Meanwhile, as Ampharos, Celebi, and the others busied themselves exploring the secrets of making a Time Gear, Tong Hua, Minccino, and the others were trying to make Rolanberry Cheesecake in the kitchen at Fairy Tale Ranch.
Wearing an apron, Tong Hua carefully studied the instructions for Rolanberry Cheesecake in the [Recipe Pokédex].
Studying the instructions really just meant making guesses based on the ingredients listed in the recipe.
For example, since the ingredients included Rolanberries, he had to figure out how to prepare them so they could be incorporated into the dish.
"Rolanberry Cheesecake-buffalo-milk cheese topped with dried Rolanberries and covered in Rolanberry sauce?
These Rolanberries seem to be strawberries, so the ones grown on the ranch should work. Moomoo Milk can replace the buffalo milk, too-
The key is, how do I process the strawberries to get the dried strawberries and strawberry sauce this dish needs?"
Tong Hua rubbed his chin and thought for a long while. In the end, he decided to get started first.
He picked a few average-quality strawberries out of the freshly washed batch, planning to practice with those first.
"Min-min!" "Meow!"
Seeing that Tong Hua was finally about to start cooking, Minccino and Purrloin immediately perked up, eager to help.
Tong Hua smiled and stroked both Pokémon's heads. "Purrloin, help me cut these strawberries into thin slices.
Once they're sliced, we'll try baking them at a low temperature to slowly dry out the moisture. That might work."
"Meow!" Hearing the assignment, Purrloin elegantly flicked its tail, whipped out its claws, and lightly sharpened them.
Then, in a flash of blades, the strawberries were cut into perfect slices of even thickness and arranged neatly on the baking tray.
Not to be outdone, Minccino helped Tong Hua put the tray into the electric oven.
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