Chapter 73

"Since we have plenty of potatoes and onions, how about making a soup with them?"

Lina spoke as if to dispel Rana's terrifying appraisal. After all, now that she thought about it, the clothes Rana had prepared for her were just the right size. They must have been "appraised."

"Uh? Another vegetable soup?"

Monica sounded disappointed. She probably thought so because the ingredients were the same.

"The ingredients may not change much, but the cooking method is different, so it will be a completely different dish."

Most soups use vegetables, and this world is perfect for that.

"What kind of soup?"

Prince Egiedilus asked.

"Hmm. How about a rich onion soup and a potato purée soup?"

There's no reason not to use these stock vegetables, which are piled up like mountains. It will be a bit troublesome to make, but with Rick and the others, it's reassuring.

"... Seriously, there are so many kinds of soups."

It seems he was surprised by the variety, thinking that vegetable soup was the only option.

"Even with a purée soup, you can change the main ingredient and have a lot of varieties."

It's a mystery how many can be made in this world.

"Besides potatoes, there are spinach, pumpkin, carrots... there are many options."

Lina counted them off on her fingers. There are probably even more that she doesn't know about.

"Wow..."

Prince Egiedilus was once again amazed by the variety of soups.

"Alright. Now that it's decided, let's get Rick and the others to help."

Lina got motivated.

"Everyone!! We're going to make an onion soup and a potato purée soup using the chicken consommé we have!!"

Rick and the others had mastered the chicken consommé, and that's why they could make these adapted soups. Lina was grateful to the chefs.

"Lina!! What's a purée?"

A young female chef raised her hand to ask.

Ah, of course they'd ask that.

I don't really know much about it either.

"Well... to put it simply, a clear soup is called 'consommé,' and any other cloudy soup is called 'purée.'"

To be honest, I don't know much about it either.

After all, I don't look up the meanings every time I cook. I think that's what it is.

For example, the soup we call chicken consommé is actually chicken bouillon. I just say it's consommé because it was written in a cookbook. That's the level of knowledge a layperson has... don't ask for details.

"What's a cloudy soup?"

When one question is answered, another one comes up. It's a chain of confusion.

This is so troublesome. I don't know either!!

"Since we're going to make it, please watch and learn."

That's all I can do. I'm not a pro, so I can't answer all the "why" questions. That's it!

"First, we'll need a lot of 'onions' sliced."

To avoid getting stuck, she decided to move forward. She can't answer everything.

"How much is 'a lot'?"

Chef Rick asked on behalf of everyone. Lina looked around and was taken aback by the number of people working in the palace. Is this okay...?

"... 600?"

"600!!!?"

A near-scream echoed through the kitchen. After all, they would use them in both soups, and she wanted to use plenty in the onion soup. Considering the number of people, she thought at least 600 would be necessary, and it might still not be enough.

This time, it's just a trial, so let's start with this amount.

Hey? Why are everyone's eyes so wide and scary?

In the end... it took a few minutes for everyone to calm down from the sheer number.