stonecrandall Chapter 156 Manye's Naming Method
Chapter 156 Manye's Naming Method
"The iron-clad Manye is finally willing to come for dinner." Beidou joked while leaning against the door.
Manye is usually too peaceful and never makes people worry about what he does. But a sensible child who keeps everything in his heart is actually the most distressing.
Beidou knew his temper and couldn't say much, but just hoped that he would take good care of himself.
"Big sister, I'm sorry to have made you worried."
"We've already cooked some special dishes. You can add more as you like." Beidou said with a smile, "You can go over there and eat. It was fate that Heidi got on this ship, and she was a great contributor to this shipwreck. Wanye, please treat her well."
She patted Heidi's shoulder again and said, "You can ask him what he named these dishes later. When he mentions a dish, it feels like it has gone up a level."
"Really? He is so powerful." Heidi looked at Wan Ye and blinked.
"Big sister..." Wan Ye was embarrassed, "These are just what I said in my spare time. It's not good to bring them to the table."
Beidou's mouth was full of information about what happened on the ship.
"Why are you still shy, young man?" Beidou said cheerfully, "What does it matter? Now is our free time."
"Yes, yes." Heidi nodded in agreement.
The dishes were served one by one. There were not many varieties of ingredients on the boat, and most of them were related to the sea, cooked in different ways.
"Well, this crab is really delicious, the ingredients are fresh enough." Heidi tasted the first dish, "What is this dish called? It actually adds some green bean sprouts, which don't compete with each other in taste, and the combination of yellow and green looks pretty good."
"This dish is based on Inazuma's specialty, butter crab." Manye replied with a smile, "It's just that it's difficult to get all the ingredients when sailing on the sea, and it's not easy to eat vegetables, so I specially added some mung bean sprouts as the base."
"So what's the name of your dish?" Heidi asked curiously.
"I think crabs are cold in nature, and bean sprouts are also cold in nature. Baked with butter, the crab's golden shell wraps a cold heart. Standing on the grass, it is more yellow than green, just like autumn, but with an extra layer of coldness." Wan Ye explained this dish, "So, I call it 'The Heartless Gentleman on the Plain'."
"'Yuan Shang' refers to the green bean sprouts, 'Wu Qing' refers to the cold taste, why is it called 'Gong Zi'?" Heidi asked, is it really meant to say that Gong Zi is heartless? Do Tartaglia and Manye have a grudge against each other over Inazuma?
"Because the crab's nickname is 'Mr. Without Intestines'," Wan Ye explained.
"......Now that you put it that way, it seems like this dish is indeed like this. I really learned something new. Crabs actually have another name." Heidi suddenly realized, and then laughed at her own stupid idea...
Fortunately I didn't ask, otherwise it would have been so embarrassing.
Next, a plate of sashimi.
"Besides sashimi, can this dish be called anything else?" Heidi asked curiously. "There is no cooking method for this dish. The food tastes natural and there is nothing special about the knife skills."
"I call it 'The Deer Under the Maple Tree'."
"Although the name is beautiful, I can't see it." Heidi looked left and right at a plate of sushi and put her ear close to it, "Where is the sound of the deer calling?"
Wan Ye looked at her actions and found them cute. "This kind of fish is not common. You can only catch a few of them in this season. The color of the fish is very similar to the maple leaves in this season."
"Let me tell you, when this fish is caught, the sound it makes is similar to the cry of a deer."
"There are fish that sound like deer." Heidi was curious, "Can we try fishing later? I really want to hear it."
"okay."
Next came a soup dish, with crab roe in a soft-boiled egg in the middle of the dish. Then the soup base made of kelp and sea lingzhi was poured into the dish, with a few strands of kelp floating in it.
Heidi was no longer in a hurry to taste the food. She sat at the table with an expectant look on her face, waiting for Wan Ye's introduction.
Man Ye pulled the plate closer, "I have two names in mind for this dish. It all depends on how it comes out."
"For this dish, the soft-boiled egg in the middle has to hold the crab meat, so the shape of the egg is different each time. If it remains round, I call it 'Moonlight over the Lotus Pond'. If it is another shape, I will cover it with kelp and call it 'Dark Clouds Covering the Moon'."
"Wow, let me see what to call today?" Heidi stood up curiously and looked down. "Today should be called 'Moonlight over the Lotus Pond'. It's still a very quiet lotus pond. I can see my reflection."
"Then today is a rare day. After all, a full moon is rare."
"Really? I'm so lucky." Heidi suddenly thought of something and took out two lotus pods from her backpack and placed them next to the plate. "It looks more like a lotus pond now. It's really interesting to admire the moon at the dinner table."
"It's the finishing touch. Before it was put here, no one understood what I meant. Now it's much clearer." Wan Ye said with a smile.
"Manye really has eyes that can discover beauty. This meal was a perfect match between delicious food and beautiful scenery. Although we were on a boat, I was able to feel many places and appreciate many beautiful scenery. This is an experience I have never had before," Heidi praised.
"I'm very happy that you can understand." Wan Ye said in a low voice.
Normally, sailors don't like such pretentious things, thinking that they are just common dishes. There are actually not many times when Manye can be shared, and every time this happens, they will feel a little lonely.
Heidi's support today made him extremely happy.
The two talked about everything from ingredients to origins, from the history of Inazuma to the beautiful scenery of Liyue, and it seemed like they had endless things to talk about.
"Sister Heidi, I'm here to add more food for you. Auntie said this is the last dish." Qingqing came over and said, and the little brother brought the food and put it on the table.
"Why did you two serve the food?" Heidi hugged Qingqing and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
"We've eaten. Every time you ate a dish, Auntie would leave a small bowl for us. Hehe, we eat the same thing as you." Qingqing said with a smile.
"Why bother? Why don't you come over and eat together?" Wan Ye asked.
"Sister Beidou stopped us from coming over." Qingqing said angrily, "She said not to disturb my brothers and sisters while they were eating. Humph!"
“Finally, we grabbed a dish and brought it over before they let us in,” the kid added.
"Is that so..." Heidi muttered.
He raised his eyes to look at Wan Ye, and Wan Ye looked at him too. Both of them had red faces while eating, and they understood each other tacitly, so they didn't continue this topic.
"Brother Wanye, what is the name of this dish?" Qingqing asked, pointing at the last fish.
"This is called..." Wan Ye looked at the lotus pods in the plate.
He stood up and walked to the potted plant, broke off a small branch, and placed it in the fish's mouth.
The green paper strips with slanted leaves look like carp flags.
"Let's call it, smooth sailing." Wan Ye looked at Heidi and asked, "How is it?"
"Well, fish come up and fish go down, which means everything goes smoothly. I hope everything goes well for Inazuma!" Heidi nodded.