Food Wars!: Delicious Food of the Heavens

Chapter 70 Side Dishes

Erina Nakiri skillfully slices the steak in half with her knife, a clean and pleasing movement to the eye.

As Erina Kiri moved, Lin Yu's gaze was involuntarily drawn to the cross-section of the steak.

The steak has a beautiful smoky color on the outside, but the inside remains a tender, pale pink.

As the blade presses down, the rich juices continuously seep out from the gaps in the cross-section of the steak.

Lin Yu noticed that when Erina was cutting the steak, the blade pressed down on the steak just now.

Even though the blade is sharpened to an extreme level, when the blade begins to cut, the steak still seems to have elasticity, first being pressed down and deformed slightly before being cut by the blade.

This demonstrates that the A5 beef, meticulously prepared by Erina Kiri and slow-cooked at a low temperature for an extended period, retains its amazing tenderness and juiciness even after being grilled and smoked.

Wow~

"So beautiful!"

Looking at the tender pink cross-section of the steak, Hisako Shinoto subconsciously covered her mouth and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Lady Erina, is your meal finished?"

Hisako Shirato looked at Erina Kiri with anticipation and asked.

"Hisako, are you so eager to taste my cooking?"

Erina Nakiri glanced at Hisako Shinoto with a teasing smile. "Can't wait?"

No, it's not.

Hisako Shinto felt a little embarrassed by Erina Kiri's stare and waved her hands repeatedly.

"Haha, don't worry, Hisako."

"This steak is my creation, and it's certainly reached perfection."

"But wouldn't it be too monotonous and boring to just have steaks like this?"

Erina Nakiri smiled. "There are side dishes too, they'll be ready soon."

As she spoke, Erina Nakiri turned around and took out another food plastic bag from the sous-vide cooker. Inside was some kind of orange-yellow ingredient.

After a long sous-vide cooking process with the steak, the bag of ingredients had now turned into a viscous paste that was no longer recognizable.

The plastic bag was cut open, and the rich, fresh aroma of pumpkin wafted out.

Pumpkin puree?

Smelling the rich aroma of pumpkin, Lin Yu nodded silently.

Pumpkin is indeed a great side dish to accompany this smoked steak.

Erina's every step of the process or her choice of ingredients is impeccable!

Erina Nakiri added pumpkin puree to a blender, then added milk and egg yolks. She started the blender and blended the pumpkin puree until it was smooth and silky, with a texture like ice cream.

Erina Nakiri then took out a plate, spread the creamy pumpkin puree on the bottom of the plate, and placed half a piece of smoked steak on it.

Finally, she even spread a refreshing pesto next to the steak, made by blending parsley, garlic, and olive oil.

Erina Nakiri breathed a sigh of relief. This dish, which had been quite arduous to prepare, was finally complete!

"Finish!"

Erina Kiri placed a dish in front of Hisako Shinoto, ruffled her hair, and gave her a doting smile.

"Have you been waiting long, you little glutton!"

"Lady Erina!"

Hisako Shinto nervously glanced at Lin Yu beside her out of the corner of her eye, her voice trembling slightly.

"There are other people here, please... don't address me like that..."

Hisako Shinto was a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushed, and she didn't dare to look directly into Erina Nakiri's eyes.

"Is anyone there?"

Erina Nakiri scoffed. "Besides you and me, is there anyone else here?"

As she spoke, Erina Nakiri even looked around, "Why don't I see anyone else?"

Hisako Niito was stunned. "Huh?"

"Ha ha!"

Erina Kiri burst out laughing, immediately amused by Hisako Shinoto's expression.

The next second, Erina Kiri glanced at Lin Yu out of the corner of her eye.

"Oh, you mean him!"

"Just treat him like he's invisible, like he doesn't exist, okay?"

Hearing Erina Kiri's words, Lin Yu's face immediately darkened.

"Hello!"

"That's going too far!"

"I even helped you out today, and I was just thinking of bringing you a wet towel, and you..."

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Before Lin Yu could finish speaking, a plate was pushed in front of him.

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow and looked at Erina Nakiri.

But Erina immediately turned her head away, pouting, and didn't look directly at Lin Yu. She just said in an indifferent tone, "I know you helped me today, and I didn't say I wouldn't accept your favor."

As she spoke, Erina Kiri muttered something under her breath.

"After all, I'm not like someone else..."

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When she said the last sentence, Kiri Erina lowered her voice, but only slightly, so both Lin Yu and Shinoto Hisako could hear her clearly.

Lin Yu retorted irritably, "If you really can't speak properly, why don't you just find some needle and thread and sew your stinking mouth shut!"

"Where does it smell?"

"It stinks! It stinks!"

"My breath doesn't stink!"

When Erina Nakiri heard the word "stinky," she immediately bristled.

"I brush my teeth carefully every day."

"And I also use mouth freshener every day."

Erina Nakiri's expression at this moment carried a strange seriousness as she earnestly refuted Lin Yu's claim that she "stinks".

Lin Yu chuckled and turned his head to the side.

I don't believe it.

"It really is!"

Erina Nakiri was getting anxious.

"How could I possibly lie about something like this!"

Seeing that Erina Nakiri was already a little excited, Lin Yu pursed his lips and deliberately maintained an expression of "I don't believe it".

"Who knows if you made this up on the spot?"

Frustrated, Erina breathed on the back of her hand, then sniffed it. "It smells wonderful!"

Not believing it, she stretched out the back of her hand in front of Lin Yu, "Don't believe me? Smell it!"

Lin Yu found it somewhat amusing and, surprisingly, didn't refuse. Instead, he actually brought his nose close to Erina's hand and gently sniffed it.

"Is today's air freshener still citrus-scented?"

Lin Yu sniffed again and muttered, "It seems to have a hint of rose scent?"

"Hmph! That's right!" Erina Nakiri raised her head and snorted lightly. "I already told you, I brush my teeth and use breath freshener every day, so my breath doesn't smell bad..."

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"Lady Erina!"

Hisako Shinoto let out a scream.

"You...you...."

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Hisako Shinto, watching this scene, was like a bird whose neck had been choked. She wanted to scream, but perhaps the scene before her was too shocking, and her scream was abruptly cut off by an invisible hand.

"What did I just see...?"

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Hisako Niito murmured in a daze.