Shokuki: Start with an izakaya and make everyone cry

Chapter 283 A near-miss assessment

At noon, the sun is scorching.

The tall buildings rising from the ground look particularly eye-catching, but the windows are shining in the sunlight, they are very tall!

And this high-rise building is the assessment venue for the promotion examination.

"Good afternoon, everyone."

"I am Taihiro Hiroi, the newly appointed lecturer at Totsuki Academy, and I am also the judge of this cooking room."

Hiroi Taihiro looked around, and finally focused on Alice.

Although he didn't understand why Commander-in-Chief Nakiri Hisashi would tell him to "take special care" of this candidate, it was useless to think about these things.

So, she immediately got to the point.

"As you can see."

"The first test of the promotion exam is the Marseille fish dish taught in the previous class."

"We have also prepared the ingredients for you. You just need to follow the instructions provided at that time and cook it again."

After saying that, the expressions of all the candidates present changed in different ways.

Someone rejoices.

There are concerns.

There are also people who are afraid and uneasy.

However, no matter what, with the examination, everyone began to get busy.

…

Broadly speaking.

Salmon is the collective name for all three categories of salmon, trout and salmon. It is also a kind of deep-sea fish. It is one of the commonly used foods and has high nutritional value and therapeutic effects.

Well, it is also one of the more commonly used fish ingredients in Western food.

"Um?"

“The bouillabaisse recipe actually uses salmon?”

"It seems like no one in our group is good at cooking this kind of food, right?"

At this moment, Alice couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and narrowed her eyes slightly.

She looked at the salmon on the chopping board, which were not of very good quality, and inevitably fell into deep thought, and finally murmured to herself.

After that, she looked at the other four candidates next to her.

Tadokoro Megumi is good at gentle and simple local cuisine. At the same time, her hometown is in the Tohoku region, close to the coast!

Maybe she should have some understanding when it comes to salmon.

As for the other three, Mito Yumei is a master of meat cooking and is good at handling beef, but she may not be so good at salmon.

Miyoko Hojo, who is good at Chinese cuisine, even though she has amazing wrist strength and can easily stir-fry a metal Chinese wok with one hand, she is not very good at French cuisine after all.

Therefore, she may have obvious shortcomings in Marseille cuisine.

Finally!

The lively and cute Yuki Yoshino is very interested in game dishes.

In other words, the combination of Alice Nakiri and these four people, among these five people, no one can be considered a true master in salmon!

…

"Oh, it would be great if my follower Kurokiba Ryo is here. After all, he is quite good at this kind of aquatic products."

At this time, Alice seemed to have a hint of despair.

"Salmon? Why salmon?"

“Is it possible that the fish ingredient used in the Marseille cuisine taught in class is this kind of salmon?”

Tian Suohui looked at it for a moment, with confusion written all over his face.

"Indeed, after all, salmon season is in the fall."

"If it were during the autumn selection competition, it might make sense to use salmon as the theme of the cuisine! However, it is early winter now, and we are still in Hokkaido in the north. The ingredients used should not be this kind of fish, right?"

Obviously, Miyoko Hojo on the side also saw this problem.

…

In fact, thousands of salmon appear actively every year from July to October.

And it's winter now, so there shouldn't be any fresh salmon.

"On such an important examination occasion, the test questions are mainly based on cooking ingredients that are not in line with the season. It feels a bit strange to think about it!"

Mito Yumei sighed helplessly.

She also didn't expect that this year's promotion exam would be so "cheating".

"But, it doesn't matter, right?"

"With this exam question, shouldn't you feel lucky? After all, Xiaohui grew up near the port, so she must be very good at handling salmon!"

After saying this, Yoshino Yuki's eyes were full of expectation.

"Well... I do know something about salmon, but I don't know much about Marseille cuisine."

Tadokoro felt that the eyes of Yoshino Yuki next to her were full of expectation, and she couldn't help but feel ashamed.

…

"Look, the salmon I was assigned seems to be top quality!"

“It’s really amazing that we can still find salmon of this size and so many in this season.”

Immediately, Yuji looked at the frozen salmon in front of her, her eyes lit up, then she laughed happily and said to the other four girls.

"Yuji, the quality of this fish is not good."

Unexpectedly, when Taguo Hui saw the salmon in her hand, she almost couldn't laugh or cry. She began to explain desperately: "This is postpartum salmon. This kind of salmon can be said to be the salmon with the worst flavor and quality."

Sure enough, in this season, it is very difficult to find excellent quality salmon.

"Pfft~"

"Why is this like this?"

When Yuji heard this, she was almost dumbfounded.

"And if you look closely, the salmon assigned to other combinations have the best quality grade."

"Only our group... Could it be that the authorities are doing this on purpose?"

Tanoko Megumi noticed something and became even more desperate!

...

"Okay, candidates."

"Since you all have the ingredients, let's all start making the bouillabaisse. As long as you have taken the course taught by General Nakiri Azusa, you will have no problem taking the exam!"

"Now, it's just past 12 noon. At 2 noon, the exam will be over."

Finally, Taihiro Hiroi on the stage accidentally saw Alice Nakiri, Megumi Tanoko, Mito Izumi, Yoshino Yuki, and Hojo Miyoko, all confused by the quality of the salmon!

She couldn't help but smile slightly and said lightly.

The salmon's suitable season is almost over.

And the high-quality salmon that can monopolize such a large number are all concentrated in this exam cooking room.

Furthermore,

Only the well-funded Totsuki Academy can have such a great influence!

At the same time, only the salmon that meet the qualification standards, and then just follow the course given by Nakiri Tsukushi before, every step, every action, imitated in a realistic way, then there is almost no pressure.

What's more, the salmon that are allocated. The white patterns on the surface are more numerous and clearer, and the salmon meat is plump and crispy.

Therefore, this so-called exam does not seem to be difficult for many candidates.

Of course.

The group of candidates including Alice and others are always helpless.

...

"Really?"

"Is this the beginning?"

Yoshino Yuuki, she began to look around the surrounding situation, only to see other candidates starting one after another.

And, whether it is cutting fish or preparing ingredients, they are actually doing it in an orderly manner.

"I'm afraid it's not just our group, other rebels like us should also receive this special treatment, right?"

At this moment, Alice rubbed her chin.

After a little thought, he soon thought of a very tricky question.

"Hehe, what's wrong with you?"

"If you think the quality of the salmon is not good, you can all go find other salmon, but the entire test time is only 2 hours, I hope you can still make it in time."

Judge Hiroi Taihiro, seeing that the group of Alice Nakiri and others had not taken action yet, couldn't help but feel funny.

Who told you not to go to class and be dissatisfied with the reform plan of General Nakiri Thistle!

Now, let's see how you will end it?

...

For a while.

Alice and others could feel the ridicule of Hiroi Taihiro.

And the atmosphere of the entire cooking room seemed to be filled with a little ridicule.

Especially those candidates who were busy, they saw the helpless group of Alice Nakiri, and they inevitably felt a sense of "gloating" in their hearts.

When the wall falls, everyone pushes it.

And knowing that there is a tiger in the mountain, you still go to the tiger mountain!

Knowing that now is the time when the power of the Central Food Agency is rising rapidly.

Especially after the content of the promotion exam was forcibly changed, the consequences for those who could not obey the central food agency... were imaginable.

Therefore, seeing the fate of Alice Nakiri and others, many candidates in this room began to feel lucky.

Yes!

They were glad that they did not resist too much.

"It's really bad. Are we going to be expelled easily in such a place?"

Yoshino Yuuki sighed deeply.

She was also deeply desperate. After all, no one thought that this was actually done on salmon.

...

Time was still slowly passing, and this exam was about to end.

"The soup is delicious. You can feel the strong sea flavor with just one sip. Mussels, crabs, etc. are added to the soup to add the unique freshness of shellfish, further enhancing the layering of the taste."

"Very good, such a Marseille fish soup dish is definitely qualified!"

The judge, Hiroi Taibo, began to taste the Marseille fish soup dish of a group of candidates in front of him, and then she gave a fair evaluation.

After her evaluation, the whole cooking room was in an uproar.

This exam, as General Nakiri Tsuki said: As long as you can go to class and study the course content of the Central Gourmet Agency well.

Then, there is no need to worry about this promotion exam.

...

At the beginning.

There are indeed many candidates who feel very nervous and scared.

However, in the end, many candidates have smiles of happiness and joy on their faces. After all, until now, no one has been judged to be unqualified and expelled.

"Are you guys going to make a final struggle?"

"I advise you to give up as soon as possible. After all, using a skinny, small, and slightly rotten salmon..."

Hiroi Taihiro turned his head slightly and looked at Nakiri Alice and others.

Then, she showed a little bit of cunning smile, as if in her eyes, Alice, Hui, Yu Mei, Yu Ji, and Miyoko, the five candidates, the final fate is to fail in this exam and have to be forced to drop out!

"Humph!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Our group's bouillabaisse is ready." Alice's eyes widened with anger, and then she presented the dishes they made. "What? Your dishes are ready?" Hiroi Taibo, who had just been a little complacent, was shocked. Then she smelled a burst of fragrant aroma, which immediately came towards her. When she looked closely, this bouillabaisse dish looked very good, and people almost drooled! "This... this is impossible?" Hiroi Taibo felt unbelievable for a moment, and finally she tasted it without any hesitation. ... "Huh? Saffron was added for seasoning." "This precious spice can not only season, but also make the fish soup more orange-yellow, and add some potatoes to enhance the thickness of the fish soup, which further arouses the appetite of diners!" "Oh my God, is this their strength?" Hiroi Taibo almost collapsed after tasting it. The original intention of this exam was to strike down these rebels in one fell swoop, but what no one expected was that the rebels such as Alice Nakiri and Megumi Tadokoro would steal the limelight.

Yes!

The bouillabaisse they made.

It was definitely the most delicious bouillabaisse in this cooking room.

Finally, with some helplessness, Alice Nakiri, Megumi Tadokoro, Mito Izumi, Yoshino Yuki, and Hojo Miyoko successfully passed the first test of the promotion exam and passed!

So far, the first test has ended!

Although the judges of each cooking room will do some small actions for the rebels and assign a "special ingredient", it is said that no one has been forced to drop out of school because of the ingredients.

Each candidate used his own strength to ensure the deliciousness of the ingredients.

Such news soon spread to Totsuki Academy, where the commander-in-chief Nakiri Tsuki was.

At this moment, Nakiri Tsuki, with a stern face, looked very stern.

Although everyone knows that this promotion exam has a total of six rigorous trials! The first test is just a small test. However, what happened is that every candidate passed the test! ... "Some ability." "They all passed the test successfully." Nakiri murmured to himself, and then he couldn't help but fall into deep thought. The biggest purpose of this promotion exam is that the Central Gourmet Agency wants to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate those rebels in one fell swoop! Naturally, the means that can be used are not so fair. Next. There are 5 more rigorous trials. The content of the test will become more difficult and cruel as it goes north. Of course, the Central Gourmet Agency will continue to use some small means to eliminate all the rebels regardless of everything.