The Hyperdimensional Express Train takes you across the universe

Looking back at the office with the closed door, Shinomiya Kojiro saw a culinary world that he had never seen before in that office.

There are all kinds of unusual things in there.

Of course, fortunately, I have already entered this world, so at least I will not be left behind in future progress.

"Hey, you have to work harder from now on. If you fall too far behind and get eliminated, don't complain."

"Ah, Shinomiya-senpai, do you think I'm stupid?"

"..."

The first day of cooking training flew by as many students familiarized themselves with the ingredients. As night fell, all students reported their chosen ingredients and began preparing for the next day's meal.

"Oh, I thought the test would be easier because of Soma, but I didn't expect that we have never seen any of these ingredients before."

In the room where everyone from Polar Star Dormitory gathered, Yoshino Yuki sighed with regret.

"Could you please stop gathering in my room? I still need to think about what to cook for tomorrow."

The owner of the room, Zenji Marui, looked very angry, but unfortunately, no one showed any intention of leaving after he talked for a long time.

"Isn't it better this way? Everyone can just rely on their own strength to pass the assessment."

Soma Yukihira picked up the juice and drank it happily, then looked at Yuki Yoshino.

"That's easy to say. You're a great cook, so of course there's no rush. We don't have your level of skill."

Yoshino Yuuki curled her lips.

The others also smiled silently. Among their group, only Soma Yukihira felt no pressure at all.

"By the way, I'm surprised there's no expulsion from this cooking training."

Sakaki Ryoko spoke.

The others were all confused when they heard this.

Among them, Tadokoro Megumi nodded with the greatest force.

4.1 As someone who was not very confident in herself, she was greatly relieved to learn that she would not be expelled from the cooking training.

As for the punishment of not being able to obtain food from school, I don’t think it should have much impact.

However, this view of the crowd was quickly rejected by Soma Yukihira.

"What are you thinking? This punishment is even more severe."

Soma Yukihira put down the cup in his hand, and then raised the corner of his mouth:

"Everyone, you must perform at your best in the assessments over the next few days. I estimate that those who can pass the assessments will learn something different, and those things cannot be learned even if you pay money."

Chapter 551: Review meeting, the favored Tadokoro Megumi

the next day.

The time is coming for the review of the cooking training.

At the venue of Totsuki Resort, everyone entered their own stalls, just as they had done when they were staying there for study, using eggs as ingredients and only making breakfast to entertain the guests of Totsuki Resort.

“This scene is really nostalgic.”

Standing in his own stall, Soma Yukihira said with some nostalgia.

That residential training was the first large-scale activity that Soma Yukihira experienced after joining Totsuki.

During that event, Soma Yukihira witnessed many students being eliminated because they failed to complete the task.

As someone who has seen the world beyond Shokugeki, there is no need to say much about Soma Yukihira's cooking skills. He passed the competition quite easily. However, in terms of the final result, he was slightly inferior to Erina Nakiri.

This made Soma Yukihira very unhappy.

But there was no way, because at that time, I had just joined Totsuki in 06 and started to study cooking systematically. At that time, Soma Yukihira didn’t understand many common sense things in the culinary world.

"Students, please start preparing as soon as possible. Later, chefs and gourmets from the culinary world, presidents of various companies, and senior executives from Totsuki will come together to assess your cooking."

“I hope you can create dishes that satisfy everyone.”

Dojima Gin held a loud speaker and patrolled the scene while speaking to everyone.

Dojima Gin's call also gave the students a sense of urgency, and everyone was speeding up their actions.

Soon after, the review time arrived. At the gate of the venue, the review team headed by Nakiri Senzaemon, and composed of many big names in the culinary world such as Yukihira Seiichiro and Nakiri Managi entered the venue.

Seeing this group of cooking masters who often appear on TV and in magazines appear in front of them and then personally review their own dishes, most of the students' legs began to tremble.

Of course, some people's fighting spirit has become even stronger.

After entering the venue, Nakiri Senzaemon came to the area closest to the gate.

It is worth mentioning that because the students chose different ingredients, the venue was divided into many different areas.

The same ingredients are used in each area, which makes it easier for the staff to mix them. At the same time, at the edge of each area, Nakiri Senzaemon and his team have prepared something to eliminate the taste in the mouth.

With these, these reviewers don't have to worry about their taste buds being affected.

In the first area everyone entered, the students cooked an ingredient called aromatic apple.

This ingredient called aromatic apple, just like its name, has an extremely strong fruity aroma. The red fruit contains far more sugar than all the apples on the market today.

How to use this fragrant and extraordinarily sweet apple is the question facing these students.

"Ah, this rich yet not greasy aroma really makes me look forward to the next dish."

In the review team, Guan Shouping, who was next to Shinomiya Kojiro, looked at the apples around him and couldn't help but sigh.

"I don't have high expectations for the cooking of these students. I'm more looking forward to getting the apple and cooking it myself. If everything goes well, maybe I can add another signature dessert to my shop."

Mizuhara Fuyumi said expressionlessly.

"Senior Shigong, Senior Qian, what do you think?"

The youngest, Mukuchi Orchard, asked.

Her words successfully focused the attention of the surrounding Totsuki graduates on Shinomiya Kojiro and Inui Hinatako.

Ever since returning from the commander-in-chief's office, there has been something wrong with the expressions of Shinomiya Kojiro and Inui Hinatako. They seemed to detect various emotions such as relief and regret in the eyes of these two guys.

This made them hard to understand.

According to their thinking, Shinomiya Kojiro and Inui Hinatako should have signed the "indenture", and in this case, they should be the ones feeling regretful.

But now the situation is reversed.

So everyone questioned the two of them, but they said nothing and said that it was better not to know some things.

"Me? Like Guan Shouping, I'm looking forward to the next dish."

Inui Hinatako answered evasively.

As for Shinomiya Kojiro, he didn't even want to fool around, but just looked around by himself.

Fortunately, everyone was familiar with his character, so they just smiled helplessly.

While everyone was communicating, they came to a stall. Looking at the student in charge of the stall, Qian Hinatako and others' eyes lit up.

250 "Xiao Hui!"

Standing in the booth was none other than Megumi Tadokoro, who had left a deep impression on everyone during the residential training program.

"Ah...hello everyone, seniors."

Looking at the Totsuki graduates coming to her stall, Tadokoro Megumi couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Xiaohui, please bring out your food quickly. I'm curious if you've made any progress during this period."

Inui Hinatako said with a smile.

She was really optimistic about Tadokoro Megumi, because in her opinion, this child had something that even chefs like them did not have.

“Give me one too.”

Just when Qian Hinatako was about to say something else, an old and majestic voice came to her ears. Qian Hinatako knew who was speaking without even looking.

"Commander-in-Chief, and Senior Yukihira!"

Looking at Nakiri Senzaemon, Yukihira Seiichiro and others who came to Tadokoro Megumi's stall, Inui Hinatako was a little surprised.

As if noticing her surprise, Nakiri Senzaemon glanced at her and said in a voice only she could hear:

"You don't think you're the only one who can see this child's talent, do you?"

Chapter 552: The so-called heart of a cook, the preciousness of Tanomo Megumi

"You don't think you're the only one who can see this child's talent, do you?"

Nakiri Senzaemon's words made Inui Hinatako realize that the child, Tadokoro Megumi, might have been noticed by the commander-in-chief a long time ago.

Come to think of it, it would be strange if we didn't notice such a good seedling.

"I thought I'd found a good talent, but I didn't expect Xiaohui to be right under the commander-in-chief's nose."

Inui Hinatako said with a smile.

Nakiri Senzaemon did not reply, but his eyes were fixed on Tadokoro Megumi, who looked nervous.

Tanomo Megumi, of course he remembered this child.

Among the students in Totsuki who were in the same grade as his granddaughter Erina Nakiri, in addition to those who enrolled normally like in previous years, such as the heirs of restaurants, descendants of famous chefs, and heirs of food-related companies, there were also some special students.

Most of these students were invited into the school by Totsuki staff under the orders of Nakiri Senzaemon.

Being specially invited, these students’ culinary talents are worthy of recognition. For example, the students in Polar Star Dormitory are the best even among Totsuki.

Soma Yukihira was originally one of them. Before Soma Yukihira graduated from junior high school, Senzaemon Nakiri had no idea how many times he had spoken to Seiichiro Yukihira on the phone.

The reason for inviting these people to Totsuki was for Erina Nakiri's Divine Tongue.

Nakiri Senzaemon wanted to create an era of jade, and these talented children who were invited to Totsuki were his stones.

With the constant sharpening of these rough stones, Nakiri Senzaemon believed that his granddaughter Nakiri Erina would become the best cook in the history of the Nakiri family.

By that time, the curse of the Tongue of God might be broken.

It’s just that because of the arrival of the hyper-dimensional train, the original plan is completely useless.

But talent is talent after all. After Soma Yukihira moved into Polar Star Dormitory, Seiichiro Yukihira would occasionally visit Polar Star Dormitory. Of course, the main reason was that he wanted to escape from the troubles in Totsuki.

During this period, the people in Polar Star Dormitory gave Yukihira Seiichiro a big surprise.

Ryoko Sakaki, who specializes in fermented dishes, Yuuki Yoshino, who specializes in wild game dishes, Shun Ibuzaki, who specializes in smoked dishes, and Zenji Marui, who studies ancient documents and is knowledgeable...

Of course, these are just good talents. What really surprised Yukihira Seiichiro was Megumi Tadokoro, who was very unconfident in herself but whose cooking had a heartwarming power.

That kind of power that makes people feel warm may not be found even in the dishes of some chefs who can be called masters.

After coming into contact with chefs from other worlds, Nakiri Senzaemon and his friends learned about a concept called culinary heart.

The heart of a chef is the core of a chef’s cooking process and also the concept in a chef’s mind.

With different cooking intentions, the dishes produced will have different tastes. For example, the same recipe made by Nakiri Senzaemon and Yukihira Seiichiro will definitely not taste the same.

Because their philosophies are different, they may choose to cut ingredients into different sizes when processing them, and the heat and cooking time they choose may also be different when cooking.

Of course, these are not the truly important aspects of a chef’s heart. What really matters is whether or not a chef has a heart, which will determine how far a chef can go on his culinary journey.

Because a chef does not have his own culinary heart, it means that he does not have his own philosophy.

Such chefs tend not to make excessive changes to recipes when preparing dishes.

Therefore, no matter how hard such a chef tries, the upper limit of his cooking skills is only that of the creator of this recipe.

Chefs with a culinary heart, after learning a recipe, will make some changes according to their own ideas, whether good or bad, this is all learning.

It is not uncommon for a new recipe to be born from this.

The road of cooking is also moving forward in constant innovation.

This shows the importance of cooking heart to a chef.

And now, although she is just a student, the cooking of Megumi Tadokoro can make people feel a heartwarming power.