Food Wars, my food not only glows!

　“I also believe in Alice; her eyes haven’t given up.”

　After a moment of silence, seeing the intensely burning gaze in Alice's eyes, Lia's brows relaxed, and she spoke with a firm and resolute voice.

　Then, she shifted slightly in Bai Yuan's arms to find a comfortable position, her gaze remaining fixed on the large screen.

　To be precise, it's hanging on the big screen as Alice Nakiri.

　After the judges finished evaluating Wang Qing's cooking, drones in the sky circled closely around Alice Nakiri, broadcasting her cooking process live.

　Even Wang Qing, who had already finished cooking, turned his attention over, standing tall and straight not far away, watching with his arms crossed.

　After completing the dish and receiving high praise from the judges, the weight that had been hanging over him finally lifted.

　Now all that's left is for Alice Nakiri to finish cooking and present it to the judges, who will then announce that she has won the competition.

　He performed even better today than last year. Even if his final opponent is Liu Xiaotian, he is confident he can win.

　Not to mention the mere Alice Nakiri!

　Facing the gazes of the entire audience, Alice Nakiri showed no sign of panic. She simply closed her eyes slightly and began to analyze the characteristics of Wang Qing's dish based on the judges' words.

　"I see. Let's begin then."

　You use various ingredients to create fried dishes that evoke the four seasons as your selling point, so I'll use desserts as my highlight, turning your selling point into my advantage!

　After standing there in silence for several minutes, many thoughts floated through Alice Nakiri's mind. Then she opened her eyes and found the best answer.

　As she finally took action, all eyes were on her, and everyone's mouths gaped open as they watched her swift movements.

　She transformed the green apple ball into a bead, then took a...

　The elderflower, with its condensed essence placed on a round glass plate, looks exquisite and unique.

　"Green apples are used to create granules, which are then placed on an unknown flower. So what kind of flower is this? I've never seen it before..."

　Yoshino Yuuki poked her head out and voiced her doubts.

　She did see Alice Nakiri enter the flower shop, but she didn't see what flowers she bought until she came out, so she assumed that the other person had just gone in for a look.

　After all, girls love beautiful things, and it's understandable that they can't help but go into a flower shop when they see one.

　However, it now seems that Alice Nakiri did buy flowers, but only in small quantities, which is why she wasn't noticed by everyone.

　The flower that escaped everyone's notice must be the vibrant elderflower in the dish; I wonder what its purpose is here.

　Elderflower is a unique ingredient that can bring distinctive flavors and functional benefits to dishes and beverages.

　Looking at the delicate flowers on the screen, Bai Yuan remained silent for a moment, his mind racing, and soon he found relevant information about flowers in his mind.

　"Elderberry? I remember now, it seems to be a Chinese medicine, and it is described in detail on page seventy-three of the medicinal diet recipes."

　Elderflower has the properties of dispelling wind and dampness, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, and has significant effects on rheumatic pain, back pain, edema, urticaria and other ailments...

　Hisako Shirato already felt that the little flower looked very familiar, and now, after hearing Shirabuchi's explanation, a look of sudden realization appeared on her face.

　Although the things Bai Yuan made her memorize were extremely troublesome and painful to remember, they taught her a lot.

　If it weren't for her efforts back then, she would never be able to recognize what kind of medicinal herb it is now.

　However, Teacher Bai Yuan was able to recognize the elderflower even faster than her, which meant that the books he showed her were ones he had already read years ago.

　Not only is he talented, but he's also incredibly hardworking. What can't someone like that succeed at?!

　"That's right, but you only mentioned its characteristics as a traditional Chinese medicine."

　Elderflower can also be used as an ingredient in desserts, as it has a delicate aroma similar to muscat grapes.

　Adding it to water, mixed with honey or citrus, and releasing a subtle floral aroma can elevate desserts and drinks to a more sophisticated level.

　Upon hearing Hisako Shinto's voice, Shirabuchi turned to look at her, then nodded with satisfaction, expressing his appreciation.

　The fact that the other person could mention these things in front of him proves that they have studied a lot.

　He acknowledged this effort!

　"I see. So, Alice is indeed making a dessert?!"

　Hearing their conversation, Ryoko Sakaki recalled her earlier guess. It seemed her guess was correct, although she still didn't know what role foie gras played in Alice's cooking.

　"It's hard to say. It might be, it might not be. Let's just wait and see with our doubts."

　Bai Yuan shook his head. Based on what he had done so far, he couldn't yet determine what kind of dish Alice would prepare.

　However, what is certain is that after seeing Wang Qing make a four-season fried food platter, the other party subconsciously began to make their own dishes in that direction.

　"Elderberry flowers contain natural fruit acids that can neutralize sweetness, making them suitable for pairing with oily dishes. It seems Alice has a good understanding of yesterday's training."

　Bai Yuan gently pinched his chin with his fingers, but he didn't say it aloud, as it was just his guess.

　He wouldn't speak rashly about something that might end up embarrassing, and as a wise man, he wouldn't say something with such strong uncertainty.

　"Charcoal, what are you planning to do with this?"

　Just then, someone in the audience noticed that Alice Nakiri took a piece of charcoal from under the counter, her face showing obvious confusion, clearly not understanding what she was going to do.

　"Could it be barbecue instead of dessert?"

　A slightly uncertain voice came from Ryoko Sakaki, tinged with doubt.

　Alice Nakiri placed the charcoal fire on the table; surely she wasn't planning to use it to make dessert?

　"It doesn't look like a barbecue. After all, Alice has very limited ingredients. If she were to barbecue, she could probably only make grilled fruit. What looks like this is more like a mixed-style food platter."

　To put it simply, she plans to use a section for desserts and a section for barbecue to represent the four seasons.

　Erina Nakiri voiced her guess.

　The others nodded in agreement.

　As things stand, Erina Nakiri's guess is the most plausible.

　"While using multiple cooking methods can enrich the flavor of a dish, it is difficult to make them taste uniform."

　Even if your cooking makes it a fantastic dish, it will never surpass my Four Seasons Fried Food Platter. The advantage lies with me!

　Wang Qing watched everything unfold before her eyes, sharing the same thought as Erina Nakiri, and a determined smile appeared on her face.

　With the four seasons as the theme, you can cook

　Their culinary skills are extremely limited, after all, they are still very young and do not have the culinary expertise to express all four seasons in a single dish, so their ideas are certainly very similar.

　That's why Wang Qing could easily guess what Nakiri Alice was thinking.

　However, is the truth really that simple?

　On the stage, Alice Nakiri peeled the watermelon, then used reverse spheroidization technology to create watermelon capsules, which were then pushed into a molecular gastronomy machine behind her for smoking.

　That was the piece of charcoal they used.

　"Zi~"

　The next moment, a mechanical rumble rang out in the arena, and the audience in the front row immediately turned their attention to it.

　Then, to their surprise, they discovered that Alice Nakiri had somehow thrown the mint leaves into a machine with sharp blades, intending to juice them all.

　"Does the coolness of mint leaves represent autumn? Or perhaps summer...?"

　At the scene, many people also saw through Alice Nakiri's idea and expanded upon it along with her line of thought, their faces full of anticipation.

　Compared to Wang Qing's fried dishes, it's clear that Alice Nakiri's fusion cuisine is much more interesting. The countless novel combinations are exactly what they find interesting when watching the competition.

　After finishing the summer desserts, Alice Nakiri did not hesitate and immediately began working on the autumn and winter dishes.

　She took out maple syrup, duck liver, a small bottle of soy sauce, and ice from the basket.

　"So we're finally going to use duck liver? I wonder what kind of dish we'll make..."

　Looking intently at the duck liver in Alice Nakiri's basket, Ryoko Sakaki watched intently from the audience, genuinely curious about the role of the duck liver in this dish!

Volume 1: Crossing Over into Food Wars, Becoming Alice Nakiri's Master: Chapter 284: Cleansing the Flavor, Turning the Opponent's Advantage into My Sword!

　Alice Nakiri didn't give the people present much time to comment.

　At this moment, she was highly focused, her eyes flashing with a faint red light, and her hands were moving faster and faster, as if she had entered an unknown territory.

　"finished!"

　The next moment, she put down the half-eaten ingredients in her hand and showed a relieved expression.

　"Explain the situation? Is that all?! It seems like it took less than ten minutes from beginning to end!"

　"What good dishes can you make in such a short time? Could it be that you gave up because you saw how sophisticated Wang Qing's dishes were..."

　When Alice Nakiri uttered the words "It's done," the entire audience was stunned, because the speed was simply too fast; it probably didn't even take ten minutes from beginning to end!

　Some people, however, expressed disdain for this.

　Because in their view, Alice Nakiri's behavior was an abandonment of cooking.

　The preparation of fine cuisine takes time. To make a flavor approach perfection, the first thing to do is to make the ingredients resonate with each other.

　The best way to resonate with something is to spend a lot of time feeling it.

　Someone like Alice Nakiri, who just throws together a dish haphazardly, could never possibly make it delicious.

　Therefore, the result of this match is already very clear.

　More than half of the audience members thought so.

　However, at this moment, Alice Nakiri wore a bright and confident smile.

　Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he proudly presented his dish to the judges.

　"Please enjoy this dish, which I have named the Ring of Reconstructing the Four Seasons."

　After placing the dishes in front of the three judges, Alice Nakiri raised her hand and gestured for them to proceed.

　"The Ring of Seasonal Reconstruction?"

　Upon hearing this name, Zhang Zhong and the others couldn't help but show expressions of confusion.

　Upon closer inspection, the dishes in front of me are exquisite and small, exuding the high-class feel that only top-tier cuisine can offer.

　"I love the contestants' cooking; it looks so fancy."

　In the audience, as the drone focused its view, Alice Nakiri's dish appeared on the big screen.

　Looking at the dishes served on round glass plates, some girls couldn't help but complain.

　At this moment, four exquisite dishes are placed on the four corners of the glass plate, and dry ice is placed in the middle, from which steam continuously rises.

　"What do you know? Aren't all high-end restaurants like this?"

　There are some people in this world with low aesthetic standards who like the unknown and mysterious. The more incomprehensible a dish is, the higher its price. This meaningless hype has placed it in a position it doesn't belong to, even though the taste is actually quite mediocre!

　The man sitting next to her spoke with a hint of sarcasm, not directed at the girl who was complaining, but at Alice Nakiri's cooking.

　Such flashy dishes might fool wealthy diners in a high-end restaurant, but in this setting, they're nothing short of a joke for a professional chef like him!

　Sure enough, this guy knew he couldn't beat Wang Qing, so he gave up on himself and made this thing.

　"Something felt off. None of Ai's dishes were conventional; they were all novel and unusual. If I hadn't watched her cook them with my own eyes, I would never have guessed that most of the ingredients were fruit!"

　A woman rested her chin on her hand, looking confused. Judging from the expression Alice Nakiri was currently displaying, she didn't look like she had given up at all. Her eyes, which seemed to be burning with raging flames, looked like they were going to drag people from heaven to hell!

　People like that are terrifying!

　Noticing the indifferent looks from those around her, the woman resting her chin on her hand revealed a sweet smile of 'watching the fun'.

　Isn't it incredibly exciting to overturn the ending everyone assumed?!

　"Regardless, let's try it first..."

　Seeing the pessimistic reactions from the surrounding audience, Zhang Zhong didn't react much.

　He picked up the spoon in a businesslike manner, hesitated for a moment, scooped up the dark red 'soil' under the elderberry flower, and slowly brought it to his mouth.

　"Dark reddish-brown soil? No, if this dish is meant to be served, it should all be edible. It's impossible that it contains something inedible!"

　As Zhang Zhong brought the dish to his mouth, the audience immediately started discussing it.

　What exactly is that dark red soil?

　Zhang Zhong also had this curiosity on his face, then put the dish into his mouth and silently closed his eyes.

　"This is... extremely finely ground sesame powder and freeze-dried strawberry pieces."