Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

The wok hei (wok aroma) combined with the fragrance of eggs, the freshness of scallions, and the slight spiciness of black pepper creates an impact that sends a jolt through the body.

Chapter 108 A New Problem: The Italian Bolognese Pasta Recipe Left by the Chinese Dragon Chef

"It's truly an extraordinary dish; it's something that students at Totsuki Academy shouldn't be able to cook."

“Xiang Ji, if you are interested in working at our Far Moon Resort, you are welcome anytime.” The clothes on Dojima Gin’s body were ripped open by his bulging muscles just as he was tasting them.

"Thank you for the invitation. I will consider it carefully when I have the opportunity," Xiang Ji replied calmly.

"Huhuhu~"

"I originally wanted to extend an invitation to Xiang Ji as well. But since you even declined Dojima-senpai's invitation, I won't embarrass myself either."

"Fantastic food."

“Xiang Ji, I’m really looking forward to seeing what kind of Western dishes you’ll be serving next,” Donatto Wutongtian said, following behind Dojima Gin.

"Alright, alright, now we're going back."

“These kids still have tasks to complete tomorrow, and so do you. Don’t forget you all have work to do tomorrow too!” Dojima Gin stood up and said to Mizuhara Fuyumi.

"Yes, Senior Dojima."

"Wait, Dojima-senpai, I don't want to go back yet." Hinako Inui's answer seemed out of place among Fuyumi Mizuhara and the others.

"Shut up, you have no right to speak here." Mizuhara Fuyumi punched Inui Hinako violently, knocking her to her knees.

"Xiang Ji and Long Dan, I'm really looking forward to your performances in Italian cuisine." Mizuhara Fuyumi said to Xiang Ji and Long Dan before leaving, dragging Inui Hinako by one hand.

Meanwhile, Hinako Inui, whose mouth was stuffed and whose arms were tied by Fuyumi Mizuhara, struggled with "Waaaaa~ Waaaaaa".

"Xiang Ji, if you're interested in sushi, you're welcome to visit my restaurant in Ginza later." Guan Shouping extended the same invitation to Xiang Ji before leaving.

……

Another one!

Another one!

It wasn't just Wutongtian who wasn't interested in Xiang Ji just now; even Dojima couldn't help but extend an invitation to Xiang Ji!

Momoko Akane unconsciously tightened her arms, making it almost indistinguishable from a naked grappling hook.

Of all the people at tonight's gathering, Momoko Akane was probably the one who was most affected.

……

"Eh? Where did Dojima-senpai and the others go?" Kobayashi Ryudou raised his head from the rice bowl, looking at the suddenly empty room with a somewhat confused expression.

"The seniors, Dojima, should go back and rest first. They still need to prepare for tomorrow's lessons," Tsukasa Eishi explained.

"Oh, I see." Kobayashi Ryudou nodded, then handed the rice bowl in his hand to Xiang Ji. "Xiang Ji-kun, please give me another one."

“Butch wants some too,” Momoko Akane said expressionlessly.

"Mr. Xiang Ji, I'd like another one too," Si Yingshi said somewhat embarrassedly.

Although Xiang Ji's sour plum fried rice was neither the original recipe left by Liu Maoxing nor a "shining dish," its unique flavor still whetted the appetites of Tsukasa Eishi and Akane Kubo Momo.

As for Kobayashi Rindou? Kobayashi Rindou's terrifying appetite with his dragon stomach doesn't even need to be whetted.

……

Nine o'clock the next morning.

After a good night's rest, Xiang Ji and the others went to their respective project group classrooms according to their new group assignments.

In today's lesson, Xiang Ji was assigned to the same group as Qian Kubo Momo, but Qian Kubo Momo did not have any intention of getting close to Xiang Ji.

Seeing that Akane Momo was hugging her teddy bear and giving off an expression that said no one should come near her, Xiang Ji simply found a corner in the classroom and waited for the lesson to begin.

Not long after, the classroom door was pushed open.

Donato Wutongtian, with a friendly smile on his face, slowly walked in from outside the door and greeted Xiang Ji and the others with a smile.

But after the lessons learned from the first two days of the residential workshop, the students in the classroom no longer thought that Donatol Wutongtian would be as easy to talk to as he seemed.

"Good morning, I am Donato Gotoda, a graduate of the 80th class of Totsuki Academy, and also the owner and head chef of the accommodation restaurant Tesoro. Today I will be in charge of your training camp."

"And my subject is very semplice."

"All you have to do is follow the recipes I provide and make dishes that satisfy me, then I'll approve."

"What? Cook according to a recipe?"

"That's great, at least it's not those messy and complicated topics." After hearing Donatau's words, many students present were so moved that they almost cried.

Compared to the bizarre challenges they had faced over the previous two days, which treated them like they were not human, the challenges set up by Donato Wutongtian were simply angelic.

"By the way, my topic won't be divided into groups."

“Each of you needs to submit a dish to me for review, and you will only have one chance to be reviewed.”

"Those who fail the review will be expelled directly."

But the sound that followed from Donato Gotoda made the students of Totsuki Academy realize that Donato Gotoda was not an angel, but a devil.

"Now everyone can come to the front of the blackboard to see the recipe for today's topic."

"Cooking time is limited to three hours."

"Alright, let's begin." Donatauguin clapped his hand after saying that.

Ahhhhh!

After Donatau Wutongtian announced the rules for today's topic, the students in the classroom rushed to the front of the blackboard, afraid of falling behind others.

……

"Damn it, get out of here."

"What a joke, you're the one who's in the way, you bastard. I was here first."

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, it hurts so much."

“I’ll kill you all, you damned bastards.”

……

From recipes to ingredients, and from ingredients to the cooking station, the students in the classroom were all scrambling for the food.

Only a handful of people, including Xiang Ji and Qian Jiubao Momo, did not join this wave of competition, but instead maintained their usual pace.

"Spaghetti Bolognese? Italian cuisine?"

"Isn't this dish a bit too simple?" A student couldn't help but mutter after seeing the recipe posted on the blackboard.

Is it very easy?

"The recipe I'm giving you isn't semplice, but ricetta, a recipe left behind by a Chinese master chef," Donato Wutongtian said with a smile.

"A recipe left behind by a Chinese master chef?"

"How is this possible?"

"This is clearly a recipe for Italian meat sauce pasta, how could it possibly be left by Chef Long of the Chinese culinary world?" After hearing Donatau Wutongtian's words, the student who had just spoken still harbored strong doubts.

Italian meat sauce pasta and Chinese dragon chef – how could the two possibly be connected?

"Senior Wutongtian, do you have the original recipes for the dishes you gave us?" Xiang Ji asked Donato Wutongtian curiously.

"Xiang Ji Jun, don't you believe my ricetta was left behind by the Chinese Dragon Chef?" Donato Wutongtian smiled.

"No, it's Senior Wutongtian."

“I believe this recipe comes from a Chinese master chef, which is why I want to see the original recipe,” Xiang Ji replied earnestly.

Chapter 109: We've already had the Last Supper, so what's a little spaghetti bolognese?

It's not really surprising that top chefs in the Chinese culinary world leave behind recipes for Western dishes.

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Especially in the sequel, "Chuka Ichiban! Kiwami", the series completely unleashed its creativity, with a plethora of seemingly fusion dishes that were actually illogical and bizarre.

For example, Liu Maoxing's cream macaroni dumplings, and Ding Taifeng, the chef from the Eight Immortals of Tai Chi cuisine, who defeated Liu Maoxing's cream macaroni dumplings with his macaroni pipe organ.

Incidentally.

Liu Maoxing's creamy macaroni dumplings lost to the macaroni organ not because they were bad, but because the fermented bean paste in the creamy macaroni dumplings blocked the hollow parts of the macaroni, which is why Pangu declared him defeated.

Meanwhile, Xiang Ji's adorable and charming ancestor, Raine, never even stepped outside the borders of the Shun Dynasty during the storyline.

However, in the battle with the Tai Chi culinary world, he took inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper" and cooked a giant century-old seafood paella.

So what's so strange about Chinese master chefs leaving behind just a recipe for Italian-style spaghetti bolognese?

Compared to dishes like creamy macaroni and giant seafood risotto, spaghetti bolognese is simply unremarkable.

……

"Haha, I never expected that you, Xiang Ji, are also a scholar of food history?" Donato Wutongtian smiled as he listened to Xiang Ji's words.

Food historians are a group of chefs who are dedicated to exploring the history of the culinary world, especially the history of Chinese cuisine that has been interrupted.

"The original recipe is indeed in my possession."

"That's fine."

"If you can come up with an innovative Italian meat sauce pasta dish that can win me over, I'll give you the original recipe as a gift," Donato Wutongtian said with a smile.

The original recipe has long been deciphered, and for Donatau Wutongtian, the original recipe now only has the value of being an antique.

However, if one could exchange an antique recipe for some of Xiang Ji's favorability, Donato Wutongtian would consider it a worthwhile endeavor.

Even now, Donatto Wutongtian has not given up on recruiting Xiang Ji into his restaurant.

“Thank you, Senior Wutongtian. I will prepare an Italian meat sauce pasta dish that will satisfy you,” Xiang Ji replied earnestly.

"Hehehe, I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of dishes you'll bring out next, Xiang Ji." Donato Wutongtian chuckled again.

Meanwhile, the Totsuki students who had overheard Xiang Ji and Donatuo Wutongtian's conversation were now looking at them with puzzled expressions.

What's going on here?

Even though everyone here is a student participating in a residential workshop, why is the style and scope of their workshop completely different?

While they are still racking their brains over how to complete the Donatau Wutongtian project, Xiang Ji is already chatting and laughing with Donatau Wutongtian, just like an old friend.

Even the recipes left by Chef Long of the Chinese School in Donatau were used as rewards for Xiang Ji.

The gap between people is just too big, isn't it?

Of all the people present, the only one who showed no surprise at the current situation was Momo Akanekubo.

Akane Kubo Momo knew exactly how amazing Xiang Ji's cooking skills were, and she had also witnessed the scene yesterday when Dojima Gin, Donatō Gotōda and the others invited Xiang Ji.

……

Italian-style meat sauce pasta.

Meat sauce is a classic Italian staple and the most popular Italian dish in the world. The core of the dish is meat sauce made by slow simmering.

Different types of meat sauce give spaghetti bolognese a different soul.

For example, traditional Italian meat sauce uses a tomato and beef sauce, which has a rich and mellow flavor, highlighting the sweet and sour taste of tomatoes.

Italian seafood meat sauce pasta adds seafood such as shrimp, clams, and squid to the base meat sauce, giving it a unique seafood sweetness and making the overall flavor more refreshing.

Besides seafood meat sauce, there are also various variations such as mushroom meat sauce and cheese meat sauce.

When any kind of cuisine is introduced to a region of the world, it is often quickly assimilated and absorbed by the local culinary system, thus forming a fusion cuisine with local characteristics.

When Donatau Wutongtian presented his conditions, Xiang Ji had already formed a general idea of ​​the dish in his mind.

After turning away from Donatau Wutongtian, Xiang Ji walked straight towards the food counter.

Although the assignments were the same—to cook a dish according to the published recipes—Donato Goto didn't deliberately use substandard ingredients to eliminate more students, unlike Kojiro Shinomiya in the storyline.

Moreover, the ingredient display also features a large number of ingredients not listed in the recipes.

Not all chefs are recipe-obsessed conservatives who absolutely forbid anyone from modifying their recipes, regardless of the reason.