Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

The chili oil is spicy, the Sichuan peppercorns are numbing and fragrant, and the minced meat is fresh.

The complex aroma formed by the intertwining of the three elements is even more irresistible under the scalding heat, and the overflowing fragrance makes one wish to replace Yami Teshin from the judging panel.

“Kuga Terunori!” Hojo Miyoko’s eyes flickered, her hidden emotions growing increasingly complex.

Even though she hadn't personally tasted Teruki Kuga's cooking, Miyoko Hojo knew perfectly well that Kuga's culinary skills were even more terrifying than last year.

Extremely spicy.

The ultimate in hemp.

Terunori Kuga's special Mapo Tofu has a unique flavor that Miyoko Hojo had previously tasted in her father's cooking.

……

"Hahaha! You damn gorilla, how about that? Now you see how powerful I am, right?" Kuga Terunori laughed smugly at Yami Teshin.

"You brat, don't get too cocky!"

"Xiang Ji-kun's cooking isn't finished yet?" Yami Teshin placed his large hand on Kuga Teruki's head, but his eyes held an uncontrollable joy.

This is a killer dish!

This is a realm that only the Ten Masters level chefs in the Far Moon Empire can access.

In other words...

If nothing unexpected happens, when Teruki Kuga enters his second year of high school, he will basically be guaranteed a spot among the top ten.

The Ten Heroes of Totsuki!

The Chinese Cuisine Research Association is finally going to produce another member of the Totsuki Ten Masters.

Once Kuga Terunori becomes the new Totsuki Ten Masters, the entire Chinese Cuisine Research Association will benefit from him, receiving more resources from the school.

As for whether Terunori Kuga will turn the Chinese Cuisine Research Association into the Sichuan Cuisine Research Association?

Future generations will only have good fortune!

By then, I would have already graduated from Totsuki Academy, and Sichuan cuisine is also Chinese cuisine.

……

Time slowly passed.

While Xiang Ji was simmering the broth, most people in the food battle venue were discussing Kuga Terunori's cooking, with only a few still paying attention to Xiang Ji.

Compared to the elaborate cooking techniques of Kuga cuisine, which involve high heat, the process of Xiangji simmering soup is indeed less eye-catching.

But only true masters of cooking can truly appreciate just how amazing Xiang Ji's control over the heat is, especially Yomi Teshin.

Among the various slow-cooking techniques of Huaiyang cuisine, stewing, simmering, braising, and simmering require exceptionally high control of heat.

"Not only his knife skills, but his mastery of fire is also astonishing?" Yami Teshin murmured to himself.

"A very strong opponent."

Meanwhile, Kuga Teruki, who had finished cooking first, stared intently at Xiang Ji, whose skill with fire was even better than his.

"Net-cutting Demon? Xiang Ji? Who exactly are you?" Guan Xingxi asked Mei Daizi with a serious expression, her eyes filled with contemplation as she looked at Xiang Ji.

Chapter 65 Weak in firework skills? Only compared to knife skills

Time passed by second by second, and before we knew it, the food battle was coming to an end.

Time's up!

With less than ten minutes left in the food battle, Xiang Ji finally made a new move, reaching out to open the lid of the soup pot that was simmering over a high flame.

Boom! Boom!

An explosive, enticing aroma instantly filled the venue for the food battle.

The broth, made from ingredients such as old hen, old duck, ham hock, ribs, and dried scallops, has an incredibly amazing aroma.

……

"Hiss, his firework skills are even more terrifying than I imagined..." Ye Jian Tiexin looked at Xiang Ji with deep shock in his eyes.

In Chinese cuisine, when making stock, it is usually simmered over a very low flame.

The gentle simmering motion over low heat ensures even heating of the entire pot of soup, preventing uneven heating of ingredients and the resulting undercooked parts.

However, Xiang Ji used high heat throughout the cooking process, and only a chef with a high level of control over the heat can do this.

"How is this possible? It was clearly simmered over high heat, yet the soup still remains so clear?" Kuga Terunori looked at Xiang Ji's broth, which had been strained to remove the dregs, with disbelief in his eyes.

Using high heat when simmering broth will cause the soup to boil violently, which can easily cause the proteins and fats in the ingredients to emulsify excessively, forming suspended particles.

Xiang Ji's control over the heat was far beyond his imagination. Before facing Xiang Ji, Kuga Terunori had never seen such outrageous fire control.

"Just the knife skills alone, and even the fire handling is this exaggerated?" Miyoko Hojo murmured from the stands.

"But how exactly did he manage to extract the umami substances from the ingredients so perfectly while simmering the broth over high heat?" Miyoko Hojo gently bit her teeth.

The temperature of the flame used to simmer the stock affects not only the color of the soup, but also its freshness and aroma.

Rapid boiling over high heat causes a large amount of the aromatic substances in the ingredients to evaporate and be lost with the steam, resulting in a soup that is not fresh enough and does not have a rich enough flavor.

But the rich aroma emanating from the broth that Xiang Ji prepared already demonstrates how successful his preparation was.

Although cooking with fire is not Renn's forte, his lack of skill is only relative to his knife skills.

Fried crab and braised lamb liver are two recipes left by Ryan that require an incredibly high level of skill in controlling the heat, a level that ordinary chefs simply cannot reach.

Even though Xiang Ji's skill level still hasn't reached the level of Rennes, his mastery of cooking techniques has improved by leaps and bounds through practicing two fried crab dishes.

While the broth was cooling down, Xiang Ji started working with the prepared chicken breast and pork.

Seven Star Instant Severing Blade Dance!

The flashes of swords were deafening.

The prepared chicken breast and pork on the cutting board were chopped into fine minced meat in an instant by Xiang Ji.

What's this?

After Xiang Ji put the cleaver he used for cutting minced meat back into its sheath, Kuga Terunori finally snapped out of his daze at Xiang Ji's knife skills.

Now, Kuga Teruki looks at Xiang Ji as if he's looking at a monster. Could a human really have done that kind of knife skill?

When Kuga Terunori first saw the Xiang family's knife skills, he was as shocked as Hojo Miyoko and the others.

In the final stage of cooking, Xiang Ji added the minced pork and minced chicken to the freshly prepared broth in three batches.

The already clear broth became even clearer, almost like plain water, when it was finally served.

……

Ding Ding Ding!

Ding Ding Ding!

As the bell rang to signal the end of the food battle, Xiang Ji presented the final dish to Yomi Tokushin.

After Xiang Ji finished cooking, the students of Guanxin School couldn't help but stand on tiptoe and crane their necks, trying to shorten the distance from which they could watch, even if it was just a few centimeters.

Not only Guan Xingxi, Mei Daizi and the others, but also Hisagi Takeki in the venue.

Just as Kuga Terunori stretched his neck, Yami Teshin's voice suddenly exploded in Kuga Terunori's ear.

"You brat, if you're so curious about this dish, just come over and take a look."

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

"You damn gorilla, I'm not curious at all..." Although Kuga Teruki's words were stubborn, his body was still quite robust.

As Kuga Terunori spoke, he had already walked up to Yomi Teshin, his eyes fixed on Xiang Ji's dish.

The plates are opened.

There was neither the magnificent background music of the Great Wall nor the dazzling golden light; all that came into Kuga Teruki's view was white chrysanthemums lying quietly in the clear water.

That's tofu? How could that be?

What exactly did this man named Xiang Ji do?

When Kuga Teruki saw the white Kikumaru lying in the clear soup, it felt as if something had grabbed his heart.

Shock, curiosity, and a mix of other emotions surged into his heart at the same time.

Although Xiang Ji's Seven Star Instant Severing Blade Dance had also given him a strong shock, it was far less impressive than the two white chrysanthemums carved from tofu in front of him.

Meticulous to the finest detail!

Every single detail is perfectly rendered!

Hisagi Terunori was able to clearly see the details on every petal of the white chrysanthemum. The lines on the petals were so fine that they were visible even from a distance.

Just as Kuga Terunori was stunned by Xiang Ji's cooking, Yami Tesshin suddenly shoved a spoon into his hand.

"You damn gorilla!"

"What do you want to do?" Kuga Terunori was instantly brought back to his senses by Yami Teshin's actions.

"You brat, you can't tell what's good about food just by looking at it; you have to taste it with your tongue," Yami Tesshin said, pursing his lips.

"Come on! Have a taste!"

"Aha?"

"You damn gorilla, do you really think I'm going to lose to this guy?" Kuga Terunori jumped up excitedly, his face full of resentment.

"You little brat, you don't actually think you can win, do you?"

"Damn gorilla..."

"You brat, haven't you always been nagging me about wanting to have a food battle with the Ten Masters? Well then, you'd better experience the Ten Masters' level cooking!"

"A Totsuki Ten Masters-level dish? Him?"

"Gorilla, do you think this guy's strength is comparable to the Ten Masters?" Kuga Teruki blurted out unconsciously.

However, after seeing Yami Teshin looking at him with an idiotic expression, Kuga Terunori has now realized just how stupid his question was.

Such knife skills.

This level of heat control.

Even professional-level star chefs probably couldn't do that, right?

Even professional chefs can't do this, so describing it as something beyond the reach of the Totsuki Ten Masters isn't an exaggeration, but rather a downgrade!

Among the current Totsuki Ten Masters, only Taki Kakuzaki and Sonoka Kikuchi are considered monsters capable of rivaling professional chefs.

Chapter 66 Flaming Dumplings, Master Chef Dumpling Brothers

"No way? What's going on here? Senior Tiexin actually gave the food to Kuga?"

After seeing Yami Teshin share half of the dish he had prepared with Kuga Terunori, the audience immediately erupted in a lively discussion.

Is this still a food battle?

What exactly is Yami Teshin doing right now?

The outcome of this food battle is tied to the recipes of top Chinese chefs in their collection, which is part of the reputation of their Chinese Cuisine Research Association!

But despite the criticism, they have no right to interfere with any decisions made by Yami Teshin, the head of the Chinese Cuisine Association.

Might makes right!

This is the most fundamental rule since the founding of Totsuki Academy.

……

After serving the food to Terunori Kuga, Tesshin Yami ignored him and instead scooped up the food in front of him with his spoon.

Yami Tesshin knew that Kuga Terunori, that little brat, would definitely make the right choice, after all, he was a kid who had just joined the Chinese Cuisine Research Association and announced that he would become the research leader.

The moment the dish touched his tongue, Yami Tesshin was instantly captivated.

rustling!

rustling!