Food Wars, My Dishes Don't Just Shine

You can't underestimate someone just because their chef is less skilled than yours. If you think like that, you'll suffer a great loss sooner or later.

As he took the luggage from Kikuchi Sonoka and looked up, he saw her nonchalant face. Bai Yuan frowned and said.

He suddenly realized that the people from Totsuki took the chef ranking too seriously and liked to prioritize seniority, which was not a good thing.

"After graduation, don't continue taking exams. Take a few years to calm down and reflect. If you have any questions about cooking, you can come and ask me."

Carrying two suitcases up the hotel stairs, the two arrived at the check-in area before they could finish talking.

The person in charge of registration was a young man wearing glasses. When he saw them coming over, his face immediately lit up with a smile.

"Welcome! Would you like a room by the hour or a couple's suite? We have quite a few options for our couple's suites, including waterbeds, ambient lighting, and more..."

"One double room is fine."

Bai Yuan interrupted the man's introduction and spoke up.

But Kikuchi Sonoka, who was behind him, blushed after hearing his words.

The words he said on the tram flashed through my mind: "When the time comes, I'll show you what I'm capable of!"

"Gudu."

"Could it be that it's going to be moved up?"

Swallowing hard, Kikuchi Sono thought to herself.

At this moment, her heart was beating a little faster, while Bai Yuan received his room key after paying and registering, and then headed straight for the second floor.

"Wait for me."

Kikuchi Sonoka realized what was happening, whispered something, and then strode after him, quickly going up to the room on the second floor with him.

"Bai Yuan, I've made up my mind. Please have mercy on me!"

Just before entering the room, Kikuchi Sonoka suddenly grabbed his sleeve and, instead of calling him "teacher," called him by his name.

Her voice contained a hint of shyness, yet it was filled with determination.

"What are you thinking? It's not the right time yet. I booked a room just so I could use you as a soft pillow. After all, it feels really nice to hug."

Placing the luggage in the corner of the room, and seeing the girl's shyness, Bai Yuan helplessly tapped her head before saying these words.

Although we can't take the final step, we can still sleep together in each other's arms. After all, we're boyfriend and girlfriend, and these are all very normal things.

"What he said on the tram just now aroused her feelings, and then he acted irresponsibly. Teacher Bai Yuan is such a bad man!"

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, the courage that Mujichi had finally mustered vanished. She reached out and punched his chest, saying with some embarrassment and annoyance.

"Shall I fix it for you manually?"

Bai Yuan's voice carried a teasing tone.

"No need, I will hold onto this expectation and keep waiting!"

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's earnest advice, Kikuchi Yoko blushed instantly, the blush spreading to her ears and neck, and her eyes welled up with tears.

"I see. So, Koyoko is the type who endures until the very end and then releases everything at once. My apologies. Well then, please bear with it for now."

He picked up Kikuchi Sonoka horizontally, then tossed her onto the bed, bent down, and personally took off her shoes that she had worn all day.

Then, little by little, she removed the black stockings that bound her thighs and shaped her flesh perfectly...

After finishing this task, Bai Yuan immediately crawled into the blankets following the direction the girl's feet were pointing, burying his head in them like a giant body pillow...

"Well..."

Feeling the pressure on her body, Kikuchi Sonoka gently hugged Shiroyuki's head.

In the early morning, sunlight streamed into the room.

Kikuchi Yoko opened her eyes groggily, then lazily stretched.

The blanket slipped off her body as she moved, revealing large expanses of her snow-white skin.

"Mmm, I haven't slept this well in ages!"

Feeling the comfort spreading throughout her body, Kikuchi Sonoka let out a groan that was hard to understand, and then said with some sigh.

Perhaps it was the softness of the bed, or perhaps it was the man's tenderness, but she slept soundly that night.

"A month? I can't wait!"

With her fingers pressed against her chest, feeling its warmth, Kikuchi Sonoka's face flushed. She then threw back the covers, got up, picked up the mess around her, and began to tidy herself up.

With a light touch of makeup, Kikuchi Sonoka looked at herself in the mirror with a fake bare face, and affectedly messed up her hair to pretend she had just woken up.

After she finished, she put on the hotel slippers, opened the door, and was about to leave when an extremely rich fragrance wafted up from below.

"What is the taste?"

Kikuchi Enka was a little puzzled. She closed her eyes and sensed the source of the fragrance, eventually confirming that it came from downstairs.

We followed the footsteps downstairs and soon arrived at the place that emitted a rich fragrance.

The hotel kitchen.

"You're finally up. It seems you're in perfect harmony with this dish. I just finished cooking and you're here right away. Go wash up and get ready to eat."

Seeing that Kikuchi Sonoka had appeared at the door at some point, Baiyuan couldn't help but tease her, then pointed to the washbasin not far away.

"This smells like...bread, and also chicken and sesame."

With her eyes closed, Kikuchi took two deep breaths and inhaled the fragrance in the air before revealing the secret recipe for Shirabuchi's cooking.

"That's right, your nose is quite sensitive. Today's breakfast is a spicy chicken cutlet made with these three ingredients."

"Spicy chicken cutlet?"

Swallowing hard, Kikuchi Yoko saw the bamboo basket in front of Shiroyuki, piled high with golden-brown chicken cutlets.

"The characteristic of popular cuisine is that it uses simple ingredients to quickly make delicious dishes. The methods are simple and easy to replicate."

In other words, the core of this competition is to produce a large quantity of delicious dishes in the shortest amount of time.

Okay, go wash up now, then come over and try the food.

"understood."

Hearing Bai Yuan's urging, Mujichi nods in response, then quickly goes to the washbasin with a conflicted look on her face.

"The third pink toothbrush cup on the sink contains a brand new toothbrush and toothpaste, along with a pink towel. I bought these when I went grocery shopping; you can use them."

When Bai Yuan's voice came, Kikuchi nods in surprise, then takes down her toothbrush and towel and quickly washes up.

After washing up, she quickly walked up to Bai Yuan, looking at the golden-yellow, glistening chicken cutlet on the plate with anticipation.

The combination of bread, chicken cutlet, and sesame seeds is generally only found in hamburgers and rarely in other dishes.

Bai Yuan's cooking method is undoubtedly innovative, but it remains to be seen how it will taste in the end, and whether it will surpass the deliciousness of a hamburger.

Observing the dishes in front of him.

The method of making it came to mind for Kikuchi Enka.

Cut off the four corners of the bread slice, leaving only the pure white inside. Spread the bread with well-beaten chicken paste and coat it with sesame seeds.

This creates a texture that combines crispness, tenderness, and crunchiness. Without hesitation, Kikuchi Enka opened her mouth and took a bite.

"In eight words, it's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, savory and crunchy!"

As she savored the delicious food, a happy expression appeared on the girl's face. The food sent waves of pleasure through her body, making her feel exceptionally comfortable.

However, compared to the impact I felt when tasting the dishes in the past, the current waves seem much calmer, with a feeling of gentle, flowing water.

"Especially the chicken fat, the texture is exceptionally delicate, giving a warm and smooth feeling, completely different from the taste of chicken cutlet, the taste is elevated several levels, why is that?"

Raising her eyes, Kikuchi asked curiously.

She has made many chicken cutlet dishes, some with chicken thighs and some with chicken breasts, but she has never made a chicken cutlet with such a delicate texture.

If it were simply ground into a paste, it wouldn't be possible to achieve this level of quality.

There must be a secret she doesn't know about!

Thinking of this, a glint appeared in Kikuchi Yoko's eyes.

Do you know what a dish called "Hibiscus Chicken Slices" is?

Bai Yuan didn't rush to answer, but instead asked her this question.

"I know that Furong Chicken Slices is a famous dish in Shandong cuisine, usually made with chicken breast, eggs and other ingredients."

The finished dish is named for its white, tender, and fragrant meat slices, which resemble lotus flowers in shape.

Kikuchi nods, clearly having heard of the dish long ago, and can even explain the recipe to Shiro.

"That's right, my sesame-flavored chicken cutlet uses the same cooking method as the hibiscus chicken slices. I manually mince the chicken breast into chicken paste, then add scallion and ginger water and stir it until it becomes sticky."

The reason it's so delicate is mainly because of this.

As he spoke, Bai Yuan pointed to the chicken giblets in another bowl.

At first glance, it looks no different from ordinary chicken giblets, but upon closer inspection, you can see that the pale yellow chicken meat is covered with a faint white color.

"Is this fascia?"

"That's right. Even after pretreatment, there will still be a lot of tendons and membranes left on the chicken, so the chef needs to remove the tendons and membranes from the chicken meat."

This process demands exceptional skill from the chef; missing even the smallest bit of fascia could result in an imperfection in the dish!

Bai Yuan picked up the spicy chicken cutlet, took a bite, and savored the flavor, revealing a satisfied expression.

"This is the dish you've prepared for the challenge? It's exquisite! If it were a competition of sales volume, we would have almost no chance of losing!"

Looking at the small portion of chicken cutlet in the basket, Kikuchi Sonoka couldn't help but praise it.

With this amount, a normal man would need at least seven or eight pieces to feel full. If we win by selling more portions, Bai Yuan has absolutely no chance of losing!

"No, that's only part of it. There's an unspoken rule in these cooking competitions: the dishes sold must be enough to feed an adult man."

Bai Yuan shook his head and pointed out one of the unspoken rules of this kind of street competition: the dishes sold must be enough for one person.

The "one person" here refers to an adult male with a normal appetite.

The purpose of doing this is naturally to maintain order; otherwise, wouldn't it be chaotic to sell a certain culinary element as a dish?

"I see. That makes sense, to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation. So, what dishes are you planning to cook next?"