Now, the first step is to get a reasonable branch from a nearby tree.

Then, I'm going to get out my cutting board and put the oilseeded chickens on it. The first thing I do is to remove the slime, and I use salt to remove the slime from the ascidian, as the ascidian is very soggy.

Scale the fish, taking the scales from the tail fin to the head. Next, lift the gill cover and cut off the base of the gills. Cut the other side of the gills in the same way.

The next step is to remove the gills and guts. The knife is inserted from behind, the belly is cut open and the head is removed. Then the gills and entrails are taken out.

After that, I use the water I brought from the inn to clean the scales, blood, and gore. The cutting board is also cleaned as well.

Sprinkle salt on the abrahaya and sprinkle the inside with salt as well.

This is the point. Normally I would refrigerate it, but I magically put out the ice and let it cool.

If you leave it for a while, the water will come out. This is the source of the fish's bitterness. Rinse with water thoroughly.

Now, finally, I skewer the fish. A skewer is driven into the backbone from the gills, and then the fish is skewered as it is wrapped around the backbone.

Now all that's left to do is to grill the fish. If you're at home, the basic rule is to use low heat. If you're going to do it over a bonfire, as you are doing now, the basic rule is to do it over a distant fire. The reason why you don't do it at high heat or near fire is simple. Because it gets burnt quickly. If you cook it too fast, it won't get through to the inside and you'll be in trouble. Then you just secure the skewers with a stone and wait. Ion is curious and asks about it.

Oh, um... do you have to turn it over?

It's an obvious question, but you're not supposed to do that here.

'I know you're tempted to touch it, but you don't have to do anything. If you do anything, I'll drop the skewer.

As I'm cooking the fish, Lily wakes up and rushes up to me.

'I'm cooking! It's not fair!

It's not fair. You can't touch it, you know.

Ion is paying attention to what he's heard from me. I feel a little smug. It takes five minutes to complete the wait. Normally it would take me about 30 minutes, but that's the game. Here's the finished product.

Abraham's Skewers: rare 2 dishes Quality F
Effect:Recovery of 20% of fullness, increased agility for one hour (slightly)
This is a dish of oilseeded chickpeas, well-prepared and seasoned with salt.
It's less bitter than normal.

Apparently, it's a success. Thanks to the fishmonger at my part-time job for teaching me how to cook!
Now, let's get Aeon to eat the first fish dish to be commemorated.

Am I allowed to eat it?

Yeah, we're here to fish for Aeon to begin with.

Aeon gets embarrassed when I say that... d*mn, that's cute.

Then... I'll take it! Amu!

Aeon takes a bite. Then his eyes widen and he speaks his mind.

'Oh, it's delicious!'

That's good to hear.

I was inwardly relieved to see Ion. It was the first time I had ever cooked an oilseed razor clam. I used the same spit-roasting method as landlocked sea trout, char and sardines, but it was good to know that it looked OK.

Jeez.

You don't have to look so hard.

'Yes! Uh-oh.

Lily takes a bite and eats.

'It's good, but a little bitter?'

Ah. Well, that's what this fish is all about.

It's definitely a little bitter. I'm a very happy camper.

Aeon is looking smug. It's the kind of thing that makes you feel like an adult just because you can eat bitter.

Then continue fishing. I can catch them in a short period of time, perhaps because of my fishing skills. But all of them were Aburahaiyas.
I only caught a few abracadabrachia after all. What do I do now, though I improved my fishing skill?

Name: Takuto, Summoner Lv15

Life Force 24
Magical power 54
Strength 17
Defensive Strength 10
Agility 15
Dexterity value 32

skill

Bare-handed Lv 5 Kicking Lv 6 Staff Lv 6 Staff Lv 6 Summoning magic Lv 10 Alchemy Lv 4 Mining Lv 6 Demolition Lv 7 Appraisal Lv 7 Identification Lv 4 Wind magic Lv 5　
Fire magic Lv 6 Earth magic Lv 5 Water magic Lv 5 Water magic Lv 5 Dark magic Lv 5 Light magic Lv 5 Lightning magic Lv 2 Bomb magic Lv 2 Wood magic Lv 2　
Ice magic lv2 Space-time magic lv2 Reading lv4 Cooking lv7 Feeding lv3 Fishing lv1 -> lv5

What's going on?

Aeon asks.

'No, I'm trying to figure out if there's any good Abrahamian food out there.

Can't you just grill them on a spit?

Not that it's a bad idea, but if there's a better dish, wouldn't you like to try it?

'Eh... that's curious, but is it really that easy to knit?'

It's hard to be entirely new.

But this is a game, and it's not exactly the same as real life. There has to be some way to get rid of the smell using real-life cooking methods... Currently, I have boer meat, chicken thighs, eggs, salt, honey, and abrahaya. What can I do with this...oil...oil...chaya...chaya...oil?

'Oh! It just hit me!

'What? Really?

You won't know if it works until you try it, but it's worth a try. We've got some chicken thighs just in case.

That dish should be able to make both. Try things! Let's cook!

First, prep the abrachaya as before. Then unload three pieces of prepped abrachaya and put the meat into a ball. I grind the fish well with a tree branch instead of using a pestle. Then I grind the fish into a slushy fish paste. I grind it into a ball with my hand. Finally, the fish paste is pierced with a tree branch and grilled. Yes, that's it.

What is this... what is it?

It's called tsukune. I thought that if I grilled the fish fillets directly, the smell would disappear. By the way, I usually use chicken.

Meat!

Lily responds to the word chicken. As usual....and I guess it's about time it was made.

Abraham's tsukune: rare 2 Cooking Quality F+
Effect:Recovery of 15% of fullness, increased agility for one hour (slightly)
Grated fish fillets of Abrahaya fish, grilled in a dumpling shape.
Salt is used for seasoning.

It's properly recognized as a dumpling.

Voila, it's done. Try it. It's hot, so be careful.

'Yes! I'll take it. Hmm....hmm...am. Hot?

Ion probably thought he had cooled it down properly, but it seemed to be hot inside.

''Hahaha... ah, it doesn't seem to smell as bad as it did earlier! It's delicious.

Apparently, it's a success.

"Jeez.

Lily and her friends' gaze attacks, you don't have to do that, just wait for me to make it right. In the meantime, I'm making tsukune, a combination of Abraham's tsukune and chicken.

I ate it too, and it all tasted different and delicious. And as a result, everyone's tastes were divided.

Lily and Toratetsu only use chicken, Aeon only use abrahammer, and Gray and Konoha seem to be in the mix. Gray and Konoha were more interested in the fish. He's a pretty good gourmet. And since I made a lot of things, my cooking skills have improved.

Name Takuto, Summoner Lv 15.

Life Force 24
Magical power 54
Strength 17
Defensive Strength 10
Agility 15
Dexterity value 32

skill

Bare-handed Lv 5 Kicking Lv 6 Staff Lv 6 Staff Lv 6 Summoning magic Lv 10 Alchemy Lv 4 Mining Lv 6 Demolition Lv 7 Appraisal Lv 7 Identification Lv 4 Wind magic Lv 5　
Fire magic Lv 6 Earth magic Lv 5 Water magic Lv 5 Water magic Lv 5 Dark magic Lv 5 Light magic Lv 5 Lightning magic Lv 2 Bomb magic Lv 2 Wood magic Lv 2　
Ice magic lv2 Space-time magic lv2 Reading lv4 Cooking lv7 -> lv8 Feeding lv3 Fishing lv5

I wonder if there's anything else you can do with abrahammer, if there's one thing you're interested in... and that's fish sauce. It's a fish soy sauce made by fermenting fish. It's a high quality soy sauce in Japan and you may not be familiar with it, but if you've heard of fish sauce, you may have heard of it. It is a typical fish sauce used in Thai cuisine.

It is easy to make, just put fish and salt in a sealed container and leave it there. It takes more than a year to make and the smell when you take it out of the container is said to be very strong, but it makes a big difference in the way of cooking without fish sauce. But without fish sauce, the range of dishes is completely different. I'd like to give it a try.