The days of being a cat in Japan

Xinzhu Hotel is full of Japanese-style boxes, with paper doors, screens, tatami mats, and a Japanese-style long wooden dining table, which is basically the entire configuration of this box.

For the convenience of the guests, the tableware in each box is placed in advance, and there are soft cushions carefully prepared by the restaurant at the corner of the box, which is more convenient and comfortable for the guests who are not good at kneeling.

The high-end fugu dishes provided by Xinzhu are all set meals, and guests need to choose the type of set meal when booking.

Because there were more people coming this time, Ms. Etsuko chose the one with the highest specification among the fugu set meals.

Seeing that the guests had already taken their seats, the waitress came over and asked Etsuko Fujimoto in a low voice: "Miss Fujimoto, are you ready for the meal?"

Etsuko Fujimoto turned her head and said, "Okay, we have two children and three cats here, so please replace the two sakes in the Tsuru set menu with drinks. Prepare three disposable tableware for us, and ask for one bottle of pure water."

The waiter nodded when he heard the words, and then walked around Junko and Jianta to ask the children what kind of drink they wanted to drink.

After checking with the guests again that the meals were correct, the waiter bowed and asked the diners to wait for a while, while she opened the wooden sliding door and went out to arrange for the food to be served.

It didn't take long for the service staff to come back. She was holding the dishes in her hands, followed by other service staff to help serve the dishes.

The first thing served on the table is fugu sashimi, which is made of fugu skin and puffer meat.

Along with the sashimi, there is also a special dipping sauce for fugu sashimi made by this restaurant.

The well-trained service staff delivered the dishes and dipping materials to the table, and brought the disposable tableware and purified water ordered by the guests and placed them at the corner of the table.

The civet cat with its tail flicking can still gracefully lie aside in the presence of outsiders. After the food delivery waiters leave, the civet cat quickly gets up, grabs the little fat man's body, and puts the fluffy cat on the side. His round head poked toward the wooden dining table.

As soon as he poked his head over, the cihuamao was choked back by the sour smell that came to his face.

Dr. Fujimoto, who was mixing the dipping sauce, laughed and said, "You got choked, my lord, this is not the wasabi and soy sauce used when eating seafood sashimi or sushi in the past. The one who eats fugu sashimi Sometimes there must be a special dipping sauce, which is usually made with balsamic vinegar, grapefruit juice, radish puree and chives as the base, and some other secret seasonings made by the store are added. This kind of dipping sauce is the most suitable for fugu. "

The raccoon cat covered its nose with its paws after being smothered by the strong sour smell of balsamic vinegar. Although the doctor said it was good, cats just don't like sour smell, especially lemons.

But the greedy cihuamao worked hard to get a bite of the top-quality fugu meat. It even withstood the attack of vinegar, and sent it to the little fat man with a disposable dinner plate in its mouth.

Meow, Jiantai, get some for the cat, the cat’s kitten has never eaten puffer fish since birth, let him try something new today.

While the little fat man was busy pinching puffer fish skins for Xu Jie and the kitten, the lihuamao was finally able to stand on his lap to see what the dishes that were brought to the table looked like.

In addition to the taste of fugu cuisine, knife skills are also an important indicator to test the chef's cooking skills.

Because everyone had already started chopping the puffer fish skin, Xu Jie didn't see them just being served, but the two plates of puffer fish meat hadn't been touched yet, so Lihuamao saw them at a glance.

I saw a plate of fugu sashimi placed on the north and south sides of the table. The fugu meat on each plate was crystal clear and the patterns on the bottom of the plate could be seen through the meat.

The snow-white puffer fish meat is placed in shapes on the dinner plate, one plate is a crane flying high, and the other plate is a blooming chrysanthemum.

The shape of the platter is vivid, showing the elegance of cranes and the beauty of chrysanthemums on the table with food.

Seeing the astonishing eyes of her son's raccoon cat, Ms. Etsuko smiled and said, "It's very beautiful, my lord. This is a special way of plattering only for fugu cuisine. The general fugu sashimi is served in the same shape. There are almost cranes, chrysanthemums, peonies, and peacocks, so the corresponding types of set meals are also these. If there are many guests coming to dine, the store will splice the sets together and add some ingredients to make a large super Value set meal. For example, the Fushou Ankang we ordered today is a combination of crane set meal and chrysanthemum set meal, because the shape of puffer fish is related to longevity, so this name is used.”

When her daughter introduced it to the cats, Grandma Fujimoto had already moved her chopsticks first, and pinched it towards one side of the crane.

The little fat man, who had been prepared for a long time, saw that an elder had opened the pinch, so he quickly pinched the puffer fish several times.

But he didn't clip it for himself, but for the cats. With the efforts of the little fat man, he clipped half of the crane's wing onto the cats' disposable dinner plates.

The little fat man, who felt that it was almost done, didn't adjust the sauce for the cats, because he knew that his cats didn't like sour things, so he just ordered some radish and carrot puree, which was regarded as seasoning.

The three cats gathered together, looking head-to-head at the puffer fish sashimi brought by the little fat man. The raccoon cat licked its own lips and asked, "Mo, have you ever eaten such a high-end puffer fish before?"

It was just asking casually, but the big black cat replied seriously: "No, before coming to Fujimoto's house, the cat never ate puffer fish."

Meow, what, there are still things in this world that the big black cat has never eaten? ? ?

The row of question marks above the head is very good at first expressing Lihuamao's puzzled mood, but after thinking about it, Xu Jie can understand why.

The blood, internal organs, and bones of puffer fish are highly poisonous, and they cannot be eaten without special treatment by professional chefs.

Even if the cat is against the sky again, the cat's paws are still cat's paws. It is no problem to kill the puffer fish, but it is impossible to skin, dismantle and bleed the puffer fish like a human chef. .

So Mo didn't lie, it really was the puffer fish that he ate after he came to Fujimoto's house.

It's rare that there is something that even Mo doesn't know much about. Lihuamao is now full of expectations for today's puffer fish meal.

He picked up other disposable tableware with his claws, and distributed the puffer fish meat and skin in the plate to the little black cat and the big black cat.

As for carrot puree and radish puree, I'm afraid these two pure meat eaters don't like it, so Xu Jie kept it for himself.

A mouthful of fugu meat, the fresh and sweet taste immediately fills the mouth.

It doesn't melt in the mouth like salmon sashimi. Both the skin and the meat of puffer fish are very chewy and tough. Although there is no sauce, it is not fishy at all.

The fish meat is smooth and elastic, mixed with sweet and spicy radish puree, it is simply delicious in the world.

The raccoon cat will never let go when it encounters delicious food. Seeing its appearance, the big black cat can't help but slow down, thinking about saving some for the little raccoon cat to eat.

Although the cihuamao is greedy, it cares more about its partner.

Such a delicious puffer fish missed today and didn’t know how long it would have to wait, so it didn’t eat the puffer meat that the black cat specially left for itself, but urged the big black cat to eat up everything on the plate.

Meow, it’s okay to grab guns and cat food, good things should be shared with the cats in the litter.

It seemed to be timing. Just as the Fujimoto family was about to eat up the puffer fish sashimi on the table when they brought three cats out, the service staff at the store pushed open the wooden sliding door of the box to serve them. .

This time, two plates of fried puffer fish were served together with the fried puffer fish, as well as the drinks and drinks they ordered.

Compared with raw food, cihuamao actually prefers to eat cooked food.

So there was no need to be reminded, the civet cat, smelling the scent, straightened up automatically, put its paws on the wooden table, stared at the fried golden and crispy puffer fish meat, and swallowed its saliva.

The professional excrement shovel officer who knew its nature didn't need Xu Jie to say anything. He picked up the cat's plate and quickly picked up three pieces of fried puffer fish, and sent them to the cats.

Smelling the refreshing scent of the fried puffer fish, the raccoon cat meowed anxiously but did not dare to speak.

Because the deep-fried puffer fish meat is still warm, and Xu Jie, who has a standard cat's tongue, dare not bite something that is too hot.

At this time, the sturdy big black cat once again showed its fighting power beyond its species. The warm puffer fish meat was quickly cut into several sections in its mouth, and then it exchanged its own plate with Xu Jie's, letting the raccoon Cats can enjoy delicious food with peace of mind.

The fish meat exposed to the air quickly loses its temperature, and the civet cat, which is pampered and cared for, is biting its mouth happily, and the temperature is just right for cats to fry puffer fish.

Well, the color is golden and the smell is very fragrant. After one bite, the pufferfish's unique aroma spreads and swims in the internal organs, which really makes the cat have endless aftertaste.

The cihuamao, which was completely captured by nothing, was in a state of ecstasy, but its somewhat ridiculous appearance did not arouse the laughter of other people in the room, because everyone's expressions are similar now.

In just three to five minutes, the two plates of fried puffer fish were shared and eaten by everyone, and it was the service staff who delivered the food that pushed open the wooden door again, and several people came in with their things in their arms.

The first to enter was a strong young man, carrying a small charcoal grill in his hand.

The stove was already filled with charcoal, and the young man was carefully placing it on the table.

Originally, the raccoon cat was still wondering why there was a thin iron sheet covering the wooden table, but now seeing the action of this little brother, it understood that it was originally for placing the oven.

Immediately behind the oven boy were two waiters, holding two large porcelain plates in their hands, which contained marinated fugu meat and skin.

The waitress who was mainly in charge of this box placed the iron grate on the stove, and then said to everyone in the Fujimoto family: "Do you want me to help you bake?"

Miss Etsuko heard the words and said, "No need, we can do it ourselves."

The lady heard the words and said: "Then the grilling time of the fish skin is 30-40 seconds, and the fish meat is about 3 minutes. Please pay attention to the heat and don't put the fish skin in the center of the charcoal fire. I wish you a happy meal. You can call me anytime if you need anything."

After saying this, the waitress led the other people out.

Hearing what the waitress in charge of taking care of this box said, Li Huamao thought that the meal was over at this point.

The cihuamao who hasn't eaten yet feels a pity, because it is not full, and it thinks that everyone in the Fujimoto family should be as hungry as it is.

Looking at the two big plates of puffer fish meat and puffer skin that were brought up for grilling, Lihuamao felt that even with these additions, it was still not enough to eat.

Strange, how could Ms. Etsuko, who is always thoughtful, order the wrong quantity when ordering food?

Li Hua Mao, who has never eaten high-end fugu dishes outside, does not know that they have only eaten half of these meals, and there are still hard dishes waiting for them to enjoy.