Food Wars: Tavern

Smell, taste.

These two things in the human body are closely related.

Erina, who possesses the ability of the God Tongue, can accurately perceive taste and smell and analyze and evaluate them.

In other words, even if toast is made into a beef patty, it is still unmistakably toast.

If one wants to deceive Erina in this way, it would be absolutely naive!

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"Different ingredients."

"Definitely have different tastes, textures, and aromas!"

"And these characteristics can all be distinguished by the God Tongue ability."

"Moreover, you have already revealed all the secrets of these three Western fast foods in front of me. Don't you feel that doing so is a bit self-defeating?"

After a brief analysis, Erina gradually calmed down.

"In some condiments."

"The combination of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty flavors can create a pleasing taste."

"But in reality, these flavors may not necessarily create such a taste on their own."

"Therefore, in the process of cooking."

"The combination of ingredients can deceive a person's taste perception."

"In short, there's no need to say more, so go ahead and taste it. I believe that these three Western fast foods will completely overturn your understanding!"

Under the influence of her innate God Tongue ability, Erina was always quicker than others in grasping the taste of each dish.

Then, she could continuously improve these dishes using her culinary skills and food science knowledge!

Because the God Tongue never makes mistakes, so she could always arrive at the "correct" answer in her lifetime.

Over time, this amazing ability, while giving her high confidence in evaluating food and using culinary techniques, also made her completely intolerant of any criticism from others!

This was vividly reflected in the original plot when the student Yukihira Soma, who was taking the entrance exam, wanted to argue with Erina over a mediocre dish.

As a result, he was directly judged as unqualified on the spot by Erina, almost preventing him from becoming a new student at Totsuki Culinary Academy.

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"I will definitely taste it."

"After all, for dishes like this, I must make an effort to find all its shortcomings."

"Then you will deeply understand what price you have to pay to challenge the God Tongue!"

With that, Erina picked up the freshly baked beef burger and took a big bite.

The moment she bit down, the delicious taste spread in her mouth.

Then, a soft and elastic sensation, as if trying to stretch Erina's teeth.

If hamburgers sold in the market always had a crispy texture, what Zane made was soft and sweet!

Yes, too soft!

This soft feeling seemed to come from the unique characteristics of the outer layer of the bread.

Inside was a special sauce, which Zane had just made from vegetable juice, oyster sauce, mustard, broth, and teriyaki sauce, after slow simmering.

Simply biting into it could feel the sauce tightly wrapping the patty, giving off a rich taste.

"Ah!"

"This..."

Erina couldn't help but be stunned!

In her heart, she kept thinking: "What's going on?"

"The beef patty is clearly made from toast, so why can't the God Tongue's ability taste even a hint of the toast?"

And how did this rich beef aroma occur?

Could it be that in this world, there is a kind of cooking that can completely deceive the God Tongue and satisfy it?

No, that's absolutely impossible!

Even my mother, Mana Nakiri...

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Thinking about this, the stubborn Erina took another bite.

With the second taste, she finally realized that the beef burger in her hand couldn't be truly experienced until it was in her mouth!

Theoretically, a beef patty made from toast might feel a bit dry.

So it needs a thick sauce to complement it. Only when they are combined can they produce a unique stickiness of the beef patty.

And this degree of stickiness can also affect the overall texture of the burger.

Obviously, when making this dish, Zane had already thought about this.

And the flavor of this beef burger exceeded Erina's expectations.

She really didn't expect that even her God Tongue wouldn't be able to discern the essence of a beef patty made from toast!

Gradually, Erina let go of her elegance while eating. She clutched the beef burger in her hand and took big bites.

"What's going on?"

"Miss Erina, how could you eat in such a ravenous manner?"

"Has this beef burger made from toast truly conquered the God Tongue?"

Seeing this scene, Hisako couldn't help but be shocked, her mouth wide open, almost able to hold an egg!

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Since she was young, she has always taken care of Erina's daily life.

She is responsible for using her best skills in medicinal cooking to help Erina stay healthy.

In the years following Erina, she has witnessed countless amazing and magical dishes, becoming so overshadowed in front of Erina's God Tongue ability!

She also knows that recently, Erina's taste has become more and more picky.

Many dishes have already become worthless in her eyes, to the point where she doesn't even bother to look at them.

But who would have expected that in this small tavern, a beef burger that wasn't made of beef could actually satisfy Erina? Oh my goodness!

Am I really not dreaming?

After thinking, the naive Hisako quickly reached out and pinched her own cheek.

Feeling a bit of pain, she realized that everything happening in front of her was real and not a dream!

For some reason, she used to despise such mediocre dishes.

But the beef burger in front of her now makes her feel excited and curious.

It even makes her want to explore every taste and texture using the God Tongue ability, to understand how each ordinary ingredient comes together to create this delicious dish.

Especially when she is enjoying it, the inner joy and satisfaction become even stronger.

So much so that her hands just can't stop!