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sharp_as_knives ([personal profile] sharp_as_knives) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2015-05-18 12:34 am
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International Cuisine | Monday, first period

"Good morning," Hannibal greeted the class when they arrived at Portalocity. "We'll be heading off for dinner today - the vagaries of international times." Not that he couldn't have gotten a portal to a different time, but there seemed no point at present.

"Today we're going to Tokyo, Japan. Seafood is much more prominent in Japanese cuisine than in the French we had last week, as are rice and noodles; the sauces tend to be lighter. We'll be dining at Mikawa Zezankyo, a restaurant that serves tempura - seafood and vegetables, deep fried. Specifically, this one serves food in the style called Edomae tempura - tempura in the style of the Edo period, approximately one hundred fifty years ago. The chef uses traditional ingredients and techniques that would not have been out of place then."

Their portal opened and he ushered them all through to a small, mostly residential street, where they stood outside an unassuming door. "Chef Tetsuya Saotome prepares all the food himself and will be standing in front of you, so I trust you will all use your best behavior," he told them. "I will demonstrate the use of chopsticks to those of you who've never used them, and I trust your classmates who know how will also help. Also, when we enter, you'll need to remove your shoes and leave them by the door; it's tradition and proper etiquette. If you have any questions, please ask me, as the chef and his assistants do not speak English."
bestatmystery: (kissy face!)

Re: Eat!

[personal profile] bestatmystery 2015-05-18 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
Was it impolite in Japan to make slightly obscene happy eating noises? Because Lottie was absolutely falling in love with tempura. Especially the shrimp heads. And the eel.

She at least managed to keep the elaborate fantasy of being an ogre chomping down on poor innocent fish victims to herself while she was eating the shrimp heads. So there was that.

Re: Eat!

[identity profile] never-dull.livejournal.com 2015-05-18 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
At the least, it was amusing. And Hannibal caught a bit of the fierceness to the shrimp-head-eating. Lottie was definitely one of the more amusing students.