Tempura! How long has it been since Shinji has had that? He's not sure, but his eyes light up a little at the suggestion. Yes, tempura. They should give that a shot soon!

"If you'd be making something like that, though, I'd want to help...!" You can only purposefully exclude people from feast preparation on very special occasions. Kyoko's just going to have to get her dinner revenge on some other day, if Shinji has anything to say about it.