Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

"What is that? It's so small!"

"Indeed, this is probably one of the reasons why the three dishes were presented at the same time! The weight of this dish cannot be presented alone, right?"

In the auditorium, Alice and Fei Shazi murmured, Liu Maoxing didn't know that he was being despised in terms of "size"...

At this time, Nakiri Zongwei said to his daughter: "That should be...in Chinese, it is 'Yu Yun', right?"

"Yuyun?" Although Alice is an elite of Yuanyue, she is still very unfamiliar with this "uncommon" part of other cuisines.

"Sometimes in Chinese cuisine, dishes made of fish heads are also called 'fish clouds'...but there are also special references, that is, there are two small pieces of fish flesh that are almost colloidal on the part of the fish head near the gills. These five The weight comes from the small 'Yu Yun', so it's no wonder it's such a weight." Nakiri Zongwei said.

"There is still such a part in the fish head...is it delicious?" Alice wondered.

"Well, the taste is very smooth. If it is cooked properly, many gourmets from the Dragon Chef Alliance prefer this food." Nakiri Zongwei said.

It's no wonder that Alice has never heard of it. In Western cuisine, "head" ingredients are generally regarded as a taboo, and fish heads are not put on the table at all...

Even in the island countries that are deeply influenced by Chinese cuisine, when the fish heads are served on the table, they are mostly used for decoration, and they are not really eaten. At most, they are like what Ye Shanliang did in the "autumn selection preliminaries" It is used to make soup. When I taste it, I only know that the collagen in it comes from the fish head, and I will not eat the whole fish head...

However, it goes without saying that in Chinese cuisine, fish heads in dry pot, fish heads with chopped peppers, braised fish heads... are all famous dishes that are widely loved, and "Yu Yun" is the essence of fish heads.

Although the five judges are the leaders of each family, they are all from Chinese cuisine, so naturally they all recognized this thing.

"Huh? There are vegetables on the bottom? This is choy sum... no, is it Shanghai green?" After Tang Song picked up the long cucumber slices in the outer circle, he found that there was something holding them inside, and Not just surrounded by cucumbers.

Shanghai Qing, in Guangzhou, it should be called Qingjiang Cai. The stir-fried Qingjiang Cai in Yangquan Restaurant is made of this kind of vegetable. Tang Song is naturally more accustomed to calling it "Shanghai Qing".

"That's right, the soup inside is very rich!" Lei Yu also noticed that the reason why it is surrounded and supported is because there is thick soup inside.

The judges didn't hesitate any more when they saw this, and put the fish cloud, cucumber slices, green cabbage and the viscous soup inside into their mouths in one gulp, and started to chew!

The smooth and tender fish cloud, the crispy vegetables, and the hot soup...multiple tastes spread.

However, whether it is the elegant green cabbage, cucumber, or the thick corn soup, it can't cover the fish cloud as the protagonist!

The judges immediately felt that a huge sea bream jumped out of its mouth!

The crimson and healthy posture is like a flame...

Liu Maoxing observed the situation of "Fish Cloud" when it first thawed.

After all, it can be stored in the freezer of "Yangquan Hotel". Although this "bream" is not in the best tasting period according to the "harsh" standard, it is still relatively fresh!

Although the quality of the meat is not in the "best tasting period", Yuyun has not been greatly affected, it is still white and tender, so Liu Maoxing decided on this last dish from the very beginning.

At the same time, just as "Nakiri Zongwei" said, Liu Maoxing knew from the beginning that the last dish must not be served alone...

Although the tradition of "Shenqian Cuisine Showdown" every year is to use the large red sea bream used in the confrontation between "Liu Maoxing" and Renn more than a hundred years ago, the fish clouds taken out are not too big, and each piece of fish cloud can be reused. After being divided into three small pieces, there is only one bite... even a little smaller!

Among the four dishes, Liu Maoxing's first "Ma Po Sea Bream Tofu" was thought of when he thawed the sea snapper and inspected its meat quality. , are all inspired by Erina to a certain extent.

After all, Erina came prepared for this sea bream that cannot be cooked by conventional methods, but Liu Maoxing had to rely on the scene...

When Erina saw "Yu Yun", she was also slightly taken aback. She obviously didn't expect that there was such a trick...

Although as one of the top ten masters of Yuanyue, Erina has a broad vision when facing the cuisines of the world, but after all, she grew up in an island country. In the daily teaching of Yuanyue College, in addition to island cuisines, she pays more attention to French cuisines. Western-style cuisine, so Erina didn't think of it for a while, you can directly bypass the fish and use the "fish cloud" in the "fish head"!

And Liu Maoxing does not rely entirely on the ingredients he chooses to be "off the beaten track" as an advantage. You can see this by looking at the intoxicated looks of the five judges...

In order to make up for the small "fish cloud", after being divided into small pieces, there may be insufficient taste, Liu Maoxing specially chose the "braised" cooking method!

And what is used to stew "Yu Yun" is not ordinary soup, but thick corn juice with saffron and other spices added!

"The smoothness of the 'fish cloud' and the crispness of the green vegetables form a perfect match. Although the temperature difference is not used, the effect is not inferior to the previous 'Snap Dumpling'!"

"That's right, although only five pieces and five leaves of cucumber slices and Shanghai green are used, they are all processed separately! Cucumber is lightly marinated with coarse salt, while Shanghai green is seasoned with peppery and other irritating ingredients. Spices boiled in water..."

"Then combined the two to 'weave' a basket-shaped structure, then put the 'fish cloud' into it and filled it with 'corn thick juice'..."

"That's how it is! Use the mellow aroma of corn to highlight the unique smooth taste of 'Yuyun', and at the same time inject seasoned corn juice to improve the lack of taste after Yuyun is divided into pieces!"

"This kind of cuisine that doesn't stick to the original thinking... is worthy of being the chef chosen by the Liu family as the successor of a foreign surname!"

Well, although Liu Maoxing is also surnamed Liu, this is just a "coincidence". In theory, every time the representative participates in the "Shenqian Cuisine Showdown", it should be the "heir" of the two families. Claiming to regard all the graduates of Yuanyue as descendants, and the number of people is indeed sparse, so in recent decades, none of the graduates have come from the same family.

In contrast, the Liu family, the main family, must send out the strongest young chefs of their own generation every year...

If it wasn't for the appearance of Liu Maoxing and the reinterpretation of the prophecy this year, they would only send Liu Maoyuan.

"The judges are starting to write the results! Erina is now... 16.70 points, I don't know what will happen to Ah Xing's last three dishes!"

"The score of 'Golden Sliced ​​Fish Fillet' is out! The average is... 4.08 points!"

"The average score of 'Zhu Yu Man Tang' is 4.06...too bad, it's not high!"

"And the last 'Golden Emerald White Jade Bead'... 4.44 points! It surpassed Erina's French fish soup! The highest score of this year has really appeared!"

"Wait...Although I got the highest score in the game, if I add the 4.10 points of the first 'Ma Po Sea Bream Tofu', that's 16.68 points? It's still slightly lower by 0.02 points."

The audience off the court was very nervous...

As for Liu Maoxing and Erina, after seeing the score, their expressions were very consistent. Almost at the same time, they were nervous for a while, and then silently let out a sigh of relief. He snorted coldly at Liu Maoxing: "Hmph, in Chinese, should the two dishes in the middle be said to be 'Picking up People's Tooth Wisdom'?"

Erina can naturally see that Liu Maoxing's "Golden Flake Grilled Fish Fillet" and "Pearl and Jade Mantang" refer to his own recipes in some details...

At the beginning, Liu Maoxing probably only had a rough idea, and then he did it slowly while observing some of Erina's handling methods, and continued to improve.

For the reason of "knowing the meaning of the text", Liu Maoxing stared at Erina's teeth, and the latter immediately closed his mouth tightly, and at the same time glared at Liu Maoxing in embarrassment.

Suddenly, Liu Maoxing seemed to think of something again, and the eyes that looked at Erina faintly exuded a "different" brilliance.

"That...Erina, have you comprehended the 'essence of spices'?"

Erina couldn't help being taken aback by Liu Maoxing's endless questioning, but she still replied, "I've already started...what's the matter?"

"No, nothing, nothing for now..." Liu Maoxing hesitated, which made Erina even more upset, always feeling like he was hiding something.

But at this moment, Master Xie interrupted: "Okay! The results of the first round are out, you go and rest first! The content of the second round will be announced tomorrow morning after we discuss it."

Both sides are relatively satisfied with the results of the first round, at least they can "barely" accept it...

After all, although Erina refused to admit it verbally, in fact, the thoughts in her heart were similar to those of Liu Maoxing.

That is to say, they all regard the other party as a strong opponent, and even if they really set the topic in advance in the form of eating halberds, Liu Maoxing's chances of winning are slightly higher.

And now that Erina is well prepared, although she barely leads by 0.02 points, after all, in terms of this game alone, it is still considered a win!

And Liu Maoxing was still only slightly behind by 0.02 points when he was "surprised". Because the rules of "Shenqian Cuisine Showdown" are the comparison of the total points of three duels, not two wins in three games, so the first round The difference is only 0.02 points, the impact is not big.

The guests of Nakiri and Niito will also stay at the Yangquan Hotel today, and the subsequent itinerary will be decided after the content of the second round of the duel is confirmed.

Liu Lousan led them to several specially prepared rooms. At this time, Xinhushu went to discuss the content of the second round of the showdown with other judges, while Nakiri Senzaemon and Nakiri Zongwei went to discuss with Liu Lousan. The elders of the family, write out the candidates for the third round of the match in advance!

Because the items for the third round of the duel were drawn in the Liu Family Ancestral Hall, and the 100 questions for the draw were 50 questions from each of the main family and the branch family...

After Liu Lousan left, Erina confronted Liu Maoxing who was following behind, "What are you doing with us?"

"Eh? Didn't you say you came to your room tonight?" Liu Maoxing answered naturally.

During the previous duel, it was in the lobby of Yangquan Restaurant, and there was no broadcast screen. Alice and the others hadn't heard Erina's words, and they didn't know Erina's tone and expression when he said these words. .

Hearing Liu Maoxing's words at this time, Alice and Fei Shazi looked at Erina in amazement...

Leonora also looked at Erina with a gratified (?) expression and sighed: "Little Erina has finally grown up!"

When Erina saw Liu Maoxing open his mouth, he knew it was going to be bad, and immediately blushed, and said angrily, "Are you an idiot? What I, what I said...is not to let you now...nor...in short, I want you Come to my room...you, you..."

Liu Maoxing showed a surprised expression: "What's the matter? Didn't you say that you wanted to treat me to the dishes from the previous duel? I still have leftovers of sea bream tofu, grilled fish fillets with gold flakes, and 'Jade Mantang'. 'Yuyun' I'll get some from the warehouse later...

How about it? Alice and the little secretary come too! By the way, you can also call Shang Yuanyuan, and after the third round of the duel, you can let her be your guide, and we will go to Jiuzhaigou for a few days... Why are you all looking at me? "

Liu Maoxing always felt that the eyes of other people were strange.

Leonora said at this time: "Hey, Alice, let's have fun with Erina tonight...By the way, Erina is in the room next to me, right?"

"Hmph! If you dare to come in, come in! I just want to ask you, what's going on with you and Liu...the Liu family!" Erina said.

The four of them entered Erina's room. After seeing the layout and decoration of the room, they couldn't help sighing that the Yangquan Hotel was indeed not just superficial, and the interior of the room was no worse than that of the Yuanyue Hotel.

And at this moment, I saw Liu Maoyuan's dining car coming over...but it was full of raw ingredients, most of which were sea bream! Liu Maoxing actually called her here!

"Ah Xing, the things you want are here, why don't I..." Liu Maoyuan felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, and wanted to leave first.

"Wait! Did you hear any sound?" Alice said suddenly.

"It seems... from the next door?"

"It's Madam Leonora's voice!" Liu Maoxing said immediately.

A few people rushed out again...

The voice sounded faint, like a scream after isolation!

"Mom!" Alice pushed open the door of Leonora's room, only to find that Leonora was standing in the room, facing the wall separating Erina's room, as if she was showing off her singing voice.

"Eh? Mom? What are you doing?" Alice wondered.

Leonora looked at them, giggled again and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm just experimenting with the hotel's sound insulation, and it's so loud, you just heard it..."

"..." Liu Maoxing really wanted to know who she was supposed to try this for!