“Wow, you’re fast.”
“I was clumsy at first, but now I’m really fast.”
“Meow~!”
Chloe, who had been assisting Hae-jun, stuck out her tongue.
Pote and Chloe don’t know what kind of war Hae-jun goes through every morning, so they say this.
For him, who receives more than 100 guests, making 50 sandwiches is a piece of cake.
“Please deliver this to the merchant boss.”
“With goat milk?”
“Yes. Tell him that he can get another food as soon as they finish eating.”
“Got it.”
“That’s right. This. Take this too.”
Hae-jun handed Chloe a separately packed sandwich.
“What is this?”
“Give this to the captain. It’s a special sandwich.”
Kita said that Mulvia, the captain of the Mulvia Chamber of Commerce, was a famous gourmet.
He said that the captain, who had traveled all over the region and had a picky taste, would get angry if he ate tasteless food. That’s why Kita hesitated when Hae-jun said he would be in charge of the meal. Because if you order a meal at a tasteless restaurant and it doesn’t taste good, you’ll get a bad reputation.
‘Will this satisfy him?’
It was a menu that he was confident in.
It was a pretty good dish among the dishes he had made while contemplating a new menu for the past few days.
“Got it. I’ll go first. Don’t be late.”
He loaded the carefully packed sandwich and headed for the village.
“Now that I’ve sent you a snack, let’s make a real lunch from now on!”
Hae-jun, who headed to the cave, took out all the unfrozen chilled meat.
I had to move quickly because I didn’t have much time.
Chloe was helpful when making sandwiches, but now that she’s gone.
“Help me.”
I had to borrow Pote’s bracken hand.
[Just tell me. Are you grilling pork belly?]
“Wrong. This is not a pork belly part. Look carefully. Isn’t the fat and meat layered like that?”
Hae-jun said to Pote, showing him the meat.
The meat he brought was the sirloin part with no fat at all.
If you grill it with oil, it will be a plausible steak, but what Hae-jun is making is.
“I’m going to make tonkatsu.”
[Tonkatsu?···]
.
.
.
“Mom, Dad. Shall we go eat tonkatsu?”
“Okay. Shall we eat out with tonkatsu, which our son loves, today?”
The young Hae-jun loved tonkatsu.
It’s not Japanese tonkatsu with rich meat juice and a good chewy taste, but the old-fashioned tonkatsu with crispy fried batter.
“Is it delicious?”
“Hehe. Yes.”
“Chew slowly and thoroughly.”
The mother cut the tonkatsu into small pieces so that her young son could eat it easily, and looked at Hae-jun’s face with a happy face. He stuffed his mouth with a fork and ate it. He didn’t even know that there was a lot of sauce around his mouth, and he moved his small mouth hard.
“Our Hae-jun eats so well.”
“I like tonkatsu. Hehe. It’s so delicious that I want to eat it every day.”
“Really? Then can you eat it every day?”
“Then are you coming here tomorrow?”
“Well··· don’t do that. Shall we make it ourselves?”
Charles knelt down and spoke at the eye level of his son, Hae-jun.
“How?”
“If you pound it with a hammer and sprinkle magic powder on it, you can fry it.”
“Wow, do you know how to make it too, Dad?”
“Yes. Just trust me.”
.
.
.
Hae-jun, who had been lost in thought for a while, sprinkled salt and pepper on the 2cm-thick sirloin and handed it to Pote.
“Pound this.”
[Pound it?]
“Yeah. Spread it out wide enough to pound it.]
He said, holding out the empty wine bottle that James had left behind.
[It’s hard.]
“It’s going to be delicious. I’ll give it to you first when it’s all fried.”
[You promised.]
Pote swung the bottle up and down, shaking his body greatly.
Thump-thump-
[But why are you pounding this?]
“The more you pound it, the softer the texture becomes.”
[Really? Then more diligently. With all my might!]
Thump-thump-
Bang-bang-bang-
The meat was spread out wide and thin without tearing.
Hae-jun gave Pote a thumbs up as if he had done a good job.
While Pote was thinly spreading the meat, Hae-jun started making the sauce.
The basic ingredient of tonkatsu sauce is roux.
To make roux, he put butter and flour in a 1:1 ratio and heated it. The butter melted slowly over very low heat and mixed with the flour like a soup. After stirring for a long time, the roux, which was yellow, gradually turned reddish brown.
Roux, which means roasted powder. The etymology originated from the same word Roux, which means reddish brown, and is used to adjust the consistency of soup or sauce. It’s similar to the starch water that adjusts the consistency of Jjajangmyeon or Tangsuyuk.
“Done.”
Now all that’s left is to mix the ingredients that will add flavor to the finished roux.
Hae-jun measured the ingredients to add, referring to the recipe in the information window.
“One spoonful of ketchup and one spoonful of sugar. Add some water, goat milk, and wine to that···.”
When all the ingredients were mixed, Pote, who was exhausted, came flying and said.
[Ah, it’s over!··· Oh my. Arms, legs, shoulders.]
“You can’t get tired already. Stir this. Clockwise. You must never rest.”
[What?! Again? Why do I feel like I’m always doing something hard?]
“This is really delicious. I’ll give it to you first when it’s all done.”
[Ha··· I see. Be sure to keep your promise.]
“Of course. So stir hard.”
He handed the wooden spatula to Pote and stood in front of the counter.
It’s time to put on the fried batter on the thinly sliced meat.
After coating it in flour, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs in that order, he raised the temperature of the oil.
The oil temperature is the most important thing for frying. The oil temperature of 160~180 degrees Celsius is appropriate, and if the breadcrumbs float within 3 seconds when dropped, it is a sign that it is okay to fry.
‘I can put it in.’
He put the tonkatsu, coated with flour – egg water – breadcrumbs in that order, into the oil.
Sizzle-
Sizzle-
The clear oil boiled with a pleasant sound.
Be careful not to get tangled with each other and put the tonkatsu coated with fried batter into the oil.
It turned golden brown with a savory scent.
[Gulp-]
Pote’s gaze was directed at the tonkatsu in the fryer, even as he twirled his body in the air.
[Wow, what a delicious color!]
“Doesn’t the smell kill you?”
[Yes!]
“The taste will kill you more.”
[Heup!]
“So.”
[I’ll stir hard.]
Pote’s rotation speed became even faster.
***
“What is this? Are you telling me to eat this kind of food with boiled eggs sandwiched between bread?”
One of the workers grumbled to Chloe, who was handing out sandwiches.
A hearty meal is the most important factor for someone who does physical labor.
If you make them work hard and the meal is poor, complaints will burst out. As much as they repeatedly lift and lower heavy loads, they consume a lot of energy, so they need to eat a high-protein, nutritious diet, in other words, they need to eat meat.
“Give me meat!”
“Me too. Get rid of the bread crumbs.”
The workers’ response is not good.
And, Captain Mulvia, who is watching all this situation carefully.
“I’m screwed. I shouldn’t have trusted that guy.”
Kita muttered with a look of defeat, watching the captain’s expression.
He started from the bottom and worked his way up to the middle management position of the chamber of commerce.
If he was hated by the captain here, he might be demoted to a lower position, such as doing chores.
He told him to trust him and left it to him, but a sandwich!
“Damn it.”
The woman who brought the sandwich, whether she knows Kita’s grumbling or not, is beaming.
“Try it.”
Chloe handed the sandwich to Captain Mulvia.
A sandwich filled with bright yellow inside. It is a sandwich with eggs boiled, finely crushed, and then mixed with mayonnaise and sugar like jam.
Wachack-
‘Hmm, the taste is not bad.’
It’s the perfect food for a simple meal.
It would be perfect as a picnic lunch box on a nice day.
However, it was not suitable for the meal of workers doing hard labor.
The captain glanced at Chloe, who was watching him carefully without leaving his side.
“Anything else to say?”
“Try this too.”
“What is this?”
It was the sandwich that Hae-jun had specially prepared and packed separately.
It was a sandwich with thinly sliced ham, cherry tomatoes, and arugula stacked in that order between whole wheat bread, and Chloe’s special goat cheese on top.
“It’s a sandwich specially made by the chef.”
Mulvia, who checked the inside of the sandwich, made an interesting expression.
He had traveled to many regions, but it was a food he had never encountered.
He took a bite of the sandwich, curious about the taste.
‘Is he a fairly skilled chef?’
So that the bread doesn’t get soggy, the vegetables are placed in the middle, and the cheese and ham are in contact with the surface of the bread.
He also chose a sauce that was oily like olive oil and mayonnaise to prevent it from absorbing moisture as much as possible.
If he had intended to do so, he must have been a chef who knew a lot about cooking, or maybe he was just very lucky. Because of the delicious special sandwich, his upset heart calmed down a little.
It seems that the workers think the same way.
“Wow, does this taste good?”
“Yes. It’s really delicious.”
“Is there any more leftover sandwich?”
“Here you go. I packed it generously, so if you don’t have enough, eat more. But don’t eat too much. You have to save some stomach for the main menu that will arrive soon.”
“Haha. Got it.”
Although the quantity was insufficient, the people’s anger subsided to some extent thanks to the fantastic taste.
And around the time they finished eating the sandwiches.
“I’ve kept you waiting.”
Hae-jun arrived with good timing.
Kita was relieved when he saw the generous plate he brought.
“The food is here. Oh~ It looks delicious.”
“It’s huge. It’s bigger than my face?”
A large fried meat that covers the entire plate.
Sweet-smelling sauce was sprinkled on it, and there was also a side salad of cabbage.
The workers started to take one plate each and go to their seats to eat as soon as the proper meal arrived.
“Oh, is it delicious? What did you fry this with? Beef? Chicken? Or is it pork?”
“The meat is so chewy, is it pork?”
“Whatever it is, how is it? It’s good if it’s delicious.”
“Haha. Is that so? Anyway, let’s eat quickly.”
“Hey! Look. Can I have one more of this?”
Someone big asked while chewing the tonkatsu in his mouth.
“Yes. I packed it generously, so eat slowly.”
“Hahaha. Okay. Okay!”
“Can I have one too?”
Mulvia approached Hae-jun and asked politely.
“Cutlet? No, is it schnitzel?”
Cutlet or schnitzel is a food like the ancestor of tonkatsu.
It is a type of fried food in Europe where beef, pork, or chicken is coated with breadcrumbs and fried. Since it is fried like butter, it is slightly different from Korean-style tonkatsu.
“I made that food in my hometown style. The name is tonkatsu.”
“Hoo··· Did you slice the meat thinly? No, you pounded it and spread it out wide. Why?”
“To make the meat tender.”
“Interesting.”
“Try it. It tastes good.”
Swish-swish-
He moved the knife gracefully and put the meat in his mouth.
Crackle-
A refreshing popping sound.
It’s a sound you can only hear from well-fried fried food.
The fried batter looks thick, but when you put it in your mouth, the fried batter was very thin, and the meat maintained a chewy texture that was moderately chewy.
There was no porky smell, and neither was there in the sauce.
“Excellent.”
The perfect harmony of crispy fried batter and soft meat.
The sweet sauce also appropriately catches the greasiness of the fried food that can be greasy.
It is a dish that shows signs of contemplation to hide the shortcomings of fried pork as much as possible.
In addition, the salad served on the side refreshes the palate and makes it possible to eat tonkatsu again from the beginning.
“It’s a taste I’ve never had anywhere in the world. It’s perfect.”
It was high praise.
Only then did Kita’s face, which had been anxious all day long, finally cleared up.
It’s a natural reaction now that he’s cleared up the mistake of not preparing lunch properly.
“If there’s one thing I’m sorry about···.”
“You want to serve it with bread or rice?”
“Oh!”
Mulvia nodded as if he had the same idea.
“Did you run out of time?”
“No. You’ve already had bread with sandwiches, so I thought rice would be better, but I can’t get rice in this area.”
“Really? Look.”
When Mulvia snapped his fingers, the attendant next to him brought a sack of doubt.
Inside it was.
“Huh? Isn’t this rice?”
“That’s right. It’s very precious. It was originally an item requested by the lord of the next village, but I’ll give it to you.”
“To me?”
Question marks popped up on Hae-jun’s face.
This is because he couldn’t understand why he was giving him this precious rice when it was natural to give it to the client who requested it.
“Instead, next time you come, show me a more perfect tonkatsu.”
It was a very simple reason.
The desire to eat more delicious food.
“Do you need anything else?”
Hae-jun took the opportunity to ask Kita for the spices that he had been asking for a year but were hard to get.
“Hmm··· Well, it’s difficult, but I’ll definitely get the ingredients you wanted next time I come. Even if I have to go around a bit.”
“Really? Thank you.”
“It’s a reward for being treated to a great meal.”
Maybe he could get the ingredients needed for Korean seasoning faster than he thought.
“Wow, you’re fast.”
“I was clumsy at first, but now I’m really fast.”
“Meow~!”
Chloe, who had been assisting Hae-jun, stuck out her tongue.
Pote and Chloe don’t know what kind of war Hae-jun goes through every morning, so they say this.
For him, who receives more than 100 guests, making 50 sandwiches is a piece of cake.
“Please deliver this to the merchant boss.”
“With goat milk?”
“Yes. Tell him that he can get another food as soon as they finish eating.”
“Got it.”
“That’s right. This. Take this too.”
Hae-jun handed Chloe a separately packed sandwich.
“What is this?”
“Give this to the captain. It’s a special sandwich.”
Kita said that Mulvia, the captain of the Mulvia Chamber of Commerce, was a famous gourmet.
He said that the captain, who had traveled all over the region and had a picky taste, would get angry if he ate tasteless food. That’s why Kita hesitated when Hae-jun said he would be in charge of the meal. Because if you order a meal at a tasteless restaurant and it doesn’t taste good, you’ll get a bad reputation.
‘Will this satisfy him?’
It was a menu that he was confident in.
It was a pretty good dish among the dishes he had made while contemplating a new menu for the past few days.
“Got it. I’ll go first. Don’t be late.”
He loaded the carefully packed sandwich and headed for the village.
“Now that I’ve sent you a snack, let’s make a real lunch from now on!”
Hae-jun, who headed to the cave, took out all the unfrozen chilled meat.
I had to move quickly because I didn’t have much time.
Chloe was helpful when making sandwiches, but now that she’s gone.
“Help me.”
I had to borrow Pote’s bracken hand.
[Just tell me. Are you grilling pork belly?]
“Wrong. This is not a pork belly part. Look carefully. Isn’t the fat and meat layered like that?”
Hae-jun said to Pote, showing him the meat.
The meat he brought was the sirloin part with no fat at all.
If you grill it with oil, it will be a plausible steak, but what Hae-jun is making is.
“I’m going to make tonkatsu.”
[Tonkatsu?···]
.
.
.
“Mom, Dad. Shall we go eat tonkatsu?”
“Okay. Shall we eat out with tonkatsu, which our son loves, today?”
The young Hae-jun loved tonkatsu.
It’s not Japanese tonkatsu with rich meat juice and a good chewy taste, but the old-fashioned tonkatsu with crispy fried batter.
“Is it delicious?”
“Hehe. Yes.”
“Chew slowly and thoroughly.”
The mother cut the tonkatsu into small pieces so that her young son could eat it easily, and looked at Hae-jun’s face with a happy face. He stuffed his mouth with a fork and ate it. He didn’t even know that there was a lot of sauce around his mouth, and he moved his small mouth hard.
“Our Hae-jun eats so well.”
“I like tonkatsu. Hehe. It’s so delicious that I want to eat it every day.”
“Really? Then can you eat it every day?”
“Then are you coming here tomorrow?”
“Well··· don’t do that. Shall we make it ourselves?”
Charles knelt down and spoke at the eye level of his son, Hae-jun.
“How?”
“If you pound it with a hammer and sprinkle magic powder on it, you can fry it.”
“Wow, do you know how to make it too, Dad?”
“Yes. Just trust me.”
.
.
.
Hae-jun, who had been lost in thought for a while, sprinkled salt and pepper on the 2cm-thick sirloin and handed it to Pote.
“Pound this.”
[Pound it?]
“Yeah. Spread it out wide enough to pound it.]
He said, holding out the empty wine bottle that James had left behind.
[It’s hard.]
“It’s going to be delicious. I’ll give it to you first when it’s all fried.”
[You promised.]
Pote swung the bottle up and down, shaking his body greatly.
Thump-thump-
[But why are you pounding this?]
“The more you pound it, the softer the texture becomes.”
[Really? Then more diligently. With all my might!]
Thump-thump-
Bang-bang-bang-
The meat was spread out wide and thin without tearing.
Hae-jun gave Pote a thumbs up as if he had done a good job.
While Pote was thinly spreading the meat, Hae-jun started making the sauce.
The basic ingredient of tonkatsu sauce is roux.
To make roux, he put butter and flour in a 1:1 ratio and heated it. The butter melted slowly over very low heat and mixed with the flour like a soup. After stirring for a long time, the roux, which was yellow, gradually turned reddish brown.
Roux, which means roasted powder. The etymology originated from the same word Roux, which means reddish brown, and is used to adjust the consistency of soup or sauce. It’s similar to the starch water that adjusts the consistency of Jjajangmyeon or Tangsuyuk.
“Done.”
Now all that’s left is to mix the ingredients that will add flavor to the finished roux.
Hae-jun measured the ingredients to add, referring to the recipe in the information window.
“One spoonful of ketchup and one spoonful of sugar. Add some water, goat milk, and wine to that···.”
When all the ingredients were mixed, Pote, who was exhausted, came flying and said.
[Ah, it’s over!··· Oh my. Arms, legs, shoulders.]
“You can’t get tired already. Stir this. Clockwise. You must never rest.”
[What?! Again? Why do I feel like I’m always doing something hard?]
“This is really delicious. I’ll give it to you first when it’s all done.”
[Ha··· I see. Be sure to keep your promise.]
“Of course. So stir hard.”
He handed the wooden spatula to Pote and stood in front of the counter.
It’s time to put on the fried batter on the thinly sliced meat.
After coating it in flour, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs in that order, he raised the temperature of the oil.
The oil temperature is the most important thing for frying. The oil temperature of 160~180 degrees Celsius is appropriate, and if the breadcrumbs float within 3 seconds when dropped, it is a sign that it is okay to fry.
‘I can put it in.’
He put the tonkatsu, coated with flour – egg water – breadcrumbs in that order, into the oil.
Sizzle-
Sizzle-
The clear oil boiled with a pleasant sound.
Be careful not to get tangled with each other and put the tonkatsu coated with fried batter into the oil.
It turned golden brown with a savory scent.
[Gulp-]
Pote’s gaze was directed at the tonkatsu in the fryer, even as he twirled his body in the air.
[Wow, what a delicious color!]
“Doesn’t the smell kill you?”
[Yes!]
“The taste will kill you more.”
[Heup!]
“So.”
[I’ll stir hard.]
Pote’s rotation speed became even faster.
***
“What is this? Are you telling me to eat this kind of food with boiled eggs sandwiched between bread?”
One of the workers grumbled to Chloe, who was handing out sandwiches.
A hearty meal is the most important factor for someone who does physical labor.
If you make them work hard and the meal is poor, complaints will burst out. As much as they repeatedly lift and lower heavy loads, they consume a lot of energy, so they need to eat a high-protein, nutritious diet, in other words, they need to eat meat.
“Give me meat!”
“Me too. Get rid of the bread crumbs.”
The workers’ response is not good.
And, Captain Mulvia, who is watching all this situation carefully.
“I’m screwed. I shouldn’t have trusted that guy.”
Kita muttered with a look of defeat, watching the captain’s expression.
He started from the bottom and worked his way up to the middle management position of the chamber of commerce.
If he was hated by the captain here, he might be demoted to a lower position, such as doing chores.
He told him to trust him and left it to him, but a sandwich!
“Damn it.”
The woman who brought the sandwich, whether she knows Kita’s grumbling or not, is beaming.
“Try it.”
Chloe handed the sandwich to Captain Mulvia.
A sandwich filled with bright yellow inside. It is a sandwich with eggs boiled, finely crushed, and then mixed with mayonnaise and sugar like jam.
Wachack-
‘Hmm, the taste is not bad.’
It’s the perfect food for a simple meal.
It would be perfect as a picnic lunch box on a nice day.
However, it was not suitable for the meal of workers doing hard labor.
The captain glanced at Chloe, who was watching him carefully without leaving his side.
“Anything else to say?”
“Try this too.”
“What is this?”
It was the sandwich that Hae-jun had specially prepared and packed separately.
It was a sandwich with thinly sliced ham, cherry tomatoes, and arugula stacked in that order between whole wheat bread, and Chloe’s special goat cheese on top.
“It’s a sandwich specially made by the chef.”
Mulvia, who checked the inside of the sandwich, made an interesting expression.
He had traveled to many regions, but it was a food he had never encountered.
He took a bite of the sandwich, curious about the taste.
‘Is he a fairly skilled chef?’
So that the bread doesn’t get soggy, the vegetables are placed in the middle, and the cheese and ham are in contact with the surface of the bread.
He also chose a sauce that was oily like olive oil and mayonnaise to prevent it from absorbing moisture as much as possible.
If he had intended to do so, he must have been a chef who knew a lot about cooking, or maybe he was just very lucky. Because of the delicious special sandwich, his upset heart calmed down a little.
It seems that the workers think the same way.
“Wow, does this taste good?”
“Yes. It’s really delicious.”
“Is there any more leftover sandwich?”
“Here you go. I packed it generously, so if you don’t have enough, eat more. But don’t eat too much. You have to save some stomach for the main menu that will arrive soon.”
“Haha. Got it.”
Although the quantity was insufficient, the people’s anger subsided to some extent thanks to the fantastic taste.
And around the time they finished eating the sandwiches.
“I’ve kept you waiting.”
Hae-jun arrived with good timing.
Kita was relieved when he saw the generous plate he brought.
“The food is here. Oh~ It looks delicious.”
“It’s huge. It’s bigger than my face?”
A large fried meat that covers the entire plate.
Sweet-smelling sauce was sprinkled on it, and there was also a side salad of cabbage.
The workers started to take one plate each and go to their seats to eat as soon as the proper meal arrived.
“Oh, is it delicious? What did you fry this with? Beef? Chicken? Or is it pork?”
“The meat is so chewy, is it pork?”
“Whatever it is, how is it? It’s good if it’s delicious.”
“Haha. Is that so? Anyway, let’s eat quickly.”
“Hey! Look. Can I have one more of this?”
Someone big asked while chewing the tonkatsu in his mouth.
“Yes. I packed it generously, so eat slowly.”
“Hahaha. Okay. Okay!”
“Can I have one too?”
Mulvia approached Hae-jun and asked politely.
“Cutlet? No, is it schnitzel?”
Cutlet or schnitzel is a food like the ancestor of tonkatsu.
It is a type of fried food in Europe where beef, pork, or chicken is coated with breadcrumbs and fried. Since it is fried like butter, it is slightly different from Korean-style tonkatsu.
“I made that food in my hometown style. The name is tonkatsu.”
“Hoo··· Did you slice the meat thinly? No, you pounded it and spread it out wide. Why?”
“To make the meat tender.”
“Interesting.”
“Try it. It tastes good.”
Swish-swish-
He moved the knife gracefully and put the meat in his mouth.
Crackle-
A refreshing popping sound.
It’s a sound you can only hear from well-fried fried food.
The fried batter looks thick, but when you put it in your mouth, the fried batter was very thin, and the meat maintained a chewy texture that was moderately chewy.
There was no porky smell, and neither was there in the sauce.
“Excellent.”
The perfect harmony of crispy fried batter and soft meat.
The sweet sauce also appropriately catches the greasiness of the fried food that can be greasy.
It is a dish that shows signs of contemplation to hide the shortcomings of fried pork as much as possible.
In addition, the salad served on the side refreshes the palate and makes it possible to eat tonkatsu again from the beginning.
“It’s a taste I’ve never had anywhere in the world. It’s perfect.”
It was high praise.
Only then did Kita’s face, which had been anxious all day long, finally cleared up.
It’s a natural reaction now that he’s cleared up the mistake of not preparing lunch properly.
“If there’s one thing I’m sorry about···.”
“You want to serve it with bread or rice?”
“Oh!”
Mulvia nodded as if he had the same idea.
“Did you run out of time?”
“No. You’ve already had bread with sandwiches, so I thought rice would be better, but I can’t get rice in this area.”
“Really? Look.”
When Mulvia snapped his fingers, the attendant next to him brought a sack of doubt.
Inside it was.
“Huh? Isn’t this rice?”
“That’s right. It’s very precious. It was originally an item requested by the lord of the next village, but I’ll give it to you.”
“To me?”
Question marks popped up on Hae-jun’s face.
This is because he couldn’t understand why he was giving him this precious rice when it was natural to give it to the client who requested it.
“Instead, next time you come, show me a more perfect tonkatsu.”
It was a very simple reason.
The desire to eat more delicious food.
“Do you need anything else?”
Hae-jun took the opportunity to ask Kita for the spices that he had been asking for a year but were hard to get.
“Hmm··· Well, it’s difficult, but I’ll definitely get the ingredients you wanted next time I come. Even if I have to go around a bit.”
“Really? Thank you.”
“It’s a reward for being treated to a great meal.”
Maybe he could get the ingredients needed for Korean seasoning faster than he thought.
