The magic of sweets is powerful. The temptation of junk food is incredible, and its addictive nature makes you eat it even when you know it’s cheap-tasting. No human can resist its allure. Absolutely no one!
It’s Shuri here. From this dark prison, I’d like to share with you. The darkness that Garn carries. What could it be? To be honest, he’s been so helpful that I want to do something for him, but… I’m well aware that there are topics you can and can’t delve into with someone you’ve only known for a short while. So, for now, all I can do is become closer to him. And if I could, I’d love to hear about Gungrave and the others.
“Hey, didn’t you say you could make delicious food?”
With that, Garn comes to me, bringing oil and potatoes. I wonder if this guy actually intends to work?
“Can you make something with these?”
Well, the ingredients are all here, but…
“I can make something, yes.” “Then do it.” “But what’s the occasion? You seem suddenly eager.”
Yeah, it’s strange. He’s asking me to cook again so soon after yesterday. I’m supposed to be a criminal, you know? Even though I haven’t committed any crimes.
“Listen. Since I started eating your cooking, I’ve been able to control my drinking. Especially that clam dish with the alcohol flavor. I can’t replicate it no matter how I try, and after eating it, I can’t be satisfied with regular alcohol anymore. As a result, I’ve been able to cut back on drinking. In other words, your cooking is perfect for maintaining my health. Plus, it’s something to look forward to. I’m excited to see what kind of unusual dish you’ll make next.”
Ah, when someone looks forward to my cooking like this, it really makes me feel fulfilled as a chef.
“What’s that? You look happy.” “Of course I am! It makes me happy to hear you say things like that. I’ll make a dish… no, a snack that lives up to your expectations.” “A snack?” “This time, it’s a light food you might eat at a food stall. We can make it with salt, oil, and potatoes.”
Alright, let’s make it. The enchanting junk food: potato chips!
The method is simple. First, slice the potatoes very thinly. They can’t be too thick. Uneven slices are no good either. We want the heat and oil to circulate evenly. It would be easy if we had a large slicer, but there’s no such convenient tool in prison. Or wait, is it no different from usual since Garn brings the food? Come to think of it, this is another world… Now, heat the oil and throw in the thinly sliced potatoes. Once they’re fried…
“Excuse me, do you have a wire mesh or something similar?” “Wire mesh?” “Well, I need something to drain the oil…” “I thought this might come in handy, so I prepared this.”
Garn pulls out a wire mesh used for grilling fish.
“Why do you have something like that?” “Well, I thought you might be making a delicious grilled potato dish.” “This will do nicely.”
I use the wire mesh to lift out the fried potato chips and let the oil drain. It’s times like these when you really appreciate the convenience of kitchen paper.
“It’s done. All that’s left is to sprinkle on some salt.” “Huh? That’s it?” “Try it and see.”
Garn reluctantly picks one up and puts it in his mouth.
“…Oh, this is pretty good.” “Right?” “Yeah, it’s tasty.”
As he says this, he can’t stop eating.
“…Hey.” “What is it?” “I can’t stop eating these. They’re salty and crispy. That should be all, but I can’t stop my hand?!”
Hehehe, this is the magic of junk food!
“Delicious, right?” “Yeah, if you really savor it, the potato flavor and the salt are perfectly balanced. Even when you chew it, the flavor lingers. And even though the flavor remains, you still want to eat more. Then the lingering taste makes you crave more, so you eat again. What kind of food is this?! I guess it’s delicious because it’s freshly made, but this is amazing!”
That’s right.
“These are delicious even when they’re cold.” “Huh?” “I mean, you could sell these fresh at food stalls, or make a bunch in advance and sell them in bags. There are lots of ways to do it.” “Seriously?” “Plus, you can sprinkle cheese on them, or add seaweed flakes. There are many variations.”
Garn is frozen in surprise, but this is normal in Japan. Like pizza-flavored potato chips. Those are delicious.
“To think you know a business method that could make you a millionaire with just potatoes…” “You’re exaggerating!”
As if you could become a millionaire with something like this!
“Well, let’s eat for now, shall we?” “Yeah. But I really can’t stop eating these.” “I know, right?”
The two of us munch away. Grab and crunch. After that, we ate until the potatoes were gone. By the way, I made sure to keep it moderate. We can’t have a second Lill (addict) on our hands.
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Chapter 26
The magic of sweets is powerful.
The temptation of junk food is incredible, and its addictive nature makes you eat it even when you know it’s cheap-tasting.
No human can resist its allure.
Absolutely no one!
It’s Shuri here. From this dark prison, I’d like to share with you.
The darkness that Garn carries. What could it be?
To be honest, he’s been so helpful that I want to do something for him, but…
I’m well aware that there are topics you can and can’t delve into with someone you’ve only known for a short while.
So, for now, all I can do is become closer to him.
And if I could, I’d love to hear about Gungrave and the others.
“Hey, didn’t you say you could make delicious food?”
With that, Garn comes to me, bringing oil and potatoes.
I wonder if this guy actually intends to work?
“Can you make something with these?”
Well, the ingredients are all here, but…
“I can make something, yes.”
“Then do it.”
“But what’s the occasion? You seem suddenly eager.”
Yeah, it’s strange. He’s asking me to cook again so soon after yesterday.
I’m supposed to be a criminal, you know? Even though I haven’t committed any crimes.
“Listen. Since I started eating your cooking, I’ve been able to control my drinking.
Especially that clam dish with the alcohol flavor. I can’t replicate it no matter how I try, and after eating it, I can’t be satisfied with regular alcohol anymore.
As a result, I’ve been able to cut back on drinking. In other words, your cooking is perfect for maintaining my health.
Plus, it’s something to look forward to. I’m excited to see what kind of unusual dish you’ll make next.”
Ah, when someone looks forward to my cooking like this, it really makes me feel fulfilled as a chef.
“What’s that? You look happy.”
“Of course I am! It makes me happy to hear you say things like that.
I’ll make a dish… no, a snack that lives up to your expectations.”
“A snack?”
“This time, it’s a light food you might eat at a food stall.
We can make it with salt, oil, and potatoes.”
Alright, let’s make it.
The enchanting junk food: potato chips!
The method is simple.
First, slice the potatoes very thinly.
They can’t be too thick. Uneven slices are no good either. We want the heat and oil to circulate evenly.
It would be easy if we had a large slicer, but there’s no such convenient tool in prison. Or wait, is it no different from usual since Garn brings the food? Come to think of it, this is another world…
Now, heat the oil and throw in the thinly sliced potatoes.
Once they’re fried…
“Excuse me, do you have a wire mesh or something similar?”
“Wire mesh?”
“Well, I need something to drain the oil…”
“I thought this might come in handy, so I prepared this.”
Garn pulls out a wire mesh used for grilling fish.
“Why do you have something like that?”
“Well, I thought you might be making a delicious grilled potato dish.”
“This will do nicely.”
I use the wire mesh to lift out the fried potato chips and let the oil drain.
It’s times like these when you really appreciate the convenience of kitchen paper.
“It’s done. All that’s left is to sprinkle on some salt.”
“Huh? That’s it?”
“Try it and see.”
Garn reluctantly picks one up and puts it in his mouth.
“…Oh, this is pretty good.”
“Right?”
“Yeah, it’s tasty.”
As he says this, he can’t stop eating.
“…Hey.”
“What is it?”
“I can’t stop eating these.
They’re salty and crispy. That should be all, but I can’t stop my hand?!”
Hehehe, this is the magic of junk food!
“Delicious, right?”
“Yeah, if you really savor it, the potato flavor and the salt are perfectly balanced.
Even when you chew it, the flavor lingers. And even though the flavor remains, you still want to eat more. Then the lingering taste makes you crave more, so you eat again.
What kind of food is this?! I guess it’s delicious because it’s freshly made, but this is amazing!”
That’s right.
“These are delicious even when they’re cold.”
“Huh?”
“I mean, you could sell these fresh at food stalls, or make a bunch in advance and sell them in bags.
There are lots of ways to do it.”
“Seriously?”
“Plus, you can sprinkle cheese on them, or add seaweed flakes. There are many variations.”
Garn is frozen in surprise, but this is normal in Japan.
Like pizza-flavored potato chips. Those are delicious.
“To think you know a business method that could make you a millionaire with just potatoes…”
“You’re exaggerating!”
As if you could become a millionaire with something like this!
“Well, let’s eat for now, shall we?”
“Yeah. But I really can’t stop eating these.”
“I know, right?”
The two of us munch away. Grab and crunch.
After that, we ate until the potatoes were gone.
By the way, I made sure to keep it moderate. We can’t have a second Lill (addict) on our hands.
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