Food: I was a cartoonist in Totsuki

"As expected, it's the same as Hayama and Yukihira's dish just now. The soup, side dishes, etc. are all hidden inside. 々???

"But Tong Yu's dish is more interesting. It's like magic. The golden ball will split automatically."

"Hey, isn't this the Kaihua Crispy Rice Crispy Rice from "Zhonghua Ichiban"? Tong Yu also copied the recipe from the comic."

"It's not a complete replica, because Kaihua Rice Krispies is just an ordinary rice rice dish, and the theme this time is 'Curry,' so it must have been improved."

Yes, as the students in the audience discussed, Tong Yu's dish is an improvement on the "Kaihua Guoba" dish in Zhonghua Iban.

This dish is an exclusive and top-secret dish of Master Jia Xiong, who is a superb cook. It requires special props and the cooperation of several people to complete it.

However, Tong Yu removed the rough parts and extracted the essence, using modern equipment to simplify the tedious steps to the point that even one person can complete it.Of course, it’s not just the cooking process that has been improved. In order to fit in with the theme of this time, “Curry,” Tong Yu also made changes in the soup and side dishes.

"This... this is really shocking. I didn't expect that there would be so much steam inside the rice balls. Logically speaking, so much steam would have accumulated inside. The rice balls would have cracked before they were served. Why wait until they are served? Then it split automatically?" Koda Shigenuchika asked in confusion.

Regarding this issue, Hayama Ryo and Soma are equally confused.

Although the food the two of them cooked wrapped up the delicious food, it only locked in the aroma and part of the heat.

Not only did Tong Yu's rice ball retain a large amount of steam, but it was also so huge and perfectly preserved before it cracked. It was almost impossible to do this.

"This question will be explained later. The most delicious moment of crispy rice is when the soup and side dishes are combined with the crispy rice. After time, it will lose its deliciousness, so taste it now!" Tong Yu reminded.

Xia Ya then sat back down, then picked up a piece of rice cake soaked in soup with her chopsticks and slowly put it into her mouth.

When the rice cake was put into the mouth and chewed, there was a crisp crunching sound immediately.

"Well?"

Just chewing lightly made Xia Ya and the others' expressions change slightly.

The crispy rice has a unique taste with the soup. It is so delicious when you put it in your mouth before the soup completely soaks into the rice!

The slightly sweet and thick soup is silky and perfectly complements the crispy rice crust.

The base of the soup is made from chicken stock, and there is also the aroma of butter... This should be added when frying the crispy rice, right?

The aroma of Jinhua ham and straw mushrooms makes the chicken soup even more delicious, and the flavor of spices is also perfectly integrated into the rice crust and soup.

Wait... wait, what is this special fragrance?

"It's holy basil. I didn't expect that Tong Yu's cooking also included holy basil, a spicy ingredient." Xia Ya said in shock.

Hearing this, Ryo Hayama was suddenly shocked, and Jun Shiomi, who was sitting on the faculty bench, was also stunned.

"You...where did you get the holy basil?" Ye Shanliang turned around and asked Tong Yudao.

Holy basil is an extremely precious spice and is known as a sacred herb in India. In the ancient Indian medicine Arun Veda, it is also used as a medicine for many diseases.Therefore, holy basil is rare in Japan, and there is almost no fresh holy basil.

Currently, only Shiomi Jun cultivates a small amount of fresh holy basil in Totsuki.Ryo Hayama knew that Jun Shiomi would never give this precious ingredient to outsiders, so he was so surprised to ask Tong Yu where the holy basil came from.

Tong Yu smiled faintly and said, "Just think that I was lucky enough to buy it from the ingredients merchant."

Ye Shanliang knew that this was a perfunctory statement and did not continue to ask.

Click it.

For a moment, the only sounds heard at the judging table were the sounds of five judges chewing rice cakes.

After a long time, several judges gradually recovered from the delicious food.

"The taste is so wonderful. The aroma of the rice crackers combined with the aroma of the soup creates a wonderful taste in your mouth."

"Yes, the texture of the crispy rice has obviously been combined with the soup. It is not just to seal the soup inside and prevent the loss of deliciousness."

"."The thick soup was sealed inside for a while, and the deliciousness burst out in an instant, giving people a complete sense of surprise! It's really an interesting and delicious dish."

"Ha, being able to taste this kind of food at the last minute makes my whole mood feel better."

The faces of several judges were filled with joy, and it was obvious that this dish made them very happy.

"Now can you explain why the rice balls didn't crack immediately after so much steam accumulated inside?" Shigekika Koda put down his chopsticks and immediately asked Tong Yu.

Tong Yu took the iron ball mold used just now from the cooking table and explained it to everyone.

"To make it easier for you to understand, let me start with the making of the rice balls... As you have seen before, I used this iron ball mold to make the rice balls. First, stick the rice to the semicircle of the iron ball. The inside of the iron ball, then put the two together on the stove and turn on the high heat to bake them thoroughly.

When the iron ball is almost cooked, open the iron ball to form the current rice cake ball, and then fry the entire round rice cake ball in the heated oil, so that you can make a hollow rice cake ball in the middle.However, the soup and side dishes are all stuffed into the rice balls before making them, which is why we have the effect you see now.

This brings us back to the question asked by the judges. If the fillings were poured in directly, the spherical rice cake would definitely crack on the spot.Therefore, the inside of the ball must be pasted with oiled beef.In this way, the rice balls will never crack under the protection of the meat slices.And the reason why it cracked when it was served is because I shook the rice balls before serving them..."

When Tong Yu explained this, everyone gradually understood.

It turns out that this is because when baking the crispy rice balls, a large amount of steam and pressure accumulate inside. As the crispy rice balls are shaken, the flow of internal airflow will be accelerated, thus breaking through the protective wall inside the crispy rice balls.

This principle is similar to the principle that before drinking soda, if it is shaken vigorously and then opened, it will burst out.

"One more thing, why do you have to put so much effort into adding the fillings? If I remember correctly, the traditional rice dumpling cuisine is to pour the fillings on the rice dumplings. Is this any different from the fillings inside? Or is it? You said it was for the on-site effect..." Xia Ya expressed another question in her mind.

After hearing this, Tong Yu smiled slightly and said: "Of course this is not for the show effect. When the pressure inside the crispy rice ball becomes higher and higher, the taste of the soup will penetrate more and increase its flavor, and it will never be done before eating. Let it cool. In other words, because all the delicious food is compressed in the ball, there is no waste, which can maximize the deliciousness."

"I see, the rice cake dish that seems like magic actually contains such a truth."

"Well, this dish is simply an explosion of deliciousness, even more shocking than the previous dishes."

"Then let's start grading."

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Chapter 96

19、19、19、19、19。

Tong Yu's final score was displayed on the scorer in front of the five judges.

"Tong Yu's score appears, it's... it's 95 points!"

Sasaki Yuai looked at the scores displayed on the five judges' scorers and announced with some excitement: "If... this way, he ranks No. 1 in Group A!"

The five judges all gave the same score, so you can tell what Tong Yu's total score is at a glance without waiting for the system to announce it.

Although Tong Yu received the highest score, in a sense his cooking was not as good as that of Ryo Hayama and Soma Kohei.

Why do you say that?

It's simple, because of the five judges' scores that Hayama and Soma received, there is a perfect score option.

Although Tong Yu's overall score was high, she did not get full marks.

In fact, the reason why the judges collectively deducted one point is because the main inspiration for Tong Yu's recipe came from "Zhonghua Ichiban".

Although Tong Yu made improvements and the improvements were very successful, the reviewers still felt that it lacked a little "innovation".

But this is also when the reviewers don't know that Tong Yu is the author of "Zhonghua Ichiban"...

Soon, Tong Yu's name jumped to the first place on the score ranking panel.

紧随其后便是榊凉子（94分），叶山亮（94）、黑木场凉（91503）、美作昴（93）、幸平创真（93）五人。

Now things get very interesting. Ryo Hayama and Ryoko Sakaki, who are tied for No. 2, have nothing to do with it. They can definitely win the finals.

Excluding the three places for the top three, there is only one place left for the three people tied for No. 4.

So this means a "voting duel" to choose from three people: Ryo Kurokiba, Subaru Mimasaku, and Soma Yukihira.

This ranking lasted until the end of the competition, and now the five judges began to have a headache.

There have been so many autumn trials, and there have been occasional ties with the same score, but this is definitely the first time that three people have been tied with a high score of 93.

20 minutes passed, but I saw that the five reviewers were still discussing to no avail and could not make up their minds.

There's no way around it, the three people's dishes all have their own merits, and the taste is equally delicious. It's really hard to make a decision between the three.

Because of this incident, many spectators and contestants in Area B came over to watch the situation.

"What...what's going on in Group A, with three people tied for fourth place with 93 points?"

Nito Hisako and Nakiri Erina rushed to venue A together. When they saw the rankings on the electronic screen, they were dumbfounded.

Nakiri Erina was also surprised by this situation, but she quickly recovered and turned her attention to the name of Dou Yu, who scored 95 points and ranked No. 1.

It didn't matter that Tong Yu could win No. 1 Nakiri Erina, but what surprised her was that Sakaki Ryoko actually tied for second place with Hayama Ryo.

Not only Nakiri Erina, but also many people were a little unbelievable when they saw Sakaki Ryoko scoring a high score of 94.

They were all wondering whether Ryoko Sakaki's strength had suddenly become so powerful, or had she been hiding her strength before?

93 points, which is enough to enter the top four in Group B, because No. 3 in Group B is Feisha himself with 92 points, and No. 4 Takemi has 90 points.

Everyone couldn't help but sigh, this group A is really the group of death.

"Please...ask the five judges to choose one of the three contestants Ryo Kurokiba, Subaru Mimasaku, and Soma Yukihira to enter the finals. Although...although this is a bit embarrassing,...but...the judges are asked to discuss the results as soon as possible." Sasaki Yui reminded the five judges.

"There's no point in urging us on this kind of thing. It's hard to decide!"

"That's right. All three of them are excellent at cooking. It would be a pity to abandon any of them."

Yua Sasaki's reminder only elicited more anxious and irritable replies from several judges.

Yua Sasaki, who was already timid and timid, was so frightened by the behavior of several judges that she danced.

The audience was also waiting impatiently, and the three parties involved were even more anxious.

Especially Ryo Kurokiba, who was so furious that he almost rushed to the judges and picked up their collars to ask about the results. Fortunately, Alice Nakiri arrived in time and took off the headband on his head. Only then did a violence occur...

"There is no way to continue discussing like this. You all have players you are optimistic about. Then just vote. Each person has one vote to choose the team you each think is good. The team with the most votes will advance!" Xia Ya showed the strong woman at this moment His demeanor, he said decisively.

"I agree with Xia Ya's proposal. The opinions of the five of us cannot be unified at all." Xiang Tian Shigenyukian said nearby.

"What if the same votes happen again..." Minato Sakamaki said weakly.

"Vote first and then talk, I'll go first!"

Xia Ya picked up the microphone on the table, walked up to the three contestants, and said: "I vote for Kurokiba Ryo's 'Ise Shrimp French Curry'. His cooking gives me a more delicious experience than the other two dishes." !”

With Xia Ya starting like this, other reviewers also started to speak.

"I support Yukihira Souma's cuisine. His omelette rice is simple, friendly, creative, and tastes very good. Mainly because I feel his heart in this dish..."

The second person to speak was the oldest sponsor among the five judges. After he finished speaking, he nodded to Yukihira Soma.

Tong Yu, who was on the side, was slightly startled when he heard this.

Feeling your heart?