Zongman: The chef who is not doing his job

Wang Lin's status as the chief still had some effect. At least the whole audience was not pessimistic about him, although most people still stood on Kuga Teruki's side.

At the very least, the audience is much more restrained now, and they no longer act as if Wang Lin is not even qualified to stand here and compete with Kuga Teruki in the food battle.

New Oriental's chief executive...you'd better say less. He is not an ordinary chef! Don't shout too loudly and make him stare at you.

In addition to what happened in Wang Lin’s previous class, some witnesses who were present at the scene also reported Roland Chapelle’s extremely high evaluation at the time!

Although this lecturer was famous for his strictness and was disliked by many students, they had great trust in his character and vision. The fact that he gave him such high praise proved that Wang Lin's cooking skills were well-deserved.

Wang Lin didn't care about what the audience thought. Kuga Teruki was relieved to see that Wang Lin didn't care. He didn't want to defeat a chef who was affected by the on-site environment and couldn't give his full effort!

He! Kuga Teruki! Never take advantage of others!

What Wang Lin and Kuga Teruki were both curious about was who the judges were today!

"Alright! Now let me introduce the judges for today's Shokugeki competition. They are our academy's head coach, Nakiri Senzaemon! And the gourmet detective Mr. Okami Nozomi! And the WGO's first-class executive, Ms. Hong Aichou!"

I won’t introduce Mr. Nakiri. As for the other two, Wang Lin felt a little attracted to the beautiful young lady named Hong Aidi, who had a voluptuous figure, but he was sure he had never seen her before. But the fat middle-aged uncle next to her…

"Da Shang Zhu Shan... why does this name sound so familiar?" Wang Lin wondered.

"He is not only a gourmet, but also a famous detective. You may have heard of his name in TV programs or news reports?" Kuga Teruki was in a rare good mood and explained to Wang Lin.

“Oh, I see…” Wang Lin nodded silently, then smiled at Kuga Teruki and thanked him: “Thank you!”

“Tsk!” The middle school boy curled his lips: “Just don’t let the water go for a while! Let me see the cooking skills of the New Oriental chief!”

“Of course, no problem!” Wang Lin chuckled and shrugged, saying, “As long as you keep a good attitude and don’t let me hit you so hard that you lose your temper, it will be fine. After all, you promised the commander-in-chief that I won’t play you badly!”

Kuga Teruki (╬◣д◢): "Why are you so irritating when you talk? Can you please talk nicely?"

"Ahem! Sorry, sorry, I just said it casually. Erina and I usually bicker a lot." Wang Lin touched his lips awkwardly. It was all because of the eldest lady. She had improved his ability to complain and argue with others!

Kuga Teruki couldn't help but touch his stomach silently. He felt a little full. No! This was all an illusion! He had only eaten a little before! How could he be full? It must be an illusion!

Wang Lin and Kuga Teruki had a few words, then pushed the ingredients they had prepared in advance to their respective cooking tables, and the food battle began immediately.

"Now, I announce that the theme is 'Mapo Tofu', and the special requirement is 'showing the true charm of Chinese Sichuan cuisine'. The stakes are 'Wang Lin's place in the next Little Chef Cup' and 'Kuga Teruki's eighth place in the top ten'!"

"The two opponents are Wang Lin and Kuga Teruki. The time limit is 4 hours... the food battle officially begins!"

As Kawashima Rei's hosting voice ended, Wang Lin and Kuga Teruki took action almost at the same time!

When the lid covering the ingredients was opened, all the ingredients prepared in advance by Wang Lin and Kuga Teruki were revealed in front of everyone!

At first glance, there doesn't seem to be much difference, but some careful viewers found that many of Wang Lin's ingredients, such as chili peppers, fermented black beans, etc., are different in color from those prepared by Kuga Teruki!

“…Why are many of the ingredients prepared by the New Oriental CEO white or light-colored? Have they been processed in some way?” Zhu Shan, the senior judge, asked in confusion as he looked at Wang Lin’s special ingredients.

He had indeed never seen such light-colored ingredients. Although he could tell that they had been processed, he was not clear about the exact process and principle.

As for old man Nakiri Senzaemon and another lady Hong Aide, both had a calm and composed look on their faces. They knew very well what was going on with Wang Lin's things.

It was only when Hong Aidi saw that Mr. Nakiri was too lazy to explain and Okami Zhushan really seemed to have no idea, that she smiled and explained, "White pepper is one of the main ingredients in Hunan cuisine."

"To put it simply, it is pickled green peppers. The exact method of making it is no secret. Just cut off the pepper stems, blanch each side of the pepper in boiling water until the color turns emerald green, and then dry it in the sun until the pepper turns white."

“The rest of the ingredients are basically evolved from white peppers, so they all look like light-colored ingredients and seasonings.”

Hong Aide had just said a sentence when Nakiri Senzaemon suddenly interrupted, calmly finished speaking, and then closed his eyes and pretended to sleep again.

Hong Aidie's mouth twitched in embarrassment, and the gentle smile on her face almost couldn't be maintained. Finally, she sighed helplessly, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Only the ignorant detective Zhu Shan was left. He looked at the two people beside him in confusion. Only then did he seem to understand something suddenly. No wonder he was asked to sit in the middle just now!

It turns out that the two people don't like each other! Are there conflicts? No! These two people have nothing to do with each other. One lives in Daxia all year round, and the other lives in Neon all year round. I have never heard of them having any contact. How could there be a conflict?

As a qualified detective, Dashang Zhushan believed that his sixth sense was still very reliable. Although he was very curious in his heart, Dashang Zhushan was still wise enough not to ask questions or try to smooth things over.

Who can afford to offend either of the two people around him? Neither of them is as simple as they seem!

A dean of a culinary school? In fact, the boss of the most powerful group in Japan! The food devil of the entire culinary world in Japan! If you still want to make it in Japan, you must never offend him!

One is a WGO first-class executive? In fact, he is also the CEO of a top group in Daxia! At the same time, standing behind her is a senior who is famous even in the global culinary world!

Da Shang Zhu Shan, who was just a gourmet and part-time detective, was trembling. He regretted accepting the task of judging this time! Who knew that he was asked to be a peacemaker?

No! How could I be the peacemaker between these two? I was clearly using an outsider like me to ease the tension between the two of them!

Wang Lin and Kuga Teruki were not aware of what was happening on the judging panel. Even if they noticed anything unusual, they would not be curious, at least not now.

Four hours may seem long, but it is actually a bit short compared to the delicious food in this world.

Time was running out. Although some ingredients could be prepared in advance, more cooking had to be done on the spot. Wang Lin could only hurry and speed up.

(Oh, I regret choosing to do this. If I had known earlier, I might as well make Cooking Master Boy’s Magic Mapo Tofu! If that doesn’t work, the Magic Panda Mapo Tofu will also be fine!) Wang Lin shed tears of regret in his heart.

These two dishes are both the Liu family's signature dishes. Logically, they should never be passed on to outsiders. However, Liu Cailin, whom Wang Lin knew, didn't care about this family rule at all. Anyway, she said that she could change this rule sooner or later.

In addition, Old Master Liu also admired Wang Lin very much, so he chose to agree to Liu Cailin teaching him the recipe.

Therefore, Liu Cailin simply taught many recipes to Wang Lin, and the two of them even studied these dishes together.

What Wang Lin is going to do now is actually to research a new recipe by referring to the six-flavor-in-one magical mapo tofu from Xiao Dajia, and then combining it with another method of making mapo tofu.

Originally, Wang Lin thought that making Magic Mapo Tofu, or Magic Panda Mapo Tofu, would be enough to teach this kid Teruki a lesson for a long time, but after thinking about it, he suddenly became interested, and Wang Lin decided to win with his own improved dish.

If for no other reason, just to tell the young and ignorant Kuga Teruki that Sichuan cuisine is not just about spicy and numbness!

The six flavors in one is enough to teach this kid a lesson! What's more, Wang Lin wants to use dishes that can stimulate him even more! Let him see the alternative cooking method of Mapo Tofu!

What it is exactly will be kept secret for now, of course, someone may have already guessed it.

Time passed by minute by minute, and in a flash, Kuga Teruki was the first to finish his dish and served it to the judges.

"Kuga-ryū's special mapo tofu! Please try it!"