Food Wars!: God's Tongue is no match for me.

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The locker door was quickly opened.

A well-made medicine box came into view. Upon opening it, it was found to be filled with various first-aid medicines and medical equipment.

Anne quickly pulled out a nutrient injection bottle designed for rapid replenishment of physical strength and energy, and carefully assembled it.

Immediately afterwards, she returned and helped the weakened Nakiri Managi to her feet.

At last.

Use the gentlest technique.

The needle was slowly pushed into Managi's slender arm.

……

The nutrient solution is crystal clear.

It began to be injected little by little into Nakiri Managi's body, and the already suffocating air gradually filled with a glimmer of hope.

Finally, nourished by the nutrient solution, Managi's eyelashes trembled slightly.

At first, her eyes were a little confused, but she quickly managed a smile, a smile that bloomed like a flower.

"call……"

"This feeling is truly exhilarating!"

"As expected, the quality of foreign nutritional injections is better. I felt like I came back to life after just one injection."

Touching her slightly warm face, Nakiri Managi's voice, though still weak, was clear and distinct.

Seeing that her "boss" seemed to be alright, Annie's eyes reddened slightly. She quickly composed herself and said softly, "Lady Managi...you...you made me very worried!"

"Yes, Annie, thank you so much this time."

Managi turned around, glanced at Anne, and couldn't help but look at her with gratitude.

……

Tongue of God.

The concept of this ability.

This is because the owner's ability and sensitivity to taste far surpasses that of ordinary people, almost reaching a "godlike" level.

A keen sense of taste is as important to a chef as sight is to a painter, or hearing is to a musician.

Those who are deaf are unaware of the countless examples.

There are actually very few musicians like Beethoven.

A chef must first eat delicious food before he can make delicious food.

If you don't know the taste, you can't make good food. If a chef's sense of taste is worse than that of an ordinary diner, how can he impress them?

This can be seen.

The ability of God's Tongue allows one to accurately distinguish the taste of various ingredients and even detect the most subtle flaws in a dish.

It will definitely be of great help in improving one's cooking skills.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a cheat code!

……

However, as time goes by.

The "God's Tongue" continuously raises the threshold for deliciousness, causing foods that were once considered delicious to no longer satisfy.

Ultimately, it causes the owner to lose interest in any food.

at the same time.

It will also magnify the flaws in the cooking.

Even the smallest flaws are magnified, which leads to some otherwise good dishes being excessively downplayed.

This can lead to an overly distorted culinary value system among its owners!

In fact, the "God Tongue" is passed down through generations in the Nakiri family, meaning that a member with the "God Tongue" will appear every few decades.

This tradition has enabled the Nakiri family to maintain a prestigious position and influence in the Japanese culinary world.

Currently, there are only two people in the world who possess the God Tongue.

They are:

Nakiri Managi.

Her daughter, Erina Nakiri.

……

It is undeniable.

The "God Tongue" brought glory and status to the Nakiri family, but it was also seen as a curse.

Because the owner eventually loses interest in food, they can no longer find food that can satisfy their taste buds, which leads to anorexia and symptoms such as malnutrition, extreme weakness, and internal environment disorder!

Prolonged physical hunger can also put immense psychological pressure on the body, leading to problems such as low mood, loss of interest, anxiety, and depression.

These psychological traumas.

Forever and ever, that's the most deadly thing.

It not only affects daily life, but also further aggravates symptoms, creating a vicious cycle.

The current Nakiri Managi has been fasting for a long time, which has made her extremely weak and prone to fainting.

Every day, he can only barely maintain his life by receiving intravenous nutrition.

Inner fear.

It exists at all times.

……

Everyone is afraid of death.

Even someone as powerful as Managi Nakiri, the only Special Class Executive Officer in the world, feels extreme fear when faced with the loss of her life force.

Over the years, the psychological pressure she has been under has outweighed everything else!

Ordinary anorexia can be treated with medication and psychotherapy.

However, the symptoms caused by the power of the God Tongue cannot be cured by any medicine.

A lot of people.

All I saw was the power of the God Tongue.

But what they cannot see is the torment and curse behind it.

Looking back at the history of the Nakiri family, it's easy to see that all those who possessed the God Tongue died in hunger, pain, and despair.

It was because she couldn't bear the pleasure brought by the "God Tongue" and in order to find a cure for it, that Erina's mother, Nakiri Managi, resolutely left Totsuki Culinary Academy 10 years ago to seek treatment.

Chapter 13 Eel Rice

Anorexia.

To be honest, it's very difficult to treat.

Because this disease is essentially a psychological issue, overcoming it requires a holistic approach, addressing it from the inside out.

At first, I was so hungry that I didn't want to eat anything, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

Behind.

It gradually developed into...

Even if I don't feel hungry, I don't want to eat.

Managi has managed to stay alive this long despite her sickly condition entirely because of her incredible will to survive.

Even though her tongue could no longer taste food, she still forced herself to eat despite feeling nauseous and vomiting, eating everything she wanted, whether she wanted to or not.

However, this is ultimately only a temporary solution and not a cure.

She once invited world-class chefs to create unprecedented culinary delights.

They tried to satisfy the tongue of God's pickiness, but all of them failed in the end.

In addition, she also tried to alleviate the pain caused by the tongue of God through psychological intervention and drug treatment.

These methods are even less satisfactory!

……

“Annie.”

How long has he been in Totsuki?

Pulling herself back to reality, Managi suddenly remembered the elegant young chef and, filled with longing, asked a question.

"Lord Managi, it should have been a month."

Anne paused for a moment, then understood and told the truth.

"Oh, then he must have had contact with Erina Nakiri."

"I wonder if Erina will be as shocked as I am after tasting his cooking?"

Upon hearing this, Nakiri Managi's somber gaze deepened.

……

Summer has arrived.

This is always the season when eels are at their fattest and most delicious.

Japanese people especially believe that eating eel on the day of the Ox (Doyo no Ushi) is the most effective way to enhance male fertility.

Whether it works or not is unknown, but summer is undoubtedly the season when people get fattest.

When eating eel, you should definitely eat the fatty kind.

The skin, in particular, is incredibly crispy and fragrant, and the fat beneath it is even sweeter.

Of course, wild eels are definitely the best. After all, farmed eels these days can't get much fatter, and no matter how fragrant they are, they can't compare to wild ones.

Even in Japan, over 9% of what's sold in the market is farmed; wild ones are extremely rare!

In the Higashi-Azabu area of ​​Tokyo.

Right next to Tokyo Tower, there's an Edo-period style house called:

Noda Rock.

Although it looks unassuming, it contains the best eel rice in all of Japan, and even the world.

Nodaiwa has a history of about 200 years since it opened. Now it is run by the fifth generation successor, Jiro Oyama, and can be called a "thousand-year-old shop".

Erina, who was invited to try the eel rice, was already waiting quietly in a private room.

……

Because it possesses the "tongue of God".

Therefore, at a young age, Erina served as a supervisor and judge in many restaurants.

Sometimes, some star-rated restaurants and high-end hotels recognized by the WGO will spend a lot of money to invite her to taste their cuisine.

After all!

She has an extraordinary influence in the culinary world.

A single review can often determine the future of a restaurant.

When you come to Japan, eating eel rice is almost a must. A small shop, a chef, who dedicates his whole life to mastering only one kind of cuisine, is called a "shokunin".

So when you see those pork cutlet specialty shops, udon specialty shops, mackerel specialty shops, sushi specialty shops...

Go in boldly, you won't be disappointed.

Among them, the most outstanding are the three great masters of Edo-style cuisine in the world of Japanese cuisine.