Zongman: The Glowing Cuisine Conquers the Tongue of God

"A balanced blend of six flavors: numb, spicy, colorful, fragrant, hot, and crispy. Not a single flavor is lacking!"

Chef Liu Long picked up a piece of minced meat from the plate and pressed it lightly with a spoon. The minced meat popped into two pieces with a "snap".

"So, this represents 'crispy' ground meat. Brother Li, what ingredients did you use?"

at this time.

Liu Longchu's eyes were full of curiosity.

Li Yang had a small bowl in his hand and showed it to everyone.

"The answer is right here."

Liu Longchu looked over and was stunned for a moment.

“Soybeans?”

Specifically, it is soybeans stewed in brine.

Chef Liu Long picked up a soybean and put it into his mouth in disbelief. After tasting it carefully, his eyes lit up.

"Yes, that's the taste... I understand!"

"Brother Li, do you stew and soak the soybeans in brine first, and then deep-fry them?"

As expected of a Dragon-level chef, after tasting the braised soybeans, Chef Liu immediately understood how Li Yang used soybeans to replace ground beef.

Li Yang smiled and nodded.

Liu Longchu was very happy.

"Hahahaha, what a genius idea."

I don’t know whether this compliment was meant for Chef Abei, who invented the magical Mapo Tofu, Chef Liu Long’s father, or Li Yang.

In short, Liu Longchu threw the small brocade bag containing the Shu Han noodles to Li Yang.

"It's yours."

The others stared at Li Yang's hand. If Chef Liu Long was not still here, they would probably be eager to find Li Yang and ask him if he had any plans to sell the thousand-year-old yeast.

Even Zhang Haoran, a senior executive of IGO, is ready to make a move.

Just this piece of thousand-year-old yeast can serve as the treasure of the IGO auction.

If we can take it down, it will be a good political achievement!

Zhang Haoran: I really want to improve.

However, Li Yang had no intention of taking action, so he put the thousand-year-old yeast fertilizer safely away.

Chef Liu Long came with great excitement and was about to leave with great pleasure. Nakiri Senzaemon, who was standing next to him, was silent for a moment after tasting the magical mapo tofu, and then slowly spoke.

"Uncle Liu, if I want to invite Li Yang to go to Neon, do you agree?"

aside.

Zhang Haoran became alert instantly and stared at Nakiri Senzaemon with a bad look.

What's the matter, you old man, you want to poach people?

Chapter 20 The Curse of the Snow Girl

Upon hearing Nakiri Senzaemon's request, Liu Longchu, who was about to leave, stopped again.

"You want Brother Li to go to Neon?"

aside.

Zhang Haoran stared at Nakiri Senzaemon calmly, wanting to hear how Nakiri Senzaemon would answer.

If the other party really intends to poach someone, the friendship between them will be overturned at any time.

Even if you give your own granddaughter to me, it won’t work!

Zhang Haoran was furious. If Li Yang really needed it, he could just arrange ten beauties for him!

Nakiri Senzaemon sighed, his expression somewhat sad.

"Uncle Liu, do you still remember the snowstorm that lasted for a month throughout Hokkaido ten years ago?"

Liu Longchu recalled and suddenly realized:

"Are you talking about the Snow Woman's curse?"

Nakiri Senzaemon nodded.

"That's right, it's the Snow Girl's curse!"

"A thousand-year-old snow maiden, driven by love and hatred, cursed Hokkaido with her thousand-year lifespan and powerful demonic powers, transforming the entire island into a world of ice and snow."

"A whole month of snowstorms has caused heavy losses in Hokkaido."

"Furthermore, the blizzard is showing signs of intensifying. Under the Snow Woman's curse, this blizzard will last for a thousand years, turning the entire Hokkaido into a completely uninhabited zone!"

"At that time, all of our star chefs in Neon were recruited, hoping to offer extraordinary dishes to the Snow Lady to appease her resentment."

“But it failed!”

"The Snow Woman's grudge was so great that she not only froze the entire Hokkaido, but also her own inner world."

"Ordinary cooking light is simply unable to break the ice in her heart..."

"Later, we decided to counter the snow woman's icy aura with extraordinary dishes filled with fiery flavors."

"That's a sound idea...but our Japanese cuisine is mostly light. We do have spicy dishes, but that spiciness is more of a gimmick. Spicy just for the sake of being spicy doesn't create a balanced flavor profile at all."

"This unbalanced spicy dish not only failed to break the ice in the Snow Girl's heart, but instead incurred her wrath. Six star chefs were instantly turned into ice sculptures, including two tiger-level chefs."

Speaking of this, Nakiri Senzaemon's face was full of sorrow.

Because of that risky attempt, the Japanese culinary industry suffered heavy losses.

There were six star chefs, including two tiger chefs, and they are all gone.

"Later, we invited several star chefs from around the world who mastered authentic spicy cuisine. They came from Mosigo, Thailand, and Indo, all countries that love spicy food."

"Unfortunately, even though the spicy dishes they cooked could suppress the Snow Woman's icy aura to a certain extent, they could only turn Hokkaido's blizzard into heavy snow."

Nakiri Senzaemon looked at Liu Longchu with gratitude.

"Later, I had no other choice but to ask you for help."

"You left the restricted area and traveled thousands of miles to Neon. You cooked a Sichuan-Chongqing hot pot in the heart of Hokkaido. The powerful light of the cooking suppressed the cold resentment of the Snow Woman, reducing the range of the blizzard to only a hundred miles."

"You even taught me the essence of Sichuan-Chongqing hotpot that time. For the past nine years, I have followed your culinary teachings and made a Sichuan-Chongqing hotpot every year in early July to offer sacrifice to the Snow Girl."

aside.

Zhang Haoran had also heard about this. After all, in addition to being the president of the IGO China division, he was also the secretary-general of the Asian continent region.

"I know about this. The IGO Neon Division specially built a giant copper hot pot with a diameter of 100 meters, just for making Sichuan-Chongqing hot pot for the Snow Woman sacrifice, right?"

Nakiri Senzaemon nodded.

"Yes, I don't have the cooking skills of Uncle Liu, so what I lack in quality I make up for in quantity. That copper hot pot with a diameter of 100 meters can hold more than ten tons of hot pot base at a time, which can satisfy thousands of people dining at the same time."

"Furthermore, this giant copper fire pot, when lit, can emit a fiery aroma that can spread for several kilometers, effectively blocking the Snow Girl's icy resentment."

"Unfortunately……"

Nakiri Senzaemon changed the subject.

"In recent years, the use of Sichuan and Chongqing hotpot to worship the Snow Woman has become less and less effective. Last year, the blizzard in Hokkaido spread to a radius of 200 kilometers."

"If we don't find a solution, it won't be long before the entire Hokkaido becomes a world of ice and snow again, a no-man's-land!"

Hearing this, Liu Longchu pondered for a moment.

"So, you want to invite Brother Li to Neon so that you can use his magic mapo tofu to worship the Snow Girl?"

Nakiri Senzaemon nodded heavily, with a hint of heat in his eyes as he looked at Li Yang.

"I just tasted Li Yang's magical Mapo Tofu. It's a true blend of six flavors in one, with perfectly balanced layers of flavor. It's the most delicious spicy dish I've ever had!"

"And... this magical Mapo Tofu contains an incomparably fiery aura. Uncle-Master, I'm not exaggerating. I even think that if Li Yang's magical Mapo Tofu is used to worship the Snow Girl, the effect might be even better than Sichuan and Chongqing hot pot!"

Chef Liu Long pondered for a moment and nodded.

"However, the fiery aroma of Brother Li's magical Mapo Tofu is indeed stronger than Sichuan and Chongqing hot pot."

aside.

Li Yang already understood.

The reason why the fire in his magical Mapo Tofu was so strong was naturally due to the "explosive flame" skill he had just mastered.

"but……"

Liu Longchu looked up at Nakiri Senzaemon and said with some dissatisfaction:

"I said ten years ago that if we want to perfectly resolve the Snow Girl's curse, we must find a way to resolve her resentment."

"But you, the Japanese culinary world, were only interested in resolving the issue through confrontation, using fiery cuisine to counter the snow woman's icy wrath... Haha, you ended up getting beaten to a pulp."

Nakiri Senzaemon was a little embarrassed and complained, "Uncle Liu, it's not that we don't want to resolve the Snow Woman's grudge, but she has even frozen her heart, making it impossible to communicate!"

"But this time..."

He turned to look at Li Yang, his tone full of surprise.

"Li Yang not only has the magical mapo tofu, an almost perfect flame dish, but also the magical perfect golden fried rice."

"The cooking light of Golden Fried Rice has a very strong purifying effect. Perhaps it can cleanse the Snow Girl's resentment!"

"My plan is to first use Li Yang's magical Mapo Tofu to melt the ice in Snow Girl's heart, and then use the purifying effect of Golden Fried Rice to purify Snow Girl's heart, so that she can become a Buddha soon."

Upon hearing this, Liu Longchu nodded and shook his head.

"That's a good idea, but it still has some forced thinking. You want to forcibly purify the Snow Girl's resentment, but you don't want to solve the reason why her resentment is so strong!"

Nakiri Senzaemon grinned, not knowing how to explain it, because that was what he thought in his heart.

Liu Longchu waved his hand and said, "Forget it. I don't want to get involved in your Nihong business. Ask Li Yang if he wants to go to Nihong. Then he left."

After saying that, Liu Longchu walked into the crowd and his figure disappeared in an instant.

For a while.

Everyone's eyes turned to Li Yang.

Chapter 21: Senzaemon's Thoughts, Bull Soybean

On a plane heading to Neon.

The first-class cabin was contracted by the Nakiri family, and there were only a few people sitting inside.

In addition to Senzaemon, Erina and Hisako, there is also Li Yang as a distinguished guest, and an extra person... Zhang Haoran.

Nakiri Senzaemon looked at Zhang Haoran and said with a forced smile:

"President Zhang, you're the president of the IGO International Gourmet Organization in Jinghai City, and the secretary general of the Asian continent. You're usually very busy, so why are you so free right now that you have to visit us at Totsuki?"

Zhang Haoran rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"General Nakiri, please don't say anything that doesn't reflect your true feelings. You've taken one of the most talented people in Chinese cuisine to Japan. If I don't do anything about it, I'd be remiss in my duty."

"Hahaha, President Zhang, you're worrying too much. I promise that Li Yang is absolutely safe in Neon. Don't worry, I guarantee that no one will dare to provoke him!"

"Alright, Mr. Nakiri, we're both thousand-year-old foxes. Don't play those Liao Zhai tricks on me. The person I'm most worried about is you...Ask yourself, do you really have no intention of keeping Li Yang in Neon?"

Zhang Haoran stared at Nakiri Senzaemon with distrust, but the latter remained silent.

Nakiri Senzaemon did have the idea of recruiting Li Yang into Totsuki Academy, based on what Liu Longchu said.

If Li Yang can maintain the standard of making golden fried rice that exceeds 100%, he will be qualified to become a dragon-level chef!

This is Dragon Chef!

A figure standing at the pinnacle of the culinary world!

The Japanese culinary world lacks a dragon chef to take charge, so there are so many monsters and demons running rampant.

For example, the curse of the snow girl.