Simultaneous travel: invincible from the beginning of the anime!

Chapter 440: In that case, let’s have some food battles!

Because team formation is not allowed in this project, Soma Yukihira cannot bring Tobita Sokee with him, so when this cute country girl reacted, the only ingredients left were some defective leftovers.

Especially the cauliflowers that were left behind by everyone, it was no longer a problem of poor quality, but rather they were defective products that had been oxidized and faded.

The presentation and aesthetics of French cuisine are even more important than the taste. If you use cauliflower with impurities to make French jelly, the color will definitely not be up to standard.

Just when Tanomo Kei was about to cry in frustration, a figure suddenly walked up to her, snatched the cauliflower from her hand, and stuffed a few heads of high-quality cauliflower into her hand.

"Seiya-kun, what are you doing..."

That’s right, the person who exchanged the good cauliflower for the defective cauliflower in Tadokoro Megumi’s hands was naturally Seiya.

"Here, take it. The rules for this project only say that others are not allowed to remind or whisper to each other, but they don't restrict others from exchanging ingredients."

Kojiro Shinomiya, who was sitting not far away, did not speak to stop Seiya when he saw his actions.

After all, he had deliberately put the defective cauliflower in there in order to limit the number of people who could pass.

Cauliflower is easily oxidized, easily damaged, and difficult to cook. A chef who loses his composure and fails to realize this is unqualified.

If someone else had used the method of exchanging ingredients to help Tadokoro Megumi, Shinomiya Kojiro would probably have eliminated both of them.

But hadn't Seiya said before? A true chef can always create excellent dishes no matter what difficulties or circumstances they face. So this time, he wanted to see how the other party would overcome this difficulty.

Soon, thanks to their high-quality vegetables, Soma Yukihira and Megumi Tadokoro both successfully made the "Nine Treasures French Jelly" and passed Kojiro Shinomiya's assessment.

When it was Seiya's turn to serve his "Nine Treasures French Jelly", Shinomiya Kojiro, while tasting it, although he admired Seiya's craftsmanship and the way he handled the oxidized cauliflower, he ultimately gave it an unsatisfactory rating.

Honestly speaking, the "Nine Treasures French Jelly" made by Shengya is almost the best among everyone present, both in terms of taste and color.

But there was one thing that Shinomiya Kojiro could not accept, that was the French jelly made by Seiya, in addition to the sweet taste of vegetables, also had a slightly sour taste.

The sour taste is not obvious, and there is even a little sour French jelly mixed in, making this "Nine Treasures French Jelly" even more delicious.

But the reason given by Shinomiya Kojiro for the failure was very simple, that is, the original recipe of "Nine Treasures French Jelly" used nine kinds of vegetables to bring out the sweet flavors of each other. Now the changes made by Seiya have turned this dish into something else.

"I originally thought you would use white vinegar to bleach the oxidized cauliflower, but I didn't expect you to use lemon in the end.

Citric acid does have a bleaching effect, and the fragrance of lemon and the sweetness of vegetables really complement each other.

Even I have to admit that your ability to respond on the spot is quite outstanding, but as I said before, what you are serving now is no longer the "Nine Treasures French Jelly" required by the project.

Soma Yukihira, who was dissatisfied with what Shinomiya Kojiro said, was about to step forward to refute, but was stopped by Seiya.

Seiya didn't choose to refute Shinomiya Kojiro's comments. In fact, when preparing the dish, he had already discovered that treating the oxidized cauliflower would inevitably affect the flavor of the dish. If it were bleached with white vinegar, the sour taste of the dish would be even more obvious. Using the citric acid in lemons was the best solution Seiya could think of at the time.

“Indeed, as you said, the ‘Nine Treasures French Jelly’ I made is different from the recipe you provided.

But let me ask you this: is this considered an excellent dish? Or, in Chef Shigong's eyes, only the "Nine Treasures French Jelly" made step by step according to your recipe is considered an excellent dish?
It is common for chefs to encounter various problems during the cooking process due to force majeure.

If someone hesitates to move forward when encountering difficulties and dares not try to make changes, then I can only say that this person is nothing special.

Chef Shinomiya, I imagine you haven't encountered many setbacks since embarking on your culinary journey? And you've always been methodical and always followed your own plans, right?

So one thing I'm curious about is, once you've reached the end of your original goal, can you still make changes? Or, as I said, do you just stand there and hesitate?

What Seiya said was not only a sharp criticism, but also a direct psychological blow.

After hearing what Seiya just said, Shinomiya Kojiro even clenched his fists. He wanted to say something to refute Seiya, but he found that the words were on the tip of his tongue but he couldn't open his mouth at all.

"Pah, pah, pah, pah!"

After saying this, Seiya originally wanted to turn around and leave. After all, as Shinomiya Kojiro said, the "Nine Treasures French Jelly" he made, although an excellent dish, did not meet the other party's project requirements.

The other party was unable to break his own shackles, and Seiya was too lazy to argue with him. After all, he was just dropping out of school, and Seiya didn't care much.

But just as he was about to leave, a burst of applause suddenly came from behind the crowd, and then Dojima Gin and other Totsuki graduates made a brilliant appearance.

“Shigong, whether in terms of talent or potential, you are one of the best people I have ever met.

But just as this kid said, don’t you feel that since you received the "Prusple Medal" and fulfilled your wish, you have lost your way and even stagnated?
Since you all insist on your own ideas, why not have a food battle?

If you, Seiya, win, I will revoke your expulsion penalty as a member of the Totsuki board of directors.

But if Shinomiya wins, you will be expelled and..."

Before Gin Dojima could finish his words, he was suddenly interrupted by Seiya: "I'm sorry, Mr. Dojima, I'm not interested in the food battle you mentioned.

I can probably guess what you're thinking. You just want me to be the stepping stone to help Chef Shinomiya break through his period of confusion.

As I said before, Totsuki Academy doesn't have much appeal to me, and even if I'm expelled, I don't care at all.

So I really don't want to waste my time using my expulsion as leverage for food battles or something like that."

Are you kidding? Dojima Gin wanted to wake up Shinomiya Kojiro, that was because he was a senior and was taking care of his junior, but what did this have to do with him, Seiya?
Why does the other party think that I will work for them for nothing?

(End of this chapter)