Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

The lights in the dessert shop flickered, casting mottled shadows.

The air was filled with the mixed aroma of various desserts, but it seemed particularly depressing.

And in the kitchen.

Several beams of light began to converge.

It illuminated a young man who was standing there. He was wearing a black windbreaker, his face hidden in the shadows of his hat brim and mask, but his eyes were unusually firm.

All around were several chefs with different expressions, as well as some diners.

Suddenly, Cai Bo took a deep breath and slowly raised his head. His eyes under the brim of his hat flashed with determination in the dim light.

He spoke, his voice deep and powerful, penetrating every inch of the kitchen: "I didn't expect that even General Totsuki would personally take action. It seems that it really doesn't take much effort!"

After he finished speaking, he slowly reached out his hand and gently unzipped his windbreaker, revealing a kitchen knife on the lining.

this moment.

Time seems to have frozen.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the kitchen knife.

Shock, confusion, tension, and even unwillingness were all mixed on their faces!

……

For Alice and Hisako.

In fact, they know very little about late-night cooks.

Now, having a chance to witness the strength of this legendary leader who represents late-night cuisine, naturally, everyone dares not relax.

"hehe."

“I really can’t wait to see it.”

"What level are these late-night chefs who can defeat many elite chefs in the culinary world, including our Ten Masters of Totsuki, at?"

On the side, Alice looked sharply at the masked Caibo Chaoyang.

After that, she spoke again: "I wonder what kind of food he will come up with when facing Erina who has the talent of the Divine Tongue?"

……

The voice just fell.

Cai Bo Zhaoyang, started to take action.

What was rather strange was that he was not like an ordinary chef who would grab the kitchen knife and start cutting meat and slaughtering fish right away.

I saw that he actually started brewing green tea first.

Yes.

That’s right.

He... was just making tea.

First use a small amount of hot water to scald the glass, then take out some tea leaves and start brewing.

After putting the tea into the cup, he gently shook the cup to let the tea leaves wake up in the slightly moist and slightly warm environment. Then, to everyone's astonishment, Cai Bo Chaoyang slowly poured hot water into the teacup.

At this moment, if you take a closer look, you can see that his technique is extremely gentle.

and.

His inner state of mind is also extremely peaceful.

Especially the way he pours water, which flows along the wall of the cup to the bottom, gradually wetting the tea, makes people feel calm!

……

green tea.

It is an unfermented tea that retains the natural substances of fresh leaves.

Tea contains tea polyphenols, catechins, chlorophyll, caffeine, amino acids, and more than that, it also contains a lot of nutrients such as vitamins.

Midwinter is actually the best season to drink green tea.

There is nothing more pleasant than drinking the clear green tea from a glass while watching and appreciating the winter scenery.

of course.

For tea lovers.

When brewing green tea, you must control the water temperature well. If the water is too cold, it will not brew, and if it is too hot, the tea will be ruined.

Simultaneously.

100c water is actually not suitable for brewing green tea.

If you use boiling water to brew green tea, the nutrients rich in green tea will easily be destroyed.

Under high temperature, the tea soup will easily turn yellow and taste bitter. Vitamin C will be destroyed in large quantities, causing the tea soup to change taste and become bitter.

"what?"

Alice was obviously stunned and felt very strange.

She looked and saw that Cai Bo Chaoyang's movements were so graceful and smooth that no matter how many heads she had, they were not enough.

As the leader of the late-night cooking crowd, when competing with others, he did not cut meat or kill fish, but brewed a cup of green tea, and it was a very fragrant green tea.

magical!

What a magical operation!

……

As the saying goes:

The blue waves are filled with fragrance, and tea doesn't make you intoxicated, but makes you drunk by yourself.

A cup of fragrant green tea is so refreshing that it can make people drunk just by sniffing it.

At this moment, even if Alice just moved the tip of her nose slightly, her eyes would become a little blurry.

In her mind, she seemed to have entered a whole new world, bringing her all kinds of wonderful enjoyment and endless aftertaste. Then she seemed to have a pair of beautiful magical wings, allowing her to fly freely in the fragrant tea garden and appreciate the fragrance of green tea.

In the fragrance of green tea, a restless heart slowly calms down.

Ah!

slowly.

This cup of green tea gradually dissipates.

Just like the rich aroma of wine, it can spread as far as it can.

Soon, all the diners in the dessert shop, as well as the head chef Yumiko, were stunned by the aroma of green tea.

God!

The aroma of this brewed tea is so rich!

Unexpectedly, he could brew a cup of extremely fragrant green tea in just a few minutes. At this moment, everyone was fascinated by the sight and smell!

"Ok?"

Erina was stunned for a moment.

The extremely fragrant green tea had already made her whole body tremble.

She had never imagined that the leader of the late-night cooks in front of her was also a master of the tea ceremony.

The action of making tea, no matter which process it is, is extremely delicate and elegant.

Not an exaggeration.

Just this cup of fragrant green tea can conquer many people.

"The best is yet to come."

"General Totsuki, I will make you remember this moment forever, a moment that will make even your divine tongue tremble and marvel!"

Saiba Chaoyang raised his head and glanced at Erina.

Finally, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, he laughed softly, and couldn't help but speak to Erina.

……

Uji Kintoki.

This is actually a general name for ice products.

Generally speaking, Japanese tea is made by adding sugar and water to make green tea syrup.

Then pour it on the shaved ice and add red beans cooked with sugar to make a colorful dessert. Of course, in addition to adding some red beans, some people also add white glutinous rice balls to increase the color and taste.

In Japan, tea produced in the area around Uji is classified as high-quality green tea, with "Uji Green Tea" being the most famous.

In other words, "Uji" originally refers to Uji green tea, that is:

Neon tea produced in the area around Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture.

The origins of tea can be traced back to more than a thousand years ago, and after hundreds of years of development, the tea produced in the area around Uji is the most famous.

Therefore, the green tea used by Caibo Chaoyang now is actually tea produced in the Uji area.

Also.

There is also a saying.

The red beans used are as red as the face of a person named Kintoki, so they are also called Kintoki beans.

Therefore, this is how the rather strange name Uji Kintoki came about.

……

Then, just when everyone was surprised.

Cai Bo Chaoyang finally started the next step. He first prepared a lot of ingredients, including shaved ice, candied red beans, red bean paste, and vanilla ice cream.

As soon as these ingredients were taken out, everyone seemed to understand something.

Shaved ice.

Sweetened red beans.

Red bean paste.

Vanilla ice cream……

When these things are paired with green tea, it is easy to think of desserts like Uji Kintoki.

At this moment, Alice, Hisako, Yumiko and the diners all held their breath.

As the atmosphere became increasingly quiet, Chaoyang began to put an appropriate amount of candied red beans into the container, drizzled a little matcha syrup on it, then placed the shaved ice on top and placed a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

Then he put some red bean paste on the side, and finally poured matcha syrup on it and sprinkled a pinch of matcha.

The unfinished Uji Kintoki looks like the refreshing green of Marukyu Koyama Garden, with a strong aroma of matcha and a slightly astringent taste, which is so attractive that one can't even blink.

……

Generally speaking.

Desserts always make people happy.

This is true for both sweet snacks and Cantonese-style desserts.

The exquisite appearance alone makes each dessert a panacea for curing depression and relaxing the mood.

Dessert.

It is not usually considered a full meal.

Usually, it is just a snack for afternoon tea.

Most people, when rewarding themselves, might like to have something sweet, forgetting about losing weight, forgetting about body shaping, forgetting about those beautiful but tight clothes.

This is especially true for girls.

In fact, girls and desserts have a lot in common.

First of all, both have attractive appearance, either delicate or beautiful, as the saying goes, "beauty is a feast to the eyes." Secondly, both have delicate and soft interior.

Just like chocolate cake, it has a hard shell on the outside but a dense cream inside that can be easily melted by passion.

……

Dessert.

Its own history is long.

According to the Book of Songs, "On the second day, the ice is cut and the third day is stored in the cold."

That is to say, in the Shang Dynasty three thousand years ago, people stored ice in the dead of winter for use in the summer.

Now, it is the middle of winter, which is obviously not a suitable time to eat desserts. However, Erina stared at Saiba Chaoyang's Uji Kintoki dessert with disbelief.

Not only her, more and more people are beginning to be deeply attracted by Uji Kintoki.

no doubt.

Uji Kintoki dessert from Caiba Chaoyang.

It is a perfect combination of two balls, matcha ice cream, two or three glutinous rice balls, and two chestnuts.

Therefore, this exquisite decoration and matching makes the matcha ice cream rich in taste and not greasy.

Creamy and rich.

The tea aroma is stronger.

Mixed with thick, unmelted matcha powder, it has a slight bitterness.

Just one sniff is enough to make you intoxicated.

……

then.

Erina swallowed.

Then she couldn't hold back her emotions anymore. She stared blankly at the unfinished dessert and exclaimed, "What... is going on?"

"Why does this Uji Kintoki dessert have such a strong aroma when it is made?"

Erina's bright eyes gradually became confused.

Cai Bo Chaoyang on this side just raised the corners of his mouth and smiled confidently.

Then, Chaoyang Cai continued to put a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the top of his Uji Kintoki, put some red bean paste on the side, and finally drizzled matcha syrup and sprinkled a pinch of matcha powder.

All of a sudden, the whole scene was quickly filled with a rich aroma of tea.

No.

It has a milky flavor.

Wait... this... seems to be the scent of tea and milk!

Alice Nakiri, Hisako Arato, and Yumiko Miyazawa were the three women closest to the place, so they were the first to be deeply struck by the rich, complex scent.

When I moved the tip of my nose, I felt the fragrance rushing directly into my nose.

indeed!

This fragrance is simply unprecedented.

Don’t let people forget!

Alice was even a little intoxicated at once.

The milky flavor is rich, deep and has a lingering aftertaste, but judging from the appearance alone, the dessert Uji Kintoki is not very large.

However, it is fragrant, soft and tempting, with a unique flavor that is unforgettable once you smell it.

The bright and refreshing green color from nature, applied on the fragrant green tea, and the brilliant red bean paste, gently lingers.

It is not a fairy tale, but it is better than a fairy tale. It is no exaggeration to say that the art of pleasing the taste buds was fully demonstrated at this moment, and everyone started to go crazy.

Never expected it.

It's amazing that a small dessert can be so delicious.

not simple!

It’s really not that easy!

Is this the ability of a late-night cook?

……

Looking at Uji Kintoki right in front of me.

Erina also had an indescribable impulse, so she could only keep her head down and smell the rich aroma of tea and milk.

good smell.

But, it seems sweet too.

The so-called Uji Kintoki is actually made up of green tea ice cream, green tea snow bricks, white jade balls, red bean paste, and yellow plums.

There are many varieties and the appearance is impeccable. It looks good from any angle.

The green tea flavor is quite strong.

At the same time, what is more interesting is that if you dip the white jade balls in green tea ice cream and add some red bean paste to eat them together, the taste will definitely be very delicious and just the right sweetness.

Erina Nakiri couldn't help but blink and fell into a brief contemplation.

……

To be sure.

The Uji Kintoki dessert in front of you.

It looks very good, especially the green tea ice cream ball stacked on top, which has a unique flavor.

To the point that Erina's girlish heart was almost revealed.

Hey!

Such a lovely dessert.

I really don’t want to take a bite, for fear of ruining this feeling of “beauty”.

However, this dessert was so fragrant that it could make people salivate. In the end, Erina could only quickly pick up the small spoon, take a small bite, and eat it.

sweet.

It’s really sweet.

The milky flavor is so strong.

There is also the refreshing and rich aroma of tea, which comes one after another and is hard to guard against.

Fresh red bean paste mixed with tea, basil, and mint, and a little juice, is a great seasoning for Uji Kintoki.

The taste is soft and fresh, and each layer has a different flavor and color. The effect is beautiful and delicious, making people unable to extricate themselves from it for a long time.

"This……"

Erina was stunned for a moment.

When she looked straight at Ujijin, she didn't know what to say.