Chapter 389: The Deliciousness of Crustacean-Scaled Bird Meat and Liver!
Bubble, bubble—!
The thick white soup boiled in the brass pot, steam rising. Different parts of meat, fresh seasonal vegetables, and mushrooms soaked in soup trembled gently and floated up and down in the boiling soup.
The aroma spread like threads—
In the mellow and alluring fresh fragrance, there was a faint clear scent unique to wild mushrooms.
Ryohei took a gentle breath and called out: "Ready to eat."
Saying this, he picked up a bowl, first picked some meat and vegetables, as well as mushrooms, then scooped a ladle of hot soup and handed it to the maid standing by: "Miss Nora, please try my cooking too."
Although she was the Jashin family's maid, she really helped a lot this afternoon.
Jashin-chan, the master, was not here, so naturally, Ryohei's will prevailed now—he felt he should treat her to a bowl, otherwise he would feel a bit embarrassed.
Especially since she was standing by (watching) right now...
"..." Lucoa and Pekola were slightly surprised but had no objections.
Nora looked at Ryohei somewhat flattered and hesitated: "This... isn't very appropriate, is it?"
She definitely wanted to eat the hot pot Ryohei made—super fragrant, making her crave just by smelling!
But she was a maid...
"Nothing inappropriate; this is my recognition of you as a maid." Ryohei smiled and said gently: "There are extra dipping sauces in the kitchen; go get one yourself."
"Okay! Then I won't stand on ceremony..." Hearing it was recognition of her as a maid, Nora no longer declined, stepped forward happily, took the bowl with both hands, and bowed:
"Thank you very much!"
After speaking, she slipped into the kitchen.
"..."
"Itadakimasu!"
Lucoa's gaze swept over the ingredients trembling gently in the boiling pot.
She picked up a piece of snow-white meat with chopsticks, swished it in Ryohei's specially mixed soy sauce dish, and put it into her mouth expectantly—
"Mmm—!"
Upon entry, she felt an amazing smoothness and tenderness!
The salty fragrance of soy sauce, wrapped with the pungency of minced ginger, minced garlic, and chopped green onions, the sweet moisture of white sugar, the mellow fragrance of sesame oil, as well as the delicious taste of the soup and the clear fragrance of wild mushrooms...
Spread on the tip of the tongue, knocking open the taste buds first!
Lucoa couldn't help but close her teeth, a resilient texture emerging, the fine texture rebounding flexibly between her lips and teeth...
This texture was a bit like eating freshly steamed lobster or shellfish.
At the same time—
A fresh sweetness from the deep sea and a wisp of special fat fragrance permeated between the lips and teeth...
"..."
Gurgle... gurgle...
As if sinking into a lightless deep sea, with only the faint sounds of water flow and bubbles in the ears.
At the end of the line of sight, a patch of moving, flickering red dots suddenly floated up.
Lucoa tilted her head and looked curiously, only to see a group of ugly monster fish with two small lanterns on their heads rushing towards her like cannonballs.
Lucoa instinctively raised her hand, wanting to eliminate this group of ugly things.
But found she couldn't use her immense power.
She understood instantly.
At this time, the school of fish had arrived in front of her, opening their hideous giant mouths covered with fine teeth—
Rip, rip—!
The sound of clothes tearing rang out one after another, rapid and clear. Every fish passing by would take away a piece of cloth.
In just the blink of an eye, Lucoa was stark naked.
It was also at this moment that the scene before her eyes suddenly shifted.
The darkness faded, and she felt a gentle breeze brushing over her body...
Coming back to her senses—
What greeted her eyes was the infinitely unfolding azure clear sky, the drifting clouds moving slowly with the breeze, winding mountain ranges and rivers, and the sparkling vast ocean connecting with the horizon in the distance...
And on the ocean, ugly monster birds spreading their wings and flying...
"..."
"A brand new experience..."
"Speaking of which, this meat is really delicious!"
Lucoa's consciousness returned to reality. She lifted her eyelids and looked cheerfully at the still boiling hot pot.
Among the various dishes cooked by Ryohei, this hot pot also ranked among the best—and among them, the Crustacean-Scaled Bird meat as the main ingredient contributed greatly!
"Delicious, love it..."
Sitting on the other side, Pekola lifted her chin slightly, narrowed her eyes, and sighed with a look of intoxication.
Ryohei tasted the Crustacean-Scaled Bird meat and nodded in agreement: "This taste and texture are truly superb, worthy of being a delicacy! But it is said that the most delicious part is the liver."
"Eh? Really?"
Lucoa picked up a piece of wing membrane meat from the soy sauce dish and looked over with great interest.
Pekola also opened her eyes and looked at Ryohei.
"Mn, I saw it online." Ryohei answered with a smile.
"Then eat quickly, try it later."
No internal organs were put in just now...
"Mn."
"..."
At the same time, inside the kitchen—
Miss Maid put a piece of meat dipped in sauce into her mouth expectantly. Her eyes widened instantly, and she raised her hand to cover her lips lightly.
At this moment, she felt as if she had pushed open the door to a new world!
Then—
Witnessed colors never seen before, experienced experiences never had before!
"..."
Compared to meat from various parts, internal organs cooked more easily.
Ryohei fished out a slice of cooked liver from the piping hot pot and swished it in the special ponzu sauce dish.
He prepared two kinds of dipping sauces today—
One based on soy sauce, and the other based on ponzu sauce, mixed with grated daikon radish, chopped green onions, and yuzu zest, forming a refreshingly bright dipping sauce.
The delicate and rich texture and mellow taste of the liver were obviously more suitable for the latter!
"..." Ryohei used chopsticks to place a small ball of grated daikon radish on the sliced liver and put them into his mouth together.
One bite!
The crisp sourness of the ponzu sauce immediately dissolved on the tip of the tongue, stimulating the taste buds.
Immediately after, the warm and rich fragrance of the liver surged, carrying the deep fresh sweetness of the ocean and a wisp of unique fat fragrance, spreading layer by layer between the lips and teeth.
Just as this richness was about to become greasy, the clear sweetness, moisture, and fine granular texture of the grated radish intervened in time, like a breeze passing through a hall, lightly taking away all heaviness.
Finally, only a wisp of faint citrus fragrance and the lingering sweet aftertaste of the Crustacean-Scaled Bird liver remained, lingering in the mouth...
"Extremely delicious!"
Ryohei couldn't help but sigh softly; the taste of the liver was indeed impeccable.
"..." Lucoa and Pekola on the side also gave positive reviews.
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