Chapter 276: Nagi Cut Thistle, First Visit to the Izakaya

"It's over. I should prepare to write a letter and send it back to my hometown to tell my mother and fellow villagers that I may have to go home soon!"

When Tadokoro Hui learned that the promotion exam was coming, despair was written on her face.

At this time, she almost cried!

"Jixingliao has just been saved, and then the promotion exam is coming so soon?"

Next to Xiao Hui, Yoshino Yuki also had a gloomy look on her face.

"In short, this time the central gastronomy agency is planning to completely smash those forces that cannot be destroyed in the hunting remnant plan through this promotion exam!"

"Obviously, Si Yingshi's manuscript is a disguised declaration of war against us. Anyone who disobeys Nagi Kiriji will be eradicated without mercy!"

Yisekhui on the side couldn't help but lowered his head and started thinking.

"So, those of us students who are dissatisfied with Totsuki's changes will be directly judged to be unqualified no matter what kind of dishes we serve when we arrive at the examination room?" Ryoko Sakaki sighed.

It seems that she is more desperate than Tasori Megumi, Yoshino Yuki and others on this matter.

…

The night is getting deeper!

A bright moon hangs in the sky, its light is soft and bright.

Sprinkled on the ground, it added a touch of mystery to the dark night. The breeze blew gently, bringing bursts of coolness and the sound of rustling leaves in the distance.

"The diners at table 24 placed an order for a thick egg roll and a potato salad."

Mu Jiuzhi, who was busy, said.

"OK, Erina, you make the potato salad."

After realizing this, Zhang Fan's eyes flashed and he quickly said to Erina next to him.

"I understand, just leave this kind of thing to me!"

Erina heard this and nodded.

Then she picked up the sharp kitchen knife. The mirror-like blade actually reflected the cold air on a face with pretty features.

Immediately afterwards, she first scored the surface of the potatoes with a knife, then put them into boiling water and boiled them. After they were cooked, they took them out and placed them on a plate to cool slightly.

After the potatoes have cooled, use a paring knife to peel the potatoes!

after.

Slice cucumber.

Slice onions.

Put in a bowl and add salt to marinate.

Mash the carrots and potatoes, and put them all into a bowl with the eggs, corn kernels, onions, cucumber slices, and diced ham. Pour in the yogurt, squeeze over the salad dressing, and sprinkle with cracked black pepper.

In this way, the potato salad is complete!

The busy scene in front of me is explaining that today's izakaya seems to have returned to on-site training activities.

…

Everyone knows it.

Potatoes are a particularly commonly used ingredient.

It even threatens bread as the staple food, with annual per capita consumption reaching 60 kilograms!

At the same time, the types and methods are also different.

Either fried, pan-fried, grilled, or rolled into balls and pressed into puree.

But you can see that the potato salad made by Erina Nakiri, with the green lettuce supporting the yellow potatoes, red radish, and milky white salad dressing, looks beautiful.

As soon as I took a bite, I immediately felt that this salad dish was full of moisture. The taste of the diced carrots is also very good, crispy and raw, plus the salad dressing is sweet and a little sour, it can be said to be unforgettable!

Although, all the time.

Erina doesn't have a good impression of this kind of civilian food, and even rejects it.

But under Zhang Fan's influence, she has begun to open her heart to this kind of cuisine.

And I gradually understood that food itself is not complicated, and there are not so many gorgeous descriptions. As long as it is delicious, it is enough!

Therefore, this is why she felt strong dissatisfaction when she learned that Nakiri Thistle was implementing Totsuki's reforms!

…

In fact, in Erina's eyes.

This kind of change by Nakiri Thistle is just intentional to use all means to control the students in the entire Totsuki Academy and not allow them to innovate independently unless they join the central team.

And doing so is tantamount to controlling the emerging force of the entire catering industry in Neon Country.

Finally, once they graduate, it means that they will not be able to inherit their own characteristics and can only cook dishes provided by the central gastronomic institution.

In other words, it is equivalent to fixing a single national dish!

Of course, there is an even more terrifying consequence of doing this, that is, in a few years, Nagiri Thistle can finally control the entire Neon Country catering industry!

From now on, whatever others want to eat must be according to their wishes.

For those in the upper echelons who are not qualified to taste high-end cuisine, only the so-called "feed" is given to them.

Additionally, since only specially selected people are allowed to create, a similarly small group of people can be protected accordingly. Then Erina, who has the ability of God's Tongue, is used as a key to serve as a guidepost for the cook during the exploration process.

The reason why Erina is dissatisfied is that from Zhang Fan's Izakaya, she can already feel that there are many restaurants all over the country that are always weak but also have personal characteristics!

If the dishes are forcibly unified, many classic or distinctive dishes will disappear.

After all, everyone has different tastes. This forced rationing system causes diners to only eat rationed food, which is disrespectful to people!

Although it is revenge on the high-ranking people who have nothing to do with their lives, it is obviously unfair to the ordinary middle- and lower-class people.

If her ability as the God's Tongue were to be used as the only evaluation criterion.

Then, the characteristics of the cuisine will inevitably tend to be fixed. Just like many questions do not have only one answer, using the God's Tongue can only fix one answer.

In the long run, this must-have dish will inevitably disappear!

…

"oh?"

"So you're hiding here?"

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the izakaya.

A closer look shows that he is in his 30s, with short black hair and dark eyes. The most obvious feature is that he often has a cold expression on his face, and in the season when it is not very cold, he is still wearing A black trench coat.

Afterwards, he coldly withdrew his gaze and walked into the izakaya with light steps.

When he stepped in with one foot, he saw that the lights on the ceiling were light yellow, and the tables and chairs were all made of wood, giving people the illusion of being in a classical celestial dynasty.

The solemn and exquisite decoration style has a kind of Chinese small street flavor, and it feels like the ancient oriental charm is everywhere!

Have tea and wine.

Eat, eat vegetables.

Here, guests can often gather together in small groups and have a great time chatting.

Overall, although this izakaya is average in size, it is warm and peaceful.

"Um?"

"He finally found this place!"

When he saw the Nakiri Thistle in front of him for the first time, Nakiri Senzaemon, who had just finished eating Japanese noodles, inevitably frowned slightly.

…

"Father, you...how did you..."

Erina, watching the arrival of Nakiri Thistle, couldn't help but feel that her mind was in chaos.

Immediately afterwards, she couldn't stand the stern gaze of Nakiri Kiku, and a cowardly look she had never seen before gradually appeared on her pretty face.

"Erina, I thought you would go to Totsuki Resort or some five-star hotel, but I never thought that you would hide in a small izakaya and make potato salad for others?"

As Nakiri Thistle talked, he found a seat and sat down at random.

All the time.

In the eyes of Nagiri Thistle, food is only divided into two types:

One is a noble delicacy that looks like a work of art, and the other is feed. Although people eat it, it does not change their "feed" nature.

Zhang Fan was also a little surprised by Nakiri Thistle's sudden visit!

Recently, Totsuki had caused a lot of commotion and panic due to his appearance. He finally took Erina into an izakaya to let her avoid the spotlight for a while, but as a result, he, the father, actually came to visit her in person.

"This diner, would you like to eat something?"

Arriving in front of Nakiri Ji, Zhang Fan only asked softly.

"Huh?" Hearing this, Nagi Kirito, who had just sat down, couldn't help but frown slightly.

Then, he began to look at Zhang Fan carefully.

But what he saw in front of him was Zhang Fan, who had short black hair and a pair of big black eyes on his face. When he stared, he was like the calm black sea, and when he was flowing, he was like stars flying away in the sky.

Under the light of the kitchen, he stood tall and straight, like a newly grown green pine, as if he could discern the secrets of all ingredients.

his presence.

Make the entire izakaya more vivid!

"You are quite handsome. No wonder my Erina is so fascinated by you that she doesn't want to go back even if she has a family."

Finally, Nakiri Thistle withdrew his gaze and whispered.

Indeed, in his first impression, this Zhang Fan was really handsome.

Although his handsome face is more or less childish, his movements and behavior are like an elegant and calm master!

…

However, next.

Nagi cut thistle, but chose to ignore Zhang Fan.

Instead, he raised his head and continued to face Erina next to him, saying: "Erina, listen to me and throw away all this feed. I should have taught you before that this kind of food for common people is It should be thrown in the trash."

"Father, no...it's not possible."

Unexpectedly, the pale Erina shook her head and said: "I know that the more precious the food, the more dazzling it is!"

"But the pursuit of good food, isn't it the pursuit of the unexpectedness it brings? So in my eyes, no matter how expensive the food is, no matter how cheap the ingredients are, as long as it can bring people a sense of satisfaction and happiness , that’s enough!”

At this moment, hearing Erina's words, Nakiri Thistle's face was inevitably a little ugly.

It seems that in the years since he left Totsuki Academy, Erina has indeed changed a lot compared to before.

"Erina, have you forgotten what your father taught you?"

"Lowly cooking has no need to exist in this world. Come on, father, I want to watch you throw away this kind of feed with your own hands!"

Nakiri Thistle did not show any anger on his face, but instead showed a faint smile on his face as he began to induce.

…

Do the math.

He must have been gone for more than ten years!

And now, he is finally back, and he wants to put Nakiri Erina back under his control.

Although he will not be as full of "fatherly love as a mountain" like Akizuki Kozo, he must achieve the effect and purpose he wants to achieve.

yes!

Able to build a great food empire.

Erina is definitely an existence that cannot be ignored, and she is definitely a sharp weapon in his hand!

Erina, who was getting more and more confused, couldn't help but stretch out her hands tremblingly. Seeing her like this, she really planned to throw all the food she cooked in the izakaya into the trash can.

Maybe she was a little hesitant, but in the end she was so afraid of Nagi Kiri thistle that she could only grit her teeth and prepare to throw away all the food!

"Yes, that's it. She is really daddy's good daughter!"

After seeing his daughter's actions in front of him, Nagi Kirihisa couldn't help but have a faint smile on his face: "Come on, hurry up and trample these feeds like before! Father has always told you that the so-called cooking, It’s never this lowly thing, but something as gorgeous as a work of art!”

"In a moment, you will leave here with me."

"Then go back to Totsuki Academy and the central gastronomic institution I just established.

"Only there can your God's Tongue be truly honed and become the strongest and most powerful weapon in the world!"

Nagiri Thistle saw this and said excitedly.

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have to say.

Nakiri Thistle's educational theory is very rigid.

But from a certain aspect, his educational theory is very effective.

According to his method, it is indeed possible to train a large group of excellent chefs, and then eliminate the inferior chefs in Neon Country one by one. Over time, high-end cuisine can be made commonplace.

Well, it can be said to be a perfect textbook education!

In fact, based on the original education method of Totsuki, the graduation rate is less than 10% every year. The number of outstanding chefs cultivated by this method is definitely not as many as those cultivated by the Nagi Kiri Thistle concept.

And the level may not reach the average top level, so this kind of elite education at Totsuki Academy cannot be said to be an ideal survival-of-the-fittest education.

Moreover, this survival-of-the-fittest education system eventually led to the tragedy of Seiichiro Saiba!

So, in Zhang Fan's eyes.

Both education systems have good and bad sides.

But no matter what, this so-called change of Nakiri Thistle is nothing more than moving from one extreme to another.

…

"Erina, the guest ordered another mapo tofu. Come over quickly and help with the beef."

At this time, Zhang Fan said calmly.

"ah?"

Erina, whose eyes were filled with confusion, regained consciousness for a moment.

"Oh, here it comes."

Erina woke up, and then she turned around quickly, and under Nakiri Kiji's jaw-dropping eyes, she started to help Zhang Fan handle the beef!

What's the meaning? The good daughter I worked so hard to train was just abducted like this?

"Ji, you still don't understand what happened now?"

Nakiri Senzaemon took a sip of sake and said with a smile.