"Your sense of taste is more sensitive than ordinary people's, so you should understand that many foods don't need to achieve a uniform state, just as sometimes the more unevenly seasonings are sprinkled, the more they can stimulate a person's taste experience!"
"This Shao Mai is made according to the golden ratio, with the four ingredients separately wrapped into each pouch."
"Golden Ratio?"
Nakiri Mana was stunned upon hearing this.
Soon, she reacted and realized with a sudden understanding: "I thought you deliberately made them into four pouch shapes to symbolize the four meanings of fortune, prosperity, longevity, and happiness."
"It's not wrong for you to think that."
"After all, this Shao Mai dish does have some similarities with the Four Joys Shao Mai from the Celestial Dynasty."
"But in terms of taste and texture, I can guarantee you, it will absolutely be the most delicious Shao Mai in this world, bar none!"
Listening to Sosuke's words, Nakiri Mana naturally no longer hesitated.
As if enlightened, she quickly picked up a small Shao Mai from the steamer with her chopsticks, then slightly opened her mouth and took a small bite.
…
What she felt instantly was the gurgling of soup in her mouth.
The sweetness of the pork, enhanced by the rapeseed and egg, became rich and expansive, making her body gradually warm up and fill with strength.
Then, the elastic shrimp meat brought her into a particularly wonderful taste sensation.
"This... what exactly..."
"It only uses four simple ingredients, but why does it feel like no matter how you eat it, the four ingredients complement each other."
"No single ingredient seems to overpower the taste of the other three."
"Mmm mmm mmm, this taste is truly subtle!"
Chewing, Nakiri Mana's eyes instantly glazed over, and she began to lose herself in the taste of the Shao Mai.
Slowly, as the act of swallowing ended, a faint blush appeared on her exquisite cheeks, and then her whole body trembled, as if she had lost consciousness.
"Not enough, truly not enough."
"The taste of this Shao Mai is simply not inferior to any previous dish!"
Having said that, Nakiri Mana continued to pick up another small Shao Mai.
This time, she was no longer elegant; she directly swallowed it whole, puffing out her cheeks.
Such an eating manner was somewhat comical, completely different from her usual dignified and noble demeanor.
"So that's it, the main ingredient of the entire Shao Mai is actually pork."
"But pork alone isn't enough to satisfy my God Tongue, nor is it enough to support the entire Shao Mai dish."
"That's why it uses pork in an 8:5 ratio, shrimp in a 5:5 ratio, vegetables in a 5:5 ratio, and egg in a 5:5 ratio, so that no matter how they are combined, they maintain an 8:5 balanced ratio, which is the golden ratio of taste."
"Thus, all four ingredients reach a subtle level, and no matter how they blend, they achieve the most perfect effect!"
"Wonderful!"
"Simply too wonderful!"
Using pork, shrimp, rapeseed, and egg as the four ingredients for the filling, and then distributing them according to the golden ratio.
Such a dish, it must be said, once again conquered Mana's heart.
…
However, just then.
A beautiful figure walked into the Izakaya!
As she entered, the smile that had been on her face suddenly froze, and she stood there motionless.
Finally, clenching her fists tightly, she barely managed to utter two words from her mouth: "Mother?"
"Hmm?"
"You... you are..."
Her voice trembled slightly, but it was heard clearly by Nakiri Mana, who was eating the Golden Ratio Shao Mai.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she completely snapped out of the Shao Mai's deliciousness, quickly looking back.
"It really is you, Mother!"
Finally seeing Nakiri Mana's face clearly, Erina's face instantly showed an expression of sorrow she had never had before.
But she quickly forced herself to calm down, gritted her teeth, and in her clear, bright eyes, there was anger, dissatisfaction, resentment, and pain!
"Erina, you... how could you... no, the Practical Training activity really ended, didn't it?"
Looking at Erina behind her, Nakiri Mana was equally surprised.
She was worried about meeting her own daughter here, which was why she often came to the Izakaya during the Practical Training activity.
But despite all her calculations, she never expected Erina to come here so quickly on the very night the Practical Training activity ended, leading to the mother and daughter finally reuniting in this manner!
…
Looking back at the past.
All the causes and effects stemmed from the "God Tongue."
It was the existence of the God Tongue ability that led to a series of events such as Nakiri Mana running away from home, Nakiri Azami being expelled from Totsuki, and the start of Totsuki's "Generation of Gems."
Although the highest ideal for chefs has always been to successfully conquer the "God Tongue."
However, whether it was Nakiri Mana or Nakiri Erina, they both deeply disliked the "God Tongue" they were born with!
Of course, even though they shared the same pain, this mother and daughter might not necessarily understand each other.
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