405 – A Warm and Cozy Bite
ㅡLegally… ! Toouk!
“Tsk… !”
Heavy pieces of iron are taken out one after another from the bottom of the shelf and placed on top.
What Sylvian prepared were square and angled iron plates.
One of them was an ordinary square iron plate, and the other looked like a frame with several specific shapes engraved on it.
“Well, that can’t be right… ” … ?”
I could immediately recognize what these were.
Octopus being immersed in boiling water.
Thin flour dough close to liquid.
And the thick iron plate just placed on the shelf and the cast iron frame with round depressions at regular intervals.
When I put these things together, there was only one snack that came to mind.
‘But when did you buy a steel plate like that? Did you buy it when there was a brief crossroads in the market? Anyway, the preparation is thorough.’
I muttered to myself and decided that it was a snack that Sylvian was making.
Still, should we watch a little more?
It’s only the beginning…
You can’t go out of your way and destroy other people’s expectations and curiosity.
I guess I’ll have to wait a little longer just in case.
“Mr Breeder? That kid… What on earth are you making now? Do you know anything?”
“That dough… ! A somewhat familiar death dragon!”
“Hmm… ?”
Sofia and Derke are watching Sylvian’s cooking with curiosity.
Not only them, but everyone else was fixing their eyes on Sylvian. To be precise, attention was focused on the ingredients.
ㅡGulkkak… !
Some people openly scold their taste buds.
Everyone must have been that hungry.
Well, it was a natural reaction since I wouldn’t be able to eat anything after playing in the water.
“Hey Mr. Breeder? Are you listening?”
“Ah, I think I know roughly what it is. But I wonder how Sylvian knows that recipe.”
“Do you wonder? What does that mean?”
“What’s that recipe? Derke, I’m so curious about Death… !”
As I tilted my head and muttered,
They amplify curiosity even more.
Everyone looks at my face intently, as if they can’t stand it because they’re curious.
“It’s not that big of a dish. After all, snacks are snacks.”
“So, Mr. Breeder, what do you think you are making now?”
“That’s right! Death, please speak to me instead of spinning around!”
“Hmm, I wonder if I’ll be able to understand the name of the snack if I tell it to you… Ah! Do you remember the bungeoppang I made you last time?”
Just when I was wondering how to explain this, an appropriate comparison came to mind.
“Oh? Are you talking about the bread that was reshaped and served as a break room dessert?”
“Of course I remember Death! The dough somehow felt familiar… !”
“Does this also have thick mint cream inside?!”
“Seniors? It’s time to come to your senses… ! “I can’t see such terrible materials right now!”
At the sound of bungeoppang, everyone responds that they understand something.
“Like Derke said, it’s a snack similar to bungeobbang. However, if you look at it strictly speaking, it is a completely different snack…”
“Ahh… Okay. “Since it doesn’t have mint cream, it’s already like a completely different snack to me.”
“Huh? A similar yet completely different snack… ? It’s not easy to understand what you’re saying… !”
Sophia was disappointed by Mint’s absence her her her,
Derke was still curious.
The guy tilts his silver hair like rabbit ears and tilts his head.
“Derke? Think about it again. “The bungeoppang I made didn’t actually contain carp, right?”
“Oh, that’s right! Death dragon, who I remember as having only the shape of a crucian carp… !”
“Yeah, but the one Sylvian is making now actually has octopus in it. And the shape will be completely different from Bungeobbang. “It’s grilled in a form that has nothing to do with octopus.”
“Ummmm… I feel like I roughly know it!”
“Please watch for details. “I guess you’re planning to bake it slowly now?”
ㅡSweet! Grumbling… !
Just in time, Sylvian turns on the fire on the iron plate.
He is skillfully controlling the fire on a simple stove that I don’t know when he bought it.
Although we went shopping together at the market earlier,
We couldn’t check what each other bought.
Because there were more people in the market than expected.
‘It’s amazing that I found a steel plate like that, but I never thought I’d buy an additional cooking utensil… It’s really serious, right?’
If I had known how to make it like this, I would have asked to go to the food stall I made yesterday.
“… Good! “It’s almost done, just wait a moment.”
With those words, the guy transfers the thin batter into a piping bag. Before I knew it, all of the boiled octopus had been rescued.
Its movements were as quiet and quiet as the wind, but they were much faster than expected.
-Rurg! Chi profit… !
Sylvian filling the mold with dough.
The iron plate is already coated with butter.
The round-shaped frames are filled one by one.
The thin dough stuck out of the mold,
Sylvian didn’t really care about that.
Inside the dough, there were also things that looked like finely chopped green onions.
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It looked a bit messy on the outside,
Sylvian focused only on his work
A guy who quickly turns his body to move on to the next step.
‘Now it’s time for the octopus to come in, right?’
ㅡSreuk, Sreuk… !
It was just as I expected.
Sylvian picks up the boiled octopus.
Drop them onto the dough one by one using chopsticks.
The plump leg meat of the octopus is stuck in the middle of the dough, creating the appearance of enjoying a half-body bath.
“But brother? I know it’s a food made in a similar way to bungeoppang, but… “It doesn’t even have a cover, so how do you create a shape?”
“Hmm?”
Derke keeps asking questions like a curious Hechling.
The boy’s eyes were still fixed on the mold filled with dough. While maintaining a look of concern about the dough and ingredients sticking out of the iron pan.
“There’s nothing to worry about. That’s because it’s a snack that doesn’t really need a cover.”
“Ha, but if you keep baking it like that, the shape will be a mess…”
“Take a look. It seems like it’s slowly taking shape.”
“Whoa..? Suddenly I picked up an awl… ?!”
ㅡSreuk… !
It was just as Derke said.
Sylvian picks up an awl in both hands.
To be exact, he was holding a short iron skewer.
ㅡSreuk, Sreuk… !
Then, he shows off his skillful hands, as if he has made many things before.
Bring the things sticking out to the inside and slowly roll the dough using the tip of the awl.
Sylvian organizes the iron pan using only an awl, not any other tool, and cooks the dough precisely. He controls about 20 pieces of dough at the same time.
ㅡWhisk, whiff… !
Let’s turn the dough halfway with an awl,
The iron plate that was covered in batter becomes clean.
However, the dough was still showing an open appearance.
It’s ugly and only half-ripe. It looked like a tentacle monster was slightly sticking its foot out from inside the round egg.
But it can’t end like this.
ㅡRurg… !
Additional dough is poured over it.
To completely fill in the ruptured area.
Then, Sylvian rolls the dough using an awl.
– Round and round… !
Hand movements like a doctor performing suturing surgery.
Repeat this process two or three times and roll the dough in the mold…
“… Huh, it’s been a while since I made this, so it’s not that easy.”
Soon, a perfect spherical shape is revealed.
So, as I initially expected, ‘Takoyaki’ Reveals a round figure.
Did you know that it was real?
Like ramen, this time takoyaki… ?
It’s a food with a completely different world view…
‘Could it be that the past breeder also told this to the Whirlwind clan?’
ㅡRurg… !
While I was thinking about it, Sylvian sprinkled two types of sauce, white and black, on the takoyaki.
I think I probably also bought a commercially available sauce.
And finally…
ㅡSrurg!
I gently place the remaining bonito flakes I used yesterday on top.
“Now, it’s complete. I hope you enjoy it and forget about the past…”
Sylvian finally presents the finished product.
It looks decent with the sauce sprinkled on it.
Steam rises from the takoyaki.
And the heat made the thin bonito flakes placed on top wriggle in real time.
As if there was life.
“How come? This thing suddenly comes alive… ?”
“Hey Sylvian? What did you spray on your guy? My uncle told me to eat that ominous-looking food… ?!”
Raylin and Rayleigh react in shock.
It wasn’t just them.
Everyone looked surprised.
Of course, it’s your first time seeing this, so you’re bound to be surprised.
“There is no need for everyone to be so cautious. “It only looks like it’s alive because of the heat.”
“Heh, as expected, the beginning is different. “I wondered what would happen if I didn’t know these basic things.”
Sylvian looks at me with his mouth slightly raised.
It’s probably my first time seeing him smile. After all, do people who cook communicate with each other?
“But Sylvian? This too… “Takoyaki, right?”
“Hmm… ?! Yes, that’s right. Haven’t you lost your memory? Last time, it seemed like he didn’t even know ramen… ?”
“No way? Even though I don’t remember giving you the recipe, I know at least what kind of food it is?”
“Is that so? Anyway, give it a try. This is also one of the recipes that you passed down to our clan from the beginning.”
“Huh. Okay. Then, will you eat well?”
“Please eat and give a dispassionate evaluation. I will continue to make more… “If you evaluate me, I will reflect your opinion and improve any shortcomings.”
“Good. First of all, I like your sincerity.”
ㅡPhew… !
With those words, I picked up a takoyaki with chopsticks.
Takoyaki is best eaten with a toothpick or skewer.
“I hope you can taste it before it gets cold.”
“Okay, thanks for making it. Then, will you eat well?”
ㅡHaap… !
With those last words, I put the whole takoyaki in my mouth.
Because I wanted to enjoy the feeling of my mouth being filled with warmth.
ㅡMumble… !
That was when I moved my chin and tried to taste the taste in earnest.
‘Wait for a second..? This taste is so familiar…’
‘Why am I suddenly dizzy… ?’