It’s not that Doma Mai is a curious baby, it’s just that the ingredients in the casserole are really unexpected.
The rice sticks, cut into five or six centimeters long, are soaked in the casserole and absorb the soup.
Served with wild vegetables, mushrooms, green onions, etc., it creates a novel dish that will increase your appetite just by smelling it.
"Well..." The waiter was in a dilemma and spoke hesitantly.
Doma Mai couldn't help but glance at the waiter and said, "Isn't this dish on the restaurant's menu?"
"I'm really sorry, this dish might be the manager's hidden menu." The waiter couldn't help but say.
Doma Mai blinked slightly. This was not the first time this had happened. Among the previous dishes served, the waiter couldn't even name two of them and knew nothing about them.
Among the several dishes that had been served, there was only one sushi. The waiter was quite talkative, saying that the rice was from Akita Komachi and the fish was from **, and he explained everything in detail.
It can be heard that the sushi should be one of the main dishes of the terrace restaurant.
Yushan Kazuto was also looking at the casserole in front of him with some curiosity. The combination of these ingredients felt a bit novel to him. He wondered if it was a special way of eating from some place or if it was something that Ebina Koichiro had figured out himself.
"This should be a specialty of some place, right?" After a long time, Yushan Heren spoke.
After all, rice sticks are not very common. Although modern chefs will try to improve the dish, they will not innovate the ingredients. Unless they are molecular gastronomy experts, they will generally choose to replace the same ingredients.
Therefore, when seeing ingredients like rice sticks, Yushan Heren thought that it was more likely to be a local specialty.
"This, this is a rice stick pot." Ebina Nana suddenly said.
"Have you ever eaten Ebina?" Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but look at Ebina Nana.
Noticing the gaze of Hayama Kazuto, Ebina Nana couldn't help but lower her head, nodded, and whispered: "In our hometown, this, this is a traditional dish."
"Is that so?" Yushan Kazuto blinked and scooped a bowl of soup.
The soup was clear and was still steaming when it was served into Yushan Heren's bowl. With a light sniff, one could smell a special fragrance.
After taking a bite, Yushan Heren immediately felt a mellow and delicious feeling.
Nana Ebina also took a sip. As soon as it entered her mouth, she could taste the flavor of Hinaiji chicken.
Hinai chicken is also a specialty of Akita and one of the three major local chickens in Japan. Its characteristic lies in its special taste and flavor.
But the rice stick pot only took
The chicken soup made from mainland chickens is used as the base of the pot, but the taste is not good.
However, just by relying on that special and delicious taste, Ebina Nana could tell that it was indeed the taste of Hinaiku chicken.
Although there are some places outside Akita that sell rice stick hotpots, it is rare to find rice stick hotpots with a soup base made from Hinaiku chicken.
While tasting the food, Ebina Nana had some guesses in her mind.
[Is the manager of this store from Akita? ]
From the beginning till now, there have been several dishes that have used Akita specialties as ingredients.
There is no need to mention the Akita Komachi sushi. The grilled fork-tooth fish served earlier is actually a specialty of Akita.
Even some of the side dishes in the rice stick pot are produced in Akita, and there are many more.
Thinking of this, Ebina Nana couldn't help but doubt the reason why Yushan Kazuto brought her here:
[Is it because the store manager is from Akita that Kazuto-senpai brought me here? ]
Nana Ebina did not associate it with the identity of Koichiro Ebina. After all, it had been so long and there was no news at all. Her ability to associate was not strong, so she naturally could not guess the other party's identity.
[So... So this time, the Akita cuisine was specially prepared for me by Kazuto-senpai? ]
Thinking about it, Ebina Nana couldn't help but blush.
Chapter 1841 I'm going
This Akita cuisine was indeed prepared for Nana Ebina, but the person who prepared it was not Kazuto Hayama, but Koichiro Ebina.
In order to prepare this meal, Koichiro Ebina took great pains and collected so many Akita specialty ingredients without returning to Akita.
If Ebina Koichiro knew that he had put so much thought into this, but the first person Ebina Nana thought of was Hayama Kazuto, he might have to run away from home for the second time.
However, Nana Ebina didn't think about it carefully. How could Yuyama Kazuto prepare Akita cuisine specially for her when he didn't even know about the rice stick pot?
Everyone tasted the rice stick hotpot and it must be said that this dish is very flavorful.
The rice sticks are roasted before being put into the pot, so they have a crispy feel on the outside.
Because it has been cooked in the pot for a while, the inside is cooked soft and sticky, and it absorbs all the soup. Just one bite and the feeling of multiple flavors compounding in the mouth will make you linger on the aftertaste.
Before I finished eating, the next dish was served, which was the Hinaiji Chicken Oyakodon.
Previously, the bones of Hinai chicken were used to make soup, and the meat and eggs of Hinai chicken were used for the Oyakodon.
The meat has a rich aroma and is very chewy. The more you chew, the sweeter it tastes.
However, despite this, it is not dry at all and the meat is still extremely tender, worthy of being one of the three major local chickens in Japan.
This Hinaiku Chicken Oyakodon is very delicious and when the dish was finished, the rice in everyone's bowls was almost empty.
The last dish was somewhat beyond Yushan Kazuto's expectations - it was dumplings.
This dish is the only one that Koichiro Ebina prepared not for Nana Ebina, but more to thank Kazuto Hayama for his guidance that day.
The seafood mushrooms in the dumplings were replaced by a kind of hazel mushroom by Ebina Koichiro. At the same time, a small amount of diced chicken was added to the meat filling to enrich the overall taste.
The first bite found the dumplings fragrant, tender, crispy, sweet and very juicy. They tasted much better than the fried dumplings made by Koichiro Ebina before.
"This dumpling is a specialty dish specially developed by the store manager. It is also the best-selling dish since the store opened at noon today."
"In addition to the traditional pork and cabbage, the dumplings are also filled with chopped chicken and precious hazel mushrooms, which makes the dumplings taste richer."
After a dish on the menu is finally served, the waiter next to it naturally has to explain it.
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink. This dish was developed under the guidance of Ebina Koichiro. Now the waiter's explanation made him feel a little subtle.
The others also tasted it. Because it was dumplings, they couldn't help but compare it with the sauerkraut stewed dumplings they had eaten last time in Akihabara.
Although this dish of dumplings is a little lacking in taste compared to the stewed dumplings with sauerkraut, it is indeed much better in texture. It is quite normal that it has become the best-selling dish in the store.
In fact, these dumplings were made by Koichiro Ebina in the afternoon.
When he opened at noon, he had prepared a thousand dumplings, enough for more than a hundred servings, but he didn't expect that they would all be sold out in one afternoon.
There was no other way, so Ebina Koichiro had to pack some more in the afternoon.
Because it was specially prepared for Yushan and his friends, the ordinary diced chicken in the filling was replaced with diced Hinai chicken, which tasted different.
After a satisfying dinner with plenty of food and wine, even Ebina Nana, who has the potential to be a big eater, was very satisfied.
But what puzzled Hayama Kazuto was why Ebina Koichirō had not appeared yet.
According to the original plan, after dinner, Ebina Koichiro should have walked into the box and met Ebina Nana.
However, several minutes after the meal, Ebina Koichirō still hadn't shown up, which made Yushan Kazuto feel a little strange.
"Senior Kazuto, aren't we going back yet?" Leaning back in his chair, Tsuchima couldn't help but ask.
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but glance at Doma Mei: "Sagiri's dinner hasn't been arranged yet! You sit down and wait."
The dinner with Izumi Sagiri was not an excuse for Hayama Kazuto. This was the part that he had told Ebina Koichiro to pack up before, and now it just happened to be a reason for him to stay in the box.
Tsuchiya couldn't help but look at Yushan Kazuto, then she let out a long sigh.
Yushan and Ren stood up, walked to the waiter, and said a few words. The waiter then led Yushan and Ren towards the kitchen.
……
Seeing Kazuto Hayama walk into the kitchen, Koichiro Ebina, who was packing food, couldn't help but look up and look at Kazuto Hayama.
"What's wrong? Are you hesitating or regretting it?" Waving his hand and asking the waiter to leave the room, Yushan Kazuto walked towards Ebina Koichiro and said.
Ebina Koichirō blinked slightly, but his eyes were a little evasive.
He admitted that he was a little hesitant and regretted agreeing to meet Ebina Nana, but when he looked at Yushan Kazuto, he didn't dare to say it directly.
"I told you before that if you don't want to meet Ebina, I will keep everything about you secret." Yushan Kazuto said.
At the beginning, Hayama Kazuto did give Ebina Koichiro a choice, but it was he who chose to recognize Ebina Nana.
Although, this time
The meeting was actually a little hasty, but it was also Ebina Koichiro's own choice.
"Now I'll give you another chance to choose. Either you go and meet Ebina now, or I take the things, pay and leave now." Yushan Heren said.
What he was talking about was, of course, Izumi Sagiri's dinner.
Ebina Koichiro clenched his fists. Even if he chose the latter, he would probably be discovered by Ebina Nana soon.
After all, most of the dishes prepared tonight were Akita dishes, which were very much in line with Ebina Nana's taste.
Being able to eat such authentic hometown dishes in Tokyo, Ebina Nana will definitely visit the restaurant frequently, and may even stay in the restaurant to work part-time.
The more people come, the greater the possibility of exposing your identity.
When Nana Ebina discovers her identity, she will definitely think of the fact that Kazuto Yuyama brought her to the restaurant.
At that time, not only would Ebina Koichirō be at a loss as to what to do with himself, but it would also put Yushan and others in an unjust position.
After all, in Yushan Kazuto's story, he is his friend.
Since Yushan Kazuto knew his identity but didn't tell Ebina Nana, it would naturally make Ebina Nana feel a little suspicious.
After a long while, Ebina Koichiro took a deep breath and then said, "I'll go!"
Chapter 1842: The Succession of the Ebina Family
"I'll go in and talk to them later. When they call you, come in."
Walking to the door, Yushan Heren spoke.
Ebina Koichirō nodded and stood at the door, and then Hayama Kazuto pushed the door and entered the box.
"not ready yet?"
Seeing that Yushan Kazuto didn't have a take-away lunch box, even Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but speak.
"Well, it's ready. But the restaurant hasn't opened for dinner yet, so I'll just call my friend over so we can get to know each other." Yushan Kazuto said.
Yukinoshita Yukino lowered her head and continued reading. She was not very interested in this kind of thing.
Nana Ebina also lowered her head. Unlike Yukinoshita Yukino, she was just simply shy.
As for Tujianmai, he couldn't help but straighten up.
In front of Haneyama Kazuto's friends, Doma Yui still hopes to maintain a more dignified attitude.
"Come in." Yushan Heren said.
After the words fell, there was no movement at the door for a long time, which made Yushan and others blink slightly. They wondered if the sound insulation of the box was too good.
"Wait a moment, I'll go check out the situation." Yushan Heren blinked unnaturally and walked towards the door.
When I opened the door, Ebina Koichirō was standing there waiting.
"Didn't you hear me say 'Come in' just now?" Yushan Heren couldn't help but ask.
"I heard it." said Ebina Koichirō.
"Then why don't you come in?" Yushan Kazuto glanced at Ebina Koichiro.
"Didn't you say that I would go in when you called me?" said Koichiro Ebina.
Yushan Heren blinked and couldn't help but ask, "You didn't think that when I said I was calling you, I meant your name, did you?"
Ebina Koichiro instinctively wanted to nod, but suddenly realized that if Yushan Kazuto called out his name, wouldn't Ebina Nana discover it the first time?
"Go in." Yushan Heren sighed and said.
Ebina Koichirō then turned his body mechanically and half-pushed open the door of the box, but did not move forward.
Yushan and Ren couldn't help but look at each other, knowing what the other was thinking. He couldn't help but sigh and walked into the house first.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Tsuchima and the other two turned their heads, but all they saw was still only Yushan Kazuto.
Yushan and Ren sat in their seats, turned around and looked towards the door, silently waiting for Ebina Koichiro to come in.
Standing at the door, Ebina Koichiro couldn't help but take a deep breath, then pushed open the door and walked into the house.
