Megumi Kitaoka's father's name is Kitaoka Dou, and he is from the same family as Rukawa Kosuke, and his talent is even higher than that of Rukawa Kosuke.

He and Rukawa Kosuke take a different way of cooking, Rukawa Kosuke learned the art of replication, any dish, as long as he has seen and tasted, can easily replicate the original taste!

Beigang Dou walks the "Sanya Road" school, integrating incense, flowers, and tea into cooking, before eating, bathing and burning incense, the dining table must be accompanied by floral art, and tea must be cooked after the meal, with a strong sense of ceremony, which is quite popular among the nobles of the island country.

Before Kitaoka Dou was thirty-five years old, he was very famous in the aristocratic circle of the island country, and the nobles who wanted to ask Kitaoka to cook food not only needed to make a reservation, but also had to see if Kitaoka Dou could spare the trip.

An illness caused Kitaoka to lose his sense of taste, coupled with the sequelae of antibiotics, and lost his labor, Kitaoka Megumi studied cooking with Rukawa Kosuke at the age of twelve, mastered the ability to copy at the age of eighteen, and became famous in the island country at the age of twenty, becoming the head chef of the Imperial Restaurant.

For Kitaoka, his daughter not only inherited his wishes, but also continued his life.

Megumi Kitaoka has taken on the responsibility of supporting her family since many years, in addition to the family's expenses, she also has to pay for her own medical expenses, Kitaoka Dou knows that he owes his daughter too much, so when Megumi Kitaoka chooses to go to Huaxia to learn Chinese food, he defaults to cutting off the family relationship with Megumi Kitaoka, so that Megumi Kitaoka can reduce the pressure and no longer become a burden and burden to her.

However, without Megumi Kitaoka's financial support, after only half a year, the family became poor, he often quarreled with his wife, and his youngest son's education was also affected.

At this time, Mr. Gu, who had not seen each other for many years, came and gave him a subsidy every month.

Although Mr. Gu did not say why he wanted to fund himself, Kitaoka Dou faintly felt that it was related to his daughter Kitaoka Megumi.

Now that Ah Hui is back, Kitaoka Dou should feel happy, but at the moment, he is in tears.

"Dad is the most useless person in the world!" said Kitaoka, choking.

"Don't say that!" Megumi Kitaoka held back tears, "I'll prepare today's lunch!"

Megumi Kitaoka got up, and Kitaoka Dou smiled: "Let your stepmother cook, you are guests." ”

Megumi Kitaoka said softly, "Master is a guest, and I am a family member. For so many years, she has been cooking for the family, and today I rarely go home, and you can also look at my level. ”

Kitaoka Dou thought to himself, he has no sense of taste, no matter what he eats, it tastes like chewing wax, how can he tell the difference between cooking skills?

"I'll do it!" Qiao Zhi stopped Megumi Kitaoka and said with a smile, "Ah Hui, you accompany your father to talk." Mr. Kitaoka, please give me a chance!"

Kitaoka frowned and said, "This is not suitable!"

Seeing Qiao Zhi's clear eyes, Kitaoka Megumi said to his father: "Please ask Master to prepare lunch for us today, Master's craftsmanship is very good, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Qiao Zhi walked into the kitchen, Megumi Kitaoka chatted with Kitaoka Dou about what he had seen and heard in Huaxia, and Kitaoka Dou found that his daughter liked Huaxia cuisine from the bottom of her heart, and she was actually a little uncomfortable.

"Ah Hui, you've been in some trouble lately. Everyone has their own opinions, and I don't want to interfere with you, but I want you to respect island cuisine. ”

"I've always respected island cuisine, but I think Chinese cuisine is also more worthy of respect!" Megumi Kitaoka was more poisoned than she imagined, and she didn't realize that she was extreme.

"Ah Hui, I don't want you to be a traitor

Fame. ”

"Is it true that liking Chinese cuisine is betraying the country?

The stepmother kept giving Kitaoka Dou a look on the side, and Kitaoka Dou also knew that her daughter was coming home, and before a few words were over, she kept arguing, which was extremely inappropriate.

But he couldn't help it, because Megumi Kitaoka put himself on the opposite side of public opinion and was vulnerable to danger.

Kitaokato's youngest son, Kenjiro, returns from school and eases the differences between father and daughter.

Megumi Kitaoka and Kenjiro's sister and brother have a very good relationship, and the two have always been in touch privately.

"Sister, are you preparing Chinese food today?" Kenjiro said excitedly as he walked out of the kitchen.

"Do you like Chinese food?" said Kitaoka in surprise.

"It doesn't matter if it's Chinese food or island food, it's important that someone else makes it better than my mother's food!" Kenjiro said with a smile.

The stepmother glared at him angrily next to him, "Stinky boy, when your sister leaves, see if you still eat the food I cooked!"

"Eat! but eat with your nose!" Kenjiro deliberately pinched his nose with his fingers.

His lively personality is the only source of joy for this poor family.

Qiao Zhi spent an hour bringing out the prepared dishes.

Beigang Dou was unexpected, Qiao Zhi followed the habit of dining in the island family, each dish was placed in a ceramic bowl, and the ceramic bowl was placed in a food box.

Kitaoka Dou touched the ceramic bowl with his fingers, and there was a temperature, but he didn't expect Qiao Zhi to use the elements of the island country's kaiseki cuisine.

Kaiseki comes from Zen Taoism, resisting hunger in long-term listening to Zen, and holding a stone in the stomach, called "kaiseki".

Kaiseki cuisine is extremely delicate, and both the tableware and the food are set in a demanding manner, and are considered a work of art by some.

The most authentic kaiseki cuisine is made with different flowers and plants in the four seasons, with different decorations and lighting, and homegrown flowers and plants are added to the dishes.

Kaiseki cuisine is very similar to French cuisine, the portion size of the dish is very small, and the waiting time for each dish is a period of time.

In the porcelain bowl is filled with three dishes and one soup, the amount is not much, but the presentation is very particular, the chrysanthemums in season are set aside, and the decoration is very meaningful.

Although Kitaoka Dou lost his sense of taste, his eyesight was still there, and Qiao Zhi's meal took a lot of ingenuity.

"Dongpo meat, steamed cod, stir-fried shredded potatoes, and sauerkraut and shrimp skin tofu soup!"

A very authentic four-course Chinese home-cooked meal that blends seamlessly with kaiseki cuisine.

Megumi Kitaoka secretly praised that Master's table meal was clumsy, perfectly blending the delicacy of island cuisine and the local atmosphere of home-cooked cuisine.

"It smells so good!" Kenjiro couldn't help but take two deep breaths.

The stepmother also bowed slightly, "It's really fragrant!"

Kenjiro clasped his hands together, "Then I'm moving!"

Megumi Kitaoka followed up with a ceremony to open the meal and began to taste the master's cooking.

The chopsticks poked on the Dongpo meat, and it pierced in an instant, and a black sauce gushed out along the chopsticks.

"Oh my God!" Kenjiro took a bite and couldn't help but sigh with heartfelt emotion.

"It's so delicious!" the stepmother muttered indistinctly as she had Dongpo meat in her mouth.

The reddish-brown pork belly is cut into cubes with a bright and sticky texture

The soup enters the mouth, a sweet and sour feeling bursts in the mouth instantly, the rich aroma emerges from the nasal cavity, a warm current is awakened from the depths of the brain, and then transmitted to the limbs of the body, the comfortable feeling of Tongtai is like a flowing current, shuttling through the whole body, and the body and mind come with the wonderful taste of numb itching.

"It's so delicious!" Kenjiro felt like he almost ate his own tongue!

Dongpo meat is like an amber jewel, but the entrance melts instantly, the tender feeling, the slight burnt fragrance, the mouth is full of meat softness, and the fat part is like sugar paste, not greasy at all, like a thick gelatin.

Seeing his wife and son eating heartily, Kitaoka began to taste, for him, eating has become a sense of ritual, an instinct to survive, and he has lost his sense of taste, and he has long lost the joy that food can bring.

When Dongpo meat was entered, Kitaoka Dou was stunned.

Although the taste buds on the tip of the tongue have lost contact with the brain center, the taste remains, and the aroma and complex taste of the food produce a magical magic that makes him feel excited.

Kitaoka Dou closed his eyes and chewed carefully with the tip of his tongue and teeth, and there was no sweetness and sourness in his mouth, but it was tough, soft, and moist, and so on, and a complex emotion arose.

Qiao Zhi definitely did it on purpose!

In addition to the pursuit of the ultimate in taste, we also pursue the expansion of the effect of the texture beyond the taste itself.

Although the fingers do not have the ability to taste the ups and downs, they will have different touches when they touch different materials.

If you encounter extremely comfortable materials, the feel is pleasant.

Qiao Zhi's idea is very exquisite, replacing taste with touch, allowing Kitaoka to taste a new realm of food.

As a line of tears rolled down from the corners of Kitaoka's eyes, Kitaoka Megumi finally knew what Qiao Zhi said, the five flavors of life are the most touching inner power.

The meal that Master made for Kitaoka Dou broke the shackles and confinement of losing his sense of taste, and brought the wonderful taste of enjoying food to Kitaoka Dou with the stimulation of taste.

Even if there are no ups and downs, just the touch of food, teeth, and mouth can attract the central nervous system to secrete happy hormones.

The Kitaoka family began to enjoy an intoxicating meal, not only with the tempting food, but also with the happiness that comes from reunion.

"It's so delicious!" Kenjiro devoured all the food, a feeling of unfinished food swept over his mind.

The stepmother also bowed slightly, "No wonder Ah Hui learns Chinese food, the taste of Chinese food is amazing." ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Kitaoka's mouth, and he nodded to Qiao Zhi, "Mr. Qiao, thank you for making me feel the pleasure that food can bring for the first time in more than ten years. You replaced the sense of taste with touch and made me fantasize about the beauty of the food, so much so that I lost a little of my temper. ”

Qiao Zhi waited for Megumi Kitaoka to finish translating, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your recognition, I believe you also have confidence in Ah Hui, she chose Chinese food, not because she was hot-headed, but because she had a strong interest in Chinese food!"

Kitaoka Dou's eyes were serious and firm, "Ah Hui, I support you!"

Megumi Kitaoka was also touched, all the while, she felt that her kitchen was lonely, no one understood, no one walked with her, only a lone lamp in the distance, emitting a faint and hazy halo.

Now the halo is getting brighter and turning into the dawn, and a round of morning sun rises from the horizon, as far as the eye can see, not only clear, but also a pleasing and scenic resort.