73 73 "General War, Japanese Cuisine Settled!" (2/2)

In fact, after the tofu is dissolved, the tofu is still delicious in the water.

Helu has done just that.

Use the tofu water beforehand and add the peanut tofu to the water until it is completely dissolved.

Then, by adding the ingredients, the water was absorbed into the ingredients, making the flavor many times richer.

The star of the pot is the ingredients. Water is a decoration, no one sees or tastes it. But it's brilliant how you enhance the flavor of the whole pot by allowing it to take on its own flavor. ”It's Helu, the dark princess.”

Not only the ingredients, but also the water is made to taste good.

The water in this dish was so rich and delicious that I wanted to drink it all with the ingredients in ponzu.

Now let's move on to Kyou's side of the pot.

The gourmet master said, and everyone, including the judges, put their mouths into the pot I had made.

”Hmmm, this is...

”It's surprising. Those ugly demons all have a nice touch to them.

I was secretly happy to hear the judges' impressions, and I was glad to have passed the first stage of the competition.

There were several tricks in my pot this time, and whether the judges noticed them or not would make a big difference in the judging.

But I'm sure the gourmet master, who noticed my tricks at the big cooking competition, will notice what I've done with this dish.

”Hmm. Unlike Hel's, this one has more of a seafood flavor, which is very tasty.

But it's a little bland. It's not as good as Helu's cooking,” he said.

That was the honest opinion of everyone, including the judges.

Since they were the same hot pot, I have to say that they were less impressed with me since they ate Helu's elaborate Mizutaki earlier.

”Hmm. The fact that the flavor of the ingredients itself is worthy of recognition, but if that's all there is to it, Helu's is still better than me with the addition of the water in the pot: ......

Eventually, when the judges had finished eating all the ingredients in my pot, the moment they were about to move on to the judging, I said, ”Wait.

”Wait. I haven't finished cooking yet.

When I approached the judges' table after finishing eating, I took the empty pot from them.

What?　But what more would you prepare a dish for ......?

”There's no need to prepare . This is the finishing touch to this dish.

With that said, I took out the hot rice I had prepared and dumped it into the pot without hesitation!

Now, it's done. I call it rice gruel with water.

The rice is thrown into the pot for everyone here, including the judges, and lightly mixed into the ojiya.

The seemingly violent finish to the dish was immediately overturned when the judges, including the gourmet master, took a sip of it and shouted in admiration.

!　Hey, that's it!

The seafood-flavored broth goes really well with rice!

What was just a normal soup for a one-pot meal becomes much richer when it is mixed with rice!

It was like a chrysalis hatching into a butterfly, or a dorky girl from the countryside making her debut in a dress, taking off her glasses and making a spectacular change to the pot.

”I see, for this 'clincher' we have made a simple dashi, squeezed out of the flavor of the ingredients so that we can keep the juice.

That's what I mean.

The gourmet master noticed my gimmick and smiled with amusement as he did some time ago. In his eyes, I can see another part of my spirit, and I'm sure that I've passed the second and final checkpoint with my uncle's closure.

I will now announce the results.

After a brief discussion, the judges, led by the gourmet master, were about to give their final verdict.

First, let me give you my assessment of the dishes of both sides. ”Dark Princess” Helu. The cooking method of bringing out the flavor of the ingredients by using a special kind of soup called ”Tofu Juice” in the nabe soup was really excellent. In terms of flavor, the Lord wins!

Heru is proud of his reputation as a gourmet master and rightfully so.

And ”Grower” Keogh. A simple nabe with a focus on the flavor of the ingredients. At first glance, it seems to be an ordinary nabe, but the last one, the ojiya, is another dish that is full of simple flavor. The fact that we pursued only the flavor of the ingredients is really worthy of recognition.

Me and Helu. After the evaluation of both sides, the Gourmet Master has finally decided the winner of this match, the Valkyria side and the Demon King side. The winner will be decided.

The winner will be...

The lips of the gourmet master opened and his name was announced -.