Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

As for now?

Of course, I'll go all out in this food battle; the stakes in this food battle are 280 million yuan.

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"Sea bream? Senior Xiang Ji, are you planning to cook something like braised sea bream?"

"That's fantastic!" Alice Nakiri, sitting on the judging panel, immediately looked expectant upon seeing the ingredients Xiang Ji had selected.

"Why don't you want to grill a sea bream chin? Compared to anything else, I'd rather try Xiang Ji-kun's novel sashimi." Kobayashi Ryudai's palm supported her chin.

"Wait a minute, there's not only sea bream, Senior Xiang has also picked out live shrimp and pork..."

"It's a new dish. Senior Xiang Ji is preparing a new dish for this food battle." Isshiki Satoshi's eyes had unconsciously opened as well.

"Sea bream, live shrimp, pork, flour..."

"Flour? Mr. Xiang is going to make a noodle dish." Looking at the ingredients that Xiang Ji had chosen, Si Yingshi had already guessed what dish Xiang Ji was going to cook.

"Noodles are dishes made with flour, with wheat flour as the core ingredient."

"It occupies a core position in the dietary systems of many countries, including China, Japan, Italy, and India."

"Noodle dishes can be divided into steamed and boiled types, represented by steamed buns and mantou; boiled types, mainly noodles and dumplings; baked types, such as cakes and pastries; and fried types, such as pancakes."

After Tsukasa Eishi finished speaking, Nakiri Alice, like an encyclopedia, explained.

Chapter 77 Special (Supernatural) Cookware and Special (Supernatural) Dishes

After hearing the conversation between Alice Nakiri and the others, Hideto Mito couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation for the dishes that Xiang Ji had prepared.

Hideto Mito is the CEO of Mito Meat Industry, a leading company in the beef industry; he's definitely a seasoned veteran.

How could Mito Hidetoshi not see that Nakiri Alice and the others had bid for the judges' positions in this food battle because they were aiming for Xiang Ji?

The best proof is that Alice and the others kept referring to Xiang Ji as "senior" and never mentioned Xiang Ji's opponent, Saki, throughout the entire conversation.

This is really something to look forward to!

What kind of dish will this boy, who has been treated so differently by the members of the Nakiri and Isshiki families, bring out in this food battle?

The list of ingredients has been returned to the kitchen counter.

pat!

As soon as Xiang Ji placed the sea bream on the counter, he reached out and pulled out a kitchen knife that was already prepared on the counter. The sharp blade precisely sliced ​​the sea bream into pieces.

"Damn it, are you looking down on me?" Upon seeing that Xiang Ji hadn't used the Giant Gate Blade, Saqi's expression instantly turned as cold as the dead of winter.

When Sachi first arrived in Japan, he witnessed Xiang Ji using a giant knife to process sea bream when he passed by the riverside market.

In Sachi's eyes, Xiang Ji's giant sword was a special kitchen utensil just like her chainsaw carving knife and large cooking hammer, and Xiang Ji was a chef who, like her, was skilled in special dishes.

Specialty dishes are those dishes that are associated with specific kitchen utensils or specific ingredients.

For example, Sachi's military cuisine requires the use of special kitchen utensils such as chainsaw carving knives and large cooking hammers to be cooked completely.

If you use other cooking utensils, the military-themed dishes you cook will not be authentic military-themed dishes.

In a sense, the Seven Star Knife can indeed be seen as a special kitchen utensil, similar to a chainsaw carving knife.

However, Xiang Ji's cooking is not a purely specialized type of cuisine like Sachi's Armored Cuisine. Even without the Seven Star Knife, Xiang Ji can still cook it.

The Seven Star Instant Slice Knife Dance and the Seven Star Swift Cutting are indeed secret knife skills for dark cuisine that require the Seven Star Knife, but some other knife skills, like the Azure Dragon Fierce Bull Slash, do not.

The most obvious example is Xiang Ji's two fascinating ancestors, who were able to cook up radiant dishes even without using the Seven Star Knife.

Moreover, the dishes Xiang Ji prepared for this food battle weren't knife-crafted; ordinary kitchen knives would have sufficed. It's just that Saqi didn't know that.

"Hiss hiss hiss, this level of knife skill."

"This is truly remarkable!" While Sachi was feeling angry, he couldn't help but be amazed when he saw Kita Shuji and the others handling the taiy.

Swift, accurate, and ruthless, Xiang Ji's movements in handling the sea bream were fluid and graceful, and his skill was evident even from his knife work alone.

Now, Kita Shuji and the others were also feeling a little regretful, regretting why they hadn't been willing to spend more money to bid for a judge's spot.

But this time, the frustration they felt was no longer because Alice Nakiri and Satoshi Isshiki were judges, but because they genuinely looked forward to Xiang Ji's cooking.

boom~ boom boom~

The sound of the chainsaw carving knife spinning echoed in the air. Sachi's arms moved, and the chainsaw carving knife suddenly sliced ​​into the ingredient she had chosen.

Amidst the piercing sound of cutting, the fresh pork foreleg was thinly sliced ​​by the chainsaw carving knife. Immediately afterwards, the pre-mixed seasoning inside the chainsaw carving knife's sawing mechanism scattered onto the blade.

In the blink of an eye.

Sachi had already completed the cutting and marinating of the pig's foreleg. The high-speed rotating chainsaw carving knife perfectly completed the cutting of the pig's foreleg without damaging its shape at all.

"Great, that's amazing!"

"This guy named Sachi's knife skills are amazing! He can use a chainsaw like this." Marui Zenji's mouth was slightly open, and his eyes were full of shock as he looked at Sachi.

Compared to his previous food battle with Momo Akane, Sachi's knife skills in his food battle with Xiang Ji were even more terrifying.

Although the process of preparing ingredients remains the same, the difficulty of preparing pork hock and beef ribeye is vastly different.

In the food battle with Momo Akane, Sachi cooked Turkish kebab. When preparing the raw material, beef ribeye, the only factor Sachi needed to consider was cutting the beef ribeye into pieces.

When preparing pork forelegs, the integrity of its shape must also be considered.

Without compromising the integrity of the shape, the pork foreleg is modified and marinated, and special kitchen tools such as chainsaw carving knives are used instead of normal kitchen knives.

The difficulty of handling such intricate details is far greater than that of making Turkish kebabs.

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"Not cute, not cute, not cute at all!" Momoko Akane hugged the teddy bear in her arms tightly, as if she wanted to crush it.

The details that Marui Zenji and the others could see, Akanekubo Momo certainly couldn't miss either.

It was precisely because she noticed the subtle differences that Momoko Akane was so angry.

The fact that the opponent didn't even use their full strength in the food battle against them is simply the greatest insult to a chef.

The same reason why Saqi was so furious that Xiang Ji did not use the Giant Gate Blade was the same reason.

Boom! Boom!

After finishing the cuts on the pork foreleg, Sachi brought out her large cooking hammer again and smashed it onto the pork foreleg.

Piercing the hole and severing the tendon!

The pounding with a large sledgehammer can physically damage the outer fascia of the pork knuckle, allowing the marinade to quickly penetrate into the muscle tissue.

The cooking time for food battles is generally limited, usually only 2 to 4 hours.

When you can't bring your own ingredients, shortening the marinating time is a challenge for all chefs.

The process of marinating ingredients is a basic step in the cuisines of most countries around the world, especially Chinese cuisine.

Xiang Ji also marinated his filling, which consisted of sea bream, shrimp, and pork, but he didn't use physical methods like Sachi's to shorten the marinating time.

Instead, the duration is shortened by using a low-temperature water bath.

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"Physical destruction, marinade enhancement, and environmental acceleration are all practical methods that can significantly shorten marinating time without compromising flavor and tenderness."

"However..."

“The low-temperature water bath method used by the Xiang family is not the most effective method. If a vacuum tumbler is used to shorten the marinating time, the marinating effect that originally took twelve hours can be achieved in one hour.”

As Alice Nakiri watched Xiang Ji and his companion cook, she immediately began to explain her molecular gastronomy.

However, Tsukasa Eishi, Kobayashi Ryudou, and Isshiki Satoshi did not follow the path of molecular gastronomy, so on the judging panel, only Mito Hidetoshi responded to Nakiri Alice.

Chapter 78 German Roasted Pork Knuckle, The General on the Battlefield

"Hiss hiss hiss, what kind of taste will this dish prepared by Sachi have?"

When the guests at the auction saw Sachi using a chainsaw and a large shovel to process the pork foreleg, their appetites were thoroughly whetted.

Sachi's cooking performance now is even more exciting for them than his previous performance against Momo Akane.

At this moment, the regret that had just been felt by the guests in the venue became even stronger, especially Kita Shuji and the others who had served as judges in the previous food battle.

"What amazing knife skills! So Sachi hadn't used his full strength yet?"

Now sitting next to Isshiki Satoshi, Mito Hidetoshi slowly exhaled when he saw Saki take out the exploding oven.

Even though Sachi and Xiang Ji's dishes were not yet finished, Mito Hideto already knew he had hit the jackpot.

But at that moment, Mito Hideto noticed something was wrong.

Alice and the others showed no surprise whatsoever at Saki's knife skills, as if they were utterly insignificant.

Mito Hideto shook his head vigorously, quickly banishing the thought from his mind.

Not worth mentioning?

Sachi's knife skills were undoubtedly at the level of a star chef. If the type of kitchen utensils were limited to chainsaws, I'm afraid even professional-level star chefs wouldn't be able to reach Sachi's level.

What Mito Hidetoru didn't know was that Saki's knife skills were utterly insignificant in Nakiri Alice's eyes.

Chainsaw carving knife?

The difference between Sachi's chainsaw carving knife and Xiang Ji's Seven Star Knife, and between the Seven Star Instant Cutting Knife, is like the difference between Qin Muyuan and Liu Maoxing in culinary arts.

Who is Qin Muyuan?

The author just randomly picked a name; it's just a background character who isn't even a passerby.

Boom! Boom!

After Sachi placed her marinated pork foreleg into the explosive oven, a series of explosions immediately echoed throughout the food battle venue.

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In the arena of the duel.

Sachi's dangerous gaze was now fixed on Xiang Ji, or rather, on the dough that Xiang Ji was kneading in his hands.

What an arrogant guy! In this food battle with himself, he not only didn't use any special cooking utensils, but he also didn't even cook dishes that required knife skills.

Pasta dishes?

This type of dish requires very little knife skill; the key is mastering the control of heat.

The distinction between "red-cooked dishes" and "white-cooked dishes" in the Chinese culinary world is the best proof of this.

Red-cooked dishes test knife skills, heat control, and seasoning, while white-cooked dishes, although also requiring heat control, focus more on dough-kneading and shaping skills, especially dough-kneading.

The amount and temperature of water in the dough, the degree of fermentation, and the proofing time all affect the texture of the noodles.

But at this moment, Xiang Ji had no time to pay attention to Saqi's gaze; his mind was completely absorbed in kneading the dough.

The Flaming Dumplings from the Dumpling Brothers: After obtaining this equipment at the Far Moon Chinese Cuisine Research Association, Xiang Ji gained a great deal of experience in Chinese cuisine, particularly in the pastry section.

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As the food battle ticked by, Sachi, using the detonator oven—a special kitchen utensil—was the first to finish her dish.

Ding Ding Ding ~

Ding Ding Ding ~

After Sachi rang the end bell of the food battle, Mito Hideto watched with anticipation as Sachi slowly pushed the food cart toward them.

That's something to look forward to!

What will Sachi's dish taste like?

Although Mito Meat Industry is a leader in the beef industry in the Japanese cuisine sector, there are simply too many leading companies like Mito Meat Industry in the Japanese cuisine industry.

No need to say anything else.

Besides beef, common meats include pork, lamb, chicken, duck, and goose, not to mention seafood and processed meat products.

Even though Hideto Mito is the CEO of Mito Meat Company, he can't always enjoy the cuisine of a star chef.

Moreover, late-night chefs like Sachi are a special group that operates on the fringes of the culinary world, and they are even fewer and harder to find than established star chefs.

"Oh my gosh, our reigning champion, Sachi, has once again finished her dish first!" the auctioneer roared again in a loud, exaggerated voice.