Food Wars, My Dishes Don't Just Shine

Her stall business, however, is stable.

Because they sell braised food, a large pot can be prepared in advance without extra waiting time. If the number of customers drops below five, someone will immediately fill in, minimizing the impact.

Because the dishes at Erina Nakiri and Alice Nakiri need to be prepared on the spot, the waiting time for customers is relatively long. After weighing the pros and cons, many people choose Shirabuchi's deep-fried pork tenderloin instead.

On the one hand, he can cook dishes at an amazing speed. He can finish two pots of ten servings of deep-fried pork tenderloin in five minutes. Each person is limited to one serving, so the team moves forward very quickly.

On the other hand, the aroma of the dishes is enticing, and the chef's skills are superb. Just looking at them from a distance is enough to make you feel extremely satisfied and unwilling to look away for even a moment.

This is also the main reason why so many customers gather in front of Baiyuan's stall.

"Speed, aroma...if possible, add some cooking demonstrations."

While cooking, Erina Nakiri observed Shirabuchi's cooking techniques to analyze why he attracted so many customers. The key to attracting customers was incredibly fast cooking speed and rich aroma, coupled with a somewhat flamboyant culinary performance—these were the elements that would draw in a large number of diners!

Erina Nakiri muttered to herself, looking at the orange salad shrimp in front of her, quickly forming a new recipe in her mind.

How can we bring out the aroma of shrimp as much as possible while preserving the flavor of the dish...?

"Wait! Yesterday's shrimp and scrambled eggs!"

Suddenly, a glint flashed in Erina Nakiri's eyes.

Teacher Bai Yuan uses shrimp oil to enhance the flavor of shrimp, so can she do the same?!

Unfortunately, the shrimp at the event had all been pre-processed and didn't come with any extra shells, so she'll have to go back and do the experiment again...

Thinking of this, a look of regret appeared on Erina Nakiri's face.

"How can I add an eye-catching culinary performance to my cream puff making process..."

Clearly, Nakiri Erina wasn't the only one who recognized Shirabuchi's advantage.

The same applies to Alice Nakiri.

She was pushing the baking tray into the oven, and the rich aroma of baking bread wafted out.

but.

The aroma of the toasted bread was quite strong, but compared to the deep-fried pork tenderloin from Shirafumi and the medicinal braised dishes from Hisako Shinto next door, it became rather ordinary.

The reason is simple: the aroma of fried and braised foods is incredibly penetrating!

In terms of aroma alone, she was even better than Erina Nakiri next to her, and because of her high prices, many customers hesitated to buy her food.

"Why are customers still flocking to Bai Yuan's products even though they're so expensive? Can the fragrance alone achieve this level of success? It's practically unfair!"

Alice Nakiri seemed to have forgotten that when she first saw Shirabuchi's cooking, she behaved even worse than everyone else present.

Of course, this is also because the deep-fried pork tenderloin in front of us is the result of Bai Yuan holding back his efforts.

Otherwise, he could easily create the luminous cuisine, but in that case, the scene before us would probably turn into a zombie apocalypse, and everyone's rationality would be stripped away.

"This won't do. I prepared three times the amount of materials as yesterday, but at this rate, I estimate I'll only sell 1.5 times what I sold yesterday..."

The thought that more than half of the ingredients would be wasted sent a chill down Alice's spine.

Before they set off, Bai Yuan told them that they could not sell leftover ingredients, at least not the cream puffs. Anyone who wasted too much food had to eat it themselves, or they would be severely punished.

As for how severe the punishment should be.

Before, it was just spanking, but now that we're in a relationship, it might become even more shameful, and we might even become a target in front of others.

Thinking of this, Alice Nakiri shivered slightly.

She could accept Bai Yuan's punishment, but she absolutely could not accept being beaten up in front of Nakiri Erina and the others.

Especially when she has something that others don't, the shame will reach its peak!

"In that case, it seems we have no choice but to activate the backup plan."

Alice Nakiri's eyes flickered as she looked at the simple almond puff pastry in front of her.

If things continue this way, her business will inevitably take a sharp downturn, and the previously established purchase restriction policy will become a joke. However, if she were to go back on her word and relax the purchase restrictions now, it would seem too embarrassing.

Let's develop a new style of cream puff.

A three-star premium dish is clearly no match for Bai Yuan's deep-fried pork tenderloin, which is only a hair's breadth away from a five-star premium dish. Therefore, she can only attract customers by enriching the variety of her cream puffs.

If almond puff pastries don't work, then pistachio puff pastries will do.

If the custard filling doesn't work, you can substitute vanilla cream.

Since we have all the ingredients we need, let's get creative!

With a dangerous and intense fighting spirit flashing in her eyes, Alice Nakiri's aura suddenly reached its peak.

She is the strongest of the three, but she is also in the most danger at this moment.

Due to her low efficiency, Erina Nakiri has prepared a very limited amount of ingredients. However, with her current customer flow, selling the remaining ingredients shouldn't be a problem.

Meanwhile, at Shinto Hisako's restaurant, the food was already prepared in advance, so customers didn't have to wait too long. In addition, braised food has a wide appeal, so there was no shortage of customers.

Only on her side.

It became precarious under the combined influence of Shirabuchi and Hisako Shinto.

"Let's get started!"

Letting out a long breath, and looking at the various dessert-related ingredients prepared in advance on the counter, Alice Nakiri couldn't help but marvel at her own foresight.

In fact, she bought it to improve her cooking.

Before any improvements could be made, their street vending career was already facing its first challenge.

"Let's make the vanilla filling for the first batch."

However, vanilla alone would be a bit too monotonous, so let's add some rose to enhance the flavor.

Both are plants, so they should be a good match in some ways...

Looking at the ingredients laid out on the workbench, Alice Nakiri had this idea in her mind, and then picked up the rose and began to work.

First, wash the rose petals, drain them, and crush them slightly to release their fragrance.

Next, place the petals into the distillation flask next to it, add an appropriate amount of distilled water, and connect the vacuum distillation apparatus to ensure its airtightness.

"What are they doing over there? Are they cooking or conducting a science experiment...?"

Alice Nakiri's exaggerated movements attracted a lot of attention, mostly from college students whose eyes were filled with innocent naiveté. They couldn't tear themselves away from such a bizarre sight.

"I don't know, but judging from what she's selling, she must be cooking."

Another college student with long hair pointed at the almond puff pastry that Alice Nakiri was selling and said.

"Cooking in a scientific way, I remember there is this type of cuisine overseas, which is called molecular cuisine by scientists."

A man wearing round glasses, who looked very knowledgeable, pushed up his glasses and said.

Do dishes made with machines have a soul?

The short-haired girl's expression was subtle; she inexplicably felt that this stall owner wasn't very reliable.

"I eat the food, you eat the soul, you Dementor."

Another long-haired girl complained, then stopped in front of Alice Nakiri's line, clearly wanting to see how the cream puffs made with this scientific instrument tasted.

Clearly, there were quite a few people who shared the same idea, and they all gathered in front of Alice Nakiri's stall, making her stall the most crowded once again.

"Then let's proceed at this pace."

Seeing such a lively scene, Alice Nakiri nodded to herself, realizing that she was on the right track, and then devoted herself even more to her research.

When applied to the hands, it means starting a molecular gastronomy machine and setting a vacuum environment to lower the boiling point.

It is then heated to 35-45 degrees Celsius, and the steam carries the rose essential oil and water to evaporate. The vapor is then cooled into a liquid through a condenser and flows into a collection bottle.

After oil and water separation, the upper layer is rose essential oil and the lower layer is rose hydrosol.

"It tastes just right."

Alice Nakiri took a whiff of the rose hydrosol and her face lit up with a hint of ecstasy. Then she took out a large mixing bowl for making cream puff filling and added cream, mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla seeds and rose extract.

Whisk until smooth.

"It's a little too sweet, and the vanilla flavor isn't strong enough."

Alice Nakiri took the almond puff pastry from the oven, piped on custard that had passed through a high-mesh sieve, and began serving the customers queuing around her. Once the batch of almond puff pastries was sold out, she piped on some more pastry and put them back in the oven, while simultaneously enjoying the freshly made rose vanilla cream.

"In that case, let's adjust the proportions, add less powdered sugar and more vanilla seeds."

Thinking of this, Alice Nakiri tried adding some vanilla seeds, stirred it well, and then scraped some with her finger to taste it. She immediately found that the vanilla flavor was a bit too strong this time.

"Tsk, let's start over for both of them."

The recommended amount of vanilla seeds added is between 0.17g and 0.25g; we'll start with the midpoint of 0.21g.

Savoring the taste on her tongue, Alice Nakiri chuckled in exasperation, clicked her tongue softly, and then began preparing a new round of fillings.

After five attempts, she finally got the perfect ratio.

150g butter, 50g mascarpone cheese, 15g powdered sugar, 20g vanilla seeds. As for rose extract, she chose to add 3g, which can enhance the flavor without overpowering the vanilla seeds, making it the most suitable ratio.

This method produces rose vanilla cream with a rich vanilla flavor and a subtle rose aroma. It has a delicate texture and a rich taste, making it a top-notch delicacy whether used as a filling for cream puffs or in ice cream!

Chapter 332 Pressure Forces Progress, New Cream Puffs

"Ding dong."

At the same time, the oven made a crisp sound.

Alice Nakiri's eyes sparkled as she deftly opened the oven.

Wearing heat-resistant gloves, remove the steaming hot almond puff pastry from the oven and then fill it with rose vanilla cream filtered through a high-mesh sieve.

In an instant, the two merged into one.

Rose and vanilla round cream puffs are here!

"New product launch, same price! Don't miss out!"

Four-tenths of the cream puffs are filled with custard, and six-tenths are filled with rose and vanilla cream. The specific details need to be tested in the market.

"Give me a fresh one to try!"

The speaker was a round-faced little girl with pigtails.

Alice Nakiri was quite impressed with her because the other woman had waited for her to get off work the day before, and had happily praised her desserts as very delicious, hoping that she could run a dessert stall for the rest of her life.