Shokuki: Start with an izakaya and make everyone cry

at night.

The city begins its own transformation.

The lights on both sides of the street twinkled like stars, reflecting in the dark night and illuminating people's paths.

Usually around 10pm, the izakaya has the most customers.

In addition to the four Totsuki students, Kobayashi Ritsou, Tadokoro Megumi, Yoshino Yuki, and Sakaki Ryoko, there are also many familiar faces from before, who have appeared here one after another.

drink wine!

Have a meal!

Or resting.

Or chatting with friends about trivial matters at home.

In short, the izakaya becomes even more different because of this group of diners!

…

"I see."

"The wine used is Pinot Noir, a type of Burgundy red wine."

"Um!"

"Let me think about it first."

"This wine seems to be a dry red wine?"

"Although the tannins in red wine will neutralize the fat inside the beef, its sugar will also affect the taste of the entire dish."

"Dry red wine has the lowest sugar content among all red wine categories. As for Pinot Noir, its taste is gentler, with weaker tannins and a sweet aftertaste, so..."

"Why?"

"How does this beef taste..."

Sakaki Ryoko, who is good at various fermentations, quickly tasted the type of red wine Zhang Fan used.

At first, she naively thought that the reason why Zhang Fan used this red wine was simply that the price of Pinot Noir was relatively low among red wines.

But later, after careful analysis, she discovered that Pinot Noir itself has fine, smooth tannins and a rich fruity aroma. It is indeed the most suitable choice for stewing beef!

certainly.

She was also depressed.

This has been stewed for 2 hours, and the beef will definitely taste tender.

But...how could it be so soft?

…

"Beef ribs."

"Beef ribs are used in this."

Yoshino Yuki, who had just finished eating, quickly answered this question.

"I know it's beef ribs."

"I just can't understand why it's stewed so softly?"

Ryoko Sakaki blinked and asked back.

"The meat of beef ribs is softer than beef tendon and brisket, which can ensure that it will not fall apart during the stew process."

“And the longer the stewing time is, the more it can fully absorb the aroma of red wine and seasonings. While maintaining the complete shape and taste, the beef ribs will become more tender and tender!”

Yoshino rubbed her chin with one hand and used her knowledge of beef to analyze it in detail.

"Um?"

"Ryoko, you seem to be right."

"Even if the beef ribs are simmered for 2 hours, the texture won't be so soft, right?"

At the end of the analysis, Yoshino Yuki also discovered the problem.

"Shopkeeper."

"Can you help us answer it?"

"How come this beef ribs are stewed so softly? What... method was used?"

Finally, Yoshino turned his attention to Zhang Fan and asked curiously.

"Simple."

“Use technology and hard work.”

"Just take a packet of meat tenderizer powder, which is guaranteed to perfectly solve the problem of the beef ribs being stewed but not falling apart!"

Zhang Fan said jokingly when he heard this.

…

"Meat tenderizer?"

"real or fake?"

When Yoshino heard this, he was almost stunned!

"Fake!"

"There are generally two ways to make beef softer, more tender and smoother without damaging the elasticity of muscle fibers."

"One is to use external force, such as using the back of a knife or a meat hammer, to gently tap or tap the surface of the beef."

"Doing this loosens the muscle fibers of the beef, making it easier to cook, but if you overdo it, it can seriously damage the fibers within the beef."

"So I generally don't use this kind of local method."

"As for."

"It's another kind of thing."

"It is through the protein hydrolysis reaction of beef texture that some ingredients are added during the stewing process."

"Ingredients such as black tea, honey, ginger paste, sugar, vinegar, beer, tomatoes, etc. can all speed up the rottenness of beef."

"in."

"Black tea and honey have the best effect."

"And black tea contains more tea polyphenols, which in addition to the effect of removing free radicals."

"It can also make the beef more fragrant and appetizing during the stewing process."

"oh oh!"

"So that's it."

"It almost scared me to death. I thought you, the shop owner, really used meat tenderizer powder!"

Listening to Zhang Fan's explanation, Yoshino Yuki patted her chest, wiped a drop of cold sweat from her forehead, and replied with admiration.

…

A genius who is famous in his hometown.

If you go to another place full of geniuses, you will naturally become mediocre.

For Tadokoro Megumi, she might not even be considered a mediocre person at Totsuki Academy.

At most, it is as the commander-in-chief said: "In Yuanyue, 99% of the people are just to temper the abandonment of the 1% of the people." And she is the 99% of the people!

In fact.

Judging from the original plot.

In the first class after school started, if she was not in the same group as Soma.

Then I'm afraid I have to carry the "baggage" and go back to my hometown crying!

Then, if nothing unexpected happens, she will choose to inherit her mother's estate, Zhuang Huiyuan, and live like this for the rest of her life.

But it's different now. After all, Zhang Fan has traveled to this world, so there will naturally be a lot of butterfly effects.

Whether it’s the top ten heroes like Kobayashi Ritsou, Akanekubo Momo, Nakiri Erina, etc., or people in high positions like Anne, Commander-in-Chief, etc…

In fact, under the influence of Zhang Fan, their life trajectories have begun to become different from the original plot!

therefore.

Students like Tadokoro Megumi.

Zhang Fan will definitely gradually affect the direction of his life.

…

"Tasoko."

"You must understand."

"Chefing is a high-risk profession."

"Everything in the kitchen is dangerous, and there are a lot of unexpected things that can happen."

"Just like a five-star hotel, business often suddenly booms, causing all the chefs to be unable to keep up with the food delivery speed."

"There are also situations where food ingredients are not supplied due to lack of timely communication between superiors and subordinates; there are even situations where a kitchen assistant who does a good job suddenly loses his temper and quits, leaving all the mess to the chef."

"At this time, faced with these emergencies, people's psychology will be a little nervous and panicked."

"But a good and qualified chef will overcome this mentality immediately and deal with these problems calmly."

Speaking of this, Zhang Fan looked deeply at Tian Suohui.

"But."

"I don't know what's going on?"

"Every time I arrive at the examination room, my head is dizzy."

Knowing that Zhang Fan was warning her not to panic every time she arrived at the examination room, Tian Suohui felt very moved in her heart.

But she still scratched the back of her head in embarrassment. After all, it was really difficult for her to overcome this kind of thing.

"experience."

"So, experience is important."

"Suppose that in your first class after enrolling, you have to take a test on beef stew in red wine."

"But when you were so nervous, you threw a whole bottle of salt in the air and thought about making another one, but it was too late?"

"So, how should you face it at this time?"

"Why?"

When Tian Suohui heard this, he was startled for a moment, and then he completely understood what Zhang Fan meant!