ocean-life Book 2: Chapter 6-1: Fire Fox Traditional Cuisine
Book 2: Chapter 6-1: Fire Fox Traditional Cuisine
Book 2: Chapter 6-1: Fire Fox Traditional Cuisine
Kuu, the Fire Foxes, and I entered the ex-workshop.
Inside were piles of tightly packed Imperial equipment. I wanted to make a third workshop but I was short of both materials and time. I would need to take measures to remedy that.
The reason we came to the ex-workshop was for cookware and some ingredients I had hidden away.
The cookware were things I had been making little by little in anticipation for the Potato Harvest Festival we had planned to hold.
As I gathered the cookware I directed the girls to dismantle the boars and deer.
Amazingtheres so much weapons and armor. Feels like theres enough to go to war.
Kuu said wide-eyed as she looked at the swords and armor.
Well most of them have arrow holes shot through them and theyre poorly made so Im using them for raw materials. In the first place most elves hate wearing heavy equipment.
Agility was the natural characteristic of elves. It was unthinkable to destroy that advantage by putting on a heavy iron suit of armor.
In fact if we elves attempted to fight the Empire using the same tactics then we would be crushed and killed through sheer force of numbers.
Umm what we need to take out are the iron pan, the pot, the big bowl, the iron plate, the table maybethat jar, and a couple other things.
These things were pretty heavy so we would need several people to carry each.
As we carried the cookware out I indicated where the girls should place them and split them into various groups.
I had plenty of instructions to give out. First I gave orders to the Fire Foxes that surrounded the iron pot.
You guys are on potato duty. What youll be making are potato chips and french fries.
It was what most of the potatoes on Earth were used to create. I was sure that they would be the most delicious way of eating potatoes in this world as well.
We will be melting the fat from the boar meat, heat it up, put the potatoes in, and finally sprinkle them with salt. So first we need to get the fat and grease ready.
Okay!
I said and the Fire Foxes energetically answered back.
Kemin, her friends, and most of the comparatively younger Foxes were in this group.
As I interact with them my big brother components came out more than usual.
No stealing a march Kurone!!
The girls closest to the pot all scrambled for their share.
Okay, thats enough. If you eat too much you wont have an appetite for the lunch part later. Also I want other people to get a chance to try it. Only one for each of you. We just have to put them in jars so they stay fresh.
Okay~
The girls obediently listened to me and placed the fried leftovers into a jar.
After all these leftovers had been dried out. All we need to do is salt them and they wouldnt rot.
You just fill the jar with fried leftovers, poured in salt, placed the lid on, and shook it. That would mix it with plenty of salt.
Well preserve the lard we just made since it has plenty of uses. You can stop heating it now.
Okay then, well stop the power.
After letting the lard cool a bit I threw in a handful of salt.
Next could you keep this oil at a constant temperature?
Thats easy!
Fire magic wasnt truly a magic that simply created heat. It was in fact a form of temperature control magic.
It also had the ability to rob things of their heat.
I checked that the lard was at an appropriate temperature before pouring it into a jug/pot.
Alright now. Cool this jug please.
Ill do it this time!
Now the girl Yuki stepped forward to cool the container. The lard quickly cooled and hardened into a white creamy substance.
Fat with all of the impurities removed became smooth and creamy.
Look see how nice and soft it looks? This cream stuff is called Lard.
I placed the ladle into the lard and it easily sank into it.