Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 373 - 372: Swallowed the Galaxy

Chapter 373: Chapter 372: Swallowed the Galaxy

"The second bowl of noodles?"

The red-clothed woman let out a snicker, "This old glutton has already been satisfied! It’s no use, you’ve lost this round!"

"You’ve already lost!"

Lord Li, the First Seat, was also shouting.

"Wow, Meisha has won the opening match of the Food Duel!"

"Keep it up, all of mine and Mizuki’s coins are betting on you!" Lord Li waved his fist at Meisha, "Now you have three coins, an invincible position!"

Meisha blushed slightly as she listened, embarrassed.

These judges really aren’t professional, carrying such strong emotional bias.

Xia Yu was both angry and amused, "This bowl of noodles is different from the previous one, try it!"

So, he lifted the lid.

Inside the bowl was a dark sauce, like the black of the night sky.

And in that night sky, twinkled countless shining stars.

"Phew—"

The moment Xia Yu lifted the lid, a bright light burst from the bottom of the bowl, a strong seafood flavor exploded in the courtyard, and even a passing summer evening breeze carried the rich aroma.

The red-clothed woman and Lord Li were speechless.

The young monk and the fifth seat, holding a smoking pipe, stared wide-eyed at the bowl of noodles.

"Gurgle~"

The silent courtyard echoed with the sound of hunger.

"Eat, eat!"

The old woman who had just been satisfied swept away her earlier content expression, her eyes murky again, filled with intense greediness.

Xia Yu handed her the chopsticks, and she dove in headfirst.

With each mouthful of noodles, she lifted her face, letting out a long, satisfied sigh, her murky eyes flashing with clarity as she murmured, "Such a strong seafood flavor!"

"Alive!"

"Clams, skipjack, anchovies..."

Her pupils seemed like windows to the deep sea, turning a dark blue, outside the window lay the deep sea scenery, "Like Meisha’s noodles, the ingredients are alive, with spirit! Hmm, delicious! I can’t stop!"

Bite after bite.

Suddenly.

The old woman’s whole body shook violently, her face filled with deep fascination and shock.

She looked up at the vast night sky and then down at her bowl, both adorned with twinkling stars, her eyes reflecting the galaxy.

"I, I feel like I’ve swallowed the galaxy!" the old woman’s lips quivered, excitedly uttering words that made others exchange looks, then her pointer finger twitched wildly, indulging in a binge.

Soon, the ’Galaxy Noodles’ were finished.

The large belly the old woman had previously had disappeared bizarrely, and her eyes finally cleared completely, the earlier hunger and greediness completely gone.

"Thank you, chef!" the old woman said kindly, "I haven’t felt this satisfied in a long time!"

She even stood up, bowing deeply to Xia Yu.

Meisha covered her mouth, watching this scene with surprise and delight.

What surprised her was that Xia Yu’s cooking could actually satisfy the appetites of the old folks at Yuchuan Temple!

What delighted her was that Xia Yu had earned recognition and respect through his own cooking.

Such complex emotions.

Even though she was in the midst of a Food Duel, Meisha felt no jealousy at all.

"Yuchuan Abbot, I’ll head back first!"

The old woman took her leave, her figure swiftly disappearing into the night, her coin naturally falling into Xia Yu’s hand, "This time I truly am full, after a sleep, I’ll wake up in a different world, may your martial fortunes prosper!"

Gurgle!

Lord Li sneakily eyed the now empty noodle bowl, his adam’s apple bobbing.

"Darn raccoon, snap out of it!" Out of nowhere, a slender white leg flew out from under the table, kicking at Lord Li, who quickly steadied the chair beneath him and bowed in apology to the red-clothed woman beside him.

"Mizuki, sorry, I’m hungry too!" he said, giving Yuchuan Meisha a pitiful look, "Meisha, hurry, where’s my fish! I want to eat the most delicious fish dish!"

Xia Yu and Yuchuan Meisha both ignored Lord Li’s cries.

"May I try your noodles?"

In unison.

They looked at each other and laughed.

Each returned to their stations and presented a bowl of noodles, this time, both using regular bowls.

"So beautiful!"

Yuchuan Meisha looked down at the bowl’s galaxy, her eyes sparkling, "I smell the scent of squid ink, so the black soup base is mainly squid ink, then? And what are those sparkling things in the soup?"

"Pearls!" Xia Yu laughed, "To be precise, it’s the gelatinous outer layer of the pearls, crushed."

Explaining briefly, Xia Yu tasted Yuchuan Meisha’s sauce noodles.

"Sigh—"

Taking a small bite, Xia Yu’s expression was one of shock.

The noodles themselves, being machine-pressed and bagged, naturally couldn’t compare to those he crafted with a rolling pin and cooking skills.

But the soup was the soul of this bowl!

It was incredibly delicious, with the theme still being the ocean, yet the main ingredients for the stew were anchovies and kelp.

"Anchovies!"

Xia Yu’s mind was filled with the image of small, silvery-white fish.

His entire being felt like the ocean, each bite of noodles brought countless little fish swimming freely inside him, an experience like swallowing a whole shoal at once, bringing unparalleled spiritual satisfaction!

"Soul-calming broth!"

He thought to himself, suddenly recalling the rating assessment where Yuchuan Meisha presented a rose sashimi platter.

Back then, it was live sashimi.

Now, it was live anchovy broth.

An aura of the soul!

"Spirit! Soul!"

Xia Yu felt invigorated, sensing he had grasped the key to conquering the non-human judges’ tastes!

Yuchuan Meisha possessed "super hearing," able to listen to the voice of all things, imbuing any food with the breath of spirit, hence, she was loved and supported by a group of bizarre beings.

It also was a stroke of luck.

Just now, Xia Yu’s "Galaxy Noodles," satisfying the large-bellied woman in one bite, likely simulated the aura of the galaxy.

Swallowing a school of fish.

Swallowing the galaxy.

Comparing the two, Xia Yu shamelessly thought that even if he were seated on the judges’ panel, he should vote for himself!

"Fish, my fish dish!"

Lord Li was protesting.

"I don’t care anymore, whoever satisfies me, I’ll give my vote to them!" Lord Li took another swig of his drink and slouched drunkenly in his chair, ignoring even the warning look from the red-clothed woman next to him.

"Fish, huh..."

After tasting Yuchuan Meisha’s noodles and getting inspired.

The previous "Soul-Calming Noodles" didn’t suit his taste.

Therefore, in choosing his recipe, he needed something inherently powerful. "Galaxy Noodles" were powerful enough. He could use the purple-framed "Culinary Heart" to simulate the aura of the galaxy, filling those bizarre beings in one bite.

The recipe for "Heavenly Hero Grilled Bluefish" was the first one discarded.

"A Song of Ice and Fire" was essentially a seafood dish, which could include fish meat, but it still lacked some flavor.

"Uh, do I have to do ice carvings on the spot again?"

Xia Yu scratched his head, "If it’s ’Fierce Ice Fresh Carving Mountain,’ the momentum is there, and I’m skilled at it, let’s hurry and prepare this one!"

Thus, Xia Yu unloaded all the ingredients from the small cart, pushing the cart to the warehouse.

Hua Mao jumped onto his shoulder.