Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

Station.

Family.

This is an izakaya that's somewhere in between.

In order to make people feel friendly while maintaining a certain distance regarding privacy, the owner of the izakaya, Zhang Fan, must grasp the level of his own enthusiasm just right.

As a shop owner, I see a lot of things, but I have to cleverly pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Only when the time is right.

Show concern and consideration instead of being harsh.

in this way.

To sum it up.

It makes people feel that izakaya is a warm place!

Unlike the izakaya, the Shunguotei restaurant next door has more of a sense of ceremony!

……

Most young consumers like the sense of ritual and are willing to pay for it.

According to relevant survey data, 73.7% of the young people interviewed believe that a sense of ceremony is important, among which 18.5% believe it is "very important."

Interaction analysis.

It can be further found among the respondents born after 00.

The proportion of people who think it is important is even higher, at 79.0%. French cuisine is very adept at creating a sense of ritual and has even created all kinds of strange "rules".

In 2019, there was a high-end internet-famous restaurant in Nanjing, China, which directly announced a series of rules: no new customers would be accepted, a maximum of 10 people would be accommodated per meal, the prices were expensive, and the table would not be opened until all the guests were present, and the food could not be taken away. As a result, it gained a wave of traffic and became extremely popular on the Internet!

In the ice cream industry, Zhong Xue Gao has been focusing on high-end cold drinks in recent years.

For example, a product called "Xing Yunian" is priced at 176 yuan, but even for consumers, the general psychological price is only to yuan.

In the end, the "Ice Cream Assassin" incident caused by Zhong Xuegao also caused heated discussions on the Internet.

……

Ah!

Maybe.

The sense of ritual now not only caters to young people, but also satisfies the pursuit of their own status by some middle-class people.

As Paul Fussell puts it in Style:

Lifestyle.

It is the final way out of class hierarchy.

With the blessing of ritual sense and raw material filter, French cuisine has unknowingly become a symbol of the middle class's positioning itself. The higher the end, the more it can confirm the class and reflect the taste.

Therefore, the Chun Guo Ting high-end restaurant was created.

Although it failed to successfully become a two-star restaurant this year, even though it was deeply affected by the izakaya next door, it still shows no signs of bankruptcy!

……

Spring Fruit Pavilion.

Kikuchi Enka was sitting in a corner in a daze.

Those lifeless beautiful eyes made her best friend Kadozaki Taki, who was standing next to her, feel as if she was in a snowy winter.

Such a dazed look, in Taki's eyes, was a kind of longing, a pure unrequited love! So, she hummed, staring at Mu Jiuzhi with murderous eyes.

Yuan Guo woke up in shock.

She looked at Taki's angry eyes and didn't know how she had offended her.

So, she could only smile foolishly with good intentions.

Little did she know that this smile confirmed what Taki had thought, and she really wanted to wake Mu Jiuzhi up and teach him a lesson. But that was just a guess without any evidence, so she could only glare at her again with a "cannibalistic" look!

"Taki!"

"what happened?"

"Your eyes are so scary!"

Kikuchi Engo was slightly stunned, and finally asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"What are you thinking about that makes you so absorbed in it?" Taki said unhappily, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Milk banana."

"Although I don't know much about banana cultivation."

"But I know about the Gros Michel banana, so I have been wondering what it would be like if this banana with a milky aroma were to be spread all over the world and planted on a large scale."

Mu Jiuzhi blinked and said cutely.

"Ok!"

“Indeed, that kind of food still haunts me.”

"That kind of shock, that kind of astonishment, and most importantly, the taste that absolutely does not exist in this world... It can really be described as perfect."

"If I hadn't tasted it myself, I really wouldn't believe that Zhang Fan could cultivate such a magical ingredient."

Taki, I agree with that.

……

Banana is a very common fruit.

In Europe, people often call it the happy fruit, believing that the soft, sweet taste of bananas can make people feel happy.

Besides.

Bananas can also be made into various processed products.

Even inedible banana peels can be put to good use.

According to current research, bananas should have originated on the island of Papua New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean.

The environment and climate of this island are very suitable for the growth of bananas, so there are many wild banana trees on the island, and the fruits they bear are also of "giant" level.

However, there is still a difference between wild bananas and the bananas that people eat later.

Because this kind of banana often has many seeds inside, in this case, people don’t like to eat bananas very much. After all, wild bananas have too little flesh and many seeds.

It wasn't until the 19th century that people finally discovered the mutant banana.

It is reported that Nicolas Baudin, a French naturalist, accidentally discovered that some local bananas were a little different when he was touring Southeast Asia. The seeds that were in the way of the flesh had disappeared.

So he brought this seedless banana back to the botanical garden and tried to grow it.

Only then did humans begin the “delicious journey” of bananas.

This mutant seedless banana was named:

Big Mike!

But things did not go as planned, and the Gros Michel banana did not have the "blessing" to accompany humans throughout their lives.

Starting in the 50s, a fungus called Fusarium wilt sneaked into banana plantations around the world.

After entering the soil, it will directly infect the roots and vascular system of the banana tree, making it impossible for the banana to absorb water and nutrients from the soil and complete the transportation. Ultimately, banana farmers can only watch the bananas wither and die.

In this way, the disease swept through the Gros Michel bananas around the world, and the antifungal drugs created by humans were ineffective.

resignedly.

Big Mike banana.

This "perfect banana" disappeared overnight.

Finally, it was replaced by the Hua Banana, which is somewhat resistant to Fusarium wilt and is the banana we eat today.

……

A moving man will die, a moving tree will live!

It’s not that banana farmers don’t understand, but they just don’t know what to do.

Because in essence, all the "seedless bananas" in the world come from the mutant banana tree discovered by a French naturalist, that is to say:

All the bananas in the world probably originated from one tree.

The Gros Michel banana is known to be popular because of its variation.

Therefore, in order to completely replicate this mutant gene without affecting the taste and yield, asexual reproduction was adopted, which is simply "cutting planting."

It can be said that these branches all come from the original banana tree.

In short.

All seedless bananas have the same ancestor!

Since there is nothing we can do to change the tragic fate of the Gros Michel banana, we can only eat the Hua banana, which tastes slightly inferior.

However, judging from the predictions of scientists.

Bananas may still become extinct in the future. After all, no one can guarantee that there will be no problems with the current Chinese bananas!

Therefore, for the whole world, the special ingredient milk banana "cultivated" by Zhang Fan at this time has a deeper representative meaning!

……

"Taki, are you also interested in some of the things happening to Zhang Fan?"

Seeing that Kadozaki Taki's expression had eased a little, Kikuchi Enka quickly put on a smile and spoke.

"what?"

"Would I be interested in him?"

Upon hearing this, Kadozaki Taki became furious and shouted at Kikuchi, "That's not true!"

"His bananas that taste like milk will overturn anyone's perception of himself after tasting them, right? What's more, I have never had a good impression of him. At best, I am just... just a little curious."

Ever since her own restaurant was forced to close by late-night cooks, she had been reluctantly working in an izakaya as a kitchen helper at night, just like Kikuchi.

Who would have known that this would last for several months.

but.

From beginning to end.

The relationship between her and Zhang Fan seemed to be separated by a "galaxy".

And every time she was in the pub, she couldn't help but feel jealous and "jealous" when she saw Mu Jiuzhi and Zhang Fan getting closer and closer. This feeling made her feel upset and a little unhappy!

Seeing the angry Kadozaki Taki, Kikuchi shrank his neck in fear and dared not speak anymore.

……

"This is it."

However, just when the two wanted to talk about Zhang Fan and the izakaya.

Chun Guoting Restaurant unexpectedly welcomed a mysterious diner. When he first entered the door, he was wearing a dark baseball cap with the brim drooped, as if he was deliberately blocking the light from above, adding a bit of mystery.

Then, the face under the brim of the hat was tightly wrapped with a mask, leaving only a pair of deep and sharp eyes, which were flashing a faint light in the daytime environment.

Dingqing took a look.

The mask fits the contours of the face skillfully without leaving any gaps.

He was like a ghost, wandering silently in this bustling food street, his steps steady and powerful.

Every step seemed to be carefully calculated, neither hurried nor delayed.

Although he was covered by clothes and a mask and his true appearance could not be seen, one could still feel the powerful aura emanating from him.

This mysterious figure always inspires people's imagination.

Even in this Chun Guo Ting restaurant, he is the most eye-catching presence!

his appearance.

It definitely injects a mysterious power into this restaurant.

This makes everyone want to explore his true identity and the story behind him.

"Ok?"

"This outfit, isn't... impossible?"

"I still remember the late-night cook who defeated me. Judging from his silhouette and body shape, it's definitely not him... Could it be that..."

Taki stared blankly at the "masked man" with unknown secrets and missions. Finally, he seemed to have thought of something and his pupils couldn't help but dilate!

……

"I see."

"I almost forgot, the owner of this Harukatei restaurant is Mukuchi Enka."

"But he has a good relationship with Taki Kadozaki, the chef of Taki Amarillo Restaurant, who was defeated by Sage before!"

After taking a quick look at Mu Jiuzhi and Taki, the masked man here was stunned.

Finally, he reacted.

"Hey, are you also a late-night cook?"

After hearing these words, Kadozaki Taki was sure that he was the late-night cook, but perhaps out of fear in her heart, she couldn't help but yell at him.

"of course."

Upon hearing this, the masked man took the initiative to pull off the mask.

After revealing his handsome face to the public, he simply said calmly: "Let me introduce myself. My name is Cai Bo Chaoyang!"

"Damn it, are you finally extending your evil claws to Japan?"

Taki gritted his teeth with a complicated expression.

She had already experienced the skills of late-night cooks, so she must be afraid in her heart.

Especially the feeling that the young man in front of her gave her was like a ferocious beast, which made her feel even more numb all over.

"hehe."

"The mere country of Japan will be occupied by us late-night cooks sooner or later!"

"I'm sure that Mujichi Engo should have known that this day would come, so without further ado, you should all make some preparations."

"I can allow you two, the former Ten Great Masters of Totsuki, to fight against me in the form of a joint shokugeki."

Cai Bo looked up at the sun and said calmly.

"at this point."

"Yuan Guo, let's not be afraid."

"This is a good opportunity to avenge our previous humiliation!"

After saying that, Kadozaki Taki's eyes tightened, and he quickly rolled up his sleeves, and a powerful aura began to burst out from his body.

"Ugh!"

“Does this mean that the fate of my restaurant has also come to an end?”

Mu Jiuzhi Yuanguo, however, sighed deeply.

Whether it is a blessing or a disaster, if it is a disaster, you can't avoid it. Since you can't avoid it, why not face it openly?

At least before falling, let these late-night cooks see:

she!

But he was once the second in Totsuki!

She is also the chef and proprietress of a one-star restaurant!

……

In the kitchen world.

Kitchen knives have always been indispensable tools, and different kitchen knives each have their own unique charm and uses.

Compared to the traditional "one-size-fits-all" concept of Chinese cuisine, the types of knives and their usage in Western cooking are inevitably more complex and multifunctional.

and.

Western cooking requires more than just knives.

There are also food blenders, food processors, grinders and so on.

Generally speaking, these equipments should be put together to improve the overall efficiency, and Chinese chefs can usually get the job done with just one or two kitchen knives.

There is actually no question of who is superior and who is inferior here.

It's all about usage history and habits. After all, the kitchen is about efficiency, not aesthetics.

Wow!

In the kitchen of Chun Guo Ting Restaurant.

Cai Bo Chaoyang actually pulled off the cloak he was wearing, and saw that the cloak was full of kitchen knives, including:

Main table knife!

steak knife!

Dessert knife!

Fish knife!

Santoku sword!

There are even Chinese slicing knives, mulberry knives, civil and military knives, and bone-cutting knives...

When Kadozaki Taki and Kikuchi Enka saw this scene, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they saw astonishment in each other's eyes.

"Well, which kitchen knife should I use?"

"The other party is good at French, Italian and Spanish cuisine, so... just use this knife."

After saying that, Chaoyang took out a small knife.

This knife has some inconspicuous words engraved on the handle. If you look closely, you can see that the words are:

Kojiro Shinomiya!