Chapter 1572 – [What Is the Best Dish]

To put it simply, Suerta’s dish was a stew, and Eden’s dish was like stew with sauce. In fact, Eden’s dish was made by steaming, but the appearance of the meat with all the fat removed was similar to boiled pork.

Anyway, the judges hesitated when faced with such delicious dishes.

There was nothing that could be helped, because the Poison Drake’s poison was so severe that even an ordinary person could die from poisoning if they came close to it. Now, I can approach it without any problems, but it was difficult to eat it hastily.

Who wants to eat something like poison dart frog hind legs? Even if the person who created it says that the poison has been completely removed, there is no choice but to hesitate in the end.

But in the end, you have to eat. They hesitated, then lifted their spoons to be the first to taste Suerta’s stew. Of course, without forgetting the doubts.

“Are you really okay?”

“No problem, just try it. I don’t know about that side, but you won’t get addicted if you eat my cooking.”

“Uh…”

“And the medical team is ready. If there is a problem, you can get immediate treatment.”

“Oh, I see.”

What? What the hell am I? The name is Dark Cooking, but if there is a problem, there is a medical team that will help you?

When I look at that, I feel like the equipment is strange but good. Of course, regardless of that, the dark cooking world itself will have to be destroyed and rebuilt.

Upon hearing that there was a medical team, the judges began judging in earnest. The first thing I eat is Suerta stew. The soup is thick, and the meat is large, so it looks very delicious.

The color of poison drake meat was purple, but after cooking, it became red like regular meat, and after cooking, it became closer to brown. At first glance, it just looks like beef stew.

The judges each ate carefully. First, they scooped up the meat and held it close to the skin, then smelled it, and finally, pricked their fingers to test for poison. But at the end, unless you taste it, you had to taste it yourself.

They were shaking and soon started tasting. And the moment they took a bite, the fear of death from poison disappeared from their eyes.

“Delicious!!!!!”

“What kind of meat flavor is this…!!!!!”

“The taste of the meat was deeply absorbed into the soup, and the juice of the meat was completely preserved, so the chewiness and flavor remained!!!!”

“I ate delicious meat dishes during the first match, but this feels like watching a million soldiers and a transcendent!!!!”

The metaphor may be a bit difficult to understand, but that’s just another difference.

Eden and Sorban’s dishes from the first match were definitely excellent. Although various meats were combined to create the ultimate taste, Poison Drake’s meat was just delicious on its own. It’s the difference between collecting 10 units and generating 100 power through synergy and generating 100 power with just one.

Then, I think it would have been better to use Poison Drake Meat from the beginning in the first match, but if I had done that, I probably would have lost due to a difference of ideas. They both used various types of meat to achieve the ultimate taste, so the conditions were the same, so they competed under different conditions, but if they fought over delicious meat, it would be obvious that the one who used it would lose.

Anyway, we also had Suerta stew. Stir it slightly to check what ingredients are in it, then take a spoonful and eat it.

A thick stew. It was not just a meat broth, but a soup full of juice made from finely chopped vegetables. Thanks to this, it is clean and not greasy, and actually highlights the taste of the meat.

The taste is great. It was a great stew that could be served not just as a full dish, but as a main dish. First, I and Phantom said that it wasn’t just because it was a dish that was served, but because it was so delicious that we ate it up and dipped our bread in the remaining broth to slightly block our rice.

“Hey, it’s meat broth, of course it’s rice.”

“It’s a difference in taste. I grew up in Korea, but I like to dip the stew with bread. If it’s a hard baguette, it’s fun to chew.”

“You are an honorary Korean expel!!!!”

“I make kimchi every winter.”

“Oh, I’ll appoint you an honorary Korean again.”

If you make kimchi every winter, you are Korean. After all, you are Korean.

Anyway, Suerta’s poison drake stew was very delicious. If you just look at the dish, the poison itself wasn’t a problem and the taste was good, so it’s obvious that the evaluation would be good.

So what was important was Eden’s cooking. Soon, Eden personally brought the dish and served it to the table where the judges were sitting, placing the dish in front of them.

Although it was cut slightly thickly, there were a few pieces of meat that felt like boiled pork with all the fat removed. Then, I stretched it out like a fan and sprinkled some refreshing sauce on it. It’s probably a sweet and bitter sauce that combines fruits and vegetables, and it will go even better.

And Eden brought us some dishes. I gave her some advice.

“Enjoy it!!!!! Because I worked hard to make it!!!!”

“Yes. Oh, and work hard in the next match as well.”

“You know?”

“You must have noticed.”

The outcome of this match is decided, and the same goes for the next one. I said that because I know that.

I decided to leave that behind for now and try Eden’s cooking. Dip the meat with a fork and eat it with the sauce.

Since it was cut into chunks of steamed meat, it was like boiled meat with no fat, but I also thought it would be dry, like over-boiled meat, but it didn’t feel that way at all. Rather, the unique savory flavor of Poison Drake meat, which is several times that of beef, lingered in your mouth and the meat was chewed gently.

Moreover, the sauce was sweet and bitter and mouth-watering, so the meat seemed to melt gently. It’s rich enough and full of flavor, but at the same time light and refreshing. It is a dish where contradictory flavors coexist.

“Good. When I get home later, I’ll take some poison drake meat and give it to the kids.”

“It would be difficult to take that because it is a cautionary item.”

“Then we have to do it secretly.”

“Look at this guy?!”

It was a similar situation to openly saying that I was committing an illegal act in front of the Phantom, the Castle Lord who was no different from the president of a country, but there was no particular problem. Anyway, once you hit the road, most things are forgiven.

Unless the action causes damage to an unspecified number of people, it is overlooked even by dimensional civilization. It’s much better to just get over it than to tackle Rod for no reason.

“Oh, this is…!!!”

“It’s not spicy, but it’s delicious. The natural taste of the meat and the sauce are exquisitely combined, and the aftertaste is so refreshing that you want to eat more!!!”

“I think this side did a good job of dealing with the poison… But whose side should I take?”

This time too, it was difficult to say who had the upper hand in terms of taste. It may be the same dish, but even though the ingredients are the same, it is a different dish, so it was difficult to judge the winner based on that.

And just like in the first confrontation, they gathered together and discussed it, but it took a long time. Well, if you look at it, if the conditions are the same, it will be difficult to decide whether you win or lose, so it would be worth it.

But victory and defeat are decided. Knowing that, Phantom and I waited leisurely.

About 30 minutes later, after much deliberation, the judges announced the winner. But as expected, there was no winner. Because they declared a draw.

“The score is 5-5, a draw. We cannot determine the winner of this match.”

Exquisitely half-and-half. Well, since we exchanged opinions, if it weren’t for the fact that it was quite biased, the judges’ tendencies would also be in the middle.

But what they don’t know has not yet been revealed. If that is revealed, the winner of this match will be decided on one side.

“It’s a draw… You seem to have excellent poison removal skills, Choi Eden.”

“What?”

“But since it’s a draw, we’ll have to have a rematch. Zarkon may step up, but don’t think you can fight him without me coming to a close.”

“Then, would you like to try swapping the dishes we each made?”

“What?”

“Actually, I also want to try the dish you made. Oh, mine is here.”

Suerta looked at Eden’s eyes as if trying to figure out his intentions, but there was no malice there. Of course, sincerity and truth were mixed there.

He soon ate the dish Eden made and his eyes widened. The taste itself was a dish that boasted an outstanding taste that was comparable to what he had made and was understandable and understandable, but there was a problem from his perspective.

“No, how!!!!!”

“I worked hard.”

“Everyone knows that I tried!!!! I also improved and researched microorganisms to remove the toxicity of Poison Drake!!! But even so, I could not completely remove it!!!!”

That’s where the difference lies.

Suerta’s method of removing toxicity through microorganisms was very excellent. It was decontaminated without compromising the quality and taste of the meat, and the dishes made with it were also excellent dishes.

However, although the detoxification of the dish itself may have been completed, the detoxification of the meat itself was not completely achieved.

The Poison Drake meat he cooked still contained trace amounts of toxicity. Of course, since it was almost removed, the remaining toxicity was at best enough to give an ordinary person a severe stomachache. To remove the remaining toxicity, the meat was cooked and ingredients that removed the toxicity were added to complete the dish.

“How on earth did they do it?”

“Only the toxins were removed from the meat with the purple resonator.”

“Colored resonators?! No, in such an ignorant way!!!!”

Suerta’s hands trembled. The taste of the two dishes was similar, but there was a difference in the process, so the winner of this match was no different from the predetermined one.

Even though the judges declared a draw, the story was over once the parties were convinced. Suerta put down his plate and admitted his defeat.

“This match is my loss.”

“Your cooking was also very delicious.”

“But my ability to remove poison was below me. I thought I could remove the remaining poison by adding ingredients and cooking it. But you completely removed all the poison and made it so that you can’t be poisoned just by eating the meat, so I’m defeated in terms of skill. .”

There are no absolutes in the world. Even if the poison is completely removed from the meat itself, if there is even a little bit of poison left in the meat, there may be cases where the poison remains even after cooking. And if a child were to eat it… It would be a disaster.

First, both of their dishes were safe to eat, but Eden’s dish was safer. He said he was confident in cooking poison, but lost in admiral skills, so it is obvious who lost.

“Did Suerta lose? It was unexpected.”

Darkon also showed a surprising expression, probably because he had a lot of confidence in Suerta’s admiral skills.

He didn’t ignore Eden, but even so, he didn’t seem to think that he would fight twice and lose both times. Each of them is a very talented chef, but they chose their own topic and lost based on the dish they were best at… No, but my daughter is really strong.

I’ve been learning to cook for at most ten years, but I never thought I could beat two talented people who learned cooking more than that. Of course, because he is a transcendental person, he has various methods and abilities, but even though he is young, he is very good.

“The judges’ decision was a draw, but Suerta himself admitted defeat. If so, the result of the match is your second win, in effect a defeat for the dark cooking world.”

Darkon looked straight at Eden and laughed.

Four people with rare abilities, especially those with the ability called ‘sense’, gathered here. And all four of them are also chefs.

I felt like I knew what Darkon wanted to say. It’s not that he can’t admit defeat and struggles, but he just wants to compete as a chef regardless of whether he wins or loses.

“The referees ultimately ruled the second game a draw, so we can call it a draw. That way, I can fight you.”

“You’re confident.”

“I don’t know if I’m confident, but I really want to fight you.”

Eden spoke respectfully to Sorban and Suerta, but spoke informally to Darkon. It’s not because I’m rude, but because I feel a strange sense of kinship and closeness because we share the same sensory abilities.

Is it because I’m a sensory person that I’m friendly with Phantom… Well, that’s true, but because of that, we both feel good about each other, and if he’s an excellent chef, it’s natural to want to compete with him, so I can understand Eden’s behavior. .

I think we’re having an extra match that doesn’t need to be played for no reason, but they also released the hostages for now.

“The battle continues, but first let’s release the hostages. However, we will not change the policy of the dark cooking community.”

“The only thing that will change is after I win, right?”

“If I can win.”

The expected third game didn’t start right away. This is because Darkon, as a person with sensory abilities, also understood Eden’s condition.

Although it was not a transcendental or intense battle situation, Eden’s condition could not have been normal as she had used the purple resonator to accelerate time. Even though she doesn’t show it, it’s natural that she’s quite exhausted due to the rapid loss of willpower.

“The showdown will take place in 6 hours.”

“I can do it right away!!!!”

“Don’t pretend to be strong. I want to fight you and win when I am in perfect condition.”

“Okay, then I’ll recover to full strength and fight!”

A short break was given, and during this time, Phantom and I decided to help Eden replenish the willpower lost during the first and second matches.

There are usually many ways to restore willpower other than natural recovery methods, and there are differences among them depending on individual tendencies. For example, if you have learned martial arts, you can recover by eating a fortune-telling meal.

Will ultimately comes from a person’s heart. You can relax your mind or heighten your emotions so that your will rises. It’s our Eden. It’s obvious what the method is, so you’ll know it without me having to say it.

“Delicious!!!!”

“Okay, eat a lot and fight hard.”

“Once the hostage is saved, you can relax and fight.”

For our Eden, the quickest way to regain willpower is to eat something delicious. Right now, Eden has two of the best cooks in the entire world next to her, and her stomach is almost infinite, so she can fully recover before the third game.

First, that problem was solved, but the other person was the head of the dark cooking world. The representative of those who pursue the best taste is not lacking in skills, but in addition, he is an expert in senses.

Eden’s awakening of his sensory abilities is relatively recent, and it is his second ability, so no matter how talented Eden is, he will be superior in terms of proficiency and accuracy in his sensory abilities. So, it is an opponent that cannot be ignored.

“It won’t be easy. So fight against it with all your might.”

“Okay!!!!”

After a sufficient meal and rest, Eden returned to perfect condition. Because she has learned the circulation theory and can recover quickly, she was able to give it her all during the third match.

The two soon gathered together for a confrontation. The chairman also made a slight change for the match… And it seemed like I could see what the theme of this match would be.

“It looks like he has recovered almost completely.”

“I’m fully prepared!!!! Looking at it, I know what the theme of this match is, right?”

“Okay.”

Among the cooking utensils prepared, there were a variety of utensils for grilling, such as huge iron plates and braziers. There are numerous cooking tools from dimensional civilization that can be used to make fire, such as charcoal, as well as spirit or magical fire.

“The subject of the final competition is cooking with fire!!!!!”

As he is the final boss, he brought up a flashy yet difficult topic.