Matsutake mushrooms were the main ingredient, but other mushrooms such as shimeji mushrooms and maitake mushrooms were also included.
In his mouth, he could feel the strong aroma of matsutake mushrooms.
Then he started on the tempura.
he sprinkled some salt on the matsutake mushroom tempura to test it out and brought it to his mouth.
“…… If I may say so, Yuzuru-san.”
Arisa, who had eaten matsutake mushrooms just like Yuzuru, said with a wry smile.
“Matsutake mushrooms, they don’t taste very good, do they?”
“Well….. it’s mainly the smell.”
So, they moved on to the next dish where they could enjoy the aroma.
It was mushroom steamed in a clay pot.
It would have been more ambient if there was a sake cup. But unfortunately, there is no sake cup in Yuzuru’s house.
So he poured the broth into a teacup.
“Hmm … this is good”
The shrimp broth and the matsutake mushroom flavor went well together.
He squeezed in a little kabosu juice and drank it, which changed the taste a bit and was also delicious.
This time, he opened the lid.
Inside were shrimp, matsutake mushrooms, carrots, and other ingredients.
He took them out with chopsticks and put them on a plate and carried it to his mouth.
“This is also delicious. The texture of the matsutake mushroom is different from that of the soup.”
“That’s right. …… Actually, after making the earthenware steamed dish, I thought I had made a mistake because it was covered with the soup, but it’s totally different.”
Of course, the soup stock is bonito broth, while the prawn broth is used for the earthenware steaming, so in a sense, it is natural that they taste different.
After the rich flavored dishes, they decided to try grilled matsutake mushrooms.
This was a very luxurious dish of large matsutake mushrooms grilled on a net.
“Hm…….”
“…… mushrooms right?.”
“Well, it’s a mushroom.”
The flavor was “mushroom”.
Both Yuzuru and Arisa looked at each other and chuckled.
Next, they tried mushrooms baked in foil.
“This tastes better than grilled on its own.”
“Yes, it does. I think it tastes better when it’s seasoned with alcohol or something.”
Next was stir-fried matsutake mushrooms and spinach.
Arisa made this dish because she wanted something green.
“Butter and matsutake mushrooms go well together, don’t they?”
“Yes, it does……. But I think the butter flavor was a little too strong. It’s something I need to work on.”
The last dish was chawanmushi.
He let it cool with a spoon before putting it in his mouth.
“This is …… delicious.”
It has a rich taste of shrimp and bonito soup stock.
The rich flavor of the shrimp and bonito broth and the elegant aroma of the matsutake mushrooms filled my mouth.
The texture on the tongue is also very good.
“I think this might be my favorite out of all of them.”
“I’m glad to hear you say so……. I’m good at making chawanmushi.”
Arisa was also confident.
She smiled happily.
After that, the two of them prioritized things that would not last long or would not taste good once they were cold.
Then they wrapped up and stored in the refrigerator those items that could be eaten if reheated, such as soup.
Finally, the two of them worked together to finish washing the dishes.
Then …… Yuzuru looked out the window.
The rain and wind were getting stronger, and it didn’t look as though they could make it to her home.
“This is a problem…….. Do you want me to call you a cab or something? I can pay for it if you need it.”
“I would feel guilty about that, and Yuzuru-san doesn’t have a lot of money to spare either. ……”
At that moment.
There was a moment of flash outside the window.
This was followed by the sound of the sky cracking.