Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 505 - 504: The Duel of Ancient Recipes (Part 2)

Chapter 505: Chapter 504: The Duel of Ancient Recipes (Part 2)

"Pasty stick!"

Xia Yu took out an unimpressive stick from the cooking utensil box, leaving the ordinary audience puzzled, but every professional chef who knew what this tool was, showed a look of surprise.

"What’s going on!"

The leader of Tang’s Team, Tang Shan’s complexion changed suddenly, and his voice deepened, "This tool can only be mastered by skilled pastry chefs, a proof of identity... being able to hold and use it signifies noteworthy skill as a pastry chef!"

Tang Jingtiao was also startled.

"Aren’t there few white-case chefs in the country who can handle a pastry stick nowadays?"

The other special chefs from the Tang Family stopped smiling and felt a bad premonition.

Was that kid actually a white-case chef?

Over at Far Moon, Zhu Qing, Tiqie Zongwei and his wife, and Saito Chiyokuro looked shocked, as Xia Yu’s sudden drawing of the stick had startled them. Zhu Qing, in particular, had a strange look in her beautiful eyes, staring intently at her nephew on the stage, and muttered to herself, "How many more secrets do you have?"

Tiqie Helinai and Dojima Yin exchanged a knowing smile.

In truth, Xia Yu’s pastry cooking skills had never been publicly exposed on the Food Battle Stage.

The Tang Family must have collected Xia Yu’s Food Battle videos, probably not even missing the special grade assessment videos, but the last time Xia Yu showed his pastry skills, it was several months ago during an ad hoc inspection by Qiushan Hong.

At that time, only a group of close friends, or old acquaintances like Dojima Yin and the IGO trio, had witnessed the shocking "Soul-Calming Noodles" and "Galaxy Noodles" that impressed Lin Chef Qiushan Hong.

It must be said, the moment Xia Yu pulled out the pastry stick, he exuded a mysterious aura that firmly attracted the attention of the entire audience, even the cameras focused on him.

On the same stage, and no less talented than Xia Yu, was Tang Yuqiong, who was suddenly being ignored.

"He..."

Tang Yuqiong was instructing the staff to prepare for the aggressive ’Starry Sea Bream’ in the water tank, but the sudden change in the atmosphere, coupled with the inexplicable attraction, made her subconsciously turn her head and look back, only to freeze with her mouth slightly open.

Whoosh—

An unwarranted wind.

In the enclosed venue, on the stage, a gentle vortex of wind actually began to swirl, causing Tang Yuqiong’s hair to be lifted by the wind.

Snap!

The black pastry stick suddenly plunged into the mountain of dough, and the young chef holding it kept a calm expression, his eyes showing no fluctuation, when suddenly, he twisted his hand and the pastry stick began to move in a circular motion along with his hand.

The sound of the wind grew clearer.

Not just Tang Yuqiong, but even the staff could hear it, stirring up considerable commotion.

"Look—"

The faster the pastry stick spun, the still mountain of dough began to crumble during the rotation.

Water and flour mixed, and then the wet dough began to climb up along the black stick.

Xia Yu flung his arm.

The white dough following the circular motion of the pastry stick swung in broad, sweeping movements, as if it had been endowed with life.

"White, a white tornado!"

The event director and a group of staff stood dumbfounded.

"A tornado?"

Tang Yuqiong’s pretty face hardened as she clearly saw a huge dragon’s head within the tornado, and moreover, this dragon’s head became more lifelike and imposing as Xia Yu performed the "Evolution·White Luo Snake Refining" cooking technique.

"Roar—"

From the unknown, a roar of a White Dragon was heard.

"No, it’s not a tornado, he’s conjured a white dragon with his hands!" Tang Yuqiong murmured, her beautiful eyes reflecting the image of the young chef’s arm tightly entwined by the white dragon. This was a chef depicting a Hidden Dragon!

Splash—

In the guest seating, at least seventy to eighty percent of the professional chefs stood up.

Especially some Chinese chefs, who couldn’t believe their eyes.

"This, this is..." Below the stage, Tang Jingtiao was full-faced with shock, finding it familiar yet unable to name it.

"The Bai Luo Family’s supreme secret technique—White Luo Snake Refining!"

Tang Shan, Yu Hong, and the Lin Giant who was watching the live broadcast of the competition, all uttered the name "White Luo Snake Refining" in unison.

Beijing White Jade Building.

The disciples looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Hasn’t this cooking technique already been lost to time?"

"The Bai Luo Family has no descendants, the last heir, Logan, had no children, and it seems he didn’t take any disciples... So how has ’White Luo Snake Refining’ been passed down?" The main chefs of the White Jade Building showed a look of surprise.

"Shh!"

"Pay close attention!"

The old man who had been sitting still finally showed a hint of a smile on his face.

Interesting.

Back in the competition, Xia Yu’s culinary performance lasted only about a quarter hour, after which a large lump of evenly kneaded dough thumped onto the cooking table. He covered the dough with a damp cloth, as it needed at least 30 minutes to rest.

"Whew—"

Putting away his black pastry rolling pin, Xia Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking relieved as he examined the smooth and white dough.

He could have followed in Master Jie’s footsteps, the creator of the "Golden Smiling Buns" recipe, and used his strong arms to knead the dough. But in Xia Yu’s view, since he had already mastered "White Luo Snake Refining" and consumed an Evolution Crystal to upgrade his cooking skill to Purple Quality, there was no reason not to make use of it.

Although he had decided against using Fantasy Ingredients, Xia Yu still harbored some wariness towards Tang Yuqiong’s cuisine. Therefore, he knew he had to put extra effort into the details of his own dishes. Only then could he present a dish of extremely high completion and secure victory.

Knead the dough, let it rest.

Next up, pan-frying steak.

Before greasing the hot pan, Xia Yu glanced over at Tang Yuqiong.

The female chef had successfully tamed the ferocious ’Starry Sea Bream,’ and a large sea bream lay quietly on the cooking station. In Tang Yuqiong’s hands was a gleaming silver chef’s knife; this knife was quite extraordinary, effortlessly scraping the sea bream’s scales, which rattled and bounced off.

"What a sharp knife!"

A gasp rippled through the venue.

The ’Starry Sea Bream’ was difficult to handle, not only due to its fierce and untamable nature but also because its scales were like armor. To clean the scales off so neatly and effortlessly, based on Xia Yu’s practical experience, one could only use a knife of Purple Quality!

"The Tang family, truly a profound legacy!"

Confirming that Tang Yuqiong was wielding a Purple Quality knife, and then seeing the female chef chop the fish meat into chunks with another similar knife, then grasp a ’Mandarin Duck Knife’ in each hand!

Bam, bam, bam, bam...

Rapid as rain!

The sound of the knife colliding with the cutting board was so rapid it was suffocating. In the blink of an eye, all one could see in front of Tang Yuqiong were white blurs of knives!

The audience watched, mesmerized. Just after Xia Yu’s performance of the White Dragon had ended, it was the female chef’s turn to display a whirlwind of knife skills.

Below the stage, the Lin Giant Tangshan couldn’t help but stroke his beard in praise, "Yuqiong has refined our Tang family’s knife skills to perfection. I feel ashamed in comparison as an old man!"

"Knife skills have always been Aqiong’s strength; she has truly mastered the essence passed down from our Tang family ancestors!" Tang Jingtiao glanced over at Xia Yu’s cooking station, his eyes flickering, "The competition is just starting!"

"Are they chopping the fish meat?"

"Minced!"

Xia Yu drew his gaze back, chuckling to himself.

Indeed, it was that recipe.

But it wasn’t the original version of the recipe. Without the special ’Hundred-Hole Steel Wire Chef’s Knife,’ Tang Yuqiong’s use of Tang family’s special knife skills was commendable, but the recipe lacked the core element, which greatly changed its essence. Xia Yu hadn’t seen the modified recipe and wasn’t quite sure what the finished dish would look like.

The ’Hundred-Hole Steel Wire Chef’s Knife’ was the missing link.

However, the ’Starry Sea Bream’ as the main ingredient, along with the special sauce Tang Yuqiong had mentioned, made Xia Yu genuinely wary.

"Click!"

He turned off the heat, took out the steak that had just been seared, and waited for the pan to cool before placing it back in.

This process was repeated several times.