Greetings, Mister Principal: Shrimp soldiers and crab generals

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

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

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

This is a crab.

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

What Reiner is holding is a crab from the river. This kind of crab is smaller than a sea crab. It has hard-to-handle black hair on its claws. Generally speaking, it has no meat. It is usually not used as food for nobles. dining table.

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

I saw Reiner picking up a crab from a small half barrel of wine, and then tied the crab with a rope made of straw he didn’t know where he got. It was so tight that the crab could only shake two of its own. Small eyes, begging feebly.

Six crabs in a row, Reiner quickly arranged them clearly.

The stove was already boiling water. Reiner cut a few slices of **** and put them on the belly of the crab, then put them into the steamer. The kitchen utensils of the steamer came from the Eastern countries. Due to the Kingdom of Atlas People like to eat steamed seafood, so there is usually a steamer in the kitchen.

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

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

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

"What, what is this?"

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

This is lobster.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When the oil temperature rises, Lena pours the oil away. In the words of the big foodie country, this is called a wide oil pan. The purpose is to keep the oil at a relatively low level while the pan heats up. Temperature, ingredients will not be easily overheated and scorched.

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

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

Claire stared blankly at Reiner's operations. These cooking techniques were unheard of by Claire. They were completely different from the common methods in the Kingdom of Atlas.

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

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

"Is this really edible?"

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

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

Linner picked up a ripe crab with his mage, untied the straw rope wrapped around the crab, and opened the crab's shell, revealing the plump crab roe.

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

"Try it and see."

Reiner said, motioning for Claire to enjoy.

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

The delicious and fragrant taste soaked into the mouth~IndoMTL.com~It was combined with crab vinegar and had a hint of sweetness. Claire had never eaten anything like this before. She couldn't stop chewing, and it felt like she was eating delicious snacks. A cat with dried fish is in a state of extreme excitement.

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

There is no crab roe or crab paste in sea crabs. In most cases, they are discarded during processing or boiled into the soup. Claire's only few experiences of eating crabs are not enough to encounter this kind of crab roe.

"This is called crab roe."

Reiner thought for a moment before answering in common language.

"It's the ovary of a crab, the organ used by crabs to give birth to children."

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

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