第395話~ゲルダの三分クッキング~
「てれてってってってー、てれってってってってー」
「何その曲?」
「三分クッキングのテーマ」
翌日。乾麺や缶詰の利用方法を伝授するということで、獣人メイドや一部の魔銃隊の隊員が王城のシェフやドラゴニス山岳王国の軍関係者と共に厨房で作業をすることになっていた。それで、アイラと一緒にその様子を視察しに来たわけなのだが。
「まずこちらがスープの缶詰ですぅ」
ドン、とゲルダが結構大きいサイズの缶詰を調理台の上に乗せる。俺の記憶では確か1.4kgくらいの濃縮スープが入っている缶詰だったはずだな、あれは。こちらの言葉で『オニール』と書かれているので、中身は所謂オニオンスープであるはずだ。
「こちらは二倍濃縮されたオニールのスープの缶詰ですねぇ。一缶で凡そ十四人前ということになっていますけどぉ、よく食べる兵士の皆さんですと十二人前くらいに思ったほうが良いかもしれませんねぇ」
そう言いながら、ゲルダは調理台に用意されていたナイフを手に取った。
「見ての通り金属製の筒――缶の中に入っていますのでぇ、開ける必要があります。専用の缶切りというものもあるのですけどぉ、今日はナイフでの開け方をお伝えしますねぇ」
缶切りは俺が既に開発して缶詰を使う部隊には十分に行き渡らせているし、当然今回も缶詰と一緒に持ち込んでいるが、とりあえず今回は誰でも持っているであろうナイフでの開け方を実践するようだ。
「このように缶の上部の縁に刃先を立ててぇ、柄の部分を軽くポンポンと立てて刃を立てて行きますぅ、等間隔で全周囲に穴を開けたらぁ、後はナイフで簡単にこじ開けられますよぉ」
講師役のゲルダがそう言ったところで見物人の一人が手を挙げて発言した。
「開けるのが少々面倒に思うのだが、そうしてまでこのカンヅメとやらを使う利点はあるのだろうか?」
「そうですねぇ。まずこの缶詰ですけどぉ、作ってから年単位での保存が利きますねぇ。あとは見ての通り金属製の缶の中に入っているのでぇ、馬車などで輸送しても破損しづらく、長距離を完全に輸送可能ですぅ。後は実際に味を確かめていただければ疑問を解消できるかと思いますぅ」
そう言ってゲルダはにこにこと愛想の良い笑顔を浮かべながら、開いた缶の内容物を鍋に空けた。
「水で希釈するのですけどぉ、このスープは二倍でちょうど良い味になっているのでぇ、この缶になみなみと水を注いで内容量と同量の水を入れれば大丈夫ですぅ。後はよくかき混ぜながら沸騰させて火入れをすれば完成ですねぇ」
そうして完成したものを小さめの器に移し、王城のシェフや見物人の軍関係者などに配っていく。俺も一応受け取って内容物を確かめる。うん、くたくたに煮込まれたタマネギに似た野菜のオニールと、ベーコンか何かの切れ端が入っているな。
「なんと......」
「おぉ......」
「少し味が濃いが、身体を動かした後にこの濃い味のスープは身に沁みるだろうな」
「ふぅむ、大したものだ。これが年単位で保存できるのか。このスープにパンでもつけば野外では十分なごちそうになるな」
「鍋に移して煮立てるだけで作れるというのも素晴らしい」
缶詰は試食をした人達にかなりのインパクトを与えたようで、ほぼ全員が驚きの表情を浮かべている。驚いていないのはうちの人間くらいだな。
「次は即席麺ですねぇ。こちらも簡単ですよぉ」
そう言いながら次にゲルダが取り出したのは一抱えほどの大きさの木箱だ。
「この木箱は即席麺の品質を保護するための仕組みがされていますぅ。小麦などを保管する際に使う刻印術式と同じものですねぇ」
そう言いながら彼女は箱の中から四つの即席麺を取り出した。
「こちらは食べようと思えばこのままバリバリと食べても大丈夫ですねぇ。しっかりと味がついていますし、おなかを壊すことも無いですぅ。このままだと喉が渇くと思いますけどねぇ」
そう言いながら四つの即席麺を予め湯を沸騰させておいた鍋に投入した。
「即席麺は即席と言うだけあってぇ、沸騰したお湯に入れて柔らかくなったらすぐに食べられますよぉ。ただしあまり長時間煮込むと食味が悪くなので注意ですねぇ」
そう言ってまた小さな器に一口分程度の麺とスープを移して次々に配っていく。うん、チープな味だが悪くない。魔法で割と簡単にフリーズドライを再現出来たのが勝利の鍵だったな、これは。
「まるで魔法だ......」
「沸騰したお湯を注いで少し置くだけでも同じように食べられるのか? 凄いものだなこれは......」
「火傷するほどの湯を用意すれば良いだけなら、わざわざ火を熾さなくても水魔法が得意な者なら魔法でできるな」
「製造方法を知りたい」
おっと、製造方法はそう簡単に教えることはできんな。やるなら試行錯誤してくれ。うちの研究開発部が日々試作品を作っては失敗作を食べて最適なものを作り出しているんだからな。今もなお最新の缶詰や即席麺、その他即席食品が研究開発部では作られているのだよ。今回持ってきたのは特に完成度の高い初期に構想されたものだな。
「見ての通り、こちらも保存術式を刻んだ木箱に入れて輸送すれば良いので、長距離輸送に向きますねぇ。こちらは衝撃で即席麺が砕けることもありますけどぉ、完全に粉々になっても腹持ちの良い即席スープにはなりますから、問題ないと言えばないですぅ」
そう言ってゲルダは敢えて自分の手で粉々に砕いた即席麺を器に入れて沸騰したお湯をやかんで注ぎ、麺だったものが浮かぶスープとして見物人に提供してみせた。うん、こういう風には俺も元の世界で食ったことがないが、まぁ砕けた麺をクルトンか何かと思えばこんなものかとも思う。
その後は肉や魚の缶詰やスープよりも濃厚なシチューの缶詰なども披露し、シェフや見学者からの質問にゲルダが答えたり、俺やアイラが答えたりして午前中の予定を消化することになった。
やはり一番多かったのは缶詰や即席麺を自分の国でも購入できるのかとか、自分の国でも作れないかという質問だったな。
現在は自軍に配備する分や自国用の備蓄に備えた量産体制を整えているところなので現時点での大量販売は難しいが、量産体制が整った際に購入を検討したいということであれば試供品を提供する準備はする......ということで、後日メリナード王国に使節などを公式に送ってもられば交渉に応じるという形になった。
製造方法については開発中の技術である上に未来のメリナード王国の産業を担う新技術であるので公開は難しいということで丁重にお断りした。無論、試供品を元にコピーを試みることを止めはしないが、缶詰に関しては品質の管理の仕方によっては大変に危険な食中毒症状を起こしかねないのでオススメはしないと言っておいた。
それに付随してでは貴国の缶詰は大丈夫なのか? という疑問も投げかけられたが、うちは神経質なまでの加工工程を品質管理を徹底しているので問題ないと回答しておいた。
まぁ、少なくとも現時点では実験室でも現場でも食中毒事故は確認されていない。研究開発部とライム達に確認してもらっているから少なくとも実験室で見逃すことはないな。問題は、現場で浄化魔法の照射が適当になった場合だが、そちらも管理を徹底しているので今のところは大丈夫だ。慢心は出来ないが。事故は起こるさの精神は大事だよな。
というわけで、缶詰と即席麺のプレゼンはなんとか問題なく完了した。昼食に出してくれるそうなので、楽しみにしていよう。
396 Episode 395 - Gerda'S Three-Minute Cooking
"Cumming, cumming, cumming"
"What song is that?"
"Theme of three-minute cooking"
The next day, teaching them how to use dried noodles and canned food, the beast maids and some members of the squad of magic guns were to work in the kitchen with the chefs of the Imperial Castle and the army officials of the Dragonis Mountain Kingdom. So, I came to observe the situation with Aira.
First of all, this is a can of soup
Don and Gerda place a rather large tin on top of the cooktop. In my recollection, it must have been a can of about 1.4 kg of concentrated soup. It says "O'Neill" in these words, so the contents should be called onion soup.
"This is a can of double concentrated O'Neill soup." It's about fourteen servings in a can, so if you're a soldier who eats well, you might want to think about twelve servings. "
While saying that, Gerda grabbed the knife that was on the cooktop.
"As you can see, there's a metal cylinder in the can, so you need to open it. There is also a special can opener. I'll tell you how to open it with a knife today."
I have enough can openers for the units that use canned food that I have already developed, and of course I will bring them with me this time, but in the meantime, it seems that I will practice how to open them with a knife that everyone will have.
"Put the cutting edge on the top edge of the can like this, lightly pompously put up the edge of the handle, put up the blade, and drill holes all around at equal intervals. After that, it can be easily opened with a knife."
Gerda, the instructor, said that, and one of the spectators raised his hand to speak.
"I think it's a little troublesome to open, but is there any advantage to using this candy until then?"
"That's right. First of all, this canned food can be stored every year since it was made." As you can see, it is in a metal can, so it is difficult to break even when transported by horse-drawn carriage, so it can be completely transported over long distances. I think that if you actually check the taste afterwards, you can solve your doubts. "
Having said that, Gerda opened the contents of the open can in the pan with a smile of love.
"Dilute it with water. This soup tastes just twice as good, so pour some water into this can and fill it with the same amount of water as the contents." After that, you can boil it while stirring it well and put it in the fire. "
The finished product is transferred to a small vessel and distributed to the chef of the Imperial Castle and the military officials of the spectators. I'll take it and see what I can find out. Yes, it contains vegetable oniels similar to onions stewed in a buckwheat sauce, and a slice of bacon or something.
"What..."
"Ohh..."
"The taste is a little strong, but after moving your body, this soup with a strong flavor will dip into you."
"Hmm, that's a big deal." Can this be saved on an annual basis? If you put bread on this soup, it'll be enough for the outdoors. "
It's wonderful to be able to make it simply by transferring it to a pot and simmering it.
The cans seemed to have had a considerable impact on the people who tasted them, and almost everyone had a surprised expression on their faces. You're the only one who's not surprised.
"Next is instant noodles." It's also easy here. "
The next thing Gerda took out was a crate big enough to hold it back.
"This wooden box has a mechanism to protect the quality of instant noodles." It's the same engraving technique used to store wheat, etc. "
While saying that, she took out four instant noodles from the box.
"If you want to eat this, you can just keep eating like this." It tastes good and doesn't break your stomach. I think I'll be thirsty if I stay like this.
While saying that, I put the four instant noodles into a pot that had boiled water beforehand.
"The instant noodles are just instant noodles, and you can eat them as soon as they get tender by putting them in boiling water." However, if you simmer for too long, the taste will be poor, so be careful. "
With that said, transfer a bite of noodles and soup into a small bowl and distribute them one after the other. Yeah, it tastes cheap, but it's not bad. It was the key to victory that the freeze-dry was easily reproduced with magic.
"It's like magic..."
"Can you just pour a little boiling water and eat the same?" That's amazing.... "
If you just need to prepare enough water to burn, if you're good at water magic without burning the fire, you can do it by magic.
"I want to know how to make it"
Oops, I can't teach you how to make it that easily. Try it out if you want to. Our R&D department makes prototypes on a daily basis, eats losers, and creates the best. The R&D department still makes the latest canned foods, instant noodles, and other ready-to-eat foods. This time, it was conceived especially in the early days of high levels of completion.
"As you can see, we can also transport it in a wooden box with a preservation technique, so it is suitable for long-distance transportation." This instant noodle can also shatter due to the impact. Even if it is completely shattered, it will become a pleasant instant soup, so don't say that there is no problem. "
Having said that, Gerda dared to put the instant noodles crushed by her own hand into a bowl, pour the boiling water into the bowl, and provide the spectator with a soup that floats what was noodles. Yeah, I've never eaten it like this in the world before, but I think it might be something like this if you think of crushed noodles as croutons or something.
After that, they also showed meat and fish cans and canned stews richer than soup, and Gerda answered questions from chefs and visitors, and I and Isla decided to digest the morning's plans.
After all, the most frequent question was whether you could buy canned and instant noodles in your own country, or whether you could make them in your own country.
Currently, it is difficult to mass sell at the moment because we have a mass production system that prepares for the deployment of our own troops and stockpiles for our own use. However, if we want to consider purchasing samples when the mass production system is ready, we will be prepared to provide samples... Therefore, if we are officially sent to the Merinado Kingdom at a later date, we will respond to negotiations.
As for the manufacturing method, since it is a technology under development and a new technology that is responsible for the industry of the future Merinado Kingdom, it is difficult to disclose, so we politely refused. Of course, I will not stop trying to copy based on the sample product, but I said that I would not recommend canned food because it may cause very dangerous food poisoning symptoms depending on the method of quality control.
And by the way, is your country's canned food okay? The question was also asked, but we answered that there was no problem because we thoroughly control the quality of the processing process until it is nervous.
Well, at least at the moment, no food poisoning incidents have been confirmed in the lab or at the scene. The R&D department and the limes are checking it out, so at least we won't miss it in the lab. The problem is if the irradiation of the purification magic becomes appropriate at the scene, but since you are also thoroughly controlling it, it is fine for now. I couldn't do it with my chauvinism. Accidents happen, and the spirit is important.
Therefore, the presentation of canned and instant noodles was completed without any problems. I'm looking forward to it, because it seems like it will be served for lunch.
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