598 Sweet Trap (Physically)
Sugar is said to cause addiction. Sweets can make people go mad.
I don't doubt that for a second cause sweets bring us bliss after all. It's only human to wish that bliss to last forever.
Is there anyone out there who willingly put themselves in a misery?
Right now, four people are lost in that bliss in the form of dessert. Balga, Selram, Kyaro, and me.
Only one among five of us is spooning the desert with a sullen look.
"Fumu, the smoothness alongside a mass of sweetness spread all over your mouth the moment you take a bite. That texture and this coldness help bolster it all the more on the tongue. Truly a mayhem."
This mass of sweetness refers to the generously poured honey. The texture comes from pudding.
I agree, it is a mayhem of sweet. A dash of aromatic sweet yet bitter taste would have perfected this harmony.
"Geez, gramps. You're never putting that overly analyzing bad habit of yours behind, are you."
Selram laughed. But not Jido.
"Do you guys realize the future that awaits you if you let yourself get taken over by this? Once in a while is fine but drop your guard even a bit and this thing's gonna put you somewhere you can never back out from."
Jido gulped a glass of water as if he was washing down a bad taste.
His focused expression made it look like he was undergoing an intense training.
"All that stuff is just ain't it over this feast, old Jido."
'Hahaha', Balga laughed. Kyaro smiled wryly too.
"I'd love it if it had the kind of flavor that would... like say, pull and bring together this mass of sweetness."
The lack of caramel made me blurt that out without thinking.
Old Jido sent a sharp glance as his reaction.
"Oy, youngster... Say, that again?"
What, did I step on his nerve or something?
But that wasn't it.
"Looks like we'll get along just swell, youngster. Kahahahaha!"
I was dumbfounded at Jido's sudden change of heart.
Nobody seems have a clue what prompted this change.
(What's this all about... I can't, man... Something's definitely brewing later...)
An individual came by out of nowhere.
"We are currently researching this flavor. Our head chef has yet to finalize which would that best be."
It was the manager. He came right as we were done eating.
"I eagerly await for your next visit to share your impression once it is done. Your input is very valuable to us."
He must have overheard us talking. Manager kept staring at me.
"Your impression almost mirrors that of our head chef's. Would you be willing to divulge more as a reference?"
I don't really have a reason to refuse this. But I have a feeling saying caramel outright is a no go so I went in a roundabout way.
Nothing wrong with helping make good food. But I just know referencing the thing directly will open a bigger possibility to cause a mess later.
I gotta avoid that. I have to wrack my brain to do this. I've never written a single food critic after all.
"Err? Nothing but sweet in the mouth makes it feels sticky. So, ah? How about something more savory, a pleasant kind of bitterness that's not just sweet? Like something that brings everything together as a whole."
<TLN: Catch the latest updates and edits at Sousetsuka .com >
A weird silence ruled the room after I said my piece.
(What's with this mood! Hey! No way! Why're you all staring at me!?)
Awkward, a super awkward mood is concentrated on me. Give me a break.
The one who broke this silence was a man in an apron, apparently the head chef himself.
"Ma! Magnificent! Your impression is simply a perfect pitch! I can finally see the final form at last! Thank you! I have to test this, pronto!"
He must have been secretly listening to us outside. He left as quickly as he came. Like a storm that passed by in mere seconds.
Posts
