Gourmet Emperor: Master Of Culinary World 119 Preparation Done! Time For Breakfas

"Thank you, young master…we will place this ingredient in the special rack for young master and use it carefully. If may, can I ask something, young master?"

"What is it?"

"This soy sauce…is this made from soybean?"

I feel excited when he asks about the soybean. That's mean we ever have soybean in the castle and it grows in this territory. I can make my own soy sauce with that.

"That's right! Do you know soybean? Did we have it in our castle? Because I do not see it in storage"

"Yes, I know soybean, young master. It comes from Lumon Town, but since no one here can use it as food ingredients unlike green pea or red bean, it sold to the merchant that come here to trade"

Arrgghhh! It sold to merchant! No wonder I don't find it in storage. But I got important information about the source, Lumon Town. According to the memory of previous Henry, it located in the western part of Harvard territory. I must visit that place to get this soybean if I have a chance to go there.

"Alright next time I will use it to make soy sauce if we have soy bean…, I also want to ask something else from you guys to do"

"Please say it, young master"

"Can you prepare potatoes that sliced thinly…as thin as possible then make those sliced potatoes soaked in salt water for couple hours? I'm not in rush for that but if possible that sliced potatoes should be ready after lunch over"

"That's not something hard to do, young master. We will make it ready to use after lunch"

"Thank you"

Yeah, finally I can make potato chip in here. Although can't be used for a meal, but it's good for snacks. My sister and my girls will definitely like it. Maybe I can serve that potato chips for Earl Stamfort party too as a snack.

Without realizing, it almost two hours since the birds nest soup enters simmering stove. I take a look at the stove and open the lids. I silently pray for this birds nest soup will not fail, since the fire control of this world stove can't be so accurate. When I lift the lid from the large pot, fragrant smells comes out from the pot and fills the air in the kitchen.

"Smells good!" ?

"So fragrant!"?

"Wonderful aroma!" ?

"Great soup!" ?

From the comments of the cooks when they smell the aroma of the soup, I can tell that my bird nest soup is doing fine. I lift the small pot from the large pot and put it on the table to check the soup. I use a wooden spoon to see the condition of the birds nest in the pot. It's still intact with jelly-like shape, soft and smooth like silk not dissipate and scattered like I was worried before. This would create a great sensation when entering the mouth and chewed.

"Mrs. Martina, can I use some soup bowl that my father use for eating with its lids?"

Mrs. Martina immediately brings some small bowl from the shelves. I divide the soup into the bowls and put its lid to cover it. I also separate 3 bowls in other trays for my girls, include soft bread, hamburger, and the wakame salad too.

At that time Clara and Claire appear in the kitchen's door, they cheerfully greet Mrs. Martina.

"Auntie Martina, good morning! we come to take breakfast as usual!"

It seems they have good relationships with Mrs. Martina too.

"Good morning, girls, you come at the right time. You can ask young master Henry there if the breakfast ready"

Mrs. Martina's pointing at my place which makes Clara and Claire look surprised. I wave to Clara and Clair to come over.

"Girls, come here. Why only two of you? Where's Carina?"

"She still sleeps, young master, but we already finish washing your clothes"

"Oh that's good, let her be. Maybe she still tired after practicing last night. Here, take your portion, I will have breakfast with my father. You just do what usually do every day without me"

"Yes, young master"

I give Clara and Claire the trays that contain the breakfast I made before. And I'm glad they still know how to act in front other people in castle although last night I ask Clara and Claire to call me husband, still they know how to hide their feeling and act like master-servants in front of others.

"You can leave now and have your breakfast"

"Yes, thank you, young master"

They both give me a sweet smile before leaving the kitchen with those trays in their hands. Clara and Claire will have to eat breakfast by themselves. Well, one of the advantages of being my personal maids is they can eat the same as I eat in case there is a special occasion like a party or banquet held in the castle. Although in normal circ.u.mstances, we're eating the same food as other castle residents, the differences only in amount and quality. Like food for me and my family comes from the first cooking, that still has thick broth for the soup for example, or still warm because fresh from the oven. The rest of the castle residents usually eat after me and my family finish eating.

With the soft bread, birds nest soup, hamburger, and wakame salad finish being made, breakfast for my father are ready, place in several trays and ready to deliver to the dining hall. I calculated since I come to the kitchen early around 5.30 in the morning, with cooking time I spend about 2-3 hours, it already enters breakfast time n castle around 8 o'clock. I barely made it in time.

"Mrs. Martina, you can inform my father that breakfast is ready, and send these dishes to dining hall"

"Yes, young master"

Mrs. Martina immediately arranges maids and servants to bring these dishes to the dining room while Mrs. Martina, personally informs my father that breakfast is ready. I also leave the kitchen to change clothes after wash my hands there. I can't eat with my father using clothes that smell with firewood smoke, stain with flour and wet with my sweats. After arriving in my room and change with clean clothes, I leave my room and heading to the dining hall to have breakfast with my father. I wonder how this breakfast will be since it's my first time to have breakfast together.