Pokémon: Adventures with Sirona

"This time I used store-bought curry sauce. The recipe is written on the sauce box, but you can follow the order of cutting, roasting and cooking I just mentioned."

"I got it"

"Then let's act quickly, first"

"First?"

“Where is the rice cooked from”

Cam took a box from the kitchen shelf and opened the lid.There is rice in it.

"This time I have to cook tomorrow's breakfast, so I put three in the pot."

"When you say three, you mean three cups of this measuring cup, right?"

"That's it"

"Ok"

Sirona picked up the cup and scooped out the rice.As I was about to put it in the pot, Cam's voice stopped me.

"stop"

""

Are you going to pile it into that cup and put it into the pot at the same time?If you include the amount protruding from the cup, it's probably more than a pound.

"Of course"

"The quantity of this kind of thing is mostly determined by picking it up."

To be honest, if it's rice, a little more is fine, but if I don't tell her well here, I don't know what she will do in the future.With this in mind, Cam decided to teach him even the tiniest of details.

"Three times."

"That's it"

Xiaohei and Gracia watched from the sidelines as Sirona carefully put the rice into the pot.It seems that Sirona rarely works in the kitchen which is actually rare, but she seems curious.

"done!"

"Okay. The next step is to grind the rice."

Place the pot over the sink and pour water.

"Show me an example first. Then try it out."

After speaking, Cam began to peel the rice.Wash the rice moderately to remove dirt from the rice, and pour off the washed water so that the rice does not run.

"It's like this, a total of three or four times is enough, let's try two or three more times."

"I got it"

Just like Kem, pour water into the kettle and wash the rice.I'm not used to it like Kem is, but I do it by mimicking what I see.

"Hey, how are you feeling?"

"Oh, that's fine for now."

"Next is the water to wash"

Sirona tipped the cauldron, trying to dump the water all at once, but Cam stopped her.

"stop"

"Uh?"

"As long as you let it flow, the rice will flow too. There's nothing you can do if it flows a little, but you have to be careful."

"This, this?"

Sirona loosened the angle and poured water little by little, but the amount was too small.

"How long do you think it takes to wash rice?

"A little more, I don't know if it feels like this."

"Yeah, I'm fine."

After safely washing the water, Sirona finished washing the rice.

"It's ok?"

"Okay, you just add three cups of water and put it in the rice cooker."

"3 cups should I add water up to that mark?"

"That's the brown rice scale. Here's the white rice."

Has anything changed?

"One thing, it's just that the cooking method is slightly different, but you should follow the instructions for now."

"Yes"

Following Cam's instructions, Sirona filled the scale with water.Then, place the pot directly into the rice cooker.

"So what are you going to do after this?"

"Push the rice cooker button and it's done."

"This is it"

Sirona pressed the button of the rice cooker.A beep sounded, and the cooking started.

"That's it, next time I'll cut up the ingredients."

"Yes!"

“First, peel it.

Cam peels the carrots with a peeler.I showed him how the skin peeled off and urged Sirona to try it.

Sirona also picked up the peeler and started peeling with trembling hands.But I can't do it well, because I put too much power in my hands.

"Uh, I can't do well"

“You put so much effort into it.

"Relax"

As Cam said, Sirona relaxed her hands a little.Then, although it was still a little shaky, compared with before, it has progressed quite well.

"A..."

"Cooking requires a pair of skillful hands, not a lot of strength."

"I understand."

"Also, try to peel the skin as thin as possible."

"why?"

"Why do you think so?"

I answered Cam's question after thinking about it for a while.

"Because you want to leave a lot of places to eat?"

"That's part of the reason, but the main reason is that the nutrition and flavor of the vegetables are concentrated close to the skin. It's best to peel them as thin as possible to retain as much nutrition and flavor as possible."

"That's why."

"There is a reason for everything. Don't just do what others tell you to do, but do it after understanding the meaning of doing things. Once you understand, the way you use your heart will change, and the degree of progress will also change." Increase . "

"Ah, that sentence just now"

This is what Sirona taught me to say often.

Think about the meaning of what you do, and then do it after you understand it.This is what Sirona often said when guiding Cam.Just doing this is pointless.Why is it necessary and why should we have this knowledge?Sirona has told Kaim many times that it is necessary to understand this, both as a trainer and as a scholar.

"Well said, is it revenge?"

"No, it's closer to repaying you for what you gave me."

"Give me back what you gave me, I understand."

"At least now I know how important it is. I hope Sirona understands the same thing.

Sirona nodded, trying to peel the skin as thin as possible.Sure, Cam is better at it, but it gets a little better by being aware of it.

"Don't cut your fingers."

"Oh, I understand."

While I was doing this, I finished peeling the carrots.

"Next is the potatoes.

"Yes"

Cam peeled the potatoes very cleanly with a kitchen knife, while Sirona peeled them with a peeler.It has more surfaces than a carrot, so it was an uphill battle, but I got through it.

"Well, it's okay."

"It's amazing, Cam. I can't believe you can cut so beautifully with a kitchen knife."

“Anyone can do it if they stick with it for years.”

"Then can I do it one day?"

"It depends on how hard you work."

"…work hard"

I don't know why I suddenly started to feel motivated to do the chores I had left until now.But that's not a bad thing, most importantly, Kem is funny.Although Cam was curious about why he was motivated, he felt it was not the right time to ask, so he focused on teaching.

"Don't forget to remove the sprouts from the potatoes."

"Ya'er, wait, this is it. How did you get it?"

“It’s an image of chiseling with the corner of a kitchen knife.”

Cam once again gave an example, and Sirona followed suit, trying to pick up the buds.

"Stop it, it's too shallow."

"But if you pay too much, will there be fewer places to eat?"