Shokuki: Start with an izakaya and make everyone cry

"cold!"

"This is the finished Longyin strawberry."

"Can you help me taste it and see if there is anything that needs improvement?"

Alice said softly as she handed the prepared Dragon Song strawberry to Kurokiba Ryo, who had dark circles under her eyes.

At first glance, Longyin strawberries are the same as real strawberries, but if you look closely, you can still find that the textures are completely different!

At the same time, even though strawberries are used as ingredients, the result is also strawberries.

But after dozens of complicated processes, this Longyin Strawberry dish can be said to have become the most complex molecular cuisine dish in the world.

Gelatinization of gelatin, whipping in siphon bottles, freeze-drying with liquid nitrogen, slow cooking at low temperature...

Not only that, the combination of traditional crafts such as sugar blowing and laboratory-like precision equipment made Kurokiba Ryo, who was about to taste it, feel that the small "strawberry" on the plate was extremely complex!

puff!

But see.

When Kuroki is cool, gently crack open the strawberries with a small spoon.

Suddenly, the brittle sugar shell on the outside was shattered, as if the most perfect work of art had been destroyed.

Immediately afterwards, Kurokiba Ryo quickly poured a spoonful of hot strawberry jam on it.

This combination of cold and heat is what truly brings the visual effect of "Long Yin Strawberry" to a shocking state.

And his skillful pouring action showed that he had tasted Longyin strawberry more than once.

Finally, in Alice's expectation, he slowly opened his mouth and tasted it.

…

One taste.

It's strawberry, but the sweetness is better than strawberry, and it immediately explodes in your mouth.

As for the taste, it is definitely the "ice and fire" of -196℃ and +99℃.

acid!

sweet!

ice!

cold!

crisp!

soft!

It also feels like popping candy.

All kinds of unexpected flavors are concentrated in a small strawberry.

It's so cool to Kurokiba that I can't use any words to describe the impact of this taste on my tongue!

"Miss Alice."

"Your Dragon Song Strawberry is a lot better than the previous ones."

Finally, Kurokiba Ryo swallowed, but continued expressionlessly: "But with this level of cooking, I guess it may not be possible to satisfy Miss Erina!"

"I am very sure of that."

"She is a monster with a divine tongue. She will not be satisfied with whatever I cook."

While talking, Alice actually packed up the remaining Longyin strawberries, and then said calmly to Kurokiba Ryo: "I just want her to understand."

"Now I am no longer the person who only makes snacks and cakes!"

After saying that, she hurriedly left the cooking room.

Seeing Alice like this, Kurokiba Ryo could only sigh lightly.

…

at the same time.

In a quiet courtyard of Totsuki Academy.

There are carved beams and painted buildings everywhere here, and you can stroll among the green flower paths and see precious flowers and rare plants as far as you can see.

Not far away, the Qushui creek meanders under the corridor, and then flows into a small pool, just like a fairyland, which is intoxicating.

As usual, Nakiri Erina wanted to try various dishes.

And now, what was placed in front of her was the last dish of oyster porridge.

In this bowl of porridge, if you look closely, you can see a few chopped green onions, a few chopped green corianders sprinkled on the bowl, and occasionally a few naughty oysters, with plump and milky white bellies, swimming in the porridge... …

wisps of aroma, rising from the bottom up, permeated the entire courtyard, so greedy that even Fei Shasha next to it felt like he was getting drunk!

Snort!

Snort!

Afterwards, Erina took a bite.

It's more like seafood porridge than oyster porridge.

In addition to oysters, there are also seafood products such as scallops, scallops, conger eels, shrimps, etc.

There are even dozens of ingredients such as carrots, lilies, wolfberries, dried walnuts, etc., which are put into a clay pot to cook. They are cooked in cold water and high heat for 4 hours until the bone marrow seeps out from the seams of the bones. The concentration of the soup reaches milky white color.

Overall, it tastes delicious, both sticky, dense, soft and smooth, and overflowing with fragrance.

But it was obvious that this kind of oyster porridge still could not satisfy Erina Nakiri.

One comment of "unpalatable" made the chef who carefully prepared oyster porridge possibly end his career as a chef in the future.

…

"It tastes really bad."

"Why can't those famous chefs be like Zhang Fan?"

"With just a few simple ingredients, you can make a dish that even God's Tongue will find amazing?"

Walking out of the courtyard, Erina said with a depressed expression.

I don't know if it was because of Zhang Fan's cooking, or because her divine tongue has become more picky.

Now whenever she tastes various dishes, she can't help but think of those reincarnation spring rolls, Shenglong dumplings, Buddha jumping over the wall...

Indeed, during this period of time, Erina seemed to have become dependent on Zhang Fan's cooking.

It's just that she doesn't seem to be able to truly realize this, she just thinks that everyone's cooking is not as good as Zhang Fan!

"Fei Sha."

"What other work arrangements are there next?"

"Miss Erina, all your work is over today."

Nito Hisako, who was following closely behind him, couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle when he saw that Erina had been saying "Zhang Fan" to the left and Shoryu dumplings to the right recently.

"Is it all over?"

"It's rare to have a whole day that's so relaxing."

Knowing that there was nothing to do today, Erina couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Then, she finally couldn't hold back her restless heart, and carefully observed her surroundings. After finding no one there, she whispered in Fei Shasha's ear: "The latest second volume of "The Restoration Warlock's Life"... "

"Just bought it."

Nito Feishako quickly continued: "Miss, just put it on the sofa in the living room of the villa."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Erina's bright eyes lit up instantly.

She couldn't help but stretched out her hand to pat Fei Shasha's fragrant shoulder, and said with a smile: "It's been really hard on you these days. If there's nothing else, you should go and rest!"

"Okay, okay, Miss, I won't disturb you anymore!"

Knowing that Erina was anxious to go back and read those "pure" comic books, Hiisako nodded knowingly.

…

Returning to the villa, Erina eagerly opened the door.

However, the first thing she saw was her cousin Alice Nakiri, sitting on the sofa reading a comic book, and the book she was reading was "Restarting the Life of the Recovery Warlock"

"Erina."

"Where have you been? Why are you back now?"

Moving away from the comic book, Alice raised her head slightly, blinked and asked Erina.

"ah?"

"Alice?"

"How...how..."

Erina definitely didn't expect Alice to appear here.

But when her eyes looked at the comic book, she suddenly turned red!