Chapter 45: Surprise Judges (Second Update, Ask for Recommendation, Ask for Collection!) )
Today, in the middle of the far moon, a large number of students gather in a hall called "Kurumimama" because there is an eye-catching halberd festival held here.
The auditorium was already full, and a section of the room had been reserved by the people of Polestar Liao.
"Yanye, Xiaohui, is Senior Konishi really okay?" Yoshino Yuhime asked, although Konishi Kanichi is not a member of the Pole Star Ryo, but in the past three days, Kohei Soma, Tasoko Megumi and Katsura Yanye have all been helping him wholeheartedly, and the people of Pole Star Ryo are naturally closer to him.
"Don't worry, Senior Konishi is fine." Gui Yanye said calmly.
"That's right, we believe in Konishi's cooking, and don't underestimate the senior, he's been studying rice bowls." Kohei Soma said with a smile.
"Hello everyone! I'm the host of today's halberd, Rei Kawashima! Des~"
"Oh~!"
"Kawashima-san!"
"It's still so cute!"
……
Rei Kawashima's cute appearance combined with her deliberate cuteness instantly won the cheers of the audience and aroused the emotions of the scene.
"Thank you, and then I'll introduce today's protagonists, the two sides of the halberd!
First of all, a first-year student, a meat cooking expert known as "Meat Charm", Mito Yumei-san! ”
A spotlight fell on one side of the venue, and Mito Yumei, who was hot and still scantily dressed, walked to the cooking table and waved to the audience.
On the other side, it is the chief general of the "Donburi Research Association", a second-year student, and a senior Konishi Kanyi! ”
"Shh~"
As soon as I saw a boy walking in with a plane head, the scene erupted in boos.
But Konishi Kanichi did not have the slightest stage fright at this time, and the boos of the audience did not cause the slightest wave in his heart.
"This momentum...... It's different......" Mito Yumei observed Konishi Kanichi and was surprised to find the difference.
If it was Konishi Kanichi who she first came into contact with, she would definitely be weak now, and she would not be able to complete this halberd at all.
But now, Konishi is full of confidence and determination, just like when he promised to eat the halberd.
"Senior Konishi, you ...... It's changed, and the momentum is strong. Mito said.
"Thank you, but it's not that I've changed, I've just found my original self." Konishi said flatly.
"Well, win or lose, you can be called a senior." Mito said.
"Well, today I'll let you see the spirit of a second-year student who can successfully go on to higher education." Konishi said.
"That'...... So, let me first determine the conditions for the two of you. Rei Kawashima was shocked by Konishi Kanichi's momentum, but quickly recovered her state, "If Mito Ikumei-san wins, the "Donburi Research Society" will be abolished.
If Konishi Kanichi wins, the Donburi Workshop will continue to exist, and the funding for the event will be restored.
Two, do you have any objections? ”
"No objections."
"No objections."
Mito Yumei and Konishi Kanichi replied in unison.
"Okay, then now, the three judges of the halberd this time! They are the president of the neon restaurant "Kuraji", Ms. Kuroki Shino!
Mr. Katsunori Okamoto, the producer of the TV program "Premium Gluttonous"! ”
With the announcement, a man and a woman walked to the judges' positions and sat down.
"Wait, isn't it three? Who else is that? ”
"You see, the middle seat is vacant, is there any big man coming?"
"It should be, after all, these two are not qualified to sit on the throne......"
……
"Third place!"
"Third ......"
The audience held their breath as they waited for the third juror to be revealed.
"Third place! The chef of the neon branch of the world's top restaurant "Yunmengze" has the title of "Heavy Pupil", and is also the special teacher of Yuanyue, Chef Yang, Teacher Yang! ”
"What!?"
"Teacher Yang is here?"
"Wouldn't it? Mr. Yang actually came to be a reviewer? ”
"Could it be that Mito Yumei and Konishi are related to Teacher Yang?"
……
Not only the audience, but even the two protagonists who participated in the halberd and the other two judges were taken aback.
"Step, step, step ......"
With the sound of footsteps, under the illumination of the chasing light, Yang Cao walked slowly in a formal Black Emperor Golden Phoenix costume and sat on the seat of the three judges.
"Chef Yang, I really didn't expect to meet you on such an occasion, I'm Katsunori Okamoto, the producer of the TV program "Superior Glutton", please give me a chance to invite you to our show! Katsunori Okamoto said excitedly.
"Please wait a minute, Mr. Okamoto, before I do that, I would like to invite Chef Yang to visit us for guidance in the Tibetan season. Zangmu Zino hurriedly said.
"No, join us first......"
"Nope! Let's go to the "Tibetan season" first! ”
The two judges quarreled like this.
"Look, this is Mr. Yang's trouble." Issehui said helplessly to the juniors around her.
"Uh-huh......" everyone nodded suddenly.
"Please calm down, Mr. Okamoto, Miss Kuroki, and please respect this halberd, let's finish the judges' work first, and talk about other things later." Yang Cao stopped the two and said lightly.
"Uh...... Okay, okay. ”
"I'm so sorry, I was rude."
Under Yang Cao's persuasion, the two also remembered the work of the reviewers and sat down again with some embarrassment.
At this time, in the audience, Erina Nagikiri, who was watching the halberd in the exclusive box of the "Ten Masterpieces", also stood up, biting her nails and meditating.
"Brother Yang Cao definitely didn't just come to be a judge, he must have something in mind." Erina Nagikiri thought.
"Erina-sama!"
"I know, Scarlet Sand, inform the staff in charge of the video that this halberd must be recorded from beginning to end, and you can't miss a single bit, and give Brother Yang Cao some more shots."
"Yes, I see."
……
"So, Mr. Yang, do you have anything to say to the two of you?" Rei Kawashima walked up to Yang Cao and asked cautiously.
Without him, the momentum that Yang Cao unconsciously exuded was too strong for her as a student.
Yang Cao nodded and took the microphone from Kawashima Rei's hand.
"You are all the elites of the Far Moon, show your glory with all your might, and try to pry my taste buds." Yang Cao was inspired.
"Thank you, Mr. Yang, for your speech, then two! The theme is "donburi" and "meat"! The time limit is one hour! Halberd, let's go! ”
As the sound of "start" fell, the countdown on the large screen on the ceiling began, and the two began their own cooking.
Mito Yumei ripped off the white cloth on the side, revealing the true face of the thing hanging on the iron frame.
"Hey! That's A5 beef, right? Right? ”
"Absolutely! Don't see that sign? ”
Ignoring the exclamations of the audience, Mito Yumei threw herself wholeheartedly into her own cuisine.
She pulled out a large kitchen knife from her waist and nimbly sliced through the high-grade beef in front of her.
"That's a meat cleaver for cutting meat." Jun Ibuzaki in the audience said.
"It's not easy to cut meat with such a big kitchen knife." Marui Senji sighed.
Finally, a whole piece of beef is cut.
"Ahh I've never seen such a delicate frost fall in the arts and sciences! ”
"The fat and the meat itself are all shining with an amazing sheen!"
Daigo Aoki and Shoji Sato looked at the piece of meat in surprise.
Lighting the fire, heating the pan, and melting the butter, Mito began to color the surface of the whole meat, scooping out the butter spoonful by spoonful, and drizzling it all over the surface of the meat.
After coloring, she puts the whole piece of meat in the oven to ripen the meat inside.
During this time, Mito began to prepare the "rice" part of the rice bowl.
"It's clever to do it so that the processing can lock in the juice sufficiently." Yang Cao commented in his heart, "However, this kid seems to have forgotten that there is more than one theme for this halberd." ”
On the other side, the meat steak on Konishi's board was already densely covered with knife marks, and the table was full of all kinds of spices that had been ground.
"Hey! What is that senior going to do? ”
"So many spices!"
"And that piece of meat...... Just the most ordinary steak, right? ”
"It's too naïve, do you want to challenge A5 grade beef with such an ingredient?"
"Sophomores are just like that."
The audience booed one after another, and they were not very optimistic about Konishi Kanichi.
But now, he didn't have time to pay attention to the cynicism outside the room, and he was carefully applying a large number of different kinds of spice powder to the tiny knife marks on the steak.
"Huh? Is this a dish? Courage is commendable, but ...... Do you really have enough ability to reproduce this dish now? Yang Cao thought in his heart.
"Chef Yang, what do you think of this halberd?" At this time, Katsunori Okamoto suddenly asked.
"That's right, which student is Chef Yang more optimistic about?" Kuraki Zino also asked.
"Hmm...... It can only be said that each has its own merits, and Mito-san's side, in terms of the level of students, can indeed be called an expert in "meat" cuisine, and the handling of 5A-grade beef is very appropriate, so that not only can the meat lock in the juice, but also the outside is charred and the inside is tender.
And Konishi's side also fully showed the level and demeanor of a second-year student, but ......"
"Just!?"
Everyone was stunned, waiting for Yang Cao's next words.
"I just don't know if he'll be able to reproduce the recipe." Yang Cao said flatly.
"So, Chef Yang knows this recipe?" Katsunori Okamoto and Shino Kuraki, as well as the audience, were all surprised.
"Well, as it happens, when the two classmates agreed on the halberd, I was at the "Donburi Workshop" and looked through the recipes left by the graduates, and this recipe was one of them, and it was also a very interesting one. Yang Cao explained.
"Oh! I'm looking forward to it. ”
"I hope this Konishi can reproduce this recipe."
Katsunori Okamoto and Shizunori Kuraki had an expectation in their eyes, and the recipes and dishes that could make Yang Cao interested definitely not be general.