Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

Chapter 210 Transformation and growth, breaking traditional cuisine

"Exceeding 80 points?"

Everyone was dumbfounded. Comparison is harmful.

Previously, the scores were 36, 27, and 25, but the fourth contestant scored 87 points.

It can be seen from this that even if the 60 participating students have been selected by the top ten, there is still a big gap in strength.

"it is good."

"Finally it's my turn."

Yoshino Yuki confidently served the braised chicken and asked the three judges to taste it.

People who are new to the world of braised vegetables usually don’t understand the difference between braised chicken, roasted chicken and grilled chicken. They think that chicken cooked in braised water is called braised chicken.

In fact, although roasted chicken and grilled chicken also need to be brine.

However, roasted chicken and grilled chicken require oil, and the marinating time is also different.

For braised chicken, you can braise it directly without being too oily. What matters most is the penetration of the aroma of the brine.

……

Looking at it, Qian Tata Xia Ya was a little surprised to see that what the fifth contestant served was braised chicken dish.

"The ingredients used in this braised chicken dish include grass fruit, caoguo, tangerine peel, amomum villosum, cloves, cinnamon, angelica, and galangal."

"Although being able to grasp the characteristics of ingredients and the basic laws and proportions of traditional recipes is enough to make the finished product delicious."

"However, I want to conquer you with braised chicken."

“I think it’s not enough just to make a good marinade recipe.”

“The entire operating process is also extremely important.”

"Especially in terms of heat, you must first boil the stewing over high heat to remove the fishy smell and fix the color. Later, simmer over low heat for 1 hour. The slow stewing can bring out the aroma and flavor."

Yoshino Yuki said with a faint smile.

"What you're saying is that you used the eight-ingredient and Laotang motto of Tianchao Braised Sauce?"

Hearing this, the knowledgeable Qian Tu Xia Ya didn't care about the heat control of this braised chicken, but understood something about the spices.

She couldn't help but lower her head and look at the marinated chicken with its shiny skin.

As far as the ingredients in this ingredient list are concerned, I really can’t find anything lacking.

……

"Okay, let's taste it for now."

After finishing speaking, Qian Tata Xia Ya picked up the chopsticks, gently picked up a small piece of chicken, and slowly put it into his mouth.

Fan Zhongyan, a famous scholar in the Song Dynasty, once said: "If you are not a good minister, you are a good doctor."

Although the spices in a prescription are diverse, they are ultimately divided into monarch, minister, assistant, and envoy.

simply say.

Jun material determines the overall style of aroma and taste.

The minister's material complements and enhances the fragrance of the king's material.

The auxiliary ingredients are mainly based on pharmacological effects, harmonizing the medicinal properties and taste of the ingredients.

From the analysis of Yoshino Yuki's braised chicken dish, cinnamon and angelica are the main spices of this braised chicken dish, namely:

sir!

Its dosage generally accounts for 30% of the total amount of all spices

Secondly, galangal and caoguo are "minimal ingredients", and their dosage accounts for 8% of the total spices respectively.

As for the third type of "make", they are tangerine peel and amomum villosum. The dosage accounts for about 4% to 5% of the total spices.

The remaining spices at the end are all so-called "sauce"

All in all, no matter how spices are classified, there is actually one key point, and that is:

The spice soaking time should not be too long, and the optimal time is 30 to 60 minutes.

……

It melts at the entrance.

That familiar yet unfamiliar feeling.

In an instant, the judges were stunned.

"With precise heat control, the flavors of various marinades are completely integrated into the chicken."

"The taste is naturally incredible. The meat is tender and juicy, and the taste is rich and delicious. It can be called a rare braised chicken dish in the world!"

After swallowing, Qian Tuxia Ya suddenly showed a satisfied look on her face.

In the end, after some pertinent analysis, this dish also received a score that many people did not expect:

88 points!

How should I describe this score?

Although, there is still a slight 90-point gap from 2 points.

But compared to previous results that couldn't even reach 40 points, it's already pretty good.

Moreover, it is 87 point higher than Miyoko Hojo who just scored 1 points.

As a result, Yoshino is temporarily ranked first in Division B!

……

"so far so good."

"At least it can reach 80 points or above. With this kind of result, we should be able to enter the top four in the end, right?"

When she looked up and looked at the scores displayed on the screen, Yoshino Yuki, who was slightly nervous, couldn't help wiping away cold sweat.

Thinking back to the time when the cooking topic for the preliminary competition was announced to be "curry".

Then she thought:

Braised pork!

After all, there is no better delicacy than braised food. Braised food can be used as a main meal when you have a loss of appetite, or as a snack at any time.

After constant experimentation, she came up with this unusual braised chicken dish.

At first, she was a little scared, thinking that this kind of braised chicken would miss the topic and would not satisfy the appetites of the judges.

But now it seems that I am obviously worrying too much.

……

"Is it my turn?"

"I hope my bagel can also get a score of 80 or above."

Immediately afterwards, Ryoko Sakaki, another resident student at the Pole Star Dormitory, began to present her dishes.

"Huh? It's actually a bagel?" Seeing a bread similar to a donut in front of him, Chitata Ori was stunned again.

"Yes, it's a bagel with a curry flavor."

Ryoko Sakaki explained.

"Curry flavor?"

Qianhe Zhihui couldn't help but take a breath of air.

She didn't expect that these two contestants would be so smart.

You know, although the topic of this cooking is curry, as long as you think about it carefully, you can find that as long as the dish contains some ingredients of curry, it can actually meet the requirements of the topic.

Therefore, dishes such as braised chicken and bagels can also be regarded as curry dishes in a sense!

……

Bagels are often called the "treasure of the weight loss world".

The reason why it is called a treasure is because bagels are made of healthy ingredients and contain very low calories, making them especially suitable for eaters in the fat loss period.

And because the bagel has a certain toughness and chewiness, the various dishes made with bagel have a much richer texture than ordinary burgers or sandwiches. It truly achieves the goal of "everything can be sandwiched, and it can be sandwiched with anything." eat"

High-gluten flour, special curry paste, sugar, salt, fresh yeast, water, coconut milk, cheese, sesame...

Prepare these things, knead them into dough, roll them into bagels, steam them and then bake them.

Steaming makes the dough swell more than fermentation and boiling. This rapid steaming and baking method makes the bagel bread have a thinner crust and a softer texture.

At the same time, more vanilla seeds from commonly used vanilla pods are added to it.

Vanilla pod.

A very valuable spice.

Simply cut open the pods, scrape out the vanilla seeds, and stir them into the ingredients to not only enhance the flavor, but also remove the eggy smell.

Therefore, Ryoko Sakaki, who is good at fermented cooking, naturally pushed bagels to a new level!

Finally, her score came out, and it was the same as Yoshino Yuki’s braised chicken dish:

88 points.

In other words, among the 6 contestants so far.

They both tied for first place.

……

Time passes like this little by little. Soon, the results of the 30 contestants in Division B were judged and the results of the 28 contestants were determined.

Among them, the temporary first place is Tako Mi with a score of 90. His dish is Italian curry duck, and the second place is Mimasaku Subaru with a score of 89 points. His dish is a replica of Tako Mi, which is also Italian. Style duck curry.

After that, there are two girls, Yoshino Yuki and Sakaki Ryoko, both of whom scored 88 points.

Unfortunately, Miyoko Hojo is only 1 point behind and has missed the top four.

"Humph."

"No one has exceeded 90 points."

"Okay, let me, Alice, break this score!"

After finishing speaking, Alice Nakiri puffed up her chest and confidently brought out the molecular cuisine she had just completed, low-temperature molecular curry chicken.

……

Molecular gastronomy!

In comparison, it does lack a "human" flavor.

Alice, who could not understand this before, found it difficult to climb the peak, let alone see the scenery at the top clearly.

But at the izakaya, she gradually understood her own shortcomings.

Any dish, no matter how surprising, should essentially be made for people.

Although it cannot be denied that ordinary people are still mentally worried about such a science.

However, Alice Nakiri now believes even more:

Molecular Gastronomy.

It can also create happiness!

"what?"

"This...what is this?"

At this moment, looking at the dishes surrounded by smoke.

The three judges, Senta Natsuya, Ori, and Kita Shuji, were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out of their heads.

Even though they are all big names in the food industry and quite knowledgeable, the molecular cuisine in front of them still makes them feel extremely uneasy!

……

If you look closely, the low-temperature molecular curry chicken in front of you is very mysterious.

First cover it with a thermal insulation cover made of a special material. The hazy smoke inside keeps moving around, covering everything, making it impossible to see the whole dish clearly!

"It's really interesting. I have never seen such unique cuisine in my whole life!"

Withdrawing his gaze, Qian Tu Xia Ya couldn't help but get excited.

As a judge, she pays attention to the performance of every contestant on the stage from beginning to end.

What impressed her most was that, besides Tadokoro who couldn't even hold a kitchen knife, but was able to handle angler fish in the end, it was Alice Nakiri whose cooking techniques were very unique and surprising!

Occasionally, she will use some traditional cooking techniques such as knife skills, heat, etc., but it is more of a cooking process that looks like a science fiction scene.

Therefore, she has always been curious about what this kind of food made with special methods would be like.

"a little cold!"

"Is the smoke inside here liquid nitrogen?"

He stretched out his hand slightly and paused around the heat preservation cover. Suddenly, he felt an icy cold feeling, and Qian Tao Orihe seemed to have some realization.

"The focus of this dish is not on the low temperature brought by liquid nitrogen, but on the molecules."

"Forget it, no matter how much you explain, it's useless. Please let a few judges review it carefully. I believe it will bring surprises to you!"

"Ask a few judges to taste it carefully, I believe it will bring you surprises!"

It can be seen that Alice is quite satisfied with her cooking.

After all, in order to show off her strength in this autumn selection, she hid in the laboratory almost every day, conducting research and experiments.

Even her mother Leonora sometimes marvels at her perseverance and determination!

……

The words have all come to this.

Sisters Xia Ya and Zhi Hui could only look at each other in confusion before finally reaching out to lift off the heat preservation cover.

Unexpectedly, when the low-temperature curry chicken on the plate actually appeared in front of the public, everyone stood up in shock.

This dish is completely beyond the understanding of ordinary people.

For a while, no one dared to say anything, let alone taste it.

"what?"

"This...is this curry chicken?"

"It's really strange. You can roughly see the chicken, but the shape of the curry... really looks like a capsule."

The Qianhe sisters, who are familiar with all kinds of curry, looked puzzled and even more incredible at this time.

The melon-eaters in the audience also saw Alice's low-temperature molecular curry chicken dish clearly through the LCD screen suspended in mid-air.

I saw a white unknown object placed quietly on the light yellow square, like a fairyland on earth!

Such a wonder.

Cook like this.

Seriously, it’s amazing!

……

"Why are there arc-shaped flakes?"

"What ingredients is this thing made of, and what role does it play in it?"

"strangeness!"

"It's really hard to fathom."

"Could it be...a kind of decoration?"

"What is that green sauce?"

"Curry, why does it need to be in capsule form?"

According to his own opinions and understanding of curry, the more Qian Tata Xia Ya analyzed it, the more confused he became.

To be honest, as a curry queen, I failed to make a correct judgment when faced with a curry dish. It’s quite shameful to think about it!

"No, judge, those arc-shaped flakes are not decorations."

“Although molecular cuisine has always been about novelty and creativity, it is not about prevaricating and fooling around.”

"Let's put it this way, everything on this little plate cannot be just a decorative decoration, but can be eaten!"

Alice Nakiri shook her head and explained.

"What did you say?" Upon hearing this, Qian Tu Xia Ya's expression changed drastically.

Then she thought thoughtfully, quickly took a small spoon, and gently poked the chicken in the center, and she felt a strong rebound force.

This situation made her feel that this low-temperature molecular curry chicken may not be as simple as she imagined.

Finally, she couldn't wait to pick up a small bite of chicken and taste it carefully.

……

With her personally taking the lead, Ori and Kita Shuji also started their own tastings.

But just as they took their first bite, the three judges were stunned and didn't say a word.

"Is there something wrong with this dish?"

"Why are they all as stone and indifferent?"

"Even the Curry Queen was silent. I want to try Miss Alice's molecular curry..."

"Oh, is it okay?"

The judges' silence made the crowd anxious and nervous.

In the end, it was Qiantou Xia Ya who reacted first, and she couldn't help but swallow. Those bright eyes like autumn water lit up instantly, with an inexplicable joy.

"Incredible, this...this is really an incredible dish!"

(End of this chapter)