Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

Chapter 214 Abandoned by the times, the defeated Joichiro

night.

Jiexing Residence, room 303!

"90 points?"

"Just barely qualified to participate in the quarterfinals?"

A particularly surprised and startled voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Dad, what can I do?"

Chuangzhen sighed helplessly after hearing this, and said softly: "The first two contestants have extraordinary talents. One has a superhuman sense of smell, and the other has monster-like intuition and concentration."

"Is that right?"

"It seems that you have also met a strong opponent."

Over there, Joichiro couldn't help but sigh.

"also?"

Chuangzhen was stunned for a moment.

Then, he couldn't hide the curiosity in his heart and asked: "Dad, do you still remember what your score was when you participated in the autumn selection?"

"0 points!"

"I was at the bottom."

Chuangzhen: (⊙o⊙)

Hearing this, his eyebrows trembled and he felt unbelievable.

With his father's strength back then, how could he directly score 0 points in the autumn selection?

"Surprised?"

"The cooking topic that year was rice balls."

"And I made an evolved version of the rice ball consisting of cuttlefish ink, honey sauce, herring, pork liver, stinky tofu, and ear root, which made the three judges vomit and have diarrhea..."

Darling, this kind of spirit of deliberately teasing people with food is really...

Delightful!

"Dad, it really has to be you!"

Finally, Xingping Soma, who understood the reason, couldn't help but admire him.

"Whatever."

"Congratulations to you for successfully advancing to the quarterfinals."

"Chuangzhen, I am really happy for you, because you can find a strong opponent among your peers. That is simply a very happy thing!"

"As a chef, the food you cook is often not for yourself."

“When you can understand this truth one day, I think that’s the real growth!”

"All right!"

"I still have things to do, so let's leave it at that."

After finishing speaking, the phone made a "beep-beep-beep" hang-up sound.

He stared blankly at the phone interface that showed the end of the call. There were still many things in his heart that he was telling his father about, and he couldn't help but be confused.

Later, he was a little discouraged. Although he had completed his revenge on Mito Yumei in the preliminary round, there was still a gap between him and Hayama Ryo and Kurokiba Ryo, which made him often feel puzzled.

I originally wanted to take this opportunity to have a good chat with my father and ask if I could learn something from him.

As a result, his father hung up the phone in a hurry before even a few words had been exchanged.

Ugh!

Think about it.

My own effort is still not enough, I have to work harder!

……

The sun shines on the ancient castle.

The golden light and the stone walls complement each other, as if telling a thousand-year story.

Because there is an 8-hour time difference between France and Neon Country, it is still daytime, and Yukihira Joichiro is standing on the castle, his eyes are always looking at the endless snow-capped mountains in the distance, and he cannot return to his senses for a long time!

"Perhaps you haven't truly realized your own talent that even I find terrifying?"

Finally, Joichiro looked away and whispered softly.

His thoughts gradually drifted to 10 years ago.

One day, as usual, I was busy entertaining diners at Yukihira Restaurant.

The son, who was only over 6 years old, suddenly put down his kitchen knife, smiled in front of him and said, "Dad, I want to become a chef who can surpass you in cooking!"

remember forever.

At first, when faced with this scene.

Instead of feeling gratified and happy about this, I felt ridiculous.

Because he knew very well that Chuangzhen's talent was not in cooking. In his eyes, this son could not become a great chef like him.

If possible, he will be an excellent lawyer, or an excellent doctor, or an excellent civil servant!

and.

kid.

Just say it casually and probably forget about it later.

But in order to dispel this idea, Joichiro took the initiative to have several cooking competitions with him.

However, it was during this process that he discovered the most buggy part of Chuangzhen:

Absorptive power!

……

On talent.

Chuangzhen is absolutely mediocre.

This kind of person, if he meets a powerful person with extraordinary talents in the future.

They will subconsciously think that their failure is a normal thing!

This kind of understanding is like pouring hot water into a thermos cup, then pouring only a little bit and then directly plugging it with the lid, making it impossible to continue adding hot water into it.

But for Chuangzhen, he doesn't have this kind of cover.

He has the strength to calmly and courageously face his shortcomings.

That strong and tenacious spirit allows him to always accept the essence of things objectively and have the courage to try personal thinking.

That is:

He is like a thermos cup without a lid.

You can keep heating water inside!

Yes, his talent lies in the lack of what Joichiro calls "things that ordinary people should have". This kind of thing is "common sense" shaped by stereotypes.

His lack of common sense inevitably puts him in desperate situations every time he cooks!

From the rice bowl research association incident, the breakfast topic of the accommodation training event, and the results of this preliminary competition... they are all reflected.

however.

His absorption ability is different from ordinary people.

And often he finds a way to survive in desperate situations.

Therefore, Joichiro, who knows his son better than his father, firmly believes that he will definitely be able to surpass himself in the future!

"Chaoyang, even if you defeat me, what will happen?"

"I have long been a useless person abandoned by the times. Sooner or later I will retire from this stage."

"What can really bring hope to this decadent culinary world are the young chefs who have strong beliefs and the desire to present the best side of their cuisine to people!"

Lowering his head and looking at his gauze-wrapped palms, Joichiro could only sigh deeply.

……

A good knife will improve your cooking skills.

The cutting and matching of ingredients begins to have a subtle impact on the final taste of a dish.

Otherwise, the old saying "If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools" would not be passed down.

Ah!

This is the truth.

And a good knife must first be sharp enough.

Being sharp not only speeds up the processing of ingredients, but also makes cutting more stable, resulting in thinner slices and finer shreds.

However, in terms of edge retention, rust resistance, grindability, controllability, design and cost performance, etc., it is impossible to cover everything and reach the top.