A soup bowl covered with a raised layer of golden puff pastry.

"Puff pastry soup...... Is it? The bomb is coming. The students who knew Ryo Hayama well smiled bitterly again.

If Guiyan Ye's most powerful weapon is flowers, and Kurokiba Ryo is the other aggressiveness, then Ryo Hayama's lethal weapon is fragrance.

"Click~"

The judges picked up the spoon and cocked it gently, and the puff pastry on the surface shattered.

"Boom~"

A rich aroma burst out and instantly filled the entire venue.

"What an amazing aroma!"

"And round but full of excitement......"

"That's not right! This aroma! ”

"It's still strengthening!"

The judges were dumbfounded by the increasingly intense aroma.

"How is that possible?"

"How did he do it?"

"Why is the scent bomb getting stronger and stronger!?"

Of all the people present, only two people knew the answer to this question, one was Yang Cao, and the other was Shiomi Run.

"Under the lid is the supreme curry infused with the essence of fish head!" One of the reviewers was impressed.

However, the judges mixed the puff pastry that had fallen into the soup and ate it in large gulps.

"Gollum~"

"Hmm~ What a delicacy this is!" The five of them exclaimed, closed their eyes and enjoyed the "spice paradise" that Ye Shan Liang brought to them.

"Puff pastry soup, a representative of the French culinary world, Paul? Mr. Bocuse's first afternoon meal is said to be a dish that is associated with kaiseki cuisine's "chawan-steamed". Zenji Marui said.

"The aroma of the food is concentrated in the puff pastry on the surface, and the moment you open the lid, it is liberated and exploded." Jun Itakezaki added.

"That's his weapon, the weapon called Aroma." Ryoko Sakaki, Mito Yumei, and Misaku-ang shook their heads.

"The spices are ...... Cumin, lemongrass, cinnamon...... The core is ......"

"Holy Basil! And it's made with holy basil in a fresh state! "Qianren Xia Ya took the case.

"Holy Basil? Is that the spice that is considered sacred in South Asia? When you smell it, you will feel a luscious sensation that flows all over your body. ”

In Ayurveda, the traditional medical system of the three kingdoms, it is revered as a "mystical medicine". ”

"But in neon...... There shouldn't be any fresh, high-quality holy basil in circulation!? ”

"We, the Shiomi research group, have been cultivating it all year round." Ryo Hayama answered Chitata's question.

"Wait! So what's going on with this ever-stronger scent? According to common sense, after the outbreak, the aroma should gradually weaken! Chitatsuri Natsuya asked.

"This one...... This is the second application of spices. "The temperature required for the most intense aroma explosion of each spice is different.

After you crack the puff pastry, the curry begins to cool down according to lemongrass, cumin, cinnamon...... Finally, the order of the moon orange and holy basil progresses layer by layer, reaching the peak. ”

"This!"

"Is there such a thing as spices?"

"How well do you know spices to be able to do this?"

"There is also the control of temperature and heat! At this time, there is also the temperature control in the venue, and the cooking temperature is only about one or two degrees Celsius, which is to say......"

"The temperature difference between each spice is only a few tenths of a degree Celsius!?"

……

"Your cooking, it shouldn't be just, this little secret, right? Bright. ”

At this time, Yang Cao was no longer in the audience, a venue, no, the most competitive time of the entire autumn selection competition had come, and it was time for him to leave the field.

"You're Chef Yang!"

"Chef Yang!"

"Teacher Yang? How did he go down? ”

"Is Mr. Yang going to reveal the secret?"

Not only the spectators in the stands exclaimed, but even the five judges stood up to greet them.

"Please sit down, judges, I'm just an outsider now, although it's a little bit broken." Yang Cao said.

Although he has always been a rule-abiding person and likes to uphold the rules, it is worth breaking common sense for the sake of the students he likes.

"Did the teacher notice?" Ye Shanliang looked at Yang Cao.

"Of course, my nose is no worse than yours, and the core spice of your dish is not holy basil."

"Impossible! Chef Yang! I'm the neon curry queen! The ability to taste curry is absolutely ......"

"Really?" Yang Cao interrupted Qianyu Xia Ya, glanced at her, and looked at Ye Shan Liang.

"Yes, teacher, I used it, it was the fennel seed cultivated by Granny Lin." Ye Shan Liang said.

"Nope! No way! This! After getting the answer, Chimatari Natsuya sat back in her chair, her face full of disbelief.

"The intense aroma of holy basil can completely destroy the entire spice frame if it goes wrong, so it takes a medium to make it milder, even weakened.

At first, I thought of yogurt, which can not only act as a medium, but also be better absorbed by the body and improve the liver's ability to detoxify when ingested together with "curcumin". Ryo Hayama explained.

"But in the end, I thought I chose this fennel seed because it not only acts as a medium, but also as a concoctive that brings the whole spice frame together as a whole, as opposed to the other spices that are a supporting role for holy basil."

"I didn't expect Neon to have someone who can control Holy Basil, and he is also a student, Chef Yang, he is your student, right? Can you endure the pain of cutting your love......"

Before Qianyu Xia Ya could finish speaking, Yang Cao interrupted her.

"First, although Ryo is my student, I will not interfere with his choice.

Second, the students I have selected, including Liang, whose future achievements are not measurable in terms of money. ”

"Wow~"

As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar.

Chefs who can't be measured by money are at least above the special level, or even at the Lin level, what Yang Cao means by this, is he saying that the students in the special class have the potential to become special chefs, or even Lin chefs?

"That way, I'd like him more, no, it's them." Chitatsuya said.

"It's up to them to choose." Yang Cao smiled, and then looked at the students of the special class present, including the students from venue B who had just run to venue A.

"Don't blame me for praising you, do you?" Yang Cao grinned.

"No blame! We have the ability! ”

"Wouldn't it be a shame for the teacher to fail to reach it."

"We're going to do it!"

"The teacher has been ruthless, what else do we have to say?"

The students of the special class replied one after another, and some people found out that they were all students who had obtained high scores in this autumn selection competition.

"Good! Then don't let the praise become a killing! Chuangzhen, you're the last, you won't let us lose face, right? Yang Cao looked at Kohei Sojin, who had not yet been censored, and asked.

"Of course, Brother Yang Cao, you are my target!"

Kohei Soma confidently reviewed his own dishes.

And Ye Shanliang's score was also released, with a full score of 100 points, tied for first place with Gui Yanye.

"Enjoy." Kohei Soma held up a soup spoon, "Aroma bomb, second shot!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the soup spoon fell, cutting open the ome egg in front of Chitari Natsuya.

"Boom~!"

Another rich curry aroma burst out, locking the aroma and spreading like an explosion, and the curry risotto in the omega egg also flowed out.

"The rice grains wrapped in eggs shine beautifully, just like rice topped with topping rice with top-notch sauce!"

"What a mellow aroma! You can't help but smile with happiness! ”

"Isn't the expectation for it no less than Hayama-kun's curry? So ......"

As soon as the rice was bitten, the five of them felt as if they had received a heavy blow, and their taste buds were hit by a strong, angry wave-like taste.

"The rich broth made from chicken bones and beef tendons, and the deliciousness of ground beef and onions stir-fried in olive oil permeate the rice."

"The soup of the rice sauce is a perfect blend of fried eggs! My whole body is weak! ”

"It's all about the mesh sauce on the surface of the eggs! The oyster sauce is the base and the honey is flavored to give the palate a rich and mild sourness! ”

"But that's not all." Kohei interrupted the judges, "The sauce I chose is not honey but royal jelly, which is not sweet but has a sour taste, but the soft taste brought by the treatment is far better than that of honey, so that in addition to making the sauce more silky and smooth, I don't have to worry about robbing the original flavor of the oyster sauce." ”

"I see, no wonder I didn't taste the strong sweetness of honey!"

"If Hayama-kun's curry is an explosion of aroma layer by layer, then this dish is a serial explosion of aroma!"

"The aromas of the inside and outside are constantly mixed together, tempting diners!"

"No, what's missing...... What is it? to create such a strong flavor...... "Chitatsuya Xia Ya tasted carefully, with a sense of unwillingness on her face, because she didn't eat anything bad.

"Mango chutney, I mix mango and spices together and grind it into powder and boil it.

With mango as the core, combined with the characteristics of various spices, it gives the dish a deeper taste. Kohei Soma walked back to his cooking station and picked up his homemade mango chutney.

"Hehe, this approach is really lucky." Ibuzaki Jun said with a smile.

"Ah, oh, the omelettes, the risotto, and the defeats he had again and again before he came back, he didn't waste a single one." Zenji Marui smiled and went off his glasses to wipe them.

"This dish, he is going to summarize the past defeats, right?" Mito said.

"Haha, don't look at him always looking hot-blooded, in fact, this guy ......"

"I hate to fail." Ryoko Sakaki picked up Misakuang's words and said.

The qualifiers have come to an end, and the audience is silent, waiting for Kohei Soma to score.

"99 points! Kohei's final score was 99 points! Tied for second place with Kurokiba-san! ”

At this point, the qualifiers for the fall selection round have come to an end.

The eight people who made the cut were:

A venue: Katsura Yanye, Ryo Hayama, Ryo Kurokiba, Kohei Soma.

Venue B: Megumi Tadoko, Takmi, Alice Nagiri.

The final spot will require a special extra round, because in venue B, Shinto Sakasako, Hojo Miyoko and Yoshino Yuhime are all tied for fourth with a high score of 97 points, and the judges are also debating who should advance.

In the end, Nagi Senzaemon stepped forward and announced the decision.

"In that case, let's have one more round of the three! Decide the winner! ”