The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 218: The Pearl in Front (4K)

For the next quarter of an hour, the judges sat in silence, staring blankly at the empty soup plate.

The audience was in an uproar, filled with excited chatter, and people couldn't wait to share the shock of watching the game with those around them, as if only by speaking out could they fully vent their excitement.

The four great young men of China.

Liu Shimeng, Tang Jinghan, Lu Zuguang and Wen Chaoqing.

These four people have very different personalities, and their reactions at this time are also different.

The most cheerful Liu Shimeng simply took out her mobile phone and took beautiful selfies in the VIP seat, and uploaded her viewing status and mood to social platforms such as Douyin, Weibo, and a certain Red Book in real time.

【Liu Shimeng: (Selfie) Awesome…my boss Xia! 】

[Who among the family members understands? ]

[Can a dish shine twice? 】

[I am very lucky to be there and witness Boss Xia create a miracle again! ]

This food battle was originally an open competition, and it was of extremely rare pseudo-Lin standard. Not only Japan but also China was paying attention to it.

After all, who asked one of the participants in the food battle to be the boss Xia that they have been thinking about for a long time?
The number of comments and likes on Liu Shimeng’s updates skyrocketed.

[I hate it! I can’t be the one to blame!!]

[Boss Xia’s new masterpiece is called “Golden Soup Lotus Crab”? ]

[Tsk tsk tsk, only Boss Xia can do this… This little-known and obscure work by Yizhangqing Xiangen has been brought into new forms and to a new height! ]

[So, Boss Xia went to Neon for a tour, took a trip, and had a vacation, and then he jumped from a newly promoted special grade to a newly promoted pseudo-Lin? ]

[I didn’t dare to believe it at first, but this fake Kirin food battle is known to the world…]

[Oh, nothing more to say... Xiao Shimeng, please ask Boss Xia for us, when will you finish your tour and come back to set up a stall? (Palms together.jpg)]

Just as Liu Shimeng was smilingly checking the comments and replies from fans and netizens.

clang--

The bell for the end of cooking time for the food battle rang.

All of a sudden, everyone realized something and looked towards Kitchen No. 1 where Amber Murphy was.

The female chef who had been forgotten for a long time, her stubborn but proud figure pushing the food cart was captured once again by the broadcast camera and reappeared on the big screen.

The lights were focused on her. The female chef showed no fear or timidity at all and faced the judges' gaze straight ahead.

but…

When Amber Murphy and Xia An's eyes met.

The female chef pursed her lips unconsciously, and her eyes dodged and deviated for a moment.

Xia An only knew that he was always fighting and competing with himself, and his enemy was not the female chef in front of him.

Even though Amber Murphy's cooking skills are ridiculous, she is the top pseudo-King in the Gourmet Club.

But so what?
The moment the crab soup and pumpkin soup successfully shone in the first half, Xia An knew that he would win the battle without a single loss. The rest depended on his personal will.

Are you willing to give it a try for the perfect version of "Golden Soup Crab with Lotus Root"?

In the end, Xia An won.

The crab meat and eggs in the second half glowed again, so when this dish that glowed both front and back was successfully integrated on the plate, this food battle was complete for Xia An.

"Please—"

Xia An was in a good mood and immediately gave up his seat, handing over all the lights and stage to Amber Murphy.

He has no nostalgia.

There was no hesitation in his steps.

He returned to his kitchen No. 2 with such ease that it seemed as if he didn't take a single cloud with him.

But everyone's eyes, including Amber Murphy's, were still on Xia An.

Until he started cleaning and tidying up in Kitchen No. 2.

"Cough cough..."

Nakiri Senzaemon took the initiative to speak, drawing everyone's attention back to the judging panel:

"Chef Amber Murphy, please introduce your food."

Amber Murphy took a deep breath:

"My Shokugeki dish is called 'Century Soup'!"

Soup of the century?

The name obviously has some magic in it.

The VIP audience and industry celebrities all showed surprise.

Even many celebrity chefs jumped in shock.

Ordinary audiences and Totsuki students, seeing the reactions of the big guys in the VIP area, realized that the recipe named "Century Soup" might not be simple.

really.

I only heard Li Baixuan, the Zhenlin of Po County, stare at me and say slowly:
"you sure?"

"This is an immortal classic in the food world... In terms of quantity, perhaps only Fairy Bei's "Mother Sun Ball" and Kaiyou's "Eight Demon-Breaking Formations" are qualified to rival it!"

"Attention, it's a qualification!"

hiss…

Now, regardless of their status, the audience understood.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand “Soup of the Century”.

But "Eight Demon-Breaking Formations" and "Mother Sun Ball" are legendary recipes in the Blue Star food world!
"yes, I'm sure!"

Amber Murphy's face is full of confidence.

Nakiri Masaaki looked at her seriously and said, "So, which version did you try to restore your "Century Soup" based on?"

"Granny Setsuno's version?"

"Or is it Komatsu's version?"

Amber Murphy was not surprised that the only special executive of the European International Gourmet Association had detailed information about "Soup of the Century".

After all, the Gourmet Club is not the only organization that excavates old relics and collects various ancient stone tablets.

"Neither of them." She shook her head and said softly, "It's just... I digested some of the ingredients of these two versions, mastered their essence, and combined them to create my own version of "Soup of the Century"!"

The jury fell into a brief silence.

The Thai royal family, Zhenlin Mahida, was the first to say:

"you mean…"

"The ingredients in this bowl of soup come from two versions of Soup of the Century?"

At this point, Amber Murphy had already served hot soup to each judge.

Seeing her nodded.

"interesting!"

Mahida smiled, showing her white teeth, "Zhenlin didn't dare to say that he would do this, but you did it, and I got it done for you?"

Sun Yun, who goes by the alias "Takeshita Saya", also showed a look of surprise.

Komatsu…

Grandma Setsuno…

Based on Neo Food Utopia’s continuous excavation and deciphering of ancient civilizations.

These two were both famous chefs in the pre-civilization food world, so their works and deeds were carved on stone tablets and passed down to this day.

But if we use the culinary system of the Blue Star food industry to evaluate.

Let’s not talk about Grandma Jie Nai.

This may be the most pinnacle existence of Dragon Chef, and he seems to have taken that step and is peeking into a higher level of legend.

And Xiaosong has a god-level talent that can turn decay into magic...

The peak of his career cannot be lower than Chef Long.

The dishes he cooked with low-grade ingredients can rival the best delicacies, and the Komatsu version of "Century Soup" is the best proof. Take a look at what Komatsu has changed into in this version of the immortal recipe...

There are many kinds of ingredients below level 1, such as [Cartilage Roll Washed Vegetables], [Stew Wine], [Only Beans], [Pork Chop Potatoes]...

Level 3 [Pelican Soup]…

But a pity.

With the strength of Neo Food Utopia, the integration and restoration of the Komatsu version of the "Century Soup" recipe is only 70% to 80%, and very important fragments are missing. As a result, the president of Utopia has been researching for many years but has not been able to figure out what the missing soul ingredient is.

"Everyone, please rinse your mouth to reset your taste buds."

In accordance with the Shokugeki Treaty, Dojima Gin asked the director of the Totsuki Shokugeki Bureau, Hisahiro Kageura, to personally bring a table of mouthwash products that had been prepared in advance.

Witness this scene.

Amber Murphy had a blank expression on her face.

But, in the private viewing room.

The faces of Dr. K and his lackey Nakamura Ji twitched again.

This clause was originally written to reassure opponents.

But who knows...

Now the boomerang actually stabbed himself!
The terms that had reassured their opponents now made them breathe a sigh of relief:
"At least it can reset the taste buds and greatly reduce the aftertaste of the glowing dishes left in the judges' mouths!"

So, it’s not like there is no chance at all!
When Nakamura Ji thought of this, his face turned pale, and he continued to sentence her to death in his heart:

"But this slim hope... is really only a tiny bit!"

Dr. K suddenly stood up and flung open the door:
"I don't want to watch it anymore!"

"Even Amber Murphy can't take him down, so we can only wait until he reaches Zhenlin, and then I will take action myself!"

boom! !

The door was slammed shut.

Nakamura Ji opened his mouth, swallowed back the flattering words he had prepared, and said in a gloomy tone: "Yeah... even the top five pseudo-Lin in the Gourmet Club rankings lost..."

Immediately, Nakamura Ji looked past the large floor-to-ceiling glass and looked at the broadcast screen above the "Moonlight Without a Star" venue -

In close-up.

The judges began to drink the soup, enjoying the special bowl of "Soup of the Century".

"What does Century Soup taste like?"

After putting aside the thought of winning or losing, Nakamura Ji couldn't help but return his attention to the food itself, and curiosity and appetite gradually revealed on his face.

Similarly, the audience in the venue were also swallowing their saliva, full of imagination about the soup with the name of "century".

While the judges were all moved and couldn't help but show their amazement in their behavior.

In kitchen number 2.

Xia An, who was tidying up and cleaning the kitchen utensils, looked up and glanced at the broadcast screen with interest.

After just one look, Xia An shook his head secretly:
“This isn’t Soup of the Century.”

He was very confident.

Although he was not omniscient and almighty like a God's perspective on the original work of "The Prisoner of Food", Xia An still remembered some famous ingredients or recipes clearly.

Among them are the original details of "Soup of the Century".

To know!
Whether it is the version by Komatsu or Granny Setsuno, the soup they recreated is incredibly clear, like air and water.

But at the moment, Amber Murphy's soup, although also very clear, is far from the form of "air water".

As Xia An recalled the details, he whispered in his heart: "What's more, if it is successfully restored, the Century Soup will also emit 'Aurora'."

“After eating, the taster will be unable to control his facial expression and a satisfied smile will appear on his face… huh?!”

As he spoke, Xia An was stunned.

its not right!
The Aurora...

The satisfaction and happy smiles of diners...

Xia An came back to his senses and thought about it with a bit of horror: "This scene, the sense of déjà vu, isn't it the glowing food of Te Miao?"

When Xia An suddenly fell into a messy brainstorm.

The people at the judging table finished their bowl of soup and looked at each other.

Li Baixuan sighed and uttered a string of words:

"There are pearls ahead."

After saying that, he put down the bowl and seemed not to say anything more.

Mahida said with emotion:

"It's amazing. It only takes 2 hours to cook a soup of this concentration and flavor. It's worthy of being the best fake unicorn. I can even taste some of the real unicorn's aura."

Nakiri Masaki showed no mercy at all and glanced coldly at Amber Murphy:

"Your soup cannot enter my divine tongue, because the tip of my tongue is still full of happiness and satisfaction, and cannot tolerate the invasion of foreign flavors."

Hear the words.

The teachers and students of Yuanyue couldn't help but sigh, looking at Amber Murphy who looked embarrassed.

For the chef standing on the food battle stage.

Comments like "the taste of your food is so bad that it can't enter my tongue" are simply like the heart of a pig, leaving no dignity or face for the loser.

But thinking about the scandal of the wealthy family's melodramatic ethical drama that was spreading in the school, the teachers and students of Totsuki did not find it strange.

After all, to slap Amber Murphy in the face is to trample on Nakamura Tsuyoshi behind her.

In contrast, Sun Yun, the director of Neo Food Utopia and also an enemy, seemed much more amiable:

"Your soup is very good. It is a top-notch fake unicorn soup that has touched the threshold of a real unicorn."

“But it shouldn’t be called ‘Soup of the Century’, because you just took some ingredients from the original recipe and mixed them in your own way to master cooking…it should have a new name!”

Finally, the chief judge, Nakiri Senzaemon, announced bluntly:
"The review phase is over, and the next step is voting!"

ding ding ding…

The five people at the judging desk began to operate the voting machines one after another.

So, on the broadcast screen, the number of votes under Xia An’s portrait instantly jumped from “0” to “5”.

The duck egg under Amber Murphy's head is particularly eye-catching.

Seeing this, Kieran Murphy in the high-level stands finally stood up speechlessly. As an old father, he couldn't bear to see his daughter being beaten. He could endure the result of defeat and insisted on watching until now, more out of curiosity about "Golden Soup Crab".

Now, I have finished watching it, and my daughter’s food soup is really good...

Kieran Murphy walked to the parking lot and when he started the car, he suddenly muttered absentmindedly:
"How come the satisfied and happy smiles on the judges' faces after they ate the glowing dishes are so similar to the scene recorded on an ancient stone tablet?"

Inside the "Between the Moon and the Sky" venue.

Dojima Gin invited the winner to the center of the stage again, and in front of the spotlights and cameras, had the food battle agent Nakamura Akechi appear, sign the food battle documents and put a red handprint on them, and then handed the documents to Xia An with both hands.

"All the stakes for these displays and demonstrations belong to Chef Xia An of the winning side." Dojima Gin stood in front of a row of display cabinets and bowed deeply to the audience. "Thank you all for coming to watch this Shokugeki Contest. It's an honor for Totsuki."

Click.

The main stage lights went out.

Kitchens No. 1 and No. 2 were also instantly shrouded in darkness.

The audience left one after another, and the noise of commotion and discussion gradually faded away.

Xia An had almost finished cleaning up and was about to lock the kitchen utensil box when An Bo and Luo Wen, brother and sister, came over.

Luo Wen said sincerely: "Chef Xia An, please let my sister and I taste your food wars dishes."

An Bo met Xia An's gaze with a bitter tone:

"To be honest, I want to know why my "Century Soup" lost so badly."

As he said this, Amber lowered his head.

"Please! Please let me taste it!"

Luo Wen added sincerely, "Since you have already obtained the portion of 'divine ingredients' that you bet on, then as a reward for your hospitality, I can hand over the research data on the ingredients to you. Of course, it is only for my personal research."

(End of this chapter)