Chapter 782


    We talked about using konjac to replace something


    “Ah, I do have one idea that could have delicious results... But you wouldn’t be able to make that much of it.”


    “What is your idea, Mr. Takumi?”


    I had thought of one thing that konjac could replace. Though, it might be difficult for various reasons... Regardless, Claire was now curious to know what it was.


    Sebastian was also looking towards me expectantly.


    “So, Mr. Takumi. What is your idea for the konjac?”


    “It’s really not much of an idea. I just thought that it could be used as a kind of substitute... But then again... Um, is sugar very expensive here?”


    “Yes. It is not something that anyone can easily buy. Even if it is just a small amount. It is practically a luxury.”


    As far as I was aware, it would require a lot of sugar in order to make it. In fact, it wasn’t really something that you ate. So unlike meals that were limited to a certain number each day, once you started to make it, you would then have to use a lot of sugar.


    The drink that I was thinking about would be a little high in calories, though... Maybe not that high if we reduce the amount of sugar.


    “And what is this drink called...?”


    Now that Claire had lost some of her enthusiasm, Sebastian was the one who asked me instead.


    “Uh, it is called bubble tea. It’s usually made with a certain potato...”


    “Oh...”


    If I’m not wrong, it was made from starch from the cassava potato... As for what it looked like, some might say frog eggs. But I felt that saying that might be offensive to some people.


    I suppose it was possible that the cassava potatoes existed in this world. But I heard that you had to handle them very carefully. Something about poison. And so it was dangerous unless you knew how to properly extract the poison.


    Regardless, when I was in Japan, I had heard stories about people using konjac instead, and adding it to their milk tea.


    Tapioca were made of starch, so they were high in calories... And with milk tea, you added sugar on top of that. At that point, you could even call them a calorie bomb...