The Cooking Competition

[wisteriasnow]

WHO: You!
WHAT: The cooking contest!
WHEN: Monday (Round 1), Wednesday (Round 2) and Friday (Round 3)
WHERE: The Home Ec Cooking Room
Warnings: well it's a cooking competition in Yogen so I'm predicting some food crimes. 

Mid-way through Monday's festivities, an announcement over the intercom declares that it's time for participants to get ready for the cooking contest. For those working their class or club's booth, their entries will qualify so long as they submit the entry before the stated time limit. Contestants will one-by-one make their way into the home ec room. The room is large, with enough individual counters to fit multiple contestants.

 

Each contestant will have access to the stove, oven, a microwave, and the fridge, guarded by a member of the cooking club for contestants' peace of mind. There's a much larger amount of food available, from fresh produce and meats- ... even the hope meat- to noodles, rice, and all kinds of seasonings, all waiting to be used. Each station also has an abundance of tasting spoons and sample dishes, for nosy people and contestants testing their dishes alike. Throughout the day, spectators can come and observe, but towards the front of the room is a table and three chairs, where one can find Helena Adams, Lucifer, and... Who? 

 

Students of class 2-A will recognize our host, who happily stands as the counters fill up and, as if she's got a microphone and camera on her, begins talking. 

 

"Good afternoon, everyone! My name is Yuki Fujimori, a member of the cooking club, and, alongside the wonderful Helena Adams and Lucifer, we will be your judges overseeing the competition over the week!"

 

Lucifer remains sitting, arms crossed as he sits upright and proper. When he speaks, it’s not a friendly hello or anything of the sort, but a warning.

 

"If I catch one of you using the human meat, I'll kill you. Don't think you can hide it, either — I know what it tastes like."

 

… It- it’s probably fine, one of his pact bearers knows better now. But Yuki is clearly side-eyeing him for a brief moment before she slips back into character.

 

And as much of a somber atmosphere as Lucifer may have introduced, it’s countered by the judge on the other side of Yuki, who stands and bows slightly, straightening and beaming at the competitors. 

 

“Thank you so much for joining us! We’re very excited to see what you’ll be coming up with, and to get to partake in your more edible skills!”

 

With an enthusiastic clap, Yuki nods cheerfully. “There you have it! Now, let me explain the premise.

 

"Over the course of three days, contestants will prepare an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert! We've chosen to spread it out to give everyone enough time to engage in other parts of the festival as well! Helena-san, Lucifer-san and I will judge all three courses.

 

“Every day will have an individual winner, and the third day will end with an overall winner based on our decisions. There will also be a people's choice bracket, based on spectator votes as they come in and watch the competition. Contestants will have four opportunities to win overall. 

 

Getting caught cheating will result in immediate disqualification for all three days. This can include tampering with others’ dishes, cutting off their equipment or utilities, or contamination of others’ submissions or stations.

 

 

Now, let the competition begin!”

 

 

Contestant, please submit your entries all together in one comment under the ENTRIES comment! Submissions close on the 14th, JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT EST! Be sure to note what each dish is, how well the contestant did and anything else of note! 

 

Voting will open on the 14th and end on the 17th! 

 

Players are free to treat this as a bit of a mingle otherwise! Spectate, harass competitors, do whatever! This log/competition is not part of the TDM however. 

Comments

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[notsosou]

Appetizer: Shin has about as much idea of what an appetizer is as I do (is it those things on sticks on trays in movies? A mystery) but... you can't go wrong with gyoza, right? You just put mince (not hope mince), garlic and cabbage in the premade dough pouch, pinch it closed and fry it. Easy?

They're pretty clearly an amateur try; the pleats are very You Tried, he didn't wilt the cabbage (though that's optional if you don't mind crunch), there's clear signs of figuring out how much of each thing and in general to put in as he was going along, and some are a little too cooked or not quite fully steamed, but they're not inedible, esp with the dipping soy sauce. If I went around to a friend's house and they were like this I'd eat like, ten.

Main Course: This is where he's both more confident and nervous, because he's been training under Nene for this very moment... it's his time to shine. He's making a cream of vegetable soup, using vegetables grown right here in Yogen!

It's primarily pureed pea and carrot, since that's what been harvestable by this point if google is correct, and thickened by an egg-yolk, onion and cornstarch bechamel (a besamel?). It's warm, thick, creamy, and silky without lumps so all in all extremely good; Shin's keeping some back to have himself or share with CR later and is very pleased by the power to make his favorite kind of food whenever he wants (washing the dishes though...).

Dessert: He's put salt on vanilla icecream and drizzled it with chocolate sauce and added half a banana and called it a day. Take the shot, put him out of his misery.

You all have been spared him trying to grill things on the oven racks, unless you've partnered up with him and are doing that in which case I'm sorry.