Food: I was a cartoonist in Totsuki

Chapter 77 How to train the kitchen heart

"So you are the author of "Zhonghua Ichiban"!"

A look of surprise appeared on Joichiro's originally calm face, but he soon returned to normal and said: "I am also a fan of yours. Your new work "Prisoners of Food" is so exciting. I am still waiting for your update. .”

"Thank you, Senior Caibo, for your support. I will work harder to create better works. However, I hope you will not spread the fact that I am a comic book author. I don't want others to disturb my life."

"Don't worry, I will keep it a secret for you."

After everyone was polite, they sat down around the table.

At this time, there were more than ten dishes on the table, all cooked by Joichiro.

"Okay, let's all have a toast together!" Joichiro was the first to toast and invite.

Wenxu also raised the juice in the glass and said: "To celebrate the selection of all members of Ji Xing Lao for the 'Autumn Selection', let's drink together!"

Except for Soma and Fumio, it was the first time for everyone to dine with Joichiro, but the affinity shown by Joichiro made everyone feel not constrained at all, and the atmosphere at the table was also very harmonious~.

After toasting together, everyone couldn't wait to taste Joichiro's cooking.

After all, it was the food cooked by the second seat of the Ten Elites, so they were naturally looking forward to it.

Joichiro's food did not disappoint everyone, the taste was so outstanding that even Tong Yu couldn't help but admire it inwardly.

Moreover, there is an obvious characteristic in Joichiro's cuisine. After eating it, the scenery of foreign countries that he has never been to seems to appear in front of his eyes...

Yes, Joichiro has traveled around the world as a "wandering chef" and absorbed local cooking techniques and creativity. His dishes always give people unexpected and unique deliciousness.

For example, Tong Yu is tasting this "lamb" dish. The paste applied on the lamb is a sauce called "harissa" from North Africa.

Not to mention making this sauce, very few people have even heard of it.When Joichiro made this sauce, he could not only improve it on the original basis to make it taste more delicious.

He is worthy of being called a "Shura" man, and his cooking skills are indeed impressive.

Moreover, the dishes on the table are his random creations. If they are dishes cooked with all his heart, the deliciousness will be even higher.

Tong Yu couldn't stop tasting them. It wasn't that these dishes didn't suit his appetite, but they were more delicious than most of the dishes he had tasted before. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control his appetite later and would eat all the food on the table.

While tasting Joichiro's cuisine, Tong Yu also discovered a problem.

Each of Joichiro's casually prepared dishes is so deeply rooted in people's hearts, but it is difficult for his casually prepared dishes to achieve this effect.

Of course, Tong Yu can do this if he cooks with all his strength, but it takes more effort to do it and cannot reach the level of freewheeling like Joichiro.

Tong Yu feels that this is not a lack of "talent" or "ability". You must know that he now has Liu Subaru's four abilities and "super touch". In terms of "ability", Kamijo Ichiro is definitely not comparable.

Tong Yu felt that this should be some "state of mind" problem, but he couldn't tell where the problem was specifically.

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Since this dinner was of high quality, everyone was satisfied with it.

After the celebration, everyone left, leaving only Soma and Joichiro and his son in the kitchen. Everyone knew that the two had not seen each other for a long time and had a lot to say.

The two father and son chatted until late at night before preparing to leave the kitchen. At this time, Tong Yu happened to return to the kitchen.

The food eaten at the celebration just now did not satisfy Tong Yu's appetite at all, so he prepared to go to the kitchen to get some food.

Seeing that Joichiro and I were still in the kitchen, Tong Yu simply stepped forward and said, "Senior Caiha, I have something to ask you."

"Huh?" Chuangzhen said suspiciously.

Since the two father and son had been chatting, the "mess" left by everyone in the kitchen had not yet been cleaned up.

As soon as Joichiro heard that Tong Yu was looking for him, he used this as an excuse to leave immediately, leaving the task of washing the dishes to Soma.

"Okay, let's go outside and chat. It's a bit boring to stay in the house for too long."

"Hey, Dad, you are too cunning, the dishes haven't been washed yet!"

Joichiro pretended not to hear and went to the vegetable field behind Jixing Lao with Tong Yu.

"Tong Yu, thank you for taking care of Soma..." Joichiro stopped and said to Tong Yu.

When Joichiro said this, he obviously learned from Chuangzhen about Tong Yu helping Chuangzhen improve his cooking skills and exercise his physical fitness.

"It's not about taking care of him, I just gave him training methods. I'd better say it directly, Senior Caibo. I came to you just to let you solve my doubts..."

Tong Yu expressed his feelings and doubts after tasting Joichiro's dishes just now.

After Joichiro heard this, he was surprised again. This time he was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time.

When Tong Yu saw the look on his face, he thought there was something wrong with his cooking skills. He frowned slightly and said, "Senior Caiha, am I in a bad situation?"

"No, the fact that you feel this way about the dishes means that you already have a 'cooking heart'!" Joichiro came back to his senses and said.

"Cooking Heart? What is that?" Tong Yu asked doubtfully.

"To put it simply, the heart of the kitchen is the emotion a cook has towards the dishes, conveying his 'will' and 'mood' to the diners, allowing them to experience your emotions from the dishes." Joichiro explained.

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After hearing Joichiro's explanation, one thing that Tong Yu immediately thought of was the "must-have dish."

Tong Yu remembers this sentence in the original book: "A truly original and unique dish is not just about having an intoxicating taste, but when people taste the dish, the chef who made the dish emerges from the bottom of their heart."

There are similarities between "chef's heart" and "must-have dishes", and it can also be said that there is an inevitable connection.

Seeing Tong Yu's epiphany, Joichiro couldn't help but continue: "The 'cooking heart' exists in the heart of the chef and will be reflected in the dishes when cooking. If you find it difficult to control it, it may be because of your ' The chef's heart is not mature enough yet. As long as he sharpens more, he can control it as I want in the future."

"I understand, my 'cooking heart' is still just in its infancy, right?"

"Yes, once your 'cooking heart' matures, your cooking skills will definitely increase significantly."

Joichiro's words made Tong Yu suddenly enlightened. When he integrated Liu Pleiades' abilities before, he always felt that something was missing, and he also felt difficult when using these abilities.

At the same time, when "reproducing" recipes, I always find it difficult to control them, all because the "cooking heart" is not perfect enough.

After Tong Yu had an epiphany, she also found a way to break through the "Dragon Chef".

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Chapter 78 Theme "Curry" Preparations for the Holidays

After Tong Yu learned some information about "Kitchen Heart", she also clarified the direction of improvement in the future.

The acquisition of recipes, cooking skills, and abilities will not have much effect on the growth of "cooking heart", so even after Tong Yu acquired "super touch", he did not feel that there was much improvement.

Saiba Joichiro also told Tong Yu that "cooking heart" is more about tempering the "state of mind" and is a process of gradually maturing the heart.

Some people are born with a culinary heart. For example, Tadokoro Megumi is a good example.Although her cooking heart is only a prototype, it can be reflected in the dishes, allowing diners to feel the warmth of her cooking.However, Tadokoro's cooking skills are obviously immature, and she often fails to perform due to nervousness.

Some people's cooking skills are acquired. By traveling around the world, absorbing cooking knowledge and experience from all over the world, or participating in cooking duels, Saiba Joichiro's cooking skills are formed in this way.

Tong Yu doesn't know whether his cooking heart is born or acquired, but one thing he is sure of is that his cooking heart is not strong enough yet and is only a "prototype".

If we want to make a metaphor, Tong Yu's kitchen heart is like a bird that is only one month old and cannot fly, while Joichiro's kitchen heart is like an eagle soaring in the sky.

From Joichiro's mouth, Tong Yu also learned about the training method of Chu Xin.

First, travel around the world like him, absorb cooking cultures from all over the world, and hone your culinary skills.

Second, compete with various types of chefs through a cooking showdown, and improve your cooking skills during the showdown.

Then there is another way, which is to taste the dishes made by chefs who have the heart to cook.

Tong Yu thought about it and found that only this second form was more suitable for him. Traveling around the world to hone his skills was not realistic for him at the moment.It’s even more difficult to taste the dishes of chefs with a perfect cooking heart, because there are really too few chefs with a perfect cooking heart, and even if you find one, others may not necessarily buy it.

As for how to improve the cooking spirit in the duel, Joichiro couldn't explain it in detail, leaving Tong Yu to experience it on his own, because the cooking spirit is inherently abstract.

Tong Yu and Saiba Joichiro chatted for a full hour before they ended. During the period, they also talked about the autumn selection competition and some things about Soma.

After the chat, Tong Yu went to the kitchen to make some food before going back to the room to rest.

Tong Yu got up before dawn the next day.

I chatted with Saiba Joichiro all night last night, and all he could think about was the issue of the kitchen heart, which caused him to have insomnia.

Although this sleepless night was nothing to his current physical condition, his mental state was not very good.

Tong Yu yawned and walked towards the kitchen. He was going to make a spicy and sour dish to refresh his appetite, but as soon as he walked to the kitchen door, he heard a sound coming from inside.

"You have been away from home for more than three months. Let me see how much you have grown now."

"You came back suddenly and wanted to challenge me to a duel, Dad!"

"What, are you afraid?"

"Afraid? Dad, I will defeat you this time!"

In the kitchen were Yukihira and his son. Listening to this conversation, you knew that the two father and son were preparing for a cooking showdown.

However, this cooking showdown has become a common occurrence for these two people. They seem to have experienced hundreds of cooking showdowns since childhood.

In these hundreds of cooking duels, even if I haven't sharpened my true "cooking heart", I still have a lot of kitchen experience.This is also the magic weapon that Soma, as a transfer student, can survive in Yueyue and even defeat many of his peers.

Tong Yu walked in, and Chuangzhen asked Tong Yu to be the judge of this cooking showdown.

Not long after, Isshiki Hui and Wenxu also walked in one after another. Seeing Joichiro and Soma wanting to eat halberds, they also asked to be judges.

"Since there are already three judges, you can start quickly. Since Tong Yu didn't have a good rest last night, Isshiki just came back from working in the fields. I am too old to eat heavy food, so the breakfast question Let's use 'dishes that can cheer people up early in the morning'!" Wenxu said to the two of them.

"Okay, no problem!" Chuangzhen tied the handbag on his wrist to his head.

Joichiro also took off the watch on his wrist and got ready to cook seriously.

"You can use all the ingredients in this room at will. The time limit is one hour. The timer starts!" Wenxu announced.

After saying this, Soma and Joichiro took action.

About 10 minutes later, Chuangzhen took the lead in completing his dish of "Western-style apple stew".

In terms of taste, Chuangzhen's dish is very good, and the sweet and sour taste is very suitable for enjoying in the morning.

However, Tong Yu didn't feel any "emotion" from this dish. After eating it, she felt empty.

Now Tong Yu can confirm that the current Chuangzhen does not have the heart to cook, so it is difficult for the dishes to convey emotions to the diners.

Then the "Thick Ramen" made by Joichiro was different. Although this dish was questioned and complained by Fumio when it was served, because this dish looked very rich and was not suitable for staying up late or eating by the elderly. However, This is just the appearance...