Chapter 225

Kelm Salt

"Tak.u.mi! You are back!"

When we returned to the inn, Dunst-san was laying in wait.

"Dunst-san, what's the matter?"

"I heard from Zack that you have Kelm Salt?"

"Yes, I do, but…"

"Sell me a little please!"

From Zack-san? Ah, he must know from Rudolph-san, so it turned into a hot topic today?

"Ah~ sorry, Tak.u.mi. I leaked that. We had 'The quality of ingredients doesn't matter much if you have good skills' kind of conversation today, you see. There, Iris said 'One should be able to make great food by using the Kelm Salt'. Zack then replied with 'Impossible' which caused Iris wanting to test cooking with the Kelm Salt."

"… Oh, so you knew that I am in possession of it, so you wanted to borrow a little?"

"We wanted to buy, to be precise."

Rudolph-san roughly explained how Dunst-san got to know about the rock salt in my hands.

"Oh, did you perhaps overheard their discussion, Dunst-san?"

Dunst-san nodded to my question.

I heard that the rock salt found in Kelm mines——Kelm Salt, is quite popular, but I also heard that it's mainly the n.o.bility who puts out the demand. I mean, it can fetch quite a good price, after all~

Ah~ but even if expensive, it's just salt expensive, so even common chefs could get their hands on it, no?

"I would like to see at least once how it affects the taste of food."

"… At least once?"

Huh? Isn't that a tad different from what I was imagining…?

Errr… he wants to see what kind of taste it has, right?

"Sure, I have a desire to make dishes with good ingredients, but my goal is to make dishes that are just as good using common ingredients!"

"Ohh!"

That's the spirit Dunst-san, so cool!!

"The reason you want to try making a dish with the Kelm Salt is that you can't aim for that taste without knowing it?"

"Yes, that's correct."

Yep, seems like I was right.

As I thought, it would be difficult to aim for a specific taste unless you know it.

"I will give you a dose of salt if you'd like. No need for payment."

"But, that's…"

"I would love to support your goal, Dunst-san. Oh, I can also provide you with the monster meat I have."

Others have advised me against supplying meat of high-ranking monsters, but why don't I pitch in and help with Dunst-san's dream!

Err… How about the meat of Evil Viper, Orc General, Armored Buffalo, and c.o.c.katrice?

"Waitwaitwait! Tak.u.mi, you better not let those thoughts in your mind out! Listen, don't say anymore! Also, don't take the items out!"

"… Eh, so it's no good?"

"No good at all! Absolutely not!"

Eh~ so providing the ingredients isn't good, huh~

Rather, Rudolph-san was able to guess what was going through my mind, I see~

"You know, it's that. The qualities of the salt should be easier to understand by using simpler ingredients!"

Indeed, it's as you say, Rudolph-san.

I truly couldn't tell whether the salt made the c.o.c.katrice better when I used it for the sandwiches.

"Ingredients that are easy to obtain, huh…"

"Something that's eaten all year round like ena gra.s.s or maro potato. I can compromise with that."

"Maro potato!"

Wouldn't potato chips be great for this?

Maro potato is a popular ingredient that is inexpensive and available all year round. Moreover, sliced potatoes are simple so the taste of the salt would be easy to understand.

Above all, I want to eat potato chips!

"What? Did you think of a good dish or something?"

Hearing my mutter, Rudolph-san made an expectant expression.

"Yes, I would love to eat fried maro potatoes~"

Somehow, this explanation suggested fried potatoes, but… this is good for now. But, why does this feel like Rudolph-san wants me to cook?

"What do you mean by fried?"

Dunst-san was listening to my conversation with Rudolph-san in silence, but he joined in the conversation as soon as he heard about the cooking method.

"It's a method of cooking in plenty of heated oil."

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"So there was such a method? That must use a lot of oil, no?"

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