Bring some Bankai ingredients to Shokugeki

Looking at the very fresh tomato on the plate.

Everyone was a little confused.

“Is this a fresh tomato?”

Soma Yukihira said with some uncertainty.

Although it does look like a tomato.

But no matter how he thought about it, he didn't think Xu Kangping would really just serve a tomato as a dish!

“This is actually tomato beef stew.”

Xu Kangping explained with a smile.

Although it was a recipe that I came up with on the spur of the moment.

But in reality, he just put some things back together.

"Tomato beef stew?"

Everyone carefully examined the tomatoes on the plate.

However, no cuts were seen, including on the bottom.

Seeing that no one noticed anything, Xu Kangping looked very proud.

It is absolutely impossible to see the incision from the outside.

Seeing that it was not obvious from the outside, Shinomiya Kojiro picked up the knife and fork and cut the tomato vertically.

After cutting the tomato, the steaming beef was revealed.

At the same time, a rich fragrance began to spread.

Kojiro Shinomiya calmed himself down and then carefully examined the cut tomato.

Only then did I see that the place where Xu Kangping cut was right in the middle of the tomato.

After he cut the tomato vertically, it was split into four parts.

However, the skin was still connected at the place where the horizontal cut was made, so the cut could not be seen from the outside before.

"Could it be that the tomato skin was pasted back on afterwards?"

Donato Wutongtian said somewhat uncertainly.

They look very similar, but even if they are pasted back together, they should still be distinguishable.

However, Shinomiya Kojiro has already discovered the problem.

“This is not the original tomato skin.”

“When you cut it, it feels softer.”

“It should be something else.”

Shinomiya Kojiro said as he looked at Xu Kangping.

"I can't hide it from Shinomiya-senpai. I actually peeled all the tomatoes before."

"I just brushed on a thin layer of gelatin sauce."

"Once the sauce solidifies, the tomato looks exactly the same as it did before."

"And make sure the incision site cannot be seen from the outside."

Xu Kangping explained with a smile.

After listening to Xu Kangping's explanation, everyone understood Xu Kangping's approach.

I thought it was interesting, and I even thought I could give it a try.

Of course, the most important thing about a dish is taste.

Because it felt quite interesting, and Xu Kangping was just an additional participant in the new dish competition.

So the others didn't wait for Shinomiya Kojiro to make any comments and started tasting it.

The sweet and sour taste of the tomatoes blends perfectly with the flavor of the beef.

The meat is also very tender.

It can be said to be an impeccable dish.

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“It tastes good though.”

"But this doesn't seem to be a new dish!"

Mizuhara Fuyumi looked at Xu Kangping.

“Indeed, beef stew is a very traditional French dish.”

“Although Xu Kangping cooks it very well, it can’t be considered a new dish.”

Donato Wutongtian followed up.

"No, there seems to be something wrong with these pieces of beef."

Shinomiya Kojiro frowned and spoke.

"Any questions?"

"The taste, chewiness, and texture are all good, right?"

Donato Wutongtian looked at Shinomiya Kojiro with some confusion and asked.

Ignoring Donato Wutongtian's questions.

Shinomiya Kojiro used a dinner knife to cut a piece of beef directly.

The obvious fleshy fibers are exposed.

It does look like meat.

However, Shinomiya Kojiro still felt that something was wrong.

Soma Yukihira next to him seemed to be lost in thought.

He remembered that Xu Kangping had made a very special dish at Jixing Liao before.

This dish won’t also be...

"The sizes of these fleshy fibers are too uniform."

“It’s not real beef.”

Roland Chapelle suddenly spoke up.

Although the flesh fibers seemed to be fine, they gave him an unnatural feeling.

Hearing Roland Chapelle's words, Xu Kangping smiled.

"Yes, this is the 'beef' I made with dried tofu."

"I cut the dried tofu into strips first, and then squeeze it hard."

"This not only makes the dried tofu more chewy, but also creates meaty fibers similar to real meat."

“So, this is a completely vegetarian tomato beef stew.”

Although I couldn't hide it from everyone.

However, Xu Kangping was still very satisfied with this.

At least not everyone noticed it!

"That's true!"

Soma Yukihira couldn't help but say.

Xu Kangping had used bean dregs to cook meat when he was at Jixingliao.

At first, he couldn't notice it.

Only Isshiki Hui and Ohmidou Fumio discovered the problem.

But now it seems that Xu Kangping is more similar in this regard!

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After pondering for a moment, Shinomiya Kojiro looked at Xu Kangping and spoke seriously.

"Vegetarian tomato beef stew."

“It can really be said to be a new dish.”

“There’s nothing wrong with the taste either.”

“It’s even a very complete dish.”

"It's just a shame it wouldn't be suitable for the menu at SHINO's branch."

As he spoke, Shinomiya Kojiro's eyes flickered.

He felt that Xu Kangping seemed to have made this dish on purpose.

"Why, Shinomiya-senpai?"

Inui Hinatako said to Shinomiya Kojiro with some displeasure.

She thought this dish was delicious.

It would also be perfectly acceptable to be on the menu at 'SHINO's' branch.

"Because this dish tastes so much like beef stew."

“It’s hard for guests to tell the difference.”

“If you advertise it as vegan, it could easily make some customers feel cheated.”

"Not to mention it's more complicated to make than beef stew."

“It’s not appropriate to be on the menu at SHINO’s.”

Xu Kangping said calmly.

Shinomiya Kojiro asked him to participate in this new dish competition, which means that if his dish is qualified, it can also be selected for the menu of 'SHINO's' branch.

For most Totsuki students, it would be a great honor to have their dishes included in the menu of a two-star restaurant.

But this does not include Xu Kangping, he doesn't care about this.

So when he made this dish, he didn't think it would be included in the menu of 'SHINO's' branch.

"Yes, that's it."

Shinomiya Kojiro nodded decisively.

Even professional chefs like them find it difficult to distinguish the taste of this all-vegetarian tomato beef stew.

Others are naturally more difficult to distinguish.

In this case, this completely vegetarian tomato beef stew may cause many people to mistake it for the real tomato beef stew.

Everyone nodded thoughtfully.

Indeed, although the vegetarian tomato beef stew is a new dish.

However, I couldn't tell the difference.

Customers will only mistake it for real tomato beef stew.

In this case, it would be better to just put tomato beef stew, which is made with real beef, on the menu.

At least the tomato beef stew made with real beef will not be misunderstood, the taste is no different, and it is even easier to cook.