Episode 34 [Music Kitchen vol.34] Blown by the winds of 2000. An unchanging melody painted by salt, pepper, and black pepper. ~Cacio e Pepe 2~
Good evening, everyone! ( ´ ∀ ` )
Welcome to Music Kitchen.
It's gonzone💪🔥🎧🍝🧀
As a professional cleaner, I have faced every single speck of dirt head-on today as well✨
On the job, there is a quiet tension where not even an inch of compromise is allowed.
But, once I step away from there, there is a place where I can shed all the rules that bind me and become "free"✨
Yes, that is my kitchen, and it is a sanctuary where my favorite playlist rings out ( ´ ▽ ` )♪
I return home, and as a pleasant fatigue wraps around my entire body, I light up the speakers.
The selection for tonight is a masterpiece that symbolizes the neo-soul movement of 2000, Musiq Soulchild's "Just Friends (Sunny)"!
The moment that intro hits—the drums and bass with the warmth of live instruments, and Musiq's relaxed yet grounded vocals—the air in the kitchen is instantly repainted into a sophisticated Philadelphia night.
"♪I'm not tryin' to pressure you..."
Listening to this song, the beauty of being unadorned and honest sinks into my soul. Accompanied by such an organic melody, tonight I am constructing a dish that updates that "ultimate simplicity" I made before into my own current style! (`･ω･´)b✨
Tonight's main dish is "Cacio e Pepe 2"!
I once faced a pasta made only of cheese (cacio) and black pepper (pepe). Yes, I love garlic!
Garlic dishes are the best friends that broaden my horizons in everything (lol)
But, the me of today knows.
That it is precisely beyond perfecting simplicity that there is further "deepening"👍
This time, I will add the powerful piece that is garlic, sublimating it into a "2" that is more powerful and more addictive! (๑´ڡ`๑)🥢
First, I start boiling the pasta in a large pot.
Meanwhile, I start making the oil base in a frying pan!
One of the stars of this "2" is garlic.
In rhythm with Musiq, I crush it with the flat of my knife and mince it finely.
I slowly apply heat from the cold oil and watch as small bubbles begin to fizz... this is the most important point♪
"...Good. With just this aroma, I've already won."
By the time the garlic turns golden and has finished transferring its soul to the oil, the voltage in the kitchen reaches its peak(*´∀`)♪
Just before the pasta is done boiling, I add the all-important "pasta water" to the frying pan.
With a hiss, the oil and water mix together.
Here, I create a groove of perfect "emulsification" that overlaps like Musiq's chorus.
I shake the frying pan vigorously, focusing all my nerves to determine when the sauce becomes thick and cloudy.
Just as I produce a perfect shine in my cleaning work, I won't yield an inch on the gloss of this sauce either! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧🔥
Into that, I toss the al dente pasta!
Furthermore, I luxuriously add melting cheese and let it melt in the residual heat.
The cheese gently, yet richly, coats every single strand of pasta, becoming one with the aroma of the garlic.
Like Musiq's voice whispering "♪Just friends...", the ingredients are at an exquisite distance from each other, yet they are firmly bound together ( *´艸`)🧀
And, the finishing blow!
I adjust the flavor with "salt and pepper," and for the finish, I grind "black pepper" like there's no tomorrow!!✨🔥
This "pepe (pepper)" is the final piece that concludes the unchanging melody.
The coarsely ground black pepper sharply pierces the rich sweetness of the cheese, creating depth in the flavor.
"...Alright, it's done. This is the correct answer for me right now!"
Within myself, a conviction rises that is no less than the chorus of Musiq's song!(*´∀`)♪
Finally, it is time to eat.
I wind the pasta high with my fork and bring it to my mouth in one go.
"...Ugh, delicious...!!"(๑´ڡ`๑)✨🍝
The richness of the cheese, the punch of the garlic, and the vivid stimulation of the black pepper!
Because there are no unnecessary ingredients, the "voice" of each material resonates directly.
If the previous Cacio e Pepe was "stillness," this "2" is definitely "motion."
Just as Musiq's music evolved beyond mere R&B into neo-soul, this pasta has also evolved into a flavor that is deeper and closer to me.
Me, aiming for a cleaner site than yesterday in my cleaning work.
And me, surpassing my past self in the kitchen.
In the end, I realized while slurping the last bite that life is just a accumulation of these "small updates" ( ´ ∀ ` )💪🔥🍝
I wiped the sauce remaining on the plate, and both my stomach and heart were filled with a pleasant sense of satisfaction.
The neo-soul melody wearing the winds of 2000 and the evolved ultimate lazy pasta.
Thanks to this best session, I feel like I can laugh and blow away any stubborn dirt tomorrow as well.
Tonight was also the best dinner!💪🍝🧀✨
Today's song is Musiq Soulchild's "Just Friends (Sunny)"♪
A timeless neo-soul masterpiece that gently illuminated the night of 2000.
Together with the garlic-scented "Cacio e Pepe 2," it made my "own style" resonate even deeper and more comfortably🎧
Episode 34. A new scenery that comes into view by repeating simplicity.
I want to continue polishing such an "unchanging melody" in this kitchen from here on out.
It was gonzone ( ´ ∀ ` )🍳✨🎧🍝🧀🧄
Today's BGM was Musiq Soulchild's "Just Friends (Sunny)."
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