[Weekly Short-Short Note] A Flood of Flavor, If It's With You #HonwakaTyphoon

"Is a typhoon coming? Then should we go buy ingredients for croquettes?"

I can't help but laugh at the way they say it, as if a friend who loves croquettes is coming over.

"Doesn't a typhoon make you want to eat croquettes?"
"Isn't that just a meme from social media?"

On the way home from work, my partner, who I met up with at our usual supermarket, looked visibly excited.

"If you're making them at home, croquettes are the quintessential example of a dish with poor time performance, right? Doesn't that make them perfect for killing time on a day when you can't go out for long because of a typhoon?"
"I see."

I'm glad that even when they get excited, they aren't the type to want to go check on the rice paddies or the river.

"What kind of croquettes should we make? Adding curry powder or spicy cod roe would be delicious, too."
"Wow, that sounds absolutely delicious."
"If we make them before frying, we can freeze them, so it's good to make a variety and stock up."

We didn't go to the river, but by the time the typhoon had passed, we had formed over 50 croquettes in total. My partner is holding their head in their hands for making too many, but I'm actually a little happy.

"Let's eat them together until they're all gone."

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Homemade croquettes are delicious, though. Cost-performance aside, the effort just isn't worth it.