Dishes that don’t shine are not good dishes

Gathering from All Directions (Part 1)

In Huaxia, Taihang Mountains, where visitors are prohibited from entering, is deep in the dense forest that still maintains its original appearance.

Before coming here, Amakasu Touma had fantasized about the scene here, not to mention withered vines, old trees, faint crows, small bridges and flowing water, but it should also be two or three thatched huts, with smoke curling up, a misty look that a person born in this world should have. state.

But after passing through several aisles led by the tour guide of Huaxia Food Research Institute, what appeared in front of him was a villa that was not much different from the buildings in the city.

The whole body is made of reinforced concrete with a height of about three floors. The gate is adjacent to a flowing spring, and a large area around it is surrounded by fences, leaving only a passage for two or three people to walk.

Perhaps seeing Amakasu Touma’s surprise and doubts, the tour guide who was walking in front turned his head and smiled at the young man behind him, “Because of certain powers, the master prefers to live in this kind of inaccessible place.” place, but she is still a chef like us after all, or a human being, and her desire for enjoyment will not disappear.”

“What’s more, masterThe younger generations, namely Luo Tianyou Special Chef and Luo Dongyun Special Chef who work in the food research institute, also come to live temporarily from time to time. In order to facilitate the two people who are accustomed to urban life, the adults specially allowed us to expand the original thatched hut during the past sixty years. . After coming and going, the residence was transformed into what it is now. ”

While talking, the tour guide stretched out his hand. Looking in the direction he pointed, in the next second, various fruits and vegetables came into Amakasu Touma’s eyes.

“These are?!” As an in-service employee of the Gourmet Research Institute, although Amakasu Touma’s cooking skills are not excellent, he has developed a pair of good eyes because of his years of dealing with various chefs. It was also because of this that after seeing the crops that appeared in the farmland, he changed his usual indifferent appearance, his eyes widened, and his face was full of astonishment and shock.

The tour guide didn’t pay attention to Amakasu Touma’s expression. In other words, he had already anticipated the other party’s behavior from the very beginning.

“You guessed it right. These are fantasy ingredients, and unlike Jinhua ham and devil peppers, they all come from ‘over there’. They are rare varieties that could not have been planted here.”

No matter how many words are used to pile up the preciousness of fantasy ingredients, it is never an exaggeration. Among them, the difficulty in obtaining materials is on the one hand, and on the other hand, almost all types from there cannot be re-cultivated in the real world.

Vegetables, melons and fruits, animals, fish and shrimp, birds and game…

Most of the high-quality ingredients that have been registered by the Gourmet Research Institute, or have not yet been discovered, or have not been registered, have the characteristics of “south orange and north orange”. It’s not that it can’t be grafted and bred, but the final product will be genetically degraded, returning to the appearance and taste of ordinary ingredients.

It is precisely because of such restrictions that sixty years after the channel was opened, the Food Research Institute will still organize people to go to ‘over there’ to explore from time to time.

But… what’s going on with the current situation?

Amakasu Touma’s thoughts were a little confused. The three views established during the food research period were all shattered in just a few seconds. For a moment, he actually forgot his purpose of appearing here.

Fortunately, the tour guide on the side was not like this.

Walking to the door of the room, he stood still slightly, took a deep breath at the same time, and then knocked three times.

“Who is it?”

In the villa, a girl’s questioning sounded out. This was followed by the sound of slippers on the floor.

“Master Luo, it’s me, Lu Yinghua.”

Before coming, the tour guide, or the young man who called himself Lu Yinghua, naturally informed everyone in the Bai Luo family. In fact, the reason why the senior executives of Huaxia Gourmet Research chose this seventeen-year-old boy to come here is precisely because three years ago, he was killed by Luo Hao, one of the five… no, one of the six godslayers. Received as a disciple.

Don’t look at Lu Yinghua’s gentle and elegant appearance, but in Huaxia, he is also a real special chef. The reason why he is not called a special chef is actually very simple. It is similar to the situation of Xie Yunfei who is far away in Japan. He must pass the assessment, but Lu Yinghua never signed up.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to obtain a similar identity to prove himself, but that his master Luo Hao doesn’t allow it.

Using the words when the other party refused – “You are not allowed to participate in the special chef assessment until you are 30 years old or you have cooked a luminous dish!”

There are many similar examples here in Huaxia. Anyway, unlike Japan next door, Huaxia’s culinary industry has a strong foundation, and they don’t care much about the number of special chefs they have on the surface. But in this way, there will be some situations that are completely incomprehensible to the culinary circles in other regions from time to time. For example, a few years ago, an unknown third-class chef in his twenties defeated a chef in a culinary duel. A four-star special chef, according to the investigation of the Food Research Institute, the other party had been living in a corner of the mountain before, and after being pulled out by the master, he only took the lowest-level chef qualification certificate, and then because of his straightforward personality, he had a relationship with a certain chef. The passing special chefs clashed…

In short, in Huaxia, unless the strength is really at the top of the culinary world and can cook seven-star dishes, even a six-star special chef is not guaranteed to capsize.

Back to the topic.

Although he is Xiaoyun’s uncle in name, Lu Yinghua has never put on airs because he has not participated in the special chef assessment. In fact, even if he passed the assessment, he does not feel that he has not yet graduated He will be the opponent of Xiaoyun, who has all the inheritance of Bai Luo’s family.

“It’s uncle.” Accompanied by clear words, the door was pushed open.

Wearing a white Hanfu, Xiaoyun appeared in front of Amakasu Dongma and Lu Yinghua.

“Grandma is already waiting in the lobby.” The girl nodded to Lu Yinghua, then turned around and led the way ahead. During the whole process, she didn’t even look at Amakasu Touma standing beside her, as if the other party didn’t exist at all.

Amakasu Touma also obviously knew how unwelcome he was on behalf of the Kyoto Gourmet Research Institute at this time, with a wry smile on his face, he followed Lu Yinghua and Xiaoyun into the villa.

“You don’t need to take off your shoes, anyway, we’ll be leaving in a while.”

It’s strange to say that because of her tutor, even if she meets someone she doesn’t like, under normal circumstances, Xiaoyun can talk to them as calmly as possible without playing her temper. But at this moment, the girl walking in front gave people an incomparably cold feeling, like a weapon made of thousand-year-old ice, which would hurt even if touched.

It’s right to think about it, this time the feather fox incidentFor this matter, Huaxia’s high-star special chefs have already made up their minds to stay out of it, that is Xiaoyun’s grandmother Luo Hao, although he is very displeased with a certain god of disobedience who is sealed in a shrine near Kyoto, and can’t wait to defeat him immediately, But he also made up his mind and prepared to practice behind closed doors for a period of time.

As a result, just yesterday, the news that my cousin was trapped in Kyoto suddenly spread from Japan!