Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

According to legend, Xu Ling, an ancient chef from 7000 years ago, used meteorites from outside the sky to create eight "legendary kitchen utensils"...

However, whether Xu Ling existed or not, and whether it was 7,000 years ago or not, has long been unknown.

Among Chinese cuisines, it is the "Peng Zu" who was honored as "the first professional chef in history" with historical records.

Legend has it that Peng Zu lived eight hundred years, but there is also a saying that Peng Zu died for 800 years when he was the leader of the Great Peng State.

However, Peng Zu is indeed the originator of Chinese cuisine and the originator of health preservation. It is true!

Peng Zu's "The Way of Pheasant Soup" is the first time that Chinese cuisine has the guiding theory of "cooking".

"Sheep Fang Tibetan Fish" is exactly the recipe created by Peng Zu, and it is also known as the first dish of "Ancient Chinese Cuisine". Although it was already after "Cangjie", but "Xian" was not made by Cangjie. One of the "" characters...

Legend has it that Peng Zu’s youngest son likes to fish, but Peng Zu is worried about danger and is forbidden to fish. As a result, once his young son just returned from fishing, Peng Zu came because he was worried that his father would find that the youngest son had stuffed the fish. Among the mutton, Peng Zu found it delicious after eating it. After learning the facts, he created the original recipe of "Lamb Fang Tibetan Fish".

Rather, it originated from the once the No. 1 dish of "Sheep Fang Tibetan Fish", which made people have a deep understanding of fish and sheep. Since then, the word "Xian" has been used to describe the delicious taste of food!

Coincidentally, 2500 years ago, another culinary master who had a profound influence on Chinese cuisine and even Chinese culture, created the "fish bite lamb" recipe...

This delicacy expert, it is precisely Confucius who put forward the idea of ​​"not tired of eating fine, never tired of fine food"!

According to legend, when Confucius was dismissed from office and traveled around the country and had no food to eat, his disciples asked for some mutton and fish, so Confucius cooked the two together. The result was unexpectedly delicious, and the embryonic form of "fish biting lamb" came into being... …

Both are dishes cooked with fish and lamb, but "Lamb Fang Tibetan Fish" stuffed fish meat into cut-out lamb, then sealed and simmered in "fish soup", while "fish bites lamb" On the contrary, cut small pieces of mutton are put into the belly of the fish with the viscera removed, and then simmered in the "mutton soup".

And Isshihui’s casserole lamb is different from "Lamb Fang Tibetan Fish" and "Fish Biting Lamb"...

But the principle of mutual reconciliation is the same!

At the moment when the mutton and soup were imported, the judges even came up with a kind of "fresh meat" that they are not eating mutton, but that does not exist in reality and only appears in ancient food classics!

"This is a whole piece of large fish...well, it should be'Sumei fish'? Use the whole piece of fish, after cutting the gap, hide the cut lamb chops in it, and then seal and cook it. The result!" Dojima Gin said.

"As expected, Dojima-senpai, can you even taste this?" Isshiki Hui confirmed this.

Yes, unlike "fish biting lamb", it is not lamb that is stuffed into the belly of the fish, but is put into the whole piece of fish. The craftsmanship is more like a "lamb fish", but the relationship between the inside and the outside is opposite. of!

"Sumei fish... as the largest coral fish, it can indeed cut out a whole piece of fish that is enough to fill the lamb..."

"Moreover, the deep-sea smelt fish should be used. The deep-sea fish has a lighter smell, and the smelt fish has always been known for its tender meat...but the price is also quite expensive, right? It costs hundreds of dollars per kilo? It’s not easy to buy!"

"But the harmony of the taste of lamb and fish is really intoxicating!"

"Yes, the umami flavors of the two will not only merge with each other, but will also completely offset each other's mutton and fishy..."

"The most important thing is that although a small amount of basic spices are used in the fish soup, it is the lamb and the fish itself that ultimately achieve this harmony."

"If Yeshan contestant's'French Lamb Chop' is a delicious blend of spices,

Shiroichiro also murmured below: "Unexpectedly, this level can already be achieved! Isshiki Hui..."

"The fusion of mutton and fish... can it really be done? Now Isshiki seniors still use farmed mutton and deep-sea fish, both of which have relatively little fishy smell! If it were changed more than four thousand years ago, Not only the types of spices used are very small, but the fish must be freshwater fish, and the product of grazing technology is equivalent to semi-wild sheep. Can the two really merge?" Yuuhime had joined the team at this time.

At the same time, as an expert in wild animal cuisine, Yuuhime has never understood how to blend lamb and fish. Although the "umami" taste is close, it is only "close", and each has a fishy, ​​mutton, and slightly smell. Isn't it a pot of fishy soup?

"This is controversial. It is generally believed that the cooking skills of the ancient times are generally very low, and the types of spices and ingredients are also very few.'Cooking' is just budding. The real development of'cooking' began in the Middle Ages. Carried forward in the ancient times, perfected in modern times, until the "world cuisine fusion", ushered in the second peak... At that time, the "deliciousness" should be only relatively speaking."

"There seems to be some truth. In the Chinese cuisine culture circle, antiquity refers to the period from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the pre-Qin era, right? At that time, the processing of ingredients should still be at the stage of white water stewing and fire roasting. Spices are scarce and poultry has not been completely tamed. Judging by modern standards, there should be nothing'delicious'." Ryoko said.

In this world, the cultural circle is demarcated by "cuisine". For example, East Asia, which is deeply influenced by "Chinese cuisine", belongs to the "Chinese cuisine cultural circle". In the ancient times of "Chinese cuisine cultural circle", it refers to It was the period of the integration of the Yanhuang tribe, until the unification of the First Emperor.

That is to say, from the fusion of "roasting" and "cooking"...

The skill of cooking is always restricted by tools. In the Huangdi tribe in the upper reaches of the Yellow River Basin, the Detu, which believes in the "earth", made pottery from the "earth", which gave birth to "cooking". The moral fire of the Yandi tribe in the middle reaches of the Yellow River also believes in "flame", which made fire, charcoal, and rock roasts have their initial buds.

After the fusion of the two, the intersection of "roasting" and "cooking" gave "Chinese cuisine" its initial embryonic form.

Later, in the Spring and Autumn Period, ironware began to be used, and in the Qin and Han Dynasties, "iron pots" began to appear, providing a basis for the emergence of "fry"!

Therefore, from the end of the pre-Qin era, after the first emperor ruled the world, until the Tang and Song dynasties, it was called the "Medieval", that is, the period when the civilization of "fried" sprouted and developed and became the main force of "Chinese cuisine"...

In the Tang Dynasty, because of the opening up to the outside world and the strong national power, the prosperity of all nations came to the dynasty. It was also a period when new ingredients and spices were introduced in large quantities. With these foreign ingredients and spices, they began to be introduced, bred, and planted. The diversity of this "Chinese cuisine" has greatly increased, and it has also opened the "Recent Ancient" period.

After that was the modern era marked by the "Great Fusion of World Cuisine" until the 19th century...

As for the Yanhuang period, it belongs to the "Ancient Era", because there is no written word, only a few legends remain, such as "Ancient Chef Xu Ling" who does not know the true or false...

Therefore, today’s culinary industry generally believes that the concept of “deliciousness” in any cuisine in the ancient and middle ages is different from the present!

For example, before the "Great Fusion of World Cuisine", people generally believed that the ordinary-level cuisine in star-rated restaurants now was the rare "deliciousness" in the world...

After all, "deliciousness" is relative. When the cooking industry is low or even very low, people's inner expectations will also be lowered.

Therefore, the "ancient recipes" of any cuisine are either developed with the times and eventually become "famous dishes", or because of various reasons, they have not kept up with the development of the times and gradually "dissolve all dishes". .

If you simply use "ancient recipes", such as boiled meat and hot dishes without any seasoning, no one will eat unless you are interested in losing weight...

"But as Mr. Shiroichiro said, these things are still'arguable', and it's just'usually thought' so..." Marui Zenji said with a pair of glasses.

"Huh? Zenji, do you have any other opinions? Four eyes... If you are just looking for faults, after our party tonight, we won't clean up the room for you!" Yuuki said.

"...Why do you say it as if you have cleaned up!"

While being speechless, Marui Zenji said, "The reason why there is still a'controversy' is because there are still many cooks who insist that ancient, medieval, and even ancient times, there are still some cooking methods that we don't understand. With simple ingredients and spices, it is also possible to cook deliciousness in a broad sense, but those skills have not been passed down for some reason..."

"Eh? It's unscientific! How could it be lost if there are such'advanced' skills? Even if some of them are due to wars, it doesn't make sense that all the cuisines in the world have not passed down these skills, right?" Questioned.

Ryoko suddenly said, "Wait, Zenji, aren't you one of these'second two' people, right?"

"Ahem, although there is no direct evidence, but... we do find it in some ancient books..."

"What can those unclear records show? Some records are originally legends, right?"

"So I said it's not'direct evidence'!"

Without mentioning the debate over the development of the culinary industry, whether it is to respect the past or the present, the stage of voting has already reached the stage.

In Kawashima Rei’s announcement, the score screen showed the votes of both parties!

5:0!

Although Ye Shanliang felt bad when Yisehui said "If I were a judge, I would vote for me to win", Ye Shanliang was still at a loss when he saw that he had indeed lost...

And this is not like the loss of the oil girl Chunshu, Ye Shanliang is already an absolute disadvantage!

At this moment, Xi Jianrun called him from below: "Liang!"

Ye Shanliang was stunned. When he saw Xi Jianrun actually coming, he was undoubtedly dealt a double blow. Not only did he lose, but he was also seen by the person who didn't want to be seen his fiasco...

"I jump..." Xi Jianrun whispered for herself, and then jumped out of the first row of the audience.

I saw Xi Jianrun walk towards the arena in a huff, rushing to Ye Shanliang to find.

When Ye Shanliang was approaching, his arms had already been pulled back, and his footsteps had already approximated to running!

boom……

That's right, not "pop", but "bang"!

Seeing that when Xi Jianrun was about to give Ye Shanliang a "broken face", he was ill after all. She slipped her feet and fell on the court in the classic falling posture of kindergarten children!

The audience could not help but silence...

Ye Shanliang was the first to react, and quickly squatted down to help Xi Jianrun.

"Run! How? Didn't I tell you not to run in boots..."

Well, I always feel that the relationship between the guardian and the ward has been reversed instantly!

Snapped!

The broken face palm that was shot out just now has been patched up, but it looks like a little kid's anger for no reason after falling...

"what are you doing?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Is there any pain? Is there any injury, etc.! I'll get medicine for injuries!"

After breaking the palm of her face, Xi Jianrun was even more nervous than Ye Shanliang, and started checking in a rush.

"It's not that exaggerated, but what are you going to do... let's go down now!"

At Ye Shanliang's reminder, Xi Jianjun immediately reacted, and everyone is watching...

There has already been a lot of discussion off the court. Some annuals who do not understand the relationship between Xi Jianjun and Ye Shanliang are about to spread more than 10 versions of "scandals"!

Xi Jianjun, who hadn't stood up before, was weak in illness and the brain crashed due to shame, and his blushing pupils were about to disperse.

Ye Shanliang was about to hug Princess Xi Jianrun around the waist before he was able to leave the stage...

Others only saw that after leaving the field, Xi Jianrun broke away from Ye Shanliang, and then said something angrily to Ye Shanliang, gradually turning into a gentler expression, and Ye Shanliang’s expression changed from the most The initial indifference gradually transformed into a complex expression with a little sullenness...

After that, the "Spice Research Society" restarted to receive foreign visitors, and Ye Shanliang, unlike Ji Zhiguo Ningning, had not obtained anything from the "central food organization", so there was no pressure to leave... the most important thing is Because of his defeat, he himself didn't have the top ten seats, and Naginaki thistle did not stay too much.

With Isshiki's victory, the commander-in-chief has locked up six seats for the top ten, but there was also Erina, Alice and others who came to the Ji Xingliao that night, but they were not at all happy...

Because Liu Subaru has not returned yet!

Originally, he had an appointment with Yu Mei, but he would be back one night in advance!

In the Pole Star Liao, after seeing Yu Mei hung up and called the Mito Group, everyone hurriedly gathered around and asked in a rush.

"Should, should go directly to the stadium before the game tomorrow." Yu Mei said.

"Should? What the hell is Ah Xing doing? It's impossible to observe Kobe beef jiao with addiction, right?"

"Yes, I felt a little strange before, it's this time, don't hide Xiao Yumei..."

"Is there any danger?"

"Could it be..."

Seeing everyone asking more and more deeply, Yu Mei said anxiously: "There is no danger! The people from the group just told me that there is still normal life reaction in the room..."

"What? Life reaction? In what room? Rely on life reaction to detect?"

"What the hell is he doing? Will his life be in danger?"

"This..." Yu Mei realized that when she missed her mouth, it was too late to swallow her words back.(To be continued.)