"I first shredded the chicken, then quickly passed it through boiling chicken broth. This can lighten the taste of the shredded chicken and make the chicken aroma more intense." Satou smiled and explained, "Then, I paired it with a sweet sauce made from green plums and lemons, to highlight the refreshing taste."
"I see!" Ann's face showed an expression of realization. "If you just pass chicken pieces through chicken broth, the internal flavor is still difficult to change. But after you shredded it, it became easy for the chicken broth to penetrate the shredded chicken. So, that's why you made shredded chicken noodles, right?"
"That's just one reason. After shredding the chicken, it's indeed easier to process the chicken. Another reason is that the flavor of shredded chicken cold noodles is relatively refreshing, and when paired with cucumber shreds and a special lemon sauce, it can highlight the original refreshing flavor of the lemon chicken."
Satou said, "It truly is a dish full of magic."
Ann gritted her teeth and said, though she was annoyed, this dish made up for the previous flaws and highlighted the strengths.
"Amazing! Is this a Far Moon student?"
"I think he's even better than the Elite Ten, right?"
"Yeah, I don't think even the Elite Ten could do it."
The chefs at Kujo Restaurant all exclaimed in admiration.
"So, can this restaurant's one-star rating be retained?" Satou asked, "Actually, if they had more time to improve that French Lemon Chicken from before, it would definitely be fine."
"What's your name?"
Ann didn't answer directly, but asked.
"My name is Satou."
Satou said.
"Satou? Never heard of him?"
Ann's delicate brows furrowed slightly; she had never heard of Satou's name.
Even if the other party wasn't Elite Ten, if he was from a prestigious family, the WGO would definitely have information, like Mito Ikumi of the Mito Group, and Hisako Arato of the Arato family.
But Satou's name was completely unknown, so it seemed he was just from humble origins.
"As expected of Far Moon, it seems another genius is about to emerge."
She gritted her teeth and muttered to herself, clearly wary of Far Moon.
"Although I can't directly give you a one-star rating, I can give you another chance."
Ann's face once again showed a gentle smile, "In three days, I will come back to re-evaluate."
"Really? Thank you so much!"
Kujo Eisuke said excitedly. Three days would be enough for them to master the French Lemon Chicken perfectly, and they would definitely pass the review then.
"Alright, I'll be going now."
Then, Ann laboriously walked out of the restaurant, clutching the thick stack of books.
But in her heart, she decided that she would thoroughly investigate Satou's background once she returned!
Although the WGO was the supreme organization in the culinary world, it had always been at a disadvantage in the open and secret struggles between Neon and Far Moon, never able to surpass Far Moon in influence.
"Do I really have to cooperate with that guy who was expelled from Far Moon?"
She muttered to herself.
"Thank you so much!"
As soon as Ann left, all the staff in Kujo Restaurant knelt down again.
"No need for that, and it's not just my credit; Megumi also helped a lot."
Satou said.
"Not at all!"
Tadokoro Megumi's cheeks were flushed. She had only helped shred the chicken, but getting Satou's affirmation still made her feel sweet inside.
"Oh, by the way, if you're satisfied with this tasting, please give a good review."
Satou said, after all, he was temporarily filling in for Erina Nakiri. If he didn't do well, it would make Erina Nakiri look bad too.
"Of course, I will highly praise it."
Kujo Eisuke also couldn't help but smile.
Next, Kujo Eisuke invited Satou and the others to stay and enjoy a sumptuous meal.
When they finally left, he even gave each of them a VIP card.
"From now on, as long as you have this card, you can enjoy dishes at our restaurant for free permanently."
Kujo Eisuke said with a smile.
"Permanently free?"
Yuki Yoshino's mouth was practically watering.
Although this wasn't a restaurant opened by Elite Ten graduates like Kojiro Shinomiya or Hinako Inui, it was still a restaurant by a Far Moon graduate, and the dishes sold were quite expensive.
"How can we accept this?"
Yukihira Soma laughed heartily. He had just come to freeload, hadn't helped at all, and yet received such treatment.
"It's fine! If it weren't for you, our restaurant definitely wouldn't be able to stay open. Please, you must accept it!"
Kujo Eisuke said with a hearty laugh.
In the end, Satou and the others could only accept it.
On the way back.
"Satou, when are you going to help Miss Erina Nakiri with another tasting?"
Yuki Yoshino asked, licking her lips.
Satou gave her an exasperated look, deciding in his heart that he would definitely never tell her again!
In the evening, Erina Nakiri returned.
"You're back."
Satou walked in and asked.
"Mm."
Erina Nakiri nodded, then suddenly remembered and said, "Oh, by the way, according to feedback, the client highly praised your tasting work."
"Really? That's good."
Satou smiled.
Erina Nakiri also smiled. To be honest, she had been a little worried, because although Satou was no less talented than her, he had no reputation, so he might not be recognized.
But when she received feedback afterwards, the restaurant was extremely satisfied with the tasting and spared no praise for the taster, even paying three times the usual remuneration afterwards, which greatly surprised Hisako Arato when she called to inquire.
"Oh, by the way, Hisako said that three restaurants have already applied to invite you for a tasting. What do you think?"
Erina Nakiri asked.
"We'll talk about that later."
Satou said.
"Mm."
Erina Nakiri nodded.
Next, the two of them had their routine cooking competition.
However, what Satou didn't expect was that he actually lost this time!
The theme this time was snails, and Satou didn't know enough about this ingredient, so Erina Nakiri had a rare win.
A frustrated Satou could only return to his room and sleep while hugging Tohru.
"I say, Satou, shall we try that?"
Tohru hugged Satou's arm, her face flushed with shyness.
After what happened last time, their relationship grew closer, and their feelings had already matured naturally.
Satou was tempted, but hesitated, "Kanna is still here."
"Kanna is asleep, we can go to another room."
Tohru whispered.
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