After returning to the Polar Star Office, Lin Ye received five notices from Ishiki Satoshi. The earliest one would be the face-off between Ishiki and Okada Jiro tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Ishiki Hall 3. The theme of Ishiki would be noodles.
" This Okada Jiro seems to be the son of a large Japanese chain ramen brand, so he seems to be very confident in the theme of noodles," Ishiki Satoshi said with a smile.
"Noodles?" Lin Ye was deep in thought. He hadn't completely restored many dishes in Chinese cuisine, and it just so happened that a few of them were noodle dishes. After thinking for a while, Lin Ye turned to Ishiki and said," Ishiki, I've thought of what I'm going to make. I'm going to try it now. Do you want to try it?"”
"I'd love to."
Lin Ye first went to get the ingredients he needed: cuttlefish juice, onions, kombu, mokugyo flower, fern root powder, and so on. Then, he went to the kitchen and started cooking. That's right, the dish he was going to make was the Milky Way Noodles!
Lin Ye's movements were very skillful. In his previous life, he had spent a lot of effort to recreate this " dark " dish. He placed the kombu in cold water and boiled it for about 15 minutes on low heat. Lin Ye watched the heat and quickly turned off the fire when a fresh fragrance wafted out. Then, he added the mokugyo flower into the soup. At this time, he began to deal with the other ingredients. After melting the butter in a small pot, he poured in the chopped onions. After stir-frying them over a small fire until they softened, he added the chopped garlic. When the fragrance came out, he poured in the white wine and boiled it to evaporate the alcohol inside. Then, he added the stock that he had prepared earlier and seasoned it with salt and pepper.
Then, he poured the cuttlefish juice into the bowl, and a perfect soup base was formed. Lin Ye used a sieve to filter out the onion and garlic in the soup base before he started cooking the noodles.
Lin Ye placed the fern root powder into boiling water and covered the pot to stew for seven minutes. He controlled the heat and turned off the fire accurately. Then, he scooped out the noodles and placed them in cold water to cool them down. He then scooped them into a bowl and poured the cuttlefish soup over them.
"Done!" Lin Ye had a strange smile on his face as he handed the bowl of black noodles to Ikeshi." Come on, Ikeshi-kun. Try my noodles."”
"This is…" Ishiki Satoshi looked terrified. The bowl of noodles in front of him did not look like a normal dish at all. He could not help but think of Stargazing and canned herring." Wait, this aroma..."
Lin Ye didn't sprinkle pearl powder on this bowl of noodles, so he didn't need to turn off the lights to enjoy it. However, the rich and fresh fragrance was more attractive than the beautiful appearance!
A strong aroma burst out from the bowl, and Ishiki couldn't help but swallow. She wanted to eat it! His stomach was already filled with a strong desire to eat. He could not help but reach for the bowl of black noodles.
"Suck-"
When the noodles slid into her mouth, Ishiki's eyes widened." Why? Why doesn't it smell fishy at all? And what's wrong with this noodle? Why is it so chewy?!"”
" Ah!" Ishiki felt as if he was in the universe, and the magnificent Milky Way was right in front of him!
"Unbelievable! This is unbelievable!" The bowl of noodles was finished in the blink of an eye." The taste seems to have directly dominated my taste buds. I have no intention of savoring the details at all. My mind is blank. I just want to eat it and continue enjoying the magnificent scenery of the galaxy!”
" Lin Ye-kun, I've already begun to mourn for Okada-san in advance," Ishiki said with a bitter smile.
" Haha, it's not as exaggerated as you say," Lin Ye waved his hand and smiled." But this dish is actually missing a crucial step.”
"Hmm? Such a highly-completed dish was actually not in its complete form?”Ishiki was astonished.
"Well, after all, cooking is about color, aroma and taste. This dish doesn't actually make people's appetite rise, right?”Lin Ye cleaned up the kitchen and prepared to go back to his room to rest." Anyway, you'll see the true colors of this dish tomorrow.”
The next day, on the third day of the distant moon, at the Food Halberd Conference Hall.
There weren't many people in the venue. At least, it wasn't as crowded as the one at the Ten Heroes 'Food War that day. After all, the participants of the two Food War weren't on the same level in the school. The Ten Heroes' Food War was always the focus of the entire school. In comparison, the reason why so many people came to watch today's match was because of Lin Ye, a transfer student who was a little famous in the school, even though his reputation wasn't good.
"I heard that both sides in today's competition are first-year students.”
"Yes, yes, one of them is the transfer student who spoke arrogantly at the opening ceremony!”
"Haha, I came for him. I really want to see his expression after being defeated. I want to see if he can still maintain his arrogant face at the opening ceremony that day.”
"Me too, me too!"
It was obvious that most of the audience didn't think highly of Lin Ye, or rather, Lin Ye had already left a bad first impression on the students of this school. Of course, he didn't care about that.
On the stage, Lin Ye and Okada Jiro stood opposite each other. The emcee was standing in the middle with a microphone in her hand.
" Lin Ye, if I win, you'll have to publicly apologize for your arrogant words at the opening ceremony and admit that you're an ignorant fool," Okada Jiro said with a sinister smile.
" Ah, if I win, you'll have to come to Polar Star Hall every day to do chores for me for free," Lin Ye smiled faintly.
The emcee smiled awkwardly." Then, Food War, officially begin! The theme of this competition is noodles!"
There were five judges from the Food War Administration sitting on the judges 'seats. Three men and two women. Each of them had an indifferent expression. It was obvious that they were not interested in this Food War. They were only here for work reasons.
" Sigh, to be honest, I'm really not interested in the Food War between the freshmen." The middle-aged man in the middle of the five sighed. As a senior inspector of the Food War Administration, he was usually in charge of the Food War judges of various associations, even if he was not one of the top ten." If Director Urahara didn't say that there was no one left, I really wouldn't have come."”
"Isn't that so? Mr. Nishio, you're a senior inspector. Logically speaking, even intermediate inspectors like us shouldn't be here.”
" Well, don't be too disappointed, everyone. I heard that the transfer student on the stage is not an ordinary person," a female judge with long green hair said as she held her chin with her hand." Actually, I'm quite looking forward to his cooking."”
" Ann, you're the only one who has such patience." Another judge shrugged helplessly.
Just as the two of them were cooking, a group of middle school students broke into the venue.
"Liang, hurry up. I heard that the Food War has been going on for half an hour!”The white-haired girl, Alice, pulled the sleeve of the black-haired boy unhappily.
" Yes, yes." The young man looked weak, like an internet addict who had just pulled an all-nighter.
"Is this the place? "The food halberd of the transfer student senior who suddenly came to teach us a lesson that day." Ye Shanliang held the laurel leaf in his hand and sniffed it lightly under his nose.
"Hmph, this time I must see this man's strength clearly!”Tamiardini also pulled his brother Isami to the audience seats. He looked at Lin Ye on the stage with burning fighting spirit.
"Sa, my cooking is almost done!”Okada Jiro looked at Lin Ye provocatively." Just wait to be torn apart by my cooking!”
Lin Ye's mouth twitched. This was too chuunibyou! Student, this is reality! Although I'm an old 2D person, I still can't accept it!
Lin Ye calmly continued cooking. He completely ignored the other side's chuunibyou behavior because he felt that if he really replied at this time, he would lose. Chuunibyou was contagious!
"My dish, the special barbecued pork, soy sauce, and Tungu Ramen, is complete!”Okada Jiro confidently brought the finished dish to the judging panel.
" It seems that Okada-san is the first to finish cooking." The host started to stir up the atmosphere instinctively." Then, let's invite the judges to taste it!"”
"Oh? " Not bad," Xiwei Quan pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose expressionlessly." Then, everyone, let the review begin."”
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