I Became a Food Developer in Another World - Chapter 25



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In this world, the uses of edible oil were limited.

Cooking oil was occasionally used to cook meat, and even then, the concept of ‘frying’ was not well known.

The ‘deep frying’ technique of deep frying food in oil was unknown to many even among the nobility.

It couldn’t be otherwise, because until recently the empire was a country where ‘asceticism’ was taken for granted.

Due to the influence of the conservative ‘church’, there were many negative views on luxurious lifestyles, and this was especially true when it came to cooking.

It was so bad that even nobles had a saying that the number of dishes served on the table should not exceed three.

The turning point of this empire into an open country was, ironically, due to the conflict between the ‘church’ and the ‘royal family.’

The current emperor was a man who was strongly dissatisfied with the influence of the church that could stand in opposition to imperial power.

As soon as he became emperor, the first thing he did to strengthen imperial power was to eliminate the empire’s ‘ascetic’ culture.

He broke away from the influence of the church and carried out reforms, abolishing conservative and outdated customs.

Although the emperor’s efforts may have strengthened the imperial power, many problems arose in the empire.

The culture of the empire has become a strange form in which conservatism and openness coexist.

The gap in perception between older and younger nobles became serious.

If we look closely, the fact that ‘oil’ began to be used among the nobility was also a result of the influence of the current emperor.

The reason that the oily fruit ‘Lucon’, which is common in elven society, was not well known was due to the Empire’s ascetic culture.

Anyway, even though I had obtained the oily fruit, ‘Lucone’, there were still many hurdles to overcome in order to popularize it.

Firstly, in order to transport Lucon from the Elven Forest to the Imperial Territory, the presence of escort troops to safely escort him was essential.

Even if Count Trion could somehow solve this problem, there was a bigger problem.

It is ‘nobility’.

Because they had a sense of privilege, they did not want their exclusive possession, ‘oil,’ to become popular.

Even in the recent event where elves and humans were united, those who opposed the idea of ​​releasing oil were the nobles.

For oil to become popular, it was necessary to gain the support of the upper class.

And while I was having these worries, the person who came to visit Matap was none other than Duke Gertz.

Duke Gertz was a powerful figure in the empire, to the point that he was once even mentioned as the leader of the noble faction.

If we can just get his support, popularizing oil will become much easier.

After hearing the Duke’s circumstances, I was able to come up with an answer without difficulty.

‘This is chicken.’

Although the Duchy of Gertz had many rugged mountains, it was not a barren territory.

Rather, the fertile soil made the area rich in meat. However, the low amount of sunlight made it difficult to obtain fresh fruits and vegetables.

There was a lot of meat, but no other ingredients.

This deficiency led to monotony in cooking and prevented the development of food culture.

Duke Gertz wanted to improve this poor quality of food.

And the most readily available resource in the Duchy of Gertz was ‘poultry’.

It was for this reason that I thought of ‘chicken’.

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Making the chicken wasn’t difficult.

Starch and flour were things that could be easily obtained in this world, and oil was also plentiful thanks to Lucon.

What I magically realized was the most basic chicken, the fried chicken of ‘White Suit Grandpa’.

The origin of fried chicken, which can be said to be the original crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Laura recreated this in a similar way.

Chicken may be difficult to think of, but the process of making it was simple.

The recipe involved coating the chicken in a powdered mixture of flour, starch, salt and pepper, then coating it in powder again and frying it.

The chicken that was born that way was a basic fried chicken that was true to its crispiness.

“chicken?”

Duke Gertz tilted his head at the unfamiliar shape of the fried chicken.

The golden, irregular shell was a feature not seen in any other animal.

“It looks like a chicken, but what is this outer skin?”

“It’s flour fried in oil.”

“You mean flour? That’s unusual.”

Duke Gertz picked up a chicken leg, amazed by the new recipe.

Although he didn’t have a knife or fork, he didn’t care and just put the chicken in his mouth.

Crispy! The rich meat juice burst out with a refreshing sound, filling my mouth.

“Hmm!”

The rich and salty taste, the tenderness of the chicken, and the crispiness of the batter all came together to make my mouth happy.

Duke Gertz continued to savor the chicken in silence.

The soft flesh hidden beneath the golden armor gave Duke Gertz a new world to experience.

The crispy, bursting batter was like a shell breaking open just before opening one’s eyes to a new world.

The white flesh hidden inside was soft and moist, like that of a living, breathing animal.

The rich flavor that filled my mouth was ecstatic, as if it was filled with a heavenly fragrance.

It was the first time in my life that I had ever felt such a rich texture.

It was such a shame that I lived my life without knowing this taste.

‘…I didn’t know there was something this delicious in the world.’

Duke Gertz looked down at the fried chicken with surprised eyes.

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This is not just food.

Duke Gertz realized that food was a food that had a value that could not be expressed simply by the word food.

“How is it?”

“Are you saying we can really make this in our dukedom?”

“If you help me with just one thing, I will do it.”

“Tell me anything. I will do whatever I can to help.”

Duke Gertz’s eyes were already glued to the chicken.

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The cooperation of the nobility was essential for the popularization of ‘oil’.

Even though I was close to the Third Prince, this was not a problem he could solve.

Because there was an invisible friction between the royal family and the nobles.

A powerful noble had to step forward.

Like Duke Gertz.

And Duke Gertz, who had tasted the chicken, readily agreed to help me.

Of course, before chicken could be made in the dukedom, the oil fruit ‘Lucone’ had to be smoothly procured in the dukedom… … .

“I’ll take care of that part.”

The Duke himself took charge of procuring the duchy of Lucon.

The Duchy of Gertz was the most avoided area by merchants due to the wyvern hordes.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t come and go at all.

If that were the case, the Duchy of Gertz would not have existed.

Since the wyvern was a highly intelligent monster, it did not attack humans indiscriminately.

The guys also knew that if they attacked humans without thinking, they would be in danger.

The punk who would pick out the food he wanted to eat and leave while watching the mood was none other than the Wyvern.

Recently, he has been addicted to ‘ramen soup’ and has been eating it as soon as he sees it.

The guys instinctively knew that the Duke’s command would not move to that extent.

But even those wyverns couldn’t disturb the procession of ‘Lukon’.

When the Duke made up his mind and mobilized his knights for distribution, the quick-witted wyverns did not even look at him.

As the distribution of Lukon became smooth, oil began to flow into the dukedom.

and.

“Hey, this is chicken!?”

“This is the first time I’ve had something this crispy.”

“crazy!”

The shock felt by the knights of the dukedom who tasted the chicken was indescribable.

For those who had never tried ‘fried food’ before, chicken was a whole new world of flavors.

“Chicken is the food of the gods.”

“How come I only found out about this now?”

The combination of the crispy yet chewy batter and the tender meat inside was fantastic.

“It’s good that you were born.”

“Thank you, God.”

The taste of the chicken was so shocking that I felt like thanking a god I don’t even normally seek out.

“Whether I gain weight or not, I have to eat this.”

“Isn’t this all just about making a living?”

For knights who had never eaten oily food, fried chicken had the power to paralyze reason.

Meanwhile, it wasn’t just the knights who fell in love with chicken.

As oil became more widespread, the common people were able to eat chicken and were enthusiastic about its exquisite taste.

“I’ve never tasted anything like this in my entire life!”

“I never knew chickens were such delicious animals.”

When fried chicken was introduced to people who only knew how to cook meat by boiling or steaming it, the impact was not negligible.

The people of Yeongji ate fried chicken day and night.

And word of the chicken’s popularity spread even beyond the borders of the dukedom.

“They say there is a chicken dish called chicken in the Duchy of Gertz.”

“Chicken dishes are available everywhere you go.”

“They say it’s incredibly delicious. They say they ate so much that the chickens in Gongjakryeong ran out.”

“Huh, is that all you’re saying?”

Those who were curious visited the Duchy of Gertz and tried the chicken, and were amazed by the taste.

At the same time, I was astonished at the amount of ‘oil’ that was sufficient to create such a fried dish.

“How can there be this much oil… …!”

“Oh my god, you soaked the chicken in oil?”

“Are you saying that only rich people gather in the Duchy of Gertz?”

In an empire where oil had not yet become popular, the sight of the dukedoms using oil like water seemed like something from another world to outsiders.

While the world was abuzz with the new dish called ‘chicken’, one piece of news hit the empire hard.

【The secret of the elves, the oil fruit ‘Lucon’ is revealed to the empire!】

It was the popularization of oil.

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