These Wasabi Shrimp Balls were prepared using a Japanese cooking method, to better suit the local people's culinary preferences.
It had to be said that Hoshino Sora truly put a lot of effort into making his customers happy.
"Wow, they look so delicious!"
Looking at the fresh Wasabi Shrimp Balls in front of her, piled like a small mountain, coated in a sauce made from Japanese mayonnaise, French yellow mustard, and green wasabi.
Garnished with some parsley leaves and grated lemon zest. A visually appealing and delicious appetizer was complete!
Crispy on the outside, springy shrimp meat—it could be said to be the best of the best!
Picking up a shrimp ball with her chopsticks and putting it into her mouth, the crispy shrimp ball, paired with the sweet and spicy flavor, made Kanroji Mitsuri's eyes light up the moment she ate the dish.
She lightly tapped the table with her palm, her body trembling slightly, and her fair, delicate feet, hidden in her shoes, subtly curled their toes, while her ample chest rose and fell noticeably.
"Delicious! The Manager's cooking is truly the best in the world!"
Looking at Hoshino Sora, who was working in the kitchen, Kanroji Mitsuri's eyes revealed admiration. Who wouldn't like a man who was skilled in martial arts, cooked delicious food, and was incredibly gentle towards women?
He was simply the best candidate for marriage!
"Hehe."
Soon, the plate of food in front of her was finished. Kanroji Mitsuri leaned on the table, quietly watching Hoshino Sora in the kitchen, a faint blush on her face, clearly smitten with him.
After learning that Kanroji Mitsuri's birthday was on June 1st, Hoshino Sora decided to prepare a grand river prawn feast for her.
Although the outside season wasn't when river prawns were fattest, in his Gourmet Manor, the quality of ingredients was always at their peak seasonality. This was also a passive enhancement buff.
Therefore, he could provide customers with any dish they desired in any season, which was also the biggest advantage of the Dimensional Restaurant.
"How spectacular!"
Looking at the large basin of live river prawns in front of him, Hoshino Sora couldn't help but exclaim.
There were many dishes that used river prawns, such as Stir-fried River Prawns with Rice, Deep-fried Small River Prawns, Typhoon Shelter Style Stir-fried River Prawns, and various other famous or nameless dishes.
Of course, none of these dishes could perfectly highlight the freshness of river prawns, so Hoshino Sora decided to make a dish that would bring out the flavor of river prawns to the extreme.
Six Shrimp Noodles!
This supreme dish, which combined all the flavors of river prawns, could encapsulate everything about river prawns in one bite. Of course, a dish of this caliber was also quite intricate to prepare.
First, shelling all the river prawns was a huge undertaking. Next, the roe of the female prawns had to be picked out and slowly stir-fried in oil until dry. This counted as the first shrimp.
Then, the shelled shrimp meat was coated with salt and starch, then fried in oil until golden brown. Be careful not to use too high a heat; about three minutes was enough. This counted as the second shrimp.
After completing this step, the shrimp shells were boiled in a pot over high heat to extract the shrimp brains. Shrimp brains were actually the ovaries of the shrimp, and only mature shrimp contained them.
This was the fundamental reason why Six Shrimp Noodles was a seasonal dish.
It could only be made if the ingredients were available; if not, it couldn't be made. This was a very simple and easy-to-understand principle.
All the peeled shrimp brains were placed on a plate, thus completing the third shrimp.
The shrimp shells were returned to the pot, edible oil was added, and they were fried to extract the fresh flavor of the shrimp, yielding shrimp oil.
The shrimp shells were left in the pot, water and salt were added, and they were boiled over high heat for 40 minutes, thus obtaining the purest shrimp broth.
Don't throw away the remaining shrimp shells. Dry-fry the moisture from the shrimp shells, then put them into a grinder to grind into shrimp powder. The shrimp powder was mixed with flour to make noodles with a shrimp flavor.
Of course, if you fried this directly, it would be shrimp crackers.
At this point, all the raw ingredients were finally ready, and exactly one hour had passed.
"Let's get to work!"
Looking at the six raw ingredients in front of him, Hoshino Sora stretched and let out a soft cry. His previously leisurely movements suddenly accelerated. Boiling water for noodles, watching the time, scooping out the noodles, draining the water—all in one fluid motion.
He placed the cooked shrimp noodles into a bowl, drizzled in two spoonfuls of shrimp broth, then added the shrimp meat, shrimp brains, and shrimp roe. After mixing them, he spread them over the shrimp noodles, making sure to cover only half the area.
Because this provided the best visual effect.
Finally, he drizzled on shrimp oil and sprinkled chopped green onions. A bowl of six flavors, with all the essence of river prawns extracted and made into a single bowl of noodles, emanating the fresh aroma of river prawns from start to finish—the Six Shrimp Noodles were complete!
One large bowl, using tens of thousands of river prawns, enough to satisfy fourteen or fifteen adult men. Such an intricately prepared, gigantic bowl of noodles could only be managed by Hoshino Sora.
Even Hoshino Sora let out a long sigh after finishing this dish in one go, because the steps for this dish were simply too intricate, though the difficulty wasn't high.
"Ta-da! Six Shrimp Noodles, Mitsuri Special Edition!"
Bringing the bowl, so large it would take an adult to embrace, to the dining table, Hoshino Sora showed a satisfied expression as he looked at Kanroji Mitsuri's slightly agape mouth.
"So big!"
After an hour of waiting, her stomach grew hungrier and hungrier, but Kanroji Mitsuri's anticipation grew even stronger, because a dish that took Hoshino Sora so long to make would definitely not be ordinary. And indeed, it wasn't.
Aside from the exceptionally large bowl, with its reddish-orange and golden noodles, and an explosive amount of shrimp meat, shrimp brains, and shrimp roe, it was hard to imagine how much effort Hoshino Sora had put into making this bowl of noodles.
"Spectacular, isn't it? This is the fruit of my labor for an hour."
"That's amazing! You've worked so hard, Manager. Why are you so good to me?"
Looking at Hoshino Sora's proud little expression, Kanroji Mitsuri couldn't help but be moved. Then she bit her lip and asked the question she urgently wanted to know.
"Why am I so good to you? Does being good to someone need a reason? Of course, it's because I like you. Mitsuri is cute and has a good figure, how could any man not like her?"
Hearing the question, Hoshino Sora said matter-of-factly. He took such good care of her because she was beautiful and cute. What other reason could there be?
They were strangers who had met by chance. Without understanding their inner selves, appearance was naturally a bonus.
"Like me...? Heh, ehehehe, want to eat together? From one bowl."
Hearing Hoshino Sora's words, Kanroji Mitsuri instantly became shy, her whole body trembled slightly, and her breathing became a little rapid, but she still suppressed the excitement in her heart.
She tried her best to appear normal, but her slightly clenched fists still betrayed her inner feelings.
"Sure."
"Here you go."
Handing a pair of chopsticks to Hoshino Sora from beside the table, Kanroji Mitsuri's cheeks were flushed. Thankfully, the bowl was large enough, preventing the scene from turning into two people eating face-to-face.
Taking advantage of this moment, Kanroji Mitsuri couldn't help but secretly glance at Hoshino Sora. His handsome face and strong physique exuded captivating masculine charm.
"Mmm."
As she was secretly looking, she suddenly noticed Hoshino Sora also looked up. Their eyes met, and Kanroji Mitsuri immediately lowered her head, displaying the shyness of a young girl to the fullest.
This was the expression she only showed to someone she liked.
If it were someone she didn't like, even if their eyes met, she wouldn't feel anything, much less be so shy.
Hoshino Sora, who had experience with countless women, naturally sensed Kanroji Mitsuri's feelings, but he didn't say it explicitly, because it wasn't the right time yet. However, his actions subconsciously became much more intimate.
Their current situation was probably in the ambiguous stage.
"It feels like the shrimp are dancing in my mouth!"
Slightly opening her mouth to reveal the dish inside, Kanroji Mitsuri's face was filled with satisfaction. The unparalleled taste was truly maddening, possessing a beauty that transcended reality.
"Eat slowly, no rush."
Hoshino Sora said softly. After tasting the first bite of the delicious food, Kanroji Mitsuri temporarily forgot about the person in front of her and directly transformed into a 'foodie,' her hands moving rapidly.
One bite of noodles, a few shrimp. Hoshino Sora felt that she couldn't fully appreciate all the deliciousness this way, so he simply transformed into a 'feeder,' picking up a spoon and feeding Kanroji Mitsuri.
"It tastes better this way."
One chopstick-full of noodles paired with a spoonful of shrimp meat, shrimp brains, and shrimp roe—this way the flavors would be harmonious, and only when they were harmonious could the entire dish unleash its ultimate deliciousness.
One must know that top-tier cuisine not only had specific cooking methods but also particular ways of eating.
"Mmm!"
Facing the feeding, Kanroji Mitsuri first felt shy, but after the shyness came excitement, because the person feeding her was Hoshino Sora, the boy she liked.
Thus, a scene like this unfolded.
The girl, with flushed cheeks, slurped noodles, while the boy patiently fed her shrimp. The scene was extremely harmonious, and both of them enjoyed it immensely.
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