The so-called Phoenix Crystal is a pile of bean sprouts spread out on the dinner plate in the shape of a phoenix spreading its wings. This Nagiri thistle had already been seen when Taguo Megumi presented the dish, and now the dish has been eaten."

"Phoenix head", "phoenix wings" and "phoenix body", leaving only a "phoenix tail".

"At the end of the day, it's just a plate of bean sprouts and low-grade ingredients. Don't think that it's high-end cuisine just because you look like a phoenix."

Nakiri Thistle made a disparaging remark about the Phoenix Crystal before eating it.

Phoenix Crystal cook Tadokoro's hand tightened on her chest, but she soon relaxed.

After all, she was almost numb to the slanderous and contemptuous words after entering Totsuki Academy, but now, she needed to stand up.

"Commander Ji, I think that as a cook, you should not arbitrarily divide ingredients into high and low grades. According to my grandfather, this is something that vulgar cooks would do!"

Tadokoro Megumi looked directly at Nagi Kiri Thistle Road.

Nakiri Thistle glanced at Tadokoro with a rather uneasy look, which was enough to make any Totsuki student freeze in silence.

Tadokoro was also stunned, but she quickly straightened her back and said: "Commander Ji, as a cook, please do everything with cooking. You should not forget your identity as a cook, right?"

Being scolded by a very soft-looking girl, Nakiri Kiku wanted to scold him, but found that cold sweat seemed to be breaking out on his back.

He looked back and saw Yan Kai looking at him with a smile: "Mr. Nakamura, please hurry up and use your chopsticks and don't delay any more!"

The palpitations in his heart disappeared, but Nakiri Hisashi's intention to scold Tazoe was interrupted. He nodded slightly, took a chopstick of bean sprouts and put it into his mouth.

Just bean sprouts, inferior ingredients, I want to try it. Why do you put this dish above Si's salted caldron venison!

When you chew it, you will feel the unique crispness and refreshing taste of bean sprouts. After chewing for a few times, the unimaginable deliciousness bursts in your mouth.

Yes, it exploded.

"This... what does this taste like? This can't be the taste of bean sprouts!"

Nagiri Thistle chewed quickly and said in shock.

"Bean sprouts do not originally taste like this, but after cooking, they can absorb the taste of other ingredients!"

Tadokoro stood up and said: "Pick each bean sprout, remove the head and tail, and then tighten the muscles. Fill the bean sprouts with minced meat, steam them into a phoenix shape, and finally pour the broth on them. This is the Phoenix Crystal."

"Each of its ingredients is very ordinary, but even such ordinary ingredients can still become delicious dishes when combined together. Commander Ji, if you don't even understand such a simple truth, please explain

Give the position of commander-in-chief to Miss Erina, she is more suitable to be the commander-in-chief of Totsuki than you!"

After saying this, Tazoe's legs began to tremble.

These words may have exhausted her courage this year, and it may be impossible for her to do it again.

Grandpa, Yukihira, Miss Erina, Kaijun... I did it!

Tadokoro, who was shaking in her heart and crying, said excitedly.

A few chopsticks swept away the remaining Phoenix Crystals, and a subtle blush appeared on Nakiri Thistle's face.

He is ambitious, but in the final analysis he is still an idealistic cook, and he cannot resist delicious food.

After comparing the dishes he had already eaten in his mind, Nagiri Thistle came to a clear result.

The difference between Kobayashi Gentian's snowflake sashimi and Tagoe Megumi's Phoenix Crystal is only a millimeter, but they are both clearly superior to Bishi Eishi's salted kiln venison.

Choosing Kobayashi Gentian as the first choice is probably more because of her bold choice of ingredients for sashimi.

He looked at Tadokoroe with complicated eyes, and saw Tadokoroe hiding behind Nakiri Erina, and Nakiri Kiku was shaken.

Is it really right for the "Culinary Central Agency" he established to expel such students?

Contrary to outsiders' speculation, Nakiri Hisashi is not a careerist. He is a simple idealist. It is true that the purpose of establishing the "Gourmet Central Organization" is to unify the Japanese cuisine industry, but this is really not to make money. The reason why he eats alone is,

I also don’t want those dirty capital to control the sacred cuisine.

He really simply wants to unite some talented cooks and establish his ideal order in the Japanese cuisine world. If there is any selfish intention in this, it is that he hopes to find in this process

His beloved wife, Nakiri Shinagi, has been pursuing "cooking that has never been seen on earth" to break the curse of "God's Tongue".

Of course, this does not mean that Nakiri Hisashi's behavior is correct. He tramples on other people's lives for his own ideals. Such behavior can only be described as "atrocity" in any case. It is also an extremely egoistic and selfish behavior.

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What Nakiri Hisagi is now reflecting on is that he missed out on a capable student like Tadokoro, but did not reflect on the harm his actions caused to other people.

"Okay, I admit that this dish is better than Si's. I, lose."

Nagiri Thistle put down his plate with an expressionless expression.

After proving that Tadokoroe's Phoenix Crystal was indeed better than Siyingshi's Shiogama Venison, Nagi Kirihisa decisively gave up.

After the rankings of Kobayashi Ritsou, Tadokoro E, and Tsuka Eishi are determined, it no longer matters how good Nakiri Erina's cooking is. The "gourmet central organization" will always lose no matter what.

"etc!"

Yan Kai pushed Nakiri Erina's white porridge forward: "You still have one contestant's dish that you haven't tried yet."

Nakiri Erina's body trembled slightly, knowing that Yan Kai was speaking for her.

But Nakiri Kiku thought Yan Kai was humiliating her. He looked at Yan Kai with sullen eyes: "You have already won, what else do you want!"

Yan Kai looked at Nakiri Thistle with an incomprehensible look: "What do you mean I won? I'm just a passerby watching the show...well, just a judge. This 'United Shogun' is a 'rebel' and a 'gourmet center'

It doesn't matter to me which side wins in the war between agencies."

"It's just that since you have questioned the fairness of the judging panel, I hope you will question it to the end and do things without starting or ending."

Nakiri Kiku looked at Yan Kai coldly: "It's just a bowl of white porridge. I don't think I need to try something like this that can't even be called cooking."

The white porridge only has a shallow layer, and if there is anything added, it can be seen at a glance, but Nakiri Thistle did not see anything other than white rice, and the white porridge only had a faint rice fragrance. Obviously, Nakiri Erina

Also no condiments were added to the porridge.

With such a dish, Nagiri thistle has no interest in trying it.

"If you think you can't eat it like this, you can eat it with this."

Nakiri Erina took out a pack of pickled mustard from her pocket and threw it next to the porridge.

Yan Kai took a careful look at the label of pickled mustard. Yes, it is Wujiang pickled mustard, which is of good taste.

Wait, isn’t this my pickled mustard!

Yan Kai turned to look at Nakiri Erina, and Nakiri Erina turned her head away from Yan Kai.

"..."

Why are you so obedient to other people's pickles?

Yan Kai wanted to file a complaint with Erina Nakiri, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do so now.

"White porridge with pickled mustard...to actually serve such a dish..." Nakiri Kiku's face was terrifyingly gloomy, "Erina, I don't remember ever training you to be such a child!"

Nakiri Erina lifted up her long hair and threw it back: "Shut up those who have been kicked out of their homes!"

"..."

Nakiri Thistle suddenly felt a feeling of depression as if his fist was punching the air, and Yan Kai couldn't help but want to laugh.

"That's all, just think of it as a father satisfying his daughter's willfulness. I'll just take a bite..."

Nakiri Thistle said helplessly.

After losing the competition, it was time for him to pack up and leave Totsuki. Before leaving, it would be nice to try his daughter's cooking, although such shabby food was not to his liking.

This seemed to be the first time he tasted Nakiri Erina's cuisine after returning to Japan. He originally had the opportunity to taste it at the "Moon Festival", but it was ruined because of someone's presence.

Nagiri Thistle, who was holding the porridge, suddenly glared at Yan Kai before drinking it.

"Well, I divided it with a spoon and drank it. I didn't touch it with my mouth. You can drink it without worry."

However, Yan Kai thought that Nagiri Ji was dissatisfied with him for drinking the bowl of white porridge, so he gave a friendly explanation.

"..."

After the chickens and ducks exchanged glances, Nakiri Thistle chose to ignore Yankai and drink the porridge.

Gently drink the white porridge, the rice fragrance pours into your throat, but the taste is not bland as expected, but has hundreds of flavors.

Not the clear taste of sweet, sour, spicy and salty, but... yes, the taste of the soul.

The depression in recent days was relieved with a mouthful of white porridge. The white rice porridge did not enter his stomach, but was poured on his heart, washing and purifying his soul.

I couldn't help but lose consciousness for a moment.

"What the hell is this..."

Nakiri Thistle murmured to himself.

After eating the white porridge, his taste buds told him with absolute certainty that this was a bowl of very pure white porridge without any other additives, but what his brain felt was an extremely rich texture and countless flavors.

"I don't know either."

Nakiri Erina answered Nakiri Thistle coldly, and then she glanced lightly in the direction of Yan Kai: "There is just a Central Plains person who promised grandpa to take good care of me, but he always uses this as breakfast to fool me. It has been a long time.

, I also tasted some flavors and learned to make it. Although I was very reluctant, I knew that I was not as good as him."

Yan Kai looked down at his hands and felt that his nails were a bit long and could be trimmed.

"Is it him..."
To be continued...