"American yakisoba is horrid." César deadpans. "And you'll have multiple servings for work."

A return butt of the head, another kiss on the cheek, and he lets go to give her room to work (washing the rice, of course!), grabbing a paper he's left out in a corner. "I've got the recipe over here, but... cut up the meat into pieces, add in the vegetables and spices, add in some of the broth, then the rice to absorb the liquid. And slowly add in more until it's done. Some times you move things around, some times you don't. The rice gets cooked with the rest of the dish."