18 - For Whom

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SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Eighteen
[00:05] (Flashback) Azami
    Congratulations on your battle
    royale victory, Hayama Akira.
[00:08] (Flashback) Azami
    Now, you are an official member of Central.
[00:11] (Flashback) H
    I don't give a shit about that.
[00:12] (Flashback) H
    As promised, set up the
    research lab for Jun and me—
[00:16] (Flashback) Azami
    I am aware.
[00:17] (Flashback) Azami
    But before that, you have
     your first assignment.
[00:21] (Flashback) Azami
    It's a simple matter.
[00:22] (Flashback) Azami
    Once and for all, finish off the opponent
     you've already defeated twice before.
[00:28] (Flashback) Jun
    You can't do this, Hayama-kun.
[00:30] (Flashback) Jun
    Leave Central right now.
[00:32] (Flashback) Jun
    I told you not to join Central, didn't I?
[00:35] (Flashback) Jun
    Why won't you listen to me?
[00:38] (Flashback) Jun
    Even if you listen to Azami-senpai,
[00:40] (Flashback) Jun
    there's no guarantee that he'll
    let you do what you want—
[00:42] (Flashback) H
    So what?
[00:43] (Flashback) H
    Is there any other way we
    can continue our research?
[00:47] (Flashback) Jun
    You just don't get it, Hayama-kun!
[00:48] H
    Wh-What the hell?!
[00:50] H
    Do you even get how much everything
    we've been through means to me?
[00:53] (Flashback) H
    Fine.
[00:54] (Flashback) H
    No matter what you say,
[00:56] (Flashback) H
    I'm going to protect this place.
[00:58] (Flashback) H
    I don't care what I have to sacrifice.
[01:05] H
    Here's the chicken-fried bear.
[01:07] H
    Please enjoy.
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
SIGN    Totsuki Train Arc
SIGN    For Whom
[02:49] D
    The bear dish prepared by the master
    of fragrance, Hayama Akira—
[02:53] D
    chicken-fried bear.
[02:55] S
    Hayama, where's mine?!
[02:57] S
    Hurry up, and let me try it!
[02:59] H
    Shut up.
[03:01] H
    Here.
[03:02] H
    After you've tasted it and
     accept defeat, leave the academy.
[03:04] S
    You're really acting like you
    have no time for me, huh?
[03:07] H
    I've always felt that way.
[03:09] H
    We're no longer on equal footing.
     Get that through your thick skull.
[03:12] Chinese RS
    He's really confident.
[03:14] Chinese RS
    He must've had to walk the same tightrope
[03:16] Chinese RS
    of smelliness and umami, and yet...
[03:19] Kuga
    Yeah.
[03:20] Kuga
    The first test is whether
    he succeeded in his wager
[03:22] Kuga
    to remove the smelliness...
[03:24] Kuga
    But there isn't much to doubt there.
[03:26] Soe
    On to the tasting.
[03:29] S
    Hot, hot, hot!
[03:31] S
    The light batter is shining
    so brightly, it's almost blinding.
[03:35] S
    Hayama's skills are the real deal.
[03:41] Sh
    N-No way. What is this?
[03:44] B
    Just bringing it close to your mouth
[03:45] B
    is enough to make the spices sing!
[03:50] Soe
    Now, if I may!
[03:56] BSh
    So good!
[04:01] Sh
    No, Berta!
[04:02] Sh
    Keep it together!
[04:03] B
    Yeah, Cilla!
[04:05] B
    We have to stay calm and analyze this.
[04:08] B
    This pungent spiciness is the
    piperine from black pepper!
[04:13] Sh
    Its synergy with pyrazine, an aromatic
    compound resulting from heating paprika,
[04:18] Sh
    has formed the foundation of
    the dish's flavor profile.
[04:20] Sh
    Thyme is countering bear meat's gaminess.
[04:23] B
    Thymol, that sharp and
    astringent compound, is at work here.
[04:27] B
    Oh, and cayenne and oregano's... um...
[04:32] B
    I can't stand this anymore!
[04:33] Sh
    I'm losing all sense of reason!
[04:37] Soe
    How exquisite!
[04:38] Soe
    The bear meat's smelliness has been
    converted into a powerful umami in its entirety!
[04:43] Soe
    The complex buildup of umami
    and the layers of flavor...
[04:50] Soe
    This clearly surpasses
     Yukihira Soma's creation!
[04:54] Hayama
    In addition to the obvious Cajun spice mix,
[04:57] Hayama
    I've added to the marinade juniper berries
     that have been crushed with
[05:01] Hayama
    a mortar and pestle to
     heighten their fragrance.
[05:02] Hayama
    The more you chew,
[05:05] Hayama
    the more the exquisite and
    even sweet umami of the bear
[05:07] Hayama
    should spread like a torrent
    through your mouth.
[05:10] Chinese RS
    Yukihira-dono even chose
    smellier parts of the bear
[05:13] Chinese RS
    and used schisandra berries to
    enhance the bear's flavors—
[05:16] Chinese RS
    And that wasn't enough?
[05:17] Chinese RS
    It must mean that Hayama's spice use
[05:19] Chinese RS
    skills are that much higher.
[05:23] H
    Even humans are said to be able to tell apart
[05:25] H
    several thousand to nearly
    ten thousand odors.
[05:29] H
    I simply used that ability in this dish.
[05:34] Kuga
    Yeah, right.
[05:35] Kuga
    As if anyone could've made that dish
[05:38] Kuga
    without Hayama's superhuman
    sensitivity and sense of smell...
[05:41] H
    Now, for the finishing blow.
[05:50] (Flashback) S
    Wow, I wouldn't have thought
    to use a blow torch to sear
[05:53] (Flashback) S
    the fish to bring out
    the oils and fragrance...
[05:55] (Flashback) S
    How'd you come up with that?
[05:57] (Flashback) S
    C'mon, tell us.
[05:58] (Flashback) Ryo
    Well, I won't take a back seat next
    time now that I know your tricks.
[06:02] (Flashback) Ryo
    Don't think you're better than anyone else.
[06:04] (Flashback) H
    Did you guys come here to pick a fight?
[06:09] H
    Man...
[06:11] H
    Sorry, Yukihira.
[06:13] H
    But I have something I want to protect,
[06:15] H
    even if it means defeating you guys!
[06:27] Chinese RS
    He couldn't surpass Hayama.
[06:28] Chinese RS
    That means that, with this match...
[06:29] Chinese RS
    ...Yukihira-dono's expulsion is confirmed?
[06:35] Soe
    It is too early to judge.
[06:38] Soe
    We have merely tasted the
    fried meat by itself.
[06:42] Soe
    We have yet to taste it with the sauce.
[06:45] Sh
    Oops, that was close.
[06:47] B
    I was about to finish the whole thing.
[06:48] Sh
    Okay, I'll dip Hayama-san's
    fried bear into the gravy.
[06:53] B
    A sauce made from deglazed
     bear fond, with a generous dose
[06:55] B
    of the juniper berry's fragrance...
[07:03] D
    There it is!
[07:04] D
    An offshoot of the chest-baring
    ability that the Nakiri clan
[07:07] D
    has passed down for generations!
[07:09] D
    The explosive tearing of
    cloth due to willpower,
[07:11] D
    also known as "The Explosion"!
SIGN    The Explosion
[07:15] Sh
    This is almost like...
[07:16] B
    A flavor bombardment!
[07:20] Soe
    It is almost terrifying
    how polished this dish is.
[07:24] Soe
    Juniper berries and Cajun spices!
[07:27] Soe
    Spiciness and sweetness!
[07:28] Soe
    A golden ratio to enhance
    the bear meat's flavor...
[07:30] Soe
    He has achieved the perfect balance!
[07:33] Soe
    It is the result of his
    scientific pursuit of how
[07:35] Soe
    fragrance and deliciousness
    are interconnected.
[07:40] Soe
    If I were to make an analogy,
[07:41] Soe
    it demonstrates ironclad
    perfection from every angle!
[07:44] Soe
    The dish is akin to an impenetrable fortress!
[07:49] H
    There's no way you can catch up to me.
[07:51] H
    It's just not possible without
    my superhuman sense of smell.
[07:55] H
    You're finished.
[07:56] S
    Did you just say "finished"?
[07:59] S
    Hayama, don't get the wrong idea.
[08:03] H
    He hasn't given up yet.
[08:07] S
    The final bell hasn't been rung yet!
[08:15] Soe
    Next, I'll have Yukihira Soma's
    minced meat cutlet with the sauce.
[08:20] Sh
    What a nice smell.
[08:22] Sh
    Like Hayama-san's sauce, this seems
     to be based on bear broth.
[08:26] B
    Yeah.
[08:28] B
    The schisandra berries steeped
    in sake provide a focal point.
[08:30] B
    What a gentle garlic fragrance.
[08:33] B
    Where is this mildness coming from?
[08:36] Kuga
    I see.
[08:37] Kuga
    In comparison to Hayama's juniper berries,
[08:41] Kuga
    Yukihira-chin used that ingredient
    as the main player in the sauce.
[08:45] B
    Huh?!
[08:45] Sh
    What?!
[08:48] B
    The entire dish has taken
    a 180 degree turn.
[08:51] Sh
    What a lingering fragrance...
[08:53] Sh
    Thought persistent, it's not clinging.
[08:56] Sh
    It's as though the bear meat's sweet
    flavors have been sharpened...
[08:59] BSh
    ...and are rushing right through you...
[09:06] B
    What's going on?!
[09:08] Sh
    Our clothes came off!
[09:09] D
    There it is.
[09:11] D
    This technique is the more advanced
    version of the earlier Explosion ability.
SIGN    The Explosion
[09:15] Kuga
    More advanced than The Explosion?
[09:17] D
    Upon tasting a dish full of spiritual
    harmony that is worthy of chest-baring,
[09:22] D
    the willpower that flows in a Nakiri's
    veins is unleashed as a wave.
[09:28] D
    This temporarily imparts the
    baring ability to outsiders.
[09:35] D
    It is known as The Gift!
SIGN    The Gift
[09:39] Chinese RS
    The Gift?!
[09:41] Chinese RS
    Yukihira-dono was able
    to create such a dish?!
[09:43] Soe
    Hmm, this secret behind this
    sauce's delicious flavors
[09:47] Soe
    are honey and balsamic vinegar, correct?
[09:49] S
    That's right!
[09:51] S
    The honey's faint sweetness brings
    depth of flavor to the sauce,
[09:54] S
    and the vinegar's acidity brings the
    flavors together into a sharp focus.
[09:58] Hayama
    No, depth and sharpness alone
    cannot result in strong flavor.
[10:02] Hayama
    This fragrance... is from caramelization.
[10:05] S
    The honey has been slowly caramelized.
[10:09] Sh
    That's an oxidation process that occurs
    when you heat sugars, right, Berta?
[10:13] B
    Yes, Cilla.
[10:14] B
    It's an important technique that is
    employed in a wide range of dishes
[10:18] B
    from French cuisine to sweets.
[10:19] S
    That's right!
[10:21] S
    First, I slowly caramelized the honey,
[10:24] S
    then thinned it with balsamic vinegar
    until it reached a good consistency.
[10:28] S
    I then added garlic and minced onions
    that had been sauteed separately,
[10:31] S
    and simmered it with schisandra berries.
[10:33] S
    Finally, I added the bear broth
    and seasoned it with salt
[10:38] S
    to create the ultimate sauce, which can
    accelerate the minced bear cutlet's flavors!
[10:43] Kuga
    Huh.
[10:45] D
    I see.
[10:46] D
    He enhanced bear meat with honey,
[10:48] D
    then used balsamic vinegar
    and caramelization to
[10:50] D
    "subtract" and "emphasize."
[10:54] (Flashback) Hayama
    In other words, I managed to demonstrate
    two theoretically opposing principles—
[10:58] (Flashback) Hayama
    the subtraction of aroma and its emphasis—
    in unison with this single dish.
[11:03] S
    Sorry, but I decided to use the principles
    you used in the finals against you.
[11:09] Kuga
    He really can't let go when
    it comes to a match, huh.
[11:13] Kuga
    I do like that about him.
[11:17] S
    Hayama Akira's chicken-fried bear was
    an exquisite and elegant dish.
[11:22] S
    The fried meat itself was
    overwhelmingly superior.
[11:26] S
    However, if we were to judge
    the sauce on its own merits,
[11:30] S
    Yukihira Soma is the victor!
[11:38] Chinese RS
    He caught up!
[11:39] Kuga
    But who's the overall victor?!
[11:40] D
    Well, then!
[11:41] D
    We will now begin evaluations!
[11:43] D
    Nakiri Soue-dono,
[11:45] D
    Cilla-dono,
[11:46] D
    Berta-dono—
[11:48] D
    Please cast your votes!
[11:51] D
    If the fried meat and the sauce
    are judged together as a whole,
[11:55] D
    which dish achieved better success
    in showcasing the bear's flavors?
[12:02] Sh
    I've made my decision!
[12:05] B
    Me, too!
[12:07] BSh
    This one!
[12:12] Chinese RS
    A split vote!
[12:12] Chinese RS
    Does this mean they're equal?
[12:14] Chinese RS
    For whom will you cast your
    final vote, Nakiri Soue-dono?
[12:19] D
    An impeccable umami!
[12:21] D
    An impregnable fortress on one hand,
[12:23] D
    and a siege machine that focuses all of
    its flavors into one strike on the other!
[12:27] D
    Which one will Nakiri Soue-dono choose?
[12:33] H
    My chicken-fried bear had no flaws.
[12:37] H
    But he's managed to catch up to me.
[12:39] H
    Yukihira...
[12:41] H
    You're an eyesore.
[12:43] H
    I can't lose.
[12:46] H
    Absolutely not.
[12:49] Soe
    In this match, both of you
    are near equals in flavor.
[12:52] Soe
    That is reflected by Berta
    and Cilla's split vote.
[12:56] Soe
    If there was a factor
    that'd decide the outcome,
[12:58] Soe
    it'd be one's obsession with one's dish.
[13:01] Soe
    Yukihira Soma, you did not use just
    any honey in the sauce, correct?
[13:08] H
    Indeed, the faint tannic notes of
    this honey's fragrance are from—
[13:12] S
    I'm glad you noticed!
[13:15] S
    I used honey from the Amur cork tree!
[13:17] Sh
    A honey from a member of the Rutaceae family,
[13:20] Sh
    the same family as the mandarin orange...
[13:23] B
    Yeah, it's known for having a light sweetness
[13:25] B
    and a faintly bitter aftertaste.
[13:28] Soe
    Other types of honey could
    have complemented the
[13:32] Soe
    bear meat with richness and mellowness,
[13:34] Soe
    but it could have led to an
    overly-heavy flavor profile
[13:39] Soe
    if its flavors simply amplified the
    minced meat cutlet's strong punch.
[13:41] Soe
    But when the honey from the
    Amur cork tree is used...
[13:44] Soe
    The faint bitter and tannic aftertaste
[13:47] Soe
    is an excellent match with the bear meat—
[13:50] Soe
    it is almost miraculous!
[13:52] Soe
    Yukihira Soma did not overlook the
    potential drawbacks of using honey
[13:56] Soe
    and pursued better taste
     to a far greater extent.
[13:58] Sh
    But how'd he come up with this combination?
[14:02] B
    Yeah, it's hard to believe he was randomly
    inspired to use this particular honey.
[14:07] Kuga
    I was done in by you at
    the Moon Festival, too.
[14:11] Kuga
    I gotta admit, you never
    give up until you find an
[14:13] Kuga
    answer you're satisfied with, Yukihira-chin.
[14:16] (Flashback) S
    If there's anything you find that
    might work as an ingredient,
[14:18] (Flashback) S
    please let me know right away!
[14:20] (Flashback) S
    Let's scrounge up as many ideas
    as we can find before sundown!
[14:24] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    Yukihira-dono!
[14:25] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    We've found acorns and kiwi berries for now!
[14:29] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    We've gathered Yezo spruce leaves!
[14:32] (Flashback) S
    Great!
[14:33] (Flashback) S
    Thanks!
[14:35] (Flashback) S
    Okay, let's go over to the ridge next!
[14:37] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    'Kay.
[14:38] (Flashback) S
    All right!
[14:38] (Flashback) S
    Let's go down to the creek!
[14:41] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    Crap...
[14:42] S
    We'll go as long as we can
[14:44] S
    to increase our options as much as possible.
[14:46] S
    Then I'll test everything out at the kitchen!
[14:48] S
    I'm gonna test dozens and hundreds,
    even thousands of combinations!
[14:54] (Flashback) S
    So we'll be going into the
    mountains again tomorrow.
[14:56] (Flashback) S
    Thanks for your help.
[14:57] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    Again?!
[14:59] (Flashback) Kuga
    The Chinese RS members are well trained.
[15:03] (Flashback) Kuga
    You can abuse them as long
    as you don't kill 'em.
[15:05] (Flashback) Chinese RS
    Chief!
[15:07] S
    So we just scrambled
    around all over the place
[15:10] S
    and finally found honey as an option.
[15:12] S
    But there are a lot of kinds of honey,
[15:16] S
    so it took a little longer
[15:19] S
    to settle on Amur cork tree honey.
[15:23] Soe
    What lies at the very
    foundation of this dish
[15:26] Soe
    is none other than a chef's boundless
    curiosity and obsession with flavor!
[15:29] Soe
    There, I see who the chef is as an individual!
[15:35] H
    What?!
[15:36] (Flashback) Sen
    The deciding factor
[15:38] (Flashback) Sen
    was to what degree the dish was
    a reflection of the chef as an individual.
[15:41] (Flashback) Sen
    The one who deserves victory
[15:43] (Flashback) Sen
    is the chef who best pursued his own cooking!
[15:46] (Flashback) Sen
    The chef who truly sought
    what his cooking should look like!
[15:50] H
    Impossible!
[15:51] H
    How can he possibly reach my dish's
    level of sophistication—
[15:53] D
    Do you really believe that?
[15:57] H
    Chef Dojima...
[15:58] D
    So, you're saying you pursued true gourmet
    dining to the best of your abilities?
[16:01] H
    Of course.
[16:03] H
    I constructed a sublime
    and perfect balance of—
[16:06] D
    All by yourself,
[16:07] D
    without even knowing who you're cooking for?
[16:12] (Flashback) Jun
    Wow.
[16:13] (Flashback) Jun
    That's amazing, Hayama-kun.
[16:14] (Flashback) Jun
    It has such a rich smell.
[16:16] (Flashback) H
    Of course, this is nothing.
[16:19] (Flashback) H
    I'm going to be the top student at Totsuki.
[16:22] (Flashback) J
    Yup, yup, yup.
[16:24] (Flashback) H
    Good.
[16:25] (Flashback) H
    Perfect.
[16:27] (Flashback) H
    But should I use a coarser grind of
    the spices used in the Cajun blend
[16:30] (Flashback) H
    to let the flavors stand out more?
[16:33] (Flashback) H
    What do you think, Jun—
[16:43] D
    I don't even need to taste the dish to know
[16:45] D
    that this dish is clearly
    different from what you served
[16:48] D
    at the Autumn Elections finals.
[16:51] D
    Hayama Akira, can you
    say with utter sincerity
[16:55] D
    that you approached this
    dish with true passion
[16:58] D
    and did everything you could
    during the testing process?
[17:01] D
    Were you perhaps missing the zealous desire to
    have someone say that the dish is delicious?
[17:10] H
    Then how'd Yukihira...
    How'd he get as far as he did?
[17:15] H
    Where'd your motivation come from?
[17:18] H
    Were you really that greedy
    about your dish because
[17:22] H
    you wanted to survive the advancement exams?
[17:24] S
    The hell you talking about, Hayama?
[17:26] S
    It was for you! All for you!
[17:28] S
    It's because I was gonna make
    you eat the dish, of course!
[17:31] S
    It was all to make you say it's delicious!
[17:33] S
    To crush you!
[17:36] S
    That's why I've been working so hard!
[17:39] S
    So I can't stand to see you all distracted!
[17:47] S
    Here's one piping hot.
[17:50] S
    Dig in, Hayama!
[18:14] H
    I see it now.
[18:15] H
    Yukihira's passion for this dish—
[18:17] H
    all of his trials and tribulations—
    are flooding into me.
[18:22] H
    He kept me in squarely in his sights,
    even though I'd closed myself off,
[18:25] H
    and only thought about
    how to improve this dish.
[18:29] H
    He wasn't me, who'd lost
    sight of why he was cooking
[18:32] H
    and could only wear himself down to the bone.
[18:39] H
    Jun?
[18:44] Jun
    Oh, sorry.
[18:45] Jun
    Did it hurt?
[18:46] Jun
    Are you okay?
[18:48] S
    Why are you here, Shiomi-senpai?
[18:50] D
    I invited her.
[18:52] D
    We know each other from our
     Polar Star Dormitory days, after all.
[18:54] H
    That was a shock.
[18:56] H
    Jun's never hit me before.
[18:59] J
    I'm also your guardian,
[19:01] J
    so think of that as parenting.
[19:03] J
    Okay, I'm going to tell you my conclusions
    after thinking about all that's happened.
[19:09] J
    I don't need a research lab anymore.
[19:13] J
    There was something I wanted you to do more
[19:16] J
    than I wanted to get my
    equipment and budget back.
[19:19] H
    What?
[19:21] Jun
    What I've really wanted to see...
[19:24] Jun
    is you really enjoying your cooking
[19:29] Jun
    and devoting yourself to your craft
    with lots of friends your own age.
[19:35] Jun
    You're still a kid, Hayama-kun.
[19:38] Jun
    You don't have to feel responsible
    for the research group shutting down.
[19:49] H
    What? Don't treat me like a kid, Jun.
[19:52] Jun
    Don't call me that!
[19:55] S
    Hayama, I don't care what Central does,
[19:59] S
    but I still want to work on cooking with you.
[20:02] S
    I won't let you give up on your own cooking.
[20:06] H
    That's right. I...
[20:11] H
    Being here...
[20:13] H
    with everyone...
[20:15] H
    I was actually really enjoying myself.
[20:20] H
    That's what you let me remember.
[20:23] H
    It's like... a message from God.
[20:32] S
    Finally.
[20:35] S
    Finally.
[20:37] S
    Finally, it's happening.
[20:43] Soe
    With a vote of two to one,
[20:45] Soe
    we declare Yukihira Soma the victor!
[20:50] S
    Glad you enjoyed it!
[22:23] J
    We have nowhere to call home now, I guess.
[22:27] H
    Why are you laughing?
[22:28] S
    Oh, about that.
[22:31] S
    Why don't you just come to Polar Star?
[22:33] S
    You'll at least have somewhere to cook, too!
[22:37] S
    Shiomi-senpai, you used to live there.
[22:40] S
    We have tons of empty rooms.
[22:41] S
    Right?
[22:42] S
    Say "yes"!
[22:43] J
    Yukihira-kun...
[22:45] H
    Thanks, Yukihira.
[22:47] H
    I really appreciate the thought.
[22:51] E
    Yukihira-kun!
[22:53] S
    Hey, Nakiri.
[22:55] E
    How did it go?
[22:56] S
    Oh, I managed to redeem myself.
[23:00] E
    S-So you won?
[23:03] S
    Did you run all the way here?
[23:05] S
    Your hair's a mess.
[23:08] E
    Well, of course!
[23:10] Aida
    Ah, here you are.
SIGN    Aide to Nakiri Azami
     Aida Sean
[23:13] Aida
    I am Aida, Azami-sama's aide.
[23:16] Aida
    Excuse me.
[23:19] Aida
    Hayama Akira, you understand
    what is happening, correct?
[23:22] H
    Yeah.
[23:23] Aida
    Given the most recent results,
    you are being expelled.
[23:29] Aida
    We have received reports from exams that
    have occurred on other routes, as well.
[23:33] Hisako
    Erina-sama... I am so sorry!
[23:41] Ryo
    Shit!
[23:57] Aida
    All of the above have been expelled.
SIGN    Totsuki
SIGN    Next Episode Declaration of War
SIGN    Food Wars
SIGN    The Third Plate
[24:07] M
    Right, let's go to the station up north!