Kaori would be making lunch for a boy, and not just any boy but a foreigner as well! She could only imagine the squeals that would ensue when she told her mother and sister about this later. Kaori led him to the girl's dorm common room adjacent to the kitchen. It had several sofas and coffee tables where students could sit, eat, and socialize on their off hours. Thankfully it was mostly empty except for two girls who were too busy studying to notice them enter. "Please get comfortable Senpai, it will take about twenty minutes for lunch to be ready." Kaori gave a bow, put down her things, and off to the kitchen she went.
The kitchen itself was only a small area (partitioned by wood flooring) where a few portable appliances were kept along with an extra-large refrigerator to store all of the students' food stuff so she wasn't exactly leaving the room. There was also a kitchen island where Kaori started to lay out the things she needed. She wasn't too sure what kinds of food he would like, or if he knew how to use chopsticks. Really she had no idea how he would react to her cooking, it made her feel more excited but also nervous. Kaori hadn't really planned to be cooking for anyone but herself today but she luckily had enough supplies for one dish, Menchi Katsu. She set up the single cook-top for the small pot, poured vegetable oil in the pot, washed her hands, and laid out all the ingredients she would need.
First thing to do was to cut the beef and pork slices into smaller bite size pieces. Then she took out a meat processor, placing it on the island, and put the cut meat into it. She added salt, pepper, and some nutmeg before placing the top of the processor and running it for a few moments. What resulted was a finely ground mixture of lightly seasoned beef and pork. Out of habit Kaori pinched the meat to make sure it was ground well. Next she grabbed an onion from the fridge, sliced it in half, stored the unused portion, diced the other portion, and added it to the ground meat. At this point she had started humming to herself without realizing it. It was something her mother would do as well, and so she adopted the habit. Next, she took an egg and beat it before again adding it to the ground meat along with some soft bread crumbs, a small amount of tomato ketchup and Japanese Worcestershire sauce. To finish the ground meat mixture she dove her hands into the bowl and worked it until it was thoroughly mixed.
At this point she took a second to turn on the cook-top so the oil would start getting hot while she finished preparing. She got back to her meat mixture and separated it into four sections. Taking each section in-hand she started tossing them against her palm to remove the pockets of air. Then, she coated them in flour, beaten egg, and soft bread crumbs in that order before shaping them into oval patty shapes. Finally they were ready for the pot, which had heated up sufficiently while she was preparing the food. Carefully she placed them in the pot to be deep-fried and went on to prepare a side dish of shredded cabbage leaves, baby salad greens, and a tomato wedge drizzled lightly with salt and pure olive oil. As everything was coming together she made a sauce cocktail of tonkatsu suace, tomato ketchup, japanese worcestershire sauce, and hot water for consistency. When it was all done Kaori had a proper Menchi Katsu that her mother would be proud of. Hopefully Kyle-Senpai would like it too. She brought over their plates to where he was sitting. She wasn't sure if he could use the chopsticks she had set on the plate but she really didn't have any forks or anything around. Before she sat down she wanted to make sure that he had everything he needed. "Would you like something to drink as well? I have water and orange juice or I could make some tea?"