CHAPTER 1040: CHAPTER 1039: SUPREME DRAGON ROAR (PART 1)

"Did you get the ingredients wrong?"

Xia Yu spoke bluntly.

"Are you referring to the Matsutake Crab?"

Tiqie Xianzuowen seemed to have expected this, a smile blooming at the corners of his mouth.

"Yes!"

Xia Yu had a serious expression.

"It seems you always remember the principle of eating foods according to the season." However, Xianzuowen changed his tone, "But principles are not unbreakable. For instance, in the restaurant you run, one day you encounter a difficult customer, a wealthy and influential one who insists on eating food that’s out of season?"

Xia Yu raised an eyebrow, quietly thinking to himself that it was indeed the case.

Customers don’t listen to reason.

Especially those wealthy patrons, when they have a whim, they don’t care about your ’principles’!

Xianzuowen glanced at the crowd that had gathered in the kitchen, including successful people like Dojima Yin and Shinohara Shigetaro, and remarkable figures like Saito Chiyokuro who had already embarked on the path to the Qilin Domain.

Of course, the little friends from the Polar Star Dormitory were present, including the ten outstanding chefs like Si Yingshi, Ichise Hui, and Tiqie Helinai.

Unfortunately, among the older generation, only Xianzuowen was present, otherwise, it would have been a grand gathering of the Neon Food World across three generations: the young, middle-aged, and old.

"So, sometimes, the ’principles’ we usually remember and follow, will be broken by our own hands." Tiqie Xianzuowen said with intent to Xingping Chuangzhen and the group of young ones.

Xia Yu frowned.

Xingping Chuangzhen squeezed out a response, "General, I don’t care about any principles, satisfying customers is our first duty as chefs. In our Xingping Restaurant, if the customers are not satisfied, it’s my and my father’s fault, we’re not skilled enough."

"But ah..."

He scratched his face, "Cooking Matsutake Crab in summer indeed goes against the basic selection of ingredients, right? This period’s Matsutake Crab isn’t in its breeding season, the crab roe and creamy crab fat are extraordinarily lacking, far inferior to those in winter."

Xianzuowen calmly said, "Who said I have to use crab roe and creamy crab fat?"

In an instant, Xingping Chuangzhen’s eyes widened.

Matsutake Crab.

Not eating the crab roe and creamy crab fat, isn’t that a waste?

Neon Food World’s ’Food Demon King,’ however, did not explain. He found a fine brush at the kitchen counter and carefully cleaned the entire crab. Before long, he boiled a pot of clear water, added cooking wine and ginger slices, then grasped the crab’s limbs, submerging it whole into the boiling water.

After 20 minutes, the crab’s posture remained unchanged, and when it returned to the wooden cutting board from the pot, the shell had turned a cooked crimson.

The following procedures were even simpler; any chef knowledgeable about how to eat and dissect crabs knew to take the crab claws, flip the crab over, and cut from the soft shell underbelly.

With a single chop, holding both ends of the crab legs, bending along the cut, with a crack, the juice slightly splattered. Tiqie Xianzuowen easily peeled off the shell connected to the crab legs, leaving only the crab shell on the board.

This crab shell was like a natural bowl, clean on the inside.

Watching Xianzuowen pick the crab meat, fine shreds of meat continuously piled inside the crab shell container, Xingping Chuangzhen smacked his lips and said, "Is it just a crab meat dish?"

Disappointment was evident.

Xia Yu also spoke, "Crab meat is tasty, but such a ’plain boiled Matsutake Crab,’ many chefs can make it."

Tiqie Xianzuowen just shook his head with a smile.

"No—"

Dojima Yin suddenly spoke, his voice turning deep, releasing his hands from a grasping posture and letting them hang by his sides, clenching his fists, obviously suppressing excitement and surprise.

"This is the General’s ’Supreme Dragon Roar’!" he announced loudly.

Supreme Dragon Roar?

Upon hearing this apparent name of a recipe, Shinohara Shigetaro’s face changed.

It’s known that the tremendous ’Food Demon King’ is also a registered chef with IGO. Tiqie Xianzuowen’s information within IGO is a high-level secret that only department heads can view.

Shinohara Shigetaro could never forget when he had just assumed the position of department head, excitedly checking ’Food Demon King’s records, and saw a series of names in the personal specialty recipes section.

Among them, ’Supreme Dragon Roar’ was highlighted in red at the top of the records:

Dragon-level Kill!

Sadly, in all these years, Shinohara Shigetaro, despite having a good relationship with the Far Moon Lineage, never had the chance to be served with the ’Food Demon King’s ultimate dish. It’s said that those who have seen Tiqie Xianzuowen cooking this dish and tasted it, don’t even number one hand worldwide.

Dojima Yin is one, but he only witnessed it, without the qualification to sit and enjoy it.

So, at this moment, when the people in the room heard the dish name ’Supreme Dragon Roar’ and deduced something from Dojima Yin’s and Shinohara Shigetaro’s expressions, the atmosphere immediately became heated, as if a fire was burning fiercely in everyone’s hearts.

"Gulp~"

No one knew who swallowed their saliva.

Yoshino Yuuki was secretly wiping her mouth, while Tanaka Hikari quickly lowered her head, making a small smacking motion.

Xia Yu’s gaze swept around, observing everyone’s reactions, finding it amusing and somewhat helpless in his heart.

Just hearing the dish name made them drool.

Oh my.

It’s truly because the name of the ’Food Demon King’ is too resounding. Even Xia Yu himself felt his stomach churning, as if the legendary Food Dominator’s Stomach were being inexplicably drawn, showing signs of waking up beyond his control, giving Xia Yu a slight shiver.

"Supreme Dragon Roar?"

"A very very cool and awesome name."

Xia Yu pondered.

’Supreme’ doesn’t need much explanation, it’s overused by the Neon people, generally meaning above the limit, endless. If Xia Yu were to compose a sentence with it, the first things that came to his mind weren’t cuisine but rather some strange names like ’Supreme Amateur,’ ’Supreme Black Beauty,’ blah blah.

He cleared his thoughts!

Xia Yu internally commented: "Blame this dirty, dirty world; it must be too filthy, which is why I am too."

The cooking process of Tiqie Xianzuowen was unhindered.

Ten minutes later, the crab meat was cleanly picked, and the cracked crab claws and leg shells were evenly scattered beside the board.

And on the board, inside the crab shell used as a container, fine strands of crab meat had already piled up.

Even though the Matsutake Crab of the summer season wasn’t at its plumpest, the pile of crab meat smelled incredibly fresh and appealing, with an extraordinarily strong allure to sate hunger, gripping everyone’s attention, Xia Yu included.

Then, Tiqie Xianzuowen asked Xia Yu for a special charcoal basin.

This charcoal basin was small, made of ceramic, with small vent holes at the bottom. Just like that, the crab shell serving as a vessel was placed on the small charcoal basin, and as the crab shell heated by the charcoal fire, the delicious juices naturally contained within started bubbling.

The old chef took a pair of chopsticks and stirred the meat inside the crab shell, and the fresh aroma in the air became mixed with a hint of charcoal smell.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the fresh aroma seemed ignited.

With just a simple combination, the aroma of charcoal and crab meat mingled into the air, making Xia Yu’s skin crawl.

Fiery clouds suppress the city!

An endless ocean was boiling with the sun’s heat, shrimp and crabs surfacing, all turning red from the heat.

Xia Yu’s heart surged, "Is this the ’Supreme Dragon Roar’ of the old Demon King? How impressive!"

"But..."

There was a clear thought in his eyes.

The dragon roar, where is it?

The scorching sea scene he was witnessing only showed shrimp and crabs surfacing, Xia Yu understood well that a Dragon-level Kill would embody the ’form and shadow’ of a Dragon Chef, that is, personal style and philosophy.

How could shrimp soldiers and crab generals could possibly carry the characteristics of the esteemed Food Demon King?

Thus, Xia Yu took a deep breath, and looked again, "This is just one phase of the ’Supreme Dragon Roar,’ right?"

The crowd looked at him in amazement.

Dojima Yin was surprised, "You figured it out?"

Tiqie Xianzuowen paused, his smile more apparent and mixed with a sense of gratification and complexity.

"Indeed, it’s time for you to experience the ultimate skill."