E3 - The Strange Invitation

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SIGN    True Cooking Master Boy
[01:56] Man
    Do you understand?
[01:57] Man
    Yes, sir.
[02:07] Man
    Have you told him about the Super Chef?
[02:12] Man
    We have a different target this time.
[02:14] Man
    He has his own personal reasons.
[02:16] Man
    It's too soon to deal with the Super Chef.
[02:20] Man
    Understood.
SIGN    Yang Spring Restaurant
[02:44] Shirou
    Sis.
[02:46] Shirou
    Sis!
[02:48] Shirou
    What's wrong with you? At least answer me.
[02:51] Meili
    Would you shut up, already?!
[02:53] Meili
    I told you to stop calling me that, too!
[02:56] Shirou
    What are you putting on airs for, Sis?
[02:59] Shirou
    What's that?
[03:00] Meili
    It's nothing.
[03:02] Shirou
    Oh, wow!
[03:04] Shirou
    It's an ice sculpture!
[03:06] Zhouyu
    Mao.
[03:06] Mao
    Yes, sir.
[03:09] Shirou
    Isn't it amazing, Mao?
[03:10] Mao
    Yeah. His skills are on another level.
[03:13] Mao
    There isn't another chef in
    Guangzhou as talented as Zhou Yu.
[03:17] Shirou
    But, Mao, what does this sculpture have
    to do with the flavor of his dishes?
[03:22] Mao
    Cooking isn't just about flavor, Shirou.
[03:24] Mao
    Flavor, color, smell, form...
[03:27] Mao
    Only when all four come together
    is a dish truly great.
[03:30] Mao
    And the ultimate manifestation of form
    is the creation of ice sculptures.
[03:36] Meili
    In a manner of speaking, my dad
    is the ultimate cooking fiend.
[03:40] Meili
    His passion for cooking was
    so single-minded and strict
[03:44] ---
    that he got into trouble when he was young.
[03:48] Mao
    Trouble?
[03:52] Man
    Impressive!
[03:56] Meili
    I received this from a foreigner yesterday.
[03:59] Meili
    I thought it was a prank,
    so I was hesitant to give it to you.
[04:03] Zhouyu
    "Tomorrow night, come to the Western-style
    mansion in Haizhong Park South."
[04:08] Zhouyu
    "We shall prepare the highest quality
    dishes made with seasonal meats
[04:12] ---
    and vegetables and await your arrival."
[04:15] Zhouyu
    An invitation to a dinner party.
[04:18] Zhouyu
    Who's it from?
[04:20] Zhouyu
    This mark...
[04:25] Luou
    With that mark on the letter, you have to go.
[04:29] Zhouyu
    Master.
[04:30] Mao
    Huh? What does this mark mean?
[04:32] Zhouyu
    In the Guangzhou culinary world,
     this mark means "absolute obedience."
[04:37] Mao
    Absolute obedience...
[04:39] Meili
    But why was I invited along with Dad and Mao?
[04:44] Luou
    Indeed.
[04:45] Luou
    Well, you'll all be together.
    There's nothing to worry about.
[04:49] Luou
    Zhou Yu, don't worry about the restaurant.
[04:53] Luou
    Go enjoy your dinner party.
[04:56] Zhouyu
    Understood.
[04:59] Mao
    What a dense forest.
[05:02] Meili
    Around here, it's even
    dim during the daytime.
[05:04] Meili
    The townsfolk find it creepy
    and stay away from here.
[05:10] Zhouyu
    Don't worry. It's just a bird.
[05:16] Meili
    I was anxious when I received the letter,
[05:19] Meili
    but I'm curious what they'll
    serve at the dinner party.
[05:21] Mao
    Yeah.
[05:26] Zhouyu
    We're here.
[05:36] Meili
    What?
[05:37] Mao
    What is this place?
[05:40] Zhouyu
    A group of foreigners once barricaded
    themselves in this Western-style mansion
[05:43] Zhouyu
    when we clashed with them.
[05:46] Zhouyu
    It's been in ruins ever since.
[05:55] Old Man
    We've been waiting for you.
[06:11] Old Man
    In here.
[06:21] Mao
    Those are titans of
    the Guangzhou culinary world.
[06:25] Mao
    Did they receive invitations
    with that mark, too?
[06:29] Mao
    And who invited them?
[06:36] Old Man
    Prominent chefs of
    the Guangzhou culinary world,
[06:39] ---
    thank you for coming today.
[06:44] Old Man
    Tonight, please enjoy the dishes
    thoughtfully prepared by my master.
[06:51] Old Man
    We shall begin with this.
[06:54] Old Man
    Enjoy.
[07:00] Mao
    Uh, what is all this?
[07:03] Zhouyu
    From the outside. Use this for the soup.
[07:13] Meili
    It's delicious!
[07:14] Zhouyu
    It's onion soup.
[07:17] Zhouyu
    The pieces floating in it are bread.
[07:19] Mao
    This is bread?
[07:20] Mao
    Anyway, I can't believe such a flavorful
    soup can be made with onion.
[07:26] Zhouyu
    Mao.
[07:28] Zhouyu
    Eat quietly.
[07:30] Mao
    Huh?
[07:35] Zhouyu
    You mustn't make noise while you eat here.
[07:40] Mao
    I'm sorry.
[07:41] Mao
    It was just so good, I couldn't slow down.
[07:56] Old Man
    Today's main dish is dove
    fried in oyster sauce.
[08:07] Chef
    Such unusual flavors.
[08:10] Chef
    This isn't just oyster sauce.
[08:12] Chef
    He's using interesting spices.
[08:14] Chef
    It's good. It goes perfectly
    with the vegetables.
[08:20] Meili
    They're right. This dove isn't gamy at all.
[08:23] Meili
    It has a kick to it, and it's really good.
[08:30] Zhouyu
    This flavor...
[08:38] Mao
    Guys, don't eat the food!
[08:41] Chef
    What? Why not? But it's so good.
[08:44] Chef
    I've never tasted a better
    prepared dove dish.
[08:48] Mao
    This isn't dove.
[08:50] Chef
    Yeah, right.
[08:52] Chef
    What do you know about cooking?
[09:00] Chef
    My whole body is numb!
[09:06] Meili
    Mao...
[09:10] Mao
    Meili!
[09:24] Mao
    Are you okay, Meili?
[09:27] Zhouyu
    Her pulse is a little fast.
[09:29] ---
    She's only paralyzed for now, but...
[09:32] Zhouyu
    Anyway...
[09:34] Mao
    This is the meat of the poisonous brown frog.
[09:37] Mao
    It's a fake dish that cleverly disguises
    it as the very similar dove meat.
[09:43] Mao
    Who would do something like this?!
[09:49] Voice
    The most prominent chefs of the
    Guangzhou culinary world are such fools
[09:53] ---
    even when they're lying on their backs.
[09:55] Voice
    But I'm impressed, Zhou Yu.
     You weren't fooled.
[09:59] Zhouyu
    Who are you?
[10:07] Mask
    Surely you haven't forgotten me, Zhou Yu.
[10:14] Mao
    A masked chef?
[10:16] Mao
    Was it you who poisoned the chefs?!
[10:38] Mask
    It's been a while, Zhou Yu.
[10:41] Mask
    Don't tell me you've forgotten me.
[10:43] Zhouyu
    You're still alive?
[10:47] Zhouyu
    After inviting us here
    with your damned letter,
[10:49] ---
    you cooked a poisoned main
    dish using brown frog meat.
[10:53] Zhouyu
    What do you want?
[10:55] Mask
    Revenge.
[10:57] Mask
    Zhou Yu, I have lived for the sole
    purpose of getting revenge on you today.
[11:01] Mask
    I challenge you, Zhou Yu. You cannot refuse.
[11:05] Mao
    Revenge?
[11:07] Mao
    What happened between the two of them?
[11:16] Mask
    Unless I administer the antidote
    before this clock runs out,
[11:20] ---
    your daughter will die.
[11:23] Mask
    You can't get the antidote
    unless you defeat me, Zhou Yu.
[11:29] Mao
    This is inhuman!
[11:39] Mask
    Of course you can't reject my challenge
    when your daughter's life is on the line!
[11:45] Zhouyu
    It's fine. Take care of Meili.
[11:48] Zhouyu
    How will we compete?
[11:51] Mask
    It goes without saying.
[11:53] Mask
    Just like then, three courses of longxia.
[11:57] Zhouyu
    You...
[11:57] Mao
    Like "then"?
[11:59] Mask
    A three-round contest using
    longxia, or spiny lobster.
[12:04] Mask
    As you know, the first contest
    is a contest of garnishes.
[12:08] Mask
    We shall prepare these lobsters under
    a certain condition, of course.
[12:13] Mao
    What?
[12:17] Mao
    Blindfolds?
[12:19] Mask
    Eyes covered and in the dark, we will
    blindly prepare a dish of live lobster.
[12:25] Mao
    Zhou Yu can't lose a contest of garnishes.
[12:29] Zhouyu
    Why are you doing this now?
[12:32] Zhouyu
    No matter how many times
    you try, you can't beat me!
[12:38] Mask
    You've always been the same.
[12:40] Mask
    You've always looked down on me.
[12:43] Mask
    But I'm different now! And don't forget...
[12:46] Mask
    Your daughter's life is
    in my hands right now.
[12:51] Zhouyu
    Shut up. Let's begin.
[12:54] Mask
    Such an infuriating voice.
[12:55] Mask
    It feeds my hatred for you.
[12:59] Mask
    Zhou Yu, you don't stand
    a chance against me now.
[13:07] Mao
    The garnish contest in the dark has begun!
[13:17] Mao
    Amazing. Even though he's blindfolded,
    he uses his knife just the same.
[13:21] Mao
    Impressive, Zhou Yu.
[13:59] Mao
    Zhou Yu! Zhou Yu, wake up!
[14:06] Mao
    A scorpion!
[14:07] Mao
    Was it mixed in with the lobsters?
[14:15] Mask
    What's wrong? Do you forfeit?
[14:17] Mask
    What happened to your
    extraordinary chef's spirit?
[14:21] Mask
    As you can see, I've finished.
[14:23] Mask
    Since you've forfeited the contest, I win.
[14:31] Mao
    How could you do this?
[14:32] Mao
    You're willing to cheat to win?
[14:35] Mask
    Cheat? Boy, did you just say I cheated?
[14:40] Mask
    Then let me tell you.
[14:42] Mask
    That man Zhou Yu once did
    the same thing in a match against me.
[14:57] Mao
    No way... You're saying Zhou Yu cheated?
[15:01] Mask
    I have achieved my revenge.
[15:04] Mask
    It's all over now, Zhou Yu.
[15:06] Mask
    You will know the full extent of the
    humiliation I have tasted since that match.
[15:18] Mao
    Hey, wait.
[15:21] Mao
    Are you forfeiting the match?
[15:23] Mask
    What was that, boy?
[15:26] Mao
    Two contests remain.
[15:38] Mao
    Your opponent will be Chef Zhou Yu's
    apprentice, Liu Maoxing the Super Chef.
[15:46] Mask
    You're a Super Chef?
[15:55] Mask
    I will grant that is indeed
     the mark of a Super Chef.
[15:59] Mask
    However, my revenge is complete.
[16:03] Mask
    You have no right to challenge me.
[16:12] Mao
    Tell me! What's the second contest?
[16:15] Mask
    I suppose I can tell you.
[16:17] Mask
    The next contest is fried foods.
[16:20] Mask
    Are you saying you can beat
    me at fried foods, boy?
[16:24] Mao
    What's the condition?
[16:26] Mask
    The second contest is a contest of speed.
[16:28] Mask
    Our cooking time will end once
    either one of us has finished.
[16:32] Mask
    Then we will judge each other's dishes.
[16:35] Mask
    I'll be finished cooking while
    you're still heating your oil.
[16:40] Mask
    Well? Are you still determined to engage
    in this reckless battle, hatchling?
[16:45] Mao
    Cook as fast as you can.
    Otherwise, you won't beat me.
[16:49] Mask
    What was that?!
[16:58] Mask
    I see. You're better than I expected, boy.
[17:03] Mask
    Either way, you're impudent.
[17:05] Mask
    You'll regret picking a fight with me.
[17:11] Mao
    Done!
[17:14] Mask
    I-Impossible!
[17:15] ---
    In so little time?
[17:18] Mao
    Let's judge each other's dishes.
[17:20] Mao
    Show me what you made.
[17:22] Mask
    My dish is nut-crusted lobster.
[17:26] Mask
    I coated the lobster in crushed nuts
    and fried it until golden brown.
[17:30] Mask
    Correctly managing the temperature of the oil
[17:33] ---
    for both ingredients requires great skill.
[17:36] Mask
    Frying the crunchy nut coating
    amplifies their aroma.
[17:40] Mask
    Nothing is more delicious.
[17:42] Mask
    When combined with the special sauce,
    together they create the ultimate flavor.
[17:46] Mask
    This combination of fried lobster and
    sauce is the quintessence of fried foods.
[17:53] Mao
    So, where's the sauce?
[17:55] Mask
    The sauce...
[17:56] Mao
    Where is the sauce?
[17:57] Mask
    The sauce...
[17:59] ---
    would've been completed easily
    if I'd had another minute.
[18:02] Mao
    In other words, it's incomplete?
[18:08] Mao
    An incomplete dish doesn't need to be judged.
[18:13] Mask
    You impudent brat!
[18:14] Mask
    Boy! What did you make?
[18:20] Mask
    Is this all?
[18:22] Mao
    Yeah.
[18:24] Mask
    Don't be absurd!
[18:25] Mask
    Yours is incomplete, too!
[18:28] Mao
    No, it's done.
[18:30] Mask
    Boy, you don't seem to
    understand. Listen closely!
[18:34] Mask
    The essence of fried lobster lies in
    the combination of the fragrant flavor
[18:38] ---
    of lobster fried to a golden
    brown color and a rich sauce.
[18:42] Mask
    I refuse to consider your dish
    complete without a sauce.
[18:45] Mask
    And look how ugly it's been fried!
[18:49] Mask
    You simply threw one whole
    lobster into the oil!
[18:52] Mask
    There's no way you fried it properly in
    the short time it took for me to only fry mine!
[19:01] Mask
    I can't believe I played
    along with a stupid brat.
[19:05] Mask
    You've ruined my victory over Zhou Yu.
[19:08] Mao
    You don't get it.
[19:12] Mask
    What don't I understand?!
[19:16] Mao
    You'll see once you taste it.
[19:21] Mask
    Impudent brat.
[19:25] Mask
    Very well. I'll have one bite.
[19:32] Mask
    What is this deliciousness?
[19:35] Mask
    There's...
[19:37] Mask
    sauce inside!
[19:39] Mask
    Could it be?
[19:42] Mask
    This smooth sauce is made
    with egg yolks and oil,
[19:46] ---
    with a touch of milk and sugar.
[19:48] Mask
    The fragrant aroma of the fried
    cashews coating and lobster.
[19:53] Mask
    Together with the smooth sauce,
     they form an impressive combination.
[19:57] Mask
    But how?
[20:01] Mask
    If you put the sauce inside the coating,
[20:04] ---
    it should leak out while frying.
[20:10] Mask
    That's...
[20:12] Mask
    That's tofu skin.
[20:13] Mao
    That's right. I wrapped tofu skin
    between the lobster and coating,
[20:16] ---
    sealing the sauce inside.
[20:19] Mao
    The tofu skin protects the sauce,
    preventing it from leaking out.
[20:24] Mao
    Spiny lobster wrapped in clouds of tofu skin.
[20:27] Mao
    I call it the Gold Rain Flying Dragon!
SIGN    Gold Rain Flying Dragon
[20:39] Mao
    I thought I told you to cook quickly.
[20:43] Mask
    Th-This boy did all this work in the time it
    took for me to simply fry the lobster.
[20:50] Mask
    Such skill. Such awesome talent.
[20:53] Mask
    He had the keen sense of taste to identify
    the poison of the brown frog right away.
[20:58] Mask
    And he's a Super Chef at such a young age...
[21:02] Mask
    This boy is the apprentice Zhou Yu
    raised with great care.
[21:07] Mask
    He may one day become a dragon that
    disrupts the world of Chinese cuisine.
[21:21] Mask
    I underestimated you, boy.
[21:27] Mask
    It seems my revenge is incomplete
    unless I defeat you.
[21:32] Mask
    Listen closely, boy.
[21:34] Mask
    On the right is the antidote
    to revive your friends.
[21:37] Mask
    On the left is a poison that could
    kill an elephant with a single drop.
[21:41] Mask
    Our longxia battle has three rounds.
[21:43] Mask
    I won the garnish contest,
     and you won the frying contest.
[21:47] Mask
    That makes us evenly matched.
[21:49] Mask
    The next contest will determine the winner.
[21:51] Mask
    If you win, I'll give you the antidote.
[21:54] Mask
    But if you lose...
[21:58] Mask
    You'll drink the poison.
[22:12] Mask
    Well? Do you accept, boy?
[22:17] Mao
    Yes!
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Pot of Grudges"
[24:24] Narration
    "Pot of Grudges."