Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

"...In order to balance its strong vinegar aroma without destroying the original texture and taste of the chicken, I lightly marinate the small tomatoes I use, and I use the sweet parsley among the three unique herbs in Italy' Basil'." Erina said.

Whether it's Italian or French, the essence of this vegetable chicken kebab is to use the slightly sour sauce and the sweetness of the vegetables and fruits to sublimate the taste of the chicken.

And this sauce is mixed with lemon juice in the traditional "French Vegetable Chicken Skewers", but now Erina has directly replaced it with vinegar, and it is the famous Italian balsamic vinegar among vinegars!

Although the amount is well controlled, it does not make the overall sour, but Italian balsamic vinegar is sour and mellow, and lemon is sour and refreshing. The difference between the two is not only the degree of sourness...

In order to make up for this, fruits and vegetables are particularly important, especially the small tomatoes.

However, if you want to use small tomatoes to balance the mellow vinegar aroma, if you just increase the amount, it will reduce the proportion of chicken, so Erina also used "basil", a sweet herb.

In Italy, rosemary, thyme, and basil are called the "Three Musketeers of Herbs". The first two of them are also used in "French Vegetable Chicken Skewers". Skewers", and the last kind of "basil" is also added.

The three musketeers of herbs blend with the taste of Italian balsamic vinegar, sublimating the taste of Italian vegetable chicken skewers to a different direction from French...

Suwon even felt like he was packed in a wooden barrel full of black vinegar, surrounded by flower fields of various spices...but unfortunately, he still remained expressionless!

If Mizuhara hadn't kept his face and ate the third root one after another, Erina would have doubted life!

Then Erina put the third plate in front of Suwon.

"Next is the third 'Waldorf Astoria Salad'!"

Obviously, the salad does not need to be kept warm. The reason why it is covered with the cover of the dinner plate is entirely for the effect of "surprise". In addition, there is a bag of ice in the cover of the dinner plate to cool slightly.

Hearing Erina's name, which was completely carefree, Liu Maoxing couldn't help grinning.

Yuuji whispered to Ryoko, "Waldorf salad? Is that the one? American salad with chicken breast?"

"Well, but it seems that this 'Italian style' is somewhat different..." Ryoko frowned.

Suwon turned over the "Italian Waldorf Astoria" salad with a knife and fork, but found that in addition to the characteristic chicken breast, it also used cherry tomatoes, green peppers, red peppers, onions...

In other words, all the ingredients of the previous "Italian Vegetable Chicken Skewers"!

Liu Maoxing couldn't help raising his eyebrows too... the main dish and the salad use the same ingredients? Erina would choose such a combination!

The Waldorf salad in American cuisine is a kind of salad made of chicken breast, various fruits and vegetables, nuts, added with cream and salad dressing, and eaten after stirring.

The yield of fruits in the Americas is high. As an American salad, in addition to chicken breast, the protagonist of the Waldorf salad should be fruit-based, but Erina's "Italian" variant is obviously different.

Onions, green peppers, red peppers, small tomatoes... After seeing it, Suwon still said with a blank expression: "Just mixing the ingredients of the main dish together and adding 'Italian style' is to underestimate Italian cuisine gone."

Erina ignored Suwon's dissatisfaction, and said with a confident smile: "Chef Suwon should try it first! It's not just the same ingredients!"

Suyuan picked up a stack of green peppers, cherry tomatoes, and chicken breasts, and stuffed them into his mouth with a sauce that apparently also added "balsamic vinegar"...

Suwon's time seemed to have stopped for two seconds, and he just kept his fork in his mouth without moving.

Two seconds later, Suwon's cheeks moved quickly like a hamster, chewing at an extremely fast speed, and then kept stuffing the salad on the plate into his mouth one fork after another.

In a short while, half of the salad on the plate had been wiped out, and Suwon's movements were still done in one go, with no pause at all, but his expression and eyes remained unchanged!

Seeing that the other party was addicted to salad, Liu Maoxing couldn't help but whispered to Erina who was smiling confidently: "Sister Mizuhara's existence is really a silent complaint against the world of Yan Yi..."

Erina, who originally had a queenly smile on her face, couldn't help but feel weird when she heard Liu Maoxing's words. She seemed to want to laugh, but felt that the smile was very low at this time, and she seemed to be suppressing it.

As for Suwon's reaction, the other students were already surprised. Although she was still expressionless, everyone already knew that this was Suwon's inherent character attribute. It was already surprising that she could chew like a hamster. up.

To be precise, only Suwon would express her satisfaction with the dishes in this way.

Just when there was only some soup left on a plate of salad, Mizuhara silently wiped his mouth with a napkin, and then looked at Erina blankly...

It was only then that Erina realized that Liu Maoxing was no longer by her side, and when she turned around, she found Liu Maoxing was at the cooking counter, trying to eat the extra portion she had prepared!

"Hey! It's not for you to eat now... No! It's not for you at all!" Erina blushed after shouting, and she didn't know why, remembering Liu Maoxing's way of helping other students to try food before, she just Prepared one for him too.

Seeing that Suyuan was waiting for him, Liu Maoxing quickly put down the knife and fork and came over.

At this time, Liu Maoxing already knew the secret of Erina's "Italian Waldorf Salad". Erina said "not only the ingredients are the same", but the sauce in the salad is exactly the same!

The only difference is that the ratio is changed. The sauce of "Italian Waldorf Astoria Salad" is obviously more refreshing than the sauce of "Italian Vegetable Chicken Skewers"...

Using basil and Italian balsamic vinegar as the main ingredients, rosemary, thyme, and black pepper as supplements, a sweet and sour salad dressing is prepared, served with cooked chicken breast, fresh green peppers, red peppers, and cherry tomatoes... …Because the ingredients and the sauce are of the same height, after tasting the “Italian Vegetable Chicken Skewers” ​​and then tasting the salad, there will be an extra taste bonus!

"You have confidence in me too!" Liu Maoxing whispered when passing by Erina, but the latter just snorted arrogantly.

Taken out alone, these two are only "super two-star" dishes, similar to catfish noodles and Norwegian langoustine dumplings, but after being combined, they have an upgraded effect, comparable to "super three-star" dishes... …

The only pity is that Suwon's eating looks like a hamster, but he still doesn't see other expressions!

And for the fourth course, the "pastry", which is not easy to shine, undoubtedly increased the difficulty.

Liu Maoxing looked at the fourth "pastry" pushed in front of Suyuan, and said to himself, "This is the last chance!"

Only then did he realize that Su Yuan was staring at him motionlessly, as if he saw "maliciousness" in his eyes...

"Ahem, this is the fourth dish, the special dish I prepared... let's call it 'Liu's Tiramisu'!"

As Liu Maoxing spoke, he opened the cover of the fourth dish, and inside was a boxy, dark red "Tiramisu".

On this topic, Liu Maoxing and Erina have different understanding directions. Erina is trying to adapt the cuisine of other countries to an Italian style, while Liu Maoxing is presenting the exotic taste similar to Italian cuisine.

However, this "Tiramisu" seems to have no special features on the surface...

Erina looked at "Tiramisu" with a strange expression. She, who went to collect the ingredients together, knew best what Liu Maoxing's "Tiramisu" was made of.

"Tiramisu? This is a classic Italian dessert pastry, and there are already many varieties. If it is nothing more than that, even if there are minor changes, it cannot be regarded as beyond the scope of Italian cuisine." Suwon said.

Youji and Ryoko couldn't help worrying and complaining, while some students who still didn't like Liu Maoxing laughed softly...

Tiramisu? As a classic Italian dessert, it has already developed countless categories. The more this kind of food, the more difficult it is to "not be limited to Italian cuisine"!

It is not possible to go beyond the scope of "tiramisu" by changing the ingredients a little bit!

But this time, Erina didn't have such worries, because there was absolutely no such "ghost" tiramisu in the world before.

I saw Mizuhara cut a small piece of "Liu's Tiramisu" with a knife and fork expressionlessly, the softness made her knife and fork pause slightly...

The traditional tiramisu is a coffee-flavored pastry, similar to the puff pastry. It is said that in the seventeenth century, the wife of an Italian soldier who was about to go to the battlefield would eat All the dry food, biscuits, and bread at home are pressed into pastries, which means "take me away"...

Later, it gradually developed into a kind of dessert that entrusts people's good emotions, with mascarpone cheese and sponge cake as the main materials, and cocoa powder, coffee beans, etc. are added as seasoning desserts.

However, Liu Maoxing's group does not seem to have used a cake oven before, and now the "Liu's Tiramisu" is not as soft as cakes or mille-feuilles.

Su Yuan felt a little doubtful in his heart, but with no expression on his face, he put a piece of "Tiramisu" into his mouth...

After a pause of two seconds, Mizuhara, who had been expressionless all the time, suddenly flattened his mouth, his color turned reddish, his eyes became watery, and he even let out a sobbing sound that only Liu Maoxing and Erina could hear, as if The little milk cat's voice is equally lovely and pitiful.

Immediately, he picked up the white wine at hand, and after taking a sip, his face turned even redder. He looked at Liu Maoxing and Erina for help, then gritted his teeth, and took another mouthful of the suspicious-looking tiramisu. Even more lovely and pitiful!

Seeing Suwon's flushed face and misty eyes, Liu Maoxing had a feeling of bullying the "three-no" "girl" from the inside out, while the other students had already opened their mouths wide in shock...