Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

Chapter 277

"This... is completely different from the ramen I tasted before!"

"That's right, the appearance of the judges... I tasted 'shoyu ramen' before, and I didn't have such a strong appetite..."

"How is it possible? Nakiri's family is not a professional ramen chef. Isn't this the ramen she created by herself these days? Could it be..."

"Although the grape shrimp is expensive, it's impossible for those gourmets to have such an effect, right?"

It's not that Erina's "Red Soup Ramen" really beat Iris's "Soy Sauce Ramen", but because on the one hand, the hot and sour taste stimulates the appetite more, and on the other hand, Iris's "Shoyu Ramen" has many judges present They can often eat a similar taste, and they have all gone to Tokyo to taste the craftsmanship of the real "Hitori Ramen" master chef, so naturally they will not lose their composure because of the "semi-full version" of iris.

The audience off the court was discussing a lot, and the "tasting" of the judges on the court finally came to an end...

All of them had red faces on their heads, and their whole faces were filled with a warm smile.

But at the same time, it is also discussing about Erina's "Red Soup Ramen".

"'Spicy' and 'sour' are indeed the taste of Thai chili and lime juice, which is very similar to the 'tom yum soup' in Southeast Asia, but...compared to 'tom yum soup', the 'fishy' is used more flexibly effect!"

"That's right, although 'fishy' alone is one of the peculiar smells of ingredients, in theory, besides suppressing and eliminating peculiar smells, there is also a way of using 'guiding'. For example, in the previous 'bear meat ramen', The peculiar smell of bear meat is actually partly 'guided', which makes the dish more full and full of wildness."

"In ordinary 'Tom Yum Kung Soup', although it is also sour, spicy and has the fishy smell of shrimp, it is more inclined to use sour and spicy to cover the fishy smell of shrimp, and this 'red soup', It is a perfect combination of fishy smell and hot and sour!"

"Generally speaking, shrimp is not suitable as an ingredient for making soup. The 'Tom Yum Kung Soup' in Southeast Asia is a very rare famous shrimp soup, but..."

"But it's obviously different from this red soup! It's kind of...somewhat like high soup? Although 'Tom Yum Kung Soup' is also called 'soup', it doesn't have the process of 'boiling'."

The judges couldn't help being puzzled. Usually, when "Tom Yum Kung Soup" is cooked, the ingredients are only cooked, and then the cooked seasoning soup is poured, or after the soup is cooked, the ingredients are added for a few minutes. When the ingredients are cooked, they will be served out.

There is still a big difference from the broth that has been boiled for a long time.

"Huh? That's right! This grape shrimp doesn't look like it has been boiled for a long time..." A bald judge said, pulling a few strands of hair.

Just when Erina showed the Queen's expression, "You guys really don't understand anything", Dojima Gin said, "It's Vietnamese prawns."

"What? This is indeed a grape shrimp...Ah! What Mr. Dojima said is that the soup is made of Vietnamese prawns?" The bald judges realized it.

Asai frowned and said: "The shrimp heads of Vietnamese prawns, because the taste of the shrimp heads is particularly delicious, sometimes they are used to season seafood broth. My family also has a soup base seasoned with shrimp heads, but..."

"That's right, this 'red soup' is not just a simple seasoning, but a shrimp head broth made with shrimp heads as the main material! The sour and spicy flavors are the final preparation, while other spices are always mixed with a lot of spices. Boil the shrimp heads together!" Dojima Gin said.

"Huh? But, but... If you use shrimp heads as the main ingredient, the taste of the soup will be..."

"I understand what you mean. It is true that the taste of soup will be fishy, ​​astringent, and bitter... But these are not insurmountable. It is the things that ordinary people can't do that can be called 'excellent', right? Besides, cooking The progress of the world is also the result of continuous cooks who have done things that others cannot..." Dojima Gin said.

But Gin Dojima immediately shook his head: "But this probably doesn't symbolize the progress of the culinary world, right? I guess only the owner of the 'God's Tongue' can do this kind of thing."

At the same time, Dojima Gin also said in his heart: And it is the "strengthened" God's Tongue!

In his previous impression, Erina's "God's Tongue" was not so strong.

That's right, for the understanding of cooking skills, Dojima Gin, who is more nuanced, can clearly understand after just tasting it. The reason why Erina can make such soup is not because of the improvement of cooking skills, but because of "" God's Tongue" ability has been improved.

"The strong fishy smell, sour and spicy flavors are perfectly combined together... To be honest, I don't like Southeast Asian cuisine very much, but this time I really feel that in this 'Red Soup Ramen' On to 'Happiness'!"

"Indeed, I haven't been like this for a long time, because I was sweating profusely because of eating spicy dishes..."

At this time, there were even judges, who reluctantly tasted a few more mouthfuls!

Not only because of the deliciousness, but also except for the students of Yuanyue Academy, most of the contestants' ramen are almost tired of eating, and they can eat the "full version" at any time in Sapporo, instead of the ramen they made Still very young "reprint"...

Even Iris's "shoyu ramen" can be tasted in a trip to Tokyo.

But Erina's ramen, if I miss it now, it will be almost impossible to taste it again...

And now it was the final stage of the competition, only Liu Maoxing hadn't presented the ramen at the end, so Nuonuo no longer reminded the judges to pay attention to their food intake.

But Dojima Gin said: "I suggest that you should save some stomach space for yourself!...Cooking sometimes brings unexpected surprises, doesn't it?"

"Huh? It's rare to see Mr. Dojima being so frankly optimistic about a junior." Asai said with a frank expression.

He naturally heard that Dojima Silver's hidden meaning was that he was very optimistic about the last player...

This level of optimism even exceeds that of Nakiri Erina who has the "God's Tongue"!

"Mr. Asai can just call me Dojima." Dojima Gin didn't explain anything else.

And at this time, Nuonuo's voice asking the judges to score has already sounded...

"96 points! Another 96 points! Six judges gave perfect marks! A super high score that is rare in previous competitions... tied for the first place with the previous contestant Shiratori Iris! Could it be that the champion of this 'Sapporo Ramen Contest', Is it going to be selected by voting? Or is it a tie for the championship?" Nuonuo worked hard to stir up the atmosphere.

According to the rules of the competition, if the highest score is tied by two or more people, it will enter the stage of judges voting, but because there are ten judges, it is still possible to tie. If this is the case, the two will be tied for the championship.

However, such an extremely low probability situation has not happened for a long time.

Sometimes even if the judges give the same score to two contestants, they are mostly biased in their hearts.

For example, at the very beginning, the judges who gave full marks to Fujie and others were selected early, but later they obviously regretted it, because the ramen of Acorus and Erina made them feel better than the ramen of Fujie and others

And seeing this score, Erina and Acorus froze at the same time, as if they couldn't accept the result...

At this time, among the four judges who did not give Erina full marks, there were still Dojima Gin and Asai!

Of course, the two of them do not have obsessive-compulsive disorder, and they must avoid full marks, but because there is an essential gap between 10 points and 9 points, it seems that Dojima Gin and Asai still think that they are playing at their current level. It cannot be regarded as "perfect" among ramen chefs under the age of 20, or they have higher expectations for "perfect".

Among the other two judges who did not give Erina full marks, one of them coincided with the judge who also gave Acorus 9 points, but the last one who gave Acorus full marks before was the one with the bald head...

And Erina is mainly staring at him now, and the bald head explained: "Yes, Ms. Erina's red soup ramen is also delicious, but...the ramen itself is light red because tomato juice was added to the noodles. Right? In order to make the ramen itself have a fruity and sour taste, so that the taste of ramen and red soup can be combined without being abrupt...

Although this idea is very good, I still feel that the taste of tomato juice is not in harmony with the taste after being mixed into the ramen. "

At this time, many players with higher numbers began to gossip about how the bet between Erina and Changpu should be calculated...

Although they were not in the No. 1 competition area during the preliminaries, they also heard about the bet between the two women. At this time, they began to be curious. If they really tied for the championship in the end, how would this bet be counted?

Will both parties pay "chips"?

Although it has nothing to do with the "onlookers", but it seems fun to be able to watch the excitement... For example, Miss Erina's challenge to "Big Eater" and so on!

As for the "seeded players" in the No. 1 competition area, they are still immersed in being "overwhelmed by Mount Tai" twice.

Originally, he wanted to improve the reputation of his ramen restaurant by "defeating Nitori Ramen", but he was killed by a high score, and then even crushed by Erina, who is not a professional ramen chef, with a high score. Now Still immersed in "lost".

I can't help but think "is talent really so important" in my heart, talented cooks can have outstanding development in all aspects, but "without talent", even with the help of family secret recipes, they will Being defeated at what you do best...

In particular, many young ramen chefs in their 60s and 70s were "defeated" by a considerable number of Yuanyue students!

This is not so obvious compared to players with 20, 30, 40 or 50 points, because anyway, they are also prepared to be at the bottom, and there is no difference between being overwhelmed by their own people and being overwhelmed by others...

"Mr. Asai, do you want to say something?" Seeing this scene, the bald judge asked worriedly.

"It doesn't matter, just leave it to the 'adults' in their own families. This is something that many 'ordinary' cooks have to go through, and it may not be a bad thing for them to experience it earlier." Asai said.

Nuonuo's voice also sounded at this time: "The last contestant will be invited next! The ninth seat of the top ten of Yuanyue students! He is also the classmate Liu Maoxing who is going to have dinner with me tonight! Come on, Ah Xing, sister Waiting for you tonight!"

Erina and Calamus, who were still arguing about how to settle the bet, suddenly looked over at Liu Maoxing...

Erina's gaze was like a sword, while Acorus's face looked disgusted, as if he was looking at a pervert.

At the same time, there are several "eyes like swords", and several eyes like fire (fire of jealousy)...

Under great pressure, Liu Maoxing pushed the dining cart to the judges' table, and there were ten plates of "fried noodles" on it!

That's right, not only chow mein, but pure chow mein...without sauce or side dishes!

"Welcome everyone to try my 'Hundreds of Fried Noodles'!" Liu Maoxing placed ten plates of fried noodles that looked a bit monotonous in front of the judges.

"Huh? Is this fried noodles...well, let's call it fried noodles."

Recalling the appearance of Liu Maoxing's "fried noodles" before, the judges pinched their noses with difficulty and admitted that it was "fried noodles".

However, when the other contestants and audience heard Liu Maoxing's name, they began to discuss with some dissatisfaction, and some judges also frowned slightly.

"Hundreds of fried noodles? What do you mean? Does he think that his ramen noodles can overwhelm the 100 ramen restaurants on No. 1 Ramen Street?"

"This...should be just a coincidence, right? Or is there some other meaning..."

"Hehe, what meaning can there be! I think he just despises our Sapporo Ramen Street!"

"Then what can you do? No matter how you look at the championship this time, we have lost our share..."

That’s right, the first thing that comes to mind when mentioning “Hundred Houses” on this occasion is the 100 ramen restaurants in Sapporo’s No. 1 Ramen Street, which symbolizes the existence of a holy place for ramen in Sapporo…

One of the judges, a master chef from Sapporo Ramen Street, couldn't help asking: "Baekia fried noodles? Is there any special meaning?"

"Well, after tasting it, everyone will know that if we talk about the meaning...it should be 'tribute'!" Liu Maoxing said.

Even if some of the judges are not professional gourmets, they understand the rules, so they don't worry about this issue for the time being, but start to pay attention to the ramen... no, it's the chow mein itself.

"However, when it comes to chow mein, there are usually two main genres: 'fry the noodles with sauce and toppings' and 'fry the noodles with sauce and toppings', right? But... so It's really rare to see monotonous chow mein," said the bald judge.

"Wait, these noodles are a bit thick for chow mein, right?" Another judge said, picking up a cluster of noodles.

Indeed, each piece of Liu Maoxing's fried noodles looks very thick...not the kind of wide noodles, but thick!

"However, the heat, which is very important for fried noodles, is very well grasped! It can be seen from the golden color, and...the whole plate of noodles has this color, and the uniformity can also be seen to be so 'exquisite'... ...Ahem, I mean a powerful pyrotechnician!"

If it weren't for the golden luster of the fried noodles and the near-perfect color integrity, the judges would doubt whether such thick noodles are really cooked!

But thinking of Liu Maoxing's way of fried noodles, the judges still couldn't accept it if they said it was "exquisite", so they used the inexplicable "excellent" as a rhetoric...

"Then... let's try it!"

"Well, the taste of this big root is really full."

"Although it is fried noodles, but the control of fire and oil makes people not feel greasy at all when eating!"

"It turns out that when the noodles are rotating, the oil brushed on them becomes uniform and penetrates under the centrifugal force!"

"But even so, fried noodles without sauces and side dishes...wait! This, this is..."

"This strong taste..."

To the amazement of the audience and other contestants, the judges were stunned after tasting the fried noodles that were supposed to be "tasteless"?

"It's the sauce! I see, the sauce is in the noodles!"

"And these are not thick noodles at all, but thin noodles rolled into a threaded tube, with sauce and finely chopped side dishes inside..."

After the unexpected sauce exploded in the mouth, the judges immediately brought the cross-section of the noodles closer to their eyes to observe.

That's right, when the "thick smoke" was so dense that everyone couldn't see what was going on inside, Liu Maoxing wrapped the noodles into a spiral shape, and all the sauces that were prepared before and mixed with various side dishes were all rolled up go in.

Finally, during the second-stage steaming, it was completely sealed...

And the sauce enclosed in it will be reheated, so that diners can feel the "cracking" of the sauce to the greatest extent when they taste it!

While the judges were enjoying the feeling of the sauce bursting in their mouths, Asai suddenly froze: "Wait, I seem to..."

As he spoke, he picked up a special noodle, sucked it in his mouth, chewed it carefully, and then changed to another one.

"What's the matter? Old friend."

"Sure enough! You taste each yakisoba separately! The taste and texture are the same!" Asai said.

"What... oh! Sure enough!"

"No, why do I feel that this smell is a bit familiar?"

"Ah! This is a bit like my family's 'Spicy Hell Ramen'..."

"Huh? This is a bit similar to Chi Ze's 'Chicken Heart Ramen'. Just now I tasted the 'Chicken Heart Ramen' presented by his kid during the competition!"

"This, this root should be..."

Under Asai's reminder, everyone found that every piece of fried noodles seemed to be able to find the signature noodles of the corresponding ramen restaurant in Sapporo Ramen Street!

Only then did the judges realize that in the past three days, Liu Maoxing "mopped up" Ramen Street in Sapporo once.

Taste the signature noodles of each family, and the sauce in these fried noodles imitates the taste of each ramen!

"I remembered! Didn't there have been rumors before that another owner of the 'God's Tongue' appeared in Yuanyue's first year? Is the rumor true? And it's... Liu Maoxing?"

"That's right! I also remembered what I said..."

"Although it may sound like six or seven 'similar' tastes, the essence has already been grasped! The most important thing is that our ramen uses broth, but he uses sauce to imitate the taste. Quite the essence!" said the bald judge.

"Wait, that's not all! Don't be paralyzed by the taste, pay attention to the texture of each noodle!" Asai said suddenly.

"Taste? Because the heat is uniform, the taste is very...wrong! The texture of this 'big bone ramen' feels like thin noodles to me, and the texture of this 'garlic ramen' is somewhat like wide noodles. ...I see! Is it the ramen corresponding to them, and the texture of the selected noodles is similar?"

Each type of ramen in each ramen restaurant will also be paired with noodles of different thickness, smoothness, and toughness, and now everyone has noticed this difference in taste in each of Liu Maoxing's fried noodles... …

"How could this be? They are all the same noodles... wait a minute, there are... scratches on these noodles!"

The judges began to observe one after another. If you take these fried noodles and look carefully, you will find that there are different nicks on them, which also makes the noodles taste different.

After the helical overlap, the vertical nicks are displayed, which will make the noodle entrance easier and smoother to eat, and the horizontal nicks will make the entrance more difficult and feel rougher. Carving a notch like a buffer zone will make it look stronger...

That's right, this is exactly the pattern carved when the noodles were hung on the glass wall at the beginning, and Liu Maoxing used a knife and a carving knife to transfer the noodles from the horizontal bar to the chopping board!

"Just relying on these, the taste has changed?"

"He made the noodles on the spot...that is to say, in a short period of time, every single noodle was left with scratches all over. This kind of knife skill...is simply unimaginable!"

"I know! It was when his cooking table was blocked by the noodles turning around that he completed this kind of carving..."

And this technique of changing the texture of the noodles by changing the texture of the noodles comes from the "Zhonghua Yiyi" period, another "Liu Maoxing" Ganges Fried Noodles...