Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

"It's mushroom soup ramen again... As expected, for vegetarian soup, mushroom soup and seaweed soup are the most likely to come to mind... Wait! No, this ramen is... contestant No. 94, please prepare again Four servings of ramen!"

"Huh? Do you want to enter the stage of collective review?"

"It smells good, and it's really not at the same level as other mushroom noodle soup..."

"She used wild mountain mushrooms, and... in the noodles, mixed with the crumbs of the fungi!"

"Goose egg mushroom, pearl fungus, cricket fungus, jitake mushroom, white Luo fungus, pine fungus, heavenly fungus... not only the soup, but also the toppings are boiled or roasted fungi, which are marinated to make The side dishes are matched with each other to form a perfect circuit!"

"And... this soup has a very strong feeling, but there should be no cream added to the taste, and the theme doesn't allow it..."

Standing in front of the five judges was Yuuhime, who was praising her "Mountain Mushroom Ramen", and with an innocent smile on her face, replied at this time: "Of course! I added powdered yams to it." , so it has a thick feeling, and the sweetness of the yam can also balance the jerkyness of the yam!"

The five judges looked at each other: "Very good! I didn't expect there to be a contestant like you in the second competition area... Seeing your age, this is the first time you participated in the competition?"

"That's right, I'm a student of Yuanyue College, and this is also my grade assessment!"

"Yuanyue Academy...isn't it a professional ramen chef yet? Some students from Yuanyue passed before, but your ramen is more delicious than theirs, and there are two top ten in the first division, right? You are in the grade After the assessment, are you going to be promoted to the top ten?" The judges couldn't help asking tentatively after they learned that You Ji was a student of Yuan Yue and not the successor of a special ramen restaurant.

You Ji stuck out her tongue playfully, and said, "Although I'm very happy when you say that, and my goal is indeed to be the top ten, but if I can directly be promoted to the top ten... I'm afraid some people will be dissatisfied later!" As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at Jun Ibuzaki and Nao Sadazuka who were in the same competition area.

"What? Are you too modest? Could it be that there is a successor to the Top Ten just in this division?"

If he said that he was a "competitor of the top ten", Yuuji would admit it as soon as he was cruel, but he said that he was a "successor"... Yuuji is not so inflated, but the judges don't believe it, so they don't explain much. Just said: "Hey, you will know later, just treat it as a surprise of cooking..."

"Okay... No. 94 contestant Ino Yuki passed!" the judges of the No. 2 competition area announced.

At the same time, in the third arena, the judges were also immersed in the soup of the sea veggie ramen...

"Sure enough... it's sea velvet broth? It's really hard for you to find such a rare ingredient!"

"Indeed, I have only tasted it a few times...As a pure wild deep-sea plant that cannot be cultivated, it is only found on the south coast of Chile in South America in the world. It can only be harvested after five years of growth, and the export limit is 300 tons per year... ..."

Hearing what the judges said, the other contestants couldn't help murmuring, obviously thinking that this "big dog" with a killer hairstyle might be promoted by virtue of rare ingredients.

And just when they started to complain in a low voice, the big dog with Shamat's hair style tied the bandana on his wrist to his head...

Then he turned around and glanced at them with extreme contempt and said, "You rubbish, what are you talking about? If you are dissatisfied, you can find sea velvet for me yourself! It's just that this precious ingredient with limited production is entrusted to you This bunch of rubbish is just a waste!" As he spoke, he bared his teeth and rolled his tongue.

After the other contestants were stunned for a moment, they immediately exploded. Fortunately, at this moment, the judges in the middle also said: "Quiet! The sea velvet itself complies with the theme restrictions and does not violate the rules... and it is indeed as contestant No. 77 said." Speaking of which, sea velvet is not easy to cook, and being able to control it in the form of 'soup' already shows..."

That's right, the boy who killed Matt was Ryo Kurokiba, and when the judges were speaking for him, Kurokiba walked up to him and slapped the table...

"Hey! You guys haven't tasted my topping yet, have you? How long are you going to nag? Huh?"

The judges were also taken aback by him. This is the first time they have seen such a "personal" contestant... It seems that he is still a student of Yuanyue, right? How come he hasn't been fired yet?

However, he was a little curious about the toppings. The toppings were black and cylindrical, each section was about the length of a little finger, and two circles thinner than a little finger...

Under Kurokiba Ryo's "suggestion", several judges each picked up a piece.

At the moment of chewing in the mouth, the crisp sound of "creaking" spread from the judges' lips and teeth!

The sweet and sour taste and the crispy texture immediately form a wonderful match with the umami flavor of the mushroom soup and the soft texture of the wide noodles!

"This is……"

"It seems to be ice bamboo shoots. I ate it once two years ago, but it was served as a cold dish at that time." Another judge said.

"Ice bamboo shoots? In other words, they should be 'neighbors' with sea velvet?"

"That's right, ice bamboo shoots are usually produced on Zillo Island in Chile, which is close to Antarctica, and live in seawater with a minimum of 4 degrees Celsius..."

"Unexpectedly, our No. 3 arena will have a successor to the top ten... When the school starts next year, you will be the next top ten, right?" the judges sighed.

"Hahaha, you old man is quite discerning! This uncle will definitely win the first seat next year!"

Compared to Yuuhime, Kurokiba doesn't seem to know what "humility" is.

Of course, the judges didn't take it seriously this time, after all, his attitude seemed to be outrageous, and the last time a second-year student took the first seat was twenty years ago when Nakiriji was studying! These few judges have never even heard of a situation where a sophomore takes the first seat...

"whispering sound……"

A very faint sound of disdain came from the field, but Kurokiba immediately recognized whose voice it was, and turned his head, only to see a young man with white hair and brown skin leaning on his cooking table... …

After the judges announced that "No. 77 Kurokiba Ryo passed", Kurokiba put his face close to the judge in the middle and said, "Wait, do me a favor, are you all gourmets? Uncle, judge carefully, whose cooking is more delicious, my cooking or that guy's!"

That's right, "that guy" is naturally Ye Shanliang, who is also from Yuanyue Academy. He just happens to be assigned to the third competition area with Kurokiba. Except for the first competition area, the other nine competition areas seem to be randomly assigned.

Coincidentally, there are also the Aldini brothers, who were all assigned to the fourth competition area...

And this time the younger brother Isami used the onion soup base with a three-layer structure and a layer of cheese sandwiched in the middle, while the elder brother Takmi used the tomato soup base, and the topping was The small "Calzone" filled with sweet peppers and black olives is a pizza that looks a bit like dumplings.

That's right, both of them mixed the essence of each other's "Autumn Trials" in their ideas...

In the preliminaries of the autumn election, Takmi presented curry noodles with a three-layer structure, while Isami made curry Calzone with tomato juice as the soup base!

At this time, they each won a place in the finals...

In the fifth competition area, Miyoko Kitajo presented the pot cover noodles among the "Top Ten Chinese Noodles", which is not the form of "Ramen" in Chinese cuisine.

However, "Ramen" in the island country is a transliteration, and in fact it does not correspond to the "Ramen" in Chinese cuisine.

It was originally a transliteration of "noodle soup" in Chinese cuisine, and when it was transliterated back to Chinese again, it became "ramen". Lumian", so it was transliterated into the pronunciation of "Ramen" in the island language...

Later, because Japanese ramen came out with its own unique style, that is, "heavy soup but not noodles", which is different from Chinese noodle soup, it became a proper noun. When it was transliterated again, it became "ramen".

In fact, the noodle soup that was first introduced to the island country should be "Nanjing noodles", not ramen...

Therefore, the so-called "Sapporo Ramen Competition" can be regarded as the "Sapporo Soup Noodle Competition". ...

On the contrary, "pot cover noodles" are similar to "Japanese-style ramen" in terms of making noodles.

Even Chinese ramen, many of them no longer use the form of human "pulling" noodles, but they still call it "ramen".

Of course, there are real "pulled" noodles, such as the "Yan Mo Dawang Ramen" that Liu Maoxing tasted, which was really "pulled" by Joichiro (by hand, of course!).

It is precisely because of this that when Liu Maoxing first started, he didn’t know much about Japanese ramen. He instinctively imagined Japanese ramen that sounds like “Ramen” as Chinese ramen...

After all, it is impossible for Yuanyue College to emphasize this kind of common-sense issue in the advanced department... Even the elementary department probably would not specifically record this kind of thing, because what they call "ramen" is "soup noodles". ", written in island language is only katakana, not hiragana converted from Chinese characters. It does not have the meaning of "pull", so there is no need for special emphasis.

Therefore, the "pot cover noodles", which also belong to soup noodles, were used at this time, and there was no problem. In the island country, it was insisted that it was a kind of "ramen", and no one could refute it. However, it is different from traditional ramen. Compared with noodles, the biggest difference of "pot cover noodles" is that its noodles are cooked in soup.

Whether it is Japanese-style ramen or Chinese ramen, most of the noodles are boiled in water, and the soup is added after the noodles are cooked.

Pot cover noodles, as the name suggests... yes, the pot cover is really boiled in the noodle soup!

Speaking of the origin, it is similar to most dishes, all of which come from "accidents"...

Once the cook accidentally used the wrong pot lid, and threw the small pot lid directly into the boiling noodle soup, so there was "pot lid noodles"!

Of course, what is thrown in is not a metal pot lid, but an old-fashioned disc-shaped wooden pot lid in Chinese cuisine.

It is generally believed that when the wooden pot cover floats in the noodle soup, the aroma of wood will enter the soup. At the same time, because it is not much smaller than the pot cover, as long as the fire is pressed down, the noodle soup can be controlled to a certain extent. Boiling and maintaining air permeability, the noodles are not easy to boil...

And now the "wooden pot lid" used by Miyoko Hojo, or a round cake-shaped driftwood pressed in the noodle soup, is specially made by the Chinese restaurant run by her family!

The overall use of agarwood material...

In addition to being a precious wood, agarwood itself is also a traditional Chinese medicine and a spice. Agarwood with a high oil content will sink in water (who said you need car beads? Stand up for me!), but most of the agarwood density is smaller than water.

The secret "pot lid" of Miyoko Hojo was soaked and smoked in the secret spice formula before it was put into use!

And Kitajo Miyoko's "pot cover noodles" method is also the simplest. In addition to the secret "pot cover", she also prepared pure vegetable oil to fry the scallions for a full 20 minutes until the scallions are completely dry. Add the scallion oil and scallion segments to the white water, and then add sugar and heat it on a low heat...

When it is almost time for her, put the finely sliced ​​noodles and the secret "pot cover" into the water together. After the noodles are cooked, put them together with the noodle soup in a bowl with soy sauce and minced garlic. The topping is just Freshly sliced ​​cucumbers!

In short, Miyoko Kitajo's cooking process has "twists and turns". First, she was regarded as a soy sauce maker... and she was the least serious one among the soy sauce contestants!

After all, in the eyes of the judges and other contestants, her soup base only has scallions and scallion oil...

The topping is just shredded cucumber, and it is simply shredded cucumber, without any other treatment at all...

And that pot lid...why do I have to bring it myself? And it's the wrong size? What the hell is it to throw the lid of the pot directly into it!

After all, "pot cover noodles" are not common in island countries, and most of the only restaurants that provide pot cover noodles use other methods instead of the most primitive way of directly throwing "pot cover" into the soup.

Miyoko Kitajo was like this, because she was "the least distracted", and among hundreds of people, she attracted the attention of referees and other contestants...

But when the tasting session came, Miyoko Kitajo's "Scallion Soy Sauce Garlic Noodles" made the judges who were quite impatient with her, while indulging in the unique fragrance, they were also shocked and did not say anything for a long time Speak up!

Afterwards, the judges disputed whether the use of the secret recipe "pot lid" was considered to be the use of prohibited semi-finished products...

If it is just a wooden pot lid of agarwood, it is definitely not a semi-finished product, but Miyoko herself explained that this pot lid is "secretly made"...

Apparently, before the competition, there was no ghost 0 beast rule of "prohibiting the use of secret pot lids", and Miyoko did not use it secretly, but threw the pot lid in while everyone was watching. Since there was no stop before, it seems that there is no reason now Find him cheating.

And whether the lid is a kitchen utensil or a secret blend of spices is still controversial.

In the end, because Miyoko Hojo directly promised not to use this secret "pot lid" in the finals, the judges announced her approval.

As for the next competition, it is estimated that certain requirements will be made on "kitchen utensils"...

If Miyoko Hojo's pot top noodles made the judges tangled up, then Yu Mei in the sixth competition area almost made the judges think that there was a problem with the pre-match inspection work!

Because on the "Dongpo Meat Ramen" presented by her, there are several pieces of Dongpo meat with moderate fat and skin, and the whole bowl of ramen is very meaty...

The other players couldn't help talking about it. If it was "cheating", wouldn't it be too bold? Directly put Dongpo meat in front of the judges?

"Please taste it! My 'Dongpo Pork Ramen'!"

After the five judges looked at each other, they also looked at the referee who was in charge of supervising the area where Yu Mei was...

If it is said that when entering the field, the food inspectors will be negligent, but it is impossible for the referee to not notice it?

But I only saw the referee shrugging his shoulders to the five judges with a strange expression...

Although I really wanted to ask him when he became blind, but out of professionalism, I forcibly hypnotized myself, ignored the pieces of Dongpo meat, and tasted the noodles themselves!

The moment the noodles dipped in the soup entered the mouth, the eyes of the five judges widened at the same time, and immediately, as if instinctively, they took another sip of the soup with a spoon, and after tasting the soup, they couldn't help but naturally, each Picked up a piece of Dongpo meat that was still trembling...

"This strong smell of meat... goes straight to the nose!"

"That's right, it looks like real Dongpo meat."

"But if you taste it carefully, it should be... yam and dried tofu, right?"

Seeing the reactions of the judges, Yu Mei explained in satisfaction.

Those Dongpo meats that look fat, thin, and skinned are actually yams and dried tofu!

The skin and fat part is made of steamed and peeled yam puree, mixed with honey, sesame oil, salt, soy sauce, ginger juice and other spices...

The skin is the result of a small amount of the "mixture" spread on an iron plate and fried with soy sauce, while the fat part is steamed again from the mixture lumped in a mold.

As for the lean meat, dried tofu is used, steamed in a mold together with the "fat meat", and finally the "skin" is covered on it...

As for the Dongpo meat that originally needed sugar, because of the honey in the "fat meat" and "skin", no extra sugar was needed. Yu Mei also stayed up late last night to improve other cooking steps!

Although it can't be called fake, but at least Yu Mei is confident that her "Dongpo meat", even if an ordinary person is blindfolded and handed this "Dongpo meat", the other party will definitely be able to taste it, what she wants I made "Dongpo Meat", but the taste is a bit strange...

But it's definitely not bad, it's just obviously different from real Dongpo pork.

As for the noodles and soup, Yu Mei also specially designed it, but the effect was completely the supporting role of "Dongpo Meat", that is, to arouse the appetite of the judges!

"But... this is a ramen contest after all..." A judge seemed a little hesitant.

Although this was the first dish in Division 6 that made him feel "delicious", but from the perspective of "Ramen", isn't this topping too stealthy?

"No, don't worry about what kind of competition this is. Since it complies with the rules, it's 'ramen', and the soup and toppings are all vegetarian, so we just care about whether it's 'delicious'!" The judge sitting in the middle said with a final word .

"Competition No. 6, contestant No. 114 Mito Yumei, pass!"

In the No. 7 competition area, the aroma of positive medicine is tangy, and it's the turn of No. 139 contestant, so far, a total of 69 have passed!

For a competition area other than No. 1, it is unbelievable to have such a pass rate...

And it was Fei Shazi who appeared on the 11th that made this unbelievable!

An appetizing and spleen-invigorating dietary soup base, plus noodles kneaded into the plums, made the judges' appetites a little bit better than usual, and their tastes were also more sensitive to "deliciousness", which can be called a full-court support!

In the No. 8 competition area, the faces of the five judges were all slightly flushed... That's right, it was similar to the flush when drunk!

And standing in front of them was Ryoko Sakaki with long wine-red hair. The special alcohol-fermented soup and noodles mixed with a small amount of koji rice made the judges enjoy the nerve stimulation brought by alcohol. At the same time, I only felt the warmth in my stomach, and it didn't bring any unnecessary burden...

Xingping Chuangzhen in the 9th competition area, probably for another form of "revenge", treated the theme of "vegetarian soup and toppings", and did not choose the same "Yanma King Ramen" as Joichiro.

You must know that Soshin humbly asked Joichiro about the method of "Yan Mo Dawang Ramen" after the "True Father and Son Game" between the two, but what he made now is the fruity ramen that surprised the judges !

In the noodles, a small amount of apple cider vinegar was kneaded, and the soup was also based on fruit...

As if to justify the name of his "apple risotto"...

In the tenth competition area, Alice is bringing the "Shadowless Face" made of "Molecular Cuisine" to the judges!

Before Liu Maoxing defeated Takomi with the enhanced version of five-nut mooncakes in the first round of the autumn trials, Alice noticed the transparent skin of the mooncakes.

Although Liu Maoxing does not have the touch and control that Liu Maoxing can pull the mixture of flour and sweet potato flour into a transparent state, but with "molecular cuisine", Alice can do this more conveniently!

For the soup, Alice used the depigmented ingredients after centrifugation and layering, and added edible pearl powder to make it look shiny and clear to the bottom. "Crystal Love Ramen"...

This year's "Sapporo Ramen Contest" has obviously become complicated because of the participation of 99 first-year students from Totsuki Academy!

In the last nine competition areas other than the No. 1 competition area, dark horses are also appearing frequently...

However, this is still not enough to steal the limelight of the No. 1 competition area, especially now... No. 98 Shiratori Iris presented his "Ramen" to the judges, and many contestants who wanted to use the reputation of Hitori Ramen couldn't help Focused on...