Food Wars, I Come From a World Captured by Food

No, I still have to go find Yao Di! Even if I can ask him for help, or ask him to help guide me on how to make the soup base, that would be great.

Although Lin Qingzheng now has superpowers and can make money to pay off his debts by reselling ingredients from the world of gourmet food captives.

For example, he would drag the golden bison meat to Mito's house to sell it. But Lin Qingzheng was unwilling to accept this. He was unwilling to clean up the mess of the useless original owner who had cheated him, and he was also unwilling to be cheated by people like Eishan Ezuya.

Besides, hosting this food battle competition could also help increase his own popularity. If he wanted to resell ingredients, he'd have to build a reputation first, right? How much could he possibly sell if he shamelessly went door-to-door? If he ran into a bad guy, he might even lose his freedom!

So after thinking about it, Lin Qingzheng went to the kitchen first, took the time to dismantle the body of the golden bison and put it in the refrigerator, then put a large bone without meat in a fresh-keeping box, and picked up two white apples.

He stood up, opened the door without any distractions, walked out, and headed straight for Jin Avenue.

At this moment, in the [Xingping Restaurant] located in the center of Jin Avenue Commercial Street, Xingping Soshin, who was still a third-year middle school student, was arguing with his father as usual: "Alright! Dad! I've been waiting tables for half an hour! It's time for me to cook for a while. Can you wait tables?"

"What the hell are you?! You little brat, how could I possibly let you be the chef? All the customers come here for me. What if you cook and they all puke? That would ruin the reputation of this restaurant!"

However, it was obvious that his father, Yukihira Seiichiro, was not so easy to talk to. Faced with his son's request, he simply refused. Yukihira Soma was so angry that he stomped his feet and shouted, "I will not make the guests vomit! Bastard dad! Just wait and see! I will definitely defeat you!"

"Hahaha! Really?"

Facing his son's stubbornness, Yukihira Joichiro chuckled and said, "400:0, you've never beaten me once!"

"Damn it! Damn you stinky old man! Sooner or later I will defeat you!" Yukihira Soma was provoked to even angrier. He waved his fist angrily: "When the time comes, I will be the head chef of this restaurant. You stinky old man, forget about cooking for customers!"

"Oh my! Really? Then I have to cook more while you can't, so that I won't be unable to do it in the future."

When Lin Qingzheng finally found Xingping Restaurant after asking around, what he saw was a scene of a father and son arguing.

"Hi! Welcome to Yukihira Restaurant. What would you like to order? Today's special recommendation is the Yukihira-ryu Vegetarian Ramen! It's delicious with fried tempura!"

Then, seeing Lin Qingzheng walk into the store, Soma Yukihira, who had just been arguing with his father, came over and recommended dishes to him with a smile on his face.

"[Yukihei-ryu Vegetarian Ramen]? What a coincidence! I came here today to ask Chef Saiba about ramen soup bases."

However, Lin Qingzheng did not come here to eat today, so he did not waste any time. He picked up the cleaned beef shank bone with one hand, and took out the white apple from his pocket with the other hand. With a "crunch", he took a bite.

"Wow~!"

“Gulp~!”

What's the biggest difference between white apples and regular apples? Is it the refreshing taste? The refreshing sweetness?

No, it is its rich and fragrant fruity aroma that is completely different from that of ordinary apples.

In the world of gourmet food, white apple trees are found in every corner of the world. It is because of their special fruity aroma, which is comparable to that of more advanced delicacies, that many animals in nature feed on them, helping them spread to every corner of the world.

So, as soon as Lin Qingzheng took a bite of the apple, the amazing fruity aroma spread throughout the entire Xingping Restaurant.

Not only the diners who were eating or waiting for their meals in the lobby, but even Seiichiro who was cooking noodles in the kitchen swallowed unconsciously after smelling the rich fruity aroma.

Ah... I haven't eaten apple for a long time!

"Boss! Give me an apple! No, two! No! A basket!"

Over there, Lin Qingzheng finished eating a white apple with a "crunch, crunch" sound, and threw the core into the trash can. For a moment, it attracted a lot of people around to look in, as if they were checking whether the white apple was eaten clean and whether the core could be taken out and chewed again.

"Hi! Hello, Chef Caibo!"

At this time, Lin Qingzheng also saw Yukihira Seiichiro walking out of the kitchen. Seeing the real person, he naturally had to say hello.

"Alas! There's no more Saibo! Now there's only Yukihira."

However, in response to his greeting, Yukihira Seiichiro simply smiled calmly and sat down next to the trash can where the core of the white apple was thrown.

He bent down, picked up the clean-gnawed fruit core, put it to his nose and smelled it, then looked at it again, and even licked it with his tongue.

Then he looked at Lin Qingzheng with a serious face: "I don't know why you came here to see me.

But, as long as you give me this apple, and as long as it's not illegal, I'll do anything you ask me to do!"

"Huh?! You're going to agree to anything he wants?"

Soma Yukihira was stunned by what his father said. He looked at Lin Qingzheng and the apple core in disbelief, not knowing what was going on. The apple was indeed fragrant and looked delicious, but no matter what, it couldn't be to the extent that his father could "do anything", right?

"You really can do anything?"

Lin Qingzheng smiled and took out the remaining white apple and large bone and placed them on the table: "I want you to teach me how to make ramen soup with beef bones."

"Do you just need me to teach you how to make ramen soup?"

Yukihira Joichiro originally thought that since the young man in front of him had taken out such a precious ingredient, there must be some particularly difficult task going on, such as holding a state banquet. He was even prepared to spend a whole month just for this unprecedented dreamy white apple.

But when he heard that he only needed to be taught how to make beef bone soup, Yukihira Seiichiro looked at him in surprise: "Are you sure you only need me to teach you how to make soup?"

"No, I need your guidance on how to awaken my [Cooking Heart]!"

Chapter 4 The Value of White Apples

"Ah? Teach you the [Cooking Heart]?"

Hearing Lin Qingzheng's request, Yukihira Seiichiro was a little surprised, but at the same time, there was a hint of understanding in that surprise.

Right, that's right, otherwise, it's not worth it! Such precious ingredients, only in exchange for the recipe of beef bone soup, he will feel uneasy after accepting it!

It’s still like this, an equal exchange, he will feel at ease only after accepting the white apple.

Ah... no? As expected, even the ingredients that captured the world of gourmet food are not invincible.

However, he didn't know that right across from him, Lin Qingzheng looked at Yukihira Joichiro's question "Chef's heart?!" and his heart skipped a beat.

Unlike those who have actually worked in the chef world, as a time traveler who can only cook instant noodles, even with the memories of the original owner who was only good at cooking barbecued pork and fried shrimp, Lin Qingzheng's understanding of the value of high-end ingredients still remains at the consumer level of "Maybe this thing is good, but I have to see if it's worth the money."

Therefore, from the very beginning, Lin Qingzheng's positioning of the white apple's value was "a relatively rare ingredient that no one in the food war world has ever seen, so he should be able to use his father Yao to help him fight a food war."

But that was all. As for learning "Cooking Heart", it was just a sudden temptation when I heard Yao Di say "I can promise to do anything for you". I never thought that Yao Di would agree.

But he didn't know what a perfect ingredient that had never been seen before meant to a chef!

What's more, for Yukihira Joichiro, the existence of the white apple has a meaning beyond itself!

"Okay! I promise you, isn't it just about learning the art of cooking? Starting tomorrow, you'll come to my shop at eight in the morning, and I'll teach you for a week. If you can grasp something, then you have hope. If not, then you'll have to find another way!"

So, after just a little thought, Yukihira Joichiro nodded decisively and agreed to teach Lin Qingzheng the "Kitchen Heart".

Ah...this...you agree now?

Hearing what Seiichiro said, Lin Qingzheng was shocked, but when he heard that it would take another week, thinking about the imminent food battle and the eager-eyed Eiyama Ezuya, he had to say: "Uh... OK, Mr. Seiichiro, I will come on time.

However, besides the cooking favor, I have another request, which is, please teach me how to make beef bone soup!"

As he spoke, he raised the food container in his hand and placed it in front of him: "Please, Chef Yukihira! I have a food battle with Eiyama Ezu, the ninth seat of Totsuki Academy, and the theme is ramen!"

"Ooooooooooooooooo…! Ramen?"

After hearing what Lin Qingzheng said, Yao Di laughed and looked at the big bone that was as white as jade. He raised his eyebrows and was a little surprised at the quality of the bone.

The ingredients this student has are of such high quality!

At the same time, he was also excited about this obviously different beef bone. He reached out and took the box of bones. "Okay, you want to learn how to make beef bone soup, right? Here, give it to me. I'll only demonstrate it once. How much you can learn is up to you."

——Half an hour later——

"What a delicious taste!"

Seeing the clear beef bone soup like a piece of amber gradually taking shape, even before he tasted it, Yaodie's eyes were a little dazed.

Fortunately, the taste of this clear soup was relatively restrained, and the ingredients used by Yaodie were not of high quality, so he finally managed to survive that moment of trance and persevere to finish it.

“Slurp! Ah… so delicious!”

But in the end, when the clear soup was ready and he scooped a little with a spoon to taste it, Yao Di still drugged himself.

In a trance, he felt as if he had turned into a golden-haired bison, living in a black grassland covered with sweet green grass, drinking water that tasted like soda water, and occasionally, hitting the fruit trees with force, knocking down white apples to taste.

"This... Ooooh! So delicious!"

Just a mouthful of clear soup went down his throat, and in an instant, a faint golden light emanated from Yaodie's body, and his long red hair danced wildly like tentacles, as if it had life.

What an incredible ingredient! Such deliciousness that it even stirred the blood of the Caibo family.

After a moment, the golden light on Yaodie's body faded, and his red hair, which seemed to have come to life, returned to its original state.

Reaching out to smooth his hair, Yao Di looked at Lin Qingzheng and his son again.

He found that both of them were concentrating on remembering how he had just made the soup, and he felt a little relieved.

There was no way. Although one of these two people was his disciple and the other was his son, it was better for the Caibo family's secret to be known by as few people as possible.

Then, Yaodie cooked some noodles in the pot beside him, added boiled eggs, boiled vegetables, barbecued pork and a spoonful of beef bone soup, and poured them into the bowl. Then he pushed the bowl towards Lin Qingzheng and said, "Alright, here's the Xingping-ryu beef bone ramen. Try it! How does it taste?"

“Slurp! Slurp! Slurp! Uh oh oh oh… it tastes so bad!”

Lin Qingzheng picked up a noodle with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, then tasted a piece of barbecued pork and a boiled egg and drank a sip of soup. He couldn't help but exclaim and let out disgust at the same time. The reason for the exclamation was that the soup was too delicious.

The reason for dislike is that compared to the deliciousness of this beef bone soup, everything else is far inferior.

Whether it's barbecued pork, noodles, boiled eggs, or vegetables, everything is far from the taste of beef bone soup.

It feels like you are enjoying a delicious bowl of spicy hot pot, but it is right in front of a public toilet. The strong contrast can even make people vomit.

Moreover, even the delicious beef bone soup can still make people feel the disharmony between the taste of the beef bones and the seasoning when they take a sip.

“So, if you want to use this kind of beef bones to make soup.

The most important thing is no longer about the recipe, but about finding seasonings and side dishes that are of the same level or at least not much different!

How about it? Can you find it?

If you can’t, I can exchange my collection with you! ”

Yukihira Joichiro looked at Lin Qingzheng with a smile: "As long as you give me another white apple, it will be fine!"

He was very sure that the young man in front of him had probably discovered a wild exotic apple tree, which was why he got those high-quality white apples.

However, it seems that this young man does not understand the value of this white apple, so he uses it so lavishly.

As a master, Yukihira Joichiro felt that he needed to educate his cheap apprentice about the value of ingredients.

Uh...this...

Exchange with me?

Ning, do you know that this handsome boy in front of you is actually the user of the Door-Door Fruit, which can open a double door to the world of gourmet captives?

As long as I wanted, I could cross that forest and find a gathering place for humans, and then I could sell the food for money?!

Looking at Yukihira Joichiro's deliberately cunning smile, Lin Qing was about to complain that the other party didn't know who he was facing.

But he immediately noticed the hidden meaning behind Yao Die's "overestimation of one's own abilities": "Wait a minute, what are you saying? White apples are actually very precious, and you want me to not waste them carelessly?"

Well, that's quite clever!

Chapter 5 Lucky Lin Qingzheng

Xingping Chengyilang nodded slightly at Lin Qingzheng's cleverness: "You are not a chef yet, so you don't know what high-quality ingredients mean to chefs.

You are lucky enough to have discovered the white apple trees and the bison that feed on them.

But precisely because of this, you have to keep your luck.

Otherwise, even the greatest luck will eventually run out!"

After saying that, Yukihira Joichiro stood up, took out a plastic box, and carefully placed the white apple and the apple core picked up from the trash can in it.

He took out a small bowl of soup and filled it with the beef bone soup in the pot.

After that, he turned around and walked out with his things: "Okay, I'm going to go out for a while, you think about it carefully!"

On the other side, Lin Qingzheng heard Yao Di say, "No matter how great your luck is, it will eventually run out."

I couldn't help but think of the dense white apple forest in the food captive world next door.

He really couldn't imagine how he would have to waste so many white apples to use them all up.

In addition, outside of that woods, there is a world of captive gourmet food that is countless times larger than the world of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, and there are countless ingredients that are more advanced and delicious than white apples.

He couldn't think of it, he really couldn't think of how he could consume all the food in the world. He was not a neo, so he could waste the food he couldn't finish.

But no matter what, Yaodie's words were well-intentioned. This way, he could boldly use the ingredients from the world of delicious food to exchange for various resources!

Okay! Just because of what you said, Yao Dad, I'm going to start exploring tonight! See if I can find a food city!

Thinking this in his mind, Lin Qingzheng went back to rest. He planned to go back and try out the method of making beef bone soup that Yao Di taught him.

In the meantime, I'm going to the world of Gourmet Captive to see if I can find noodles/flour/wheat suitable for beef bone broth ramen.