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

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It can bring you back from the savory broth and creamy Wagyu beef slices, allowing the flavor of the beef bowl to reach a perfect balance.

At the same time, rice has become the key ingredient in beef bowl.

……

Gyudon is simply a name derived from a popular fast food.

But as long as you let go of your mindset, it doesn't prevent you from praising it, because it really is just a common Japanese dish that suits the tastes of ordinary people and is easy to make.

That's the key point.

It all comes down to the taste.

As long as you have the necessary materials at home, the topping part only takes about ten minutes to prepare.

"The onions were cooked until they were barely cooked through, and although the sliced ​​beef looked plentiful, each piece was as thin and weak as a young girl's skirt."

"This kind of beef bowl is perfect for that heartwarming tone. It's like a craftsman repairing an object, carefully working on it little by little, and quietly saving the soul!"

Lin Xu swallowed hard, opened his eyes, and gave Mito a deep look.

Only later did he give a more objective evaluation:

Barely passable!

……

"lecturer."

"There's a question I just can't figure out."

Mito Ikumi, who had just received the report card from Lin Xu, was about to leave when she suddenly turned around.

After hesitating for more than ten seconds, she finally couldn't help but speak to Lin Xu.

"Tell me about it! Helping students resolve their confusion is the job of a lecturer."

Lin Xu replied calmly.

"Judging from the way you prepared the beef bowl, it seems to be different from other beef rice bowls. Could you explain why?"

Upon hearing this, Mito Ikumi mustered up her courage and asked.

"The key to distinguishing it from other beef rice bowls lies in the sauce, which creates a unique Japanese flavor by combining a bowl of rice with several slices of beef."

"Sauce? What does this have to do with sauce?" Mito Ikumi couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"As you can see, the basic proportions for this beef bowl sauce are 30ml Japanese sake, 7ml mirin, 15g sugar, 20ml Japanese dark soy sauce, 250ml water, and 3g MSG..."

"Then, you might find the combination of sake, mirin, sugar, and soy sauce familiar."

"Yes."

"The seasoning of Japanese teriyaki and Yuan-yaki."

"Actually, the proportions are quite similar to those of this sauce."

"As for why MSG is used, it's because the more complex version of this dish uses dashi, which is Japanese stock."

"The purpose is to extract monosodium glutamate from kelp and flavor amino acids from bonito flakes."

"Since it's the basic version..."

"At the same time, it will not exceed your capabilities."

"I can only give everyone a simple MSG version for now, which means that this beef bowl dish is a weakened or incomplete version."

……

"what?"

"Isn't this the perfect beef bowl dish?"

Upon hearing this, Mito Ikumi was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

"On the surface, this beef bowl seems to focus on the beef, rice, and various toppings, but that's not actually the case!"

"Its most important aspect is actually the ingredient used to make the broth..."

"Katsuobushi!"

Lin Xu explained.

"Bonito festival?"

Mito Ikumi was stunned for a moment.

"The flavor-enhancing substance in bonito flakes is inosinic acid."

"Although they are both amino acids, inosinic acid is different from glutamic acid. When consumed alone, it does not produce a very obvious umami flavor."

"However, when consumed with glutamic acid, it can significantly enhance the umami flavor of glutamic acid, hence it is also known as a 'flavor-enhancing nucleotide'."

"Therefore, dashi is made by using kelp and bonito flakes together."

"This will achieve a umami effect where 1+1>2."

……

"This this……"

"How can a simple bowl of beef bowl have so many intricacies?"

At this moment, Mito Ikumi was completely shocked!

Chapter 92 The calm before the storm

at first.

Mito Ikumi felt that the beef bowl dishes served in this class focused too much on seasoning!

You should know that Japan is a country that is indifferent to the smell of fish and mutton.

Even the most pungent meat and the fishiest fish can be summed up in two words:

Stiff and firm.

In Japan, most pork dishes evoke the image of eating a live pig that's been thoroughly pickled in sugar.

Yes, you understood correctly!

The Japanese use sugar to remove the fishy smell—a lethal amount of sugar.

Therefore, pork is rarely seen in high-end Japanese restaurants because many of them simply don't know how to prepare it.

But why is beef so often featured?

The reason is simple: beef doesn't have much of a gamey smell, especially the highest grade A5 Wagyu beef!

In Mito Ikumi's mind, a rice bowl made with ordinary beef like Lin Xu's would definitely use a lot of seasonings to mask the inferior taste of the ordinary beef.

……

Until now.

After hearing Lin Xu's explanation, she finally understood.

Focusing too much on the quality of meat is not necessarily a good thing, since most chefs dare not overcook these high-end ingredients.

It might just be a little salt.

They all feel that it will ruin the original flavor of the ingredients!

"I see."

"There's no such thing as high-class or low-class food. The best food is one that fills you up and makes you feel good!"

Finally, Mito Ikumi, seemingly lost in thought, murmured.

"The two most basic standards of fine cooking."

"First, it's about being able to make delicious food using simple, ordinary, or even scrap ingredients. Those who can only make delicious food using high-end ingredients are precisely showing a lack of culinary skill."

"Secondly, it can create complex flavors that do not exist in nature, which is an innovative expression of cooking in terms of flavor."

In short.

"Seasoning is the essence of cooking."

"Only people who can't cook would advocate eating the best and most expensive ingredients for everything."

Lin Xu said calmly.

……

In Assassination Classroom.

Koro-sensei has a very classic line:

The more talented a person is, the less mature they tend to be, because they can overcome obstacles without serious effort and do not understand the true meaning of winning and losing!

In the far moon, there is never a shortage of geniuses.

This is why there are actually many problems among these exceptionally talented geniuses.

Take Yukihira Soma for example. When he first arrived at Totsuki Academy, he was quite arrogant.

He gives the impression of a country bumpkin who's never seen the world, and he does things that are somewhat presumptuous, for example:

He had only lived in the Polar Star Dormitory for a few days when he easily concluded that Isshiki Satoshi's specialty was grilled mackerel.

They thought the so-called "Ten Heroes" were nothing special!

result.

However, he was humiliated by Ibuzaki.

During his stay at the training center, his experience with breakfast was a prime example of how limited one's knowledge of the subject.

If I hadn't pulled a clever trick at the last minute, I might have been eliminated.

And then there's the arrogant Erina, Alice who lacks understanding of common people's knowledge, the mentally broken Tadokoro Megumi, and Hayama Akira who lacks independent judgment when his personal feelings conflict with his culinary ideals...

It's obvious that these people have both ability and talent, but they also have quite a few flaws!

……

In Lin Xu's eyes.

This is somewhat related to Totsuki Academy's educational philosophy.

The reason he said "somewhat related" instead of "wrong" is because he felt that Totsuki's thinking was not wrong.

This involves a long-standing issue in the education sector:

Which teacher is better: one who can select top students to improve graduation rates?

Are teachers who can teach struggling students better better?

In general, arguing about who is right and who is wrong in these two issues seems pointless.

Teachers who can nurture seedlings into talents are great.

And a "spicy teacher" who can cultivate a love of learning in students who hate studying is equally great!

however.

As the number one culinary academy in Japan.

Totsuki Academy transcends the typical school model, failing to achieve both.

Choosing to train students using a high-elimination-rate, death-competition method of cultivating "spy-like assassins" seems extremely incompatible with being at the top.

This at least shows that Totsuki Academy is incapable of educating both good and bad students.

Or rather, they only care about grades, often neglecting the cultivation of other aspects such as personal character, values, culinary philosophy, and overall quality.

……

Cooking and running schools are the two main skills of the Nakiri family.

As a "career," there is no distinction between high and low; every profession can produce an expert. Obviously, Nakiri's achievements in education cannot compare to their achievements in cooking!

In the original work.

Megumi Tadokoro almost got buried.