Japan Cuisine!
It has many different culinary styles.
And Western Cuisine is also subdivided into six major culinary styles: French, British, Italian, German, American, and Russian!
Although Spring Fruit Pavilion is a Western Restaurant, many of its signature dishes fall within the French and Italian culinary categories!
Perhaps this is because Sonoka herself is most skilled in these two types of cuisine?
Soon, after exchanging a few pleasantries.
Mujiuzhi prepared her most prized dish, Marseille Fish Soup, for Erina to begin the tasting process!
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Marseille Fish Soup.
This is a famous French seafood soup.
Because it uses a variety of fish, shellfish, and spices, it is delicious and has a unique taste, and has always been favored by diners!
At this moment, looking at this bowl of Marseille Fish Soup.
The first thing that catches the eye is the golden fish slices, each as thin as a cicada's wing, exuding a faint fish aroma.
The fish quickly becomes tender and smooth in the hot pot, intertwining with ingredients like olive oil, onions, and garlic, releasing a mouth-watering aroma!
Next.
The scene shifts to the colorful shells.
They are layered in the pot, and after heating, they slowly open their shells, revealing the fresh and tender meat inside!
And what's more interesting is that under the action of heat, those meats actually begin to slowly shrink, releasing a rich seafood aroma.
Get a little closer.
You can also smell a charming fragrance.
This is the aroma of thyme, Italian parsley, and bay leaves, diffused in the hot soup.
Finally, the pure white cream blends into the fish soup, making the entire soup base smoother and richer, like a charming Mediterranean painting!
In this painting, Erina not only saw the noble colors and aromas unique to French cuisine but also felt Sonoka's love and pursuit of cooking!
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"This is truly rare."
"To find such authentic Marseille Fish Soup now."
Erina, immersed in it, couldn't help but exclaim.
Immediately after, she picked up her bowl and chopsticks without a word and began to taste it.
This dish.
How should I put it?
At first, it had a rich and layered taste!
First, the tender fish meat, melting in the mouth, seemed to dance, while the shellfish brought a rich seafood flavor and a slight crispness.
This made Erina, after just one bite, almost unable to stop!
After swallowing, the flavors of herbs and spices followed.
They quickly spread in the mouth, constantly filling every part of the tongue, adding depth and complexity to the final dish!
Finally, with the addition of light cream, the entire taste became smoother and richer, as if putting a perfect period on the Marseille Fish Soup!
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Soon after.
Erina gradually saw a vague and illusory scene appear in her mind.
She saw herself transformed into a small fish in a vast ocean, swimming freely in the blue depths.
Along the way, all she could see were colorful coral jungles, and various schools of fish weaving through them, constantly playing hide-and-seek!
Curious, Erina began to swim with the fish in the ocean, as if performing an exceptionally agile dance.
Ultimately.
In the embrace of the ocean.
She found reverence for life and passion for nature!
"Hmm!"
"Although there are some flaws."
"For example, after adding oysters, they should be cooked, which is correct, but they were slightly overcooked, affecting the texture."
"But there are no perfect dishes in this world; some shortcomings and flaws are normal, as long as they are not too excessive."
"Senior, although you are from Japan, you are able to create such authentic French cuisine, I… I truly admire you!"
Perhaps the taste and flavor of Marseille Fish Soup may not have conquered God Tongue. However, it allowed Erina to calm down and enjoy the unique pleasure of French cuisine!
Therefore, just for this point, Sonoka's Marseille Fish Soup won her favor!
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"Is that so?"
"As long as you are satisfied, that's good!"
Sonoka, after hearing Erina's evaluation, could only laugh softly.
"Senior!"
"I heard… your Spring Fruit Pavilion is going to close down?"
Looking deeply at Sonoka for a few moments, then trying to recall the taste of the Marseille Fish Soup she had just had.
Erina's heart grew even more puzzled.
"Close down?"
"How is that possible?"
Sonoka, hearing such an absurd thing, couldn't help but be stunned, then quickly denied this false information!
But she remembered the Izakaya next door and sighed helplessly: "However, it's a fact that Spring Fruit Pavilion's business has been getting worse day by day for the past month!"
"At first."
"The place next door was a Japan cuisine restaurant!"
"Due to poor management, it was transferred to another Chef a month ago."
"And he, building on the original foundation, reopened it as an Izakaya!"
"Initially, none of us paid much attention to this, after all, Izakaya generally operate in the evening, which completely differs from Spring Fruit Pavilion Western Restaurant, which operates during the day!"
"Moreover, his Izakaya serves commoner dishes, which is also completely different from our elite cuisine philosophy!"
"But."
"No one could have predicted."
"In just a few days, this Izakaya completely made a name for itself on this food street!"
At this point, Sonoka couldn't help but recall a somewhat blurry figure in her mind.
He was very handsome, always graceful in demeanor, without a hint of ruffianism about him.
Sometimes, when he stood at the entrance of the Izakaya, just the act of turning on the sign lights was enough to deeply attract Mujiuzhi, who was watching from afar!
Of course, this person's origin remained full of mystery.
For a whole month, no one knew his identity, nor did anyone know which culinary academy he graduated from.
It was only vaguely understood that he himself had once told diners that he came from an even greater culinary nation: the Heavenly Dynasty!
Yes.
He is a Heavenly Dynasty person.
Beyond that, no one else knew anything!
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"Izakaya?"
Hearing Sonoka's explanation.
Erina and Hisako both looked at each other, seeing confusion in each other's eyes!
"Yes!"
"That Izakaya."
"It is indeed a very interesting place."
"Many people nearby say that this Izakaya currently only has one Shopkeeper, with no Chefs, assistant Chefs, waiters, or other related personnel."
"Even a cashier responsible for collecting payments is nowhere to be seen."
"But even so, that Shopkeeper, because of his superb cooking skills, still drives many people crazy!"
"Erina, can you believe it?"
"A skewer costing less than 100 Japan Yen, in everyone's evaluation, can actually far surpass our Spring Fruit Pavilion's French foie gras dish, which costs tens of thousands!"
"Huh?"
"Commoner cuisine can defeat noble cuisine?"
"This… this…"
Upon hearing this, Erina's sharp eyes were instantly filled with disbelief!