The story begins in Food Wars, when Alice took him home.

The purpose of this step is to effectively prevent the loss of flavor from the beef tongue and lock in all the flavor of the ingredients, which is an excellent cooking method!

Pick up the seared beef tongue and place it directly into the stew pot filled with vegetables.

Without washing the pan used for frying the beef tongue, pour in a spoonful of beef bone broth that was previously simmered in class, heat it to melt the browned layer, and then pour it into a stew pot.

Garlic, thyme, and beef bone broth.

Add these ingredients to the stew pot in order, then cover and simmer over low heat for two hours. This step requires time and patience.

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Looking at the stew pot in front of her, Tadokoro Megumi let out a long breath, then glanced at Bai Yuan out of the corner of her eye and found that he didn't show any change in expression except for crossing his arms and looking at her.

Is it good or bad? This thought crossed Tadokoro Megumi's mind until a large hand landed on her back, startling her back to reality.

"Don't think about so many unnecessary things while cooking; it's pointless!"

Remember, other people's opinions are ultimately just for reference; you are the chef! And a chef needs absolute confidence in their own cooking!

Bai Yuan's voice rang clearly in her ears, his powerful words compelling her to believe, so Tadokoro Megumi nodded.

"I understand!"

Refocusing my attention on the countertop, looking at the many ingredients, the remaining time was spent preparing the sauce for the red wine beef tongue.

For French cuisine, the sauce is arguably the key to the flavor!

Cut the butter into pieces and put it into the pot. Then add the flour and stir evenly with a spoon until it turns dark brown. Then add the cold beef bone broth.

Cold soup with hot butter and flour, and hot soup with cold butter and flour, can prevent small lumps from forming and affecting the taste of the sauce.

Then add appropriate salt to taste, a little red wine, lemon, orange and apple and other ingredients with strong fruity aromas, and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, or until the sauce can coat a spoon.

Once the sauce is cooked, use a strainer to roughly filter it to prevent any small lumps from remaining and to remove any fruit pulp.

After completing this step, all that's left is to wait. The beef tongue in the stew pot won't cook quickly; you need to keep an eye on it and wait...

"Don't be too nervous. If you keep your mind too tense, it will snap sooner or later. If you can't control your time, set an alarm."

Bai Yuan can judge the state of food by the aroma in the air, but others cannot; most of the time they can only judge by experience after lifting the pot lid.

The size of the meat, the heat level, and the cooking time are all based on experience and can be learned through recipes.

However, there are limits to human capabilities.

With so many recipes in the world, it's impossible to remember every single detail. That's why personal ability becomes so important.

Some chefs have broad knowledge, some have keen intuition, and some have extraordinary talent. These are all individual strengths of chefs.

The more individual strengths a chef has, the further they can go on the path of cooking.

"But wouldn't it be better to keep an eye on it? That way, you can react to its situation as quickly as possible and then take timely action. That would be the most perfect approach."

Clearly, Tadokoro Megumi didn't quite understand what Shirabuchi was saying.

When he turned his head, his eyes clearly showed fatigue, the kind of weariness that comes from staring at something for too long.

"What a load of rubbish! Just listen to me. Cooking requires a holistic approach. You'll never get it right if you keep focusing on just one small thing!"

Also, don't think you're done just because you've started stewing something. There are still two pieces of beef tongue over there; go try cooking them in different ways!

Bai Yuan didn't hold back when he scolded him, saying that focusing on one spot while cooking is like obsessing over a detail in art; no matter how well you draw it, it's meaningless.

The key is the overall flavor!

"Other cooking methods?"

"For example, barbecue and sous-vide cooking are based on the same principle."

Cooking shouldn't be confined to one method; that would be too boring. We are human; what we need is to master the methods, not to be mastered by them.

Seeing Tadokoro Megumi's puzzled expression, Shirobuchi simply started talking to her about philosophy, which was what he had come to understand after traveling for so long.

As they were talking, Bai Yuan walked to the window of the cooking classroom, turned his back to look out the window, and adopted a mysterious and unfathomable posture.

"What's needed is to master the methods, not to be mastered by the methods..."

Tadokoro Megumi repeated Shirobuchi's words, a thoughtful expression on her face.

"I get it, grilling and sous vide cooking, right? I'll start trying it right now!"

Clenching her fists, Tadokoro Megumi called out as she watched Shiro's retreating figure.

"You still don't understand what I'm saying."

If you want, you can use many methods such as steaming, smoking, or frying, instead of just doing whatever I tell you to do.

The purpose of cooking is to make ingredients taste better. Only by trying more can you improve, and if you want to improve, you can't be afraid of failure!

"What you learn from books is never enough; you must put it into practice to truly understand." This saying tells us that only experience gained through personal observation is truly reliable.

"Um... let me try it first."

He said he understood, but he didn't really. His purpose in saying all this wasn't to get Tadokoro Megumi to cook more dishes, but to broaden her thinking.

Compared to a chef's culinary skills, his understanding is the most difficult to improve.

After all, technical skills can be honed over time, but improving one's understanding requires not only guidance from experts but also travel.

This is the real reason why Baiyuan traveled.

Of course, a year is definitely not enough time, but everything should be done in a balanced way. We should take breaks along the way and rest when we are tired.

That year, he traveled through Fujian and Zhejiang before finally arriving in Shanghai, where he found the legendary "Dragon-Turning Pot" in the Shanghai culinary scene and gained its recognition.

Meanwhile, the Dark Cuisine World was officially established in a high-rise building in downtown Shanghai.

By challenging renowned chefs and pointing out the shortcomings in their dishes, I aim to show them that by following me, they can improve in the future.

Such temptation is irresistible to any chef.

With the addition of renowned chefs, some first- and second-class chefs also learned about the world of "dark cuisine," but joining it was not so easy for them.

Assessments, all kinds of assessments.

Only by proving that you have the potential to become a Special Grade can you be qualified to join the Dark Cuisine World and have the possibility of going further!

Even top-tier chefs must pass an assessment before officially becoming members of the Dark Cuisine world, and can only join with Bai Yuan's approval.

As for the ranking system of the Dark Cuisine World, Bai Yuan continued the original Dark Cuisine World system, but appropriately lowered the requirements a little.

"Lin Chef" is a general term for chefs who have joined the Dark Cuisine world and are at least three-star chefs. They must have at least one dish that can be presented as a luminous dish.

As for those who cannot produce luminous dishes, Bai Yuan considers them worthless and naturally will not grant them the title of Chef Lin.

Those with potential can be nurtured, while those without potential should be sent down to make money for the organization and collect rare ingredients.

This is also Bai Yuan's true purpose in creating this organization: to collect all the rare ingredients in the world into his own treasure trove!

At the same time, he can build his own network of influence so that no matter where he is, a phone call will bring him the ingredients he needs.

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Of course, there is another reason.

That is, he wanted to cultivate rivals for himself. After traveling for so long, Bai Yuan realized one thing: he was very strong in this world.

So strong that they have no rivals.

In this situation, he can only gain some enjoyment by setting restrictions that put him at a significant disadvantage and competing with others in this state.

Therefore, he needs to cultivate rivals.

This group from Totsuki Academy was also part of his plan, because they were the protagonists of this world, and their talent and potential were considered top-notch in this world.

Just like Liu Maoxing, who is a chosen one, no matter what kind of opponent he encounters or how unfavorable his own conditions are, he can always turn defeat into victory.

In this world, the protagonist group led by Soma Yukihira is the Luck Group. Now, with him acting as a catalyst, they might be able to reach heights that were difficult to achieve in the original anime.

Bai Yuan was never afraid of failure, because failure meant that he had made progress.

He was afraid of stagnation.

Hopefully, these little guys will bring him joy in the future!

He watched quietly as Tadokoro Megumi tried different cooking methods. He didn't know how much of what he said had been taken to heart by the young girl.

But that's good now. At least she's making slow but steady progress. If she can remember even one out of ten, that's a huge achievement for her.

The same applies to others; under his deliberate arrangement, the strength of many female characters in the original work received an epic boost.

As for why there were no boys?

Don't ask, the answer is we're not familiar with each other.

He could tolerate people like Terunori Kuga who stuck to him like glue, but he couldn't be bothered to bother with others unless they were in his class.

Bai Yuan found a chair, sat down, and looked out the window. He couldn't help but let his thoughts wander, pondering the content of the midterm exam.

When Senzaemon Nakiri entrusted him with this task, he was actually surprised. After all, he felt that it was really a good idea to entrust such an important task to him, since he was a newcomer.

So Hakugen asked Nakiri Senzaemon a question in return.

However, what he received in return was a hearty laugh from Senzaemon Nakiri: "Do whatever you think of, even if it means eliminating all the students!"

What Totsuki Academy needs are capable graduates who can leave their mark on history, not mediocre ones.

Their existence is meant to be stepping stones to becoming strong!

Thus, Bai Yuan had no reason to refuse and readily agreed.

Seeing that Hakugen agreed so readily, Nakiri Senzaemon was in a very good mood and simply handed the reins over to him.

However, what he was thinking was that no matter how much trouble Bai Yuan caused, he could only eliminate half of the students at most. He couldn't possibly kill all of the more than a thousand students, could he?

The reason he was asked to do it was simple: to put pressure on the elementary school kids and urge them to improve!

He always felt that the elementary school's teaching methods were too lenient, which was why the dropout rate was so alarming when students moved up to the advanced school!

"What kind of assessment questions should we set so that the number of people passing the midterm exam is exactly fifty?"

Bai Yuan scratched his head, his brows furrowing slightly as he pondered. He knew how to eliminate everyone with difficult problems, but these kinds of ambiguous questions were the hardest to handle.

Because he needs to have a clear understanding of the students' levels in order to create questions that match their abilities, but he is a new teacher...

"In that case, let's continue with the bottom-ranked elimination system."

All students ranked below 50th will be expelled, and half of the remaining students will leave during the final exams. New students will be recruited next year…