No. 190: The Rivalry of Students (Part II)
Ryo Hayama. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
He is the adopted son and assistant of Professor Jun Shiomi, the 'spice authority',
An 'alchemist' Ruishan, who will soon replace the ninth seat of the current Ten Masters, has officially become the genius of the Ten Masters of the Far Moon.
Even if you don't mention it in the future, today's Ye Shan Liang can also be praised as the candidate for the strongest ten masters.
When it comes to appearance, Ye Shan Liang is also very good, although he is Indian, he is tall and straight, with long silver-gray hair like a woman, tied in a single ponytail, if you ignore his cold face, he is really a cute boy.
But at this moment, Xia Yu, Erina Nagikiri, and even the students waiting in the back for review were firmly attracted by the food in Hayama Liang's hand.
The fragrance lingers throughout the classroom!
"This dish ......"
Xia Yu's pupils shrank.
The snow-white sashimi is spread on the green bay leaves, so that the bay leaves form a barrier that separates the white ceramic plate from the sashimi on the plate.
But there were not only bay leaves on the plate, but also granular spices, Xia Yu sniffed a few bites, and his face changed slightly: "...... Is it allspice?"
"This spice tastes so strong, do you use a variety of spices?" said Erina Nagiri.
"No! there's only one spice, and only allspice!"
Although Xia Yu didn't have a god's sense of smell, he had the talent of [Spice Affinity], but after he sucked the taste, the information of allspice came to his mind.
This is a spice produced in South America that, when dried, produces a mixed aromatic smell similar to cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, hence the name allspice.
Alias, Jamaican pepper.
It has a slight spicy taste, and is mostly used for flavoring and seasoning fish and meat dishes.
"How is that possible!" Erina retorted, "If it's just 'allspice', it definitely doesn't have such a mellow fragrance!"
"Enjoy—"
Ryo Hayama grimly placed the plate on the table.
Taking a closer look, Xia Yu finally discovered the source of the strange fragrance, it turned out to be a small plate of sauce, like a gas bomb, constantly exuding fragrance!
Xia Yu was not in a hurry to pick up the fish fillet, but used clean chopsticks, ordered a drop of sauce and put it on his tongue, and the corners of his eyebrows twitched.
"Soy sauce, mirin, sake...... This is the ingredient used in the sauce base!"
Hearing this, Erina Nagikiri was surprised.
"It's an all-purpose spice that can be used in all Japanese dishes, isn't it?" she furrowed her eyebrows.
"That's not right!"
Xia Yu raised his chin and thought about it, just looking at it, he couldn't understand the secret contained in the cooking, so he got off his chopsticks, picked up a thin piece of freshwater fish sashimi, dipped it in some sauce, and sent it to his mouth.
Soft and melts in your mouth!
First of all, allspice brings out the deliciousness of the sashimi.
The sashimi is chilled, the taste becomes wonderful, and the sauce is actually warm, when the sashimi is imported and melted, hot and cold alternate on the tip of the tongue, Xia Yu shivered and clenched his chopsticks.
It was so spring-like, he seemed to have seen the ice and snow melting, and the river fish jumping up on the broken ice!
Suddenly, a spicy smell rushed up the nose.
The strong flavor is complemented by the image of the river fish jumping out of the water.
A sense of power!
In Xia Yu's mind, that fish suddenly became alive and had a soul!
"Finishing touch!"
Swallow the sashimi, Xia Yu said after a while.
"I'll taste it too!"
Next to him, Erina Nagikiri couldn't calm down, took a pair of chopsticks, tasted them, and then her delicate face was also stunned.
"You rubbed the wasabi puree on top of the sashimi?" Xia Yu carefully looked at the sashimi on the plate again, and finally found some faint green powder, which was easily overlooked.
Wasabi and wasabi are seasonings that are often confused because they both have a pungent taste that is pungent to the nose.
However, wasabi is far more delicate than wasabi, and in addition to the spicy aroma of the nose, it also has a fresh aroma, and a little addition to it when eating sashimi can greatly enhance the umami of the fish.
The key is the wasabi puree, which fits perfectly with the chef's heart in the dish!
"The 'subtraction' of spices!"
Xia Yu had to marvel at Ye Shan Liang's attainments in the field of spices.
Beginners, it is estimated that they all think that spices are piled up in a random manner, the more the better, and they don't pay attention to any taboo usage or spice structure.
Even if you really get started, it is not easy to become a chef who is good at spices, and it is very difficult to achieve the 'subtraction' of spices.
'Subtraction' is a concept of spices, and there are also things about this in the [spice inequality] cooking technique, don't underestimate subtraction, such as Ye Shan Liang's freshwater fish sashimi, the real spice, in fact, there is only one kind of 'allspice'!
Then, it's 'emphasis'!
This is also a use of spices, using spices to 'emphasize' the presence of the main ingredients!
The white sashimi of freshwater fish is like the finishing touch of wasabi mud, engraved with the breath of the soul!
Vaguely, Xia Yu always felt that this kind of handwriting was like a rose sashimi platter made by Tamagawa Meisa, who has a 'super hearing', in the two-star chef assessment.
Tamagawa Misa's sashimi is the "soul" that returns sashimi to its original taste.
But Ryo Hayama's sashimi is embellished with his 'spice heart', embellishing a kind of virtual "soul".
That's right, it's the Heart of Spice!
Ryo Hayama has already defined his culinary path and opened up the prototype of the kitchen.
"No wonder it's the strongest ten candidates!"
Xia Yu ate one piece, but put down his chopsticks and didn't plan to eat the second piece.
This behavior made Ye Shanliang frown.
"You're excellent, Hayama-san. Xia Yu said with a smile, "Dishes with the quality of 'nirvana'." I didn't expect you to be able to do it easily in class, it's not easy!"
"Even if you don't mention the use of spices, your handling of freshwater fish sashimi is very sophisticated. The bloodletting, peeling and slicing steps are done in one go, followed by chilling the fish fillets and heating the sauce and condiments, which also shows your delicate and delicate thoughts. ”
"Anyway, your group passed my project!"
Hear the words.
The girl behind Ryo Hayama cheered, "Ryo Hayama, we're qualified!"
But Ye Shanliang ignored it, but looked directly at Xia Yu's young face with a fighting spirit.
"I'm going to challenge you, Lecturer!"
As soon as he spoke, the classroom turned silent sharply, and the students who were whispering in the back seemed to be choked by the neck and opened their mouths.
"This 'rainbow trout sashimi' is my battle book!" Hayama Ryo pointed to the dish on the table and made a deep sound.
"Ye Shan, you're crazy, he's Lecturer Xia!"
His group partner, Kojima-san, pulled his arm hard from behind, "Let's go, we're qualified, if we provoke the lecturer, we will face the punishment of dropping out!"
"This is not a provocation, but a challenge!" Ye Shan Liang pushed the girl away, still looking at Xia Yu, "I want to see the gap between us!"
Xia Yu was amused, and was about to respond, when Erina Nagikiri next to him spoke.
"I don't know how thick the sky is!" (To be continued.) )