You were Senzaemon Nakiri's third Grandchild, You are (Name) Nakiri, although not much people know Senzaemon had a third child or a third grandchild, only people in the Nakiri Family knew. But what happens when you decide to reveal yourself, to the...
If you had taken a moment to observe your surroundings, you would've noticed that half the class had already been disqualified, forced to restart or just in the depths of despair. While Chef Inui was ditsy and silly, she was a rather harsh grader who had already expelled multiple students. However, You and Soma hadn't even begun yet..
"Inui-senpai!" Soma called out, approaching the alumni of this task, as you placed all your ingredients on your work space. "If it's something I can find here, I can use anything, right?" Soma asked once more, as the rest of the class all watched curiously.. wondering what he was upto.
You simply ignored all of the commotion, and instead began to wash the herbs you had gathered outside. "Yes? As long as it's inside the fenced area, anything is fine." Inui repeated once more, as she too began to grew curious at Soma's greedy eyes that twinkled at her.
"Well then! The key ingredient for the dish we'll make is... this!!" Soma announced, snatching the Kaki seeds Inui was originally munching on as a snack. The class stared at him in confusion as did Inui, before she began to weep about her stolen snacks. "I've acquired our prized possession!" Soma spoke to you, as he made his way over to your station, where you had just finished washing all the mountain herbs.
"We can finally get started~!" You say, high-fiving Soma at the fact that he had succeeded. "Let's do this, Nakiri!" Soma enthusiastically said, tying his white headband over his head. "Let's go trample over them all~!" You add, tying your own hair up.
Soma began getting out a plastic bag as you began separate the egg yolk's and whites. "When you're done could you seper.." Soma paused, when he had glanced back at you, to see you already one step ahead. "Never mind." He says, smiling to himself as he went back to his work. "Already ahead of ya!" You say, as he laughs. The red haired placed all the Kaki seeds in the bag and began to smash them aggressively.
As soon as you were done separating the yolks, you glanced at Soma who had handed you the crushed Kaki seeds. You begin to make a coating using flour, the Kaki seeds and the eggs while Soma began to skin the fish. Once he was done, he handed them to you one by one, while you coated the fish in your new coating and handing them back to Soma who deep fried them.
While Soma fried the fish, he also found a tissue in which he could soak and drain the excess oil in. In addition, you also left the plating upto him as you began to make a garnish out of the herbs that you had found in the mountains by blending salad oil, egg yolk, salt, minced pepper tree buds and a few other spices made of crushed seeds like cumin powder.
"Almost done, Yukihira?" You ask, while placing the garnish in a cute little cup. "Yes ma'am." He said, showing you the plate of neatly put together food. You add the cup of garnish as a finishing touch along with a little squeeze of lemon over the fish and assortment of cut up mountain vegetables. Once you had finished plating, Soma waited for you to wash and dry your hands before the two of you headed to Chef Inui.
"There you go, Inui-senpai!" Soma brightly said, gently placing the plate full of food in-front of him as Inui observed the dish, rambling on about how her Kaki seeds were used, "Oh my... my kaki seeds were used to make such a lovely deep fried dish!" She says, the aroma of food calling her name as she began to grow rather curious of the dish. "Please enjoy it while it's still hot!" You politely add as she picked up one piece of fish and gently dipped it in garnish.
The classroom grew quiet as they all observed the situation, Inui took a bite and the sound of the sharp crunch echoed through out the rather quiet room. She chewed on it for a moment, closing her eyes as she savored the flavor for a little longer. "..ah.. the consistency is wonderful! And yet the inner part isn't soggy at all!" She says, rushing to take another bite and savoring the dish for a little longer.
"Thanks to the Kaki seeds flavor, you can also feel a steady tastiness from the coating! And the garnish is a fluffy sauce made from the herbs you found outside!" Chef Inui went on and on about just how delicious this dish actually was. "This creamy taste you can feel between the coating's light crunchiness stimulates the appetite..."
"I think this means we passed." You whisper, leaning towards Soma, as he chuckled nodding his head along. "All thanks to the combined effort of our ideas~!" He whispers back feeling rather glad that he was given a chance to find new recipes and ideas through your smart thinking. "Yukihira Soma, Nakiri (Name).. you pass!" Inui cheerfully announced, as you and Soma both glanced at each other.
"Great Job Yukihira!" You say, holding up your hand for a high five. "Couldn't have done it without you, Nakiri!" He responds, a large grin on his face as he high fived you back. He glanced at you once more, gently ruffling your head, "Good job."
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