, the same is true for fermentation.

Because of this, Newt was able to get by in the past few days without being chained to the bed by Tina's continuous questioning.

However, judging from the increasingly warm expression on his wife's face these days, it is obvious that Tina's patience has reached its limit. After sending away the children, she may start to deal with him in turn - Newt has great experience in this regard.

enriched.

As a former Auror, Tina Scamander has considerable magical knowledge in torture.

Therefore, if possible, it is best to resolve any issues while the children are around.

otherwise……

"I'll come down right away, don't be impatient, don't be impatient..."

Thinking of the possible scenes that might happen next, Newt shuddered, quickly closed the medal box and walked quickly downstairs.

On the desk behind him, in the address book that contains Newt Scamander's old friends in the wizarding world over the years, Lotnikov's name and address are slowly fading.

, gradually disappeared on the parchment.

…………

The dinner on the last night was particularly sumptuous, with almost ten dishes in total.

Considering that she would be leaving tomorrow, it was rare for Elena not to comment on the somewhat extravagant preparations. Anyway, the Scamander family had no shortage of small animals to mop up, and if that didn't work, there were still small braised animals that could grow in size at any time.

On the other hand, Elena also wants to use this last time to demonstrate some daily dishes to Mrs. Scamander.

So, by the time Newt came to the kitchen, the evening's cooking wasn't over yet.

"The honey bread has been baked, and today's side dishes are fried carrots, crab cakes, spicy vegetable crisps, kefir cheese... Well, let me think about it, there is still a side of pan-fried portobello mushrooms,

That’s pretty much it.”

Elena put on an apron and took inventory of the dishes that had been cooked, while mentally calculating the remaining ingredients.

Different from the common shiitake mushrooms in China, the British culinary community prefers portobello mushrooms, which are larger, flatter mushrooms and richer in juice. However, it is limited by the times and has not yet been introduced.

The awakening British culinary community is still quite rudimentary in its development of portobello mushrooms, often limited to the simplest frying and roasting.

“When preparing side dishes, thinly sliced ​​portobello mushrooms are hands down the best choice to compliment meaty entrees…”

Accompanied by the girl's voice, Tina Scamander's wand moved slightly, commanding the kitchen knife to cut the mushrooms into perfect semi-curved slices. After a month of getting along with her, she was able to do this delicate

I am much more proficient in operation.

In the pan, the two tablespoons of butter and olive oil put in advance have melted under medium-high heat, exuding a tantalizing aroma of butter, and the freshly sliced ​​mushrooms are jumping one by one under the command of magic.

Put it into the pan, stir in the butter and olive oil and fry for a few minutes. Most of the butter and olive oil have been absorbed into the thick mushrooms.

"Then, I'll leave the next steps to you?"

Elena glanced at the slightly reduced mushroom slices, turned down the heat, used a spatula to make a small space in the middle of the pan, and then added the butter, minced garlic, and salt prepared in advance,

Pepper and thyme, while waiting for them to be mixed together, she turned her head to look at Mrs. Scamander standing beside her.

In fact, Elena will not choose to complete all the processes alone during the later part of this month.

As a food lover, she can well understand the pain of tasting delicious dishes cooked by others, especially after witnessing the cooking process, only to find that she cannot cook the same delicious food in the same way.

After all, after they left, the kitchen still belonged to Ms. Tina Scamander.

"Don't worry, my dear... I'll take care of the food here."

Tina Scamander glanced at her husband who was walking down the stairs and signaled him not to come over and cause trouble for the time being. Then she turned her head and looked at Elena with a smile and nodded, answering confidently.

They have eaten the pan-fried portobello mushroom dish several times in the past few days, and Tina is not unfamiliar with this dish.

According to previous experience, at this time she only needs to continue stir-frying for about ten minutes, and a lot of fragrant mushroom juice will be released from the portobello mushrooms. Then she sprinkles in two spoons of flour and patiently stir-fries little by little.

Collect the juice. When no obvious lumps of flour are visible, it is almost half done.

"...don't forget to add beef stock and Worcestershire sauce this time!"

Elena shrugged and added an additional sentence with a smile.

After getting along with each other for more than a month, the relationship between the girls and Tina Scamander has become very familiar. Elena is very clear about the cooking skills of this seemingly capable Mrs. Scamander.

degree of confusion.

Mixing salt and sugar is just the most common situation.

Mrs. Scamander more often waited until the dishes were in the pot, or when the dishes were almost finished cooking, only to discover that one or two key steps were missing, and then began to use various strange magic to remedy the situation.

Although a lot of ingredients were wasted, Elena also learned a lot of novel cooking magic from Tina.

For example, after discovering that she accidentally added too much salt, she immediately used a transformation spell to clear out all the salt grains. If the purpose of this remedial action is clear, it can even ensure that the amount of seasoning she cooks every time is accurate to within a milligram error.

I have to admit that compared to top chefs in the non-magical world, magical cooking may not increase the upper limit of dishes as much as imagined without using medicine, but as an auxiliary correction method, it can

It greatly raises the minimum cooking limit for wizards in the kitchen, allowing most people to reach a level above the passing line.

After at least a month of Elena's "small cooking class", according to Elena's visual inspection, Mrs. Scamander's cooking level of daily British dishes is almost close to the level of chefs in most mid-level restaurants.

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"Of course, of course, I won't forget this time... Chef Kaslana's exclusive secret recipe."

Tina Scamander replied with a smile and flicked the wand in her hand deftly.

"Beef stock, paired with a little bit of Worcestershire sauce, this is a cooking combination I haven't thought of before."

The Worcester sauce bottle on the condiment table not far away flew over lightly and landed next to the pan she was in charge of. She was ready to add the sauce at any time so that it could be combined with the beef stock to thicken the sauce for the fried mushrooms.

tasty.

Originating in Worcestershire, England, this condiment can be said to be one of the iconic British condiments.

Although Worcestershire sauce, which has a sweet and sour taste, a slightly spicy taste and a dark brown color, seems to be somewhat similar to the soy sauce commonly seen in the East at first glance, in fact, the two are quite different in terms of raw materials, uses, and taste.

Unlike the soy sauce used in today's Chinese dishes, Worcestershire sauce is undoubtedly much more complicated in process.

If Elena remembers correctly, a standard bottle of Worcester sauce requires barley vinegar, white vinegar, molasses, sugar, salt, anchovies, tamarind, onions, garlic, celery, horseradish, ginger, pepper, and garlic.

Nearly 30 kinds of spices and seasonings such as fennel are heated and boiled, filtered and fermented before the finished product can be filled.

In fact, the longer Elena lived in the UK, the more she understood a truth.

Even the UK, known as a "food desert" and the "dark European cuisine world", actually has many imaginative and thoughtful top-level condiments similar to Worcestershire sauce. What they lack is just a general.

It’s just people who discovered all these wonderful things, just like soy sauce is not delicious, but it still holds up a large part of the sky for Chinese food.

And at this point, the same is true in the magic world.

Elena glanced at Newt Scamander, who was standing outside the kitchen area with an awkward look on his face. He seemed to have something to say, but did not dare to approach because of his wife's authority.

The arc of expectation.

On the last day, she finally waited until Newt took the initiative to speak.

The goblins at Gringotts Wizarding Bank have already sent Newt's bills to her. During this month, Newt Scamander has withdrawn cash from Gringotts Wizarding Bank 2-3 times a week on average.

And in most cases, the gold galleons are converted into pounds, US dollars, and rubles. If you contact his recent movements, you will almost know what happened.

"Mr. Scamander, you're here just in time! Can you come over and help me here?"

Elena turned her head and showed a sweet smile towards Newt Scamander.

"Eh? Me?" Newt was slightly startled and pointed to himself hesitantly.

Although he did have something he wanted to talk to Elena about, but...

In his keen intuition like a beast, he always felt that the little silver-haired mixed-blood Veela in front of him seemed to exude a sense of evil intentions, just like the hellish succubus in Muggle legends that spreads its wings and shakes its tail.

But apart from him, neither Mrs. Scamander nor the other two girls obviously felt this way.

Without giving Newt Scamander much time to hesitate, Elena spread her hands, pointed around the kitchen worktop, and then explained softly in a slightly distressed tone.

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"Well. You see, there is a clam chowder and a frozen salmon that need to be cooked. If I am alone, I will inevitably make some mistakes. But don't worry, what you need to do is not complicated.

It would be great if you could help me keep an eye on the fire and do some simple timing work."

"But I..." Newt Scamander glanced at his wife and pursed his lips.

"Newt! The kids are leaving tomorrow!"

Mrs. Scamander turned her back to Newt, and while she was concentrating on her pot of fried portobello mushrooms, she let out a gentle hum and said in a calm tone.

"Um, okay, okay...so what do I need to do?"

Newt sighed helplessly, walked up to Elena, and asked slightly warily.

In the past few days, Elena rarely invited him into the kitchen area. In Newt Scamander's impression, most of the time, he was with Hannah and Luna.

Let's sit quietly at the dining table together and wait for the meal to begin.

Therefore, no matter from which angle you look at it, Elena's invitation seems full of weirdness.

While Newt was still hesitating, the white-haired dumpling seemed to be unable to wait any longer. He jumped over and took his hand towards the kitchen workbench. At the same time, he was like a general patrolling the territory.

Introduce it.
To be continued...