Rebirth as a Cooking God

Ding……

You beat the special dish (legendary kitchen utensil bonus).

Reward 5 talent points.

Unlock a new seed - [Golden Wheat].

Golden wheat?

Xia Yu immediately retrieved the information.

[Golden Wheat] (gold): Wheat that emits a dazzling golden light. Each grain contains terrifying carotene. The light is more dazzling than the 'jewel meat'. It is the most dreamy ingredient for making pasta.

Price: 100 grams of seeds/10,000 reputation points.

Ingredients more valuable than ‘jeweled meat’?

The surprise welled up in his eyes, it was like pie in the sky. In comparison, the terrible price of 'Golden Wheat' was nothing in Xia Yu's eyes. You can still earn reputation points after spending them, but I'm afraid you'll have nothing to spend if you earn too much.

“The most important ingredient in pasta is undoubtedly flour.”

If 'golden wheat' is successfully cultivated, can all my pasta recipes be evolved? Xia Yu began to think.

Without staying backstage, Xia Yu returned to the front desk to join Yuanyue's team after taking a short rest.

The second game has begun.

As for the Tang family, it was a twenty-seven or eight-year-old young man named Tang Jingtao who faced off against one of the leaders of the Totsuki team, Gin Dojima!

When Xia Yu came back, the topic happened to be chosen by Chiyo Aichi throwing a target——

'soup'!

soup?

Xia Yu sat down and Zhu Qing and Erina watched.

Do you feel lucky to win? Zhu Qing half-smiled.

Xia Yu laughed it off and didn't answer. If you win, you win. Talking too much will make people feel arrogant. There is no doubt about Tang Yuqiong's excellence. If it hadn't been for the dim sum question in which he mastered the golden recipe by chance, Xia Yu would have lost a lot if the question had been changed to other questions.

A super snack that makes you smile!

Saiba Joichiro also sighed, patted him on the shoulder and said: I finally understand why Soma works so hard to chase after you but you pull him further and further away. It is true to be happy, relaxed and ordinary, even if Soma understands However, it is difficult to express it in cooking. This requires precipitation and accumulation!”

After saying that, this Shura glanced at the guest seats and his eyes stopped on the gloomy black man.

I'm suddenly looking forward to your duel with him.

Hearing this, Xia Yu was startled, pursed his lips and said, Mr. Caibo, so you agree to give up your position and let me and him eat halberds?

There was an unreadable expression on Saiba Joichiro's face.

Who knows. Let's kill the Down syndrome team first and enter the semi-finals.

Xia Yu was silent.

Soon, all the ingredients requested by the chef on the stage were ready.

The camera focused on Tang Jingtao's kitchen table first, and the venue was about to erupt in riots because of his weird materials.

Turtle, salted ume...and cantaloupe?! Nakiri Erina widened her beautiful eyes in surprise, and asked in confusion: It's understandable to make turtle soup, but what are the other ingredients?

Xia Yu had an unexpectedly weird expression.

Zhu Qing glanced at him and said strangely: What, Ayu, did you see it?

Longzhen Restaurant Tang's, as the leader in Shanghai's food scene a hundred years ago, naturally has a large number of ancient recipes passed down. Xia Yu smiled, In comparison, I am more curious about what President Dojima used What kind of soup recipe should I come up with?”

I could hear a hint of joking in Xia Yu's words.

Nakiri Munue laughed and said: Don't worry, Professor Xia, Dojima will not fall into the trap of the 'soup' question. Soup is often arranged after the appetizer and before the main course at a banquet. This applies to both Western and Japanese cuisine. The same, the purpose is to stimulate appetite——

Xia Yu nodded.

When the golden gong sounded, Tang Jingtao and Dojima Gin started working at the same time.

Tang Jingtao first slaughtered the turtle, put it under the faucet, and kept rinsing it until no trace of blood could be seen. It is very important to deal with these details, because turtles have a strong fishy smell, and if they are not handled well, a pot of soup will be ruined.

Afterwards, the slaughtered and bled turtles need to be blanched in 70-80 degree hot water for a few minutes. This step also has the purpose of removing the fishy smell. Tang Jingtao blanches it twice, and only adds cooking wine and ginger slices the second time.

Step three, make soup!

The fourth step is to pour the preliminarily cooked thick soup into the hollowed-out cantaloupe, put the melon and soup into a sealed steamer, and steam!

Bounce turtle soup... Xia Yu pondered, and immediately went to pay attention to Dojima Gin.

Dojima Gin’s materials are much more complicated.

Stew beef bones and beef brisket for an hour, then add olive oil, minced garlic, and diced onions mixed with beef and stir-fry until fragrant. After an hour, stew potatoes, celery and other vegetables in the soup. The seasonings are even more complex. Xia Yu silently said: Large grain sea salt, lemon juice, dried chopped basil, black peppercorns, white pepper...

At this point, any professional chef can recognize Dojima Gin’s recipe——

Borscht!

But it is not a Russian-style borscht with beetroot as the main ingredient, nor is it a Hong Kong-style soup with a lot of tomato sauce. The ingredients and cooking procedures are full of personal style.

The 2-hour cooking session is over.

Two clear soups, one served in cantaloupe and one bright yellow in a small white bowl.

Fish jelly?

The five judges were indeed more interested in Tang Jingtao's dishes.

The beautiful Persian judge lifted up the cantaloupe with both hands and shook it. The soup inside was not swaying at all. She smiled as expected, Is the solidified turtle soup... cold?

Take a spoon, like scooping up jelly. Different from the conventional way of eating, this kind of soup requires chewing.

The beauty judge said vaguely while eating: Well, it's salty and sour. It's such a strange taste...

He obviously raised his eyebrows and looked dissatisfied, but the judge's spoon never stopped and kept scooping up the soup and jelly and bringing it to his mouth.

The other four judges also had a great time.

Upon seeing this, Tang Jingtao's eyes were filled with joy and he took the initiative to explain: Soft-shell turtle has the richest colloid content among all fishes. The salty and sour taste comes from salted ebony plums, and the faint sweetness comes from cantaloupe...

The five judges quickly put down their spoons.

“Very appetizing!”

The chief judge showed a smile and said: But, the average is over the top.

Didn't the previous smiley snacks not use fantasy ingredients? Tang Jingtao shook his head and said, The Bounce Turtle Soup inherited from my Tang family does not require any additional ingredients to arouse all the appetites of the guests!

The clear soup for appetizers does not need to be delicious. Adding fantasy ingredients to make the clear soup have the ultimate flavor is self-defeating the rules and ruining the entire banquet.

He said, his eyes flickering as he glanced at Dojima Gin's white porcelain bowl filled with bright yellow soup.

The quality of clear soup mainly lies in its guiding effect on subsequent dishes. In other words, it stimulates the appetite of diners. The more appetizing the clear soup is, the better it is! Tang Jingtao said.

Dojima Gin applauded.

I totally agree with you!

Everyone, please try my special version of borscht - Dojima Gin said with a hearty smile.

The judges took the plunge.

Tang Jingtao's soup was condensed soup, while Dojima Gin's soup was undoubtedly hot soup. After one sip of the soup, a strange blush appeared on the faces of the five judges.

The Persian female judge at the bottom even covered her mouth and nose, her eyes quickly turning red.

You, you put mustard!

The spicy taste hit the nose from the mouth, and the female judge's eyes were filled with resentment.

It's a little bit of flavor.

Dojima Gin said with a smile, pointed to some green garnishes in the soup bowl, and said, These are taro sprouts.

Click, click...

The judges chewed it one after another, and the natural sourness and mustard mixed in their mouths.

Boom, a door came loose.

Japanese style... Borscht? the five judges murmured.