A Mid-level (Middle-aged) Office Worker’s Laid-Back Industrial Revolution in Another World

"Ho.

Takeo was impressed to see Sarita cooking breakfast for everyone.

"Um... Dear Kitamizato, what are you looking at?

I haven't done anything like Kitamizato-sama can see... "

Sarita is confused.

"No.

The ingredients were potatoes and dried meat in tomato-based soup yesterday dinner, but today you're adding macaroni to the rest of that soup to make it a little simmering another dish.

"Macaroni?? This is short pasta.

Says Sarita as she leans her neck.

"Short pasta?... So what about noodle pasta?

"It's pasta.

Sarita and Takeo were two and over their heads, "?" I was floating.

"Lord Kitamizato, it's pasta.

The Kingdom of Azpur also calls short pasta macaroni.

You don't call it macaroni in the Katlanda Empire. Noodles are referred to as pasta and macaroni as short pasta.

The product is the same due to the difference in nomenclature from country to country.

Arkin will supplement it.

"I see.

There are different names for each country, aren't there?

"Heh."

Takeo and Sarita are impressed.

"So, Lord Kitamizato, what were you impressed with?

Though I think it's usually tomato-based macaroni dishes.

Bart asks.

"No, you thought it was family wisdom.

I thought it would be a good thing to use the rest of the dinner the day before for another dish for breakfast the next day.

"? Isn't that natural?

Bart answers.

"Yeah, of course.

But if you can't cook properly, you can't make it change.

I'm studying because there's food in front of me that I don't know.

"Ki... I don't think I have anything to teach Master Kitamizato!

Sarita frightens.

"Huh? Sarita's making home cooking for the Katlanda Empire, right?

That's the only reason to know.

The people around you are from the kingdom of Azpur.

This is a good opportunity to experience something called home cooking in another country.

Because even if you make the same thing in the first place, it's the flavor of home cooking that makes something subtly different.

Takeo talks as he watches the food.

"Ugh... if that's what you're saying..."

Sarita resumes cooking.

"Is that what it is?

Arkin asks.

"Even if you cook the same dish, it's salted or olive oil is different, and the flavour intensity and flavour feel subtly different.

That's what home tastes like.

"I see."

Arkin nods.

"A little more broadly, it should taste different from city to city, right?

That should also make it distinctive.

But... you see, you want to cook and make the same thing for why.

"Huh? Isn't that normal?

I take it for granted, for example, that the local cooks who ate the food popular in the Wang capital are taking a leap forward in wanting to reproduce it in the city where they live.

"Yeah. It's not a mistake, but you can't just look at it as a governor.

The mission of the governor is to develop the city in charge.

Just offering the same thing as Wang Du will soon be obsolete.

Then it's the job of the governor to reflect the characteristics of the region there and encourage the city to take root.

"Regional characteristics... I know what the description means..."

Arkin bothers me.

"So shall I give you an example?

How was your tomato soup for dinner yesterday?

"It was delicious, though.

"... you asked the wrong way.

Did it always taste like you were eating?

"Yes."

"So how was Mr. Salita?

Although I was leaning my neck yesterday when I was tasting it.

"Dear Kitamizato!? Were you watching!?

"Yeah.

Before I say I'll take you, I'll take a good look at you if you're feeling sick or not.

"Oh... did I?

"Gentlemen, you're not ill, are you?

Well, the owners of Workshop 3 are gathered to make a difficult face, but it won't be a big deal.

"No... that's a discussion about what Kitamizato-sama is going to do with the amount of production she's asking for.

"Hmm.

You'll figure it out. And I think it's just the first one.

"Really?

Grandpa called it 'I can't do it' though.

"You would say that you are ordering an impossible quantity for the current number of people.

But that's the minimum number you're asking for right now, right?

It would be troublesome if you didn't put in place a more productive system or develop new products.

"Really?

Sarita listens with her eyes open.

"Yeah. We're selling pocket watches all over the kingdom, so we need you to be able to make more than double it.

"Ugh... I can't tell my grandparents.

Sarita looks in trouble.

"By the way, Mr. Salita, how do craftsmen train their disciples?

In my imagination, it's 'Look and Remember' or 'Repeat and Remember'.

"Dear Kitamizato, you're pretty much right.

So it takes at least 10 years to be in one serving.

"It's been 10 years... and it does take time to develop that.

Well, if those three of us don't discuss it and come to a conclusion, will you come talk to me?

"Does Master Kitamizato have any ideas?

"Well... I don't know if it's going to work, but I think we can come up with some good ideas if we discuss it.

And yes, you were talking about regional characteristics.

So, what was the reason you were tilting your neck?

"Ah... it's probably my fault...

I felt thin yesterday when I made tomato soup.

I was probably tired on my journey, so I didn't have enough salt.

"I see.

How was Mr. Arkin?

"... no, especially...

It was a little salty in terms of salting, but it was delicious with no problems.

"Mr. Salita, was it darker in the Katlanda Empire with the same salt addition?

"Sensibly so... but I was wondering how many minutes, I was a little short of salt because I was tired because the journey was close to the first time..."

"... Shall I share my thoughts?

Sarita leaned her neck probably because the tomato soup was thin.

"Huh? 'Cause I made it just like I did when I was in the Katlanda Empire.

"Yes, I guess so. I was handy.

I made tomato soup the same way but it tastes different when I made it in the Katlanda Empire and when I made it in the Azpur kingdom.

Well, what do you think makes a difference?

"Ah! Tomatoes!

"Yeah, I think that's the difference.

"Really... I did feel like there was a lot of water and air, but...

So the flavor is thin, huh?

Takeo smiles and nods as Sarita flashes her answer.

"Yeah.

I thought the most prevalent types of tomatoes in both countries were different in the first place.

I think the tomatoes you could take in the Katlanda Empire were low in moisture and the ones you could take in the Kingdom of Azpur were high in moisture.

"There's more than one kind of tomato... no, but does it make that difference?

Arkin asks.

"I think the sweetness and bitterness are not just the moisture content.

"Sweet on the tomatoes?

"Hehe, when I get back to Wang Du, shall I look into it?

Though I personally think sweet tomatoes would go with the salad.

I hope you find it.

And, yeah, that's the conclusion of this story.

If you make a different tomato from town to town and serve soup with it at a restaurant... don't you think it'll be a feature of the town?

"I see.

If you say that the flavor changes with tomatoes that much, it certainly leads to regional characteristics.

Arkin nods.

"Yeah, even what we usually overlook can be a strength if we look at it better.

"That's what it is.

"Yeah. But most of the time, you overlook it, don't you?

This time I thought of Sarita as I watched her cook... but if she was eating in the city, maybe she wouldn't have thought of it.

Takeo laughs bitterly.

"Lord Kitamizato, do you have more ingredients?

"I think I do.

I can't think of it now, but maybe it's in the field there too.

That makes eating more and more fun.

"" Yes.

Takeo and the others had fun preparing breakfast.