Food Wars!: Delicious Food of the Heavens

Chapter 69 Smoked Steak

"I don't believe it!"

Seeing the smile in Lin Yu's eyes, Shinoto Hisa became even more anxious.

"Don't doubt my relationship with Lady Erina!"

"Don't think I won't be angry just because you saved Lady Erina!"

Seeing Hisako Shinto's sullen expression, Lin Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Secretary, do you know that your angry look is completely intimidating?" Lin Yu burst into laughter at Hisako Shinto's expression.

"That damned bastard!"

Hearing Lin Yu's laughter, Hisako Shinoto clenched her teeth and fists, feeling a strong sense of humiliation.

Hisako Shinto made a silent vow in her heart.

If Lin Yu hadn't grabbed his head with one hand when he rushed forward, he wouldn't have been able to break free no matter what.

She really wanted to punch this annoying girl twice, to show her why flowers are so red, and to let her know that Hisako Shinto is not someone to be trifled with!

Seemingly sensing Hisako Shinodo's resentment, Lin Yu's gaze swept over.

Hisako Shinto glared at Lin Yu, her eyes wide with a defiant expression.

Seeing Hisako Shinto's sullen expression, Lin Yu couldn't help but find it amusing, even though he felt something was off.

"Oh!"

Lin Yu chuckled and flicked his finger, tapping Hisako Shinto on the head.

“Wuwu!”

Hisako Shinoto clutched her forehead, letting out a cry of pain, and instantly became listless, revealing her true colors.

"Alright, just watch."

Having said that, Lin Yu ignored Hisako Shinto and began to focus on watching Erina Kiri's cooking process.

"asshole!"

Hisako Shinto watched Lin Yu's retreating figure and muttered to herself.

But seeing that Lin Yu was no longer paying attention to her, she could only turn her gaze back to Kirie Rina.

Time passed second by second.

The fireball on the counter not only didn't go out, but because Erina kept sprinkling strong liquor on it, it continued to burn fiercely.

The entire kitchen turned into a high-temperature oven. Even though Lin Yu and Hisako Shinto took a few steps back, they could still feel the heat wave hitting them.

If the two people who were even further away were in such a state, then it goes without saying that Kirie Erina, who was standing in front of the fireball, was in even worse condition.

Because of the prolonged exposure to the high temperature of the flames, fine beads of sweat appeared on Erina Kiri's forehead and cheeks.

Erina Nakiri was panting heavily.

Although she tried her best to keep her body still.

But as he made the movements with his hands, beads of sweat still slid down his face with the trembling of his body, down to his chin, and then dripped down, wetting his collar and the hair at his temples.

The prolonged concentration left Erina somewhat exhausted, and her hands, which were holding the spray gun, ached intensely and trembled continuously.

The firelight illuminated Erina Kiri's delicate and pretty face in a bright red.

At this moment, the flames and high temperatures were not only scorching Erina Kiri's food, but also her entire being.

Erina Kiri, whose mouth and tongue were parched, felt a dryness and discomfort in her throat.

But she hesitated for a moment and still didn't let Hisako Shinto feed her water. She just swallowed the saliva that had become sticky in her mouth.

But the situation did not improve in the slightest; her throat was still dry and sore.

Despite this, Erina Kiri tried her best to maintain a high level of concentration, enduring the unbearable itching sensation as sweat dripped down her face.

Under the continuous scorching of such fierce flames, the originally fragrant and tempting dough began to darken in color, and some parts even turned black.

"Feeding? Is it okay?"

Seeing this, Hisako Shinoto, who had been watching closely, became nervous.

"Lady Erina, you..."

'

"Don't make a sound!"

Hisako Shinto was about to speak up to Erina Kiri when, before she could finish speaking, Lin Yu grabbed her wrist.

Hisako Shinoto, whose movements had been interrupted, turned her head and looked at Lin Yu with a puzzled expression.

"Don't go over there!"

Lin Yu's expression was serious as he whispered a reminder.

"She's in a state of high concentration right now, don't disturb her."

Hisako Niito hesitated, "But that dough...it's almost burnt, isn't it?"

"Are you really okay?"

Hisako Shinoto turned her head to look at the dough in the flames.

As time went on, more and more of the dough's surface became charred.

Hisako Shinoto couldn't help but show a worried expression on her face.

"Speaking of which, I've been thinking something strange. Whether you're making bread or pies, you don't need such a high heat, do you?"

"This is so easy to burn..."

'

"Don't worry, it'll be fine!"

Listening to Hisako Shinto's worries, Lin Yu could understand the emotions of his assistant at that moment.

After all, she still doesn't seem to have figured out Erina's real intentions in doing this.

Without turning his head, Lin Yu watched the sweating Erina Kiri while comforting Hisako Shinoto.

"Erina's approach... requires just that much intense heat."

"Be patient and watch carefully."

Hisako Niito calmed down a bit.

Lin Yu thought for a moment and said to Hisako Shinto, "If you're really worried about Erina, prepare a bottle of water; she'll probably be very thirsty later."

Despite her doubts and unease, Hisako Shinoto could only suppress her curiosity after hearing Lin Yu's words. Following Lin Yu's instructions, she found a bottle of mineral water and patiently waited while watching Erina Kiri facing the flames.

On the other side, after the dough on the counter was completely covered in charred black color and turned into a large piece of black charcoal, Kiri Erina finally stopped.

Erina Nakiri turned off the spray gun in her hand and put the scalding hot spray gun aside.

Even though there were still embers on the dough, Erina Nakiri remained calm. She took a clean towel, wet it with cold water, wrung it out, and then placed the wet towel over the dough.

A few wisps of smoke rose, and the remaining flames on the dough were extinguished instantly. Kiri Erina quickly removed the damp towel.

The whole process was completed smoothly and effortlessly.

Only then did Erina Nakiri finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Compared to her usual exquisite attire, Kiri Erina looked unusually disheveled at this moment.

Her delicate face was unnaturally flushed from the high temperature, beads of sweat rolled down her cheeks, her collar was completely wet, and her long golden hair was also somewhat messy and lacked any refinement.

Erina Nakiri gripped the edge of the stove, panting heavily, her body trembling slightly.

"Let's wipe it."

Before anyone knew it, Lin Yu had brought a clean towel, wet it with cold water, wrung it out, and handed it to Kiri Erina.

Erina Nakiri looked up at Lin Yu, her eyes filled with doubt.

Lin Yu handed the wet towel forward again, "Wipe yourself off, it'll make you feel better."

Hisako Shinto also realized what was happening and followed behind Lin Yu, handing over the bottled water she had prepared beforehand.

"Yes, Lady Erina, please wipe it off!"

As she spoke, Hisako Shinto seemed to remember something, twisted open the bottle of mineral water in her hand, and then handed it to Erina Nakiri again with a very sincere expression.

"Also, Lady Erina, please have some water."

Erina Nakiri grabbed the towel from Lin Yu's hand and roughly wiped her face a couple of times. At the same time, she pushed away the bottled water that her little assistant was offering her with a fawning expression.

"You can drink the water later."

"I need to hurry, I can't let the bitter taste of the burnt dough seep into the steak inside."

After saying that, Erina Kiri didn't even have time to catch her breath and regain her composure.

She picked up the charred "coal lump" and, with a burst of strength, broke it open with her bare hands.

At this moment, although the flames on the surface of the dough had gone out, the inside of the dough was still scalding hot.

The burning sensation in her hands made Erina Kiri frown and show a pained expression.

But in her haste, she didn't care about the heat and used both hands to forcefully break the charred dough in half.

Steam billowed out, revealing the still tender beef inside.

To prevent the burnt outer crust from breaking off and falling onto the steak, thus imparting any unpleasant flavors.

Erina Kiri didn't even dare to wear kitchen gloves, and could only continue to endure the scalding heat, carefully peeling off the remaining burnt outer shell with her bare hands.

As a clean steak was transferred to a plate, still steaming hot, Erina Kiri smiled with genuine joy.

"Is it finished?"

Seeing the smile on Kirie Erina's face, Shinoto Hisako was also happy.

"It smells so good!"

Smelling the aroma wafting in the air, Hisako Shinoto thought that Erina Kiri had already finished cooking. Just as she was about to go up, Lin Yu pulled her back again.

"Don't be in such a hurry!"

Lin Yu smiled helplessly at Hisako Niito's impatience.

"You forgot, Erina hasn't even used that bottle of applewood we borrowed before."

Hisako Niito immediately realized, "That seems to be it."

Be patient!

"How much longer do we have to wait?"

"Don't worry, it won't be long."

Lin Yu pulled Hisako Shinto back.

Seemingly sensing her anxiety, Lin Yu teased, "So anxious...are you hungry?"

"I'm not hungry!"

Hisako Shinoto shook off the hand that was gripping her wrist and glared at Lin Yu with a menacing expression.

On the other side, although Kiri Erina noticed Lin Yu and Shinoto Hisako bickering, she had no time to pay attention to it right now.

She needs to take advantage of the steak being still hot, so the smoky flavor can penetrate the meat more easily, and quickly proceed to the next step.

Erina Kiri opened a cupboard, took out a large glass dome, and covered the steak with it.

Then, Erina Nakiri brought out a strangely shaped tool that resembled a pipe and connected it to the glass cover.

The "cigarette rod" part is a flexible tube made of some kind of material.

The end of the hose has a small device that can be tightly connected to the small hole reserved on the glass cover, ensuring a perfect seal and preventing any smoke from leaking out.

Next, Erina Kiri opened the "mouthpiece" part on the other end of the machine, revealing a small space.

Erina Nakiri poured all the applewood shavings from the bottle into it.

It seems they were still somewhat dissatisfied with this.

After pondering for a few seconds, Erina Nakiri took the half-empty bottle of compound spice powder, took out a few spoonfuls, sprinkled it on top of the applewood chips, then sprinkled a layer of snow-white salt, and then closed the lid of the container, revealing a satisfied expression.

After doing all this, Erina subconsciously looked up at Lin Yu, blocked Hisako Shinoto's view with her body, raised her chin at Lin Yu, and showed a smug expression, as if she was showing off the machine in her hand.

But Lin Yu didn't show any expression. He just opened and closed his lips as if he was saying something, but no sound came out.

After saying that, Lin Yu rolled his eyes at Kiri Erina, seemingly speechless at her boastful behavior.

But Erina Nakiri could tell that Lin Yu's lip reading only contained two words.

He said:

【childish】

"hateful!"

Erina Nakiri was so angry at Lin Yu's two short words that she trembled all over.

But she's still holding the fumigation machine in her hand, unable to let go.

Helpless, Erina Nakiri could only hold the machine with one hand and clench her fist with the other, swinging it fiercely at Lin Yu a few times.

But faced with Lin Yu's unmoved attitude, Kiri Erina could only utter a few harsh words in silence before turning her gaze away and continuing with her work.

Erina Nakiri pressed the button to start the machine in her hand.

A red light appeared at the "mouthpiece" part, which is the bottom of the container containing the wood chips, and began to heat the apple wood chips inside.

When heated to the appropriate high temperature, the sawdust begins to emit white smoke.

Erina Kiri continued operating the machine, drawing in some air.

This serves two purposes: firstly, it promotes incomplete combustion of the sawdust, releasing more smoke.

At the same time, it can also replace the air inside the glass enclosure, introducing dense white smoke into the interior of the glass enclosure.

Once inside the glass enclosure, the white smoke, like a viscous liquid, flows straight down, pouring onto the surface of the steak, creating a truly magical sight.

Soon, thick white smoke filled the entire interior of the glass enclosure.

From a distance, it looked like a round dough ball was placed in front of Erina Nakiri.

Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen...

'

Erina Kiri narrowed her eyes slightly, focusing intently on the inside of the glass enclosure while mentally keeping track of the time.

The moment the countdown coincided with her own preordained time, Erina Kirei's eyes widened, and she lifted the glass cover.

Without the glass dome to hold it back, the dense white fog instantly transformed into a cloud, rising leisurely into the air and drifting towards the rooftop.

Lin Yu and Hisako Shinto were drawn to the white cloud. They looked up at the same time, their eyes following the cloud as it floated higher and higher.

Under their watchful eyes, the white cloud crashed straight into the ceiling, then shattered, turning into a wisp of smoke and mist that vanished without a trace.

"It's done!"

Erina Kiri's voice rang out, drawing Lin Yu and Hisako Shinoto's gaze back to the ceiling.

The steak now looks completely different from what it originally looked like.

The once incredibly pink steak has now been stained a beautiful dark red by the smoke.

The steak has a unique sheen, which is the smoky layer formed by smoke adhering to its surface, and a direct manifestation of the aroma molecules in the smoke penetrating into the beef.

Unlike Texas smoked barbecue, which is popular in the United States and has a deep maroon color and a thick layer of smoke after being smoked for a long time, this is different from the smoked barbecue of Texas.

The smoked steak that Erina Kiri made right now has a sheen on the surface that looks like a layer of oil film.

Like a beautifully crafted stone sculpture, it has now been painted with a layer of gold paint by its creator, Erina Kiri.

The steak glistened under the kitchen lights, exuding an indescribable allure.