Daniel
*Cuo looked distraught as she looked at the curry being cooked.*

"But I want curry noooowwww..."

*The mage shook her head. Despite liking food a lot, she had absolutely no clue how to make it.*

"Does cooking it longer make it soft? Why not just turn the fire up and cook it for a shorter period of time?"
Mary
"Some food takes longer. Tougher cut of meat must be cooked for longer in order to make it taste good. For more... Softer piece of meat, you can just cook 4 to 12 minutes, depending on what ti is, sometime even shorter to make it not tough. For very tough one, you want to cook above thirty minutes or even hours. Anywhere in between you get something inedible. Here." 

*Sirdan used telekinesis to pick up a single piece of lamb meat, and then set it aside. He used fire to gradually heat and roast it. And then pointed at Cuo, blowing some air on it to cool it down a bit.*

"Try it out." 

*Lamb was a cut of meat that was much less tough than other meat - but it would still be a bit chewy without being stewed for so long.*
Daniel
"...Guh?"

*Clearly, Cuo didn't get it. She telekinetically lifted the piece of meat and put it in her mouth, enjoying the flavor. She then began to chew. And chew. And chew.*

"Isshochewy!"

*Eventually, she gives up working on it completely, and just swallows the piece of meat.*

"Huh, so you just cook it for longer and it becomes soft?"
Mary
"Yep! The exact time depends on how tough it is. For lamb, just thirty to sixty minutes could do. Or you can cut it super super thin and stir fry it. It is one Runran way of dealing with the issue!" 

*He then prepared the side dish. Since rice weren't commonly available in this part of Mentia, he had to settle for another type of accompaniment. Sirdan prepared some flatbreads and fried them as the curry neared completion.* 

*Soon the full meal would be ready and he would serve the curry to himself and Cuo with extra flatbread.* 

"Loki and Garuda hungry? They can have some too."
Daniel
"Oh, or soup! I've seen that a lot! Never had it though."

*Garuda and Loki were messing around, Garuda chasing Loki's tail and Loki also chasing his tail, the two basically acting like the animal forms they had. Meanwhile Cuo was acting like a young kid. All three rushed to the table for food.*

"Woah! Huh, the bread's flat."

*Cuo picked up a piece of flatbread, dipping it into the curry.*

"Is this how you're supposed to do it?"
Mary
"Mmm. I don't know much about Runran soups myself. Braising meat or stewing them is a way to also deal with them being tough." 

*Sirdan would glance over at the two chasing eachother, putting his arms on his waist as if he was a disappointed father.* 

"Alright you two, quiet down and come back here." *He chuckled.* 

*Then he watched Cuo dip the flatbread into the curry, nodding with approval.* 

"Correct, you can also do it like this." *He placed one on his plate, and then scooped up the curry, putting it in the middle before taking a bite.*
Daniel
"The other kids used to make a communal soup, and they would throw sliced meats and veggies in them. They would eat together, with rice."

*Garuda looked at Sirdan with a judging look.*

G-"You know I'm older than you, right?"

*Meanwhile Loki was as mischievous as ever.*

*Cuo looked to Sirdan spooning the curry onto the flatbread, nodding. She took a bite of the curry-dipped flatbread, exclaiming out.*

"Wow, this is one of the best meals I've ever tasted!"

*She quickly went to work, consuming the curry and flatbread rapidly, though was sure not to make a mess. Her eating was further accelerated by her telekinesis.*