There wasnât anyone when we arrived at the kitchen.
Now then, now then, IâȘ was about to start, but Berta stopped me, saidăI will call for a cook assisantăand left.
Isnât just a bit fine~ stingy~⊠ha, what a language! What do I do imitating Wirbel!
Although it had not escaped from my mouth, I have to be careful since itâs something that will come out if careless!
ăOkusama, Iâm sorry to keep you waitingă
Eh?⊠Head chef?
The head chef is standing in front of me for some reason.
There are also Kurt and Damien who Iâm familiar with behind Berta.
She went to call a cook assistant, right?
When I look at Berta, she looks back at me with an apologetic expression.
ăOkusama, I heard that you are in need of a cooking assistant. My ability may be poor, but I will work diligently!ă
⊠No, you are the head chef, right?
You are the assistant? Thatâs weird, isnât it?
ăThe potato starch Damien shared with me the other day was fantastic! Using wheat flour for thickening⊠always leaves a flour-ish flavor taste and it becomes a white mud. However⊠that potato starch can increase the thickness without affecting the taste and color. I was moved beyond astonishment! No~ Moreover, I heard that the cake called Mille crepe was superb too! Iâm envious! As someone interested in cooking by nature, I canât miss the opportunity to witness a new dish engraving itself into history! Please, use me as an assistant by all means!ă
Head chef talks in excitement.
He resembles someone⊠when I glance at Becker, a creepy smile after smelling a new product floats on his face.
ăIs that so, then, I will be relying on you. Today, we will be demonstrating the whiskă
It would be troublesome rejecting the head chef, so I will let him do as he likes.
The head chef looks at the whisk with a great interest and asks with an earnest expression.
ăI see⊠how should this be used?ă
ăBefore explaining, do you know what is the most important thing when making sweets?ă
When I ask while looking at the two who learn by observation, Kurt timidly answers.
ăI, I think itâs to use a lot of sugar!ă
Ah~ thatâs right, isnât it? Recalling my previous existence (Amalie), she also thought so.
Thereâs nothing wrong with Kurtâs answer and most of the people in this world think like that.
The price of sugar in this world is relatively high, thereâs a lot of value put on sugar, itâs a luxury item.
ăI see, then, does Kurt think that if you add a lot of sugar sweets will become more delicious?ă
ăN, no, the cake Okusama made before wasnât too sweet, rather a moderate amount of sugar was used which brought the other ingredients into prominenceă
Although under pressure, Kurt spoke his thoughtâs with seriousness.
The head chef who heard that suddenly raises his voice.
ăI see, until now, we have believed that the sweetness in sweets is everything so we added sugar without thinking. However, that led into suppressing the taste of other ingredients⊠To think that I with decades of experience hasnât realized that before⊠Iâm a failure of a head chefă
The head chef hangs his head and collapses on his knees.
Eh, no, you donât have to exaggerate so much, I will be troubledâŠ
The head chef holds his head and laments over his foolishness.
In the end, he started shoutingăI will resign as the head chef!ă setting the surroundings into a panic.
Eeh!? Thatâs not good, wait a moment!
ăHead Chef, why are you lamenting like that? I think that this is an excellent thingă
ăOkusama?ă
When I call to the head chef who is hanging his head and lamenting, he looks up at me with a puzzled expression.
ăIs learning new things a bad thing? Wonât you become even more splendid chef after this?ă
ăOkusama⊠yes⊠thatâs right!! I donât have the time to be depressed! Rather, I feel a great joy and excitement that I can learn more! How thankful Iâm!ă
The head chef instantly rises with his eyes sparkling like a young boy.
Everyone looks at me with a smile of relief after calming down the head chef.
I have a feeling that the feelings of the people around considerably changed in a short time.
The environment where the people look at me with frightened looks is not suitable for a child.
A peaceful environment is important for Wirbel.
ăNow then, returning on track, the most important thing in making sweets is the preparations. Itâs important no matter what dish you make, but thereâs a big difference if you make sweets without proper preparationă
ăI seeă
Everybody nods with serious expressions.
ăAlthough I say preparations, itâs just the fundamental things. Preparing and measuring ingredients, choosing the right flour, heating up the oven, and returning ingredients to a room temperatureă
ăReturning to room temperature, is it?ă
ăYes, each ingredient, has a different temperature, the difference could cause one of the ingredients to burn while cookingă
Everyone leaks a voice of admiration.
Even the people unrelated to kitchen listen attentively.
Rather, Beckerâs sparkling eyes are scary!
After explaining the importance of preparations, I ask someone to prepare the ingredients. The head chef immediately left to get the ingredients.
ăHead chef! We will prepare it!ă
ăWhat are you saying, Iâm a cook assistant, you know? This is my work!ă
ăNo, really, please let us do ită
Kurt and other almost brought to tears plead the head chef who unwillingly gave up in the end.
ăWheat flour and salt in this sieve⊠and shake, then split the egg yolk and egg white ă
Sieve⊠is, of course, something I asked Becker to make.
I think I can whip the egg even without splitting the egg yolk and egg white, but I believe there is a smaller chance of failure if I beat them separately.
If I know the ingredients and amounts, I can make some basic sweets.
ăNow then, this is where we use the whisk. Right now, I intend to bake the cake dough, but I need air to let the dough to rise. This whisk is able to trap air in the egg easilyă
The head chef adds sugar to the egg and whisks it with quick hand movements.
ăThis is amazing! I have never thought that egg could turn into such stateâŠă
The egg yolk and egg white have been completely whisked into fluff.
ăOh~ it somehow already looks deliciousâŠă
ăBeautifulâŠă
Damien, you canât eat it!
And Berta, are you crying? Beautiful? Itâs egg, you know?
Well, this might be able to display the usefulness of the whisk.
Yosh, all thatâs left is to quickly mix in the flour, pour a bit of oil into an iron plate and bake.
ăIt really has risenâŠă
Kurt mutters after seeing the completed dough.
The head chef is so impressed heâs lost for words.
ăIt smells nice~ă
One of the maids says in a joyful voice.
If left like that, they will look at the dough endlessly, so I give them more instructions.
ăWell then, now that the dough has cooled letâs use the fresh creamă
As I have instructed, the dough has been painted with cream and rolled.
Looking at the completed Swiss roll, everyone lets out a voice of admiration again.
ăWhat a beautiful, noble appearances⊠is this supreme radiance the godâs feelingsâŠă
Head chef, I donât understand you?
The Swiss roll is not radiant?
The Swiss roll admiration gathering doesnât seem to end anytime soon.