Chapter 329: The Perfect Harmony of Spices vs the Original Flavor
"Oh? You had a crush on me before you said that, right? Hahaha...... That guy is still so fond of gossip! Hahaha......"
At this moment, Joichiro's voice suddenly came. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Jun Shiomi couldn't help but be startled!
Previously, in order to hide from Shiomi Jun that he had joined the "Central Gourmet Agency" for "various reasons", Hayama Ryo took Shiomi Jun away under the pretext that a new plant that could be used as a spice had been discovered in the Balkans......
Shiomi Jun has always been not good at socializing, so for a while, except for Ye Shan Liang, no one else can contact her!
If it weren't for the fact that Jun Shiomi happened to see the finals of the "Ten Masters Seat Battle" of Yuanyue Academy in a food magazine, and found that Ryo Hayama was divided into the "Central Food Agency" and was puzzled, I'm afraid he wouldn't have come back yet!
And after she came back, she only roughly inquired about the game, so she didn't know that during the "qualifiers", Joichiro appeared, and she didn't know that Joichiro was actually in Polestar Liao......
However, Joichiro's "incomprehension" has not changed at all, and after hearing what Shiomi Jun and everyone are talking about, he ran over directly and said.
"Talent, talent, talent? What a crush! It's all Nakamura's nonsense! Shiomi Jun said hurriedly.
In fact, Shinomi Jun himself didn't know whether he was "nonsense" at that time, but he still denied it first.
"Huh? yes, it was Nakamura's from the beginning, right? Joichiro didn't seem to notice anything.
"That's right, that's it! Senior Caibo always forced me to eat those unpalatable things! The most annoying thing is the senior Caibo! Shiomi Jun hurriedly sat down to confirm the matter.
In addition, to her surprise, after she saw Joichiro again, she seemed to have no more special emotions for him, except for worrying about what "secret love scandal" he believed and resenting him for tasting "dark cuisine" many times......
"I see, but ...... The matter of defeating Hayama, I don't think I need to emphasize anything more to Senior Isshiki! But after winning, how should you persuade Hayama, you ...... 'you have to tie the bell to the bell'! Kohei said.
"Ahh Chuangzhen can actually use allusions to speak, worthy of being ten masters! Woo-huh-" Yuhime coaxed from the side.
"My presence is low enough, don't hack me......"
Shiomi Jun thought about it at this time, and then gritted his teeth and said, "I understand!" Ryo character...... Only after losing,Can you listen to what others say.,As long as Isshiki-san can win him.,The rest will be handed over to me! But...... The commander-in-chief won't fire him, will he? ”
In the end, Jun Shiomi became worried again......
"Don't worry, as long as Ye Shan withdraws from the central food institution, the old man will not be embarrassed for them!" Joichiro said.
"Hmph, I can't hear what Joichiro's predecessors said!" Jun Shiomi turned his head as he spoke.
“……”
As a result, early the next morning, Shiomi Jun began to have a high fever, although she herself was forced to go to the arena, but in the end she was stopped by Ryoko and others, and finally Ryoko and Yuhime stayed to take care of Shiomi Run, after all, she was already unsteady when she walked.
However, the game time is from 10 o'clock to 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and the fever medicine will definitely have worked by then, if the state of Shiami Jun is good, you can take her to the arena before 1 p.m. to watch the ending......
"Hello everyone! Kawashima is so happy to see everyone every day lately! "It's still Rei Kawashima as the emcee of the game.
After more than half a month of attracting fans, Rei Kawashima has already had most of her fans in her year!
After all, the gap between men and women in the "Far Moon Academy" is still obvious, so Rei Kawashima, who is popular with boys, will always be more supporters......
"In the fourth game of the final of the Ten Masterpieces Seat Competition, the former Ten Masters are one color and one color, and they are against the two-year-old 'Spice Noble Son' Ye Shan Liang! The topic is 'mutton', the time limit is three hours, and the cooking begins! ”
At the same time, Yuhime and Ryoko are still taking care of the sick Jun Shiomi in the Polestar Ryo Ryo and even refuse Daigo's proposal to record and broadcast it on the spot in order to give Shiomi Jun a good rest.
"That...... I feel better, let's go...... Ahem, ahem, ahem......" Shiomi Jun said reluctantly.
"Lie back! It's so much better, you're still steaming! Ryoko pressed her back.
"Koshiomi has a good rest! We'll go back when it's almost over. ”
In just one night, "Professor Shiomi" became the "Little Shiomi" in Yuhime's mouth.
It can be seen that Jun Shiomi is really tired, and he fell asleep not long after, but the biological clock is surprisingly accurate, and he woke up on time after twelve o'clock......
"Ahh Ryo ......" Shiomi Jun suddenly exclaimed, and then sat up.
Yuhime and Ryoko hurriedly rushed over, poked above her head, and then asked, "Xiao Shiomi, what's wrong?" Nightmares? ”
"It seems that the fever has subsided, so I'll go get a thermometer to check ......," Ryoko continued.
"Well, it's not burning anymore! Let's hurry up and get to the arena! Jun Shiomi said immediately.
Ryoko and Yuhime glanced at each other, then agreed, and Ryoko rode to the arena with Shiomi Jun......
"I'm sorry for the trouble...... Saying...... It's a children's chair, right? Shiomi sat in the back seat with some embarrassment.
"Don't worry about the details!"
In the blink of an eye, it was already twelve forty-five, and when the three of them walked in, they just caught up with the two sides to present the food.
The first to complete it was Ryo Hayama......
"It's 'lamb', right? Look at Ryo Hayama's plate...... Is that a French lamb chop? It feels a little ordinary. Ryoko said as she looked at the food presented by Ryo Hayama.
"No, that's supposed to be ...... Lamb chops of wild black goats! Yuhime said suddenly.
As an expert in wild and semi-wild animal cooking, Yuhime can tell at a glance that Ryo Hayama's lamb chops are not ordinary farmed lamb meat!
As mentioned before, due to historical reasons, the introduction of mutton in the island country was very late, so until modern times, the people of the island country did not have the habit of eating mutton.
From the perspective of annual consumption, the island countries consume millions of tons of chicken, beef and pork a year, while mutton is only tens of thousands of tons......
Most of the mutton exported from Australia is sheep, and wild goats are pests that need to be killed.
As for the birthplace of "French lamb chops", there are fewer cases of eating goat meat in the West, and goats are rarely raised, after all, they are once regarded as a symbol of "demons" by Westerners.
The cuisine with the closest ratio of goat meat and sheep meat in the world is Chinese cuisine, in Chinese cuisine, the mutton usually used in soup and stew is goat meat, and the mutton rolls used in stir-frying and hot pot are sheep meat, and from the annual output, China's goat meat is not much less than sheep!
"Goat meat? Why ......" Ryoko wondered.
Ryo Hayama's cuisine is clearly Western-style, and the five judges are Dojima Gin, Horikoshi Tsuki, Oizumi Kashimonosu, Kada Shigenosu, and Kikuchien Fruit......
Although the five of them are all professional gourmets or star chefs, and their taste tendencies are definitely more comprehensive than those of ordinary island people, no matter how you think about it, there is no need to use goat meat, right?
"Not only the goat meat, but also the color, texture, and fat of the meat...... There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, it's wild black goat meat! Yuhime gestured with her hand to a telescope and looked at the remaining lamb on Ryo Hayama's cooking table.
"Wild black goat meat? Is there anything special about it? Ryoko asked.
"Usually the smell of mutton is stronger than that of beef and pork, which is one of the reasons why most island people are not accustomed to eating mutton in their daily lives...... And the smell of goat meat is even better than that of sheep!
Moreover, the taste of wild goat meat is close to that of beef, and the smell will be heavier than that of farmed goats! Therefore, in Australia, when wild goats are overflowing, in order to protect the ecological environment, even the method of cremation and burial after hunting and killing is used to deal with wild goats! Yuhime said.
It can be seen that in the eyes of many people, wild goat meat should not appear in the recipe at all!
But now......
"No, Ryo is able to control the wild black goat...... No, to be precise, only wild goat meat can make Liang show his true strength! Shiomi said.
Indeed, looking at Ye Shanliang's cooking table, in addition to the remaining goat meat, there are all kinds of spice powders and juices in test tubes and beakers like in a chemical laboratory, and you know that his spice skills have improved a lot compared to the previous grade assessment!
Alcohol lamps and thermometers were even seen on it......
It seems that each spice is also refined to the corresponding temperature before use?
There are also a lot of other small kitchen utensils that are heated separately, as if these spices are the protagonist and need to be cooked step by step!
"This ...... Are all those things used to process spices? ”
"That's right, pre-treatment before spice cooking, Ryo has been working on this during the holidays." Jun Shiomi said.
"Pre-cooking?"
"Actually, when we use spices, we usually do the same, for example, if we want to use garlic in stewing, we will stir-fry the garlic in a pot with a small amount of oil until fragrant, and then add water to simmer...... However, the bright research should be more detailed! Many of the spices that are used directly by star chefs will also be pre-treated accordingly to ensure that their aromas can be fully stimulated before use! Shiomi said.
"Will it be a lot different?" Ryoko asked.
But this time, it was not Jun Shiomi who answered her, but the performance of the five judges!
I saw that the five people moved their knives and forks and cut off a piece of the "French lamb chops" in front of them, and they all showed shocked expressions......
Even the lamb is held in the mouth like this, without any intention of chewing.
Gradually, his expression changed from shock to intoxication, and he began to chew after a long time, and every time he chewed a few times, he had to stop and reminisce, and in the end, it was only this piece of mutton that took two or three minutes to swallow!
And the first thing after that, it wasn't actually a comment, but another piece of cut off and put it in his mouth, and after repeating it three times, he spoke.
"The control of the heat is excellent, and the goat meat, which is similar to beef, is grilled like a real steak!"
"That's right, goat meat has a much lower fat content than sheep meat, so when fried, it usually feels 'old'......"
"But Hayama's lamb chops ...... I understand! When marinating in advance, the fat extracted from the visceral fat of the sheep is used, right? In this way, the mutton fat penetrates a part, and while preserving the flavor of the wild goat, it also ensures the tenderness of the meat, and increases the fat content in disguise! ”
The judges' words gradually aroused everyone's doubts.
Ye Shan Liang is famous for "spices", especially the previous judges, who were obviously most satisfied with the taste of this "French lamb chops", why don't they mention spices now?
I saw that the five judges also hesitated for a while, and then said: "Perfect." ”
"That's right, the use of spices is perfect!"
"Whether it's the spices used in marinating, the spices used in frying or the final sauce poured over top......"
"It all shows the attainments of the Hayama contestants in spices, and there is nothing worth our evaluation!"
In the audience, many three-star chefs or gourmets flashed four words in their hearts - the essence of spices!
It seems that Ye Shan Liang is very likely to have a complete "spice essence"!
Combined with Ryo Kamihayama's skill and knowledge of using spices, it is terrifying in terms of mastery of flavor......
Probably now it has overtaken, and compared to Liu Pleiades, who has not yet mastered the "essence of spices", he can be stronger in the use of spices.
Even among all the cooks who have mastered the "spice essence", Ye Shanliang can also be in the forefront in this regard, and only when Liu Pleiades has the "spice essence" can he be overwhelmed in the use of spices!
Is there any difference in the use of spices between the chefs who also have the "essence of spices"?
Of course!
Liu Lousan also explained before that the so-called "essence" is the materialization of "inspiration" in cooking......
Inspiration, that is, Liu Pleiades's ability to have no spices until now, is completely made up by skill and calculation ability, while Ye Shanliang is born with an extraordinary inspiration for spices.
That's why Liu Lousan will be interested in Liu Pleiades' ability after he has the "divine essence", which is equivalent to the combination of the skills that have been "superb" and the strongest inspiration beyond the limits of ordinary human beings!
And now Ye Shan Liang, while having a natural spice inspiration, has not relaxed the honing of his skills at all, unlike many talented cooks, after having the essence of the gods early, in terms of corresponding skills, but they are weak......
The essence of the gods, which can also be said to be the "super sense" that ordinary cooks can also have, that is, "super inspiration" and "super sixth sense", but unlike the super five senses, "super inspiration" is carefully divided into various aspects of the essence.
As for how to fuse a variety of divine essences into "super inspiration", this is a problem for Chef Long to consider......
"Oops! Hayama's performance is so good, it really puts a lot of pressure on me as a senior! Yisehui said with a smile.
At the same time, seeing that the judges had finished tasting, Isshiki also presented her own food!
Unlike Ryo Hayama, Isshiki Hui's dishes are presented in a casserole, and when the judges open the lid of the small casserole in front of them, they find that there is a piece of boneless lamb chops in a milky white broth.
"Oh? Is lamb chops too? ”
"But the lamb chops of Hayama-san's ...... just tasted Ahem, I shouldn't say that, but I really feel like it's the limit of 'lamb chops'. ”
"Wait, this casserole lamb tastes...... It smells good, too! The judges spoke before they tasted it.
"I think it's better to taste it and talk about it!" Yuan Guo said weakly.
At this time, Ye Shan Liang asked Yi Shihui: "You have already tasted it, right?" How about my pan-fried lamb chops? ”
"Well, that's outstanding, I've got a casserole lamb for you too." Isshiki smiles still.
"Shhhh Have you already tasted my 'pan-fried lamb chops' and still have the confidence to say so? You're just using regular lamb, right? Ye Shan Liang asked.
"It's not ordinary! This is what Mito helped me get, and the top Australian top lamb chop was cut out! It's expensive! "Yishihui is quite cute.
"You know that's not what I said! It's expensive, but it's just 'precious' ordinary mutton, right? ”
"If you have to, you can say that."
"Then you should know that you have no chance of winning, right? Our topic is 'Mutton Cuisine', and ordinary mutton can't be made into 'pan-fried lamb chops' with marinade, frying sauce and sauce after I use 27 kinds of spices, each of which completely guides the aroma of each of them! Ye Shan Liang said.
"Who knows." Isusei didn't mean to be in a hurry.
At this moment, the judges also moved their spoons and chopsticks to taste Isshiki's casserole dishes......
In Ye Shanliang's heart, he was still muttering: Ordinary mutton can't defeat me! Even Isshiki seniors are the same! But...... He's already tasted my food, so why is he still so confident?
"What?" Ye Shanliang suddenly exclaimed, because he saw that the five judges began to devour the boneless lamb chops in the casserole, and at the same time, the spoon kept sending it to his mouth all the time!
"Hayama-san, I've already tasted your food, if I were a judge...... I'll vote for me to win! Yishihui took advantage of the judges' tasting skills, turned his head and said to Ye Shan Liang.
At this moment, Yishihui's eyes flashed with the "serious" brilliance that the companions of Polar Star Liao had never seen!
Although Yishihui sometimes fought with people or in private before, he won Qingpiaopiao, and he didn't feel that he took out anything he was good at, but this time his eyes were completely different!
"This, this tastes ......"
"It seems that the use of spices is deliberately controlled in the cuisine, and the 'originality' is more emphasized!"
"The best thing is not any kind of spice! It's the opposite of Hayama's cooking......"
"This taste...... If you have to describe it. That's right...... It's 'fresh'! ”
"Wait...... Fresh? I get it! It's fish, and this soup has the taste of fish! Do you use fish broth to cook lamb chops? ”
"No, it's not just fish soup. It's a sheep side Tibetan fish...... However, it should be said that it is 'fish and sheep', right? Dojima said with an appreciative smile.
"Sheep Tibetan fish? Yes! It is the famous dish in Chinese cuisine, and it is known as the first dish in 'ancient Chinese cuisine'! Horikoshi suddenly remembered something.
"Wait, I've also tasted the mutton Tibetan fish, but because the taste of mutton and fish can't really be blended, it's just the first dish in 'ancient' Chinese cuisine...... But this ......"
While the judges were discussing something, Mito Yu Mei below was puzzled.
As an expert in meat dishes, she suddenly heard about a seemingly famous mutton dish, and she didn't know what was going on, so she immediately asked, "Sheep Fang Tibetan fish?" The first dish of ancient Chinese cuisine? What do you mean ......?"
I didn't remember until I was halfway through the question, Liu Pleiades was not here!
But fortunately, although Liu Pleiades is not there, as a wandering chef, Joichiro naturally has a deep understanding of Chinese cuisine, and he introduced it below: "Sheep Fang Tibetan Fish...... From the original recipe, it must be more than 4,000 years old......"
"More than 4,000 years?"
"That's right, think of the word 'fresh' in hiragana!" The hiragana of 'Xian' is derived from the Chinese character, left fish and right sheep...... When the ancestors of the Chinese nation created the word, the original meaning was that mutton and fish meat were combined, which could be called 'fresh'! The original recipe is to cut the mutton into a gap, stuff the fish into it, and cook it together......
There is also a similar dish of 'fish bites sheep', which is boiled by stuffing mutton into the belly of the fish, and the original recipe of 'fish biting sheep' was born more than 2,000 years ago.
After thousands of years of development, the recipe of cooking fish and sheep has become more and more mature, but gradually some problems have been exposed, that is, although both kinds of meat are delicious and can indeed be cooked, it is difficult to really 'keep improving'! After all, there are two kinds of meat, and both of them are meat that can be used as a main dish, so the taste is difficult to reconcile.
Therefore, in Chinese restaurants, although the frequency of sheep side Tibetan fish and fish bite sheep is not small, it rarely appears as a signature dish, because it is too difficult to blend the two umami flavors......
'Wait!' 'Fish bites sheep' is the mutton being held in the belly of the fish, so why does the senior Dojima say 'fish hides the sheep'? Didn't he know that 'fish bite sheep'? Chuangzhen wondered.
"Impossible...... He must have tasted something else. Joichiro said affirmatively. (To be continued.) )