And seafood, the reason it's called seafood, is precisely because of its unparalleled freshness!
Delicacies from land and sea, that's what this refers to.
"I never thought that such a small bowl of soup could incorporate so many seafoods, and there's no conflict in their flavors, allowing the diner to clearly and accurately perceive each kind of freshness. Has Yumeko's cooking skill reached this level?"
Tasting the dish in the bowl, Erina Nakiri gave it extremely high praise. This dish had truly reached the golden level, with the blessing of the Cooking Soul!
Therefore, the level of this dish was also the highest on site.
Wait, maybe not necessarily...
Looking at Tadokoro Megumi, who was the last to appear, a look of anticipation appeared in Hoshino Sora's eyes. Since returning from the practical training, Tadokoro Megumi's cooking skills had been improving day by day, progressing rapidly.
If it were her, what kind of dish would she present?
"I'm done too. These are my handmade beef meatballs."
Seeing the audience influenced by "Deep Sea" and immersed in its depths, Tadokoro Megumi carefully brought up her dish, then stood aside and waited.
"This is… handmade beef meatballs made by pounding beef tens of thousands of times with an iron rod, and removing all the fascia during the pounding process!"
"However, this time the theme is soup. Even if beef meatballs are used as an accompaniment, at least a bowl of soup should be cooked. Could it be that there's more to these beef meatballs?"
Looking at the bowl full of beef meatballs in front of them, many judges had such questions in their minds.
"The meticulously refined beef meatballs combined with broths in various Japanese styles, truly a dish with Megumi's style. The handmade beef meatballs are simply the finishing touch!"
Erina Nakiri couldn't help but praise, then looked at Hoshino Sora. If he hadn't passed on Gourmet Cell to Tadokoro Megumi, allowing her to possess superhuman strength and speed, she would never have been able to complete the handmade beef meatballs in such a short time.
It was Hoshino Sora who gave them infinite possibilities! Whether in cooking or other areas.
This thought suddenly popped into Erina Nakiri's mind, and a hint of admiration appeared in her eyes as she looked at Hoshino Sora. This was the man she loved.
The competition continued, with more and more contestants finishing their dishes. Some performed exceptionally well, some performed averagely, and some made frequent mistakes; all kinds of situations occurred.
After each round of dishes, the judges on site would score once, and only after the scores were uploaded would the next round of competition begin. There were a total of one hundred judges on site, with a total score of one thousand.
Soon, time came to dusk.
"Only the top three will receive tickets to 'BLUE,' so now, Chef Dojima, please announce the results."
All the chefs had finished the competition and focused their attention on Kawashima Rei. Kawashima Rei saw this and wasted no words. She picked up the microphone, hosted briefly, and then looked at Dojima Gin.
"First, in third place, Soma Yukihira, 966 points!"
As Dojima Gin's words fell, the screen at the top changed. The previously empty third place now displayed the four large characters "Soma Yukihira," with nine hundred sixty-six points, much higher than in the original work, likely due to the dipping sauce.
Looking at the score on the large screen, Hoshino Sora didn't speak. Although he wasn't very familiar with the "BLUE" storyline, he clearly remembered that Soma Yukihira, Takumi, and Tadokoro Megumi would participate in the World Cooking Competition as the three "BLUE" contestants.
However, now with Yumeko Jabami, this was the biggest variable.
As for the others, after tasting their dishes, Hoshino Sora clearly understood that their skill level was not up to par. Simply put, they were still far from it!
Therefore, for them to stand out, unless they had incredibly good luck and their dishes happened to suit everyone's tastes, it was almost impossible.
"Only third place, isn't that very dangerous!"
Looking at his ranking, Soma Yukihira was clearly somewhat dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do. After all, this was everyone's choice. Looking on the bright side, at least he qualified to compete!
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