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The bun laughs, and the distribution and different states of the filling inside—all these questions left everyone very perplexed.
They didn't know how Yuuki did it, nor what the meaning of doing so was.
"This dish is called Golden Laughing Buns—a very interesting type of pastry. The opening on the buns is, as you guessed, something I left intentionally..."
"As for the meat chunks inside, they were deep-fried along with the bun when it was put into the oil. The meat juice was completely fried out, which is why they have a jerky-like state."
"The buns laugh because of these meat chunks. The dried-out meat chunks are very light. When you squeeze the bun, the force is transmitted to the inside—"
"—There's a small cavity inside the bun. Your pressure makes the meat chunks inside move, thereby causing the bun to vibrate and produce a sound similar to laughter."
As Yuuki said this, everyone was already dumbfounded.
"...."
Although Yuuki had explained why the buns laughed, understanding it and being able to do it were two completely different concepts.
This was also a problem Yuuki encountered when replicating this dish. It could be said that only he could make this dish. Apart from him, no one in this world could replicate it...
"As for why the inside of the bun is divided into two areas, and why the ingredients in each area are in different states, it's because I used Inferno to create a thermal membrane, directly separating the two ingredients."
"And during deep-frying, I let the meat juice fried out from the meat chunks flow into the vermicelli area, to be absorbed by the vermicelli."
"The vermicelli wasn't affected by the deep-frying and absorbed the meat juice, ensuring the taste and texture of the buns!"
"The meat chunks, on the other hand, are there to make the bun laugh—"
Yuuki explained all the principles of the Golden Laughing Buns. But after listening, everyone thought about it and all felt their heads were about to explode.
Behind the seemingly simple principles, every step was a major pitfall—every step was not something a normal Chef could achieve.
Never mind them—even if all the Special Class Chefs in this world were brought out, it would be impossible to achieve any single point.
After all, when deep-frying, who besides Yuuki could control the flow of meat juice?
If others made this dish, when deep-frying, the meat juice would only merge into the oil. And while the vermicelli was separated into another area, they couldn't create a thermal membrane like Yuuki...
Without the protection of this thermal membrane, the meat chunks would be fried dry, and the vermicelli would only be fried even drier—
Thus, even if they could control the flow of meat juice, they absolutely couldn't achieve such a state for the vermicelli.
"THIS DISH IS SO MAGICAL! But now there's another problem. If we use these Golden Laughing Buns for the festival, it will definitely attract a lot of customers, but we can't make them!" Yoshino Yuki said with some helplessness.
"That's right! Any single step is arguably beyond what we can do. We'll just be able to watch from the side then..." Alice Nakiri nodded.
Just thinking about the principles just now made their scalps tingle, let alone trying to operate it themselves—
This difficulty was completely beyond their capabilities.
"I considered this point—The most crucial point of this dish is the deep-frying. Anyone other than me wouldn't be able to do it."
"So, I'll be responsible for the most crucial deep-frying part. As for you all, you'll be responsible for the other parts. That shouldn't be a problem, right?" Yuuki stated.
He only needed to be responsible for the most critical step. The other tasks could be handled by others. The other steps for the Golden Laughing Buns were very simple—anyone could do them.
"So, what were the previous steps? Can we do them?" Megumi Tadokoro couldn't help but ask.
They still didn't know all the steps for this dish, only the principles of the deep-frying part.
"The most crucial part of the Golden Laughing Buns is the deep-frying. You guys can't handle that part, but anyone can do the prep work leading up to it…"
Saying this, Yuuki told everyone the other preparation steps for the Golden Laughing Buns.
....
"Are you... kidding?? The other preparation steps are THAT easy?? You don't even need to let the dough rise??"
After hearing the entire preparation process, everyone finally understood why Yuuki said it was so easy. Even the dough-proofing process was omitted—couldn't anyone do that?
Such a straightforward preparation process felt almost unreal, especially considering how unique the final dish was.
"The most crucial point is the deep-frying. The other parts are pretty standard difficulty. You don't need to overthink it. How to divide the labor next is up to you!"
After Yuuki finished speaking, everyone nodded and then began to discuss how to divide the labor. At first glance, it seemed like such a small amount of work didn't require so many people—
—thinking about it carefully, there wasn't really a problem.
While there were many people, the quantity of dishes they would be making would be large.
These laughing buns, so delicious, and made by Yuuki—they didn't need to use their brains to know how popular this dish would be once it appeared.
So, they even felt that perhaps these people of theirs wouldn't be enough by then. Yuuki, on the other hand, didn't need to worry.
Even though he'd be handling the final step himself, his efficiency alone was many times higher than all of theirs combined.
They were all now prepared for the upcoming very busy period.
....
After everyone finished discussing, they went to make subsequent preparations. Since the dish was confirmed, next was to prepare the ingredients.
"Leave the ingredient preparation to Alice and me. But now there's another problem: How many ingredients do we need to prepare?" Erina Nakiri asked.
"Isn't it the more ingredients, the better? With Yuuki's fame and Culinary skills, plus how fun the Golden Laughing Buns are—most of the customers will probably flock to our stall, right?" Yoshino Yuki stated.
She could already see what their stall's location would become.
"So that's the key. The students participating in the School Festival are just like the students who participated in the breakfast assessment back then. It's just that at that time, they didn't need to consider costs, only needing to reach a certain quantity."
"But this time, if there's a loss, then students will still be directly expelled. If we prepare a large quantity of ingredients, then other students' customer sources will inevitably be snatched away by us." Alice Nakiri stated.
While it was true that other students losing to them was just a matter of skill, with Yuuki in the mix, bullying these students like this seemed a bit… uncool.
Alice Nakiri even suspected that if ingredients were provided without limit like this, never mind whether they could handle it—by then, perhaps even those Elite Ten members in the High-End Area would suffer losses—
—Now, basically everyone knew Yuuki's situation.
A legend like him setting up a stall at the school festival, a chance to eat food made by Yuuki himself—what did that even mean?
It was almost certain that by then, the High-End Area wouldn't have any customers; people would definitely all gather in the central area.
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"That really is a problem. With Yuuki's fame and the power of this dish, the other students won't stand a chance. But if we limit the quantity, the customers who miss out will be really unhappy. And if that many people get upset at once—"
After Megumi Tadokoro finished speaking, the others couldn't help but shiver at the thought of that scene.
If they really did that, then the guests who didn't get to buy would probably flip their stall over.
"This won't work... what should we do??" Everyone asked somewhat helplessly.
"You're overcomplicating the problem. There's no need for this at all. You just need to tweak the rules a bit. For example, tell the guests from the beginning that you'll only be open for business during a certain time period."
"Then arrange for a few more security personnel. Before the time is up, disperse the queuing crowd in advance. Then the problem will naturally be solved."
Asahi Nakiri said, somewhat amused. Students were ultimately students, completely different from someone like him who had roamed outside for many years—
—With the Nakiri family's resources, preparing a bit more security power was easy.
"That's right! We can do it like that!"
Everyone's eyes lit up after hearing this. Indeed, giving the guests a heads-up in advance—although some people would definitely still cause trouble out of frustration then, as long as sufficient security power was prepared to ensure safety, it would be fine.
These people were here to eat. With this security power protecting them, they wouldn't dare to say much more.
Just like that, everyone finalized the idea. Alice Nakiri and Erina Nakiri were responsible for preparing the ingredients.
After all, the entire Totsuki ingredient warehouse was open to them, so they were the best choice for this task.
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