Kensho Ono "Felt Such Warm Feelings" as He and Natsuki Hanae Savor Kimchi Hot Pot & Shellfish Broth Hot Pot to the Very Last Bite

"Hot Pot Is an Investment" - Hot Pot Commander Hanae Makes Mysterious Statements with His Overwhelming Love for Hot Pot! Ono Raves About Pasta IN Hot Pot

When they opened the lid of the completed hot pot, Ono exclaimed "Wow, it looks delicious!" seeing the rising steam and beautifully colored vegetables. As they evenly divided the hot pot contents and brought them to their mouths, Ono's eyes widened in delight, saying "It's so absorbed... Delicious!" Hanae, munching on the kimchi hot pot ingredients, also nodded approvingly, "The spiciness is just right. It's got that savory-spicy feel." After eating the dumplings that Ono had added to the kimchi hot pot, Hanae praised them highly: "The dumplings match perfectly with the savory-spicy level. The dumplings are happy too." He smiled and responded, "The dumplings are saying, 'I can shine this much in hot pot. Thank you, Kensho-san.'"

Furthermore, Ono's excitement grew as he discovered that asparagus paired unexpectedly well with the shellfish broth. While drinking the shellfish broth hot pot soup, his chopsticks kept moving as he said, "It's light with just the right saltiness. It makes the vegetables even more delicious; I feel like I could eat endlessly." Watching Ono devour vegetables, saying "The sensation of the broth absorbed in the Chinese cabbage spreading throughout my mouth is just the best," Hanae made the mysterious statement, "It's an investment, isn't it?" The comment section filled with voices focusing on the intent behind Hanae's statement, with comments like "Investment?", "What's up with Hana-chan today? lol", and "What do you mean by that?"

When Ono, unable to keep up, asked "What do you mean?", Hanae gazed at the hot pot and explained his mysterious theory: "When you put lots of ingredients in the hot pot, the delicious broth gets absorbed into them once. You nurture the ingredients in the hot pot, and when you bring them to your mouth, the deliciousness returns to you in your mouth. This is already an investment." Even while adding ingredients, when staff worried whether there were too many ingredients, Hanae had passionately argued his love for hot pot, saying "Even if you add this many ingredients, the volume decreases and becomes just right. That's what's great about hot pot!" In response to this "hot pot is an investment statement" that emerged from his love and dedication to hot pot, Ono supported Hot Pot Commander Hanae by saying "I see, that's so cool! Hot pot is delicious!", and the studio was filled with laughter.

After that, grilled rice balls and pasta were added to the table, and the two savored the absolute deliciousness of the grilled rice balls. Also, when Hanae recommended the pasta, Ono slurped up the plain pasta he'd added to the shellfish broth hot pot soup, raving "It's soup pasta... Delicious! This might really be good!" Surprised by the unexpectedness of pasta in hot pot, Ono seemed so pleased that he recommended it to viewers, saying "I think it would be fun and good when eating with friends!" Furthermore, when the two ate the fried chicken entrusted to them by Shimono, the Tuesday MC of Yo Asobi, they praised Shimono, the fried chicken master, in unison: "Shimono-san, it goes well! Delicious!" "It works!"

After adding Chinese noodles at the end and savoring it all the way through, the two reflected on the hot pots they'd eaten that day. When Hanae said, "Kimchi hot pot really goes with everything. It's harder to find something that doesn't match," Ono also nodded, "It works with seafood and meat too." Hanae continued with mysterious statements: "It's like a communication monster. It's like Namikawa-san. The kind of person who'll definitely make things work somehow. Kimchi hot pot is Namikawa-san." Ono, now accustomed to this groove, agreed with the versatility of kimchi hot pot, saying "That's right, and it's also like the popular kid that's always in class," then moved on to his impressions of the shellfish broth hot pot he'd eaten: "I felt warm feelings from today's broadcast." "On cold days, you want to warm up, right? Being warm means being gentle. So eating hot pot today, I found happiness. I enjoyed it deliciously until the very end," he concluded, appearing moved once again by the gentle flavor and warmth of the hot pot. Viewers also sent comments of great satisfaction, such as "Both of them eat so deliciously" and "I want to see hot pot episodes on all the days of the week."

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