Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

"Eh? Didn't I tell you we came to watch the game?" Yukihira Joichiro put his hands together, gently pinching his chin with his right hand, a confused expression on his face.

"You damn old man, when did you ever tell me that?!"

"And you didn't even tell me where we were going today! I just found out this is Totsuki!" Soma Yukihira roared.

"Really? Don't worry about it so much."

"We should go now, or we'll be late," Yukihira Joichiro waved his hand.

"I might not care," Soma Yukihira retorted loudly, but his voice was instantly drowned out by the sound of the helicopter's propellers spinning.

Where am I?

What's this?

Soma Yukihira, who was taken directly to the VIP room of the Autumn Selection Preliminary Tournament by helicopter, is now completely dizzy and his mind is full of questions. Soma Yukihira has experienced too much excitement today.

10:50.

"The timing is perfect, I made it just in time, the competition hasn't even started yet." Joichiro Yukihira leaned lazily against the sofa.

"Wait, Dad."

"Don't you have anything to say to me?" Seeing Joichiro Yukihira's nonchalant demeanor, Soma Yukihira finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Hey, Soma, what do you want me to tell you?"

"Of course, what exactly is going on? Dad, what's your relationship with Totsuki? Why is there a helicopter picking us up? And what's going on here?" Soma Yukihira shouted excitedly.

"What a hassle, Soma, when did you become so fussy?" Yukihira Joichiro looked at Yukihira Soma with disdain.

Yukihira Soma:? ? ?

These things that just happened would be hard for anyone to accept, right? I've already controlled my reaction quite well.

"But what can I do? You're the son."

“Soma, I was once a student of Totsuki Academy, and I was the second seat among the Totsuki Ten.” Yukihira Joichiro’s eyes were fixed on Yukihira Soma, and his entire aura changed.

"Father, what are the Ten Masters of Totsuki?" Soma Yukihira asked Joichiro Yukihira with utmost seriousness.

"Really." Joichiro Yukihira scratched his long red hair with a headache, completely surprised that Soma Yukihira would ask such a question.

"The Ten Masters of Totsuki Academy refers to the top ten students in academic performance at Totsuki Academy..."

Chapter 164 The match begins, iron rods smashing ham

"So that's how it is. Dad, you were once the second-place student at Totsuki Academy?" Soma Yukihira's face showed a look of sudden realization.

"more or less."

"So if Soma wants to beat me, you'd better at least become the second-best student at Totsuki Academy first," Yukihira Joichiro said with a smile as he looked at Yukihira Soma.

"Second place in Far Moon?"

"Dad, my goal isn't just to be second place. I'm going to be number one at Totsuki Academy." Soma Yukihira said with a serious expression.

"Haha, really?"

"Then you should watch these two matches carefully today, right? The winners of these matches will become your biggest rivals on your path to becoming one of the Ten Great Masters of Totsuki Academy, Soma!" Yukihira Joichiro laughed heartily.

"The biggest rival?"

"Dad, you've told me so much today, but what exactly is this match?" Soma Yukihira asked curiously.

"This is the fall selection."

"The Totsuki Academy's top-level elimination cooking competition for outstanding first-year students of Totsuki High School is also known as the cradle of the Totsuki Ten."

“The Ten Heroes of the Totsuki era were all winners of the Autumn Selection,” Yukihira Joichiro explained slowly.

"Hey, Dad, did you participate in this competition when you were in Totsuki?" Soma Yukihira's focus was always elsewhere.

"Mmm, the questions for the autumn selection competition that year were very interesting."

……

While Joichiro Yukihira and Soma Yukihira were chatting, the Autumn Selection competition had already officially begun.

Whether it was venue A or venue B, all the students from Totsuki Academy who came to watch the game were there, except for the third-year high school students.

Since Xiang Ji and Kobayashi Ryudou were at venue A, and Tsukasa Eishi and Akane Kubo Momo were at venue B, the support group organized by Polaris Dormitory was also divided into two groups.

Sachi, along with Tadokoro Megumi, Sakaki Ryoko, and Yoshino Yuuki, a total of five people, came to venue A, while Oomido Fumio took Isshiki Satoshi and the others to venue B.

"The preliminary round of the autumn selection will focus on desserts. The competition will last three hours. Participants can use ingredients provided at the venue or bring their own." (This was said by a student sitting in the audience.)

"There are only four slots available at each venue, and only those who finish in the top four can advance to the main competition."

"Megumi, didn't we already know the rules for the fall selection last year?" Yoshino Yuuki looked at Tadokoro Megumi speechlessly. "Megumi, aren't you being too nervous?"

“Yuuki, this year is different.”

"This autumn selection is being held by senior contestants like Xiang Ji and Long Dan, and there's also senior contestant Tsukasa in venue B," Tadokoro Megumi said nervously.

"OK OK."

"Xiao Hui, the ones participating in the autumn selection are the senior members of Xiang Ji, why are you more nervous than them?" Ryoko Sakaki said helplessly, trying to comfort her.

"Senior Xiang Ji and his team will definitely win. We all know just how strong Senior Xiang Ji and his team are, don't we?"

"Mmm-hmm." Megumi Tadokoro nodded earnestly.

But when she saw the judges sitting upright on the judging panel, Tadokoro Megumi became nervous again.

Even though it was just the preliminary round of the Autumn Selection, the judges that Totsuki invited were no ordinary people.

Even Tadokoro Megumi, who wasn't particularly interested in these things, had heard of them.

……

Kita Shuji is the founder of Kita Gourmet Club, who uses money to collect delicacies from all over the world.

An article can determine the life or death of a restaurant – that's the opinion of Ando Shingo, a top critic in the Japanese culinary world.

Hinako Inui, the second of the Ten Outstanding Graduates of the 80th Class of Totsuki Academy, runs the Japanese restaurant Kiriya and is known as the Mist Empress.

……

The judges invited by Totsuki Academy for the autumn selection are all influential figures in the Japanese culinary world, and next to the judges is Kikuchi Sonoka, the current sixth seat of the Totsuki Ten Masters.

The autumn selection process was entirely managed by the Totsuki Ten Masters, and this task happened to fall to Taki Kakuzaki and Sonoka Kikuchi.

"Hmph~ Hmph~ Hmph~"

"I really benefited from agreeing to be a judge for this year's autumn selection competition. Not only did I get to see Xiang Ji and Long Dan again, but I also met such a lovely girl!" Hinako Inui looked at Sonoka Kikuchi with greedy eyes.

Okay, that's scary~

Hinako-senpai's gaze was truly terrifying. Feeling Hinako's gaze, Kikuchi Sonoka trembled involuntarily, and fearing in her heart, she carefully took two steps to the side.

Earlier, when Kikuchi Sonoka met Hinako-senpai, Hinako-senpai said some strange things to her and held her hand tightly.

While Hinako Inui was greedily eyeing Kikuchi Sonoka, the students in the hall also began cooking.

The judges on the judging panel, along with the judges in the VIP room, focused their attention on the thirty contestants in the venue.

Among them, the most eye-catching are undoubtedly Xiang Ji, Kobayashi Rintai, and the other two.

Xiang Ji, Kobayashi Ryudai, Megijima Tousuke, and Saito Muneaki are all in Venue A, making it a true group of death.

……

The match begins.

Xiang Ji had already brought the ingredients he brought to the cooking station. Not only Xiang Ji, but all the contestants in the autumn selection chose to prepare their own ingredients.

Bang bang~ bang~

The whole Jinhua ham, with the bones removed, lay on the counter, while Xiang Ji held a thick iron rod in his hand.

A heavy blow came down.

The Jinhua ham was instantly smashed into mincemeat by Xiang Ji's monstrous strength, and Xiang Ji's actions did not stop, one blow after another.

During the summer vacation, Megumi Tadokoro and Ryoko Sakaki gave Xiangji a lot of inspiration regarding the golden ratio shumai.

Although Xiang Ji didn't know if the combination of vegetables and shrimp he had figured out was the same as the golden ratio of vegetables and shrimp used in shumai, he was absolutely certain that he would choose Jinhua ham as the meat.

Jinhua ham is the only ingredient in the Golden Ratio Shaomai that has been publicly confirmed.

As for Master Xie's performance in the anime and comics, the meat he uses is more like pork than Jinhua ham. After all, how could a well-cured Jinhua ham be finely pounded into a paste?

Jinhua ham, which has undergone a long period of natural fermentation and air drying, has a firm skin and a hard texture, making it difficult to cut even with ordinary knives.

But that just means you understand *Cooking Master Boy*, or Etsushi Ogawa understands *Cooking Master Boy*.

In the world of MasterChef Ninja, martial arts exist. It's no problem to smash Jinhua ham into fine pieces, let alone a baguette that has been dried for a month.

boom boom!

The loud noise from Xiang Ji's cooking instantly drew everyone's attention to him, after all, Xiang Ji's cooking process was truly unique.

Using an iron rod as thick as a bowl to smash Jinhua ham—only Saki's military cuisine can compare.

Chapter 165 Focusing on Xiang Ji's Scandal

"It's him?"

"He was also selected to participate in this autumn selection? Well, that makes sense, after all, he's also a student of Totsuki Academy." Yukihira Soma, who was in the VIP room, had also noticed Xiang Ji.

"But is his cooking still that blind box shumai?" Soma Yukihira's eyes were fixed intently on Xiang Ji's cooking, not wanting to miss a single detail of the process.

After returning from Xiang Ji's small shop, Soma Yukihira tried to replicate Xiang Ji's golden ratio shumai, but no matter what he did, he couldn't make it taste the same as Xiang Ji's.

This was a bigger blow to Soma Yukihira than losing to Joichiro Yukihira.

Upon noticing that Yukihira Soma had unconsciously straightened his body, Yukihira Joichiro smiled slightly. The reason Yukihira Joichiro chose to come to Venue A was specifically to see Xiang Ji.

Not only Soma Yukihira, but also quite a few people in Venue A whose attention was entirely focused on Xiang Ji.

……

"Xiang Ji?"

"Is he the person Father mentioned?" Mito's mesmerizing gaze fell on Xiang Ji, a hint of defiance showing on her wild face.

"Now I'll see if you're as good as Father says."

Mito Yumi's father was Mito Hideto, who won the bid for the culinary judge qualification of Xiang Ji and Saki at the Daily Auction.

After tasting Xiang Ji's flaming dumplings, Mito Hidetoshi prepared to place his bets on Xiang Ji, believing that with his strength, he would definitely become one of the Ten Heroes of Totsuki.

If the Mito family can establish a connection with the Totsuki Ten Masters, then Mito Meat Industry's business empire could potentially expand beyond just beef to encompass all types of meat.

Although Mito Meat Industry is a leading company in the beef industry in the Japanese cuisine world, it has no influence over Totsuki Academy. Mito Hidetoshi's attention naturally falls on his daughter, Mito Yumi, who studies at Totsuki Academy.

Mito Hideto hoped that Mito Yumei would become Xiang Ji's follower, so that she could get in touch with Xiang Ji.

Moreover, Xiang Ji was two grades ahead of Mito Yumei. When Xiang Ji was a senior in high school, Mito Yumei was only a freshman.

Later on, Mito Yumi might even become a member of the Totsuki Ten Heroes through her connection with Xiang Ji's followers.

But this is precisely why Mito Yumei felt resentful towards Xiang Ji.

As followers of Xiang Yu?

My cooking skills are good enough to make me one of the Totsuki Ten Masters when I get to high school, so why should I become someone else's follower?

Besides Mito Utsumi, there are quite a few other people who have visited the temple.

……

After carefully pounding the Jinhua ham into a paste, Xiang Ji then took out the vegetables and shrimp needed for the golden ratio shumai.

The shrimp is a new type of prawn with a knife-shaped forehead, which is also the authentic original core variety of traditional Guangdong prawns.

The vegetable is Chinese cabbage, also known as cauliflower, which is a variety of Chinese cabbage belonging to the Brassicaceae family. It originated in southern China and is a widely cultivated and consumed vegetable in Guangdong Province, where it is known as the "vegetable of Guangdong Province".

The Golden Ratio Shumai was the dish that Jie Lu cooked when he challenged Yangquan Restaurant.

In this case, the ingredients that Xiang Ji chose should naturally be as close as possible to those from Guangdong, China.