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Spice Street
「Uwa, a lot of spices are lined up on the streets」
Following the advice from the young man selling chai, I continued down the street and arrived at my destination. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Shops selling spices are lined up on the street to the extent that it deserves to be called Spice Street.
As I walk and walk there are only stores that sell spices. If anything, it’s hard to look for stores that sell things other than spices.
There were only spice stores.
And the smell of spices coming from all around the place is mixing with each other, turning into something amazing.
Mou, in any case, the only way to describe the smell is ‘spicy’. It was already mixed so much that I can’t describe what it smells like.
I continued to walk down the street that was filled with a chaotic smell.
There are large plates in the stores with spices piled up on them in a heap.
They were probably dried and ground to powder. There are various colors such as red, yellow, green, white, and brown.
Ropes are hung over the eaves of the stores and items such as pre-dried leaves, as well as spice-seasoned beef jerky are hung there.
There were long and narrow bottles at the back and it was also stuffed with spices.
「It’s really full of spices」
There are almost no stores that sell spices in Misphilt kingdom.
At the storefront, the goods displayed are basically things like salt, sugar, and pepper, but you won’t be able to find the spices being lined up and displayed here.
Because of that, the sight of stores selling only spices like this place feels quite fresh.
There is Lazurian who opens a store in the royal capital of the Misphilt kingdom, but it was a store completely aimed at the wealthy
「Uwaaa, there is a shichimi pepper in a bag……」
When I suddenly stopped and looked down, I saw a leather bag full of shichimi pepper to the point of spilling.
The leather bag is probably half of my height. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The shichimi peppers shining brilliantly in the sunlight seem so spicy just by looking at them and it feels like my tongue gonna start to burn.
「Ahaha, customer-san is also an unusual one, is this your first time coming to Lazerica?」
As I was staring at the shichimi peppers, the oneesan tending to the store chuckled.
She has dark brown skin like Natasha-san, typical of Lazurian.
Her brown hair - which had changed color in the sunlight - was tied up, revealing her beautiful nape.
She was about 15 years old and had the air of a neighborhood oneechan.
I seemed to be looking all around, which made it obvious that I was a visitor.
「Un, that’s right」
「Since you are interested in the shichimi pepper, would you like to try one?」
The neechan gave me a piece of shichimi pepper when I was muttering like that.
She had a gentle smile on her face, but I could see a faint hint of sadistic pleasure in the depth of her eyes.
「No need」
「There is no need to pay for it, you know?」
「Anyone who smiles so cheerfully while handing it over and says something like that is not trustworthy. That’s definitely going to be so spicy」
She gave me the same feeling as the shopkeeper who sold me Lassi juice back in Jaisal.
I already learned from that so I won’t fall for the same trick.
「Whaat, so you’ve already experienced that, huh. What a shame」
When I clearly rejected her, the neechan carelessly tossed the shichimi pepper into the bag with an expression that looked like it was not interesting anymore.
However, the next moment a woman approached from the back of the store and swung her clenched fist on her.
「Oww!?」
「Hey, Rassha!(ラーシャ) I told you to stop doing this kind of prank earlier, didn’t I! Reputation is the life of service business you know!」
「I, I’m sorry」
「I’m not the one you should apologize to, it’s the customer-sama!」
「My apologies dear customer」
The scolded neechan - called Rassha - deeply lowered her head to apologize.
Seeing how submissive she became, it looks like she’s really scared of her mom.
「U, un. I don’t mind」
「Please forgive us, customer-sama. How about a mix of seven spices (shichimi) as an apology for my daughter’s foolishness?」
I’m actually not that angry and I don’t need any freebies, but it’ll be a different story if you say that it’s a mix of seven spices. 1
If I remember correctly, it’s a blend of spices based on chili pepper with ingredients such as green laver, Japanese pepper, black sesame, and other ingredients (I’m not really familiar with the remaining ingredients). www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I remember there were a lot of them in my previous life, but the ingredients contained in them are different depending on the company making them and the taste also varied.
It’s an all-powerful item that adds spiciness and aroma to all kinds of dishes like soup and stew, including miso soup.
It’s also delicious when you eat the dish with mayonnaise.
「Eh, is that alright?」
With this, the feeling of expectation overwhelms me instead of feeling sorry.
「Yes, it is fine. Come on, Rassha. Please make it」
「Yeーss」
After Rassha replied to her, the person who seemed to be her mother then headed toward another customer.
「And so I will make you the shichimi togarashi as an apology, but customer-san is not a Lazurian so you are not good with spicy food, right?」
「Make? So it’s not something already made and mixed beforehand?」
「Our store’s selling point is that we mix the ingredients on the spot to suit the customer’s taste」
Heeー, so that means I can see the process of how she makes shichimi togarashi, huh. That’s interesting. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I don’t remember the specific ingredients for the seven ingredients used, so I’m really curious about what kind of ingredients are used and how they are mixed.
「I see. It’s just as oneesan said, I’m not really good at spicy things」
「Right. How about this much spiciness?」
Rassha scooped a red powder spice nearby and gave it to me.
「Aah, this is not spicy, it’s to see if you can take it」
Rassha said looking a little embarrassed.
Seeing how serious she was, I knew she was not gonna play a prank on me anymore, so I obediently tried the finely powdered spice.
Then, the rich flavor and the umami from the chili pepper spread inside my mouth.
After a while, a stinging pain runs through my tongue.
「……this might be too spicy」
「Eeh? This much is spicy, are you a baby?」
When I honestly told her my impression, Rassha looked truly surprised. Apparently, my tongue is considered on the same level of ‘durability’ as a baby’s tongue.
「Err, that’s just because Lazurians are strange」
「R, right. If this is already spicy then I have to make it less spicy」
Rassha heads toward the back of the store looking a little bewildered.
I think this is partly because I’m still a kid, but it’s also because Lazurians' tolerance for spiciness is too strong.
Even back in Jaisal, several of the foods I bought from the food stands were too spicy for me.
I’m not the type who dislikes spicy foods that much, though.
「Thank you for waiting. What about this?」
She gave me another chili pepper in powder form just like before, so I took it and tried to taste it.
The tip of my tongue feels a tingling sensation but I should be able to fully enjoy and taste this much.
「Ah, this is a little spicy but this much is fine」
「That’s good to hear. I was thinking what should I do if it was still too spicy as we don’t have something less spicy than this」
With a somewhat relieved expression, Rassha picked up a bowl and a spoon. www.ihavesinned
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「Well then, I will make it for you now」
She smoothly put the powdered-form chili pepper into the bowl as the base with that spoon.
She takes some spices that were piled up on another plate and puts them into a bowl one after the other.
Various colors of powder like red, white, green, black, grey, black, and red again were added.
The seven ingredients are hemp seeds, poppy seeds, Japanese pepper, black pepper, orange peels, black sesame, and chili peppers.
Just seeing their color alone makes me think that they are dangerous.
After all the ingredients were added, she continued to mix them all up with the spoon.
She’s actually mixing them with practiced movement and it’s fun just watching the spoon moves.
Rather than just simply adding all seven ingredients and mixing them all up, it seems like you add a suitable amount of ingredients while also mixing them all up.
It looks like it’s not just mixing all kinds of ingredients. I’m sure there is probably the timing to consider in order to enhance the flavor.
After all of them are finally mixed, the bowl is now filled with all seven colors of the ingredients.
At first, it gives the impression that it’s messy just like when mixing all the colors, but it has actually come together into a well-coordinated color scheme. Simply amazing.
「There, this is shichimi」
Rassha places the completed shichimi in the palm of my hand.
When I tried licking a little of it, the smell of Japanese pepper spread softly inside my mouth.
Furthermore, there’s a rich and flavorful taste from the crisp black pepper and sesame seeds. The stinging spiciness of chili peppers comes late. Despite it being a mix of various ingredients, it’s amazing how they are tightly brought together.
「Ohー, it’s spicy and delicious!」
「Glad to hear that」
When she heard my impression, Rassha broadly smiled and put the completed shichimi to a gourd-like wooden jar.
Ooh, that cute container also makes me happy.
It will look nice just by being placed on the table or kitchen.
「Here, this is shichimi togarashi. It goes well with various dishes like grilled fish, soup, stew, salad, and more, try it out」
「Thank you」
「And make sure to close the lid tightly. Also, don’t place it in a damp place. The flavor will lost if moisture were to get inside after all」
「I see, understood」
「It’d be better if you could place it in cold storage if possible, but it’s gonna be difficult if you’re not a royalty or a noble, rightー」
「Heeー, so it’s better to store it cold」
That’s the first time I’ve heard of it. We have a refrigerator at home so let’s keep it cold at home. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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