Food Wars, I Come From a World Captured by Food

All right then, [God’s Cook] form, open!

The cooking time has been reduced by nearly half compared to before, but the cooking level is still 9.

This... situation is a little troublesome!

After repeated experiments several times, Lin Qingzheng tried various processing methods for the ingredients, and even simply tried the cooking method of "Xi". He combined all the taste processing methods of a "Xi" into this bowl of noodles.

However, it still only has 9 stars.

There seemed to be a chasm between the nine-star and ten-star levels, allowing Lin Qingzheng to see it from afar, but he could never reach it.

what should I do?

As usual, when encountering difficulties, think about the "original".

In my memory, Song Niang and even Grandma Jie No seemed to have encountered such difficulties when making the "Century Soup".

However, Song Niang finally broke through the last level with the help of the saliva of the penguin Xiaoyou.

As for Setsuno, her [Century Soup] has always been an unfinished version.

Emmm...So, what is missing in my cooking?

Is it the saliva of something?

Emmm... No, although [Century Soup] is undoubtedly a ten-star dish, it is impossible that Grandma Jieno does not have other ten-star dish recipes.

then……

Let’s recall the characteristics of the two versions of [Century Soup]…

Relying on Lin Qingzheng's current high level of gourmet cells, he successfully remembered the Baidu Encyclopedia information he had read in his previous life on Earth.

Century Soup

The soup contains silk bird skeleton, coconut, spinach, German flag fish bones, etc.

Komatsu's Century Soup. It contains soft-bone cabbage, ONLY beans, stew wine, pork chops and potatoes, a pelican in broth with dried trout flakes in its mouth, and the saliva of a wall penguin chick.

How should I put it? After reading it, Lin Qingzheng had only one thought.

Can these things really be put together to make soup?

Let's not talk about the food habits of the ingredients, just take the [Mineral Coconut] as an example. It has been confirmed that it will release a strong metallic bitter taste as long as it is boiled in water. If it is used to make dishes, it will ruin the taste of the soup, right?

As for ingredients like [Cartilaginous Cabbage] and [ONLY Beans], which have strong odors, it is almost impossible for them to coexist with other ingredients!

However, Song Niang in the "original novel" relied on such ingredients to create an unfinished version of the "Century Soup", and in the end she overtook Xiaoyou's saliva!

——Ten minutes later, in the kitchen of the HOTELGOURMET restaurant——

"Emm...how is it? Chef Komatsu! What do you think of my dish?"

In the kitchen restaurant of [HOTELGOURMET], Lin Qingzheng asked sincerely while looking at the big-nosed pine that was wolfing down the food.

“Emm… Hmm! Hmm! It’s worthy of being a nine-star dish! So delicious! It’s really so delicious! I can feel the gourmet cells in my body breaking through and evolving!

"Chef Lin, you are truly the best cook I have ever met! This [Golden Gem Jade Ramen] is simply perfect!"

In front of Lin Qingzheng, light burst out from Dabinsong's body. It was obvious that his gourmet cells had broken through a certain barrier and entered a new stage.

"Didn't you taste the slight flaw in this dish?"

Frowning as he looked at Song Niang wolfing down her food, Lin Qingzheng asked tentatively.

"No! No, no, no! This dish is already perfect! I can't find any flaws at all!"

Dabinmatsu shook his head and waved his hands frantically, not daring to express any opinion on this nine-star dish.

"No opinions?"

Seeing Song Niang shaking her head in denial, Lin Qingzheng shook his head helplessly. He had sensed from Song Niang's [breath] that he had discovered that flaw, but he did not show it.

Lin Qingzheng didn't know whether he didn't dare to say it or was unwilling to say it.

However, no matter what the reason was, Lin Qingzheng couldn't force him to tell it. Instead, he took out the recipe for Xiaosong's version of [Century Thick Soup] and tested it: "Chef Xiaosong, I recently got a recipe. According to the seller, it can make a dish called [Century Thick Soup], but the ingredients in it seem so strange..."

"Emm...it's a bit strange indeed!"

Looking at the recipes his "future" self had come up with, Dabinsong scratched his head and muttered to himself, "Just looking at the recipe, it's almost impossible to make delicious dishes with this recipe. Chef Lin must have been fooled.

But for some reason, I feel that there seems to be some kind of pattern in this recipe.

Just like a bunch of different pearls, you just need to find the thread to string them together perfectly! "

"That string? What string?"

Chapter 167: Dabinmatsu's Advice: What's Missing in the Cuisine

Listening to Dabinsong mumbling to himself, Lin Qingzheng raised the corners of his mouth and raised his eyebrows.

Sure enough, it was right to ask Song Niang about this question. As the strongest chef destined by heaven in the original plot, he could taste what was missing in his own cooking.

However, for some reason, this guy was unwilling to tell others what he tasted.

Instead, let him guess and find it himself.

Lin Qingzheng had no other options. After all, the person she was dealing with was Song Niang. He couldn't just grab her by the collar and force her to tell him the reason, right?

So, he picked up his cell phone, looked at the phone number on it and started wondering who to ask.

Emmm...

[Yilong], no, no, although this old guy is strong, he has never eaten any good food except when he followed Acacia, and he seems to be extremely busy recently.

[Qiao Ya]: No way, even though this guy definitely knows the secret of ten-star cuisine, Lin Qingzheng doesn’t want to expose his strength in front of him right now.

[Shi Meng]; It still doesn’t work. This guy is unfathomable. Although he is a good person in the “plot”, does he know what ten-star cuisine is?

Unfortunately, Starkin's phone number has been abandoned, otherwise I could call and ask Boss Sanhu.

Hey! Big Brother Sanhu? Wait! Big Brother Sanhu... I remember his life menu...

Appetizer: [Encounter] with Froze

Tom: Froze's [Benefit]

Fish dishes: The warmth of family for the first time

Meat dishes: The [Touch - Goodnight Kiss] left on the forehead

Main dish: Froze's [Smiley Face]

Sarah: Froze's [Encouragement]

Dessert: Froze's [Teaching]

Drink: Froze's [Dream - Eating with Family]

Emmm...

How should I put it? At first glance, he looks like a mother-obsessed BT. And actually, that's exactly what he is.

But after careful consideration, Lin Qingzheng discovered the subtlety.

—All of these dishes represent some kind of concept/emotion, and seem to foreshadow something.

Consider also the move [Royal Dinner] used by the Four Heavenly Kings in the battle against the [Four Beasts].

"Is the missing taste a kind of thoughtfulness?"

In an instant, Lin Qingzheng suddenly thought of the vegetable fried rice that Yaodie had made in the food wars world.

"!!Σ( ° △ °|||)︴"

On the side, as Lin Qingzheng talked to himself, Dabinsong looked surprised, and a hint of sadness inevitably appeared in his expression.

Sure enough, should we say, he is worthy of being a chef who can make nine-star dishes? He figured out the truth that I spent more than ten years to understand with just a moment's hesitation.

Yes, that's right. Dabinsong had long since tasted what was lacking in Lin Qingzheng's cooking. It was a heart, a heart that was incredibly passionate and serious about cooking and treating its customers.

However, this heart is the secret of why Xiaosong was able to become the head chef of HOTELGOURMET at the age of around 20.

But this kind of thing cannot be taught, and it cannot be learned.

He had tried countless times to teach others, but no one else could do the same thing.

He was even often thought to be fooling others, which caused him to be ostracized by others in the industry.

That's why Xiaosong didn't say what he was thinking.

However, he didn't expect that Lin Qingzheng could figure out this truth that took him more than ten years to understand just by frowning!

Emmm...the feeling...strange, don’t I already have the heart of [Ashura] chef?

Moreover, I have also practiced the [Ethics of Food], so why do I still have this problem?

Lin Qingzheng rubbed his chin and fell into thought.

Then, if you can’t figure it out, stop thinking about it.

——Shiji World——

"Ah?! What? You want to know the taste of [Shura]'s kitchen heart?"

After answering the phone, Yao Di was stunned: "I don't understand, Chef Xiaolin, why do you want to ask this?

"[Cooking Heart] is just a state of mind, where does the taste come from?"

“Because it works for me!”

Lin Qingzheng's attitude was a bit tough: "Why did the vegetable fried rice taste different when you made it before?"

"Huh? That? That's the effect of my other Kitchen Heart [Devotion]."

Facing Lin Qingzheng's question, Yao Di said a little panickedly: "It's just that, Mr. Xiaolin, it's not that I don't want to teach you, but [Devotion] is a culinary skill that can't be learned! I actually told you the trick to this thing before, but you didn't seem to have any feelings about it."

"You told me that secret, too? What was it? 'The secret to becoming the best chef is meeting a woman to whom you can wholeheartedly dedicate all your cooking.'"

Lin Qingzheng recalled Yao Di's "secret" and asked tentatively, "Ah... this... but even though I already have Alice as my girlfriend, I don't have such an idea! What should I do?"

"Ah... this... that means you are not suitable for this path!"

Yao Dad said firmly, "Actually, Mr. Xiaolin, the Shura Kitchen Heart is quite good. While it may not have the "flavor" of the other Kitchen Hearts, its ability to adjust its state and exert its strength is top-notch! If you can't fully devote yourself to cooking, then, without a doubt, Shura is the best fit for you."

"Emm...Okay, I understand. Thank you, Professor Yukihira."

However, Lin Qingzheng's attitude towards this was to hang up the phone and continue thinking.

Ah... this... seems... I really didn't put all of myself into cooking!

No, not just in cooking, even in daily life, even when I was dating Alice, my heart was actually always kept in a safe place.

Everything is just a performance.

From showing off his strength when he first arrived in the Shokugeki world to his calculations when he arrived in the Shokugeki world.

I'm just a trader who resells goods between two worlds.

He has always been very busy, busy improving his strength and busy gaining benefits.

I am busy moving forward, but I never think about whether I have left anything behind.

He didn't even really consider himself a chef.

I never really loved Alice.

It doesn't even feel like which of the two worlds is real.

How can it be real if you haven't put your heart into it?

So he picked up his phone and called his girlfriend:

"Hello! Hello! Alice, where are you now? I miss you so much. Can you go shopping and go to the amusement park with me on the weekend?

And just at this moment, on the other side, at [Kobayashi Farm].

"Hey! Alice, did Kiyomasa-kun call you?! What did he say?"

In the fields, the girls stood among the crops that had just sprouted new buds, teasing the cute little creatures that were digging around in the soil.

Suddenly, Alice's cell phone rang, and Erina, Mito Izumi, secretary Koko and Tadokoro Megumi all looked at her sideways.

"Huh?! Oh! Oh oh oh! Weekend? Sure! No problem! Me? I'm at the farm right now!"

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