Food Wars!: God's Tongue is no match for me.

"Of course!"

Lin Xu nodded, then smiled and said, "You seem quite happy that I'm going to freeload a meal."

"No...no."

Where did you see me happy?

"I just heard that you have now replaced Executive Officer Rantabhi and have begun to take full charge of the evaluation of restaurants across Japan."

"His current status in WGO is at its zenith!"

“The reason why our Nakiri family can get along well with you must be because…” Erina’s pretty face turned red, and her voice grew softer and softer until even Lin Xu, who was standing right next to her, could hardly hear her.

"You're very well-informed!"

“You even know everything about my work at WGO.”

Lin Xu said calmly.

"WGO was originally founded by my mother."

"Moreover, in the Japanese culinary world, the Nakiri family is always the first to know about any movement or activity."

Erina, let me explain.

"Yeah, I understand."

Lin Xu replied.

He then turned around and waved to Erina: "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. See you tonight."

……

while walking.

Lin Xu was taken aback when he saw Erina following closely behind him again.

He stopped again, turned around and said to her, "What are you doing? Why are you following me again?"

"Who's with you?"

"I just demolished the headquarters building of the Ramen Research Association and am preparing to rebuild my 7th personal kitchen there as the 10th seat of the Elite Ten."

"Right now, I just want to go over to the site and see how the construction workers are making their progress."

After saying that, Erina brushed a few strands of hair from her forehead.

His tone sounded rather smug!

"Building 7?"

"Personal kitchen?"

Lin Xu was startled upon hearing this.

So you demolished the headquarters building of a research association with dozens of people just to occupy that land and expand your resources and power in the Far Moon.

He could only sigh repeatedly at this operation:

Fortunately, I am not a student of Totsuki Academy, but an instructor who has nothing to do with this!

……

indeed.

The resources and influence of the Elite Ten are far beyond anyone's imagination.

Not only does it belong to the highest decision-making body within the academy, directly subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief, but it also possesses absolute autonomy in all matters.

Activities and events from the original story, such as residential training, the fall selection tournament, the school festival, and field training, even including cooking battles between students...

All decisions must be made after discussion among the ten members.

Moreover, even lecturers and professors like Xia Peier, Lin Xu, and Shiomi Jun had to comply.

More importantly.

They also have the right to change the commander-in-chief through a vote!

Chapter 48 The Highest Standard Kaiseki Cuisine

At night, there are stars.

In a very spacious kitchen.

Erina Nakiri, with her long golden hair, was carefully placing a whole fresh shrimp into the bottom of a teacup.

Hey!

After a slight sound.

Crack the egg and strain the egg liquid into a teacup.

Next, cover the teacup with plastic wrap and place it in a steamer with boiling water. Steam over high heat for 4 minutes.

Use heat-resistant tongs to remove the teacup, then add shrimp, snow peas, crab sticks, shiitake mushrooms, green peas, fish cakes, and so on...

Cover with plastic wrap.

Put it back in the pot and steam for another 4 minutes.

Finally, a delicate chawanmushi is complete!

……

the other side.

My assistant, Hisako, chose okra, lotus root, eggplant, green bell pepper, asparagus, spinach, and very good farm-fresh eggs.

In short, all the ingredients are the best.

According to Erina, the dishes prepared this time were all for Professor Lin Xu, and there was no room for carelessness.

After selecting several kinds of vegetables.

Then they took out about 10 fresh prawns.

After processing the shrimp, remove the stems from the spinach, cut the asparagus into sections after removing the heads, slice the eggplant into rounds, slice the lotus root, and cut the okra into small pieces.

Next, prepare flour, ice water, and eggs, and quickly mix them into a batter.

Pour in the oil and turn on the heat.

Throw the prawns in and deep-fry them.

After 27 seconds, it was retrieved.

Then came frying those vegetables, a process similar to frying prawns for 27 seconds.

However, for vegetables like eggplant or lotus root slices, it's best to cook them for a longer time, ideally 43 seconds, while for spinach or lettuce, the cooking time should be shorter, around 10 seconds.

"Not easy!"

He reached up and wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead.

Hisako felt a sense of relief and turned to Erina, saying, "Miss, all the tempura is ready."

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Next comes the preparation of the pickled and cold dishes."

"Go and bring me that Korean mackerel. I'll handle it myself."

Erina, said.

"Huh? That mackerel is what we use to..."

Hisako paused for a moment, but before she could finish speaking, Erina interrupted her: "Go now!"

"Yes!"

"I...I'll go get it right away."

Startled, Hisako didn't dare to hesitate and took off running.

……

In China.

Many Japanese restaurants that serve elaborate dishes "call themselves" kaiseki restaurants.

It seems that as long as it's served in small, numerous small plates and the price is high enough, it can be called:

Kaiseki cuisine!

Actually, they were probably eating kaiseki cuisine.

If it were just that, it would be fine. However, there are some phenomena that lead to deeper misunderstandings.

Some people treat sushi as a kaiseki meal, while others treat a pickled vegetable platter as a kaiseki meal...

It seems that many people have a misunderstanding of the concept of kaiseki cuisine.

……

In fact.

Kaiseki cuisine, or Japanese tea ceremony, is the meal prepared by the host for the guests and has now become a representative of high-end cuisine in Japan.

It mainly consists of one sauce and three dishes, but there is also a version with one sauce and two dishes.

There are two interpretations of the phrase "怀石".

One explanation is that in ancient Japan, monks had to follow the rule of "not eating after noon" during their practice. They could only hold warm stones in their arms to resist hunger and cold, so the tea and snacks provided to monks for listening to Zen were called "kaiseki cuisine".

Another interpretation is that "holding a stone" echoes the idea of ​​"a sage wearing coarse clothes but holding jade in his heart," embodying a spirit of humility.

Its philosophy emphasizes intrinsic value over outward appearance.

……

In Lin Xu's view.

In fact, these two explanations are not contradictory.

After all, the value of kaiseki cuisine lies in its essence, not its price. So what exactly is the difference between kaiseki cuisine and kaiseki cuisine?

Regarding this issue.

To be honest, Lin Xu himself wasn't very clear about it either.

Perhaps in Japanese, kaiseki cuisine and kaiseki cuisine sound the same, but they are not the same concept?

Kaiseki cuisine, in Japan, is a type of cuisine used to entertain guests; in short:

The collective term for all the dishes served at a banquet!

Therefore, the luxurious menus often seen online are likely kaiseki cuisine.

Compared to the light and mild style of kaiseki cuisine, kaiseki cuisine is more colorful and fragrant, and is often accompanied by carefully selected wines, emphasizing a perfect combination of color, aroma and taste!

In order to properly entertain Lin Xu, Erina personally cooked, intending to prepare the highest level of hospitality in Japan:

Kaiseki cuisine!

If everyone knew.

This usually arrogant and aloof young lady invited Lin Xu to her home for dinner.

They went to such lengths to prepare the most expensive and highest-standard dishes; everyone must have been so astonished that their eyes would have popped out.

……

the other side.

Dozens of candles stood on an exquisite candlestick.

The flickering candlelight, like tiny, exquisite sprites, danced gracefully on the dining table.

The warm yellow light slowly dispelled the chill of the night, creating a cozy, romantic, leisurely, and relaxed atmosphere.

On the table.

Upon closer inspection, there are also some exquisite porcelain plates and ceramic bowls on display.

The edges are inlaid with delicate patterns, exuding an elegant aura like a work of art.