>>5730459I ask him about how he knew this detail.
“My mom said you and that mister used to come here a lot. I could barely carry those cuts back then - it was like tree stumps to me.”
Ah, that was a very long time ago. My foot was barely through the door back then. I couldn’t exactly eat beef often, and even then, they had to be cheap. Buying the leaner meat in bulk was the most optimal choice.
Back when Sing and I…
He was pretty good at cooking round cuts. He had this system of tenderizing it - he marinated them in lime and vinegar just long enough that the meat doesn’t disintegrate nor make my mouth sore from chewing it. I handled the seasoning. It was an efficient process. We worked well together. It was good.
“Toht, ma’am.”
Ah. I remember now. That kid. I don’t think I saw him much during those days. He usually cleans the equipment and packages stuff. It must’ve been.. three.. four years since then. He does seems small for a giant, though. For a fourteen… fifteen year old, he should be almost twice my height already.
“We’re out of round cuts today but we do some pork shoulder left.”
These look decent. Not the biggest cuts out there, and the marbling is not the prettiest, but it will do.
“Thanks ma’am.”
If I’m judicious with the cuts, using them mostly as a another ingredient in side dishes, it could last me almost an entire week. I could use more meat, but right now rice becomes the main priority. I might as well ask Toht about it. His family should know a thing or two.
“The harvest isn’t the problem, no, we’re at peak of season. It’s where they’re going. With the capital closed, the Goldfort monarchy wants the other trading centers, mostly in the south, to compensate for it. Those folks are importing EVERYTHING.”
