Gourmet Emperor: Master Of Culinary World 167 Last Inspection

After Clara and Claire left my room, it's only me and Carina stay in the room. well, after receiving the guest and let them take a rest and refreshing, the next thing to do is have lunch together. I must check the preparation for the last time, and also the important part during the lunch preparation because it decided how the lunch will be successful or not. I must ensure the taste will satisfy our guest appet.i.te, then, I must go to the kitchen once again and make sure everything goes as planned.

"Carina, help me change please…I need to go to the kitchen once again"

Since she's the only one left here I only can ask her to help me change. I take off my suit and Carina will fold it in neat order and keep it in the wardrobe. After I change with simple daily clothes, I'm ready to go to the kitchen again, but Carina nudge my elbow when I'm about to leave

"Henry…."

"Yes, Carina?"

I look at her and see that she seems a bit restless and anxious. There's something that bothers her mind apparently.

"Your fiancé….."

"What's up with my fiancé, Carina?"

So, it's about my fiancé that bother her mind

"She's so beautiful…. that makes me afraid you forget your promise to marry me when I grow up later"

Oh, that's what makes her anxious. Well, can't blame her to become anxious with her love rival had arrived. I'm folding my knee so she can see me straight in the eyes without stretching her neck. I patted her head gently to comfort her.

"About that…I believe some years later you also will become a beautiful girl too, Carina, and I will not forget what I've promised to you. But can I add one more condition to marry you later?"

"What is it, Henry?"

She looks calmer after hearing that I will not renege my promise to her.

"I want you to have good relation with my fiancé from now on. I want all my wives can live happily together under the same roof with me. Can you do that?"

"Yes! I will do my best for that"

Carina looks relieved after heard that I would no renege my promise to her

"Good! That's my girl. Now since your sister Clara and Claire is not around, can you handle my room while I and your sister busy somewhere else?"

"Leave that to me, Henry"

Carina pats her flat chest with her small fist proudly. Well, I only ask her to tidy up and clean my room as usual but this time she will do it alone without Clara and Claire.

"Good girl…and this is your reward"

I give her a gentle kiss on her lips as the reward which accepted with joy.

"Alright, I'll go first…I leave my room in your care Carina"

"Yes, Henry"

It seems my kiss give her spirit and motivated her to work her best, so there's nothing to worry anymore with her. I go to the kitchen to inspect the preparation of the lunch menu. It's time to start cooking since lunch time is near. I took my knife to fruit and vegetables carving with me, the lunch will not complete without fruits as the dessert. That's why I take a detour to the storage room to pick some fruits before heading to the kitchen

In the kitchen, the cooks already busy preparing the lunch menu. The air already tense like on the battlefield, no mistake should happen or the consequences will be fatal. It's the same with cooking, a slight mistake in giving spices or controlling the fire will make the dishes becomes a failure. I check the consommé soup first because this dish is my weapon to attract their appet.i.te during lunch. I take some sip from the soup to check the taste.

"Hmmm…add a little more salt and after that start strain the ingredients. Remember to serve this soup in warm condition"

"Yes, young master"

The frikadel making needs no inspection since the cooks already make it many times. They already considered an expert in making frikadel. The rice for Gyudon also already put in the steamer, only need to make the topping meat, and other things to pay attention only left the bread and the noodles.

For noodles, the mixture of the flour must distribute evenly or else, there'll be the uncooked part when the noodles served. That's the basic principles when making noodles. So, I take a bit of ready to cook noodles and put it on the boiler for a couple of minutes. When I take the noodle from the boiler, I'm checking its elasticity and the texture. After I confirm the noodle was well made, I can feel relieved because these noodles can be served during lunch later.

"The noodles are good…keep making it that way"

"Thank you, young master"

The cooks that make the noodles seems happy with my praise. Well, to motivate people, appropriate reward and punishment must conduct with fairness. If they're doing well I should praise them, and if their work is not satisfying, I also must criticize them.

The last thing to check is the bread making if I do not forget there's a female cook from Lumon town making the bread too. I see her still kneading the dough with all her might. Some sweat beads appear in her forehead, proof that she really working hard in the kitchen.

"You're working hard, miss Sarah"

She's a bit jolted when know it's me who greet her.

"Ah, young master Henry…it's my job and I won't slacking off during my job"

"That's really praiseworthy miss Sarah, do you encounter any difficulties here?"

"No, young master…but can I ask one question?"

"Sure, what is that?"

"What is this thing?"

Sarah pointing the yeast in the jar, it used to make bread to make the bread softer and fluffier.

"You're not recognizing it, Miss Sarah?"

"No, it's my first time see this … is this some kind of spices?"

"Oh, I thought since Lumon town has many wine distillery you able to recognize it. It's yeast, used for fermenting grape into wine"

"Yeast? I know that…but to use it to making bread….."

"Why can't the yeast used for bread making? The most important is the result is great, right?"

"Yes…I'm sorry, young master is correct. As long as the result is good it doesn't matter what kind of ingredient used for bread making"

"Okay…keep up good work"

After checking the bread making process, I take a rather quiet corner to start carving the fruits with my knife. I keep making carving fruits until the time is near lunchtime, after keep the carving fruits into special plates, my inspection is finished. I only leave an order for Mrs. Martina to make sliced potatoes like yesterday and soak it in salt water, for other matter I believe she already experienced enough to handle that matter. I see the pushcarts also already prepared outside the kitchen, ready to deliver the dishes to the dining hall.