Rebirth as a Cooking God

Xia Yu said in a determined tone that this plate of crab meat was just a part of the old devil's The Supreme Dragon's Song.

the reason is simple.

He is well aware of what food spirit is, and he knows that the style and characteristics of the devil of food in Tangtang are condensed and reflected in the food scenes, and he is by no means a shrimp and crab general. The little minion is completely incompatible with the old devil.

Nakiri Senzaemon took off the whole crab shell from the charcoal basin and moved it to a dining table in the kitchen, where everyone surrounded him.

You can eat whatever you want.

With these words behind him, the old chef returned to the cooking table.

This time, he placed a clean metal grilling net on the charcoal basin, but did not immediately put anything on it for grilling. Instead, he took a soup pot and put about half of the crab shells that had been piled next to the wooden chopping board. Leave a few slices, and throw the rest into a deep pot and add water!

Soon the water was boiling.

Foam and smoke came out of the soup pot, but the ingredients for making the thick soup in the pot were actually full of crab shells!

Even Xia Yu looked slightly surprised.

Crab shell!

It’s actually a crab shell!

This thing, let alone the waste that needs to be thrown away when eating crabs on the dining table, if it is a chef working in a restaurant kitchen, if it is a feast of only crab roe and crab meat, the crab shells will also be disposed of as garbage.

But it is actually a part of the core of Nakiri Senzaemon's The Supreme Dragon Song!

That's right! The surprise in Xia Yu's eyes quickly subsided, Is the crab shell the protagonist in the recipe?

He suppressed his curiosity and continued watching.

On the other side, a group of friends from Jixingliao were already dividing the charcoal-grilled crab meat and enjoying the meal. However, including Xia Yu, Dojima Gin, Kanbara Masato, etc., they ignored the crab meat. At that time, my attention was completely focused on the crab shell soup.

The water boiled but the fire was not turned off.

The thick soup becomes richer and mellow due to evaporation of water during cooking, and the color of the soup changes to a rich off-white color.

Fill a deep pot with water and end up with a puree in a clear glass vessel.

The screen filters out crab shells and impurities.

So a pot of crab shell soup was placed under everyone's noses, smoking and fragrant.

Xia Yu took a sip, and his arms folded in front of his chest suddenly became stiff. The delicacy scene of the burning sea that he had glimpsed because of the smell of crab meat, that boundless ocean, suddenly turned into the color of thick soup, with red shrimps. With crabs, floating in the sea of ​​soup.

Gulu!

A strong hunger signal came from the stomach pouch.

The most obvious thing is that even though Xia Yu has good concentration, there is a hint of appetite in his eyes.

Crab shell soup, the taste even exceeds the crab meat itself?

Yukihira Soma said in disbelief.

Friends such as Tadokoro Megumi and Yoshino Yuki were holding chopsticks to fight for the crab meat a moment ago, but now they were attracted by the smell, huffing and puffing, with the same expression of disbelief written on their faces.

The crab shell itself has no nutrition, right? Nakiri Erina said blankly.

Miss Erina, that's not the case... crab shells are actually not waste. They have the characteristics of being used as both medicine and food.

Nito Hisako, who came from a famous family in medicinal cuisine, explained to the eldest lady in a low voice. Her voice was soft, but the kitchen was quiet, so everyone got the general idea, Crab shells can be used as medicine. In the past, there were pharmacists who collected crab shells and used them with ghee. Brew it, dry it and crush it to get crab shell powder.”

This kind of crab shell powder is sour in taste and cold in nature. Wrap it in gauze and boil it in soup. It can supplement chitin.

Chitin!

At the mention of this term, many people in the room stared blankly.

This is a food additive.

At the same time, it also has a significant effect in improving immunity in the medical field.

But Xia Yu was different from everyone else. The colors in his eyes were like clouds, turning over and over as he was thinking about something intensely.

Crab meat, from a medicinal perspective, is 'cold'!

Crab shell, it's also a big cold!

Suddenly, Xia Yu's pupils tightened.

While everyone was talking, Nakiri Senzaemon found a piece of kelp from somewhere.

In Neon cuisine, kelp is the unified name for all kelp. Such an ingredient that truly exists at the same time as Neon's history has been eaten by Neon people as far back as the Nara period.

In Japanese cuisine, kelp is usually used to make miso soup.

Japanese kombu, which often appears in animations and many TV dramas, is also quite impressive. After all, their kelp leaves are very large, not thin. They are not cut and processed, maintaining the most original form of algae.

Now Nakiri Senzaemon has taken just such a piece of kelp.

Crack!

The dark-colored kelp, about three fingers wide, was broken by Senzaemon. Listening to the crisp sound, you knew that this piece of kelp had not been soaked.

Watching him throw the piece of kelp directly into the crab shell soup that had just been cooked. Seeing that the off-white soup gradually submerged the dark green ingredients, Xia Yu couldn't help but think about it and thought: Kombu,... It’s also a thing of great cold!”

From a cooking perspective, Neon people like to add kelp when cooking soup to make the soup base, because kelp has its own umami flavor and can add freshness to a pot of soup!

In Japanese cuisine, dashi generally refers to water in which kombu has been boiled.

Xia Yu also knew that the ancestor of modern MSG, 'monosodium glutamate', was extracted from kelp, so you can imagine how delicious a pot of kelp soup can be.

But adding kombu is obviously not the finishing touch of Nakiri Senzaemon's Jokugami Ryūin recipe.

soy sauce!

A spoonful of soy sauce was put into the soup and mixed, Xia Yu secretly said: This is thin soy sauce.

He makes a judgment based on the color of the soy sauce.

Different from domestic light soy sauce and dark soy sauce, there are many types of Japanese soy sauce. Among many Japanese soy sauces, 'thin soy sauce' has a mid-range color and is not too thick. It is generally used to prepare light-colored dishes and soup stock.

Xia Yu secretly remembered every detail.

certainly.

There was a trace of mysterious color in his eyes. [Super Vision] operates, you can peek as much as you can!

The crab shell bisque is here, but unexpectedly it’s almost ready.

Next, return to the pot!

Nakiri Senzaemon poured the full pot of thick soup back into the soup pot and started boiling it again.

Soon, the soup boiled, and the old man held his chopsticks with an enigmatic smile on his lips. He suddenly stretched out his chopsticks and caught a dark green shadow in the pot. This is a piece of kelp that was released before.

Xia Yu's face was shocked.

Well?!

The dark green thing caught in the chopsticks in his field of vision floated up and down with the boiling soup. There was some kelp somewhere, but it clearly turned into a majestic black dragon.

This dragon was clamped seven inches around the neck by Nakiri Senzaemon's chopsticks!

Hey!

The valve of the stove was turned off, the dark green shadow was pulled out of the water, and everything returned to normal.

Seeing the commander-in-chief take out a piece of kombu, Morita Maki secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Of course she didn't dare to question the cooking process of the 'Eating Demon King', but she felt very depressed. In her mind, this piece of kombu should have been taken out long before the thick soup was simmered, or even before the thin soy sauce was added.

The girl glanced at the kitchen counter and was shocked to find that Xia Yu's forehead was covered with sweat.

What's wrong?

She immediately became nervous and didn't know why the boy was sweating.