Page 164 Yoshio: We will now begin Yoshio: the first round of the Ajiou Cuisine Group Grand Prix Contest! (on Yoshio's suit): Master of Italian Cooking / Marui Yoshio (on the big sign above the contestant's heads): [partially hidden by panel] isine Group Grand Prix Contest
Yoshio: The theme of the dish is seafood curry! Yoshio: One of these four chefs will be eliminated in this first round!
Yoshio: The time limit is two hours! Yoshio: The match will end at exactly twelve o'clock, at which time, the judges will judge the dishes!
Yoshio: I wish all the contestants good luck! Yoshio: Please proceed to your cooking stations!
Page 165 Kazuya: Hmm... I heard that you're in charge of the French cuisine within the Ajiou Group. Kazuya: I look forward to seeing you in action.
Shimonaka: Senpai, if you were still in your prime, Shimonaka: you would've been the person in charge, instead of me.
Shimonaka: Alas, your skills have become rusty after long periods of unuse, Shimonaka: I wonder how much of a threat you are to me.
Kazuma: Youichi! Kazuma: This is it!
Kazuma: I'm gonna pay ya back for defeatin' me last time! Kazuma: I'll wipe the floor with ya!
Youichi: Okay! Youichi: I'm excited too.
Kazuma: Excited!? Kazuma: Why you! Let's see ya be "excited" after the match! Yoshio: And with that...
Yoshio: Begin!!
Page 166 Kazuma: Ho! Kazuma: My preparations are all done!
Kazuma: The ingredients for my dish were assembled so nicely. Kazuma: I don't even need two hours.
Kazuma: In fact, what I'm interested in Kazuma: is who's gonna be eliminated first.
Page 167 Kazuma: First is Kazuma: Konishi Kazuya!
Kazuma: He's the guy who clashed with Ajiou and was kicked out of the company. He was known as the foremost genius when it came to meat dishes. Kazuma: He's super-skilled in meat dishes, but how will that help him make a seafood curry?
Kazuma: ... Ho... Kazuma: He has lots of kinds of shellfish on display.
Kazuma: The rich variety of seafood ingredients will give off the waftin' scent of the seashore. Kazuma: In other words, a super traditional seafood curry!
Kazuma: Just by lookin' at the colour of his roux and smellin' the aroma, I can tell he's usin' a carefully measured spice blend. Kazuma: I'm expectin' it'll smell awesome.
Kazuma: Even though he's from a different field of cookin', he's still someone to look out for in this match. Kazuma: This guy's not bad at all.
Page 168 Kazuya: If it isn't one of the brats. Kazuya: He's looking at his competition with that arrogant face.
Kazuya: Sakai Kazuma, huh... Kazuya: First it was Youichi, now that brat too. The number of kids just keep on increasing.
Kazuya: But since it's a kid, Kazuya: why don't I show off a little as my dish is coming together nicely?
Kazuya: This match isn't all about just curry! Kazuya: The key is the rice!
Kazuya: It's something that the majority of Japanese people eat everyday, Kazuya: which means how you deal with rice is the most important aspect of this match!
Kazuya: This rice isn't normal steamed rice, Kazuya: it's been fried with butter!
Kazuya: To that, I add the deciding factor, Kazuya: wine!
Kazuya: Then, to prevent dullness of flavour, Kazuya: I add basil as well!
Kazuya: The ingredients for the curry are added to the roux early and simmered slowly. Kazuya: The resulting umami flavor of the seafood will produce the best curry!
Kazuya: Scared yet, Kazuya: kid!?
Page 169 Kazuma: Hmph...!!
Kazuma: Okay, next is... Kazuma: the representative of the Cuisine Group, Shimonaka Motoyuki.
Kazuma: He's using kinmedai*. TL Note: Translates as golden-eyed sea bream. Google for more info. Kazuma: Is he gonna be keepin' it whole in his seafood curry?
Kazuma: It's a given that white fish go well with curries. Kazuma: The curry spices eliminate the fishy smell, leavin' only the delicious flavour!
Kazuma: As expected of a senior chef. Kazuma: He's making good use of his ingredients like Konishi-han*. TL Note: "-han" is the Kansai dialect equivalent of "-san", which is a polite honorific suffix for a stranger or acquaintance.
Kazuma: Now to check on his roux...
Kazuma: Hm!?
Page 170 Kazuma: What is that!?
Kazuma: That's coconut milk!! / He blended desiccated coconut and coriander in a mixer to make coconut milk!! [TL: Wonder why he didn't buy a can of the milk instead]
Motoyuki: It's great that you realised it. Motoyuki: As expected on a kid chef who's selected to appear in this GP contest.
Kazuma: Grr!
Motoyuki: I'll stir this coconut milk Motoyuki: into the roux!!
Page 171 Motoyuki: This will create the perfect body and flavor for the roux. Motoyuki: The roux will then impart the ultimate flavor to the kinmedai!
Motoyuki: It's important not to depend on the merits of the base ingredients alone. Motoyuki: It's what you do to those high-quality ingredients that count.
Kazuma: That's what you can expect from a high ranking chef from the Cuisine Group. Kazuma: Though it appears haphazard, he's paying close attention to the ingredients and their cooking.
Kazuma: Interestin'! Kazuma: Yer definitely a tough one!
Kazuma: This is the contest hosted by the Ajiou Group after all! Kazuma: If I win, it'll prove my worth to be here!
Page 172 Kazuma: Now, Youichi! Kazuma: Yer the one that stands out in this contest!
Kazuma: What are ya gonna do? Kazuma: How are ya gonna make things fun for me!?
Kazuma: Hm?
Kazuma: Eh...
Kazuma: What?
Kazuma: Nyahahahaha!!! Kazuma: Nyahahahahahahaha!! [TL: feel free to add or delete as many 'ha' as you need]
Page 173 Youichi: What? Youichi: Is there something weird on me?
Kazuma: The weird one is you, Youichi!! Kazuma: Is that yer curry!?
Kazuma: Yer ingredient is just one squid!! Kazuma: Ya don't have any strategy for yer roux at all!!
Kazuma: And ya say you'll beat me!? Kazuma: Yer taking cooking too lightly, aren't 'cha!?
Youichi: Hehe~ Youichiu: Is that what it was? Kazuma: What!?
Page 174 Youichi: Don't worry, I have a big plan! Youichi: It's just that you can't see it until the end of the match!
Kazuma: Hmph! Kazuma: Yer full of confidence even when yer out of ideas, aren't 'cha?
Youichi: Oh, yes I am. Youichi: SInce I'm gonna win after all.
Youichi: What about your curry that you're so confident with, huh!? Youichi: You've been observing other people's cooking all this while, haven't you?
Youichi: Are you that confident that Youichi: you aren't going to be booted out in this first round?
Kazuma: Ha! Kazuma: You dummy!
Kazuma: Look at this! Kazuma: The finest quality spiny lobster!!
Page 175 Kazuma: It's on a whole 'nother level to yer squid. Kazuma: The flesh will melt in the judges' mouths.
Youichi: Ohhh? Youichi: Didn't Shimonaka-san say that cooking isn't just about ingredients?
Youichi: Your curry roux doesn't look any different. Youichi: You won't win this round with just a spiny lobster.
Kazuma: Heh! Kazuma: Ya need glasses then!
Youichi: ...Wha-
Kazuma: The fact that ya can't see my plan Kazuma: means that it's you who should be worrying about losin' this first round.
Youichi: ... What? Youichi: What is it!?
Youichi: Where is the plan? Youichi: What is he doing in his curry that's different!?
Page 176 Youichi: The spiny lobster... Youichi: you removed the brains of the lobster!!
Youichi: There should be roe as well, but Youichi: there isn't any!!
Youichi: Why!? Youichi: What did you do with them!?
Youichi: You added them to the roux!? Youichi: You added the brain and roe into the roux to bring out the seafood umami flavor, didn't you!?
Page 177 Kazuma: Correct! Kazuma: Yer good, spottin' that!
Kazuma: They'll give body and the aroma of the sea to the roux. Kazuma: The subtle sweetness of the lobster coupled with the umami flavor will delight the judges' tastebuds!
Kazuma: My curry's the best! Kazuma: I'll win no matter what plan ya have, Youichi!
Youichi: ... Youichi: You really are a thorn.
Youichi: But I won't lose! Youichi: The match begins now, Kazuma!
Yoshio: You now have Yoshio: thrity minutes left!
Yoshio: This is the time to think about plating up your curries! Yoshio: You'll also need to prepare a salad sidedish!
Page 178 Kazuma: ...Wha- Kazuma: What is he schemin'?
Yoshio: What's wrong, Youichi? Why aren't you chopping up your salad!?
Yoshio: Even if your squid curry is deliciously prepared, the salad is an integral part of the dish! Yoshio: Without the salad, the judges will definitely mark you down!!
Youichi: Don't worry, Marui-occhan*! [TL: "-occhan" is a childish way to saying "-ossan", which is an informal honorific suffix for a middle-aged man] Youichi: My salad is all ready! I just have to wash with water and strain it!
Yoshio: What!?
Page 179 Yoshio: That's... Yoshio: a seaweed salad!!
Yoshio: Ao-nori*, [TL: Green seaweed] Yoshio: ko-nori*, and [TL: shredded seaweed] Yoshio: tosaka-nori*! [TN: Red algae - Meristotheca papulosa]
Yoshio: I see! It's a salad that uses the bounty of the sea! Yoshio: It's simple to make, yet miles apart from the other salads!
Kazuma: Youichiii!
Yoshio: Time's up! Yoshio: Serve up your curries!!
Page 182 Audience: What the heck is that!? Audience: That's just one squid, isn't it!?
Kazuma: Youichi!
Ajiou: Fufu... Ajiou: He's done it again.
Ajiou: But, one of them Ajiou: will be eliminated from this round.
Ajiou: Now then, Ajiou: who will it be?
Yoshio: With that, Yoshio: please bring your dishes to the centre table for the judges! https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/42310Translation: Mister Ajikko 432016-03-03T14:42:15+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comImage 143 Mister Ajikko Chapter 8 Squid Curry [tn: chapter 43 overall] ※In the picture, there are faces of members of STUDIO SID. How many do you know? (Answers are at the bottom)
Upside down text at the bottom: Terasawa (the left sand cloud), Kurabata (the sand below the crab), Shidaya (the rock on the right), Hayashi (the bubble above the rock), Kozue-chan (the crab)
Image 144 Youichi: Adding the feet of the turban shells to the curry roux...
Youichi: will bring out the savoriness of the flavor of the sea!
Youichi: With this, / the roux is complete!
Youichi: All that's left Youichi: is to choose the things to go into the curry!
Youichi: Alright! I'll head back to the fish market, Youichi: and try to pick them out myself.
Banner: Central Wholesale Market
Image 145 Youichi: Hmm... what should I go with? Youichi: There are so many varieties, I can't choose.
Fishmonger: Hey, kid, are you gonna buy? Fishmonger: All of the fish here are fresh, ya know.
Youichi: So annoying~ Youichi: and I'm not a kid~
Youichi: That's...
Youichi: Konishi Kazuya!!
Youichi: He came here after all, huh... Youichi: This market is the largest around this area.
Kazuya: Blue mussels, asari, scallops, and... T/N Note: Asari is the Japanese name for the species of clam Venerupis philippinarum. Kazuya: Include those prawns and crabs as well.
Image 146 Another fishmonger: You alright, mister? Can you carry'em? Youichi: How...
Youichi: I see, Konishi-san got a lot of types of shellfish. Youichi: He's probably planning to make a shellfish curry.
Youichi: Oh, another one.
Youichi: It's Shimonaka-san this time! Billboard in the background: Turban shells
Bodyguard: We've searched in the other markets, and Bodygaurd: we believe that this place sells the best of what you're looking for.
Motoyuki: Hmph... Sign next to fish: Kinmedai T/N Note: Golden-eyed snapper (Beryx splendens)
Motoyuki: The color, luster, shape and springiness are all fine. Motoyuki: This place really is the best.
Motoyuki: Give me all these kinmedai! Motoyuki: These ones that are all lined up!
Image 147 Youichi: Kinmedai... a white fish! Youichi: I've heard about it before... white fish matches really well with curry! Handwritten text: What's this kid doing?
Bodyguard: Get them to the refrigerated truck, quickly! Bodyguard: We mustn't let the freshness degrade even a litte bit!
Youichi: They're even using a refrigerated truck. Youichi: They're rich...!!
Youichi: Konishi-san is using a lavish amount of shellfish in his curry. Youichi: Shimonaka-san is using a white fish in his seafood curry.
Youichi: I don't see Kazuma around, but Youichi: he may have already bought his.
Youichi: What should I Youichi: use as my main ingredient?
Youichi: Prawns.
Youichi: Asari.
Youichi: Blue mussels.
Image 148 Youichi: If it's fish, there's hundreds or even thousands of types. Youichi: Which of them should I use!?
Fishmonger 1: Hey!
Fishmonger 1: Don't go fiddling with my merchandise for no reason! Fishmonger 1: What happens if you ruin its freshness?!
Fishmonger 1: This isn't a place for children! Fishmonger 1: This isn't a playground, go home, go home!
Youichi: Why you...!
Fishmonger 2: You idiot! Fishmonger 1: Wha-
Fishmonger 2: How rude can you be?! Fishmonger 2: A child is still a customer!
Fishmonger 2: The child from before Fishmonger 2: bought a splendid spiny lobster from us, right?
Youichi: Mister, about that child...! Fishmonger 2: Hmm!?
Fishmonger 2: Oh, you know him? Fishmonger 2: He had a protruding tooth around here, spoke with a Kansai dialect and was really lively.
Youichi: That's Kazuma!
Image 149 Youichi: He's gonna use spiny lobster in his curry! / But spiny lobster isn't a regular ingredient in curry! / What kind of curry could he be making?!
Youichi: Konishi-san's using shellfish, Shimonaka-san's using white fish, and now Kaqzuma is using spiny lobster! Youichi: If I don't use something original and surprising, I won't stand a chance at winning!
Youichi: Mister! Youichi: Other than shellfish, fish and prawns, is there anything you recommend today?
Fishmonger 2: Not fish, shellfish or prawns... Fishmonger 2: Hmm...
Fishmonger 2: What you want is squid then! Fishmonger 2: They're huge, the flesh is springy, it's our best produce!
Youichi: Squid, huh!
Fishmonger 2: Yup! You won't get such quality squid anywhere else! Fishmonger 2: Curry you make with this will definitely stand out!
Youichi: Mister, give me fifty squids! Fishmonger 2: Fifty it is!
Image 150 Sign: Hinode Eatery
Youichi: Hmm, that mister was right, the squids are thick, fleshy and look wonderful. Youichi: It'll be a really good ingredient for curry.
Youichi: Okay, time to get serious! Youichi: It's my turn to show the skill of Ajiyoshi Youichi!
Image 151 Youichi: To the roux that smells of the seashore thanks to the turban shells, Youichi: I'll add the squid.
Youichi: Scoop some rice next to it...
Youichi: Mum! Youichi: It's time for you to taste-test.
Mum: It's delicious!
Mum: The squid is tender and sweet, and fits perfectly with the roux! Mum: I didn't know squid goes so well with curry.
Mum: The aroma of the seashore is really coming out as well. Mum: This seafood curry definitely brings to mind an image of the sea!
Youichi: Yeah, Youichi: you're right!
Image 152 Youichi: It was pure coincidence that I discovered squid as an ingredient. Youichi: The fact that squid goes so well with curry is a big discovery!
Mum: Even the rice that you used for the curry is cooked nicely, Mum: it's fluffy soft, and wonderful.
Youichi: Rice... Youichi: The rice!?
Mum: ...? Mum: What's wrong, Youichi!?
Youichi: The roux has the bounty of the sea packed into it, Youichi: the ingredients I put into it gave it the best seafood flavor.
Youichi: But this rice... Youichi: This rice doesn't fit in with the curry!
Mum: Ehh!?
Image 153 Youichi: The rice doesn't have the flavor of the sea at all! Youichi: I can't call this rice part of seafood curry!
Mum: The rice... Mum: doesn't have the flavor of the sea, you said?
Mum: But there's nothing you can do about it, right? Mum: It's something that can't be helped.
Mum: The only way you could get the flavor of the sea into the rice is if you steamed the rice in the roux. Mum: But if you did that, you'd get in something akin to watery porridge.
Mum: Nobody would think that that's delicious, Mum: much less even eat it.
Youichi: Right, there's no way I'm steaming rice in that way. Youichi: But it's necessary for the rice to have that flavor!
Youichi: I need the rice to be packed with the scent of the seashore somehow! Youichi: That's the essence of a seafood curry!
Image 154 Mum: Hmm~
Mum: Unreasonable. Mum: You're being unrealistic. Mum: Time and again, why must you always aim for such perfection~
Youichi: Mum. Youichi: Take a look.
Mum: Wow~ Mum: The squid smells really good.
Youichi: If a steak has all those juices in it, Youichi: then squid might produce a large amount of savoriness of the sea.
Youichi: The savoriness has to permeate the rice. Youichi: If not, the seafood curry won't have any meaning.
Mum: You're right. Mum: It's as you said.
Image 155 Youichi: But... Youichi: How will I do that?
Youichi: How will I get the savoriness of the squid Youichi: to soak into the rice perfectly!?
Youichi: I got it! Youichi: If I use that method...
Youichi: it'll probably work! Youichi: The umami flavor of the squid will envelop the rice completely!
Image 156 Mum: Dumping rice onto a frying pan... Mum: Are you frying rice? How is that related to the squid?
Mum: Curry powder!?
Image 157 Youichi: Okay! Youichi: Done frying!
Mum: What is... this is just dry curry, isn't it? Mum: Where is the umami flavor hiding in there?
Youichi: Hehe~ Youichi: The umami flavor-adding starts now! This is the curcial moment!
Youichi: Take that squid over there.
Mum: This?
Image 158 Mum: What is he thinking of...!?
Youichi: Ah, wait! Youichi: Don't slice it, Mum!
Youichi: I'll use Youichi: the squid whole!
Mum: What did you say!?
Image 159 Youichi: I did it, it's perfectly done! Youichi: This is my seafood curry!
Youichi: Yahoo~ Youichi: I did it~ I did it~
Mum: Seafood... Mum: curry?
Mum: I can that there's seafood, and there's curry, but Mum: where's the rice that's essential to the dish!?
Youichi: Rice? Youichi: Did you say rice?
Youichi: Look at this, Mum!
Image 160 Mum: Ah... Mum: AHH!
Mum: That dry curry is... Mum: inside the squid!?
Youichi: Okay, Mum, time to taste-test! Youichi: Have a bite!
Image 161 Mum: Gulp.
Mum: Delicious!
Mum: The umami from the squid has perfectly diffused through the rice! Mum: The rice itself is superbly packed with the umami flavor of the sea!
Image 162 Mum: The squid is wonderfully tender as well!
Mum: The feet of the turban shells has given the roux a marvelous aroma of the sea.
Mum: The roux, squid and rice have combined and... Mum: their flavors all melt together in my mouth.
Mum: The roux, ingredients and rice all give out the aroma of the sea. They meld together to form a harmonious flavor. Mum: This is definitely it! Youichi-style seafood curry!
Youichi: This is it!? No way, it all starts from here! Youichi: I need to give it my all... / No matter what it takes, I'll advance to the next round!! https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/42189Translation: Mister Ajikko 422016-01-08T10:34:15+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comPage 123 Mister Ajikko Chapter 7 Chef Grand Prix
Page 124 Youichi: Yawn
Mum: Youichi!
On the Letter Top left: The 28th / Ajiou Cuisine Group Chef Grand Prix Contest Bigger font in the middle: Invitation Text inside the box: Mr. Ajiyoshi Youichi Bold text on the bottom right corner: Ajiou Cuisine Group
Mum: Big news!
Youichi: Ajiou Cuisine Group... Youichi: Chef Grand Prix Contest?!
Youichi: An annual established public competition among chefs! Youichi: On behalf of the Culinary Research Group, the best chefs have been selected from all over the country to compete in a cooking competition! At the end, it'll decide the best young chef!
Youichi: Why are they inviting me? Mum: You've been selected?!
Youichi: This is problematic. Youichi: Who else has been invited?
Page 125 Youichi: What?!
Youichi: The chef-in-charge of French cuisine at the Ajiou Cuisine Group, Shimonaka Motoyuki!
Youichi: Sakai Kazuma from Osaka!
Youichi: And from Kyushu, Youichi: Konishi Kazuya!
Mum: Wow! Mum: Other than Mr. Shimonaka, you've fought the other two before, haven't you?
(flashback) Kazuma: Plain ol' curry... (flashback) Kazuma: ... you said?
(flashback) Kazuma: The one who's gonna win this is me, Sakai Kazuma!! (flashback) Kazuma: If Ajiyoshi Youichi is Japan's #1, then I'm the world's #1!!
(flashback) Kazuya: Kid!! Just what kind of trick does that plate of yours have!!
(flashback) Kazuya: Look!! Just look at your steak!!
Page 126 Youichi: Aha... Youchi: Hahaha...
Mum: Hold on, Youichi... Mum: You can't possibly be thinking of accepting?!
Youichi: Eh?
Mum: Don't "eh" me!! Mum: You have an eatery to run, not to mention school!
Youichi: But, Mum... Youichi: Kazuma and Konishi will be there!
Mum: ...
Youichi: This is awesome! I get to compete with those two again! Youichi: It's also a personal invitation from old man Ajiou!
Youichi: I'll leave the eatery to you! TIny bubble: [I can't read that tiny bubble] Youichi: I've already made up my mind! Mum: Youichi!
Mum: What am I going to do with him...
Page 127 Sign on building: Ajiou Building
Kazuya: As expected, Kazuya: I knew we would meet again.
Motoyuki: You're the boy who got famous from that spaghetti match with Marui. Motoyuki: I've heard rumors about you.
Motoyuki: Please go easy on me.
Youichi: ...
Youichi: ... Youichi: Kazuma!!
Page 128 Kazuma: I said it before, a second loss is not in my dictionary! Kazuma: This time, I'll won't lose to ya, ya hear me?! I'm the genius!
Youichi: ... Youichi: Ah, okay.
Youichi: Relax! Youichi: Your cute protruding tooth still hasn't changed at all!
Youichi: I told you, it's a fang! Youichi: Ah, I forgot. Kazuya: Okay, okay, enough you two.
Kazuya: The ceremony's starting.
Ajiou: Ladies and gentelmen, thank you all for coming. Ajiou: I officially open the 28th Ajiou Cuisine Group Grand Prix Contest!
Page 129 Ajiou: The four participants are well-known to you all. Ajiou: Their skill and their passion in cooking will be judged! From here on, please cheer for your favourite chef!
Ajiou: Thy will make three dishes!! Ajiou: Their three dishes will be judged based on their merits, and by doing so, the winner will be chosen.
Ajiou: But, Ajiou: there is one strict rule!!
Ajiou: This competition uses the system of musical chairs! Ajiou: In other words, in the first cook-off, the creator of the worst performing dish will be eliminated! They will not be given the right to cook in the next round!
Ajiou: Then, on the second round, another chef will be eliminated! Ajiou: The finals will be a one-on-one match!
Ajiou: The winner of the finals will be Ajiou: the top chef and receive the greatest honor!
Kazuma: Interestin'!
Page 130 Marui: And so, Marui: I'll announce the theme for the first round of the contest!
Marui: The theme is curry!! Marui: However, this is not ordinary curry! It must contain products of the sea... in other words, a seafood curry!
Kazuma: Curry, huh? Kazuma: Smirk
Marui: The contest will take place in five days, here at the same time! Marui: The theme for the second round will be announced at the end of the first round!
Kazuma: Can I ask that big-nosed man somethin'? Audience: Big-nosed man?
Kazuma: Who's judging the food? Marui: They are people selected from the general public who're chosen by the Cuisine Group.
Kazuma: General public, huh... Kazuma: So, this won't favor Mr. Shimonaka, I hope.
Motoyuki: Hmph...!
Page 131 Kazuma: A cooking sudden death match! / The loser will not be able to compete in the next round; this is the iron rule!
Kazuma: How 'bout it? KAzuma: Are you scared yet?
Youichi: Not really. Youichi: I'm getting excited!
Kazuma: Huh.
Marui: The contest will be in five days!
Youichi: A seafood curry, huh...
Youichi: Normally, a seafood curry will have Youichi: Prawns, squid, crab, asari, fish, hamaguri and others are packed into roux. It creates a substantial umami flavor and body. TN: Asari and hamaguri are different species of clams.
Page 132 Youichi: Okay, first, I'll make the roux, Youichi: And decide on the main ingredients.
Youichi: Hmm... Youichi: That's a nice aroma.
Youichi: Prawns, squid, shellfish, fish, I've added all kinds of ingredients.
Youichi: Whether it's curry or soup, Youichi: it'll definitely bring out the best flavor.
Youichi: ... No good!!
Page 133 Youichi: It only tastes like a seafood-based accompaniment! Youichi: The seafood umami flavor hasn't entered to roux at all!
Youichi: So, what if I boil it for longer? Youichi: If I do that, the body of the ingredients should go into the roux!
Youichi: Still no good...!
Youichi: If I boil it for too long, the fish meat becomes mushy!
Youichi: The prawns and others too... Youichi: They become too tough to eat!
Page 134 Youichi: Dammit all! Youichi: I can't do it like this!
Youichi: I've got all the main ingredients here but, Youichi: I haven't found a way to bring out the seafood umami flavor!
Youichi: If I boil it to bring out the flavor, the meat will toughen. / If I don't boil it, the umami flavor won't be brought out. Youichi: What should I do?!
Youichi: The key point of seafood curry is that the roux should have the umami flavor of seafood. Youichi: That's why there has to be seafood to get that umami flavor in the roux!
Youichi: Alright.
Mum: Youichi! Mum: Where are you going?!
Youichi: To the fish market!
Page 135 Youichi: Hmm...
Fishmonger: What'cha doing here? Fishmonger: Lookin' fer sumthin'?
Fishmonger: Hmm... Fishmonger: Sumthin' that doesn't break down or toughen up when boiled, while still giving flavor to the soup, huh...
Fishmonger: Don't think there's anything like that, son. Fishmonger: When ya boil sumthin', whether it'll break down or the umami flavor comes out, it's one or the other, right?
Fishmonger: Listen, boy. Fishmonger: Cooking seafood by boilin' is hard.
Fishmonger: When ya boil sumthin' for a long time, the texture of the ingredients will definitely change, wont it? Fishmonger:
Youichi: Huh...
Page 136 Youichi: There really isn't any, huh... Youichi: What should I do now?
Fisherman: Oi! Fisherman: It's all done!
Youichi: What? Youichi: What are they doing?
Youichi: It's the smell of grilled turban shells! Youichi: They're grilling them while they're still in the shells!
Page 137 Fisherman: Oi, you there! Fisherman: Come over and eat with us!
Youichi: No, Youichi: No, thank you, I'm...
Fisherman: Don't be shy! Fisherman: We have plenty of turban shells.
Youichi: Oh, really... Youichi: Don't mind if I do!
Youichi: Wow! Youichi: Delicious!
Page 138 Fisherman: Drink up the juices left inside too. Fisherman: That's the most delicious part.
Youichi: Okay!
Youichi: You're right! Youichi: It's still...
Youichi: The juices left in the turban shell... Youichi: The delicious juice left behind after eating the meat...
Youichi: I got it! Youichi: This is it!
Youichi: Can I have these turban shells? Youichi: I'll pay!
Fisherman : Oh, sure! Fisherman: How many? Ten? Thirty?
Page 139 Youichi: Nope. Youichi: I want fifty!
Fisherman: Fifty?! Fisherman: What are you gonna do with so many? You can't finish them all!
Youichi: I'm not gonna eat them! Youichi: I'm gonna use them to give body to the curry roux!
FIsherman: Curry?! Fisherman: Using turban shells as an ingredient for curry?! I've never heard of it before!
Youichi: Thanks a lot! Fisherman: He said 'curry', right? FIsherman: Is he serious?
Page 140 Mum: Coming back home all of a sudden with a bagful of turban shells... Mum: What are you going to do with so many?
Mum: Separating the flesh from the foot, Mum: Are you going to add the meat to the roux?
Youichi: Nope!
Youichi: These feet Youichi: I'll use them like offal and put them into the roux!
Mum: Ehh?! Mum: What did you say?!
Page 141 Mum: If you do that, the roux will become bitter and sharp... Mum: That kind of curry won't be edible!
Youichi: That's not true! Youichi: The feet of these turban shells will perfect the body of the roux.
Youichi: This is the perfect seafood curry!
Youichi: Okay, Mum! Youichi: Try it!
Mum: ...
Page 142 Mum: It's delicious! Mum: The aroma of the sea has permeated throughout the curry roux!
Mum: Also, adding offal would usually bring a bitter taste and make it unpalatable, but Mum: the spices have totally removed that bitterness!
Youichi: Hehe!
Youichi: I mix the offal and curry powder into some water and boiled it lightly. Youichi: Then I strained the mixture and made a roux with the aroma and body of the sea!
Youichi: Now that I've made the roux, it's time for the main ingredients! Youichi: It's time for another visit to the fish market!https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/41408Translation: Mister Ajikko 412015-06-10T20:37:12+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comMister Ajikko Volume 5 Chapter 6 Cover for Ten-Don
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Youichi: Okay! / It's finally the day of the match with Tensei!
Youichi: Let's go all out, Kou-chan! Youichi: Let's show that old man our impressive skill!
Youichi: Mum! Youichi: Are the ingredients all done?!
Youichi: Alright! Youichi: Let's do the final check.
Youichi: Prawns!
Youichi: Cuttlefish!
Youichi: Scallop!
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Youichi: Perilla!
Youichi: Gingko nuts!
Youichi: ... Lastly, pumpkin!
Mum: It'll be fine. Mum: Everything's prepared!
Youichi: And this... Youichi: This ginger will be important!
Koutarou: Ginger?! Mum: That's for... Ah! As a garnish, right?
Youichi: Is that what you think? Youichi: Ehehehe.
Youichi: Anyhow, let's be off! Youichi: There's no telling what's gonna happen during the match!
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Tensei Owner: Hoh! Tensei Owner: As promised, you came!
Tensei Owner: I thought you'd give up after all this time. Tensei Owner: Are you here to beg for forgiveness?
Youichi: Grrr...
Youichi: Anyways, Gramps! Youichi: The promise!
Youichi: If I manage to impress you with my ten-don... Youichi: You'll allow Kou-chan to work here again!
Tensei Owner: Fufufu Tensei Owner: Fine with me.
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Youichi: Okay, I'll whip it up in a flash! Tensei Owner: Hold your horses.
Tensei Owner: If I said your ten-don was bad, would you be able to accept it?
Tensei Owner: In just one hour, this restaurant will be packed. Tensei Owner: Your ten-don's success will be decided by the customers.
Everyone: What?!
Tensei Owner: The customers here come regularly so they're the ones who know the taste of tendon the best. Tensei Owner: It's up to you to satisfy their tongues!
Tensei Owner: What now, boy? Tensei Owner: Do you accept the challenge?
Youichi: Of course I do! Youichi: In just one hour, I'll show you the best ten-don ever!
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Tensei Owner: Fufufu.
Tensei Owner: Stupid boy.
Tensei Owner: My ten-don has a flavor that's been cultivated for 50 years. Tensei Owner: There's no way you'll beat the technique or the topping!
Tensei Owner: How close can you get... Tensei Owner: to the taste of my ten-don?
Tensei Owner: Alright boy, it's nearly time! Tensei Owner: Put up your menu!
Mum: Okay
On the paper: New menu / Jumbo Ten-Don
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Tensei Owner: Oh... a jumbo ten-don, huh? Tensei Owner: The name is certainly flashy.
Customer: Hello, Sei-san.
Customer: Today's the day of the match, right? Customer: What kind of dish are you serving?
Tensei Owner: Today's dish is that jumbo ten-don. On the paper: New menu / Jumbo Ten-don Tensei Owner: That's the only things we're serving today.
Customer: Oh? Customer: Then I'll have that!
Customers: Finally! Customers: Sei-san, are you in?
Customer: Ho, a new menu? Customer: I'll have that jumbo ten-don. Customer: Me too!
Tensei Owner: Are you prepared yet, boy?! Tensei Owner: I hope your dish goes well!
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SFX: sizzle
Tensei Owner: Wha-
Tensei Owner: Kakiage?! Tensei Owner: Not only that, it's a super sized kakiage!
Tensei Owner: I see! The topping isn't fried individually, so there's no technique involved! Tensei Owner: Rather, the kakiage is a mix of all the ingredients!
Tensei Owner: And this volume!
Tensei Owner: This is...
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Tensei Owner: He's adding more batter on top of each other to create layers! Tensei Owner: With this, the heat can reach the insides of the super-sized kakiage!
Tensei Owner: Very clever, boy! Tensei Owner: I see now you're not all talk!
Tensei Owner: But that's not enough! Tensei Owner: Your plans for the topping and tare sauce isn't good enough!
Tensei Owner: The true ten-don has so much technique and experience backing it up! Tensei Owner: One taste from the customers is all that's needed to expose you!
Tensei Owner: As I thought, you're just a newbie, boy! Tensei Owner: That ten-don has an unbelievable flaw!
Youichi: What?!
Tensei Owner: There's no way you can fit a lid on top of that absurdly thick kakiage! Tensei Owner: A ten-don without a lid... that's a fatal mistake!
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Tensei Owner: The ten-don's lid isn't just for show! / In that single minute it takes for the dish to reach the customers... / The steam inside heats up the rice! The tare sauce spreads! The tempura becomes crispy!
Tensei Owner: Those are what decides the flavor of ten-don! Tensei Owner: Your ten-don is nothing but an imitation!
Youichi: That's it? Youichi: That's what you're excited about?
Tensei Owner: ...What?!
Youichi: For the lid... Youichi: I can just do this!
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SFX: voila
Youichi: To act as a lid... Youichi: the foundation layer of the kakiage is good enough!
Tensei Owner: Wha...?! Youichi: Okay, send it out! Youichi: The rest are coming soon!
Mum: Sorry for the wait!
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Customer: Wow... Customer: Amazing! I've never seen such a thick kakiage!
Customer: Ehh?!
Customer: There's a lot of heat... Customer: There's so much steam!
Customer: Delicious! Customer: The tempura is fluffy! The rice is perfectly steamed! Awesome!!
Tensei Owner: WHAT...?!
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Tensei Owner: HOW?! Tensei Owner: How can a lidless ten-don achieve this?! This fluffiness!!
Tensei Owner: That's it! Tensei Owner: The part that's acting as the lid... it's because of its flatness!
Tensei Owner: That boy made the first layer touch the surface of the wok! Tensei Owner: By doing that, he made that layer flat and able to act as a lid!
Tensei Owner: With that as a lid, the rice and other ingredients are all moist and fluffy! Tensei Owner: By not letting the heat escape, the ten-don became extremely tasty!
Tensei Owner: But, Tensei Owner: That's as far as you go, boy!
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Tensei Owner: You still have obstacles! Tensei Owner: Yes, the tare sauce!
Tensei Owner: I'll congratulate you on the idea of the super-size kakiage. Tensei Owner: However!
Tensei Owner: The thickness prevents the tare sauce from reaching the insides! Tensei Owner: The outside may be tasty but the insides will be flavorless!
Tensei Owner: The first bite doesn't matter! Tensei Owner: The following bites will be your downfall!
Customer: It really is a huge kakiage.
Customer: Yum! Delicious! CUstomer: This flavor of the tare! Sweet and spicy, so good!!
Tensei Owner: HOW?! Tensei Owner: How did the tare get to the insides?!
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Youichi: It's thanks to Youichi: these black cubes!
Tensei Owner: What are these?
Tensei Owner: This is tare... Tensei Owner: This is tare that's been solidified using gelatin!
Youichi: I added them to the batter! Youichi: Then, while it's being fried, the tare inside will melt and spread all over!
Youichi: Hehe--
Tensei Owner: Who is this boy?!
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Customer: The frying technique and the sauce is delicious! Customer: What about the other ingredients?
Customer: This is... prawn.
Customer: So good! Customer: The sweetness of the prawn is subtle yet delicious!
Customer: This is cuttlefish.
Customer: It's fluffy, yet also springy! I can't get enough of it!
Customer: This is scallop.
Customer: The scallop is full of savory juices. Customer: My mouth is filled with it.
Customer: There's so much fresh seafood in it. Customer: It's all tender, moist, and I can pull out whatever and it's all delicious!
Customer: This is perilla leaf.
Customer: What a refreshing fragrance... Customer: It really washes away the oily aftertaste.
Customer: This is pumpkin!
Customer: This is gingko nut!
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Customer: ?
Customer: What is this? Customer: This prickling on my tongue and my appetite being stimulated...
Customer: It's ginger! Customer: There's minced ginger added to the tempura!
Customer: What a wonderful meal! Customer: The ginger, which is added to the abundant variety of ingredients, increases the appetite to create the ultimate ten-don!
Customer: Tensei always uses extra-large tiger prawns, whiting, shiitake and perilla leaves... Customer: Each of them used a different technique to fry and the tare is wonderul.
Customer: This kakiage don doesn't really have amazing ingredients but, Customer: In its simplicity, the volume and freshness shines through!
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Customer: As expected of Tensei's new menu! / I want to have this kakiage don from tomorrow onwards! Customer: Me too!
Tensei Owner: Boy... Tensei Owner: Let me taste that kakiage don!
Tensei Owner: Everyone! Tensei Owner: Listen to me!
Tensei Owner: The person who made this kakiage don was Tensei Owner: actually this boy right here!
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Customer: Ehh?! Tensei Owner: It was a bet. Tensei Owner: Thsi boy claimed that he could make a better then-don than mine!
Tensei Owner: I thought he wouldn't be able to do it. I was stubborn. Tensei Owner: But he did a remarkable job!
Tensei Owner: I applaud him! Tensei Owner: This unbelievable boy!
Customer: ... Customer: This boy? Customer: He really made this? Customer: Marvelous! Customer: Amazing!
Youichi: Umm... / About Kou-chan's job...
Tensei Owner: I'll keep my promise. Tensei Owner: It'll be good influence for my stubbornness.
Koutarou: Yes!
Youichi: Yay!!https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/41155Translation: Mister Ajikko 402015-03-26T17:19:31+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comMister Ajikko Volume 5 Chapter 5 Tare Sauce from Within
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Youichi: I can make it any time! Youichi: I'll show you that I can make a ten-don that's on par with Tensei's!
Tensei Owner: Fufufu...you talk big, boy. Tensei Owner: You got guts to pick a fight with Tensei.
Tensei Owner: But you can't make a ten-don with just guts and yelling. Tensei Owner: It requires a great deal of learning and training.
Tensei Owner: Frying techniques and making of the tare sauce are only a few of the skills required to make the dish. Tensei Owner: Sorry, boy, but a amateur like you have no chance of winning.
Customer: Tensei-san, are you in? Customer: A ten-don for me, please.
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Customer: Oh, why are you smiling like that? Tensei Owner: Oh, it's nothing...
Tensei Owner: Oh, right. Tensei Owner: Hira-chan, in two or three days, there will be an interesting ten-don match. Hira: ...Ten-don match?
Signboard: Hinode Eatery
Youichi: So, this is the bottom layer of the zabuton. Youichi: Starting from this point, I'll keep piling up the kakiage layer by layer!
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Youichi: With this... Youichi: the heat can reach the insides and it'll be the best super-thick kakiage ever.
Mum: But, Mum: will this method really allow heat to reach the insides?
Youichi: It'll be fine! Youichi: Leave it to me!
Youichi: On the top of the foundation, add the second layer of tempura.
Youichi: Then, while we're unsure whether the heat has reached the insides... Youichi: add the third layer!
Youichi: Then add a fourth layer...
Youichi: Right at the end, quickly flip the layers! Youichi: By doing this, the upper-most layers will cook completely!
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Youichi: It's done! Youichi: This is Youichi-style Super-Large Kakiage!
Youichi: Okay! Youichi: Try it, Kou-chan!
Koutarou: Hmm...
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Youichi: This has to work! Youichi: If it doesn't, then I'm out of options!
Koutarou: ...It's delicious! Koutarou: The insides are thoroughly cooked!
Koutarou: Also, the insides are light and well-fried. Koutarou: The outside and insides are well-balanced in taste; a superb kakiage!
Youichi: I did it!
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Koutarou: Honestly, Koutarou: this is a great idea.
Koutarou: Layering like a zabuton to allow each layer to cook through. Koutarou: Everything is cooked evenly, the ingredients are scattered everywhere, it even looks appealing!
Koutarou: With this super-large kakiage, Koutarou: you'll be able to stand a chance against Tensei!
Youichi: Okay, next to work on is the tare sauce for the kakiage... Youichi: We need to find a flavor that's suitable, Kou-chan!
Koutarou: A flavor, huh... Koutarou: Normally, we use katsuo, kombu and dashi, mixed with soy sauce and mirin. Lastly, add sugar to taste.
Youichi: If that's all, it'll be a cinch. Youichi: I'm a pro when it comes to such basic seasonings!
Youichi: Using my tongue to balance the seasonings... Youichi: I'll make a special sauce.
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Youichi: Taste the dish properly, Kou-chan! Youichi: This is just a trial, after all.
Koutarou: Okay!
Koutarou: Tasty! Koutarou: It's delicious!
Koutarou: An amazing well-rounded flavor! Koutarou: Not too sweet, not too spicy...
Koutarou: !!
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Koutarou: What's this?! Koutarou: The insides are totally flavorless!
Youichi: Ehh?! Youichi: Really?!
Youichi: The outsides are thoroughly covered with the sauce but... Youichi: there's not one bit of it on the insides!
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Koutarou: This is all due to the thickness of the kakiage.
Koutarou: No matter how much you pour, it'll only affect the outsides! Koutarou: The thickness of the kakiage prevents the sauce from reaching the insides.
Youichi: Dammit!
Youichi: Then, fry it for longer! Youichi: Frying it for longer...maybe the tare sauce will seep inside somehow!
Youichi: Still no good!
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Youichi: The coating is all soggy now! / Frying it for a longer time only made the coating into a gooey mess!
Youichi: The tare sauce won't reach the interior. / Longer frying time only made the tempura soggy. Youichi: I don't have any other options!
Youichi: So close! The tare sauce matched perfectly with the tempura... Youichi: But getting it to spread evenly everywhere is so difficult!
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Koutarou: You-chan, it's okay. Koutarou: I've decided to give up on going back to that restaurant.
Koutarou: From the start, I never had any talent. Koutarou: That's why the owner of Tensei only had me on cleaning duty.
Koutarou: When I head back to my hometown, I'll do something else. Koutarou: I...don't want to see you being sad.
Youichi: Who's sad?!
Youichi: There's no way I'm giving up! Youichi: There's definitely a way!
Youichi: The first step is to try! Youichi: It's still too early to give up!
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Youichi: There has to be something! Youichi: Never give up!
Youichi: Oh.
Youichi: Mum, there's no more coating! Youichi: Could you get some eggs from the fridge for me? Mum: Okay.
Mum: Ahh!
Koutarou: Auntie, are you alright? Mum: I'm sorry. Mum: Those falling eggs surprised me.
Youichi: Ahh... Youichi: The eggs are soaking the bag...
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Youichi: Seeping outwards from the inside...? Youichi: From the inside...going outwards!!
Youichi: That's it! Youichi: We can use that method!
Mum & Koutarou: Ehh?!
Youichi: Seasoning from the outside isn't the only way! Youichi: If we do it from the inside, it'll be okay!
Mum: What do you mean "from the inside"? How will you put tare sauce inside the tempura? Mum: Even if you managed it, when you fry it, it'll all come out!
Youichi: Well, wait and see!
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Mum: What in the world... Koutarou: What is he planning?
Koutarou: What!! Koutarou: What are these black cubes?!
Youichi: This is... Youichi: my secret weapon for the kakiage seasoning!
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Youichi: All right! Youichi: It's done!!
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Youichi: This kakiage... Youichi: definitely has seasoning all the way to the inside! Koutarou: Ehh?!
Youichi: If you think I'm kidding... Youichi: slice it in half!
Koutarou: Ah! Mum: Ahh!!
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Koutarou: Amazing! Koutarou: There's so much sauce inside!
Mum: How did you do it? Mum: How did you manage to put tare sauce inside the kakiage?!
Youichi: The secret was those black cubes from before. Youichi: Eat one and see.
Koutarou: I get it! Koutarou: You used gelatin to turn the sauce into jelly!
Youichi: Exactly!
Youichi: I turned the tare sauce into jelly and mixed it with the ingredients! Youichi: While it was being fried, the heat will melt the tare jelly and the sauce will spread throughout the kakiage!
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Mum: What a marvelous plan, Youichi! Mum: The super-large kakiage don will definitely have enough tare sauce to give it a wonderful flavor!
Koutarou: Alright, You-chan, I'll give Tensei a call! Youichi: All our preparations are done! Time for the match!
Youichi: Be careful, Gramps! Youichi: You'd better make that ten-don that you're so proud of! https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/41141Translation: Mister Ajikko 392015-03-22T12:30:37+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comMister Ajikko Volume 5 Chapter 4 Extra-large Kakiage
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Mum: Thank you for your patronage---! / Hello, Welcome---!! Mum: Thank you for coming---!!
Mum: Welcome!!
Mum: Oh! Mum: You're Koutarou-kun, aren't you?!
Mum: Youichi! It's your cousin, Koutarou-kun!
Youichi: Hey, long time no see. Youichi: It's been one year, hasn't it?!
Koutarou: Ahh... Koutarou: You're still as energetic as ever, You-chan.
Koutarou: Actually, Auntie... Koutarou: I came here to discuss something.
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Koutarou: Well, I was working at the tempura restaurant Tensei*... Koutarou: until I got fired yesterday. T/N Note: Restaurant name literally means "Heaven Star".
Mum: Ehh?! Youichi: How did that happen so suddenly?!
Mum: It's been half a year since you came to Tokyo... Mum: in order to learn the family business of tempura, and you've been working very hard, haven't you?
Mum: What... Mum: sort of failure did you commit?
Koutarou: Well, calling it a failure is an exaggeration. Koutarou: It truly was very trivial!
Customer: Uwa! Hot hot hot! Restaurant Owner: How dare you do that to a customer!
Restaurant Owner: You're fired! Restaurant Owner: Don't let me see you here again!
Mum: Wow...
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Mum: I heared that Tensei is a well-known restaurant... Mum: And that the owner is very strict.
Youichi: But that was too much! Youichi: That old man is really heartless if he fired a person for making a single blunder!
Koutarou: Well, he is who he is. Koutarou: I've already been here for six months...
Koutarou: for me to learn my craft, but... KOutarou: All I've done is cleaning. He never allowed me into the kitchen.
Youichi: What the hell! Youichi: There's no worth to working in a place like that! Mum: ...Youichi!
Koutarou: I don't want to go back home with things as they are. Koutarou: What do you think I should do?
Mum: I understand. Why don't we go back to the restaurant... Mum: and see whether we can work something out?
Koutarou: You didn't have to come, you know. Youichi: 'Course I do! Youichi: I have some words for that heartless Gramps!
Signboard: Tensei
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Tensei Owner: Not in a million years! Tensei Owner: I will not allow a second blunder like that to happen in my restaurant!
Tensei Owner: Go on home! Tensei Owner: If you stay here, it'll bring bad luck to my restaurant!
Youichi: Why you...
Mum: Tensei-san*, haven't you gone a bit too far? Mum: It's normal for a beginner to make one or two mistakes... T/N Note: It's common in Japan to call someone by their establishment's name if you don't know their name.
Tensei Owner: Hooo... Tensei Owner: Normal, you say, lady?
Tensei Owner: This restaurant is well-known all over the country and the best tempura restaurant. Tensei Owner: The difference between your restaurant and mine can't even be compared!
Tensei Owner: In this restaurant, we do things my way! Tensei Owner: I don't have to listen to the preaching of an owner of a simple eatery!
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Youichi: You think you're the best, old man?! Youichi: There's no difference between my eatery and your tempura restaurant!
Tensei Owner: Cheh... Tensei Owner: This is why I'm tired of low-class people.
Tensei Owner: Is that right? My restaurant is frequented by politicians, professors and famous idols. Tensei Owner: Your restaurant only serves to the layman. Our levels are different.
Youichi: What's with your talk about "difference" and "level"?! Youichi: There's good food and there's bad food! Likewise, there's good restaurants and bad ones!
Tensei Owner: Hoo... Tensei Owner: Are you saying you can make tempura that's more delicious than mine?
Youichi: I can make it any time! Youichi: You wanna have a match?!
Koutarou: Youichi, your mouth is getting the better of you again... Mum: Apologize, Youichi! Now! (Tiny bubble) Youichi: No.
Tensei Owner: Interesting! Well then. the dish we'll both make is Ten-don*! Tensei Owner: If you beat me, Koutarou can return! But if not, he'll be banished forever from this restaurant! T/N Note: Ten-don, also called tempura don, is dish consisting of a bowl filled with rice and topped with dishes cooked with tempura.
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Signboard: Hinode Eatery
Koutarou: Haa... Mum: Haaaaa...
Youichi: What's up with you two?! Youichi: It'll be fine! I'll whip up a ten-don that'll blow that restaurant out of the water!
Koutarou: You're taking thit too lightly! Koutarou: Tensei's ten-don is nearly impossible to imitate!
Koutarou: Have you ever eaten Tensei's ten-don before? Youichi: Nope.
Koutarou: It is... / exquisite! Koutarou: Indescribably delicious!
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Koutarou: Its ingredients are extra-large Japanese tiger prawns...
Koutarou: the freshest high-quality whiting...
Koutarou: while the vegetables consist of shiitake and... Koutarou: perilla leaves!
Koutarou: Furthermore, the cooking techniques are breath-taking!
Koutarou: In order to entrap the tastiness of the prawn flesh, the coating is made thick. Koutarou: The stick-fry technique!
Koutarou: The whiting's oiliness is suppressed and the freshness of the fish is emphasized. Koutarou: The thin-coat fry technique!
Koutarou: The vegetables are fried to become crunchy and look fluffy. Koutarou: The flower-fry technique!
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Koutarou: No matter which ingredent it is, all of them are fried to perfection to bring out the best possible taste! Koutarou: Moreover, the stick fry, thin-coat fry and the flower-fry techniques can't be taught overnight.
Koutarou: To learn just one of those techniques... Koutarou: within one or two years is definitely impossible!
Youichi: So, to learn all three techniques would need at least nine years... Youichi: Hmm...
Koutarou: The oil for frying is a secret of Tensei for a long time now. Koutarou: Only the best sesame seeds from all over the country are chosen to make the oil.
Koutarou: Even the tare sauce is made using a perfect combination of dashi stock, mirin, sugar and soy sauce. Koutarou: The flavor is subtle, neither too sweet nor too spicy.
Koutarou: Anyways, my words cannot express how delicious the dish is. Koutarou: What kind of ten-don will you make to compete?!
Youichi: Ehh.... Youichi: Ahaha...
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Youichi: Nothing's gonna happen if we just think! Youichi: First off, I'll just use the same ingredients and technique, and even use the same oil to recreate the dish!
Youichi: There, the trial dish is done! Youichi: Try it out!
Koutarou: Hmm...
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Youichi: How is it?
Koutarou: Hmm...
Koutarou: It's horrible!
Koutarou: There's nothing to say about the inherent flavor of the prawn. THe sweetness and freshness is totally absent. Koutarou: The frying technique is totally different from Tensei's!
Koutarou: Next is the whiting.
Koutarou: ..This is also no good! Koutarou: It may look like Tensei's fried whiting, but it doesn't have the melt-in-your-mouth flavor at all.
Koutarou: Now for the shiitake and perilla leaves...
Koutarou: What's up with these... Koutarou: As I thought, the frying technique is super important. The water content has to be just right to make it crispy!
Koutarou: The vegetables at Tensei are... Koutarou: really crunchy and they have a fluffy mouthfeel, as well as a sweetness that melts in your mouth!
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Koutarou: Furthermore, the prawn and whiting are too small and their freshness aren't as good... Koutarou: Unless the vegetables are cooked with the flower frying technique, the freshness won't be evident.
Youichi: ...But, that's impossible. Youichi: I can't use the flower frying technique like Tensei does for its fried vegetables.
Youichi: I don't have prawns or whiting that are any better than this. Youichi: And even if I tried to get them, I'll only be able to get them from Tensei's supplier, which would costs three times more, wouldn't it?
Koutarou: But then, You-chan... Koutarou: you won't be able to win like this, you know.
Youichi: Yea...
Youichi: I'm no match in frying techniques or in ingredients. Youichi: There's nothing I can do about those things!
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Youichi: ...If I don't use complicated frying techniques, there is one other way.
Youichi: If high-quality ingredients are difficult to obtain... Youichi: then we'll just use other ingredients to bring about a variety of flavors!
Youichi: Alright---!! Youichi: I've decided!
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Mum: Wow, it's huge! Koutarou: I've never seen such an extra-large tempura don!
Koutarou: It's so large that even the tempura is hanging over the edge of the bowl. Koutarou: This is...
Koutarou: ...Kakiage*! Koutarou: So many different ingredients are used to completely change the dish! T/N Note: Kakiage is a mixture of vegetable strips (carrots, turnips, etc) dipped in tempura batter and fried.
Youichi: That's right! Kakiage don! Youichi: SInce I can't compete in technique or in ingredients, this is the only way I can compete in the match!
Youichi: I just need only one way to fry kakiage! Youichi: If each ingredient is small, then there will be a lot of variety, which will lead to an amazing ten-don!
Youichi: Best of all is this large volume! Youichi: It is the kakiage don's number one appeal!
Koutarou: I see!
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Koutarou: It's really delicious! Koutarou: The flavors from the different ingredients are combined into one and it simply melts in my mouth!
Koutarou: I think you'll really stand a chance with this! Koutarou: It really can!
Koutarou: cough Koutarou: cough cough
Mum: Kou-chan! Youichi: What's wrong?!
Koutarou: I'm not sure how... Koutarou: But the insides are only half-cooked!
Youichi: Half-cooked?!
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Youichi: So that's what happened! Youichi: The kakiage is so big that the heat from the fire can't get all the way to the insides!
Mum: Half-cooked? Then, increasing the frying time should... Koutarou: That won't work.
Koutarou: A longer frying time would only leave the dish soaked with oil. Koutarou: Nobody would eat something that stinks of oil!
Mum: I see...
Mum: !
Mum: Then fry it twice, like tonkatsu! Mum: First, fry it using a strong flame to make the outside crispy, then fry it again with a weaker flame to let the insides cook!
Youichi: The coating for tonkatsu and tempura are different. Youichi: Kakiage would still be soaked with oil.
Mum: You're right... Mum: Then we can't use kakiage...
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Youichi: Dammit... / I had finally found a way to compete using extra-large kakiage!
Youichi: Is there no way to get the insides to cook as well?!
TV: According to a magazine, if you look at a rhinoceros' bottom... TV: You'll be able to see the talent in its heart.* TN Note: It's a bad attempt at a joke. The TV program is called Shōten. Read it up on Wikipedia!
TV: That's not funny at all! TV: Take away all his zabuton*! TN Note: Zabuton is a Japanese cushion for sitting.
Youichi: A way to cook the insides...
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Koutarou: I'm sorry, You-chan. Youichi: You're struggling so hard for my sake.
Youichi: Don't worry about it. Youichi: I always get fired up when it comes to things like this...
Comedian: Right now, it's Kuwa-san who's leading with nine layers of zabuton! Comedian: Just one more until he wins the top prize! Good luck!
Handwritten text - TV chatter
Youichi: Zabuton...? Youichi: Layers of zabuton...?
Youichi: ...That's it!! Youichi: Zabuton! The hint is zabuton!
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Koutarou: What in the world are you doing, You-chan?! Koutarou: A kakiage that thin won't have enough volume! It definitely won't win the match!
Youichi: Ehehe---
Youichi: This is the first layer of the zabuton! Youichi: I'll be making layer after layer of it!
Koutarou: Layer of zabuton?!
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Youichi: Once the first later of zabuton is cooked, I'll add the second layer right on top of the first! Youichi: With this, the kakiage will be layered like zabuton, and one by one, will be fried to completion!
Koutarou: Layering kakiage like zabuton... Koutarou: That's amazing! Ingenious!
Mum: But will it really turn out delicious?! Mum: Will the heat really reach the insides of the kakiage?! https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/41113Translation: Mister Ajikko 382015-03-13T14:32:11+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comMister Ajikko Volume 5 Chapter 3 Where are the Customers?!
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Competitor: There's one more hour until the first train arrives! COmpetitor: JUst one more hour until the first customers start rushing here!
Competitor: After that, just thirty minutes! Thirty! Competitor: Thirty minutes for their shop to go out of business!
Competitor: Kikuchi-Ya! Competiror: And that boy!
Competitor: Brace yourselves! Competitor: Tomorrow, your shop will be the second branch of Oikawa!
Part-timer: We're done bringing in all five hundred boxes! Competitor: Alright!!
Competitor: Go back to the shop and finish up the preparations! Competitor: We'll sell out all our stock today! Part-timer: Ye...Yes!
Competitor: Kukuku...!!
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Competitor: No matter how many times I look at it, it still looks beautiful. Competitor: Tonkatsu, salmon teriyaki, pickled vegetables, rice, all taste delicious.
Part-timer: Five hundred cups of tea have arrived!
Competitor: ANd there's the tea. Competitor: This was your idea, wasn't it, Yamaguchi!
Yamaguchi: Hehehe, of course. Yamaguchi: There hasn;t been a bento that provides high-quality tea together.
Yamaguchi: In the process of packing high-grade tea leaves into teabags, there's tea leaves that get cast away, right? Yamaguchi: It may not look nice, but the taste is the same as the high-grade tea!
Yamaguchi: I tracked down a supplier who could provide these tea leaves cheaply. Competitor: Ahh, so that's how we got this tea at such a cheap price!
Competitor: Oikawa's tea is better than anywhere else's. Competitor: HAving said that, there are even people who come here just to buy tea!
Competitor: There's no way we'll lose today! Competitor: Let's see what you got, boy!
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Big Vertical sign: Anywhere, anytime hot-hot bento Big Horizontal sign: Kikuchi-Ya Little signs: New Product
Youichi: Phew, that's five hundred bento boxes. Youichi: Now we'll just wait for the customers!
Female Helper: There is a large jar of pickled vegetables in the kitchen... Female Helper: Are we doing something with it?
Youichi: Oh no---!! Youichi: I completely forgot!
Youichi: Mum! Mister! Part-time lady! Youichi: Please return all the bento boxes into the kitchen!
Dad's Acquaintance: Ehh?!
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Youichi: This is it! Youichi: If we don't put any pickled vegetables into the bento, the bento isn't complete!
Dad's Acquaintance: Of course! Dad's Acquaintance: The pickled vegetables!
Youichi: It's only a small serving in each bento box, but it serves as a palate cleanser! Youichi: Oikawa's bento uses turnip and salted cherry blossoms that have been pickled overnight to add a vibrant flavor!
Dad's acquaintance: I never thought this far! Dad's acquaintance: There's only one hour left till the match starts, what do we do, Youichi!
Youichi: I've already given it some thought! Youichi: Take a look at this!
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Crowd: It's beautiful! Crowd: White turnip with red and black colors added to it; it looks like a flower!
Dad's acquaintance: This turnip was pickled in sweet vinegar?! Dad's acquaintance: And in the center, you put capsicum and konbu!
Dad's acquaintance: Adding these colors to the bento... Dad's acquaintance: Not only that, adding salty and sweet flavors as well is a stroke of genius!
Dad's acquaintance: It won't be a problem to put these in in the short time we have! Dad's acquaintance: Great work, Youichi-kun!
Youichi: Ehehe
Youichi: Okay, only have forty minutes until the first train arrives! Youichi: Let's do like an assembly line and put in the pickled vegetables!
Youichi: Here it comes! Youichi: The first train is arriving!
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Youichi: Okay---!! Youichi: The fight starts now!
Passenger 1: Man, I'm hungry! I haven't had anything since yesterday! Passenger 2: Are you going with Oikawa's bento again?
Passenger 1: Course I am! Passenger 2:Nothing starts a morning like eating Oikawa's bento!
Passenger 3: Ehh, they're selling a new kind of bento... Passenger 4: Don't worry, it'll definitely be tasty! Passenger 5: It's Oikawa after all!
Competitor: Okay Okay, please line up! Yamaguchi: Thanks for buying Oikawa!
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Competitor: Wahahaha! Competitor: Look at that! We're selling lots from the get-go!
Competitor: ...Haha, look at them over there! Competitor: THere's not even one person buying from them!
Competitor: This is also the difference in our abilities!
Dad's acquaintance: Damn him! Dad's acquaintance: If we just get one person to try our bento, then the word will spread!
Dad's acquaintance: People are only flocking to Oikawa because of advance reviews! Dad's acquaintance: There's no point to a delicious bento if no one wants to come over to buy it!
Mum: You're right. Mum: In such a short time, the difference in popularity is clear to see.
Mum: But it's only been thirty minutes since the first train. Mum: The true match begins now!
Youichi: Begins now...?! Youichi: WHat do you mean, Mum?
Mum: Soon. Mum: The flow of people will change.
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Dad's acquaintance: ...I get what you mean! Dad's acquaintance: Of course!
Dad's acquaintance: The first train usually carries passengers who all know about Oikawa. Dad's acquaintance: But...the passengers on following trains are tourists, and they won't know about Oikawa at all!
Dad's acquaintance: The passengers on the next train will flow differently! Dad's acquaintance: The battle is turning to one of taste!
Dad's acquaintance: It's the special limited express for the spring vacation! It's full of tourists! Dad's acquaintance: Furthermore, this train will stop here for twenty minutes!
Dad's acquaintance: The passengers will sample bento from both sides and compare the flavor!
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Assistant Coordinator: I'm starving---- Coordinator: Now, I wonder if there's a place for a meal here.
People in Train: Hey, Mister Coordinator, don't forget to buy for us too! People in train: There's one hundred and twenty people in the group! Coordinator: OKay, okay, I get it!
Assistant Coordinator: It's not gluey at all, but somewhat firm... Assistant Coordinator: fluffy, and has a really good taste!
Coordinator: This fragrance is the turnip and salted cherry blossoms, huh? Coordinator: Nothing beats such elegance.
Coordinator: Furthermore, the flavor is deep... Coordinator: and it adds color to the bento.
Assistant Coordinator: Wow... Assistant Coordinator: It's all delicious!
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Assistant Coordinator: I have no criticisms about any of the dishes! Assistant Coordinator: Not only that, there's not much steam for the flavors of the dishes to be affected!
Assistant Coordinator: Now, after a meal...
Assistant Coordinator: Ehh! Assistant Coordinator: This is delicious!
Assistant Coordinator: Although it's just tea... Assistant Coordinator: this is the first time I've tasted tea this delicious!
Assistant Coordinator: What admirable thoughtfulness! Assistant Coordinator: Subara-san, we'll go with Oikawa's bento, right?!
Coordinator: Hold on. Coordinator: First, we have to try out Kikuchi-Ya's hot-hot bento, right?
Assistant Coordinator: But, the name says that the bento is hot, right? Assistant Coordinator: This bento is cool already.
Coordinator: That may be so but... Coordinator: They also gave me this skewer.
Coordinator: ...Insert it here? Note on box: Please insert the skewer here
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Everyone: Ahh! Everyone: What!
Coordinator: Just a moment ago, the bento was cool...! Coordinator: In the blink of an eye, the hot-hot bento is changing!
Coordinator: This is amazing! Coordinator: So this is how we can eat a hot bento any time!
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Coordinator: ...Delicious!
Coordinator: The meat juices are gushing out... Coordinator: the coating of the tonkatsu is packed with flavor that it doesn't need sauce to be delicious!
Coordinator: Moreover, there's no even one bit of oil or greasiness. Coordinator: This is probably...done by pan frying!
Coordinator: What about this thing wrapped in foil?
COordinator: Uwaa! Coordinator: That's a lot of steam!
Coordinator: This is...salmon! Coordinator: It's foil-roasted salmon!
Person 1: They put a foil-roasted salmon into a bento?! Person 2: This is a first!
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Coordinator: Yum! Coordinator: Delicious!
Coordinator: The salmon is so soft it melts on my tongue. Coordinator: The soup is also packed with flavor!
Coordinator: But... Coordinator: This nose of mine detected something fragrant...
Coordinator: It's shimeji and shiitake mushrooms! Coordinator: These two mushrooms add body to the soup and at the same time, gives off a wonderful aroma!
Coordinator: More than anything, the thing that makes it delicious is heat! Coordinator: This side dish really makes the most out of the bento's reheatable feature!
Coordinator: What about the tamagoyaki?
Coordinator: What a rich flavor! Coordinator: It has volume and is refreshing to eat!
Coordinator: This is...avocado! Coordinator: Cooking tamagoyaki with avocado inside, what an idea!
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Coordinator: What is this?
Coordinator: Ahh, it's salad.
Coordinator: Delicious! Coordinator: Wonderful!
Coordinator: It's a gouged-out tomato stuffed with the salad! Coordinator: I get it! It's so that the dressing won't spill all over!
Coordinator: Also, the tomato is chilly and delicious. Coordinator: ...?!
Coordinator: ...But, how can that be?!
Coordinator: Everything else is warmed up... Coordinator: How did the salad remain cold?!
Assistant Coordinator: Look at the box! Assistant Coordinator: Loot at the bottom of the salad, Subara-san!
Coordinator: What?! Coordinator: There's thermal insulating styrofoam under the tomato!
Coordinator: The dishes and the soup become warm while the cool items stay cool! Coordinator: The creators really paid close attention to the details!
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Coordinator: The pickled vegetables look astounding... Coordinator: Furthermore, the sweetness and saltiness flavors shine through!
Coordinator: And... Coordinator: What is this?!
Coordinator: ...Miso soup!
Coordinator: Fuah Coordinator: Hot miso soup inside a container that's part of the bento box!
Assistant Coordinator: They thought of miso soup and tea to have after a meal! Assistant Coordinator: Moreover, it's reheatable and delicious! This is the first time I've seen such a bento!
Coordinator: Br...
Coordinator: Bra...
Coordinator: Bravo!!
Coordinator: We'll buy Kikuchi-Ya's bento! Coordinator: There's no other bento that's as amazing as theirs!!
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Customer: Is Kikuchi-Ya's bento really that amazing?
Customer: We should try... Customer: other shop's bento once in a while, right?
Customer: Which way to Kikuchi-Ya?! Customer: If we don't hurry, there won't be any left---!
Competitor: Oi, where are you going!
Competitor: I... Competitor: I can't believe this!
Dad's Acquaintance: Thanks, Youichi-kun! Dad's Acquaintance: With this, the shop is safe!
Youichi: Ehe, I did this... Youichi: because I didn't want Dad's bento to be lost forever!
Youichi: There's still a lot left!! Youichi: Please buy a lot!! https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/41062Translation: Mister Ajikko 372015-03-02T14:22:20+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comMister Ajikko Volume 5 Chapter 2 The Rice in Bento
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Youichi: The main dishes are... / tonkatsu!
Youichi: And foil-roasted salmon!
Youichi: Also, we have tamagoyaki and salad. / We've come until this far!
Youichi: Moreover, by using quicklime... / the bento can be reheated anywhere anytime!
Youichi: With these, Kikuchi-Ya's new Maku no Uchi bento is nearly complete! Youichi: What's left to finish is the rice and the drink!
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Youichi: First, we'll deal with the drink... Youichi: How would we go about it?
Mum: Hmm...the drink that's most commonly matched with bento... Mum: would be tea, right?
Dad's Acquaintance: Yup! After having your belly filled by eating the bento... Dad's Acquaintance: there's nothing better than having some hot tea!
Dad's Acquaintance: Okay! I'll ask one of my manufacturer friends for a cheap, tasty tea! Dad's Acquaintance: We'll be able to present an awesome tea with the bento!
Youichi: Hmm...
Youichi: That sounds fine, but... Youichi: I didn't say "tea", I said "drink"!
Youichi: Other than tea, there's something else. Youichi: During mealtimes, there's a drink that absolutely must be present, isn't there?!
Dad's Acquaintance: What's that?
Youichi: Miso soup! Youichi: Yup, it's miso soup!
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Youichi: Normally, tea and miso soup are indispensable at mealtimes, right? Youichi: In fact, here at the Hinode Eatery, our set meals, such as our donburi, are always served with miso soup and tea.
Youichi: Let's not differentiate between bento and normal meals. Youichi: That's why, let's add miso soup along with the tea!
Dad's Acquaintance: That's impossible! Our bento is quite big already... Dad's Acquaintance: Making people carry two additional containers is a big mistake.
Mum: Also, if we use a separate container, when they want to eat the bento, the soup would have cooled down already. Mum: Miso soup must be hot in order to be enjoyed. Once it's cooled, it's not tasty anymore!
Youichi: Hehe--- Youichi: Don't worry!
Youichi: We'll invite a new method... Youichi: to bundle everything together!
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Youichi: Hmm...
Youichi: Hmmmmm....
Dad's Acquaintance: Haha... Dad's Acquaintance: Such determination...
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Signboard: Kikuchi-Ya
Youichi: It's done!! Youichi: My hard work has paid off with this invention!
Dad's Acquaintance: What's this? Dad's Acquaintance: There's a container embedded in the bento box!
Dad's Acquaintance: But, there's just one container... Dad's Acquaintance: There's no way this can hold a lot!
Youichi: Hehe, looks can be deceiving! Youichi: Using this container, a person can drink both miso soup AND tea!
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Youichi: Don't believe me? Youichi: Well, look at this!
Dad's Acquaintance: How did you fit such a tall cup... Dad's Acquaintance: into the shallow bento box?!
Dad's Acquaintance: !!
Dad's Acquaintance: This container... Dad's Acquaintance: goes all the way into the bottom layer!
Youichi: Well, Mister! Youichi: Try out the tea!
Dad's Acquaintance: Yum! Dad's Acquaintance: The tea is good!
Dad's Acquaintance: But... Dad's Acquaintance: this cup...
Dad's Acquaintance: only half of it is filled with tea, right? Dad's Acquaintance: Where's the all-important miso soup?
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Youichi: Of course, it's in the other half of the cup! Youichi: Try unfastening the lid!
Dad's Acquaintance: The lid?!
Dad's Acquaintance: It can't be!
Dad's Acquaintance: Wha...!!
Dad's Acquaintance: You put a partition inside the cup! Dad's Acquaintance: One container can hold both miso soup and tea!
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Youichi: Mister, taste-test the soup!
Dad's Acquaintance: Eh? Dad's Acquaintance: Ahh, of course.
Dad's Acquaintance: Delicious! Dad's Acquaintance: The flavor, the richness, everything is marvelous!
Dad's Acquaintance: But that's not what surprises me! Dad's Acquaintance: This...this contraption!
Dad's Acquaintance: Such a compact container to be able to store two liquids... Dad's Acquaintance: Using both layers of the bento container so that a tall cup can be used and so, hold more liquid!
Dad's Acquaintance: Furthermore, this flippable lid! Dad's Acquaintance: Using this, when one takes a drink, the liquid on the other side won't spill out!
Youichi: Ehehe! Youichi: The invention isn't limited to just the cup!
Youichi: Because the cup reaches into the bottom layer of the bento box, it touches the quicklime... Youichi: Therefore, the miso soup and the tea can be heated up as well!
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Dad's Acquaintance: This is amazing! Dad's Acquaintance: An ingenious invention!
Mum: To come up with something like this... Mum: As expected, Youichi!
Youichi: Ehehe---
Youichi: Well, we can't rest just yet! Youichi: We still have the rice to think about!
Youichi: Oikawa's rice was... Youichi: not just fluffy, but it's not very sticky, and had just the right firmness for a Maku no Uchi bento.
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Youichi: It goes without saying that the tastiness of the rice comes from its springiness. Youichi: The trick is to make the rice reach just the right firmness!
Youichi: Without the firmness, the steam that comes from the rice will move to the other dishes. Youichi: The steam would make everything damp, and because of that, the dishes would lose its flavor.
Youichi: So, to make the rice as well as possible... Youichi: I'll use less water to cook it!
Youichi: Okay.
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Mum: ...
Youichi: Hmm...
Youichi: The rice is producing less steam, quite firm and not sticky, but... Youichi: the rice is a bit too hard and isn't fluffy or glistening at all.
Youichi: It's not good! Youichi: We can't possibly sell rice like that!
Youichi: Okay, this time... Youichi: we'll use more water!
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Mum: The rice is good! Mum: Compared to before, the rice is fluffier!
Youichi: ...But, look!
Youichi: It's not good at all! Youichi: Look at that, Mum!
Mum: Ah...!
Youichi: The steam from the rice is condensing on the dishes and making them soggy! Youichi: Even if the rice is delicious, it'll cost us the tastiness of the dishes!
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Youichi: Dammit!
Youichi: Using more water is no good, using less water isn't good either! Youichi: I can't believe that cooking rice could be this difficult!
Youichi: Oikawa has many years of experience to fall back on... Youichi: Plus, the probably use a special rice cooker pot and charcoal fire the cook their rice!
Mum: Is there a way to may fluffy rice without using a lot of water?
Dad's Acquaintance: Fluffy rice with less water? Dad's Acquaintance: That's impossible!
Dad's Acquaintance: Gah! After coming so far!
Youichi: Fluffy and sticky rice grains... / sticky... Youichi: Sticky...?
Youichi: !
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Youichi: That's it! Youichi: I got it!
Youichi: We use this! Youichi: THis is the secret to fluffy rice while using less water!
Mum: What was that, Youichi?! Dad's Acquaintance: What did you use, Youichi-kun?!
Dad's Acquaintance: It doesn't look any different at all! Dad's Acquaintance: What did you add to the water?!
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Mum: This is... Mum: tasty!
Mum: It's fluffy, springy, and it's better than the previous batches of rice! Mum: On top of that, it's not overly sticky and there isn't much steam coming out!
Mum: How did you do it, Youichi?! Mum: What on earth did you use?!
Dad's Acquaintance: ...This is stickyrice! Dad's Acquaintance: You added one sake cup of sticky rice!
Dad's Acquaintance: So that's how you did it! Dad's Acquaintance: It's amazing that just one small sake cup of sticky rice could make such a big difference!
Mum: Hmm... Mum: Fluffy, springy, and sweet...this is the first time I've tasted rice as delicious as this.
Youichi: Also, the other other dishes aren't getting soggy at all. Youichi: This is the perfect rice for the Maku no Uchi bento!
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Mum: Even when using slightly less water than usual... Mum: the sticky rice brings out the fluffiness and springiness!
Dad's Acquaintance: Wow, I'm shocked! Dad's Acquaintance: The glutinous rice that's usually used in making sekihan* and mochi is being used in this way! What an amazing idea!
T/N Note: Sekihan is red-tinged sticky rice cooked with azuki beans, usually eaten during celebrations.
Youichi: Hehe---
YOuichi: All right! Tomorrow's the day of the match! Youichi: Let's put all our effort into tomorrow!
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Competitor: Fufufu...I've been waiting! / I'll show you the full extent of Oikawa's technique and talent!
Competitor: FOr this match, we've prepared three thousand bento and hired some part-timers! Competitor: We'll win this match in one stroke and you'll be handing over your shop to me by the end of today!
Youichi: We won't lose! Youichi: If we lose, Mister's shop will be taken away and Dad's bento will be lost!
Youichi: There's just one more hour till the first train arrives!
Youichi: The match... Youichi: starts at that moment! https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/41003Translation: Mister Ajikko 362015-02-15T10:21:54+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comMister Ajikko Volume 5
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Fruits in Tamagoyaki ........ 3 Chapter 2 The Rice in Bento ...........23 Chapter 3 Where are the customers?!....43 Chapter 4 Extra-large Kakiage..........63 Chapter 5 Tare Sauce From Within.......83 Chapter 6 The Cover of Tempura Rice...103 Chapter 7 Chef Grand Prix.............123 Chapter 8 Squid Curry.................143 Chapter 9 The Rival's Curry is...?!...163
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Chapter 1 Fruits in Tamagoyaki
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Dad's Acquaintance: Suddenly, there's steam coming out of the bento that's been at room temperature! Dad's Acquaintance: Just by pushing in a skewer into the bottom layer of the bento!
Dad's Acquaintance: What kind of trick is being used?! / The secret is inside the bottom layer! Dad's Acquaintance: What is inside?!
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Dad's Acquaintance: Wah!!
Dad's Acquaintance: Wh...What is this?! Dad's Acquaintance: This white powder?!
Dad's Acquaintance: There's a vinyl bag here... Dad's Acquaintance: ...There's water inside?
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Youichi: Mister, use this skewer... Youichi: to puncture the bag!
Dad's Acquaintance: Ehh?! Dad's Acquaintance: Do what now?!
Dad's Acquaintance: Wh...What?! Dad's Acquaintance: The white powder is producing steam!
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Dad's Acquaintance: When the water mixed with the white powder, a lot of steam is produced! Dad's Acquaintance: Ho...How is this happening?!
Youichi: Hehe!
Youichi: The white powder is quicklime! Youichi: It's just a bag of water placed on top of quicklime!
Dad's Acquaintance: What's quicklime?! Mum: It's the white powder used to draw lines at football pitches*, right?
T/N Note: There's a bit of inaccuracy here; the material Youichi's mum is referring to is actually chalk, which does NOT produce heat when touched by water.
Youichi: Exactly!!
Youichi: Quicklime is usually just a white powder, but... Youichi: When water is added to it, it starts a chemical reaction in which a lot of heat is produced!
Youichi: Using this process, the bento can be heated up. Youichi: The One Cup brand of sake uses this process too!
Youichi: Also, since quicklime is regularly used to draw lines... Youichi: it's cheap, easy to carry and is perfect to heat up bento.
Youichi: Using quicklime, the bento can be reheated anywhere anytime! Youichi: The foil roast will taste great when it's heated up!
Youichi: With this, the salmon dish is complete! Youichi: One more step to Japan's best bento completed!
Competitor: Hey, Kikuchi-Ya! I heard something through the grapevine! Competitor: You're coming out with a new bento in three days, aren't you?! You just won't give up, will you?!
Dad's Acquaintance: You're Oikawa!!
Competitor: Now you see here, you have no sense of taste nor the brains to think up a bento to compete with mine! Competitor: Hurry up and close up your shop so we can put a branch of ours over there!
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Dad's Acquaintance: Why you...
Youichi: You wait and see! Youichi: In three days, we'll take back all our customers with our new bento!
Competitor: Hoo... Competitor: you're the pipsqueak who's helping out, huh?
Competitor: I advise you to pack your belongings and leave. Competitor: What can a kid like you hope to achieve by getting into our match?
Youichi: Mind your own business!
Competitor: Well then, I'll see how good you really are on that day, won't I? Competitor: I look forward to it!
Youichi: What a detestable man! Youichi: Just wait...I'll wipe his smug look off his face!
Youichi: We need more than just this. Youichi: Even with the tonkatsu and salmon, there's still more that we can improve on.
Youichi: So, next is... Youichi: an egg dish and fresh vegetables!
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Youichi: Oikawa's egg dish was... Youichi: a thick tamagoyaki with fish cake inserted inside.
Youichi: It was light and fluffy... Youichi: the fish cake's softness was emphasized as well.
Youichi: So, our egg dish should also... Youichi: have something inside it.
Youichi: Okay! Youichi: Let's do some testing!
Youichi: First, let's taste some dishes and if they show promise, we'll choose that. Youichi: Try out these two types.
Dad's Acquaintance: Alright. Dad's Acquaintance: Both of them look so good!
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Dad's Acquaintance: Hoo! Dad's Acquaintance: This one has bacon inside it!
Dad's Acquaintance: Wow, delicious! Dad's Acquaintance: The saltiness of the bacon fits perfectly with the egg!
Dad's Acquaintance: Furthermore, there's plenty of meat juices and the bacon adds texture... Dad's Acquaintance: it simply melts in my mouth!
Dad's Acquaintance: Now... Dad's Acquaintance: what about the other tamagoyaki? Tiny Note below the panel: Drinking water to wash away any aftertaste
Dad's Acquaintance: This one has... Dad's Acquaintance: stir-fried onions inside!
Dad's Acquaintance: Yum! Dad's Acquaintance: The onions are fragrant, has an invigorating taste, and goes well with the egg!
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Dad's Acquaintance: Both are delicious! Dad's Acquaintance: Well done, Youichi-kun!
Youichi: So, which of them is better? Youichi: Which do we put inside the bento?!
Dad's Acquaintance: Hmm...
Dad's Acquaintance: Both are delicious... Dad's Acquaintance: It's undeniable that both are tasty...
Dad's Acquaintance: If you ask me to choose... Dad's Acquaintance: just one of them... Dad's Acquaintance: I don't think both of them are the best that they can be.
Youichi: Why not?!
Dad's Acquaintance: The tamagoyaki with the bacon has a rich flavor and is quite greasy.
Dad's Acquaintance: The one with onions... Dad's Acquaintance: has a refreshing flavor but I don't think it's quite there yet.
Dad's Acquaintance: Alone, it's excellent, but... Dad's Acquaintance: when it comes to side dishes in a bento, it has to be perfect!
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Dad's Acquaintance: The tonkatsu and foil-roasted salmon both don't exude any oil and that's why you can really enjoy their tastes. / Given what we have
now, tamagoyaki with bacon seems perfect. / However, the bacon is too greasy and it throws the balance right off!
Youichi: In other words, the tamagoyaki has to not only have a rich flavor but also a refreshing one?! Youichi: ...But, there's no such thing!
Mum: That's right. Is there really such a thing? Mum: A rich flavor together with a refreshing one?
Dad's Acquaintance: Well... Dad's Acquaintance: A refreshing and a rich flavor...they are completely opposite flavors. A food that has that surely doesn't exist.
Youichi: ...
Youichi: But... Youichi: If it's absolutely necessary...
Youichi: I'll find it! Youichi: A food that has both a rich and refreshing flavor!
Sign: Supermarket
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Youichi: Meat has a lot of fat and has a rich flavor, but... Sign: Fresh Meat Youichi: If the fat was removed and we try for a refreshing taste, the rich flavor will be lost.
Youichi: Fish has a more refreshing taste when compared to beef or pork, but... Sign: Fresh Fish Youichi: there's no method to add in a rich taste while maintaining the refreshing flavor.
Youichi: Dairy products like cheese and butter... Youichi: has a rich flavor but doesn't have a refreshing one. Sign: Dairy Products
Youichi: I wonder if there's really a food that has both those flavors. Youichi: Is it just a fantasy?
Mum: We only have... Mum: the fruits corner left.
Mum: But, fruits aren't used with tamagoyaki, right?
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Sign at the top: Fruits Corner Sign at extreme left: As advertised, Taiwan Banana, __g 25 yen Sign on the right: As advertised, Apple, 5 for 380 yen
Sign at top: 1 for 185 yen Sign on bottom left: Grapefruit Sign on bottom right: 3 for 350 yen
Youichi: That's it! Youichi: I found it!
Youichi: That! Youichi: If we use that, we'll be okay!
Mum: Wait! Mum: You can't be thinking of using fruits in tamagoyaki!
Youichi: Yup, I am!
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Dad's Acquaintance: He just came back and he went straight to chopping something... Dad's Acquaintance: What in the world did he find?
Youichi: It's done, Mister! Youichi: Please try it quickly!
Dad's Acquaintance: WHat is it? Dad's Acquaintance: It's just tamagoyaki.
Dad's Acquaintance: Ehh?!
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Dad's Acquaintance: What is this?! Dad's Acquaintance: What is this thing that looks like a pale cucumber?!
Dad's Acquaintance: De...Delicious!!
Dad's Acquaintance: What is this fruit that's has this refreshing juicy taste?! Dad's Acquaintance: Also, it has a really rich flavor!
Dad's Acquaintance: A rich and a refreshing taste... Dad's Acquaintance: This tamagoyaki is really perfect!
Dad's Acquaintance: How did you do it?! Dad's Acquaintance: What did you put inside, Youichi-kun?!
Youichi: I used... Youichi: this!
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Youichi: Avocado! Youichi: I sliced them up and put them inside the tamagoyaki!
Mum: Avocado!
Mum: Avocado is the kind of fruit that's rarely sweet... Mum: Another name for it is "Forest's butter", it's fat content is atypical for a fruit!
Youichi: Exactly! Youichi: It has a flavor like fatty tuna, there are even people who put wasabi on avocado!
Dad's Acquaintance: It has a creamy texture when it melts in my mouth and it has a wonderful deep flavor. Dad's Acquaintance: Also, because it's a fruit, it's not greasy at all!
Dad's Acquaintance: This new tamagoyaki fits the bento perfectly! Dad's Acquaintance: It matches well with the tonkatsu and the foil roasted salmon! It totally beats Oikawa's in taste!
Youichi: Ehehe!
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Youichi: Okay! Youichi: Now, the last piece of the bento left is the vegetable salad!
YOuichi: Regarding the salad, I thought about some time ago. Youichi: Well, see for yourself.
Youichi: Normally, a salad is put into aluminium foil... Youichi: probably so that the salad dressing won't spread to the other dishes.
Youichi: But, my salad... Youichi: will absolutely not use foil!
Sign of bottle: Poopy Dressing (probably a brand name)
Dad's Acquaintance: But, if you add that dressing... Dad's Acquaintance: and you're not going to use aluminium foil, how will you stop the dressing from spilling?
Youichi: Hehe... Youichi: Take a look at this!
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Dad's Acquaintance: Hoho! Dad's Acquaintance: it's a tomato that's been gouged out and used as a container!
Dad's Acquaintance: I see! Dad's Acquaintance: Using the tomato, the dressing won't be able to spill out!
Dad's Acquaintance: Yum! Dad's Acquaintance: Also, the tomato is delicious when eaten with the dressing.
Dad's Acquaintance: Amazing! Youichi: The salad is a success on the first try!
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Youichi: Okay! With this... Youichi: Kikuchi-Ya's new bento is almost complete!
Youichi: A pan-fried tonkatsu with improved aroma!
Youichi: A salmon that's been foil roasted with shimeji and shiitake mushrooms... Youichi: reheatable using the quicklime plan!
Youichi: a tamagoyaki with a refreshing and rich taste... Youichi: thanks to the slices of avocado!
Youichi: Also, a gouged out tomato... Youichi: stuffed with a beautiful salad!
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Dad's Acquaintance: Okay, this is the completed bento! Dad's Acquaintance: In three days, we'll be able to sell these!
Youichi: Until then, I'll keep improving the bento! Youichi: I'll keep thinking of ideas.
Dad's Acquaintance: Keep thinking? Isn't what we have done enough? Dad's Acquaintance: There isn't anything else we can improve on, right?
Youichi: Yes, there is!
Youichi: There's still the rice to work on as well as the drink! Youichi: Only when those two are done will the bento be finally complete! Sign on bottle: Tea https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/40953Translation: Mister Ajikko 352015-02-05T14:16:46+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comMister Ajikko
Chapter 35 A Warm Bento
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Dad's Acquaintance: Pan frying a tonkatsu! Dad's Acquaintance: Using a small amount of oil to make such a crisp coating, the aroma is mouth-watering! Dad's Acquaintance: Using this method... / the tonkatsu won't be soaking the rest of the bento in its oil and the taste of the other side dishes won't
change!
Dad's Acquaintance: This is perfect for a Maku no Uchi bento!
Dad's Acquaintance: But... Dad's Acquaintance: why is it delicious without any sauce?
Dad's Acquaintance: Without any sauce, the tonkatsu tastes so good! Dad's Acquaintance: How did you do it?!
Youichi: Hehe...
Youichi: The secret is this eggwash! Youichi: The taste comes from what's in this eggwash!
Mum: From the eggwash?
Mum: Th... Mum: This is...!
Mum: There's something in this eggwash! Mum: Various wonderful flavors has been added!
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Youichi: Hehe... Youichi: Do you get it now?
Youichi: The foundation for tonkatsu starts with plain flour...
Youichi: Then dip it in a beaten egg...
Youichi: Then coat the meat in panko!
Youichi: The added flavors is due to the eggwash! Youichi: This eggwash has been prepared beforehand by adding in stock!
Youichi: This stock used various ingredients to make... Youichi: The stock is packed with so much flavor that even if you don't add sauce to the tonkatsu, the tonkatsu will still taste delicious!
Dad's Acquaintance: I see! Dad's Acquaintance: Amazing!
Mum: So, now we don't need to make a sauce at all. Mum: Customers will just enjoy a crispy tonkatsu when they open the bento!
Youichi: That's the plan!!
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Youichi: With this, the ultimate tonkatsu is completed! / It definitely won't lose to Oikawa's tonkatsu!
Youichi: Next challenge is the second main dish... Youichi: how to cook the salmon!
Mum: Oikawa's salmon... Mum: was really good and it had tare sauce poured over it, right?
Mum: Inside the tare sauce, there was soy sauce and ginger... Mum: It was sweet but there was also a bit of heat, it was extremely delicious!
Youichi: No wonder they had such confidence... Youichi: Even the customers were raving about it...
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Bento Competitor: Our teriyaki was delicious, you said? Bento Competitor: That much is obvious, Sir!
Bento Competitor: Our tare sauce uses a secret recipe, no way I can reveal it to you. Bento Competitor: But just using the tare sauce won't give the teriyaki the flavor our store is known for, you know!
Bento Competitor: The salmon fillet that's covered in the tare sauce is grilled over and over! Bento Competitor: The flavor of the tare sauce seeps into the salmon fillet. Because of this, the flavor won't escape into the other side dishes or the
rice.
Bento Competitor: There's no way that Kikuchi-Ya's salted salmon could ever compare to ours!
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Dad's Acquaintance: In that case, let's take away our store's salted salmon... Dad's Acquaintance: and replace it with salmon teriyaki!
Youichi: But we can't make a tare sauce that quickly. Youichi: Such an amazing tare sauce can't be made so easily, you know.
Youichi: Furthermore, before even considering that we're using the same ingredient, which is salmon... Youichi: imitating another chef's methods isn't a good thing!
Youichi: To make a better sauce that the secret tare sauce... Youichi: However, the taste has to fit all the other dishes in the bento as well!
Mum: Well, there is one way... Mum: what about foil roasting?
Youichi: Foil roasting...
Youichi: That's it! Using the foil roasting method, we can make a delicious sauce and other things too! Youichi: The most important advantage of using the foil is that because the salmon is wrapped in foil, the rice and other side dishes won't be affected by
the sauce!
Youichi: Okay! we'll be competing with Oikawa's salmon using... Youichi: our foil roasted salmon!
Youichi: Let's start with our strategy! Youichi: Mister, please prepare the foil! Mum, please boil some water for the stock!
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Dad's Acquaintance: Woah!
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Dad's Acquaintance: There's a lot of onions packed under the salmon!
Dad's Acquaintance: Also, this aroma... Dad's Acquaintance: THis is an aroma to melt a person's heart!
Dad's Acquaintance: Hmm?!
Dad's Acquaintance: This is...
Dad's Acquaintance: Shiitake mushrooms... Dad's Acquaintance: and Shimeji mushrooms too!
Dad's Acquaintance: I see! So, this aroma... Dad's Acquaintance: came from these two types of mushrooms!
Dad's Acquaintance: Such a smooth and tender mouthfeel... Dad's Acquaintance: the piping hot salmon just melts in my mouth!
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Dad's Acquaintance: And, this soup! Dad's Acquaintance: It's packed with flavor from all the ingredients and is well-balanced!
Dad's Acquaintance: The sweetness of onions, the savoriness of shiitake and shimeji mushrooms and the saltiness of butter... Dad's Acquaintance: The combination of all these flavors into one is simply astounding.
Dad's Acquaintance: ...Outstanding! Dad's Acquaintance: You're a genius, Youichi-kun!
Dad's Acquaintance: With this, customers won't only get to enjoy salmon, but shimeji and shiitake as well. Dad's Acquaintance: So many flavors packed into 1 bento is all what Maku no Uchi bento are all about!
Dad's Acquaintance: The flavor of the soup is the best! Dad's Acquaintance: Furthermore, the foil prevents the soup from spilling out!
Dad's Acquaintance: ...Ingenious! Dad's Acquaintance: There's no way we can lose to Oikawa now!
Youichi: Okay, we're making progress! Youichi: Let's bring back all the customers that Oikawa took!
Youichi: Because the foil is cooling down... Youichi: the oil in butter is starting to solidify!
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Mum: It's not good... Mum: The flavors are all messed up!
Dad's Acquaintance: Foil roasting is only good when it's hot. Dad's Acquaintance: When it cools down, it won't taste good anymore.
Youichi: The fact that the foil prevents the soup from spilling out makes it perfect for bento! Youichi: But, when it cools, it becomes unappetizing. For a bento, that's a definite no-no!
Dad's Acquaintance: If the foil roasting method's no good, we don't have any other choice. Dad's Acquaintance: Let's go back to pickled salmon!
Youichi: No!
Youichi: The flavor of pickled salmon is too intense. Youichi: That's why customers chose Oikawa!
Dad's Acquaintance: What about frying?
Youichi: The tonkatsu is fried as well. Youichi: The bento will become boring if we use two fried dishes.
Mum: We're between a rock and a hard place. Mum: Is there anything we can do, Youichi?
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Youichi: Only when it's hot... Youichi: We have to find a way to keep the foil roast hot!
Youichi: Hypothetically speaking, just before you sell a bento to a customer... Youichi: is it possible to heat up the bento?
Dad's Acquaintance: That would be difficult to do! Dad's Acquaintance: If we were to attempt this, then we have another problem.
Dad's Acquaintance: Even if we heat up the bento before selling them to customers... Dad's Acquaintance: those customers may not even eat the bento straightaway. Those bento will cool down anyways.
Youichi: So, a bento that heats up when and where we want it... Mum: That kind of thing is definitely impossible.
Youichi: But... Youichi: the best way to cook salmon is by foil roasting! That's definitely the best way!
Youichi: Even if it's impossible, we have to try! Youichi: We have to figure out how to make a bento that heats up whenever and wherever we want!
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Signboard: Subara Hot/Cold Research Institute Heat Insulation Refrigeration General Usage
Youichi: It's really impossible, huh...
Deliveryman: One-use bento container that can reheat itself? Deliveryman: Are you joking? Something like that would cost a ridiculous amount of money!
Deliveryman: Bento containers are all one-use and are thrown away afterwards. Deliveryman: If a bento store used that, it would go bankrupt!
Signboard: Prefectural Mi-Ne Technical High School
Instructor: I'm sorry, but all the students have left. Instructor: and no matter how much you persist, it can't...
Youichi: But the owner of Kikuchi-Ya also can't think of a way. Instructor: Well, okay, I'll help you out a bit.
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Instructor: ...As I thought, it's no good. Instructor: It really is impossible.
Youichi: Oh no...
Youichi: Please, Miss, try one more time...just one more... Youichi: This is the only place left I can turn to!
Instructor: It's still not working! Instructor: All of them are failures!
Instructor: A cheap, yet lightwieght, reheatable container... Instructor: Is such a thing even possible...
Instructor: ...Wait, hold on! Instructor: There may be a way!
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Youichi: Mister! I found it! Youichi: A revolutionary inventon that can reheat a foil roast whenever you want!
Dad's Acquaintance: Ehh!! Really?! Dad's Acquaintance: WHat is it?
Youichi: Hehe.... Youichi: Take a look!
Dad's Acquaintance: A two-layered bento container?! Dad's Acquaintance: What in the world could be inside?!
Youichi: Leave that for later! Youichi: First, take a look at this!
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Youichi: From this bento at room temperature... Youichi: In just two minutes, it'll produce steam!
Dad's Acquaintance: Ehh?!
Dad's Acquaintance: What's going on?! Mum: It really happened! Steam is really coming out!
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Dad's Acquaintance: I...I can't believe it!
Mum: The bento at room temperature is really... Mum: it looks like a bento that was just prepared!
Dad's Acquaintance: What did you... Dad's Acquaintance: what kind of magic did you use, Youichi-kun?!
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Youichi: Well, I'll explain it later! Youichi: Mister, first you have to try the foil roast that's been reheated!
Mum: It's been 5 years... Mum: since Dad has passed away...
Mum: A lot of stuff happened since then, right? Mum: Thanks to you, the running of the restaurant has been smooth sailing!
Mum: He was known as Housai* of Shitamachi. Mum: Let's make him even prouder, okay? *T/N Note: Take this to mean that Youichi's dad is a super famous chef. Shitamachi is a large area in Tokyo.
Youichi: Ehehe!
Mum: Well, let's wrap up this visit. Mum: Why don't we have a bite to eat on the way back?
Youichi: Bye, Dad.
Youichi: ...Eh?
Youichi: Who's that? Youichi: Someone is placing flowers on Dad's grave!
Mum: Ehh...could that person be an acquaintance of Dad's from Aomori? Mum: What is he doing here?!
Mum: Ehh?! Mum: You're closing the ekiben* store you've started twenty years ago?! Ekiben refers to bento (lunchboxes) sold at or near railway stations ("eki" in Japanese).
Mum: But isn't your ekiben one of the specialty products to buy in that station? Mum: Or even around the whole Aomori prefecture?
Mum: Furthermore, it's a taste that's been handed down by my husband. Mum: I can't believe you're closing...
Dad's Acquaintance: Of course, that was the case in those days... Dad's Acquaintance: But now, I can barely sell 5 boxes in a day.
Dad's Acquaintance: It's all because another bento store opened on the other side of the station! Dad's Acquaintance: Their bento are delicious and have such a great reputation that they are selling like hotcakes, to the point where my bento are being ignored!
Dad's Acquaintance: This month, my contract with the station is ending. Dad's Acquaintance: I thought that this may be the right time to close the store.
Dad's Acquaintance: I then remembered your husband who helped me during the beginning years of the store. He gave me a lot of advice, and I can't thank
him enough for that. Dad's Acquaintance: That's why I came today to give him a report on what's been happening.
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Youichi: My dad's special bento is gonna disappear...? Youichi: My dad's bento, which became a specialty product, is gonna end?
Youichi: Mister! Youichi: How many days are left before your contract ends?
Dad's Acquaintance: Hmm, let me think... Dad's Acquaintance: Around...ten days or so...
Youichi: Ten days, huh...
Youichi: Mister, I'll help you out! Youichi: I'll make your store famous again!
Dad's Acquaintance: Ehh?! Mum: Youichi!
Youichi: The bento that was created by my dad... Youichi: I'll make it come back to life!
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Youichi: Uwah.... Youichi: Aomori is really far, isn't it!
Youichi: So then, where is that store? Youichi: That store that's so popular?
Youichi: Wah!
Crowd: One bento! / Two here! Crowd: Four for me!! / Oi, Give me three---!
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Bento competitor: Okay okay, please line up properly!! / Three for you, right! And five for you! Bento competitor: All right, all right!! Thanks for buying!
Leftover customer: I gotta hurry! The train's about to depart!
Youichi: ....So... Youichi: WHere's your store, Mister?
Youichi: Haha... Youichi: Looks like it's going to be a tough bento fight.
Label on box: Original! Maku no Uchi Bento Oikawa Brand
Youichi: Wow! The servings of both the rice and side dishes are huge! Youichi: The rice is tightly and neatly rolled up!
Youichi: The Maku no Uchi bento is really the king of bento! Youichi: There are so many types of side dishes, I can't decide what to eat first!
Youichi: Okay, let's start... Youichi: with Maku no Uchi's main dish: tonkatsu!
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Youichi: Delicious!
Youichi: The meat is tender and juicy... Youichi: when I bite into it, the taste of the meat just fills my mouth!
Youichi: But the best part about the tonkatsu is... Youichi: this coating!
Youichi: It's crispy when you bite into it while still being soft... Youichi: It's not heavy and it doesn't reek of oil either, and it actually goes well with the meat!
Youichi: Furthermore, there's barely any greasiness and it's fluffy and light... Youichi: Also, the oil that comes from the coating doesn't spoil the taste of the other side dishes or the rice!
Youichi: This has to be some high-quality panko*! Youichi: Oridinary panko can't possibly produce such crisp and light coating. *Panko is bread crumbs but processed in a different way to give a crispier texture and absorbs less oil.
Youichi: This panko probably... Youichi: came from dried bread that's been smashed by the store itself!
Youichi: That's why it could produce this crispiness like a blooming flower! Youichi: The coating...plus the meat..a truly unbelievable tonkatsu!
Youichi: Next is...!
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Youichi: This salmon teriyaki!
Youichi: Yum! It's good!
Youichi: The tare sauce* is exceptional! Youichi: It's not overly sweet or spicy, a perfect condiment for the salmon! Tare sauce (pronounced in two syllables) is a dipping sauce often used in grilling.
Youichi: Hmm... Youichi: This hidden taste...
Youichi: ...It's ginger! Youichi: There's ginger added to the sauce!
Youichi: The ginger adds some heat to the sauce... Youichi: greatly boosting the deliciousness of the salmon teriyaki!
Youichi: Tonkatsu and salmon teriyaki... Youichi: Both of these dishes have been perfectly designed!
Youichi: Now for the tamagoyaki*... Tamagoyaki is an omelette that's been rolled over many times.
Youichi: There's even hanpen* inserted inside! Youichi: It's fluffy and has a light taste! *Hanpen is the East Asian kind of fish cake, made from surimi.
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Youichi: Now for the veggies!
Mum: Even those... Mum: are really fresh!
Youichi: Moving on to...
Youichi: the turnip and... Youichi: the pickled cherry blossoms!
Mum: Yumm, amazing! Mum: The fragrance of the cherry blossoms is refreshing, while the amount the saltiness is just right! Ekiben just isn't complete without this!
Youichi: Next is the rice. Youichi: Normally, a long time has passed when an ekiben is opened and the rice is eaten, and by that time, the rice becomes sticky and mushy...
Youichi: But the hardness of the rice here is just right... Youichi: and it's not sticky at all!
Youichi: Wahh!! Youichi: That was delicious!
Youichi: The side dishes, the garnish, the rice, These 3 elements of an ekiben are extremely important. Youichi: No matter where it is being sold, there's no doubt it'll be a bestseller!
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Crowd: Amazing, you won't feel like you're in Aomori until you've eaten the bento here! / Yup! Yup! Before, I used to eat the bento from Kikuchi-Ya... /
But now that I'm eating the bento from here, I've stopped eating theirs.
Bento Competitor: Hyohyohyo! Bento Competitor: It's a given that our store will triumph!
Bento Competitor: Over here is the vigor of a sunrise! Bento Competitor: But over there, it's definitely closure for them!
Bento Competitor: In just 10 days, they'll close shop... Bento Competitor: When they do, we'll set up another brach there, and we'll be able to sell twice as many bento!
Crowd: Ahaha! Awesome!! Crowd: I look forward to it! In the meantime, 1 bento for me!
Youichi: The time limit is until the end of this month... Youichi: Just 10 days!
Signboard: Specialty Bento Kitchen Kikuchi-Ya
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Dad's Acquaintance: So, You-chan... Dad's Acquaintance: There are many things that make up a bento, so what kind of bento wil you make? Youichi: Hmm...
Youichi: This is a challenge between by the taste passed down by my dad and Maku no Uchi! Youichi: I'll fight back with all the same side dishes and ingredients that Oikawa uses, but all improved in taste!
Youichi: First is the main side dish... Youichi: the tonkatsu!
Youichi: The Oikawa tonkatsu's coating was crispy and... Youichi: the tonkatsu didn't feel oily at all!
Youichi: I reduced the amount of lard and used salad oil instead... Youichi: By doing this, I'm trying to see if the greasiness will decrease!
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Dad's Acquaintance: Yum! It has a good taste!
Dad's Acquaintance: The coating is light and fluffy to the last bite... Dad's Acquaintance: It's crispy, the meat is juicy and the taste as a whole comes through very well...this tonkatsu beats Oikawa's, no doubt!
Dad's Acquaintance: As expected of the skills passed down by Takao-san! Dad's Acquaintance: With this, the tonkatsu is done, right Youichi?
Youichi: No...It's no good! Youichi: This tonkatsu can't possibly beat Oikawa's!
Dad's Acquaintance: Ehh!! Mum: Why not, Youichi?!
Youichi: This tonkatsu is not suited to be in a bento! Youichi: Look at this!
Mum: This is...? Mum: It's just tonkatsu on rice...
Mum: Ahh!!
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Mum: The oil is... Mum: sticking to the sides of the box!
Youichi: If that happens, the other side dishes as well as the rice would be soaked with oil. Youichi: The taste will change completely and won't taste good anymore!
Youichi: In Oikawa's bento... Youichi: the side dishes weren't greasy, and they used a wonderful homemade panko to make the tonkatsu.
Youichi: But that special combination isn't easily copied. Youichi: With only ten days available, we have to find another way!
Mum: What if we place some paper under the tonkatsu to soak up the oil?
Youichi: That's no good. Youichi: The oil would just soak through the paper.
Dad's Acquaintance: But, Youichi-kun... Dad's Acquaintance: if tonkatsu is deep fried, there's nothing we can do about the oil that comes out of it, right?
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Youichi: No, there is a way to do it! Youichi: If I do it right, the oil won't seep out!
Mum: Ehh!! Dad's Acquaintance: What kind of method is that?!
Youichi: Look closely, Mister!
Dad's Acquaintance: Wh...WHATT!! Dad's Acquaintance: Whata re you doing?! If you throw the oil away, how will you deep fry the tonkatsu?!
Youichi: I'm not deep frying tonkatsu! Youichi: I'm just going to pan fry them!
Dad's Acquaintance: Pan...pan... Dad's Acquaintance: Pan frying tonkatsu?!
Youichi: Add oil 1 centimeter deep into a frying pan! Youichi: That's all the oil you'll need!
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Dad's Acquaintance: What is this?! Dad's Acquaintance: It looks exactly like a deep fried tonkatsu!
Dad's Acquaintance: Wah...
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Dad's Acquaintance: It's amazing! Dad's Acquaintance: The heat penetrated through and the meat is plenty juicy!
Youichi: The coating is made thin so the heat could penetrate easily! Youichi: With this, the other elements in the bento won't be drenched in oil!
Dad's Acquaintance: The meat juices are flowing non-stop... Dad's Acquaintance: what will it taste like?!
Youichi: Wait! Youichi: Don't use that yet!
Youichi: Try... Youichi: and eat the tonkatsu without any sauce!
Dad's Acquaintance: There isn't any oily smell... Dad's Acquaintance: and the coating is very light!
Dad's Acquaintance: It's crispy, fluffy and soft... Dad's Acquaintance: Pan frying also gives a good fragrance!
Dad's Acquaintance: The tenderness and juiciness of the meat is spectacular! Dad's Acquaintance: The taste is on par with deep frying...wait...it's even better than deep fried tonkatsu!
Dad's Acquaintance: Furthermore, it's not exuding oil all over the box! Dad's Acquaintance: This is the best side dish for a bento!
Dad's Acquaintance: However...!!
Dad's Acquaintance: This tonkatsu doesn't need a sauce to taste good! Dad's Acquaintance: How in the world did you do it?!https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/40658Translation: Mister Ajikko 332014-11-13T10:31:17+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comVolume 4 Chapter 7 Even the Judges are Enemies?!
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Topmost Sign: Sakuragaoka City Public Hall
Left Vertical Sign: Let's make the Sakura Festival A Great Success!
Right Vertical Sign: For a Brighter City!
Okataya Owner: Hoo...you didn't run away, huh? Okataya Owner: You have guts, boy, I'll give you that.
Youichi: Of course I'm here! Youichi: I'm here to make you pay for bad-mouthing my restaurant's food!
Youichi: I'm gonna win and make you say "I give up"! Youichi: This isn't just about the right to have our stall, this is a fight between men!
Okataya Owner: Hohoho! Okataya Owner: I'm looking forward to it!
Spectacled Judge: Eh...Well then. Spectacled Judge: Let us begin the okonomiyaki match between Okataya and Hinode Eatery!
Spectacled Judge: Because Okataya is a veteran in the okonomiyaki business, Hinode is the underdog in today's match... Spectacled Judge: If Hinode Eatery wins, Okataya will give up one of their spaces to them in the Sakura Festival!
Spectacled Judge: The judges are: I, Hasegawa, a committee member...
Spectacled Judge: Matsusaka-san, who is an okonomiyaki expert, and...
Spectacled Judge: Hanaden-san, who is a union leader of tempura restaurants for the past ten years.
Youichi: Wait a minute! Youichi: I have an objection!
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Youichi: You're fine, Hasegawa-san, but... Youichi: the other two, Matsusaka-san and Hanaden-san's restaurants are Okataya's business partners, aren't they?!
Okataya Owner: Bahahaha! Okataya Owner: It's pointless to resist now!
Okataya Owner: It's true that those two are our business partners... Okataya Owner: However, they are true blue food critics!
Okataya Owner: I didn't bring judges who don't know the taste of okonomiyaki! Okataya Owner: No other people fitted the bill! Okataya Owner: If you think that it's unfair, then it'll count as you losing!
Bald Judge: Yes, yes, I'll be able to tell whether your dishes fail to hit the mark!
Cheekbones Judge: Enough, Okataya-san*... Cheekbones Judge: I'm certain that the kid won't back down, right?
T/N Note: Japanese people tend to use the name of the shop to address the owner as a sign of politeness, especially if the owner's name is unknown.
Youichi: You cowards! Youichi: You never wanted to fight me fairly from the beginning!
Youichi: Fine! Youichi: I kinda expected this!
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Youichi: I'm show you the big difference in taste that you won't be able to complain about! Youichi: I'm gonna create the most amazing okonomiyaki that you can't resist!
Spectacled Judge: Okay, start your cooking! Spectacled Judge: The time limit is twenty minutes!
SFX: slice
SFX: cut
Youichi: Take a look at this, old man!
Youichi: Mum! Youichi: Leave the okonomiyaki to me! Please cut out a square from the shoji paper!
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Mum: Ah, that shoji paper... Mum: You did tell me that it's the deciding factor, but how in the world will you use it?!
Youichi: Well, like this! Youichi: I'm gonna use it as oil-absorbing paper!
Mum: Oil-absorbing paper?!
Youichi: Yup! Youichi: If an okonomiyaki was placed directly on a plate, the oil will be linger and it won't be nice! Youichi: If it's placed on shoji paper, then the paper will absorb the excess oil!
Youichi: It's the same with tempura and tonkatsu! Youichi: When the oil is absorbed by the paper, the texture will be crisp and the end result will look completely different!
Mum: Ah... Mum: I see!
Mum: As expected, Youichi! Mum: TO think this far ahead!
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Okataya Owner: ...Ha!
SFX: sizzle
Okataya Owner: It's grillin'! Okataya Owner: Get the yakisoba ready! Workers: Okay!
SFX: flutter
SFX: sizzle
Youichi: Okay, it's time for the topping! Youichi: Mum, please get the beef tendon ready!
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Mum: As expected of Youichi's prepared toppings. Mum: When the judges get a look at this carefully boiled beef tendon, they'll be surprised.
Mum: Hmm?
Mum: This is...konjac?! Mum: What on earth is konjac doing here?!
Youichi: Mum, please hurry! Youichi: The base will burn soon!
Mum: ...But, Youichi! Mum: You never mentioned anything about konjac!
Mum: How in the world... Mum: will you use konjac with okonomiyaki?!
Judge: It's packed with topping... Judge: It's practically overflowing with it.
Cheekbones Judge: Hmm.... Cheekbones Judge: While frying, it was quite thick, but now it's so thin.
Bald Judge: Moreover, this sauce's aroma... Bald Judge: sweet, sour and refreshing...I'm drooling already before I even put it in my mouth.
SFX: chew
SFX chew
Bald Judge: Waha! Bald Judge: THis is delicious!
Bald Judge: The base is crispy and has elasticity... Bald Judge: It's not floury at all! What a wonderful batter!
Bald Judge: NExt is the topping...
Bald Judge: The pork exuded a lot of meat juices!
Bald Judge: ALso, there's a lot of cabbage which provided a lot of sweetness!
Cheekbones Judge: Truly... Cheekbones Judge: An amazing combination!
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SPectacled Judge: Furthermore... Spectacled Judge: there's the yakisoba!
Spectacled Judge: The idea to make yakisoba a topping for okonomiyaki is brilliant... Spectacled Judge: it's a match made in heaven!
Cheekbones Judge: There's also this feeling of fullness! CHeekbones Judge: The feeling of satisfaction that only comes from eating okonomiyaki!
Bald Judge: And then...the last element is the sauce!
Bald Judge: A sweet sauce that's perfect for okonomiyaki... Bald Judge: Various ingredients and spices must have been used to give it a deep flavor and body...truly an exquisite taste!
Cheekbones Judge: But, this... Cheekbones Judge: what is this prickling sensation on my tongue?!
Cheekbones Judge: This heat comes from mustard! Cheekbones Judge: Inside the sweet-tasting sauce, there's the prickling heat that comes out and removes the greasiness and whets the appetite!
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Spectacled Judge: Delicious... Spectacled Judge: It truly is a taste passed down from masters!
CHeekbones Judge: Base, Topping and sauce, I have one word for all of them: Excellent! Bald Judge: Amazing, Okataya-san! Your results can't be any better!
Cheekbones Judge: Now then, this is... CHeekbones Judge: Hinode Eatery's okonomiyaki...
CHeekbones Judge: WHat?!
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CHeekbones Judge: What is this?! Bald Judge: What's with the amount of furikake?!
Spectacled Judge: This is the first time I've seen such an okonomiyaki!
SFX: chew chew
Bald Judge: Delicious! Bald Judge: The base is really delicious!
Okataya Owner: Wha...
Bald Judge: Also, the batter is extremely thin! Bald Judge: Amazing elasticity, crispy finish, not floury at all, rather it has a deep flavor!
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Cheekbones Judge: This is beyond Okataya's! Cheekbones Judge: This is...
Cheekbones Judge: I see! Cheekbones Judge: This base doesn't have wheat flour in it...it's 100% yam!
Okataya Owner: WHat...!
Spectacled Judge: And then, this topping! Spectacled Judge: This is beef! This is sweetened boiled beef tendon!
Spectacled Judge: Moreover, this has been boiled for a long time... Spectacled Judge: the odor and toughness has disappeared! It has unbelievable tenderness!
Spectacled Judge: What an amazing flavor... Spectacled Judge: Hmm?!
Spectacled Judge: What is this?
Spectacled Judge: The color and shape resembles beef tendon but... Spectacled Judge: when I bite into it, the mouthfeel and elasticity are completely different!
SFX: bite
SFX: chew
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Spectacled Judge: This is... Spectacled Judge: konjac!
Spectacled Judge: The taste is completely different. The konjac and beef tendon were boiled together... Spectacled Judge: THe combination of konjac and beef tendon is an unusual one but it works!
Mum: So that's it!
Mum: I see! Mum: So that's what you aimed for, YOuichi!
Bald Judge: On top of that, inside the topping... Bald Judge: is mochi!
Bald Judge: This mochi... Bald Judge: This is what's providing the okonomiyaki's required volume!
Bald Judge: This volume matches perfectly with the yam base! Bald Judge: Both the base and topping have top-class flavors!
Okataya Owner: Grr... Okataya Owner: Grrrr....
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Okataya Owner: I dunno how you got your base and toppin' to be at my level... Okataya Owner: I'll concede that you're equal to me in those two!
Okataya Owner: But... Okataya Owner: That's as far as you'll go!
Okataya Owner: The last part to judge is the sauce! Okataya Owner: You'll never surpass my homemade sauce!
Okataya Owner: All you know about sauce is that store-bought tonkatsu sauce, ketchup and mayonnaise are mixed together... Okataya Owner: An improvised, hastily-made sauce can never have the deep flavor and body that mine has!
Okataya Owner: Look! My homemade sauce... Okataya Owner: uses various veggies, fruits, and fifteen types of spices, and is aged for six months to bring out the perfect flavor!
Okataya Owner: Six months for aging! Okataya Owner: Without aging, the sauce can never have body and flavor!
Okataya OWner: There's no way you'll win, boy!
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Cheekbones Judge: This is... CHeekbones JUdge: This flavor is...!
Spectacled Judge: Delicious! Others: I agree! It's really amazing!
Okataya Owner: Whaaat?!
Judge: Inside this slightly sweet sauce, there's a subtle flavor that's hidden! Judge: Salty, sour and savory...these delicate flavors add depth and body to the sauce, making it the best I've ever tasted!
Okataya Owner: It can't be! Okataya Owner: I don't believe it!
Okataya Owner: How can you say that a sauce that's made from store-bought ingredients have depth of flavor?! Okataya Owner: Is something wrong with your tongues?!
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Spectacled Judge: Store-bought...? Oh! Spectacled Judge: This flavor isn't coming from the sauce! If it's not the sauce, then where...
Spectacled Judge: I see! Spectacled Judge: This flavor...comes from the furikake!
Okataya Owner: Furikake...?! Okataya Owner: I see! So it's the furikake! Since the flavor won't come from the sauce, he used the furikake to create that flavor!
Cheekbones Judge: Ow!
Cheekbones Judge: It's the same as Okataya's sauce! Cheekbones Judge: There's a prickling sensation on my tongue...a subtle heat!
Cheekbones Judge: WHere is this heat coming from?!
Bald Judge: It's not coming from the sauce as well! Bald Judge: If it's not the sauce, then...
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Bald Judge: This is... Bald Judge: Inside the topping there are red beads!!
Spectacled Judge: This is... Spectacled Judge: broken-up mentaiko that's put inside the topping!
Cheekbones Judge: Delicious! Bald Judge: Marvelous!
Judges: The topping and the base are both tasty... Judges: The okonomiyaki was delicious till the end!
Spectacled Judge: Well, then... Spectacled Judge: I will now announce the results!
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Spectacled Judge: This match's winenr is...
Spectacled Judge: Youichi-kun and his okonomiyaki! Spectacled Judge: Hinode Eatery has won the right to have their stall in the Sakura Festival!
Youichi: We...
Youichi: We did it!! Youichi: We won! We won!!
Okataya Owner: No...
Okataya Owner: Why?! Okataya Owner: Why did you judge against me, Matsusaka-san!
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Cheekbones Judge: I'm sorry, Okataya-san. Cheekbones Judge: We've been friends for a long time and I really planned on letting you win, but...
Cheekbones Judge: Both of us... Bald Judge: We just couldn't lie to our own tongues.
Judges: What surprised me most was... Judge: the sauce.
Judge: From the popularity of Youichi-kun from Hinode Eatery... Judge: it's a given that he had plans for the base and topping.
Judge: But the sauce...the fermented sauce... Judge: we thought there was no way that he could beat your sauce.
Judge: However, he used furikake to add subtle flavors. FUrthermore, the mentaiko provided a fresh, delicate spiciness. Judge: It was the same as the sauce that you've prepared all this time...wait, no, it surpassed your sauce!
Judge: A kid without the experience or training produced a sauce like that with effort alone! Judge: Plus, the presentation of the dish on the paper showed thoughtfulness. With all of these combined, it moved our hearts!
Okataya Owner: Once again... Okataya Owner: I'm surprised at today's youth.
Okataya Owner: Well... Okataya Owner: Many interesting things happen in a long life, right?!
Okataya Owner: Next is a match to see who sells the most! Okataya Owner: How bout it?! I won't lose so easily this time!
Text in box: It's opening time!
https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/40650Translation: Mister Ajikko 322014-11-08T10:18:55+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comVolume 4 Chapter 6 The Deciding Factor is Mentaiko!
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Youichi: A base that's made from 100% yam, light and fluffy...
Youichi: As for toppings which go well with it, I use beef tendon with less fat... Youichi: Furthermore, the beef tendon has been soaked in soy sauce and sugar to bring out the flavor!
Youichi: After that, to add volume... Youichi: we insert mochi into the okonomiyaki!
Youichi: The three elements of okonomiyaki: base, topping and sauce. Youichi: With this, two of them, base and topping have been completed!
Youichi: Only one remaining is the sauce! Youichi:I'm going to think up the best sauce for this okonomiyaki!
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Youichi: But, I used up three days for the base and the topping. Youichi: The Sakura Festival is in two days. So, my match against Okataya is tomorrow!
Mum: There's not a lot of time left... Mum: Can you come up with a delicious sauce by then?
Youichi: I can't back down now! Youichi: I've already made plenty of preparations for the Sakura Festival!
Mum: What if you don't come up with a sauce in time? Youichi: We'll close the eatery and change into an okonomiyaki stall.
Mum: Haha...that's a joke, right?
Youichi: Now... Youichi: Okataya's sauce!
Youichi: If I remember correctly... Youichi: it contained various vegetables and fruits, and is boiled to perfection. Truly a homemade specialty.
Youichi: It's slightly sweet... Youichi: but it has a deep flavor...
Youichi: it has sufficient body... Youichi: and until this moment, I haven't tasted anything similar that could compare.
Youichi: ...That's it! Youichi: The perfect sauce for okonomiyaki has to be heavy and slightly sweet.
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Youichi: Hmm, but... Youichi: no matter what method is used to make the sauce, a lot of different ingredients has to be used and it'll take around half a year to ferment to produce the required flavor.
Youichi: And I only have until tomorrow... Youichi: A fermented sauce is definitely out of the question.
Youichi: What do I do... Youichi: Hmmm....
Mum: In the store, during the times when we make okonomiyaki... Mum: we mix tonkatsu sauce and ketchup, and to bring out the body, we add mayonnaise.
Youichi: Tonkatsu sauce, ketchup... Youichi: and mayonnaise...
SFX: squeeze
SFX: stir
Youichi: ...Hmm!
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SFX: sizzle
SFX: chew chew
Youichi: How is it?
Mum: Hmm.... Mum: As I thought, it's not good...
Mum: It is slightly sweet and it does resemble Okataya's sauce in taste, but... Mum: it doesn't have the depth of flavor or the body. It's just a sweet sauce.
Youichi: Hmm, I guess you're right.
Youichi: Challenging a homemade sauce that uses a ton of ingredients that's been boiled and fermented for a long time... Youichi: with a hastily made sauce with mayo is ridiculous, isn't it?
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Youichi: But there isn't time to make a fermented sauce by tomorrow. Youichi: If I leave this alone, Okataya would win with their superior sauce!
Youichi: What can I do... Youichi: Is it impossible to have a sauce that doesn't take a long time to ferment and still has body and depth?
Youichi: Okay! Youichi: Let's think about this a different way!
Mum: Ehh?
Youichi: An okonomiyaki's flavor doesn't come from just the sauce! Youichi: Other than sauce, there's things like nori and flaked bonito that when combined, give bursts of flavor!
Youichi: So, my plan is... Youichi: to use nori and flaked bonito as furikake*!
T/N Note: Furikake is a catch-all term for dry Japanese seasoning that is sprinkled on top of a dish.
Mum: What, use furikake?! Mum: But, nori and bonito is...those things can't compare to the sauce!
Youichi: That's not a problem! Youichi: This plan of mine will create a taste the world has never seen!
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T/N Note: various furikake: grated turnip, katsuobushi, black sesame seeds, shredded plum
Mum: WHat is all this?! Mum: What are you doing with so much furikake?!
Youichi: I'm going to do this!
Youichi: This is the Youichi special... Youichi: blended furikake!
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Mum: Ehh?!
SFX: mix
SFX: sizzle
SFX: scoop
SFX: sprinkle
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Mum: I see! I see what you're doing! Mum: It's not just nori you're using, you're using a lot of types of furikake, blending them and together, it adds flavor and body, just like the sauce!
Youichi: That's right! Youichi: With this, it'll definitely be delicious!
Youichi: COme on, Mum! Youichi: Try it!
SFX: cut
SFX: bite
SFX: chew
Mum: ...It's so good!
Mum: Compared with the bold flavor of the sauce... Mum: the depth of flavor and the body brings about a completely different taste!
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Mum: The idea to compensate for the fermentation of the sauce by using blended furikake is ingenious! Mum: This can definitely go up against Okataya's sauce!
Youichi: Hehe!
Youichi: All right! Now my sauce is perfected! Youichi: The three puzzle pieces, base, topping and sauce are now assembled for my easy victory tomorrow!
Mum: But...wait! Mum: wait a minute, Youichi!
Youichi: Eh?
Mum: ...There's something not right! Mum: This sauce is missing something!
Youichi: What?!
Mum: The taste is roughly the same as Okataya's... Mum: but... Mum: it's just something that Okataya's sauce has but yours doesn't!
Youichi: something?! Youichi: What is that something...?!
Youichi: What could it be... Youichi: What could be missing from the sauce?!
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Sign: Okonomiyaki Okataya Traditional Taste /////// Making Okonomiyaki for 50 Years
Apprentice: Boss! Apprentice: I heard something bad, Boss!
Apprentice: That brat is someone big, Boss! Apprentice: When I saw him, I couldn't believe it...
Apprentice: Oof--
Okataya Owner: I already know. Okataya Owner: That brat's Ajiyoshi Youichi, am I right?
Apprentice: Eh?! Ah... Okataya Owner: Up till now, he's been usin' his own skill and gettin' into matches... Okataya Owner: and he's been winnin' all this time.
Okataya Owner: Anotha' rumor is that he's connected to Ajiou. Okataya Owner: Bah, he has no skill to speak of. Okataya Owner: All he has is his pride. Okataya Owner: And that's when I'll strike!
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Okataya Owner: I've put plenty of thought into the base and toppin'. Okataya Owner: That brat will never come up with anythin' to beat me.
Okataya Owner: But my trump card is my sauce that's been fermenting for half a year! Okataya Owner: There's no way he can beat it!
Okataya Owner: Onions, tomatoes, tangerines, apples, grapes, dates, carrots, celery, garlic... Okataya Owner: Using those fruits and veggies, boil'em, and then add 15 types of spices!
Okataya Owner: And then, let it sit and ferment for six months! Okataya Owner: This kind of taste can't ever be produced in one or two days!
Apprenctice: Bu...but... Okataya Owner: If by any chance...
Okataya Owner: Even if he manages to make a sauce that closely matches mine... Okataya Owner: he'll never figure out the top secret ingredient to bring out the true flavor.
Okataya Owner: This is what decides the taste. Okataya Owner: Without this, something will be missing, and you'll get a bad-tastin' sauce! Okataya Owner: Before letting the sauce ferment, this is what I add... Okataya OWner: Behold!
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Apprentice: ?
Apprentice: Wow! Apprentice: It's spicy!
Apprentice: This is... Apprentice: mustard, right?!
Okataya Owner: Yup, it's Western mustard! Okataya Owner: This is what determines the taste of the sauce!
Okataya Owner: The sharp spicy hit that comes from prolonged fermentation and proper ingredients! Okataya Owner: The piquancy that develops in the sweet sauce gives depth and body and stirs up the appetite!
Okataya Owner: But that's not all! Okataya Owner: The mustard, too, is fermented along with the sauce, and when combined together, produces an unimaginable flavor!
Okataya Owner: Fufufu... Okataya Owner: Come, Ajiyoshi Youichi! Show me your skill! Youichi: eh?
Okataya Owner: I'll smash the proud nose of yours! Okataya Owner: I'll show you the gap between us!
Youichi: What's missing? Youichi: Where am I missing it?
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Youichi: To a sweet sauce... Youichi: I added a blend of furikake, and that definitely added taste.
Youichi: the grated turnip adds saltiness...
Youichi: the black sesame adds fragrance...
Youichi: and the shredded plum provides sourness.
Youichi: But, other than those... Youichi: what else is there...
Youichi: Sweetness, saltiness, fragrance and sourness. Youichi: Other than those...what on earth can it be?
Youichi: That's it! It was staring me in the face! Youichi: What's missing...is heat!
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Mum: Heat...? Of course! Mum: When I ate Okataya's okonomiyaki, there was a spicy aftertaste!
Mum: The spice... Mum: doubled the deliciousness of the okonomiyaki!
Youichi: That's right! Youichi: That's the secret of the Okataya's taste!
Youichi: Shichimi, wasabi, curry powder... Youichi: I've created sauces that used these spices!
Youichi: First up is shichimi!
Youichi: Hmm.....
Youichi: Next is wasabi!
Youichi: Curry powder...
Youichi: Hmm....
Youichi: None of them work. Youichi: All of them have heat that's too strong. The taste of the sauce is completely overwhelmed!
Youichi: This isn't a simple matter of adding heat. Youichi: It has to be a subtle kind that comes from fermentation!
Mum: Fermentation... Mum: Subtle heat?
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Mum: But there's no way we can get that. Mum: No matter how you go about it, fermentation takes time you don't have!
Youichi: That's why I'm thinking! Youichi: There must be some way to get that kind of heat that comes from fermentation!
Youichi: There's one way to get it! Youichi: One way to get that kind of heat!
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Mum: What is it? The one way to get the fermented spiciness? Mum: What could you possibly put into the sauce to get that taste?!
Mum: It's not spicy! Mum: What is this, it's not spicy at all!
Youichi: Ufufufu... Youichi: Well, try and eat it first!
Mum: Ah...!
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Mum: This is... Mum: Amazing! Delicious!
Mum: There's a biting kind of spiciness that blends perfectly with the sauce! Also, it improves the depth of flavor and the body of the sauce! Mum: Futhermore, this isn't a run-of-the-mill kind of heat! It's well-rounded and mild enough that it whets the appetite to a whole new level!
Mum: But what did you add to create this taste?
Mum: In the topping, there's some red beads...! Mum: So, this is the cause of the taste, isn't it?!
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Mum: This is...mentaiko! Mum: You broke it into small pieces and inserted it into the topping!
Youichi: That's right!
Youichi: The mentaiko has been thoroughly pickled and this has toned down its original spiciness! Youichi: With this, my sauce is complete! Together with my base and topping, it looks like I've completed my ultimate okonomiyaki!
Sign: Hinode Eatery
Youichi: Okay, It's time! Youichi: Time to show Okataya who's boss!
Youichi: Mum, what are you doing?! Youichi: We're going to win our right to have our food stall!
Mum: Don't be hasty. Mum: Have you forgotten anything?
Mum: Eh...? But... Mum: I wonder what this is...?
Mum: This is...shoji* paper?! Mum: Why is such a thing among the tools for cooking?
T/N Note: Shoji is the sliding doors in traditional Japanese rooms. Paper is used in its construction.
Youichi: Don't forget to bring that along! Youichi: I'm going to use that shoji paper to bring out the ultimate taste in my okonomiyaki!
Mum: WHat did you say?!
Mum: How will you do that?! Mum: How is shoji paper required to make okonomiyaki?! https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/40627Translation: Mister Ajikko 312014-11-05T02:27:48+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comVolume 4 Chapter 5 A topping with Volume!?
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Youichi: A base made from 100% yam... Youichi: That's my / okonomiyaki's base!
Mum: It's really delicious! Mum: It's not floury at all, it's fluffy and light! WHat a wonderful batter!
Youichi: This base is gonna compete in the Sakura Festival in four days! Youichi: With this base, there's no way we'll lose to Okataya!
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Mum: You're right, there's no way! Youichi: Hehehe!
Mum: The three elements of an okonomiyaki are base, topping and sauce. Mum: You've cleared the base, next is the topping, right?
Youichi: Right! Youichi: As far as topping goes...
Youichi: Okataya's Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki first uses a lot of cabbage... Youichi: Then some tenkasu...
Youichi: followed by pork bacon...
Youichi: and lastly, yakisoba.
Youichi: The cabbage adds sweetness while the tenkasu and the bacon adds body... Youichi: the yakisoba adds the finishing touches to the taste profile.
Youichi: Even though I tasted this before, I'm still drooling! Youichi: This topping is gonna be delicious!
Youichi: ...Wait a minute. Youichi: That mister said something about the topping.
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Okataya Owner: The ingredients fer the okonomiyaki in the challenge has to cost at most 500
yen!
Okataya Owner: Okonomiyaki represents the taste of the masses! Okataya Owner: It's not gourmet food, we're making food fer regular people!
Okataya Owner: If the ingredients are all expensive, then the price will also go up. Okataya Owner: In my shop, we don't use any expensive stuff!
Okataya Owner: With just cheap ingredients, we can make delicious food. Okataya Owner: That's the point of the challenge!
Youichi: CHeap ingredients into delicious food, huh! Youichi: For someone with a face like his, he said something smart.
Text with Okataya Owner's face: Shut up!
Youichi: The most expensive among the topping is... Youichi: the bacon...
Youichi: All right! First... Youichi: let's do some research with pork!
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Youichi: On the 100% yam grilled base...
Youichi: First... Youichi: let's try using sliced pork ribs!
Youichi: Hmm, I wonder how it'll turn out. Youichi: Will it be tasty or not?
SFX: sizzle
SFX: sizzle
Youichi: Ahh...
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SFX: sizzle
Youichi: A lot of fat is coming out!
SFX: stab
Youichi: It's no good! Youichi: A large amount of fat is oozing out of the pork...It's turning the crispy yam base into a gooey mess!
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SFX: sticky
Youichi: Not good at all! Youichi: Pork doesn't work!
Youichi: Even though it worked with Okataya's base, it won't work with the yam-made base! Youichi: I have to think of a replacement for pork!
Youichi: If pork doesn't work... Youichi: Then what about beef?!
Youichi: Beef is a redder meat than pork is, so it doesn't have as much fat. Youichi: It's also really tender!
Mum: Beef? But beef is much more expensive than pork! Mum: Furthermore, that kind of red meat make it even more expensive...with such quality,
there's no such thing as "cheap" beef!
Youichi: ...I'll find it!! Youichi: By hook or by crook!
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Sign: Oumura Fresh Meat Shop
Butcher: What? Butcher: Beef that's tender, delicious and cheap?!
Butcher: Do you have a fever, You-chan?! Youichi: But I really need that kind of beef!
Butcher: Don't be stupid. Beef like that would be bought up instantly. Butcher: Cheap cuts of beef have low quality, and because of that, it's cheap.
Butcher: Ribs, shank, there are many cheap cuts of beef. Butcher: But they are all tough parts.
Butcher: Good quality means expensive. Low quality means cheap. That's the basic principle of economy. Butcher: You-chan, you should study up on things like this. Youichi: I didn't come here for a lecture!
Youichi: Low quality stuff may be cheap, but that doesn't mean cheap stuff are bad! Youichi: You're a pro, aren't you?! Isn't there something you can think of?! SFX: slam
Butcher: ...Wait. Butcher: Perhaps that will be suitable...
Youichi: Ehh?! Youichi: What is it?!
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Youichi: Thanks a lot!! Youichi: I'll cook it right away!
Butcher: Haha, youth these days! Butcher: That boy is really persistent.
Butcher: However... Buther: If only his school grades were better...
Youichi: This should work!
SFX: slam
Youichi: I found it, Mum! Youichi: A beef cut that's cheap!
Youichi: Beef tendon! Youichi: Cheap and delicious, it's the perfect fit for my okonomiyaki!
Mum: Beef tendon...
Mum: But, Youichi, beef tendon is really tough to eat. Mum: Are you sure about using it?
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Youichi: Hehe... Youichi: Leave it to me!
Youichi: I'm preparing it like you would prepare a hotpot! Youichi: Boiling it in water!
Mum: Ehh?!
Youichi: We won't be using the meat as is! Youichi: We have to boil it a few times first!
Mum: Hey, after boiling it a few times, you added soy sauce and sugar for flavor... Mum: The meat is shining with an amber color, it's looks delicious!
Mum: But, will the beef tendon be tender? Youichi: Well, try it first!
Mum: Ok...
Mum: ...
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Mum: Wow! Mum: It's so tender!
Mum: Wait...it's not just tender... Mum: It has an elastic mouthfeel...and has a sharp quality to it!
Mum: I'm familiar with the tastes of soy sauce and sugar together but... Mum: I never imagined beef tendon could taste this way!
Youichi: I told you so!
Youichi: As you said, beef tendon is tough to chew on. Youichi: But, with enough boiling. it becomes tender!
Youichi: On the flip side, the cooking process takes a long time...that's why it's cheap. Youichi: If only people got over the long cooking times, they'll find that beef tendon is really delicious.
Youichi: On top of that, after boiling the meat thoroughly... Youichi: the fatty parts all melt away and the meat becomes easy to eat!
Mum: That's wonderful, Youichi! With this, we won't have to use the greasy and fatty pork! Mum: We can use more wonderful toppings!
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Youichi: Okay! Putting it all together... Youichi: Let's add the other toppings and try it out!
Youichi: Cabbage for the sweetness...
Youichi: Tenkasu for adding crunch...
Youichi: Then, to add flavor... Youichi: I add katsuobushi and shredded kombu...
Youichi: Lastly, we add... Youichi: The boiled beef tendon!
Youichi: This is my... Youichi: Hinode Eatery Deluxe Special Okonomiyaki!
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Youichi: Mum! Youichi: Go ahead and try it!
SFX: chew chew
Mum: Amazing!
Mum: the richness of the beef tendon... Mum: harmonizes perfectly with the crispiness of the yam base!
Mum: On top of that, the sweetness of the cabbage... Mum: and the savoriness of the kombu and katsuobushi add a deep flavor to the dish!
Mum: It's really really tasty! Mum: WOnderful...!
Mum: ---But...
Youichi: Ehh?!
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Mum: I'm not sure what it is... Mum: But, something's missing.
Mum: Of course, the okonomiyaki is extremely delicious, but... Mum: After eating it...hmm...the feeling of something dropping into my stomach...
Mum: That's it! Mum: It's the volume! It's lacking volume!
Youichi: I see! Youichi: Okataya's adding of yakisoba to the okonomiyaki is to add volume!
Mum: If that's the case, then isn't it easy? Mum: Just add yakisoba to your okonomiyaki and you're done!
Youichi: ---There's no way I can do that. Youichi: That would make me a copycat!
Youichi: Yakisoba is Okataya's selling point...I can't imitate them. Youichi: That's why...I'll substitute the yakisoba with something else!
Mum: What is this? Youichi: Rice Youichi: Chikuwa Youichi: Bread Youichi: and this is mashed potatoes.
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Youichi: First... Youichi: let's try the okonomiyaki with rice.
Youichi: No good! Youichi: The texture is bad and it doesn't fit with the yam base at all.
Youichi: Next is bread.
Youichi: This... Youichi: doesn't taste good.
Youichi: Chikuwa isn't good either...
Youichi: All that's left is the mashed potatoes.
Youichi: Dammit!
Youichi: All failures! Youichi: All of them don't go well with the yam base at all!
Youichi: Just one more step... Youichi: Just one more and it'll be completed...
Youichi: What goes well with the base?! Youichi: Something with volume, and complements the chewy texture of the yam base...!
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Mum: Youichi...
Mum: Being flustered like this won't help you think straight. Mum: There are still a few days before the match with Okataya.
Mum: You always come up with something after getting such small hints. Mum: Isn't that your specialty?
Youichi: Hmm... Youichi: I suppose...
Youichi: Thanks a lot, Mum---- Sign: Hinode Eatery
Youichi: After thinking about it... Youichi: I have to admit that Okataya's okonomiyaki is really something...
Youichi: The idea of using yakisoba... Youichi: Adding flavor and volume to the okonomiyaki at the same time...
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Youichi: That's something that other ingredients just can't imitate. Youichi: I neglected the importance of volume, and no matter what I ingredients I use, none
of them are good enough.
Youichi: The base is already tasty, the toppings have to be tasty as well. Youichi: ...But, the voluminous feeling...I just can't make it happen!
Youichi: There are only two more days till the match before the Sakura Festival begins! Youichi: And I couldn't come up with anything today.
Youichi: I'm at a dead end! Youichi: What should I do?!
Youichi: Wah... Youichi: Disgusting! Chewed up gum!
Youichi: I can't get it off! Youichi: It's stuck to the broom...
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Youichi: Eureka!
Youichi: Mum!! I got it! I got it! Youichi: I have a great idea that adds volume to the okonomiyaki!
Mum: What did you come up with from a broom with gum stuck on it? Mum: Don't tell me you're going to add chewing gum to the okonomiyaki?
Youichi: Hehe---
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Youichi: Here it is! Youichi: Try it! Try it, Mum!
Mum: Inserting chewing gum...
Mum: ...This is delicious! Mum: It has an excellent elastic texture to it!
Mum: Furthermore, there's volume in the okonomiyaki! Mum: Having this heavy feeling is exactly what an okonomiyaki is about!
Mum: This is...!!
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Mum: Youichi, what is this?! Mum: What did you put in it?!
Youichi: I used this! Youichi: I put mochi inside the okonomiyaki and made a sandwich!
Youichi: With this, I made the topping that brings volume to the okonomiyaki! Youichi: Base is finished! Topping is completed! After deciding on the sauce, this okonomiyaki will be unbeatable!https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/40544Translation: Mister Ajikko 302014-10-19T10:02:30+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.com Page 74
Mum: The flower buds are getting bigger... Mum: It's going to be cherry blossom season soon, isn't it?
Youichi: Speaking about that... Youichi: The Sakura Festival is going to be held at Gyouki Park, right?
Youichi: Running a stall in the middle of the warm spring breeze Youichi: Sounds like food stalls are popular again!
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Mum: You know, in the past, we used to run a food stall Mum: ...Until your father passed away...
Youichi: Hmm...
Youichi: Then, let's open up a food stall, Mum! Youichi: because everyone goes to the Sakura Festival, it should be possible for us to open a stall!
Mum: Hmm...you're right... Mum: We have to ask the neighbourhood association whether there's a space for us or not...
Mum: If there's space / shall we go for it?! Youichi: Yup!!
Mum: Lucky! It looks like there's only one spot left! Mum: We have to get to the association as soon as possible! Youichi: Waa!
Youichi: Hehehe...we can make oden, ikayaki, takoyaki, yakisoba, okonomiyaki...
TN Note: Use Wikipedia to know more about all those delicious Japanese street food!
Youichi: I wonder what kind of stall we're gonna open...?!
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Sign on building: Town Public Hall Sign in front of building: 15th Sakura Festival / Executive Committee
Mum: Ehh! There's aren't anymore spaces?! Youichi: Then, why did you say on the telephone that there was?!
Committee Member: I'm very sorry! Committee Member: It was a slip-up...
Mum: Hmm, it's true... Mum: All the spots have been taken up.
Mum: Ehh? Over here... Mum: This shop is taking up two spaces!
{The box where Mum is pointing} - Top text: Okonomiyaki; Bottom bigger text: Okata
Youichi: Please Youichi: can you open up that space for us?
Committee Member: Sorry, You-chan... Committee Member: but I can't do that!
Committee Member: Every year, the okonomiyaki from Okata is extremely popular Committee Member: To reduce incidents of pushing and shoving, they get priority for two spaces
Youichi: That's not fair! Youichi: We're part of the neighbourhood association as well! We have the right to have our stall!
Committee Member: That's true, but the extreme crowd is still a problem, right? Committee Member: If you can, why not try speaking directly to the stall owner?
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Signboard: Okonomiyaki Okataya Text below: Traditional Taste Making Okonomiyaki for 50 Years
Okataya Owner: Don't ya be sayin stupid things! Okataya Owner: Ain't no way we're gonna be doing that!
Okataya Owner: Every year, we get loads of people patronizin' our stall, even two stalls are barely enough! Okataya Owner: Our okonomiyaki is what makes people come to the Sakura Festival!
Mum: Please don't say that! Please help us out! Okataya Owner: Nope, no can do! Go home!
Okataya Owner: Also, yer just a special-of-the-day eatery! What kind of stall are you plannin' to put up?! Okataya Owner: Are ye just gonna put out some pork liver and chives stir-fry or a mackerel pike set dish?! Okataya Owner: For a flower-viewing festival, those dishes are only good fer hobos!!
Youichi: ARGH!! I've had it!! Okataya Owner: What's wrong wit ch'u? Getting all up like that?!
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Youichi: What's up with your "traditional" taste?! Making Okonomiyaki for 50 years?! Youichi: Hinode Eatery's okonomiyaki is much better than yours!
Okataya Owner: Ho...!
Okataya Owner: Yer an arrogant boy, aren't ye!! Okataya Owner: Well then, let's see you try!
Okataya Owner: Time limit is the day before the festival! Judges will be the festival committee members! Okataya Owner: If yer okonomiyaki can't beat mine, then say goodbye to yer stall!
Youichi: All right! I accept your challenge! Mum: You...Youichi!!
Youichi: Hehehe...He fell into my trap! Youichi: With this, our chances of gettng a stall just went up!
Okataya Owner: Fufufu, However... Okataya Owner: you should feel honored to be fighting someone like me.
Okataya Owner: An amateur like you is gonna need more than just pride to beat me! Okataya Owner: Let me show you how I make okonomiyaki!!
Okataya Owner: It may look easy to you, but believe me, it's harder than you think! Okataya Owner: There are three things to look out fer when making okonomiyaki! Okataya Owner: They are base, toppings and sauce!
Okataya Owner: First is the base!! Okataya Owner: Look at the batter closely, boy!
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Youichi: Wow, it became so thin...! Youichi: I can see the iron griddle under it!
Okataya Owner: The batter with super thinness! Okataya Owner: This is the secret to our crunchy, non-powdery base!
Okataya Owner: But, to fry a batter like this... Okataya Owner: Yer gonna need training to do it! ...Around 5 years worth!
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Okataya Owner: As I thought, you... Okataya Owner: don't have much training, do you, boy?!
Okataya Owner: Next thing is... Okataya Owner: the topping!
SFX: Thud
Youichi: Cabbage?! Mum: What are you going to do with that much cabbage?
SFX: flutter
Okataya Owner: This much cabbage only stays on top of the base... Okataya Owner: do you know why, boy?!
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Okataya Owner: Add some tenkasu...
TN Note: Tenkasu is the crunchy bits of deep fried flour-batter
Okataya Owner: Then top it with pork bacon!!
Youichi: There isn't anything special with that large amount of cabbage... Youichi: where the heck is the secret?
Okataya Owner: Yer good to be able to follow me till now! Okataya Owner: But from here on, things are gonna change!!
Youichi: That is...yakisoba? Youichi: I thought he was making okonomiyaki? What's he going to use yakisoba for?
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SFX: sizzle
Youichi: Placing the okonomiyaki on top of the yakisoba...?!
Okataya Owner: This is Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki!! Okataya Owner: This is Okataya okonomiyaki's most important element!!
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Youichi: Hiroshima-style, huh?
Okataya Owner: Ok!! Okataya Owner: It's done!!
Yoiuichi: What a thick okonomiyaki! Mum: In the beginning, it was so thin....!
SFX: cut
SFX: chew
Youichi: Delicious!!
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Youichi: The batter that's been fried super-thinly... Youichi: So light, crispy and that fragrant smell!!
Youichi: But, look at how much cabbage there is!!
Youichi: The cabbage totally filled the base... Youichi: and completely inflated it!
SFX: chew chew
Youichi: The yakisoba topping... Youichi: perfectly fits the bacon and the crispy base!
Youichi: There's a lot of sauce as well Youichi: it mixes well with the other ingredients...to thnk that yakisoba would go well with okonomiyaki...
Youichi: And then the finishing touches Youichi: the last element: the sauce!
Youichi: A rich, thick, slightly sweet sauce... Youichi: The pairing of this sauce and okonomiyaki is superb!
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Youichi: Base, Topping and sauce... Youichi: This is truly a perfectly crafted amazing okonomiyaki!
Okataya Owner: Fufufu, how's that? Okataya Owner: If you wanna give up, now's yer chance!
Youichi: I want to challenge you even more! Youichi: Watch out! I'll definitely come out with an okonomiyaki that's gonna knock your socks off!
Youichi: OK!!!! Youichi: Strategy meeting start!!
Okataya Owner: ...
Okataya Owner: What's up with that brat... Okataya Owner: Energetic and stubborn...
Okataya Owner: However, no matter what you do, you won't ever beat the taste of mine Okataya Owner: It goes without saying that many have tried to make this okonomiyaki.
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Okataya Owner: Base, topping and sauce; all these elements have variations... Okataya Owner: But the most important one is definitely the batter which makes the base.
Okataya Owner: There's a lot of stuff added to the batter mix... Okataya Owner: It's not just regular flour that gives the taste.
Okataya Owner: To guarantee... Okataya Owner: the taste of the base, the deciding factor is this!
Okataya Owner: With this added, the taste of the batter is complete...! Okataya Owner: It's fluffy and light, the ultimate batter!
Okataya Owner: Boy, do you understand!! Okataya Owner: Let's see wha'chu got!
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Youichi: Let's start with the first element of okonomiyaki... Youichi: the frying of the base!
Youichi: First, make a soup using dried shiitake mushrooms, bonito and seaweed... Youichi: Turn it into a stock, then mix it with flour to give the base some body!
Youichi: How is it?
Mum: Hmm..... Mum: It's very floury...
Youichi: Floury...!
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Youichi: Floury, huh?
Youichi: I see! Youichi: The batter used by Okataya is light and yet still has body...
YOuichi: This batter is incomplete! Youichi: What part of this batter is different?!
Youichi: A fluffy texture... Youichi: and crispy sensaton when eaten...
Youichi: Omelette...
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Youichi: Tenpura... Youichi: Gyoza... Youichi: Pizza... Youichi: Among these foods... Youichi: all of them have light and fluffy elements as their core... Youichi: I wonder if there's a hint in these foods.
Sign fron left to right: Tenshindon 500 Yen / Deluxe Katsudon 600 Yen / Tamagodon 450 Yen
TN Note: Wikipedia is your friend!
Last panel, focusing on: Deluxe Katsudon 600 Yen
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Youichi: This is it!! Youichi: This is the way to do it!
SFX: clatter
Mum: What's wrong, Youichi?! Mum: Have you come up with an idea?
Youichi: Hehe...
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Mum: This is a new base?! Mum: It looks almost transparent that I can actually see the iron griddle!
Youichi: It's a revolutionary idea! Youichi: Don't be surprised!
Youichi: What I did to the base was... Youichi: not use wheat flour at all!
Mum: Wh...what?! Mum: You made the base without using wheat flour?!
SFX: bite
Mum: Delicious! Mum: Light, fluffy...smells good...and has great taste!
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Mum: How?! Mum: How did you make such a base?!
Youichi: I used this! Youichi: I used only yam to make it!
Youichi: We also used yam to make the coating for the cutlets fluffy, right?
Youichi: Also, even Okataya used a bit of yam in their batter! Youichi: But I made my batter using 100% yam!
Mum: That's wonderful!
Youichi: Yup!! Now, my base can beat Okataya's! Youichi: Next is the topping and the sauce!! After that, it's time for a rematch!https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/40497Translation: Mister Ajikko 292014-10-05T15:06:41+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comVolume 4 Chapter 3 3 Types of Patties
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Waiter 1: Look at that! Look at the number of people! Waiter 2: We have more people at Genesis than at the other restaurant!
Owner: Hahahahaha!
Owner: Look at that, Abe-kun! We're winning! Owner: As expected, people are enjoying your hamburger steak more than that other restaurant's!
Abe: I'm not pleased. Abe: Not pleased at all...
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Abe: No matter how few, there are still customers in Toroi Merai, right?! Abe: All the customers should be coming here!
Abe: I am the army commander for the Aji Shogun Group, I am said to be superior in meat dishes!
Abe: Even when I've put all my efforts into this dish, the fact that my dish is being compared to a kid's is strange!
Abe: Still... Abe: We have one hour left until the conclusion to this match!
Abe: One by one, the fame of this dish will spread! Abe: In the next one hour, there will not be a single person left in Toroi Merai!!
Abe: I am a special person. Abe: Therefore, the dishes I make are special as well. Owner: ...
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Man: Oi! Hurry up and let me in! Man: I've been waiting for over an hour!
Waiter: I'm sorry for the wait. Waiter: Please come this way.
Man: Geez... Man: For a popular restaurant, they could do with better service...
Man: I'll have the harburger steak set! Waitress: Certainly!
Man: Hmm...
Man: At any rate, I'm happy to be here... Man: To be able to eat the dish cooked by Aji Shogun Group's right arm chef, Abe Jirou!
Man: All the hamburger sets he made were exceptional... Man: I wonder what surprise is waiting for me in this dish?
Waitress: Thank you for waiting---!
Man: Ho...! Man: How rare! A wrapped hamburger steak!
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Man: What a tender piece of meat! Man: The hamburger steaks I had before were wonderful, but this takes the cake!
SFX: Bite
SFX: chew chew
Man: This is delicious!!
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Man: The hamburger is thoroughly well-roasted...
Man: Furthermore, it's overflowing with meat juices... Man: It's so good my cheeks feel like exploding and dropping off!
Man: Oh, the sauce is actually beef stew... Man: If the beef stew was by itself, it has no equal!
Man: It seems a lot of extravagant ingredients and time went into it... Man: As expected of the famous chef! Pushing the boundaries!
Customer: Oi! Our food hasn't arrived!
Man: The veal in the beef stew is cooked well and has a great flavor Man: Looks like that I get to enjoy the taste of both hamburger steak and stew at the same time!
Man: Hmm, what is this...? Man: This smell and taste...
Man: What the... Man: There's roasted Shimeji mushrooms laid on top!
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Man: What a well-rounded flavor... Man: The combination of the steak and mushroom...
Man: And also...
Man: The garnish of... Man: glazed carrots
Man: And buttered asparagus
Man: The carrots remove the grassy smell while sweetening the stew... Man: The asparagus takes away the pungent saltiness... Man: This is a truly amazing flavor!
Man: However Man: what's the meaning behind this paraffin sheet?
Man: ...I see!! Man: It's to get the meat tender and to get as much of meat juices out as possible!
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Man: The paraffin sheet ensures that the exterior of the meat won't get burned as well as produce a environment where the meat is steam-baked! This makes the interior of the meat cook fully too! Man: Moreover, it also prevents the meat juices from flowing away from the meat leading to a very juicy dish!
Man: The mixing of the meat juices into the stew produces a deep flavor... Man: This is a thoroughly well-planned dish!
Man: Wahaha! Bravo! Man: This kind of dish! At such a cheap price! Today really is heaven!
Abe: One hour has nearly gone by... Abe: It's time for the end of this match!
Abe: How's that, boy!! Abe: Have you realized the harsh reality of the world of cuisine?!
Abe: Wha...
Owner: WHAT---?!
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SFX: cacophony
Crowd: Hey, hey! Crowd: Stop pushing!
Crowd: O...oi... Crowd: Look at the crowd over there...
Crowd: Wow, that's amazing! Crowd: Looks like Genesis's hamburger steak isn't as good! Anyways, let's get a bite!
Crowd: Is it really that delicious? Crowd: Maybe we...
Crowd: We too... Crowd: Let's try it out!
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Marui: WAHA! Marui: WAHAHAHA!
Marui: Look at that crowd! Marui: Two hours after opening, there's a sudden reversal!
Tamere: How wonderful...
Genjirou: Hmm!
Young Master: Ok ok ok... Young Master: Don't push, please don't push...
Young Master: Youichi-kun, how are you with the cooking?!
Youichi: Leave it to me!
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Man: I don't get it Man: can a dish that's produced by a run-down restaurant like this really be that delicious?
Mum: Sorry for the wait!
Man: Ah...
Man: AHH!
Man: What is this...?! Man: There's a skewer going through! A barbeque?!
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Man: There's bread wrapped around the hamburger steaks, like straw bales! Man: Also, there's no sauce anywhere!
Man: The only seasoning I see is black peppercorns sprinkled on one side!
Man: Is this really it? Man: Is this dish really more delicious than Genesis's Chef Abe's?
SFX: Slice
Man: wow... Man: It's so soft...
SFX: chew chew
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Man: I can't believe it...! Man: This is...delicious...extremely delicious!!!
SFX: chew chew
Man: The unbelievable tenderness! It surpasses Genesis's! Man: Not a single bit burnt, yet still fully roasted through!
Man: Also... Man: This non-stop flow of meat juices!
SFX: chew
Man: I'm mesmerised! Man: The deliciousness of the meat juices!!
Man: The bread that's wrapped around the outside... Man: It's absorbing all the meat juices that's flowing out!
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Man: There's also these peppercorns and their crisp taste... Man: Their piping heat doesn't mask the flavor of the meat but instead lifts it up to a whole new level!
Man: Scrumptious! Man: Delectable!
Man: !!
SFX: Reveal
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Man: What is this?! Man: Cheese?!
Man: There's cheese inserted... Man: inside the steak?!
Young Master: Ehh...?!
SFX: MOment of reveal
Man: Somehow... Man: The thick gooey cheese in the center somehow expands the flavor of the hamburger steak!
Young Master: You-chan, this is...?!
Youichi: Secret Weapon Number 3!
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Youichi: I put a small block of cheese in the center of the patty! Youichi: Then, when the meat is being roasted, the cheese will melt and the flavor of the hamburger steak rises!
Young Master: Wah...!
Man: These onions stuck in between the hamburger steaks...
Man: They're all uniformly roasted with a light-brown color... Man: Were they roasted over a charcoal fire along with the bread?!
Man: Yum...Yummy! Man: The fragrance and the sweet taste of the onions just opens up my appetite!
Man: Hmm, this... Man: is garnish?
Man: What is this? Man: I've never seen this kind of garnish before!
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Man: This is...green peas mash!
Man: The taste and smell is incredible. Man: It ties everything in the dish together!
Man: Tenderness of the meat, the amount of meat juices, the method of roasting, the seasoning and the garnish
Man: Everything about this dish is carefully and wonderfully planned!
Man: Marvelous! Man: Incredible!
Man with thick eyebrows: This is really delicious!!
Man with pencil-thin eyebrows: I even planned to eat Genesis's hamburger steak after this... Man with no hair: No matter how many I eat, I still have room for more!
Customers: Manager, who is the one Customers: who thought of such a scrumptious dish?!
Young Master: It's this boy right here! Young Master: Ajiyoshi Youichi-kun!!
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Customers: That small boy created such a wonderful dish...? / Bravo!! Customers: Incredible!! / You're a star, boy!!
Youichi: Ehehe...
Man with thick eyebrows: About the secret of its deliciousness... Man with thick eyebrows: I have one thing that I don't get
Man with thick eyebrows: No matter how delicious it is, three hamburger steaks is... Man with thick eyebrows: how did you make eating three steaks possible?
Youichi: Hehe, the secret... Youichi: is this!!
Customers: What...three patties?! Customers: Not only that, even the colors are different!!
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Youichi: The patties all have different ratios of beef and pork mince!! Youichi: Meat juices have a rich taste...to prevent that over-richness feeling, I made three types of patties!
Man: I see! Man: Even after I ate Genesis's hamburger steak, I could still wolf down a lot of your steaks!
Man with normal eyebrows: Oho Man with normal eyebrows: After hearing all that, I'm feeling hungry again!
Woman with beard: I want another set! Man in same panel: I'll have another too!
Youichi: All right, all right, I'm coming!
Owner: Complete defeat...right?
SFX: gritting teeth
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Abe: Dammit! It's only a change in the ratios of the meat in the patties... Abe: how can there be such a big difference in taste!!
Owner: That's up to the tastebuds of the customers Owner: And this is the result you see before you
Owner: The difference in number of customers all result from that difference in taste...!
Abe: ...Do as you like!!
Owner: Hahaha... Owner: It's our loss...hahaha!
Abe: Boy! Abe: There won't be a next time...!!
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SFX next to owner: laughing
Marui: Even the Aji Shogun Group's number one master chef... Marui: couldn't win against Youichi's plan.
Marui: Youichi is stronger than we thought... Marui: He has a lot of potential in him!
Genjirou: Hmm!
Young Master: This really is delicious! I can just keep on eating! Youichi: Young Master, that's enough!!https://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/40489Translation: Mister Ajikko 282014-10-02T13:48:06+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comVolume 4 Chapter 2 The Match is Decided?!
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Youichi: My Bread-wrapped Hamburger Steak doesn't need any sauce! Youichi: It only needs these peppercorns!!
Young Master: But, but, to use only peppercorns is... Young Master: will peppercorns even go well with the meat juices?
Youichi: Well, try it, Young Master!!
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Young Master: Hmm....!
SFX: Cut
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Young Master: Oo... Young Master: OOOO!!
Young Master: This is....delicious!!!
Mum: EHhh!!!
Mum: Ah! Mum: The peppercorns are stinging....!
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Mum: Stinging... Mum: But...!!
Mum: ...Delicious!! Mum: The stinging sensation accentuates the taste of the meat juices!
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Young Master: That's right!! Young Master: The peppercorns's sharp pungency really elevates the savory taste of the
juices!
Young Master: The moment I bite the steak, the peppercorns snap and the pungent flavor bursts
open... Young Master: These peppercorns make the savory meat juices double in flavor!
Young Master: Moreover, because you only used dry peppercorns... Young Master: the savoriness doesn't fade into any liquids and the true meat flavor is
brought out!
Young Master: Amazing!! Young Master: This is the first time I've tasted a hamburger steak this delicious!
Youichi: Hehe...
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Youichi: Roast the meat evenly using a charcoal fire and... Youichi: distribute the heat to the insides using a metal skewer!
Youichi: And, to prevent the meat juices from dripping away... Youichi: wrap bread around the outside to seal it in!
Youichi: The ultimate taste of the hamburger steak comes from the meat juices... Youichi: it's the duty of the sauce to make the meat juices even more delicious!
Youichi: However, all the sauces I tried covered up the flavor of the juices! Youichi: That's why, I threw away the idea of the sauce and simply used peppercorns
Young Master: Incredible! Everything you did! Young Master: What a wonderful plan..!
Young Master: You did it, You-chan!! WIth this, we have nothing to fear! Youichi: You got that right! Both of us are going to give Genesis a shock of their lives!
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Youichi: Hahaha! We're gonna win! We're gonna win! Young Master: Long live Toroi Merai! Long live Hinode Eatery!
Marui: You idiots!! Marui: This isn't the time to be celebrating!!
Young Master: Ah! It's Chef Marui from Ajiou! Youichi: Why do you always make a surprise entrance!
Marui: Well, be surprised at this! Marui: Take a look at this!! I thought it was just a rumor in town but when I went to
check...
{Description of ad}
It's New Hamburger Steak Fair
Compare ours with Toroi Merai's Hamburger Steak The Taste! The Cheap Price! The Amount!
Hamburger Steak Set 550 Yen
Family Restaurant Genesis
This dish has Chef Abe's recommendation! Please try our dish!
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Young Master: Wh...wh...!! Youichi: They're stirring up problems using Toroi Merai's name...
Marui: It's big news in the center of town, you know! Marui: This match could crush Toroi Merai in one stroke!
Youichi: That jerk chef...!
Youichi: I'll play at his own game!! Youichi: I'll turn this around right back in his face!
Genjirou: Youichi-kun
Genjirou: There's another reason why we showed you that leaflet Genjirou: There's something you should know about this match
Genjirou: About Chef Abe
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Genjirou: That man is called Abe Jirou... Genjirou: He is the center of the Aji Shogun Group, which split off from the Ajiou Company!
Genjirou: Their aim is to control all the restaurants and eateries in the whole of Japan Genjirou: Chef Abe will stop at nothing to expand their influence!
Genjirou: In the past, I... Genjirou: I knew a lot of privately-managed restaurants that got taken over by them.
Genjirou: They were small establishments that had devoted chefs... Genjirou: But they were all forced to close one by one due to the Aji Shogun Group's
businesses
Genjirou: They are a strong enemy but... Genjirou: To prevent that from happening, I want you to win!
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Youichi: Leave it to me!! Youichi: I won't let them close Young Master's Toroi Merai!
Genjirou: Umph! {exclamation for an agreement}
Genjirou: Tareme! Book a room in the hotel next to here! Tamere: Ha...yes?! Genjirou: I'll be the one to watch over this match's proceedings!
Small text: After a long time, here's Mr Tareme!
Genjirou: Good luck!! Genjirou: I'm looking forward to tomorrow!
Youichi: All....! Youichi: Right!!
Signboard: Hinode Eatery
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Crowd: Oi! Hurry up and open already!! Crowd: Isn't it time to open yet!!
Young Master: Amazing, You-chan! Young Master: Even though opening isn't for another two hours, there's a huge crowd outside!!
Youichi: That leaflet turned out to be advertisement for us too. Youichi: This match is the town's center of attention now!
Young Master: Come to think of it, we still have two hours but... Young Master: what are you going to do about the garnish?
Youichi: Leave it to me! Youichi: I've already made preparations!
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SFX: slice
SFX: slice
Young Master: I see, using onions as garnish, huh? Young Master: Ehh...how are you going to use them? Youichi: Hehe...
SFX: pierce SFX: pierce
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Young Master: Heeeehhh..!! Young Master: I thought it was just garnish, but you roasted the onions as well!
Youichi: Right!! Youichi: While eating the hamburger steaks, these onions will be palate cleansers!
Youichi: It's like the pickled vegetables that are served during meals... Youichi: It increases the appetite so that the next steak can be enjoyed as well!
Young Master: I see....The sweet smell of roasting onions... Young Master: This smell really stimulates the appetite.
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SFX: chew chew
Young Master: Del...Delicious!!
Young Master: The taste of roasted onions is sweet and fragrant... Young Master: The oiliness of the first hamburger steak disappears and I want to continue
eating the next!
Youichi: And this is going to be the garnish!! Youichi: I'm also very confident about this!
Mum: Wow..! Mum: what a beautiful green color...!!
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Young Master: What is this? Young Master: Ice-cream?
SFX: dip
SFX: insert
Young Master: Wo...WOW!! Young Master: This is...green peas, right!?
Young Master: It's slightly salty and melts softly in my mouth Young Master: The pungent smell of the green peas is also missing
Youichi: These are mashed green peas Youichi: They go perfectly with the oily hamburger steaks!
Young Master: Roasted onions and mashed green peas... Young Master: It adds personality to the dish and goes perfectly with the steak that's full
of meat juices
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Young Master: This is perfect! Young Master: Come at us, Genesis! Toroi Merai is not backing down!
SFX: Noisy crowd
Maitre'd: We can't continue like this, Owner! Maitre'd: We won't be able to keep the crowd we have!
Owner: All right!!
Owner: We'll open 30 minutes early!! Owner: Open the main entrance! Provide everyone with the new menu!
Owner: Today's the last day for Toroi Merai!
Young Master: You-chan, Genesis is making its move! Young Master: It's planning to open half an hour early!
Youichi: If that's the case, then we'll open as well! Youichi: Put up the new menu at the entrance!
Young Master: You did it, You-chan! Young Master: A new hamburger steak!
Youichi: Yo, Young Master! We were waiting for you!
Young Master: This...this is... Young Master: This is the hamburger steak that will compete against Genesis's?!
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Youichi: Yup! By wrapping the outside of the steak with bread... Youichi: The meat juices that ooze out with the help of the metal skewer will all be soaked up by the bread! I call this the Bread-Wrapped Hamburger Steak!
Youichi: But this isn't the end of the story! Youichi: I still have a secret weapon!
Mum: A secret weapon? Young Master: What kind of secret weapon?!
Youichi: Let me show you! Youichi: I'm almost done preparing, so please wait for a bit!
Mum: Hmm? Mum: Why are those bowls numbered?
Youichi: Ehehe...these numbers... Youichi: are part of my secret weapon! Mum: Ehh!?
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Mum: This is....?
Young Master: Heh...by wrapping the meat with bread, all the meat juices are collected; it really looks delicious!
Mum: But isn't this the same Bread-Wrapped Hamburger Steak that you showed us before? Mum: Where's the secret?
Youichi: Ehehe!
Young Master: Hmm, this is amazing! Young Master: However, making three just for taste testing is too much, isn't it?
Young Master: Actually, I just came from dinner and I'm full... Young Master: EVen for me who eats a lot, I won't be able to eat three steaks.
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Youichi: That's all right! Youichi: I don't mind if you don't finish it all up, just try one!
Young Master: Oh, really? Young Master: Then, I'll take a bite....
Young Master: Hmmm.... Young Master: What a nice aroma....
SFX: Nom
Young Master: Wow! Young Master: Delicious!!
Young Master: The meat is tender all the way to the inside... Young Master: The surface isn't burnt in the slightest and the meat just simply melts in my mouth.
Young Master: Furthermore, this time, the meat juices are all soaked into the bread... Young Master: The moment I bite into it, the taste of the meat juices fills my mouth! This hamburger steak is scrumptious!!
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Young Master: Delicious!
Young Master: Yummy!! Young Master: This is really excellent!
SFX: Om nom nom
Mum: Wow! Ah!
Young Master: Wah, I finished everything! Young Master: I thought I couldn't eat anymore, but I ate all three of them!
Youichi: Hahaha...!
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Young Master: It's strange...!! Young Master: It looked like it was too much, but without knowing, I finished the whole plate!!
Young Master: Ahh....This is You-chan's trick, isn't it?! Young Master: This is the secret weapon that you mentioned before!
Young Master: Please tell me! Young Master: What kind of magic did you use to make me eat all three steaks?!
Youichi: That's right! Youichi: The trick is in those three bowls that you saw earlier!
Mum: The three bowls? Young Master: So, the hamburgers steaks that I just ate were of three different kinds?!
Youichi: Exactly!!
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SFX: stop
Youichi: This is... Youichi: three types of meat patties!
Mum: Ehhh! Young Master: Each of them has a different color!
Youichi: Correct! Youichi: These three steaks have different ingredients inside them!
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Young Master: Different ingredients, you say...?! Young Master: But, You-chan, I didn't taste any difference in those three steaks I had!!
Youichi: Even if you say there's no difference, there actually is a tiny bit! Youichi: There is a change in the combinations of the minced meats!
Young Master: Combination of minced meats...?
Youichi: The human tongue isn't really that good in sensing different tastes... Youichi: No matter what kind of delicious food is eaten, after eating continuously, the deliciousness is bound to be lost.
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Youichi: This applies to the Bread-Wrapped Hamburger Steak too. Youichi: In the beginning, the meat juices are delicious, but after tasting it again and again, it's going to feel too rich and heavy!
Youichi: To prevent that feeling of richness and to ensure that the second and third hamburgers get eaten... Youichi: I changed the combinations of the meats in the three hamburger steaks!
Youichi: The first patty contains beef and pork in the ratio of 6 to 4.
Youichi: The second patty has less pork, so, the ratio of beef to pork is 7 to 3! Youichi: If a patty has a lot of pork in it, then a lot of meat juices are going to come out and this makes the hamburger rich, but a patty with a lot of
beef makes it easier to eat.
Youichi: Lastly, the third patty has even less pork, the ratio of beef to pork is now 8 to 2! Youichi: The less pork there is, the more lightly flavored the meat becomes!
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Youichi: By arranging the hamburger steaks correctly on the skewer, they can be eaten in the correct order! / By following this order, the meat juices will gradually lessen and the taste will lighten... / The over-richness taste won't be felt and all the steaks can be eaten up!
Mum: Congratulations!
Young Master: Awesome! Young Master: Amazing, You-chan!
Young Master: You really are incredible, You-chan! Young Master: What an unbelievable plan...By lessening the richness of the meat juices, even three hamburger steaks can be eaten in one sitting!
Mum: Hmm, but three steaks... Mum: Isn't it because that it's Young Master that three hamburger steaks can be finished?
Youichi: What are you saying? Youichi: Before arriving here, he ate dinner, didn't he?
Youichi: He eating his dinner was within my calculations! Youichi: Normally, eating three is nothing to him, he could easily eat ten steaks! Young Master: I'm not actually like that...
Mum: The tenderness of the meat... Mum: The meat juices that can compete against Genesis...!
Mum: And on top of that, this plan... Mum: To counteract the richness of the hamburger steak...this method is remarkable!
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Youichi: I'm not finished...! Youichi: Everything I've done up till now is for the meat...
Youichi: The last piece is the hamburger sauce! Youichi: I've created the best sauce to use together with the Bread-Wrapped Hamburger Steak!
Young Master: At first glance... Young Master: it looks like a mushroom sauce...
Young Master: Yum.... Young Master: There is a nice mushroom aroma...
SFX: Nom
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Young Master: Yum!
Young Master: The thinly sliced mushrooms makes for a great white sauce! Young Master: it's delicious...
Young Master: But... Young Master: it doesn't go well with the steak.
Youichi: Ehh!!
Young Master: The taste of the sauce is too strong! Young Master: If it's like this, the selling point of the hamburger steak, that is the taste of the meat juices, won't come out at all!
Young Master: With a more lightly flavoured taste... Young Master: I think that should blend better with the meat juices!
Youichi: Hmm, is that so... Youichi: What you said is correct, I suppose...
Youichi: Then, the next sauce is... Youichi: Japanese ginger sauce!!
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Young Master: Hmm, the ginger is finely chopped... Young Master: Soy sauce adds a big flavor to the sauce...
Young Master: Hmm, but then... Young Master: The taste of soy sauce doesn't go well with the steak too...
Young Master: This is orange-flavored sauce...
Young Master: Hmm, this too...
Young Master: Tomato sauce...
Young Master: The flavor is also too strong... Young Master: It doesn't match the meat.
Youichi: This is impossible... Youichi: All the sauces are too strong and they bring down the flavor of the meat...
Youichi: Having said that, we have to use a sauce... Youichi: The meat alone doesn't have any shortcomings in the taste...what could be missing...
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Youichi: A sauce that doesn't hide the savory taste of the meat juices... / wait, no...a sauce that improves the savory taste of the meat... / how do I
make a sauce like that?!
Youichi: I wonder what kind of sauce Genesis will make?
Youichi: The sauce that I tasted at Genesis before... Youichi: It was chilli beans sauce!
Youichi: The meat became tender by boiling it in the sauce. Plus, the meat juices mixes with the sauce... Youichi: The spiciness of the chilli together with the juices are all brought out in that sauce!
Youichi: That is just one method... Youichi: However, at this stage, he will definitely use a new sauce that surpasses the old one!
Youichi: How will you make that sauce, Genesis....!
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SFX: trolley rolling
SFX: door opening
Abe: Owner! I've completed the new menu! Abe: Please try it!
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Owner: This is...I see... Owner: So this is the completed hamburger steak!
SFX: Cloche opening
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Owner: The meat is wrapped in a paraffin sheet, then baked in a covered pan...this is the Wrapped-baked Hamburger Steak! Owner: Just by looking, the tenderness of the meat is outstanding and the sauce has seeped throughout the interior!
Owner: I wonder... Owner: how the sauce will taste, Chef?!
SFX: smirk
SFX: cut
SFX: chew chew
Owner: ...This is!
Abe: How does it taste?
Owner: This is... Owner: DELICIOUS! I can't find the words to describe it!
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Owner: The meat juices are oozing out in bulk... Owner: The amount and smell of the juices is amazing!
Owner: Also...the meat is so tender that it just melts in my mouth... Owner: ...! This is veal!!
Owner: Veal...I see!! This is beef stew!! Owner: You used beef stew as the sauce for the hamburger steak!
Abe: You are correct.
Abe: Onions, carrots, tomatoes and bay laurel along with veal... Abe: Boil all of these ingredients to get the ultimate beef stew!
Abe: Furthermore, this beef stew has been simmering for more than 1 week! Abe: The more the ingredients are simmered, the more the taste of the meat and vegetables can be drawn out!
Abe: Inside the paraffin sheet, the beef stew and the meat juices combine together to bring about the greatest taste... Abe: To use beef stew as the sauce...!
Abe: Putting two dishes together will allow both of them to be tasted at the same time... Abe: This is the ultimate luxury hamburger steak!
Owner: This aroma...this indescribable fragrance...! Owner: There are other ingredients you used...?
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Owner: These are...Shimeji mushrooms! Owner: You added Shimeji mushrooms into the stew!
Abe: Correct! Abe: These mushrooms are what completes the taste of the steak!
Abe: The beef stew which contains the rustic aroma of the mushrooms and... Abe: the steak which has the flavor of the meat conspicuously drawn out are assembled together perfectly..
Owner: Could this be... Owner: the taste of a work of art?!
Owner: To make a sauce like this requires years of training and an innate talent for cooking. Owner: It's not something that can be imitated overnight.
Owner: There's no way that... Owner: that boy can copy this!
Abe: Hmm... Abe: I'm not sure about that...
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Abe: Little boy...I'm one step ahead by completing my hamburger steak... Abe: Now...what about you...? What kind of steak are you planning to challenge me with....?
Signboard: Hinode Eatery
Youichi: No good....
Youichi: No matter what kind of sauce I use, the flavor of the meat is killed off... Youichi: If I don't add a sauce, then there'll be something missing with the dish...
Youichi: There's only 2 days left till the hamburger steak competition with Genesis...
Youichi: What... Youichi: What should I do...?!
Young Master: Hi...! SFX: Door sliding open
Young Master: How's it going...? Young Master: ...Still nothing?
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Young Master: ...That's enough, You-chan. Young Master: You don't have to push yourself this hard for my sake.
Young Master: We've come this far only because you've been helping me. Young Master: This is more than enough.
Young Master: What you've accomplished so far is good enough! Young Master: Even if the sauce doesn't match the hamburger, we won't lose to Genesis with the Bread-Wrapped Hamburger Steak!
Youichi: Hmm...
Young Master: Why don't we take a break? Young Master: I've brought some ice-creams for us to enjoy!
Young Master: I guarantee that these ice-creams are delicious... Young Master: I queued for 30 minutes to buy them!
Mum: It's true...! Mum: It's like the sweetness is melting in my mouth...!
Youichi: *such easy-going people*
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Youichi: Toppings...!
Youichi: I've got it!! Youichi: There's that method as well!!
Youichi: That's it!! Youichi: That's it!!!
Young Master: You-chan!! Mum: What's wrong, Youichi!!
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SFX: sprinkle sprinkle
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Mum: What's up, Youichi...!! Mum: What are you doing with black peppercorns?
YOung Master: I got it...You'll grind these peppercorns into powder... Young Master: Then, sprinkle it over the hamburger steak!
Youichi: Wrong!! Youichi: I'm gonna use these peppercorns as is!
Youichi: A hamburger doesn't need something like a sauce! Youichi: Just using these peppercorns is enough!
Mum: Ehh!?
Young Master: But...but to use the peppercorns instead of powder... Young Master: How will you use them?!
Youichi: Like this!
Youichi: Take a look! Youichi: I've finished it!
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Mum: The surface of the steak is covered with peppercorns... Young Master: What the... Young Master: What kind of steak did you make?!
Youichi: Leave it to me! Youichi: This is the completed Bread-Wrapped Hamburger Steak!!
SFX: Peace signhttps://mangahelpers.com/t/bondeternal/releases/40462Translation: Mister Ajikko 262014-09-28T05:27:54+00:00BondEternaladmin@mangahelpers.comChapter 9 Don't let the meat juices escape!
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Youichi: The heat coming from the charcoal fire will slowly roast the meat Youichi: while the metal skewer will help transfer that heat into the center / in this way, the meat will cook evenly!!
SFX: Slice
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Youichi: What do you think?!
Youichi: By using a charcoal fire and the metal skewer, the insides are cooked... Youichi: With this, I've completed the perfect method for roasting!
Youichi: Restaurant Genesis...!!
Youichi: The hamburger steak that I ate there, Youichi: was cooked by thoroughly boiling it in sauce over a low flame
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Youichi: However, the result was that the exterior was sticky and the meat crumbled easily Youichi: The steak lost its original flavor!!
Youichi: Compared to that, this way of cooking preserves the original flavor and therefore, is guaranteed to be delicious!! Youichi: I'll definitely win with this!
Man: The light brown color of the meat is glistening / the meat juices give off a savory aroma / this really tantalizes the appetite!
Man: Hmm?!
Youichi: ? Youichi: What's wrong?
Man: Well, it may be just my imagination but... Man: the meat feels dry to me.
Youichi: Ehh...? Youichi: That can't be...
Youichi: The meat is made using the highest quality minced beef and pork... Youichi: Combine that with the meat juices that are gushing out and you got a first-class combination...
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SFX: bite
SFX: chew chew
Youichi: You're right, it is dry! Youichi: The soul of meat dishes, the juices, is missing!!
Youichi: ...Why?! Youichi: How did it become dry?!
Youichi: I thought that I've completed the perfect way to roast hamburger steaks... Youichi: Where did all the juices go!?
SFX: drip drip
Youichi: Ahh, the juices...!
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Youichi: I see! Youichi: Because the meat is pierced by the skewer, the juices trickle out from the center and drips away!
Youichi: No matter how I roast it, there's no way to stop the meat juices from escaping Youichi: The meat juices is the number one important thing in a hamburger steak!
SFX: slump
Youichi: This is very bad...!
Youichi: That hamburger steak made by that chef from Genesis... Youichi: Even if the original flavor of the meat is diminished, the meat juices are completely captured by the sauce!
Youichi: The next time we meet, the meat that he'll cook will definitely have improved flavor Youichi: He has been working on methods of roasting and the meat juices for longer than I have...
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Youichi: What kind of trick will he use? / What kind of hamburger steak will he make? / There's only 1 week left / till our hamburger steak competition!!
SFX: blow out
SFX: march
Owner: What are you sitting idly by, Abe-kun!! Owner: This is not why I pay you such a large salary!
Abe: Why are you so flustered, Owner? Abe: Are you that scared of that Youichi kid who's associated with Ajiou*?
*TN: Ajiou means "Taste King"
Abe: To crush that shop of his... Abe: I told you that I would come up with a new menu, didn't I?
Owner: Then, that new menu---! Owner: Did you complete the new hamburger steak?
SFX: smile
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Abe: The first objective to bring out the deliciousness of the hamburger steak is Abe: the tenderness of the meat!
Abe: Last time, I just used a boiling tehnique but... Abe: this time, I'm using an oven to roast it!
Abe: By using low heat to slowly roast the meat Abe: The insides of the hamburger wil heat up uniformly as well!
Abe: The second objective is Abe: to get out as much of the meat jucies as possible!!
Abe: For that objective... Abe: it's not a problem for this hamburger steak!
SFX: thump
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Owner: This is...a paraffin sheet! Owner: You wrapped the hamburger steak in the sheet and roasted it!!
Abe: Why don't you... Abe: open the wrap and take a look?
SFX: rip
Owner: Woah!
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Abe: Thanks to the wrapping of the paraffin sheet, all the meat juices are completely unable to escape! Abe: All the juices that oozed out are collected inside the hamburger steak!
Abe: Furthermore, since the meat was slowly roasted in the oven... Abe: the paraffin wrap acts like a steamer, and makes the steak even more tender!
Abe: This is killing two birds with one stone!
Abe: Even after employing me for about a year... Abe: you still don't know my full potential...
Abe: All that's left is the sauce Abe: would you like me to explain that as well?
Manager: No, that's quite enough! Manager: I don't want to trouble you any further! I'll leave you to display your abilities to your heart's content!
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Abe: Fuu...
Abe: Such an irritating man... Abe: I think it's nearly the right time...
Abe: However, before that... Abe: I have to deal with that youngster who got Ajiou's praise
Abe: I wonder how much ability you have... Abe: I'll thoroughly test you!
Signboard: Hinode Eatery
Youichi: This isn't good...
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Youichi: This idea of using the charcoal fire and metal skewer was excellent...!
Youichi: The only downside is... Youichi: that the meat juices are lost!
Youichi: If I use the charcoal fire and the metal skewer method... Youichi: there isn't any way I can prevent the meat juices from escaping.
Youichi: Uuuuuu---- Youichi: Uuuuu------
Youichi: To prevent the meat juices from escaping..... Youchi: Uuuuuu-----
SFX: hit
Youichi: Waa!
SFX: splash
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Youichi: Wa!!!! Youichi: ouch ouch ouch ouch!
Youichi: Argh... Youichi: there's nothing but trouble now!
Youichi: Is there some evil spirit cursing me or something... Youichi: Please stop it already!
Youichi: Anyways, mum, I need a wash cloth! Youichi: I've spilt all of miso soup for today's dinner!
Mum: A wash cloth won't do the job properly Mum: FOr this situation, we use this!
SFX: sizzle
Youichi: AH! a sponge! Youichi: Cleaning with a sponge is faster than wiping using a cloth!
Mum: That's right. When there's a large liquid spill, Mum: rather than thoughtlessly using a cloth, using a sponge to soak up the liquid is much faster!
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SFX: squeeze
Youichi: Using a sponge to soak up liquids is faster.... / A sponge to soak up....
Youichi: liquids... / Meat juices...
Youichi: Eureka!! That's it! I've got it!
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Youichi: I've got it!! Youichi: To suck up all the meat juices, we can use that method!
Mum: suck up / by using a sponge?
Youichi: Haha... Youichi: Of course not!
SFX: slam
Youichi: Mum! I found it! When using the charcoal fire and the metal skewer... Youichi: I found out a way to prevent the meat juices from escaping!
Youichi: We can soak up all the meat juices! Youichi: with this!!
Mum: Aa, that's....!
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Mum: That's....bread?! Mum: Bread wrapped around the steak?!
Youichi: That's right! Youichi: Take a look closely!
SFX: crackle
SFX: crackle
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Mum: How wonderful...The meat juices that are oozing out... Mum: Are all being soaked up by the bread!
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SFX: chew chew
Mum: Delicious!!!
Mum: By using the charcoal fire and the metal skewer, both the inside and outside are fully cooked. The meat is tender...
Mum: And.. Mum: The juices are all inside the bread and the savory taste of the meat is irresistible!
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Mum: Spit-roasting a hamburger steak and baking bread Mum: The tenderness of the meat and the amount of juice, you've splendidly perfected the hamburger! Mum: Well done, Youichi!
Mum: But, the surface of the bread... Mum: it's a little burnt, isn't it?
Mum: The meat juices are really delicious, but with the burnt parts, the taste will suffer a little... Mum: Is there anything that we can do about it?
Youichi: Hmmm... Youichi: You're right....
Youichi: If that's the case.... Youichi: What if we use this!
Youichi: This! Aluminium foil! Youichi: If we wrap this around the bread, the bread won't get burnt!
Mum: As expected...! Youichi: Hohohoho...!
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Mum: The charcoal fire and the metal skewer makes the meat tender, while the bread soaks up all the juices Mum: With these, you should be a match for Genesis, Youichi!
Youichi: Not yet! Youichi: I'm not happy with just being on even ground. I must win!
Youichi: To do that, I have a secret plan.... Youichi: Right inside here!
Youichi: No matter what happens, I won't let the Young Master's Toroi Merai restaurant get crushed! Youichi: Well...you'll see, Mum!