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Yang BethlehemSince she can't consume or handle meat, it was to be a vegetarian ramen but doesn't mean it can't be filling or tasty.
Moving quickly, she first boiled some spinach for the base of her soup. It'll be fast and allowed her to proceed to the next step in the meantime. In tandem, she sifted the flour and prepared cold water for the next step.
Since there isn't miso, I'll have to use root vegetable like potatoes. Yang beamed, her hands swiftly chopping the potatoes into small pieces that'll melt when met with high heat. Something she counted on in order to make it thick without losing depth. She also went ahead to cut and skin other vegetables like celery, onions, carrots and fennel.
I had boiled those vegetables in my travel and they aren't half-bad. With a smile, she placed another pot of water on boil, one meant purely for the noodles.
Yang switched her attention to the spinach, scooping, draining and then blanching it in one swift motion. Followed by her putting all the vegetable she cut up into the same pot and she closed the lid
Back to the spinach, she quickly took it out into a new bowl and grind the soft spinach down with a wooden spatula. With her strength and speed, it was soon reduced to a smooth consistency. Taking the paste to the mound of flour, she mixed the water into the center before following it up with the spinach.
Alternating between mixing and pouring, she soon had a ball of green dough. Working it several more times, Yang begun the arduous process of turning it into noodles.
Rolling, then pulling one end and then folding the two, she continued on carefully and applied a liberal use of flour to prevent it from sticking to one another. She was not a master noodle maker who could do this process much faster and with better technique, so she stuck to the simple method instead.
Nevertheless, once it was thin and long enough, Yang bundle it up, cut the end tails with a flick of her wrist and left it aside for now. She then turned to the mushrooms available and pick the biggest one she could find.
Slicing it horizontally, she planned to use it as meat substitute, a pan and quick frying it, the mushroom turned brown and soft. All that's left is the assembly.
Looking up at the rest of the competitors, she was neck to neck with them. Seems like they're getting ready for another dish, that had her furrow her brows as she figured another dish but that answer was obvious, what better accompaniment to go than fried dumplings?
Yang then heard someone cheering for her and true enough, it was Kira alongside Ada and Talia. Seems like the former never tried ramen before. That had her focus sharpened more, she can't let someone's first experience to go bad and more so when it's their famous local regional dish.
"Haha! Of course!" She replied with a thumbs up, then get set to the next dish. She idly looked for some chili oil and to her surprise, they had those.
Saves me some time. Yang would be taking more time if they didn't had that, not to mention no dumpling was complete without some chili oil for dipping.
Taking the flour, she quickly made some basic dough and let it sit. The most important was the content of the dumplings, this time opting for oyster mushrooms instead of the button mushroom that she used for the soup. She needed it to be soft as she shredded it, then did the same to the leftover vegetables that she used for the soup.
Once it was all chopped up, she moved and stir-fry it to softness, using hot roaring flames to cook out the additional water while adding some seasoning and spices like garlic, chives, pepper and salt.
Then swiftly, she took it out and left it to slowly cool down while she cut the dough into small pieces, roll it into small circle shapes then scooping the fried vegetables into it. Only then, did she started to fry the dough on top of a hot pan until it's golden brown.
It was in that time, she move to finish the assembly of her dish, by dipping the noodles into the hot water, taking it out and cooling it before placing the vegetable soup stock, fried mushroom and ramen together. All the while, her dumplings was cooking and retaining the juices, it'll taste much sweeter but also kept the crisp refreshing feeling of vegetables and mimicking the consistency of meat.
Once done, she finally presented her dish. It wasn't grand but it was a spectacle during the preparation, made even more impressive with her speed and strength.
Green Ramen noodles, vegetable potato soup, and mushroom slices. Fried dumpling with oyster mushroom, vegetable filling and chili oil.
Though it was only a cold water of realization as she was presenting her dish, that it was two of the
same if not, similar dishes.
I should've gone for a chawan-mushi instead.---
Ditzy StoneclubThe minotaur gave a cheeky reply, prompting Ditzy to nod at that with a grin as Tiger lady shook his hand back. A brief grasp told him that she was indeed, strong.
That made Ditzy happy, he wanted to play with them even more now.
As the competition was underway, Ditzy looked at the minotaur going first. The loud echoing bang and pull seemed promising but the puck didn't went up by that much, not even the halfway mark.
That had Ditzy tilting his head in confusion and wondering what was going on though the hammer hitting the minotaur back in the head had him giggling at the misfortune.
Then it was the Tiger girl turn and Ditzy cheered for her, wondering how well she would do.
Seeing the opposite of how things was done made Ditzy looked with interest, it was very similar to how his dad or Yang beat things up.
All that thought and introspection came to a halt when she only managed to hit slightly higher than the minotaur though. Now, Ditzy was actively rubbing the back of his head and wondering if it was broken.
No matter! I'll beat it so hard until it goes back to right!That stoke a fire in him as Ditzy took his place, taking the hammer and resting it on his shoulder. Ditzy stance was similar to how a person would chop wood, and true enough, Ditzy slowly raised the hammer above his head.
Letting a breathe out, his entire body relaxed, and mind cleared. Ditzy then brought it down like how he would bring his own sandbag down with full force.
The hammer was already suffering under Ditzy tight grip, under the speed and strength, it bend like rubber for a moment before the head of it met the tower.
Despite the impact, it seemed like Ditzy just passed the minotaur and beneath the Jinko. Yet, instead of being dissuaded, Ditzy only turned to the minotaur with a victory sign.
"I'm stronger!" Ditzy grinned at her innocently and mischievously.
That's when the commotion happen and another Ian North came, Ditzy looked back and forth between the two as he wondered if Ian had a twin brother. They seemed like they hate each other.
On being asked on how to tell the two apart, Ditzy lifted his nose first to identify the smell but they both smelled the same.
It took a longer moment before he walked between them.
"Ditzy know! Come closer!" Ditzy then waved the two to come close enough that he could get a hold on both of them without them escaping.
"Ian came for job before, tell Ditzy who's the member of guild!"
A simple question until the real one would realize that it was Ditzy they're talking too. Name alone would not do and description would be needed.
(Should the fake tries to escape)
If that doesn't works, Ditzy had a grip on both of them and would simply slammed both of them into each other, knocking both out and for Bart to solve since he knows the people best.
