Food Wars!: I Became a Fantasy Ingredient Supplier

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This is since the concept of "gourmet food" emerged.

One of the few points of consensus that chefs worldwide can reach:

When a dish reaches its peak in all three aspects, it is worthy of being recorded in the "annals" of the culinary world.

however.

It's a bit of a shame.

The long road to the emergence of delicious food.

It is rare for a dish to achieve such excellence in all three aspects simultaneously.

Different national borders, different cultural backgrounds, and different taste preferences—these three factors give each dish its own unique flaws.

therefore.

Chefs, including Erina.

I firmly believe that there is no such thing as a truly "perfect" dish!

……

"ten years!"

"This period of my life has occupied nearly two-thirds of my life."

"I always strive for the finest cuisine, and these dishes must be perfect, flawless in every aspect, and satisfying even the God Tongue..."

Put down the chopsticks.

Erina's thoughts are complicated.

Calmly meeting Ye Chen's indifferent gaze, she spoke.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's fixed gaze flickered for a moment before returning to normal, but that was enough. At least Erina knew that he was listening intently.

"My father once wanted to use the Tongue of God as a weapon to create the most perfect dish in the world, but..."

He ultimately failed!

At this point, a look of pain flashed in Erina's eyes.

"The new era he wanted to usher in was ultimately just a fantasy in his own mind. Everything he did proved one thing: to create truly perfect cuisine, one must first eliminate the differences between people!"

"Only after breaking down the barriers formed by factors such as culture and literacy can a truly perfect dish be born."

"but."

"is it possible?"

……

Yes!

This is completely impossible.

Not to mention, by utilizing his talent to bring out the best in color, aroma, and taste, he has surpassed all other chefs in the world.

Not to mention, the dishes we make must be recognized by people all over the world.

"Don't be so pessimistic!"

Seeing Erina's expression, Ye Chen was taken aback for a moment before saying softly, "There is no such thing as perfection in the world, only the attitude of pursuing perfection."

"Indeed, your relentless pursuit of the ultimate and perfect cooking is incomprehensible."

"but."

"The development of anything."

"Isn't it all due to humanity's pursuit of perfection?"

"The same simple home-style dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes can be presented differently by different people. Some people just throw something together and call it a day, as long as it's edible. But some people are so crazy that they can use mathematical thinking to calculate time and temperature, accurate to the second and to 0.1℃..."

"I will not criticize the former, but I will only feel admiration and emotion for the latter!"

……

Hear the words.

Erina looked up, suddenly smiled, and said, "Are you trying to comfort me?"

"Uh, I'm just stating the facts."

Ye Chen replied.

Erina paused for a moment, then couldn't help but feel a little touched.

After all, over the years, with the ability of the God Tongue, she has become overly obsessed with rare ingredients and top-notch cuisine, always believing that there can be no flaws in food and that it must be perfect!

However, her ideas and understanding have never been understood by anyone.

What others saw.

The glory of the Nakiri family will always be there.

Yet they never saw how much pain and inner turmoil she, as the host of the Tongue of God, endured.

I had assumed that Ye Chen, the head chef of this small restaurant, would be like everyone else, nagging her about how food should serve the masses and should cater to the common people...

Unexpectedly, Ye Chen said something like that.

From her perspective, in the purest sense, and in the end, it was expressed that one greatly admires a chef like her who dares to pursue perfection.

This must have moved her deeply, and at the same time, she felt a sense of regret for not having met Ye Chen sooner!

……

In fact.

Compared to other chefs.

Erina, who possesses the talent of the God Tongue, is basically a hexagonal warrior, meaning she excels in all aspects.

It can be said that Erina can counter all the dishes and cooking skills that appeared in the original story!

such as:

Like Momoko Akane, the fourth seat of the Elite Ten.

She excels at making desserts, but in her most specialized area, she was completely outclassed by Erina, even though she used elements from Megumi Tadokoro's cooking.

It's like Erina lowered her starting point and level to Tadokoro Megumi's level, and yet she still managed to defeat Momo-senpai, who was a level above her!

and also.

Before the entrance exam.

All the rebels face the danger of being targeted by members of Azami Nakiri's Central Gourmet Organization.

She stepped up again, correctly guessed the cooking question, and could easily identify things like potatoes!

Obvious.

Don't be fooled, Erina is all about pursuing the finest ingredients.

However, when it comes to things that are common to ordinary people, she is not as incapable of discernment as Alice.

In the bento-themed competition of the Autumn Selection, Alice, limited by high-end ingredients, did not understand the meaning of bento, but Erina had already hinted at the meaning of bento as soon as she learned about the theme!

So if she had joined the fight against Soma Yukihira back then, Soma definitely wouldn't have won.

Speaking of Soma, he is good at integrating and utilizing other people's ideas to create some kind of bizarre culinary combination, like squid legs and peanut sauce.

however.

Erina can do even better.

The version they made was even more powerful than the original Soma version by many times!

……

all in all.

Although there aren't many scenes in the original story involving Erina cooking.

But in Ye Chen's eyes, this young lady, who usually has an arrogant air about her, is absolutely the person who represents the highest level of chefs in the world, without exception!

Of course.

Humans are not perfect either.

Even though Erina is terrifyingly strong, she still has her own flaws.

Her biggest weakness is that she is not very adaptable or innovative. Although as one of the Elite Ten of Totsuki, she has a place dedicated to developing new dishes and cooking techniques, she can never be as flexible in her thinking as Soma.

Plus.

She possesses the tongue of God.

This incredibly powerful ability allows her to stand out from the crowd.

However, it must be said that her over-reliance on God's Tongue has made her very stubborn in many culinary concepts and perceptions.

This can be seen from the fact that when Soma took the entrance exam for the transfer students at Totsuki Academy, he was directly judged as failing by Erina in a fit of embarrassment and anger!