Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

"The next one to appear is contestant No. 290 Shiratori Iris! Everyone should be familiar with the surname Shiratori... That's right, contestant Shiratori is from the first star-rated professional ramen restaurant in the country 'Nichidori Ramen'! "

As soon as Nuonuo came up, he grandly introduced Shiratori calamus, obviously this is also one of the "important links" of the competition!

If we don't build momentum first, how will we reflect that there are "many" ramen shops in Sapporo No. 1 Ramen Street, and they also have star power?

Of course, after experiencing the previous blow from Yuanyue Academy, although Calamus is not a student of Yuanyue, the local players in Sapporo have also suffered a setback in their confidence...

You must know that at the beginning, there were probably 20 or 30 players who wanted to take advantage of "Frustrated Shiratori Iris" to take the top position, but now there are less than 10 people who still have this expectation.

At the judges' table, a master chef from Ramen Street also asked Asai: "Mr. Asai, do you think these guys can beat the girl from Shiratori's family this time?"

Except for Yuanyue's students, most of the contestants are men, which is also related to the fact that most of the heirs of "Ramen No. 1 Street" are men...

Asai heard the words and closed his eyes and said: "I have tasted the craftsmanship of that old guy Shiratori Hitori, but what his granddaughter said... I only heard him praise a few times, but I have never really tasted her ramen! Shiratori The house's signature noodle is soy sauce ramen, and the key to whether this girl can beat the crowd is also whether she can use, or inspire, the secret soy sauce made by the Shiratori family!

But with Shiratori Hidori's character, since he admires his granddaughter so much, and the excellence of 'Shiratori Soy Sauce Ramen', I think the boy from the Fujie family has the greatest chance of surpassing her. In addition, the boys from the Aso and Negishi families, There are also some opportunities, others... Hehe. "Asai said and shook his head.

"You are so confident in her?"

Asai said with deep eyes: "You don't understand... What I'm talking about is that she can 'only' use the secret soy sauce and not be held back by the secret soy sauce. If she really uses the deliciousness of the secret soy sauce, I'm afraid other people She can't be shaken! You know, Shiratori's secret soy sauce is more wonderful than Fujie's miso."

Fujie's "Miso Ramen" scored 92 points, the highest score so far!

Aso and Negishi's shio ramen and tonkotsu ramen are only 90 points...

A score of 92 means that there are two referees who gave a perfect score!

As for the two with 90 points, the shio ramen got 10 9 points, while the tonkotsu ramen got a perfect score, but also got an 8 point...

After all, the slight smell of pure tonkotsu soup is not acceptable to everyone, and Negishi himself is not surprised by this.

Because five of the judges are not professional gourmets, but other well-known master chefs in the ramen industry, it is expected that they will be inclined because of their own tastes!

"Huh? Spiritual ingredients?" Liu Maoxing's eyes suddenly moved, and he glanced in the direction of Shiratori calamus.

Before this, Liu Maoxing didn't feel that Shiratori calamus showed signs of using and possessing a kitchen heart, but after her "Shiratori Secret Soy Sauce Ramen" was filled with broth and seasoned with soy sauce, Liu Maoxing immediately felt something similar. Yu Chuxin exists!

Liu Maoxing understood that this feeling was probably due to the ingredients!

And now Liu Maoxing already knows that this kind of cooking heart that belongs to "ingredients" is called "source"...

Whether it is "source" or "cooking heart", they are fields that only top chefs can touch.

Although rare and special "spiritual ingredients" can more easily stimulate "source", but at the same time Liu Maoxing has also noticed that while "spiritual ingredients" are easy to stimulate "source", they also have flaws that are difficult to control!

For example, if the cooking method of "Shuhan Old Noodles" is inappropriate or improperly stored, there will be a peculiar smell due to the out-of-control growth of bacteria in it. For example, if the cooking method of "Giant Eel" is not suitable, the meat quality will be extremely poor, and the fishy smell will be stronger than that of ordinary eels. bigger.

The method that Nakiri Ji taught the four-person group of the "Central Gourmet Organ" just covered up all the advantages of the "Giant Eel" and its "defects" that are difficult to deal with...

In contrast, "ordinary" ingredients, although it is difficult to stimulate the "source", but as long as the cooking skills are not too bad, there will be no negative effects.

As for the limit of "Shiratori Secret Soy Sauce", Liu Maoxing is still not clear, but at this moment, Liu Maoxing does feel the existence of "Yuan". As for the nature of "Yuan", Liu Maoxing is still unable to judge.

"How is it? Does it look good? After her is me, and after me is you, hurry up and get ready!" Erina reminded Liu Maoxing, who was staring at Calamus in a daze.

"By the way, how much do you know about the secret soy sauce of Shiratori's family?" Liu Maoxing asked immediately, and it was rare that he didn't argue a few words on the question of "does it look good?"

"Soy sauce? You can smell the soy sauce by smelling it... that's right, after all, your sense of smell... can even smell Feisha!" Erina seemed to remember something again, and then she gave Liu Maoxing a look before continuing explain……

Liu Maoxing also discovered that Erina's emotions always fluctuate abnormally when facing her recently!

For example, in the past, Erina would definitely say "Your sense of smell is similar to that of Ha Shanliang", but now she suddenly uses the incident of Feishazi as an example?

"That soy sauce is indeed the key to the signature soy sauce ramen of 'Nichitori Ramen'. It is said that it is stored and fermented in a special wooden barrel of the Shiratori family, and then mixed with soy sauce that has been fermented for two years and fermented for three years. Enough for 'Shiratori Ramen'...

As for what other spices are added during the fermentation process and what kind of special environment needs to be maintained, it cannot be tasted. " Erina said.

"Huh? Could it be that the secret to the deliciousness of her ramen is soy sauce?"

"There's nothing wrong with saying that, but it's not just soy sauce... The broth of Shiratori's soy sauce ramen is a whole chicken, pig's feet, clams, shiitake mushrooms, wild vegetables, and several kinds of fungi and dried seafood. It is boiled, very... layered!"

"It's not layered, it's too confusing!" Liu Maoxing said.

"Theoretically, it is, but... it is indeed reconciled." Erina shrugged.

"Could it be that the Shiratori family also has a gene that enhances the sense of smell... No! Could it be because of the special Shiratori soy sauce?" Liu Maoxing suddenly realized.

If it is like Liu Maoxing or Ye Shanliang, who can monitor the cooking process of the broth in real time with the sense of smell, it is indeed possible to reconcile this multi-ingredient broth.

But thinking of what Erina said before, Liu Maoxing immediately realized that this may be the effect of "secret soy sauce"!

"I guess it's the same, but how to put it... You know, they even add a small amount of truffles when making the soup base with dashi, but the aroma of Shiratori soy sauce, even truffles can't hide it, and even the 'mixed' The broth becomes a 'layered' soup base, and at the same time, it also captures the taste of all the spices...that is an aroma that is difficult to describe in words." Erina finally shook her head.

Truffles grow in a special environment and cannot be artificially cultivated. At the same time, they have high medicinal value. If they are used in cooking, they are known as the three major delicacies in Europe, which are as famous as "caviar" and "foie gras". Only "soy sauce" In the eyes of most cooks, it is inconceivable that the aroma of truffles can cover up or even guide truffles.

"But it shouldn't be easy to use, right?" Liu Maoxing asked casually.

But I didn't expect that Erina actually answered...

"That's right, it should be that when using soy sauce for seasoning, the temperature control is extremely strict, and a slight omission may have the opposite effect." Erina nodded.

"Huh? Can you even taste this...?" Liu Maoxing wondered.

"Well, it was the second year when Mr. Shiratori came to taste me, Iris was dissatisfied with what I said the year before, and quietly wanted to make ramen by himself, so as to 'taunt' me, but it failed... At that time, she When I was scolded by Mr. Shiratori, I heard something like 'too young to control the temperature'." Erina recalled.

"Then how did you do it?"

I saw Erina showing a smile: "Hehe, I tasted her failure on purpose, and then reprimanded her as a 'shame of the ramen world', and charged an extra fee before I went to taste Shiratori Hitori's ramen!"

"..." Liu Maoxing finally knew the origin of Calamus' resentment.

On the other hand, the judges also praised the "soy sauce ramen" of Shiratori Iris, and the secret of "truffle" in the soup base was also tasted by Dojima Gin...

Of course, this is not a secret at all. Everyone knows what can be called a secret in "soy sauce ramen", and that is "soy sauce"!

But what is the secret, outsiders will not know.

Even the specific production process of soy sauce should only be known by Shiratori Ridori and Shiratori Iris in Shiratori's house.

This is something Liu Maoxing can't taste, just like he can't know how to preserve and proliferate "Shuhan Ramen" just because he has tasted "Sishen Seafood Eight Treasures Zhenhun Man".

"In your ramen, I feel like I'm in a storm!"

"Yes, there is a feeling of being torn apart by 'delicious'..."

"Is this the 'Nitori Secret Soy Sauce Ramen' that the founder of Nichitori Ramen improved in a typhoon?"

For a moment, the judges were affected by the "source", which seemed to be some kind of "source" reminiscent of a storm, or a typhoon!

Even a ramen chef who had been silent before suddenly jumped onto the table and shouted: "Guangfeng! Listen to my orders!"

Everyone didn't laugh at him, as if except for Liu Maoxing, no one seemed to think that the commander-in-chief's "clothes are torn" was worth complaining about...

The judges lamented the feeling after tasting this ramen, but Shiratori Iris said: "No, from the recipe, this is not just the ramen that my great-grandfather improved in the typhoon, but the ramen that the Shiratori family has passed down through generations. The result of the improvement... As for the effect, what I did is far from good enough!"

Although he said so, Shiratori Iris still smiled with satisfaction when he saw the super high score of 96 points.

"What? 96 points? True or false?"

"Except for Master Asai, Mr. Dojima, and two other gourmets, they all gave full marks?"

"Oh my god! Fujie, who was the highest before, only scored 92 points... There is such a big gap between them and the only star-rated ramen restaurant!"

"What are the guys on Ramen Street No. 1 doing? I eat ramen more than twenty times a month in vain, so please give me some credit!"

"I think it's necessary to ask for leave to go to Tokyo next week..."

After seeing Changpu's score, the audience became more excited than other contestants.

However, it obviously couldn't change the result that Calamus took the top spot with a 4-point advantage!

You must know that with a score above 90, every extra point means a big gap...

Because every extra point almost means that one of the judges gave it a full score, that is, it has reached the image of "perfect among ramen chefs under the age of 25" in the eyes of the judge!

Dojima Gin also said at this time: "Although your performance is better than the 9 points I gave several times before, it is still far from the perfect score in my heart... If you taste your ramen earlier, maybe you will have a better score than before. There will be no other 9 points!"

"Thank you for your compliment." Calamus said politely.

"Iris Shiratori from 'Nichitori Ramen' is in the lead for the time being. Next up is Nakiri Erina, a student of Totsuki Academy and one of the top ten!"

Accompanied by Nuonuo's declaration, the audience off the court was finally temporarily distracted from Shiratori Calamus's ride...

After all, it’s not the first time that a ramen chef from another region took away the championship of the youth group...Of course, it’s not uncommon for a young ramen chef from Sapporo to go to a competition in another region and end up killing all the local contestants. .

So for the locals, although the former will be depressed and the latter will be excited, but for the vast majority of people, they will not lose their emotions.

After all, although there is a sense of regional honor, the admiration for food and the worship of excellent cooks are the three main themes of this world...

As for a small number of people who lose control of their emotions, the security guards will temporarily help them control them!

On the contrary, regarding Nakiri Erina, the audience started talking about it.

"So Miss Erina is so young!"

"That's right, the legendary 'God's Tongue'... If only I had it too! There are countless chefs queuing up to cook for me without doing anything..."

"Don't dream, if you don't know that if you work hard, you will taste the taste, and you don't know what those tastes mean."

"By the way, her younger sister also appeared before? Silver-white hair...is it different from her golden hair?"

"Nakiri... is that the descendant of the Great Demon King?"

"Uncle, why do you all call that 'Nakiri Senzaemon' the Great Demon King, the Gourmet Demon King?"

Indeed, the young people in the audience pay more attention to Erina's talent of "God's Tongue" and the status of "Yuanyue Ten Heroes", while the older people are probably more concerned about "Blood Relatives of the Gourmet Demon King". care!

Although Nakiri Alice also had the surname "Nakiri" before, and Senzaemon never said that Erina was his successor, but in everyone's impression, the default sense of existence is far away. Erina, who surpassed Alice, is the descendant of Nakiri Senzaemon...

"Hey, you haven't experienced it. Fifty years ago, Totsuki Academy...or the era when the Totsuki Group began to rise! At that time, Nakiri Senzaemon, in the form of 'cooking duel', was a leader in the island country's culinary world. Even when he was only 20 years old, he dared to challenge the long-established culinary master...

Therefore, it has won the favor and capital injection of countless investors, and has also torn off a large piece of cake from the island cuisine world that has been divided up by the major schools! It is said that during that period, the Great Demon King’s culinary skills grew the fastest, so he set a record in Yuanyue Academy, which is similar to a cooking showdown, but it also emphasizes the "equal" eating halberd system. "

Some people talked about what happened back then, and Liu Maoxing also heard some sporadic things...

But they didn't care too much, or what they cared more about was that when Erina who was on the stage and Iris who was going off the stage passed by, the two really taunted each other again.

"Hehehe, is someone ready? After the competition, remember to come to Tokyo to participate in our 'Nichidori Ramen' 'Big Eater' event! When the time comes, I will make your super bowl of soy sauce ramen for you personally !” Calamus said around Erina.

"Don't worry, when you come to Yuanyue to sign up as a school cook, I will greet the people at the registration office and assign you directly to me!" Erina replied unceremoniously.

Because the judges were still waiting, and the two didn't quarrel for too long, Erina immediately put ten bowls of bright red ramen in front of the judges...

The topping is three red prawns, both head and tail, but the skin in the middle has been peeled off.

The ramen below is also faintly red, and the soup base is completely red!

"This is... Hokkaido Grape Shrimp? As expected of the Yuanyue Group, they can actually get grape shrimp at this time..." Asai recognized the prawn above at a glance.

Grape shrimp, a kind of wild shrimp that grows in the deep sea of ​​Hokkaido and Sendai, has a very small output. Almost no restaurant outside the island country can supply it regularly. Grape shrimp is more common in spring and summer, and Erina can be found in winter , it can be seen that the power of the Yuanyue Group was used!

Although some people in the branch in Hokkaido seem to be connected with the central gourmet agency, but since Dojima Gin came, it is natural to hold the scene, and it is not difficult for Erina to get grape shrimp.

"From the smell... Is it similar to the soup base of 'Tom Yum Kung' in Southeast Asia?"

"But the soup base of Tom Yum Kung Soup won't be so red?"

From the smell of ramen, the judges smelled the unique hot and sour taste of "Tom Yum Kung Soup", but this soup is obviously too red...

The spiciness of Tom Yum Kung soup comes from "Thai Pepper", which is small and spicy, and it is not seasoned with chili oil, so even if it is red, it will only be the color of shrimp oil. Ramen, the soup base is all red!

"Is this with tomato juice? It doesn't smell like..."

"Okay, let's taste it first!" Asai said.

Speaking of which, the ten judges put down their chopsticks one after another, some picked up the grape shrimp first, and some tasted the red ramen first...

Liu Maoxing, who was at the bottom, said to Calamus, who looked a little nervous: "What? You don't look as confident as you imagined?"

"...You hit on me again while Erina wasn't here!" Calamus immediately bit back after his eyes flustered a little.

Liu Maoxing had no choice but to return to the "glass cage" in embarrassment, and started to steam his fried noodles...

Not just to heat up the fried noodles, but originally this is the last step of your own fried noodles!

At this moment, Nuonuo's exclamation sounded, and after tasting Erina's "Red Soup Ramen" for a while, the ten judges immediately lowered their heads and ate it vigorously!

Liu Maoxing was not surprised by this, after all, after Erina's sense of taste was lifted, her culinary skills grew much faster than Liu Maoxing, who had fully awakened her "super taste" at the same time.

In the past, Erina was either doing things other than cooking as one of the ten heroes, or she was not serious during the preliminaries, so she didn't show much strength, and others didn't know about it. Erina can almost be called "transformation". "Culinary skills grow!

Liu Maoxing feels that this may not be just the result of progress during this period of time...

The essence of this "growth" should be that Erina's "God's Tongue" has been restrained all the time, and a part of the restrained ability finally began to burst out concentratedly!

It can be said to be a result of accumulation, or it can be said that a person who has been practicing running with sandbags tied has finally taken off the sandbags...

At this time, the increase in running speed is not the increase after the sandbags are taken off, but the speed that is usually suppressed!

Stimulated by the strong hot and sour taste, the judges were already sweating on their foreheads just after taking two bites, but at the same time they still refused to stop making the sound of "crying and spitting"...

In the island country, it used to be considered a kind of respect for the ramen master when eating ramen with a loud voice. However, in the era of "great fusion of cuisines" today, various food cultures influence each other, even if you make a sound, it will not be considered rude , but usually no one makes noise on purpose.

But now the performance of the judges is very obvious... This is not a deliberate sound!