Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

The wind at night is very cool.

In a port city in the northeastern region of Neon Country, there is a hotel here.

The exquisite Japanese-style architecture can probably be regarded as "home" for many travelers who stop in this city.

The tatami room is decorated with calligraphy and paintings, flower arrangement niches, paper sliding doors and windows, and quilts...

You can enjoy delicious food in this neon space, and even take a relaxing bath to relax yourself.

And this place, which is like a fairyland on earth, is Tian Suo Hui’s hometown:

Zhuang Huiyuan!

……

At this time, there was a hazy moonlight.

It was poured into the silent courtyard, and even softly illuminated a mature woman unintentionally.

The corners of her eyes have smoothed over time, but her clear eyes are still full of passion for life and a trace of innocence.

She was wearing a dark blue kimono with exquisite patterns, which matched her blue hair very well. She also behaved elegantly and looked confident.

Every flower and grass around seemed to be deeply attracted by her temperament!

"Oh, I don't know either."

"How is Xiaomei doing at Totsuki Academy?"

Sighing, the mature woman picked up the teacup, couldn't help but take a sip, and then continued to enjoy the night view.

"Mom, I'm back."

"Uuuuuuuuuah...I really miss you!"

Suddenly, a sweet and clear voice sounded beside her.

Although she hadn't heard this voice for a long time, the mature woman looked shocked and looked back hurriedly: "Xiao Hui, are you Xiao Hui? No, it's really you. You...you went home?"

The beautiful night continues.

And Tian Suohui, who suddenly returned to her hometown, finally got her wish to see her mother!

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Zhang Fan woke up from his sleep and had no choice but to rub his eyes, lift up the quilt and get out of bed.

After tidying up and washing up, he went to the kitchen to prepare some breakfast.

Although it is now the time for the second upgrade of the izakaya, everything can still be used, but of course it is not open for business.

But as soon as he arrived at the kitchen on the first floor, Zhang Fan was slightly stunned and felt incredible.

I saw Erina wearing a pure white chef's uniform. From a distance, she looked like a piece of shiny white Hetian jade, giving people a sense of coolness, nobility, and purity. It also showed off her very well-proportioned figure!

"Zhang Fan, how did you sleep last night?"

Erina raised her head slightly, glanced at Zhang Fan, and couldn't help but greet him softly.

"You slept well, right? Why did you come to the kitchen so early in the morning?"

Zhang Fan withdrew his shocked gaze and asked.

"make breakfast."

"I...I want to make breakfast myself for...you!"

After saying that, Erina lowered her head and continued to work. If you look closely, you can find that a trace of blush slowly appeared on her delicate and pretty little face.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Fan could only smile knowingly, and then he left the kitchen in a wise manner.

……

It is said that during the Nara period, a neon snack called "Chaos" was introduced from China.

This kind of snack is a stuffed dumpling made of processed wheat flour. People put the "chaos" in the soup and eat it. After it is cooked, it is called "warm ton".

I don’t know how it developed later, but it gradually evolved into the current udon noodles!

Udon was formed in the Muromachi period and entered the homes of ordinary people in the Edo period.

After the Genroku period, Neon Kingdom began to produce soy sauce on a large scale, so eating noodles with sauce became popular.

Later, especially in modern times, various kinds of meals were developed, such as: tempura, egg udon, duck nanban udon, etc.

In short, until now, udon is still a neon popular food.

As for Erina Nakiri now, what she wants to make for breakfast is udon cooking.

But I saw that she actually turned on two stoves at the same time. On one side, she cooked udon noodles, and on the other side, she added 1 tablespoon of salt and a few drops of oil to the water, blanch okra and egg yolk, and just blanch the okra.

Take another egg, put it in the pot with a thin slotted spoon and cook until it is semi-solidified.

Then, scoop up the udon noodles, put them in the same bowl with okra and half-boiled eggs, and finally top them with the prepared dipping sauce.

Such a mediocre breakfast udon is complete.

……

If you look closely, each udon noodle is about 4.8 mm in diameter.

It is about the same thickness as the tip of a chopstick, and after cooking it emits a gentle light like white jade.

As for the soup, it is very clear. When ordinary people see this kind of soup, they will think it is a simple noodle soup with some soy sauce.

But Zhang Fan just sniffed it with his nose and instantly knew that this clear soup base was originally made from bonito, sardines, herring and other types of bonito flowers and kelp.

"Is this all for breakfast?"

Looking back, Zhang Fan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked.

"Well, originally I wanted to make some Western-style bread, sandwiches, and toasted waffles, but the izakaya couldn't make it with the ingredients available, so I had to make some udon noodles!"

Nakiri Erina kept intertwining her ten fingers, and her eyes were looking around without any focus.

It could be seen that she was a little nervous.

He was also very afraid that Zhang Fan would be dissatisfied with the breakfast he made.

It’s surprising to think about it. As a tsundere girl with the talent of God’s Tongue, Erina’s strength can even amaze a Totsuki monster like Dojima Gin.

As a result, she behaved submissively in front of the owner of this izakaya.

After thinking about it, it may be due to the suppression of ability. After all, who can conquer the God's Tongue with Zhang Fan's cooking?

Of course, it is also possible that she rarely cooks food for Zhang Fan to taste.

No, it's not "rarely", but "first time", so when facing the most important "first time" in life, nervousness and fear are definitely inevitable.

"Haha, the udon noodles are pretty good too."

"If anyone knew, I would be able to taste the dishes made by this noble lady like you in my life, how envious would I be?"

Zhang Fan joked as he picked up a bowl of steaming udon noodles.

"Of course, there are many people in this world who dream of eating the food I cook."

Hearing this, Erina's arrogant energy suddenly appeared again.

"Hey, I'm kidding you. Do you really dare to raise your tail to the sky?"

Seeing Erina looking so cute, Zhang Fan almost couldn't hold back his smile.

"Hey!" "You're making fun of me again, right?"

When Erina heard this, she was so embarrassed that she hurriedly patted the table and pouted.

"Okay, okay, I'm not kidding you, I have to eat this bowl of udon quickly, otherwise it will be burnt later!"

After saying that, Zhang Fan picked up the udon noodles with chopsticks and slurped them into his mouth.

……

The chewiness seems to be deeply integrated into the noodles, flawless and just right.

Udon is very thick, each piece is very chewy and elastic, and has the aroma of wheat every time you chew it in your mouth.

Indeed, if you are an ordinary person, if you can eat such udon noodles in your life, you will definitely feel like the "God of Udon" in your heart!

wonderful!

It’s really wonderful!

And, besides the texture and taste of the noodles are just perfect.

It is worth mentioning that it is also worth dipping into the sauce.

Since bonito, sardines, herring and other types of bonito flowers and kombu are used, the dipping sauce has a particularly rich fish flavor.

There is no need for anything else at all, just the dipping sauce is delicious enough.

This is really using its own strength to prove how delicious a bowl of udon noodles without anything else can be.

After that, I drank the soup again. The taste was not as thick as ramen soup, but had a light seafood stock flavor and a hint of sweetness.

Overall, this bowl of udon noodles made Zhang Fan feel a bit like plain-cut chicken:

Seasoning is simple, try to keep the original flavor.

……

At this time, Zhang Fan, who was thinking about it carefully, was actually a little intoxicated.

Although he rarely tastes Erina's cooking, according to the plot of the original work, he can get a glimpse of her cooking, which often gives people a particularly noble and amazing feeling.

Just like her background, her talents, and her talents, they are always out of reach!

This is clearly reflected in the selection of ingredients. The ingredients she uses are often high-end, exquisite, noble and rare.

As for low-priced civilian ingredients, she dislikes them very much.

Perhaps for her, the most used word in her life dictionary is:

perfect!

But excessive pursuit of perfection will naturally create a sense of distance.

It's like an eagle trying to spread its wings and fly very high with its own power, conquering the sky and showing its dominance to all birds!

However, from the perspective of a bird standing at the bottom.

This eagle also became smaller and smaller, and in the end it was too far away and too high to be seen clearly.

Erina herself will never be able to think about the essence of cooking from the perspective of a diner like Tadokoro.

Therefore, Zhang Fan's initial impression of her cooking was that she was just "self-entertaining" like Teruki Kuga, Ikumei Mito, Ritsou Kobayashi, etc.

But the bowl of udon noodles in front of him allowed Zhang Fan to see her growth!

Perhaps because this bowl of udon dish was made by Erina for Zhang Fan, it was inevitable that during the making process, she would be willing to think and change from Zhang Fan's perspective.

But no matter what, Erina has been transformed by being able to cook from the perspective of others.

……

"How is it? Is my udon dish not delicious?"

Seeing that Zhang Fan didn't speak for a long time and kept his eyes closed in deep thought, Erina became more and more restless and asked nervously and expectantly.

"Erina, your cooking is good, it's really delicious."

Opening his eyes, Zhang Fan continued to take a bite, and then smiled at Nakiri Erina.

"what?"

"This one……"

"I just did a few random things. I can't tell you how elegant and refined it is..."

"Because I was too lazy to cook this kind of udon dish in the past. I thought that you would dislike such a cheap dish, but I didn't expect that you would actually find it delicious!"

After learning that his cooking was actually approved by Zhang Fan.

At this time, Nakiri Erina was inevitably a little excited. Her beautiful eyes were sparkling, and she looked a little shy under the dim light.

She started to hold her chin up with both hands, her eyes seemed to be fixed by 502 glue and couldn't leave Zhang Fan. Then when I saw him eating udon one bite after another, my heart beat faster.

She had never experienced this feeling of cooking for a loved one before.

But now, she can probably feel it, right?

“Although the ingredients are simple, the taste is always surprising.”

"Erina, there are indeed infinite possibilities for you."

Zhang Fan smiled again.

Afterwards, he continued to eat the extremely delicious udon noodles under the watchful eyes of Erina Nakiri.

Erina, who was already absent-minded, didn't hear clearly what Zhang Fan was saying. She just felt that her current mood was really pleasant, really happy!

……

The curse of God's Tongue can indeed make life worse than death.

But this ability is indeed more detailed and precise than ordinary people for analyzing and controlling the taste of each dish.

In fact, in the previous plot of the original work, Erina had very few opportunities to appear. During the residential training activities, her performance was even more low-key than Soma and Alice.

When it came to the autumn trials, as a top ten player, she was almost offline.

Therefore, her own cooking skills are rarely displayed in front of everyone. Of course, considering that until the Red Leaf Hunting Conference, the group of ten heroes basically did not show up, and they still maintained a "mysterious" color in front of the students.

Therefore, it is reasonable that Erina has few opportunities to appear.

Even so, in the entire Totsuki Academy, almost no one dared to look down upon her, even the top ten who held higher positions than her.

The reason why people fear her is because she has the power of God's Tongue.

Under the influence of this ability, her cooking speed and proficiency are far superior to everyone else.

Yukihira Soma, who often plays pranks like his father at Yukihira's restaurant, has studied the effects of octopus legs and peanut butter for many years.

The result has always been at the level of "dark cuisine", and the food produced is purely disgusting to diners.

But after Erina knew about this magical combination, she was able to evolve it immediately.

This combination directly turned into a common dish of parent-child rice bowl, and then relied on this kind of cooking to instantly kill the top ten combinations of Si Yingshi and Kobayashi Ringtong!

Tell the truth.

Such strength.

Not to mention Joichiro, Dojima Gin and Soma, even Zhang Fan thought it was awesome!

Therefore, in his eyes, Nakiri Erina is indeed a rare genius in this world.

If nothing else happens, apart from myself, I am afraid that no other chef will be able to defeat her in the future.

After all, if you want to win her, you can only work hard on the theory and creativity of cooking, and it can only appear for the first time. If she, Erina, tastes it with the tongue of God, it will completely fail! (End of chapter)