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Chapter 251 - That Evening's Dinner 3. Yuri's Vegetable Dish Proposal

"Adon-san, do you ever put things like onion between pieces of meat on a skewer and grill them together?"

Yuri was picturing a barbecue, but...

"...No, I'm afraid I've never heard of that."

Adon looked around, but everyone shook their heads in denial. It seemed to be a novel cooking method, but...

"It might not qualify as a vegetable dish, though."

"Indeed. And it doesn't seem like a dish one would serve at the dinner table."

"Ah... that's true."

At the very least, it wouldn't be suitable for entertaining high society.

"In that case... the only other thing I can think of is a whole roasted Capet..."

"""""A whole roasted Capet?!"""""

The whole group cried out in surprise, having been presented with something so outlandish. Of all things, what on earth was a 'whole roasted Capet'?

"Uh... um... even though I say whole roasted, it's not like you just grill the Capet as is..."

The original idea came from a cooking manga he had read in his past life. If he remembered correctly, the recipe was something like cutting a head of cabbage into eighths, braising it with sausage and soup stock, then placing it in a gratin dish once cooked, pouring meat sauce and fresh cream over it, and baking it in the oven. Not only was the story interesting, but it also featured many fascinating recipes, making it a popular work even in his hospital room.

(I remember the nurses scolding me terribly. They said not to stir up unnecessary appetites when they were serving menus based on everyone's treatment plans...)

Now, it was a fond memory. No, it really was useful information.

After prefacing with, "I've never actually made it myself, though," he explained the general recipe, and Mand, who was waiting at the side, took the bait splendidly. The idea of turning an ordinary Capet into a magnificent whole roast seemed to have really struck a chord with him.

"That would certainly be a dish where vegetables are the star. This alone might seem a bit cheap, but if you serve it with something else, there shouldn't be a problem."

"Oh... so it does look a bit cheap?"

"Yeah, well, if there's no meat dish, it just does."

Seeing Adon and his family nodding at Mand's words, Yuri figured this was the average sentiment in this country. In that case, Yuri thought, what kind of vegetable dish wouldn't seem cheap? Recalling Adon and the others' reactions from earlier, the answer came to him right away.

"Adon-san, if I were to line up various dressings, starting with mayonnaise, and tell guests to help themselves to their favorite condiment for their salad, would they be surprised?"

For Yuri, it was simply the image of a salad bar from his past life, but the impact it had on Adon and the others seemed to be immense. As if mayonnaise wasn't enough, he was suggesting lining up other sauces, Yuri called them 'dressings', and letting people pour them on their salads as they pleased?

"...That... would be very surprising, indeed..."

As an opening move, it would be almost too perfect.