Chapter 30 chapter eight

Kurita and Aoi each held a tray, and on each tray were two small Oribe yaki dishes. There was only one dried fruit on the square plate. In other words, there are a total of four dried fruits on the scene, and each dried fruit has the same shape. "I really don't know what your plans are." Kira glared at Kurita with sharp eyes. "Ren! Are you annoying? Didn't I just remind you? When did you become a good person and take the initiative to mediate things for others?" "Don't jump to conclusions and decide his motives for others. I don't act out of kindness."

"what……?" Kira gave a fierce look, but Kurita remained calm. "I did it because I wanted to. In fact, I have always cared about what you said a few days ago." What Kurita said was true. Today's main purpose is to reconcile Koharu and Kira. However, Kira's words of accusation did not dissipate, and it was still lingering deep in Kurita's heart at this moment. ——When your father was still alive, if you were willing to inherit Kurimarado, the old man would be so happy.You are not qualified to meddle in other people's affairs presumptuously. Although Kurita also felt that he was too immeasurable, whenever he thought of this passage, there would be a surge of anger in his heart.Although Kurita knew intellectually that this was a helpless fact, he couldn't swallow it emotionally.

Being criticized like that and accepting it obediently, this kind of behavior like a turtle is not in line with Kurita's style at all. I will make you regret it in a way that is in line with the style of a wagashi master - Kurita made these white flower-shaped wagashi to achieve this goal. Kurita stared straight at Kira from the front, and Kira leaned back a little timidly. "That's just... a speaking technique." "Don't worry. I'm only in charge of making wagashi this time, and Ms. Aoi will take care of everything for us." Kurita looked aside, and saw Aoi's gentle face exuding a unique sense of transparency.

After Kurita nodded in confidence, Aoi also nodded.A warm and clear atmosphere flowed between the two. "Leave it to you, Miss Kui." "- Received!" Aoi said energetically. "Well, let's start, first of all, the wagashi in Kurita-san's hands." Kurita picked up a square plate containing a flower-shaped white dried fruit from his own tray, and distributed it to Kira and Koharu. After observing the white dried fruit in silence, Kira muttered briefly: "...Wasanbon." The reason why Kira's tone sounded like he was about to be speechless, presumably because the dried fruit that Kira brought to Xiaoharu's childhood memories had the same appearance as the white dried fruit in front of him.

Perhaps Kira would think that both taste the same. The four dried fruits currently on site are all in the shape of flowers.Although the colors of the two dried fruits on the sunflower tray were slightly different, their shapes were exactly the same. Of course, this is deliberate.Kurita deliberately made the same shape at Aoi's request. "Ah! It's He Sanpen again..." Xiaochun frowned in a look that she hated even seeing it. However, Aoi said nonchalantly: "Today I want to share a little knowledge with you. Before that, please eat this..." Neither Kira nor Haru reached out their hands immediately.

It's no wonder, after all, it's the "favorite food" that both Kira and Xiaoharu actually find it difficult to eat. "I said, Miss Aoi, my teeth are not very good now, this kind of wagashi..." "No, please don't worry about whether the food looks good or not. Just break it open with your hands and eat it as you usually do. Miss Xiaochun, please be patient, even if you only take one bite." Aoi insisted and said: "I hope you two can eat and watch. If you don't eat, you won't be able to start anything." In the end, Jiliang and Xiaochun couldn't hold back Aoi, so they had to grab the dried fruit with a reluctant look.

Kira broke the dried fruit into small pieces, while Xiaochun only held the edge of the dried fruit. "—Evil!" Xiaochun frowned and spat out the dried fruit as soon as he took it into his mouth. Xiaochun probably really hated this kind of dried fruit, or it might be affected by psychological factors. With a distorted expression, she repeatedly licked the back of her front teeth with her tongue, and then drank the hojicha in hand in one go. "...It's really unpalatable!" Xiaochun wailed with an unbearable expression on his face. "Miss Aoi, I'm sorry! Although I don't know what your purpose is, I really don't like to eat wasanbon. Wasanbon is dry and the taste is bland. It makes me feel like a termite gnawing on the wall. Same. I really can't eat it!"

Kira sat across from Koharu, his eyes widened with an expression of disbelief. "Why? Xiaochun, don't you really like eating this..." "It's because you force me to eat it every time! It's because you think I like it. I've hated Wasanbon the most since before!" "You hate eating wasanbon...?" Kira drooped the corners of both mouths, and then let out a rapid panting sound through his nose, and said with a look of urgency, "Stop lying!" "Why should I lie about this kind of thing? I really hate Wa Sanpen!" "Then why didn't you say it sooner?"

"I have! I tried to tell you several times, but you refused to listen." "Bastard thing! I always thought—" The atmosphere at the scene became tense. "Uh... sorry to bother you two," Aoi interjected from the side.Facing the two men who were confronting each other with fierce expressions, she raised her index finger and said the surprising fact: "It's like this, I want to tell you two very important things - the dried fruit you just ate, and It's not Washanbon." "……What?" Kira and Haru both opened their mouths in surprise when Aoi said something completely unexpected.

A transparent silence descends on the tea room in the afternoon. "No, no matter how you look at it, it's He Sanpen..." "This is 'Luoyan'." Kui said decisively, and then began to explain eloquently: "To be honest, I have always been very concerned about the confusion between Sanpen and Luoyan, and I wanted to find an opportunity to explain to everyone, but every time I was in a hurry, I couldn't find the opportunity ...Many people have misunderstood it, but it is actually granulated sugar. Washanbon is synonymous with high-grade granulated sugar made by traditional methods, and its production areas include Kagawa Prefecture and Tokushima Prefecture. It is often used to make high-grade sugar Wagashi. Of course, it is also used to make dried fruits.”

Aoi went on to say: "This is a big premise, please remember this... Then, about the falling goose on the table... There is no use of wasanbon at all." "what?" "what?" Koharu and Kira made surprise sounds in unison.Even if the father and daughter disagree, the tacit understanding remains the same. "The Luoyan made with Hesanbon is delicious, but the price will be more expensive, so it is impossible to put it in the supermarket for auction around the Ghost Festival." Aoi suddenly turned around and asked Kurita, "Mr. Kurita, what are the ingredients of this Luoyan?" "Sugar, starch, sorbitol." Although Kurita has completely turned to a behind-the-scenes role, he will still answer when he receives a topic. "These ingredients are also marked on the back of the wagashi packaging I saw at Xiaochun's house. This kind of wagashi is a cheap product that is used to put on the table of the gods, and it is slightly different from the Luoyan that is specially used for eating. In detail, The sugar used in this kind of wagashi is white granulated sugar, which is the most common granulated sugar used in Japan. Its starch comes from potatoes, which is plain cornstarch. Also, the so-called sorbitol is a six-element Alcohol, with a sweetness of about 60 percent of sucrose." Sorbitol is easily soluble in water and has stable chemical properties, so it is also used as an additive in food manufacturing. Of course, Kurimarudo does not use any food additives at all when making Wagyu. Higashida's use of sorbitol this time was purely entrusted by Aoi, in order to reproduce the taste of falling wild goose that Kira had always given Xiaoharu. Basically, Luoyan is a simple dried fruit that is mixed with sugar and maltose in various powders such as starch, and then pressed into shape with a wooden mold.This approach will directly present the original flavor of the ingredients. Therefore, if high-quality ingredients are used, the dried fruit will taste good; if not, it will show a taste that matches the grade of the ingredients. "Okay, thank you very much to the creator himself for giving us a detailed explanation..." Aoi nodded in gratitude. "According to the above description, it is a wrong perception to regard this Luoyan as Wasanbon. However, because there are also delicious Luoyan made with Wasanbon in the world, so let's not think too seriously here, just say 'it will be wrong. Meaning 'Okay." "Wrong meaning..." Kira muttered with a dazed expression, and Aoi continued, "Then, please eat this plate of dried fruit next!"