Food Wars, My Dishes Don't Just Shine

"They were supposed to leave it at the door, but Xiaohui and the others should have brought it in."

Upon hearing Hisako Shinomiya and Alice Nakiri's guesses, Shirabuchi couldn't help but chuckle before revealing the true origin of the ingredients.

This was prepared by him long before he set sail, after he had called and instructed the members of the Dark Cuisine World to prepare it.

A quick calculation shows it should be delivered by now, and it makes perfect sense for it to appear on the kitchen stove.

Chapter 368 The Queue-Cutting Incident

"I see."

"You should have explained this beforehand! We've been analyzing this for ages, thinking some unknown person had broken in, but it turns out it was your doing..."

As soon as Bai Yuan finished speaking, Nakiri Alice couldn't help but glare at him.

That guy is really wicked. He knows perfectly well what the pork and spices on the stove are all about, but he won't tell them, leaving them to guess.

In the end, they even drew some irrelevant conclusions, making themselves a laughing stock.

"The main reason is that I haven't even had a chance to say anything yet, and you've already started guessing. I'm really curious about what kind of answer you'll give, so I'm not in a hurry."

Hearing Alice Nakiri's sarcastic remark, Bai Yuan dodged her hand that was about to punch his shoulder and explained with a smile.

"So you were just looking for fun?"

Erina Nakiri directly voiced Bai Yuan's thoughts, and the others' expressions became subtle upon hearing her words.

Teacher Bai Yuan is so mean.

Suddenly, I started to see them as a source of amusement.

"Ahem, it's getting late, let's start making dinner."

As previously agreed, Alice, you are in charge of preparing the fish dishes.

Erina, Hisako, Nikumi, and Miyoko, you guys just need to take care of turning the ingredients you got from beachcombing into dishes.

"Oh, right, Erina said earlier that you needed a dish to forgive me. Now, can you tell me what kind of dish you want?"

After giving the kitchen a brief instruction on what to do next, Bai Yuan looked at Erina Nakiri, who was not far away, and asked her if there was any dish she wanted him to make.

Ordering food from a top-tier seven-star chef is a privilege not everyone enjoys.

"I don't really have anything in particular I want to eat, but if I had to choose, could you make a dish from all the ingredients I caught today while beachcombing?"

Having never lacked delicious food since childhood, and not having anything in particular she wanted to eat right now, Erina Nakiri was at a loss for what to order.

Fortunately, I got a basket of ingredients from beachcombing today.

Using the ingredients she had worked so hard to obtain that afternoon as raw materials, letting Bai Yuan cook up her day's labor might be a good choice.

"Shall we use these ingredients to make a dish?"

"That's right!"

Erina Nakiri will definitely speak up.

"It's not a big deal, leave it to me."

Looking at the seafood in Erina Nakiri's basket, there wasn't much of each kind, but the variety was abundant. Shirabuchi immediately patted his chest and said there was no problem.

If it were someone else, they would definitely find it a headache to cook with such a messy array of ingredients.

But he is different.

Having lived in Denmark for quite some time, his seafood cooking skills have reached a high level; he can turn any ingredient into a delicious dish.

Okay, land-based ingredients will also work.

He's the epitome of an all-rounder.

"But before that, let me make Ryoko's bone-strengthening fish soup. Hisako, stand to my left. This time, I'll teach you some things you haven't learned before."

After picking out a few large sea bass from the fish basket, Bai Yuan looked at Hisako Shirato, who was not far away, and beckoned her over to take a look.

Hisako Shinto heard his words and without hesitation, quickened her pace to his side, watching him cook with bright eyes.

Others gathered around as well.

Although the best spots have already been taken by Hisako Niito, the other places are also good, and they can learn something from them.

On the other side, Alice Nakiri saw the lively scene but did not join in. Instead, she picked up the fish from the fish basket and prepared to cook them.

She was still pondering how to make a delicious dish when she lacked seasonings and marinade. Even a skilled cook can't make a meal without ingredients.

But now it seems that Bai Yuan had already arranged everything.

Holiday cooking isn't wilderness survival, and there's no cooking test, so he naturally wouldn't let Alice Nakiri cook when there's a shortage of seasonings.

"If Ryoko lands on her buttocks, she's unlikely to be injured. But if something does happen, the most likely injury would be to her spine."

Now I'll demonstrate how to make a delicious, nourishing fish soup.

Noticing Hisako Shinto's burning gaze, Shirabuchi focused his attention on the cutting board in front of him and placed the damaged sea bass on it.

"Why is this fish rotten...?"

"I caught it by diving and used a steel fork, so it's basically impossible to guarantee that the fish meat will be intact. As long as it doesn't affect the taste, it's fine to just use it as is."

Upon hearing Hisako Shinto's unexpected words, Shirabuchi offered a brief explanation.

"No wonder, I was wondering why you suddenly went diving, so you were going to fish in the sea."

Indeed, compared to fishing from a boat, fishing at sea allows you to more effectively find the fish you want. However, based on what you've said, it sounds like you're entering your own private pond, taking whatever you want.

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Mito Ikumi couldn't help but complain, "Isn't the purpose of personally going into the sea to fish precisely to catch individuals?"

"When diving on the seabed, if you use a fishing net to catch fish, can you ensure that the food remains intact?"

Hisako Shinto continued.

"It would be difficult to prepare so well in such a short time, and it's also difficult to spread out the fishing net in the water."

Mito Ikumi continued speaking, following up on what Shinoto Hisako had said.

"You have a point."

Hisako Shinoto nodded in agreement.

"Forget about all that, let's look at the food!"

Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on the damaged bass, Bai Yuan raised his hand and gave each of them a sharp rap on the head, his voice tinged with helplessness.

"Well..."

Suddenly receiving a sharp tap on the head, Hisako Shinoto and Ikumi Mito covered their heads, gasped, and crouched down, looking like they were about to defend themselves.

"Teacher Bai Yuan hits really hard!"

"That's right, who would just raise their hand and give someone a hard knock on the head like that!"

Upon hearing Hisako Shinto's complaint, Ikumi Mito also raised her head and puffed out her cheeks, her words filled with accusation against Shirabuchi's head-tapping behavior.

"You two don't care about cooking, you're only concerned about the quality of the ingredients."

I could have just given a couple of replies, but you kept going on and on about that topic, even ignoring my cooking. Don't you think that's putting the cart before the horse?

Faced with Mito Ikumi's accusations, Shirabuchi, while preparing the sea bass on the cutting board, gave a reasoned explanation, his gaze sharp as a sword.

"I...sorry, I got a little too excited."

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Mito Ikumi and Shinoto Hisako finally realized where they had gone wrong, and their faces showed extreme shame.

If this were in the kitchen of Totsuki, the moment they started questioning the quality of the raw materials, Shiro Awakening would probably have been slapped on the head.

After all, they came here to learn cooking, not to be argumentative and constantly ask questions. Even if they do ask questions, they should ask questions related to cooking.

Why insist on the integrity of raw materials? In the end, they all have to be dealt with anyway. It's a trivial matter, yet so much energy is wasted.

"Bass has few bones and thick flesh. Simply remove the scales and cut it into large pieces."

After placing the prepared sea bass in a basin for later use, Bai Yuan seemed to be talking to himself, or perhaps to Shinobu Hisako beside him. Then, he turned the cleaver and began to cut the lean meat, slicing all the pork tenderloin into thin slices.

"About 100 grams."

The cut pork tenderloin was placed on the scale, and it weighed exactly 100 grams, not a gram more or less, demonstrating the powerful control of the super-touch sensor.

"Adding pork tenderloin helps to increase the layers of the soup and its nourishing properties, making it an indispensable ingredient for bone-strengthening soup."

Then add Panax notoginseng, Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Eucommia ulmoides, and Achyranthes bidentata, which have been soaked in water for 15 minutes beforehand, and combine them to make a pot of highly nourishing soup!

Prepare all the ingredients.

Bai Yuan spun his cleaver and chopped into the cutting board.

Then he took a wok from under the stove, heated it, added a little oil, sautéed ginger slices until fragrant, and then added the fish pieces, frying them lightly on both sides until slightly golden brown. He then set them aside.

"We don't use earthenware pots here, we use stewing pots, and we double-boil them, which makes the flavor even sweeter."

Add all the medicinal herbs except for goji berries and Panax notoginseng powder to the stewing pot, then add coix seeds, red dates and other auxiliary ingredients, add boiling water until it is 80% full, cover the stewing pot and place it in the middle of the pot.

Add enough water to the outer pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium-low heat and simmer for about two hours.

"After two hours, add the fish pieces and Shaoxing wine, then simmer for 20 minutes. This way, the fish pieces won't be too mushy or too tough when they're done cooking."

When the fish pieces are almost cooked, add the goji berries and cook for five minutes. Five minutes before turning off the heat, dissolve the Panax notoginseng powder in a small amount of warm broth, pour it into the soup, stir well, and finally add salt to taste.

After putting the lid on the pot, Bai Yuan looked at Hisako Shinto, who was taking notes on her left, and briefly explained the process of making the dish.

Overall, it's not too difficult. He has already completed the most difficult part: adjusting the proportions of the ingredients. All that's left is to add the medicinal herbs in the order he instructed.

"I'm going to the store to buy some snacks and drinks for tonight's movie. I'll leave the stew pot to Hisako. Is there anything you guys want?"

As he spoke, Bai Yuan looked at the others and asked if they needed anything so they could buy it on their way back.

"Bring me a few bags of potato chips!"

"I want a Coke, ice-cold. Coke that isn't ice-cold doesn't taste good!"

"I want to drink soy milk."

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, the girls raised their hands and stated what they needed.

"Okay, I've got it pretty much memorized. Erina, Miyoko, you two come with me. There's too much stuff for me to carry with both hands."

Because there were a lot of things to buy later, Bai Yuan couldn't carry them all with both hands, so he called over Nakiri Erina and Hojo Miyoko, who had nothing to do, and prepared to have them act as his bag carriers.

"it is good."