Presentation of the Spiderling’s Nest’s Dishes to Marquis Vardmoi
“Hmm. This is delicious too.”
“Indeed. I was a bit hesitant about drinking soup directly from the bowl, but…”
Today, there was a tasting session at the Vardmoi Marquis’s residence with the cooking staff from the Spiderling’s Nest.
As requested by Alizée, we managed to get reasonably fresh sea fish, expanding the repertoire of dishes.
The one they just tasted was a sea bream broth-style clear soup.
Since it resembled sea bream in appearance, I decided to call it “Sea Bream Clear Soup.”
There was a discussion about whether to leave out the fish bones since they don’t look appealing, but the cooking staff insisted on keeping them for flavor, and so they were included.
“This fish is also very tasty. The meat near the fish bones is usually discarded, but instead, you drew out the flavor from the bones and even nibbling the meat adds a light accent to the dish. It’s truly in line with the idea of not wasting anything, fitting for a restaurant operated by an orphanage.”
“Your words are very much appreciated, Lady Lily. This is also thanks to your teaching of the concept of ‘dashi.’”
“Oh, ‘dashi,’ you say?”
“Yes. It refers to a broth made by simmering vegetables, seaweed, bones, etc. It can be made even by simmering vegetable peels or cores, and, as in this case, simmering fish bones also created a delicious broth. We are truly grateful to Lady Lily’s input.”
“I see. Lily, where did you learn about this concept?”
“Well… it was very common knowledge in the region where I lived. It made me wonder why there was no culture of using broth in this region, even for simple dishes.”
It’s really strange.
Even if there’s no consommé, it wouldn’t be unusual to have at least one type of broth.
But when I asked Mr. Brad, who used to run a restaurant, he said there was no such technique.
I want to know the reason.
“Understood. Continue using this cooking method at ‘Spiderling’s Nest.'”
“Yes. And I don’t intend to keep the method of making the dashi a secret. Even if the method is stolen, please keep using it without any reservations.”
“… So it’s not a chef’s secret?”
“This is not complex enough to call it a secret. If you want to create a really amazing broth, you can simmer ingredients for about three days, and all of them will eventually dissolve into the soup. I have never made it myself, but even without adding any other ingredients, it should turn into a complete soup.”
I really want to try consommé soup.
In my previous world, you could easily eat it with consommé cubes, but in this world, they don’t sell such things.
“Hmm, that’s quite something.”
“Yes, that’s it. If possible, I’d like to spread the method, and I hope each household, restaurant, and tavern will research and develop their unique broth.”
Indeed.
There’s only so much I can do.
I want them to work hard on researching delicious broth.
“I’ll temporarily hold off on that. More importantly, about this iron pot…”
“Yes. The main dish this time is ‘Sea Bream over Rice.’ I think it’s still hot, so please be careful when you eat it.”
At this point, a servant opened the lid of the iron pot.
Along with steam, rice with three whole sea breams appeared.
It’s for the Marquis Varmoid, Marchioness, and little Bern.
The servant skillfully flaked the sea breams, mixed it with the rice, and served it in each person’s bowl.
The aroma of the well-seasoned rice has been wafting around, and the three in front of me looked excited.