Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

This is the grading standard of Fuyumi Mizuhara in her class. Only students who can produce a dish that satisfies her within the specified time can get excellent grades.

In the residential training program at Totsuki Academy, only students who receive grades below the standard set by the instructors are expelled.

As for the height of the standard line?

Of course, it is entirely in the hands of the guest lecturers. Whether someone is qualified or not depends entirely on their standards.

……

Boom boom boom!

Boom boom boom!

After Fuyumi Mizuhara gave a student a failing grade again, a rich aroma, like a bomb exploding, instantly filled the classroom.

Subconsciously, Fuyumi Mizuhara looked in the direction from which the fragrance was coming.

Ryudai Kobayashi!

Kobayashi Rindou's dish is finished.

Chapter 92 Duck Confit and Lamb in Clay Pot

“Confit-de-canard, please enjoy.” Kobayashi Ryudou presented her dish to Mizuhara Fuyumi.

Fuyumi Mizuhara reached out with her chopsticks and gently picked up a piece of confit duck.

"French confit duck is usually cooked with a whole duck leg, but this dish uses cut duck breast."

"Is this to shorten the marinating time of the duck?" Mizuhara Fuyumi put the duck meat into her mouth.

Hmm~~

The moment the duck meat from the confit duck entered her mouth, a satisfied expression unconsciously appeared on Mizuhara Fuyumi's usually cold face.

The duck skin was fried to a golden brown, and it was surprisingly crispy.

A snapping sound.

The rich aroma of duck fat mixed with spices exploded on her tongue and rushed straight to her brain.

The river duck meat, roasted at a low temperature, is incredibly tender, carrying the strong wild flavor unique to those who grow in the wild mountains and rivers.

Ahhh~~

Mizuhara Fuyumi felt as if a bespectacled French gentleman was gently embracing her, his affectionate gaze making her unable to stop herself from making happy sounds.

cough cough~~

After coughing twice, Fuyumi Mizuhara's expression instantly returned to its original cold look, as if nothing had just happened.

"Kobayashi Rindou, qualified (excellent)."

……

"It's acceptable! It's passed!"

"Kobayashi Ryudou's cooking has passed the test. Finally, someone has come up with a dish that can satisfy Chef Mizuhara."

"Wait a minute, since Chef Mizuhara deemed Kobayashi Rindou's cooking acceptable, doesn't that mean that transfer student is going to be eliminated?"

"Hey hey hey, I didn't even notice until you pointed it out!"

"It's really pitiful. If his opponent wasn't Kobayashi Rindou, but someone else, his swordsmanship should have been up to par, right?"

"What's the point of saying all this now?"

……

After Kobayashi Rindou's dish was declared acceptable, the students in the classroom couldn't help but start discussing it.

Aside from being amazed that Kobayashi Rindou's cooking could satisfy Mizuhara Fuyumi, the majority of the conversation revolved around Xiang Ji.

So far, none of the Totsuki students in the classroom have realized the trap that Mizuhara Fuyumi set in her words, and they still believe that this topic is a food battle.

The winner stays, the loser drops out.

While they were discussing this, Xiang Ji finally finished cooking.

The moment the oven is opened.

Boom! Boom!

The intensely rich aroma instantly filled the entire classroom, and everyone's eyes unconsciously turned towards Xiang Ji's cooking station.

What is this? This aroma is simply amazing!

How amazing must the taste of a dish that emits such an enticing aroma be?

While being amazed by the aroma of Xiang Ji's cooking, many students in the classroom looked at Xiang Ji with a hint of regret.

No matter how amazing the taste is, it's useless now.

Kobayashi Rindou's cooking has just passed the test, while Xiang Ji has been eliminated.

……

"Xiang Ji, are all these mine?" Kobayashi Ryudai ran up to Xiang Ji and stared intently at the earthenware pots in the oven.

"Yes, all of these are for you," Xiang Ji replied softly as he took out one of the earthenware pots using heat-resistant gloves.

"That's amazing! I absolutely love you!" Kobayashi Ryudou immediately cheered happily.

"Oh, right, Xiang Ji, this is the portion I saved for you."

After handing over a pre-reserved portion of confit duck to Xiang Ji, Kobayashi Rintou happily prepared to enjoy Xiang Ji's cooking.

The other students listening to Xiang Ji and Kobayashi Ryudai's conversation couldn't help but show puzzled expressions.

No, what's the situation?

So Kobayashi Ryutou and Xiang Ji have such a good relationship? But even if they are good friends, things shouldn't be like this now.

You've been eliminated!

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the other students, Xiang Ji presented his dish to Mizuhara Fuyumi.

"Senior Mizuhara, please enjoy this special clay pot mutton." Xiang Ji said to Mizuhara Fuyumi.

Before Xiang Ji could finish speaking, Mizuhara Fuyumi had already impatiently reached out and opened the lid of the earthenware pot in front of her.

Boom!

An aroma even more astonishing than the previous aroma bomb hit Mizuhara Fuyumi's face the moment the lid of the earthenware pot was lifted, like a giant tsunami.

Hoo-ha~ Hoo-ha~

The moment the aroma of mutton wafted over, Mizuhara Fuyumi couldn't help but pick up the spoon used for drinking soup from the side of the plate.

The combination of mutton with wild onions, perilla, and wild chives creates an incredibly magical and impactful flavor experience.

One wave after another.

Mizuhara Fuyumi felt as if she were strolling through the streets of France late at night with the charming and dangerous gentleman, Mr. Sheep, when suddenly she was embraced by him.

Red glasses.

A burning gaze.

A warm embrace.

Fuyumi Mizuhara felt as if she was about to drown in Mr. Sheep's arms. Was this love?

Ahhhhh!

Ahhhhh!

Fuyumi Mizuhara's face was like the summer sunset, her lips slightly parted, her eyes revealing a dreamy look.

The dish of mutton in clay pot is also a modified version of the recipe for braised mutton liver left by his ancestor, Ren, by Xiang Ji, combined with his own understanding.

A magical transformation.

An extreme shock.

The culinary skills of the ancestor, Raine, were enough to feed himself for a lifetime, especially considering that Xiang Ji also possessed the dark secret technique of the spice inequality.

On the other hand, Kobayashi Ryudou's situation was no better than Mizuhara Fuyumi's, and was even more exaggerated.

……

"He's finished eating? Chef Mizuhara actually ate all the transfer student's food?"

"How is this possible?"

"How could a transfer student's cooking be so good? Even Kobayashi Rindou's cooking, Chef Mizuhara only took one bite."

"It's such a pity."

“Even if the transfer student’s cooking is more delicious, Kobayashi Rindou has already won.”

"It now appears that the speed at which dishes are prepared is also a standard by which Chef Suwon evaluates them."

……

But compared to Mizuhara Fuyumi and Kobayashi Ryudou, who were curled up, flushed, and moaning with pleasure, everyone in the classroom was more concerned about what Xiang Ji's dish would taste like.

It's common knowledge that people groan with pleasure after eating delicious food!

While the students in the classroom were feeling sorry that Xiang Ji lost because of the time it took to finish the dishes,

The sudden sound instantly stunned them, and they stared at Mizuhara Fuyumi with disbelief.

What's going on here?

Didn't Kobayashi Rindou just win the food battle? How come Xiang Ji still managed to get a passing grade?

"Xiang Ji, your cooking is acceptable."

"Thank you, Mizuhara-senpai." When Mizuhara Fuyumi announced that her cooking had passed, Xiang Ji's expression did not change much.

Earthenware pot mutton is a dish made by Xiang Ji using unequal spices and drawing on the magical qualities of his ancestors' braised lamb liver.

If even meeting the minimum standard is not possible, then no one can be considered qualified.

I've already unlocked Chapter 93, shouldn't I become the strongest?

Xiang Ji has always been a person with a strong sense of entitlement.

If you can't become the world's best chef even with all your cheat codes, then you might as well pack up and go back to Tokyo University to sell roasted sweet potatoes.

Not to mention, Xiang Ji's current goal is to collect all eight legendary kitchen utensils.

In the storyline of "Cooking Master Boy," every chef who gains the approval of the legendary kitchen utensils is someone with absolute confidence in their own cooking.

Even though they had lost to Liu Maoxing in the past, Raine, Xie Lu, and Lan Feihong still firmly believed that their dishes would win when they stepped onto the cooking counter.

When the record, verified by Fuyumi Mizuhara, returned to Ryudou Kobayashi's side, the students in the classroom gasped in surprise.

……

"Passed? How did this transfer student pass? Didn't Kobayashi Rindou already win?"

"Ahhh, so it turns out that we and our teammates weren't competitors at all?"

"How awful, how awful!"

"If we had known that each team would have more than one person passing the assessment, we should have cooperated earlier."

……

However, even if the students in the classroom realize this now, it's too late, and it won't affect Xiang Ji either.

At this very moment, Xiang Ji is enjoying Kobayashi Rintai's cooking.

"Wild onions, thyme, bay leaves, black pepper, and coarse sea salt—can they really taste like this?"

"No, the key to this dish is the use of duck oil."

"Tsk tsk tsk, you truly live up to your reputation as Longdan, you're amazing." Xiang Ji couldn't help but praise after taking a bite of the confit duck.

Spices Inequality Experience +1.

Xiang Ji's praise for Kobayashi Ryuudou was truly heartfelt, and he felt the same way about Tsukasa Eishi and Isshiki Satoshi.