Shokuki: Start with an izakaya and make everyone cry

Whoosh!

Glowing!

A red dragon began to rise slowly in the mist.

Its scales shimmered silver under the light, as brilliant as diamonds.

Afterwards, before Alice could come to her senses, a scent unique to shrimp dumplings burst out instantly.

Even though the fragrance was a bit light, the temptation far surpassed all the dishes she had ever seen before!

"Is it glowing?"

"And this dragon really...really went to heaven?"

Seeing this scene, Alice Nakiri's eyes widened as she felt both shocked and excited.

Sure enough, this kind of cuisine is not on the same level as the Shōryū dumplings Erina made last time. It is even more amazing!

…

Afterwards, she couldn't wait to hold the chopsticks.

After gently picking up a small shrimp dumpling, he tasted it under Zhang Fan's gaze.

First of all, you can feel the delicacy and elasticity of the two different dumpling skins. They slowly break in your mouth, releasing the delicious flavor of the shrimp meat in an instant!

Then, the delicious shrimp meat is tender, juicy and delicious.

The elastic texture and taste echo each other with the delicate dumpling skin, forming a unique taste experience.

"Hmm~"

"I'll just say it!"

"How can Erina have the ability to make such delicious dumplings?"

After swallowing it, Alice couldn't help but exclaimed.

Until this moment, she was finally able to confirm that this magical dish was definitely not created by Erina, but by Zhang Fan.

When Erina gave her a harsh lesson with Shoryu dumplings, she had already vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Later, after careful thinking, she thought of Zhang Fan.

Therefore, tonight she hurried to the izakaya to see the real Shoryu dumplings with her own eyes!

It had to be said that Zhang Fan's cooking shocked her every time.

And this dish called "Shenglong Dumplings" was far beyond her imagination.

It is not even an exaggeration to say that it is several, dozens, or hundreds of times more delicious than the Buddha Jumping Over the Wall she tasted when she first came to the izakaya!

Then, she still felt that it was not enough, so she quickly picked up another small dumpling and started eating it.

"Fresh hand-peeled shrimps are important, but the addition of bamboo shoots and lard will also make the freshness and texture of the whole shrimp dumplings more prominent."

"Every time you take a bite, you can feel that the shrimp meat is alive in your mouth. It is very smooth and delicious."

"Uh-huh, this kind of food is so delicious!"

With her eyes closed deeply, Alice began to feel the shock and deliciousness of the shrimp dumplings with her heart.

…

In fact.

There are many chefs who engage in molecular gastronomy.

I actually don’t like the term “molecular cuisine” very much.

First of all, all ingredients are made up of molecules. Why should a dish that has changed its molecular structure be called "molecular cuisine"?

Secondly, the so-called molecular cuisine is not about holding a microscope and performing cooking operations at the molecular level!

So in Alice's eyes, she prefers to call molecular cuisine "modern cuisine".

After all, its essence is to use advanced technology and equipment to cook with more appropriate methods on the premise of a better understanding of the chemical and physical properties of the ingredients!

Of course, if you think about it this way.

There are also many advanced things in modern kitchens, such as freezers.

But it is precisely this so-called "modern" instrument and theoretical knowledge that gives Alice a sense of superiority and vanity.

In her subconscious mind, she always believed that molecular cuisine must be able to lead a new era of cuisine in the future.

Those traditional dishes that are stuck in their ways will slowly be replaced by the power of technology.

However, this naive idea was shaken one after another by Zhang Fan's dishes after she came to Yuanyue!

"I really didn't expect that."

"So some of his dishes go straight to heaven?"

Next to him, Kobayashi Rgentan was silently paying attention to all this, his eyes flashed involuntarily.

She often came to the izakaya, but she didn't realize that Zhang Fan had such interesting dishes that would shine and go to heaven!

…

"Zhang Fan."

"Erina, she...she..."

"After tasting Longyin Strawberry, I commented that my molecular cuisine is gorgeous but not practical. You...what do you think?"

"Is my molecular cuisine so useless?"

Finally, after finishing her meal, Alice began to express her depression and confusion about the future of molecular cuisine to Zhang Fan.

"Cooking technology actually keeps improving with the development of history."

After taking a deep look at the confused Alice, Zhang Fan continued: "Just like the Shenglong dumplings you are eating now, when those so-called traditional dishes first came out, they were also a kind of modern cuisine!"

"Going a step further, in ancient times when humans ate raw meat, you roasted the meat over fire and ate it, which was modernization."

"Those cheap steamed buns sold in canteens were a very impressive technology before 2000."

"so."

"Traditional food is all molecular gastronomy of the past."

"I fully agree with this concept."

"It is really necessary for a chef to accept modern and technologically advanced molecular cuisine."

“But for now, molecular cuisine tends to focus too much on the changes brought about by technology, while ignoring the essence of cuisine!”

"In short, when can you make molecular cuisine as exciting as this Shenglong dumpling dish, which is both shocking and delicious?"

“Then the value and charm of modern cuisine can be truly brought into play!”

…

Innovation!

Sometimes, they are regarded as heretics.

From raw meat to barbecued meat, from flour to steamed buns, these are all advancements in cooking techniques.

But it seems that from soup stock to thick soup, chemicals and technology have been used to replace food, so that many people are rejecting it and do not understand it.

Therefore, from Zhang Fan's personal understanding, molecular cuisine does still have a long way to go, and of course it is also a challenge for Alice.

"Zhang Fan, I'm here again!"

At this moment, when Alice fell into silence and thinking.

Nakiri Erina, and the haunting Nito Hisako next to her, appeared in the izakaya again.

As soon as she came in, Erina took the initiative to say hello to Zhang Fan.

And on that pretty face, the eagerness to taste the food was evident.

perhaps.

Today's Zhang Fan.

In Miss Erina's mind, it is already very important, right?

Nito Hisako, who was following closely behind him, felt a change in Erina and couldn't help but think to himself.