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

As a seafood restaurant owner, he also helps people process seafood and prepare seafood dishes. In terms of chef level, he is a second-class chef.

Soon, thanks to the efforts of the fish shop owner and his family of three, two cooking stations were moved to the street outside the shop, taking over the area in front of the store.

Because it was almost lunchtime, there were quite a few people outside the shop. However, the loud argument and conflict caused many potential seafood buyers to hesitate to enter.

However, they gathered together again at this moment.

A culinary showdown, especially in such a public format, is undoubtedly a top-tier form of entertainment in a world where food reigns supreme.

Within just ten minutes, twenty or thirty people had gathered around them, and Bai Yuan and Nakiri Alice even had to push their way through the crowd to get in.

But that's what makes it interesting.

Standing in the center of the crowd, directly opposite the head chef of the [Nuoyu] restaurant, Bai Yuan suddenly felt a bit of the same old feeling, and his blood was boiling!

Chapter 27 Bai Yuan's Knife Skill

"What's going on? Why is there suddenly a cooking competition here?!"

"I don't know. I just saw the shop owner bring the cooking station out of the kitchen, making a big fuss. I don't know who the contestants are."

"Wait, I recognize the person at the kitchen counter on the left. We went to [Nuoyu] once before, and the head chef even came out to greet us."

If I'm not mistaken, that guy is Jancis, the head chef of the Michelin-starred restaurant [Noyu]! The legendary master chef!

"A Michelin-starred restaurant!?"

"A master chef? How could someone like that be working at a street stall? That's not something someone of his stature would do!"

"More than that, I'm curious about who's standing opposite him. He looks so young, all muscle, he must be a good cook."

"Hard to say, she's so young..."

After the crowd gathered, voices of discussion could be heard from them, since they were all people who lived nearby and saw each other all the time.

Upon gathering, they naturally began chatting amiably.

"Rumor has it that the two chefs were fighting over a particularly good quality sea bream this morning because they were vying for it!"

Some bystanders who had been watching the drama unfold in the vicinity for a long time stepped forward and said that with such a big commotion at the fish shop, how could it not attract attention?

"They actually resorted to violence? This is no small matter. No wonder a top-level chef would be willing to compete in the street; he must be burning with anger."

A man in his sixties emerged from the crowd. He first looked at Jessie, then at the young Bai Yuan, and a look of regret appeared on his face.

"Who says otherwise? It's a pity for this young man. He doesn't know who he's up against. Facing a legendary master chef, his chances of winning are slim! He might even get humiliated later."

"Offending a master chef is bad enough if you're just humiliated, but if they get angry, they might just make it impossible for you to stay in the local culinary scene."

"Not necessarily. Maybe that young man is also a top-level chef? Otherwise, why would he dare to take on the challenge..."

"How is that possible! I've never seen such a young master chef before, at least not in a small country like ours. I think there are a few in China, after all, it's a culinary powerhouse."

"Stop talking, it looks like they're about to start!"

The noise of the crowd subsided, and everyone turned their attention to Jessie and Bai Yuan at the very center, or more precisely, to the cooking station in front of them.

The nerves of the sea bream, cut in half, are still alive. It will twitch when touched slightly, and may even jump out, which looks rather eerie.

"Am I seeing things? That sea bream has been split in two?! And vertically at that!"

"That's not the point! The point is that it can still move, which proves that it was cut in half while still alive. How did they manage that?!"

"The cut lines are so neat and precise. The person who separated the sea bream must have made only one cut, just one cut, to make it look like this."

At this moment, some viewers noticed the stainless steel basin containing half a sea bream, and a look of shock appeared on their faces as they watched the sea bream occasionally move.

Especially upon learning that the sea bream had been split in two while still alive, the astonishment in my heart deepened, and I couldn't even find the words to describe it.

uncanny workmanship?

That seems to be the only way to put it!

"The theme is sea bream, and the cooking time is 30 minutes. I don't think there will be any objections, right?"

"I only need 20 minutes, you can just make it 30 minutes. But I'm warning you, no customer is willing to wait 30 minutes for a dish!"

Today, I'll show you something new: our restaurant's spring signature dish, sea bream with lemon butter sauce!

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Jesse, who was standing in front of the cooking counter, sneered and immediately stated that his dish would only take 20 minutes to complete.

"Idiot, it's your problem that you can't keep customers here. You need to practice cooking more."

Faced with Jesse's taunts, Bai Yuan shook his head with a playful expression, and after uttering those words, turned his gaze to the sea bream in front of him.

His words infuriated Jesse. He hesitated for a long time before finally deciding not to refute him, determined to prove himself with his abilities.

Bai Yuan glanced at it, then lowered his head again, quickly forming a recipe for cooking sea bream in his mind. 30 minutes was neither a long nor a short time.

Since the duel was to take place in Northern Europe, Bai Yuan decided to cook a Western meal, which would be a good opportunity to test what he had learned over the past few years.

"I've got it! Let's make that dish!"

In an instant, Bai Yuan thought of a dish name, a top-grade sea bream dish that he had learned and improved in a day!

"Timing begins!"

At the same time, the fish shop owner came to the middle of the two sides with an alarm clock, placed it on a table, and announced the start of the competition.

In an instant, Bai Yuan's aura changed completely.

His previously leisurely demeanor instantly transformed into one of extreme seriousness, radiating an inexplicable aura.

Because he left in a hurry, he didn't bring the Seven Star Blade with him, but there was no need to use it against this kind of character.

"Hey!"

Across from the counter, Jancis rolled up her sleeves, placed the half of the sea bream on the cutting board, twirled the knife in her hand, and quickly sliced ​​along the spine of the sea bream, separating it perfectly from the fish meat in a few swift movements.

Next came the tiny fish bones all over the fish. A pair of tweezers appeared in his hand at some point, and he deftly and neatly removed all the small bones from the bream's body, placing them in a bowl beside him. In less than a minute, he had cleaned the fish meat itself completely!

"He works really efficiently; no wonder he's a top-level chef."

"How's that kid doing? He's been sharpening his knife since just now. Is he planning to sharpen it for half an hour? Wait, he's so fast!"

Jancis's superb skills drew cheers from the audience, while many people turned their attention to Bai Yuan as a control group.

He was still sharpening the knife, one stroke after another. At first, he sharpened very slowly, but then the speed increased dramatically, and his hands even left afterimages!

"Shh!"

With the final sharpening finished, Bai Yuan pointed the cleaver at the sky, and looking at the cold glint on the blade under the sunlight, a look of satisfaction finally appeared on his face.

The next moment, Bai Yuan moved!

He casually tossed the sea bream onto the cutting board, brandished the cleaver a few times on the surface of the fish, then used his other hand to lift the sea bream, shake it, and flip it over.

At this moment, the bones of the sea bream also broke off and fell onto the cooking table, forming a sea bream with only bones!

"What?! What happened?! How did all those bones fall off?! It just jerked like that, did you see what he did?!"

"No, he just casually flicked the knife against the sea bream a few times, and all the bones fell off?! Not a single one broke!"

"Amazing skill! This is the first time I've ever seen such exquisite boning techniques!"

Looking at the sea bream that had been perfectly separated from its flesh and landed on the table, giving it the appearance of a specimen, a huge discussion broke out on the scene.

Chapter 28 Cooking Like Magic

"He used an extremely sharp knife to find the most suitable angle on the fish, and then skillfully separated the fish bones from the meat by cutting and prying."

However, this is the first time I've seen someone do something like this in one go. He's truly an amazing man! This match is now in suspense!

The speaker was still the same man in his sixties. Although he was very old, he still looked energetic.

Especially when they saw Bai Yuan's superb skills, their faces were full of admiration, and they looked at him as if they were looking at a fine piece of jade!

"Look! That guy just put his hand on the fish, and the scales flew off by themselves! What's the principle behind that? It's amazing!"

"How is that possible? He actually peeled off the fish scales with his bare hands—scales so hard they could dull the blade of a kitchen knife!"

"Is this magic? That's amazing!"

Suddenly, someone pointed in Bai Yuan's direction, their eyes wide, their voice filled with disbelief.

The splashing fish scales in the sky sparked a heated discussion, with everyone focusing their attention on Bai Yuan's cooking station, eager to know how he had managed to do it.

"It's steel wire."

Alice Nakiri, who had been observing Bai Yuan's movements, murmured to herself. With her excellent eyesight, she immediately noticed the wire in his hand, which was now gleaming in the sunlight.

"Steel wire?"

Those around heard her murmur and immediately squinted at Bai Yuan's hand, then noticed something silvery-white flashing.

Under the friction of this thing, the scales, which were originally as hard as iron, quickly separated from the sea bream and flew into the air, piling up into a small mountain on the table.

And that's it! The sea bream is now ready!

"I see. If you use a steel wire as a kitchen knife, any curve or angle will be suitable. You actually came up with this method to process sea bream scales. What an interesting little rascal!"

The old man nodded in agreement, his eyes holding a different look as he gazed at Bai Yuan, watching him even more intently.

"All that fancy stuff! Cooking isn't some kind of monkey show!"

Seeing everyone's eyes on Bai Yuan and everyone praising him, Jessie felt a sudden sense of crisis and said sourly.

However, Bai Yuan had already entered cooking mode and completely blocked out the sounds from the outside world. He turned the flame to medium, then took out a small pot for stewing and added butter into it.

Since his opponent was a chef from England, he responded with French cuisine, a dish created by the master chef Paul decades ago.

Potato-shaped fish scales sea bream.

As the name suggests, the main ingredients are potatoes and sea bream. During the process of learning to cook, Bai Yuan further modified it.

Quickly chop a small portion of onion and put it in a pot, along with bay leaves, garlic, and white mushrooms. Sauté over medium heat until fragrant, then add the fish bones and fish bone broth made from the fish meat that has been trimmed off for aesthetic purposes.

When the fish bone soup turns slightly white, add white wine, bring to a boil, then add water until it covers the fish bones, and simmer over medium-low heat for 15 minutes.

"Orange? What's that guy up to?"

While the soup was cooking, Bai Yuan went into the fish shop and took out the oranges that the fish shop owner and his colleagues had left over. He had seen them at the fish shop earlier.

On the other side, Jancis was frying fish. There was also fruit on his counter, but unlike Bai Yuan's oranges, he was using lemons.

"Did both sides use fruit? The flavor of fruit can indeed effectively enhance the flavor of fish, making it more delicious, while adding the fragrance of the fruit itself to the fish."

However, achieving the right balance between the proportions of fruit and fish is not easy.