A sharp Hogwarts

Chapter 105 Glow!

"The review process begins now."

"First start with the magic food of Slytherin House——"

Following Professor Snape's voice, the chatter around them gradually quieted down.

Since the theme of "Shikoku" tonight is cold dishes, the aroma in the auditorium is not that painful.

Terrence Higgs raised his head with a confident smile and walked forward quickly.

"Japanese Magic Institute's special cold dish, frost-roasted beef."

"Oh, medium rare beef, so missed."

Professor Flitwick nodded slightly, smiled and explained gently to the other judges around him.

"Frost-roasted beef, also called half-cooked beef (Beff

Tataki), the best cold dish to pair with sake. "

"When I went to Japan for academic exchanges in the magic world, I specifically asked the housemaster of the magic institute for the secret of this magical dish."

"Tataki comes from the French Tartare, but it represents a unique grilling method in the Japanese magic world. The key point of cooking is to grill the surface of the ingredients until they are slightly cooked, but the inside should be kept half-cooked, and the doneness should not exceed three points. In In Southeast Asia and Europe, we occasionally call this state 'lightly cooked'."

"Beef...Tataki? Interesting."

Cornelius Fudge repeated the word in a low voice, looking at the dishes on the plate with interest.

"It's so beautiful. It looks like rose petals with black edges."

"It's obviously been grilled, but there's no greasy smell at all."

At the same time, several other professors nodded and looked carefully at the thin slices of beef on the plate.

They have long heard of the Japanese Magic Institute's cold dishes, which are exquisite, elegant, and as cool and charming as the flowers of the high mountains.

"Then, let's start tasting-"

At Dumbledore's suggestion, everyone forked the beef, put it in their mouths, and chewed it carefully.

…………

"This is--?!"

Cornelius Fudge's eyes widened.

It’s so delicious!He had never tasted such a sophisticated cold dish.

Compared with the common cold meats in continental Europe, this plate of frost-roasted beef simply subverted his perception.

Now, he finally understood why Dumbledore invited him to be a judge.

A top appetizer from a magic house, this is not a common magic dish.

"This is it! This unique taste is Beff

Tataki). "

Professor Flitwick looked at the thin slices of beef on his plate, smiled and nodded.

Unlike common steaks, the beef on the plate is not only cut extremely thin, but also has a very rare crispness.

"Frost-roasted beef - the freezing step after frying is particularly important, so that the meat juice that shrinks inside freezes and turns into thin ice and is hidden inside.

The extremely thin slices of beef ensure that each piece of beef melts in your mouth, and the gravy will melt in the mouth as you chew it. At the same time, the alluring aroma of the meat that has been fried using the pan-frying technique will bloom. "

"...and the onion strips and perilla leaves laid underneath."

Professor Sprout added, quite surprised, he forked some into his mouth and chewed slowly.

“The perilla leaves are lightly grilled to give them a crispy texture, and the juicy onions are just enough to offset the buttery taste of the pan-grilling.”

“Considering the combination of main ingredients and auxiliary ingredients, it’s a very smart approach——”

Dumbledore put down his fork and looked at Terrence and others gently. Even he had to admire this magical food.

"It is indeed the specialty cold dish of the Japanese Magical Institute. It is indeed unique. We still have a lot to learn about the appetizer."

"Well, it was indeed done very well——"

As the dean of Slytherin House, Snape naturally did not hesitate in his evaluation.

The six judges were chatting quietly while tasting the medium-rare beef.

…………

"See? First grade."

Marcus Flint turned his head and looked down at Dahlia and Harry beside him.

"This is the power of Eastern Magic Food. You are still far behind with just a strange magic knife."

"The winner has been decided, Mr. Gryffindor Prefect——"

Penello glanced at Percy, holding the note between his index and middle fingers and shaking it.

"Ten glasses of butterbeer and three fruit plates from the Three Broomsticks. You won't be a renegade, right?"

"certainly--"

Percy nodded painfully.

Even if he became a prefect, his pocket money would be pitiful.

Maybe we can only ask Wood and George for some support later.

The Slytherin House was even more excited at this time, and people began to discuss the final score difference among themselves.

"How pitiful——"

Draco Malfoy said cheerfully, as if Christmas had come early.

"That violent squib girl can't win. I really want to see her depressed and lonely look earlier."

"But her magic food hasn't yet—"

"It's a matter of time, Goyle, you should really use your brain more."

…………

"It's not good——"

Ron looked around and looked at Hermione worriedly.

"Slytherin seems to be winning. Are Dalia's preparations useful?"

"I do not know either……"

Hermione shook her head slightly and clenched her hands nervously in front of her chest.

"However, Dalia's works are also oriental magic dishes. I think she must have a way-"

At this time, she desperately hoped that Dalia was really a prophet, and she also saw her way to win tonight.

…………

"Then next, the Gryffindor House magic food review session-"

In Snape's slow voice, Dahlia and Harry walked up carrying a giant dinner plate.

"what is this?"

Cornelius Fudge frowned and looked at the dinner plate.

Unlike Slytherin House's exquisite small plates, Gryffindor House only has one dinner plate.

"Hmm... white pork with garlic paste, three shredded cold salads, and cucumbers."

Dalia thought for a while and replied with some uncertainty. She didn't know whether the name she translated was correct.

"SUAN

NI

BAI

"ROU" sounds a bit mysterious, but Dalia doesn't think it will be better than "medium rare beef (Beff)" at this time.

Tataki)" sounds easier to understand.

Just like the translation, the most important thing about the name of the dish is "Xinyada", especially before trying it.

"White'Pork in garlicky sauce

in

Garlicky

Sauce)?"

Connelly raised his eyebrows and nodded with a strange expression.

"Uh, okay—very easy to understand—"

At the same time, the expressions of the professors were a little subtle.

Whether it’s Three-sliver

Salad

With

Various

Dressings), or Smashed

Cucumbers) sounds a little weird.

They are easy to understand but have no beauty or mystery. Compared with the mysterious and wonderful oriental magic dish just now, these names sound like something created by a kid who is new to the field of magic food:

It's so simple and vulgar that it seems like the dregs of rural Muggles who just want to eat...

Well, that's not a bad assessment.

What amazing works can a first-grade wizard create?

Cornelius Fudge glanced at Dahlia and Harry, who looked immature, and sighed.

"I understand your desire to win the game for the college..."

"However, if this potion is placed behind the half-cooked beef just now, it would be a little bit——"

He turned his head and looked at the professors around him, and said something half joking and half serious.

"Honestly, I really want to just lie in bed with the smell of half-cooked beef—"

click-

Dalia calmly placed the dinner plate on the table.

At this moment, a soft golden light flickered from the towering meat mountain.

It attracted everyone's attention in an instant, it seemed like a torch, and it seemed like sunlight reflected in the water.

"That was just now..."

Professor Flitwick frowned and glanced at Dahlia in confusion.

"Well, you released the light spell in the magic food? No..."

Dahlia's magic knife was tucked nicely in her waist, while Harry's was still on the chopping board not far away.

Perhaps a wizard with profound magic power or a master who has been immersed in magic spells for many years can do it, but this is definitely not something that a first grader can accomplish.

Not to mention-

Professor Flitwick looked deeply at Dahlia and Harry, and frowned even more.

He knew Harry Potter's magical attainments very well, and there was no way a spell of this level and brightness could have come from his hand.

As for Dalia?Even in this week's spells class, this little witch still couldn't cast a complete spell.

"The fluctuation of the resonance of the devil's food?"

Dumbledore whispered gently.

His blue eyes casually passed over Dalia and landed on Professor Flitwick.

"I heard that some good magical food will be accompanied by some visions?"

"Oh, yes, that is indeed the case."

Professor Flitwick nodded and looked at the plate in front of him in confusion.

"But--"

"Magical vision?!"

"Glowing Heavenly Beloved Demonic Food?!"

Following the conversation between Dumbledore and Professor Flitwick, Cornelius Fudge instantly became interested.

The other professors also cheered up and looked at the mountain of meat with interest.

At this time, they finally discovered the uniqueness of Dalia's magic food.

Different from the exquisite small plates from Slytherin House, the "garlic white meat" served by Dahlia looked quite spectacular.

Pieces of snow-white, fat and thin pork are stacked into hills, with cucumber slices as thin as ribbons underneath.

The red oil and chopped chili flow on the pork, and there is also very finely minced garlic.

Around the "hill", shredded carrots and lettuce in three distinct colors of red, white and green are mixed together, like a three-color rope twisted together, or like a colorful river lingering beside the volcano in the far east.

The smashed cucumbers look like they have been pickled for a while, and they are lying on the outermost layer in an orderly manner, exuding a fragrance that makes people eat.

If Slytherin House presented dishes, then Gryffindor House presented a stunning and beautiful work of art.

call--

Looking at the adult wizards who finally turned their attention to the dishes, Dalia breathed a sigh of relief.

It was worth it that she took the risk to pour out the luminous dishes, and finally achieved the first step.

"Color, flavor--"

The visual effects and color combinations of Sichuan cuisine are definitely at the top level of world cuisine.

Compared with the small and delicate Japanese dishes, Sichuan cuisine can make even the most basic cold dishes grand and grand.

of course……

The most important thing is——

Dalia watched as Dumbledore and the others raised their silver forks, rolled up the minced white garlic meat and put it into their mouths.

"Oh, it's just ordinary cooked pork with some garlic sauce-"

Marcus Flint sneered disdainfully, looking at Dalia unfavorably.

"You must have done something secretly, right? That light just now. But just one bite of this low-quality magic food..."

"This smell?!"

"Wait, this texture and sauce!"

Before Marcus could finish his words, there was a sudden exclamation from the front.

I saw Cornelius Fudge's eyes widening in disbelief, and the silver fork in his hand quickly reached towards the meat mountain.

At the same time, the four deans also let out exclamations one after another.

Knives and forks collided in mid-air and in the mountains of meat.

really--

Dalia raised the corners of her mouth and turned her head to look at Marcus.

"Oh?"

the most important is……

smell!And the order!

The rich flavor of white meat with garlic paste cannot be compared with medium-cooked beef.

As a mature cold dish, medium-cooked beef has a light taste and can stimulate people's appetite.

If you meet other European cold dishes, you can naturally win with your own unique advantages.

pity……

Garlic white meat, cucumbers, cold salad...

At a Chinese banquet, these "cold dishes" are not removed from the table like cold dishes.

The appetite aroused by the medium-cooked beef can be the best introduction to the white meat with garlic paste.