Hanamaru #257: Hanamaru's Okonomiyaki Training
In front of the monjayaki restaurant…
Ai
Welcome, Miss Zuramaru! I've been waiting!
Hanamaru
Thanks for doing this for me, Ai!
Ai
No, thank YOU for thinkin' of me! This is the first time anyone's ever asked me to teach them the art of okonomiyaki!
Hanamaru
Well, I'd like to come here with Ruby and Yoshiko, and I was hoping to really surprise them, zura!
Ai
Got it. In that case, I'll do everything in my power to make that happen! We might be a monjayaki place, but I make a mean okonomiyaki too!
Ai
I'm gonna teach you every little tip and trick I know! Now let's get started!
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Hanamaru, Ai
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Hanamaru
Now, zura! It's got the sauce, the bonito flakes, the seaweed, and the mayonnaise! It's complete!
Ai
Yeah, it's perfect! I'd say that you're a true-blue okonomiyaki master now.
Hanamaru
You're so good at complimenting people, Ai. I'm gonna get a big head, zura!
Ai
Pshaw, so what if you do? It's true! Now let's slice this up and take our share.
Hanamaru
Yeah! Okay, so we cut it into squares like so…then put it on our plates…
Ai
And all that's left is to eat it! So without further ado…
Hanamaru, Ai
Time to eat!
Hanamaru
*Chomp* Mmm! That fluffy texture is just unbeatable, zura!
Ai
*Munch* Mmm! Man, this is good enough to make the pros jealous! Yoshiko and Ruby are gonna be SO surprised!
Hanamaru
Oh, they will… Wait, I said I didn't want to get full of myself, zura!
Ai
And I said it's fine if you do 'cause it's true!
Hanamaru
Thank you, Ai. I learned a whole lot today, and it's all thanks to you, zura.
Ai
C'mon, enough with the formalities! More importantly, there's something I absolutely have to make sure I tell you before we're done.
Ai
It's something so important that without it, your okonomiyaki is as good as dead!
Hanamaru
It's something that major?!
Ai
It really is. Now heed my words well!
Ai
We learned about technique today, but the most important thing to remember is the spirit of things! Everyone has to enjoy themselves! Don't ever forget that!
Hanamaru
Aha! You would mention that, wouldn't you, Ai? You can count on me, zura!
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