How to eat pineapple buns on the immigration ship

Chapter 299 Teach a man to fish
"Oh dear! Kagawa, listen to me. Yesterday, my parents ate the stir-fried beef I made, and they looked so happy, but they still complained that the meat was overcooked. You know what that means...?"

[Kagawa, the pancakes I made at home received rave reviews from my younger sister and older sister. By the way, when will you start selling yeast here? I can't wait to try making steamed buns and mantou at home.]

[Liang Gong, Aino, how much water did you say to put in when cooking rice last time? It feels like the rice I make at home is almost turning into porridge!]

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On the third day of the trial of the new bill, the class group chat of Class 8, Grade 11 was filled with chattering discussions.

Kagawa sat on the edge of the bed, his lips twitching.

It's only 8 a.m., aren't any of them sleeping?
Despite her inner turmoil, she still typed out a few common-sense operational questions that even Ouyang Yating and the others probably couldn't answer.

Perhaps noticing from the flood of messages in the class group chat that Xiangchuan had woken up, class monitor Lu Daiqing sent her a message.

[Kagawa-kun, in the past two days, I've received many messages from strangers who were also selected for the pilot bill, asking me about making recipes for ancient foods.]

What should we do about these people who keep coming to us for help?

The class monitor's words made Kagawa's opinion of him rise even higher.

Just now, some classmates in the group mentioned that some people wanted to learn cooking from them, but honest and simple modern kids tend to be helpful to the end and will help if they can.

The class monitor's idea was to solve the problem of these constant inquiries from the root of the issue.

It is better to teach people to fish than to teach people.

Kagawa replied with these ten words and pressed send. Only then did she suddenly realize that the level of idiom and proverb accumulation among modern teenagers was comparable to that of a first-grade student in the 21st century, so she had to add a sentence:
My father will handle it.
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Just as Kagawa was getting ready to get up and deal with her coffee beans, Tsukikyou Restaurant announced a new promotional event this morning.

The announcement of this event quickly attracted a lot of media attention because the promotion was only open to members of the new bill's trial program.

During the trial period of the new law, customers who spend a certain amount at any restaurant will receive a free recipe.

If your cumulative spending to date reaches 2000 Star Coins or more, and you continue to spend to obtain recipes, you will also receive video footage of the food being prepared.

The news immediately caught the attention of the residents of the Third Fleet, who had been struggling to make progress despite having obtained their qualifications.

Yesterday, they saw on social media that the families of the students in Class 8 of Grade 11 were posting pictures of the exquisitely made traditional foods, so they shamelessly contacted them, hoping to learn from each other about how to process and cook ingredients.

However, since both of them are adults, it's really awkward for modern people who are sensitive to shame to ask minors for help.

Therefore, the new promotional activities announced by Yuexiang Restaurant can be described as a timely help for them.

Most of the residents selected were working professionals with families. Although their children were on summer vacation, none of them had any cooking experience.

People can operate kitchen equipment to process ingredients, but none of them have experience in stir-frying or cooking rice, and they don't know how to cook. So most of them, like Qing Yingjie and his wife yesterday, are just staring blankly at this benefit that suddenly fell on their heads.

Now, thanks to Yuexiang Restaurant, this problem has been solved.

Making traditional food requires going to the market to buy ingredients again. Fortunately, ingredient prices are stable now, and many people are ordering takeout for their favorite dishes. The restaurant is also offering a 9% discount on everything during this event.

At worst, I can get the recipes by ordering takeout at noon, and then try cooking the ancient dishes using the recipes when I get home in the evening. That way, I should be able to learn six or seven dishes before the end of July.

Most people are optimistically planning their July cooking schedule.
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The promotional activities at Yuexiang Restaurant quickly became a hot topic on social media, and the students in Class 8 of Grade 11 also took notice immediately.

In the afternoon, while Kagawa was pondering grinding coffee beans in the courtyard, he saw the class group discussing it. [This announcement was so timely! I was just thinking of going to Kagawa's house these past couple of days to... oh, no, I mean to exchange tips on making the new recipe. If I get bogged down by the cooking instructor these next few days, I'll really miss out.]

【That's great! Oh, you wouldn't believe it, I'm actually quite shy. If a stranger suddenly came to my door asking me to teach her how to cook, I'd probably be completely tongue-tied.】

[You're shy? Are you kidding? The most outgoing and arrogant person in our class… that's your name, right? Anyway, you're the most talkative one.]

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The class group chat was buzzing with excitement and gratitude about the new promotional activities at Yuexiang Restaurant. This put Kagawa at ease.

When she learned that the trial of the bill was planned to be implemented after the second episode aired, she was worried about the other residents of the third fleet having problems with the recipes and basic operations of handling ingredients. She thought of the videos of Class 8, Grade 1 cooking and handling ingredients, which had spread all over the internet. She was sure that many people would come to her for help.

These guys in my class are all incredibly arrogant, and they'd be more than happy to show off whenever they get the chance.

But based on Kagawa's understanding of high school students, if you ask them to turn their enjoyment into voluntary labor, one or two of them would definitely go on strike before even half a day was up. And this is during summer vacation; these people aren't exactly free to stay home and teach people how to cook.

On the night the second episode of "A Bite of China" aired, she gave her father a knowing look and then sent him the plan.

The new bill has not yet affected the restaurant's business; on the contrary, the popularity of the documentary has brought a new wave of growth to the restaurant and its takeout business.

Therefore, this promotional activity, which is only announced for a specific group, will not have a significant impact on the store's revenue. On the contrary, the announcement of the trial implementation of the bill, coupled with the free recipe activity, has given Yuexiang Restaurant a strong boost in its visibility.

Xiang Weiguo must be grinning from ear to ear at the company right now.

Just then, Kagawa noticed someone quietly posting a message in the group:
Don't say that. Helping others is a good thing too.

However, it was quickly overshadowed by messages from other students.

Kagawa pulled her up to take a look and found it was Qingke.

The reason she remembered this classmate's name was because it sounded too much like a homonym for some kind of grain.

"I didn't realize he was such a nice guy," Kagawa thought to himself.
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"No, no, this is too thin."

Kagawa, looking exasperated, moved the freshly ground coffee that Daihoshi had brought over aside. The powder was too fine; it didn't seem suitable for making espresso. Besides, she didn't have an espresso machine on hand.

Right now, all we can do is make hand-drip coffee.

Pour-over coffee beans don't need powdered coffee!

"Daxing, have Xiaochu grind the coffee beans to a size similar to peppercorns, or slightly finer, but not as fine as salt."

Kagawa handed his portion of coffee beans back to Daixin and watched him leave.

She looked down at the coffee powder on her table, ground to the finest degree, and wondered to herself: Is this even usable?
As a result, a web search revealed countless videos of people failing at making pour-over coffee with finely ground coffee powder.

She silently closed the webpage.

Too many "martyrs" have already paved the way for her; she doesn't need to keep hitting a brick wall.

Why not tinker around and see if there are any simple tools for making espresso?