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

However, this does not mean that she is willing to let Bai Yuan be Nakiri Alice's cooking teacher, after all, she has always been the one to do this before!

"What would you like to eat now, Nora? I'll prove myself with my cooking."

Bai Yuan's voice was filled with boundless confidence. If it were anything else, it would be one thing, but if he were to prove himself with his cooking, he would have countless ways to do so!

"Let me think..."

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Leonora Nakiri's eyes narrowed, and she put her finger to her lips, seriously considering the matter.

"I want a meal with vegetables and soup that I can eat my fill. I don't have a time limit, but the taste must satisfy me."

Looking at Bai Yuan's face, Nakiri Leonora smiled and stated her request. Because of Bai Yuan's sweet words earlier, she had deliberately relaxed her conditions.

"Isn't this just a bowl of noodles? No, if it has soup, it would be more appropriate to call it ramen."

In that case, let's create a classic in the world of Japanese ramen: tonkotsu ramen!

Upon hearing Nakiri Leonora's words, the image of ramen immediately popped into Bai Yuan's mind. A dish that combines vegetables, soup, and a filling meal, ramen is undoubtedly the perfect choice!

"Tonkotsu ramen? Surprisingly ordinary."

"The deliciousness of a dish lies in the control of details. Even the same dish will taste completely different depending on who makes it."

"Alright, then let me see your cooking, Brother Bai Yuan."

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Leonora Nakiri was taken aback for a moment, but quickly nodded. Tonkotsu ramen did indeed meet her requirements.

However, making popular Japanese dishes taste to her satisfaction is much more difficult than making some niche dishes that she has never tried before!

Take fried rice for example. Since anyone can make it, the chef's skills must be high to sell it at a higher price and to create a unique flavor.

"No problem, but I need some time to prepare the ingredients before that."

Bai Yuan cupped his hands slightly and stated his request. Because Japan is very close to China and belongs to the same Asia, he knows quite a bit of Japanese cuisine, including tonkotsu ramen, which he learned from a recipe.

I just don't know if recipes from a hundred years ago can suit modern tastes.

If we calculate the time, "Chuka Ichiban" should have a history of about 100 years. In those 100 years, I wonder how much modern Japanese tonkotsu ramen has developed.

"Jonah, assist Brother Bai Yuan in purchasing the ingredients he needs at the nearby market."

"Okay, ma'am."

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Nakiri Leonora immediately instructed her bodyguard Jonah, who was a local and more familiar with the nearby market than they were.

Immediately afterwards, Jonah left the Nakiri family with Bai Yuan. Seeing them leave, Nakiri Leonora also turned her gaze to Nakiri Alice.

"Alice, where did you meet Brother Bai Yuan? Can you tell Mom?"

With a gentle and serene smile on her face, Leonora Nakiri pulled up a chair and sat down, clearly preparing to hold a small family meeting.

Leonora Nakiri felt there was a big problem with her daughter bringing a strange man home. She wondered what kind of spell Bai Yuan had cast on her, that made Alice, who was always proud of her cooking, ask him to become her cooking teacher.

“Mr. Jonah, I need a bit more than I need, and I don’t have any money on hand right now. Consider this money a loan from me, and I will definitely pay you back in the future.”

After leaving the Nakiri family villa, Bai Yuan spoke to Jonah beside him, saying that he disliked owing people anything.

"You're too kind. Madam asked me to come with you, which means I should pay the bill. I can get reimbursed through the finance department. Just buy whatever ingredients you need."

Jonah hurriedly said that since he learned that Bai Yuan was a highly skilled master chef, his attitude towards him had become even more respectful than before, because chefs have a very high status in this world, especially master chefs, each of whom can be considered a national treasure of a country!

Of course, what truly made him respect Bai Yuan from the bottom of his heart was that piece of cheesy baked potato. The other party did not look down on him because he was a bodyguard, which made him very happy!

Respect between people is inherently mutual.

"Understood. Take me to the nearby market; I have quite a few things to buy."

"Okay, come with me."

Upon hearing Jonah's words, Bai Yuan didn't say anything more. He wasn't very good at communicating with people, and the main reason he was talking so much was because he didn't have any money.

The two headed to the market together to make tonkotsu ramen, the most important part of which was naturally the broth.

To make a flavorful tonkotsu ramen broth, you need chicken carcass bones, pork leg bones, pork spine bones, a whole chicken, and pig's trotters.

In addition, the char siu pork, seasoning sauce, ramen noodles, sesame oil, soft-boiled egg, back fat, and braised bamboo shoots are all important ingredients.

Because it was a test, Bai Yuan decided to refine every detail to the extreme, purchase the basic ingredients for making these elements, and create a qualified tonkotsu ramen from scratch!

This will take at least ten hours.

Upholding the most basic respect for cooking, if you're going to do Baiyuan, you have to do it the best, striving for perfection until there's nothing left to improve!

At this moment, Leonora Nakiri had no idea who she was testing, nor did she know the power of the dish that Shirai Abyss had prepared!

After half an hour.

After purchasing the ingredients, Bai Yuan returned to the Nakiri family villa. Nakiri Alice was already waiting at the door. Upon hearing the noise, her eyes lit up and she ran up to the door.

"You're finally back! You bought so many groceries! Mom asked me to come and help out. Just tell me what you need and I'll do it."

Alice Nakiri looked at Bai Yuan with bright eyes, and took the ingredients from his hand as she spoke. Ever since she had eaten his cheesy baked potatoes, she had been looking forward to his cooking!

It's not just about the taste of the food, but also about the process of Bai Yuan making the food. I feel like I can learn a lot of useful things from it!

"Then you'll be in charge of the most important thing, the tonkotsu broth. I'll teach you how to make it. By the way, I'm very strict, so if you don't do it well, you won't get dinner tonight."

"Of course! I will do my best!"

Alice Nakiri's voice made Bai Yuan stop what he was doing. He carefully scanned her small figure and, thinking about his next task, he did not refuse her self-recommendation and directly handed over the most important task of making bone broth to her.

This can be considered a small test from Bai Yuan. He wants to see if Nakiri Alice is qualified to be his apprentice and inherit his skills.

Teacher and mentor are two completely different concepts!

Chapter 7 Tonkotsu Ramen, Lucky Pervert

"To make pork bone broth, the weight ratio of meat to water should be 1:3. First, remove the blood by soaking. This process takes about two hours, and the water should be changed at least twice."

After soaking for the required time, remove the meat pieces, discard the bloody water, add scallions, ginger, and water, put the meat pieces back into the pot, and then turn on the heat.

As the temperature rose, Alice Nakiri stood on a stool almost as tall as herself and patiently skimmed off all the foam with a strainer to prevent any fishy smell from remaining in the ingredients.

After removing the blood foam, the ingredients need to be taken out again and washed with clean water to remove all the blood foam from the surface. This is the detail that Bai Yuan taught.

Without Bai Yuan's instruction, she would at most simply change the water in the pot and then directly add the ingredients. This would prevent the blood foam sticking to the meat from rising and being assimilated by the broth, thus producing a certain degree of fishy smell.

Of course, the fishy smell is now very faint, and even the most discerning gourmets cannot detect it. Only those with a special talent like the "God's Tongue" can perceive it clearly, so most people would subconsciously overlook this detail.

However, as the owner of the Super Taste, Bai Yuan could naturally taste the fishy smell as soon as it entered his mouth, so he would pay extra attention during the preparation process.

By paying attention to these details, the quality of the dish will naturally improve.

"I'll mark a line for you, because with your current eyesight, you can't add water very precisely."

As Alice Nakiri re-weighed the cleaned ingredients and put them into the pot, she added water and prepared to start cooking the broth.

Bai Yuan suddenly appeared beside her, holding a short knife in his hand. With a casual slash, he precisely drew a line on the water level line, ensuring that no water could be added above this line from now on.

"Okay, I see."

Alice Nakiri nodded. Although it was just a small detail, high-end cuisine is made up of all sorts of details.

To create truly top-notch cuisine, one must first be able to endure loneliness, break down each detail, and prepare each dish systematically.

"There are three key points to this broth. If you follow the steps, you're unlikely to make a mistake."

First, keep the heat on medium-high throughout the entire process, stirring every half hour to prevent sticking. Second, keep the lid half-open during the cooking process to slow down the evaporation of the stock. Third, add water according to the marked line every two hours. Got it?

Bai Yuan's voice carried a hint of sternness. After hearing his words, Nakiri Alice nodded seriously, indicating that she understood.

Next came the practical exercise. As the heir to a family of gourmets, Alice Nakiri's culinary talent was truly remarkable. She completed the tasks assigned by Shirai Abe very well, while constantly asking for the reasons behind them.

Curiosity is the driving force behind a chef's progress!

Thanks to Alice Nakiri's persistent efforts, the broth in the braising pot gradually changed from being clear and transparent to milky white.

Just as the bones were about to soften, the clever Alice Nakiri foresaw Bai Yuan's request: to take the bones out every half hour and pound them with kitchen utensils to speed up the emulsification process.

However, because the little girl wasn't very strong, this part was done by Bai Yuan. Under his force, the bones quickly merged with the broth.

Looking at the rich, white bone broth, Bai Yuan's face showed a satisfied expression. Then he took out ginger from the ingredient bag, smashed it, chopped half a white onion, four dried shiitake mushrooms, cut a carrot into chunks, halved a clove of garlic, and added a quarter of a cabbage.

Pour all the prepared ingredients into the simmered white broth to enhance its sweetness. Immediately after this step, turn the stove to its highest heat to bring together the essence of all the ingredients and meat in one pot.

"Cuckoo"

A rich aroma wafted through the kitchen, causing Alice Nakiri's mouth to water profusely. Because of their obsession with cooking, neither of them had eaten lunch yet, and the aroma immediately made their stomachs growl.

"I've already prepared all the other side dishes. Once the soup is ready, I can put them together. Until then, please be patient."

Seeing Alice Nakiri's extremely eager expression, Bai Yuan cruelly turned his head away and silently continued to stir the broth with a spoon.

"What a wonderful aroma, what a rich and flavorful broth! Did Alice make this?"

"Of course, this is all thanks to Alice!"

Seeing Alice Nakiri standing to the side wearing an apron, Leonora Nakiri, who had just come down from her afternoon nap upstairs, was somewhat surprised.

As she spoke, she walked up to the braising pot, smelled the rich aroma emanating from it, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Sister Nora, please wait a moment. This soup will be ready in a little while."

Alice, go and chop up the tonkotsu ramen toppings. Cook the ramen normally, then all that's left is to assemble it!

"clear."

Bai Yuan spoke without looking up, his eyes fixed on the soup pot in front of him, stirring it occasionally. Alice immediately went to prepare the side dishes after hearing his words.

Soon, sensing the change in the soup in the pot, Bai Yuan turned off the heat, then took out three large bowls from the cupboard, scooped a spoonful of hot water and simply scalded them.

Add 30 grams of seasoning sauce and 2 grams of sesame oil. Then, place the back fat in a strainer on a bowl, scald it with pork bone broth, and drip it into the noodle bowl through the strainer.

Looking at the glistening oil, and then adding the boiling broth, Alice Nakiri has already cooked the ramen. With a cool flourish, she scoops it up with a strainer and shakes it vigorously, instantly removing the water and leaving behind incredibly refreshing noodles.

"smell good!"

Smelling the fragrance wafting in the air, Alice Nakiri couldn't help but sigh, her face filled with enjoyment.

"It'll be ready to eat once I put the side dishes in."

Bai Yuan poured the noodles into three bowls in turn. With a smile, he unwrapped the plastic wrap that was covering the honey-glazed char siu, took it out of the refrigerator, cut it into slices about 3 millimeters thick, and arranged them on top of the steaming hot ramen. The visual impact was explosive.

Below, braised bamboo shoots, shredded wood ear mushrooms, half a soft-boiled egg, and chopped green onions are arranged in order. Seaweed sheets are inserted around the edge of the bowl, and this is a bowl of extremely rich tonkotsu ramen!

As the seaweed sheet was inserted, the entire dish seemed to come to a sudden halt.

The next moment, beams of golden light shot out from the ramen bowl, illuminating the entire kitchen. Nakiri Leonora was caught off guard and was blinded by the light, losing her footing and almost falling to the ground.