Meet the principal

In the Kingdom of Atlas, chefs are a respected profession. This may also be related to the good food culture of the kingdom. Since the kingdom is located in a fertile area, the abundant ingredients give the chefs of the Kingdom of Atlas more Inspiration, chefs here are more willing to spend energy cooking food than the pragmatic Midland Federation.

Reiner was wearing a chef's hat and apron at the moment, looking like a skilled chef. However, the thing he was holding on his hand made Claire feel a little uneasy.

The two pincers bared their teeth and claws, while the eight legs kept struggling, trying to escape. The blue-gray shell had sharp edges, and white bubbles kept spitting out of its mouth.

This is crab.

But this is not the sea crab that Claire is familiar with. Although she has never seen a crab running, thanks to Torena, she has eaten crabs several times. Due to the abundant aquatic resources in the Kingdom of Atlas, seafood is almost the only choice for middle-class nobles. A must-have on the dining table, crabs from the sea are large, plump and fragrant. They are usually cooked in soup or steamed, reflecting the original deliciousness of the food.

The crabs in Reiner's hands were river crabs. These crabs were smaller than sea crabs, and had black hair that was difficult to handle on their claws. Generally speaking, they had little meat and were not usually used as ingredients on the tables of nobles.

Claire sat on the chair, put her hands on her knees, opened her eyes wide, and watched Reiner's movements.

I saw Reiner picking up a crab from a small half barrel of wine, and then tied the crab with a rope made of straw that he didn't know where to get. It was so tight that the crab could only shake its two little eyes. Pleading weakly.

There were six crabs in a row, and Reiner quickly arranged them clearly.

Water was already boiling on the stove. Reiner cut a few slices of ginger and put them on the belly of the crab. Then he put them into the steamer. The steamer was a kitchen utensil from the Eastern countries. People from the Kingdom of Atlas liked it. Eat steamed seafood, so there is usually a steamer in the kitchen.

After putting the crabs in the steamer, Reiner brought another bucket.

This bucket kept making the sound of some hard object scraping against the wall of the bucket, which made Claire feel frightened. She stuck her head out and looked into the bucket.

In the clear water, countless black creatures were trying to climb out of the bucket. They gathered together, making people feel creepy.

"W-what is this?"

Claire asked with an ugly face. She didn't see it clearly until Reiner grabbed one of the barrels with his mage's hand.

This is lobster.

To be precise, they are extremely small lobsters, only about the length of a finger. They are much smaller than the huge lobsters at the banquet. The shells of these lobsters are green and black, and they are full of energy, waving their small pliers, and majestic. appearance.

"This creature comes from a humid demiplane. It is an invasive species from the outside. It is a relative of the lobster in the sea. There are many of them in some lakes. Because they are too small, they are too troublesome to handle, so no one will eat them."

Reiner explained that the first time he knew that there were river crabs and crayfish in the Kingdom of Atlas was from the thick biological encyclopedia. These two species invaded from the demiplane are distributed in the rivers and lakes of the Kingdom of Atlas. In the past, it was basically recorded as a hazard to fisheries.

When he went to purchase these crabs and lobsters, the fisherman who sold them to him seemed extremely confused. He didn't know what the noble young master was going to do with these ubiquitous things.

Crayfish have very strong survivability, and can almost be called cockroaches in the water. Because of this, the shells of most crayfish are extremely dirty. Reiner is only glad that the industry in this world is not too developed yet. Eating crayfish Don’t worry about excessive heavy metals.

Turning on the faucet above the sink, Reiner then grabbed the crayfish with his mage's hands and quickly washed the crayfish in mid-air with a brush. These poor little animals didn't know what was happening, and they only felt that the dirt on their bodies was instantly removed. , refreshed.

But before the crayfish could enjoy the clean feeling, the blade held by the mage's hand had already cut open the bodies of these lobsters, removed the shrimp lines and inedible internal organs, and threw them into a basin aside.

After processing, Reiner used magic to cut the vegetables while starting to heat the pot.

The convenience of magic allows him to process all the ingredients in a short time without getting his hands dirty, and unlike the soulless ingredients cut by machines, these have a handmade texture!

After the pot was about 50% hot, Lena added a large amount of rapeseed oil, almost submerging one-third of the pot. The thick oil formed a small lake in the pot. Lena shook the bottom of the pot slightly to spread the oil evenly. Apply to rim of pan.

When the oil temperature rises, Lena pours away the oil. In the words of a big foodie country, this is called a wide oil pan. The purpose is to keep the oil at a relatively low temperature while the pan heats up. Not easy to burn due to overheating.

Then, Reiner poured in a little less new oil, sauteed the chopped garlic and ginger until fragrant, then added the lobster and stir-fried, added several different chili peppers, then added a large amount of ale, and covered the pot.

On the other side, Reiner cut the remaining ginger into minced ginger, mixed it into a sauce with a balsamic vinegar-like seasoning that he finally found, and put it in a bowl.

Claire stared blankly at Reiner's operations. These cooking techniques were unheard of by Claire. They were completely different from the common methods in the Kingdom of Atlas. There was a sense of delicacy in the openness and closeness.

Soon, Claire smelled a scent, which was different from the usual smell of stewed meat. It was more exciting and spicy, but also more attractive, which made Claire swallow.

After a while, the food finally came out of the pan. Reiner used a large deep plate with crayfish, and another plate with six crabs, which were placed on the small table in front of Claire.

"Is this really edible?"

Claire asked. She had never eaten these two things, but the aroma she smelled made her index fingers move and she couldn't wait to try them.

"Of course you can. Look, if you're talking about crabs, just eat them like this..."

Reiner used his mage to pick up a ripe crab, untied the straw rope wrapped around the crab, and opened the crab's shell, revealing the plump crab roe.

This season happens to be when the female crabs are the most plump and the male crabs are gradually growing up. Claire looked at the golden crab roe with wide eyes and watched as Reiner dipped it in the prepared vinegar and then put it in front of her. On the dinner plate.

"Try it."

Reiner said, motioning for Claire to enjoy.

Claire looked at the large piece of crab roe on the plate. She picked up her fork and put the crab roe into her mouth.

The delicious and fragrant taste soaked into the mouth, combined with crab vinegar, with a hint of sweetness. Claire had never eaten anything like this before. She couldn't stop chewing. She was like a cat that had eaten delicious dried fish. It was in an extreme state. Excited state.

"This, this is so delicious. Why have I never tasted this when eating other crabs? Could it be that the chefs secretly hid it? What on earth is this?"

Sea crabs don't have crab roe and crab paste. In most cases, they are discarded during processing or boiled into the soup. Claire's only few crab eating experiences are not enough to encounter this kind of crab roe.

"This is called crab roe."

Reiner thought for a moment before answering in common language.

"It's a crab's ovary, the organ where crabs give birth to babies."

Hearing Reiner's answer, Claire suddenly stopped eating crab roe.

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