Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 275 - 274: Insatiable Appetite

Chapter 275: Chapter 274: Insatiable Appetite

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Fifteen minutes later.

Ichise Hui finished checking out, crossed the courtyard, and entered the kitchen.

The kitchen was a flurry of activity.

This was no surprise to Ichise Hui, considering the prestigious guest had ordered a full set of 13 dishes. To serve them all in a short time would keep the head chef busy, and making the guest wait would be quite impolite.

"Eriina, prepare the fourth dish, light the fire and make charcoal!"

"Kobayakawa, go to the ingredients warehouse and bring back a whole frozen suckling pig..."

Xia Yu’s steady voice echoed in the kitchen.

Hearing footsteps, Xia Yu spoke without turning his head: "Ichise, prepare the tray, we need to serve the dishes!"

With that, he moved, picked up a delicate ceramic plate with his right hand, and with a firm shake of the frying pan’s handle, a perfectly browned omelet slid onto the plate.

This was already the second omelet.

Considering there were three diners, Xia Yu prepared according to the number of people. With the frying pan now empty, he swiftly added oil, and then poured a bowl of egg mixture mixed with crab meat powder into the hot pan with a sizzle!

As the egg mixture emptied, the spatula moved, and the omelet took shape.

Flipping the omelet, he moved over to another frying pan, grabbed another spatula, and stir-fried the already fiery red pork inside.

"Sweet bean paste!"

"Green garlic!"

"Add a little rice wine!"

At the moment the rice wine was added, whoosh, the entire pan burst into flames. Ichise Hui’s pupils contracted, opening his mouth in intended warning, but seeing Xia Yu’s calm demeanor, he held back.

The fiery red fried pork danced in the flames; from Ichise Hui’s perspective, it looked as though the pork carried fire, like meteorites continually lifted by the spatula and crashing back into the pan.

"Done—"

As the flames vanished, the dish was swiftly plated.

The third omelet was also simultaneously placed on a white ceramic plate.

’Stir-fried Qingjiang Vegetable’ was finished first, ’Furong Crab Meat Egg’ and ’Big Blast Fried Pork’ were completed around the same time.

Without needing Xia Yu’s prompting, Ichise Hui walked over and placed the dishes into a tray.

"Wait!"

Taking three lids to cover the dishes, Xia Yu then smiled and said, "Serve the dishes!"

Watching Ichise Hui leave, Xia Yu murmured, "Flame Roast Suckling Pig is one of the more troublesome dishes in the Blue Recipe. The remaining ones, Rising Dragon Dumplings, Nine Feathered Phoenix, Heavenly Hero Grilled Bluefish, Flame Dragon Roll Fish Fin Sausage, Shuangjiang Magical Mapo Tofu... And the three new showstoppers, Song of Ice and Fire, Bordeaux Lamprey, Great Magic Panda Tofu, all have very complex procedures!"

"Purple Recipe, time-consuming, needs an average of two hours to create a dish. I must find a way to combine procedures and increase efficiency!"

Luckily, this time, he wasn’t fighting alone.

Thinking of Eriina and Kobayakawa Ryodan, at the very least, students at the Ten Elites level were reliable and worthy of his trust.

Additionally, ’Bordeaux Lamprey’ was a dish promised to him by Shigong Xiaoci Lang. A few days ago, Dojima Yin had passed the recipe to him, and after days of relentless research in the Chef God Space, he finally achieved results.

The improved ’Bordeaux Lamprey’!

Hey!

Xia Yu’s eyes seemed to burn with a fierce fire.

"Big appetite? Let’s see just how much you can eat!"

...

Knock knock.

Ichise Hui calmly held the large tray and knocked on the door outside the private room.

"Come in."

Mars’s voice carried a hint of anticipation.

Ichise Hui clearly had ample service experience. As a second-year student, he had undergone at least one field study, not a newcomer to high school. He walked with a straight posture and wore a flawless smile.

He served the three dishes one by one, placing them on the tea table.

With the tray tucked under his arm, Ichise Hui stepped back two paces before straightening his back and said, "Please enjoy—"

He exited the private room, then went back to the kitchen and brought over a rice cooker to serve the three diners rice.

"Does Chinese cuisine even need to be kept warm?"

"Aren’t you afraid it will be overcooked?"

Mars stared at the three well-covered dishes on the table, speaking with a tone of surprise.

"Why don’t you uncover them and find out the mystery..." Dubian Yuuki said spiritedly, sitting neatly with Chiyoda Aichi.

"Indeed!"

With a shake of his head and a smile, Mars casually chose a dish and removed the cover.

In an instant, his pupils contracted.

A dazzling light burst in the room, rendering the dishes on the table impossible to look at directly.

Chiyoda Aichi and Dubian Yuuki were clearly waiting for this moment, their eyes widening as they intently watched the glowing dishes.

"This moment is like the blooming of the midnight Epiphyllum, the most splendid yet fleeting, hard to capture!" A few seconds later, Chiyoda Aichi sighed with a complicated expression.

"Indeed!"

Dubian Yuuki had experienced glowing dishes before, but with ’Heavenly Hero Grilled Crucian Carp,’ the fish bones glowed with restrained brilliance, and nothing matched the impressive spectacle this time.

Seeing Chiyoda Aichi’s experienced look, Dubian Yuuki struggled to suppress the gasp stuck in her throat.

"What is this!!"

Mars was evidently incredulous, frantically unveiling the covers of the other two dishes.

Thud!

Thud!

A deathlike silence.

"Um, Principal Mars..." After a moment, Chiyoda Aichi timidly brought Mars back to his senses.

Taking a deep breath to clear his mind of complex thoughts, Mars was reminded of an account he’d read in a modern missionary’s travel notes about glowing food. However, the memory was vague, and he strained to recall only a hazy image.

"Eat!"

He said sternly, grabbing a bowl of steaming rice while holding his chopsticks.

Unlike other Westerners, Mars adeptly used chopsticks, picking up a piece of oily, spicy fried pork to his nose, inhaling its fragrant heat, and couldn’t resist opening his mouth.

His eyebrows twitched, and as he ate the fiery pork, surprise quickly spread across Mars’s cherubic face.

"The spiciness is just right!"

"The timing is perfect!"

"The seasoning is flawless!"

"A dish without any blemishes!"

After just a bite, Mars couldn’t help but make an assessment. This was a professional habit of a Super Gourmet when tasting food.

The second piece, the third piece, the fourth...

The chopsticks moved faster, and the rice in his bowl dwindled.

"More rice—"

Mars extended his hand.

Waiting by the door, Ichise Hui quickly entered to serve Mars a second bowl of rice.

The spiciness accumulated, and Chiyoda Aichi and Dubian Yuuki clearly couldn’t match Mars’s tolerance for heat, belonging to those who couldn’t eat spicy food. Soon, they were panting and flushed with perspiration.

"You might want to try this—"

Opening his eyes, Mars had just swallowed a few leaves of Qingjiang Vegetable when he pointed at the greens on the table, a hint of indescribable enjoyment in his eyes.

Without understanding why.

Nevertheless, Chiyoda Aichi and Dubian Yuuki followed his suggestion and picked up their chopsticks.

"Mmm!"

With just a few bites of the greens, their mouths and tongues felt like they had been doused with spring rain. The gentle spring breeze blew through, dissipating the heat and spice in their bodies.

The transition from spicy to refreshing occurred between a bite or two, too fast.

In a moment, having finished the Qingjiang Vegetable, the three of them turned their attention to the third dish, ’Furong Crab Meat Egg.’

In reality, the original ’Furong Crab Meat Egg’ was an egg custard, but Xia Yu found the preparation cumbersome; thus, he combined it with frying and stir-frying. Whether this would affect the dish’s freshness depended on the diners’ tasting experience.

Ichise Hui silently cleared the plates.

"Full!"

"I’m full too!"

Chiyoda Aichi and Dubian Yuuki, both having finished two bowls of rice, exchanged helpless glances.

Mars drank a cup of tea, glanced at Ichise Hui who was carrying the trays to the door, and squinted slightly, "Tell Chef Xia that his dishes barely qualify for me to finish, so please serve the next courses soon. This feast is just getting started..."

"Full?"

He chuckled, looking at the two women across from him, eyes glinting with a mysterious light.

"Dante’s Divine Comedy says, ’Gluttony’ is one of the seven deadly sins. In Japan, there are many tales of gluttonous yokai, with Two-Mouthed Woman being one such legend. And on that mysterious continent, the name ’Taotie’ has been around for a long time."

Pausing, Mars rubbed his stomach and muttered:

"My demonic appetite hasn’t been satisfied in a long time!"