Chapter 18: The Taste of Shock
"It's... Is the strength of the Ten Masters of the Far Moon? ”
Kohei Soma looked at the soup in front of him that was as clear as jasper, and just smelling the rich smell was already a little tongue-in-cheek.
You must know that he heard that even if the person in front of him has reserved a seat for the top ten masters, he has not really received the education of Yuanyue High School.
She, like him, is just a junior high school graduate!
"Light as water, the aroma is restrained."
Seiichiro Kohei saw his son's surprise in his eyes, but he didn't say anything, but commented on the dishes in front of him.
Let Erina Nagikiri smile on her face.
"Your soup is no longer inferior to the soup of many long-established high-end restaurants in Kyoto!"
You must know that Kyoto Gono is the capital of East Sakurasu and one of the largest cities in the Far East, connecting the two food camps of the East and the West, and the high-end restaurants that can establish themselves here are at least eight or nine star chefs.
Erina Nagikiri, who is still a student, is able to make soups that are comparable to the standards of these restaurants, and it is no wonder that the entire Higashi-Sakurasu culinary scene holds her as a treasure.
It is believed that she will be the figure who will dominate the entire Tozakura cooking world after the Ogre King.
Not to mention her 'God's Tongue', which is comparable to the god of cooking, she can detect all the flaws even in haute cuisine.
As a result, she has become the culinary supervisor of many famous restaurants in Kyoto, and her words can determine the life and death of a restaurant.
"Let the old man taste it, Erina, have you made progress again recently!"
Nagi Senzaemon picked up the spoon and scooped up a pool of soup from the plate, as if a spoonful of spring had been stirred, and the closer it was to his mouth, the more intoxicating the breath from spring became.
"Hmm!"
Just after putting it in, a stream of pure flavor exploded, and countless delicate flavors stacked and exploded, turning into a whirlwind, engulfing Nagi Senzaemon in it.
It's like entering a dance party in the spring garden.
Nagi Senzaemon seemed to be dancing to his heart's content in the spring, so much so that his clothes were a little torn.
"It's... The placket of the commander-in-chief exploded!! ”
Watching Nagi Senzaemon drink a sip of soup at the door, Erina's secret technique Shinto Scarlet couldn't help but exclaim.
After all, if you can make the Demon King unconsciously appear and burst his clothes, he already represents the dish and has completely reached the realm of nirvana.
And Erina Nagikiri actually hasn't fully grasped the true meaning of this realm, and being able to use it this time proves that she has indeed made progress again!
"It actually made the old man feel a hint of spring and saw a spring dance!"
"Erina, you're making progress again!"
"I didn't even feel a trace of impurities in the soup, it was a flawless taste!"
Nagi Senzaemon looked at his granddaughter in surprise, and then turned to look at Seiichiro Kohira.
saw that he had already put down the spoon, and there was a trace of being shocked by the soup on his face, and Kohei Chuangzhen was even more shocked by fine beads of sweat.
"Why does this soup have no peculiar smell at all, it is full of the taste of various spring vegetables, wrapped in a mellow soup flavor, and finally blooms on the tip of the tongue."
"That faint fragrance makes people completely unable to come out, and they just want to indulge in it!"
Then he looked at his father.
"Dad, she didn't break the ingredients when she stirred like that, why is the soup so clear?"
Seiichiro patted the excited Soma, and instead of answering his doubts, he instead set his eyes on Erina's face.
"You have tofu in your raft?"
Raft is the key to making the consommé clear, the tradition is to mix together a variety of vegetables, minced meat, egg whites, tomatoes, and then put them in the vegetable broth, and then slowly simmer on the lowest heat after boiling, and the surface of the soup will form a layer of substance.
This layer of material will absorb all kinds of impurities and fats that tumble up.
The top soup in Yaozhou is also very similar, but the top soup uses minced chicken to adsorb impurities.
But Erina's 'Spring Waltz' is different, and she also adds tofu, an ingenious ingredient that absorbs impurities, to absorb impurities.
Especially in soups, once added, the fat and fat will be quickly absorbed, but the taste of the tofu itself will be very obvious in the light soup.
But Erina's soup, because of the taste of vegetables, turns the tofu into an ornamental fragrance, without a trace of abruptness, and it is even more difficult to distinguish.
Erina heard Seiichiro Koheira's question, she was also very generous, her handling method was very exquisite, even if she knew that tofu was added, it was impossible to be cracked.
"Yes!"
Just as Erina nodded, Seiichiro sighed and sat down.
"Hey..."
A strange glint flashed in Nagi Senzaemon's eyes.
"What's wrong Seiichiro, what's wrong?"
Shaking his head, Seiichiro told the truth.
"Erina's soup, with its almost flawless taste and spring breeze, is even on the way to finding the prototype of her own kitchen, even among the ten masters of our time."
"But..."
No matter how high the previous evaluation is, when the word 'but' appears, everything becomes a foreshadowing.
"She shouldn't have been the first to be served!"
"Even if she wants to build a delicious barrier, she has to think about one thing, what kind of food is the opponent going to cook..."
At this moment, a hot smell took over the air in the shop, like a bomb about to explode, destroying the elegant spring color created by Erina.
It's like the scorching summer after spring!
"If you activate the taste buds of the judges, it may instead become... Opponent's assist! ”
Xinghei Seiichiro's words fell, taking advantage of the rolling heat wave, in the white mist-like steam, Zhao Youqian also came to the table with his own dishes.
Putting the steamer away, Zhao Youqian looked at the diners in front of him and showed a confident smile.
"Now that I've drunk the soup, I'm probably hungry too."
"Come and taste my... Let's travel west to the Flaming Mountain! ”
As soon as the words fell, Zhao Youqian had already opened the cage drawer and learned the lesson of the last competition, although he couldn't restrain all the flavors, but taking advantage of the most perfect time to let all the smells explode, it was already something he could do.
Suddenly, the temperature in the entire small shop exploded suddenly, like a burning flame lotus flower appeared in front of several people.
"Whew, whew, whew!"
Nagi Senzaemon was already gasping for breath just by looking at it.
"What a taste of domineering!"
And Miss Erina is already pale.
'This overbearing taste...'
Just by her sense of smell, she had already sensed the horror of Zhao Youqian's dish, and as Seiichiro Kohira said, it was the taste of her previous soup that was suppressed!
In the sweet and sour, spicy and salty, it actually belongs to the sense of pain... Piquancy!