My Restaurant's Guests are All Abnormal

Chapter 362: Chapter 222 Sushi

Chen Ze stroked his chin, thinking that in a little while the Dragon Boat Festival would be upon them, a new holiday, and moreover, a festival where everyone eats zongzi.

"Manager, it seems like there aren’t any more customers," Betty yawned, saying that since that rude customer left earlier, no other customers had come in.

"Wait a bit longer, if there are no customers by eight o’clock, then we can close," Chen Ze glanced at his phone, as time was slipping by.

Then, Chen Ze continued to look through the cookbook, which had become a hobby of his, or rather, a hobby he developed after inheriting the restaurant.

After all, as a chef, no matter what, one has to cook, and if you want to further improve your culinary skills, there are essentially two ways to do it.

The first way is to strive for perfection in a single dish, achieving the ultimate mastery of ingredients and flavors, reaching the pinnacle.

Representatives of this approach naturally include various ’Masters of This or That Cuisine’, or the middle school-esque ’God of Sushi’ and such.

The second way is to learn from a wide array of cuisines, grasp their essence, and then use that to elevate one’s own culinary skills, achieving a fusion and comprehensive understanding.

Most chefs choose this path, including Liu Maoxing or Soma Yukihira.

Since Chen Ze runs a restaurant, aiming for the pinnacle of one dish is quite difficult, after all, you can’t just serve one dish to customers.

Therefore, Chen Ze chose the second path, which meant he needed to study a broader range of cuisines.

"Tsk tsk, the Battle Nation truly lives up to its name, even dumplings aren’t safe from their playfulness," Chen Ze said, shaking his head as he read the news.

Dumplings, as a dish, have won the favor of the majority, with enthusiasts found in Japan, Russia, and even America.

But when it comes to quirky ways of eating dumplings, even the Huaxia people have to admit defeat in the face of the Battle Nation.

Starting with grilled dumplings, the Battle Nation’s approach to dumplings began down a strange path.

Their meat dumplings are extremely meaty, a blessing for carnivores, but then there are the Battle Nation’s strawberry dumplings...

Chen Ze wondered how strawberries and dumplings ever came to be paired together, finding it very odd.

And the strawberry dumplings carry the distinctive trait of the Battle Nation: they are cloyingly sweet, so much so that after just one bite you’d want to depart this life.

"Dear, what are you looking at?" Lafra curiously leaned over to see what Chen Ze was viewing on his phone.

"Dark cuisine... maybe?" Chen Ze hesitated for a moment. While strawberry dumplings might seem normal to the Battle Nation, Chen Ze truly couldn’t accept them.

Strawberry dumplings are nothing short of heresy in the dumpling world, something Chen Ze would never acknowledge as dumplings.

"?!!" Betty suddenly sat up straight, feeling as if her sleepiness had vanished in an instant. She immediately began working diligently.

The thought of Chen Ze’s notebook and the dark cuisine he just mentioned gave Betty a feeling that she was facing death.

Chen Ze looked at Betty strangely, wondering what had gotten into her to suddenly become so hardworking.

"Has Naruto come by recently?" Lafra asked, sitting and reading a book, though her choice of book was rather unique.

"Hmm... he hasn’t been around for a while, but he’s fine," Chen Ze’s mouth twitched, but he was still quite confident about Naruto’s safety.

Naruto is a Jinchuriki, and he is currently the most suitable Jinchuriki in Konoha to seal the Nine-Tails. Unless Naruto defects from the village, the Third Hokage will always protect him.

Moreover, with Lafra as a teacher, the Third Hokage, a legendary ninja, would certainly recognize the impact of magic on the ninja world.

"That’s good too, laying a solid foundation is very important. Even though geniuses are geniuses, if they don’t develop, they’re not geniuses," Lafra flipped to the next page of "Sea of words," continuing to read with relish.

"Lafra, why do you want to read that?" Chen Ze was somewhat speechless. He did not understand why, among so many books, Lafra chose to read the thick and intimidating "Sea of words."

"Because I’m learning your language here," Lafra glanced at Chen Ze, then continued to look down and focus on the "Sea of words" in her hands.

Chen Ze shivered, the thought that he might be outspoken by Lafra in the future made him feel like he might be a fake Huaxia person.

"I should study the stuff Soma Yukihira taught me," Chen Ze shook his head, forcing himself to shift his attention.

Meanwhile, Chen Ze was also pondering what to do with the roe Flemea had given him. He felt that curing it and eating it directly might be a good option.

"Let’s try making braised roe then. Just use a little bit to test the waters," Chen Ze took out the jar and scooped out one-tenth of the roe with a spoon, then he felt a bit worried. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

After all, there was so little roe. How much could there be the size of a ping pong ball?

Chen Ze hesitated for a while, but still used the spoon to separate one grain, popping it into his mouth to taste.

Upon biting down, there was a "pop" sensation as it burst, followed by the flavor of the roe that was even more delicious and even had a hint of broth.

"But one grain is too small; I might as well try making sushi," Chen Ze took out the rice.

The method of making sushi is rather simple. He took out a bowl of steamed rice and poured in the special sushi vinegar, stirring evenly with chopsticks.

Then, using a special mold, he shaped the rice into small cylindrical forms, wrapped a layer of seaweed around the outside, spread a bit of mustard on the top of the rice, and finally added a small dab of roe to complete it.

Chen Ze waited for a bit but didn’t receive any experience notification from the System, indicating that the sushi was not recognized as a dish that could provide experience.

Chen Ze picked up a piece of sushi and put it in his mouth, biting down.

First, there was the taste of seaweed, then came the taste of the rice, followed by a bit of spiciness and the unique flavor of the roe.

Chen Ze was stunned; the roe tasted even better than he had imagined, like eating the ocean itself, with the flavor of seafood washing over him.

"Mmm... The taste is wonderful, your cooking skills are getting better, darling," Lafra said with her eyes closed in satisfaction.

"Eh?" Chen Ze was taken aback. He hadn’t noticed Lafra approaching.

"Sorry~ Seeing you eat so deliciously, I couldn’t resist taking a piece," Lafra pressed her hands together and cutely stuck out her tongue.

Chen Ze silently covered his heart, my goodness, could she be any cuter?

Lafra looked at Chen Ze’s reaction, inwardly satisfied with herself for mustering the effort, a successful cuteness operation!

Having Betty as a spy seemed to be not so bad, whether it be acting cute or whatever. What was it that she was supposed to say at a time like this?

"Oh kawaii koto~"