Food: I was a cartoonist in Totsuki

The three executives easily held the mutton chops in their hands. When they sniffed the mutton chops up close, they couldn't stand the aroma that penetrated their noses.

"Just by putting it to my mouth, the aroma of spices makes my body numb with stimulation, and my consciousness actually becomes weak..."

Annie was surprised in her heart, and then took a bite of the mutton chop.

The moment you bite it, your consciousness explodes with the delicious taste of many spices.

"This...such deliciousness!" Annie exclaimed, her whole body in a state of bursting clothes.

"The peculiar smell of mutton has long since disappeared in the combination of many spices, and what remains is the unique flavor of mutton. This flavor and spices are mixed to form a wonderful taste. The multi-layered and complex structure of delicious food creates a wonderful layering."

"Well, the mutton is made with Kaijun stuffing, mixed with various spices and tandoori sauce, and finally wrapped in a thick batter and deep-fried... This thick feeling, the satisfying feeling after one bite, The more you chew, the delicious taste of the mutton spreads in your mouth like a roaring wave..."

“The last thing is this sauce, which is a sauce made of lamb bone broth and various spices. When eaten with the lamb chops, the taste is taken to a whole new level!”

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Chapter 177 1st·bout won a big victory

Ryo Hayama's knowledge of spices has reached a powerful level. The moment he got the ingredients, his mind pictured the perfect golden ratio for using mutton.This is also the result he pursues through scientific theoretical analysis on the relationship between fragrance and deliciousness.If you want to use a metaphor, this dish is like an impenetrable fortress with iron walls and copper walls.

Annie praised in her heart, while the blush on her face caused by the delicious food has not faded away.

"It's hard to believe that a student can actually use spices to such an extent. It's really good. Hayama Ryo, your dishes are very good." After tasting, Shalum praised Hayama Ryo again.

Being able to receive direct praise from the executive officer of WGO, even the members of the two groups just now, has never done so before, which is enough to show the strength of Ryo Hayama...or that his cuisine gave the judges a strong and delicious impact.

In response to this, a group of people from the central food agency also became proud, thinking that they had just lost two groups, and this last group should have won anyway, right?

Just when Ryo Hayama was about to immerse himself in victory, a strong fragrance made him look up suddenly.

There's nothing wrong with it, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. This is the perfect aroma that can only be emitted by mixing spices and various ingredients.

However, the aroma was not from his dish. He immediately turned around and saw that Ryoko Sakaki had finished her cooking and was walking towards the judging table step by step with the food in both hands.

"A whole stone pot? In addition to sliced ​​mutton, there are also various vegetables...-"

"Wait...wait a minute, isn't her dish just Ishikari hot pot?"

Ishikari hot pot is a representative local dish in Hokkaido. The original ingredient is to use the salmon that has traveled upstream to spawn from head to tail. This dish is derived from the Ishikari River, which is rich in salmon. name.

In the Obihiro area, the same dish is called "Tokachi Nabe".The method is to cut the salmon into pieces, and stew it with vegetables, tofu, konjac, etc., seasoned with seaweed broth and miso.

The vegetables used are potatoes and cabbage produced in Hokkaido, and the seafood and local fresh produce can fully taste the flavor of Hokkaido.

But the protagonist here is no longer salmon, but lamb.

"Actually, mutton is presented in the form of Hokkaido Ishikari hot pot? If the mutton smell is not handled well, it will spread to all the ingredients in the entire stone pot!"

"Yes, if you make the slightest mistake, unnecessary odors and sheep odor will appear. This improvement is extremely challenging!"

The three executives were also very aware of this, and they fell into slight contemplation while looking at the steaming Ishikari pot in front of them.

The processing of mutton is much more difficult than that of pork, beef, duck, and chicken, because it has a particularly unpleasant smell that is difficult to swallow. Everyone calls it mutton smell.

The mutton smell is actually caused by the sheep’s special digestive system.Because sheep are ruminants, their stomachs contain a large number of microorganisms. During the process of digesting lipids, some volatile fatty acids will be produced and integrated into the sheep's fat, forming a mutton smell.But some people say that the greater the smell, the better the quality of the mutton.

Just take a sip of the soup and you will know whether it has removed the odor and whether the dish is a success.

Thinking of this, Annie picked up the spoon and put a spoonful of soup into her mouth first, blowing on it gently before putting it in her mouth.

This action also aroused the nervousness of everyone in Jiexingliao, and the success or failure of Sakaki Ryoko's cuisine was also at this moment.

Well?

The moment Annie put the soup into her mouth, the scene in front of her also changed.

Looking down, I saw that she had put on a woolen coat, and her whole body had transformed into a little lamb, and then she was nestled in the arms of a large, flawless white sheep.

This...this is the soft and pure feeling!

"The mutton smell is completely removed, and the infinitely extending mellow feeling is like the feeling of security when being hugged by a mother..."

When Annie said this, Shalum and Eastvale also let out delicious exclamations.

“The base soup is a combination of mutton bone stock and kelp stock. The mellow taste of the mutton itself is perfectly combined. For kaiseki cuisine that eliminates the roughness, the combination of the two soup bases greatly improves the quality. tasty!"

"How...how do I describe it? Just taking a sip of the soup and not even tasting the ingredients of the Ishikari pot already gave me a huge shock all over my body..."

The three executives reacted like this just after taking a sip of the Ishikari hotpot soup. Can anyone imagine what it would be like if they tasted the main ingredient, mutton, and side dishes?

"Then... now let's try this lamb and side dishes."

Anne said as she put a piece of sliced ​​mutton into her mouth, and the next second she kept exclaiming in her own consciousness.

This delicious taste is simply unparalleled. The combination of the richness of the lamb and the pure soup is a perfect blend.

“It’s great. The side dishes such as shiitake mushrooms, kombu, tofu, cabbage and other ingredients are cooked properly. You can fully absorb the deliciousness of the mutton in this pot. In this cold Hokkaido winter, there is nothing better than eating a pot of this warm and delicious food. There’s nothing better than Ishikari Nabe!”

"Haha, yes. This dish that warms the body and heart reminds me of the days when I was studying hard..."

While eating the mutton and side dishes in the pot, and taking a sip of the soup from time to time, the three executives had to warm themselves from the outside to the inside.

Hayama Ryo looked at the three judges eating harmoniously and happily, and couldn't help but look at Ryoko Sakaki with a drop of sweat on his forehead, and said: "You... how on earth did you do it, replace the main ingredient of Ishikari hot pot with mutton, and also... It can make the soup so pure white without any peculiar smell. As far as I know, even an ordinary Ishikari pot will produce impurities if a large amount of vegetables are used..."

Ryoko Sakaki said with a smile: "The method to remove impurities is very simple. This is a method Tong Yujun told me. Just use the ingredient 'hops' and put it in the soup pot."

Not far away, Erina was slightly startled when she heard this. She remembered that she and Tong Yu formed a team on the first day of the residential training. The dish Tong Yu made at that time, "Hosan Feilong Hotpot", was used to remove impurities from mushroom ingredients. It's the hops.

"Tong Yu..." Ryo Hayama couldn't help but look at the place where the contestants were resting not far from the cooking venue.

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At this time, Tong Yu's lips evoked an obvious smile. He had said it in the "Autumn Selection".Even if Ryoko Sakaki was no match for Ryo Hayama at that time, she would definitely be able to defeat him in a few months.

The "Super Smell" and the several months of training in the comic world were not in vain. With the addition of someone to guide the practice, he fully utilized his natural ability.

"In addition, I can also tell you the recipe for removing the mutton smell from mutton: 5 grams each of peppercorns, star anise, grass fruit, angelica, cumin, bay leaves, nutmeg, cinnamon, fennel seeds, 10 grams of green onions, ginger... …Finally there’s one key spice ingredient – ​​sage.”

"sage!"

Ye Shanliang was startled again. He naturally knew about this powerful odor-removing spice, but this ingredient had both advantages and disadvantages.

Because once this spice is added, it will have a strong bitter taste that cannot be concealed no matter how you mix it, so considering this, Ryo Hayama did not add this ingredient.

"For...why."

"The bitterness of sage, right? It's also because of the effect of hops. Hops not only remove impurities, but also have the effect of eliminating bitterness. In order to completely eliminate the bitterness of sage, I changed the base three times when simmering Only with seasoning packets can we achieve the current effect.”

After hearing Ryoko Sakaki's explanation, Ryo Hayama's mind was temporarily blank.

Ryoko Sakaki, who was his defeated opponent just over 2 months ago, has grown to such an extent that her use of spices is completely superior to his.

Even though Tong Yu had told Ryoko Sakaki some tips on how to remove some impurities in advance, the spice mix still had to be decided by oneself, and outsiders couldn't help at all.

Impossible, there is someone in Yuanyue whose knowledge of spices is better than his?

Ye Shanliang couldn't believe it in his heart.

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Chapter 178 The 2nd bout begins

Ryo Hayama could not imagine or believe that Ryoko Sakaki, who was his defeated opponent just over two months ago, had now grown up to be so skillful in using various spices, and could also solve the disadvantages of spices that he did not dare to use in his cooking. .

This may be an incomprehensible scene in Ye Shanliang's eyes, but in the eyes of Tong Yu and others, it is a matter of course.

After months of hard work in the comic world, coupled with the fact that the innate ability of "super-smell" is already superior to the "God's Nose", there is another important point...

First-class executive officer Anne also tasted something more profound from the dishes on both sides, and said: "Hayama-san, your dish itself is very complete. It can be said that your Indian lamb chops are perfectly cooked in all aspects. However, ...Compared with the Ishikari hot pot made by Sakaki-san, there is still something missing."

Ye Shanliang was startled again: "Is there something... missing?"

"You didn't realize it yourself. You were too obsessed with the taste of the food, which led to you making the same mistake as in the Kingdom of Ji just now."

Hearing this, Ye Shanliang suddenly understood.

temperature!

The temperature of the venue... He indeed ignored this.

"It seems that you also understand that the temperature of the venue will have an impact on some dishes, but for dishes with 'heat preservation effect' such as fried noodles and Ishikari hot pot, the impact is not very big. And the root cause of your failure is not this , but your 'heart'." Annie said again.

Ryo Hayama couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence at this time, but at this time, Rei Kawashima's voice of announcing the results could also be heard in his ears, because the results of his group matchup with Ryoko Sakaki were already displayed on the electronic screen.

"The results of the second group of duels have also come out. The winner is also the 'Rebel Alliance'!" Rei Kawashima announced unwillingly.

The three groups of duels all ended with the "Rebel Alliance" winning, and now the entire venue was boiling.

When Tong Yu saw Ryoko Sakaki winning, she stood up to greet her.

"Ryoko, congratulations on defeating Hayama and proving yourself. You did a great job, thank you for your hard work." Tong Yu said and hugged Ryoko Sakaki into her arms.

Seeing so many people gathered around, Sakaki Ryoko hurriedly broke away from Tong Yu's arms, blushing and said: "It's not hard, just...as long as I can help you."

Erina, who was not far away, saw this scene in her eyes, and for some reason she suddenly felt uncomfortable.

But at this time, most of the thoughts were on the victory of the "Rebel Alliance", especially the supporters of the Ji regime, who could not believe this fact.

However, Nakiri Thistle didn't take it seriously, and even said with a smile on his face: "It seems that we underestimated the strength of our opponent, and we actually came up with this move. We are really a powerful opponent, but this is just the beginning."

Si Yingshi, who was sitting next to Nakiri Kiku, didn't speak. He lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.

"What a surprising result. As a result, the number of people left on both sides is clearly six and nine. If we continue like this, our side will continue to lose, and the entire army will be annihilated in three rounds." Souaki Saito said. Said Yuyou, looking at his warrior.

"Oh oh oh, it's going to be really bad if this goes on! Ah, Ning Ning, don't think you have a big responsibility, it doesn't matter at all." Xiaolin Ringtong comforted the silent ones as if he were a good senior. The country of Ji is Ningning.

After thinking briefly, Nakiri Thistle came to the center of the venue and announced: "Dear audience friends, we will take a rest for an hour. During this period, both teams went to the lounge to discuss separately... The second round will be held next. Of the three players, who will be sent to fight! What do you think?"

As he spoke, Nakiri Kiku looked at Dou Yu and Erina.

Tong Yu also stood up and said, "Okay, then come back in an hour. Everyone, go back to the lounge, and let's briefly discuss... tactics."

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10 minutes later, players’ lounge (lounge for Tong Yu and others)

"It's really satisfying. We all won this round. Especially Ryoko, she's so handsome!"

"Yes, Souma and Kuga-senpai also performed very well."

"If we keep winning with this momentum, we will win soon!"