Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

Chapter 116: Chapelle’s smile, the true nature of Tadokoro’s cuisine

time.

Come to the review stage.

All the freshmen present completed the cooking, and after being reviewed by Schaper, each received a score.

If you look closely, you can see that the sweet red wine is completely absorbed by the beef.

After enjoying the "sauna steaming" for more than an hour, the fat from the beef melted into the vegetables. The meat was soft and tender, and the mellow fragrance was enough to make people intoxicated...

Afterwards, Chapel slowly opened his eyes.

With his sharp eyes, he looked at the last freshman, Tasokoroe, and said, "You seem to have changed a lot of the recipes I provided!"

"Is my cooking that bad in your eyes? Or..."

"You want to challenge my authority?"

The last words made Tazoe feel timid and tremble all over.

But she gritted her teeth and mustered up the courage to reply: "No, Lecturer Chapel, I didn't mean to challenge you."

"I just think that Burgundy red wine beef stew is a local cuisine from the French countryside."

"Then when it comes to some ingredients and methods, it's best to retain some original ideas and principles!"

"That is to say, in my eyes, the real thing about a dish is that it should be improved without destroying its original taste."

"Ok!"

"You think so?"

Chapel, after listening to Tian Moshi's explanation, did not show any expression, but asked calmly.

But he looked at Tian Suohui as if he was frightened, and he didn't dare to answer his question anymore.

In desperation, he didn't say anything more, but lowered his head and observed the food.

……

Then, sharp-eyed Schaper.

As if he thought of something, he quickly picked up the knife and gently pressed the beef!

With a "pop" sound, the soup inside the beef splashed out instantly due to external pressure.

The whole piece of beef sank quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then emitted a richer meat aroma.

"So soft! How could this beef... be stewed so soft?"

"I remember that you encountered some problems halfway through. Did you successfully solve all those problems?"

"And what's the matter with the meat quality of this beef? It takes 2 hours of stewing time to make it so soft..."

At this time, Chapelle hadn't tasted it yet, but he had an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

I always feel that the cooking done by this new student in front of me may be far beyond his level!

Finally, with complicated thoughts, he hurriedly cut a small piece of beef with a knife and fork, and couldn't wait to taste it.

……

When it comes to delicious food, everyone can tell a lot.

But if a group of people discuss this topic, they are likely to become red-faced.

Therefore, I often feel that the encounter between food and people is actually the same as the encounter between people, and it is also about fate.

"Burgundy."

"That damn place is terrible!"

This was the truest thought in Chapelle's heart when he was a child living in the Burgundy region of France.

He has shown great talent in cooking since he was a child, and he became a famous chef in the French cuisine world at a young age.

Later, he was hired by Totsuki Academy as a lecturer.From then on, far away from home, he gradually understood that the place where he lived as a child was always the best holy land!
Every plant and tree in Burgundy, as well as the undulating mountains far and near, as well as the beautiful pictures composed of matsutake, cheese, snails and other delicacies, whenever he recalled it, he always had an unforgettable emotion!
Many times, he would try to cook dishes from his hometown.

But maybe his mentality has changed, or maybe he has gradually forgotten the taste of his hometown.

No matter how hard he tried, or how many times he cooked it, he could never recreate the taste of the past.At the same time, I can no longer find the feeling that one bite can warm my whole body and make me "smile"!

……

Upon entering, there was a "puff, puff, puff" sound immediately.

That is the sound made by the beef spreading easily in the mouth along the texture!

And every ounce of soup that overflows is permeated with the fragrant aroma of wine.

Enjoy it with the potatoes and mushrooms that have absorbed the rich sauce. The red wine sauce penetrates into every inch of the meat.

The solid meat texture and the slightly sour taste of wine are constantly blending together, bringing a strange kind of satisfaction!

At this moment, just close your eyes and feel it with your heart, you can imagine the beautiful vineyards and pastoral French style.

The soup is rich, the beef is tender and flavourful, and the flavors of all the ingredients can be fully integrated to complement each other.

As a result, Chapelle's chewing movements slowed down, and he began to slowly, slowly, feel the mellow taste of the beef being completely crushed in his mouth and then gradually dissipating.

"Ok?"

"This taste..."

After swallowing, Chapel's eyes showed shock.

Immediately, he hurriedly cut another small piece of beef and tasted it carefully.

As soon as he bit into the beef with his teeth, every cell in his body started to stir.

Yes!

It's the taste.

It was the taste of beef stew in red wine that he tasted when he was a child!

Gradually, he remembered the pictures of his hometown.

The first is the gentler slope, where many grapes are planted and there are many vineyards.

There are no fences or boundaries as far as the eye can see, just rolling green vineyards and an occasional house.

And the beautiful pastoral scenery made Chapel begin to feel happy at this time.

After all, the beauty of Burgundy is neither stunning nor thrilling, only the warm daily life and the little things that can touch the heartstrings, which are indescribable!
It all started with that red wine beef stew.

……

"Hahaha!"

"I found it, I finally found it!"

"This kind of Burgundy red wine beef stew is what I have been pursuing all my life!"

After recovering from the artistic conception, Chapel could not help but grinning slightly.

In the end, he couldn't hide his inner joy at all and burst into laughter.

A chef who was called "the chef who never smiles" could not help but smile happily because he tasted the taste of his hometown at this moment.

Then, regardless of the reaction and gaze of Tian Moshi next to him.

He continued one bite after another, finishing the entire plate of beef stew in red wine, and was stunned to finish it all.

Even if there was a little bit of gravy left on the plate, he ate it up with mashed potatoes as a side dish!

Obviously, this French dish.

Tadokoro successfully embodied the essence and deeply moved Chapelle!
(End of this chapter)