Then Heath stared at the list-[beef curry, chicken curry, curry fish balls]-and fell into thought. He was now very curious whether the people of Kanto had nothing but curry in their heads. Otherwise, how could they eat curry every day without getting sick of it? No wonder Heath felt he could often smell curry on the streets in Europe. As it turned out, the top three favorite foods of Fuchsia City's residents were all curries. Heath even suspected that when he went to the vegetable market later, he would find curry ingredients everywhere too.
"Forget it. I'll try copper-pot potato rice." Heath rubbed his chin and settled on what to serve this time. There was no helping it. Curry was completely out of the running for now, and he couldn't serve it in the short term, so he could only make do with something else. Of the options, Heath personally thought copper-pot potato rice had the best chance. It was a very distinctive dish, essentially rice cooked together with potatoes, ham sausage, peas, and the like. Once it was ready, he could leave it on the heat, then scoop out a large or small bowl to sell whenever a customer arrived.
It might not have sounded like much, but copper-pot potato rice was actually eaten with braised dishes. Customers could order some braised foods and boiled vegetables, which would be freshly sliced and tossed with seasonings, then served alongside the copper-pot potato rice. The combination tasted very good, and Heath personally loved it. There were also relatively plenty of choices. Those short on money could choose to eat only the rice and nothing else, since pickled vegetables were provided anyway. Those who wanted meat could pick it out themselves. There was a selection of all kinds of meat, including pig's