Food Wars: Live Broadcast in the Prison of Food

Chapter 115 The Wonder of God's Tongue (4000 words)
"When roasting beef, pork and bird meat, the surface of the steak is not charred enough. From an ideal point of view, the heat is slow for about 5 seconds during the high temperature roasting stage. This results in the skin of the steak not being crispy enough and failing to completely lock in the meat juice inside.

"But this is a brand new ingredient and the temperature is hard to control. There's nothing we can do about it."

"The sauce doesn't match the steak as a whole, it looks very abrupt, the sauce itself has issues too, 10 grams too much brown sugar, it's a bit too strong, most people can't taste it, but it still has an impact on the taste, and the choice of onions is also problematic."

Erina Nakiri calmly and carefully adjusted some of the problems.

He put his fork down and shook his head slightly, obviously not planning on taking a second bite.

"Tsk, I'll go back and redo it. The time is still too short."

Taki Kadozaki (a judge in the semi-finals of the autumn selection, the chef of the Spanish restaurant "Taki Amarillo", very short with a fierce look, and the second place in the top ten of the 88th session) had an unpleasant look on his face and smacked his lips in dissatisfaction.

This was her first time to come into contact with fantasy ingredients. Although she had heard about their specialness, now that she had seen it with her own eyes, she realized that the rumors were not exaggerated.

Under normal circumstances, she might have tried it with great enthusiasm, but now, the little time left was like a sword of Damocles hanging over her head, making her feel anxious.

Nakiri Erina bit her fingernails and thought for a moment, then suddenly called out to Kadozaki Taki who was returning and said:
"Tsudoku-senpai, you can add a little basil and two spoons of apple cider vinegar when making the sauce."

"Huh? Are you kidding me? I mean, although it's good that you can taste the flaws in food, don't make random suggestions on cooking. Apple cider vinegar doesn't go well with this sauce at all. How can it be suitable for-"

As he spoke, he suddenly froze.

"No, maybe it really is useful."

She tried again with some doubt, and soon, a brand new dish appeared again.

“.It’s delicious.”

After trying a portion, Kadozaki Taki fell silent.

After a moment, she looked at Erina Nakiri.

"how did you do it."

As far as she knew, the Tongue of God had no such ability.

"How do you do that? Just taste it." Erina Nakiri gently stuck out her tongue and pointed.

"My tongue can deduce the ingredients that are suitable for pairing."

"Deduced?" Kadozaki Taki repeated doubtfully, somewhat bewildered.

"It's rare that Kadozaki-senpai says it's delicious so frankly. I'll try it too." Kikuchi Engo on the side interrupted, took a few steps forward, picked up a portion and put it into his mouth.

"what?"

As his Adam's apple moved, a dazzling light bloomed in Mujichi Yuanguo's eyes.

“The completion is very high…”

She covered her mouth in surprise.

She looked at Kadozaki Taki and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

"What's this?"

"How amazing! I didn't expect that the Divine Tongue could even do something like this."

"Yes, the Tongue of God is truly amazing." Dojima Gin was not surprised at all and said with emotion.

There are also fantasy ingredients
Dojima Gin thought to himself, clenched his fists slightly, and felt the powerful strength of his muscles surpassing their peak. This was all brought by the fantasy ingredients.

Improvements in hearing and eyesight and physical fitness are only the most basic. What is even more exaggerated is the improvement of characteristics and the strengthening of superpowers.

God knows how surprised he was at what Eiji said about listening to the sounds of the ingredients, and how shocked he was when he saw that Erina Nakiri could cook the snake frog emerald soup without making any attempt at all.

What made him realize the power of supernatural powers the most was that in the second round of cooking the devil horned crocodile, the score of Erina Nakiri's cooking was almost the same as his, with only a difference of 0.5 points.

And the cooking by Si Yingshi, which listens to the sounds of the ingredients, received even higher evaluations than him!

You know, that was a dish that he had researched meticulously and prepared for more than ten days. There was not a single drop of water in it.

The physical abilities improved by the foods everyone has eaten should be basically the same.

The only possibility that could bridge the gap of several decades of experience is that the two of them possess qualities that could almost be called "supernatural powers."

At this moment, a strange and smelly smell wafted over.

The stench was like the smell emitted by decaying matter floating on the surface of a pool of stagnant water. It was fishy and smelly, suffocating, as if the air was polluted and made sticky by the terrible stench.

Everyone covered their noses.

"You guy, are you making biological weapons?" someone shouted in horror.

Everyone looked at the source of the biological weapon. It turned out that Yukihira Joichiro was cooking a suspicious purple bubbling dish like a black witch from the Middle Ages.

That was when he saw the food Yang Che left for them and happily ran to choose the giant millipede that no one else had picked.

Most of the ingredients left by Yang Che are the ones that appeared in the live broadcast. After all, only these ingredients that have been copied can Yang Che unscrupulously spend other people's rewards to exchange them.

But among them were also creatures he was hunting in the Misty Forest at the time.

At the beginning, the beef, pig and bird that Kadozaki Taki chose were one of them.

Although they are not replicable, animals like cows, pigs, and birds, which are as big as tanks, can withstand relatively long periods of consumption.

With so many types of food, few people choose the giant millipede which doesn’t look good and has low reviews.

This creature has scent glands that secrete a toxic gas that is quite smelly. And according to information released by other cooks on the Internet, its body structure is slightly different from that of regular millipedes, making it more difficult to handle.

Of course, the most important thing is that basically no one intends to use insects as ingredients for the dishes presented to the top leaders of various countries. Even though it is an ingredient from another world, I don't know how many people can accept the idea of ​​eating insects.

The requirement of a banquet is to satisfy the appetites of the guests as much as possible, and it cannot be done arbitrarily.

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry, it looks like a failure. I had this great idea when I ate the stew cooked by a student named Nao Sadatsuka a few days ago."

Yukihira Joichiro smiled and said:
"And even if it smells bad, maybe it's like stinky tofu, which smells bad but tastes good."

"Want to try it, you guys?"

Everyone shook their heads, looking horrified.

What's wrong with this person? He feeds people biological weapons as if nothing happened?
"No, I will"

Erina Nakiri's face was full of resistance. She felt that if she ate this thing, the Divine Tongue would probably go on strike on the spot, and she would not be able to get up for at least three days.

As Yukihira Joichiro was talking, he scooped up a mouthful of purple paste and put it into his mouth in front of everyone's horrified gaze.

As a result, I covered my mouth with my hands in disgust and almost retched.

After finally recovering, he actually covered his forehead and laughed.

“Hahahaha, it’s really unpalatable.”

“It ranks first in the list of weird and unpalatable dishes.”

The unpalatable ranking, this word touched Dojima Gin's memory, he felt his fist harden, he still remembered when he first met Shiroichiro in Polar Star Dormitory during school days, this guy who was rumored to be a great cook stuffed a mouthful of peanut butter squid...

He still remembers this incident vividly. Fortunately, he changed his candidate later and chose Shiomi Jun, who was relatively less likely to be rejected.

Erina Nakiri couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand.

In a sense, being able to make fantasy ingredients taste bad is also a talent.
"Uncle Caibo, even if it's successful and delicious, such a bizarre and smelly dish is not suitable for that kind of occasion." She said hesitantly.

The reason why we chose the new ingredients given by Yang Che instead of the devil horn crocodile is the same. The spicy food is too overbearing. Most of the participants are probably older people, and not everyone can stand the spicy taste.

And the girl discovered something surprising.

It turns out that Uncle Caibo’s personality is completely different from what she imagined!
Suddenly all the filters were broken!
It turns out that Yukihira-kun's personality was all inherited from Uncle Saiba.

When I first knew that you were Uncle Caibo’s son, I felt that there was such a big gap between the father and son. I thought something went wrong in your growth process. I’m really sorry.

If Yang Che were here and knew her thoughts, he would probably quote Lan Da's classic line: "Admiration is the furthest distance from understanding."

Dojima Gin looked at his old classmate who showed no signs of nervousness, closed his eyes, pinched his nose, and said:
"Seichiro, let's be a little nervous at a time like this. Our mission is of great significance."

"For now, let's quickly decide on the division of labor, and then use Miss Erina's power to speed up the process."

"That's true. I know my limits."

Yukihira Joichiro smiled and said:
"Didn't I say at the beginning that we had a rough idea of ​​what we were going to try with the piano lobster in the Polaris Dormitory? Let's just do that."

The reason why he didn't do that at first, but used millipedes to cook, was initially out of his irresistible interest, and on the other hand it was also a way for him to relieve stress. Of course, the latter factor played a very small role, and it was more out of interest.

He also thought that if the smell was used well, it would definitely be an excellent dish, but unfortunately it failed.

“Although it lacks the excitement of experimenting with the dishes yourself.”

“But there’s not enough time.”

Yukihira Seiichiro shrugged regretfully.

"It's up to you this time. Do your best, Erina."

Yukihira Joichiro tied up his hair, put on a serious expression, and encouraged the somewhat nervous blonde girl in a gentle tone.

"Yes, yes! Uncle Caibo." The girl nodded and said seriously.

She felt that the one who should work the hardest among all the people present was undoubtedly herself as a member of the Nakiri family.

To be honest, Yukihira Joichiro felt very sorry about using Erina's power to speed up the development of food.

For him, researching unknown dishes is fun, and even if he fails, he can gain new ideas and experience from the failure.

Many of his imaginative dishes come from failures.

Just like the scientist who originally wanted to develop a strong bonding agent, the glue had a lower viscosity. But later someone accidentally discovered that this glue could be repeatedly pasted without damaging the paper, so it was developed into sticky notes.

For example, Viagra was originally a drug used for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, but later it was used for other purposes that everyone understands.

The novel discoveries made while researching cooking, the thoughts generated by brainstorming, and the deep thinking when encountering difficult problems are like wandering in the long dark night for a long time. The channel of thinking seems to be blocked by fog, and every thought is like groping in chaos. Finally, a flash of inspiration breaks through the sky like lightning, instantly illuminating the whole world. The blocked river of thoughts suddenly surges. The joy of completing cooking is incomparably wonderful.

Sometimes, the development of new culinary directions requires "mistakes".

Following the guidance of Erina Nakiri's Divine Tongue is like copying the standard answers on an exam - it's correct but boring.

He had heard more or less about the story of Nakiri Tsuchiya.

Combined with the food that Erina Nakiri had eaten at Polaris Dormitory, I roughly understood what was going on.

Her dishes are all harmonious and perfect.

But she is limited by her own imposed correctness and the blind spots of her own imagination.

The dishes that perfectly utilize fantastic ingredients are incredibly delicious, but they don’t have that unexpected, personal touch.

If Erina's cooking that he had eaten at that time was a perfect answer for him, then Tsukasa's cooking was like taking perfection to a higher level, with a strong personal style that could not be imitated by others.

It leaves a stunning aftertaste.

This is not to say that there is any difference between the Tongue of God and the ability to listen to the sounds of ingredients.

The two have different focuses and cannot be compared in terms of which is better.

The emphasis of the functions is different, and there is also a gap in experience. This gap is also because Erina Nakiri has not broken through the shackles set for her by her father.

However, this division of labor will be very suitable for her to perform.

She doesn't need to put in any effort in terms of creativity and ideas.

They are all experienced cooks.

They are all ruthless people who can fight their way through the cruel elimination system of Totsuki Academy.

A famous chef who was able to make a name for himself in the demanding Sakurajima cuisine world.

Needless to say, his abilities are excellent.

In terms of experience and even some ideas, she is more experienced than Erina Nakiri.

That's exactly what happened.

After getting in a good mood, everyone officially began the research and development of dishes based on their fantasy ingredients.

Many ways that Erina Nakiri could not imagine will appear before her.

It made her suddenly enlightened.

It feels as refreshing as breaking through the obstacles of knowledge and understanding.

I discovered that there is such an option.

It turns out that this can actually be done.

It opened up the limitations of my thinking, and I found the direction based on the food I ate and understood what kind of food they wanted to try.

She only needs to deduce the direction of everyone's progress and then give appropriate suggestions for improvement.

After finding the direction, God's Tongue becomes her forte. Just like a supercomputer, as long as she has enough brain power and energy, she can quickly find the flaws and advantages and disadvantages, and constantly screen based on the existing combination of food taste information.

Find the theoretical best match.

In fact, in a sense, once the general framework is chosen, even without her, several chefs can complete the task on their own as long as they have enough time.

The Tongue of God is more like a catalyst that accelerates this process.

Occasionally, Erina Nakiri would have a flash of inspiration that could serve as an epiphany for some chefs.

This was partly because God's Tongue's unpracticed calculations were faster than actual operations, and it was ahead of them in choosing the direction of cooking, creating this illusion.

Part of the reason is that this aspect is indeed an unexpected blind spot.

After all, despite the experience gap, Erina Nakiri herself is also an excellent chef.

And now it is absorbing all kinds of ideas like a sponge and growing rapidly.

The chefs are working hard.

In a kitchen that few people know about.

The collision of experiences between chefs creates amazing sparks.

Sorry, I’m stuck.

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(End of this chapter)