The smell alone is a bit vague; there are too many complex aromas, clearly from spices he's not very familiar with, except for a few vaguely familiar scents mixed in.
Without much hesitation, since smelling doesn't work, then let's taste it!
As he put the piece of indistinguishable meat into his mouth, he cast his gaze towards the Sakura person beside him.
He was, of course, aware of the reputation of this foreign head chef who shared the same small city with him. In fact, it could be said that within the entire city, only the two of them had comparable status.
However, since the opening of the two restaurants, they had coexisted peacefully for many years without ever meeting each other, each managing their own restaurant.
He didn't expect to suddenly be called into someone else's kitchen by Chef Marchello to say they wanted to collaborate on developing a new dish.
What kind of situation is this!
