Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 605

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　Now, the star of this evening’s seafood tasting event is the King Shrimp. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

Gideon and Ra-chan bought large shrimps from the fish tank.

　They’re huge shrimps just like Japanese spiny lobster, so the preliminary processing was a bit of a hassle.

　I tried to maintain its shape by skewering it with a somewhat large skewer but I’m worried whether I could properly cook this. link

　I was a little worried to gently throw it into the oil with my hands, so I gently lowered the King Shrimp into the hot oil by controlling it with Psychic.

　While shrinking in the hot oil, the white flesh - stripped of its shell - rises up, turning almost translucent as it fries. The heat makes the tail part of the shrimp redder. It’s very pretty.

　A minute after throwing into the oil.....it’s enough time for normal shrimps to get cooked but the King Shrimp is this big. It’s probably better to let it fry there for another 20 seconds.

　

Even so, frying with Psychic is great.

　There’s no need to hold the skewers firmly on purpose, and it won’t get hot and hard to hold while frying either. If the center of gravity of the ingredient leans to one side, only one side will get fried and result in uneven frying, but if you maintain the optimal center of gravity with Psychic, it is also possible to do minute adjustments, and you won’t have to worry about that.

　This is great.

　After about 20 more seconds, the bubbles had become smaller, and the coating was fully brown in color.

　I gently lift them up with a long chopsticks.

　After draining the oil thoroughly, I place four King Shrimp onto a plate. 

　.....it’s like huge fried shrimps. It’s fried shrimps if you pull out the skewers. I immediately thought it would be great to have them with tartar sauce.

　Once the King Shrimps were arranged on the plate, the waiter took them away and served them to Schugel and the others. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「「Aah!?」」

　Gideon, Ra-chan, and Shelka - who were in front of me - are letting out disappointed cries.

　This is Schugel’s tasting event after all.

　It’s unavoidable that they will be prioritized since there are people who are invited suddenly.

「Ooh, the King Shrimp is especially delicious!」

　A satisfied remark could be heard from Schugel immediately.

　After the three of them looked in that direction enviously, they simultaneously turned around to face me.

「Oi, Alfried. Hurry up and fry the next King Shrimps」

「Yeah. Why are you spacing out instead!?」

「Are the shrimps not ready?」

「I am now raising the temperature of the oil. Please wait a moment」

　Please don’t look at me with such scary looks.

　The temperature of the oil has dropped since I fried the first batch of ingredients, in addition to the King Shrimps. Gideon and the others looked impatient when I explained I was not slacking off at all.

　After throwing in breadcrumbs and checking that the temperature had returned to normal, I threw in King Shrimps into the oil again. 

　I’m being careful to avoid uneven frying while making good use of Psychic.

　The three people in front of me are staring at the shrimps with intense concentration. It’s scary. The oil would have definitely hit them right in their forehead if there were no Shield protecting them.

　After about 75 seconds, I gently pick them up with the long chopsticks and place them on a plate.

　The coating gives a crisp crackle, and the slight gloss from the oil reflects the light. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Please help yourself」

　The waiter replaced the plate and served the King Shrimp while Gideon and Shelka took a bite of the deep-fried skewered King Shrimp.

　A light, crisp sound rang out at the same time.

「Oooh! It is the most delicious King Shrimp I have ever eaten until now!」

「There is a sweet and rich flavor of the shrimp after the umami crispness of the coating.....!」

　The two of them wear a blissful expression as they eat the deep-skewered King Shrimp.

　Especially Gideon who loves seafood, his reaction was amazing. He is savoring the King Shrimp with intense concentration.

　Perhaps the King Shrimp was a bit too big for Ra-chan as her maid - Loretta - cut them into bite-sized pieces and she ate it.

「Is it tasty, Ranna-sama?」

「Un! It’s chewy and tasty!」

　I’m satisfied just being able to see her dazzling smile.

　I might become a siscon myself if I had a cute little sister like Ra-chan.

　I continue frying and serving scallops, squid, white fish, and so on.

　This is especially well-received by the seafood lover and those who prefer lighter flavors, including Schugel, Gideon, Floria, and Nord-tousan.

「It is unusual for Shelka-sama to like seafood」

「Is that so?」

　Loretta showed a surprised reaction while looking at Shelka.

　Apparently, she usually doesn’t eat seafood that much.

「……it’s because the deep-fried skewers don’t smell fishy」

　Shelka said while shyly averting her eyes when we stared at her. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　Frying at high temperatures helps in removing the fishy smell from seafood. So even Shelka - who doesn’t like fishy smell - can probably enjoy it. I tell Bernard and the chefs that they can mix herbs and spices into the breadcrumbs to enhance the aroma.

　By doing that, even Shelka can enjoy other types of seafood as well.

「Next let’s fry the dashimaki tamago」

「Un!」

　

Once we’re done serving the main round of seafood, I’m going to serve the skewers with unusual ingredients I had promised Ra-chan.

　Originally, we should fry the slow-cooked vegetables and meat next, but it wouldn’t hurt to add a little bit of playful creativity in between. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　I scatter breadcrumbs to check on the temperature. The batter sank to the bottom and immediately rose to the surface.

　Yosh, the temperature is just right. I use Psychic to drop a skewered dashimaki tamago.

「The temperature of the oil is low, is that alright?」

「It is better to have a slightly lowered temperature to fry dashimaki tamago. The dashi inside can burst and explode if it’s too hot, you know」

「I see. So there are ingredients where it is better to purposely slowly fry at low temperature」

「Well, this is an unusual one, so I don’t think you will use this method that much」

「No no, on the occasion that Ranna-sama liked it, then it is an important technique for the Misfid house chefs」

　Guess that’s true, Bernard and I smiled at each other.

　As soon as the thin coating covering the dashi tamago turned golden brown, I took it out of the oil immediately.

「Here you go」

「Thank you, Al!」

　The dashimaki tamago is served in two styles, a refreshing one with grated daikon and ponzu sauce, and a richer okonomiyaki-style with sweet sauce. 

「Delicious!」

「I’m glad to hear that. Which one do you like?」

「Ponzu!」

　I guess Ra-chan really likes the dashimaki tamago the most when she stayed in our mansion as she looks like she prefer the lighter flavors.

　As Bernard had predicted, Ra-chan likes the dashimaki tamago, and it became an important technique for the Misfid house’s chefs.

「Did you say skewer with unusual ingredients? That looks delicious, does it not! That is exactly what I want to eat!」

「Right. You should not hide something interesting like that」

「Don’t only let Ranna eat something delicious. You have to prepare the same thing for us」

　Before I knew it, Barnack and Alicia, were approaching us, and even Gideon joined in.

「Alfried-dono, please prepare enough of that for everyone」

「Understood」

　I made it as a little breather of sorts, but it seemed like it made others want to eat it too.

　Even Schugel requested it, so I decided to fry dashimaki tamago for everyone.

　I didn’t think anyone besides Ra-chan would eat it, but I prepared enough for everyone to have one each. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

　Once I fry them at a low temperature, the waiter serves them to everyone.

「It is crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Above all, the taste of the dashi overflows from inside it is tasty. Is this really made of egg? The flavor is very different from the eggs that I am familiar with.....」

「It is popular to mix dashi with tamagoyaki in the Slowlett territory」

「Hou, I would like to try that too if I have the chance」

「I recommend visiting during the harvest festival in the autumn. We also have stalls that sell Slowlett territory specialties at that time」

「Ooh, I will definitely want to adjust my schedule to visit」

　I feel like the harvest festival of Koryatt village is turning into a noble’s magnet.

　Recently, nobles have been visiting us every year, so as the organizer, the Slowlett house is having a bit of a hard time.

　I mean, I just want to spend a relaxing and peaceful time with the villagers, including Torr and Asmo.

「……dashimaki tamago can be turned into skewers. It’s novel」

「This is also not bad」

　The people who are most surprised by the deep-skewered dashimaki tamago are the people who are most familiar with them, Elna-kaasan and Nord-tousan.

　I also wouldn't have thought about dashimaki tamago if I didn’t have the knowledge from my previous life.

　I think Japanese people are greedy when it comes to food. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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TL Note : Al can just set up a stall/stand anywhere called Al's Magic Kitchen, use Psychic to cook, without moving a muscle.

1. Title (貴族ほいほい) might actually be a joke of the product Gokiburi Hoi Hoi, lol

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