[Happy Meals] #14 Mackerel and Tomato Clay Pot Rice and Cooking Enthusiasts
A colleague who was loved by everyone was leaving the company, so
we held a farewell party.
Our boss booked a wonderful restaurant in Iidabashi!
We were buzzing over the beautiful Japanese course meal.
The dishes, which the staff explained carefully one by one, were
all beautiful and things I had never eaten before.
"Delicious! It has so many different flavors."
"Delicious! What is this?"
"I forgot what it was, but it's delicious!"
A call-and-response of "Delicious!"echoed through the room,
a truly peaceful space, haha.
Surprised by the passion of the cooking enthusiasts
Lotus root mochi, autumn eggplant, Kujo leek oil, granulated yuzu pepper
Ishikawa taro, pine needle ginkgo nuts, maple-leaf-shaped wheat gluten, kabosu citrus
While cheering for the dishes that kept arriving one after another,
the conversation turned to everyone'shome cooking situation and cooking.
Then, it turned out that 3 out of the 5 men participating were
quite thecooking enthusiasts!
1. Someone who cooks with vegetables grown in their home garden
(enthusiastically explaining tips for growing each vegetable and how delicious they are)
2. Someone who says they have been into takikomi gohan (mixed rice) lately
(doesn't own a rice cooker, cooks in a frying pan)
3. Someone who bought an aluminum frying pan to make better pasta
(explaining something called theMaillard reactionwith sparkling eyes)
Seeing them so lively, different from how they are at work,
it was refreshing to realize that people have many different sides.
Impressed by the mackerel and tomato clay pot rice
The finale wasmackerel and tomato clay pot rice!
It was my first time having mackerel and tomato rice, but
it wasn't overpowering and was easy to eat; even though I was full, it went down smoothly...
According to the cooking guy who makes takikomi gohan (seasoned rice) #2,
“You just put the tomatoes in as they are, and mix them in after it's cooked,
so it's easy.” he says.
Celebrating a new beginning with sweets
The cooking guy who is leaving the company #3 is also a sweets lover.
I gave him some sweets, filled with gratitude and support.
When we gather around delicious food, we can talk about things we don't usually get to hear,
and even when saying goodbye, it doesn't have to be somber; everyone can smile.
Even though our workplaces will be different, I hope we have the chance to eat together again,
or talk about sweets...
That’s what I thought about that night.
Thank you for reading this far.
The exquisite baked goods I chose as a gift are here!