Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

Chapter 166 There are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people.

I was on the phone for more than an hour.

Then, in a moment of reluctance, Alice hung up the phone and refocused her energy on developing new dishes.

Fixing water is a very "cool" thing in itself.

The simplest way is to freeze the water, but how to fix the water above the freezing point, for example, 15°C?

Think jelly, and the popping beads of popping milk tea.

Just use two different methods to completely stop the flow of water!

It should be said that the gelation phenomenon and spheroidization technology are driving the revolution of molecular cuisine.

The principle of making caviar from water juice is almost exactly the same as "fixing" water.

……

"It still doesn't work. It seems that Zhang Fan is right."

“Molecular cuisine mostly only focuses on technical aspects, often ignoring the essence that food should be based on taste.”

"Yeah, I'm so stupid."

“Caviar made from water juice, no matter how it is made, will always retain its fruity flavor.”

"And if in a cooking showdown, my opponent uses real caviar, then what's the point of my fake cooking?"

"Oh, is it true that my cooking will be stepped on by Erina for the rest of my life?"

"Zhang Fan, if you use other ingredients to make caviar, how would you do it?"

Looking at these unsatisfactory failed works in front of her, Alice Nakiri only felt physically and mentally tired, and she felt increasingly confused.

"Alice, you are in a hurry to create new dishes just after you come back?"

"Although Yuanyue is a place with cruel competition, you should also need to balance work and rest~"

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded behind her, which reminded Alice of her days in Northern Europe, where she was often preached like this by her mother,

So, she frowned slightly and replied impatiently: "I know, can you please leave me alone, Mom! Huh? Is it really..."

Alice, who seemed to have thought of something, slowly turned around.

The person standing behind her was indeed her mother, Leonora Nakiri.

The long silver hair that flows like catkins adds a bit of charm to this mature woman who is over thirty years old.

Her skin is as oily and fair as milk, with a gentle smile on her face. Her noble and elegant temperament, as well as her exotic beauty, often make people intoxicated!

"Alice, are you surprised to see me?"

Seeing her daughter whose eyes were about to pop out, Leonora couldn't help but chuckle.

"Mom, why are you here? Isn't it right? Could it be that you returned to Yuanyue early for the autumn selection?"

Alice, surprised and delighted.

"Well, I know your situation here, so I can't help but worry!"

Leonora, said this.

After hearing this, Alice felt a little moved and rushed over to lie in her arms: "Mom, as expected, the person who loves me the most in this world has to be you!"

"Okay, first tell me everything about your stay in Yuanyue, including accommodation and training."

Looking at the daughter in her arms, Leonora could not help but show a doting expression, and then she spoke again.

"Mom, you don't know..."

Time passed like this little by little, and the sky gradually became darker.

At this time, Leonora, who was listening intently, suddenly asked: "Where is the izakaya? Why haven't I heard you talk about what happened there?"

"Zhang Fan's izakaya?" Alice was stunned for a moment, then blushed slightly: "There's not much to say. After all, I've only been there twice since the beginning of the school year."

"Only twice? I thought you kept praising him on the phone because you have a close relationship with him!"

When Leonora heard this, she understood something.

"Mom, it's nothing."

"I only met him once, so I can't say we had that kind of relationship."

Alice's face turned red instantly.

"Haha, it's always hard to explain things clearly about relationships. Sometimes even a one-sided relationship is enough to make you fall deeply into it."

"Actually, I went to an izakaya two days ago. The owner, Zhang Fan, is indeed as you said, a very charming man with extremely superb cooking skills."

"To be honest, if he could make me 20 years younger, maybe I wouldn't be able to control myself because of him!"

After saying that, Leonora's heart also fluttered slightly.

"Right now, I just want to improve my cooking skills and win the championship in the autumn competition, so... I don't have the mood or time to fall in love."

When Alice heard this, she began to say guiltily.

There was a moment of hesitation in her voice, and Zhang Fan actually appeared in her mind.

"Okay, okay, it just so happens that you and my daughter are reunited, why don't we go to Zhang Fan's izakaya for a meal together?"

Alice's expression was noticed by Leonora, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she suddenly missed Zhang Fan's cooking.

"That's fine. Thinking about it, I haven't been there for a long time."

Alice nodded and responded.

……

A good bowl of ramen represents all the good things in life.

This sentence is said by the film director Juzo Itami, and it is also the voice of the vast majority of people in Neon Country.

At this time, in the Jokusei dormitory, Yukihira Soma poured out the thick black garlic pork bone soup and noodles separately, and finally stacked a large piece of thick grilled barbecued pork on the noodles.

"Senpai, this is Yukihei Nitōryu: Sauce Noodles!"

The name of the dish was still the second best, but as a judge, Isekhui behaved unusually calmly.

Different from soup noodles, the soup base and noodles are separated. When eating, the noodles are dipped in the soup and eaten. This way of eating is not afraid of the soup scalding your mouth, but also retains the elasticity of the noodles. Therefore, it is popular in Neon It was very popular in the country.

If you look closely, you will see the fermented Kinjo Tamago noodles, the tonkotsu and bonito soup that is cooked under high pressure for one hour, and the ingredients of black garlic and bamboo shoots. It gives the impression that a lot of care has been taken!

Involuntarily, Isekhui looked away, and quickly picked up the noodles with chopsticks, dipped them in the black garlic tonkotsu soup, and slurped and tasted them.

Taking a closer look, the temperature of the soup is not as warm as expected. So when the noodles are dipped in the soup, it's like soaking stiff limbs in low-temperature water. I don't think anything has changed, and the texture of the noodles is still a bit hard.

But it was precisely this strange feeling that made Yisehui a little intoxicated.

Then, he took a piece of barbecued pork and a piece of pork belly into his mouth.

The thick barbecued pork is big enough, and the meat is firm when you bite it, but it's not very spicy. The pork belly is a bit sweeter in terms of seasoning, a bit like braised pork, but it obviously has a light wine flavor.

Finally, there is the flavor of bamboo shoots, which is very pungent.

Fortunately, the black garlic neutralizes it, making the flavor of the whole bowl of noodles more harmonious.

“Objectively speaking, I can tell that the soup is made with enough ingredients, including pig, bonito, kombu, and even chicken, so that the soup has a very thick taste but the seasoning is very light, and it does not feel too salty. Very sweet!”

"But the so-called thickness still feels unreal when you eat it."

"I think if compared with the clearness of Tianchao Lanzhou Beef Ramen, this bowl of noodles with sauce is very heavy." After swallowing, Isekhui slowly opened his eyes, and then thought about it carefully, and began to analyze. .

"Senior, what is your evaluation..." Chuangzhen couldn't help but ask expectantly after hearing this.

"Compared to before the residential training activities, I have indeed made a lot of progress." Isekhui nodded and praised without thinking.

……

Add the prepared laksa paste and coconut milk to the shrimp shell soup, stir evenly and bring to a boil.

Add the shrimp, ramen noodles, and fried tofu, simmer over low heat for 5 minutes, place the bean sprouts at the bottom of the bowl, pour over the soup noodles, and cook with the residual heat.

Finally, put boiled eggs and fish cakes on the soup surface and it is ready to eat.

"It's really amazing. As expected of Zaiha. No, no, no, I should call you Yukihira-senpai. Your cooking is still outstanding as always!"

After looking at the ramen made by Joichiro, Isshiki Kei said with a smile on his face.

"Well, this is laksa noodles."

"Just for the spices in the soup, I used a total of 18 kinds."

Joichiro shrugged and smiled.

"18 spices?"

"All in one bowl of ramen?"

"Dad, if you use so many spices, won't they affect the aroma of other ingredients?"

On the side, Soma was in disbelief. After all, in his knowledge, there was no bowl of ramen that required so many spices.

However, in the face of his doubts, Joichiro just smiled and said nothing, without explaining.

Then, knowing that this bowl of ramen might be far beyond his imagination, Issekhui couldn't wait to pick up a chopstick and take a big mouthful.

……

Although the noodles have been soaked in rich soup, they don't feel soaked when you slurp them into your mouth.

Even the taste is still smooth, chewy and elastic.

The chewy shredded chicken, the crispy bean sprouts, the soft egg skin, and the combination of several ingredients have no sense of disharmony, and the taste is very rich.

So much so that after sucking it into your mouth, you can't help but taste it carefully.

acid.

sweet.

salty.

hot.

fresh.

At first taste, the flavor is really complex.

The slippery noodles and rich soup make it feel like a complete army every time it is in your mouth. It is impeccable, but when you taste it carefully, it has a tongue-twisting flavor.

At the same time, under the sour and spicy appearance, there is a salty softness and the flavor of coconut milk.

“It’s strange, the soup uses 18 kinds of spices, but why doesn’t it always taste strong?”

After swallowing it, Yisekhui was inevitably stunned.

"Coconut milk, I added coconut milk to it." Joichiro explained.

"Huh? Coconut milk?"

Ise Hui still felt puzzled.

"Coconut milk plays the role of peacemaker in this bowl of ramen."

“It’s important to balance the spices without letting one flavor overpower the other.”

“Because of the blending of coconut milk, laksa noodles taste rich and mellow. Let’s put it this way, before you taste laksa yourself, it’s hard to imagine what a dozen spices mixed in the soup base taste like. .”

“When I was traveling in Southeast Asia, I saw that local laksa cuisine often uses coconut milk to neutralize the pungent taste of various spices.”

"I see, so this is Japanese cuisine, but does it also have Chinese ingredients and Southeast Asian flavors?"

Hearing this, Yisekhui was even more surprised.

It is obvious that Yukihira Joichiro's cuisine is always complex but also highly inclusive, which is really intimidating!

As for the father and son's ramen cooking, it has long been known who is superior and who is inferior.

Therefore, Yise Hui directly announced the judging results of this cooking competition: "Chongzhen, you are indeed not as good as your father!"

……

"Hahaha...Chongzhen, in this case, including this cooking competition, you have lost a total of 499 games to me."

At this time, knowing that he had won his son Soma again, Yukihira Joichiro couldn't help but reach out and pat him on the shoulder without forgetting to mock him.

Soma, who lost again, said with a depressed face: "Dad, you are better at cooking than me, but your memory is far worse than mine. Counting this game, you have only played 498 games."

"It's only one game away. Next time you just need to lose to me again to achieve it, right?"

Seeing Souma's appearance, Joichiro laughed even more.

I remember that when he was at Yukihira's restaurant, he would often cook dishes with his son Soma and then let the diners judge them.

Of course, no matter which diner it is, or which competition it is, the result is that his food is better!

Through this method of cooking duel, Chuangzhen continues to grow at an unusual speed. After all, he can learn from each failure and make improvements. This is his strongest weapon.

Although he has lost a total of 498 games, Chuangzhen does not feel lost or desperate.

On the contrary, he has already begun to deduce in his mind what is so good about his father Joichiro's cooking.

This can explain why Soma did not fall after the incident of the Donburi Research Association.

After all, he has experienced the word "failure" many times since he was a child.

In other words, there has never been anyone, and there has never been a dish that can easily defeat him!

……

"Senior, I really didn't expect that."

"You and our roommate Yukihira Soma are father and son. I didn't expect that you even changed your last name."

"But your ramen cooking this time is still an eye-opener for me."

"To be honest, with my strength, I can't taste all 18 spices. I only remember red pepper, capers, tamarind, tamarind, lemongrass, vanilla..."

"The soup also has a strong scent of lemongrass. I'm not familiar with other spices, so it's hard to describe it."

"At your level, I don't think anyone can surpass you in terms of seasoning."

Isekui himself is the seventh among the Ten Elites and has considerable strength, so he especially understands the gap between father and son Soma and Joichiro.

At the same time, he also knew very well that this senior who was once in the same class as Dojima Gin was far more complicated than he imagined!

"Yise Hui, there is an old saying in the Celestial Dynasty that there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people."

"The biggest feature of my cuisine now is that it can bring together characteristics from all over the world, but that's just because I have been wandering around for many years, witnessed and learned the cuisine of many places, and then I can take the essence and integrate it!"

"The person who is truly a master in the culinary world is..."

"That bartender Zhang from the bar!"

(End of this chapter)