The so-called Phoenix Crystal is a pile of bean sprouts spread on the dinner plate like a phoenix spreading its wings. This Nagiri thistle was seen when Taguo Megumi presented the dish, and now the dish has been eaten." "Phoenix head", "phoenix wings" and "phoenix body", leaving only a "phoenix tail".
"At the end of the day, it's just a plate of bean sprouts and low-grade ingredients. Don't think that it's high-end cuisine just because you look like a phoenix."
Nakiri Thistle made a disparaging remark about the Phoenix Crystal before eating it.
Phoenix Crystal cook Tadokoro's hand tightened on her chest, but she soon relaxed.
After all, she was almost numb to the slanderous and contemptuous words after entering Totsuki Academy, but now, she needed to stand up.
"Commander Ji, I think that as a cook, you should not arbitrarily divide ingredients into high and low grades. According to my grandfather, this is something that vulgar cooks would do!"
Tadokoro looked directly at Nagiri Thistle Road.
Nakiri Thistle glanced at Tazoe with a rather surprised look, which was enough to silence any Totsuki student.
Tadokoro was also stunned, but quickly straightened her back and said: "Commander Ji, as a cook, please let the food speak for itself in everything. You should not forget your identity as a cook, right?"
Being scolded by a very soft-looking girl, Nakiri Kiku wanted to scold her, but found that cold sweat seemed to be breaking out on her back.
He looked back and saw Yan Kai looking at him with a smile: "Mr. Nakamura, please hurry up and use your chopsticks, don't delay any more!"
The feeling of palpitations disappeared, but Nakiri Hisashi's intention to scold Tazoe was interrupted. He nodded slightly, took a chopstick of bean sprouts and put it into his mouth.
Just bean sprouts, inferior ingredients, I want to try it. Why do you put this dish above Si's salted caldron venison!
After chewing it for a few times, the unique crispy and refreshing taste of bean sprouts burst into your mouth.
Yes, it exploded.
"This... what does this smell like? This can't be the taste of bean sprouts!"
Nakiri Thistle said in shock while chewing quickly.
"Bean sprouts do not originally taste like this, but after cooking, they can absorb the taste of other ingredients!"
Tadokoro stood up and said: "Pick each bean sprout, remove the head and tail, then squeeze the bean sprouts, stuff the minced meat into the bean sprouts, put it into the shape of a phoenix, then steam it, and finally pour the stock on it. This is the phoenix crystal."
"Each of its ingredients is very ordinary, but even such ordinary ingredients can still become delicious dishes when combined together. Commander Ji, if you don't even understand such a simple truth, please put it in Give the position of commander-in-chief to Miss Erina, she is more suitable to be the commander-in-chief of Totsuki than you!"
After saying this, Tazoe's legs began to tremble.
These words may have exhausted her courage this year, and it may be impossible for her to do it again.
Grandpa, Yukihira, Miss Erina, Kaijun... I did it!
Tadokoro, who was trembling in her heart and crying, said excitedly.
After using a few chopsticks to sweep away the remaining Phoenix Crystals, a subtle blush appeared on Nakiri Thistle's face.
He is ambitious, but in the final analysis he is still an idealistic cook, and he cannot resist delicious food.
After comparing the dishes he had already eaten in his mind, Nakiri Thistle came to a clear result.
The difference between Kobayashi Gentian's snowflake sashimi and Tadokoro Megumi's Phoenix Crystal is only a millimeter, but they are both clearly superior to Bishi Eishi's salted kiln venison.
Choosing Kobayashi Gentian as the first choice is probably more because of her bold choice of ingredients for sashimi.
He looked at Tazoe with complicated eyes, and saw Tazoe hiding behind Nakiri Erina, and Nakiri Thistle was shaken.
Is it really right for the "food central agency" he established to expel such students?
Contrary to outsiders' speculation, Nakiri Hisashi is not a careerist. He is a simple idealist. It is true that the purpose of establishing the "Gourmet Central Organization" is to unify the Japanese cuisine industry, but this is really not to make money. The reason why he eats alone is, I also don’t want those dirty capital to control the sacred cuisine.
He really simply wants to unite some talented cooks and establish his ideal order in the Japanese cuisine world. If there is any selfish intention in this, it is that he hopes to find in this process His beloved wife, Nakiri Shinagi, has been pursuing "cooking that has never been seen on earth" to break the curse of "God's Tongue".
Of course, this does not mean that Nakiri Thistle's behavior is correct. He tramples on other people's lives for his own ideals. Such behavior can only be described as "atrocity" in any case. It is also an extremely egoistic and selfish behavior. .
What Nakiri Hisagi is now reflecting on is that he missed out on a capable student like Tadokoro, but did not reflect on the harm his actions caused to other people.
"Okay, I admit that this cooking is better than Si's cooking. I, lose."
Nagiri Thistle put down his plate with an expressionless expression.
After proving that Tadokoroe's Phoenix Crystal was indeed better than Siyingshi's Shiogama Venison, Nagi Kirihisa decisively admitted defeat.
After the rankings of Kobayashi Rgentou, Tadokoro Mee, and Tsuka Eishi were determined, it no longer mattered how good Nakiri Erina's cooking was. The "gourmet central organization" would always lose no matter what.
"etc!"
Yan Kai pushed Nakiri Erina's white porridge forward: "You still have one contestant's dish that you haven't tried yet."
Nakiri Erina's body trembled slightly, knowing that Yan Kai was speaking for her.
But Nakiri Kiku thought Yan Kai was humiliating her. He looked at Yan Kai with sullen eyes: "You have already won, what else do you want!"
Yan Kai looked at Nakiri Thistle with an incomprehensible look: "What do you mean I won? I'm just a passerby watching the show...well, just a judge. This 'United Shogun' is a 'rebel' and a 'gourmet center' It doesn't matter to me which side wins in this war."
"It's just that since you have questioned the fairness of the judging panel, I hope you will question it to the end and do things without starting or ending."
Nakiri Kiku looked at Yan Kai coldly: "It's just a bowl of white porridge. I don't think I need to try something like this that can't even be called cooking."
The white porridge only has a shallow layer. If there is anything added, it can be seen at a glance, but Nakiri Thistle did not see anything other than white rice, and the white porridge only had a faint rice fragrance. Obviously, Nakiri Erina Also no condiments were added to the porridge.
Nakiri Thistle has no interest in trying such a dish.
"If you think you can't eat it like this, you can eat it with this."
Nakiri Erina took out a pack of pickled mustard from her pocket and threw it next to the porridge.
Yan Kai took a careful look at the label of pickled mustard. Yes, it is Wujiang pickled mustard, which is of good taste.
Wait, isn’t this my pickled mustard!
Yan Kai turned to look at Nakiri Erina, and Nakiri Erina turned her head away from Yan Kai.
"..."
Why are you so obedient to other people's pickles?
Yan Kai wanted to complain to Nakiri Erina, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it now.
"White porridge with pickled mustard...to actually serve such a dish..." Nakiri Kiku's face was terrifyingly gloomy, "Erina, I don't remember ever training you to be such a child!"
Nakiri Erina lifted up her long hair and tossed it back: "Shut up, those who have been kicked out of their homes!"
"..."
Nakiri Thistle suddenly felt a sense of depression as if his fist was punching the air, and Yan Kai couldn't help but want to laugh.
"That's all, just think of it as a father satisfying his daughter's willfulness. I'll just take a bite..."
Nagiri Thistle said helplessly.
After losing the competition, it was time for him to pack up and leave Totsuki. Before leaving, it would be nice to try his daughter's cooking, although such shabby food was not to his liking.
This seemed to be the first time he tasted Nakiri Erina's cuisine after returning to Japan. He originally had the opportunity to taste it at the "Moon Festival", but it was ruined because of someone's presence.
Nagiri Thistle, who was holding the porridge, suddenly glared at Yan Kai before drinking it.
"Well, I divided it with a spoon and drank it. I didn't touch it with my mouth. You can drink it without worry."
However, Yan Kai thought that Nagiri Thistle was dissatisfied with him for drinking the bowl of white porridge, so he gave a friendly explanation.
"..."
After the chickens and ducks exchanged glances, Nakiri Thistle chose to ignore Yankai and drink the porridge.
Gently drink the white porridge, the rice fragrance pours into your throat, but the taste is not bland as expected, but has hundreds of flavors.
Not the clear taste of sweet, sour, spicy and salty, but... yes, the taste of the soul.
The depression in recent days was relieved with a mouthful of white porridge. The white rice porridge did not enter his stomach, but was poured on his heart, washing and purifying his soul. He was stunned for a moment.
"What exactly is this……"
Nakiri Thistle muttered to himself.
After eating the white porridge, his taste buds told him with absolute certainty that this was a bowl of very pure white porridge without any other additives, but what his brain felt was an extremely rich texture and countless flavors.
"I don't know either."
Nakiri Erina answered Nakiri Thistle coldly, and then she glanced gently in the direction of Yan Kai: "There is just a Central Plains person who promised grandpa to take good care of me, but he always uses this as breakfast to fool me. Over time, , I also tasted some flavors and learned to make it. Although I was very reluctant, I knew that I was not as good as him. "
Yan Kai looked down at his hands and felt that his nails were a bit long and could be trimmed.
"Is it him..."
Nakiri Thistle frowned.
He also knew that Yan Kai pushed Si Yingshi into crazy friction during the cooking showdown. At that time, Yan Kai used to defeat Si Yingshi with the three simplest dishes: stir-fried cabbage, steamed tofu, and stewed eggs.
Now, Nakiri Erina imitated Yan Kai and cooked the simplest white porridge, and still overwhelmed Siyingshi.
"Actually, I advocated that contestant Nakiri's cooking should be ranked second, but judge Yokoyama felt that contestant Tadokoro's cooking was ranked second, and judge Anne couldn't decide between the two. We were convinced by each other. We can't reach the other party, so there has been no result. I wonder if Mr. Nakamura can make a conclusion for us?"
Yan Kai asked Nagi about cutting thistles.
Did you choose me...
Nakiri Erina felt happy when she heard Yan Kai's words, but immediately felt angry again.
Huh, it must be because I learned his Baiwei porridge, so he chose me, and he was using me to promote him, bah!
Nakiri Erina said angrily.
Baiwei porridge is the name of the porridge Yan Kai makes for her every morning.
According to Yan Kai, although there is no specific recipe for this bowl of porridge, it has a long history.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a culinary duel related to the honor of the country. It was a duel between the Ming Dynasty and a small country called the Black Tooth Kingdom. On the eve of the duel, the chef who represented the Ming Dynasty was plotted and lost his sense of taste.
Any chef, even if he is not a chef, should know the importance of taste in cooking. However, the representative of Ming Dynasty lost his sense of taste at that time. Everyone thought that the showdown would be a disastrous defeat for Ming Dynasty.
As a result, the chef who represented the Ming Dynasty cooked a bowl of white porridge full of human emotions in the cooking showdown, conquering all the judges in one fell swoop and winning an almost impossible victory.
The porridge had no name, but after listening to the story, Uncle Liu applied the principles contained in it to his cooking skills, restored the porridge, and named it Baiwei porridge.
It has no taste, but the chef's emotions can be poured into it, and it can be given endless flavors according to the chef's emotions.
The more advanced the chef's cooking skills, the richer the taste of this bowl of porridge. The richer the chef's life experience, the more unforgettable the taste of this bowl of porridge.
Regardless of whether Uncle Liu is good or Yan Kai, they all reminded Nakiri Erina that the invincible "God's Tongue" has now become a shackle that hinders her from improving her cooking skills. To break this shackle, she must transcend the "God's Tongue" ", and Nakiri Erina also knew very well that it was impossible for her to defeat Shi Eishi and Kobayashi Ringtong through conventional means.
So she made a dangerous move and gave up the gorgeous and perfect cuisine she had always pursued in this last "eating halberd", choosing the most unpretentious white porridge, and in the process of cooking the porridge, she integrated all her life insights these days. Entering this pot of porridge, she cooked her own porridge with various flavors.
Damn it, you wait for me, you bastard Central Plains people, one day, I will cook better than you!
Nakiri Erina's fists clenched tighter.
The taste of this porridge can directly reflect the chef's cooking skills. Nakiri Erina tasted it herself before serving it, and it was far inferior to Yan Kai's cooking.
"I……"
Nakiri Thistle opened his mouth to speak and looked at Nakiri Erina. Although Nakiri Erina tilted her head and did not look at Nakiri Thistle, she had been observing Nakiri Thistle's reaction from the corner of her eye.
"...Of course I choose Phoenix Crystal! Although this bowl of white porridge is indeed interesting, in the end it is not even cooking. If you ask me, it should be ranked fourth!"
Nakiri Thistle straightened his collar, speaking duplicity.
A vein suddenly appeared in the corner of Nakiri Erina's eyes.
You bastard, scumbag, go to hell!
"..."
Yan Kai sighed helplessly. He finally knew from whom Nakiri Erina's arrogance was inherited. Speaking of which, it's so difficult for you tsunderes to speak human words...
