Food Wars, My Dishes Don't Just Shine

With his exceptional culinary talent, his ideas are often correct, and the dishes he creates represent the pinnacle of flavor he can achieve.

Bai Yuan is now training Liya so that she can also have this ability, so that she can easily deal with whatever theme the competition presents.

"It's hard to say. Maybe it's one of those trendy online stores. But there are plenty of good online stores out there. Let's wait and see after we try it."

Lia half-jokingly leaned her head on Bai Yuan's shoulder. After a night and a morning of hard work, she could feel a distinct hunger in her stomach.

The hunger alone was fine, but the key was the rich aroma in the air, which lingered around her nose like a leech, refusing to dissipate.

The aroma intensified her hunger, and she could only bite her lower lip, trying to comfort herself with the thought that she would be able to eat soon.

Fortunately.

As a chain brand, this store prepares all kinds of materials in advance, just waiting for customers to place an order, and then adds various ingredients according to their needs to make a pot.

Just over ten minutes later, the waiter brought out a pot brimming with crab meat, or more accurately, a seafood and meat stew.

Its heavy weight attracted many people to stop and watch.

The crab meat hot pot was already quite large, otherwise the waiter wouldn't have said it was enough for two adult men. Now, with so many extra condiments added, the ingredients were piled up, making it look exceptionally impressive.

"I'm gonna start now."

Bai Yuan naturally paid no attention to the gazes of those around him. At this moment, he clasped his hands together with a devout expression, then stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a piece of spare rib, and began to taste it.

"Hmm, not bad as expected!"

As he savored the delicious flavors spreading across his tongue, Bai Yuan's eyes lit up repeatedly.

Although it's only at the beginner level of first-class cuisine, the fresh ingredients and high-quality ingredients make it exceptionally satisfying to eat.

One bite after another, you just can't stop!

"Is it so delicious?"

Looking at Bai Yuan's expression, Lia muttered something to herself, then reached for her chopsticks.

She also chose the baby back ribs from the crab meat hot pot, wanting to taste the flavor Bai Yuan had just experienced.

"Ginger, garlic, star anise, cinnamon and other spices remove the fishy smell and enhance the freshness. The fat and connective tissue of the spare ribs soften during slow cooking, gradually releasing the aroma of meat, and incorporating a slightly spicy and five-spice aftertaste."

The meat is relatively thick, and after stewing, it becomes tender and falls off the bone, but the part near the bone still retains a slight chewiness. The meat fibers absorb the broth, releasing delicious juices when you bite into it.

In particular, the crab roe seeps into the surface of the spare ribs, creating a double layer of umami flavor combining seafood and meat as the broth thickens, like layers of surging waves!

As Lia spoke, she closed her eyes, allowing her to fully appreciate the deliciousness of the dish.

The baby back ribs absorb the natural umami flavor of the crab meat and the rich sauce in the casserole, making the meat itself taste even more complex.

The base flavor is a blend of sweet and salty savory sauce, while also offering a layered seafood flavor.

"The flavors of crab and baby back ribs blend perfectly together, along with the gelatinous texture of chicken feet; this combination of flavors is simply the most delicious..."

Lia murmured to herself, a look of amazement flashing in her eyes.

"This is a classic stew-type dish. The iron pot stew in Northeast China is a similar dish, but this one has a stronger gelatinous texture and a richer spice flavor."

Hearing Liya's sigh, Bai Yuan ate a couple of mouthfuls of rice and said to her.

"I already know how to cook this crab stew."

As she picked up a piece of crab meat and began to gnaw on it, Leah's mind raced, analyzing the composition of the spices. A look of understanding appeared on her face.

"Then I'll have to look forward to it."

Seeing the confident look on Lia's face, Bai Yuan couldn't help but smile.

The other party is one of the three aces representing the dark cuisine world in this competition.

Although he doesn't have any special talents, he is a top genius who became famous at a young age. He now has the strength of a two-star chef and his cooking skills can reach the level of a three-star special grade. His strength should not be underestimated.

"Stay tuned! Another bowl of rice, please!"

Lia placed the bowl she was holding in front of Bai Yuan and gave him an incredibly bright smile.

"As you command, my eldest lady."

Bai Yuan smiled as he accepted the bowl offered to him, and strode towards the rice serving area as he spoke.

Time passes day by day.

With Liya's arrival, Baiyuan's culinary training was put on the agenda.

His main focus this time was on basic skills, because only by improving his basic skills can he apply them to other types of cooking.

However, because he found the supervision somewhat boring, he handed the task over to Alice Nakiri and went to watch the match in the Moonlight Room.

Today's match is between Soma Yukihira and Eizan Etsuya. After conducting research, Eizan Etsuya determined that Soma was the weakest player and thus challenged him.

Although Eizan Etsuya was arrogant, he was not stupid.

A game that can be won easily is one that you don't want to create any suspense for.

Inside the villa at this moment.

"Ugh, why do I have to practice chopping vegetables here?!"

Looking at the countless vegetables in front of her, Erina Nakiri couldn't help but complain.

"Chopping is the most basic thing in cooking. Cutting ingredients to the right size, even if measured with a ruler, is exactly the same. This is the goal of our training."

Hearing Erina Nakiri's complaint, Alice Nakiri picked up another potato and cut it into several equal-sized wedges before stopping.

Despite the tedious and repetitive nature of the assignment, she completed it diligently because someone had already told her about the importance of fundamental skills.

"It's amazing that you can endure such boring training."

Erina Nakiri pouted. Although she kept making sarcastic remarks, she didn't stop what she was doing and didn't intend to really give up.

After all, Alice Nakiri hasn't stopped. If she stops, not only will she lose face, but her training progress will also fall behind, and then she will really be left far behind by Alice Nakiri!

However, practicing the basics is really boring...

There was no sense of novelty in creating the dish; the entire process consisted of either chopping vegetables or being on the way to chop vegetables.

"It's tedious and not very useful. I really don't know why Teacher Bai Yuan made us practice this. It's something for beginners, and many beginners don't like to practice it."

Yoshino Yuuki also couldn't understand why they, who were almost at the level of master chefs, still needed to train in the most basic knife skills, when they were already of little use.

The others remained silent, but were equally puzzled.

Let me tell you a story.

Seeing the puzzled looks on the faces of those around her, Alice Nakiri remained silent for a moment, then sighed, put down the cleaver, and began to speak with a nostalgic look in her eyes.

"story?"

"what story?"

Although Alice Nakiri hadn't started speaking yet, Erina Nakiri and the others had already vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Could this story be related to chopping vegetables? Who would be so bored as to make up such a story? So it's highly likely that it actually happened.

Erina Nakiri was filled with a desire to make sarcastic remarks, but she maintained a normal expression. The others looked at Alice Nakiri, silently waiting for her next words.

Alice Nakiri didn't rush to tell her story. Instead, she paced around the kitchen, her past memories slowly resurfacing.

Chapter 391 Ranking, Rewards and Punishments

"A long, long time ago, there was a master and his apprentice."

The master is a highly talented expert, while the apprentice, though of average talent, is arrogant and ambitious, pursuing unrealistic things despite lacking culinary skills...

Thinking of her arrogant self from years ago, and Bai Yuan who patiently taught her all the time.

Alice Nakiri closed her eyes and thought for a moment before telling it as a story, a secret she had kept hidden in her heart.

Back then, she was young and arrogant, thinking that having some strength made her invincible.

Little did she know that there are always people more capable than herself in this world. With just a slight move from her opponent, she was unable to resist, the difference in skill as vast as that between a child and a top athlete.

"Could the master and disciple in the story be you and Teacher Bai Yuan? By the way, your storytelling skills are really bad, there's not a single twist or turn in it."

After listening to Alice Nakiri's story, the people around her looked thoughtful. Erina Nakiri immediately understood who the protagonist of the story was. While envying her, she didn't hold back in making sarcastic remarks.

"Hey! I'm not a light novel author, why would I tell the story so well?"

The point is, these fundamental skills that we consider solid are actually far from meeting the passing standard.

Hearing Erina Nakiri's sarcastic remark, Alice Nakiri couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and annoyed.

"If you want to continue to grow, you must evolve your fundamental skills to a level that others cannot reach. Only in this way can you..."

Scanning her surroundings, and noticing that everyone was watching her with thoughtful expressions, Alice Nakiri began to speak eloquently once again.

Since her last visit to Bai Yuan at home, where she was at a significant disadvantage in knife skills, she has completely abandoned her arrogance and become humble and polite.

There are people outside people, and there are days outside the sky.

This was the last thing Bai Yuan taught her before she entered society.

That's why she would come out to advise others when they were frustrated practicing the basic skill of chopping vegetables, and tell them about the setbacks she had experienced.

Looking at them, Alice Nakiri seemed to see her own proud self from back then.

Unfortunately, being too upright is easily broken, and she had to warn him against it.

This is also her responsibility as the senior sister.

"Although your story was told very poorly, I understand the principle. My current foundation is far from sufficient, and it is impossible for me to become a strong person."

But I will continue to move forward in the direction that Master Baiyuan hoped for, until I can go no further!

Having grasped the true meaning of the story of Alice Nakiri, Erina Nakiri's voice gradually rose, and a strong sense of confidence burned in her eyes.

Although she found honing her basic skills to be a very tedious task, she always maintained a high level of enthusiasm.

She knew that Bai Yuan wouldn't make a pointless request, but she couldn't understand his purpose, which was why she complained.

"Stop telling me my story is terrible, that's really rude!!"

Erina Nakiri's words made Alice Nakiri's forehead veins throb, and she gritted her teeth as she spoke, "Talking to this girl is really infuriating!"

"Yes~"

Looking at the annoyed Alice Nakiri, Erina Nakiri spoke in a flippant tone, not feeling embarrassed at all, but rather secretly pleased with herself.

This kind of thing is a daily occurrence between the two sisters. They are always bickering or on their way to bickering. Whoever can make the other lose is the winner of the competition.