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Chapter 377: Soulless Food? Then I'll Add It Now!

"Mashed potatoes? How can it have such a texture and taste when it's just potatoes!"

When Minezaki heard the secret behind why this "crispy barbecue" was so delicious, his mouth was slightly open, and his expression was one of disbelief.

Because if Soma Yukihira didn't reveal the answer, she wouldn't even be able to tell that this was a non-meat dish.

The meaty aroma is different from ordinary meat, but it has a special taste of extremely fragrant meat. If you say that this is a dish cooked with high-quality meat ingredients, Minezaki would not even have a doubt.

But now Soma Yukihira told her that apart from the thick-cut bacon on the outside, the main ingredient of this "crispy barbecue" was actually extremely cheap potatoes.

"If it's just potatoes, it won't work. I steam the potatoes first, mash them into mashed potatoes, and then mix them in mushrooms, which are rich in fiber and can absorb fat.

Then, we add chopped onions to add sweetness and wrap them with thick-cut bacon. Finally, we put it in the oven. The bacon surface will become crispy and delicious, and the potatoes and onions inside will fully absorb the flavor of the bacon and pork, which is so realistic that it can be mistaken for the real thing.

While Soma Yukihira was explaining, Minezaki and several of his men had already divided up the medium-sized "crispy barbecue".

Looking at the empty plate in front of him, Feng Qi, whose appetite was temporarily satisfied, suddenly changed his tone and said, "Indeed, the food you served is indeed delicious. Even I have to admit that this is one of the best dishes I have ever eaten.

But apart from the thick-cut bacon on the outside, the rest of your dish can hardly be called a meat dish, right?"

As if he had expected Minezaki to do this, Soma Yukihira tied the white headband on his head back on his arm. Just as he was about to say something, Seiya, who was also holding a plate, slowly walked out of the kitchen.

"You seem to have forgotten that the proposition you first proposed was a delicious and juicy meat dish.

The so-called meat-flavored dishes refer only to dishes that have the taste of meat, but they are not necessarily made with meat ingredients.

In other words, as long as we can make other ingredients taste like meat, then it will meet your proposition."

As Seiya spoke, he placed the food he had cooked directly on the table in front of Minezaki.

However, when Minezaki saw the food that Seiya brought out, his originally nervous mood suddenly relaxed a lot.

The so-called cuisine cannot escape the iron rules of color, fragrance and taste. Since it has not been common, let’s not talk about the taste for now.

Color refers to the overall appearance of the dish, including plating and other factors. Seiya's dish looks pretty good.

The plump and juicy beef was cut into even-sized pieces, as if they were copied and pasted, which shows how exquisite the other person's knife skills are.

The emerald green onions mixed in with the beef cubes not only added a touch of color to the dish itself, but Seiya also learned the Western style of plating, arranging the beef cubes in distinct layers, like a small mountain, and the stir-fried green onions now looked like green pines in the mountains.

“I have to say, judging by the appearance alone, I can give this dish a high score.

Although I don’t know much about flower-growing cuisine, I know that most of the dishes there focus on the temperature of the food itself.

I can see that although you put some effort into the presentation, you also sacrificed the warmth of the dish. And this also makes the dish, without warmth, lose its soul, like a tasteless, third-rate dish.

Minezaki felt relieved when he saw the food that Seiya brought out.

If she loses to Soma Yukihira, at most she will lose her job due to incompetence, but if she loses to Seiya, she may really lose everything and even have to go into the adult entertainment industry to pay off her debts.

But now she is not worried at all, because although Seiya's food looks good, it is cold and has no temperature, and it is not as fragrant as the "crispy barbecue" that Soma Yukihira served before.

And even if we take a step back, even if Seiya's dish tastes comparable to Soma Yukihira's "Crispy Grilled Meat", Minezaki will not be shaken by it.

Because she had eaten Soma Yukihira's "Crispy BBQ" before, she now has a certain sense of fullness and has a certain resistance to delicious food.

So now she is confident that even if Seiya's cooking is comparable to Soma Yukihira's, she can still grit her teeth and say "it's unpalatable".

"The dish I made is called Stir-fried Vegetarian Beef with Scallions. As you said, it is indeed a dish that requires heat.

As a home-cooked dish, stir-fried beef with green onions doesn't have to be so particular. However, in order to prevent some "superior people" who came from nowhere from finding fault with it, I deliberately arranged the dish in a special way.

I admit that the dish sacrificed some of its flavor due to the presentation, but I will not admit that it lacked the warmth you mentioned.”

As Seiya spoke, he took out another bottle of high-concentration white wine and poured some evenly on the food. Finally, he lit a match and directly ignited the high-concentration white wine.

“Wow——————!”

As the highly concentrated white wine was ignited, flames suddenly started to burn from the dish made by Seiya, and under the burning flames, the beef cubes that were originally stacked up suddenly exuded an enticing meaty aroma!

Under the high temperature given by the white wine, the beef began to secrete gravy, and the green onions became more green and juicy under the burning flames.

More importantly, the dish that Minezaki originally called cold and heartless, now under the enchantment of fire, not only regained its soul, but was even further sublimated.

White wine not only makes the meat more tender and delicious, but also adds flavor and gives the dish a refreshing aroma of wine.

At this moment, just by smelling the aroma of meat in the air, Minezaki even clamped his legs together and his expression began to turn red.

"Okay, now my cooking is complete. It's a homely side dish of stir-fried beef with green onions. Although I've made some changes, they shouldn't be too serious. Please enjoy..."

Seeing the chopsticks handed over by Seiya, Minezaki reached out to take them unconsciously. The moment Seiya poured white wine on them and lit them, Minezaki knew clearly that this dish was completely different from the previous one.

Her stomach, which was originally slightly full because of Soma Yukihira's "Crispy Grilled Meat", now silently protested to her again.

Minezaki also understood that once he ate Seiya's food, things might turn into an irreversible situation. However, as he watched the flames in front of him gradually subside and the food exuding an enticing aroma, Minezaki couldn't control his body and slowly stretched out the chopsticks in his hand.

(End of this chapter)