"Cough, cough!"
"This kind of thing…"
Nagiri Mana, whose face was being slapped wildly, could only quickly pretend to cough twice to alleviate the awkwardness in the air.
Then, it was clearly felt that her tone towards Sosuke became more respectful: "Anyway, let me introduce myself first. I am Nagiri Mana, the Special Executive Officer of the WGO Gourmet Organization!"
"The reason I came to the Izakaya this time is that Annie said your Wensi Tofu might be able to cure my anorexia."
"Hmm!"
"Unfortunately."
"The Izakaya is indeed closed tonight."
"But there's still a little bit of ingredients left. If you don't mind, I can make a Comet Fried Rice dish."
Seeing Nagiri Mana's embarrassed look, Sosuke suppressed his smile and said indifferently.
"Comet Fried Rice?"
"What… what kind of fried rice is this?"
Hearing that he could make other dishes, Nagiri Mana's eyes instantly filled with excitement, and she quickly asked.
"Nothing special."
"It's just ordinary vegetable fried rice."
"Vegetable?"
"Which kind of vegetable?"
"spinach, qingjiang vegetable!"
Upon hearing that it was an even cheaper dish than Wensi Tofu, Nagiri Mana felt a bit disappointed.
In fact, under normal circumstances, even something like Wensi Tofu might not necessarily conquer her God Tongue, nor would she necessarily like it.
But deep down, she could still grudgingly accept that level of cuisine.
However, who would have thought that after coming to the Izakaya, she would only be able to taste even cheaper vegetable fried rice…
One must know that not long ago, she had tasted one of the world's rarest and most expensive white sturgeon caviar, and even that ingredient made her feel particularly disgusted.
So, how could vegetable fried rice made from spinach and qingjiang vegetable satisfy her?
"Alright."
"I'll go with your suggestion."
However, after much deliberation, Mana finally trusted Sosuke.
After all, since she had already come, wouldn't it be a wasted trip if she couldn't even taste a single bite of food?
"Okay."
"Both of you please wait."
Finally, under the anticipation of Nagiri Mana and Annie.
Sosuke finally returned to the kitchen counter and began to use the remaining ingredients in the Izakaya to prepare the Comet Fried Rice!
…
No one knows when it started.
Nagiri Mana lost the ability to enjoy delicious food.
No matter how delicious something was, once it entered her mouth, it tasted like chewing wax.
Later, she even became physically weak due to long-term malnutrition, sometimes even getting out of bed became difficult.
No one could understand how terrifying the curse of the God Tongue was. They couldn't even understand why eating, such a common trivial matter, could be so difficult for Mana.
So, in this environment, Nagiri Mana gradually developed depression and anxiety.
Coupled with the fear of death, it lingered in her heart like a constant shadow.
Therefore, these various psychological pressures clearly surpassed the physical torment brought by the God Tongue's curse, often making her feel on the verge of collapse!
Sometimes.
Alone, she would think about suicide.
Because rather than watching herself slowly die from starvation, it would be better to just die and be done with it!
But as long as she thought of her daughter Erina, and thought that if she couldn't find dishes that could conquer the God Tongue by her own strength in this world.
Then one day in the future, Erina would inevitably follow in her footsteps and also die of starvation.
Therefore, over the years.
She has been relying on her tenacious willpower to barely survive.
And even though life was so difficult, she still loved delicious food and cooking.
She also sincerely hoped that before she died, there would still be a dish that could satisfy her and allow her to experience the feeling of being full again!
…
First.
Wash the spinach, qingjiang vegetable, and green onions.
Then chop the green onions into scallion segments, and finely chop all the spinach and qingjiang vegetable!
Prepare a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, a little lard and salt to the water, bring it to a boil, and blanch the chopped spinach and qingjiang vegetable.
Quickly remove them after half a minute, put them in ice water to cool down, then drain and set aside.
Some green vegetables contain a lot of oxalic acid, which can affect the absorption of calcium and iron.
Especially spinach, for someone with a sensitive stomach like Nagiri Mana, blanching it can reduce some irritation.
Next, that super high-quality Chinese iron wok finally came into play.
First, heat the wok with cold oil, then put half of the scallion segments into the wok and stir-fry them over low heat until fragrant. Then, add the rice to the wok, break up the rice with a spatula, pour in the crushed spinach and qingjiang vegetable, and continue to stir-fry over high heat.
Sizzling!
Sizzling!
At this moment, under the skilled wok-tossing and stir-frying technique.
Every grain of rice and every speck of green spinach and qingjiang vegetable in the wok danced gracefully under Sosuke's "commanding spatula"!
In a short while, a rich aroma of vegetables and rice began to emerge, and quickly attacked like a fierce beast, continuously assaulting Nagiri Mana and Annie!
Wok tossing is a fundamental skill for a Chinese cuisine chef.
Especially for simple fried rice like this, it requires the chef to have skilled wok-tossing and stir-frying techniques.
And in terms of wok skills, Sosuke is definitely a top-tier chef.
So much so that even the well-traveled Nagiri Mana, watching, couldn't help but be captivated.
…
Subsequently.
An even more miraculous scene was finally about to unfold!
Sosuke first held his breath, then his gaze suddenly sharpened.
Veins bulged on his arms, and he used all his strength to toss the heavy Chinese iron wok upwards.
In an instant, all the rice, spinach, qingjiang vegetable, scallion segments, and more in the wok.
They all "flew" up, beginning to fall rapidly towards the exquisite plate in a parabolic trajectory, like a comet streaking across the sky.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
If one were to say.
That faint light on the ceiling was the moon.
Then, the tossed fried rice was a comet with a dazzling emerald green light!
It cut through the silence of the long sky, bringing a shimmering, beautiful glow, and descended upon the Izakaya; it was also like a green sharp sword, piercing through the clouds, and even blinding Nagiri Mana and Annie!
Bang!
After a loud bang.
The fried rice perfectly landed on the plate.
At this point, a dish named "Comet Fried Rice" was completed.
Oh!
Not yet.
Sosuke, quick-eyed and quick-handed.
He quickly and gracefully sprinkled the remaining half of the scallion segments from mid-air.
This god-like move caused the flavor of the entire plate of Comet Fried Rice to explode violently again.
And this even stronger visual effect and taste directly stunned Nagiri Mana on the spot, her head buzzing incessantly!
Cuisine!
Can it be this exaggerated?
At this moment, she wished she could take a few steps forward to investigate.
However, she quickly noticed that the Comet Fried Rice in the plate was faintly shimmering with scattered small green lights.
Then, these lights grew larger and brighter, until a particularly dazzling green light burst forth from the fried rice, illuminating the entire Izakaya.
"Ah?"
"What's going on now?"
"It's one thing for a comet to fall, but… it's glowing?"
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