But this is not absolute. There are some chefs who possess Gourmet Cells and will work part-time as Gourmet Hunters to obtain and prepare the ingredients themselves.
Similarly, Gourmet Hunters do not only rely on chefs; they all have more or less some cooking skills.
After all, many ingredients exist in dangerous, hidden locations that are rarely visited by humans. If you want to obtain these ingredients, you have to survive in the wilderness for a period of time.
Gourmet Hunters need to have the ability to ensure their own safety in these secret realms. Most of the time, food and water must be procured by themselves, and they must know how to handle these resources before they can be consumed.
Therefore, even if Gourmet Hunters are not experts at cooking, they at least know a few basic preparation methods. Otherwise, it would be difficult to persist in adventures alone before finding a partner.
In addition to these two professions, the geography of the Toriko world is also very different from the general world.
First of all, although the planet where humans live is also called Earth, it is much larger than our Earth.
It is also covered by oceans, which divide several continents.
The continent where humans live occupies only a very small 12% of the surface area—probably only about one-tenth of the total.
Secondly, this place inhabited by humans is called the Human World. Other places that are temporarily difficult for humans to enter are known as the Gourmet World.
In the Human World, although there are many powerful food creatures that can cause huge disasters to humans, they are still within the range that humans can deal with.
But the Gourmet World is different. The severity of the environment and the strength of the biological entities are several levels higher than in the Human World.
As a result, only a few of the most powerful human Gourmet Hunters can enter the Gourmet World and return successfully.
Even in such a turbulent environment, with the population experiencing sharp declines from time to time, the total population of the Human World has reached tens of billions.
Despite such a large population, the Human World is not crowded at all. Many places remain inaccessible secret regions, involving vast natural ecosystems that produce large amounts of food for humans to sustainably harvest.
This shows just how massive the Toriko world is.
This could be said to be the world with the largest human-inhabited planet area that Takumi has encountered so far.
Takumi pondered this while listening to Bubu's introduction.
"There are also many powerful creatures, and often, the more powerful the creature, the more delicious the food they provide."
After Bubu finished her brief introduction, she took a sip of tea to moisten her throat.
"Huh?"
As soon as she took a sip, Bubu's eyes lit up, and she looked at the tea cup in her hand in surprise.
"What kind of tea is this? The texture and taste are very good, but the roasting skills are a bit poor; otherwise, it could be improved a lot."
Hearing this, Takumi smiled awkwardly but politely and said, "I'm going to make you laugh. This is the tea I grew myself, and I roasted it myself."
The resources used in Dimension City were basically self-sufficient now.
For example, these tea leaves and tea trees were planted by Takumi in the first few days after arriving here. With the growth boost provided by the Universal Farming Tool , they were ready to be picked quickly.
As for the processing technique, Takumi looked it up from the database and tried it himself.
Takumi always felt that the finished product was pretty good, so he promoted it in Dimension City. Everyone gave it unanimous praise.
But he didn't expect that when Bubu tasted it, she immediately found it defective.
This made Takumi a little embarrassed.
"Ah? Is that so? Sorry, my professional habit kicked in."
Bubu was stunned when she heard this, and then realized her words were a bit rude. She apologized in a panic. She was accepting someone's hospitality, yet she found fault with it. This was really inappropriate.
Seeing this cute girl in a panic with such an adorable expression, Takumi waved his hand in amusement. "It doesn't matter. I'm just an amateur anyway, and it's normal that I can't compare to you professionals from the Gourmet World."
"Rather, it would be nice if you could help point out the shortcomings. Dimension City has always hoped to learn excellent skills from other worlds."
"Is that so?" Bubu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that Takumi didn't look angry.
Then she followed Takumi's lead and said, "Actually, it's not a big flaw. As long as this process is..."
Since Takumi wanted advice, she would give it as an apology for being rude just now.
Seeing this, Takumi silently took note. After Bubu finished speaking, he smiled and thanked her, "Thanks for the advice."
"You're welcome, it's just a small matter."
The two exchanged a few polite words, and then Bubu brought the topic back again.
"What kind of tea is this? Is it a specialty of this world?"
She was really curious about this.
Although as a chef, she was not as obsessed with ingredients as Gourmet Hunters, her curiosity about ingredients she had never seen before was also very strong.
This was professional responsibility.
If you want to cook well, you must first understand the ingredients.
After all, only by fully understanding the characteristics of ingredients can you make better use of them.
"This is not a special variety; it is just a product that has been strengthened by some means. It was originally just an ordinary item."
Hearing this, Bubu was slightly startled, and then said sincerely, "Can I go and have a look? I want to know more, please."
"Of course, then I will take you on a tour of Dimension City."
Takumi naturally wouldn't refuse this.
When he stood up, he took Bubu out and went directly to the experimental field at her request.
"These are enhanced varieties and are currently undergoing planting and promotion experiments."
"The new ones growing over there are varieties that have just been introduced from other worlds and are still in the research stage."
"The secret of variety enhancement is that..." Takumi gave Bubu a tour while introducing everything to her.
Bubu watched very intently and spoke much more than before.
Although her expression was still a bit dazed, she was obviously much more cheerful.
After visiting the fields, Takumi took Bubu to see the ingredients in the granary and gave her some as souvenirs.
In this regard, Bubu accepted without much hesitation because she really wanted them.
However, this was not because she wanted the enhancement effects of the ingredients, but mainly because she wanted to study these ingredients from another world.
After all, for the Toriko world, apart from the advantage of being universally useful, the enhanced ingredients in Dimension City were not as effective as the fantasy ingredients found there.
Especially for Gourmet Cell owners, the effect of fortified ingredients might not even be as strong as their usual casual meals.
It was completely incomparable to the multiplicative strengthening effect brought about by eating compatible high-level ingredients.
The difference between the two was quite significant!