I Became a Food Developer in Another World - Chapter 21



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I remember that in my previous life, I lived with my grandmother due to poverty when I was young.

My grandmother was a person who insisted on using old methods to the point of using briquettes instead of a boiler, and she even made tofu at home instead of buying it from the store.

Since I grew up watching that scene over their shoulders, even though I couldn’t cook, I knew how to make tofu.

‘I never thought I’d end up making it myself.’

Until then, I had never thought about making tofu, but when I received a request from the food department, the idea of ​​’tofu’ came to mind naturally.

Because the representative Korean food that is always included in vegetarian diets is tofu.

The method of making tofu is surprisingly simple.

Soak the soybeans in water, grind them finely, squeeze them through a cotton cloth, and add water seasoned with salt and vinegar to make soft tofu in a fluffy shape.

If you add sesame oil at this time, you can get a richer yet milder taste.

If you use it as is, it is soft tofu, and if you squeeze out the water and shape it, it becomes tofu.

The process was simple, but I had to get a lot of help from Laura during the creation process.

I’ve only made it a few times while helping my grandmother, and even that was in a previous life.

Fortunately, Laura made up for my shortcomings well, so I was able to make soft tofu without much difficulty.

Making the stew was even simpler.

Because soft tofu stew is a dish made by stir-frying vegetables, mushrooms, garlic, clams, and red pepper powder, seasoning with salt and pepper, and boiling water on top.

Finally, top it with eggs and chives to complete the dish.

Of course, this entire process was possible because it went through Laura’s hands.

Laura was in charge of every detail, from selecting good beans to the sesame oil, vinegar, and stew recipes.

And the soft tofu stew that was completed that way was my first original dish that was not made with any alchemy.

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A bowl of soft tofu stew was given to each elder gathered at the Gyeyulwon.

“You can eat it by topping it with the egg I gave you.”

Elves eat eggs too.

Of course, this was limited to ‘unfertilized eggs’ and not ‘live fertilized eggs’.

“Okay.”

The elders cracked eggs and poured them over the soft tofu stew.

The delicious yolk rose to the top of the bubbling tofu stew and cooked in an instant.

“What is this white pudding made of?”

Heindel showed curiosity when he saw the freshly made soft tofu.

“It’s made from beans.”

“bean?”

Heindel blinked.

“Didn’t you say that patty was made from beans too?”

“That’s right, they’re both made from beans.”

“…You make both pudding and meat out of beans. Are you some kind of magic god?”

“I didn’t use magic.”

“Of course, this would be impossible to create even with magic.”

Heindel, muttering to himself, moved the spoon.

The spoon dug gently into the soft tofu without any resistance.

Heindel’s face, which had just eaten it, turned red with surprise.

Exclamations burst out of Heindel’s mouth as he munched on the soft tofu in silence.

“… … This is the softest food I’ve ever had in my life. Can you believe these are beans!”

As if he had seen a different side of a friend he had known his whole life, Heindel kept mumbling, “These are beans!”

Even so, the spoon that was eating the soft tofu would not stop.

“Hmm!”

Heindel, with his eyes closed, rolled the soft tofu in his mouth and enjoyed the texture.

The other elders who saw this also began to eat their own portions of soft tofu.

“Huh!”

“Oh, so soft.”

“Are these real beans?”

The elders’ surprise bordered on astonishment.

That’s understandable. Elves are a tribe that eats ‘beans’ as their staple food.

If you added up all the beans they had been eating for hundreds of years, it would be enough to fill a small village.

But even though they had been eating so many beans, they had no idea that ‘beans’ were a grain that could be eaten so softly.

The soft texture of tofu was a ‘culture shock’ for the elves, like discovering a new civilization.

However, the spicy taste of the stew seemed to be too much for the elves, as the elders kept breaking out in cold sweat on their foreheads.

“Haa, haa, it’s spicy, but it tastes good.”

“I feel like I could eat this for a hundred years.”

Of course, I enjoyed the spiciness as well.

‘I’m suddenly hungry.’

Even though I had already eaten, seeing the elves eating so deliciously made me gain an appetite I never had before.

“I’m sorry, I’m just enjoying the food too much in front of you.”

Heindel made an embarrassed expression as he looked at the elders who had their heads buried in the bowls of soft tofu.

“I hope you all understand, this is your first time having such delicious food.”

“Of course, I’m glad you enjoyed it.”

It wasn’t just a polite remark, it was sincere.

Because soft tofu is a food that holds a lot of memories for me.

It was a new and rewarding experience for me to know that the elves of this world admired and enjoyed such food.

It’s almost like my child is being praised.

But this alone was not enough.

“Would you like to add some rice as well?”

“Are you talking about rice?”

“It will go well with stew.”

Unlike the empire where rice was not grown due to low productivity, rice was a grain often consumed by the elves.

I heard that it is not in the form of white rice, but is ground and eaten like porridge.

Heindel nodded, wondering if he had thought of such rice.

“Okay, it goes well together so I’ll try it.”

“Can you give me some too?”

“I would appreciate it if you gave it to me too.”

“Please.”

As if they were listening to the conversation, the elders reacted like ghosts when the topic of food came up.

Knowing this would happen, Laura was waiting outside with rice already placed on a pot.

“Laura, you may come in.”

As soon as I finished speaking, Laura came in carrying a pot filled with rice.

‘Your hands don’t seem hot.’

Laura walks in with a thud, holding a pot with her body shaped like a ball of cotton.

Next to her, Aria came in with a sensible bowl, matching the number of elders.

“I’ll open it, okay?”

As I opened the lid of the pot, steam rose and delicious white rice revealed its beautiful appearance.

“It’s called white rice.”

“I have a feeling it will be delicious.”

“They make rice like this too.”

The elders swallowed their saliva when they saw the glossy white rice.

They looked just like children about to have dinner.

‘No, is that a child?’

I looked at Heindel.

I don’t know how old he is, but from his appearance alone, he looked younger than me.

It was perfect to describe a student who had just entered summer vacation from his first year of high school.

It was honestly hard for me to get used to seeing him say things like, “Yes, that’s right,” and use the same tone of voice.

Although not as old as Heindel, the other elf elders also looked to be in their late teens to mid-twenties.

But after all, an elder is an elder.

“I’ll take it.”

“I’ll take it too.”

“Huh!?”

The bowls of rice Aria had been eating floated up and flew to the elders’ seats.

However, upon closer inspection, a transparent six-year-old child was seen carrying a rice bowl underneath.

These children took on various appearances, from fire to water, wind and earth.

‘That’s a spirit.’

It was my first time seeing spirits, and I looked at them with curious eyes.

“Thank you, Sylphy.”

“Thank you every time, April.”

The elders treated the spirits who came with bowls of rice as if they were friends.

From an onlooker’s perspective, it felt a bit strange because it looked like children were being forced to do labor.

“You can eat it with soup.”

“Okay.”

Heindel took a large spoonful of rice, dipped it in the red broth, and put the soft tofu on top to bring it to his mouth.

“Hmm!”

A pleasant smile appeared on Heindel’s face. The same was true for the other elders who were eating.

“Wow, there’s such a taste in the world.”

“It’s nice to see the kids who left home come back.”

They played with their spoons in silence, each sharing their impressions.

“Silphy, can you bring me just one more bowl?”

“Gnome, please.”

As the spirits busily scooped up food, the cauldron soon became empty.

The elders put down their spoons only after they had emptied their bowls of rice and soft tofu stew to the last drop of broth.

“Whoa, that was delicious.”

“It was the most delicious meal of my life.”

The elders, leaning back in their chairs with satisfied expressions, enjoyed the feeling of fullness after the meal.

“Did you enjoy the meal?”

“Of course.”

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Heindel nodded with a kind face.

The other elders also nodded.

They were so impressed by the food they ate today that they will never forget it for the rest of their lives.

Meanwhile, Heindel tilted his head as Yuri handed him the paper.

“Take it.”

“What is this?”

“This is a delicious way to enjoy patties and tofu.”

“!”

Are there any other ways to enjoy tofu deliciously?

The paper I received in surprise contained a recipe I had never seen before.

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▶How to make a hamburger

bread

tomato

onion

Soybean meat X2

vegetable

Pickle

Lots of sauce

bread

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‘hamburger?’

Heindel was puzzled by the unfamiliar name he heard for the first time, but the method of making it did not seem difficult.

Even the elves had their own bread and sauce.

‘There’s a back page too.’

Heindel turned the paper over, noticing that the recipe was written on the other side in faint writing.

And I was speechless.

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▶How to make braised tofu

▶How to make fried tofu

▶How to make tofu pancakes

▶How to make tofu egg soup

▶Tofu… …

Author – Yuri Greyett

Advice – Laura

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“What, what the heck is this… … ”

“I don’t know what you might like, so I wrote down a few things that came to mind.”

“… … How many are these?”

Heindel blinked in bewilderment.

He realized for the first time in his life that one ingredient could produce such endless recipes.

*

[You can taste meat even in the forest!]

Rumors spread throughout elven society.

The young elves who had left their homeland returned to the forest.

They also had a questionable reaction to the mention of ‘forest meat’.

That would be the case, since tasting meat was an unthinkable thing in the conservative elven society.

As expected, the meat of the forest wasn’t real meat.

It was a fake that imitated meat with ‘beans’.

Well then, there was no way you could eat meat in the forest.

The elves, who were secretly expecting real meat, were greatly disappointed.

But unlike my disappointment at not being real meat, the ‘forest meat’ was surprisingly edible.

“Is this a bean?”

“It’s not bad, is it?”

The young elves’ reaction was favorable.

It wasn’t meat, but it was something like ‘beans mixed with meat’.

“Wow, how did you make the meat taste like soybeans?”

“If you try it for the first time, you might mistake it for real meat.”

The elves were amazed at how much their hometown food had improved.

But that doesn’t mean that meat-mixed beans can replace real meat.

‘Vegan Patty’ may have attracted young elves to the forest, but it couldn’t keep them there.

Because something that resembles meat ultimately means it isn’t meat.

But this reaction changed 180 degrees the moment I ate tofu.

“What, what is this?!”

“…The beans are this soft?”

The tofu had a texture they had never experienced before in their lives.

What’s more, it’s called ‘bean’?

I couldn’t believe it.

But the elves’ surprise was only just beginning.

They were speechless when they tasted the various dishes using tofu and patties.

“I must return to the forest now. I have been away from home for too long.”

“I guess I should do some house cleaning that I’ve been putting off.”

“I have to go back. I’m worried about my mother… …”

The elves who had left the forest began to return.

*

Hermann was a mercenary who barely made a living by taking on commissions.

He was currently lost and wandering through the forest.

“Damn, if only Irina was here… …!”

Irina is an elf who was a member of his party.

As an elf, a race of the forest, there was no need to worry about getting lost in the forest as long as Irina was with me.

But one day, Irina suddenly declared that she had to leave the party and go back to her hometown, and all contact with her suddenly disappeared.

The party she disappeared into encountered monsters in the forest, got lost, and scattered.

It had already been three days since Hermann had been lost in the forest.

With no food or water left, Hermann grew increasingly exhausted in the endless forest.

There was a time when I thought that if I just kept going like this for a little longer, I would really die.

“…huh?”

Suddenly, something strange caught my eye in my blurry vision.

‘performance?’

Smoke was rising from the forest.

‘It’s a person!’

Hermann, who had come to his senses, used all his remaining strength to run towards the direction of the smoke.

But what awaited Hermann was not a person, but a uniquely shaped house made of wood.

Smoke was rising from the chimney of that house.

An appetizing smell wafted from the house, as if they were cooking.

Gulp.

It might seem strange that there was a house in the middle of the forest, but Hermann, feeling hungry, opened the door and went in.

I wonder if he was preparing a meal.

The elf woman, who was putting down a bowl of food on the table, looked back at Herman.

“Who are you?”

“… … Uh, please give me something to eat.”

“Hey, come here and sit down!”

The elven woman, startled by Hermann’s slender appearance, quickly sat him down at the table.

Hermann sat down on the chair and quickly ate the food laid out on the table.

Hermann, who had been stuffing food into his mouth without even knowing what it was, realized belatedly that he had been rude after his stomach was somewhat full.

But there was something even more surprising than that.

Hermann looked at the food on the table with wide eyes.

There was something like a white pudding that was cooked in a variety of ways.

The problem was that they were absolutely ridiculously delicious.

“Hey, what kind of food are these?”

“It’s a tofu dish.”

“… … Tofu? Do all elves eat this kind of food?”

“Yes, I started eating it recently.”

“I know it was sudden, but thank you so much for treating me to a delicious meal.”

“Not at all, I’m glad I could help humans.”

Due to Yuri, the perception of humans in elven society has improved a lot recently.

The elf woman’s kindness came from such a reason.

“You can eat as much as you want.”

“… Ahem, then I won’t decline.”

Hermann cleared his throat and picked up a spoon to taste the tofu.

Unlike when he ate mindlessly, when he ate it while tasting it clearly, Hermann was able to realize just how crazy this tofu food was.

‘This is crazy!’

The hot, freshly made tofu, still with a chewy texture, melted in my mouth.

As he ate his glossy white rice and red stew, Hermann realized that the rumors about the elf diet being tasteless were just baseless lies.

Elves were the race that made the most delicious food on this continent!

“I really enjoyed the meal.”

Hermann was then able to escape the forest with the help of the elves.

And he published a book of mysterious anecdotes he experienced in the Elf Forest.

【Feast of the Fairies, Taste Heavenly Cuisine】

So, a month after Hermann’s book was published.

Rumors spread throughout the empire that there was a heavenly dish called ‘Tofu’ in the Elven Forest.

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