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Borsch Mushroom Dish
「Kureto-san, would you like to have dinner with us?」
Once I shared the mushroom with them, Stella said that to me when I was about to go home.
「Eh? Is that okay?」
Borsch mushroom is a nostalgic ingredient for both Andre and Stella. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Wouldn’t it be better for them to have it with their own family members?
「Aren’t we friends? Don’t be shy, and let’s eat together!」
「The meal will become even tastier if everyone eats together!」
Andre slaps me on the back while Nina gives me an innocent smile while looking up at me.
It’s a delicious food, so we’ll share it with everyone. I feel tears welling up in my eyes at the warmth of Andre’s family, where such thoughts come naturally.
「Then I’ll gladly help myself」
「Yayー! We’re eating together with Kureto!」
Nina happily carries the mushrooms while Stella starts preparing the meal in the kitchen.
「Yosh, let’s go outside and make a charcoal grill」
「That sounds nice」
Apparently, Bosch mushroom is delicious even when grilled over charcoal.
Taking the Borsch mushrooms outside, I saw Andre taking out an earthen charcoal brazier, charcoal, and a net.
When he lit up the Fire magic tool, the charcoal instantly became red-hot.
While the fire is stabilizing, I wipe the dirt from the Borsch mushrooms.
I only thinly shaved the hard tip of the mushroom as Andre instructed. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「This will remove the insects?」
Big mushrooms like this often have small insects eating their insides.
They won’t have any effect on the flavor or one’s body even if you eat it, but if you are concerned about that, you can soak it in salt water.
「Doing so will remove most of the flavor? There doesn’t seem to be that much damage from insects when it's taken at a glance at the cut part, and it’ll be fine if Kureto doesn’t mind, you know?」
「I don’t really mind it either, so let’s just leave them as they are」
In this world, even insects are considered a fine dish.
I’ve eaten insect dishes so many times when travelling, so I don’t have that much aversion to small insects.
There are a lot of small insects clinging to other ingredients too, after all.
You won’t be able to live your life comfortably if you keep worrying about every small thing.
And these mushrooms are wonderfully fragrant and delicious, I want to eat them in a way that won’t make them lose their flavor as much as possible.
So for that reason, I placed them on the net after cutting them into bite-sized pieces without removing the insects.
A mellow fragrance different from shiitake starts to waft in the air.
It smells like nuts.
「What a nostalgic smell. When I was a kid, my kaachan would get this and make it for me」
Andre muttered with deep emotion while sniffing.
He probably remembers the time when he was a kid.
Knowing that, I decided not to say anything and just quietly let Andre bask in his memories.
Before long, droplets of water began to appear from the Borsch mushrooms, and they began to shrink.
It’s the same reaction to when grilling shiitake. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「About time for them to be cooked, huh?」
「Ooh! Right! That was dangerous, really. I was so spaced out I almost ruined them」
Andre came to his senses when I called out to him and hurriedly turned them over.
There’s probably no need to cook the other side that thoroughly. After quickly cooking them, we moved the mushrooms from the net to a flat plate.
「Let’s put some leaves underneath them while we’re at it」
「Ooh, this alone makes it feel autumn-ish!」
Simply placing long and narrow leaves beneath the grilled Borsch mushrooms and scattering yellow and red fallen leaves around them instantly made it look stylish. It’s like a presentation of autumn tea-ceremony dishes.
Once the charcoal-grilled Borsch mushrooms are ready, we put the brazier and other tools away and quickly go back inside.
「It will be ready soon, please wait a while」
Stella smiled as she said that.
Something smells like soft milk, so she probably made a white stew.
There is also the smell of baked bread and cheese from the stove’s direction, stimulating my appetite.
After Nina set everyone’s tableware, Andre began bringing out wine from the cellar.
「It’s okay to drink today, right?」
「Sure」
Having received his wife’s permission, Andre opened the cork and poured three glasses of wine.
「That’s niceー. Nina also wants to try drinking wine」
「Once you grow a bit older, sure」
「Buuー」
Nina puffed out her cheeks after getting rejected by Andre. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「What about grape juice instead?」
「Yay! I want that!」
I poured a grape juice I took out from the subspace so she could at least also enjoy the atmosphere, and Nina’s face brightened at that.
「Sorry, Kureto」
「You always treat me to a wine after all」
I often had wine with Andre whenever I have meal in Andre’s house.
Compared to that, this is cheap
「Thank you for waiting～」
As we were sitting while having a friendly chat like that, Stella - wearing mittens - brought a pot.
There is a white stew in the large pot, with plenty of ingredients such as rough potato, carrot, onion, Borsch mushroom, and chicken meat.
Additionally, there are also cheese toast with borsch soup.
「「「Ooh, looks good!」」」
With a chuckle at our reflexively overlapping voices, Stella said 「Please enjoy」.
After lightly wetting my throat with a red wine, I then eat the piping hot white stew.
I bring the stew along with the thick, sliced Borsch mushroom to my mouth. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The Borsch mushroom's mellow flavor and the rich savoriness spread inside my mouth. The flavor and savoriness set it apart from other mushrooms like shiitake, it’s surprising.
「Delicious! This is good. It tastes mellow and full of flavor」
「It tastes completely different from the usual stew!」
As Nina said, it tasted completely different from the stew we often ate.
「Borsch mushroom makes a great stock after all」
It has such a rich flavor you would think it was made with stew roux, but it seems the savoriness was thanks to the Borsch mushroom.
The chicken with the skin on is tender and gently melts in my mouth. The rough potato has absorbed the savoriness from the stew and is soft and crumbles easily in my mouth.
The sauteed carrots and onions have brought out rich sweetness and tenderness.
And the soup stock is made with milk and butter, along with various seasonings.
What an incredibly luxurious flavor. My spoon can’t stop moving.
「It brings back memories. It’s a flavor I ate in my childhood days」
Andre is eating the Borsch mushrooms slowly while savoring them.
「But, it definitely tastes tastier this time」
「I’d like to hear more honest words from you」
Stella speaks in a pleading tone as Andre mutters with emotion.
「……Stella’s food tastes much better than my kaachan」
「Ufufu, thank you」
Andre’s face turned red as Stella happily laughed, and he then continued to move his spoon as if to cover his embarrassment,
I felt like teasing Andre about his unusual behavior, but let’s just ignore their good marital relationship.
As I ate the stew, I reached out for the charcoal-grilled Borsch mushroom I made with Andre.
It has meatiness to it, with just the right amount of chewiness. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I guess the texture is closer to a king trumpet mushroom?
But the meat is much thicker than that, giving it a completely different presence.
The rich flavor rushes straight down my throat.
「The charcoal-grilled one is delicious, it brings out the flavor and taste」
「Yeah, it’s delish」
Andre nodded as though agreeing to my comment.
It has been cut so it will be easier to eat and grill, but none of the flavor and taste has been lost.
This is truly a delicious mushroom.
Next, I reached out for the golden brown toast.
The sliced Borsch mushroom rested on top of the melted cheese.
This will definitely be delicious.
When I bit into it, the crisp, golden brown surface of the toast made a sharp crackling sound.
The flavorful Borsch mushroom overwhelmed me, along with the wave of melted cheese.
I can only sigh in astonishment at the harmonious flavor.
All the dishes that use Borsch mushrooms in their ingredients are delicious, and I end up eating everything in no time at all.
「Kureto-san, how was it?」
「Thank you very much. It was very delicious」
「I’m glad to hear that」
I have had the experience of eating things like matsutake in a high-end Japanese restaurant back in my previous world, but the flavor and taste are worlds apart.
Actually, it was my first time I had ever tasted such a delicious mushroom.
As expected, I guess the freshness of the mushrooms is the most important thing.
Once again, I feel grateful for having lived in Howling village, which is rich in nature. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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