Wild mushrooms were delicacies from the mountains, but pufferfish certainly were not, and there was quite a difference between the texture of meat and wild mushrooms, so the two did have their differences. Still, pufferfish really did taste wonderfully savory. After all, it was a delicacy people were willing to risk death to eat, so one could imagine just how delicious it was.
Heath had always believed that the most delicious things in the world were probably the foods people wanted to try even at the risk of their lives, poisonous foods such as wild mushrooms and pufferfish. Human nature was to seek benefit and avoid harm, yet people still could not control their desires despite knowing these things were poisonous. All he could say was that these foods were so delicious that people felt they had to try them even if it meant risking their lives.
"Then I'll have a sour broth base and a plate of pufferfish." The man nodded expectantly, and Heath immediately agreed. To express his apologies for not keeping their arrangement yesterday, Heath also told him in advance that the pufferfish would be on him this time, as compensation for yesterday's broken promise. The man accepted with a cheerful smile.
Heath did not find this particularly surprising. Rich people were not necessarily the sort who demanded the most expensive option for everything. Heath had met some very stingy wealthy people who drove luxury cars worth millions but slept in ordinary beds bought for three or four hundred. His jaw had nearly dropped the first time he learned about that.
Once Zoroark had guided the man to a seat, Heath began preparing his pufferfish. Pufferfish was not particularly complicated to prepare; it was very simple. Of course, that was for skilled, experienced chefs like Heath. Beginners