Food Wars: My adoptive mother is Nakiri Managi Chapter 059

The next day, early morning.

Chu Yang walked to the second cooking classroom.

His gaze first swept around the room before finally settling on a delicate figure.

The girl had striking blue twin braids. She was focused on her small actions, her fair palms repeatedly writing the character “” (rén, person) and then swallowing it.

“Megumi Tadokoro?”

Chu Yang withdrew his gaze, his heart slightly stirred!

As if sensing his presence, Megumi Tadokoro couldn’t help but look up.

Immediately, a hint of curiosity and nervousness appeared in her clear, water-like eyes.

…

“A new lecturer?”

“I wonder if his assessment standards in class will be stricter than other lecturers?”

“If I can’t get a grade higher than D this time, I’m afraid I won’t be able to successfully advance to the high school division!”

“Oh, heavens!”

“Please, let me…”

“No!”

“That’s impossible for me.”

“Just let this lecturer be merciful and let me easily pass this class’s assessment!”

Megumi Tadokoro knew absolutely nothing about Chu Yang.

But as soon as he stood on the podium, his calm 930 demeanor and the ineffable depth in his eyes were enough to make this student, who had long been at the bottom of her class, even more nervous!

…

In fact.

As a student of the 91st generation of Totsuki’s junior high division.

Megumi Tadokoro’s experience perfectly illustrated the drawbacks of the elite education system!

In the original work, she barely advanced to the high school division with the lowest grade in the junior high division.

And before the first class, she had already accumulated four failing grades, constantly hovering on the brink of expulsion.

Clearly.

This strict grading system.

Brought immense psychological pressure to Megumi Tadokoro.

She needed to constantly work hard, and put in more effort than others, to avoid being expelled.

At Totsuki Culinary Academy, the lecturers’ grades for each class accompanied students throughout their entire academic career, from junior high to high school. Therefore, although most of the middle school courses focused on simple theoretical knowledge, they still overwhelmed some students!

This screening mechanism.

Certainly helped cultivate top culinary talents.

But it also brought immense physical and mental harm to many students.

Megumi Tadokoro.

Was a typical example!

She actually had great potential, but due to poor academic performance, she was constantly on the verge of expulsion, which often made her feel miserable.

This further crushed her self-confidence, ultimately preventing her culinary talent from being fully unleashed!

…

“Classmates.”

“In this class, I won’t be teaching theoretical knowledge from textbooks.”

“Food carving, it’s difficult to learn at first, but difficulty doesn’t mean it’s unnecessary to learn.”

“After all, many traditional dishes, especially traditional Japanese cuisine that emphasizes the original flavor of ingredients, pay even more attention to knife skills.”

“Of course.”

“If you’re just making some simple dishes at home.”

“There’s no need to be so particular about food carving, nor about knife skills.”

“But as Totsuki students, if you want to become qualified chefs, you must at least be able to precisely control force and angle with your hands to carve patterns of fish, shrimp, birds, dragons, flowers, and other designs on food!”

“As you can see.”

“In front of each of you, there are ingredients such as carrots, tofu, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, watermelons, and cucumbers.”

“In the next 40 minutes, you must use one of these ingredients and the small knife next to it to quickly carve out the pattern you desire!”

“The conception doesn’t need to be clever, the appearance doesn’t need to be exquisite, and the form doesn’t need to be perfectly lifelike, as long as I can instantly recognize it as a good piece, then…”

“It will be considered passing!” (For exhilarating novels, visit Feilu Novel Network!)

Chu Yang withdrew his gaze from Megumi Tadokoro, then said calmly.

…

For a chef, is food carving important? Will it be like adding wings to a tiger?

The answer is:

Yes! []

Because food carving, in the end, must be plated, also called “plating.”

Moreover, carving is both a part of cooking technique and a unique art form in many art classes.

So its importance goes without saying!

Upon hearing that this class wouldn’t test theory or textbook knowledge, but rather assess food carving craftsmanship and technique, a sense of urgency welled up in Megumi Tadokoro’s heart.

“How can this be?”

“To prepare for this class’s assessment, I even stayed up late last night memorizing important points from this ‘Culinary Nutrition’ textbook.”

“But… but it turns out none of it will be used?”

Although Megumi Tadokoro felt despair, she also knew how short the assessment time was, so she didn’t dare to be negligent.

Her eyes stared blankly at the carrots, pumpkins, and other ingredients on the kitchen counter, her brows furrowed slightly as she fell into deep thought.

Gradually.

Her fingers unconsciously tapped the countertop.

Each tap was like a collision of various sparks of thought.

Time slowly passed, and all the surrounding noise was blocked out, leaving only the surging obsession and passion for advancing to the next division in her heart.

…

“Oh dear!”

“Which ingredient should I choose?”

“Hmm, pumpkin should be relatively easy to carve, right? But even with a pumpkin, what kind of pattern should I prepare to carve?”

“It’s really a headache. If I had been told in advance, it would have been better, at least I could have made some preparations.”

“Now… suddenly I have to carve.”

“How would I know…”

“Huh?”

“I got it, I can carve a… from the pumpkin.”

Finally, after much contemplation, Megumi Tadokoro’s eyes lit up, as if she had found a source of inspiration.

She quickly stretched out her hands to gently caress the warm, firm surface of the pumpkin, and in her mind, she began to sketch vivid images:

The pumpkin would be skillfully carved into a small house, its roof covered with golden fallen leaves, farmers returning home laden with harvest in front of the door, surrounded by various small pumpkins, together forming a harmonious and beautiful autumn harvest scene.

“Good!”

“That’s it.”

Opening her eyes, Megumi Tadokoro couldn’t help but get excited.

And as her thoughts became clear, she quickly felt nervous again, only able to take a deep breath before turning to pick up a carving knife.

Clang!

However, she wasn’t careful.

The carving knife slipped from her hand and fell to the floor.

Megumi Tadokoro: (⊙o⊙).