Food Wars!: God's Tongue is no match for me.

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"In recent years."

"Costs in the catering industry are gradually increasing."

"It's getting harder and harder to make money off of a WGO three-star restaurant."

"That's why you thought of cutting corners and using xanthan gum..."

As Erina spoke, two cold gazes suddenly appeared, fixed on Jiro Oyama, who was slumped on the ground.

……

In recent years, food delivery has become popular.

Therefore, restaurants tied to internet platforms all face the same pressure:

flow!

Then, one important weight in the traffic algorithm is time.

Whoever can serve food quickly will receive preferential treatment from the traffic algorithm.

However, to serve food quickly, restaurant management needs to be extremely efficient. Even in some top-tier restaurants, it's common for waiters to leave you waiting for 20 minutes.

Preparing food for a fish takes at least 5 minutes.

Under this trend, everyone is turning to pre-cooked meals and semi-finished products.

Of course, it's one thing for these online celebrity takeout vendors to use a bunch of pre-made dishes to fool people.

The biggest problem right now is that even many star-rated restaurants recognized by the WGO are starting to passively "adapt" and secretly cut costs in various ways.

……

"Miss."

Please forgive my recklessness this time.

Jiro Oyama's voice carried a sense of humility: "But please allow me to explain that this is not out of selfishness or laziness."

"Faced with increasingly fierce market competition and seeing the number of customers gradually decrease, I..."

"I am afraid."

"This Nodaiwa will decline from here on out."

"In order to retain customers and for the eel restaurant to continue to survive, we made a mistake and used xanthan gum."

At this point, Jiro Oyama lowered his head, awaiting the severe judgment that was about to be handed down: "I beg you to give me another chance, so that I can use my true culinary skills to make you the most delicious eel rice."

"This time, I believe..."

talk!

He wasn't finished yet.

Erina suddenly interrupted, saying, "You don't have a chance."

Chapter 15 The most important thing

At noon.

Sunlight filtered through the sparse clouds, dappling the path to the distant moon.

This has given the Cha Liao Culinary Academy, which emphasizes both academics and gastronomy, a golden cloak.

In front of the teaching building, several tall sycamore trees sway gently, as if whispering, providing a cool respite from the heat.

Lin Xu, the newly appointed instructor of Totsuki Culinary Arts School, arrived at the Elementary Department's First Culinary Classroom to prepare to teach the students.

As a result, I've only just begun.

He then spotted Erina and Hisako, and was somewhat surprised.

"Ok?"

"That haughty young lady is quite punctual!"

Lin Xu quickly regained his composure, straightened his clothes, and stood on the podium with a serious expression. He said, "Last time I asked everyone to try making steamed dumplings, and I found that everyone's basic skills are very weak."

"Some students are so ridiculous that they don't even understand the specific steps of the recipes I provide."

"Or maybe too much flour was added."

"Either there was too much shrimp filling, causing the dumpling wrappers to burst."

"A dish."

"It is indeed very difficult to achieve perfection."

"Moreover, you elementary school students have only taken theoretical courses before, and you lack practical experience, which I can understand."

"But your attitude in class is, in my opinion, unacceptable, completely lacking..."

Erina, sitting in the audience, couldn't help but drift off into a daze as she watched Lin Xu on the podium, who was speaking with great enthusiasm and emotion.

The thought of her trying the eel rice dish that was touted as "the most delicious in all of Japan" made her feel so disgusted that she almost vomited because the chef, Jiro Oyama, had secretly added xanthan gum.

From then on, she missed Lin Xu's cooking even more.

Although Lin Xu used inexpensive ingredients, the dishes did not look particularly fancy or refined.

however.

Good is good, delicious is delicious!

On this point, her divine tongue will never be deceived.

If she really had to choose between Lin Xu's tempura and Daiyama Jiro's eel rice, she would definitely choose the former without hesitation!

……

As Lin Xu was speaking, he suddenly noticed that Erina was staring at him with adoration.

He couldn't help but cough twice, but found that Erina still didn't react at all and was still staring at him intently.

Whoosh!

at this time.

A piece of chalk flew swiftly across Erina's cheek.

Erina, who was lost in thought, suddenly snapped out of it and quickly touched her cheek, attracting the attention of all the students present.

Seeing this, she could only scratch her head awkwardly, then glanced at the podium and noticed that Lin Xu's eyes held a warning.

A faint blush rose to her cheeks, and she thought to herself:

Shame to death!

Why do I get distracted in class?

Lin Xu then approached Erina, causing her heart to race and making her feel even more uneasy.

She is the eldest daughter of the noble Nakiri family and the tenth seat of the Elite Ten of Totsuki Academy. Logically speaking, she has nothing to fear from lecturer Lin Xu.

but.

Daydreaming in class.

As a lecturer at Totsuki Academy, Lin Xu has the right to criticize her.

Therefore, Erina felt fear when facing Lin Xu.

……

"Erina."

Lin Xu stopped and shouted at her.

"Yes, Lin... no, lecturer!"

To everyone's astonishment, Erina was so startled that she quickly stood up and echoed her words.

"hehe."

"Don't be so nervous!"

"As the tenth seat of the Ten Outstanding Students, there are many things waiting for you to handle in the academy, so your duties are quite heavy."

"Besides, don't you always say my classes are boring?"

Seeing her so timid and hesitant, Lin Xu was suddenly taken aback.

After all, Erina from the original work was incredibly arrogant, with her haughty demeanor and her disdain for any commoner's cooking. Even now, she remains vivid in my memory!

But in front of her, she was...

docile?

Scared?

Anyway.

Erina, she is still the same Erina.

Lin Xu, however, paid no attention to the fact that she always stared at him intently during class.

What he was concerned about was why she was coming to his class again.

……

"lecturer."

"The reason I came to class is because of your shrimp tempura dish..."

"No way! Yes, yes, yes, we just don't agree!"

At first, Erina wanted to ask Lin Xu for advice on many things she didn't understand.

But it was probably that inherent arrogance that made her speak up on the spur of the moment, saying that she was quite dissatisfied with the simple shrimp tempura dish.

"Oh!"

"If you're not convinced, then so be it."

"I didn't intend for that dish to satisfy you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xu shrugged, showing no concern or anger whatsoever.

"Ah? No..."

"What I mean is, what's the point of making your shrimp tempura perfectly?"

"While the taste certainly satisfies my divine tongue, the ingredients are simple; it's just ordinary food!"

"How can we accept such a dish..."

Halfway through her sentence, Erina noticed Lin Xu looking at her with a half-smile.

Seeing this, she could only swallow her words and choose to remain silent.

……

"It failed, didn't it?"

"I want to use the power of God's Tongue to recreate my tempura."

"As a result, I found that no matter how hard I tried, I could not achieve a 100% perfect replica."

"even."

"Let alone the taste."

"I'm afraid even the proportions of various ingredients and the cooking temperature cannot be achieved to the ideal state."

Lin Xu noticed Erina's unusual behavior and couldn't help but smile.

"what?"

"No...nothing like that."

"I would never make a dish like tempura, which is considered a commoner's dish."

Erina, caught red-faced by her lie, turned bright red like a monkey's bottom in an instant. She quickly turned her head away, feeling guilty.

……