Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

"Oh! I have to say, just the mellow aroma of the soup contained in this rice is already fascinating!"

"But as expected, Ruishan still didn't solve the problem of soup leakage. He chose a lighter local chicken soup, and the oil was filtered, but..."

"But the rice is still oily, but it doesn't make people feel greasy...I know! It's in the chicken cavity where the rice is cooked, and the chicken oil fried from the chicken skin is smeared!"

"Indeed, in this way, the flavor of Satsuma chicken can be perfectly combined with rice!"

"There is also the white-cut chicken, which is the 'protagonist' of this dish. It is just an empty mouthful, but it is also full of aftertaste. The chicken is stewed just right, and the soft and glutinous taste is wild... a mellow aftertaste After swallowing, it still keeps coming out enthusiastically!"

"The sauce on the top is also specially adjusted...Is this part of the internal organs of Satsuma chicken?"

"There are also three matching sauces...Chile chili oil, ginger sauce and Thai soy sauce, each of which can form different flavors when poured on the original sauce, but they all have the same meat quality as Samo chicken. fit."

"Through cooking, has the value of the best local chicken been pushed to a higher level? You are indeed... an alchemist."

"It seems that Ruishan's culinary skills are not as 'degraded' as expected."

"It's not just that he hasn't degenerated, it's obvious that he hasn't been idle in the year since he became the top ten!"

"Wait! This is..."

"This scent..."

"It's Satsuma chicken, but it's not the 'Thai-style steamed chicken rice' in front of me, but..."

Just when the other nine top ten were commenting on the advantages of Ruishan's "Thai-style steamed chicken rice" with your words and me, suddenly there was a strong and fragrant smell, which made them never appreciate "Thai-style steamed chicken rice". Get rid of the addiction of "chicken rice".

Only then did they realize that half of the "Thai-style steamed chicken rice" in front of them had been eaten before they knew it... The commander-in-chief almost took off his pants!

Kuga and Erina's expressions were a bit ugly, Mekijima Tosuke and Isshiki Kei's expressions were still the same, the former looked dull, and the latter had a smile on his face...

They were clearly "prepared" before!

Knowing that Ruishan must have borrowed the chef's heart "devil" to a certain extent, the few people originally planned to taste the taste of Ruishan's cuisine carefully, trying not to be affected by the "devil", but Obviously, they forgot about it after the food was imported...

Compared with the previous commander-in-chief, there was no joy or sorrow. If the kitchen heart can simply erase its function with personal will, then what is the meaning of existence?

The commander-in-chief continued to fasten his trouser belt without joy or sorrow, and put on his clothes...

The heart of the kitchen is the way the cook presents his will on the plate, it is not that simple!

But Liu Maoxing obviously saw this too, when the judges were halfway through eating, Liu Maoxing knocked ten still hot "mud balls" open!

Accompanied by ten streams of hot air, a strong and fresh aroma diffused across the ring, attracting the attention of the judges...

In the hearts of several judges, one could see a ferocious demon with its skeleton exposed, bewitching them carefully, but they hadn't even noticed it before!

Liu Maoxing, who saw this with "super vision", couldn't help but secretly said: "Sure enough, it's different from those mass products in Yuanyue Resort's 'end-of-season assessment'! Ruishan's 'demon' is not like those mass products. Conquer diners, but bewitch in a subtle way? It's a bit like... a 'demon' lurking on Erina!"

The heart-cooking effect of Nakiri thistle has been lurking in Erina for so many years, no one has discovered it, and it usually seems to have no effect, but after the appearance of Nakiri thistle, Erina was immediately controlled by deep-seated fear up...

But at this moment, after Liu Maoxing's judges attracted their attention, they quickly peeled out ten beggar chickens and cut them up quickly. The whole chicken was cut into easy-to-use parts and placed on a plate , and presented it to ten judges.

"Let's taste my cooking next! I call it 'the fighting chicken among beggar chickens'!" Liu Maoxing smiled.

"The fighting chicken among beggar chickens?" Apparently more than one judge or student thought the name was full of slots.

"Well, just the smell is already...Huh? Why is Erina's plate different from ours? Cough cough...Okay, it's okay." Jiu I swallowed half of what I said, and then swallowed it back under Liu Maoxing's gaze. .

Because the seats are arranged according to the order of the top ten seats, and the ninth seat is not there, it is natural that Jiuga, who is in the eighth seat, is next to Erina who is on the far right.

Hearing Kuga Teruki's words, other people couldn't help but look over, and saw that the chicken on Erina's plate was arranged in a heart shape differently from other people's classifications, and other decorative fruits and vegetables were also arranged in a heart shape. As an embellishment of "heart"...

Erina stared back at the others in embarrassment, and everyone withdrew their gazes with different expressions...

As for the commander-in-chief... the commander-in-chief has chosen to be out of sight and out of mind, and has already started to taste the food!

The ten judges began to taste the "beggar's chicken" in front of them. Just after the entrance of the chicken with both fragrance and strong fragrance, Ruishan... no, it should be said that it was the heart of the "devil" who cut thistles, and finally could no longer hide it. , seems to use stronger means to subdue the hearts of diners!

"Devil" is a rare and universally applicable kitchen heart. Most of the dishes can be used as a carrier to present this will... It will make diners feel in their hearts and senses that the dishes with "devil" are the best in taste and most healthy. conquer your heart.

After all, whether it is delicious or not is a subjective judgment. Although the judges will not always think that this dish is "the most delicious" just because they taste it this time, it will indeed have this effect within a certain period of time...

And the "eating halberd" is timed. When Ruishan delivered the dishes, most of the moon had already disappeared from the skylight on the roof, so it was impossible for Liu Maoxing to be separated for too long.

It can be said to be another kind, which is very suitable for the heart of the "eating halberd"!

Why do you say "again"? Naturally, the "Sura" copied by Liu Maoxing is also suitable for the "Halberd Eater"!

Moreover, the "demon" of Nakiri Jiji also has a part of "subtle influence" to make diners gradually accept his cooking, while Joichiro's "Shura" is all added to the cooking showdown, which is simpler than the "demon". Rough, fighting spirit raging.

It also has the characteristics of being universally applicable, and it can be matched with most dishes, so Liu Maoxing named the dish in front of him "the fighting chicken among beggar chickens"...

Under Liu Maoxing's "super vision", it can be seen that at the same time as the "demon" was forced to appear, "Sura" also appeared beside it, and fought violently directly, and finally "both died together".

Liu Maoxing understands that this is the effect of the two kinds of kitchen heart canceling out!

Can't help but mutter to myself: "Seeing the 'demon' planted by Nakiri Ji carefully on Ruishan's body, it is slightly stronger than the 'Sura' I copied with all my strength? Because Shura is best at normal confrontation, it directly offsets the 'demon' The role of..."

In this way, although Liu Maoxing was amazed at the strength of the "parasitic" kitchen heart, but at the same time he was relieved. Now that the effect of the kitchen heart has been offset, Liu Maoxing is still confident in the pure taste of the dishes!

And Ruishan is equally confident, and considers Liu Maoxing's behavior of using all the "messy" spices and ingredients to cook Satsuma chicken, and even pork tenderloin, as the biggest failure of the other party...

"Although the 'mud shell' is a bit strange, it actually creates a fragrance similar to soil, and a mixed fragrance that soil does not have..."

"Well, sure enough, this is the root of Angelica dahurica, not ginger, but it is also a slightly spicy traditional Chinese medicine..."

"And those 'stones' are actually resinous traditional Chinese medicines such as benzoin and styrax...It has a nourishing effect, but it is also a spice with a unique fragrance... No wonder it is so easy to break into pieces."

"If the fragrance of flowers, fragrance and medicine are directly applied to the Satsuma chicken, it will either be completely covered by the spices in the chicken, or it will confuse the taste of the chicken itself, but now it is 'filtered' by the fresh lotus leaf. The fragrance is just right in the chicken..."

"There is also the spice stuffing inside... At this point, it still follows the most primitive beggar's chicken practice. The spices are only put into the inner cavity of the whole chicken, and will not be spread on the outside."

Hearing Yishihui talk about the spice stuffing, Ruishan immediately said: "Wait! This is his fault, right? Adding pork tenderloin to the seasoned sauce stuffing will destroy the unique flavor of the chicken. It's impossible to compare with my perfectly adapted deployment, right?"

"Well, theoretically speaking, but..." Kobayashi Rindan said, and put another piece of chicken leg into his mouth, the expression on his face was like a kitten who had stolen a fish.

"Theoretically? What do you mean!" Rui Shan's expression gradually changed, revealing his powerful "face art" talent.

But unfortunately, Liu Maoxing didn't leave a portion for the other party at all this time...

After all, in Liu Maoxing's view, Ruishan is not a cook at all, and he doesn't even admit that he is a cook, and he cheats with other people's kitchen heart, this kind of method also makes Liu Maoxing hate it!

What? Liu Maoxing also "borrowed" Joichiro's kitchen heart? If someone doubts this, Liu Maoxing will definitely tell him: I borrowed this by myself! What counts as cheating?

Indeed, in the hearts of other cooks who know the inside story, they don’t think there is anything wrong with Liu Maoxing’s approach. In their opinion, Liu Maoxing should have a special cooking heart that can copy other cooking hearts...

And Ruishan's cooking heart is the real "wrong way"!

"It means that the taste of the pork tenderloin in the ingredients does not destroy the flavor of the Satsuma chicken... Another hidden taste makes the two blend very cleverly." Yishihui said with a smile.

"Another hidden smell? What is it?" Rui Shan wondered.

Liu Maoxing did not hide it privately, and I believe many people have already tasted it...

"It's tomato juice. The slightly sour taste of tomato juice reconciles the incompatible flavors of pork tenderloin and Satsuma chicken. Because the amount is very small and it is not added directly, so if you don't pay attention, you may not be able to taste it... In addition The glutamic acid in tomatoes also reacts with inosinic acid in chickens and guanylic acid in fungi, so that the deliciousness increases synergistically.” Liu Maoxing said.

"Tomato juice? When...was, a separator?" Ruishan's expression changed color even more.

"That's right, I brought the separated tomato liquid and mixed it into the water with the medicinal paste. Because the pigment has been separated, maybe Senior Ruishan didn't see it?"

What Ruishan had always considered to be Liu Maoxing's failure turned out to be the opponent's advantage, which made this "alchemist" unable to remain calm any longer!

"Indeed, whether the medicinal paste on the outside or the spice stuffing inside is good, one kind is fragrant, the other is rich, and two... no, it is two series of fragrance types, completely blending with the special flavor of Satsuma chicken It's been exchanged... But these two are not the most important, right?" Xiao Lin Longdan said suddenly.

Rui Shan took a hopeful look at Kobayashi Gendan, thinking that this senior, who had always been off-line, finally remembered who he was, and knew to help him beat Liu Maoxing's cooking...

"The most amazing thing is that the heat of this chicken is just right! The fineness of the meat and the fullness of the gravy are definitely not achievable by mindless steaming and roasting! Even the two flavors can be compared with Samoyed soil The perfect combination of chicken is also due to the stage-by-stage grasp of the fire, which 'drives' the fragrance from the outside in, and at the same time releases the fragrance from the inside..."

"Indeed, it is obviously the same quality Satsuma chicken, but Liu Maoxing's chicken seems to be a little bit more tender! It seems that the juice is about to flow out!"

Kobayashi Gendan said with a look of fascination, as if he was about to groan, and at the same time, he grabbed a piece of bone-in chicken with his hand, put it in his mouth, spit out a few chicken bones deftly, and finally Suck the fingers one by one...

"Ahem!" Erina coughed violently a few times. Everyone thought she was going to say something, but they didn't say anything after that, and Liu Maoxing looked at her embarrassingly.

Only then did he realize that it should be the reason why Liu Maoxing had been staring at Kobayashi Gendan before!

Erina thought to herself: What are you looking at? The bastard! By the way, when I "disinfected" him last time, his fingers seemed to be moving? Could it be that he has this kind of... How do you say that word? What addiction?

"Okay, let's start the final review." Senzaemon said.

All ten judges were in a state of thinking... Erina was the first to press the button to vote for Liu Maoxing.

"Huh?" Liu Maoxing couldn't help but let out a small gasp.

It seems that it is not the same as the crushing result that I expected before?

"It seems that the function of the 'devil' kitchen heart is still a little... What a rascal kitchen heart!" Liu Maoxing muttered.

In fact, for cooks who have personally experienced the "golden age" of Totsuki Academy 20 years ago, Joichiro's savage Shura cooking heart is the real scoundrel!

In terms of effect, the function of "Sura" is to interfere with the other party's cooking. Usually, this kind of culinary heart is only useful if the food is served first. Otherwise, the other party's food has already touched the diner's heart, so what's the use of interfering again? ?

However, as the most confrontational and violent kitchen heart known, "Shura" can play the role of negating the other party's food from the diner's inner impression level even if he presents the food later...

When he and his son Xinghei created the true food halberd, Joichiro's cooking spirit directly made Liu Maoxing temporarily forget the taste of the authentic seasoned rice, and he remembered it again in the afternoon.

If Ruishan didn't have the heart to resist, the judges would probably have a vague impression of his "Thai-style steamed chicken rice".

But now the judges' impression of "Thai-style steamed chicken rice" has not faded, but because of the residual effect of "demon", they have a certain preference.

Cooking heart is the ultimate pursuit of cooks, even for those truly top chefs, what they want to present to diners is their own will, and dishes are the means of carrying it. The true meaning of cooking lies in the heart of cooking. middle……

In contrast to this approach, there are some legends that Liu Maoxing heard from other people before, which made him feel that his three views collapsed. For example, Marui once asked himself with great interest, when he was in his hometown, did he read about Wei Zheng's information...

"Wei Zheng? Is it... the famous figure from the Tang Dynasty? Are you still interested in these?" Liu Maoxing asked suspiciously, thinking that Marui was only interested in ancient cooking classics.

"That's right! In the legend, didn't he just use cooking to make the emperor feel his will many times, and succeeded in persuading him?"

"..."

Seeing Liu Maoxing's speechless look, Marui went on to say: "Is it really unrealistic? Indeed, legends are legends... The cooking technology at that time was generally lower than it is now, and many cooking methods have not yet appeared. It should be even more difficult to own a kitchen. heart?"

Hey Hey hey! That's not the point, is it? You should question this legend from other angles!

For example, Liangzi also told himself that in the legend, when Jing Ke presented the map of Yan Kingdom to Qin Shihuang, he also presented the fine wine brewed by the family of Yan King, which symbolized submission. As a result, Qin Shihuang, who was keen, found a trace of killing intent in it. Leading to the failure of the assassination...

Well, it was Marui who refuted Ryoko again at that time, on the grounds that how could there be fine wine that could contain the heart of a chef more than two thousand years ago? It is generally believed in the culinary world that wine has the possibility of containing the heart of the chef only after the continuous improvement of wine-making technology in the past few hundred years!

For such a "scientific" explanation, Liang Zi accepted it, but Liu Maoxing felt broken...

Just as Liu Maoxing recalled these legends about Chu Xin, the judges had already completed the final vote after careful consideration!

"The result came out! Eight to two! Among them, the vote for the head coach was 2, which means that the final score was nine to two! Student Liu Maoxing won by a big score! He will become the new top ten! Let us be the new ninth seat , Applause!" Rei Kawashima's voice sounded.

Rei Kawashima, who has always been cute and flirtatious, actually looked a little excited at this time...

After "God's Tongue" Erina, another top ten appeared in the annual life!

And it's not the appointment of the academy, but a rare way to get a seat through positive means!

And Ruishan Zhijin also fell to the ground under extreme disbelief...

Although they regard him as a cook, he is more sensitive to failure, especially this time, he still lost even though Nakiriji used "off-court means" to help...

Not only did he lose the top ten seats, but it also meant that the long-planned "capture commander" plan he and Nakiri Ji had failed.

Rui Shan couldn't help but looked in the direction of Nakiri Ji stiffly, but found that the seat was empty.

"Don't look, he had already left when I presented the dishes." Liu Maoxing said.

"You bastard..."

While Rui Shan was gnashing his teeth, he was also staring at his two votes. Although the score was not high, since it was not zero votes, it meant that there was not an essential gap between the two.

At this time, the two also saw the votes of the judges. Eizan's two votes came from Soaki Saito and Teruki Kuga.

Liu Maoxing thought it was normal, Ruishan's cooking skills were not as good as his own, but there was a "demon" effect, and it was reasonable for some people to feel that his "Thai-style steamed chicken rice" was more delicious.

But Ruishan stared at Si Yingshi, Kobayashi Longdan and others, as if complaining, since I have been "rebellious" for a long time, I will win if you all vote for me, right?

But Kobayashi Gendan and others ignored him, only Si Yingshi, who was usually very cowardly, did not dare to look at Ruishan's resentful eyes...

Liu Maoxing was about to end, but found that it was impossible!

Almost all the reporters from the tabloid newspapers in the school had already dispatched, and they had completely surrounded Liu Maoxing when he was talking to Rui Shan...

"Hey, don't turn on the flash so much! My super vision..."

"I said... click... what are you doing... don't squeeze, someone is stuffing Mike into my mouth, believe it or not, I'll chew it up!"

"This is a junior high school girl, right? Is it not good for you to post the whole person without a mike in the interview? What? Is your mike pinned to your lapel? So..."