食戟のソーマ 24 [Shokugeki no Souma 24] Quotes

“Grated potato was added to the crepe batter, creating a thick and chewy Crepe Alsacienne! Yukihira realized this was meant as a wrap for the ingredients...
... and that spurred his idea to mix cheese, sliced potato and sardines together to make a crispy Galette de Pomme as a garnish to the dish!
Look what that does to the dish! It gives it contrasting textures of crispy and chewy, along with the invigorating saltiness of seafood, none of which are present in the traditional recipe!
*Galette de Pomme is a lightly fried cake of julienned potatoes.*”
― Yuto Tsukuda, 食戟のソーマ 24 [Shokugeki no Souma 24]

“In true high-class restaurants, a meat sauce is to ground meat what a demi-glace is to beef stew. Their meat sauce forms a solid foundation for the dish's overall flavor.
Not only does Aldini's soffritto give the ground beef an even fuller and richer sweetness... it also works exceptionally well as a building block in the espagnole sauce. Was that Tadokoro's addition? An extraordinary choice.
To top it off, there is the anchoiade sauce, which is based on salty anchovies and sweet basil! By sprinkling it in dots across the top... it not only adds intriguing accents of flavor to please the tongue, it also creates a fascinating visual presentation that pleases the eyes.”
― Yuto Tsukuda, 食戟のソーマ 24 [Shokugeki no Souma 24]

“The cheese I understand... but Chirimen Jako dried baby sardines?!
And now he's mixing them with the potatoes and cheese to brown in a skillet? I'm completely lost!"
"But you know... the salty aroma of the sardines does go well with the cheese...”
― Yuto Tsukuda, 食戟のソーマ 24 [Shokugeki no Souma 24]

“Now he's sautéing onions, garlic, bell peppers and paprika in a generous amount of oil?"
"Aha! I know! He's making soffritto, a base paste commonly used in Italian cuisine!"
Soffritto is finely diced herbs and vegetables sautéed in butter or olive oil until they become a paste. It's closely related to the French Mirepoix of onions, carrots and celery. But by adding paprika and bell peppers to the Italian version... yes, that will meld well with the anchoiade sauce, giving it depth and sweetness!”
― Yuto Tsukuda, 食戟のソーマ 24 [Shokugeki no Souma 24]

“Our lives! They're in your hands now, Nakiri!
After all, you're the one who convinced us all we could survive these exams in the first place.
That makes you our princess now!
Oh! But who gets the First Seat is another kettle of fish, just so we're clear."
"Grr!I-if you're going to recognize me as your "princess," then stay consistent and recognize me as your better in all things!"
"Shaddap! I'm not giving up the Top Spot without a fight!"”
― Yuto Tsukuda, 食戟のソーマ 24 [Shokugeki no Souma 24]

“If we can secure victory in this Team Shokugeki and unseat the current Council of Ten... then I shall humbly accept the First Seat as my due! This battle is nothing less than the battle to restore the rightful queen to her throne, and I shall see us victorious!
The rest of you are... yes. You shall be my loyal entourage, who dutifully serve and revere their queen! Be honored!"
"Whoa. Talk about force of personality."
"Yay! It's like she's finally back to her old self!"
"Heh. A wonderful sight, if I do say so myself. The royal dignity of a queen at all times. That has always suited her best, I think."
"Isn't it nice she's feeling better now, Soma? Um... Soma?"
"Hold it right there, Nakiri! Where do you get off deciding that?! The First Seat is mine! You hear me?!"
"Hold your tongue and listen to your betters, commoner!"
"Hey! Don't you underestimate the strength of family cooking, Nakiri! What happened to all that modest and sweet "friends to the bottom of your heart" stuff, huh?!"
"That was that. This is an entirely different matter! You just need to listen when the Divine Tongue tells you what's what!"
"Daaad! Get over here and tell her!"
"N-no fair! Getting Chef Saiba involved is against the rules!"
"That was great, Erina. No, really. You did an awesome job...
... standing up to that stubborn blockhead of a father of yours."
I think somewhere, somehow a certain father and son may have rubbed off on me a little.”
― Yuto Tsukuda, 食戟のソーマ 24 [Shokugeki no Souma 24]

“Father... I understand what you're implying. In which case...
effective immediately...
... I relinquish the Tenth Seat on the Council of Ten!
As of now...
...I am simply Erina Nakiri!"
"What the...?! You're kidding me!
You're seriously throwing away the Tenth Seat?!"
"Whoa!"
"W-well, I have to!
If I don't, then I can't say that I am truly their friend to the bottom of my heart!”
― Yuto Tsukuda, 食戟のソーマ 24 [Shokugeki no Souma 24]

“That mess can't possibly come together in any proper way! I haven't the first idea what either of them is thinking!
No, Erina Nakiri. You do know. Think back to what you found in abundance at Polaris. All the crazy, incomprehensible ideas bouncing off one another... creating solutions... creating possibilities I'd never imagined possible.
Chef Saiba and Yukihira are doing just that. By letting their ideas and egos clash... they're trying to create something that could never come about through any preestablished method.
This is the test Chef Saiba has set before us.
Ugh! None of this can be considered cooking! To a perfectionist like me, this is plain unthinkable! But...
if that's what you want...
You're on!
"What's this?!"
"M-Miss Erina!"
"She's cooking a steak?!"
"W-what stage of the recipe is this? Is that the kind of dish this is?"
"No! I've never heard of such a thing! The traditional Hachis Parmentier recipe always calls for thinly sliced or ground meat! Th-this is shocking! Miss Erina has always epitomized the traditional standard of haute cuisine.
For her to do something so... so unorthodox!"
Finally...
in a sense, this is a first for her.
The first time...
... she's truly had to train.”
― Yuto Tsukuda, 食戟のソーマ 24 [Shokugeki no Souma 24]