“Besides the issue with the rice, there’s also a slight problem with the cooking method of this Shalyapin Steak itself.”
Yukihira Soma, who had been dejected, looked up in surprise when he heard Seiya speak again.
He admitted that he had overlooked the rice in the Shalyapin Steak Bowl, but for his carefully prepared steak to also have a problem!
“Your method of treating the steak with onions was indeed a good idea; it allows the steak to have a unique flavor and a tender texture.
But this method, it must be something you used before to deal with cheap beef, right?”
“The beef you just used comes from a dream ingredients called ‘Barbecue Cow’.
The capture level of this dream ingredients… well, that refers to the quality and rarity of the meat itself. While it’s not the highest among dream ingredients, it’s still much more premium than ordinary beef.
The meat of this Barbecue Cow naturally emits a rich barbecue sauce flavor, meaning it’s already ‘marinated’ and flavored on its own, but its flavor is also limited by its inherent taste.
Your use of onions for a second marination and coating is a bit redundant, leading to a certain conflict between the two flavors.
To put it simply, you not only failed to bring out the unique advantages of the dream ingredients, but you also damaged its flavor and texture.
For most chefs, dream ingredients are unfamiliar. It’s not easy to bring out the inherent advantages of the ingredients, which is also why ordinary chefs can’t access dream ingredients their entire lives.
Because common chefs who are constrained by fixed cooking methods lack the ability to adapt and will only spoil rare dream ingredients.”
After picking up a piece of steak with his chopsticks and putting it into his mouth, Yukihira Soma quickly discovered the problem Seiya had mentioned, and became even more dejected.
Facing such a Yukihira Soma, Seiya did not comfort him, but walked out of the kitchen on his own.
It was only when he came out of the kitchen that he realized the Polaris Dormitory guys had woken up at some point and had all been eavesdropping outside.
“Seiya, you’re amazing! You just took one bite and picked out so many problems in Yukihira’s cooking!”
“Yeah, and the problems you pointed out made Yukihira fall into self-isolation. Could it be that you also have Erina Nakiri’s poisonous tongue… cough cough, God Tongue?”
They had all witnessed Yukihira Soma’s cooking skills before; he could even compete with Isshiki Satoshi.
Logically, a chef of his caliber, even if his cooking had some issues, shouldn’t be so devastated that he questions his life like this.
But Seiya, with just a few sharp comments, could make the previously confident Yukihira Soma become like this; it was simply terrifying!
Hearing Yuki Yoshino and the others’ complaints, Seiya rolled his Byakugan and said, “I’m not an arrogant poisonous tongue like Erina. I’m just objectively stating my evaluation of that dish.
And although I don’t have the God Tongue, I do have excellent insight. When that dish was served, I already noticed the problems. Tasting an extra bite was completely out of respect for Yukihira Soma, so he wouldn’t be too devastated.”
Polaris Dormitory members: (ಥ_ಥ) He’s already devastated enough right now!
Sakaki Ryoko and the others looked at Seiya, who had a “I did a good deed” expression, with strange looks. They suddenly realized that this new dormmate seemed to have a potential for being a bit manipulative.
“Alright, it’s getting late now. Everyone should wash up and go to bed early. Since it’s my first time at Totsuki, I plan to look around tomorrow.”
Hearing Seiya’s carefree words, Sakaki Ryoko and the others sighed and then turned to leave.
Only the seemingly shy Tadokoro Megumi looked at the dejected Yukihira Soma in the kitchen, her face filled with worry.
“If you’re worried about that guy, there’s no need. As a close friend who grew up with him, I can tell you responsibly that this small setback is nothing to that guy.
He doesn’t need anyone’s comfort. In a few minutes, that guy will regain his fighting spirit and cheer up again.”
When Tadokoro Megumi heard Seiya’s words, she initially didn’t believe him, after all, every time she failed, it took her a long time to recover.
Yukihira Soma’s cooking skills are so amazing, so he obviously rarely receives such a big blow. No matter what, it shouldn’t be so fast…
Watching the others leave, because Yukihira Soma had helped her in cooking class last time, Tadokoro Megumi encouraged herself and then thought about going to comfort Yukihira Soma.
However, she was quickly dumbfounded, because just as she made up her mind to walk into the kitchen to comfort a certain Red Hair boy, he had already fully recovered with renewed fighting spirit and was once again studying how to improve the Shalyapin Steak Bowl.
The food shokugeki between the Totsuki transfer student and Nikumi was full of hype, so when the formal shokugeki took place, the number of people who came to watch was immense.
Seiya came with the other members of Polaris Dormitory, and having secured good seats from the start, their expressions instantly became subtle as they watched the waves of condemnation against Yukihira Soma from the audience.
Originally, Yuki Yoshino and the others planned to cheer for Yukihira Soma, but after seeing the popularity gap between Yukihira Soma and Nikumi, they instantly became a bit cowardly.
Nikumi was cute in appearance, had a hot figure, and took off her jacket as soon as she entered the arena, giving a great benefit to the vast male audience, so the cheers for her rose and fell.
However, in contrast, when Host Kawashima introduced Yukihira Soma, the scene was met with a chorus of boos.
No wonder, Nikumi’s original popularity was one thing, but mainly because Yukihira Soma’s performance at the entrance ceremony was too arrogant.
No one wants to be trampled upon, especially by an unknown transfer student like Yukihira Soma.
At the beginning of the school year, he had already earned the intense hatred of Totsuki students.
The members of Polaris Dormitory originally intended to be Yukihira Soma’s cheering squad, but seeing that everyone present was cheering for Nikumi, they dared not open their mouths to cheer for Yukihira Soma.
“Although I heard from Megumi before that Yukihira’s popularity at Totsuki is very poor, and some even planned to frame him in class assessments, I never expected his popularity to be this bad…”
Yuki Yoshino’s words made the other members of Polaris Dormitory nod in agreement.
However, just as they were debating whether to cheer for Yukihira Soma, a sudden voice beside them made their foreheads instantly break out in cold sweat.
“Go, Nikumi! Just defeat that mere transfer student in a few moves!”
