[Ikki nods at the boiling idea.]

And you can get a soup that way for a first dish.

[Smoker's answer to Kohaku makes him snort a bit, he's being honest as to why they would do it right now, but that's not the only thing.]

You would eat anything when you have nothing to eat. When it reaches to the point in which you just need something in the stomach, beyond health issues, even footwear is delicious.