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Yuuki had promised everyone he would go all out.
So, the Dish he now planned to make was The ultimate secret technique from the world of Cooking Master Boy: The Four Heavenly Seafood Eight Treasure Buns.
The key elements of this dish were the eight types of seafood—which Yuuki had already prepared—and the Soul Soothing Esoterica.
Of course, this dish had another crucial element: the Old Dough (Pâte Fermentée).
The bun skin for this dish was the key. The dough fermented by the Old Dough had a terrifyingly amazing effect.
Normally, a starter like the Old Dough simply couldn't exist. Although a starter could be preserved for a relatively long time, it couldn't last for over a thousand years.
However, after mastering the Soul Soothing Esoterica, Yuuki discovered a few things.
The Soul Soothing Esoterica was a mysterious technique. At a high level, it could even pacify the rage of rivers, reaching the point of influencing nature itself.
After Yuuki mastered the Soul Soothing Esoterica, he also experimented with preserving starter dough. He then discovered that the Soul Soothing Esoterica could put the microorganisms in the starter into a very special dormant state.
Just like how people who ate food infused with the Soul Soothing Esoterica would calm down, the same applied to microorganisms.
Through continuous use and enhancing the Soul Soothing Esoterica, the starter dough could be preserved indefinitely. And as the Soul Soothing Esoterica was used, the starter itself would also be influenced.
Each time it was used, the leavening effect would be even stronger than the last. Although such a change was very difficult for people to perceive, Yuuki, with his Evolving Touch, discovered this point.
The leavening time was greatly shortened, and the leavening effect itself was amazing. Combined with his Inferno ability, he could further accelerate the process.
The starter in Yuuki's hand now could be considered a semi-finished Old Dough.
"Students these days use something like old dough (Pâte Fermentée)?"
Senzaemon Nakiri and the other professors were all very surprised seeing this. After all, this era already had yeast.
Normal starter dough fermentation required a relatively long time, and the dough fermented with it might also taste sour, requiring more alkaline ingredients to neutralize it. But doing so would greatly affect the final product's appearance and texture.
Using starter dough also had the risk of contamination by unwanted bacteria. Although there were some advantages, compared to that, more people were still willing to use yeast.
Never mind young people; even many veteran chefs preferred yeast over starter dough.
Yuuki bringing out starter dough surprised everyone.
"Although using starter dough has its advantages, does he really have enough time?" Roland Chapelle in the audience couldn't help but frown.
"Exactly! This isn't something his Inferno special ability can fix. While high temperatures can accelerate fermentation, excessively high temperatures would actually ruin the process!" Jun Shiomi also frowned.
This competition had a time limit...
And this time, Yuuki couldn't use Inferno to directly accelerate. For the previous dish, continuously raising the temperature with Inferno could speed up the cooking.
But for the fermentation process, excessive temperatures were not acceptable. So, they were somewhat puzzled about why Yuuki would choose to use starter dough for fermentation.
Many Chefs who knew the characteristics of starter dough couldn't help but frown. Yuuki's actions once again baffled them.
....
Yuuki didn't care about what these people were thinking. He directly poured out the flour and quickly added water. Then, as Yuuki's hand moved and rotated in the water, the flour and water began to rapidly mix.
Initially, this process seemed normal. But soon, everyone noticed something off. The water and flour fused together incredibly fast, without even sticking to Yuuki's hands.
The kneaded dough, under Yuuki's guidance, seemed to transform into a white snake, dancing in the air—
"How... HOW IS HE DOING THAT?!"
Dumbfounded—that's what everyone looked like. Yuuki's hands weren't even touching the dough, yet as his hands slightly moved, the dough was actually twirling around his arm like a white snake.
This scene, defying all logic, was simply beyond everyone's comprehension. Their worldviews crumbled.
This was the White Snake Entanglement—
—actually, Yuuki could have prepared a rolling pin, but with this Secret Technique, there was no need for such a thing.
The "White snake" didn't wrap around his arms for too long. Soon, it dropped directly into a tray nearby, which was quickly covered with plastic wrap.
Then, Yuuki began to do other things.
He placed the previously prepared eight kinds of seafood directly into clay pots for stewing—Eight clay pots moving together, each cooking a different ingredient. Only Yuuki could easily accomplish this.
At this moment, Yuuki was essentially working on two fronts. On one side, using Inferno for heating, allowing the dough to rapidly ferment.
His Old Dough was still just a semi-finished product. Although much more effective than normal starter, it was still far from the true Old Dough.
So, Yuuki directly used Inferno for heating, accelerating the fermentation process.
On the other side, he was similarly using Inferno to cook the eight kinds of seafood. The heat for each pot was entirely different.
If this were before, doing this would have been a bit difficult for Yuuki, as he didn't have eight hands to touch all eight pots simultaneously.
But now, Yuuki had Evolving Vision, so he didn't need to worry about this problem. Each of the five senses had its own advantages and disadvantages.
Through his Vision, Yuuki could easily detect the changes in the dough and the ingredients. So, he had a firm grasp of this operation.
However, doing this undoubtedly shocked everyone once again.
Although it seemed Yuuki was only working on two things at once, he was actually multitasking nine things because the ingredients in the eight pots were completely different. Yuuki simultaneously cooking these ingredients was multitasking eight things.
Plus, the dough on the side—Yuuki was multitasking nine things at once!
"You can clearly see that the flames under each pot are different sizes, meaning he's not using the same heat for all eight kinds of seafood. Instead, based on each ingredient, he's using entirely different heat levels." Terunori Kuga observed.
"This guy is turning into more and more of a MONSTER! Who's ever seen a person multitask NINE things at the same time?? Even two things at once is already considered incredible!" Eishi Tsukasa and the others could only describe Yuuki as a monster.
And even on the "monster" path, he continued to progress further and further.
"Multitasking Nine things—can he really do it without any mistakes?"
Watching Yuuki's actions, Erina Nakiri was also incredibly shocked. If he could still ensure there were no mistakes under these circumstances, that would be terrifying.
"I can't imagine what other surprises Yuuki-kun has in store. That unique kneading technique just now was also incredible—" Hisako Arato next to her also exclaimed.
Yuuki's actions really did shock everyone. From the dough-kneading to now multitasking nine things—no matter how you looked at it, it was outrageously incredible.
"Yes, and that dough-kneading technique—it's practically a special ability on its own!" Erina Nakiri nodded.
Although she hadn't observed it closely, and she didn't have some kind of "God's Eye"—she was, after all, still a very capable Chef.
So, through observation, she could roughly tell that there were no issues with the dough Yuuki made.
To be able to complete the entire kneading process in such a short time, and without appearing to exert much effort—that technique was terrifying.
Plus, that impressive visual impact was also incredible.
Almost everyone was envious of Yuuki's dough-kneading technique, but they also knew very well that never mind whether this thing was a special ability or not, even if it wasn't, he wouldn't teach it to them.
"Always bringing out these insane things..." Soma Yukihira, as Yuuki's opponent, also couldn't help but complain.
However, his hands weren't slow.
Seeing that Yuuki was making buns, he knew his own dish would definitely be finished before Yuuki's.
After all, Yuuki's dough needed fermentation. While Yuuki could accelerate this process, it wasn't like accelerating the cooking of other dishes.
....
On Yuuki's side, he had finished stewing the eight kinds of seafood and now focused primarily on the dough. Soon, everyone noticed that the dough in front of Yuuki was actually expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Although this expansion speed couldn't compare to the effect of the Old Dough, it was still quite astonishing—practically changing in real-time before their eyes.
In less than ten minutes, the dough in front of Yuuki had tripled in size.
Normal dough usually only expanded to about twice its original size, but Yuuki's had directly tripled.
However, in Yuuki's view, his semi-finished Old Dough was still lacking. If it were the true Old Dough, it would probably expand to about ten times its original size in less than a minute.
At this moment, Yuuki also knew this was the limit of his current starter. After setting aside a portion, Yuuki began to further process the dough.
While using the White Snake Entanglement to further knead the dough, Yuuki also added other things. Eventually, the dough was divided into four portions and turned into four colors: black, green, white, and orange.
The colors besides white were dyed using black sesame, spinach, and carrots respectively. The appearance of the four colors of dough once again piqued everyone's curiosity.
The dishes Yuuki made were always unique and magical, to the point where everyone had even forgotten about Soma Yukihira.
And at this moment, Soma had already finished his own dish. Seeing no one was paying attention to him, he was also somewhat helpless. However, the necessary procedures still needed to be carried out.
Only after he presented his ramen to Senzaemon Nakiri did Senzaemon turn his attention back to Soma's dish.
"Rich broth ramen, huh?"
After glancing at it, Senzaemon Nakiri directly tasted a mouthful. From its appearance, there didn't seem to be anything special about this dish.
"Isn't this the same dish Jōichirō-senpai made when he had that breakfast battle with Soma?"
Satoshi Isshiki recognized this dish. He had been one of the judges that time, so his impression of this dish was very deep.
"Really?" Yoshino Yuki said with some surprise.
That morning, she had gone to feed her small animals. When she returned, she found the competition had already ended, which made her feel quite regretful.
Even if Jōichirō didn't go all out, he was still a Special Class Chef.
The dishes he made wouldn't taste bad.
"He probably didn't completely copy it; maybe he added some of his own understanding," Satoshi Isshiki shook his head.
Based on his understanding of Soma's cooking, under normal circumstances, Soma wouldn't completely replicate someone else's dish; he would definitely add some of his own understanding.
And just as he thought, Soma had indeed incorporated his own understanding into this dish. Of course, he also retained the merits of Jōichirō's cooking.
Learning the merits of others, retaining one's own merits, and eliminating one's own dross—this was something Soma Yukihira always did.
....
At this moment, Senzaemon Nakiri had also finished tasting this dish. It had to be said, this dish did indeed amaze him, even to the extent of his clothes bursting.
"As expected of Jōichirō's son. No wonder he calls him his greatest masterpiece. This growth rate is astonishing. Unfortunately, encountering Yuuki, Soma is destined to be overshadowed in this life."
Senzaemon Nakiri had eaten Soma Yukihira's cooking before, so he knew how Good Soma's Culinary skills were.
Compared to the beginning of the last term, Soma had changed dramatically.
But unfortunately, he had met Yuuki...
No matter how fast his growth, he would be left so far behind he couldn't even see the taillights.
After praising this dish, Senzaemon once again turned his attention to Yuuki.
Because at this moment, Yuuki had already started making buns. Yuuki's speed was very fast, and making the bun skin was very simple. With a simple press of his hand, it was complete.
Although it was just a simple press, it utilized Food Honor's control over strength.
This way, he didn't even need to use a rolling pin.
One press of his hands, and a bun skin appeared. And at a glance, there were no flaws at all, as if made by a machine.
Of course, these bun skins were much better than machine-made ones.
After all, machine processing was just brute force pressing. Yuuki used finesse, ensuring both the bun skin's texture and its perfect appearance.
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