"Maybe it's because today is a workday." Kato Megumi said.
"Oh, yes, today is Tuesday, I almost forgot." Yushan Heren couldn't help but smile.
It is normal that there are fewer people around Yasaka Shrine at noon on weekdays.
But if it's dinner, the restaurant will still be full.
"Dear guests, would you like to order now?" The waiter asked politely after serving a cup of tea to Yushan and the other two.
"Wait a moment, our friends haven't come yet." Yushan Heren said.
Hearing this, the waiter couldn't help but smile and nodded, then walked to the door and waited quietly.
There were not many customers at this moment, so she had time to wait. If it were a busier time, Yushan and others would probably have to call someone over to take their orders.
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There is a big difference between the eel rice in Kansai and the eel rice in Kanto.
From the way the eel is processed, to the cooking method, to the taste of the eel rice, they are all very different.
The eel rice in Kansai is cut directly from the abdomen, while the eel rice in Kanto is cut from the back because there were many samurai in Kanto during the Edo period and people often committed seppuku. Because this is taboo, people choose to start with the eel's back.
When cooking, the eels from Kansai are directly grilled, which makes them more crispy. However, the eel rice from Kanto is steamed in addition to being grilled, so the meat is softer.
In fact, in the beginning, eel rice in Kanto did not require steaming.
However, in ancient times, the source of eels in Kansai was mainly the Sea of Japan and the Seto Inland Sea, while the source of eels in Kanto was the vast Pacific Ocean.
This results in the eels from Kanto being much fatter than the eels from Kansai. If cooked using traditional methods, they would be too greasy, so an additional steaming process is added to remove excess fat.
However,
Today, the sources of eels in both places are basically farmed eels, which have a much richer fat content than wild eels.
The eel rice in Kanto still maintains the habit of being baked first and then steamed, while the eel rice in Kansai chooses to extend the baking time appropriately, which further enhances the crispy taste of the eel rice in Kansai.
However, the cooking method of Doi live eel has been improved compared to the traditional Kansai eel rice.
When grilling, Doi Live Eel will brush the eel with a special sauce.
This sauce protects the moisture in the eel, making the grilled eel's shell crispy and the fish meat soft. The overall taste gives a fusion of Kanto and Kansai eel rice.
"It's a bit sweet." Picking up a piece of eel and taking a bite, Tsuchiya couldn't help but blink slightly and said.
This is the difference in taste between Kansai eel rice and Kanto eel rice.
When making the sauce for Kanto eel rice, a strong and salty soy sauce is generally used, while Kansai eel rice uses a lighter white soy sauce.
Logically speaking, Guanxi eel rice should be lighter than Kanto eel rice, so how come it is sweeter?
This is because, in addition to white soy sauce, the sauce of Kansai eel rice also contains mirin and white sugar. The combination of these ingredients makes the taste even richer.
"But it's still delicious when eaten with rice." Yushan Kazuto also felt that the eel rice was a little sweet, but it was acceptable if eaten with rice.
Chapter 2458 Nintendo
Each person had a portion of "Supreme Eel Rice", and everyone was very satisfied.
Although the taste was a little strange when first tasting it, after getting used to the sweet flavor, everyone felt that Doi's live eel was indeed quite good.
Although the price is a bit high, the portion is quite generous.
The general "Supreme Eel Rice" uses eels weighing about 200 grams, while the Doi live eels use large pieces weighing more than 350 grams.
Besides, the school reimburses our lunches, so it doesn’t matter how expensive they are.
If it weren't for the hour and a half it took to prepare an authentic Kaiseki meal, Kazuto Yuyama would have even wanted to find a famous Kaiseki restaurant in Kyoto to have a meal.
However, although the taste of Doi live eels is delicious, there is still a problem - the quality is unstable.
Perhaps because the eels were grilled alive, there was a slight lack of production control.
Yushan and several others ordered food together, and they all had problems with quality control.
The eel rice that Rikka Takanashi had was a little drier. Although the impact on the taste was not very obvious and Rikka Takanashi was very satisfied with the meal, it still exposed the restaurant's production control problems.
This was the case at noon today when there were not many people in the restaurant. If there were more customers, the quality control might be even worse.
However, the lunch time was only an hour and a half, and several people had already spent more than an hour, with only a dozen minutes left. However, there was not much free time to discuss quality control issues with the restaurant.
After paying the bill separately, they walked out of the restaurant.
Under the sunlight, after walking a few steps, Tujianmai couldn't help yawning.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, and with the sunshine, Tujianmai was already feeling a little sleepy.
She didn't sleep well last night. Although Narita Yuki brought breakfast back to Tsuchiya's room in the morning, allowing Tsuchiya to catch up on some sleep, she still didn't get enough sleep.
"What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night?" After looking at Domama Mai, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but remember that Domama Mai sent him a message last night saying that she couldn't sleep.
"I ate too much and feel a little sleepy." Hearing this, Doma Mai couldn't help but blink slightly. If only Yushan and the others were present, she would have complained a lot, but there were a few other people around, so Doma Mai said this.
"You can take a short rest after you get on the bus." Upon hearing this, Yushan Heren shrugged and said.
Tsuchiya nodded, and the few of them bought some drinks from the vending machine and walked towards the parking lot.
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Although time was tight, fortunately Doi Live Eel was not far from the parking lot of Yasaka Shrine, so everyone managed to get back to the class bus just in time.
After handing the receipt to Kirisu Madoka, Yushan Kazuto returned to his seat and let out a long sigh.
This is the reason for separate billing. After all, the school needs to collect the receipts before reimbursing the lunch.
If one person pays the bill, the number on the receipt will be a bit exaggerated.
Besides, Yushan, Ren and Tsuchimimaru are not in the same grade, so it will be troublesome to explain later. It would be better to pay separately and each person get a receipt.
On the other side, on the bus of Grade 1A Class, Doma returned to her seat, but she had already leaned back in the chair and fell asleep.
Looking at Tsuchima Yui sleeping soundly, Narita Yuki couldn't help but blink.
It seems that Domama Mai did not sleep well last night. Even though I brought her breakfast in the morning and let her sleep a little longer, she has fallen asleep again now.
Everyone sat on the bus for a while. After the teacher counted the number of people, the bus set off again and headed to the next destination of the school trip.
In the afternoon, there is actually only one unified destination - Kyoto Imperial Garden.
As the former imperial palace of the Japanese royal family in Kyoto, Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is also a must-visit attraction for many schools coming to Kyoto for school trips, and Toyo-no-saki is no exception.
However, there is nothing to see in Kyoto Imperial Gardens at this season.
If it is November when the maple leaf season arrives in Kyoto, the scenery of the Imperial Garden will become more beautiful.
However, it is only the beginning of October, the maple leaves have not yet turned red, and the ginkgo trees are only slightly yellow, but it feels like an ordinary park.
After visiting Kyoto Imperial Garden, today's school trip project has come to a successful conclusion.
However, in addition to the school's unified activities, there are also optional activities to enjoy.
The reason why we ended the unified project so early is to leave time for students' optional projects.
Take the bus back to the hotel, pack all the luggage and put it on the bus. By the way, get the tickets or passes for the optional items distributed by the teacher, and then you can go to your respective optional items.
The total free time for everyone is four hours. If you have chosen a lot of optional activities in Kyoto, you have to make good use of the time.
After all, we still have to go to Nara in the evening, and we need to have dinner before going, so it is impossible to wait until too late to set off.
Yushan Heren's luggage was relatively simple to pack. In the morning, he had almost finished packing. Only the quick-drying sportswear for morning exercises was hung in the room, which was now dry.
After putting the luggage on the bus, Yushan Kazuto received his pass from Kirisu Madoka.
Although some attractions do not require
You need a ticket, but without a pass, you can't move an inch.
This is the place that Kazuto Yuyama is going to this time - Nintendo headquarters.
Looking at the familiar Nintendo logo on the pass, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink slightly.
The last time he brought Kaguya Shinomiya to Kyoto, he actually passed by Nintendo's headquarters.
Although the tofu restaurant looks a bit simple on the outside, it is actually very iconic.
After all, other technology companies all come up with their own sci-fi ideas, but when it comes to Nintendo, they built their headquarters to look like a fishery school.
However, time was tight at the time, so Yushan and others did not try to go in for a visit.
Originally, Kazuto Yuyama thought that if he wanted to visit Nintendo, he might need the help of Kaguya Shinomiya or the Touma family, but he did not expect that there would be an option to visit Nintendo among the optional items of this school trip.
Of course, Yushan Kazuto cannot rule out the possibility that the Tokumori family may participate in this visiting option.
After all, this school trip was sponsored entirely by Touma's company. With the other party's influence, it was not difficult to get a number of spots to visit Nintendo.
However, all in all, Nintendo's appearance in the optional events still brought quite a surprise to Kazuto Yuyama.
Chapter 2459: Three Rules of Conduct
Strictly speaking, Kazuto Yuyama cannot be considered a game enthusiast.
However, Doma Mai often asks Hayama Kazuto to play games with her, and the games they play are mostly games on the Switch. Over time, Hayama Kazuto has a deeper impression of Nintendo, the "master of the gaming world."
To be honest, Kazuto Hayama was a little surprised that the optional items for this school trip included a visit to Nintendo's headquarters.
After all, Nintendo can be considered a relatively closed company and basically refuses visitors.
There are only a few visiting days every few years, and basically only Nintendo's administrative buildings and development buildings can be visited, which are always prohibited from entering.
Nintendo's games are mainly based on creativity. What if we allow visitors to come and the unfinished game ideas are copied by competitors?
This is something Nintendo has to guard against. Even if he gets the pass now, Yushan Kazuto cannot be sure whether he can enter the development building for a visit.
After all, there were quite a lot of people who went to visit Nintendo in Toyonosaki this time. Among all the optional items for school trips, visiting Nintendo's headquarters ranked among the top three in popularity.
This also shows the popularity of Nintendo in Japan, but such a large-scale visit is a bit of a headache for Nintendo.
If the number of visitors is relatively small, it is more likely that Nintendo will open the development building.
But with so many people visiting together, it’s a bit hard to say.
After all, the more people there are, the greater the risk, so Nintendo has to consider the issue of risk control.
Although the visitors are all college students, there is no need to worry too much about the issue of commercial espionage.
But students also have a disadvantage, that is, they like to show off and are not trustworthy.
You never know when you are bragging to others and leak out some of the information you have seen, even without realizing it.
To be honest, Nintendo is also feeling complicated right now.
Nintendo was somewhat surprised when it learned that more than a hundred students were coming to visit Toyonosaki.
You know, Nintendo only recruits dozens of people every year in Japan through campus recruitment, but more than a hundred students came to visit Toyonosaki at once.
Nintendo feels that it is not enough to just fool people with it.
After all, this visit was actually negotiated by the Tokumori family. Although Nintendo is already a large company, it still needs to give some face to behemoths like the Shinomiya family and the Tokumori family.
However, as Nintendo takes a closer look, it is inevitable that it will become concerned about the risk of information leakage.
Therefore, Nintendo was also a little entangled. In the end, it was decided that the specific handling method would have to be observed based on the quality of the students who came to visit the headquarters before making a decision.
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At three o'clock in the afternoon, Kazuto Hayama and his team arrived at Nintendo headquarters.
Yushan and the others were a little surprised to see dozens of people standing densely at the door.
Although everyone had expected that there would be quite a few students visiting Nintendo's headquarters, no one expected that there would be so many people.
On the other side, seeing Yushan and his companions walking into the crowd, the staff in charge of reception also came over.
"Classmates, are you also students of Toyonosaki Private Academy?" The staff member asked politely as he walked up to Yushan Kazuto and his group.
"Yes, that's right." Turning his head and looking at the staff, Yushan Heren couldn't help but respond.
"Because there are so many people visiting today, in order to avoid confusion among other people, please show your visitor pass!" said the staff with a smile.
Hearing this, Yushan Heren couldn't help but blink slightly and took out the visitor pass from his pocket.
What surprised Yushan Kazuto was that for a company as big as Nintendo, the visitor pass didn't even have a neck hanger, so it could only be put in the pocket.
If Yushan and others were to deal with it, I'm afraid Nintendo would complain.
