Hong Yi took the silver spoon and pressed it against the rainbow pudding.
“Duang~duang~duang~”
The rainbow pudding, which had been still, started to bounce up and down, almost like a water balloon, incredibly bouncy.
Hong Yi used the edge of the spoon to break through the rainbow pudding and scooped out a large chunk. The crystal-clear jelly shimmered with the colors of a rainbow.
“I wonder what it tastes like.”
Hong Yi put the spoon into his mouth.
In an instant.
The moment his teeth broke through the pudding, the rich and mellow fruit juice, like an avalanche or a bursting dam, exploded in his mouth, engulfing all his taste buds.
Apple, grape, banana, mango…
One fruit after another flashed through Hong Yi’s mind.
“Plunk”
He felt like he was transformed into a fruit, falling into a sea of colorful fruit juice, surrounded by hundreds and thousands of fruits, bobbing up and down, with countless bubbles rising continuously.
Bubbly water?
Wait… this rich flavor… is this alcohol!?
Hong Yi’s eyes widened, his skin felt as if it had been electrocuted, every hair on his body stood on end, his muscles trembled, his veins protruded like gnarled tree roots, becoming grotesque and swollen.
“Delicious, it’s so delicious!”
“No wonder Toriko considered the Rainbow Fruit a dessert in his lifelong menu, it’s really something.”
“Mmm, it’s so good!”
Kobayashi Ryuuzo, who had also scooped a large chunk and put it into her mouth, was so delicious that her whole body felt numb, like waves of electricity flowing through her flesh, releasing white mist.
She puffed out her chest, her proud peaks pushing up her white shirt, causing two buttons to fly off.
The neckline ripped!?
“It’s so delicious, it’s truly worthy of a Miss!”
Shinhou Hisako looked intoxicated.
Mizuho Ikume’s pupils dilated in shock.
This… is this the power of the God Tongue?
If eating the Akizuki Momoko's Rainbow Castle Cake evoked a vision of a colorful grassland, with sheep jumping and a cake castle standing tall.
Then.
Eating the Rainbow Pudding made by Nakiri Erina was even more impactful, directly submerging him in a bubbly ocean of fruit juice.
“Is the God Tongue really superior? Nakiri junior, your strength is terrifying, you won’t stop at the tenth seat.”
Kobayashi Ryuuzo’s golden eyes were filled with solemnity as she looked at Nakiri Erina.
“Is it really that delicious?”
Akizuki Momoko looked incredulous.
From their reactions, she already understood that she had lost.
And it was a complete defeat!
Akizuki Momoko couldn’t believe it and took a bite of her own cake, then another bite of the Rainbow Pudding.
Instantly.
The grassland sheep and the cake castle in her mind were overwhelmed by the overwhelming, mountainous tidal wave of rainbow fruit juice that surged forward, unstoppable.
“Baa~ baa~ baa~”
One by one, cream sheep floated on the surface of the fruit juice ocean.
Akizuki Momoko, naked, hugging her teddy bear, was immersed in the bubbly fruit juice, intoxicated.
“I… I lost…”
Akizuki Momoko slumped to the ground, her cheeks flushed, as if she had been drunk.
“I apologize for the poor reception!”
Nakiri Erina untied her pure white chef’s apron, revealing a handsome smile.
“Wait a minute!”
Akizuki Momoko propped herself up with one hand, slowly got up, and asked unwillingly, “What’s with the rich, strong flavor in the pudding, and the bubbly impact?”
Nakiri Erina took out a lemon, and another lemon.
“Capture Level 1 or lower Bubbly Lemon, and Capture Level 1 or lower Brandy Lemon!”
“Two lemons, defeated me?”
Akizuki Momoko’s petite body swayed slightly, and she mumbled unwillingly.
“No.”
Hong Yi tasted the Rainbow Pudding and the Rainbow Cake again, carefully comparing them, before shaking his head and saying, “Your culinary skills in making Western desserts, and your understanding of sweets, are in no way inferior to Erina’s.”
“The reason you lost is because you were too focused on cuteness and perfection, and ignored the ingredients themselves.”
Hong Yi looked at the huge Rainbow Fruit and continued, “Your use of the Rainbow Fruit is simply too conservative.”
“A Capture Level 12 Rainbow Fruit naturally has an incomparable deliciousness that other ingredients cannot match.”
“But you only added a small amount of the Rainbow Fruit juice to the cream, diluting its flavor, to complement the cake, resulting in a reversal of priorities, leading to your defeat.”
The Rainbow Castle Cake was undoubtedly perfect.
It was also delicious.
But it lacked the impact of the Rainbow Pudding.
Perhaps Akizuki Momoko had heard that a drop of juice from the Rainbow Fruit could turn a 25-meter long swimming pool into a sweet and delicious juice, so she became hesitant, afraid that the Rainbow Fruit’s flavor would be too intense, and chose a “diluted” cooking method.
On the contrary.
Nakiri Erina, who possessed the God Tongue, was bolder.
Not only did she not dilute the Rainbow Fruit, she also used Bubbly Lemon and Brandy Lemon to enhance the bubbly impact, as well as the mellow aroma of brandy, further highlighting the deliciousness of the Rainbow Fruit.
This resulted in the Brandy Bubbly Rainbow Pudding crushing the Rainbow Castle Cake, achieving a complete victory!
“So… that’s how it is…”
After listening to Hong Yi’s analysis, Akizuki Momoko’s expression changed a few times, and finally lowered her head, convinced.
“Yo, I didn’t expect Hong junior to be a gourmet critic, your analysis is very thorough!”
Kobayashi Ryuuzo got up, knelt on the sofa, and put an arm around Hong Yi’s neck.
Hong Yi shook his head and said, “I’m just expressing my personal feelings.”
“When it comes to gourmet criticism, I still can’t compare to the gourmet critics of WGO.”
In the age of food.
There are chefs, food hunters, and naturally, gourmet critics.
Each of them is like a God Tongue, possessing extremely delicate and demanding judgments of deliciousness.
WGO!
It is an organization made up of many authoritative gourmet critics, giving the highest ten-star rating to all restaurants and hotels in the world.
The organization publishes its annual results in book form, an organization that all chefs hold in awe.
At the same time.
They, along with IGO, the Food Shrine, and other food forces, jointly hold a quadrennial grand ceremony - the Food Festival.
Through the Food Festival, chefs are ranked.
Currently, the number one chef is the legendary "Food King" - Zeus!
And the Setsu No Baba that Hong Yi knows well is known as one of the Four National Treasures of Food, ranking second in the world’s chef ranking.
They are all “legendary” level chefs!
“Ahem.”
Nakiri Erina coughed lightly, her purple eyes darted around, blinking a few times, and asked softly, “That…”
“Since I won, the previous agreement, is it…”
Hong Yi reacted, smiled and nodded, “I look forward to working with you, my partner!”
【Ding, congratulations host, mission complete. 】
【Become partners with Nakiri Erina!】
【Reward obtained - Devour the Stars Technique!】