I Became a Food Developer in Another World - Chapter 20



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Is this deja vu?

“… … So, our food department’s common opinion is that we would like to receive the Glass Wizard’s help in improving the elves’ diet.”

As I looked at the bureaucrat who finished speaking with a skeptical face, I remembered that I had experienced something similar.

“If it’s really difficult, you don’t have to accept the request… … .”

“it’s possible.”

My answer was the same as before.

“…yes?”

“You said you wanted to make food that elves would enjoy eating?”

“Yes, that’s right. As you can see, I have elf blood in me, so if it suits my taste, I think the elves will be satisfied as well.”

“Official.”

“Yes, wizard.”

“Do you like meat?”

“… … ?”

*

The purpose of the Food Department was not to provide ‘tasty vegan food’ to the elves.

This was merely a ‘means’ to achieve the ‘purpose’.

The ‘purpose’ of this quest was to prevent the elves from bringing their own kind when mobilizing them to grow sugar cane.

To sum it up in one word, it was like this.

─Just come out of the forest and find some plants to cultivate.

The food department was hoping that the elves would stay out of the forest.

To do that, first of all, we needed a dish that could act as a ‘bait’ to catch the elves’ attention in the forest.

In fact, one of the main reasons why elves entered human society was their curiosity for ‘meat’.

It was only natural that elves, who spent most of their lives eating only vegetables, would be curious about meat.

Well then, just satisfy that curiosity.

Straight to ‘beans’.

‘There is a saying that soybeans are meat grown in the field.’

If processed well, soybeans can produce a meat-like texture.

This is called ‘bean meat’.

Of course, opinions are divided on low-quality soybean meat to the point where people ask, “What kind of meat is this?”

A typical example is the soybean meat served in school meals, which is the assassin of the school meal industry that gives people the shock of being hit in the back of the head with a blunt object if they eat it mistakenly thinking it is meat.

But soybean meat is soybean meat.

Even experts can’t tell the difference between really well-made soybeans.

There is a famous anecdote where British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay presented a steak made with soybeans on a cooking show, and 7 out of 8 chefs who tasted it did not notice that it was made with soybeans.

The story goes that even the one remaining chef only said that the texture was strange and did not know that it was not meat.

Properly made soybean meat is indistinguishable from real meat.

Of course, I have never eaten soybean meat that was that luxurious.

‘Should I try the vegan patty?’

Vegan patty.

Also known as salty patty.

This was the soybean meat used in the burger, and it wasn’t high-quality soybean meat, but for my cheap palate, it tasted similar to meat even if I didn’t know it was a vegan patty.

The most surprising of these was a hamburger from a famous chain restaurant whose fries got smaller with each purchase.

French fries are getting smaller and smaller, but I remember them pulling out a single patty that was incredibly big.

If I were to compare it to food from my previous life, it would taste like the Pikachu pork cutlet I ate when I was young.

Of course, that was just what I said, and Aria’s impression was different.

“What do you think this is?”

“It’s a bean.”

Aria answers as if asking something obvious. I feel this every time, but the feeling on the tip of my tongue is innate.

“I know it’s a bean, but this is surprising. How can a bean have this texture?”

Aria kept expressing surprise as she bit into the patty.

Judging from the reaction, it seems like he knows the gist of the content.

‘Then we have the materials.’

But knowing the ingredients didn’t mean I could make vegan patties right away.

Because imitation of alchemy was only possible if one had at least a rough idea of ​​what it was like.

so,

‘I guess I’ll have to ask for help.’

This time, it seemed like I would have to borrow Laura’s cooking skills again.

*

“Yuri-sama is truly amazing, Nya. How can you come up with such things?”

Is it because I was too surprised?

After tasting the vegan patty, Laura unconsciously let out a Miao exclamation.

“Let’s say he’s someone with a bit more imagination.”

“… … To think of something like this just by imagining it, Yuri-sama is truly an unbelievable genius.”

Contrary to Laura’s delusion, I was not a genius.

I couldn’t even cook, and my imagination was just a reflection of things from the previous world.

‘The real genius is Laura.’

Before she knew it, she was analyzing Patty and interpreting it in her own way.

The process was surprisingly similar to making modern patties.

Of course, this was from my perspective, and another genius responded with a resounding no.

“Well, I told you it wasn’t this ingredient. It didn’t contain mushrooms.”

“You can’t get the texture of this patty without mushrooms!”

The two people who participated in the production of ‘Vegan Patty’ had a heated conversation.

Aria would tell Laura what the ingredients were and what they tasted like, and Laura would interpret them in her own way.

“Texture can only be expressed if the ingredients are the same!”

“As long as the results are similar, the materials are a secondary issue, huh?”

I quietly left the kitchen, leaving the two people exchanging opinions as if they were fighting.

Even though it may look like a fight on the outside, I was also in the process of making patties.

*

It took a week for the two of them to make a sample of the vegan patty and bring it to me.

It looks like they did a lot of research, because the appearance is very similar to a real patty.

“how is it?”

“It’s about 60 percent of Pikachu Donkatsu.”

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“Pikachu? What do you mean?”

“It’s well made.”

“then……”

“Pass.”

“Come on!”

“You passed, nyah!”

The two of them were so happy with my answer that they high-fived each other and cheered.

At first they were bickering, but within a week they became much closer.

Seeing the two of them happy brought a smile to my face.

By the way.

“That sounds really plausible.”

The perfection of the patty the two brought was amazing, with Aria’s magic added.

Although it is said to be 60% of Pikachu Donkatsu, the taste is different, but in terms of texture, it is actually better.

If you eat something like this without knowing that it is a bean, you will be in trouble.

If we add Ciel’s alchemy to this… … .

‘I don’t know.’

If a person from another world who doesn’t know about vegan patties were to eat one, they would definitely mistake it for meat.

This was the end of the ‘bait product’.

*

“There’s no way this is a bean… … !”

Elder Heindel looked at the vegan patty with distrustful eyes.

The vegan patty looked exactly like the meat he had seen in human society.

Heindel picked up the vegan patty, which looked like it didn’t look like a bean at all.

He had a way to tell if something was meat or not.

He had a ‘meat allergy’ and his body was the type that would immediately have an adverse reaction even if he consumed just a little bit of meat.

Heindel’s eyes widened as he carefully took a bite of the patty.

“… … Huh!”

The chewy texture and crumbling texture in his mouth were clearly the meat he had tasted in human society in the past.

“Look! It was meat after all!”

“Elder, it’s not meat, it’s beans.”

“No, this is meat. If it’s not meat-”

As Heindel continued speaking, he suddenly felt something strange.

‘Huh? Why are you okay?’

Even though he ate meat, his body did not show any unusual reactions.

By now you should be starting to feel feverish and have hives breaking out on your skin.

That is to say.

“… … Are you really talking about beans?”

“Didn’t I tell you? It’s beans.”

“How can beans be like this… … ”

It was when Heindel was looking at the vegan patty and feeling embarrassed.

“Elder.”

“What’s going on?”

“They say the food prepared by the Empire has arrived.”

“… Are you saying there is more food prepared?”

It was when Heindel was wondering about a story he had never heard before.

Squeak─

Suddenly, the wooden door of the Gyeyuljeon opened with a noise.

Then a cart with a tray cover comes in through the open door.

The person pulling the cart was a young man with a clean appearance who looked to be in his early twenties.

The young man who had pulled the cart in front of Heindel bowed his head politely.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Yuri Greyot, a wizard from the White Tower.”

“I am the Elf High Judge Heindel.”

At the polite greeting of the young man, Heindel also stood up and introduced himself.

“How was the food?”

“It tasted good. It tasted like meat, which was surprising. Is this really a dish made with beans?”

“Yes, you can think of it as a bait product.”

“Bait product?”

“This refers to a product used to attract the attention of customers.”

“… … Certainly, it seemed like the perfect dish to bring back home-bound children.”

The entry of young elves into human society was a major problem even in elven society.

As the young elves turned their backs on the forest and fled outside, only older elves were left in the forest.

But if there was just this soybean meat, it would seem like a good way to bring back the kids who had run away from home.

If you shout out that there is ‘meat’ in the forest, children will show interest.

however…….

“This alone is not enough.”

Heindel shook his head.

At first, he didn’t notice it because of the shock, but he later realized that vegan patties were slightly different from real meat.

“Even if you tempt them with the word meat, if it’s not real meat, the children who came back will just leave the forest again.”

It was Heindel who had high hopes when the Empire offered to help.

That’s why I was feeling disappointed inside when the result seemed to be useless.

“That’s what a bait product is.”

“?”

“Because if you attract people’s attention, you can show them something.”

“That means… …”

“Now let’s look at the next one.”

The young man who introduced himself as Yuri lifted the cover covering the cart.

A hazy mist of steam rose up.

Heindel tilted his head as he looked at the food revealed as the steam cleared.

“…What is this?”

“It’s soft tofu stew.”

What appeared under the smoke was a soft tofu stew with a simmering red broth and a generous amount of delicious tofu on top.

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