Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 276 - 275: The Moment the Culinary Flower Blooms (Subscription Requested)

Chapter 276: Chapter 275: The Moment the Culinary Flower Blooms (Subscription Requested)

Kitchen.

"Is that what he said?"

Xia Yu stood in front of the oven, which was as large as a bed, layers of fiery charcoal spreading waves of heat under the full blast of the blower.

The charcoal bathed Xia Yu in a red glow, as if standing under the setting sun, sweat continuously seeping out, soon dotting his forehead.

Ichise Hui had just returned, bringing a message from Mars.

"The banquet indeed just started..."

Casually responding, Xia Yu beckoned to Tiqie Eriina, "Eriina, can you watch this for a few minutes for me? Just keep it like this, no need to turn it over!"

"Ichise, come help!"

Then, calling Ichise Hui, the two ducked into the pantry. Soon after, they wheeled out a whole water buffalo.

This buffalo had been slaughtered, bled, and refrigerated. Fortunately, it was only put into the cold storage yesterday, so the meat was not too stiff. Typically, restaurants and hotels use a microwave to thaw, but you can’t fit a whole buffalo in a microwave. Hence, Xia Yu had to use a more primitive and common method, placing the buffalo in a cold water pool and pouring nearly a whole bag of salt into it.

Salt was the secret weapon for thawing, allowing the meat to maintain the perfect freshness during the process.

The taste of the beef was also the secret to the ’Flame Roasted Suckling Pig’ dish; therefore, it must not be done haphazardly.

"Thawing will take about 30 minutes."

Turning back to flip the suckling pig, he issued a stream of instructions:

"Ichise, go get three live crucian carps from the pantry."

"Kobayashi, go fetch the frozen chicken!"

Xia Yu already had a detailed process in his mind.

Ten dishes were left, some of which had similar cooking methods such as ’Flame Roasted Suckling Pig’, ’Heavenly Hero Grilled Bluefish’, and ’Nine Feathered Phoenix’ recipes, all requiring high-temperature charcoal and wood. So, Xia Yu thought, might as well combine them and proceed simultaneously, saving fuel while significantly shortening the time to serve the dishes.

These three dishes were part of the second round.

The third round included ’Rising Dragon Dumplings’ and ’Flame Dragon Roll Fish Fin Sausage’, both using steamers, setting up two cooking pots so that both dishes could be steamed around the same time.

The fourth round featured the six-flavored ’Magical Mapo Tofu’, the seven-flavored ’Shuangjiang Magical Mapo Tofu’, and the disruptive tofu dish ’Great Magic Panda Tofu’. Three dishes all together, a true tofu feast.

The fifth round, the final showstopper dishes, ’Song of Ice and Fire’ and ’Bordeaux Lamprey’.

Actually, another exquisite dish could be added, ’Spice Nine-layered Egyptian Roasted Chicken’, but considering that the recipe for ’Nine Feathered Phoenix’ was already outstanding enough, simplicity was preferred in the early management of the menu to highlight the restaurant’s special features. First, make a name and establish the brand, then consider introducing a more diverse menu later.

In Xia Yu’s vision for the VIP branch, it should embrace all streams; though decorated in Japanese style, the exquisite dishes he planned to offer were not limited to Chinese dishes.

...

An hour had passed.

In VIP room #1, Dubian Yuuki and Chiyoda Aichi had left the tea table—one with a notebook frowningly writing something, the other intensely composing a food article on her phone.

As the chief editor of ’Taste Weekly’, Dubian Yuikki had a habit of writing food articles. After enjoying a sumptuous feast, she noted her thanks for the cuisine and the chef. When needed, these notes would be handed down to her sub-editors for polishing, thus enriching the content of the food magazine.

Now, Dubian Yuikki was writing an article about her pilgrimage to Xia’s branch. Although writing with a phone wasn’t as convenient as a laptop, the inspiration filling her mind made it impossible for her to wait any longer.

"...The run-down district, a hidden gem of a small store. I have come to this old district more than once and had discovered several nice restaurants, but never have I been so pleasantly surprised, so sudden."

"Deliciousness that cannot be described by mere pen. Cuisine that cannot be measured by money. Who would have thought that the chef behind such masterpieces was actually a high school student? No, one shouldn’t view him with the eyes of a high school student. Perhaps in as long as a year, or as short as a few months, a young Super Chef might emerge from Neon, attracting the world’s attention to the stagnant Neon Food World. Even that mysterious continent would have to take note!"

Eloquently emotional.

Dubian Yuikki, remembering her promise with the young chef, felt increasingly overwhelmed.

"Shuangjiang Magical Mapo Tofu..."

In the menu, she couldn’t help but mutter this dish name to herself over and over.

’Shuangjiang’ possibly referred to ’Shuangjiang Tofu’, and that young chef had promised to let ’Taste Weekly’ publish the Special Grade Recipe. Could it be this one? Dubian Yuuki couldn’t quite describe her feelings—was it like a deer’s frantic heartbeats upon seeing its beloved? In any case, it was boundless anticipation.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

A deep rumble of wheels approached from across the courtyard.

Mars, who had been resting his eyes, suddenly opened them.

Dubian Yuuki and Chiyoda Aichi also cast interested glances.

Xia Yu pushed a large cart out of the kitchen, drenched in sweat, while Ichise Hui stood by, holding a plate.

"What is that!"

Mars asked, puzzled.

The two professional women exchanged startled looks. "A flaming cow...?"

Indeed, the whole cow that had just been pulled out of the charcoal pile was still burning. Since the entire cow had been thrown into the fire, the beef fat kept burning and was difficult to extinguish.

A smell of charred beef instantly filled the courtyard.

"Is there a beef dish on the menu?" Mars’s eyes flickered with a hint of mockery and a hint of confusion, "And if it’s a beef dish, this crude method is really substandard..."

Before he could finish, Xia Yu, holding a large and heavy chef’s knife, slashed down!

Sizzle!

A narrow slit reappeared on the sewn belly of the cow. Xia Yu squatted down, reached into the belly, and under the broad daylight, a glistening roast suckling pig was slowly taken out.

Time seemed to stop.

Not until Xia Yu had Ichise Hui carry the suckling pig into Room 1 did Mars speak hoarsely, "Using the cow as a shield to wrap the suckling pig and bake it in a great fire?"

Indeed, as a magnate of the ’Gourmet Society’, he guessed most of the secrets of the ’Flame Roasted Suckling Pig’ without needing Xia Yu to explain.

"Exactly!"

A calm voice responded.

Xia Yu returned, holding a covered plate in his right hand and carrying a dark, unassuming clay ball in a bamboo basket in his left.

He placed the other two dishes on the coffee table.

Using a sharp chef’s knife, he cut the roast suckling pig into pieces.

"What is this?"

Mars pointed at the clay ball in the basket, struggling to keep his expression neutral.

"Please—" Xia Yu merely chuckled, picked up a small copper hammer from the basket, and handed it to Mars.

This was also a kind of pleasure, enjoying the beautiful moment when the delicacy was exposed to the air before tasting it. Xia Yu guessed that in the future, those VIP guests would smarten up and not require him to personally handle the task of ’Calf Belly Birthing Pig’ himself.

Taking the small copper hammer, Mars was clueless until he saw Xia Yu pointing at the clay ball and then suddenly realized.

"Knock?"

"Yes, knock!" Xia Yu retreated to the doorway.

Ichise Hui quietly gripped his heart; he had been fortunate enough to witness the transformation of a dish once before, but this time his palms were sweating, even more nervously than Mars, Chiyoda Aichi, and Dubian Yuuki.

Crack!

The hammer fell!

The first strike was too light—the clay shell merely cracked and did not peel off.

Seeing this, Mars frowned and the copper hammer fell a second time!

"Boom,"

The clay shards collapsed like a shattered tower, and the tightly wrapped lotus leaves unfurled at that moment.

The bright red turkey danced upon the clay shell and lotus leaves!

"This..."

His pupils shrank to the size of a pinhead and the small copper hammer fell from his hand. Mars, a titan of the ’Gourmet Society’, was also stunned by the beauty of the culinary blossom, his turmoil and astonishment no less than that of Chiyoda Aichi or Dubian Yuuki.

"Hey!"

Xia Yu chuckled softly and closed the door.

When the ’Nine Feathered Phoenix’ first debuted at the Far Moon Hall, even the ’Food Demon King’ Tiqie Xianzuowen was astonished. Although Mars was also a magnate, compared to the Far Moon Commander, who leads the culinary world of a country, there was a gap in strength, status, and personal character cultivation. hvordan could he remain seated at the moment the Phoenix revealed its splendor?