But her strict father ruined everything.
In front of her mother and her, he tore up the stuffed bear, threw it into the trash can, and threatened her mother not to give her such things again in the future.
"Ikumi!"
"Listen to me!"
"As the heir of the Mito family, you don't need to be so dignified."
"Your life has only one choice: to constantly grow stronger and constantly achieve something in meat cuisine…"
This was her father's admonition to her after destroying her beloved item.
From then on, Mito Ikumi never had any favorite things again.
She put all her energy into the research of beef ingredients and the development of various meat dishes. Finally, at the age of 12, she successfully entered Totsuki Academy.
Unlike Tadokoro Megumi, who came from the countryside, her grades had always been among the top since junior high.
Especially in the field of meat research, she always achieved extraordinary accomplishments, gradually gaining a small reputation at Totsuki!
Finally, her talent was also appreciated by Erina, and she became a loyal subordinate of Erina.
From beginning to end, her culinary philosophy had only one rule:
The highest quality meat is always supreme, always able to make all other ingredients bow down.
This culinary understanding and idea had always been deeply rooted in Mito Ikumi's heart.
But until today, after she tasted Sosuke's Scallion Stir-fried Beef dish.
She realized that as long as the scallions are handled properly, as long as the stir-frying technique is perfected, it is also possible to elevate the flavor of the beef to a terrifying level.
Therefore, she vaguely had a new breakthrough in her understanding of meat cuisine!
…
"All along, my family has primarily dealt in beef."
"So my father demanded that I work hard like them, and constantly research various meat ingredients!"
"If I had even a slight different idea, I would be criticized by him. They never tolerated even a bit of my questioning."
"Sometimes, I would also think."
"What can the sole pursuit of meat quality truly bring to cuisine?"
"However, on this question, no one could give me the answer, and no one could guide me in the right direction!"
"Gradually, in my eyes, there was nothing but meat, and still meat, nothing else!"
Mito Ikumi was not without doubts about this "meat is supreme" culinary philosophy instilled in her since childhood.
But seeing her own strength, constantly surpassing her peers due to her deep understanding of meat ingredients, she gradually accepted all of it out of necessity.
In the past, if someone had told her.
Ordinary beef, as long as it's handled well, as long as it's cooked well.
Could also surpass a5 grade beef quality, then she would definitely have taken it as a joke.
But after personally tasting Sosuke's Scallion Stir-fried Beef dish, she finally realized that the philosophy she had been adhering to might be wrong.
"Hisako, is this why you wanted me to come to the Izakaya?"
Finally, Mito Ikumi murmured to herself.
Perhaps only now did she understand Hisako Arato's intention in giving her a hand-drawn map and asking her to come to the Izakaya!
…
"Shopkeeper, can… can you give me another serving of Scallion Stir-fried Beef?"
Mito Ikumi took a deep breath to calm her emotions, then she raised her head and smiled as she said to Sosuke.
"Yes, please wait."
As the Shopkeeper of the Izakaya, Sosuke naturally hoped that customers would eat more and patronize his business.
So, without further ado, he turned back to the cooking station and started making Scallion Stir-fried Beef again.
Soon after, a steaming plate of Scallion Stir-fried Beef was placed in front of Mito Ikumi.
Unlike the ravenous eating she had just done, this time Mito Ikumi chewed slowly, bit by bit. It was as if she wanted to grasp the true essence of this dish through this slow and careful chewing.
"Wuwuwu!"
"What… what's wrong with me?"
"Why… why can't I stop crying… wuwuwu…"
But in the end, she cried her eyes out!
…
Undeniably, she indeed possessed strong skills in handling meat ingredients!
This can be seen from her bold and unrestrained personality, yet when handling beef, her knife skills and various techniques become delicate and gentle!
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