Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

"Oh? Before you talk about it, did you have a crush on me? Hahaha... This fellow still likes to spread gossip! Hahaha..."

At this moment, Shiroichiro's voice suddenly came over.

Xi Jianjun couldn't help being shocked!

In order to conceal from Shijianjun that he joined the "central food organization" for "various reasons", Ye Shanliang used the excuse of discovering a new plant that may be used as a spice in the Balkans. It's gone...

Xi Jianjun has never been good at socializing again, so for a while, except for Ye Shanliang, no one else could contact her!

If it weren’t for Xi Jianjun’s chance to see the finals of Yuanyue Academy’s "Ten Best Seats Competition" in a food magazine, and find that Ye Shanliang was assigned to the side of the "central gourmet organization", he would be puzzled. did not return!

And after she came back, she only asked about the events of the game, so she didn't know that Shiroichiro appeared during the "qualifiers", let alone that Shiroichiro was actually in the Pole Star Liao...

However, Shiroichiro's "understanding" did not change in the slightest. He actually ran over and said after hearing what Shiomi Jun and everyone were talking about here.

"Cai, Cai, Caibo senior? What secret love! It's all nonsense by that guy Nakamura!" Xi Jianjun said quickly.

In fact, Xi Jianjun didn't know whether he was "nonsense" at that time, but he still denied it first.

"Huh? Yeah, that guy Nakamura was talking nonsense from the beginning, right?" Shiroichiro didn't seem to notice anything.

"Yes, that's it! Senior Caibo always forces me to eat those unpalatable things! The most annoying thing is Senior Caibo!" Xi Jianrun quickly settled the matter.

What's more surprising to her is that after seeing Shiroichiro again, she seems to have nothing more special to him, apart from worrying about what he believes in "secret scandals" and resentment for tasting "dark cuisine" many times. Emotions...

"So that's the case, but... the victory over Ye Shan, I don't think I need to emphasize anything specifically to Isshiki Senior! But after winning, how should I persuade Ye Shan? Just...'you must tie the bell to untie the bell'!" Xingping Chuangzhen said.

"Ah! Chuangzhen can actually use allusions to speak, he deserves to be a top ten!" Yuu Ji booed aside.

"My sense of existence is low enough, don't hack me..."

Xi Jianjun thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "I understand! Liang's character...Only after losing, can he listen to what others are saying. As long as Isshiki can beat him, leave it to me. ! But... the commander won't fire him, right?"

At the end, Shiomi Jun was worried again...

"Don't worry, as long as Ye Shan quits the central food organization, the old man will not be troubled with them!" said Shiroichiro.

"Hmph, I can't hear what Senior Shiroichiro said!" Xi Jianjun said and turned his head.

"..."

As a result, early the next morning, Xi Jianjun started to have a high fever. Although she herself was forced to go to the stadium, she was eventually stopped by Ryoko and others. Finally, Ryoko and Yuuhime stayed behind to take care of Xi Jianjun. After all, she was already walking. Unsteady walking.

However, the game time is from ten o'clock to one o'clock in the afternoon, and the anti-fever medicine must have worked by then. If Guo Xi Jianjun is in good condition, you can take her to the stadium before one o'clock in the afternoon to see the end...

"Hello, classmates! I can see you every day recently, Kawashima is so happy!" It is still Kawashima Rei as the emcee of the competition.

After more than half a month of attracting fans, Kawashima Rei has already had more than half of her fans in her first year!

After all, there is still a significant gap in the ratio of men to women in "Yuan Yue Academy", so Kawashima Rei, who is popular with boys, will always have more fans...

"Ten Masters in the fourth game of the finals, the predecessor is Shiki Hui, against the second-year-born'Spice Noble Son' Ye Shanliang! The topic is'mutton', the time limit is three hours, and the cooking begins!"

At the same time, Yuuhime and Ryoko are still taking care of Shiomi Jun who is ill.

"Um...I feel better, let's go...cough cough cough..." Xi Jianrun reluctantly said by himself.

"Lie down now! What's getting better, you are still steaming!" Ryoko pressed her back.

"Xiaoxi see you take a good rest! When it is about to end, we will go over again."

In just one night, "Professor Shiomi" became what Yuuki said, "Xiao Shijian".

It can be seen that Xi Jianrun was really tired and fell asleep soon, but his biological clock was surprisingly accurate. After twelve o'clock, he woke up on time...

"Ah! Liang..." Xi Jianrun suddenly exclaimed, and then sat up.

Yuuhime and Ryoko rushed over, looked at her head, and then asked, "See you, Xiaoxi, what's wrong? Do you have nightmares?"

"It seems that the fever has gone down, I'll go take a thermometer to confirm..." Ryoko continued.

"Well, it's not burning anymore! Let's go to the arena!" Xi Jianjun said immediately.

Ryoko and Yuuhime looked at each other, then agreed, and Ryoko rode Shiomi Jun to the stadium...

"Trouble everyone... By the way... Is this a children's chair?" Xi Jianjun sat in the back seat a little embarrassed.

"Don't care about the details!"

In a blink of an eye, it was 12:45. When the three walked in, they just caught up with the food presented by both sides.

The first step is Ye Shanliang...

"The title is'mutton', right? Look at Ye Shanliang's plate...that's a French lamb chop? It feels a bit ordinary." Ryoko said, looking at the dishes presented by Ye Shanliang.

"No, that should be... the lamb chops of the wild black goat!" Yuuki said suddenly.

As a culinary expert of wild and semi-wild animals, Yu Ji can see at a glance that Ye Shanliang's lamb chops are not ordinary farmed sheep meat!

It has also been mentioned before that because of historical reasons, mutton was introduced very late in the island country, so until modern times, island people did not have a habit of eating mutton.

From the perspective of annual consumption, the island country consumes millions of tons of chicken, beef, and pork each year, while mutton is only tens of thousands of tons. The consumption is mainly in Hokkaido, usually in Chinatowns and western restaurants. At the same time, there are also a small amount of lamb for sale in supermarkets, mostly lamb imported from Australia...

Most of the mutton exported from Australia is sheep meat, where wild goats are pests that need to be killed.

As for the birthplace of "French lamb chops", there are fewer goat meat in the West and very little goat breeding. After all, it was once regarded as a symbol of "demon" by Westerners. In a religious sense, goats are relative to sheep. It also represents a group of people who have not been saved.

The cuisine with the closest ratio of goat meat to sheep meat in the world belongs to Chinese cuisine. In Chinese cuisine, the lamb that is usually used in soups and stews is goat meat. The lamb rolls used in frying and hot pot are sheep. Meat, in terms of annual output, China's goat meat is not much less than sheep meat!

"Goat meat? Why..." Ryoko wondered.

Hayama Ryo’s cuisine is obviously Western-style, and the five judges are Dojima Gin, Horekoshi Tsunami, Oizumi Kaki noshin, Koda Shigeru noshin, and Kikuji Garden fruit...

Although all five of them are professional gourmets or star chefs, their taste tendencies must be more comprehensive than ordinary islanders, but no matter what you think, there is no need to use goat meat, right?

"Not only goat meat, but also the color, texture, and fat part of the meat... There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, that is the meat of wild black goat!" Yuu Ji gestured with a telescope gesture to Ye Shanliang's cuisine. The remaining mutton on the stage looked over.

"Wild black goat meat? Is there anything special?" Ryoko asked.

"Usually the mutton smell is heavier than beef and pork. This is one of the reasons why most islanders are not used to eating mutton in their daily lives... and the mutton smell of goat is better than that of sheep!

In addition, wild goat meat has a meat texture close to that of beef, and the smell is heavier than that of farmed goats!Therefore, in Australia, when wild goats are flooded, in order to protect the ecological environment, the method of cremation and burying after hunting is even used to dispose of wild goats!"Yu Ji said.

It can be seen from many people that wild goat meat shouldn’t be included in the recipe!

but now……

"No, if Liang is the case, he can control wild black goats...No, to be precise, only wild goat meat among mutton can make Liang show his true strength!" Xi Jianjun said.

Indeed, looking at Ye Shanliang’s cooking table, in addition to the remaining goat meat, there is also a chemical laboratory, with various test tubes, beakers of spice powder and juice, and you know that his spice skills are better than those of the previous grades. Time to improve a lot!

I even saw an alcohol lamp and a thermometer on it...

It seems that each flavor will be purely heated to the corresponding temperature before use?

There are also many other small kitchen utensils that are heated separately, as if these spices are the protagonist, and they need to be cooked gradually!

"This...those things are used for processing spices?"

"That's right, the pretreatment before spice cooking, Liang has been studying this during the holidays." Xi Jianjun said.

"Pretreatment before cooking?"

"In fact, we usually do the same when we use spices. For example, if we use garlic in stewing, we will use a small amount of oil to saute the garlic in a pot, and then add water to simmer... But Liang's research needs to be more detailed! From the point of view of star chefs, they are also directly used spices, and he will also carry out corresponding pretreatments to ensure that their fragrance can be fully stimulated before using them!" Xi Jianjun said.

"Will it be much different?" Ryoko asked.

But this time, it was not Xi Jianjun who answered her, but the performance of the five judges!

Five people moved their knives and forks and cut off a piece of the "French Lamb Chops" in front of them. They all showed shocked expressions...

Even if the lamb is held in the mouth like this, it doesn't mean to chew.

Gradually, his expression changed from shock to intoxication. After a long time, he started to chew, and every few times he chewed, he had to stop aftertaste. In the end, it took only two or three minutes to swallow this piece of lamb!

And the first thing after that was not a comment, but another cut off and put it in the mouth, repeated three times before speaking.

"The heat control is very good, the meat quality is similar to that of beef goat meat, and it is grilled like a real steak!"

"Yes, the fat content of goat meat is much lower than that of sheep meat, so when fried, it usually gives people an'old' feeling..."

"But Yeshan contestant's lamb chops...I understand! When marinating in advance, the oil extracted from the viscera fat was used? This way, the mutton oil penetrates partly, while preserving the flavor of the wild goat, It also ensures the tenderness of the meat and increases the fat content in disguise!"

The judges' words gradually aroused everyone's doubts.

Ye Shanliang is famous for his "spices", especially the appearance of the previous judges. Obviously, he is also most satisfied with the taste of this "French lamb chop". Why does he not mention the spices now?

I saw that the five judges also hesitated, and then they said, "Perfect."

"Yes, the use of spices is perfect!"

"Whether it is the spices used in marinating, the spices used in roasting or the final sauce poured on top..."

"They all show the accomplishments of Yeshan players in spices, there is nothing worthy of our comment!"

In the audience, many three-star chefs or great gourmets have flashed the four words "Spice Spirit" in their hearts!

It seems that Ye Shanliang is very likely to have a complete "Spice Spirit"!

Coupled with Yamaha Ueha's spice usage skills and knowledge, it is terrifying in terms of taste control...

Probably now he has overtaken, and he is even stronger in the use of spices than Liu Subaru, who has not yet mastered the "Spices of Spices."

Even among all the chefs who have mastered the "Spices of Spices", Ye Shanliang can also rank in the forefront in this regard. Only when Liu Subaru has the "Spices of Spices" can he be overwhelmed in the use of spices!

Is there any difference in the use of spices for cooks who also have the "Spice Spirit"?

Of course there is!

Liu Lousan also explained before that the so-called "marrow" is the materialization of "inspiration" in cooking...

Inspiration, that is, Liu Subaru's abilities that Pleiades hasn't possessed in spices up to now are completely compensated by skills and computing power, while Ye Shanliang is born with extraordinary inspiration for spices.

That's why Liu Lousan would be interested in the ability of Pleiades after Liu Subaru has the "marrow", which is equivalent to the combination of "excellent" skills and the strongest inspiration beyond the limits of ordinary humans!

And now Ye Shanliang, while possessing a natural spice inspiration, has never relaxed the tempering of his own skills. Unlike many talented chefs, after possessing the spirit early, he has to deal with the corresponding skills. , But it is a weakness...

Essence can also be said to be the "super perception" that ordinary cooks can also have, that is, "super inspiration" and "super sixth sense", but unlike the super five senses, "super inspiration" is divided into various aspects in detail The essence of.

As for how to integrate the various spirits into "super inspiration", this is the question that Chef Long has to consider...

"Oh! Ye Shan's performance is so good, it really puts a lot of pressure on me as a senior!" Isshiki Hui said with a smile.

At the same time, seeing that the judges had finished tasting, Isshiki Hui presented her own dishes!

Unlike Ye Shanliang, Isshiki's dishes were presented in a casserole. After the judges opened the lid of the small casserole in front of each other, they found that there was a boneless lamb chop in the milky white soup.

"Oh? Is it also a lamb chop?"

"But the lamb chops of classmate Yeshan that I just tasted... ahem, although I shouldn't say that, but it really feels like the limit of'lamb chops'."

"Wait, the taste of this casserole lamb...it smells good!" The judges started talking before tasting.

"I think it's better to say it after tasting it!" Orchard said weakly.

But Ye Shanliang asked Isshihui: "Have you tasted it? How about my pan-fried lamb chops?"

"Well, it's excellent, I also prepared a casserole lamb for you." Isshiki still smiled.

"Hey! I have tasted my'fried lamb chops', are you still confident to say that? Are you using ordinary lamb?" Ye Shanliang asked.

"It's not ordinary! This is the best Australian top lamb chop cut out by classmate Mito who helped me get it! It's expensive!" Isshiki Hui quite meant to be cute.

"You know what I didn't mean! Although it's expensive, it's just'precious' ordinary lamb, right?"

"If you have to say that, you can."

"Then you should understand that you have no chance of winning, right? Our topic is'mutton cuisine'. Ordinary mutton can't be in the taste of'mutton'. It is better than I use 27 kinds of spices, each of which is completely flavored. After the guided processing, it is then made into a'fried lamb chop' with marinade, frying and sauce!" Ye Shanliang said.

"Who knows." Isshiki Hui didn't mean to be anxious.

At this moment, the judges also moved the spoons and chopsticks, and tasted Yi Sehui's casserole dishes...

In Ye Shanliang's heart, he was still muttering: ordinary mutton can't beat me!Even Isshiki Senpai is the same!But... he has obviously tasted my food, why is he still so confident?

"What?" Ye Shanliang exclaimed suddenly, because he saw that the five judges began to gobble up the boneless lamb chops in the casserole, and at the same time, the spoons were kept in their mouths!

"Student Ye Shan, I have tasted your cooking. If I were a judge... I would vote for me to win!" Isshiki turned to Ye Shanliang while taking advantage of the taste of the judges.

At this moment, Issehui's eyes flashed with the companions of Ji Xingliao, with a "serious" brilliance that they had never seen before!

Before Isshiki Hui sometimes had a halberd or a private duel with people, but they all won lightly, and didn't feel that he took out something he was good at, but this time his eyes were completely different!

"This, this smell..."

"It seems that the use of spices has been deliberately controlled in the cooking, but the'original flavor' is more prominent!"

"The most outstanding thing is not any kind of spice! It is the opposite of Hayama's cooking..."

"This kind of taste... if it must be described. That's right... it's'fresh'!"

"Wait... Fresh? If you say that, I understand! It's fish, this soup smells of fish! Do you use fish soup to cook lamb chops?"

"No, it's not just as simple as fish soup. It's the sheep's Tibetan fish... But, should it be said "Fish's Tibetan sheep"?" Dojima Gin said with an appreciative smile.

"Sheep Fang Tibetan fish? Ah! It is the famous dish in that Chinese cuisine, and it is said to be the first dish in the'Ancient Chinese Cuisine'!" Suddenly Jue Yue remembered something.

"Wait, I have tasted the lamb recipe Tibetan fish, but because of the taste of lamb and fish, it can't really blend, so it's just the first dish in'ancient' Chinese cuisine...but this..."

While the judges were discussing something, Mito Yumei was puzzled.

As an expert in meat cooking, she suddenly heard of a mutton dish that seemed to be very famous. She didn’t know what was going on, so she immediately asked: "Lamb’s recipe for fish? The first dish in ancient Chinese cuisine? What does it mean..."

Halfway through the question, I remembered that Liu Subaru was not here!

Fortunately, although Liu Subaru is not there, as a wandering chef, Shiro Ichiro naturally has a deep understanding of Chinese cuisine. He explains below: "Lamb Fang Tibetan Fish...From the original recipe, it should have been more than four thousand years old. History..."

"More than four thousand years?"

"Yes, think about the word'' in Hiragana! The hiragana of'' is derived from Chinese characters, left fish and right sheep... When the ancestors of the Chinese nation created the character, the original meaning was that mutton and fish were combined. , Can be called'Xian'! The lamb's Tibetan fish is the expression of the word'Xian'. The original recipe is to cut the lamb into the gap, stuff the fish into it, and cook together...

There is also a similar "fish bite lamb", where lamb is stuffed into the belly of a fish to cook. The original recipe of "fish bite lamb" was born more than two thousand years ago.

After thousands of years of development, fish and lamb cooking recipes have become more and more mature, but gradually some problems have been exposed, that is, although the two kinds of meat are very delicious, they can indeed be cooked very delicious, but it is true. It's difficult to'keep improving'!After all, there are two kinds of meat, and both are meats that can be used as main dishes, and the taste is difficult to reconcile.

Therefore, in Chinese restaurants, although the frequency of the sheep recipe Tibetan fish and fish biting sheep is not small, they rarely appear as signature dishes, because it is too difficult to combine the two flavors..."

"Wait!'Fish biting sheep' is lamb being held in the belly of a fish. Why did Dojima-senpai say'Fish Fang Tibetan sheep'? Doesn't he know'Fish biting sheep'?" Chuang Zhen wondered.

"Impossible... he should have tasted something else." Shiroichiro said affirmatively.(To be continued.)