The Counterfeit Little Master of the Halberd

"The moonlight has begun to disappear from the roof, and now the first contestant who finished the cooking finally appeared and presented the cooking to the judges... That's right! It is the contestant Alice Nakiri!" Kawashima Rei announced.

At the same time, I saw Alice put five "black rectangles" in front of the five judges...

The so-called "black rectangular" looks completely bright black, and at the same time looks like a flat rectangular parallelepiped, with a few parsley and broccoli on the side, and jam garland as decoration.

Regardless of these decorative ingredients, it is obvious that the main part of the cooking is the black cuboid in the center of the plate!

"This is... black pudding?" Oizumi Kakinoshin said after moving his nose.

"Yes, it's the fragrant black pudding that I improved!" Alice said with a smile.

"Fragrant? Black pudding means'that', right? In the late antiquity period in Britain, something similar to sausage made of pig blood appeared, right?"

"Well, let's try it first!"

That's right, the origin of the black pudding is the British island that is naturally related to "dark cuisine"...

As early as 3000 years ago, there was a written record of black pudding in "Homer's Epic"-"Pour fat and blood into the intestines, and then simply roast them."

Yes, this kind of thing called black pudding has nothing to do with "pudding", but the appearance and taste are more similar...

It can be seen from the most primitive records that this is something similar to the "blood sausage" and "blood prosperous" in Chinese cuisine!

As for how to make the "blood sausage" taste pudding?

The craftsmanship of black pudding is also constantly improving, and it is now very different from "blood sausage" and "blood prosperous".

"Blood Sausage" and "Blood Wang" in Chinese cuisine originated from ethnic minorities in northern and Yunnan respectively. The difference between the two is that in addition to pig blood, the blood sausage also contains fat, onion, salt, pepper, etc. Spices are also poured into the intestines together (I decided not to use the abbreviated "**** to prevent you from thinking about it!"

In blood flour, or blood tofu, in addition to blood, only salt is added as an auxiliary.

As for the black pudding, it is in development. The additives include not only various spices, but also meat, cereals, eggs...In short, everything that "seems like it will be good" is added in the habit!

In other words, "black pudding" is more like a mixed sausage with blood added. Because of grains and other additives, black pudding really has a taste similar to "pudding", which is also one of the most common breakfasts eaten by British people.

Now Alice’s "Fragrant Black Pudding" is closer to "pudding" in appearance, and is not like the "black pudding" that is "mixed" into the pudding family, which has a "frosted feeling" close to sausage. "The exterior looks completely lubricated like pudding.

At this time, the judges also divided and put a small piece in the mouth.

"this is……"

"I seem to see... it's a rose! A blood-stained rose!"

"There is no peculiar smell of blood products at all, and many other spices should be added. Why is it still black and pure?"

"It should be a separator to separate the red blood cells of pig blood. The reason why the blood turns black is because the hemoglobin contained in the red blood cells will turn black after oxidation, and the blood components are all Hemoglobin, natural black will be more'dominant'!"

"Indeed, the rose petal extract should have been added? This faint fragrance... can't be felt from the outside, it is actually a dessert where you can see roses..."

After the five judges tasted Alice's "Fragrant Black Pudding", they seemed to be in a sea of ​​roses, with the faint fragrance of roses filling between their lips and teeth.

What gives this dessert even more "evil" feeling is that the faint bloody smell is not unobtrusive but also blends in the sweet fragrance. The so-called "fishy sweet" should be used here!

After a while, the five judges returned from the rose field to “between the moon and the sky”. After looking at each other, Horietsu spoke again: “From the perspective of taste, it is indeed a highly completed work, showing It’s only the delicateness unique to molecular cuisine, but...there is only color. Did you deduct the question of'dark cuisine'?"

Jue Yue's targeted questioning and sharp tone made the scene stagnate for a while, and the audience off the court didn't seem to expect that the standards of this competition would be so strict.

Obviously, the judges before, have shown intoxicated looks...

But soon it was relieved, this is the only "ten champions qualifying", the bottom of which is also the tenth seat standing on the top of the far moon!

The judges are in their hearts, I am afraid they have already maxed out the difficulty.

Before Alice could explain, Yuan Guo had already defended her weakly: "No, I think Alice wanted to express'that', right? The'War of the Roses' occurred in the British Civil War in the 15th century! The two sides of the war used the red rose and the white rose as their family crests, and during the war, there was also a culinary showdown with the title of'Black Pudding'..."

"That's it... If this is the case, the problem is indeed not just superficial, war will always be the darkest!" Hori Yue accepted Yuan Guo's explanation.

(In the record about the black pudding, it was indeed used as a weapon in the "War of the Roses". In a small-scale battle, the two sides who had run out of ammunition and food used breakfast black pudding as weapons to throw at each other...)

"Next to the judges' scoring section! Each judge has 20 points of power, and the sum of the five judges' ratings is the final score of the player!" Kawashima Rei made a simple explanation, which is actually the same as last fall. The rules of the qualifiers are similar.

The scores given by the five judges are also presented at this time...

13, 14, 15, 15, 13!

After seeing the score, Alice couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. After all, the scores of 13 and 14 couldn't satisfy the "princess" who has always been competitive.

The highest is only 15 points, but there is an unprecedented 15 points, which is given by Dojima Silver!

From the beginning of the qualifiers, it can be seen that Dojima Gin is very strict in giving points to this competition for the selection of the top ten, but now it actually gives the highest score among the judges?

"Although'Fragrant Black Pudding' has the unique delicacy of'molecular cuisine', it also has the monotonic defect of'molecular cuisine'... But as the first dish, I think it has already been used as an appetizer. The effect made me look forward to the following dishes even more.” Dojima Gin said, explaining why he gave 15 points.

"70 points! Nageri Alice player, get a total of 70 points!" Kawashima Rei announced.

There have been some discussions off the court. Based on their estimates of Alice’s cooking skills, and guessing from the judges’ reactions, the 70 points are a bit lower than their estimates...

But I don’t know that the judges are all in their hearts. They define the usual cooking skills of the top ten, nine and ten seats at around 12 points, which is a passing score, and the strongest ten they have ever witnessed means full score. "20 points"!

In other words, every judge now thinks that Alice is a qualified top ten, and has a total score of 70. It is estimated that there are seven or eight seats in the previous session, which is a very high evaluation!

Kawashima Rei immediately announced, "Ah! After Alice, the Nito Hishasa also began to present his own dishes..."

What Scarlett put in front of the judges was a bowl of white soup. Judging from the fact that the steam was not fogged at all, it should be some kind of cold soup?

And for the color of the soup, everyone is not surprised, because although the soup is white, but you can vaguely see that the black ingredients exposed from the soup...

At this moment, Oizumi Kakishin, the oldest of the judges, but who was still very curious, had already scooped it out with a spoon.

In the close-up shots, when the true face of the "black ingredients" on the spoon was exposed, there was a burst of discussion in the audience.

"Huh? Why does it look the same as'Fragrant Black Pudding'?"

"Is it a reprocessing of Miss Alice's cooking?"

"Ah! I remembered. I heard that there was a senior in the higher education department who had very bad interests. That was to imitate the other party's cooking in the halberd, then improve it, and use this method to continuously win... Is it Nito Hisasha? "

"No, I heard that guy should be a big ugly man..."

That's right!The ingredients in the white cold soup of Nito Hisako looked like "fragrant black pudding" cut into small pieces!

"Hey hello hello! Little secretary, have you been following me lately? Has the adoration of Erina finally distorted into a desire for stalking? But why do you want to follow me?" Alice teased.

"I, I didn't follow you! This is also... it's a different thing, but it looks more like it!" Scarlett retorted dissatisfiedly.

Indeed, looking at the cooking counter of Scarlett, you know that Scarlett can't make "fragrant black pudding" without Alice's large-scale equipment.

"The exterior looks very similar, but if you look closely, you will find that the texture is different."

"Let's try it first!"

The five judges put some black colloid blocks with some white cold soup into their mouths...

"That's it, the white soup is a sweet soup dominated by coconut milk!"

"In the creamy block against the sweet coconut soup, there is a hint of bitterness that is evocative, and more of it is fragrance and sweet!"

"It is through this kind of taste contrast that makes'bitter' and'sweet' more clearly displayed, and at the same time does not appear abrupt..."

"Not only the taste, but also the color. In fact, if you look carefully, this thing is not as dark as the previous'black pudding', but with the coconut milk, it looks extra black and shiny!"

"Is that what you want to express? Black is a concept relative to white?"

"By the way, this...seems to be something similar to'tortoise paste', right? I did see it before that the ingredients she prepared had'tortoise shell' blindly!"

Feisha also replied at this time: "Yes, it has similarities with tortoise gelatin in the process, but because it is just an ordinary meal, I did not use the more medicinal soil Poria, but used other spices. Instead of using rare eagle-billed tortoises, the tortoise shell and the collagen of the edible tortoises from the cultured turtles are also close to the “food” in the preparation, and the taste is more considered, and it is not regarded as a medicinal diet. , It should be said that it is the same source of food and medicine!"

The traditional tortoise shell jelly is made of crushed tortoise shells, boiled with medicines such as Smilax glabra, and then the medicine residue is filtered out. After the medicine is cooled, it will appear semi-fluid...

At present, most of the Guiling Paste is made with boiled concoction to make rice flour and corn flour, which is equivalent to a cold cake made into a concoction version. While the medicinal effect is reduced, it is good as a dessert.

Feisha’s "Coconut Jelly" is to completely abandon the more medicinal materials such as Smilax glabra, and use ground tortoise shells, collagen boiled from turtle meat, and a small amount of spices with Chinese medicine effects. Honey and sweet basil are equivalent to boiled.

Although high temperature will destroy some of the nutrients in honey, caramelized honey also has a different taste...

"The second Scarlett contestant who presented the dishes, unexpectedly prepared desserts? The judges started scoring. How does the result compare to Alice contestants? Let's wait and see!"

14, 13, 14, 14, 15... the scores given by the five judges are displayed on the big screen.

"The result is out! The total score is... 70 points! Even with Alice! But because of the exact ranking, please show the Alice player's score..."

The voice of Rei Kawashima has fallen, and Alice's score before also showed "13, 14, 15, 15, 13".

The scores of the two groups are arranged up and down, corresponding to the points given by the same judge, all tied together, and the side with the higher score is lit up with a red light.

3:2!

Although the total score is the same, Alice has achieved higher scores in the three judges of Dojima Gin, Oizumi, and Horekoshi. Only Yuanguo and Kanda gave Hisago a higher score, so although The split is evenly divided, but the final ranking is still above Alice on Scarlet Sand...

"In the individual scoring, contestant Alice won and was temporarily ranked first... Oh! The third contestant who presented the dishes also appeared. Huh? Contestant Isshiki Kei and Oda Shinna moved at the same time... Isshiki Contestant Hui stopped. Isshiki-senpai really has a gentlemanly demeanor. It seems that he is going to ask Oda-senpai to present the dishes first!

Oda Shinna is the only one-year-old top ten in this year. He is a foreign student. It is said that before enrolling, he has been studying in famous restaurants in the world. His hometown is in Aichi Prefecture..." Kawashima Rei briefly introduced Tian Xinna's resume.

On the other hand, Oda Shinna put five burnt sticks on the center of the plate and brought them up.

It seems to be long, burnt black dry branches. To put it pitifully, it is "same as a fire stick", and to put it tall, it is "the same as a magic weapon of a certain Xiaofan"...

However, the smell of meat escaping from it naturally cannot hide from the judges' sense of smell.

"Is this'Malay Black Char Siew"?"

"It does feel a bit like'Malay Black Barbecued Siu', but'Malay Black Barbecued Siu' is a boiled type of char siu, and this...there is a special flavor left after grilling over an open flame."

As the five judges said, they cut open the "burning sticks" that could be regarded as char siu.

I saw the cross section after cutting, the flesh was white and rosy, completely different from what looked like coke!

The judges who had only eaten two kinds of desserts just started to move their index fingers when they saw the fleshy texture of the clear and tender inner meat and the smell of meat escaping.

Putting a piece of char siu that looks scorched on the surface and the inside is fresh and tender in your mouth, and the taste that fills your mouth immediately, has a baptismal effect...

The expressions of the judges have also changed from "indifferent" from the beginning to a "surprise" look, which is somewhat similar to the look after tasting the spicy dishes of Longa Teruki, but not so intense.

Looking at the expressions of the judges and the rapid changes, you can infer the degree of satisfaction with this "black char siu"!

But the audience who didn't taste it, and the other players present, couldn't help but wonder...

"Wait, the char siu... isn't it the main taste is salty but also sweet? I have just tasted two desserts. At this time, tasting the sweet char siu pork should feel very greasy, right?"

"That's how it is said, but from the look of the judges, you know that it definitely has a taste of'explosive power', not a sweet and greasy dish!"

At this time, Xi Jianrun asked Ye Shanliang next to him: "How is it? Liang, did you smell something?"

I saw Ye Shanliang closing his nose with his hands, and closing his eyes, judging something...

After a while, he opened his eyes suddenly and said with a cold smile: "So, that is, in essence, it is completely different from the'Malay Black Barbecued Siu' and has no sweetness. The black color itself is The red miso is marinated in soy sauce, and the fat on the outer skin is roasted until it is slightly charred!"

"Red miso barbecued pork? How does it taste?" Shiomi Jun looked a little greedy.

And Ye Shanliang tried to hide his spoiled gaze, pretending to be indifferent and said: "Well, I can do it for you when I look back, at least there is a seven-eighth likeness."

Because of the previous "rush attack", Xi Jianrun has been alert, Ye Shanliang now seems to change his mind, ready to make a noise?

The dietary characteristics of Aichi Prefecture are inseparable from miso. It can even be called "Miso Cook Everything". After several years of study tours, Oda Shinna's use of miso has become more diversified... …

"The salty and umami taste of miso is perfectly combined with the taste of the slightly charred fat layer..."

"Pre-marinating is also in place, and the internal taste of the char siu is not unattractive."

"Unexpectedly, apart from Liu Subaru Star, there are other students who have such a'extensive' mastery of fire conditions. While keeping the char siu skin slightly charred, the meat inside is still chewing, and it feels fresh and juicy!"

"But do you feel that this char siu seems to give people a feeling of'unfinished meaning'?"

"It is true, and it seems inaccurate to say that the meaning is still unfinished, but a feeling of... regret? Of course, I do not say that the taste of this char siu is regrettable..."

That's right!Just after the entrance of Oda Shinna’s barbecued pork, while the judges were indulging in the deliciousness, they instinctively developed a feeling similar to "regret". Although it is not a positive emotion, this kind of "regret" "It doesn't seem to be offensive, but it makes everyone feel nostalgic for some of the past...

At this moment, Oda Shinna also spoke: "It is precisely this way that the main ingredient of char siu is'meat', and'meat' is the same as'hate', I also want to use this special'black' "Barbecued Pork", to show the regret of unpaid ambition!"

"Ahem, this is indeed in line with the topic of'dark cuisine'..." Horietsu couldn't help but said. Just now, he wanted to ask where the theme was expressed besides the color!

And the judges also started to press the scoring button...

"The score of Oda Shinna is coming out soon, please wait and see! Can her score exceed the previous two players?" Kawashima Rei's voice rang.

But at this time, most of the audience, especially the students who did not understand Oda Shinna, obviously did not think she had the strength to surpass Scarlett and Alice!

The reason why Oda Nobuna’s treatment is much more friendly than last year’s Kohei Sakuma, who "speaks arrogantly," and Liu Subaru, who thinks her speech is friendly, but also considered a mockery, is much more friendly, thanks to her as soon as she came up. The chance to get the top ten seats is also related to her being a girl...

No matter how bad the personality is, girls, especially those who are pretty good, will always be treated a little bit better.

However, the score that appeared on the screen at this time completely made everyone calm down!

16, 15, 16, 16, 15...

"This is... a total score of 78! Over Alice and Erina, Oda Shinna is temporarily ranked first!" Kawashima Rei couldn't help but froze for a while, and then announced with a shocked tone. .

Regarding this result, Alice and Scarlett looked a little frustrated, but after hearing Subaru Liu talked about it before, Oda Shinna’s grades are likely to be higher than the two. Although they didn’t believe it very much before, they were psychologically prepared. That's why I didn't gaffe...

Why does Liu Subaru think so?

Because he clearly felt that no matter whether Oda Shinna or Saito Sakura in Pole Starryo, the pure cooking skills may only be about the same as Alice and Scarlett, maybe even worse, but they have the heart to cook!

In the academic school, even the top ten, most of them will not have the culinary mind until graduation, but first improve themselves in the culinary art, and the process of making their culinary skills more broad, not deep...

However, the Youxue School has a wider range of knowledge, so it will have a cooking mind earlier, but at the same time, because the breadth of cooking is not as wide as the academic system of teaching, it will gradually be equalized after the age of twenty.

Like Shiroichiro, he first expanded his breadth in the academy, and then went to study abroad in advance to "study" and mature his cooking skills.

Of course, such as Saito Sakura and Oda Shinna, who have the heart of cooking so early, are also very rare in the school of travel!

With the assistance of super vision and super hearing, Liu Subaru can already see that Oda Shinna’s cooking heart is the image of a woman wearing samurai armor, but she does not look like she is going to battle to kill the enemy. As if the abdomen is about to be cut in the next second, it feels like the end of a hero...

After Oda Shinna, Isshiki Hui wanted to present food again, but Liu Subaru raised his hand at this time, and said to Isshiki Hui: "Sorry, Isshiki Senpai, I want to apply to deal with the previous'Beluga', maybe Some snatches."

"It doesn't matter, it would be great to have your performance as a side meal." Isshiki Hui said that she didn't care.

At this time, the staff pushed up a giant aquarium, which was a sturgeon as long as one person...