Speaking of onions, what is one's first impression?
Isn't it the feeling of stinging eyes and tearing up when cutting them?
What about falling in love with a wild horse, with a patch of grassland on top of one's head?
I reckon it's a display of screaming 'motherfcker' internally, while weeping on the outside.
This name is completely OJBK.
"You are absolutely a clever little ghost!"
While the three of them were itching with hatred for Mo Bai, this naming genius, they couldn't help but look forward to what kind of reading comprehension Tōtsuki Director Nakiri Senzaemon would perform.
Stared at by three pairs of eyes filled with malice, Nakiri Senzaemon frowned slightly.
He really couldn't solve this reading comprehension problem.
Sighing with emotion at the breadth and depth of Hua nation culture, Nakiri Senzaemon returned his gaze to his familiar field.
"Chef Mo Bai's cooking technique for the Clear Stewed Onion Soup seems not as simple as it appears on the surface."
"Clear Stewed Onion Soup is actually a variant of 'Whole Onion Stewed Soup.' Even using clear stewing and switching to white onions wouldn't be as mellow as this onion soup."
Hearing Nakiri Senzaemon's words, Nakiri Erina finally felt the anomaly in the soup.
The Clear Stewed Onion Soup before her was indeed mellow to an incredible degree. Unlike the French Seafood Soup, this mellowness was not a burden on the sense of taste; because it was quite easy to swallow, her God's Tongue didn't even have time to activate.
Moreover, the beef granules in the soup were also somewhat abnormal; they hadn't lost their juices like stewed meat at all, being exceptionally tender and juicy.
"No, my God's Tongue completely fails to taste the process." Nakiri Erina was both surprised and delighted.
Delighted that her God's Tongue didn't seem to instinctively activate its function of finding dish flaws; surprised that upon the first mouthful of Clear Stewed Onion Soup, her God's Tongue crashed and had absolutely no reaction.
"Rest assured, silence when encountering a dish that cannot be analyzed is merely a sign that your God's Tongue has not fully matured," Bai Zishu said, seeing Nakiri Erina's face full of panic.
"Thank you." Nakiri Erina forced herself to remain calm, unyieldingly continuing to taste the soup, wanting to penetrate its mysteries.
"Unexpectedly, the little princess has some stubbornness." Bai Zishu raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at Nakiri Erina, who was born with a silver spoon, with somewhat different eyes.
"In the Hua nation, among a few nomadic ethnic groups, there is a peculiar dish."
"Mincing beef finely, mixing it with a large amount of spices and salt for seasoning, then pouring boiling hot water over it results in a beef soup possessing color, aroma, and taste."
"Because it is not stewed, the beef granules are exceptionally tender and juicy."
"I'm afraid this Clear Stewed Onion Soup uses this very technique," Bai Zishu continued effortlessly. "After the clear stewing is completed, it is poured into high-quality minced beef to which a large amount of onion has been added. While using the minced beef to clarify the soup, it adds flair and boosts the flavor a second time."
Bai Zishu explained the technique used by Mo Bai in this dish with ease.
Not to mention Nakiri Erina, even Nakiri Senzaemon was dumbfounded listening to it.
Nakiri Senzaemon turned to Zhang Yu, his eyes revealing inquiry.
"Mm, there is indeed such a dish." Zhang Yu affirmed Bai Zishu's explanation.
"But if done that way, the surface shell of the beef would mature instantly, and the taste of the beef would be entirely locked inside the meat, right?" Nakiri Erina was still puzzled; was there really a necessity for this kind of stimulation?
"Regarding taste, boiled beef soup would still add more color."
"You are wrong." Bai Zishu chuckled lightly. "The main body of this soup dish is the clear sweetness of the onion, not the deliciousness."
"Using this technique guarantees the main body remains unchanged to the greatest extent, while attaching a portion of the beef's savoriness."
"Also being a second flavor boost, with such a comparison, the superior one is instantly judged."
"If the previous 'Splendid Spring Scenery Trio' served the function of calming the mood, then the function of the Clear Stewed Onion Soup is to stimulate your appetite while allowing you to taste a hint of meat's savory flavor."
"This is the true purpose." A trace of anticipation appeared in Bai Zishu's eyes. "And the next dish will be the manifestation of his true strength."
The first two appetizers and soup were so stunning; as effects that were still piling up, what kind of heavyweights would the Side Dish and Main Dish be?
Just thinking about it caused saliva to secrete uncontrollably in the mouth.
Listening to Bai Zishu's explanation, Nakiri Erina nodded her head repeatedly.
"How do you know all this?" The woman before her didn't seem much older than her by age.
"Of course, the cuisine told me."
"You still say you don't have the God's Ear?!"
On the male judges' bench, Auxis's wildly shaken expression was just like the expressions of Zhang Yu and Chapelle when tasting the 'Splendid Spring Scenery Trio'.
"Another... type of Culinary Heart?"
The previous Culinary Heart was purity and fusion; this soup dish was completely a Culinary Heart in the aspect of harmonizing flavors.
"I..."
His conviction was indeed firmed up, that's right.
But... I cannot do it!
Auxis felt that his Five-Star Special-Grade rank was fake.
"Just get used to it." Chapelle patted Auxis on the shoulder. "Some people are destined to be different from ordinary people."
"Perhaps that is what a genius is."
Chapelle recalled the stunning 'Jewel Garden' cake during the employment assessment.
Mo Bai did not know that his nearly omnipotent Culinary Heart: [Propriety] had brought huge psychological trauma to the chefs on the judges' bench. He was happily simmering the secret tomato sauce to be used for the Main Dish while watching Mark struggle to clean the oddly shaped shellfish with tools like a toothbrush.
There is a kind of happiness called watching others busy as a dog while being happy as a dog oneself.
"Is his Side Dish 'Goose Barnacles'?" Mo Bai could happen to identify this delicacy, which didn't look like much but was said to be extremely delicious.
"Mm, there are also some other conch-type garnishes." Like host, like System Sprite; if given a handful of sunflower seeds and a small stool, the two would instantly become the image of aunties at the entrance sitting on stools cracking seeds.
"You should get moving. After he finishes cleaning the Goose Barnacles, based on the characteristic that sea snails don't take much time to mature, his dish will be completed very quickly."
"Alright, it is indeed time to show a move or two." Mo Bai turned off the stove burner and shifted his position to the oven.
Opening the oven, the marinated and deboned quail was stuffed directly inside.
"Eh? Not preheating the oven?"
"That's too reckless!"
"Wha-huh?!"
Auxis and Nakiri Erina, seeing this array for the first time, widened their eyes; even Nakiri Senzaemon stared tightly at Mo Bai, who had his face pressed against the front of the oven.
"Ah~ It appeared as expected." Seeing the shock of the surrounding people, identical to when he first saw Mo Bai's flashy operations, Zhang Yu instantly felt much more comfortable in his heart.
"Indeed, when I saw Chef Mo Bai take out the quail, I expected this scene to occur." Beneath Chapelle's serious expression, he was also secretly delighted inside.
"That unscientific way of controlling fire has appeared as expected."
The crowd saw that after Mo Bai turned on the heat, his hand didn't stop for a moment, pressing buttons to adjust the temperature ceaselessly.
If not for his demeanor of staring with full concentration at the quail inside the oven, no one would believe he was using an oven.
Suddenly, hearing the laughter coming from the ingredients inside the oven, Bai Zishu's expression changed drastically.
"God's Eye!?!"
The crowd looked at each other in dismay.
"God's Eye? Is it the God's Eye?!"
"Indeed, only in this way can one observe every single trace of change in the quail inside the oven through the oven, thereby adjusting the temperature." Nakiri Senzaemon was thinking about something unknown.
"But... two types of Divine Gifts... how is that possible?" Nakiri Erina hugged her head, completely unable to accept it.
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