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

Seeing the girl's eager eyes, Bai Yuan gave a simple explanation of the principle. It took him a whole week to learn this technique. There was nothing special about it, but it looked really cool to use!

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"I see. You're really amazing; you can even do something like this!"

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Nakiri Alice was stunned. The principle was simpler than she had imagined, but judging from his description, it must be very difficult to operate.

Without ten years of knife skills, one probably wouldn't even think of this, let alone do it.

"Then, when making ramen broth, why..."

"I see."

"in the case of…"

After some discussion and explanation, Alice Nakiri suddenly felt enlightened, and all the cooking problems that had been troubling her before were now easily solved.

Bai Yuan could usually get to the point in just a few sentences and then answer her questions simply and concisely.

Chapter 10: If your basics aren't good, practice more!

"Alright, it's getting late. Let's go back to sleep. We have to get up at six tomorrow morning; my training is very rigorous!"

Seeing that Alice Nakiri wanted to continue asking questions, Bai Yuan suddenly put on a stern face and said that there was still plenty of time ahead, and they could discuss cooking skills anytime. There was no need to be fixated on this moment.

Of course, the most important thing was that he was sleepy.

"Hmm, goodnight."

Hearing Bai Yuan's words, Alice Nakiri was still somewhat unsatisfied, but considering the strictness of tomorrow's training, she nodded and returned to her room dejectedly.

Watching the girl's departing figure, Bai Yuan turned off the light.

More than a day had passed since he transmigrated, and his mental state had long since reached its limit. He soon fell asleep.

"Your knife skills are terrible, your technique is lacking! Starting this afternoon, you'll need to do 100 extra sets of knife skills training. No food until you finish!"

"Hey, how could this happen!"

Looking at the cucumber slices in front of him, some were 1 millimeter, some 1.3 millimeters, some 0.8 millimeters, with the largest difference reaching 0.5 millimeters, Bai Yuan's eyebrows twitched. If this guy were in the world of dark cuisine, he definitely wouldn't survive a single episode!

Such a useless person with no culinary talent can only become fuel for the world of culinary disasters!

"Don't give me that whining. After 100 sets of training, the maximum error is not allowed to exceed 0.2 millimeters. Otherwise, do another 100 sets!"

Looking at Alice Nakiri pouting as if she were being coquettish, Bai Yuan's expression remained unchanged.

He's been kind enough; if this were the world of culinary disasters, the whip would already be on her face.

Those who have lost their chef qualifications due to their lack of skills and can only be used as fuel in the world of culinary disasters are naturally extremely jealous of those who have the potential to become chefs in the world of culinary disasters, so they train them with exceptionally strict methods.

Most chefs in the dark cuisine world, once they've risen to prominence, do one thing as their first act: kill their trainer in order to prepare for their new life.

"Okay, I understand, I'll try my best!"

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Alice Nakiri's heart skipped a beat.

"Hurry up! At this rate, you won't finish cutting 100 sets by midnight!"

Bai Yuan stood sternly to the side, watching Alice Nakiri slow down and carefully examine each slice of cucumber. He couldn't help but tap the table with his finger.

"Well…"

Inside the kitchen, two figures, one tall and one short, stood side by side. Bai Yuan was quite disappointed with Alice Nakiri's skills. No wonder she went down the path of molecular gastronomy; it turns out it was all about food.

However, as long as you follow his training method, becoming a master chef before the age of 15 is not a problem. After all, master chefs are a very common occurrence in the world of culinary disasters.

In other words, Liu Maoxing has that protagonist's halo, and the whole story revolves around him, which is why he can keep defeating the masters of the dark cooking world.

And so began Alice Nakiri's arduous training. She trained like crazy almost every day, from knife skills to frying and cooking. Bai Yuan taught her basic cooking skills from beginning to end, and the requirements for each skill were very high.

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As time went on, Alice Nakiri's cooking skills improved noticeably. First, she could cut vegetables twice as fast as before, and the food she cut was both quick and delicious.

Secondly, he has mastered the art of controlling the heat in cooking and has developed a subtle intuition for when to serve dishes, and this has only been two months since then.

"Mom, Master Baiyuan, this is the squirrel-shaped mandarin fish I made."

When the golden-brown squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, drizzled with a thickening sauce, was served, Alice Nakiri's expression was serious, with a hint of tension in her eyes.

Today marks the third month since Bai Yuan came to the Nakiri family. In order to assess whether Nakiri Alice's cooking skills have improved, Nakiri Leonora specially set aside a whole day to sit at the dining table with Bai Yuan and wait for the meal to be prepared.

"This looks really good, with a glossy sauce and crispy fish. This kind of dish is sure to taste great!"

Looking at the dishes in front of her, Leono Nakiri's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but praise them.

"The color isn't bright enough. Maybe you didn't use enough oil when thickening the sauce. I've said this more than once: when making dishes that require thickening, you need to drizzle hot oil in small amounts several times. This will not only make the color brighter, but also make the taste smoother."

Unlike Leonora's doting affection for Alice, Shirai immediately pointed out the crux of the problem, his brows furrowing in disapproval.

"I... felt that adding too much oil would make it too greasy, so I added less oil a couple of times."

"I don't want you to think that innovation is possible, but it must be positive. You can replace the tomato paste used in the sauce with other sweet and sour fruits to change the flavor of the dish to a certain extent. That's called innovation."

However, if you change the original correct method because of your own ideas, the taste of the dish will be worse. This means that you haven't mastered the skills, and you will be laughed at by others if you do it outside.

Regarding your point that adding too much oil will make the flavor greasy.

I don't know where you learned that, but a good thickening sauce is one where the oil is poured on but not actually visible. That's one of the reasons I asked you to pour hot oil over it. You should also use a spoon to stir it; this will help the oil and thickening sauce blend better.

"Sorry, not next time."

Upon hearing Alice Nakiri's words, Bai Yuan began to lecture her with a serious expression. After being a teacher for two months, he had gained an air of authority, to the point that the girl couldn't help but hide behind her mother when he stared at her.

"Brother Bai Yuan is really strict. Let's try the fish first."

Patting Alice Nakiri's head, Leonora Nakiri smiled and smoothed things over, then picked up her chopsticks and put a piece of fish into her mouth.

"Delicious! The fish is crispy, the sauce is sweet and sour, and the bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, carrots and green beans mixed in the sauce add an extra layer of flavor."

With an expression of enjoyment on her face, Leonora Nakiri patted Alice's little head beside her, her eyes revealing joy. To grow to this extent in just two months, Bai Yuan really made the right choice as a teacher!

"You should have blanched these green beans with the bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, and carrots, right? You shouldn't have been so lazy. Green beans change color, so you should rinse them separately in cold water after blanching, but the color won't look good in cold water."

Alice, remember, details determine success or failure. Reaching the top in any field is never easy.

"I understand, Master Bai Yuan!"

This time, Alice Nakiri stood before Shiro Awakening, looked at his face, and nodded earnestly. She had been a little nervous and had forgotten this step.

"Apart from that, your knife skills and frying technique are quite good, which is commendable. It wasn't a waste of time to teach you."

Bai Yuan gently patted the little girl's head and said in a soft voice, "Reaching this level in two months is not bad, is it?"

However, if this dish were placed in the realm of bizarre cuisine, the plate would probably be smashed to pieces, and the chef who made it would be forced to eat it on their knees.

Chapter 11: Day off, visit to the Molecular Gastronomy Institute

"An additional 100 sessions of Vitality Exercises this afternoon. No rest is allowed until you meet my requirements."

"Eh?!"

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Alice Nakiri's face immediately turned bitter, and she drew out her words. The thought that had just popped into her mind, "My master is so gentle today," vanished without a trace.

"What do you mean, 'hey'? This is it..."

Bai Yuan's face hardened, and he was just about to demonstrate how a strict teacher produces outstanding students, but before he could even utter a word, his arm was grabbed by Nakiri Leonora.

"Brother Bai Yuan, you've been training continuously for over two months without any recreational activities. This might be putting too much pressure on you..."

Leonora Nakiri considered her words carefully. She knew that Bai Yuan was doing it for Alice's own good, and Alice's progress was obvious to the naked eye. However, education requires a balance between work and rest, and excessive studying is not good for a child's physical and mental development.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through. In that case, let's have a day off. Besides that, we'll have two days off every week from now on, and I'll take you out to play."

Upon hearing Leonora Nakiri's words, Bai Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized that this was not the Dark Cuisine World, and that relaxing a little would prevent him from being whipped.

Having spent too much time in that dark and damp place, he had gradually forgotten what a normal person's life was like. Work requires rest, and so does studying.

"Can I really take a break?"

Upon hearing that Bai Yuan agreed to Nakiri Leonora's suggestion, a look of surprise appeared on Nakiri Alice's face, followed by a somewhat uncertain question.

"Of course, this was indeed something I didn't think through. I'll go with you wherever you want to go, but of course, you can go have fun by yourself if you don't need me to accompany you."

Seeing how much he had driven the child, Bai Yuan suddenly felt a pang of guilt and began to think of ways to make amends.

"I want to visit my mother's lab. I'm very interested in the molecular gastronomy techniques she's researching."

Alice Nakiri said excitedly that she was very interested in the molecular gastronomy techniques that Leonora Nakiri had been researching recently, but she had been studying with Shirai Abyss and hadn't had time to visit them.

"Molecular gastronomy technology?"

Bai Yuan was a little puzzled, but he quickly searched his mind for the technology, which, simply put, is to cook ingredients in a scientific way.

"Yes, it's molecular gastronomy technology."

This technology only emerged a few years ago, so it's normal that you don't know about it. This is a rare opportunity, so let's have a go, Bai Yuan!

Seeing Bai Yuan's interested expression, Nakiri Leonora, who was standing next to him, also put her hands together and looked expectant. She was eager to know what he thought of molecular gastronomy.

"Sure, I'm curious about that too."

Bai Yuan nodded without refusing. As a culinary technique born in the new era, he was also curious about it and would take this opportunity to go and see it for himself.

You might even learn something new.

That's right, Bai Yuan went there with the purpose of learning. As the most studious chef in the dark cuisine world, he has a high ability to accept new things.

Having made up their minds, the three set off immediately. The research institute was not far from the Nakiri family home, and was currently headed by Leonora Nakiri, who was in full charge of it.

After passing through several steel gates, Bai Yuan saw a dozen or so sophisticated machines, operated by a dozen or so researchers in white coats. Anyone who didn't know better would think they were conducting some kind of scientific research activity.

"Your culinary research is quite professional..."

Searching his mind for relevant words, Bai Yuan finally uttered the word "professional".

"So-called molecular gastronomy uses chemical or physical methods to adjust the molecular structure of food, so that the food can be transformed into another form."

Currently, it is divided into five aspects: centrifugation, distillation, liquid nitrogen freeze-drying, low-temperature slow cooking, and spheroidization gelation.

Raising her hand to stop the researchers from approaching to greet her, Leonora Nakiri walked forward while introducing herself to Bai Yuan, her voice filled with pride.

This technique is not widely studied internationally. If it succeeds, they will be the founders, and their names will be recorded in recipes for future generations.

For a chef, this is a great honor!

"I see. Speaking of which, the tonkotsu ramen I made two months ago used a sous-vide cooking method for the chashu pork."