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If I made an effort using my inability as a springboard,making sweets became more interesting.
Celeina: Basically, do you have a fixed quantity for a recipe?
Sugamata: Of course, I usually use a fixed recipe, but when I first start making pastries, the amount is determined when I think, “Wow, I can taste the milk”.
Celeina：That’s where you make notes. (haha) What was the moment when you decided to become a pastry chef, despite having a backbone that is not fond of dairy products?
Sugamata: Somehow, …….
Celeina: Was it your parents’ family business?
Sugamata: Around September of my junior year of high school, when I had to think about job hunting and higher education. When I was on the edge and wondering what to do next, my father asked me what I wanted to do, and I was like, “Maybe a cake shop”. I guess it looked kind of cool that my father was making pastries.
Celeina: I see.
Sugamata: That’s why I got into this world somehow.
Takano: But you still find the work of a pastry chef rewarding and attractive, don’t you?
Sugamata: For now.
Takano: When you say “now,” do you mean there was a moment when you really got into it?
Sugamata: At the time, I wasn’t very interested, so I didn’t go to vocational school very much. But that didn’t help me get a job, so the teacher told me to come to school for a month to make sweets during the summer vacation as well. I couldn’t do what everyone else in the class was doing, but I couldn’t do it at all. I looked at the recipe, but the eggs wouldn’t foam, the sponge was dry, and so on. I was frustrated that I couldn’t do it, so I kept trying, and it became more and more interesting.
Takano: You never know what you will find.
Sugamata: Life is a mystery.
Takano: I would like to hear more, but I would like to play one song. I asked Mr. Sugamata to select the music. Please tell us about the reason for the song selection.
Sugamata:When I first opened the store, I often drove around worrying about various things. At that time, I often listened to Sakanaction, and I chose this song because it stuck with me strangely and made me feel like “I’m going to do my best.
Takano: Now, please introduce the song.
Sugamata: It’s “Eureka” by Sakanaction.
