Food Wars!: I Became a Fantasy Ingredient Supplier

In China.

There's also Cunwu Ramen.

Located in the bustling Xujiahui commercial district of Shanghai, the address is No. 1 Tianyao Road.

Adjacent to the McDonald's Xujiahui flagship store, which has reopened at its original location, it is a "childhood memory" for many local consumers.

……

"According to the head chef of the ramen shop, Hayami Konishi."

Hisako then flipped through the documents in her hand and began to say seriously, "The essence of this sea bream ramen lies in the carefully simmered broth."

"We select top-quality free-range chickens and pair them with fresh Akashiwa fish caught from the deep sea. The chicken is simmered for more than 12 hours until the richness of the chicken and the sweetness of the fish are perfectly blended, creating this delicious ramen dish!"

"Oh?"

"The ingredient used is Akashi sea bream!"

Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Erina's eyes.

She has always been extremely picky about ingredients and cooking, so when she learned that this bowl of rich ramen contained expensive Akashi sea bream, she couldn't help but have a pretty good impression of it.

Akashi.

It is a small town in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Located on the Seto Inland Sea coast, it is a famous fishing city and seafood center in Japan.

Knowing that Akashi is a place name, it's easier to understand Akashi sea bream. Akashi is famous for three types of seafood:

Akashi sea bream, Akashi snakehead, and... Akashi octopus!

……

Every February.

Red sea bream that inhabit the open ocean during winter.

It will then travel north from Hyuga-nada in Kyushu, through the I-Shuidao and Bungo-Shuidao, into the Seto Inland Sea.

From spring to autumn, they shuttle between the Naruto Strait and the Akashi Strait, transforming from the beloved "Sakura bream" into the "straw bream" that everyone avoids. After resting and recuperating in the Harima Sea, they become the plump "Red Leaf bream".

Around October, they also travel south via the I-Shui and Bungo waterways to overwinter in the ocean.

Because the Akashi Strait has rapid currents during the migration, the red sea bream struggle to move forward in the turbulent waters.

Therefore.

Its flesh.

It then becomes firmer and more elastic.

Moreover, the abundance of small shrimp and crabs in this area provides ample nutrients for the red sea bream, contributing to the exceptional quality of Akashi sea bream.

……

suck suck~

suck suck~

Then, Erina lowered her head and sniffed the aroma of the ramen.

Next, she picked up her chopsticks, took a small pinch of ramen broth, blew on the steam from the noodles with her cherry-like lips, and then slowly, very slowly, put the noodles into her mouth.

The actions throughout the entire process.

It always exudes an indescribable composure and nobility!

As soon as the smooth, chewy noodles entered her mouth, Erina's expression became unusually focused.

The whole world.

Everything froze at that moment.

All that remained was her intimate conversation with the bowl of sea bream broth ramen.

"I see, the noodles are made with medium-fine flour!"

After chewing a few bites, Erina opened her bright eyes, as if she had realized something: "The soup base has been simmered for more than 12 hours, so it is already very thick and the taste is very sweet. Even if the noodles are put into the pot, even if they are just gently stirred in the soup, every noodle can be very flavorful."

"As for the ingredients..."

At this point, she closed her eyes again, savoring the memory: "Indeed, the ingredients used were more than I had imagined."

"Besides the char siu pork, soft-boiled egg, scallions, and ginger slices that are directly visible on top of the noodles... hidden beneath the noodles are sous-vide pork shoulder, smoked chicken, and fried burdock..."

"As expected of a well-known brand of ramen, the portion size is truly generous!"

Of course.

Having more ingredients and using more ingredients isn't necessarily a good thing.

It's a very simple principle: more ingredients can indeed make the soup base richer and more flavorful.

However, this may also lead to a mixture of flavors, making it difficult to distinguish the original flavor of each ingredient and affecting the overall taste experience.

Especially the particularly expensive Akashi sea bream, whose unique flavor and freshness are difficult to fully express in this bowl of ramen.

……

"Ok?"

Erina quickly turned her attention to the soft-boiled eggs.

With the tip of a chopstick, gently touch the top of the soft-boiled egg. Then, as the chopstick is pressed down, the egg's shell finally cracks, and the undercooked yolk spills out, blending with the surrounding thick soup.

He picked up another strand of ramen with his chopsticks, and wrapped around it were several pieces of sea bream, chicken, and broth infused with a soft-boiled egg yolk.

Finally, put it in your mouth.

The freshness of Akashi sea bream, the tenderness of pork shoulder, the springy texture of ramen noodles, the creamy soft-boiled egg...

An indescribable, wonderful feeling kept welling up in Erina's heart.

Soup base.

It must be very concentrated.

But when you drink it, you never feel tired of it.

The slightly brownish egg white is as soft and tender as a young girl's lips; a gentle touch with the tongue and it melts in your mouth.

In short, the perfect sticky sensation was so captivating that even Erina, with her divine tongue, couldn't help but be enthralled and unable to tear herself away.

……

gradually.

Erina's thoughts began to drift away.

In my mind, I transformed into a mermaid, swimming freely in the shimmering sea.

Quiet.

mystery.

In this deep ocean.

Erina, now a "mermaid," makes everything seem even more vivid and lifelike.

Her figure was graceful, and her pure white scales shimmered in the dim light of the deep sea. Her classic blue and white school uniform had been transformed into a gorgeous one, clinging tightly to her exquisite body and outlining a perfect curve.

Arrogance, nobility, loneliness, elegance, innocence... these qualities are displayed to the fullest extent at this moment, as if she were the one and only sea god "Poseidon" in the deep sea.

However, when Erina awoke from her dreamlike ocean swim, she found herself still sitting at the dining table.

The sea bream ramen in front of me was not yet finished.

……

"Can not be done!"

"As expected, this kind of ramen can't satisfy God's Tongue!"

After a moment's thought, Erina's eyes filled with disappointment, and her tone carried a hint of disdain: "It seems that Konishi Hayami's cooking skills haven't improved at all."

"Although the sweetness of the rock sea bream and free-range chicken can be fully extracted, it is a pity that the principle of 'haste makes waste' is not understood. Because of overcooking, heavy seasoning, and too many ingredients, the soup base is excessively thick."

"The brilliance of the other ingredients completely overshadows the natural flavor of the Akashi sea bream, and further disrupts the flavor balance of the whole bowl of ramen."

"Oh!"

"That's right, that's right."

"Furthermore, the choice and combination of side dishes simply fail to create a harmonious aesthetic with the Akashi sea bream soup."

"In short, this Akashi sea bream ramen in white broth..."

Erina paused, her eyes full of disgust: "My evaluation can be summed up in two words: disgusting!"

Say it.

Under Hisako's slightly surprised gaze.

Without any hesitation, she threw the bowl of Akashi sea bream ramen into the nearby trash can.

You should know that this is the signature dish of Sunya Ramen Restaurant, and it uses expensive Akashi sea bream as the main ingredient, yet it has been treated so poorly.