Love comes after eating halberds

Noticing the small insect in front of the girl, Hoshino Sora murmured softly, his expression looking thoughtful. After hearing his words, Alice also focused her attention.

A little light appeared in her eyes. Where she lived, it was snowy all year round and it was located near a port, so it was difficult to see insects like bees. She was curious about how these insects collect honey.

“When bees collect nectar, they will first send a small number of scout bees to search for nectar sources. After finding the nectar, they will collect a small amount of nectar and notify their companions.

It inserts small tubes along the bottom of the stamens to absorb nectar. After picking one flower, it picks up another flower. When it can no longer store it, it returns to the nest, and then the housekeeping bees are responsible for brewing honey. "

As if she could see what Alice Nakiri was thinking, the little girl explained softly, then stood up with her hands on her knees, following the departing bees towards the hive. There were many hives in this chrysanthemum garden, and just now the star field was empty. I saw two when I arrived.

"Little sister, you know so much."

Hearing the childish words of the little girl, Alice praised her with a gentle smile. Although she knew the composition of secretion, she had never really understood how bees collect honey?

"Are you the chefs here to prepare the banquet?"

Looking from the hive to Sora Hoshino and Alice Nakiri, the little girl asked innocently.

"Well, we are the chefs who come here to cook."

Nodding, Hoshino Sora returned for Alice.

"Then you want to compete with me? Let's use this garden full of chrysanthemums as the theme."

"what?!"

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"It's delicious. Grandma Fumino's cooking is great!"

Her voice was full of praise. Yumeko Snake Ghoul commented while tasting the food in front of her. As she took a bite of the food, her face was filled with happiness.

"Especially this chrysanthemum carp, not only is it beautiful in appearance, but it also has a unique taste. It is slightly sour, the soup is white and mellow, and the taste is thick. The fish meat is tender and smooth in the mouth, refreshing and very delicious."

Tasting the food, Nakiri Erina's words were full of words of admiration. This dish perfectly brought out the advantages of both chrysanthemum and carp, and controlled the flavors of the two in a delicate balance.

"I rarely hear you praise others like this."

Hearing Erina's compliments, Hoshino Sora, who was sitting opposite her, couldn't help but laugh. His words also made Erina's face turn red, and then she said coquettishly: "I always give positive comments to delicious food. !”

"So, when are you going to compete with me?"

While the two were talking, the little girl who had been brought back and had almost eaten suddenly stood up and came behind Hoshino Sora, speaking to him in a childish voice.

"Let's finish eating. I'll go to the kitchen with you then." Hoshino Sora could only deal with this helplessly. The other party in front of him suddenly said that there would be a competition, which really shocked him.

At first, I thought it was just a kid's joke, and I might have forgotten it after a while when I was having fun, but the other person's eyes were extremely serious.

This was also the real reason why he finally agreed.

Just think of it as fulfilling a child's wish. Who hasn't longed to compete with adults and then beat them as a child?This is an unrealistic and rather naive fantasy.

"It's a deal." The little girl nodded seriously.

"It's a deal!" Hoshino Sora responded with a smile.

This was originally just a small episode, and no one took it seriously, just treating it as a child's play.

The same was true for Hoshino Sora. It wasn't until Granny Fumino came to the restaurant with the last fried chrysanthemum shrimp buns that things changed.

"this is delicious."

"This one is also delicious. I like this dish better than yours. This dish is probably the most delicious among them."

"No, I think the one here tastes better."

"Xiao Kong, which dish do you think is more delicious?"*2

Arika's discussion turned into an argument, and no one wanted to be left behind. In the end, she simply pointed the finger at Hoshino Sora, blinking her big eyes and asking him whose food was better.

"The dishes on both sides are very delicious. There is nothing to fault. I can only say that it is a matter of personal taste. I am not very good at commenting on this."

"If you think it's delicious, eat more. If it's not enough, I'll make it again."

After hearing the sighs of the girls at the table and Hoshino Sora's final comment, Granny Fumino said with a kind smile, and then brought the large "fried chrysanthemum shrimp buns" to the table.

However, as her eyes shifted, when she saw the familiar figure in front of the dining table, she felt like she was struck by lightning. She opened her mouth several times without speaking.

"Fumino, your cooking has improved a lot."

His voice was childish, but what he said shocked those around him. How could this guy talk to his elders?It's more or less neither big nor small.

"Lord Hua Ji, where have you been for such a long time?!"

Looking at the familiar face in front of her, Granny Fumino suddenly had waves in her calm eyes, and then she rushed forward with rapid strides and held the hand she called Lady Hanaji.

"I've traveled around the world for a while and seen a lot of scenery I've never seen before. Well, there's no need to be so excited when you see me. But why don't you have that dish? I've taught you about it."

"Actually... I haven't been able to cook that dish well. It's not yet ready to be served to the table for guests to taste. It's not like you left before you finished teaching me, Hua Ji. I've been gone for decades."

Hearing Hua Ji's words, a trace of shame appeared on Granny Wenno's old face, and her voice revealed some small complaints about Hua Ji leaving without saying goodbye.

"Decades?!"

After hearing Granny Fumino's words, everyone in the restaurant stopped what they were doing. The person drinking the soup almost choked, and Hoshino Sora even cried out.

Decades?Just this little loli in front of me? !This guy doesn't look like an elder who is several dozen years old. Judging from his appearance, he is only twelve or thirteen years old at most...

"Yeah, we haven't seen each other for decades, but didn't I come over to see you? Well, you look very healthy. You should be fine if you live for a few more decades."

Looking at Granny Fumino with a smile on her face, she reached out and patted her shoulder gently, and Hua Ji said softly.

"Who is this little guest?"

During the conversation, Hoshino Tani came in from the outside while wiping his hands. He looked at the little Loli who was taking pictures of Granny Fumino, and immediately asked curiously.

He remembered that only Granny Fumino lived here.

Could it be the other party's new apprentice?It's very possible depending on your age.

"This is Lady Hua Ji.

Lady Hua Ji, this is Hoshino Gulian, the rising star of Neon, and the ones over there are the juniors he brought. "

Hearing Hoshino Tani's inquiry, Granny Fumino immediately started talking, and at the same time introduced Hoshino Tani to Huaji. After this time, the two of them officially met each other.

"You are the famous Flower Fairy Hua Ji? I have long admired your name!"

There was surprise in Hoshino Gulian's eyes, and he obviously didn't believe that the famous Hua Ji could actually be a little lolita, and shouldn't she be a cook from the last century?

Why does it appear here...

"I have also heard stories about you from my friends, saying that you are a culinary star in Neon. There are several dishes here that must have been made by you."

"Thank you, I'm just helping Granny Fumino." Hoshino Tani said humbly.

"Forget it, Fumino, you haven't learned that dish yet, come over to the kitchen later and have a look.

And the guy over there, don’t forget about the cooking competition you promised. You should be almost full now. "

"Ah I..."

Hearing Hua Ji's words, Hoshino Sora's heart could be said that tens of thousands of grasses were rushing past. You were called senior by my father, but now you want to compete with me, what the heck!

"Yes, didn't we just make an agreement?"

Looking at Hoshino Sora with an unexpected expression, Hua Ji said this. If the memory is correct, Hoshino Sora just agreed to her challenge and looked confident.

"Come on then."

Sighing softly, Hoshino Sora didn't understand that this was the old man making fun of him, but he had already agreed to it, so he could only accept this situation now.

Anyway, you can improve your cooking skills by competing with seniors, so it’s just an experience!

Hoshino Sora thought like this, and then he followed Hua Ji into the kitchen with Hoshino Gu Lian's pitiful eyes. There were many materials in the kitchen, the most conspicuous of which were the chrysanthemums soaked in a large vat.

"What are we competing for?"

Looking at the large and well-equipped kitchen, Hoshino Sora asked Hanaji.

As the father and even the senior of Fumino's mother-in-law, the other party should have very good cooking skills. Being able to fight against such an opponent would be of great help to him.

"Chrysanthemums are included in the dishes, and the dishes are random. By the way, I want to make pastries."

After glancing at Hoshino Sora, Hua Ji slowly spoke, adding at the end, then went to the cooking table and started working on her own, her movements looked extremely skillful.

"Amazing!"

Before I knew it, people had gathered at the door of the kitchen. They peeked at the scene inside through the crack in the door.

Among them, Shiina Mahiru was shocked when she saw Hanahime's magical technique, and couldn't help but sigh, all her eyes were filled with the figure of the other party's cooking.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, and experts watch the door. Almost everyone at the scene is a chef, so they naturally understand how powerful Hua Ji is. Among them, the one who feels the most deeply is Hoshino Sora.

Because he has learned desserts step by step from Akanekubo Momo, he has a deeper understanding of this dessert. Hanahime's technique of making desserts is not difficult, even he can do it.

But Hoshino Sora had only seen that amazing concentration and extremely skilled technique in one person.

Mao gold and jade.

Chapter 8 Re-evolution of gourmet cells

"Since the food you cook is dim sum, I will also challenge you with dim sum!"

Looking at Hanaji who was busy in front of the cooking table, Hoshino Sora made a decision in his heart. He studied with Akanekubo Momo for a whole day, and it was not in vain, and he also learned a lot of useful experience from it.

After he stopped talking, Hoshino Sora took action. He was going to make the pastry in the dim sum. The method and ingredients were very simple. The difficulty was the skill of the knife and the control of the oil temperature.

To put it simply, the dough is wrapped in puff pastry, and then a knife is used to make slits of different sizes on the surface, then dipped in oil and fried, so that the dough will bloom like a chrysanthemum, forming the so-called "chrysanthemum puff pastry".

However, the snacks made in this way are too monotonous. Although the texture is rich and varied, the taste level is only dough and lard. It is okay to use it as a decoration for some precious snacks, but it is too rough when used as a dish for cooking competitions.

So he wanted to improve it, without major changes. He only needed to add one detail, such as adding bean paste to the stamen in the center, and adding chopped chrysanthemum petals to the bean paste.

As soon as he thought of it, Hoshino Sora quickly processed the bean paste. The first step was to soak the red beans, remove impurities from them, then boil them and put them aside for later use.

In addition, white sugar and chrysanthemum petals are also used. Add a little white sugar to the cooked red beans and mash them into a paste, then add chopped chrysanthemum petals, and Hoshino Sora gets a chrysanthemum bean paste.

After finishing, set it aside and start processing the pastry. The method of processing the pastry is even simpler. The easiest way to obtain it is to mix lard and flour.

After the two were completed, Hoshino Sora quickly wrapped the bean paste filling into the puff pastry, then wrapped it with a layer of special dough and rolled it into a ball with the palm of his hand.

After finishing, use a knife to lightly score it, leaving only the upper half and the lower part. Soon, a chrysanthemum bud that is in bud and will bloom when exposed to oil is completed.

Following the same pattern, Hoshino Sora made more than twenty, each with a different color. The principle was that he added vegetable juices of different colors to the dough and used the vegetable juice as a natural coloring agent to adjust the color.

Because the color of chrysanthemums is not just yellow, the color and shape of chrysanthemums will also be different depending on the species, so they are said to have different colors.

After finishing making the flower buds, the next step is to let them bloom. Pour cold oil into the pot and deep-fry them at low oil temperature, so that the "chrysanthemum cake" will be heated evenly and bloom perfectly.

With his eyes closed and his ears moving slightly, the gradually warming oil made the chrysanthemums sizzle. When the time was right, Hoshino suddenly lifted the colander.

In this way, a "Chrysanthemum Cake" shaped like a chrysanthemum is completed.

Put the "chrysanthemum cakes" one after another into the dough-baked pastry, and a beautiful chrysanthemum snack appears majestically. It looks great, but I don't know how it tastes.

"Come and taste it."

Putting the steaming food on the table, he looked at the girls peeking outside the kitchen. Hoshino Sora waved to them with a smile on his face, and they immediately walked in after seeing this.

"It looks so good, just like a real chrysanthemum!"

Looking at the congealed snacks in front of her that looked like chrysanthemums and colored like chrysanthemums, Tian Sohui's eyes shone with light, and then she carefully picked up a purple chrysanthemum in her hand.

Because it is deep-fried and very thin, it will break with a little force. Looking at the slightly broken chrysanthemum cakes in her hands, Tazoe's eyes were full of distress.

As for the taste.

"The layers are distinct, and the bean paste is used as the filling. It is dense but chewy. There must be chrysanthemum petals added to it."

Nakiri Erina chose a yellow "Chrysanthemum Crispy", which has a rich flavor and distinct layers in the mouth.

The inner core reveals the sweetness of chrysanthemums. The delicate bean paste overlaps with the chrysanthemum petals soaked in sugar water. It is delicate and has a slight taste.

Although adding chrysanthemum petals to the bean paste is a bit unusual, it's not unpalatable. It's like a strange blend of all kinds of messy ideas mixed together.

Tasting this, the corners of Nakiri Erina's mouth raised slightly. Although it was strange, it was quite interesting, wasn't it? At least her tongue did not resist it.

"Yes, it's crispy, dense, and crispy. I wanted a pastry to have three textures at the same time, so I made some improvements."

Hearing Erina's words, Hoshino Sora started talking eloquently. Although it only had an extra texture, it was undoubtedly a huge improvement for the entire dish.

"So crispy."

Putting her hand under her mouth, Alice marveled at Sora Hoshino's craftsmanship, with a happy expression on her face.

"As expected of Xiao Kong."