmeg, and thyme.

In an instant, the room was full of fragrance.

This feeling...

"Why do I think you're making curry?" Yukinoshita couldn't help asking, "Or... um... medicinal food?"

"It's not over yet." Luo Zhen replied, "Don't worry."

He took out the red wine, mixed it with a little lemon juice, and then boiled the noodles on a low heat. After 20 minutes, he changed to a high heat and boiled, then added rosemary, lemongrass, black pepper, red pepper powder, immediately turned off the heat, and filtered Soup.

At this point, the witch soup is complete.

To be honest, if it was another chef, Yukinoshita would definitely not be optimistic.

However, Luo Zhen is trustworthy.

She swallowed.

I saw Luo Zhen set up another pot, boiled the water, added salt, cooked white pasta, cuttlefish pasta, shell noodles, and bowknot noodles respectively, cooked them, took them out and put them in cold water.

The next step is to put the plate--

Roll the white pasta and cuttlefish pasta into the plate respectively, pour the soup, and put in the shell noodles and bowknot noodles.

Finally, add rosemary, grated cheese, and light cream.

Witch Soup Pasta, you're done!

Luo Zhen put it on the table and said, "Try it~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Mei praised loudly: "This is too beautiful!"

I saw that what was on the plate was not only delicious food, but more like a work of art.

The black and white pasta is soaked in the red soup, and the soup is dotted with shell pasta and bowknot noodles, full of charm.

The face value is super high!

No wonder, even a little "cold beauty" like Liumei can't help expressing emotion.

The big "cold beauty" under the snow couldn't help asking: "Luo Jun, you used a straw hat plate, there should be decorations on the side of the plate."

The so-called "straw hat plate" is actually a deep plate with a deep bottom and a wide rim, which is mostly used to decorate sauces.

Luo Zhen could understand the other party's confusion.

He smiled slightly and said: "A good work not only requires its color, fragrance and taste, but also pays attention to user experience."

"User experience?" Yukinoshita was puzzled.

"This witch soup pasta is beautiful and delicate enough even without decoration, but if it is a chef's dish, it must not consider the feelings of the waiter."

"Indeed, a waiter can easily ruin a well-designed presentation if they are not careful."

"So, it's better to leave it blank, so that it can better highlight the state and taste of the food itself." Luo Zhen explained.

"Understood." After finishing speaking, Yukinoshita looked at Rumi and said in a low voice, "Wait a minute, I'll taste the smell of alcohol first."

Rumi nodded immediately, watching Yukinoshita roll up the pasta and put it into her mouth.

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The cuttlefish pasta is obviously black, but it has a fresh and cool feeling, which is very suitable for the hot summer;

White pasta looks very ordinary, but it retains the traditional taste and texture, which makes people linger and want to eat again;

Bowknot noodles and shell noodles, as the name suggests, are cute in shape, and they are very suitable for sauces made of tomato and cream. The reason why Luo Zhen added them is because they are very popular among children and girls.

Yukinoshita didn't taste any wine, but he forgot to tell Rumi, so he just focused on eating.

Rumi looked pained.

Luo Zhen pinched the ends of his hair, smiled and said, "Eat quickly."

The girl nodded immediately and started eating.

then……

Yukinoshita: "(￣～￣) chew!"

Liumei: "(￣～￣) Chew!"

Yukinoshita: "(￣～￣) chew!"

Liumei: "(￣～￣) Chew!"

……

These two are really sisters...

Do not!

These two are really mother and daughter, which is really cute.