Food: I was a cartoonist in Totsuki

Chapter 175 The victory of both groups

This time, there are no restrictions on ingredients and kitchen utensils. Players can use the ingredients and kitchen utensils provided by the venue, or they can bring their own.The cooking time for each round of duel is limited to three hours. At this moment, one and a half hours have passed, and the dishes for several people are already in a semi-finished state.

Especially the two people in the first group, Teruki Kuga and Toshio Shiratsu, the eel dishes they cooked already gave off a tempting aroma, and only the final cooking work was left to be completed.

After half of the cooking time passed, the judges for this alliance's food halberd slowly entered the scene. To be able to put on such a big show, it shows that these three people have a lot of background.

The reviewer this time is the internationally renowned WGO.Moreover, these three people, Tong Yu, met once during the "field study"...

First Class Executive Anne, Second Class Executive Officers Shalum and Eastvale.These three executives originally served as reviewers when the restaurant was rated by Kadozaki Taki, and now they appear on this joint review.

The appearance of the WGO executive surprised the audience. You must know that a word from these three people in front of you can determine the life or death of a restaurant.

"WGO, is that the International Food Organization? It's amazing. This is the first time I've seen it."

"Come all the way to Japan to serve as Shokuki's censor?"

"I heard that they are very strict about food."

Next to the entrance where Annie entered was the place where Tong Yu and other players rested, so Annie saw Tong Yu at a glance when she walked out.

However, Annie's eyes only stayed on Tong Yu for a moment before turning elsewhere, striding forward to the middle of the cooking area.

Since there were many supporters of the Ji regime in the audience, words such as "The Central Food Agency must win" and "Teach the rebels a lesson" would be heard from time to time.

The three executives had heard some things before coming here, so why didn't they know what the situation was like at the scene.

So, Anne spoke to everyone present and said: "Please be quiet, please don't continue to make such comments that interfere with the players. We will not make decisions that go against our original intentions just because your comments favor any one party." ???

"You're right, the benchmark for our review is the dishes after all..."

"We swear by the gods and the scriptures that today's ruling is absolutely fair. So please all players use your strength to the best of your ability."

After the three executives spoke like this, the scene became much quieter.Those students who had been brainwashed by the Ji regime and could only utter applause also temporarily stopped.

After about ten minutes, the first member of the three groups to finish was actually Toshio Shiratsu, the current eighth seat member.

"I'm done. Okay, all reviewers, please try it." Shiratsu Jurifu said and walked towards the judging table with his finished dish.

Seeing this, Rei Kawashima picked up the microphone and hosted the show excitedly, saying: "Come on, the one who attacks first is Toshio Shiratsu. What kind of Italian style eel dish is cooked by his hands?"

When Shirazu Jurifu presented the three dishes to the three judges, everyone could see clearly what kind of dishes they were.

I saw that the eel meat cut into long pieces was drizzled with red tomato juice, and next to it were two side dishes that were made into porridge with chopped corn and then grilled into a solid form.

This dish is very appetizing just by looking at it. The thick eel meat paired with the bright red tomato sauce drizzled on top is so tempting.

Moreover, the tomatoes used to make the tomato sauce are San Marzano tomatoes, which not only make the sauce mellow and aromatic, but also make it richer, so you can smell the strong tomato aroma when you come up with it.

"Please use it, this is the Italian stewed eel in tomato sauce I made!" Toshio Shiratsu said the name of this dish elegantly.

Little did he know that his elegant movements, coupled with his unsatisfactory appearance, looked a bit funny.

"Not only is it beautiful, the firm and concentrated refreshing taste of tomatoes and the richness of eel can't help but produce an indescribable mellow aroma. Well, this taste..."

"The deliciousness and fat of the eel come to you immediately, because the olive oil and tomato flavors completely bring out the uniqueness of the eel."

"Because San Marzano tomatoes are used, they have less water, so we can make tomato juice with a rich flavor. We use the combination of several spices to flexibly highlight the unique flavor of the eel."

“And with the added benefit of a perfectly grilled surface, the cooked gooey corn grits are so good, it doesn’t get any better than this!”

"The key point of this dish is that all the ingredients are closely connected with the eel, the sweetness of garlic and green onions is condensed together, and the process of removing the appropriate moisture from the tomatoes is added..."

Such a dish, even the three executives could not refuse, and even made them reach the point of "restlessness" and "climax".

Immediately following is Kuga Teruki’s cooking.

"Who is that...double chin? You're doing very well. But if you only have this strength, you won't be able to sit firmly in the eighth seat."

Although the dishes made by Toshio Shiratsu are gorgeous, his appearance is very ugly, with a big mouth, a double chin, and a big nose. Almost all the ugly spots are concentrated on him, so much so that Teruki Kuga doesn't even know his name.

"."what?"

Shiratsu Jurifu turned around suddenly and found that Teruki Kuga had already served two or three people with food in front of Annie and others.

What Kuga Teruki cooks is not a special dish. A piece of grilled eel with an attractive color is on the top. At the bottom is potatoes, carrots, green and red peppers and other ingredients mixed with a sticky sauce. At the bottom is white rice. .

It seems that what Kuga Teruki made was a bowl of eel rice.

Eel rice in Japanese cuisine is a dish where grilled eel cut into sections is sprinkled on rice. The first bowl is eaten directly...the second bowl is eaten with green onions, seaweed, wasabi and other condiments.

The third bowl is eaten with soup or sencha, etc., so you can enjoy several different dishes.

"This...is this eel rice? Why does it look like cheese risotto?"

"No matter how you look at it, it is no ordinary eel rice."

"Risotto, Kuaga Teruki is good at Chinese cuisine, right? Could it be that this cuisine is..."

At this time, Kuga Teruki smiled and said, "Yes, the name of this dish is 'unagi don'."

Rice bowl is an ancient Han snack.It belongs to the Gansu region in the northwest. It is called rice bowl in the northeast, dish-top rice in Guangdong, and in some places it is just called curry potato rice.

By analogy, the vegetables and rice are actually eaten on a plate, and the vegetables are poured on top of the rice, which is why it is called donburi.

Although there is only one word difference between "eel rice bowl" and "eel rice bowl", they are naturally different and there is a huge difference in taste.

And this dish incorporates some of the essence of what Teruki Kuga learned in the manga world.

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"You actually made the eel into a rice bowl and paired it with other ingredients?"

Annie looked at the food Kuuga was making in front of her and thought for a moment, then picked up the chopsticks and took the lead in picking up the rice and eel and slowly put them into her mouth.

Shalom and Eastvale also started with eel with rice.

The aroma of eel and rice, coupled with a little thick sauce, you can feel the strong deliciousness the moment it enters your mouth.

“The delicious taste derived from this pungent spicy taste is amazing, the rice and the aroma of the rice are integrated into one!”

"The rich texture of the cheese gives off a bright aroma, which brings out the delicious taste of the eel."

"Is the spiciness hiding behind the scenes that closely connects the two chili peppers? But this chili pepper seems to be a little special..."

When I heard this, I smiled and said: "The stone pillars are red towards the sky. The pepper I chose is a local pepper from Chongqing. This pepper has a more unique spiciness than ordinary peppers and can fully highlight the eel." It is fresh and delicious. Therefore, local people often use this kind of pepper to make dishes such as chopped pepper fish head and spicy chicken. It is one of the souls of Chongqing hot pot... In other words, my dish is also inspired by Local specialties.”

As we all know, the cuisine genre that Kuaga Teruki is good at is Chinese cuisine, especially Sichuan cuisine.

Sichuan cuisine highlights the characteristic of "spicy"207, and he has now applied this characteristic to this dish.

"And most importantly, I use the 'Kansai-style kabayaki' method to grill eel..."

The cooking method of Kansai style is different from that of Kanto. There is no "steaming" process.By steaming, the fat of the eel will melt and the meat will become soft, while kabayaki highlights the fatty aroma of the eel...

"In addition to the chili pepper called 'Shizhuchaotianhong', the numbness and aroma of green Sichuan peppercorns also enhance the flavor of the eel."

“The potatoes and carrots that serve as the side dishes of the 'top' are stewed slowly with curry. All the delicious flavors are concentrated in the thickening and poured on the rice. Then the eel absorbs enough of the delicious flavors... This is a harmonious combination of flavor and texture. As one, it’s simply unparalleled deliciousness.”

"It's really amazing. It's an innovation to be able to apply the characteristics of Sichuan cuisine to eel. The difference between the two dishes is obvious, I think you can vote."

The votes of the three judges were completely unanimous, and they collectively believed that Teruki Kuga's cooking was better than Toshio Shiratsu's.

Toshio Shiratsu didn't accept this fact at first. It wasn't until he tasted the food cooked by Kuga Teruki that he understood the gap between the two.

Whether it is the grasp of the characteristics of the ingredients, the combination of the ingredients, the heat, etc., Kuaga Teruki is far better than Shirazu Toshio.

"The deliberation is over, the winner of the first group of 1ST is... Teruki Kuga!"

After the announcement fell, various voices came from the audience, but the happiest ones were of course the people of the "Rebel Alliance".

Kuga followed the rules and won the first game with a flying start.

Immediately afterwards, there was the review of the third group, Souma Yukihira and Ning Ning of the Kingdom of Nin.

Nino Kuni Ningning, who comes from a buckwheat family, made soba noodles with a fragrant and elegant taste that was so addictive that even the three executives couldn't stop eating it.

The last soba dish was praised by Annie as "buckwheat that travels through time and space."

This title is the greatest affirmation of Nino Kuni Ningning's cuisine. However, because she was overconfident in learning the high-quality buckwheat-making skills since she was a child, she ignored the disadvantage of the cold location making it extremely difficult for the buckwheat flavor to spread. The flavor of the buckwheat she made was far inferior to usually.

Soma, who had long understood this, took advantage of this and made corresponding changes, using the form of "fried soba" to maximize the temperature and deliciousness of the buckwheat noodles, giving the reviewers the best feeling.

In other words, Chuangzhen takes into account the judges' feelings when eating, and even more considers the diners, while Ji Zhiguo Ningning just puts all the emphasis on the deliciousness of the food...

This is certainly not wrong, but it can only be said that her "heart" is not perfect yet.

The third group also ended with the Rebel Alliance winning.

The first and third groups were finished, and everyone's eyes naturally focused on the two people in the second group who had not yet begun the review.

"Aren't these two finished yet? It's been almost 2 hours."

"But it is understandable that mutton requires a lot of ingredients to cook, otherwise it will be difficult to remove the smell of mutton."

"Wait, look, Hayama Ryo has finished it."

Everyone saw Ryo Hayama delivering the dishes covered with lids in front of the three judges.

"Please use it." Ye Shanliang said calmly, still in his usual cold style.

Annie and the other three opened the lid with a trace of expectation. The moment they opened it, a scent spread around.

It seemed that because the lid was closed, all the delicious food was suppressed on the plate. After opening it, it seemed that it found a vent and burst out in an instant.

This is not the first time Ryo Hayama has used similar techniques, this is his specialty.

But the point is not the aroma, but the food under the lid.

I saw lamb ribs cut into lengths of about 6 centimeters scattered on the plate, with a bowl of thick sauce on the side.

"This is the 'Indian Tandoori Grilled Lamb Chops' I made. According to local custom, please pick up the ribs with your hands and eat them. Feel the finger-sucking deliciousness!" Ryo Hayama said to the three executives.

"Do you want to eat it with your hands? Although this is a bit rude, since it is a cooking custom, we should respect it."

"Yes, it is to make a more informed judgment after all."

Ryo Hayama had long thought about the process of eating with his hands, and deliberately exposed the bones at both ends of the lamb chops, allowing the meat to gather in the middle.

In this way, the shape of the lamb chops is somewhat like the bone-in barbecue eaten by primitive savages.