17 - The Umami Tightrope
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SIGN The Third Plate
SIGN Seventeen
[00:03] Hayama
You will lose a third time, too—
[00:05] Hayama
An even worse defeat than before.
[00:11] S
Hey, Hayama.
[00:12] S
You look kind of glum for someone who
managed to win a seat in the Elite Ten.
[00:17] S
You even got in bed with Central
[00:20] S
to get what you wanted in the Elite Ten.
[00:22] S
You should at least look
like you're having fun.
[00:24] Hayama
I didn't join Central to have fun.
[00:27] Hayama
I joined Central...
[00:30] Hayama
...for Jun.
[00:33] S
What do you mean by that—
[00:34] Hayama
That's none of your business.
[00:36] Hayama
Stop bothering me.
[00:39] Hayama
This match is only a checkpoint for me.
SIGN Food Wars
SIGN The Third Plate
SIGN Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN Baths
SIGN Men
SIGN The Umami Tightrope
[02:15] Kuga
Hey, Yukihira-chin!
[02:17] Kuga
Why'd you come back with
your tail between your legs?
[02:19] Kuga
That was your chance to
challenge him to a Shokugeki!
[02:21] Kuga
It's so easy!
[02:23] Kuga
"Let's do a Shokugeki at this exam!"
[02:25] Kuga
That's all you had to say!
[02:26] Kuga
You wanna crush Hayama, don't you?
[02:29] S
Well, sure, but...
[02:33] S
Hm?
[02:37] D
Hm?
[02:38] S
Dojima-senpai...
[02:39] D
What's wrong, Yukihira?
[02:41] D
You look like something's on your mind.
[02:46] D
How the Shiomi Research Group was shut down?
[02:49] S
Yeah.
[02:50] S
Do you know how it happened, Dojima-senpai?
[02:52] S
Did Hayama not challenge Central to a
Shokugeki for the research group's survival?
[02:57] Kuga
What's any of this got to
do with you, Yukihira-chin?
[03:01] Kuga
Who cares about a loser who's become
the Azami administration's lap dog?
[03:06] S
Well, I just have a hard time imagining
someone like Hayama taking orders
[03:10] S
from an enemy without a reason.
[03:12] D
As you'd guessed, that wasn't his plan.
[03:16] D
At least, not at first.
[03:22] (Flashback) Jun
Hayama-kun!
SIGN Shiomi Research Group
Creative Curry Laboratory
[03:25] (Flashback) Jun
We did it!
[03:26] (Flashback) Jun
A lot of corporate reps just came over
[03:28] (Flashback) Jun
and said they'll increase the budget
for our joint projects—all of them!
[03:32] (Flashback) H
Huh.
[03:33] (Flashback) H
Well, that's no surprise given
all your accomplishments.
[03:37] (Flashback) H
You may not look it, but you
used to be in the Elite Ten.
[03:39] (Flashback) Jun
What's that supposed to mean?!
SIGN Shiomi Research Group
Creative Curry Laboratory
[03:41] (Flashback) Jun
Hey, are you listening
to me, Hayama-kun? Hey!
[03:44] H
I guess we'll be neck deep
in research again...
[03:47] (Flashback) H
What do you mean, you want to
terminate the business partnership?
SIGN Big Curry Products Business Development Division
[03:50] Corp
We do apologize for the inconvenience.
[03:52] Corp
The details will be
specified in the letter.
[03:53] (Flashback) H
Hey, wait...
[03:55] Corp
We do apologize. Please consider
the contract null and void.
[03:58] Corp
We understand it's a major inconvenience,
[04:00] Corp
but we are withdrawing our
sponsorship effective immediately.
[04:03] (Flashback) H
Why?!
[04:04] (Flashback) H
Tell us why!
[04:05] (Flashback) Azami
Because all autonomous groups in
Totsuki Academy will be disbanded.
[04:11] (Flashback) Azami
Central will be the only
public face of Totsuki.
[04:18] (Flashback) Azami
Welcome, Hayama Akira-kun.
[04:20] (Flashback) Azami
Your culinary sensitivities are
[04:21] (Flashback) Azami
worthy of inclusion in the world
of true gourmet food I envision.
[04:24] (Flashback) Azami
I want you to join Central.
[04:26] (Flashback) Azami
I'll give you an entire laboratory
facility for your personal use.
[04:30] (Flashback) Azami
That is, if you'll accept the
disbanding of the research group
[04:34] (Flashback) Azami
and swear fealty to me.
[04:35] (Flashback) H
This is stupid, old man.
[04:38] (Flashback) H
I'll never let you shut down
Shiomi Research Group—
[04:40] (Flashback) Azami
That research group has no
future as long as I'm here.
SIGN Data Oct-Nov '12
[04:43] (Flashback) Azami
Neither do these, in fact.
[04:46] (Flashback) H
Give them back!
[04:47] (Flashback) H
You have no right to them!
[04:49] (Flashback) H
That's our—the research group's—research data!
[04:53] (Flashback) Azami
This is where we begin negotiations.
[04:57] (Flashback) Azami
If you'll do as I say,
[04:59] (Flashback) Azami
I'll allow you to add Professor Shiomi
to your research facility.
[05:03] (Flashback) Azami
You can choose to engage
in a Shokugeki for the
[05:05] (Flashback) Azami
continued existence of your research group,
[05:07] (Flashback) Azami
but even if you win, your corporate
partnerships are long gone.
[05:10] (Flashback) Azami
Professor Shiomi's activities will
most likely be restricted, too.
[05:21] (Flashback) Azami
In the coming days, there will be a battle
royale to fill the vacant Elite Ten seats.
[05:26] (Flashback) Azami
I do hope to see you there.
[05:28] D
Hayama participated in the battle
royale and became the ninth seat.
[05:34] D
That is all I've heard.
[05:37] D
It's likely that forcing Hayama Akira to
[05:39] D
become an ally was Nakiri Azami's
objective from the very start.
[05:43] Kuga
Azami's such a bastard!
[05:45] Kuga
Unbelievable!
[05:46] Kuga
Seriously?! I feel really
bad for Hayama-chin!
[05:51] D
Hayama must defeat you in
order to reach his goal.
[05:56] S
I see.
[05:57] S
So that's why he said it's a checkpoint.
[06:02] Kuga
Hey, Yukihira-chin?
[06:05] S
Hayama!
[06:08] S
Hayama!
[06:09] S
Hayama!
[06:11] S
Hayama!
[06:12] S
Hayama!
[06:14] S
Hayama!
[06:21] S
Hayama, I heard what burden you're carrying.
[06:25] S
If you can beat me in the advancement exam,
[06:27] S
you can keep on doing what you want to do.
[06:30] S
So this match is just a
checkpoint for that, right?
[06:34] H
Sounds about right.
[06:39] S
You should really stop underestimating me.
[06:44] S
I'm here to redeem myself.
[06:46] S
I don't care what the actual reasons are—
[06:48] S
I'm really looking forward
to facing you for real.
[06:51] S
Don't you dare be distracted by anything
but what you'll be cooking, got it?!
[06:55] H
Huh?
[06:56] H
Any match needs a goal.
[06:59] H
You have no idea what's going on, anyway—
[07:00] S
Wasn't the research group important to you?
[07:03] S
And you couldn't even fight to save it.
[07:07] S
The hell I'm gonna lose to
a pathetic loser like that!
[07:10] H
Yukihira!
[07:12] H
Fine.
[07:13] H
If you're that eager to suffer defeat...
[07:16] H
I'll hand it to you on a silver platter.
[07:22] Kuga
Yukihira-chin, you might
get expelled for this.
[07:26] Kuga
Do you understand that?
SIGN Day of Stage Three Exam
[07:30] S
So your stage three exam also
involves facing the Elite Ten?
[07:32] Alice
Yes, both Ryo-kun and I are heading over now.
[07:37] Alice
Who would've thought that
Hayama-kun would turn against us
[07:40] Alice
after we worked hard at the
Moon Festival together?!
[07:45] Alice
Has he forgotten the mindset we developed
in the White Coat Trio team I led?
[07:50] Alice
He's got a lecture coming!
[07:52] S
Oh, you do that.
[07:54] S
Oh, if you have a message
for me, I can tell him.
[07:57] Alice
No, that's not necessary.
[08:00] Alice
We'll all pass stage three and
meet up at the next exam location.
[08:05] Alice
Then we can all complain to Hayama-kun.
[08:09] S
Right, we all will.
[08:13] S
Good luck!
[08:14] S
All right!
[08:16] S
Everyone else's fired up, too.
[08:18] S
I've gotta keep up!
[08:20] Kuga
Yukihira-chin, you understand this, right?
[08:23] Kuga
You're all up against the Elite Ten.
[08:25] Kuga
It's impossible for all the rebels
to make it through this round.
[08:31] Kuga
A normal person would think that, at least.
[08:36] S
Well, that's up to them.
[08:40] S
I can only work on my upcoming match.
SIGN Green Room Tadokoro Megumi Takumi Aldini
[08:45] Takumi
Everyone else is about to
start their exams, too.
[08:49] M
Yeah.
[08:50] Rindo
Hey, now isn't the time to be
worrying about anyone else!
[08:54] Rindo
After all, I'm the one you'll be facing!
[09:01] Rindo
Well, let's get cooking!
[09:09] E
Everyone...
[09:20] E
I can only have faith
[09:23] E
in the abilities of the
chefs I've come to trust.
[09:35] D
I trust you're both ready.
[09:38] D
Let me introduce the judges to you.
[09:40] BS
Stare...
[09:41] S
Huh?
[09:43] Sh
Hey, Berta. The other one's
better looking, isn't he?
[09:46] B
Yes, he is, Cilla.
[09:48] Sh
But maybe I don't really like
men who are too good looking.
[09:52] Sh
This unsophisticated-looking guy
might be more reliable.
[09:55] B
You just don't get it, Cilla!
[09:57] B
Guys like him can be more passionate!
[10:01] Sh
Really?
[10:02] Sh
Then I'll cheer him on, too!
[10:05] B
Yup, yup.
[10:06] BS
So, good luck, handsome!
[10:09] S
Wow, I feel like I've already
lost before we even got started.
[10:12] Kuga
Hey, Dojima-senpai.
[10:15] Kuga
Where's the impartiality here?!
[10:17] Kuga
And they're both just kids!
[10:18] Kuga
How can they be judges?
[10:21] Sh
I hate rude people!
[10:23] B
What's your complaint, shorty?
[10:25] Kuga
Who you calling "shorty"?!
[10:27] D
Allow me to introduce them.
[10:29] D
They are Cilla and Berta, geniuses
whose knowledge of brain physiology
SIGN Nakiri International Research Staff
Cilla & Berta
[10:33] D
and culinary sensitivity led them to
be recruited by Nakiri Leonora-dono.
[10:38] D
Their ability to judge
dishes is unquestionable.
[10:41] D
The chair of the judging panel
[10:43] D
is the founder of Totsuki International,
the academy's research institute.
[10:48] B
Oh, Nassan.
[10:49] Sh
Good morning, Nassan!
[10:51] S
"Nassan"?
[10:52] D
He's delegated most of the institute's
day-to-day operations to his wife, Leonora,
[10:57] D
to focus his efforts on
negotiating external contracts.
[11:00] D
He is Nakiri Soue-dono.
SIGN Founder, Nakiri International
Nakiri Soue
[11:03] S
Oh, I see, the "Na" in Nassan is from Nakiri.
SIGN Senzaemon
SIGN Leonora
SIGN Soue
SIGN Azami
SIGN Alice
SIGN Erina
[11:06] S
So he's Leonora-san's husband,
Nakiri Alice's dad,
[11:10] S
Nakiri Erina's uncle,
[11:11] S
and the former director's son!
[11:14] D
Thank you for coming all
the way here, Soue-dono.
[11:17] Soei
It's been a while, Dojima Gin.
[11:19] Soei
I trust you've been well?
[11:21] S
Wow, he's really uptight.
[11:23] Kuga
But wait, he's a relative
of Nakiri Azami's, isn't he?
[11:27] Kuga
How can we trust him?!
[11:28] Soei
Do not underestimate me, Kuga Terunori.
[11:30] Soei
As a judge, I swear I will
exercise absolute impartiality.
[11:33] Soei
Even if this were a match involving
my own daughter, Alice,
[11:36] Soei
I would be fair in my judgment.
[11:38] Soei
Why?
[11:40] Soei
Because even should she be defeated,
[11:42] Soei
Alice is the most adorable
thing in the entire world.
[11:44] Soei
Oh, but Leonora is the most adorable
thing in the entire world, too.
[11:48] Soei
Their charm is the sole mystery I can
never solve, even in a lifetime of research.
[11:55] S
It turns out he's a doting
father and husband, I guess.
[11:57] Soei
So...
[11:58] Soei
Hayama Akira. Yukihira Soma.
[12:01] Soei
Look.
[12:02] Soei
Here is the bear meat
that is the topic today.
[12:08] Chinese RS
What a thick layer of fat!
[12:10] Soei
The bear was caught by a first-rate hunter.
[12:13] Soei
The carcass was butchered and drained
of blood with flawless expertise.
[12:16] Soei
You will face each other using this meat.
[12:19] S
Got it.
[12:20] S
Hayama, let's do a taste
comparison of each other's food,
[12:23] S
just like we did in the prelims.
[12:24] H
I have no idea what you're
planning to prepare,
[12:27] H
but there's nothing to
compare between us anymore.
[12:29] H
We are worlds apart.
[12:31] D
It's time.
[12:33] D
Let the cooking begin!
[12:38] Chinese RS
What part is Hayama going to use?
[12:40] Chinese RS
Looks like loin.
[12:42] Chinese RS
He's chopped the meat into large chunks,
[12:44] Chinese RS
and is coating them with a puree
of garlic, ginger, and onion.
[12:48] Chinese RS
He's going to tenderize the
meat with that marinade.
[12:51] Chinese RS
Meanwhile, he's making batter
from eggs and starch...
[12:55] Chinese RS
And oil?
[12:57] D
He's going to fry it.
[12:59] H
Fried chicken is a dish with a long history,
born in the American south.
[13:05] H
I'll serve you a version of the dish
that is appropriate for this venue.
[13:11] Chinese RS
"Fried chicken" made with bear meat...
[13:13] Chinese RS
So chicken-fried bear?
[13:15] Chinese RS
Hayama's going in for the kill.
[13:18] Kuga
If he can concentrate the bear's
umami within the batter,
[13:22] Kuga
he'll create the ultimate dish
that'll knock your brains out.
[13:26] Kuga
But on the flip side, if he botches the
removal of gaminess from the meat,
[13:29] Kuga
all the unpleasant flavors will be
trapped within the batter.
[13:33] D
Will it be umami or smelliness that's left?
[13:36] D
It's big gamble!
[13:42] D
Hayama has no intention of playing defense...
[13:45] D
He intends to bring the
fight to close quarters!
[13:47] Soei
It seems he has absolute confidence.
[13:50] Soei
He believes he can control every
single aspect of the ingredient.
[13:54] Chinese RS
Look!
[13:55] Chinese RS
Yukihira-dono's also
preparing breading and oil!
[14:02] (Flashback) Kuga
Even a smell that may be totally
fine when out in the open
[14:06] (Flashback) Kuga
can turn into an unpleasant
odor in a more confined space.
[14:09] (Flashback) Hunter
That does mean that if you can't take
advantage of the smell that remains,
[14:12] (Flashback) Hunter
it's because you're a bad chef.
[14:15] S
I finally get it now, after listening
to Kuga-senpai and the hunter guy.
[14:18] S
I have to take full advantage
of the bear's flavors,
[14:21] S
even if I have to risk trapping
bad odors in the dish!
[14:23] S
If I don't, I'm never going to
stand a chance against Hayama.
[14:27] S
And this...
[14:30] S
...is my answer!
[14:31] Chinese RS
So they both chose a fried dish in the end?!
[14:35] D
One could say the gloves
are off on this fight.
[14:38] D
It'll be a fierce slugfest between
two boxers at close quarters!
[14:51] S
Combine different parts of the bear—
[14:53] S
loin, boned rib, round, and
fatty and lean meat—
[14:55] S
into ground meat.
[14:59] S
Season with schisandra, onion, and salt.
[15:02] S
One misstep and the umami
will turn into smelliness.
[15:05] S
Stay sharp.
[15:07] S
Keep dealing the best hand you can think of!
[15:14] D
Yukihira's pouring bear broth into the meat!
[15:18] D
So he's adding even more of
the bear's essential flavors
[15:20] D
when the meat already has
a strong wild flavor.
[15:24] D
You can't help but get drawn in...
[15:26] D
...by the two's tension.
[15:30] D
There's no way anyone can look away.
[15:32] D
What they're doing...
[15:35] D
...will easily lead to self-destruction
[15:37] D
with a single misstep!
[15:38] D
What a nerve-wracking tightrope walk!
[15:43] D
But...
[15:49] D
When it comes to a tightrope
of flavor and fragrance,
[15:51] D
Hayama Akira is the greater expert!
[15:55] Chinese RS
There it is!
[15:56] Chinese RS
Hayama's original Cajun spice blend!
[16:00] S
He must be making a sauce.
[16:03] H
Yukihira, don't tell me you have the
time to lay eyes on anyone else.
[16:06] H
Don't worry.
[16:08] H
I'll make enough for you to try.
[16:10] H
You can do all the taste comparing you want.
[16:13] B
What is that smell?
[16:14] B
Is it something like cypress?
[16:15] Sh
It's a smell unique to conifers, Berta.
[16:18] B
You're right, Cilla.
[16:20] B
It's probably terpenes and phenols.
[16:22] Sh
They stimulate the cerebral
cortex and aid relaxation.
[16:26] Kuga
I thought so.
[16:28] Kuga
The core component of the fragrance
Hayama is trying to create
[16:31] Kuga
is the genièvre.
[16:33] S
Geni... èvre?
[16:34] BSh
Juniper berries.
[16:36] Sh
They're a spice that's been used
ever since ancient Egypt.
[16:40] Sh
Right, Berta?
[16:41] B
Yes, Cilla.
[16:42] B
It has the astringency of pine resin
[16:44] B
and a fragrant sweetness.
[16:45] B
Some spiciness, too.
[16:47] H
Thicken bear broth with flour and milk,
[16:52] H
then season the sauce once it is
fragrant and has deepened in color.
[16:56] H
Add the spices for fragrance, and then...
[17:02] H
You have a gravy that will
further enhance the fried bear.
[17:06] Sh
No way!
[17:07] Sh
This is impossibly complex and fragrant
compared to normal gravy!
[17:12] B
I want to taste just a tiny bit!
[17:14] H
You want to try it?
[17:17] H
Sure.
[17:20] H
Here.
[17:24] Sh
What rich, wild bear flavor!
[17:26] Sh
But there is no smelliness!
[17:30] B
The juniper berry's spiciness
is spreading throughout my body!
[17:34] Sh
What a masculine, aggressive flavor!
[17:37] B
I'm being schooled by
this enthralling fragrance!
[17:40] BSh
Even we...
[17:41] BSh
are easily...
[17:45] BSh
domesticated!
[17:50] D
What a terrifying chef.
[17:52] D
Who would've thought that the sauce
alone would be enough to subjugate them?
[17:57] S
All right, my sauce is done, too.
[18:00] Chinese RS
Oh!
[18:00] Chinese RS
Yukihira-dono's getting to
the frying process first.
[18:06] S
How strange.
[18:08] S
Thinking back,
[18:10] S
I'm actually glad I lost that day.
SIGN Hayama Akira
[18:14] S
Thank you, Hayama.
[18:17] S
If I hadn't lost to you,
[18:19] S
I wouldn't be the chef I am now.
[18:22] Kuga
He's improved the hamburger
he tested earlier,
[18:26] Kuga
and added the breading
[18:28] Kuga
to further concentrate and
strengthen the bear's flavors.
[18:30] Kuga
It's a minced meat cutlet!
[18:34] S
Now, judges.
[18:36] S
Here's the best bear dish
I could come up with.
[18:40] Sh
Wow, Berta!
[18:43] B
Cilla!
[18:44] B
It's fried to perfection!
[18:45] B
The brilliance of the
essential fatty acids is
[18:47] B
making my visual optic nerves really happy!
[18:49] S
Hayama, I'll make yours
right before you try it.
[18:53] S
Just let me know when you
have a minute to spare, okay?
[19:01] D
Well, then. Soue-dono, Berta-dono,
Cilla-dono, please try the dish!
[19:06] Chinese RS
Can he win against Hayama Akira?
[19:08] D
More importantly, did you win
your own wager, Yukihira Soma?
[19:13] D
How did you do on your tightrope walk
across not letting any flavors escape,
[19:16] D
while not permitting unpleasant odors?
[19:17] Sh
I want to try it while
it's still piping hot...
[19:20] B
...but what if it's really gamey inside?
[19:24] Soei
May I have a napkin?
[19:26] Sh
Nassan?!
[19:27] B
You'll go first?!
[19:29] Soei
Is this too impolite?
[19:31] S
Not at all!
[19:32] S
That's the best way to
eat a minced meat cutlet!
[19:35] S
Please take a big bite!
[19:38] Soei
I will.
[19:42] Sh
I'll try it, too!
[19:43] B
Me, too, then!
[19:45] Sh
So hot!
[19:48] BSh
Here we go!
[19:57] BSh
What is... this?
[20:01] B
It's delicious!
[20:03] Sh
The sweet and strong meat juices
explode in your mouth—
[20:07] Sh
The umami is enough to rattle your brains!
[20:10] B
Sourness, bitterness, sweetness,
spiciness, and saltiness...
[20:14] B
The schisandra's various
flavors are converting
[20:16] B
the bear's gaminess into
umami in a balanced way.
[20:20] Sh
This is like getting slapped
by the richness of flavor!
[20:23] Soei
This is a watershed between the two extremes
of flavor, the best and the worst.
[20:26] Soei
Not to mention, he has made a dangerous
gamble far beyond one's imagination.
[20:31] Soei
Yukihira Soma,
[20:32] Soei
you were fearless and generous with your
use of meat that lay close to the bone.
[20:38] D
I see.
[20:40] D
The closer meat is to the bone,
the more gamey its flavor!
[20:43] D
This tendency is even more pronounced
in the meat of wild game!
[20:49] Kuga
So Yukihira-chin threw the smelliest
parts of the bear into the cutlet.
[20:55] Kuga
He discerned the limit of
preventing smelliness
[20:58] Kuga
and easily stepped over the line normal
chefs would not be able to cross.
[21:03] B
Why did you take such a big risk?
[21:04] S
Well, smelliness has a powerful
potential to lead to umami.
[21:10] S
Of course you go all in!
[21:13] S
That's where the potential
for delicious taste lies.
[21:18] Sh
Hey, Berta.
[21:19] Sh
I thought he was unsophisticated...
[21:22] B
Yeah, I guess we thought wrong, Cilla.
[21:25] BSh
A dangerous man who takes big risks to win...
[21:28] BSh
How wonderful!
[21:30] Soei
Yukihira Soma...
[21:31] Soei
He combined several different parts
of the bear into the ground meat.
[21:35] Soei
Doing so further emphasized the variance in
the strength of flavors within the cutlet
[21:40] Soei
and successfully created a umami gradient.
[21:44] Soei
That is how he created
such a complex richness.
[21:47] Soei
He crossed quite a tightrope
with this dish...
[21:51] Soei
The determination of a chef
to endure such risks—
[21:54] Soei
is bursting me open!
[21:57] D
Oh, look!
[21:59] ---
He Who Inherits the Chest-Baring
[22:01] ---
seems to have acknowledged Yukihira's dish.
[22:03] S
Yeah!
[22:07] Kuga
I knew I believed in you.
[22:09] S
Oh, I wouldn't be so sure.
[22:16] H
Thank you for waiting.
[22:18] H
This is the ultimate bear dish.
[22:25] Chinese RS
What?!
[22:26] Chinese RS
What is this... brilliance?!
SIGN Totsuki
SIGN Food Wars
SIGN The Third Plate
SIGN Next Episode For Whom
[24:06] M
The train will be barreling into a blizzard!
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