Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

Delicious food is actually a feast for taste.

The dazzling array of delicious food not only enriches the diversity of cuisine, but also stimulates the diners' sensitive taste buds!

The word "food" often reflects all aspects of life.

It also conveys the chef’s culinary beliefs that he wants to express through delicious food!

In this bowl of wonton noodles, there are five wontons, and the fillings are mostly minced mutton mixed with fat and lean meat, fresh shrimp, minced fish, egg yolk and various seasonings.

Therefore, the freshness of wontons is different from that of dumplings and buns.

The filling alone is enough to make the dish delicious, or even not relying on any one part. It is a comprehensive quality that embodies the charm of Cantonese cuisine.

To sum up.

The freshness of wontons comes from the complementary nature of three parts: the filling, the wrapper and the soup.

All three are important and none of them can be missing.

At the same time, the wonton skin is so thin that the cooked wonton skin is almost transparent, and the meat filling and shrimp inside are faintly visible.

At the entrance.

It just feels fresh and delicious, and it’s a completely new taste experience I’ve never had before.

Even though I have thousands of words in my mind to describe this feeling, I finally found that there is really no word in the world that can describe such delicious wonton noodles!

……

All the talented people are sick, waiting for Zhang Fan to cure them.

This story line can be said to run through the entire izakaya, including the God's Tongue Curse of Nakiri Managi and Nakiri Erina, Tadokoro Megumi's expulsion crisis, Alice's molecular cuisine concept, and Mito Yumei's rice bowl research association incident...

Anyway!

In the eyes of many people.

Zhang Fan is indeed the "Holy Son" who saves the world. Without him, the entire culinary world will be doomed!

now.

As the late-night cooking incident continues to intensify.

The culinary world has already faced its biggest crisis and collapse.

So, when Erina learned that Zhang Fan had begun to accept the food battle challenge from the leader of the late-night chefs, she was a little surprised at first, but was very happy in the end.

Because she knew that Zhang Fan could definitely defeat them and could definitely save this decadent culinary era!

of course.

She was also very scared.

Afraid that Zhang Fan would lose and that the izakaya would go bankrupt.

……

"Zhang Fan."

"You can't lose, you absolutely can't lose!"

Finally, Erina, with mixed emotions, said to Zhang Fan with hazy eyes.

"You won't lose."

Zhang Fan heard this and just said indifferently.

The original owner, Soma Yukihira, actually had very average talent and did not have any special abilities regarding food.

But his strength lies in never giving up. No matter how much stronger you are than him, he will eventually surpass you through continuous efforts and creativity. No matter how many hundreds or thousands of times he fails, he will become more and more courageous!

Obviously, this kind of person is very scary.

Yukihira Joichiro is very talented, but his psychological quality is not strong, which indirectly affects many people.

and so.

In the original storyline.

When Soma went to face Saiba Chaoyang, Joichiro once said that he admired his son Soma's strong mentality.

Therefore, how powerful Chuang Zhen is depends entirely on the innovation in his mind, the structure of his dishes, and the number of his failed products. It can be said that Yao Wang is indeed strong inside, constantly facing his failures, and then innovating based on the experience of failure to come up with new and powerful dishes.

you could put it that way.

Chuangzhen has the lowest initial lower limit, but its growth and upper limit are definitely the highest.

His strongest point is his heart and his strong desire for knowledge, which brings him huge potential.

From this point of view, Zhang Fan is quite creative. Although his eyes are always on this small pub, he has his own principles in many things and never gives up!

But he is different from Soma.

At least in terms of talent, he is far superior to Soma.

……

Time passes slowly.

In the silent night, when the last ray of sunset glow quietly disappears below the horizon, the sky slowly ushered in the prelude to night.

At this time, a bright moon rises quietly, like the gentlest brushstroke between heaven and earth, gently embellishing the deep blue sky.

The moonlight is like fine yarn.

It falls gently, neither fast nor slow.

It is neither as bright as sunlight nor as faint as starlight.

Instead, it illuminated the road with just the right amount of tenderness. The trees, houses, and paths all appeared soft and mysterious under the caress of the moonlight, as if they were given another life!

Between the moon and the sky.

A palace of gourmet food in the world of Food Wars!

Originally, this venue was only used during food battles between the "Tetsuki Ten".

This is not only a respect for cooking skills, but also a respect for the first place winners of all generations.

Previously, during the autumn trials, Alice Nakiri, Ryo Hayama, Kurokiba Ryo, Soma Yukihira and others had a wonderful cooking showdown here!

However, half a year later, the Moon-Sky Food Contest has been reopened, and this time the food contest is related to the future of the entire culinary world.

Therefore.

Almost all Totsuki students.

Many big names, such as the curry queen Senpyo Natsume, Orie, food writer Anto Shingo, the owner of Kita Food Club, etc., also came to the scene to watch!

At the same time, Totsuki Academy will also broadcast the match between Zhang Fan and Cai Bo Chaoyang live to the entire Neon Country.

……

Take a snapper.

Then he slammed the fish hard on the chopping board and the fish fainted.

Then, you can slaughter it.

First wash it clean, then remove its internal organs.

After cutting, the sea bream was accurately divided into four large pieces. The fish bones were quickly pulled out by Cai Bo Chaoyang and completely separated.

"Ok?"

"Is this the knife skill of the leader of the late night cooks?"

at this time.

The former commander-in-chief, Nakiri Senzaemon, couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Saiba Chaoyang processing the sea bream.

The sharp knife skills and the unhesitating movements were never dragged down, as smooth as flowing water, which made people unable to take their eyes off.

"Ah?"

"Where have I seen such knife skills before?"

Leonora Nakiri, covering her mouth, also showed an expression of disbelief.

Finally, with Cai Bo Chaoyang's superb knife skills, the fish meat was cut into crystal clear sashimi.

……

You can see that although the sashimi is stacked one on top of another.

However, from the sashimi above, everyone can still clearly see the appearance of the sashimi below. It is indeed very transparent.

Since sashimi is eaten raw, it has almost nothing to do with cooking, but the test of knife skills has risen to the most rigorous level.

Ah!

There are probably dozens of types of knives related to fish processing alone.

For some special fish, such as eel, pufferfish, and tuna, there are special knives for cutting them, which is unique in the world.

however.

Cai Bo was facing the sun at this time.

His performance was enough to drive everyone crazy.

It can be seen that when he was processing various fishes, he always used a kitchen knife with a very strange shape.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Can I use the same knife to handle bream, salmon, mackerel, sea bass and so on?"

"Such a fast, sharp, domineering and ruthless knife skill!"

"Just this level of knife skills is enough to make the likes of us far behind!"

At this time, many Totsuki students who were watching the game were mesmerized by Saiba Chaoyang's exquisite knife skills.

if we assume:

What is the most beautiful knife skill in this world?

What knife skills are the best?

Then the people present would definitely answer like this: Cai Bo Chaoyang, his knife skills are the best and most powerful.

The thin fish slices appeared one by one in front of everyone's eyes. And the sound of the extremely fast kitchen knife hitting the chopping board every time was like a joyful and beautiful song, which made people exclaim in surprise.

"That... isn't my knife skills?"

Erina, who was standing next to Nakiri Senzaemon, was stunned when she looked at Saiba Chaoyang on the stage.

……

In Japanese cooking, there is a systematic method for cutting almost all the major commonly used fish.

After hundreds of years of continuous summary and optimization, it has become very mature.

Therefore, knife skills are basically one of the most important criteria for measuring a chef, especially when it comes to sashimi, where they are particularly evident.

after that.

Cai Bo Chaoyang quickly cut the puffer fish skin into thin strips!

A dish of puffer fish sashimi includes puffer fish skin, puffer fish meat, and puffer fish liver...

However, pufferfish sashimi is usually cut thinner, but the pufferfish sashimi made by Si Yingshi is unusual and cut a little thick, but this seems to make the toughness of the pufferfish meat more prominent.

"Puffer fish skin, puffer fish meat, and puffer fish liver?"

Looking at this scene, Nakiri Senzaemon couldn't help but frown and began to fall into deep thought.

Puffer fish skin.

Puffer fish meat.

Both of these are fine.

But puffer fish liver is a bit scary, after all, the toxins in this part are not easy to deal with.

If you are not careful, diners may be poisoned on the spot, and in serious cases, their lives may be in danger.

……

At last.

A plate of brightly colored sashimi platter is arranged like a landscape painting, with the front low and the back high.

A closer look revealed that among the numerous fish slices, the most eye-catching ones were the white sashimi such as sea bream and yellowtail with firm flesh. The sashimi were arranged according to their colors, with white sashimi on the left, red sashimi in the middle, and yellow sashimi on the right.

Obviously, in this sashimi platter, Cai Bo Chaoyang has pushed artistic aesthetics to a unique level.

"Huh? This is..."

Leonora Nakiri was shocked, her watery eyes filled with disbelief.

snapper.

Hairtail.

Bonito.

mackerel.

salmon.

Herring.

Yellowtail.

Salmon.

……

A rough calculation shows that there are at least 20 species of fish.

A plate of exquisite sashimi, with so many fish used, is enough to amaze everyone present!

What's even more frightening is that Cai Bo Chaoyang's knife skills have reached a superb level. Each piece of sashimi is cut into 10 grams. You should know that the size of each fish is different, and it is not easy to cut it into evenly weighted fillets.

At the same time, the meat quality of different fish is also different.

If you want to cut fish into fillets of the same weight, naturally those with soft meat should be cut thicker.

If the fish is larger in size and has firmer and harder meat, it needs to be cut thinner.

Interestingly:

Slice it thinner and put it in front.

The tender tuna and salmon red sashimi are cut into thick slices and placed at the back, like exquisite potted plants.

nice!

It's so beautiful!

White fish, red fish, yellow fish...

When each slice of fish, as thin as a cicada's wing and of different types, is arranged into a plate of exquisite sashimi stew, it shines even more under the light.

……

"Then I'll be welcome."

Leonora Nakiri withdrew her astonished gaze and started to pick up a small piece of fish with her chopsticks.

However, at this moment, Cai Bo Chaoyang stopped Leonora and said, "Wait, the sashimi chowder is not yet ready. I need to add some things."

"????"

Leonora was confused.

Such an exquisite and aesthetically pleasing sashimi chowder is actually just an unfinished semi-finished product?

Huh? No way?

Does this guy have another trump card?

While Leonora Nakiri was daydreaming, Saiba Chaoyang started to put basil leaves into the plate, and then continued to chop ginger into fine powder and slices, and soak them in ice water.

Finally, sprinkle the chopped ginger on the sashimi on the plate, place the drained Japanese ginger slices next to the fish slices, and garnish with cucumber flowers and coriander.

Such a sashimi stew presentation looks more delicate and gorgeous.

if we assume:

What is God's greatest creation that has ever been created?

Then there is no doubt that it must be Cai Bo Chaoyang’s sashimi stew.

Finally, Cai Bo Chaoyang lightly touched the elastic fish fillet with his fingers, and immediately, to everyone's astonishment, his fingers began to glow.

"Okay, it looks like this dish is done."

Caibo Chaoyang, who had his face covered the entire time, spoke silently.

……

Just by fingers.

Can you tell whether a dish is good or not by touching the ingredients?

Such behavior and such cognition naturally made the two judges, Leonora and Senzaemon, look at each other in bewilderment.

But at the moment, Zhang Fan's cooking was not finished yet, so Leonora Nakiri could only pick up a small piece of sea bream fillet and chew it slowly.

How to eat sashimi.

Generally, the colors go from light to dark, so start with the lightest and whitest sashimi on the plate.

The reason is that light-colored sashimi has a lighter taste. If you eat it in order of taste from light to strong, you don't have to worry about not being able to taste the deliciousness of the ingredients.

Generally speaking, the correct order is:

White fish, shellfish, redfin bream.

"really not bad!"

Leonora Nakiri said as she ate: "The sea bream is smooth and elastic, and the white flesh is crystal clear and round. Such an excellent color and feel can only mean that this is a top-quality sea bream."

"Yes, that's right. The texture and taste of the first bite are enough to leave a deep impression!"

Senzaemon, who was standing next to him, widened his eyes.

The next moment, his clothes burst.