Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

Chapter 103 Baoshan Flying Dragon Pot and Sour Plum Fried Rice

boom!

The moment Hinako Inui lifted the lid, an intensely rich aroma instantly filled the entire classroom.

A gentle mountain breeze caressed my face.

Even before she had tasted Xiangji's dishes, Hinako Inui had already deeply felt the fresh, natural atmosphere of the mountains and fields emanating from them.

The leaves of the trees in the mountains were scattered by the wind, and her clothes seemed to be blown away along with the fallen leaves by the mountain wind.

……

"What, what is this?"

"What an enticing aroma! How can the transfer student's cooking have such an irresistible fragrance? How does he manage to do it?"

"Mmm, I really want to eat it."

"No wonder Senior Gan invited the transfer student to work at her restaurant!"

Even Hinako Inui couldn't resist the allure of the wild aroma of Hiryu Hot Pot from Treasure Mountain, let alone the Totsuki students in the classroom.

……

After recovering from the fresh mountain aroma of the Xiang family's cuisine, Inui Hinako reached out a spoon and gently scooped up a spoonful of the soup base from the Baoshan Flying Dragon Hot Pot.

The soup base is so clear, it's just like spring water from the mountains.

Looking at the soup base, which was as clear as water, Inui Hinako couldn't help but sigh inwardly before putting the spoonful of clear soup into her mouth.

Ugh~ Mmm~ Ah!

When the tip of her tongue touched the clear broth, Inui Hinako's hands wrapped around her body like vines, and she let out an extremely intense moan.

Brin~ Brin~

The moment the clear soup entered her mouth, delicacies such as bamboo shoots, porcini mushrooms, and matsutake mushrooms seemed to burst forth like a swarm after rain, enveloping her completely.

The soft, bouncy cap, like velvet, instantly drew Hinako Inui deep inside.

Oh~Baby!

While Hinako Inui was enjoying the delicious mountain delicacies and mushrooms, several handsome men from the mountains, wearing vegetable headgear and suits, suddenly appeared and walked over with great affection.

Mr. Yam.

Mr. White Radish.

Mr. Burdock.

Liu Maoxing's original Baoshan Flying Dragon Hot Pot not only uses delicacies from the mountains such as porcini mushrooms and matsutake mushrooms, but also includes root vegetables such as white radish.

Root vegetables like yam and burdock have a natural sweetness that can effectively neutralize the slight bitterness of fungi, making the soup base taste more mellow and delicious.

In addition, root vegetables like yams release some starch when cooked, which helps to absorb impurities from the soup.

……

"Egg whites, Mr. Xiang Ji, you used egg whites in your Treasure Mountain Flying Dragon Hot Pot, didn't you?" After the illusion brought by the food disappeared, Hinako Inui's face was full of reluctance.

“Yes, I added egg whites.” Xiang Ji nodded.

Root vegetables like yam and burdock alone cannot absorb all the impurities in the soup.

In the storyline, Liu Maoxing used a paper pot to cook, which is why the soup base of Baoshan Feilong Hot Pot became as clear as water.

Although Xiang Ji's culinary idea was inspired by Liu Maoxing's Baoshan Flying Dragon Pot, he still chose to abandon the paper pot and instead use egg whites to filter out impurities.

Cooking in a paper pot requires extremely high skill in controlling the heat, and the current cooking techniques of the Xiang family have not yet reached that level.

After receiving confirmation of her guess from Xiang Ji, Inui Hinako picked up a new spoon and reached for the golden fried rice in front of her.

White rice grains.

Golden eggs.

Green scallion flowers.

The fried rice also contains bits of black and red, emitting an irresistible aroma that makes your mouth water.

Dried plums~

Xiang Ji added pitted and chopped dried plum meat to his fried rice, and Hinako Inui immediately recognized the source of the mouthwatering aroma.

One bite and you’ll be enchanted!

Waaaaah~

Hinako Inui's body immediately began to writhe violently, and she made sounds of unparalleled pleasure.

Leftover rice, eggs, chopped scallions, dried plums...

Xiang Ji's stir-fried rice noodles with dried plums uses only these basic ingredients, and the seasoning is just salt and pepper.

But, but.

It's such a simple dish of sour plum fried rice, but the moment it enters your mouth, it's like a terrifying hurricane sweeping across the world, instantly awakening your appetite.

One bite, two bites, three bites...

Hinako Inui's spoon never stopped for a second, and in no time she finished the Baoshan Flying Dragon Hot Pot and Plum Fried Rice combo, leaving not a single grain of rice on the plate.

Are you done eating?

Senior Qian actually ate all of Xiang Ji's dishes?

After witnessing Hinako Inui tasting Xiang Ji's cooking, the Totsuki students in the classroom were all stunned and stood frozen in place.

If Hinako Inui wasn't extremely satisfied with the cooking, how could she have eaten so cleanly?

In other words, is the first dish to satisfy Hinako Inui going to appear?

Sano Ayane gripped her fingers tightly, looking at Inui Hinako with a mixture of anticipation and unease.

"Ahem, Xiang Ji and Sano Ayane's team wins. Chef Xiang Ji and assistant Sano Ayane are qualified." Inui Hinako gently covered her mouth with her left hand, which was clenched into a fist.

"Yay, you passed."

"I passed! Thank you, thank you, Xiang Ji-kun!" Upon hearing that she had passed, Sano Ayane jumped up excitedly and thanked Xiang Ji repeatedly.

"Passed, passed?"

"The transfer student actually produced a dish that satisfied Senior Inui."

"Are those two the first team to bring out a dish that will satisfy Senior Gan?"

"Damn it, why wasn't I the one who got grouped with the transfer student when we drew lots?"

Even though they had already guessed Xiang Ji's results, the students in the classroom were still shocked one after another after Inui Hinako officially announced them.

Just then, a piercing sound rang out.

"Wait a minute, Senior Inui, we should be the ones who win this food battle."

"He's gone off-topic! His cooking is off-topic!" The blonde woman with red eyes shouted at Hinako Inui.

"Senior Inui, the food battle challenge you gave us was Japanese cuisine, but his dish was Chinese cuisine, not Japanese cuisine at all."

"He just said that his culinary ideas came from Liu Maoxing, a top Chinese chef, so his cuisine is not Japanese cuisine at all."

"I should be the winner."

Is Xiang Ji's cooking off-topic?

After hearing what the blond man said, the students in the classroom couldn't help but look at each other in confusion.

That's right! Hinako Inui's topic today is the team food battle. No matter how delicious the food is, it's meaningless if it doesn't meet the rules of the food battle.

Is this going off-topic?

When Sano Ayane saw the golden figure suddenly appear, her initial excitement instantly cooled down.

Chapter 104 Differences in Dietary Philosophies, End of Course

Sano Ayane certainly knew that Xiang Ji's dish was sukiyaki, a standard Japanese dish, but Xiang Ji had just said that the idea for his dish came from Chef Long in China.

If Jinse insists on dwelling on this point, it will indeed be difficult to offer an effective defense.

As for the sour plum fried rice?

The line between Chinese and Japanese cuisine for sour plum fried rice is becoming increasingly blurred.

Compared to the nervous Sano Ayane, Xiang Ji merely glanced at the arguing gold-clad figure, completely ignoring his protest.

Japanese cuisine is indeed influenced by Chinese cuisine, but it has developed its own unique characteristics based on local food traditions.

The most obvious difference is in their dietary philosophies.

The core culinary philosophy of Chinese cuisine is "harmony of the five flavors and diversity of techniques" and "never being too particular about the fineness of food or the delicacy of its preparation."

The core concept of Japanese cuisine is to preserve the original freshness of the ingredients to the greatest extent possible through "five flavors, five colors, and five methods".

Besides the core food philosophy, Chinese cuisine and Japanese cuisine can also be judged from several aspects, such as ingredient preferences, cooking techniques, and seasoning logic.

Xiang Ji's Baoshan Flying Dragon Pot, in both its cooking techniques and seasoning logic, follows the principle of highlighting the natural flavor of the ingredients as much as possible.

Even if Xiang Ji's dishes are indeed Chinese cuisine, the Japanese culinary style and characteristics they contain would not allow him to deviate from the food war theme.

Not to mention, Xiang Ji's Baoshan Flying Dragon Pot and Plum Fried Rice also satisfy another core element of Japanese cuisine: "one sauce and three dishes".

A main dish: dried plum fried rice.

A bowl of soup, Baoshan Flying Dragon Hot Pot.

A main dish: beef chuck.

Two side dishes: cabbage and tofu.

If Xiang Ji hadn't incorporated the core concept of "one sauce and three dishes" into his cooking, he wouldn't have been able to finish the dish so late.

Beef chuck, cabbage, and tofu.

Although it is part of Baoshan Flying Dragon Hot Pot, it is not like a regular sukiyaki where the ingredients are directly added to the broth and cooked. Instead, the ingredients are prepared separately.

……

"Golden student, are you questioning my decision?" While Sano Ayane was worried, Inui Hinako coldly looked at Golden who jumped out.

As soon as she opened her mouth, the gentle, harmless aura that Hinako Inui originally possessed completely vanished, replaced by an icy coldness.

Empress of Mist.

The second seat of the Ten Outstanding Students among the 80th class of Totsuki Academy.

Guest lecturer for accommodation workshops.

Upon seeing Hinako Inui, who seemed to have suddenly become a different person, Kin-iro and the others realized that their fate in Totsuki depended on her.

“No, no, Senior Qian, I, I am…” Golden stammered, unable to speak clearly.

"That's good. Now everyone, let's hurry up and continue cooking."

“Students who haven’t finished cooking within an hour will be punished.” The cold aura emanating from Hinako Inui instantly vanished, replaced by her initial gentle and dignified demeanor.

"Punishment? How despicable! Has Senior Gan added new rules again?"

"Damn it, don't take advantage of your status as a guest lecturer to add random rules to the assessment all the time."

"Ugh, how much longer is Senior Inui going to torture us?"

Unfortunately, no matter how well Hinako Inui's image matched the description of Yamato Nadeshiko, in the eyes of the students present, she was just a cunning and unruly female devil.

……

"Damn it, damn it, clearly, clearly..." After being frightened by Inui Hinako's words, Kinko still roared unwillingly.

"Stop talking, gold."

"You'll only make people look down on you if you keep doing this," he said in a low voice, looking at the unwilling golden figure.

"What did you say?"

"Just once, do you also think I lost? This time the topic was clearly a food battle, but his dish went off-topic..."