Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 517 - 516: Raw Meat, Lettuce!

Chapter 517: Chapter 516: Raw Meat, Lettuce!

"Flame Horse Meat (Gold)..."

"Rose Mushrooms (Purple)..."

"Golden Salmon Roe (Purple)..."

After scanning his opponent’s prepared ingredients, Xia Yu looked at the information on his retinal display and his mood inexplicably calmed down.

One golden Forbidden Ingredient.

Two Purple Quality Fantasy Ingredients.

In terms of ingredients, he hadn’t lost, so why should he be afraid? As for who could snatch the crucial first victory for the team, it would all come down to their respective recipes and culinary skills!

As the audience buzzed with discussion, another group of staff delivered Xia Yu’s ingredients.

The main ingredients were split into three conspicuous metal boxes.

At that moment, Xia Yu automatically blocked out the noises from the outside world, his mind clear of distractions, and swiftly opened the three boxes to take out three portions of meat ingredients.

Gem Meat.

Five-Headed Bird Meat.

White-haired Cinderella Beef.

Unquestionably, when Xia Yu took out his specially prepared golden Forbidden Ingredient, people’s gazes were firmly captured, unable to look away.

"This, this is..."

"Meat like a gemstone, so beautiful!"

"Good heavens!"

The audience involuntarily stood up, craning their necks not to watch the broadcast screens, but to gaze through the air at the dazzling, gem-like exquisite meat on the cooking station!

"Look over there―"

In Orlando’s lounge, Elizabeth covered her mouth as she jumped up, pointing at the broadcast and exclaiming, "That’s it, I’ve told you guys before, he really brought out that kind of Forbidden Ingredient! Look!"

Leon and Madeline, who had been resting with their eyes closed, opened their eyes at the sound.

On the screen was a piece of meat, extremely beautiful, revealed in full detail through the high-definition camera.

Although it was an uncooked piece of meat, it bore a mysterious halo of deliciousness; just by looking, salivating sounds could be heard throughout the venue.

Countless people looking at the screen had the same thought:

It must taste amazing!

"Gem Meat!"

"It’s Gem Meat, how does he have such an ingredient?!"

"The second Forbidden Ingredient has appeared!"

In the guest seats, professional chefs stood up as a whole.

Ghost Father Tiqie Ji was among those who stood up, but his face wasn’t one of shock, instead, it was grim.

"Gem Meat!" Lin Giant Lei Zhe’s eyes shone with greed, "Compared to Mars’s ’Flame Horse Meat,’ Gem Meat is even more precious and rare. To have it in the hands of a mere star chef, what a waste!"

"What a waste!"

In a corner of the A section arena, Jintan Shun wearing a cowboy hat to purposefully obscure his presence, stared intently at Xia Yu’s cooking station, unable to help but extend his tongue to lick his cracked lips, "If I had such an ingredient and developed a recipe for it..."

His gaze swept over Lin Giant Lei Zhe in the guest seats, and Jintan Shun’s eyes filled with a cold light.

For a moment, the chefs on site snapped back to reality, looking at the incredibly beautiful ’Gem Meat,’ then at the calm and collected Xia Yu, expressions of doubt quickly surfaced on their faces, some even mixed with irritation!

How could a special-grade chef possibly handle Forbidden Ingredients?

And moreover.

To bring out Forbidden Ingredients in such a highly anticipated international event, if he were to spoil the scarce ingredients under everyone’s watchful eye and receive a unanimous scolding from the judges, it wouldn’t just be a complete loss of face; personal reputation would plummet due to a cooking disaster and draw a wave of criticism.

Thinking this, the neutral audience couldn’t help but feel a cold sweat for the young chef:

This kid has some guts!

"Interesting!"

"Has it turned into a battle of Forbidden Dishes?"

With a faint smile, Mars turned his gaze away from Xia Yu’s cooking station and started his own cooking rhythm.

First, wearing gloves and gripping a knife, Xia Yu sliced the "Flame Horse Meat" enveloped in flames into chunks, then further cut those into thin strips.

The camera followed Mars, the top-tier special chef who sliced the horse meat with a hint of agony and forbearance in his eyes, evidently struggling with the high temperatures of the task.

It had taken him a full half hour to process the meat chunks.

Then Mars exhaled a breath of turbid air, turned to wash the "Rose Mushrooms," chopping these fantasy ingredients into tiny mushroom dices, which he then mixed with the sliced meat!

The moment the two ingredients fully merged, it was no illusion—the temperature of the "Flame Horse Meat" suddenly dropped, and the previously faint, flickering flames disappeared without a trace.

"The first touch of forbidden mastery!"

Witnessing the scene, many professional chefs were invigorated, and the chefs who were well versed in the secrets of the "Food Dominator" looked even more intent, their gaze fixed on the diced "Rose Mushrooms" rather than the higher-quality "Flame Horse Meat."

"Rose Mushrooms are Mars’ resonance ingredient!" Dojima Yin stated gravely.

"Right, keep watching!"

Saito Chiyokuro stood with his arms folded.

Mars set aside the mixture of horse meat and mushroom dices, then took a seasoning bowl and mixed mustard, coriander, minced shallots, and various sauces unrecognizable to the average audience, thoroughly blending them.

After completing this step, Mars stopped and wiped off the sweat with a towel, only to be caught off guard by a sudden exclamation from the audience.

He looked up and was surprised.

Two staff members had carried up a completely black, metallic stove next to Xia Yu’s cooking station. Mars looked up just in time to see Xia Yu place two kinds of unprocessed meat on the chopping board.

The "Gem Meat" had already been turned into slices on a plate, while Xia Yu was preparing the "Five-Headed Bird Meat" and "White-haired Cinderella Beef."

Inside the stove were charcoals, with hardly any smoke, indicating the high quality of the coal. Xia Yu was not in a rush to grill the meat.

Thud!

Thud!

The dull sounds echoed, leaving the female host Chiyoda Aichi gaping in awe.

Without using any tools, not even a knife, Xia Yu washed his hands, clenched both of them into fists, and, concentrating intently and targeting the meat on the chopping board, he pounded it with his fists.

Before, the audience had been captivated by the "Gem Meat," but now that the gem meat was sliced, they started to notice the other meat Xia Yu had prepared.

The "White-haired Cinderella Beef" made sense to the audience; after all, it was beef that required the use of muscle strength to break down the beef fibers, making it more tender and palatable during cooking.

However, the "Five-Headed Bird Meat" baffled everyone.

Compared to the forbidden eggs, the fantasy meat of the Five-Headed Bird was hardly sought after.

Why?

Difficult to prepare, and tough on the palate!

"The meat of the Five-Headed Bird?" Dojima Yin was astonished, doubt flickering in his eyes, "Sold to him by Jintan Shun, again?"

The middle-aged mercenary hiding in the A zone of the venue was once again innocently implicated.

"He’s using Five-Headed Bird meat in the competition, isn’t he worried about raising suspicion?" Jintan Shun’s gaze faltered briefly, then he glanced at the young special chef who was focused on pounding the meat, before chuckling and lowering his cowboy hat, "That’s right, now that he’s used Forbidden Ingredients, he certainly can’t hide the awakening of his ’Sprit Cells.’ Compared to that, using Five-Headed Bird meat is nothing!"

The thumping of fists against the meat continued for a quarter hour.

Of course, Xia Yu mostly focused on the "Five-Headed Bird Meat"; this unpopular ingredient required extra care to process, otherwise, placing it on the same plate as the gem meat would be a mistake.

"Alright, that should do it!"

Turning away from Xia Yu, Mars glanced at the mixture of horse meat and mushroom dices and then at the fully blended seasoning mix, leaning over to take out five shallow bowls and round plates calmly.

After thoroughly mixing the meat, mushroom dices, and seasoning, Mars filled the shallow bowls with the mixture, gently pressed down, and then inverted the bowls with a thud, freshly formed patties landing neatly on the plates.

He sprinkled sesame seeds and mustard crystals on the surface of the patties.

Finally, it was time for the "Golden Salmon Roe." Mars meticulously placed the pre-molded golden roe onto each of the five patties.

At this moment, Dojima Yin and Saito Chiyokuro exchanged glances.

"The second resonance ingredient!"

"The Forbidden Ingredients have indeed been conquered!"

Zhu Qing wore an enigmatic smile, "Raw meat, raw vegetables, interesting..."

In the shot.

Mars paused, propped his chin and thought for a moment, then washed the pea shoots and parsley. The pea shoots were arranged around the patties on the plates, and the minced parsley was sprinkled on top of the roe and patties, adding striking green to the white plates and enriching the color palette.

"Ding—"

After pressing the service bell on the cooking station, Mars bowed gracefully to the camera, "Thank you for waiting..."