Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

Chapter 226 Imitator

After that, it’s Mimasaku Subaru’s conger eel bento.

The exquisite lacquer red lunch box gives this meal a full sense of ceremony.

The moment he opened the lid, what he saw before the commander-in-chief, Leonora and Kageura Hisao was glutinous, fragrant and oily eel rice.

A burst of fragrance directly activates the sense of smell first.

How can I describe this fragrance?

It's a bit like the braised gravy bibimbap I had when I was a kid, which makes me want to eat more.

Regardless of the handling of the conger eel, the plate design, the combination of ingredients, etc., or even the style and rhythm, his Mimasaku Subaru's cuisine is almost the same as Soma's.

"Wow!"

"Isn't that too exaggerated?"

"From the kitchen utensils to the knife skills to the portions of ingredients, they are exactly the same!"

"Meisaku Subaru is indeed Totsuki's strongest imitator."

The melon-eaters in the audience exclaimed repeatedly.

At this moment, Nakiri Senzaemon, who was sitting on the review bench, couldn't help but pick up a sheet of Mimasaku Subaru's student performance information.

This table records some of his performance since the beginning of school, including entrance examinations, project training, residential training, and his...

99 shokuji matches!

"Ok?"

"He actually won 99 games?"

After taking a few glances, the commander-in-chief was secretly surprised.

And he also discovered that the Meisaku Subaru in front of him was not good at any kind of cooking, nor did he have a particularly obvious cooking style.

Every time he makes a dish, he directly adopts the strategy of copying the other party.

Then, add your own understanding and make changes.

Use this to surpass others!

By the way.

Relying on this replica cooking method, he has never failed so far!

“Transcendence in imitation?”

"To be honest, I don't like this method very much."

"After all, chefs should have their own innovation and style, and always stealing other people's results for your own use is totally unbecoming of a gentleman."

Leonora Nakiri, who was also a judge, fell into deep thought, and her bright eyes became dark.

……

When it comes to cooking, start simple.

What is "learning"?

It’s nothing more than learning those simple dishes, and then slowly learning more advanced recipes!

No one knows how to cook with a spoon when they are born, they all have to learn.

Ordinary people usually go to the meat and vegetable store early in the morning to buy some ingredients, then search for recipes on the Internet, follow the recipes, and try the written recipes, and they always work.

And the dishes made, no matter how good they are, can satisfy the whole family!

thus.

There is nothing shameful in itself about copying other people's recipes.

But in the eyes of Leonora Nakiri, ordinary people can do this.

But if a Totsuki student like Mimasaku Subaru still cooks in this way, it will be too cheap and cannot reflect the value of a professional chef at all!

"Quack quack!"

"Judge, I did imitate his original cooking."

After hearing this, Meisaku Subaru showed a weird smile and continued: "But this does not mean that my sea eel bento has not been modified."

"Oh?"

Leonora frowned slightly.

Immediately, she stared at the steaming bowl of conger eel bento in front of her, and finally thought of something.

Involuntarily, she stopped talking and started to use her chopsticks.

……

Grilled eel in caramel color.

Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, it melts in your mouth and tastes fish oily...

Indeed, judging from the appearance, there is no difference between the two sea eel bentos, but after tasting it, you can find that Mimasaku Subaru's eel meat has a stronger flavor!

Some people think that eel bento is just a piece of fish placed on rice?

Ah!

Not really!

In the neon country, behind every eel rice.

In fact, countless craftsmen have worked hard for it. It takes three years to cut open the fish, eight years to string the fish, and a lifetime to cook the fish. This is a reflection of every eel master.

Just to slaughter eels requires the use of a sharp-edged knife.

The edges, bones and pieces must be cut quickly, accurately and ruthlessly, and then the slippery fish must be fixed with eel nails.

Learned to kill fish.

The next step is to string fish.

It is different from skewered chicken wings and eel slippery hands. The place between the fish skin and meat is very thin.

Only when the cook is familiar with the texture of a cow can he find the right place to insert it. At the same time, he must also control the distance between the bamboo sticks to prevent the eel from falling into the charcoal fire.

As for kabayaki-roasted eel, it takes a lifetime of study to acquire superior skills.

Maybe he has been following Joichiro to run the Yukihira restaurant since he was a child, so Soma has a very unique insight into the "bento" civilian cuisine.

in his cognition.

The eel is important, but so are the rice and sauce.

In his sea eel bento, the eel and rice are eaten in the mouth. At first, the skin of the eel is crispy, and then the fish meat is soft but not loose.

Next comes the glutinous rice. The addition of green onions and seaweed adds a fresh and fresh flavor...

The whole dish has complex and diverse flavors, but it is also:

So harmonious!

……

On the other hand, Subaru's cooking is beautiful.

The handling of eels should be even more perfect.

However, doing so directly caused the eel taste to overwhelm the rice, causing the commander-in-chief and others to eat the eel, but almost forgot the rice.

Food is often so wonderful. If you discover more of the same taste, you will have more expectations and curiosity about the world.

Finally, the three judges stopped tasting and entered the judging stage.

When the commander-in-chief stood up, in front of everyone's attention, he announced that the winner of the third round of the game was Yukihira Soma.

The entire venue.

Undoubtedly, it is boiling and sensational again!

"how is this possible?"

Knowing that he had lost, Meisaku Subaru found it hard to accept, and his eyes suddenly became fierce.

His appearance was a bit scary, and his ugly face instantly turned ferocious, as if full of unwillingness and incomprehension.

"eel."

"How does it taste at the end?"

“To a large extent, it depends on the skill of the chef.”

"Your reproduction ability is very strong, especially in the process of grilling eel in Kabayashi, your control of the heat is flawless."

"Although we should grasp the time interval between each flip, how many times should we flip it, etc.?"

"There are no fixed answers to these questions!"

"But depending on the size and fatness of the eel, it will be flipped and grilled 20-30 times. For the sea eel like the one you used, I'm afraid it will need to be flipped twice more."

<divclass="contentadv">"As a result, the skin of the eel you grilled will be slightly crispy, the skin fat will be fat but not greasy, and the fish meat will be soft and tender!"