16 - Revenge Match
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SIGN The Third Plate
SIGN Sixteen
[00:08] M
Hayama-kun?
[00:12] S
Hey, Hayama.
[00:13] S
You have a weird badge on your blazer.
[00:17] S
You sure you didn't grab
someone else's by mistake?
[00:19] Rindo
There's no mistake here, Yukihira.
[00:22] Rindo
He is Hayama Akira, the newest member
of the Totsuki Elite Ten and Central.
[00:28] Rindo
He is the ninth seat, on a provisional basis.
[00:32] Hayama
So that's how it is, Yukihira.
[00:34] Hayama
We're no longer on the same playing field.
[00:37] Hayama
I'm in a position where I can test you.
[00:40] S
Acting all high and mighty now that
you're finally showing your mug again?
[00:44] Staff
Erina-sama!
[00:45] Staff
Your exam hall is that way, Erina-sama!
[00:47] E
What? Let me go!
[00:49] E
How rude!
[00:50] Rindo
This is necessary.
[00:52] Rindo
You're taking the same exam
as the other students, Nakiri-chan.
[00:56] Rindo
Tadokoro-chan, Aldini,
you're coming over here.
[00:59] Rindo
I'll explain what your exam will be.
[01:02] M
W-Wait, Rindo-senpai!
[01:05] T
Yukihira...
[01:06] M
Soma-kun...
[01:10] Hayama
Come at me, Yukihira!
[01:14] Hayama
It's time for the test that'll
decide whether you leave or stay!
SIGN Food Wars
SIGN The Third Plate
SIGN Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN Revenge Match
[02:52] S
Hayama, I haven't seen you around in a while.
[02:55] S
I had no idea this is where you'd ended up.
[02:58] S
I have a ton of questions for you, you know?
[03:02] S
What happened to the Shiomi
Research Group, anyway?!
[03:04] Hayama
Yeah, it's gone.
[03:09] Hayama
There is no need for autonomous
groups outside of Central.
[03:13] Hayama
That's Director Azami's philosophy,
[03:16] Hayama
so what else is there to say?
[03:17] S
I thought you cared about
the Shiomi Research Group.
[03:21] Hayama
I've got my own questions for you, Yukihira.
[03:25] Hayama
What've you been up to?
[03:28] Hayama
Protecting the dorm,
[03:29] Hayama
resisting the Azami administration...
[03:31] Hayama
Don't you think your
goals are rather shallow?
[03:34] Hayama
Where's the guy who faced
me in the Autumn Elections,
[03:36] Hayama
gunning for the top spot in Totsuki?
[03:40] Hayama
While you've been bumbling around,
[03:42] Hayama
I've already gotten one hand on the prize.
[03:44] Hayama
But it seems like it's fallen on me
[03:46] Hayama
to crush you before I can continue my ascent.
[03:50] Hayama
Yukihira, you wouldn't turn
my challenge down, would you?
[03:54] S
Don't underestimate me.
[03:55] S
I'm all for a revenge match against you!
[03:59] S
I'm totally game if you are!
[04:03] S
But what about the topic,
and what're the rules gonna be?
[04:06] S
We'll need a judge, too.
[04:08] Do
There's no need for concern.
[04:10] Do
I have made the necessary arrangements.
[04:14] S
Dojima-senpai?!
[04:15] Do
It's been a while since the finals, Yukihira.
[04:18] S
Why are you here?
[04:19] Do
This facility is under
Totsuki Resort's management,
[04:21] Do
and I am the Head Chef of Totsuki Resort.
[04:25] Do
I believe I am more than qualified
enough to preside over this match.
[04:28] Hayama
I wasn't expecting you to be the one.
[04:31] (Flashback) Do
Hayama-kun, that was a wonderful dish.
[04:34] (Flashback) Hayama
Thank you, Chef Dojima.
[04:36] (Flashback) Do
But too great a talent
[04:38] (Flashback) Do
will turn against itself in the end.
[04:42] (Flashback) Do
I hope that you will be able to maintain
a good relationship with your talent.
[04:47] Do
Let us go straight to going over the rules.
[04:50] Do
The topic was chosen at
random from those assigned
[04:53] Do
in advancement exams from previous years.
[04:56] Do
It is bear meat!
[04:58] S
Bear?
[05:02] Do
We'll be having you two face
off over who can serve a dish
[05:05] Do
that best showcases bear meat!
[05:07] Do
The match will be in three days!
[05:08] Do
You have until then to prepare.
[05:10] Do
We have prepared bear meat
for your testing purposes.
[05:13] Do
We will also have prepared expertly
butchered, drained, and aged bear meat
[05:17] Do
for your use on the day of the match.
[05:20] Do
All other ingredients must be sourced by you!
[05:24] Do
That is all.
[05:24] Hayama
So it begins, Yukihira.
[05:27] Hayama
Good luck on your recipe testing.
[05:29] Hayama
Don't give up, okay?
[05:31] S
Who do you think you're talking to?!
[05:33] Hayama
I'm looking forward to three days from now.
[05:35] S
Shit, I had no idea Hayama'd
gone over to the Azami faction.
[05:41] S
Have you joined Central
as well, Dojima-senpai?
[05:46] Do
No, I am a neutral party.
[05:49] S
Oh, I see.
[05:50] S
That's good to hear.
[05:51] S
So, did the Shiomi Research Group
really get shut down?
[05:55] Do
Yes.
[05:56] Do
It no longer exists at the academy.
[05:58] S
Wow, seriously?!
[06:00] S
I'm trying to take in so much right now!
[06:01] S
Hayama, the ninth seat!
[06:03] S
What happened to Eizan-senpai,
who used to have that rank?
[06:06] S
And is Nakiri still just the tenth seat?
[06:09] Do
I'm not sure you have the luxury
of worrying about others right now.
[06:14] S
Huh?
[06:15] Do
This match will be a difficult one for you.
[06:20] Do
You'll understand once
you begin recipe testing
[06:22] Do
what it means to square off with bear meat.
[06:26] Do
Use the test kitchen however you'd like.
[06:31] S
Hm.
[06:32] S
So this is bear meat.
[06:34] S
It's nice to have them
prepare the meat for us.
[06:37] S
I've never cooked bear meat before.
[06:39] S
Which part of the bear is this?
[06:41] S
Come to think of it, Yoshino once said...
[06:43] (Flashback) Yuki
It depends on the animal and the season,
[06:45] (Flashback) Yuki
but bear meat can be pretty smelly.
[06:47] (Flashback) Yuki
It requires more careful
handling than, say, deer or boar.
[06:51] S
Smelly, huh.
[06:53] S
I guess I'll have to try it out for myself.
[06:56] S
To start, I want to get a good
sense of how bear meat tastes.
[06:59] S
First off, let's keep it really
simple and just cook it with salt!
[07:03] S
Hm?
[07:04] S
It smells pleasant enough.
[07:06] S
There's some pungency,
[07:08] S
but it's totally fine!
[07:10] S
Done!
[07:11] S
Here goes my first bite.
[07:16] S
Nice! So much sweet and rich fatty flavor!
[07:19] S
It does have a distinct
flavor, but it's not so ba—
[07:23] S
Hang on, a different flavor comes
through after you chew on it.
[07:27] S
It's unbelievably gamey...
[07:29] Bear
Roar!
[07:31] S
Yeah, this is a peculiar smell.
SIGN Bear
[07:33] S
Or just plain smelly!
[07:37] S
Well, I only did a simple
preparation this time.
[07:40] S
If I just throw spices at
it to temper the gaminess,
[07:43] S
I'm sure it'll be fine next time—
[07:46] (Flashback) Do
You'll understand once
you begin recipe testing
[07:49] (Flashback) Do
what it means to square off with bear meat.
[07:52] S
I'll have to counter the smelliness in
order to deal with this special meat!
[07:56] S
And spices are key—
[07:59] S
That means I'm squarely
in Hayama's territory!
[08:03] S
Shit!
[08:05] S
Why do I always get topics
where spices are the key
[08:07] S
whenever I'm facing Hayama?
[08:10] S
Not that I mind trying to
beat him at his own game!
[08:14] S
In any event, I'm just gonna focus
on removing the smelliness
[08:17] S
as much as I can with the
ingredients I have here.
[08:20] Hayama
What's this?
[08:22] Staff
A top-of-the-line electronic nose
[08:24] Staff
and the best authorities on molecular
gastronomy in the nation.
[08:29] Staff
Director Azami has stipulated
that we spare no effort
[08:32] Staff
in annihilating the rebels.
[08:35] Staff
You can use all available equipment
and human resources in testing—
[08:37] Hayama
There's no need.
[08:39] Hayama
I'll handle all the testing on my own.
[08:42] Hayama
You can all just go home.
[08:45] Hayama
I've already put together the
bear dish I'll be serving.
[08:49] Men
I-Impossible.
[08:51] Men
He already created the optimal
spice combination in mere minutes?
[08:57] Do
Indeed, he has far surpassed the
chef he was during the Elections.
[09:01] Do
Yukihira, you cannot win
against him as you are now.
[09:11] S
It's better than before,
[09:13] S
but there's still that lingering,
unpleasant smell.
[09:16] S
This is no good!
[09:17] S
I need to figure out how to
put this ingredient to use
[09:20] S
before I can even get to recipe testing.
[09:21] S
Okay, the first spices I want to try
are bay leaf, anise, and red chilis.
[09:27] S
Shit!
[09:28] S
I'm stuck dealing with the ingredient's smell
[09:30] S
instead of where I want
to take the actual dish.
[09:32] S
I'm not going to have enough time
to deal with bear meat at all!
[09:36] Chinese RS
Hup! Hup! Hup!
[09:41] Chinese RS
Yueguishu!
[09:42] Chinese RS
Bajiao!
[09:43] Chinese RS
Xiaohuixiang!
[09:44] Chinese RS
Dingxiang!
[09:45] Chinese RS
Guipi!
[09:46] Chinese RS
Lajiao!
[09:48] S
Why are they so energetic?
[09:49] Kuga
Hey, hey, hey!
[09:51] Kuga
Why're you looking so down?
[09:53] Kuga
Aren't these what you needed?
[09:56] Kuga
You're so helpless, Yukihira-chin.
[09:58] S
Kuga-senpai?!
[10:00] Chinese RS
Hup! Hup! Hup!
[10:04] S
Stop, stop, stop!
[10:06] S
Um...
[10:08] S
Why are you here in Hokkaido, Kuga-senpai?
[10:11] Kuga
I'd heard that you guys were
going to have to face the
[10:14] Kuga
Elite Ten in an unfamiliar land,
so you know...
[10:17] Kuga
I was so worried that you might
be crying because you feel alone!
[10:21] Kuga
So I rushed over just in case
I could be of some help to you!
[10:25] Kuga
Um, why aren't you reacting?
[10:28] S
Well, 'cause I know that whenever
you're talking like that,
[10:30] S
you don't mean anything you're saying.
[10:32] Kuga
Why would I come all the way to
Hokkaido just to run my mouth?
[10:36] Kuga
I came here to help you, I swear!
[10:40] S
Oh, really?
[10:41] S
Well, that'd be awesome.
[10:43] S
I was really having trouble.
[10:45] Kuga
Well, there is a condition.
[10:47] S
A condition?
[10:48] Kuga
That's right.
[10:49] Kuga
Challenge Hayama Akira to a Shokugeki.
[10:53] Kuga
Get him to wager his ninth seat.
[10:55] S
Huh?
[10:56] Kuga
Think about the opportunity here!
[10:58] Kuga
Why not go all out and do a Shokugeki?
[11:01] S
But a Shokugeki requires equal stakes, right?
[11:06] S
I'm not sure I have anything that's
worth as much as a ninth seat.
[11:09] Kuga
I'm having a lot of fun at Totsuki right now.
[11:14] Kuga
Besides, this is for my sake, too.
SIGN Elite Ten
[11:18] Kuga
You'll beat Hayama, right?
[11:21] Kuga
Then you'll join the Elite Ten.
[11:22] Kuga
Then you'll do a Shokugeki against me.
[11:24] Kuga
Then I'll crush you.
[11:27] Kuga
Then I can safely rejoin the Elite Ten!
[11:30] Kuga
And everybody's happy!
[11:31] S
I feel like he just said
something really annoying.
[11:33] Kuga
Anyway, you're the one who'll serve
up a dish in the end, Yukihira-chin.
[11:37] Kuga
Just beat Hayama-kun, okay?
[11:39] S
Well, let's put the whole
Shokugeki thing aside for now.
[11:42] S
I'll gladly make use of your spices!
[11:45] S
Now I can get started on bear
recipe testing for real!
[11:54] Kuga
No, no, no!
[11:55] Kuga
The spice combinations aren't
coming together at all!
[11:59] Kuga
Come on, Yukihira-chin!
[12:01] Kuga
Okay, bear hot pot's next?
[12:04] S
Yup.
[12:05] S
It's a dish that steeps aromatics
[12:06] S
like green onions and chrysanthemum
greens with red chilis
[12:08] S
to mellow out the gaminess of bear meat.
[12:11] Kuga
Yukihira-chin, you should leave the lid off.
[12:14] Kuga
If the bear meat's smell stays trapped,
[12:16] Kuga
the flavors might take a turn for the worse.
[12:18] S
Oh.
[12:19] Kuga
Oh, nice work.
[12:27] Kuga
Nice!
[12:28] Kuga
The bear's gaminess is gone,
[12:30] Kuga
and the heavy flavors of the meat and
stock have melded together in a good way!
[12:34] S
Using miso to cancel out the gaminess
is another hallmark of this dish.
[12:38] Kuga
Right!
[12:39] Kuga
So not only do you have to
think about what spices to use,
[12:41] Kuga
but also which ingredients
to pair the meat with.
[12:44] Kuga
One common technique is to marinate
meat with strong flavors in yogurt.
[12:49] Kuga
So, what're you going to do?
[12:51] Kuga
Are you going with the hot pot idea?
[12:52] S
Well, Hayama will probably come up
with a dish that only he could make.
[12:59] S
If I don't do the same,
I'm not gonna stand a chance.
[13:04] S
It'd be so easy if it weren't
for the smelly meat...
[13:08] S
Hmm... speaking of smelly...
[13:10] (Flashback) Nao
Smelly, but addictive, right?
[13:16] S
I see.
[13:17] S
There are a lot of ingredients
out there that actually base
[13:20] S
their tastiness on smelliness.
[13:21] S
The regulars back at the diner
[13:23] S
liked the smellier stuff to
snack on with their sake, too.
[13:27] S
Basically, smelliness doesn't
have to be an enemy!
[13:29] S
Smelliness is an important factor
that can give rise to umami!
[13:33] S
The reason I can't take
advantage of bear meat
[13:35] S
is because I don't understand anything
about bear meat as an ingredient.
[13:39] S
I want to go into the mountains.
[13:42] S
I want to learn about where this
ingredient has lived its life.
[13:44] S
I want to see, walk, and breathe in everything
there is about it, using all my senses!
[13:50] Kuga
That's a good goal.
[13:52] Kuga
Okay, gather 'round!
[13:54] Chinese RS
Yes, sir!
[13:55] Kuga
Figure out the fastest way to get
us into the mountains, will you?
[13:58] Chinese RS
Yes, sir!
[14:00] Kuga
Okay! Get ready, Yukihira-chin!
[14:02] S
Okay!
[14:03] S
Thanks, Kuga-senpai!
[14:05] S
There has to be a fighting
chance out there somewhere.
[14:08] S
I'll find the key to bear cuisine first!
SIGN One Week Ago
[14:16] (Flashback) Kuga
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
[14:17] (Flashback) Rindo
Hey, Kuga.
[14:20] (Flashback) Rindo
How dare you ignore all my calls?
[14:22] (Flashback) Rindo
Don't be such a sulky brat!
[14:24] (Flashback) Kuga
Ow!
[14:25] (Flashback) Kuga
Hmph.
[14:26] (Flashback) Kuga
I'm not one of the Elite Ten anymore.
[14:29] (Flashback) Kuga
But it's fine. I figured out
a different way to have fun.
[14:33] (Flashback) Kuga
I'm gonna completely mess up
the first-years' advancement exams, too!
[14:37] (Flashback) Rindo
Do what you want.
[14:39] (Flashback) Rindo
We both need to have fun!
[14:42] Rindo
I wonder what Kuga's got planned.
[14:45] T
Rindo-senpai, isn't time for you to tell us
[14:49] T
what we're supposed to cook
in our match against you?
[14:53] Rindo
Relax, Aldini.
[14:56] Rindo
You're scaring Tadokoro-chan.
[14:58] Rindo
Right?
[14:59] M
Huh?
[15:00] M
Um, er, well...
[15:01] Rindo
Don't get so worked up. I'll tell you.
[15:04] Rindo
The topic for us is...
[15:08] Hunter
Bears typically eat acorns and kiwi berries,
[15:12] Hunter
but as you know, they are omnivores.
[15:14] Hunter
They eat anything.
[15:15] ---
They gain the most fat right now.
[15:18] ---
They're storing what energy
they can before they hibernate.
[15:22] ---
I think you should make a dish
that really lets that fat shine.
[15:25] S
Got it.
[15:29] Kuga
Brr...
[15:30] Hunter
Hmm. Yeah, today's not going to work out.
[15:33] Hunter
It's deliberately putting tracks
down in a different direction
[15:35] Hunter
from the animal trails.
[15:36] Hunter
That means it knows it's being hunted.
[15:39] S
It's trying to throw us off its trail?
[15:41] Hunter
That's right.
[15:42] Hunter
Bears are smart and wily.
[15:44] Hunter
We might be better off cutting
it short after a short break
[15:46] Hunter
and going down the mountain.
[15:48] S
Got it.
[15:49] Kuga
We're in the middle of nowhere.
[15:51] Kuga
So cold.
SIGN Kuga Terunori (Age 9)
[15:53] Kuga
I've been going around eating authentic
gourmet food since elementary school.
[15:56] Kuga
This isn't cutting it.
[15:58] S
There's coffee.
[15:59] Kuga
I only want milk tea or chai!
[16:01] S
Senpai, I think you need more cold tolerance.
[16:04] Kuga
I'm not half bad.
[16:06] Kuga
Rindo-senpai would've
become sluggish, like a reptile.
[16:10] S
Um, Kuga-senpai.
[16:12] S
I have a question for you.
[16:14] S
How'd Hayama become one of the Elite Ten?
[16:17] Kuga
Oh, there was a battle to fill the
vacant seats in the Elite Ten.
[16:21] Kuga
Nakiri Azami hand-picked some
chefs from Central to compete.
[16:26] Kuga
Kusunoki Rentaro and other
second-years were among them, too.
[16:32] (Flashback) Kusunoki
So this is what third-years are like...
[16:34] (Flashback) Kusunoki
They're the true elite.
[16:35] (Flashback) Kusunoki
There are only a few dozen
of them in the academy.
[16:40] (Flashback) Kusunoki
Shit, I can't win.
[16:43] (Flashback) Hayama
Will you face me now, Senpai?
[16:51] (Flashback) Rindo
Wow.
[16:54] Kuga
That's how Hayama, a first-year,
[16:59] Kuga
conquered the fierce battle even
second-years were said to have difficulty in.
[17:02] S
What character are you?
[17:03] Kuga
Yukihira-chin, it'd be wise of you to think
Hayama's a completely different beast
[17:07] Kuga
from what he was in the Autumn Elections.
[17:10] Kuga
His ability to leverage
his innate sense of smell
[17:12] Kuga
has been honed into an even sharper weapon.
[17:15] Kuga
And now, he has the infernal powers of
Nakiri Azami and Central at his disposal.
[17:20] S
Are you trying to tell me
that I don't stand a chance?
[17:23] Kuga
No, no, no!
[17:24] Kuga
I don't want to see you all demotivated!
[17:26] S
Huh? Who's demotivated here?!
[17:28] Kuga
The Hayama of today can easily
convert the peculiar fragrance
[17:32] Kuga
of bear meat into something exquisite.
[17:35] Kuga
You need to fully grasp
the ingredients' potential
[17:38] Kuga
and find a new angle.
[17:43] S
An angle on bears...
[17:47] S
Ow!
[17:48] Kuga
Hey, hey, hey!
[17:50] Kuga
Don't be such a klutz now, Yukihira-chin.
[17:54] S
Kuga-senpai, maybe this
is part of the answer!
[18:01] Kuga
This tree...
[18:03] Hunter
I wish I could've shown
you how to butcher a bear.
[18:06] S
Oh, I'm happy enough I got to learn from you.
[18:10] Hunter
Well, I'm sure Totsuki
[18:12] Hunter
would've gotten a top-notch hunter
to prepare its bear meat.
[18:16] Hunter
There shouldn't be any bad
odors resulting from that.
[18:19] Hunter
That does mean that if you can't take
advantage of the smell that remains,
[18:23] Hunter
it's because you're a bad chef.
[18:26] Hunter
Well, you came all the way here
just to learn about bears.
[18:30] Hunter
Maybe you'll do fine.
[18:32] S
Thanks!
[18:35] S
All right!
[18:36] S
Here's to a new start in recipe testing!
[18:39] Kuga
Sorry to keep you waiting!
[18:40] Kuga
I got what you asked for!
[18:42] Kuga
The berries you found—dried.
[18:46] S
Thanks!
[18:47] S
Let's get started right away...
[18:49] S
with these schisandra berries.
[18:53] Kuga
Schisandra is used in medicinal cuisine.
[19:01] S
All done!
[19:03] S
Here's a bear burger made from a
combination of fatty bear meat and beef!
[19:07] Chinese RS
It has massive impact!
[19:08] Chinese RS
Just the smell alone makes you riled up!
[19:10] Chinese RS
Minced bear meat—a bold move!
[19:12] Chinese RS
Did he succeed in removing the smelliness?
[19:15] Kuga
Well, here I go.
[19:22] Chinese RS
The rich fat is so mild and sweet!
[19:24] Chinese RS
The red meat is so fragrant!
What a double punch!
[19:27] Chinese RS
It's a neverending torrent of juices!
[19:29] Chinese RS
A manly flavor peculiar to bears!
[19:31] Chinese RS
But it is not unpleasant in the least!
[19:33] Chinese RS
Instead, it's as though the flavors
[19:35] Chinese RS
are bursting forth and
calling to our instincts...
[19:37] Chinese RS
This must be from the schisandra!
[19:40] Kuga
Schisandra, or the five-flavor fruit,
[19:42] Kuga
is known as a medicinal
herb possessing five flavors.
SIGN Sourness Bitterness Sweetness Spiciness Saltiness
[19:45] Kuga
Each flavor is thought to have a
beneficial effect on different organs.
[19:51] Kuga
These five flavors envelop the
gaminess of the bear in a well-rounded way
[19:55] Kuga
and transform it into high-impact
umami in a stroke of genius!
[20:00] S
I use the schisandra after
it's been steeped in sake.
[20:02] S
The alcohol brings out the essential oils
[20:04] S
and heightens the schisandra's
function as a spice.
[20:07] Kuga
Yukihira-chin, you know
a lot about schisandra.
[20:10] S
Oh, someone I know is really
knowledgeable about medicinal cuisine.
SIGN Several Days Ago
[20:16] (Flashback) Hisako
Now, back to the Hokkaido Seminar
after you all drink this.
[20:20] (Flashback) M
Thank you, Arato-san.
[20:21] (Flashback) Yuki
I'm so tired!
[20:26] (Flashback) S
What's this?
[20:28] (Flashback) S
It has a really interesting taste.
[20:30] (Flashback) Hisako
It's schisandra tea.
[20:31] (Flashback) Hisako
It energizes and revitalizes you.
[20:34] (Flashback) S
Huh.
[20:35] (Flashback) Hisako
The schisandra plant is widespread
in China and the Korean peninsula.
[20:39] (Flashback) Hisako
It's a vine that can also be found in
Japan in Hokkaido and central Honshu—
[20:41] (Flashback) M
This is supposed to be break time,
but we're back in class.
[20:44] (Flashback) Hisako
This and that.
[20:45] (Flashback) Hisako
Also this.
[20:45] (Flashback) E
Yes, that's right.
[20:46] (Flashback) Hisako
Schisandra this.
[20:46] (Flashback) E
Yes, indeed.
[20:47] (Flashback) Yuki
Let us rest our brains a little bit!
[20:48] (Flashback) Hisako
Schisandra that.
[20:49] Kuga
I see.
[20:51] Kuga
The bear's smelliness has
now been dealt with, Yukihira-chin.
[20:56] S
Yup!
[20:57] S
Now, I have to figure out how to draw
out the good flavors of bear meat.
[21:00] S
If I can keep going, I bet
I can win against Hayama.
[21:03] Chinese RS
Chief!
[21:04] Chinese RS
Hayama Akira's here!
[21:09] Hayama
Hey, Yukihira.
[21:10] Hayama
How's the recipe testing going?
[21:12] Chinese RS
What an elegant and deep fragrance.
[21:14] Chinese RS
Amid the pungent spiciness,
there's a sweet-sour note.
[21:17] Chinese RS
There's even a complex interweaving
of astringency throughout.
[21:20] Chinese RS
Just by smelling it, you can feel
a rising heat from deep within.
[21:24] Chinese RS
This is...
[21:25] Chinese RS
...Cajun spice!
[21:26] S
Kay-what?
[21:27] Chinese RS
A spice mix used in Cajun cuisine,
[21:30] Chinese RS
which is based in the southern
United States, around New Orleans!
[21:33] Chinese RS
But in his hands, the mix
is utterly transformed!
[21:36] Chinese RS
What a deep, strong fragrance it has!
[21:40] Hayama
You're testing out
schisandra berries, aren't you?
[21:44] Chinese RS
He figured it out just
from the residual smell?
[21:45] Hayama
Sorry I figured out your strategy.
[21:49] Hayama
Well, you did barge into
my kitchen, so it's tit for tat.
[21:53] Hayama
And how was Yukihira's test recipe?
[21:57] Hayama
Did it make better use of the
bear's smelliness than mine?
[22:02] Hayama
I guess it was hardly necessary to ask.
[22:04] Hayama
Improvised knowledge and ideas
won't lead you to victory against me.
[22:08] ---
You've already lost to me twice.
SIGN Hayama Akira
[22:10] ---
You know this, Yukihira.
[22:11] ---
You will lose a third time, too—
[22:14] ---
An even worse defeat than before.
[23:55] Rindo
So warm!
[23:57] Rindo
I'm really looking forward
to the advancement exam.
SIGN Totsuki
SIGN Food Wars
SIGN The Third Plate
SIGN Next Episode The Umami Tightrope
[24:06] ---
This battle's going to get rather
shaky, so please hold on tight!