Food Wars, my food not only glows!

　As Bai Yuan pondered, his thoughts drifted far away. When he came back to his senses, he found that his hand was being held by Alice Nakiri, and the girl seemed to be in a good mood.

　Well, things are alright as they are now.

　Before long, the two returned to the Nakiri's house. Nakiri Leonora was lying on the dining table, her little feet swinging back and forth. When she heard the noise at the door, she immediately raised her face and looked at them angrily.

　"Mom, you're back."

　Upon seeing Leonora Nakiri, Alice Nakiri blushed slightly, released her grip on Bai Yuan's hand, and ran forward to jump into her mother's arms.

　"Goo~"

　At the same time, Leonora's stomach rumbled, but she still reached out and hugged Alice, saying in a plaintive tone:

　"You all went out to play, and you didn't even leave me any food. I was really looking forward to coming back and eating Brother Bai Yuan's cooking!"

　"Haven't you eaten yet? Then wait here for a bit. I have a dish I really want to make right now. Wait for me for twenty minutes."

　After quickly calculating the time in his mind, Bai Yuan smiled and said to Nakiri Leonora, picking up a kitchen apron as he walked towards the cooking counter.

　After this period of cooking instruction, the two members of the Nakiri family, one big and one small, have become his culinary devotees, to the point that they can't live without him!

　Although Bai Yuan didn't want to control humans using the methods of the Dark Cuisine World, his cooking was just too delicious. Once you tasted it, you would linger and not want to eat any other food.

　Turning to look at Leonora Nakiri, who was gazing at him with longing, Bai Yuan swallowed hard. He had to admit, her eyes were incredibly alluring!

　"Refocus, focus, Alice is still here."

　Realizing something was wrong with him, Bai Yuan took two deep breaths, then looked at the kitchen counter and walked towards the refrigerator.

　Eggs, green vegetables, red and green bell peppers, some shrimp, tied-up crabs, half a piece of pork, and a small piece of leftover ham from yesterday.

　"Brother Baiyuan, what kind of dish are you planning to cook? Is there anything I can help with?"

　Seeing Bai Yuan standing in front of the refrigerator deep in thought, Nakiri Alice stood up from Nakiri Leonora's arms, ran to his side, and looked expectant.

　"Let me perform tonight. You can save your appetite for now. You probably didn't eat enough earlier."

　"I'm not full yet, but even if I were, I could still eat Brother Bai Yuan's cooking!"

　Bai Yuan said with a smile, and Nakiri Alice hurriedly responded. Although the two had eaten something at the harbor restaurant, they were pulled away by Kurokiba Ryo to have a match halfway through, so they didn't get to eat their fill.

　Even if Leonora Nakiri didn't say she was hungry, Shiro would still cook something to fill her stomach when he returned. However, when he saw the ingredients in the refrigerator and thought of the fish shumai that Alice Nakiri had just made, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

　While both are shumai, he has an even more impressive version: Master Jie's golden ratio shumai, which he mastered after only a few attempts in the world of culinary disasters.

　As for the taste, it can only be said that it lives up to its reputation as the number one shumai in mainland China. The fact that Little Chef's Cosmic Shumai won has a bit of a plot twist to it.

　Watching Alice Nakiri return to Leonora Nakiri's embrace, Bai Yuan took a bag of flour from under the stove and skillfully added water to it.

　Because the time limit is 20 minutes, he needs to use some special techniques to knead the dough, which can save a lot of proofing time.

　Bai Yuan picked up the custom-made extra-long rolling pin next to him, gave a light "shout," and his muscles bulged high as the rolling pin began to rotate rhythmically.

　The staff head instantly began to rotate, and as time went on, the rotation amplitude increased and the speed increased.

　Feeling the force emanating from the stick, Bai Yuan suddenly stretched his arm forward and plunged it into the dough filled with water in front of him.

　The next moment, a giant white python leaped up from the table! At the same time, it spun and rose higher along the extended rolling pin in Bai Yuan's hand.

　Due to the force of the rotation, a fierce wind suddenly arose around them, and Leonora Nakiri was shocked and opened her mouth wide when she saw this.

　"This...this...this...the dough flew off the table?!"

　Nakiri Leonora said in disbelief

　Suddenly, he stood up.

　Beside her, Alice Nakiri looked at Bai Yuan with eyes full of admiration. This incredible cooking technique was something that ordinary people could not master!

　"Even the most skilled noodle makers in Japan can't compare to this level of skill!"

　Having lived in Japan for a long time, Leonora Nakiri had sampled many noodle shops, including some that showcased live cooking skills. While these were impressive, they paled in comparison to Shirabuchi's current abilities.

　The strong wind tousled hair and made clothes flutter, while the white python in the sky changed into various postures, sometimes coiling, sometimes swimming, sometimes coiling, sometimes spreading out. The various postures dazzled the eyes and made people exclaim in their hearts that it was wonderful!

　"call..."

　He let out a long breath, put down the extended rolling pin, and the white python returned to the table.

　At this moment, Alice Nakiri, out of curiosity, stepped forward and saw that what was placed on the table in front of her was a lump of incredibly smooth, white, and seemingly very elastic dough!

　"What amazing elasticity! In just a short time, the dough has achieved this level of pliability. Even if it were left to rise for half an hour, it would be impossible to reach this level!"

　She reached out her finger to poke the dough on the table, but was afraid of ruining its integrity. Alice Nakiri bit her lower lip, her voice trembling slightly.

　This cooking skill is absolutely terrifying!

　My initial smugness at winning the competition with my fish shumai plummeted to rock bottom in an instant.

　But excitement followed, because she still had so much to learn!

　Chapter Twenty: The True Golden Ratio Shumai

　"This is truly astonishing! Is this your original technique? If this trick appeared in the Japanese culinary world, it would definitely cause a sensation!"

　As they were talking, Leonora Nakiri came to Bai Yuan's side, her face flushed with excitement. Such a top genius was actually her daughter's master. She had really hit the jackpot!

　“This was taught to me by an old master. He saw that I had a great talent and treated me like his own son, passing on all his skills to me.”

　Thinking of the old man with the cane, a smile appeared on Bai Yuan's face.

　Logan, the pastry king, had mocked him with his words, insisting on a competition. During the competition, he secretly learned his techniques, and after the competition, he bluntly asked him what was wrong.

　Having done this many times, Logan naturally understood his thoughts. However, seeing that his talent was indeed amazing, and not wanting his skills to go to waste, he had Bai Yuan perform the apprenticeship ceremony during Bai Yuan's 30th challenge.

　It wasn't because Bai Yuan kept setting off firecrackers to blow up the outhouse, and there was nothing that could be done about it, that I was forced to teach him a little bit of basic skills to fool him, but he ended up learning my best skills instead!

　"That must be a highly respected master craftsman who has developed such a powerful technique. Can you tell me the name of this technique? But why can the dough fly in the air and even form a shape similar to a giant python?"

　Upon hearing Bai Yuan's description, a look of reverence appeared on Nakiri Leonora's face. A pastry chef who could create such powerful techniques must definitely be the world's number one pastry chef!

　"This move was not created by an individual, but passed down through the family. It was perfected by generation after generation and finally became the ultimate move, 'White Serpent Chain'!"

　While taking out the remaining ingredients for making shumai from the refrigerator, Bai Yuan answered the question raised by Nakiri Leonora. After thinking for a while, he continued, "The so-called White Snake Chain Spin is not about kneading dough with force, but about the rotation of the fingers, the rotation of the back of the hand, and the rotation of the stick. Only by combining the three can you perform the most authentic White Snake Chain Spin!"

　"In other words, the essence of pastry making lies in rotation! The extent and depth of rotation you can make is what truly demonstrates a pastry chef's skill!"

　The words that Old Man Luo had taught him came to mind, and Bai Yuan began to speak eloquently. Seeing that Alice Nakiri was listening very attentively beside him, he couldn't help but feel a strange sensation.

　In my memory, he was just as serious back then, unwilling to give up any opportunity to acquire knowledge and improve his culinary skills.

　"What a unique insight! I'm starting to look forward to dishes made using this technique!"

　"Don't worry, I definitely won't let you down. After all, what I'm about to make is a truly perfect golden ratio shumai!"

　Bai Yuan smiled mysteriously as he spoke, then turned to look at the cutting board in front of him, on which were laid out Jinhua ham, shrimp, eggs, and spinach.

　"A truly perfect golden ratio shumai?"

　Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Leonora Nakiri murmured to herself with her mouth agape, while Alice stood quietly to the side, watching and waiting for his performance.

　After witnessing such a powerful move

　After a while, the two of them, one big and one small, surrounded Bai Yuan, and neither of them was willing to leave.

　Since it didn't disturb his cooking, Bai Yuan didn't chase it away. He just peeled the shrimp with lightning speed, then used the back of his knife to crush the shrimp meat into shrimp paste, mixing in some small pieces of shrimp meat to enhance the texture.

　The pork and Jinhua ham are rhythmically pounded into a paste using a pre-made iron rod. Increasing the speed and force can reduce the time. This is still the method of making Chaoshan beef balls, which makes the meat have a chewy texture.

　As for why not just Jinhua ham, the first reason is that its meat is relatively dry, and if it is pounded too vigorously, it will turn into shredded meat instead of minced meat.

　Secondly, cured foods are generally quite salty, and only soaking in water can dilute the saltiness, but that will also cause Jinhua ham to lose its unique flavor.

　As a top-notch chef, Bai Yuan would naturally not make such a basic mistake.

　So he came up with a new solution: to add fresh pork to Jinhua ham and mix the two together by pounding them with an iron rod.

　In this way, the flavor of Jinhua ham can be preserved to the greatest extent, and it will not be too dry, which is currently the most suitable processing method.

　Of course, the 'real golden ratio shumai' he mentioned couldn't possibly have only undergone such a small change; more importantly, it was an 8:5 ratio.

　Dividing five by eight gives 0.625, not the golden ratio of 0.618. As the saying goes, a small difference can lead to a huge discrepancy; only when true balance is achieved can it be called a golden ratio shumai!

　This is difficult for others; achieving such precision down to the decimal point is challenging unless a high-precision electronic scale is used.

　For shumai, a 5:8 ratio is sufficient. If every shumai were weighed using an electronic scale, the customers would be the ones complaining.

　But he is a man with both super-touch and super-vision! He can immediately tell the weight of the filling as soon as it passes through his hands.

　Place the mixed minced meat, minced shrimp, scrambled egg yolks, and blanched spinach in separate bowls. This completes the filling for the shumai.

　"Brother Baiyuan, let me help you roll out the shumai wrappers! I may not be able to say anything else, but I'm a professional at rolling out shumai wrappers!"

　Seeing Bai Yuan stop what he was doing and turn his gaze to the dough not far away, Alice Nakiri hurriedly spoke up. She was very confident in her skills at rolling out shumai wrappers! She could definitely be of help!

　"This time, the wrappers aren't made of paper; they need to be thinner than paper. The techniques and requirements are also slightly different. You can just watch from the side this time and come help me next time."

　Although she was pleased that Alice Nakiri wanted to help her, she knew Alice couldn't really be of much help with the dish, so she might as well rest.

　"Ugh... What a pity."

　Upon realizing she couldn't be of much help, a look of disappointment immediately appeared on Alice Nakiri's face.

　"Don't worry, once I've taught you everything I know, and your cooking skills have improved, you'll have plenty of opportunities to help me."

　Seeing that Alice Nakiri was somewhat disappointed, Bai Yuan couldn't help but offer words of comfort, and the girl nodded weakly after hearing his words.

　"I will work hard, and one day I will be able to help you!"

　"I've been waiting for this day to come."

　Looking at Alice Nakiri's innocent yet determined little face, Bai Yuan felt his heart melt. Human babies are so cute!

　At the age of seven or eight, they are soft and fragrant, just the right age for applying patches.

　Thinking of this, Bai Yuan reached out and pinched Nakiri Alice's face, instantly shaping her fair cheeks into various shapes, which looked quite interesting.

　When Bai Yuan pinched her cheek, Alice Nakiri not only did not resist, but also raised her head and smiled, trying to win his favor.

　Leonora Nakiri took in all of this, and immediately covered one side of her face with her hand, her lips curving upwards in an uncontrollable smile that was practically overflowing from the screen.

　Chapter Twenty-One: The Golden Legend! Dazzling Shumai!

　Holding an extended rolling pin, with a lift and a turn, the dough flew into the sky like a giant python. But this time, the python did not remain the same, but became thinner and longer, like a long snake.

　However, this state did not last long. Bai Yuan raised his hand and a silver-white blade flashed, instantly cutting the long, thin dough into countless dough pieces of equal size and length.

　The dough balls fell from the sky and landed neatly on the counter, each three centimeters apart from the others.

　Unfortunately, Bai Yuan doesn't have the same technique as Master Jie, which involves using his body to rotate the steel rod and roll each shumai wrapper to make them all the same size.

　However, the cooking space in a home kitchen is too small, so he can't do what Liu Maoxing did: 'use his fingers to rotate the dough and use centrifugal force to make the dough thin and large'.

　But he has super-touch ability; he can roll out doughs exactly the same just by touching them, and even when they are stacked together, there is no difference between them!

　This is the confidence that talent brings him.

　Holding a small rolling pin in one hand and dough in the other, with his body slightly bent, he assumed a ready-to-go stance.

　The next moment, the dough passed through Bai Yuan's hand at a speed invisible to the naked eye, made contact with the rolling pin, and then flew high into the air, turning into thin and large sheets of dough that landed steadily on the table.

　"this..."

　"The sizes are exactly the same, even more uniform than those produced by machine. And the speed is so fast, it's truly amazing."

　"What skill!"

　Despite having been shocked by Bai Yuan countless times, Leonora Nakiri couldn't help but exclaim in admiration upon seeing the scene before her.

　The boy in front of you is like a bottomless treasure trove. One moment you think you've seen everything about him, but the next second he pulls out something new.

　"After all, he's my master."

　Alice Nakiri said with a hint of pride.

　"To reach this level at such a young age, the culinary world in Japan, no! It's about to witness a new culinary giant emerge!"

　Leonora Nakiri stared blankly at Bai Yuan, seemingly already seeing his brilliant future. This rising star was destined to shock the culinary world!

　At the kitchen counter, Bai Yuan, who was completely focused on his work, did not notice the intense gaze that Nakiri Leonora was giving him. He had just finished processing the shumai wrappers, and then put down the rolling pin and picked up one of the shumai wrappers.

　The Golden Ratio Shaomai, in a sense, is a variation of the Four Delights Shaomai. Unlike the Four Delights Shaomai, which divides the filling equally, it features a large filling bowl with three smaller filling bowls.

　The ratio of 1:0.618 requires the chef to have exceptional patience. At this moment, Bai Yuan gave a soft "shh" and concentrated all his strength and energy, operating with exquisite skill.

　Another difference between Bai Yuan's golden ratio shumai and Master Xie's is that Bai Yuan's golden ratio shumai is noticeably smaller.

　This was done with the two girls present in mind. He didn't know how big the lady's mouth was, but Alice certainly couldn't eat such a big shumai in one bite.