"What a rich milky aroma! It explodes completely as soon as it enters the mouth. Only sufficiently fresh ingredients can have such a flavor! This dish is truly excellent."
This time, it was Alice Nakiri who spoke. Her face was now filled with enjoyment. One bite was full of flowing protein, and the cholesterol-like milky flavor was also superb!
"I'll give you my portion too, for extra nourishment."
As she spoke, Erina Nakiri lifted the dish in her hand high, half-rose from her seat, and then leaned forward, making a feeding gesture towards Hoshino Sora.
"Don't you already know how healthy I am?"
He didn't refuse Erina Nakiri's kind offer, merely giving her a sidelong glance.
As the dish entered his mouth, Hoshino Sora closed his eyes and savored it. Indeed, as Alice said, the shirako had a very rich milky aroma.
This was undoubtedly a characteristic only found in fresh shirako!
It was no wonder Erina recommended this restaurant; putting aside everything else, the quality control was absolutely impeccable!
"Third dish, assorted sashimi platter."
As he spoke, Fujishima Nakayama brought out the third dish. By now, he was fully in the zone, his hands moving continuously, no longer having the leisure to gossip about others.
Now, he only wanted to present his absolute best dishes!
Perhaps it stemmed from a certain obsession.
The obsession to make the God Tongue smile!
"Live octopus mixed with dried fish, please enjoy!"
Watching Erina Nakiri taste his dish expressionlessly, Fujishima Nakayama finally couldn't hold back. His eyes burned with deep passion, and his voice was a few shades louder than when he started. His goal was clear: to satisfy her!
"Chewy and tender, with a unique flavor. Mixed with minced ginger and onion, it strangely feels like slurping cold jelly. It's quite wonderful."
"Fifth dish, cheese conch meat…"
"Sixth dish…"
After that, ten dishes were served consecutively, none of them in large portions, roughly bite-sized.
Each dish had a different flavor, yet they all connected to the previous dish's taste, enhancing the flavor of the subsequent dish and forming a unique rhythm.
Rhythmic set menus are the most common approach in set meal cuisine. Having specifically studied them during the Elite Ten Tournament finals, Hoshino Sora understood the intricacies involved, and he also realized that what he had learned was merely a trivial fraction.
"The last appetizer, steamed seafood egg custard."
Placing the freshly steamed seafood egg custard at the pick-up area, Fujishima Nakayama rang the service bell. With this, the appetizer portion was officially concluded.
"This dish is quite good. On the outside, it looks like steamed egg custard, garnished with caviar, appearing unremarkable.
But when you dig in, it's filled with shrimp, abalone, crab legs, fish roe, and scallops—it's practically a miniature Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. Speaking of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, I'm a bit craving it."
Savoring the deliciousness of the steamed seafood egg custard, Hoshino Sora naturally thought of China's very famous Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, that top-tier dish rumored to make even Buddha jump over a wall to eat it!
"Then make it. I'll be your taste tester."
Hearing Hoshino Sora's Feelings, Erina Nakiri seized the opportunity to say, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, she had once eaten it in a Japanese Chinese restaurant. It was made by gathering abalone, sea cucumber, fish maw, yak hide gelatin, king oyster mushrooms, pork tendons, shiitake mushrooms, cuttlefish, dried scallops, quail eggs, and other ingredients, adding high-quality broth and aged wine, then simmering it over a low flame.
The preparation time is very long, and the process is extremely complex.
A traditional Buddha Jumps Over the Wall usually requires three or four days of advance preparation; it's a truly technical dish!
As for the taste, it's a dish that once you've tried it, you'll start looking forward to the second time!
That Buddha Jumps Over the Wall made a young Erina Nakiri tremble uncontrollably, so much so that she remembers it to this day.
"I'll be your taste-tester too! How can Alice Nakiri be left out of taste-testing!?"
"And me! And me! I want to help too!"
Hearing Erina Nakiri's voice, Tadokoro Megumi and Alice Nakiri also eagerly raised their hands.
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, though they hadn't eaten it, its reputation spanned the globe; it was a legendary dish that, even if not tasted, was certainly heard of!
How could such a dish not make one look forward to it!?
"Alright, alright, you little gluttons, after this promotion assessment is over, I'll make a portion for each of you, no, ten portions! So you can eat until you're satisfied!"
After clearing all the steamed seafood custard in his hand, Hoshino Sora spoke with a smile, then grandly stretched out his finger to draw a big picture.
Eating delicious food and talking about cooking, isn't this kind of life quite pleasant?
"Red sea bream, please enjoy."
"Finally, it's my favorite sushi part, curry salt, curry salt… Found it!"
Alice Nakiri searched for the curry salt while speaking.
Both rice and salt can enhance the flavor of the sea bream itself, making it emit an even richer aroma.
"Truly excellent, as expected, only the freshest ingredients can cook the most delicious sushi!"
"Agreed, now is truly a good time to eat sushi! All the fat the fish diligently stored up in winter has gone into my mouth, the rich oily aroma is superb!"
"The rich fat melting in my mouth, this feeling is simply wonderful!"
The next sushi feast was enjoyed by everyone.
Should it be said that it was indeed a restaurant recommended by Erina?
The cooking level was truly excellent; as Hoshino Sora ate, his Gourmet Cells even began to rejoice.
One couldn't help but exclaim, "The older the ginger, the spicier it is!"
"Phew, the last dessert, wasabi seaweed ice cream."
After saying this, Fujishima Nakayama let out a long sigh, then brought several servings of what sounded like "Dark Cuisine" wasabi seaweed ice cream to their table.
This was the final dessert of the set meal, and with this, it concluded.
"Wasabi seaweed ice cream, huh…"
Looking at the light green ice cream in front of him, Hoshino Sora's expression was a bit disgusted, as if he hadn't expected such a type of ice cream to exist in the world; wasabi, could it actually be made into ice cream…
"This is wasabi ice cream made from ground horseradish powder.
It has a faint wasabi aroma, not stimulating on the palate, with a delicate milky and sweet taste, and when eaten with seaweed, the taste buds scream! This feeling is unexpectedly good!"
Closing his eyes to savor the flavor of the dish, Hoshino Sora had initially thought this would be a Dark Cuisine dish, so he approached it with great caution, but unexpectedly, the taste was surprisingly good and very impactful!
The faint spiciness went straight to his head; most people really wouldn't be used to it!
Looking at Tadokoro Megumi, who put down the ice cream after only two bites and had a subtle expression, Hoshino Sora gave such an evaluation.
This kind of thing is like stinky tofu; some people love it, and some avoid it.
However, Hoshino Sora didn't refuse it; he ate it all, including the ice cream Tadokoro Megumi didn't want, and even let out a full burp at the end, looking quite satisfied.
"Is everyone full?"
"Five-tenths full." Tadokoro Megumi raised her hand.
Because of their Gourmet Cells, their appetites were larger than ordinary people's, so not being full yet was normal.
"I'm six-tenths full."
"I'm also six-tenths full."
"You guys are making me look like I eat a lot." Seeing Erina and Alice both say they were six-tenths full, Tadokoro Megumi couldn't help but blush and complain.
"Megumi's diet has been quite good recently; she even has a little meat on her belly!" Alice said, then reached through Tadokoro Megumi's clothes to touch her stomach.
Indeed, there was a little meat, but she wasn't fat; it was within the normal range.
"Exactly, I'm clearly thinner." Pointing proudly to her chest, Erina Nakiri said proudly.
She had always been confident in her body management!
"Don't listen to their nonsense, Megumi, I really like your figure.
It's meaty when you hug, but not too fat; this is a normal girl's figure."
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