01x11 - Episode 11

[bunniefuu]

Your dish did not display any thought
for the future of Chinese cuisine.

And that is why you lost.

Do you see now, Akiyama?

No one will ever accept
a wicked chef like you!

Now run off with your tail between
your legs, you mad dog of a chef!

Damn!

Damn!

Damn it! Damn it!

Damn it all!

Akiyama, you should stay out of this.

You can't risk getting even more damaged.

Akiyama?!

Cooking is a contest!

You two and the judges...

I'm gonna make a bloody mess of you all.

- THIS IS FICTION WITH NO INTENTIONAL RESEMBLANCE
TO ANY PERSONS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR OCCURRENCES.

- It's time.

- OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE SOURCE MATERIAL, THERE MAY BE
SCENES CONSIDERED OFFENSIVE TO MODERN SENSIBILITIES.

And now the competitors are entering
for the second stage of the final round!

Akiyama had the nerve to come out again!

Just go home already!

You embarrassment of a chef!

Suck on this!

He deflected it all with that knife?!

This fella...

He's totally snapped.

Let's fight, Kiriko.

For all his bluster about
cooking being a contest,

I thought he was just
some smug, bratty jerk...

But he's got real grit.

You two can fight all you want.
I'm gonna be the one who wins.

Nouvelle chinois is number one.

That maniac... Fine, then!

I'll crush him beyond
a shadow of a doubt!

If he insists that Akiyama
cooking can't be beaten,

then I'll carve the scars
of defeat onto your back!

If that's what you want!

Now, the final theme is dessert!

Our nouvelle chinois chef, Celene Yang,
is looking to turn things around

and win the whole thing!

And will our current
leader, Gobancho Kiriko,

be able to defend her lead
and honor her storied institution?

And is there any way for
Akiyama Jan to turn the tides?

Hey, Head Chef, they said it's dessert...

I'm sure Kiriko-san can make
something good, but...

But I don't think I've ever seen
Jan make a dessert before!

Dessert?

Oh man, Akiyama is totally doomed!

Serves him right!

Hey, watermelons!

And now she's using a bunch of beans!

Wait, aren't those swallow nests?

Whoa, what exactly is she making?

I'm going to finish Akiyama off
with my dessert.

This oughta do. But this one's too small.

This looks okay.

This one's too big.

This is okay. This one, too.

Looks like she's sorting through papayas!

Plus she's got eggs and flour...

Is that butter?

I get it. That's a very
nouvelle chinois selection.

What is she doing?

Could it be...?

In a dessert showdown,

there's no way the modern,
refined nouvelle chinois can lose.

Tough break for you two.

I'm gonna be the champion now.

Gobancho and Yang are piling up
the ingredients they intend to use.

And as for Akiyama, uh...

I don't see him around...

A-Are those pigeons?

What's he going to do?

Quit squirming. You'll ruin the flavor.

P-Pigeons? What is Jan thinking?

What are you doing, man?!

You're meant to be making dessert!

Is this supposed to be a gag?!

He's making ru ge!

Ru... Ru ge?

- RU GE

- Ru ge!

- A popular Cantonese dish
featuring young pigeon.

Pigeon meat is renowned
for being an aphrodisiac,

- GE DAN

- and their eggs, ge dan,
are known for their whites

- retaining their color when exposed to heat
for a beautiful semitransparent look.

- They're also considered good
for recovering from exhaustion!

But what part of the pigeon does
he intend on using for his dessert?

It doesn't matter.

Sure doesn't.

No matter what he makes...

I'm just gonna make my own dish.

All right! Let's get started!

It's true that Chinese cuisine has
a disadvantage against Western food

when it comes to the dessert category.

The concept doesn't really exist
in Chinese cuisine to begin with.

However, Chinese cooking has


And the philosophy
of a balanced, healthy diet

offers more than enough
to make up for that!

So fast!

What are those moves?

I'm going to apply all the knowledge
and technique I've acquired

and put together a dessert that'll serve
as a fitting finale for this tournament.

If trying hard was enough to make a
good dish, nobody'd struggle with cookin'.

Now then...

There's a saying in the culinary world
that dessert brings in the money.

And...

Dessert, for better or worse,
tends to influence the impression

of a full-course meal at the end!

She's not just fast...

Her movements are so fluid.

What is that?

Yang put something that looked
dried into the water before.

Do you know what it is?
I'm kind of curious.

Very observant, Okonogi!

Looks like attending the tournament was
more than just fun and games for you.

Aw, shucks...

It's xue ge.

- XUE GE

- Made from dried frog oviduct.

Frog oviduct...?

In Japan, it's sometimes
thought to be a frog's rib fat...

But that's a misunderstanding.
It's actually the oviduct.

She's rehydrating it in water,

and it should have an
incredibly delicate texture.

It's in high demand, and the fresher
the better. It's often used in soups.

And she's using something
like that in her dessert?

Wait, th-then what about Kiriko-san?!
She doesn't have any exotic ingredients!

I wouldn't worry!

It's not like ingredients solely
determine a dish's quality.

She's making more than one
type of dessert...

She intends on making a whole selection.

That's why she's moving so quickly.

I underestimated Kiriko and Yang.

I thought my technique would be
enough for me to beat them.

But I was wrong.

Which is why I'm going to show them...

the Akiyama magic!

Okay! Let's do this!

He's taking the pigeons...

He's actually using them?

Wh-What the...

Don't forget, judges!
Akiyama-style cooking is magic!

And your eyes are gonna be glued to me!

H-He's draining their blood?!

Is he using the pigeons in his dish?

What the hell?! How is that a dessert?!

Your eyes are spellbound by my cooking.

Why do I need so much live ru ge?

And what will I make with them?

You just have to know, don't you?

Aw, Jan, what are you doing?!

All of that ru ge... It's too much
if he were just after the meat.

Plus, he cut the jugular specifically.

Those eggs have been punctured
and emptied out.

Fresh cream... and sake...

Along with fresh blood...

Th-That's it!

I know what he's making!

H-Head Chef?!

I'm gonna make the finest dessert!

H-He's collecting the blood?

So he's not using the meat?

Then he's making—

A dessert made of blood?!

That's it. Akiyama is planning on
making a dessert from ru ge blood!

I-Is that even a thing?

I've never heard of
a dessert made with blood.

Of course not!

A dessert made from blood?
It's unheard of!

That's why he's going to make it!

For starters, Japanese cuisine
has no blood dishes.

At most, the blood of soft-shelled turtles
and pit vipers are used as aphrodisiacs.

But when you look at cooking around
the globe, it's not so uncommon.

Chinese cuisine has zhu hong,
made from solidified pork blood.

French cuisine has
a sauce made from duck blood.

There's also boudin noir,
sausages made with blood,

plus Mongolian tsusaar düürsen gedes.

Nutritionally rich blood could be called
one of the wisest ingredients on Earth!

Akiyama is creating a new entry
for the category of blood dishes!

You can only get so much blood
from a small ru ge.

Which is why he needed
so many live ones!

He's dead serious about
creating a bloody dessert!

Hey, what is that? Fresh cream?

Along with sugar and...

I can smell roses...
That must be meigui lu jiu!

She seems to be carving something.

After scooping out the insides.

She's going to use
the watermelon as a vessel.

Okay, looks good.

Huh, baked papaya?

But the blood really
makes a stronger impact!

I gotta see what
Bloody Akiyama gets up to!

What the heck's goin' on?

- What are you gonna make, Akiyama?!

This atmosphere's hard to cook in...

- The crowd's lost all interest...

- What kind of dish is that?!

- What's he gonna make?!

No one's paying attention to us anymore!

Oh, dear. I found myself focused
entirely on Akiyama's dish.

N-Now that you mention it...

He really got us.

It seems we're playing
right into Akiyama's hands.

Definitely.

It's hard to tear your eyes
away from him as he cooks!

This ain't good. And whatever
he's makin', it's worse!

Damned brat. He'll do anything
to get people's attention.

Showy little sh*t.

I've never heard of nor seen a dessert
made from blood before!

I'm a first-rate food critic,
and I can say for certain...

there's no way he can make
something good from blood!

Akiyama's taken in the whole Tokyo Dome.

But he won't get to me.

I'm confident!

There's still a lot more
to my Akiyama magic.

I'm gonna have you all eating
out of the palm of my hand!

All eyes on me! Because I'm about
to wrap this up in an instant!

What now? What're those powders?

Wh-What do you suppose they are?

I-I'm not sure.

So those are the blood-filled eggs
after steaming?

How beautiful!

He's coating them in corn starch...

And frying them!

Now he's coating them in the powder!

He's doing it fast, too!

I guess the trick is to do it
while it's still hot?

I have to find out
what's in those four vats.

H-Hey...

As a fellow chef, I must know.

What is in those vats?!

Hey, is something up with that judge?

This is...

That orange color... Could it be?!

That's bad manners.

You can judge it once it's done cooking.

Got it?

That was dangerous!
You realize I'm a judge, don't you?!

Y-You could at least
explain what you're using!

Yeah, that's right!

We demand an explanation!

We have a right to know!

L-Ladies and gentlemen,
please settle down! Remain calm!

Everyone's desperate to know.
And I can't blame them.

Most of the people present are
either chefs or involved with them.

The cooking phase is almost over,

but we can't imagine
what his dish tastes like.

Despite his entire
process being on display.

What a dish this must be!

Let us try it!

- Don't push! Please don't push!

- We want to try it, too!

Akiyama!

You're not trying to wreck
the entire tournament, are you?

Making something as bizarre
as a blood dessert...

What are you after?

She's got a point. It ain't right.

I'm not lettin' you put
all my effort to waste!

Where do you get off
trying to rile up the crowd?

Quit acting so stuck-up.

Especially when it's obvious at a glance
how your desserts taste...

When neither of you can
guess what mine tastes like!

T-Time's up!

The cooking phase is over!

Let me enlighten you!

A dish where you can't guess the taste

in spite of seeing the ingredients
and the cooking process...

That's the greatest!

Folks, you can't do this!
Return to your seats!

Me first!

Hands off!

Nobody touches my dish!

You people don't have the right
to ruin this tournament!

Now back off!

Idiots.

Just 'cause you can't tell how it tastes
even after seeing the whole process,

that doesn't mean you can cause a riot.

You people are disgusting.

If you wanna taste it so bad,
come to Gobancho's Chinese and order it!

This guy...

Akiyama...

Uh, well, we will now begin the judging.

And at the judge's request,
they will begin with Akiyama's dish.

Akiyama's going first?

Is that fine with you, Akiyama?

Okay.

The bloody dessert is under that cloth...

We finally get to try it!

Pie?!

Wh-What in the world?

The eggs... What became of
the eggs? Those bloody eggs!

Let me introduce you to
an Akiyama Jan original,

- gezi xing su pibao xi dan!

- GEZI XING SU PIBAO XI DAN:
PIGEON-SHAPED PASTRY WITH EGGS

A pigeon-shaped pie
encasing an egg surprise!

Gezi xing...?

Gezi xing su pibao xi dan?

Four mystery flavors.

Time for you people to get
a taste of my bloody dessert!

What's the matter?

You're not chickening out now that you've
got the actual dish within reach, are you?

O-Of course not.

W-We were just getting to it.

R-Remarkable...

It's so soft!

With a strange kind of elasticity...

And it's covered in coconut
powder on the outside.

This one...

This green egg has the scent of matcha.

This white, shiny one... What is it?

That's pearl powder.

It's called zhenzhu fen.

- ZHENZHU FEN

- It's usually made from
ground freshwater pearls,

- and it's a good source
of calcium and other minerals.

- It's got sedative and detoxifying effects.
Supposed to be good for the skin, too.

But don't let the visuals fool you, folks!

The question is how it tastes!

We can't let his showmanship dazzle us!

We've got an obligation
to evaluate these dishes fairly!

Don't we?!

R-Right!

I've got a divine palate, and I'm gonna
use it to judge the hell outta this dish.

If I taste even one wicked note,
I'm not gonna overlook it.

What the—

Well, here I go.

Me, too.

W-Well, judges?!

How is it?! What do they taste like?!

Delish!

Fantastic!

- Good! So good! It's so good!

- Seriously?

- It's so, so good! So good!

- It's that good?

- No way...

Look!

They're all gobbling them down!

They're that good?!

The white ones, the green ones...

They're really that good?!

Hurry up and tell us what they taste like!

Don't just eat!

You've got to leave some
for the audience judges, too!

Are bloody eggs really that good?!

H-Head Chef?!

This is... xie yan!

- The legendary xie yan!

- XIE YAN

Okay!

- Let's have you people
explain this unknown flavor.

- So good! So good! So good!

EPISODE 11: BLOODY BAPTISM!