Chouji chuckles. "Temari let on that she's not much of a cook when I got here, and I've made food for her a few times since then." She mentioned disasters but failed to elaborate further.

"Whatever you'd like to do. I'm making a little of everything. Are you good with spices and seasoning? I know you can chop meat and vegetables, because every shinobi can handle a knife." And then Chouji begins listing. He sounds completely undaunted by the menu at hand, even on short notice. After all, however many dishes he cooks, that's how many he gets to eat.

"We need spicy and mild curry, because Lee and Linda may be here, but so will Sakura. Pudding for Ino. Maybe some sort of soup. A couple dishes without meat. Plenty of rice." And because it's his birthday, he adds, "Yakiniku is my favorite, so even if I can't make anything nearly as good as I'd get at our favorite restaurant at home, I want barbecue." He doesn't have a grill for yakiniku, making do with the closest he can manage in a pan on the stove. At least he's got the sauce and seasoning pretty well down now.