Food: I Am A Cartoonist In Totsuki

Chapter 114: The semi-final begins

After Dojima Gin took a microphone from Kawashima Rei, she began to speak: “Hello everyone, in the semi-finals of the autumn audition, a jury of five of us will be responsible for the tasting of cooking.”

The appearance of Dojima Gin and other graduates made many students at the scene have lingering fears. These not only refer to the students of the 92nd class, but also the students of the previous class, who can’t forget the fear of being dominated by Dojima Gin in the “residential training”.

When the time came to 9 o’clock sharp, Kawashima Rei came to the middle of the cooking venue and announced loudly: “Cooking theme: Western-style main course”, the time is 3 hours. Then I announce the first group of competition, the cooking begins!

The sound of the announcement began, and there were cheers from the audience again, and words such as “representing justice and destroying Tong Yu” can still be heard…

“It’s Tong Yu, I remember the other student’s name is Ryo Hayama, right?” After Inui Hinako sat down, she realized that the two contestants were the two who impressed her the most during the “Residential Training”.

When Inui Hinako saw Tong Yu, he immediately thought of the “Bounce Turtle Soup” he made, and he still can’t forget the taste of that dish.

“I seem to have heard that Tong Yu is already an Elite Ten, and he was an ordinary student before.” Dojima Gin said suddenly.

“Yep?”

Fuyumi Mizuhara was puzzled and said, “I remember that Elite Ten don’t have to participate in the autumn trials?”

“It seems so, he should have his own ideas when he chooses to participate. And Tong Yu is not the only Elite Ten participating in the autumn audition this time.

“Is Chef Dojima talking about the granddaughter of the school commander?

“Well, this autumn audition is full of highlights.”

Dojima Gin, Fuyumi Mizuhara, and Inui Hinako chatted with gusto, but Kadozaki-ryu and Kikuchienko didn’t say a word, and both of them turned their attention to Tong Yu.

Especially Kadozaki-ryu, who looked at Tong Yu with brilliance in his eyes, seemed unwilling to miss every cooking step of Tong Yu.

“Look, Hayama is processing the ingredients!”

An abrupt voice came from the front row of the audience, and everyone followed the sound and saw that Ye Shanliang took out a chicken to deal with.

“It’s chicken, is he planning to cook chicken dishes~~?”

“And it’s not an ordinary turkey, it’s a Satsuma turkey!”

Someone in the audience could see the type of turkey that Hayama Ryo brought out.

There are three famous native chickens in Japan, namely “Nagoya Chicken”, “Hinei Chicken” and “Satsumoji Chicken”.

The three local chickens have their own characteristics, but there is no doubt that they are the best among the chickens, and the meat is extremely delicious.

The Satsuma chicken was originally a kind of ornamental fighting cock that came from the mating of chickens and military chickens in the Kagoshima area.

Because of the “fighting genes” flowing in the blood, the meat of the Satsuma chicken is tender and sweet, the proportion of water and fat is just right, and it is rich in amino acids, so it won the best prize in the major chicken cooking competitions.

Hearing the chatter in the audience, Tong Yu turned around and looked at the cooking station looking at Ye Shanliang.

“Has something changed…

Mao Yu remembered that in this game in the original book, Ye Shanliang’s main ingredient was duck, but now it was replaced by Satsuma chicken.

When Inui Hinako saw that Ryo Hayama brought out Satsuma chicken as the main ingredient, he couldn’t help squinting slightly, and said, “Satsuma chicken is a very good ingredient. Is Ryo Hayama, a spice expert, he seems to understand his advantages very well. ”

“Well, a chef’s sense of taste is a drawer of all the past flavors, which is accumulated by experience. On top of this, if his sense of smell is good enough to distinguish specific varieties of spices in a spice mix, it can be said that His cooking skills have been boosted several times.” Dojima Gin also stared at Ye Shan Liang and said.

“Sister Shiomi’s adopted son, in addition to his natural good sense of smell, he has been receiving Tōtsuki’s formal education since the first grade of the middle school. It is very likely that he will be the next Elite Ten in this first grade.” Fuyumi Mizuhara also spoke.

When he heard this, Kadozaki finally couldn’t help but said: “Why are you all optimistic about Hayama Ryo, now his opponent is Elite Ten, this black boy is definitely not an opponent!”

“Hey, are you still so direct, did you express your heart so quickly?” Inui Hinako stared at Kadozaki-ryu with a joke.

Just when Jiao Zaki was about to explode, Tong Yu’s “weird” behavior attracted everyone’s attention.

“Look, Zhang Yu took out the main ingredient, and it turned out to be fish!

“What a big fish, what kind of fish is this?”

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and some people didn’t know the type of fish that Tong Yu brought out.

I saw that the fish that Tong Yu took out from the cooking table was more than one meter long, and it was initially estimated that the weight had reached more than 10 pounds.

The body of the fish is stout, nearly cylindrical, with a round abdomen and no ventral ribs. The dorsal fin is located above the pelvic fin, and the outer edge is straight. The color of the whole body is blue-gray, and the back is darker

The well-informed Dojima Gin saw the species of the fish at a glance and said, “This is a herring!”

Herring, one of the four traditional freshwater aquaculture fish, lives in many freshwater lakes in Japan.

“It’s actually a herring, but such a big fish took out five at a time. Are you planning to let the judges have one for each person? Wouldn’t it be too wasteful?”

“It’s not a waste of money, five fish of this size would be difficult to handle.

“Wait, there’s a gas canister flamethrower next to the cooking table? Did Tong Yu use this tool before?”

“Hey, there is not only one strange prop, but also a long iron chain. What is this for?”

That’s right, there are all kinds of strange props on Tong Yu’s cooking table at this time. Gas canisters, flamingos, a few thick, big black iron chains, an earth-colored clay pot, and a lot of firewood underfoot.

In addition, there are glass jars with mixed spices

“The main ingredients are herring and iron chains. It’s difficult. Could it be that Tong Yu is going to make that dish?” Jiao Zaki suddenly realized something.

Not only Kadozaki-ryu, Jiu (obtained) I Teruki, Isshiki Satoshi, Hisako, Hōjō Miyoko who knew that Tong Yu is the author of “Zhonghua Ichiban” also guessed what Tong Yu was going to cook–Tianxiong Roasted Herring .

“But Tianxiong herring is a Chinese style, right? The theme of this showdown is a Western-style main dish. Is it to be improved?” Jiao Zaki thought to himself.

Tong Yu’s face was serious, and his hands crossed the five herrings one by one.

The super-tactile ability was deployed, and Tong Yu knew all the information about the herring’s salvage time, death time, temperature and so on.

“Excellent quality, so hurry up.

Tong Yu took out the prepared Yongling knife and first made several small slits on the backs of the five herrings, then took out the prepared oil from the small clay pot and spread it evenly on the fish, and finally picked up the iron chain to hold the five herrings firmly. Controlled on the chain.

After doing all this, Tong Yu picked up the wood under his feet that not many people noticed and came to the most open part of the cooking area.

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(To be continued..)

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