Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

But before Tadokoro Megumi could voice the question in her mind, Xiang Ji's voice continued to haunt her like a ghost.

"Alright, Xiaohui."

“Now that you know the proportions for the golden ratio shumai, make a few more golden ratio shumai according to your ideas,” Xiang Ji said, pointing to the ingredients on the counter.

"Besides the combinations I just mentioned, you can mix and match any of the ingredients in the kitchen."

"Eeh eh eh?"

"Senior Xiang Ji, are you serious?" Tadokoro Megumi stared wide-eyed at Xiang Ji in horror.

You found out yourself?

What do I know? I don't even know the specific recipes. All I know is that there's 8 parts pork, 5 parts shrimp, 5 parts vegetables, and 5 parts eggs.

Is this what you call knowing?

What's the difference between Xiang Ji's approach and telling yourself that 1+1=2 and then having you solve Goldbach's Conjecture?

"Of course."

"Keep it up, Xiaohui. Sachi has already put up the sign for the opening tasting." Xiang Ji smiled at Tadokoro Megumi.

What? You're open for business?

How come I had no idea about this at all? Tadokoro Megumi looked at Xiang Ji with tears welling up in her eyes.

However, when Xiang Ji said he would do it himself if it really didn't work, Tadokoro Megumi gritted her teeth and stood in front of the kitchen counter.

Golden Ratio Shumai.

The senior Xiang Ji did not allow me to use the previous ingredient combination, so how should I combine it now?

Candied ham? Prawns? Wood ear mushrooms? Free-range eggs?

Smoked chicken legs? Shrimp? Celery? Free-range chicken eggs?

Chicken legs? Red prawns? Shiitake mushrooms? Chicken eggs?

What should I do? Does Senior Xiang Ji really have that much faith in himself?

Waaaaah~

Yuuki, Ryoko, Isshiki-senpai, is there anyone who can save me now?

……

While Tadokoro Megumi was feeling helpless because Xiang Ji had given up on her, customers were already being drawn to Xiang Ji's shop by the aroma of the golden ratio shumai.

Yes, that's right.

Although Etsushi Ogawa may be completely incapable of cooking, and his golden ratio shumai may be utterly unpalatable, what can you expect when this world is an extension of the worldview of Cooking Master Boy?

Just believe it!

The Golden Ratio Shumai is a legend among shumai dishes; it's simply delicious. However, the Golden Ratio Shumai can never beat Liu Maoxing's "Great Universe Shumai," which is made by wrapping an entire pig inside.

It has a pleasant aroma.

As the golden ratio shumai are steamed, the aroma fills the small shop, even though it wasn't Xiang Ji who cooked them, and the recipe wasn't the original story.

But the fragrance wafts for miles, and there's no reason why.

As Sachi was helping Xiang Ji retrieve a batch of shumai, his gaze, fixed on Xiang Ji's injured right hand, began to dart around with a dangerous glint in his eyes.

However, Xiang Ji wouldn't give Saqi any chance. He picked up the prepared chopsticks with his left hand and deftly picked up the golden ratio shumai.

The rich flavor of ham.

The refreshing taste of cabbage.

The shrimp were delicious.

The aroma of egg yolk.

The powerful aroma of the golden ratio shumai instantly filled Xiang Ji's nose and spread outwards.

hmm~

Xiang Ji popped the golden ratio shumai into his mouth in one gulp.

An amazing taste.

The umami of the shrimp paste, the crispness of the chopped vegetables, the smoothness of the egg yolk crumbs, and the salty aroma of Jinhua ham—these four flavors, like four armies, launched a fierce attack on Xiang Ji's taste buds simultaneously.

Although the ingredients are separate, their individual flavors are still firmly locked together.

One bite and you’ll be enchanted!

It was indeed the right thing to do to believe it.

If even the Golden Ratio Shumai without a recipe can taste this good, then what about the Cosmic Shumai that beats the Golden Ratio Shumai?

Garlic bird, garlic bird.

The sword the old man handed over to him was the Giant Gate Sword from the Seven Star Swords, not the Bull Demon Sword.

Moreover, with my current culinary skills, let alone amazing dishes like the Great Universe Shumai or Creamy Macaroni Dumplings, I can't even replicate dishes like Plum Fried Rice.

The progress of the spice inequality is increased by 1.

……

"Where is that fragrance coming from? Why does it smell so good?"

While Xiang Ji was enjoying Tadokoro Megumi's Golden Ratio Shumai, people near Xiang Ji's shop were drawn over by the aroma of the shumai.

Xiangshi Chinese Restaurant.

Today's special offer: blind box shumai, priced at 1500 yen.

Upon seeing the business sign hanging at the entrance of Xiang Ji's small shop, customers who had previously dined there immediately went inside to inquire.

"Boss Xiang, you're back! I thought your shop was going to close down forever!"

"It smells so good! This smells like those blind box shumai, right?"

"Please give me one."

"Boss, I'd like a blind box shaomai too."

"It smells so good." After seeing someone recognize Xiang Ji and start ordering, other customers who came in couldn't help but place orders as well, completely ignoring the strange name of the blind box shumai.

There are many strange and wonderful names for dishes, but the aroma of a dish doesn't lie.

After the guests entered, Saqi reluctantly got up and left Xiang Ji's side to greet them.

There's nothing we can do; it's our own shop, after all.

I must manage this business well so that it can be passed down to myself and my children.

Chapter 141 Master Xie's cooking is starting to unleash its power.

Soon, Saqi brought the golden ratio shumai that the customers had ordered to their table, and the group filled Xiang Ji's small shop to capacity.

The golden ratio shumai had barely been served when a customer couldn't resist reaching out with their chopsticks and stuffing a piece into their mouth.

Whew~ Whew~

The freshly baked golden ratio shumai was so hot that people kept exhaling and even fanning their mouths with their hands.

Even though the golden ratio shumai was quite hot, the customers were reluctant to spit it out.

That would be too extravagant and wasteful; they simply couldn't bear to let such delicious shumai with a perfect golden ratio leave their taste buds for even a second.

In "MasterChef," Chef Xie's creativity is starting to shine.

……

Whew~ Whew~

The customers dining in the store are all quite hot from the golden ratio shumai, constantly breathing in and out, but their faces don't show any pain at all, instead they are full of happy joy.

Seeing the way the diners were enjoying themselves, how could the waiting customers possibly resist?

"Boss, didn't you say you sold shumai? Give me one first, please!"

"I want to scare you too, but please forgive me!"

"I want one too..." The sound of orders immediately rang out in Xiang Ji's small shop, and some customers even ordered more than one serving of the Golden Ratio Shumai.

However, the quantity of the first flavor of Golden Ratio Shumai is limited, and it can only satisfy the first batch of customers.

As for the second flavor? Megumi Tadokoro is still steaming it.

"All of you, be quiet now, one at a time. I'll call you when the shumai is ready," Sachi roared at the guests like a lioness, almost as if she were about to pull out her chainsaw.

In the normal world, the customer is God.

However, in the world of Food Wars!, especially when it incorporates the worldview of Cooking Master Boy, the chef is God.

If you want to eat, wait; if you don't, get out.

After Sachi spoke, the guests who had just spoken immediately shut their mouths and stared longingly at the guests eating the golden shumai, as well as the kitchen behind them.

……

Time passed quickly, and Tadokoro Megumi soon finished making the second flavor of golden ratio shumai.

Before Tadokoro Megumi could even catch her breath, Sachi came in, took away the steamed golden ratio shumai, and assigned her new tasks.

Just like before, we'll use a whole new combination of ingredients to make the perfect ratio shumai.

No? You're coming again?

What exactly is Senior Xiang Ji trying to do? Standing in front of the kitchen counter, Megumi Tadokoro felt completely bewildered.

When Sachi brought the golden ratio shumai back to the front of the room from the back kitchen, he first served Xiang Ji a golden ratio shumai.

The second flavor, the Golden Ratio Shumai, uses Jinhua ham that is first salted and then sugar-marinated, giving it a unique sweetness.

The shrimp used are not river shrimp but sea shrimp, which have a richer and more complex flavor. The shrimp meat has a subtle salty aroma of seawater, which balances the sweetness of Jinhua ham.

Moreover, the filling is no longer minced shrimp, but chopped shrimp.

The chopped shrimp meat better preserves the firm and springy texture of the shrimp, and the bouncy feeling when you bite into it is more obvious than that of minced shrimp meat, making it very meaty.

Instead of using ordinary vegetables, the shredded vegetables are made with wood ear mushrooms, giving it a crisp texture that the first golden ratio shumai doesn't have.

What a great combination! As expected of Megumi Tadokoro!

After tasting Tadokoro Megumi's golden ratio shumai, Xiang Ji immediately added this combination to his database of spice inequalities.

……

"Wait a minute, why did you serve him first? Didn't he already eat? And I ordered it first."

"Yes, yes."

"Why did you serve him first?!" Some of the customers who were ordering after Xiang Ji couldn't help but shout out as he was tasting the food.

"Shut up, all of you!"

“How dare you guys compare to my darling? This whole store belongs to my darling.” Sachi wasn’t going to put up with these noisy customers.

Upon hearing Sachi's words, the guests who had just spoken could only chuckle awkwardly and then fall silent.

Meanwhile, Xiang Ji got up and walked back to the kitchen. It wasn't because of the customer's complaint that Xiang Ji didn't take what had just happened to heart at all.

Xiang Ji returned to the kitchen simply to observe Tadokoro Megumi's cooking process, since Xiang Ji didn't have Liu Maoxing's inscrutable tongue.

If you only rely on eating, you can't completely replicate the seasoning formula of a dish.

Seeing, hearing, and tasting are all indispensable.

Only in this way can the data of the cooking seasoning formula be completely recorded; Xiang Ji's talent is still too poor.

……

"Boss, why is our shumai different from the shumai they just ate?" a customer couldn't help but ask after finally getting his shumai.

The difference between cabbage and wood ear mushrooms is quite obvious.

"Blind box shaved ice, every single one is worth its weight in gold!" Peter replied coldly.

"Don't leave."