Chapter 49: Teppanyaki
Teppanyaki is a cooking method that can handle almost any ingredient – if not perfection.
From street grilled squid and fried rice, to high-end points such as lobster, high-quality beef, silver cod, foie gras, etc., as long as you are good at packaging, teppanyaki can also sell at sky-high prices.
Of course, it can also be called "the original taste of the grill".
Moreover, neon-style teppanyaki is also regarded as the highest form of dining, a symbol of wealth and status, and Hina took the initiative to invite Keisuke Aoi to eat teppanyaki, which is indeed very sincere as a "rich woman".
"Welcome!"
When Keisuke Aoi and the others entered the store, there were still many locations to choose from, so the two of them chose a corner location where they could see the scenery outside the store.
"Senior, just now the waiter thought we were a couple~"
"Really?"
"Did the seniors have problems with their eyes or ears?"
When she said that Keisuke Aoi had a problem with her eyes, Hina put her hand in front of Keisuke Aoi and shook it around, and when she said that he had a problem with his ears, she raised her voice a few degrees higher.
"No problem, junior." Keisuke Aoi tapped her on the head.
"Ouch!"
The two of them sat down in adjacent seats, with a special baking tray in front of them, and Hina handed the tablet to Keisuke Ao, allowing him to choose freely.
Aokeisuke looked at it and found that there were many dishes, so he directly chose a set meal, which included appetizers, seafood, beef, and the main dish fried noodles.
"Then I'm just like my predecessors."
Hina simply +1 as she asked Keisuke Aoi what else he liked to eat, and quickly ordered beef tongue and some other cuts of beef.
The kitchen received the news, and soon the master in charge of the roasting came to start the machine.
The chef was about forty or fifty years old, and he was an honest uncle, and Hina was very surprised to watch him operate, so she naturally chatted with him, asking him about the techniques of teppanyaki and his signature dishes.
Aoi Keisuke listened and didn't interject much.
In fact, he contacted Hina most of the time through the Internet, and it was the first time he went out to eat with her, and he had a strange strangeness - maybe it was like the first time netizens met offline.
But he and Sheena actually met and communicated occasionally at school, but for some reason, these memories gradually became hazy, and only the feelings and feelings were still real in his mind, which in turn affected his reactions and words.
When he looked out the window, he suddenly saw the gray stray cat again, the cat was still staring at him, although there was no spirituality, but the face seemed to have human emotions.
Keisuke Aoi saw the cat's confusion.
"Meow~"
It noticed Keisuke's gaze and ran into the dark alley.
Keisuke Aoi didn't hear the meaning of the cat's meow, vaguely, as if there was a pronunciation.
At this time, Hina suddenly slapped his hand, Sei Keisuke turned to look at her, the girl covered her face with shame and joy, and said, "Uncle said that we are like a couple!" ”
"We are classmates, and she is my younger sister." Keisuke Aoi explained.
"Ah, ah, I'm really embarrassed, because the two of them are better looking than the stars on TV, and they give people a very good feeling, so I subconsciously misunderstood."
Hina grinned at Keisuke Ao, annoyed that he ignored his many hints, but quickly smiled: "Senpai, maybe you can really see me on TV in the future!" ”
"Huh? Have you decided that you want to be in real person? Keisuke Aoi asked her.
"Hmmm! I'm going to be on a talk show and confess to my seniors! Sheena's sworn tone sounded like a joke.
"Good, good." Aoi Keisuke was noncommittal: "When the time comes, I will personally give an interview and refuse." ”
"Hey???"
Qing Keisuke didn't know the truth of Hina's words, but Hina's burning gaze at this time made him suddenly think - maybe he should tell her what kind of person he is first.
And his refusal seems to be the answer he said subconsciously.
Looking at Hina's delicate face, Keisuke Aoi wondered why this was the case, why did he have chaotic, complex and contradictory thoughts in his heart?
After a while, an appetizer consisting of fruits and vegetables arrived.
The chef lightly roasted the bananas, hawthorns, and apples and served them on a plate for two in turn.
"Please." The chef couldn't figure out Keisuke's attitude, so he spoke a lot more carefully.
Sheena was very popular, and as soon as she put the appetizer in her mouth, she called it delicious.
The hawthorn has a layer of icing on the top, which is very appetizing, and the banana and apple roasted have a very unique aroma, and the taste is very novel.
Aoi Keisuke nodded slightly, watching the middle-aged chef use an iron spatula to clean the baking tray slightly, then pour a small amount of grease, add squid rings and fresh shrimp, and add condiments from time to time to grill the fragrance.
This is the second course.
Next is the steak, grilled in butter, add onions, wait until the skin of the steak is golden brown, then add pepper, sea salt and rosemary, and bake until seven ripe.
Teppanyaki is particular about heat, and the more high-end the restaurant, the more skilled the chef will be, and the more delicious the ingredients will be.
After that, there are foie gras, oysters, green beans, raw eggs, and cod chunks, all of which give Keisuke Aoi a good feeling, and it can indeed be said that it has a unique flavor of grilling.
However, the teppanyaki served the food very slowly, and the two of them ate the meal from four o'clock until six o'clock, and when they came out, there was a long queue outside the store, and the clerk took a sign that "queue is terminated" and stood at the back.
"It's so filling, but it's also so expensive!"
Although she is already a rich woman in the future, Hina is still a little distressed when she looks at the bill in her hand, and she invites Keisuke Aoi to dinner at night, but she doesn't save at all.
Keisuke Aoi said, "Then you won't let me pay." ”
"Hehe, because I want my seniors to remember that so many delicious things at night are all eaten with me."
Sheena cushioned her feet, stretched her body, stretched, and continued: "I heard that taste affects human memory, maybe when my predecessors eat teppanyaki in the future, they will recall it." ”
Aoi Keisuke glanced at her delicate side face and "hummed" softly, so that the girl couldn't tell whether to agree or casually agree.
Hina then said, "I'm going to eat all the delicious things in the world with my seniors, so that my seniors will never forget me again." ”
"Even if I didn't have this premise, why would I forget about you?" Aokeisuke asked.
"Hmm...... There are many reasons for this. ”
"For example?"
"I won't tell you, senior!"
The girl ran up to Keisuke Ao, turned her back, made a cute grimace at him, and grinned again.
"Senior, let's have dinner together next time, I'm in for a treat!"
"Ahh It's too hard to eat, and my stomach is so uncomfortable when I run! ”
"Senior~~~"
So, Hina hid the movie tickets she had bought, and finally walked along a quiet river bank with Keisuke Ao.
The moonlight falls on the surface of the river, rippling with beautiful ripples, and red and white and black carp can be faintly seen swimming in the water under the water.
The girl said: "Senior, 'the moonlight is so beautiful'~"
Keisuke Aoi knocked her on the head and said, "Don't think that it would be handsome to imitate Natsume Soseki at this time. ”
Sheena: "? ”