Tadokoro Megumi.
You will be the lead chef.
Yukihira, you'll be the sous chef supporting her.
What?!
Let the Shokugeki...
...begin!
Chou farci.
Magician of Légumes
The Magician of Légumes!
All right. Tadokoro, Yukihira, serve your dish.
'Kay.
O-Okay.
Hmm...
This is...
...a terrine.
It is a Rainbow Terrine, featuring seven vegetables.
Hmm... seven patés, each of a different color.
They created stripes of color, like a rainbow.
Wait, didn't Shinomiya also assign a terrine in his lesson?
Oh, how interesting.
You're trying to find fault with my recette
for the Terrine of Nine Vegetables?
No, um...
Flail Flail
I... I... I just wanted people to see my own recette, so...
Well, let's see how it turned out for starters.
Yes.
Evaluation: E
Evaluation: Fail
Tadokoro Megumi.
Evaluation
E rating!
She's still here?
Totsuki's name will suffer.
She's always at the bottom.
She has no talent.
Go back home to the boonies already.
Tadokoro Megumi.
You're fired.
Yukihira,
if you lose, you'll get expelled right along with her.
The Memory of a Dish
Delicious!
Indeed!
Yeah!
Just a Bystander
She made patés from potatoes, carrots, zucchinis, and other vegetables
to create layers of seven different colors.
Each layer was prepared to maximize each vegetable's flavor.
I'm impressed she managed to pull off something so labor-intensive
in such a short amount of time.
There are two kinds of sauce.
One is a sweet-and-sour sudachi gelée.
The other
is a astringent green herb sauce made from a paste of several different herbs,
with perilla as the main component.
Pairing a terrine with sudachi and perilla—
Now, that's innovation.
Mmm!
The pairing of sautéed zucchini with herb sauce
is so refreshing. Fantastic.
The sudachi goes well with the lingering sweetness of the tomatoes, too.
I see!
By combining seven patés and two kinds of sauce,
you can enjoy fourteen different flavors!
This is very exciting.
Indeed.
These vibrant "stripes" are not only contributing to the visual appeal,
but also to the overall taste of the dish.
Tadokoro-kun, you're using sun-dried tomatoes, aren't you?
Um, yes!
Back home, we dry vegetables we harvest during the summer in the sun
so that we can eat them in the winter.
I learned how to use the oven to dry them from Mo— my mother while helping out.
When you sprinkle rock salt on halved cherry tomatoes,
and slow-roast them at low temperatures in an oven at 120 degrees Celsius,
they become sweeter, and their flavor is greatly enhanced.
I thought they'd be a nice flavor accent in the terrine.
Indeed.
Tomatoes contain glutamic acid, which is an umami compound.
Glutamic Acid
The glutamic acid is concentrated when the tomatoes are dried,
greatly increasing the degree of sweetness felt by the tongue.
Shinomiya's Terrine of Nine Vegetables
is a dish meant to savor the flavor of fresh vegetables,
but this recette focuses on the flavor
unique to vegetables prepared for preservation.
While they're both vegetable terrines,
one showcases the flavor of freshness, and the other the umami born of maturation.
They approach vegetables as an ingredient from completely different angles.
The taste just sinks into your heart.
The dish is full of Megumi-chan's kindness.
Yes.
If Shinomiya-san is the Magician of Légumes,
Megumi-chan would
be someone that subtly provides us with nature's bounty.
A Koro-pok-guru of Légumes.
No, that's wrong!
Megumi-chan is someone that brings me happiness!
She's the Household God of Légumes!
Stare...
No, but perhaps
she is someone who has come from the snow country
to deliver the bounty of vegetables to us.
A Snow Child of Légumes.
Here!
It's not winter right now!
I don't think that fits!
Then Koro-pok-guru should be fine.
She's definitely a Household God!
I still think she's a Snow Child...
Wait, why are all of them of the Yokai variety?
Koro-pok-guru!
Household God!
Snow Child!
Yokai Hyakumonogatari.
It can't be...
After all of my failures, I had no confidence.
I was the failure of the Academy.
But the alumni... my long-time role models... have said my cooking was delicious!
All right, let's move on to judging.
This coin represents one vote.
Each of the three judges have one coin.
Shinomiya or Tadokoro-kun.
Cast your vote for the dish that you felt tasted the best.
Well, I'll start.
Until now, I was so afraid of expulsion
that all I did was run around.
But now, I finally find myself wanting to stay here for real.
I feel I've finally faced my own cooking for real.
Please...
I don't want things to end just yet.
Nice to meet you.
Well, who knew we'd end up in the same dorm, too?
Dash Dash Dash Dash
A'ight! Let's go, Tadokoro!
I want to stay in this academy.
Soma-kun, why don't you get some rest at least?
Soma-kun's amazing!
Thank goodness! I'll be with you, Soma-kun!
Dash Dash Dash...
Glad you enjoyed it!
I want to cook... a whole lot more...
with everyone... with Soma-kun!
So please, God!
My condolences.
The gap between your and Shinomiya's abilities was obvious.
Shinomiya won by a landslide.
I... failed...
I'm sorry, Tadokoro.
I couldn't help you.
But you can stand up straight and proud.
You made a really good dish.
No! That's not it.
It's not Soma-kun's fault.
Never mind all that!
I'm looking forward to working together from now on, Tadokoro!
I'm counting on you, Tadokoro!
Let's do this, Tadokoro!
Who do you think I am?
I was holding the fort as the number two chef at Yukihira Diner!
Because of... Because of me, even Soma-kun's...
I'm sorry!
Well, it was my choice.
Don't apologize.
The drawback is that you can't do it by yourself.
I'll pour in everything I've got, experience and all, and support you.
I'm so sorry!
Well, no need to be so down about it.
It was inevitable.
Anyway, I have an early start tomorrow,
so excuse me.
Have a good night.
I believe the outcome has been decided.
What is the meaning of this?
Oh, well.
I simply wished to acknowledge this dish
and cast my vote.
What?
You're not even one of the judges.
What're you trying to pull?
And what do you mean, you're acknowledging that dish?
I don't get it, Dojima-san.
Really? You don't?
The dish Tadokoro-kun made...
That's where the answer to your question can be found.
Shinomiya...
You're stagnating right now, aren't you?
What?
Shinomiya-senpai, you're so cool!
Fwoosh
10 Years Ago
Totsuki Tea House Culinary Academy 79th Graduation Ceremony
Hinako, I know you feel lonely, but please stop crying.
Donato Gotoda (Age 17) 80th Graduating Class
We have to see them off with a smile.
But...
I can't believe he's going straight to France after graduation.
Inui Hinako (Age 17) 80th Graduating Class
I wasn't told.
Mizuhara Fuyumi (Age 18) 79th Graduating Class
Yeah, I was surprised, too.
But you're serious.
Yeah.
My cooking won't be perfected
until I hone it where French cuisine was born.
I'll train in France,
set up my own restaurant,
Shinomiya Kojiro (Age 18) 79th Graduating Class
and win the Pluspol award!
The Pluspol award...
If you pull it off,
you'll be the first Japanese person to succeed.
I bet you can.
But, Senpai!
You won't make any friends because you're so unfriendly!
You'll definitely get into fights with the staff, too—
I agree.
You guys!
A Japanese native, opening a restaurant in France...
It is a thorny path full of unimaginable challenges.
I went to France with money I'd won through various cooking contests
as a student in my pocket.
And after six years of training,
I opened my own restaurant, SHINO'S, in the 8th Arrondissement of Paris,
where countless famous restaurants battle for survival.
I'm impressed that you're an owner-chef at your age.
Your cooking was magnificent.
Thank you.
I may have gotten ahead of myself because of the restaurant.
That Japonais...
I overlooked a minor flaw.
Hey!
Who changed my recette for the sauce?!
In Paris, this is more to people's liking.
I believe Monsieur Shinomiya's flavors are a bit too... Oriental.
Well, not that someone who's Japanese would understand.
Hey, he'll hear us.
There was rebellion against an outsider.
Inconsistent Dishes
Problems with Service
On a 5-point scale, 3 is the highest anyone would give it.
Jealousy toward a chef too young.
Want to eat at SHINO'S?
I don't hear very many good things about this place.
Let's go somewhere else.
My restaurant's business fell into shambles as more and more ruptures emerged.
If you can't pay up soon,
we'll have to terminate our contract!
Is my ambition going to end here, of all places?
I don't need halfwits in my kitchen.
Get out of my sight!
I can only trust myself.
Think even of your staff as enemies.
No.
Follow the recette down to the letter. Use the miroir glaze at the end.
I won't tolerate any deviations from my recette.
Pardon me for saying so, Chef,
but this procedure would be a fine substitute.
We'd save more on cost and increase efficiency—
I am the chef.
If you're dissatisfied with me, leave.
O-Oui, chef.
I was on a knife's edge...
Delicious!
A knife's edge.
I feel the handling of the vegetables presents certain Japanese elements.
Yet the dishes don't stray from the traditions of French cuisine!
It is sheer magic!
He's a magician!
The Magician of Légumes!
I stayed on the knife's edge.
That's how I got here.
You must have realized it yourself.
Now that you've earned the Pluspol award,
you have lost sight of your path moving forward.
You're at a standstill at the pinnacle,
and don't know where to go.
For us, stagnation is akin to regression.
The reason you didn't cook your specialty in this match
is because you didn't want us to find out
that your cooking has hit a wall.
Shut up!
What would you know about any of this?!
You're a hired chef for the Totsuki Group!
You know nothing!
Try it.
Try Tadokoro-kun's dish.
Hmph. Why would I do that?
Try it!
Ha. The heating was insufficient.
The plating and the paté's texture are subpar, as well.
Dojima-san, you've lost your touch.
And yet...
And yet, why is it that
the dish speaks to the heart so much?
It is clumsy, yes.
But each detail speaks to the chef's care for the customer.
It is as though the dish unravels your tightly wound heart.
This taste... it is as though...
Kojiro.
You got in another fight?!
I bet you just got into a stubborn standoff with your friends!
Hmph! Whatever!
I'm fine by myself!
I don't care if no one gets me!
I know.
You're always so defiant!
You're easily misunderstood.
I know you're a gentle boy at heart.
M-Mom...
I'll make your favorite dish for dinner.
Let's get home and start it.
Okay.
Look, a rainbow.
Isn't it pretty, Kojiro?
Yeah.
I'm glad!
Yeah.
A rainbow between my mom's hand and mine Kojiro
This taste is like... a mother's love.
Hey, halfwit.
Y-Yes?!
The spice you used in the paté...
It's allspice, isn't it?
Huh?
Um, yes.
I guess she used it to remove the strong odor of the chicken liver.
Allspice possesses hints of cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg in its flavor profile.
But that wasn't the only reason, was it?
Um, well...
Y-Yes.
You've all been eating a lot of food
from all the judging you've been doing since yesterday.
That's why... well...
Allspice aids in digestion, so...
I... I just wanted to serve a dish that'd be gentle on your stomach.
Gush
I knew Megumi-chan was great!
Yes, it seems we have a good eye for people.
You just like her type!
That's not true, Mizuhara-senpai!
It may be clumsy, but the dish speaks to you.
That's the kind of dish it is.
Even in a competition,
Tadokoro-kun tried to be considerate toward the people who'll be eating her dish.
That may be something you need in order to find a way to proceed
beyond the pinnacle.
So this was all part of his plan.
I see...
For a very long time,
I've been turning a blind eye to my customers and my staff
and cooking by myself.
There!
Slap
There.
Now there are an equal number of votes.
That means it's a tie!
I'll take charge of this match!
Hm.
If it's a draw,
it means Tadokoro-kun's standing is the same as before the Shokugeki, which means...?
This has all been very irregular.
What a farce.
Well...
Do your best to survive as long as you can, day by day.
Halfwits have their own ways.
Yukihira... Soma, huh.
You're such a poor sport...
S-S-S-Sorry!
Huh?
Um...
Er...
Tadokoro-kun.
Your cooking reflects your stance toward providing a warm welcome to your guests—
your hospitality!
Continue to hone that valuable edge you have at Totsuki.
Consider these three coins
to be an investment towards your future.
I guess we made it out alive.
Congrats, Tadokoro!
So Shinomiya hit a wall
because of his keen talent.
Yes.
He was so focused on getting to the top,
that he cast off everything he felt was extraneous.
He reached the top
before he matured as an owner-chef.
But in order for chefs to aim for the top,
it is imperative that they possess a hunger to absorb everything from anything.
Now, Shinomiya will regain that hunger.
So this Shokugeki saved two chefs at the same time.
You're quite the educator, Dojima-san.
You give me too much credit.
Hey, it's totally dark out.
Gasp
I have so many missed calls from Yuki-chan and everyone!
Missed Call Yoshino Yuki
We didn't have any signal in the basement.
Hurry back and show them you're okay.
I'll take my sweet time, though.
Okay!
Oh... Soma-kun!
Thank you so much.
I'll never forget this!
Everyone's worried about you.
Just go.
Okay.
I lost.
I lost...
I lost.
Dammit.
Yukihira Soma was the only one who truly intended to win that fight.
That is another quality a chef needs.
Just like what Shinomiya had in his younger days when he left,
vowing to win the award.
I'm home—
Slap
Yukihira!
You're so reckless!
We were so worried!
Shake Shake
We heard you'd challenged an alumnus to a Shokugeki,
and thought you'd both get expelled!
Calm down, Yuki!
If Soma-kun hadn't been there for me, I would've failed.
Oh, right.
Um...
Rush
Ryoko!
Don't burst into tears on me.
But I'm really glad that you're both okay.
Don't leave us hanging.
We get exhausted worrying about you.
Yukihira, what's wrong with your right hand?
Are you okay?
Oh...
Waaaahhhhh
It's nothing.
Yukihira!
You're alive!
You bastard!
Yeah!
Let's start a card game tournament tonight!
Huh?!
Starting now?!
Why're you guys always in my room?
This is bad!
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