The Glowing Cuisine Conquers the Tongue of God
Chapter 9 - Erina Zikichie’s Clothes Tear

Chapter 9 Erina Zikichie’s Clothes Tear

“Please, taste the two versions of Magical Mapo Tofu I made!”

Li Yang made a gesture inviting her to try. Erina Zikichie paused for a moment.

Two versions of Magical Mapo Tofu?

So there was no Golden Fried Rice after all. She had misread the situation, and she was furious. Erina shot Li Yang a glance full of silent reproach, inwardly cursing that this man had tricked her again.

“Fushiko, since it’s the same dish in two versions, I’ll give you one portion. You sit down and eat too.”

Erina was about to hand over one plate of Magical Mapo Tofu to Fushiko Shinoto, but Li Yang stopped her with a swift hand.

“Though these two dishes are both Magical Mapo Tofu, their textures and flavors are different. Miss Zikichie, please use your God’s Tongue to properly assess which ‘crisp’ is more exceptional.”

“Are you trying to test me?”

Erina didn’t mind Li Yang’s rude interruption. Instead, she focused on the fact that he was trying to challenge her.

She was deeply annoyed.

Who are you to test me?

However, this was a perfect opportunity to show him!

Erina sneered, “Hmph, if I find flaws in this dish, don’t be angry and embarrassed!”

“Hmph, you’re bound to lose. No flaw in the dish will escape my tongue!”

Erina opened the Shao’an version of the Magical Mapo Tofu. As the lid was lifted, a blazing red light shot up into the air. The intense heat instantly caused the temperature to rise sharply.

No exaggeration!

The golden strands of Erina’s hair closest to the plate curled from the heat. Even the ceiling above was marked with scorch marks from the red light!

The thermometer on the wall showed the temperature in the restaurant had risen from 26°C to a scorching 36°C. Fortunately, the red light only lasted for a moment, and after it faded, everything returned to normal.

But Erina was startled by the sudden burst of red light. She instinctively leaned back, and thankfully, Fushiko Shinoto was standing nearby to steady her, preventing her from falling off the chair. Even though she had reacted quickly, a few strands of her golden hair were singed by the red light and turned to ashes in an instant.

This was the first time Erina had lost her composure like this. She was completely stunned.

“Erina-sama, Erina-sama, please wake up!”

Fushiko Shinoto’s call brought Erina back to her senses. She quickly looked up at the ceiling. The red light had disappeared in an instant, but the scorch marks on the ceiling proved that what she had just seen was not an illusion!

Erina quickly measured the distance from the counter to the ceiling. It wasn’t quite three meters, but it was about 2.5 meters!

More than seven feet!

The light from this Magical Mapo Tofu dish reached over seven feet!

If not for the ceiling, would it have surpassed ten feet?

Erina was completely stunned.

To think that a dish with a light reaching five feet was already considered dragon-level, and anything above ten feet was said to be the legendary “Chef Liu’s” level!

Chef Liu’s extraordinary dishes had a special name—glowing dishes!

While all extraordinary dishes emitted light, only Chef Liu’s could be considered “glowing dishes.”

The brilliance of other chefs’ extraordinary dishes paled in comparison to that of Chef Liu’s. But at this moment, all that Erina could think of was one thing repeating in her mind.

Did I just witness the legendary glowing dish?

Li Yang actually made the legendary glowing dish?

Erina’s previous prejudice and dissatisfaction towards Li Yang disappeared in an instant. This was a man she needed to look up to. Erina, though prideful and sharp-tongued, wasn’t foolish enough to ignore the vast gap between herself and someone of his caliber.

She looked down at the Magical Mapo Tofu on the counter, her previous doubts now transformed into excitement as if she were a pilgrim.

The bright red sauce soaked into the pristine white tofu, each piece whole without a single crack. The tantalizing spicy aroma filled her nostrils, making her mouth water uncontrollably.

Erina’s God’s Tongue was telling her one thing—Eat!

I want to eat it!

I really want to eat it!

I don’t want to wait even one second!

Without a second thought, Erina grabbed a spoon and scooped a full serving of the Magical Mapo Tofu into her mouth. In an instant, a wave of spicy heat exploded in her mouth!

It was like a volcanic eruption—numbing, spicy, and scalding flavors overwhelmed her taste buds. The once mild tofu, caught in this fiery rush of flavors, turned into a molten river flowing down her throat.

Erina’s eyes watered from the overwhelming sensations, unsure whether it was the heat or the spice making her eyes tear up. At that moment, her mind went blank, and her consciousness entered a culinary illusion.

She saw a giant volcano, resembling Mt. Fuji, erupting, with tofu-like pieces of jade floating in the sky. The tofu pieces in the sky arranged themselves to form two large characters.

Delicious!

But the next moment, those tofu pieces crumbled like weathered rocks into fragments.

So crisp!

She had never tasted tofu so crispy!

Suddenly, an intense surge of hot air erupted from Erina’s body. The heat was fierce and rapid, exploding suddenly, causing her clothes to expand outward.

Rip!

A tearing sound echoed in her ears, pulling her back from the food illusion. She immediately checked her clothes. They were fine!

Erina sighed in relief. She knew that her grandfather would experience this “clothes tearing” phenomenon when eating exceptionally good dishes. It seemed the entire Zikichie family had inherited this “talent” (or flaw)!

But because of her God’s Tongue, Erina rarely ate dishes that satisfied her completely, so she had never experienced this phenomenon herself.

“Wait, I must have heard wrong. My clothes didn’t tear, thank goodness…”

But just as Erina was relieved, she suddenly felt something slip between her legs. At the same time, the straps of her bra snapped!

“Ahhh!”

Erina screamed, quickly covering herself and pressing her legs together. Her face turned redder than the fire in the sky.

At that moment, all she could think of was one thing–This is it—I’ve completely embarrassed myself!