"Please try my 'Pickled Fish Pizza', I hope you will enjoy it!" Behind Tian Sohui's "down-and-out generosity", there is obviously a trace of "ancestral" tension. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Pickled fish pizza?"

The five judges took a look and found that the filling was mainly pickled fish in the form of blocks, and there were also some taro, shiitake mushrooms, burdock roots, and lotus root as foils.

"It's always a bit rustic...... Wade doesn't know if he's talking about pizza or the person who makes it.

"But let's try it! I always feel like there's something nostalgic in it......," Koda said.

I saw the pizza cut into small pieces with marinated fish, and then tasted it.

At the moment of the pizza entrance, the five judges seemed to see a quiet idyllic afternoon, enjoying the afternoon sun with their lovers while processing the fish to be marinated.

"It's ...... Pickled herring with sansho and mackerel with rice bran, right? ”

"The 'sweet and sour' taste of this herring marinated is moderate, and it has a faint aroma of sansho leaves, and the umami itself is perfectly preserved...... Definitely authentic Fukushima sansho pickled herring! ”

Xiaohui also said at this time: "That's right, this is the herring pickled in my hometown!" Since Fukushima Prefecture has been using herring pickling since ancient times...... 'Sansho herring' is a recipe for herring that has been dried with its head and tail removed, overlapped with sansho leaves, and then marinated in soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, and mirin. It can make the herring have three flavors of 'sweet and sour', and at the same time have the aroma of wine and the fragrance of sansho leaves, and Wei Lin will also preserve the umami of dried herring to the greatest extent! ”

Miso is a type of rice wine, glutinous rice is the main ingredient, and the pale yellow liquor is extruded after fermentation of japonica rice koji...... However, it is usually not drunk directly, but is used as a seasoning in cooking.

"And this 'mackerel pickled with rice bran' also makes you feel very 'homey'!" Lady Leonora held her face with one hand at this time, and she had a shy expression, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"Hmm...... It is a traditional way of pickling mackerel in Fukui Prefecture, using fermented sake lees rice bran to marinate the ......"

It's about the same as the method of pickling saury that Kohei Sojin came up with half a year ago, but at that time, because Sojin didn't officially enter the finals, he just simulated it himself!

"Wait, there seems to be a ...... in the aroma of this cheese Yes! It is the taste of aged sushi! Koda suddenly reacted.

"That's right, it's the cheese that is fermented with lactic acid from the fermented crucian carp sushi that is matured and fermented by the most primitive means!" Megumi Tazo said.

As mentioned before, the origin of sushi is a means of preserving fish and meat, and the "rice" part was thrown away at the beginning.

It was only after I discovered that the slightly sour rice tasted great when eaten with fish, and sushi became popular.

In the most primitive form of aged sushi, crucian carp is cut into pieces and stacked on top of each other, wrapped in rice and sealed......

Since it is to preserve crucian carp, there is no need to add vinegar to the rice, and the reason why it has a slight sour taste is the effect of natural fermentation of lactic acid!

And Megumi Tasoko also added this most natural lactic acid to the cheese, so that the overall flavor of the cheese is in harmony with the marinated fish.

"Huh? This is...... 蒟 (ju) 蒻 (ruo)? Whole pieces of konjac? Yuan Guo was suddenly surprised.

"Indeed, I just found out...... This ingredient in the filling is actually konjac, right? And it's not konjac powder...... I haven't tasted this special flavor and texture that can only be found in a whole piece of konjac for a long time. Koda said.

Konjac, commonly known as konjac, as a plant that balances the acidity and alkalinity of the human body and has natural antibiotics, is believed to have blood circulation and blood stasis, detoxification and swelling, and laxative...... and a series of effective Chinese medicines!

But at the same time, there is another thing that must be noted, and that is that konjac is poisonous......

In ancient Chinese cuisine and medicine, konjac is also known as "intestinal sand", and the toxicity is the highest in the edible rhizome part, and there are alkaloids that paralyze nerves from the inside out.

It must be treated with alkaline water before it can be eaten as an ingredient!

Modern konjac products, such as konjac powder and konjac knots, are made by mixing konjac powder and potato flour.

The use of konjac as a whole requires a lot of thought and non-toxic treatment......

Legend has it that this method of dealing with konjac was discovered by Emperor Yan's wife, Ma Po Niangniang, and later people respected it as the "Stove God" in order to commemorate the exploits of Ma Po Niangniang, and the early "Stove God" was also a goddess.

"Hmmm! Don't worry, this is the konjac that I have completely boiled in alkaline water, and there is no longer hemp flavor, and it preserves its antihypertensive, toxin, appetizing and lipid-lowering effects...... Although cheese is high in fat and naturally has probiotics that break down fat, so it does not cause excessive fat intake, but if you eat too much and then take digestive drugs, it may cause dysbiosis in digestion and cause excessive fat intake, so ......"

The judges seemed to see that the hard-working and kind-hearted mapo was burning grass and boiling it around the bonfire for the ancient ancestors to be able to eat konjac......

"So you want to use a whole piece of konjac to promote natural digestion?"

"Yes, indeed...... And it doesn't affect the taste of the pizza too much. Xiaohui said a little nervously.

"Don't worry, we already feel your 'heart'." Leonora said.

Indeed, from the beginning of the entrance, the judges "looked" at the countryside in the afternoon and felt the warmth, not only the color and aroma of the pizza!

But...... Kitchen Heart!

They clearly felt that Megumi Tano's pickled fish pizza contained Megumi Tano's cooking heart, which was a kind of kitchen heart that made "diners" feel warm, peaceful, and relaxed......

It can also be said to be the "source" of ingredients, and under the influence of Megumi Tano's cooking heart, it has become an immaterial semi-energy body that will relax the body and mind of diners!

That's right, compared to half a year ago, Tian Sohui's "kitchen heart" still only has the ability to radiate and change the "source", but the strength is too weak and often does not work.

And the judges also gave the final score at this time......

"82 points! The second-year-old Megumi Tasoko showed the strength to advance to the main round of the autumn selection tournament last year, and temporarily ranked second in the B region! Yui Ai announced.

Seeing the name of Megumi Tadoko, Kaori Yamanaka, who surpassed 79 points, became the second place after Haruki Yamanaka, who scored 84 points......

"Fall Tryouts? This humble girl is so powerful? ”

"She's a second-grade 'senior sister'......"

"I always feel that when I see her, the word 'senior sister' is a little indescribable!"

"But it is true that people should not be disfigured......"

What was more "shocked" than the students off the field was Kaori Yamanaka, who still couldn't believe it when she saw that there was another person with her name on the score screen.

At this moment, Megumi Tanzo had already walked up to her, and "solemnly" handed out a plate containing a small piece of "pickled fish pizza" with both hands.

The posture is as if an introverted girl has mustered up the courage to hand out a love letter to the boy she likes!

"What do you mean? A taunt to me? Kaori Yamanaka frowned.

"No...... I want Yamanaka to try my 'Pickled Fish Pizza' too! ”

"Oh? Want me to see the gap with you? Yamanaka said disdainfully.

"It's not like that...... Just ......"

"Well, I accept your provocation!"

Yamanaka said, directly picked up a piece of pizza on the plate that Tanzo was holding, and then took a bite from the side of the cheese heart, as if angry, and put the whole palm-sized pizza into his mouth!

“#%…… "Yamanaka pouted and didn't know what he was talking about.

It's just that it can be seen from the eyes that Yamanaka was obviously unconvinced at first, but then somehow his eyes gradually turned red......

"Liar...... It must be a lie...... It's the same as my 'Soul Cooking'! But...... This feeling ......," Yamanaka said as he choked up.

"No, it's not! Real cooking is one that brings happiness to the diners and relaxes the minds of the diners, rather than controlling them! Tian Sue said in a rare "lesson" tone.

Soul cuisine, which is also the "legacy" of ancient cuisine, belongs to a certain extent to a branch of "source cuisine", that is, it is similar to the commonly used "nirvana cuisine......

Although it is not possible to achieve the effect of "source cuisine", the highest goal is to master all the ingredients that stimulate the "emotional" nerves to the fullest, and even play a little role in stimulating the "source" effect!

In order to achieve the purpose of controlling the psychological senses of diners.

And some hallucinogenic forbidden ingredients, because it is easier to achieve the effect of stimulating the "source", so some mind cooks will take risks, which also makes the "soul food" go to a dead end!

Now I have a taste of Megumi Tazo's real cooking that uses the heart of the kitchen to change the "source" of ingredients and achieve the purpose of making people feel warm, and the impact on the mountains is not known......

In fact, there is no difference between the two in terms of technology, and the real difference is that there is no requirement for the "heart" of the person who cooks his own "heart" for the purpose of control.

Seeing this scene, Director Jingpu Jiushang, who was patrolling outside the venue, couldn't help but smile, "Halberd" is not only a process for chefs to try their cooking skills, but also a process between chefs who use "cooking" as a carrier to make hearts collide with each other!

And here Yamanaka received the "education" from Megumi Tadoko, the arena was not idle, and many players presented dishes one after another, but the highest of them did not shake the third place of Kaori Yamanaka, only Ryoko used the cheese of the "exclusive secret recipe" to surpass Nao Sadazuka ......

It wasn't until Shinna Oda presented her pizza that the competition reached its climax again!

"This is the 'Miso Pizza' I made, please use it." Oda Shinna said simply.

"Mido? The colors do look a little monotonous......" Wade muttered to himself.

Indeed, Oda Shinna's pizza is completely "burnt" in color, and it seems that the miso based sauce plays a role, and I don't know that I thought it was overcooked.

And on the outside, you can only see a piece of roasted heavy flavor and color, and you can't find anything else.

"Miso pizza...... Is it a sauce made from miso? But...... What about the filling? Wait, this is ......" Kada seemed to notice something, and immediately activated the dinner knife.

After cutting it, I suddenly found that this "miso pizza" is not without filling, but the filling is whole!

Because in front of each judge, there was a single pizza of about four or five inches, and its filling was a whole piece of ingredients that was only one circle smaller than the bottom of the pie, so I didn't see it before......

At this time, once you cut it, you can immediately see that this "pizza" is a whole piece of grilled pork chop on the bottom of the pie!

"It's ...... Miso grilled pork chops? Wait a minute...... It doesn't seem like cheese? Wade said as he picked up a layer of "colloid" under the equally sticky pork chops.

"That's right, of course I didn't have cheese on my 'Miso Pizza'! Instead, the viscous white miso sauce is made by gelatinizing and thickening the batten base and the pork chops! Oda Shinna said.

At this time, the judges also found that the miso on the top and bottom of the pork chops was completely different, and the miso on the side adjacent to the bottom of the cake was sticky like cheese, which was by no means "thickened".

And unlike the red miso on the top of the pork chop, the white miso is used on the gel part below, and the color looks much lighter.

"Is this seaweed gel?" Leonora recognized something as a sticky agent.

"Seaweed gel? What is it? Wade asked.

"A water-soluble gel extracted from seaweed, a good thickener...... If it is used to 'thicken', it can indeed achieve such an effect. As the head of the Far Moon International, Leonora is still very familiar with this newly discovered product of molecular cuisine a few years ago.

As a more costly alternative to gum arabic, seaweed gel can even be used to produce gummies, which can be used in a controlled amount to create a cheese-like viscosity......

"Miso colloid...... Well, what will it taste like? Xiangtian said with a slight frown.

At the same time, the five judges also took action, cut a small piece of miso grilled pork chop pizza, and put it in their mouths!

Although Oda Shinna was one of the few first-year students who were shortlisted, the students in the audience obviously still remembered what she said at the opening ceremony, especially the first-year students, and they were even more ridiculed at this time......

"What the hell is that pizza? This color, you won't have an appetite when you see it! ”

"And miso grilled pork chops? Don't take this kind of Riba people's stuff and shame it! ”

"That is, she thinks that Yuanyue Academy is the place to show this kind of street food?"

I have to say that every freshman is actually the same, and there are some very annoying guys!

Of course, this is also because Oda Shinna's resume is not "pretty", as a transfer student, Oda Shinna does not have any resume from a prestigious school, and the name of the cooking family is not known to everyone!

At the same time, the "wild words" at the opening ceremony also aroused everyone's dissatisfaction.

Miso pork chop is a specialty of Nagoya, Osaka, and Aichi Prefecture, where Nagoya is located, is the former Owari Province......

However, as the capital of Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City was only a castle town in Owari during the Warring States Period, and it was only after Tokugawa Ieyasu was appointed Shogun of the Sengoku Period that Nagoya City was established here.

Miso cuisine is also one of Nagoya's culinary specialties, miso ramen, miso udon, miso pork chops, ......

As the first member of the younger generation of the Oda family, Oda Shinna's grasp of miso cuisine has naturally reached the level of "incisive"!

After the "sticky" miso colloid, accompanied by the whole pork chop, the judges did not feel the greasy taste as expected.

"This, this taste...... It's like munching on real hot cheese......"

"And the use of red and white miso has also reached a level that complements each other, whether it is a red miso with a heavier taste or a white miso with a lighter taste, they have all played their due role!"

"The pork chops themselves are grilled just right, and the gravy and miso are mixed to create a flavor that others can eat one bite after another, and they won't get tired at all!"

"What's more important is the bottom...... Although the filling on the top is 'monotonous' only pork chops, the crust is ...... Wasabi, shredded seaweed, chopped green onion...... And this is obviously made of kombu tea! The base is prepared as a 'chazuke' and served with miso grilled pork chops, which makes it feel more authentic than the Miso Pork Chop Restaurant in Nagoya......"

At this moment, the scoreboard of the five judges also showed the scores of Oda Shinna......

17 min...... 18 min...... 17 min...... 18 min...... 17 points!

"87 points! The one-year-old Oda Nobuna scored 87 points! surpassed the previous oil girl Haruki contestant and temporarily ranked first! Yui Ai announced.

Some of the second and third year students who originally "watched the show" began to be anxious, and the first-year students who were obviously shortlisted only had three or two big cats and kittens, but they actually occupied the top two in Area B all of a sudden?

However, to their relief, until now, Erina, Kuga Teriki, and Isshiki, the three former ten masters, have just begun to prepare to present the dishes!

What made Erina feel a little awkward was that Nagi Thistle had been in the special audience in Area B, and although she had never communicated with Erina, just seeing him smiling, Erina felt a palpitation......

After Oda Shinna, Higashi Tenori has already presented his own pizza...... Wait, this really is pizza, right?

At first glance, the plate in front of each judge looks like a big dumpling that is "lying down"!

However, if you look closely, it is indeed a "mini" pizza, and it is folded in half to reveal the lower surface of the base, so if you don't look closely, you will really think that it is a large dumpling the size of a palm......

And it's worth noting that the pizza folded in half is drizzled with a layer of red oil!

"Feel the combination of numb and spicy! This is my masterpiece, Red Oil Pizza! I said confidently for a long time.

“……”

"Red oil dumplings" used to be the same name as "mapo tofu" in the "Chinese Cuisine Research Society" of the Kuga Teruki era, and now "red oil pizza" ...... (To be continued.) )