People in Zongman: My Dimensional Cuisine

Erina swallowed hard as she watched Senzaemon Nakiri and Hisako's expressions of enjoyment. She then picked up her knife and made a cut, the hot air escaping from the cut and landing on her hand with a comfortable temperature.

A few drops of meat juice dripped down, but the filling wasn't damaged in the slightest. The cut surface was as smooth and beautiful as a perfectly cut piece of jade, with very distinct layers and clear meat texture. It looked like it had a perfect taste. Erina licked her lips. She was actually interested in a commoner's dish that was perfect to accompany drinks!

Erina picked up the eggplant and slowly put it in her mouth. The next moment, Erina lay down on the table, her face flushed, her legs fidgeting and rubbing against each other. She gripped the chopsticks tightly, and her small, white hands looked full of strength.

Erina seemed to see top-quality cows drinking gravy from a river of juices near the eggplants. The whole world was filled with a misty, fragrant steam. Erina felt like she was flying on clouds, with eggplant boxes floating in the sky. She lay on the eggplant boxes, slowly being swayed by the fragrant breeze, floating in this delicious world.

"It seems to suit everyone's taste. So, Grandpa, here's your sukiyaki, salt-grilled pork chop, and rice. You can control the flame for the sukiyaki yourself."

Before Erina and Hisako could even react, Shiraha returned to the kitchen and brought out their dishes, saying with a smile, "Then everyone's food is ready..."

Just as Bai Yu finished speaking, Lucifer stretched and came downstairs, asking Bai Yu, "So, is there anything to eat?"

"Have some eggplant fritters first~ I'll go prepare some for you~"

"Hmm~"

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Chapter Fifteen: Another Strange Curse Has Been Added (Please add this to your favorites!!!!)

Lucifer glanced at the other customers but didn't say anything. Instead, she sat down quietly and waited. She noticed something interesting: the phone didn't drain its battery while in the store.

Lucifer ate the eggplant fritters in front of her while thinking about the secret of the White Feather Shop. Don't be fooled by her status as the Queen of Hell; there's practically no delicious food in Hell.

"Hmm~"

Lucifer took a bite, her thoughts completely cut off. All she could think about was how delicious this eggplant fritter was, even better than the Tom Yum soup she had eaten earlier that day!

Lucifer's little feet wobbled slightly uncontrollably, then she forcefully pressed her legs down and continued eating the little treat she could never get tired of.

It was quite a struggle for Erina Nakiri to finish all three of her eggplant fritters. There was no way around it; her God Tongue could materialize the essence of flavors, so she had less resistance to the deliciousness of the dish in front of her and was more overwhelmed by the taste!

Senzaemon Nakiri took a sip of sake, smiled, and said, "How is it, Erina? This commoner's dish that you've never tried before is pretty good, isn't it?"

Erina gritted her teeth and said very reluctantly, "This dish has... has absolutely no flaws..."

The old man just smiled, then picked up a perfectly sliced ​​piece of pork, dipped it in the snowflake-like salt beside him, and put it in his mouth. His eyes suddenly widened.

At that moment, Bai Yu was also carrying a plate of salt-grilled pork chops, just like Nakiri Senzaemon's, along with a steaming casserole. The casserole was covered, so no one could tell what was inside, but the aroma emanating from it was incredibly enticing.

Senzaemon Nakiri stopped Shiraha, who was about to go back to get food, and said, "Shiraha! You salt..."

Bai Yu tilted her head, puzzled, and said, "Is there a problem? I think this salt goes best with grilled meat~"

Erina, thinking the salt was unpalatable, frowned and was about to speak when she heard Senzaemon Nakiri laugh and say, "Of course it's perfect! Nothing could be more perfect! But this is the first time I've ever seen someone choose Fleur de Sel for grilled pork cutlets!"

The sound wasn't very loud, but everyone in the room could hear it. If others didn't know what Flower of Salt was, wouldn't Erina and Hisako know?

Erina stood up abruptly, her face filled with disbelief, and exclaimed, "Grandpa! What did you say?! Fleur de Sel?! Fleur de Sel, one of the most precious salts?!"

Senzaemon Nakiri smiled and nodded. Only then did Erina truly believe what Shiraha meant when he said that Wagyu beef and bluefin tuna were not considered precious ingredients to her.

Bai Yu went into the kitchen, took out two bowls of rice and two empty bowls, and sat down opposite Lucifer. Lucifer was taken aback and then said in confusion, "I thought you didn't need to eat~"

Bai Yu looked at Lucifer strangely and said, "Of course I need to eat too~ Let's not talk about that now~ Let's eat first~ Otherwise, I'm afraid the curse will take effect again~"

"curse?!"

This time, everyone except Senzaemon and Saitama, including Lucifer, was startled. Lucifer's heart skipped a beat; this man was indeed extraordinary! She had to find out what the curse was!

Thinking of this, Lucifer looked at Bai Yu and said softly, "What curse?"

"For dinner, we're having this~ Lucifer~ Sauerkraut fish~"

"Pickled fish? What's that?"

Erina's lips twitched. It was yet another ordinary dish that she wouldn't even glance at. She was almost driven crazy by Bai Yu. Bai Yu ladled a bowl for Lucifer and ladled one for himself. As the spoon stirred the soup, a faint spiciness and umami aroma wafted out, making one's mouth water.

Lucifer was also drawn to the white fish in the bowl and the beautifully grilled pork chop with marble-like texture on the side. Lucifer admitted that she was tempted.

Just as Bai Yu picked up his chopsticks, the door was pulled open, forcing him to reluctantly put them down. Senzaemon Nakiri laughed as he ate his sukiyaki, and Saitama couldn't help but laugh out loud as well.

Erina and the others were taken aback, looking at the black-haired girl who walked in with puzzled expressions. Was there something wrong with this girl? The girl was also taken aback for a moment, looked down at herself and saw that there was nothing wrong with her. Then she looked at Senzaemon and the others with a slight displeasure.

"Grandpa, what are you laughing at?"

Senzaemon Nakiri scooped up a piece of beef, dipped it in the raw egg in his bowl, and said with a smile, "So, Shiraha's curse has worked!"

Lucifer looked at Bai Yu with a puzzled expression. Bai Yu sighed and said, "Lucifer, you eat first~ I didn't expect it to actually trigger the curse..."

"So what is a curse?"

Upon hearing Lucifer's question, everyone looked at Bai Yu, including the girl at the door. Bai Yu said somewhat helplessly, "When the shop is open, if we don't eat, no customers come. But as long as the food is good, customers always come just when we're about to eat."

Lucifer's lips curled up slightly. So this is what a curse is like? How unexpected! The girl smiled awkwardly as well. Bai Yu stood up and said, "Please make yourself at home. Would you like something to eat?"

The girl's embarrassment disappeared when she saw Bai Yu's warm smile. After finding a seat, Bai Yu came to stand in front of her. The girl looked at him, and he looked at the girl.

After a long pause, the girl frowned and said, "Sir, it's very impolite to stare at a woman like that! Please give me the menu!"

Bai Yu tilted his head and said, "My shop doesn't have a menu~ I can make whatever you want to eat~"

The girl paused, took a deep breath, and then said softly, "This is a strange shop. Well then, I'll have... a green papaya salad, a beef stew, a grilled meat roll, and do you have any alcohol?"

"Everything."

"Ha...Give me the strongest one!"

Bai Yu was taken aback, then tilted his head and said, "You... seem to really want to get drunk?"

The girl didn't say anything, and Bai Yu smiled and said, "Since the goal is to get drunk, you should choose something that tastes good. The strongest liquor might harm your health. If you have nothing else to add, please wait a moment~"

A strange look flashed across the girl's eyes as she watched Bai Yu leave. Erina narrowed her eyes. She physically approved of Bai Yu's actions and even gained a lot of points from him, but psychologically she had some reservations because she had never seen anyone take orders for customers before, even though Bai Yu did nothing wrong.

Lucifer smiled, took a sip of the fish soup, squinted her eyes, and then put down her spoon. She didn't eat anything; she just sat there quietly.

Erina turned to look at her food. Hisako was already drunk, completely absorbed in the cooking, as was Senzaemon Nakiri. Erina glanced at the food in front of her.

If she guessed correctly, the white salt crystals on top of the Wagyu beef were fleur de sel, and the marbling was indeed Wagyu beef. Erina breathed a sigh of relief, then cut off a small piece and put it in her mouth.

Boom...

Erina slumped onto the table again. This time, she was so overwhelmed by the intense pleasure brought on by the God Tongue that her brain went numb. She had only one thought in her mind: one more bite! Keep eating! She could eat this dish until she died.

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Chapter Sixteen: Erina is impressed (Please add to your favorites!!!!)

Soon, the girl's green papaya salad, grilled meat rolls, and wine were brought out. The girl smelled the wine, frowned, and said, "What kind of wine is this?"

Bai Yu tilted his head and said, "This...this is a special osmanthus wine I brewed. It's perfect for your current mood—like getting drunk but not harming your health, and it tastes delicious too!"

The girl nodded and then stopped talking. She picked up her fork and reached for the appetizing green papaya salad. One bite brought a cool sensation, followed by a slightly sour and refreshing feeling.

With one bite, the papaya shreds broke in my mouth, the crisp sound echoing from my mouth all the way to my mind. A faint bitterness followed, combined with the flavors of fish sauce and lemon juice, and a touch of spiciness.

The girl's mind was instantly captivated by the dish; she even forgot about the meat rolls on the side, and just kept eating while nodding occasionally.

The girl only remembered the meat roll when she was halfway through her meal. This meat roll was not a so-called meat pancake; it was a meat roll made purely of meat.

The girl swallowed hard, picked up the knife and cut it in the middle. Hot steam billowed out, along with a rich aroma of meat and a faint fragrance.

The girl looked at the cross-section and found that the meat roll was hollow in the middle and filled with stuffing. She could see mushrooms, minced meat and onions. The girl sniffed it, cut off a piece and put it in her mouth, and she was immediately stunned.

"No taste?"

The girl absolutely refused to believe that such a fragrant dish would be tasteless, but just as she was about to cut another piece, the flavor suddenly exploded, rising up from her throat and ending in her mouth.

The aroma of meat filled her mouth and brain, and the girl couldn't wait to cut another piece. This time it was the texture: the amazing elasticity of the meat filling, the crispy texture of the meat roll itself, and the top-notch taste brought by the mushroom pieces soaked in meat juice.

The girl felt that this must be what addiction meant. Just as she was enjoying her meal, Bai Yu brought out a plate of red wine braised beef in a white porcelain pot.

"Hmm~ It seems to suit your taste~ That's good~ Here's your red wine braised beef and rice, please enjoy. Just let me know if you'd like a refill~"

After Bai Yu finished speaking, he was about to leave when the girl softly said, "Thank you, it was a delicious meal..."

Bai Yu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment~"

After saying that, Bai Yu turned around and walked towards Lucifer. Lucifer smiled and watched Bai Yu sit down before resting his chin on his hand and glancing at Erina, who was almost melting.

Shiraha glanced at her knowingly, and sure enough, Erina was completely absorbed in the food paradise and couldn't get over it. Senzaemon Nakiri, meanwhile, kept glancing at Erina with a mischievous smile. What a kind grandfather!

Bai Yu smiled and said, "This is a normal reaction. If I'm not mistaken, this girl has a super sense of taste that allows her to visualize the flavors of food. Grandpa is really wicked~ This is a bit too much of a blow to this girl~"

Lucifer smiled and said, "The curse should be gone now, right?"

"Eat up!"

Lucifer picked up her chopsticks this time. She had already been won over by the fish soup she had just tasted. She knew that if she went back to Hell now and couldn't eat these things, she would go crazy.

A bite of fish entered his mouth; the soup had cooled slightly, but that didn't diminish its deliciousness. Lucifer narrowed his eyes and said to Bai Yu, "I've finished reading that novel you told me to read."

"finish watching?"

"Hmm~ It's that novel called 'Love Metronome'~"

Hearing this, the girl, who was engrossed in the aroma of the beef, immediately snapped out of her reverie and glanced over. Bai Yu smiled calmly as he ate his dish and asked, "How is it?"

Lucifer ate a pork chop, then shuddered and blushed slightly, saying, "Hmm... just like you said, the writing is so-so, the character development isn't strong enough, and the plot is too straightforward. The key question is, does anyone really read a plot like this...?"

The girl's expression turned somewhat forlorn. Bai Yu smiled at Lucifer, who said softly, "But you can see from the lines that the author went from indifference to resentment towards this work. That unwillingness to give up is fantastic~ It's a real shame it's been discontinued~"

The girl stared at the two of them in disbelief. Bai Yu smiled and said, "Right? I've been following the updates the whole time! It's a pity I don't know the author's name, otherwise I would definitely send them a knife as encouragement!"

Lucifer smiled, not expecting Bai Yu to have such a willful side, but he found it quite amusing. The girl took off her glasses, revealing that her beautiful eyes were slightly red.

The girl took a sip of wine, and a refreshing taste emerged. It was as if the flavors of all the dishes she had eaten before had been elevated. After a long while, the girl opened her eyes, and her gaze was no longer unfocused but filled with determination.

Finally, with Hisako's help, Erina's blonde hair was completely soaked, and her body was as if she had just taken a bath. Erina breathed heavily and looked at the food she had finally finished eating for a long time before letting out a sigh of relief.

Senzaemon Nakiri had finished eating and was waiting for Erina. After seeing Erina finish the last piece of bluefin tuna sashimi, Senzaemon Nakiri smiled.

At this moment, Erina looked at Shiroha and saw him playing on his phone while eating his food without changing his expression. She no longer looked down on this man; all she felt was awe and respect.

Erina is indeed arrogant, but when faced with a huge gap in strength, she won't act the same as usual. It's like someone with five million in savings will envy and resent someone with seven million or ten million. They will feel dissatisfied and look down on the person with seven million or ten million, and they will even have the desire to catch up.

However, he would never have such thoughts about someone with 50 billion. All he could feel was envy and admiration. The reason was simple: this was someone she couldn't catch up to even if she used up all her luck in her entire life.

Senzaemon Nakiri laughed and said, "Are you convinced now?"

Erina didn't speak, but gritted her teeth and looked to the side. She would no longer disrespect Shiraha, but she still couldn't accept that such a skilled chef was wasting his skills in such a place. It was a loss to the entire culinary world!

Nakiri Senzaemon laughed and shouted to Shiraha, "Shiraha! You've accomplished something that many people can't do! For me, your granddaughter, to be convinced is truly an impossible task! Hahahaha!"

Bai Yu smiled, tidied a stray strand of hair behind her ear, and said with a smile, "Really? That's truly my honor~ I never expected to meet a customer with such an exceptional sense of taste~"

Erina was taken aback. Had she ever said she had a divine tongue? Shiraha noticed Erina's confusion and smiled, saying, "Be confident~ You didn't say that~ I don't know you~ The reason I know you have a super taste is simple~ because I can achieve this level of skill with any dish I make, but your state just now, there's no other explanation besides super taste~"

Erina sighed, completely convinced. She stood up and said, "Mr. Shiraha! First, please forgive my previous rudeness. Then, please enter the culinary world! Your skills and these top-notch dishes are a loss to the culinary world!"

Bai Yu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Someone in another field has said the same thing~ But I won't leave~ Don't ask why~ Because cooking isn't about showing off or pursuing the ultimate deliciousness, but about the two most basic things: eating your fill and eating happily~ Deliciousness is something that comes after that~"

"I can make anything as long as I have the ingredients, but different people need different things~ My priority here is always your happiness and satisfaction, then the deliciousness you seek, and finally the quality of the ingredients—what you call rare ingredients—because that's the most useless thing~"

Erina's eyes widened suddenly; she had just heard something completely foreign to her culinary concepts!

Meanwhile, in a dojo, a girl with long purple hair punched a wooden stake, sneezed, blushed, rubbed her cheeks, and said, "Could it be that Bai Yu is thinking of me? Hehehe~"

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Erina still couldn't accept this cooking principle. To her, cooking was divided into good and bad. Common people's cooking was considered low-class, while precious delicacies made with high-quality ingredients were the real dishes and deserved to be considered perfect.

But now Bai Yu tells her directly that all dishes are the same, with no essential difference. The ingredients only determine the price, but they are the least important thing to him.

"I...cannot agree with you..."

Bai Yu sighed and went back to the kitchen. Erina was still standing there in a daze. This time, Bai Yu came out with two plates: one was a bowl of noodles that looked very appetizing, and the other was a small bowl of seafood risotto.

Shiraha divided the noodles and rice into three portions and placed them in front of Nakiri Senzaemon and the other two. The already limited amount of food was almost a single bite each when divided into three portions.

Erina looked at Shiraha with a puzzled expression. Shiraha simply smiled and said, "Only male protagonists in light novels use words to persuade others~ This is reality. To make you understand this, show me with your actions whether what I said is true or not~"

"In your culinary world's parlance, this is the final judging. Of the three of you, I only know that the old man is quite skilled, and the other two should be no less impressive. Plus, you have an extraordinary sense of taste—so this judging panel is authoritative enough, right?"

Senzaemon Nakiri nodded and said, "Of course, its authority is already very high."

Erina nodded, while Lucifer and the others looked on with anticipation. Erina took a deep breath and picked up the seafood risotto first, as did Senzaemon Nakiri and Hisako.

Just a small sip brought Erina's divine tongue to a state of great pleasure, and the other two also looked like they were enjoying themselves. After a while, Erina rinsed her mouth with water, and then picked up the noodles with a slight resistance in her eyes.