The story of Shokugeki begins when Alice picks him up and brings him home

"Ok."

Seeing that Toth seemed a little angry, Jesus instantly became timid, and no longer mentioned the matter of going directly to the door. He silently followed him to the end of the line.

Seeing this, Turben had no choice but to follow, cursing Toth in his heart for being so noble. He actually followed such a crappy rule in such hot weather. Now even he had to queue up, which was really torture!

Such a hot day...

Sweat gradually condensed on their foreheads and flowed down their cheeks. The people in front were in fine condition because they were under the eaves, but they, who had just joined the team, were directly exposed to the sun.

Fortunately, as time went by, the team moved forward slowly and they came to a cool area. However, what surprised them was that after such a long time, not a single guest chose to leave.

It can be seen that these guys are stubborn!

The corner of Jesus' mouth twitched. At this moment, he just felt hot and unbearable, and his slicked-back hair was getting oily. Fortunately, it would be their turn soon.

"You can't go in. The other two, please come in."

Bai Yuan had already noticed Jessis in the team and Toth beside him, as well as Turben who had been hiding behind them timidly from the beginning until now, so he looked at Turben and said.

"Why?"

Hearing Bai Yuan's words, Turben instantly got furious. He had just been thrown out for cutting in line, but now he was lining up to get in, so why was this guy blocking him?! Could it be that he had a grudge against him?

"Just because I don't like seeing you and this is my restaurant, do I need to explain?"

Bai Yuan's voice was calm, and no emotion could be heard. Although he didn't intend to care about what happened before, it didn't mean that he would forgive him.

He felt sick just thinking about letting this kind of scum eat in his restaurant, and the fact that he didn't take action immediately was the result of self-cultivation he had endured for so many years around Alice Nakiri.

Of course, although he did not take action, Bai Yuan still gathered an extremely powerful force and pressed directly towards Turben, causing his hands and feet to become weak.

The next moment, perhaps because he really thought Bai Yuan would attack him, Turben swallowed his saliva, and didn't dare to say a single harsh word, and ran away in a hurry.

As for Bai Yuan, he just watched his departing back silently, and only came to Toth and Jess who were waiting at the door after he completely disappeared.

"Come over here and do it. What do you want?"

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him with a calm aura, Bai Yuan spoke directly.

This top chef, Jesus, has not spoken a word from the beginning till now, and he just followed him into the store. In other words, the middle-aged man in front of him has a higher status.

"Could it be that the younger one was beaten to get the older one?"

Although this kind of plot is very cliché, it is a normal psychology to seek revenge on parents when troubles cannot be solved outside.

but...

There are people above you, but there is no one above me!

"I have a flounder here. I'd like to order your 'fish dish blind box'. It looks quite interesting."

As Toth spoke, he handed over the flounder that he had asked his men to buy while they were waiting in line. He always had a kind smile on his face, making it impossible to dislike him.

Even though his companions were expelled, his expression did not change at all, and he obviously did not care about the feud between Turben and Bai Yuan.

"Okay, fish blind box dishes, right? Just wait!"

Taking the bag from Toth's hand, Bai Yuan took a look at the fish inside. They moved from time to time, so they must have been in the water tank not long ago.

Flounder is quite common in Denmark. Bai Yuan has cooked many dishes with it and has a certain understanding of its meat texture, taste and texture.

He naturally saw that the purpose of the two people coming here was nothing more than to test his skills and see if he was qualified to be their opponent.

Although in this situation he could just drive them away so that they couldn't figure out the details, this didn't fit in with Bai Yuan's style as a chef in the dark cuisine world.

As someone who belongs to the dark cooking world, cooking issues must naturally be resolved through cooking!

Carrying the flounder into the kitchen, Bai Yuan walked to the unused cooking table opposite Alice Nakiri and put the flounder on it.

It would be unreasonable not to treat a friend well when he comes from afar. Since he is a member of the dark cuisine world, he must show the spirit of the dark cuisine world at this time!

Let’s make a simple and delicious dish.

According to the standards of this world, he should be an eight-star chef, a national treasure in every country, and he should be highly respected wherever he goes.

I’m a little looking forward to it. I wonder if that guy can still be so calm after seeing his cooking!

"Brother Bai Yuan, are you ready to do it yourself?"

In the kitchen, after several hours of intensive training, Alice Nakiri can already skillfully control four pots at the same time.

If I was just getting started before, now I can be considered a proficient one. After practicing for a while, I should be able to try five pots.

The practice of Silver Chopsticks Ten Pot Returns is like this. It requires constantly increasing the intensity while adapting oneself to this intensity. By the time you come to your senses, you have already mastered this unique skill!

"Well, there's a picky guest outside. Just mind your own business. I need to let them taste some Chinese food and give them a little shock."

"Brother Bai Yuan, are you going to cook seriously? What kind of guest is this that you would take so seriously?"

The person next to Jessie appeared in my mind. Although he didn't say much, high-level chefs all exuded an inexplicable temperament.

Most people cannot sense this kind of temperament, but as a top chef, he noticed it immediately.

Rough hands, neatly trimmed nails, meticulously groomed hair, and a very dry-looking face, even in middle age, he still gives people a fresh feeling.

"A somewhat serious middle-aged man should be a good opponent. I really want to compete with him. It must be very interesting!"

Bai Yuan talked to himself, his eyes revealing a fighting spirit, and put the flounder in the bag on the chopping board, which was still alive.

Since you are going to cook fish, you have to do it to the best of your ability. The highest level of preparing fish is to make the original soup and the original food!

When making a fish dish, use all the ingredients related to it, so that the most essential taste of the fish can be perfectly displayed!

What Bai Yuan is going to make this time is one of the classic meat dishes, lion's head. Of course, it is not the traditional lion's head, but a fish lion's head that is different from the traditional one!

This dish was developed by him based on the ordinary lion head. In addition, he has tried other animal meats such as chicken, duck, and goose.

But his favorite is still the fish meat lion head!

It is white inside and out, and leaves a lingering fragrance in your mouth. The essence of the whole fish is all integrated into this small fish lion head.

Chapter 47: Can what the cook does be called stealing?

"drink!"

As Bai Yuan let out a light shout, the "Po Jun" in the Seven Star Sword was unsheathed and pierced directly into the flounder's head, stopping its constantly leaping body and splitting it into two halves.

Soon after, the "Lianzhen Knife" also jumped out, dancing magnificently in the air, removing the bones of the flounder that was split in half, and the "Wenqu Knife" scraped off the scales on the surface, while removing the fish skin for later use.

Remove the fish bones, peel off the fish skin, cut the fish meat into chopstick-sized cubes, rinse with cold water to soak out all the blood and impurities in the remaining fish, and finally put it into gauze and squeeze it dry.

This step requires skill and although a lot of strength is used, it is necessary to ensure that the fish meat does not break. This is a real Kung Fu dish.

Place the drained fish meat on the chopping board and chop it lightly with a kitchen knife. This is the biggest difference between fish lion heads and fish balls!

To make fish balls, you just need to keep hitting the fish meat with an iron rod until it becomes a paste and firm. For fish lion heads, you need to chop the fish meat into cubes but not break them into pieces.

This makes it easier to absorb the flavor and at the same time increases the stickiness of the fish, making it easier to form glue when beating it later.

Crush the water chestnuts and cut them into small pieces. The amount should be about one-fourth of the fish meat. More pieces will affect the formation of the lion's head.

Add salt, rice wine, pepper and 1/3 of the scallion and ginger water to the diced fish, and use the strength of your wrist to beat quickly in a clockwise direction.

The power of rotation is still used here. The White Snake Chain can not only be used for dough, but also in various cooking methods.

If you study and master techniques but only apply them mechanically without knowing how to apply them flexibly, you are destined to never become a top chef in this life!

Looking at the diced fish meat in the big bowl that was quickly becoming sticky, Bai Yuan continued to add 1/3 of the scallion and ginger water. After repeating this three times, the state of the fish meat reached the standard for making lion's head.

This is a little different from pork. Pork will become gelatinous after just a few beats, but fish requires the chef's carefulness and persistence, so not many people are willing to try, and even fewer people can make it successfully.

At least, Bai Yuan has never eaten the dish of fish meat lion head in a restaurant outside so far, and has never even heard of it.

The gelling of fish meat is the most important step in making fish meat lion head, but it is also the most difficult and time-consuming step.

Egg white and starch can be added here to help the lion's head take shape faster, but Bai Yuan did not do so in order to highlight the freshness of fresh sea fish.

The addition of egg white will increase the turbidity of the soup, and the addition of starch will affect the taste of the fish lion head. Although the impact is very small, it does exist!

The difference between luminous-level cuisine and continuous-flowing cuisine lies in these one or two details. Only by fully controlling its characteristics can you create truly top-level cuisine!

Of course, with Bai Yuan's current ability, he is only extremely close to the limit. If he wants to make the most supreme delicacy in the world, he says he still has a long way to go.

Of course, even so, he could still easily deal with the chefs in this world.

After all, in this world, the top chef seems to be the pinnacle, the top of the food chain, while the dragon chef is something beyond legend.

The Dragon Chef in this world is different from the Dragon Chef in [Cooking Master Boy]. The Dragon Chef in [Cooking Master Boy] is a royal chef and essentially a special chef.

But the dragon chefs in this world are truly above the top grade. A royal chef like Toth, who is a member of the British royal family, is only recognized as a five-star chef internationally.

However, even if he is just a five-star chef, he is still an absolute upper-class person in this world, so the other party was so surprised when Bai Yuan rejected the conditions proposed by Lan Xi Jon.

"One flounder is just enough to make three flounder lion heads."

Divide the fish in the big bowl into three equal portions, Bai Yuan takes out a bucket pot and pours water to heat it, controlling the temperature between 60-80 degrees, and stewing it, which can also be called culminating, allowing the long period of time to give the lion's head a unique flavor.

Pick up the three pieces of fish meat in the bowl, soak your palms in ice water, and quickly rub the fish meat into fist-sized lion heads.

After the lion's head is finished, you can throw it directly into the pot and stir the warm water in the pot with a spoon to ensure that the lion's heads do not stick to each other. Then add onions, ginger, and rice wine to give the soup a base flavor.

"Master, lemon slices."

"Sure, you predicted what I was thinking. How did you know I wanted lemon?"

Looking at Alice Nakiri who cut two slices of lemon for him while cutting vegetables, Bai Yuan was a little surprised and also a little relieved. This kid really learned something!

"Don't underestimate me, okay? You've been taught this before. The acid in lemon can remove the fishy smell of fish very well. Although this is sea fish, it still has a little fishy smell. Lemon is just right and can also add layers of flavor."

Alice Nakiri smiled slyly, obviously very satisfied with Bai Yuan's surprise, or perhaps, she was excited that she could help!

"Very good, very good. That hits the nail on the head. I'll save one for you to taste later. You probably haven't had this dish before.

The remaining two are just right for them to take one each, and they won't fight over the extra one. It's a good idea to kill two birds with one stone!"

Bai Yuan made up a lame excuse and left the extra flounder lion head to Alice Nakiri, under the pretext that "this way they won't fight over food."

"Ah? These are ingredients brought by customers. Would it be bad if we steal some of them?"

After hearing what Bai Yuan said, Nakiri Alice hesitated. As a chef, stealing food from customers was unethical no matter how you thought about it!

"Nonsense! How can a chef's job be called stealing food? This is called tasting. Do you want to serve bad-tasting food to customers?

In some high-star hotels, the head chefs usually don’t cook, but they are responsible for tasting the food before serving to ensure that the food meets the serving standards. This cannot be called cheating.”

Hearing Alice Nakiri's righteous words, Bai Yuan's face turned a little red, but he still put on a serious look and taught her a lesson.

In the chef world, there is no such thing as cheating. Chefs sometimes feel that they are more wronged than Dou E when they are clearly trying the food.

"I see. I am short-sighted."

After hearing what Bai Yuan said, Alice Nakiri showed an expression of sudden enlightenment. It seemed that she had misunderstood those chefs before. This was called food tasting.

"Next time you go to someone's kitchen, don't tell them they're eating something secretly, or they'll get mad at you. That's very rude, understand?"

Bai Yuan spoke in a gentle and persuasive manner, and was very satisfied seeing her change in attitude. This was what a senior chef should be like!

"Understood!"

Looking at Shirabuchi who was skimming the foam from the flounder soup, Nakiri Alice nodded heavily to show that she understood.

I learned something new today. It was a really fulfilling day!

Chapter 48: Lion’s head in a bowl!

"Okay, go do your thing, I can handle it myself."

As he spoke, Bai Yuan focused all his attention on the pot in front of him. He then took out a small pot, poured water into it and brought it to a boil. He broke off the tender leaves of the cabbage intact and threw them all in for the most basic blanching.

After blanching, the cabbage flavor will be reduced by half and will not easily affect the taste of other dishes.

After blanching the cabbage, put it in cold water to cool it down, then pick it up with your hands and open it to form a huge palm-leaf fan, and cover the flounder lion's head neatly, fitting tightly to act as a pot lid.

This is to prevent the surface of the flounder lion head from oxidizing and turning black when exposed to air. If this step is not taken, it will not only affect its taste and flavor, but also its appearance, making people feel that it is a dish served by a novice chef.

Bai Yuan would never make such a low-level mistake!