Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

WGO Gourmet Neon Division.

Nakiri Managi was currently leaning on a rocking chair by the window.

She was holding a cup of hot coffee in her hand and looking out the window with a dazed look in her eyes.

Maybe she thought of some interesting things in her mind, and she couldn't help but smile, as if the whole world had nothing to do with her. She was just enjoying this rare tranquility and comfort!

Take a closer look.

Her hair was a little messy.

But it adds a different kind of charm and style!

Afterwards, her fingers gently stroked the rim of the cup, her movements graceful and slow.

Lazy!

Take it easy!

In this moment, it is most vividly reflected.

……

"Master Mangi, the sunrise is coming."

At this moment, Annie pushed the door open. She looked a little nervous, but spoke respectfully.

"Ok!"

"Let him in."

Nakiri Managi nodded, stood up from the chair, and then returned to the sofa.

Then, a young man in a black cloak and a masked face walked into the room.

When he saw Managi sitting on the sofa, he bowed and said in a hoarse voice, "Master Managi!"

"You don't have to be so polite, just find a seat and sit down."

Masagi said calmly.

Her dignified and elegant demeanor was simply too much to look at.

What's more, Cai Bo Chaoyang, who had defeated many elite chefs in a row, felt a tremor in his heart and a sense of fear.

Cai Bo Chaoyang, to a certain extent, can represent the dark forces behind the late-night cooks.

After all, he became famous after he became an adult by defeating all his opponents in the dark cooking competition, and finally became the leader of the dark cooking world.

And as the special executive of the WGO food organization.

Nakiri Managi has recently been planning to secretly support the late-night cooking forces.

Let's say that.

She and Cai Bo Chaoyang are inextricably linked.

Moreover, the current wave of restaurant closures in Japan was also secretly planned by her, and then handed over to the late-night cook to execute.

On the surface, it seems that this group of late-night cooks are doing evil and destroying the Japanese culinary world, but...

After all.

Saiba Chaoyang and others are just pawns secretly controlled by Shinagami.

Although this woman used to behave timidly due to her excessive obsession with Zhang Fan's cooking, when her network of influence gradually surfaced, it made people in the entire culinary world tremble!

What does she want to do?

What's the significance of her doing this?

Nakiri Managi, this woman is too mysterious after all!

Of course the only thing that is certain is this:

For Zhang Fan.

She really has some feelings.

……

"How are things going?"

Mangi glanced at Saiba Chaoyang for a moment, then wanted to pick up the coffee cup and take a sip of the warm coffee.

But suddenly she thought of something and quickly put the coffee cup back.

"Except for the SHINO'S branch opened by Shinomiya Kojiro in downtown Tokyo, all other one-star restaurants certified by the WGO food organization have been destroyed by us!" Cai Bo Chaoyang did not dare to be negligent and said truthfully.

"Oh!"

"Then?"

Upon hearing this, Managi was neither happy nor angry, but just continued to ask.

"More than 1000 high-end restaurants, 2 five-star hotels, 5 four-star hotels, and... 2 two-star restaurants have all closed down!"

Cai Bo Chaoyang, the Tao.

"it is good."

"You have done your best to achieve such results in just one day."

After hearing this, Nakiri Masaki finally revealed a satisfied smile.

"It is my honor to serve you!"

Chaoyang, however, replied modestly.

"Well, just follow this pace and carry out the current plan. I hope that within a month, all the people working in the catering industry in Japan will be panicked because of what you have done!"

Nakiri Managi, her eyes flashing quickly, said.

"Yes, Managi-sama!"

Cai Bo looked at the sun, patted his chest immediately, and responded with a firm look.

Finally, he retreated tactfully.

……

Catering can be considered a service industry.

The characteristic of the service industry is human labor. What changes will human labor bring about?

In business, if there is a change in the two categories of products and services, it will inevitably lead to huge industry changes. This industry change is called "normal distribution" and "power law distribution."

To sum it up simply, it is:

There are many groups involved in an industry, so it is difficult for oligopolistic or monopolistic enterprises to emerge.

at the same time.

Most of these groups are in the middle, which is a normal distribution.

On the contrary, if there are fewer groups involved in an industry and oligopoly and monopoly are obvious, it belongs to the power law distribution.

In fact, with the development of the times.

The classification of the catering industry is indeed not that strict.

Because there are low-high and high-low mixed consumption, for example, at Yuxingji in Shanghai, if you look at the 18 yuan scallion oil noodles and 22 yuan shrimp and shredded pork dish on the menu, diners would probably classify it as a mid-to-low-end noodle restaurant.

But if you look at the crab roe noodles that cost 138 yuan per serving, it can be considered mid- to high-end in terms of both ingredients and price.

Yecuishan in Shenzhen.

A regular drink of molecular juice only costs more than 20 yuan.

But there is still olive juice, which sells for 108 to 1000 yuan.

A cup of milk at Wenling Yichengyi Coffee costs 18 yuan, but the most expensive cup of coffee costs 3888 yuan.

strictly speaking.

High-end cannot be represented by just one ingredient or one price.

But at least in terms of momentum, they played a high-end game that was not part of their brand positioning.

Not only are low-end and mid-end products moving towards high-end, but high-end products are also moving towards low-end. For example, the menus of some hotels have single-a-la-carte products ranging from 500 to 3000 yuan, as well as single-digit to double-digit cost-effective dishes...

……

However, for Nakiri Masanagi who possesses the divine tongue.

No matter how expensive the restaurant was, or how high-end the ingredients were, they were all "garbage" in her eyes.

Perhaps, she had already seen the corruption and darkness in today's culinary world, so she made up her mind to use the late-night chef as a chess piece to destroy it!

"Ugh!"

"Just one day."

"All the one-star restaurants in Japan have closed down."

"At this rate, sooner or later even the last restaurant in Japan will be wiped out by Caibo Chaoyang and his gang. By then, people won't even have a place to eat, and will have to hide at home and cook their own meals!"

Annie saw through Nakiri Masaaki's intention and the seriousness of the matter, so she couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"I'm just taking a look."

"How far can these chefs in the cooking world go?"

“And does the culinary world represented by Saiba Chaoyang have the strength to lead the next new era?”

Nakiri Managi said.

"Samagi-sama."

"I'm afraid you're going to drag the entire Japanese culinary world into the abyss and make all chefs despair."

"Then, the small izakaya owner was forced to step forward and turn the tide to defeat the late-night cuisine..."

"Annie!"

"Let's finish it."

Nakiri Managi hurriedly stopped Annie from continuing.

This time, countless restaurants, hotels, and eateries throughout Japan will be destroyed by late-night cooks, and some chefs may even commit suicide because they cannot bear the pressure!

Perhaps, as Annie said, this will be the worst blow in the history of Japanese cuisine!

And it was taking advantage of this incident.

The influence of late-night cooks will also grow and expand rapidly, and they will openly promote their cooking concepts in the cooking world.

Chefs in the culinary world may be powerless to stop or resist.

of course.

The only variable is Zhang Fan.

……

Hainan Island food.

It is generally not easy to be accepted at the first bite.

But it will get more and more intense, and many people are stopped at the first threshold.

In fact.

Hainanese food is not about the cooking method but the ingredients.

Many dishes, such as coconut chicken, fermented rice vinegar, boiled Wenchang chicken, steamed Hele crab, etc., require very high freshness of the ingredients.

In better coconut chicken hotpot restaurants, the chickens are all Wenchang chickens that are killed upon order.

Ah!

That's why some people find it unpalatable.

Maybe different chefs make different dishes.

Generally speaking, if you go to the most authentic places, such as Puqian’s dregs vinegar, Wenchang’s qingbuliang, and Lingao’s roast suckling pig, you will really feel that they are delicious.

To be honest, Hainan's cuisine really requires an adaptation process.

It’s rare that I love Hainan’s local food the first time I take a bite.

Take Zhang Fan himself as an example. In his previous life, he had been to Hainan. At that time, he couldn’t understand why poached chicken was eaten with sauce. The name of dregs vinegar made him unappetizing. Various noodles also tasted weird. The only thing he could accept was Qingbuliang.

Because it is sweet and can really relieve the heat, he even has a problem with drinking coconut.

however.

Stayed there for a while.

These delicacies are gradually being obtained!

……

The moon rises quietly.

The silver moonlight sprinkled on the earth, covering everything with a layer of light silver gauze.

The street lights on both sides of the street light up, and the dim halo appears particularly warm in the night. Pedestrians hurry and vehicles speed, leaving behind a string of blurry taillights, like shooting stars across the night sky.

Just when one-star restaurants such as Chun Guoting, Wuwu, and Ristorante F were going bankrupt one after another.

The izakaya is still open as usual!

now.

Zhang Fan is taking a larger coconut.

He first chopped the coconut in the center of its opening, and then chopped along the same direction, just like chopping wood.

Then, pour out the coconut water.

I saw that there was thick coconut meat in the older coconut shell, and the coconut meat contained coconut milk and oil, which are nourishing and fragrant, and have greater tonic effects!

Next, he used a scraper to scrape off the coconut flesh and leave it in the coconut shell.

Cut the chicken into pieces, blanch it and put it directly into the coconut, pour some coconut juice in it, add some salt, and then steam the whole coconut in a pot.

You can say that.

This is how to make coconut chicken.

This is the simplest and purest way to cook coconut chicken!

……

Coconut is sweet and neutral in nature.

The pulp has the effects of nourishing the body, replenishing qi and dispelling wind, eliminating malnutrition and killing insects. At the same time, long-term consumption can moisturize the face, increase strength and help people tolerate hunger.

Therefore, it has higher economic value!

In tropical regions, people living there may be quite common for dishes like coconut chicken. However, for Leonora Nakiri, who has always lived in Northern Europe, it is a bit surprising.

In fact, when it comes to choosing coconut, old coconut is sweeter, while young coconut is slightly sweet and sour.

Then the chicken is a little bit troublesome.

usually.

As long as it is meat-type chicken, it will be fine.

Specifically, they are Qingyuan chicken, bearded chicken, apricot blossom chicken, classical chicken, Xiayan chicken, etc.

Hens are called Wenchang chickens in China, and roosters are mostly castrated. Both the hens and castrated Wenchang chickens are authentic. The key is to have the right length of time for the hens and castrated chickens.

The local hens in Hainan are usually kept in the mountains for about 120 days. If they are kept for a long time, they will lay eggs and suffer from a large loss of nutrients.

The older the capon, the more nutritious it is and the more fragrant the chicken is, but it is not suitable for cooking coconut chicken. Capons that are 180-200 days old are suitable.

Moreover, tender chicken is not fragrant, older ones are difficult to cook, and meat and egg-based ones are probably not suitable.

Laying chickens...that's even less recommended!

……

"Is this new dish going to be coconut chicken?"

Erina, the diner and the new commander-in-chief, couldn't help but blink and asked.

"Yes."

“It’s coconut chicken.”

Zhang Fan, who was busy at the side, said with a smile.

In the Hainan region of China, there are four famous ingredients, namely:

Wenchang chicken.

Add Duck.

Eastern goat.

Happy Crab.

The dishes made with these four ingredients have almost all become a taste enjoyment exclusive to Hainan.

The coconut chicken dish is famous throughout Lingnan.

It is made with the specialty Wenchang chicken and coconut. Of course, under the current conditions, the chicken used in the coconut chicken made by Zhang Fan is definitely not Wenchang chicken.

But even so, this coconut chicken dish will definitely make Erina and others feel delicious!

The chicken tastes crispy and tender, and it is very chewy. When paired with the special sauce, the taste is really:

So delicious!

……

First, at the entrance.

The first feeling it brings is freshness, followed by saltiness.

Next, the sweet taste follows. No matter what flavor you like, you can taste your favorite flavor in this coconut chicken.

“The coconut meat is soft and tender, and the coconut water is fresh and sweet.”

“Although coconut is rich in mineral nutrients, I didn’t expect that both coconut water and coconut meat have a strong aroma. When paired with tender chicken, it really makes my tongue unable to stop eating!”

After taking a bite, Erina Nakiri was immediately addicted.

Coconut chicken is a dish that combines the taste of summer with chicken.

The taste is extremely wonderful, and this dish breaks the ordinary cooking pattern. It creates a dish that is beautiful, delicious and nutritious.

Coconut fragrance.

The whole soup is particularly refreshing and delicious.

Finally, even the coconut chicken soup can be drunk directly.

The taste of coconut and the umami taste of chicken make you feel full of happiness after drinking a bowl of it.