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

The food reservation vouchers are all leftovers from the last promotion, and each one is unique.

It has not only a seal.

They even kept a record of it on their computer.

Looking at the food reservation voucher in her hand, Tian Xiaoxi looked up...

By this time, Xu Zhou had long since stopped looking at him and was instead chatting and laughing with other customers.

But it was precisely this ordinary and unremarkable tone that inexplicably touched Tian Xiaoxi.

"Boss Xu, does this food reservation voucher have an expiration date?"

Why are you asking this? Are you worried it might expire?

Xu Zhou asked in confusion, "Why didn't you just come and use it sooner? Are you planning to keep it as a family heirloom?"

"it is good!"

Tian Xiaoxi's eyes lit up instantly.

Boss Xu trusts me too much!

He actually believed I could get rich!

I'll be a fan of Boss Xu for life!

...

People in the culinary department are very quiet.

He sat there with a lifeless, almost dead expression.

Just when everyone was enjoying themselves.

Zhang Ya, a long-time customer who had previously made her shop a hot topic with a paper, suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"The head of the student club at Songbei University is replicating the Burgundy beef stew made by Xiao Laoban."

"He also said that when he comes to our area for an exchange next week, he'll stop by the shop..."

When Zhang Ya saw this message, she lost her appetite and couldn't even finish her salmon ochazuke on the table. She couldn't help but feel nervous for Xu Zhou.

To know.

This Zhang Wanqiu is a kid with far more talent than Jiang Wen!

They were specially admitted to the school by skipping a grade!

He is an absolute genius with innate talent!

"Boss Xu, he also hired a reporter and posted it on his social media platform. Do you want to take a look...?"

"Let me see."

Xu Zhou took the phone and immediately saw a video posted on the short video platform by someone named Zhang Wanqiu.

Go in with a little bit.

The first frame is a single line of text: 【Recreating Burgundy Beef Stew @ Yizhou Izakaya】

Then the second second.

Here's another line of text: "[I heard this is your restaurant's signature dish. I'll beat you with your best dish!]"

Xu Zhou: "..."

What kind of childish talk is this?

I don't even know you!

I looked at it carefully several more times.

"Songbei Culinary Academy..."

"Isn't this the college that's going to have a friendly exchange with Songnan's culinary department?"

"Why is he looking for me instead of the students from Songnan Culinary Academy?"

Xu Zhou was somewhat confused.

I was thinking of turning it off.

However, the video started playing after the first two seconds.

Xu Zhou also subconsciously looked over.

...

The kid in the video is about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a tense face, and his appearance and temperament are similar to the frizzy cat on his short video homepage.

He was wearing very ordinary jeans and a black jacket, and he was standing in what looked like a school activity room.

There's also a big logo on the back: [Big Bowl Club].

"I'm going to recreate the beef stew in Burgundy red wine."

Zhang Wanqiu looked at the camera with a serious expression: "It's the version from the Food Wars! manga."

Although the group members were not in the frame, their voices could be heard.

"Team leader, our main purpose is to have a friendly exchange with the Department of Culinary Arts at Songnan University. The dishes haven't been decided yet."

"It's settled!"

Zhang Wanqiu turned his head and spoke to him: "Isn't this the recipe we're filming right now? Beef stewed in Burgundy red wine."

"..."

The group member next to him said in a very low voice, "Group leader, our main purpose this time is to exchange ideas with students from the Culinary Arts Department of Songnan University, and the theme this time is large bowls of rice. You..."

After the team member finished speaking, Zhang Wanqiu, with his hair standing on end, appeared on camera and said confidently, "They're terrible at this, so it's fine as long as we just whip it up."

"I said it! I'm going to defeat him just like he defeated Rongxuegeng!"

Xu Zhou: "?"

What to defeat?

Defeat the Snow Melting Soup?

...

The video is still playing.

After that, it was mostly cooking.

Occasionally, a few words of conversation between Zhang Wanqiu and his group members could be interspersed.

"Oh dear, I wasn't wrong. Students in the Culinary Arts Department of Songnan University are indeed bad at cooking."

"How can you compare the owner of that restaurant to students from the culinary department of Songnan University?"

"Although it was a small food festival, none of the students from the Culinary Arts Department of Songnan University won any prizes, but he won the championship."

Zhang Wanqiu paused for a moment when he said this: "Of course, I am also a champion."

After finishing speaking.

He then started cooking.

Xu Zhou glanced at Zhang Wanqiu's cooking techniques a few times, and seeing his skillful movements, nodded: "He is indeed quite impressive."

"Boss Xu, this is a student specially recruited by the Culinary Arts Institute of Songbei University."

Zhang Ya was a little worried: "He's very good at replicating recipes. Since he's making videos so openly, could he really replicate the signature dishes in your restaurant, Boss Xu?"

This Wanqiu painting is of exceptional quality.

Can be done immediately…

Xu Zhou's phone buzzed.

Chapter 85 He is a High Mountain

Xu Zhou looked down.

It turned out to be a private message notification from my own comic artist account.

"..."

While listening to these students from the Culinary Arts Department of Songnan University recount news about Zhang Wanqiu.

He casually opened his comic book account.

A cursory glance.

I was just about to turn it off.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a new message from the person who recreated fried steak late last night, [Xiao Wan Believes in Light].

"He messaged me again?"

"And it was a picture."

Xu Zhou clicked on it to take a look.

Although the image will be affected by the light.

However, the quality of the beef presented before us did indeed feel like a huge difference despite being only slightly off.

The Burgundy beef stew had problems with the wine flavor, the cut of beef, the marinating time... almost every step was flawed.

The beef in each picture doesn't look like it would burst with juice if you pressed it.

After taking a few glances, Xu Zhou couldn't help but sigh.

"Trying to follow a fantasy recipe with real ingredients is bound to fail."

If you were using real beef, you would never marinate it for such a short time.

Specific problems require specific analysis.

...

After sending a long list of cooking steps, the person who privately messaged me to copy the recipe started questioning their own recipe.

[Xiao Wan Believes in Light: Author! The marinating time isn't enough! There's something wrong with your recipe!]

[Xiao Wan believes in the light: I used honey but it still didn't work; the marinating time wasn't long enough for the flavor to penetrate. Nothing is right!]

[Xiao Wan believes in the light: It's definitely not a problem with my cooking skills! My remakes have never failed!]

Xu Zhou: "..."

If there's a problem, can I tell you?

A top-notch recipe is like a perfectly fitted set of gears.

Every step in this recipe is made with top-quality ingredients from Fantasy Ingredients.

Reprint?

It's impossible to replicate.

Even if it's the same ingredient.

What is sweet to one person may be poison to another.

...

the other side.

Songbei Culinary Academy.

The kitchen was piled high with failed attempts at making Burgundy beef stew.

This was the first time Zhang Wanqiu had felt so defeated. He tasted each dish several times.

I always felt that it tasted just average.

It cost a lot of money.

Zhang Wanqiu was somewhat frustrated.

The group member next to him whispered, "Team leader, there must be something wrong with this comic book author's recipe. This 'Burger in Red Wine' is a famous French dish; the beef needs to be marinated for a long time..."