"It's so delicious~! This is a dish that makes full use of spring ingredients! Such a delicate dish can be completed in such a blink of an eye," Yukihira was still sighing.
"Next, it's your turn. Let me see the story you told on the vessel..." Yise Hui said.
"I understand a little bit why dad sent me to Toyue..." Xingping thought to himself, and a smile appeared on his lips.
Please wait a moment!! Yukihira stood up, took off the headscarf tied on his arms, and tied it on his forehead.
"Well, come on." Shi Ke said.
"Isshiki-senpai's dish is grilled fish with peppercorns and cabbage puree... Doesn't your senior's family own a traditional Japanese restaurant?" Yukihira sat down.
"...Why do you think of this?" Isekhui asked, touching his chin.
"Because grilled fish with peppercorns and mashed cabbage is a classic among Japanese dishes. And the skill to make such a finished product is not something that ordinary restaurants can achieve. The fish is slowly grilled over a warm fire, with spring cabbage.
Cabbage as the base is surprising. Such a sweet and soft texture is a perfect match for fish. Fish and spring cabbage are abundant in spring,...the two complement each other and enhance the freshness of each other...It can be said that it is excellent
The combination is just like spring flowers blooming! The fish... is so good!! Just right for using the hidden menu number 20 of Yukihira Restaurant."
"Yukihira?"
"My family owns a restaurant. I also use fish as the main ingredient. Like my senior, I want to make a popular dish of Yukihira Restaurant with a spring theme!!"
"Woohoo..." Ten minutes later, Yoshino Yuki and Ryoko woke up.
"Hmm...did I fall asleep just now? Hmm...that's strange, Yukihira-kun is cooking?" Yuki said, rubbing her eyes.
"Are you still hungry?" Ryoko asked.
"They are having a cooking showdown." Jun Imusaki, who had been sleeping on the bookshelf, suddenly spoke up.
"Oh, Imusaki, are you awake?" Yuji was startled.
"I just woke up."
To be honest, if Imusaki didn't move, with his hair covering his eyes, no one would know that this guy was awake.
"Are those two people dueling? Why? Why?" Yuji asked.
"I don't know, but this duel... seems to have been initiated unilaterally by Senior Isshiki."
"..." The three of them looked at the scene of the two people competing, and Yuki said, "Don't you need to comment on Isshiki-senpai's outfit at this time?"
"It's a rare cooking showdown. It seems a bit bad to pour cold water on it..." Ryoko hesitated and said.
Zi La! Cha Cha Cha Cha! Clang!
"It's done!!" Yukihira served the dishes, "Yukihira's Restaurant Hidden Menu No. 20 (revised), Fish Rice Ball Chazuke."
Shi Ke looked at the five bowls on the table and nodded.
"Actually, this dish was originally made with salmon, but this time I tried to make it with fish. Come on, let's try it first." Yukihira said.
"What's in this rice?" Liangzi looked at the crystal clear soup in the bowl.
"Salty seaweed tea." Shi Ke took a sip.
"The light salty taste and aroma are mixed together, which is the perfect ending to a meal."
"It's true! Serving this kind of rice will definitely make people hungry!!" Yuji complained.
"But that's all. This can only be regarded as ordinary chazuke rice, right? It can be found everywhere in public restaurants. Well, you have to eat it to find out." After thinking about it, Issekhui picked up the rice.
"I've finished eating. It tastes really good." Shi Ke had already put down his bowl.
"..., how hungry are you? We haven't even started eating yet." Yuji complained.
"You can only comment after eating." Shi Ke smiled.
"Yeah. Eat." Yuji started to eat.
"It's so delicious!!" the three of them commented at the same time.
"The fish meat is so juicy. And what's even more amazing is that the texture of the fish skin is very crispy, making you feel delicious every time you take a bite!!" Yuki said.
"Just roasting it shouldn't have this effect, right? How on earth is this done?" Ryoko said.
"Sheng Jian." Shi Ke said.
"Yeah. That's right, this fish is made with pan-fried fish." Yisekhui said.
"Shengjian!!!" Several other people said in surprise.
"Why are you so surprised?" Yuuki asked Yukihira, who was the most surprised just now.
"Ah... no, I'm just wondering what raw fried food is?"
"French pan-frying, a type of French cooking technique, uses a spatula to press the ingredients to make them evenly colored during frying. When frying fish, in order to remove the fishy smell of the fish, the fish must be removed at any time.
Remove the fat and add some olive oil in an appropriate amount. Can you tell me? How do you know how to cook this kind of French food?" Isekhui asked.
"No, I learned this technique from my dad. He said this is the best way to make the fish crispy. You can enjoy the crispiness of the fish with rice, and the fish will become soft when soaked in kelp tea.
A little, so that you can taste a different texture from crispy. No matter which way you eat it, pan-fried is the most suitable for this dish." Yukihira said.
"Your father learned French cooking?" Yisekhui asked.
"I don't know much about this. He seems to have cooked food all over the world."
"You can actually use onigiri to make French side dishes without being restricted by region or nationality. How free is this cooking?"
"And pan-frying is suitable for ingredients with thicker skins. Salmon...the skin of fish has a certain thickness, which is the most suitable ingredient for this kind of processing. He can actually see through this in an instant and decide how to cook the ingredients..." Isshiki
Hui thought for a while and continued eating.
"The rice shines with pure white brilliance, just like snow...the fish emerging from the snow is like the vitality of spring. He used this dish to interpret the moment when spring begins...the sprouting of spring..."
The three of them put down their bowls and showed satisfied smiles.
"It's so beautiful..., it's like the winter snow has melted, Soma-kun!" Isekhui was so moved that she shed tears.
"The seniors are..., I feel... the fresh spring breeze from the seniors' dishes." Xingping said.
"Thank you for letting me experience a good game!" The two held their hands tightly.
Tadokoro, who had just woken up in a daze, looked confused.
"What is going on? This scene of a classmate shaking hands with a tearful man in the middle of the night?"
At this time, others gradually woke up.
"Bah, bang, bang..." Yuki patted the face of Marui Zenji, who was lying sprawled out in his sleep, but did not move at all.
"No, I can't wake you up at all."
"..." Everyone looked at the messy room, "Okay. Disband."
"We will definitely clean it for you next time, Marui. Really! We will definitely clean it for you next time." After Sato Shoji said that, everyone left the room, leaving only Shike, Isshiki Hui and Yukihei.
After leaving the door, Tadokoro asked Ryoko, "Why did Senior Isshiki provoke a cooking showdown this time?"
"Who knows? He has always done whatever he wants." Liangzi said.
"Don't worry about what weirdos think." Yuki said.
In the room, "Marui-kun, please sleep warmly for a night." Isshiki Hui was covering Zenji Marui, who was lying on the floor unconscious, with a quilt.
Yukihira was yawning and cleaning his knife beside him. He was so sleepy cooking in the middle of the night!
"After this welcome party, you will be a member of the Pole Star. If there is anything you don't understand, don't hesitate to ask." Isshiki Kei said as she covered Marui with a quilt.
"So..., how can I join the Ten Elites?" Xingping asked.
Shi Ke, who was picking up rubbish nearby, yawned when he heard this.
"..., haha, that's right. You want to climb to the top of this school."
"I'm quarreling with my dad right now. If I want to get my dad's approval, I have to do it to this level. The duel just now was just a tie. If I beat the senior now, does it mean that I am far away?"
Where is the seventh place in the moon?" Xingping was a little crazy.
Shi Ke yawned again.
"That's great~! Your ambition is so touching!! Chuangzhen-kun!! I'm so touched now!! I think students living in Jiexing should be like you!!"
Ise Hui was not unhappy, but was moved to tears.
"Oh...oh!" Xingping was startled and confused.
"But today's competition will end here. It's already very late, so let's go to bed early. Soma-kun." After finishing speaking, Isshiki Hui narrowed his eyes and thought in his heart, "What you said that day
I think...you will be able to feel it soon...after all, in the true sense of this academy...it is cooking that dominates everything."
"Okay! We've finished cleaning up. I'll give Marui-kun trouble with the small garbage." Shi Ke said, carrying two large plastic bags, which were filled with paper cups and beverage bottles that had just been used.
"Well, it's good to clean up once in a while. Let's go. Don't disturb Marui-kun's sleep." Isshiki Hui pointed at Marui Zenji, who was blowing snot bubbles on his nose.
"Let's go." Shi Ke took his luggage back to his new room, and then threw the garbage into the trash can in the kitchen on the first floor.
"Good night, you two." Shi Ke returned to the second floor, said hello and closed the door.
Isshiki Kei and Yukihei felt a little strange in their hearts at this time, "Why do I feel that I have forgotten something particularly important?"