The moonlight had begun to fade from the rooftop, and now the first contestant to finish the meal finally appeared and presented the dish to the judges...... That's right! It's Nagi Alice! Rei Kawashima announced

At the same time, I saw Alice put five copies of the "black rectangle" in front of the five judges......

The so-called "black rectangle" looks completely glossy black and looks like a flat rectangle in shape, decorated with a few parsleys and broccoli and jam latte art. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Regardless of the decorative ingredients, it is clear that the main body of the dish is the black cuboid in the center of the plate!

"It's ...... Black pudding? Oizumi Kakinojin's nose moved, and he said.

"That's right, it's my improved fragrant black pudding!" Alice said with a smile.

"Fragrant? When you say black pudding, you mean 'that', right? In England at the end of antiquity, there was already something like sausage made from pig's blood, right? ”

"Alright, let's try it first!"

That's right, the origin of black pudding is the island of Great Britain, which is naturally associated with "dark cuisine......

As early as 3,000 years ago, there was a written record of black pudding in Homer's epic poems – "fat and blood poured into the intestines, after which they were simply roasted." ”

That's right, this kind of thing called black pudding has nothing to do with "pudding", but it looks and tastes more similar......

From the most primitive records, it can be seen that this is something similar to the "blood sausage" and "blood wang" in Chinese cuisine!

As for how to eat the "blood sausage" out of the pudding taste?

The process of black pudding is also constantly improving, and now it is very different from "blood sausage" and "blood wang".

The difference between the two is that in addition to pig blood, spices such as fat, onions, salt, pepper and other spices will also be poured into the intestines (I decided not to use the abbreviation "****" so as not to think about it!). ）……

In Xuewang, or blood tofu, in addition to blood, only salt is added as an auxiliary.

As for the black pudding, it is in development, and the additives are not only various spices, but also meat, cereals, eggs...... In short, everything that feels like "it will be nice to add it" is the habit of adding it all!

In other words, "black pudding" is more like a mixed sausage with added blood, because of the cereals and other additives, the black pudding really has a "pudding"-like taste, which is also one of the most common breakfasts in the UK.

Alice's "Fragrant Black Pudding" is now closer to "Pudding" in appearance, and does not have a "frosted feeling" similar to that of Sausage like "Black Pudding" that is "blended" into the Pudding family, and "Fragrant Black Pudding" looks completely lubricated like a pudding on the outside.

At this time, the judges also cut it and put a small piece in their mouths.

"It's ......"

"I felt like I saw ...... It's a rose! Bloodstained roses! ”

"There is no smell of blood products at all, and there should be many other spices added to it, right, why is it still so black and pure?"

"It should be a separator to separate the red blood cell part of pig blood, and the reason why the blood will turn black is because the heme contained in the hemoglobin in the red blood cells will turn black after oxidation, and the blood components in it are hemoglobin, and the natural black will be more 'dominant'!"

"Indeed, it must have been added with the extract of rose petals, right? This light fragrance...... I don't feel it at all from the outside, but it's a dessert that makes you see roses......"

After tasting Alice's "fragrant black pudding", the five judges felt as if they were in a sea of roses, and the faint fragrance of roses filled between their lips and teeth.

What gives this dessert a sense of "evil" is that the faint smell of blood is not abrupt and blends into the sweet fragrance, and the so-called "fishy sweetness" should be used here!

After a while, the five judges returned from the rose field to the "Moon and Heaven", and after looking at each other, Horikoshi spoke again, "From the perspective of taste, it is indeed a highly finished work, and it shows a delicacy that is unique to molecular cuisine, but it ...... It's just color, is it a no-brainer for 'dark cuisine'? ”

The targeted questioning and sharp tone made the scene freeze for a while, and the audience didn't seem to expect that the standards of this competition would be so strict.

Obviously, the judges had already shown intoxicated expressions before......

But soon I was relieved, this is the unique "Ten Masters Qualifying Competition", the penultimate of which is also the tenth seat of the Ten Masters standing at the peak of the far moon!

In the hearts of the judges, I am afraid that it will be difficult MAX.

Before Alice could explain, Yuanguo had already weakly defended her: "No, I think Alice wants to express 'that', right?" The English Civil War 'War of the Roses', which took place in the fifteenth century! The two sides of the war wore red roses and white roses as their family crests, and during the war, there was also a culinary duel with the theme of 'black pudding'......"

"I see...... If this is the case, the topic is indeed more than superficial, war is always the darkest! Horikoshi accepted Sonokoshi's explanation.

(In the accounts of black pudding, it was indeed used as a weapon in the War of the Roses, in which the two sides who had run out of ammunition threw their breakfast black pudding as a weapon in a skirmish...... ）

"Next, it's time for the judges to score! Each judge has 20 points, and the sum of the scores of the five judges is the final score of the contestants! Rei Kawashima made a simple explanation, which is actually similar to the rules of the qualifiers for last year's autumn tryouts.

The scores given by the five judges were also presented at this time......

13、14、15、15、13！

After seeing the score, Alice couldn't help but be a little disappointed, after all, the scores of 13 and 14 were difficult to satisfy this "princess" who had always been competitive.

The highest is only 15 points, but for the first time, there is a 15 points, which is given by Dojima Gin!

From the time of the qualifiers, it can be seen that Dojima Silver is very strict about the scoring of this competition to select the ten masters, but now he actually gave the highest score among the judges?

"While 'Fragrant Black Pudding' has the delicacy unique to 'molecular cuisine', it also has the monotony of 'molecular cuisine'...... However, as the first dish, I feel that it has already served as an appetizer, and I am looking forward to the dishes that follow. Dojima said, explaining why he gave 15 points.

"70 points! Nagiri Alice contestant, get a total score of 70 points! Rei Kawashima announced.

There was already some talk in the audience, based on their predictions of Alice's cooking skills, and guessing from the judges' reactions, that 70 points was a bit low from their expectations......

But I don't know that the judges are all in their hearts, and they define the cooking skills of the usual ten masterpieces and nine or ten seats at about "12 points", that is, a passing score, and the strongest ten masters they have witnessed means a full score of "20 points"!

In other words, every judge now thinks that Alice is a qualified top ten masters, and the total score is 70 points, which is estimated to have the strength of seven or eight seats in the previous years, which is already quite a high evaluation!

Rei Kawashima immediately went on to announce, "Ah! Following Alice, Scarlet Nito also began to present her own cooking ......"

The scarlet sand was placed in front of the judges, and it was a bowl of white soup, judging from the slightest steam fogging, it should be some kind of cold soup?

And the color of the soup is not surprising, because although the soup is white, you can vaguely see the black ingredients emerging from the soup......

At this moment, the oldest of the judges, but at the same time still full of curiosity, Oizumi Kakinojin, had already fished it with a spoon.

Just in the close-up, when the true face of the "black ingredients" on the spoon was exposed, there were bursts of discussion in the audience.

"Huh? How does it look the same as 'fragrant black pudding'? ”

"Is it a rework of Miss Alice's cooking?"

"Ahh I remembered that there was a senior in the High School who had a very bad interest in imitating the other person's cooking in the halberd, and then improving it, and using this method to win constantly...... Could it be the scarlet sand of the new household? ”

"No, I heard that guy should be a big, ugly man......"

That's right! The ingredients in the white cold soup of Shinto's scarlet sand look like a "fragrant black pudding" cut into small pieces!

"Hey, hey, hey! Little secretary, you haven't been following me lately, have you? Is the adoration of Erina finally distorted into a desire to stalk? But why track me? Alice teased.

"I—I didn't follow you! This is also ...... It's a different thing, but it looks more alike! Scarlet retorted dissatisfied.

Indeed, looking at the cooking table next to Scarlet Sand, there is no such large equipment as Alice, and you can know that Scarlet Sand cannot make "fragrant black pudding".

"It looks similar on the outside, but if you look closely, the texture is different."

"Let's try it first!"

The five judges put the black colloidal block with some white cold soup into their mouths......

"I see, the white soup is a sweet soup based on coconut milk!"

"In the paste-like blocks of sweet coconut soup, there is a hint of bitterness that is evocative, but more fragrant and sweet!"

"It is through this contrast of taste that the 'bitter' and 'sweet' are more clearly displayed, and at the same time do not appear abrupt......"

"Not only the taste, but also the color, in fact, if you look closely, this thing is not as black as the previous 'black pudding', but under the background of coconut water, it looks extra black and shiny!"

Is that what you're trying to say? Black, is the concept relative to white? ”

"Then again, this ...... It seems to be something like 'turtle jelly', right? I did see it before, and there was a taste of 'turtle plate' in the ingredients she prepared! ”

Scarlet Shazi also replied at this time: "That's right, there are similarities with turtle jelly in terms of technology, but because it is just an ordinary meal, I did not use the medicinal larger Poria cocos, but used other spice substitutes, and did not use the rare chickpeas turtle, but the turtle plate of the bred golden turtle and the collagen of the edible turtle, which are also close to the 'food' when formulating, and more consider its taste, which is not considered a medicinal diet, it should be said to be 'food and medicine homology'!" ”

The traditional turtle jelly is made of crushed turtle plates, boiled with soil poria and other medicines, and then filtered to remove the residue, after the medicinal juice is cooled, it will present a semi-fluid ......

Nowadays, most of the turtle jelly is made of boiled medicinal juice to brew sticky rice flour and corn flour, which is equivalent to making a medicinal juice version of cold cake, and while the medicinal effect is reduced, it is good as a dessert.

The "coconut water turtle jelly" of crimson sand completely abandons medicinal materials with higher medicinal value such as soil poria cocos, and uses minced turtle plates, collagen boiled from turtle meat, a small amount of spices with traditional Chinese medicine effects, as well as honey and sweet basil.

Although the high temperature will destroy some of the nutrients of the honey, at the same time, the caramelized honey also has a different taste......

"The second Scarlet Sand contestant who presented the dish actually prepared desserts? The judges are starting to score, but what will the result be compared to Alice? Let's wait and see! ”

14、13、14、14、15…… The scores given by the five judges were displayed on the big screen.

"The results are in! Total Score...... 70 points! Tie with Alice! However, since the exact ranking is to be arranged, please show the score of Alice's contestants......"

Rei Kawashima's voice fell, and Alice's score before also showed "13, 14, 15, 15, 13".

The scores of the two groups are arranged up and down, and the corresponding scores given by the same judge are tied together, and the side with the higher score is lit up with a red light.

3:2！

Although the total score was the same, Alice scored higher in the scores of the three judges, Dojima Gin, Oizumi and Horikoshi, and only Sonoka and Koda gave Scarlet Sand a higher score, so although the score was tied, the final ranking was still above Alice Scarlet Scarlet......

"In the individual scoring, Alice won and was temporarily in first place...... Oh! A third contestant also appeared. Hey? Mei Isshiki and Shinna Oda made moves at the same time...... The Ichishiki player stopped, and the Ichishiki senior really had a gentlemanly demeanor, and it seems that he was going to humbly let Oda Senpai present the food first!

Oda Shinna, the only one of the ten masters of the year, is an external student, and it is said that before entering the school, he has been traveling around the world's famous restaurants, and his hometown is in Aichi Prefecture......" Rei Kawashima briefly introduced Oda Shinna's resume.

Oda Shinna, on the other hand, placed five burnt sticks in the middle of the plate and served them.

It seems to be a long, charred black dry branch, which is "the same as a burning stick" to put it pitifully, and "the same as a magic weapon of a certain Xiaofan" if it is said to be taller......

However, the aroma of meat escaping from it naturally can't hide the judges' sense of smell.

"Is this 'Malay black barbecued pork'?"

"It does feel like it's a bit of 'Malay black barbecued', but 'Malay black barbecued' is boiled barbecued pork, and this ...... It also has a special flavor left over from an open flame grill. ”

The five judges said as they cut open the "burning sticks" that can be regarded as barbecued pork.

After cutting, the flesh is white and red, which is completely different from the appearance that looks like charcoal!

Seeing the clear color and tender inner meat, as well as the aroma of the meat escaping from the bursts, the judges, who had only eaten two desserts just now, couldn't help but move their index fingers.

When you put a piece of char siu in your mouth, which looks black on the surface and tender on the inside, the smell that fills your mouth immediately produces a baptismal effect......

The judges' expressions also changed from "indifferent" at the beginning to a look similar to "surprise", which was somewhat close to the look after tasting the spicy food of Kuga Teruki, but it was not so intense.

Looking at the expressions of the judges, the rapid changes can be inferred from the satisfaction of this "black barbecued pork"!

However, the audience who didn't taste it, and the other players present, couldn't help but be puzzled......

"Wait, barbecued pork...... Isn't it mainly salty but also sweet? I've just tasted two desserts, and I should feel tired of tasting the sweet barbecued pork, right? ”

"That being said, but looking at the way the judges looked, it definitely had an 'explosive' taste, not some sweet and greasy dish!"

At this time, Shiomi Jun asked Ye Shan Liang beside him, "How is it?" Bright, do you smell something? ”

I saw that Ye Shan Liang was holding his nose with his hand, and he was judging something with his eyes closed......

After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and said with a cold smile: "I see, that one is completely different from 'Malay black char siu' in essence, there is no sweet ingredient, and the black itself is the product of marinating red miso and soy sauce, and baking the fat of the outer skin until it is slightly charred!" ”

"Red miso barbecued pork? How does it taste? "Shiomi Jun looks a little greedy.

And Ye Shanliang tried his best to hide his doting gaze, pretending not to care and said: "Well, I can do it for you when I go back, at least there is a seven-eight-point image." ”

Because of the previous "rash attack", he has been alerted by Shiomirun, and Ye Shanliang now seems to have changed his thinking and is ready to attack the west?

The food characteristics of Aichi Prefecture are inseparable from miso, and it can even be called "miso boils everything", and after several years of study tours, Oda Shinna's use of miso has become more diversified......

"The salty umami flavor of miso is perfectly combined with the flavor of the slightly charred fat layer......

"The marinade is also in place, and the taste inside the barbecued pork is not too strange."

"I didn't expect that in addition to Liu Pleiaus, there are also students who have such a 'vivid' grasp of the heat, and while keeping the char siu skin slightly charred, the meat inside is still chewing, which has a tender and juicy feeling!"

"But do you feel that this barbecued pork seems to give people a feeling of 'unfinished'?"

"That's true, and it doesn't seem accurate to say 'unfinished', but it's a ...... Feelings of regret? Of course, I don't say that the taste of this barbecued pork is regrettable......"

That's right! Just behind the entrance of Oda Shinna's barbecued pork, while indulging in the deliciousness, the judges instinctively felt a feeling similar to "regret" in their hearts, although it was not a positive emotion, but this "regret" did not seem to be offensive, but made everyone feel nostalgic for some of the past......

At this moment, Oda Shinna also spoke: "That's right, the main ingredient of char siu is 'meat', and 'meat'...... With the same sound as 'hate', I also want to use this special 'black barbecued pork' to show the regret of unpaid ambition! ”

"Ahem, this really fits the title of 'Dark Cuisine'......" Horikoshi couldn't help but say, just now he wanted to ask where else the theme is expressed besides the colors!

And the judges also began to press the scoring button......

"Nobuna Oda's score is coming out soon, so please wait and see! Can her score surpass the previous two players? Rei Kawashima's voice rang out.

However, at this time, most of the audience, especially the students who didn't know Oda Shinna, obviously didn't think that she had the strength to surpass Scarlet and Alice!

The reason why Oda Shinna's treatment is much friendlier than last year's "outrageous speech" Kohei Soma, and Liu Pleiades, who thinks he is very friendly when he speaks, but is also considered a mockery, is also due to the fact that she has the opportunity to win the top ten seats as soon as she comes up, and it is also related to the fact that she is a girl......

No matter how bad the personality is, girls, especially good-looking girls, will always have some preferential treatment.

However, the score that appeared on the screen at this time completely calmed everyone down!

16、15、16、16、15……

"It's ...... 78 points overall! surpassed Alice and Erina, and Oda Shinna temporarily ranked first! Rei Kawashima couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then announced it with a shocked tone.

Alice and Scarlet looked a little depressed about this result, but after all, I heard Liu Pleiades say that Oda Shinna's grades are likely to be higher than the two, although they didn't believe it very much before, but they were also mentally prepared, so they didn't lose their temper......

Why does Liu Pleiades think so?

Because he clearly felt that whether it was Oda Shinna or Saito Sakura of Polar Star Liao, their simple cooking skills may only be similar to Alice and Scarlet, or they may be inferior, but they have a heart for cooking!

In the academic school, even the top ten masters, most of them will not have a cooking heart until they graduate, but first improve themselves in cooking, and make their cooking skills more broad, rather than deep......

However, because the school tour has more breadth of knowledge, it will have a cooking heart earlier, but at the same time, because the width of cooking skills is not as good as the systematic teaching of the academy, it will gradually be equaled after the age of 20.

For example, Joichiro first expanded the width of the academy, and then "dropped out" in advance to go on a study tour, which matured his cooking skills.

Of course, people like Sakura Saito and Shinna Oda who have a heart for cooking so early are also very rare in the school touring school!

With the assistance of super vision and super hearing, Liu Pleiades has also been able to see that Oda Shinna's kitchen heart is the image of a woman wearing samurai armor, but in terms of momentum, it doesn't look like she is going into battle to kill the enemy, but as if she is going to cut her stomach in the next second, giving people the feeling of a hero's end......

After Oda Shinna, Isshiki Hui was about to present the food again, but Liu Pleiades raised his hand at this time, and said to Isshiki at the same time: "I'm sorry, Senior Isshiki, I'm going to apply to deal with the previous 'Beluga', it may be a bit of a show-stealing." ”

"It's okay, it's nice to have your show as a companion." Isshiki said she didn't care.

At this time, the staff pushed up a huge aquarium, and inside it was a sturgeon more than one person long...... (To be continued.) )