Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

however!

Just as Xiang Ji was about to ask Isshiki Satoshi if she was going to lend him money, a commotion suddenly broke out at the auction.

……

"Oh oh oh!"

"We now have a guest who has launched a food battle challenge against our auction house, with Master Jie Lu's manuscript as the prize." The auctioneer, pressing his earpiece, stood on the stage and announced excitedly.

"Dear guests."

"Now let's cheer for this brave challenger! She is..."

……

Food Wars Challenge?

No!

Is it possible to hold an auction by having people compete in a food war?

Hearing the auctioneer on the stage shouting as if he was about to break his throat, Xiang Ji's expression became somewhat stunned. So this was how auctions were conducted?

What's this?

I want the food, but I don't want to pay for it, so I'll have a food battle?

Just as Xiang Ji was stunned by the sudden food battle, Isshiki Satoshi smiled and spoke to him.

"Senior Xiang Ji, this is the method I just mentioned, but someone has beaten us to it now?"

"Now, all we can do is wait until this food battle is over."

"Isshiki, auctions have such rules? Aren't you worried about encountering a professional chef?" Xiang Ji asked Isshiki Kei.

"Senior Xiang Ji, a food battle requires the consent of both parties to be valid."

"Even if the challenger is a professional chef, can't the auction house hire professional chefs?"

"Moreover, the theme of the food battle is decided by the auction house," Isshiki Satoshi continued with a smile.

"..."

"..."

After hearing Isshiki Satoshi's explanation, Xiang Ji instantly understood why the auction house would agree to the customer's food battle. However, Xiang Ji later realized that he had underestimated the auction house's unscrupulousness.

……

"She is Momoko Akane, a first-year student at Totsuki Academy High School, known as the Queen of Cute in sweets, toys, and clothing!"

With the auctioneer's roar, the lights in the room instantly focused on a girl hugging a teddy bear.

Momoko Akanekubo?

Upon seeing Akane Kubo Momo appear, Xiang Ji couldn't help but show a hint of surprise in his eyes. He hadn't expected that the challenger would be Akane Kubo Momo.

"The challenge is actually Akanekubo-senpai? I never expected Akanekubo-senpai to be here."

"Akanekubo?"

"This food battle looks like it's going to be very interesting." Kobayashi Ryudou sat cross-legged on the sofa, hugging Tadokoro Megumi like a doll.

Momoko Akane's appearance immediately caught the attention of Totsuki Academy students such as Satoshi Isshiki and Ryudou Kobayashi, but the guests attending the auction were also surprised by Momoko Akane's identity.

"Akanekubo Momo, it's her?"

"Although she is still a student at Totsuki Academy, she is already a famous pastry chef. UCC commissioned her to launch that coconut coffee pudding, which achieved sales of nearly 3 billion yen."

"A pastry chef?"

"My favorite food is dessert, and I'm determined to win a judge's spot."

"I'm the judge!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, what an utterly unlovable bunch, right, Butch?" Hearing the surrounding chatter, Momoko Akane hugged her teddy bear tightly.

……

"The challenger has arrived!"

"So who will her opponent be? She is the underground chef from the dead of night, known as Sergeant Sage!" The auctioneer's voice trailed off as if it echoed through the sky.

"Sergeant Sachi?"

"The chef invited by the Daily Auction House is actually her? I was fortunate enough to eat her military-themed dishes when I was in the United States."

"I will never forget the taste of the military-style cuisine."

"Nobody can take me away from me!"

"I'm definitely taking this judge's position in the food battle."

"That's a joke! Who do you think you are? You think nobody can take it from you?"

……

Amidst the clamor and debate in the hall, Saki, carrying a chainsaw carving knife, slowly emerged from the darkness, his tall figure exuding an astonishing sense of oppression.

"Seriously, the opponent you arranged for me is just a little girl like this? And I was so looking forward to it!"

"Little girl!"

"It's not too late for you to beg for mercy now." Sachi stared at Momo Akane with cold arrogance through his eyes, which were painted with purple eyeshadow.

"Disgusting guy."

"It's not cute at all." After hearing Sachi's words, Momoko Akikubo hugged the teddy bear even tighter. Momoko Akikubo was quite unhappy with Sachi.

……

"Oh oh oh!"

"Our challengers and defending champions have now entered the arena!" the auctioneer roared hoarsely. "So, who will be the judges for this food battle?"

"There are three judges in total. Which guest will be chosen as a judge for this food battle?"

"Now! The auction begins!"

Chapter 73 Chicken Pudding and Military Cuisine

So this is how food battles can be played?

Watching the guests in the venue bidding fiercely for the three judges' spots, Xiang Ji truly learned a lesson from Daily Auction House.

Soon, the three judges' spots for the food battle, including Momo Akane and Saki Saki, were auctioned off.

Two men and one woman.

The guests who won the bid to become judges in this food battle are not ordinary people; they wield considerable influence in the Japanese culinary world.

Kita Shuji.

The founder of the Kanto Kita Gourmet Club, whose influence extends throughout the Kanto region, is a gourmet club that only the powerful and wealthy can join.

Zangmu Zhinai.

The president of the Japan Salonaise (JSA) Baking Association holds absolute authority in the Japanese confectionery industry.

Yoshisuke Imai.

The CEO of Imamura UCC Coffee Co., Ltd., the absolute leader in the Japanese coffee market, which occupies an annual business market of 500 billion yen.

……

As soon as the food battle judges were selected, the auctioneer immediately announced their identities.

boom boom boom boom boom

After the judges made their decision, the floor of the auction venue suddenly underwent a dramatic transformation, with two enormous cooking counters slowly rising from the ground, one on the left and one on the right.

Between the two cooking stations is a huge food display area.

Seafood, meat, vegetables... you can find all the common ingredients available in the market here.

Immediately afterwards, the auctioneer's loud voice continued to echo throughout the venue.

"The theme of this food battle is meat. The time limit is two hours, so let the duel begin!"

……

"Is the food battle theme meat dishes?" Xiang Ji's eyes gleamed upon hearing the theme of the food battle.

Momoko Akane's forte is desserts. Although there are desserts centered around meat, meat is definitely a more disadvantageous food challenge for her.

Ryudou Kobayashi and Eishi Tsukasa both looked at Momo Akane Kubo with a serious expression.

Ding-a-ling~~

Once the auctioneer's hammer struck the bronze bell beside him, the food battle officially began.

Sizzle~ Hiss~

Momoko Akane tore off the arm of the teddy bear she was holding, and then, as if wearing gloves, put the two arms of the teddy bear on her hands.

Although the theme of the food battle is meat, the type of dish that Momo Akanekubo is preparing to cook is still dessert.

I am most adorable when I am cooking desserts, and I will never lose when I am most adorable.

"Chicken, milk, flour, honey... what kind of dish is Akanekubo-senpai planning to make?" Yoshino Yuuki blinked in confusion as she looked at the ingredients Akanekubo Momo had selected.

“If I’m not mistaken, the dish that Senpai Akanekubo is preparing to make should be called Tavuk-Gogsu.” Marui Zenji extended his fingertip and gently pushed up his glasses frame.

“Tavuk-Gogsu?”

“Chicken pudding, a specialty dessert from Turkey,” Ryudou Kobayashi added, holding Megumi Tadokoro.

While Momoko Akane was selecting the ingredients, Sachi had already chosen the ingredients for cooking.

A whole, complete, fresh ribeye steak.

But beef ribeye isn't the meat from the cow's eye; it's the meat from the middle section of the cow's spine, between the sixth and twelfth ribs, which is what we commonly call "hanging tender".

The fat is evenly distributed, and the meat is tender.

As soon as the ribeye was brought back to the counter, Sachi immediately reached out and pulled the huge chainsaw she always carried with her.

Buzz buzz buzz~~

The chainsaw blades spun rapidly in the air, producing a piercing cutting sound, and easily sliced ​​through the ribeye meat, just like a hot knife cutting through butter.

Moreover, the chainsaw's toothed structure also conceals seasonings that Sachi had prepared in advance.

As Sachi used the chainsaw to cut the beef, the prepared seasonings marinated the beef simultaneously with the rotation of the saw blade.

"How is this possible?!"

"Is this chainsaw really a cooking tool?" Marui Zenji stared in disbelief at Sachi cutting beef.

"How exactly did she do that?"

While chainsaws/bone saws can be used to process meat, they can easily shred the meat if not handled carefully.

Normally, it is only used on frozen meat and bone-in meat, and is basically used in the initial processing stage.

Marui Zenji had never heard of using a chainsaw to process ingredients during the actual cooking process.

Not only Marui Zenji, but also Sakaki Ryoko and Tadokoro Megumi are now staring at Sachi in astonishment.

In particular, Alice Nakiri is interested not in Saki, but in Saki's chainsaw.

"What is that? The latest cooking equipment?"

“But I’ve never heard of any similar equipment before?” Alice Nakiri stared curiously at Saki’s chain saw.

"Ah Liang, have you heard of him?"

"No, miss."

“Eh? Did she make this herself?” Alice Nakiri blinked.

……

Just as Alice Nakiri and the others were filled with various questions about Saki's chainsaw, the auctioneer's excited voice immediately answered their doubts.

"Military cuisine!"