Food Wars x Male Reader

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Please comment on your favourite meals/recipes if you want them written in this book :)

Also, for Y/n's mother (Yaeko Minegasaki), I can't remember which is her first name, so if I get it wrong, please correct me :)

Recipes will be included while Y/n is making it

Tonkatsu: Japanese Pork Cutlet (https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/tonkatsu-pork/amp)

Goma-ae Japanese Greens (This is to go with ^)
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/goma-ae-japanese-greens

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YAEKO

Honestly, you're an embarrassment to the world of cooking. You can't even make a simple ramen without it tasting bland. How do you expect to keep your business when no one likes what you make? Not to mention, do you even clean this place?! I can see dirty bowls on tables, despite being hours after you had closed, and dirt and food are on the floor!

[The man she was berating was glaring at her]

MAN

If you don't like this place, why are you even here? I wasted my time cooking for you!

YAEKO

[Laughing] Why am I here? Simple, I'm here to shut your business down and expand mine. My chefs always make gourmet meals for all of our customers and we always make sure every part of every building is spotless! Something I'm sure you can't even think of.

[The man hardens his glare and tries to move closer to intimidate her, but he's stopped by a boy half his age moving in between him]

MAN

Who the fuck are you?! This is a private matter, so get lost kid.

YAEKO

There you are, my son! I was wondering when you would step in. Hmm, how about this, you will have a competition with my son. If you win, you keep your business, if he wins... You will never work in the food industry ever again.

[She clicks her fingers as her bodyguards bring over some cleaning supplies and start cleaning the kitchen before the man could say anything]

MAN

What the hell are you lot doing?! 

YAEKO

I'm not having my son go anywhere near a dirty kitchen, let alone cook in it. I'm in the mood for some Tonkatsu, so both of you are making it. I'll even open the doors and let the crowd out there judge the food as well. Now get cooking.

[The bodyguards leave the kitchen and begin cleaning the tables and floor while the two chefs walk to different sides of the kitchen, cleaning their hands and putting on appropriate kitchen attire before getting the ingredients]

[Y/n decided to make the side dish first, he gets a bowl of iced water and places it nearby. He fills a pan with salted water and boils it, then adds 200g trimmed green beans and cooks it for 2-3mins until it was bright green but still crunchy. He uses a slotted spoon to remove them and plunge them into the ice water. Y/n adds 250g of spinach to the boiling water for 20-30 seconds, then adds it to the green beans in the ice water. Once both ingredients are cool, he drains them in a sieve over the bowl and sets it aside for 5 minutes. Y/n grabs a pestle and mortar to grind 4 tbsp of toasted sesame seeds, then adds 1 tbsp soy, 1 tbsp caster sugar, 1 tbsp white miso, and 1 tbsp mirin before adding mixing it with the greens and starting on the Tonkatsu]

[Y/n removes the large pieces of fat on two pork loins, then places baking parchment on either side of each meat before bashing them with one of his meat tenderisers until it was around 1cm in thickness. Then, he used his hands to reshape the meat to its original state. Once he was done, he cleaned his hands again and began pouring plain flour, eggs and panko breadcrumbs into three separate wide-rimmed bowls. He seasoned both of the meat and dipped it in the flour, followed by the eggs and breadcrumbs a few times. Y/n quickly moved over to a sauté pan and adds vegetable oil until it comes up to 2cm on the side of the pan, he waits until the oil is heated up to 180C. He then adds the pork chops to the oil and lets them cook for 1 minute and 30 seconds on each side. He removes them and places them on a wire rack to rest for 5 minutes. In the meantime, Y/n begins making the sauce, which consists of mixing 2 tbsp ketchup, 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce and 2 tsp caster sugar]

[He plates the food and brings them out to his mother, just before the man. The crowd looked in awe as they looked at his plate. The two place their plates down and the man smirks at Y/n, thinking he was going to win while Y/n simply ignored him and looked at the woman who was chosen to be the judge. She looked between the two plates and takes a bite out of the man's food first. She puts it in her mouth and her body deflates slightly, she finishes eating it quickly]

WOMAN

It feels like I'm back in school in my least favourite class... It's boring and bland. It's not even that crunchy.

[Yaeko smiles and stands next to her son, taking hold of his hand as he rests his head on her shoulder]

YAEKO

[Whispering] I'm sure you did a much better job, I have no doubt that this restaurant will be ours within the next five minutes. I'm very proud of you, my son.

[Y/n smiles at her. The man glares at the woman as she moves onto Y/n's plate, to which Yaeko covers her son's ears as the woman moans loudly. Her body shakes as she swallows the food]

WOMAN

It's like I'm visiting a farm full of fresh vegetables and lively chickens! The smell is overwhelming and the meat is juicy and tender! It's the perfect amount of crispiness and the sauce works so well with everything on the plate! I can't stop eating... It's too good!

YAEKO

Well, I think it's obvious who the winner is. [Y/n places a few more plates so the crowd and his mother could also eat] I would leave if I were you if you don't want to be any more of an embarrassment. [The man glares one last time before chucking his apron on the floor and leaving. Yaeko smirks and kisses her son's head] Good job, my son. Here, [She gives him some money] go and get anything you want, I'll be cooking tonight so you don't have to worry. I love you.

Y/N

I love you too, Mum.

[He leaves and decides to just walk around until something catches his attention. After a while, he sees a small diner called 'Yukihira' surrounded by a small crowd. Y/n looks inside and notices a small competition happening between a boy with red hair and an older man that appeared to be his father. He decides to watch through the window]