E16 - River of Fire

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SIGN    True Cooking Master Boy
[01:39] Chef
    What? They took the third utensil?
[01:43] Chef
    Li Yan, Lei En, and Shao An may be talented,
[01:46] Chef
    but they're still fools lacking in training.
[01:48] Chef
    Acquiring the legendary utensils
    is our great ambition.
[01:50] Chef
    It's time for us Kirin Chefs
    to deal with them!
[01:53] Chef
    Yeah!
[01:58] Yakan
    Ten Feet of Blue Xiang,
[02:00] Yakan
    if you had a tighter grip on Shao An,
[02:03] Yakan
    you could have predicted
    his failure at Shanghai.
[02:07] Yakan
    It seems we can no longer
    rely on you Kirin Chefs.
[02:11] Kaiyou
    Enough, Ya Kan.
[02:12] Yakan
    Kai You.
[02:19] Kaiyou
    Look at the poor girl.
[02:21] Kaiyou
    Her beautiful face trembles so.
[02:25] Kaiyou
    There must be something
    you want to say, Xiang.
[02:27] Kaiyou
    Go ahead. Speak.
[02:29] Xiang
    I-I have a suggestion.
[02:32] Kaiyou
    I see.
[02:34] Kaiyou
    Enlighten us.
[02:36] Xiang
    The little chef Liu Maoxing...
[02:39] Xiang
    He may be young, but he
    possesses god-like power.
[02:43] Xiang
    He is also accompanied
    by Xie Lu of the Steel Staff
[02:45] Xiang
    and Lei En of the Seven Star Knives.
[02:48] Xiang
    They are not only talented chefs,
    but mighty warriors, as well.
[02:52] Xiang
    They're far stronger than we imagined.
[02:56] Kaiyou
    And?
[02:57] Xiang
    Therefore, we should make
    separating them our top priority.
[03:06] Kaiyou
    You just don't get it, Ten Feet of Blue.
[03:09] Kaiyou
    It's true that Liu Maoxing has mastered
    the use of the legendary utensils,
[03:14] Kaiyou
    and also that he has
    acquired them before us.
[03:19] Kaiyou
    It's as though the utensils
    drew Liu Maoxing to them.
[03:24] Kaiyou
    Furthermore, he even calmed
    the villagers in the Jiuhua Mountains
[03:30] Kaiyou
    who had become agitated
    by a legendary utensil.
[03:33] Kaiyou
    He controls people's hearts with cooking.
[03:36] Kaiyou
    Don't you sense in him
    a similar nature to ours?
[03:39] Xiang
    What do you mean?
[03:43] Kaiyou
    Who knows?
[03:45] Kaiyou
    Things were difficult for you
    in Shanghai. Drink this.
[03:50] Xiang
    Yes, sir.
[03:51] Xiang
    Is this lamb and green onion soup?
[03:55] Xiang
    It has such an acrid smell.
[03:57] Xiang
    I can't believe I'm getting
    to taste Lord Kai You's cooking.
[04:00] Xiang
    What does it taste like?
[04:07] Xiang
    It burns!
[04:09] Xiang
    My chest is on fire...
[04:10] Xiang
    It's like my body is burning!
[04:17] Kaiyou
    The leaves of the green onion are hot.
[04:19] Kaiyou
    They work by emanating heat.
[04:22] Kaiyou
    Lamb is hot as well.
[04:24] Kaiyou
    When consumed with liquor,
    it confounds the mind.
[04:29] Kaiyou
    Green onions and lamb are both hot foods.
[04:32] Kaiyou
    Drinking this concentrated soup that was
    simmered for seven days and seven nights
[04:37] Kaiyou
    causes extreme perspiration.
[04:39] Kaiyou
    With the absorptive power of alcohol,
    its effects are amplified.
[04:45] Kaiyou
    This is love.
[04:47] Kaiyou
    Your skin looked a little warm,
    and your neck was swollen as well.
[04:53] Kaiyou
    Keep sweating until you're healthy again.
[04:56] Kaiyou
    You won't be able to move for a while,
[04:58] Kaiyou
    so you'll have time to
    reflect on your failures.
[05:01] Yakan
    Possessing mastery over
    all manner of disciplines,
[05:04] Yakan
    including military arts,
    feng shui, divination,
[05:07] Yakan
    and of course, medicinal cooking,
[05:09] Yakan
    we are the wondrous Underworld Specialists.
[05:11] Kaiyou
    You don't need to worry anymore, Xiang.
[05:14] Yakan
    It seems the time has come for Zhu Qi,
    Mi La, Yan Xian, you, and I to act.
[05:22] Xiang
    What did you say?
[05:26] Chef
    C-Could it be?
[05:27] Chef
    It's them!
[05:33] All
    Dragon in the Clouds, Kai You!
SIGN    Dragon in the Clouds
SIGN    Kai You
[05:36] All
    Panther Head, Ya Kan!
SIGN    Panther Head
SIGN    Ya Kan
[05:39] All
    Sky Soaring Great Sage, Zhu Qi!
SIGN    Sky Soaring Great Sage
SIGN    Zhu Qi
[05:42] All
    The Wanderer, Yan Xian!
SIGN    The Wanderer
SIGN    Yan Xian
[05:45] All
    Green Eyed Tiger, Mi La!
SIGN    Green Eyed Tiger
SIGN    Mi La
SIGN    Five Greatest Underworld Chefs
SIGN    The Five Tiger Stars
[05:50] Chef
    They're the five most powerful chefs
    of the Underworld, the Five Tiger Stars!
[05:56] Yakan
    I, Ya Kan, shall be our vanguard.
[05:59] Like
    I shall accompany you, Lord Ya Kan.
[06:03] Like
    I'd like to see the power
    of the Flaming Chef again.
SIGN    Jade Arrowhead
SIGN    Li Ke
[06:09] Yakan
    Your presence gives me confidence.
[06:16] Xielu
    The fourth utensil, huh?
[06:20] Xielu
    According to legend, a mysterious
    utensil is hidden in Szechuan.
[06:24] Xielu
    We heard similar rumors
    in Shanghai and Jiuhua.
[06:27] Leien
    Yes. It's likely that
    it's a legendary utensil.
[06:31] Meili
    I've always wanted to visit Mao's homeland.
[06:36] Shirou
    The Chrysanthemum Tower where you
    were born and raised is there, too.
[06:39] Shirou
    What's Szechuan like?
[06:40] Mao
    It's foggy and humid,
    but it's rich with nature.
[06:43] Mao
    Once you get used to it, it's a nice place.
[06:47] Shirou
    Huh...
[06:48] Mao
    I haven't been back in forever.
    I've missed it.
[06:52] Like
    Would you like a ride?
[06:56] Xielu
    What a cute ferryman.
[07:03] Shirou
    The weather is nice.
[07:05] Xielu
    But the wind is strong.
[07:07] Mao
    The boat's swaying a lot.
[07:14] Yakan
    So hot.
[07:24] Yakan
    So hot. My body is on fire.
[07:28] Mao
    Is it that hot?
[07:30] Like
    Excuse me.
[07:32] Like
    It's past noon. Shall I prepare something?
[07:36] Mao
    You're going to cook here?
[07:37] Like
    Yes.
[07:38] Mao
    That sounds a little dangerous.
[07:42] Mao
    The boat is swaying quite a bit.
[07:44] Mao
    I don't think you can cook
    with fire on a boat this small.
[07:47] Yakan
    Is that the best you can do, Liu Maoxing?
[07:55] Leien
    What's this massive column of fire?
[07:58] Mao
    What?
[08:05] Mao
    He quelled that massive flame in an instant.
[08:09] Shirou
    It's that ferryman who was
     chugging water earlier.
[08:12] Yakan
    Fire is the essence of Chinese cuisine.
[08:15] Yakan
    But you can't even control it.
[08:19] Yakan
    I am one of the Cooking Underworld's
    Five Tiger Stars, Panther Head Ya Kan.
[08:28] Like
    This man can control fire,
    the heart of Chinese cuisine.
[08:34] Like
    He's also known as...
[08:35] Both
    The Flaming Chef!
SIGN    Flaming Chef
[08:38] Mao
    The Flaming Chef?
[08:40] Leien
    The Five Tiger Stars have finally appeared.
[08:42] Xielu
    Lei En?
[08:43] Like
    The five strongest chefs from
    among the Underworld's Kirin Chefs
[08:47] Like
    chosen to rule over the others
    are known as the Five Tiger Stars.
[08:52] Mao
    The Five Tiger Stars.
[08:53] Mao
    The strongest chefs of
    the Cooking Underworld.
[08:57] Yakan
    I thought I'd challenge you to a contest
    for the legendary utensils,
[09:03] Yakan
    but it seems I didn't
    even need to show up.
[09:09] Yakan
    They said you were
    the youngest Super Chef ever
[09:12] Yakan
    who defeated Li Yan, Lei En, and Shao An
    and mastered the legendary utensils,
[09:16] Yakan
    so I had high expectations.
[09:20] Yakan
    But you're a mere beginner who doesn't
    understand the basics of cooking.
[09:25] Yakan
    If you can't even cook with fire
    under these circumstances,
[09:29] Yakan
    then I can already see
    the outcome of our battle!
[09:33] Meili
    Mao!
[09:33] Shirou
    Mao.
[09:35] Mao
    All this over one careless remark.
[09:38] Mao
    At this rate, I'll be letting down Zhou Yu,
    who trained me in the use of fire.
[09:44] Leien
    Wait, Mao. Don't be hasty!
[09:49] Mao
    It's on, Flaming Chef Ya Kan!
[09:51] Mao
    I'll show you the fire techniques I learned
[09:53] Mao
    from Guangzhou Super Chef
    Master Zhao Yu himself.
[09:59] Yakan
    You challenge me to a contest
    of fire techniques, Liu Maoxing?
[10:03] Mao
    I do.
[10:04] Like
    He challenged Five Tiger Star
    Lord Ya Kan without even flinching,
[10:10] Like
    and he's still only 14, like me.
[10:13] Like
    What an interesting boy...
[10:15] Leien
    Don't do this, Mao.
[10:17] Leien
    You're not ready to face him!
[10:20] Mao
    No.
[10:22] Mao
    Let me do this, Lei En.
[10:24] Mao
    Even if he's a Five Tiger Star,
[10:26] Mao
    as long as I fight with all my might,
    I should be able to win.
[10:29] Mao
    For the honor of my master Zhou Yu,
[10:32] Mao
    I will win!
[10:34] Yakan
    Very well. Everything has been prepared.
[10:38] Yakan
    Li Ke.
[10:43] Mao
    What is this? More ships?
[10:49] Shirou
    We're chained together.
[10:54] Yakan
    We'll conduct our battle there.
[10:57] Mao
    I see. So we'll fight on the Yangtze River.
[11:00] Mao
    Interesting!
[11:01] Yakan
    We'll need someone to judge our dishes.
[11:05] Yakan
    Liu Maoxing, we'll have
    your allies do the judging.
[11:09] Mao
    What?
[11:11] Meili
    He's so confident.
[11:13] Shirou
    He's nothing like Xiang.
[11:16] Leien
    That's right. The Underworld chefs we've
    faced so far can't compare to him.
[11:20] Leien
    The title Five Star Tiger title is
    synonymous with "undefeated."
[11:24] Yakan
    Lei En of the Seven Star Knives.
[11:26] Yakan
    As one halfway between both sides
    and so emotionally unstable,
[11:30] Yakan
    you are incapable of judging this contest.
[11:32] Yakan
    Zhou Yu's daughter Mei Li, and Yang
    Spring Restaurant apprentice Shirou,
[11:37] Yakan
    your tongues are
     inexperienced and inadequate.
[11:39] Meili
    What was that?
[11:40] Shirou
    Hey, wait!
[11:42] Yakan
    Therefore, this contest will be judged by
[11:45] Yakan
    the Dim Sum Master familiar
    with all the land's flavors
[11:49] Yakan
    who possesses a dependable tongue
    and sound judgment,
[11:53] Yakan
    Xie Lu of the Steel Staff.
[11:54] Xielu
    All right. Sounds interesting.
[11:56] Xielu
    You know what you're talking
    about, Flaming Chef.
[12:00] Like
    You'll have three hours.
[12:02] Like
    In order to fully demonstrate your skill
    with fire, you'll prepare 30 portions.
[12:06] Like
    Feel free to use any of the
    ingredients on the boats.
[12:10] Like
    Let the Yangtze River fire
    technique battle begin!
[12:23] Mao
    Shirou.
[12:24] Shirou
    Sure thing. What are we starting with?
[12:27] Mao
    A set of vegetables and spices.
[12:29] Mao
    Boil a bunch of water, too.
[12:32] Shirou
    Got it.
[12:35] Shirou
    The wind's so strong.
[12:36] Shirou
    A high flame will fly all over the place.
[12:38] Shirou
    Mao, you won't be able to cook
    with fire properly unless you keep it low.
[12:42] Mao
    No. Zhou Yu taught me something.
[12:45] Shirou
    What?
[12:48] Mao
    The flame isn't the only part
    of cooking with fire.
[12:52] Like
    Let's see these fire techniques
    Master Zhou Yu taught him.
[12:56] Like
    I, Jade Arrowhead Li Ke,
    shall see what he can do.
[13:01] Shirou
    The water's finally boiling.
[13:04] Mao
    Thanks.
[13:06] Shirou
    Why are you boiling that huge
    block of pork right away?
[13:13] Xielu
    I see. You're trying to make
    Szechuan's famous twice-cooked pork.
[13:18] Mao
    That's right!
[13:19] Xielu
    Pork that has been boiled once
    is sauteed with vegetables.
[13:23] Xielu
    In other words, it's twice cooked
    because the pork is returned to the pot.
[13:26] Meili
    Since it's already been boiled,
    just frying it briefly
[13:29] Meili
    allows the pork to absorb
    the fat and seasoning,
[13:31] Meili
    producing a rich flavor.
[13:34] Like
    But what will he do?
[13:37] Like
    The large amounts of water released when
    vegetables are cooked will ruin the pork.
[13:41] Like
    In the case of twice-cooked pork,
    high heat is required
[13:46] Like
    to instantly burn off all the water.
[13:49] Xielu
    Hey, Shirou!
[13:50] Xielu
    It's time to get the pan ready!
[13:53] Shirou
    But Mao said he doesn't need it.
[13:56] Xielu
    What? How's he going to
    fry his dish without a pan?
[14:00] Mao
    All right.
[14:01] Mao
    The pork has been boiled.
[14:04] Mao
    I'll slice it thinly while it's still hot.
[14:08] Mao
    I'm ready to go!
[14:10] Like
    Time to demonstrate his skill with fire.
[14:13] Like
    He can't use a high flame in this wind.
[14:16] Like
    He's not even using a pan.
[14:18] Like
    What will he do?
[14:22] Xielu
    A red-hot pan.
[14:26] Xielu
    There was a red-hot pan inside his oven.
[14:29] Xielu
    When did he put that in there?
[14:34] Mao
    The flame isn't the only part
    of cooking with fire.
[14:38] Mao
    Oil, water, steam, air.
[14:41] Mao
    It comes in many forms as it releases
    the flavors of the ingredients.
[14:45] Mao
    But among them, the pan
    is the physical embodiment of fire.
[14:49] Mao
    It's a flame-shaped pot.
[14:53] Mao
    The Explosive Twice Cooked Pork is done!
SIGN    Twice Cooked Pork
SIGN    Explosive
[14:59] Xielu
    The fragrant and glossy oil and juices.
[15:01] Xielu
    The crisp vegetables.
[15:03] Meili
    All cooked in strong winds
    that prevented high flames!
[15:06] Meili
    Impressive as always, Mao!
[15:07] Shirou
    You see that, you flaming jerk?
[15:08] Shirou
    This is the essence of cooking with fire!
[15:12] Shirou
    He's still drinking water?
[15:15] Xielu
    He hasn't started cooking at all.
[15:17] Xielu
    Is he showing off?
[15:21] Like
    The Flaming Chef is concealing his power
[15:24] Like
    and quelling the fire
    inside him with cold water.
[15:27] Like
    It's proof that he's not
    taking this contest seriously.
[15:30] Shirou
    What?!
[15:31] Yakan
    Clever use of heat and precise knife skills.
[15:35] Yakan
    I see. Your techniques are first-class.
[15:40] Yakan
    But you can't cook with a low flame
[15:41] Yakan
    and call it the essence
    of cooking with fire, boy.
[15:45] Mao
    I know that.
[15:47] Mao
    You're not the only one
    who can use a high flame.
[15:54] Shirou
    What? The adjoining boat is on fire?
[16:00] Like
    Since he can't cook with a high flame,
    he set the entire boat on fire.
[16:05] Like
    I see. The scale of his techniques
    is even larger than we heard.
[16:08] Like
    Things are getting interesting.
[16:11] Shirou
    Xie Lu, I know you're the judge,
    but why are you eating already?
[16:16] Xielu
    Can't you smell the irresistible
    aroma coming off of it?
[16:20] Xielu
    Sauteed dishes taste best when
    they're freshly cooked and piping hot.
[16:30] Shirou
    W-Well, then! How is Mao's
    Explosive Twice Cooked Pork?
[16:41] Xielu
    Delicious!
[16:43] Xielu
    Within the spiciness
    there's a delicate sweetness.
[16:46] Xielu
    Instead of the roughness of fried raw meat,
[16:49] Xielu
    the pork absorbed the fat, producing
    a smooth texture that melts in your mouth.
[16:54] Xielu
    Most of all...
[16:56] Xielu
    The crispness and
    fragrance of the vegetables.
[16:59] Xielu
    The effectiveness of the red-hot pot
    heated to the limit over a low heat
[17:02] Xielu
    exceeds that of a kitchen's high flame!
[17:05] Shirou
    Delicious!
[17:06] Shirou
    The fire techniques Zhou Yu
    taught Mao are the real deal!
[17:09] Mao
    Xie Lu, if you're that surprised
    by my twice-cooked pork,
[17:12] Mao
    your heart won't be able to
    handle what's next!
[17:14] Xielu
    You little...
[17:17] Like
    Now then, what kind of treasure has
    he hidden inside that burning boat?
[17:24] Shirou
    This is seriously heavy.
[17:26] Mao
    Be careful, Shirou.
[17:28] Mao
    Here we go.
[17:29] Mao
    We're going to drop this on the bow.
[17:31] Shirou
    Okay.
[17:32] Mao
    Ready, and...
[17:34] Both
    Go!
[17:39] Meili
    What is that?
[17:44] Meili
    A cow?
[17:45] Shirou
    It's a flaming cow!
[17:49] Shirou
    Mao, this is over-the-top, even for you!
[17:51] Shirou
    You're cooking a whole cow?!
[17:54] Xielu
    Hold on, Mao. This cow...
[17:57] Meili
    Mao, your cow is burnt to a crisp.
[18:02] Like
    If throwing an entire cow
    into a fire counted as cooking,
[18:05] Like
    nobody would struggle with fire techniques.
[18:08] Meili
    I can't believe Mao made a mistake...
[18:11] Mao
    I'm not making a beef dish.
[18:20] Shirou
    A whole cooked piglet
    was inside the cooked cow!
[18:25] Mao
    Liu Maoxing's Special Roast
    Suckling Pig is complete!
SIGN    Roast
SIGN    Suckling Pig
[18:31] Meili
    The grand champion of Guangdong cuisine.
[18:33] Meili
    Roast pig. That's my father's specialty!
[18:39] Mao
    Roasting the pig directly inside
    the high flame would burn it.
[18:43] Mao
    That's why I guarded it with a thick shell.
[18:45] Mao
    That way, even a high flame can be used
    like a low flame to cook meat evenly.
[18:50] Shirou
    But why did you use beef to guard it?
[18:53] Mao
    Because among the meats,
    beef has the best flavor.
[18:56] Mao
    I used its juices to give
    the roast pig a unique flavor.
[19:01] Mao
    The fat oozing out of the cowhide
[19:03] Mao
    produces a fragrance not at all
    inferior to a charcoal fire.
[19:07] Mao
    This is truly a special
    roast suckling pig dish.
[19:11] Leien
    I see. Impressive use of fire.
[19:14] Leien
    For the twice-cooked pork, you used
     a low flame as a high flame,
[19:17] Leien
    and for the roast pork, you used
    a high flame as a low flame.
[19:20] Xielu
    You made a flaming cow give birth to a pig.
[19:23] Xielu
    Your techniques are fearless, Mao!
[19:26] Xielu
    This fragrant smell!
[19:29] Xielu
    This glossy and dark caramel color!
[19:31] Xielu
    You prepared this by coating it
    in sugar water, didn't you?
[19:34] Xielu
    And the skin looks ready to burst.
[19:36] Xielu
    Has this contest been decided
    before I even take a bite?
[19:39] Xielu
    I'll still be eating it, though.
[19:44] Xielu
    Hey, wait...
[19:51] Like
    Not bad.
[19:58] Mao
    See that, Ya Kan?
[20:00] Mao
    This is the essence of cooking with fire.
[20:06] Yakan
    So you managed to impress Li Ke's tongue.
[20:11] Yakan
    No wonder the Kirin Chefs couldn't beat you.
[20:14] Shirou
    Feign composure all you want.
[20:16] Shirou
    We know you're so impressed,
    you can barely stand.
[20:18] Shirou
    You're running out of time.
[20:20] Shirou
    Why don't you start cooking
    already, Panther Head?
[20:26] Leien
    What is this?
[20:28] Leien
    Mao fought with impeccable techniques
    that reach to the essence of fire.
[20:34] Leien
    So what is this uneasiness I feel?
[20:39] Yakan
    Li Ke, how much time is left?
[20:41] Like
    Less than ten minutes.
[20:42] Yakan
    A little more than I need.
[20:53] Xielu
    Wh-What's happening?
[20:54] Shirou
    Steam is pouring off his body.
[20:57] Like
    Panther Head Ya Kan's Explosive Steam.
[21:01] Like
    The drinking water Lord Ya Kan
    always carries with him
[21:04] Like
    is for suppressing his incredibly
    high body temperature
[21:07] Like
    said to be several times hotter
    than a normal human's.
[21:11] Yakan
    Behold the land's largest fire!
[21:15] Like
    When he unleashes that heat,
[21:17] Like
    everything he touches
    is enveloped in flames!
[21:22] Yakan
    I see that you are a chef of an
    extraordinary scale, Liu Maoxing.
[21:28] Yakan
    But that's not enough to defeat me!
[21:38] Yakan
    Great Heavenly River of Fire!
SIGN    Great Heavenly
SIGN    River of Fire
[21:45] Mao
    The Yangtze River...
[21:46] Shirou
    ...is on fire!
[21:48] Yakan
    I am the Cooking Underworld's
    Five Tiger Star Ya Kan!
[21:51] Yakan
    Liu Maoxing, if you'll burn a boat,
[21:55] Yakan
    then I shall transform the Yangtze
    River into a sea of fire!
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "At the End of the Yangtze River"
[23:56] Narration
    "At the End of the Yangtze River."