Have you ever seen glowing food? That's why you draw a food-themed anime.

After his classmate added salt to his beef, he only had half an hour left. So he modified the Burgundy beef stew, saying that he could make a dish that took an hour and a half to cook in just half an hour.

Because I didn't provide a solution in the third episode, but instead got stuck on the scene where the male protagonist, Soma Yukihira, said that it only takes him half an hour to make this dish.

Upon seeing the cartoon again, Jiang Mingzhu's expression turned stern and angry as she rebuked, "The expression in this cartoon is wrong!"

"French cuisine has its own procedures! This is the example of a mistake I'm going to tell you about today!"

"Authentic red wine braised beef cannot be made in less than half an hour! Moreover, the steps for this dish are quite complicated. As chefs, we must try our best to restore its original flavor! So we cannot skip any steps!"

"We can't be arrogant chefs! Just like this comic book!"

She adjusted her glasses and saw that the audience below was completely silent and did not object, which made her very satisfied.

I feel much better now than yesterday after being offended by XiaoXU, the manga artist who created "Food Wars!".

Look at that! That's what professionalism is all about!

Look! These are the professional students!

She said it herself: there's something wrong with the second half of episode 3 of Food Wars!

...

But this pleasant feeling didn't last long.

soon.

Jiang Mingzhu suddenly saw someone raise their hand.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with this student?"

“Yes, I have a question.” Xu Zhou said seriously.

"What's the problem? Tell me," Jiang Mingzhu said with a smile, in a good mood.

This student is really observant; he even knew to raise his hand and complain.

"Is such that……"

Xu Zhou pointed to his own comic strip above: "Teacher Jiang, the comic artist hasn't drawn the rest of the story yet. What if his method really allows this dish to be made in half an hour?"

"Every dish has more than one solution, so how do you know that the method in the comic isn't the second solution?"

"Teacher Jiang, don't you think you're being too arbitrary?"

"Perhaps, you're the one in the wrong?"

Those around them knew how powerful Jiang Mingzhu's background was, so they dared not question her.

But Xu Zhou was different.

Xu Zhou had absolutely no idea about any food association or family of imperial chefs.

His gaze towards Jiang Mingzhu was naturally calm.

When I heard Xu Zhou say, "The one who's wrong is Jiang Mingzhu,"...

The people around Xu Zhou looked at him with admiration.

Brother, you're really brave!

Do you know who Jiang Mingzhu is?

How dare you confront her so directly in a public lecture?

Warrior!

Jiang Mingzhu's expression froze instantly.

what happened?

Shouldn't we join together to criticize flawed examples?

Why is this student defending this crappy comic?

Her expression immediately fell.

The entire venue was silent.

...

Although the students listening to the lecture didn't dare to question it, they couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

"I think he makes a good point..."

"At least the comic artist dared to draw like this, which is already quite good. And the art style looks pretty good too. I just don't know what it's called."

Jiang Mingzhu's face darkened: "What do you mean by that question, student?"

"That's literally what it means."

Xu Zhou, completely oblivious to the awkward atmosphere, looked at Jiang Mingzhu and asked, "Teacher Jiang, do you think what I said makes sense?"

"I think it's possible that the author might actually discover a way to shorten the cooking time of beef stew in red wine to half an hour."

"impossible!"

Jiang Mingzhu's eyes widened in surprise, and she laughed in exasperation: "My friend, it's impossible to make this red wine braised beef in half an hour."

"It's impossible to complete all the steps in half an hour. The beef not only needs to be stewed, but also needs to be stewed again with broth after stewing. It's a dish that requires slow and meticulous work!"

Her cheeks twitched with anger, and her eyes widened like a cat with its fur standing on end.

Am I being arbitrary?

Get this straight, I graduated with a degree in French cuisine!

You came to listen to a public lecture and you actually questioned me?

Are they here to cause trouble?

Seeing that Xu Zhou was not only unconvinced, but also had an unusually calm look in his eyes, Jiang Mingzhu did not want to talk to him at all, and just glanced at the other classmates.

"Please sit down, student. The time for the open class is limited, and I need to leave time for other students."

"As for your question, I have already answered it."

"Raise your hand if you have any other questions!"

"..."

Xu Zhou was too lazy to argue with her in class, so he simply sat down.

Once she finished drawing the next chapter, she would know that this method was feasible.

Jiang Mingzhu's anger subsided somewhat after seeing Xu Zhou sit down, and her expression softened when she saw several classmates raise their hands.

She glanced around and carefully selected the students in the first row who were listening most attentively and even taking notes.

Looking at the bespectacled, refined-looking girl in front of him, a smile spread across his face.

"Hey, student in the first row, what's your question?"

Available in the next second.

Her smile froze on her lips.

Chapter 24 How do you know there's no other way to cook this dish? (Part 2)

The girl who stood up is named Li Xiaoxiao, and her family is of average means.

She wore large-framed glasses, and there was a French creative cuisine course book on the table.

The book also had several cute anime stickers pasted on it.

As she stood up, her eyes sparkled, and she said cheerfully, "Teacher! I think the plot and art style of this comic are pretty good. Can you tell me what the comic is called?"

"what?"

"The name, the name of the comic, teacher, I want to collect it."

"..."

Jiang Mingzhu's smile gradually disappeared, her large chest heaved, and her voice became a few decibels higher: "Why are you asking this?"

"I told you, this comic book provides a completely wrong example of how to make beef stew in red wine!"

Are you a culinary student?

"Of course."

Li Xiaoxiao's voice was crisp and clear, her eyes were filled with anticipation, and her tone was relaxed yet adoring.

"Teacher, but I'm really curious about how the author of this comic dared to draw such creative recipes that challenge the authority of French cuisine!"

"You've already posted the comic, so you must know its name. Tell me quickly!"

God knows, what a kindred spirit!

This author is simply her soulmate!

She loves researching creative French cuisine!

However, when amateurs draw food anime, they almost always just copy the recipes.

For an expert like her, it was utterly boring.

But this "Food Wars!" is different!

He can actually create such imaginative recipes! That's amazing!

...

Is anyone curious about the comic's name?

Xu Zhou, who had been feeling sleepy, instantly perked up and looked at the girl in the first row with admiration.

You have good taste!

at this time.

Several students nearby, curious about the comic's name, chimed in.

"Yes, teacher!"

What's the name of this comic? On which platform can I read it?

"This art style is really good..."

"At least the comic book author knows that he has his own original recipes, not the same old 'Hundred Birds and Thousand Shreds in Jade Cup' dish. God knows how helpless I feel every time I watch a food anime where the protagonist tries to show off with a dish called 'Hundred Birds and Thousand Shreds in Jade Cup'."

"This author has such amazing ideas!"

Although the manga only has the second half of the third chapter, you can already see the manga artist's art style and plot from the content of this second half, and you can even see his organized and very comfortable panel layout.

Not to mention that most other food-themed anime simply copy recipes, which is why culinary students don't watch them.

But I never expected this...!

Someone actually came out who didn't play by the rules!

The way everyone looked over there was so expectant.

"..."

Jiang Mingzhu naturally sensed the sincerity in their eyes, and was so angry that her stomach ached.

Nothing bothered her more than a large group of culinary students being interested in the comics she was criticizing for being flawed.

This is absolutely insane!

Don't you know I wanted to hear your critiques of this comic? Instead, you not only don't critique it, you're actually interested?

The problem is that more than one person asked, so even if she didn't want to answer, she had to.

Jiang Mingzhu was furious, and her tone was reluctant.

"On Penguin Comics, this manga is called Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, and the author is the manga artist Xiao Xu."

"Thank you, teacher! I'll save it right now!"

"Alright, now that we've covered the examples of mistakes, let's move on to the dish..."

Jiang Mingzhu wanted to shift everyone's attention away from the comics.

But as she stood on the stage, she could clearly see the little actions of people below secretly taking out their phones to search for comics.