Food Wars!: I Became a Fantasy Ingredient Supplier

In fact, it can change depending on the environment.

Things that look the same can taste slightly different depending on their growing time and environment!

Meat products can vary in taste and color due to different feeds and different growth periods, while plant-based products can have their quality altered by soil conditions and fertilizer use.

Naturally, the taste will be different after frying.

……

"Soma."

"I understand your thoughts."

Isshiki Satoshi pondered for a moment, then looked up at Soma and said earnestly, "In this Totsuki Academy, facing so many powerful opponents, you are eager to become stronger!"

"However, remember this: a small mistake can lead to a huge error."

"Any cooking technique, whether it's knife skills, cooking time, or the order and timing of adding seasonings, will affect the texture and taste of the dish."

"It could be just a matter of a few seconds. If the heat is too low or too high, or the seasonings are added too early or too late, the dish will taste different even if the same chef is cooking it!"

"so."

"If you only blindly pursue other people's cooking."

"Then you'll always be behind others, never able to surpass them!"

Upon hearing this, Soma fell into deep thought.

Indeed, dishes made by different people will taste different, since everyone has a different understanding of the same dish.

Just like controlling the heat, it's all calculated in seconds.

A little more and you'll age.

Even a penny less would be a deficit.

Over time, each chef develops certain habits, such as when to add which seasonings.

It's like a roast chicken; even if you're told all the seasonings, you still can't make it taste the same. Even if you watch someone make it and then try to imitate them, you still won't be able to replicate the flavor.

Correct.

That's the difference.

Even the slightest changes in some details can result in drastically different flavors!

"Oh, no wonder."

"I've never been able to keep up with my dad's pace."

Helpless, Soma Yukihira could only scratch the back of his head in frustration and sigh.

"In my eyes, everyone has their own unique growth experience."

"Learning from the experience of predecessors may be a shortcut. But as a chef, the most important thing is to rediscover oneself and truly express oneself in cooking!"

"otherwise."

Even the most interesting dishes.

"It is destined to be an empty shell that has lost its soul!"

Upon hearing Isshiki Satoshi's words, Soma's eyes flickered, and he finally understood.

……

the other side.

Paris, at Ye Chen's little restaurant.

Having just finished his tomato-braised beef brisket, Shinomiya Kojiro was still feeling a bit hungry, so he decided to order a simple bowl of wonton noodles. Perhaps it was because he knew Ye Chen was from China that Shinomiya wanted to try Chinese food.

At this moment, Ye Chen first closed his eyes and calmed himself down. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes and began to quickly chop the mutton on the cutting board into minced meat!

Next, he peeled the ginger, chopped it into ginger paste, and put it all together.

Next, mix the mutton, minced ginger, starch, soy sauce, egg white, and salt together. Add the chopped scallions to the mutton and mix well.

Place a wonton wrapper in your hand, put an appropriate amount of mutton filling in the middle of the wrapper, and spread egg white on one side.

Fold the wonton wrapper in half.

Cover the meat filling.

Gently pinch and press the wonton wrapper firmly with your hands, then fold it in half again.

The two diagonals of the folded wonton wrapper overlap again.

……

Soon after, the wonton noodles were served.

The way it was arranged followed tradition: the soup spoon supported the bottom, with the wontons on the bottom and the noodles on top.

Later, after doing some research, Shinomiya Kojiro learned that this was to prevent the noodles from soaking in the soup for too long and affecting the taste, and even the number of wontons was important!

Take a bite.

Hmm, how should I describe it?

It was a pleasant surprise. The soup was very fresh and rich, and the wontons were full of meat. It was so delicious that it made my soul leave me.

The wontons, in particular, had a seafood flavor that Shinomiya had never tasted before. It wasn't shrimp or scallops, and the mysterious flavor made him ponder for a long time!

Finally, it was only on the second time I ate it that I realized it had been infused with dried scallops.

Dried scallops.

It is usually used to cook porridge and soup.

But I've never eaten it in wonton filling.

Moreover, it blends perfectly with the aroma of the minced meat, making it a truly brilliant touch.

……

"Thin skin, melts in your mouth."

"Take a bite, and the thin wonton skin feels like a cloud floating between your lips and teeth, light and not heavy."

Before he knew it, Kojiro Shinomiya was completely captivated: "The delicate texture that melts in your mouth, along with the savory filling, is simply intoxicating."

"This delicate yet satisfying flavor allows one to appreciate the unique qualities of traditional handmade wontons. With every bite, you can fully savor the essence of the wontons!"

"Hmm? Where are the wontons?"

Immediately afterwards, Shinomiya opened his eyes, his expression one of disbelief.

Only now did he recall a Chinese proverb about wonton noodles: "Wonton noodles, wonton noodles, the wontons are at the bottom!"

opportunity.

It's actually very important for wonton noodles.

These two or three bites are just enough to finish a wonton. Even if you're being reserved, four bites is enough. Even taking just one more bite will affect the texture of the wonton.

Ye Chen's bowl of wonton noodles was particularly good in this respect.

Finally, after finishing a bowl of wonton noodles, he felt nothing at all, but the lingering taste in his mouth and mind made Kojiro Shinomiya feel extremely satisfied!

Chapter 89 Protein Jewel Shrimp

arrogant.

arrogant.

But there's still a little bit of kindness.

Actually, when Kojiro Shinomiya was young, he looked very similar to Soma!

In the original story, Soma, dissatisfied with Kojiro Shinomiya's order to expel Megumi Tadokoro from school, actually challenged her to a food battle.

Shinomiya was initially reluctant to accept, but at Dojima Gin's insistence, he was forced to participate in the food battle. However, Dojima Gin stipulated that the dishes to be prepared must be decided by Tadokoro Megumi, and Soma could not interfere, but could only provide support and assistance.

Ah!

Given the circumstances at the time.

Megumi Tadokoro's skill level is definitely not as good as Soma Yukihira's.

So, the result of "Kojiro Shinomiya winning overwhelmingly" was exactly what everyone expected.

But let alone Tadokoro Megumi, even Soma at that time couldn't even touch the tail of the Elite Ten. Shinomiya, after all, was a graduate of the first seat of the Totsuki Elite Ten. After growing up, his strength was already that of a "world-class" elite chef.

Therefore, even if Soma decides the content of the match, he is destined to be crushed by Kojiro Shinomiya due to his basic skill level!

……

"Cooking skills improve with experience."

Shinomiya looked at Ye Chen intently and said, "However, Chef Ye, you've taught me a lesson. Being a chef doesn't necessarily mean you get better with age."

"Ah!"

"You're not bad either."