(L) Shokugeki no Soma [Manga]

[Quol]

Is it just me or does Inui and Megumi look like a Mother/Daughter type thing?

[Okashira]

Originally Posted by Quol

Is it just me or does Inui and Megumi look like a Mother/Daughter type thing?

Hinako and Megumi are more or less "similar archetype" (which is probably a big part of why Megumi catched Hinako's attention).... Though, Inui has some hidden cruelty traits, which make her infinitely more interesting, in my opinion.

[KrimzonStriker]

Originally Posted by MartianMage

Somehow I get the feeling that Souma's revelation is gonna be similar to Cooking Master Boy's Sanche vs. Rouko soup battle...

Spoiler for for Sanche vs. Rouko:

Sanche won because Rouko’s dish is too heavy and you can’t continue to eat anymore. As comparison, Rouko’s soup has many leftovers as compared to Sanche’s, which are all empty. Soup is supposed to be delicious but it is also a dish that continues to the next.

edit: a new chapter is out and it looks like I'm wrong.

Spoiler for Chpater 86:

In point of fact recent spoilers for the next chapter say you might just be right after all. Souma's gone for the insane, no one would think of this approach, and considering Subaru's tendency to always go for sure things he might have just dismissed Souma's latest gambit as inconceivable for anyone to try which is why he doesn't seem to have predicted it

[hamazura]

Originally Posted by Quol

Is it just me or does Inui and Megumi look like a Mother/Daughter type thing?

hinako > all

[LoweGear]

Spoilers for the next chapter apparently:

Spoiler for Next Chapter:

Originally Posted by Anon translations

We begin with a small scene about Subaru learning Soma is using Tail meat from a PC and thinking he must have thought up something after going to Erina.

The lump of meat is revealed to be smoked bacon.

(the cover page features Erina comfortably reading her manga <3<3<3<3<3)

Erina reveals that Souma's stew is one that's strained before serving which would leave only meat and sauce which would be too simple.

Because of that, she concludes the bacon is to be used as garnish, which makes sense as she mentions it's one of the common garnishes for a beef stew.

Some spectator asks what the smoking chips he used are to which Subaru answers it's "Mesquite".

Most of the characters don't know this tree, Shun explains it's a tree native to South US and its chips are commonly used there but not in Japan.

Subaru adds that he added brown cane sugar, sage, nutmeg, and bay leaf to a pickling mix he used to pickle the bacon to further improve the flavor.

Yuuki asks why the hell is Subaru so knowledgable about smoking and compares his skills/knowledge with Shun's which doesn't please the latter much.

Sonoka points Souma doesn't look like he has any special garnish and Taki once again declares he won't ever win this like that.

Mitsuru starts wondering how did Subaru get to learn all that when Souma made the kitchen off-limits.

Subaru then approaches Mitsuru and recommends him to change his password to a stronger one (he had his birthday as password).

We then get a small flashback on Mitsuru writing his article.

We return to the match and Mitsuru notices Subaru peeked at his PC (you don't say).
Subaru points that he had other ways to go through this but thanks Mitsuru for making his job easier.

We then get a flashback to Ikumi and Megumi trying to win waifu points with Souma.

We return to the match and Mitsuru starts blaming himself. (he should be ashamed XD)

Souma's waifus (Megumi and Ikumi) and Yuuki start panicking and then Souma brings out a big cooler-box.

Souma calls out on Taki which surprises her.

Souma tells her he'll listen to her complaints after he serves his dish.

He then proceeds to cook many other pieces of many other different parts of beef, the ones mentioned are fillet, tongue, tripe, and cheek.

All the audience wonders what the hell is Souma trying to do to which he just says that he's about to take the judges to the Beef Amusement Park.

After some confusion from our new judges, the waifus, and Subaru, we get a final scene illustrating what Souma said.

[Breimoon]

so still no foodgasm this ch? Waiting is suffering

[Key Board]

Originally Posted by dark44

isnt it revealed that there was no woman ever has the frist seat in the school history

oh goddamnit.. It's hard to defend this
I forgot this. What chapter was this stated?

[Bombo]

Buwahahaha the new meat name

[eiyuuou]

Let's get a ride in the meat amusement park.

[Valky]

Considering it ends up with the Beef Amusement Park, it's kinda sad Nikumi didn't really appear much.

[Hidfe]

Originally Posted by Key Board

oh goddamnit.. It's hard to defend this
I forgot this. What chapter was this stated?

No the opposite was stated:
http://casanovascans.com/read/shokug...n/0/50/page/11

[sayf82]

Glad for Erina's stalker to be a girl (a little creepy) and not him

[eiyuuou]

and if you give the girl medicinal cooking, she'll be pure for an instant.

[Breimoon]

spoilers are out

Spoiler for raw:

lol wrestling time with beef and pork ganging up on female meat-plot

[tshamo]

and soma made his enemy wary of himself

[LoweGear]

*sees chapter 88 spoiler images*

Dojima.... wha...

Tosh, you're crazy. That's why we like you

[Breimoon]

here is summary for ch 88(to find spoiler images it is enough to google so wont bother with that)

Spoiler for raw 88:

Shokugeki no Soma 88 - ~Dreamland~

Souma presents his dish, the "Yukihira Style Beef Stew ~Autumn Election Special~"

Souma's dish is a bowl with the stew which has many pieces of different parts of meat, vegetables, and mushrooms
Taki mentions she's never seen such a beef stew only to be interrupted by Souma who says the extra meat is only garnish
The polar star nameless guys mention how unorthodox Souma's dish is and how much liberty he took with it

Subaru mentions it's just a jumble of many ingredients which won't be able to win against his carefully planned dish

Hinako and Sonoka praise the dish's smell and looks before the tasting begins

Ikumi and Megumi are visibly restless and we get a flashback on what Souma betted

The judges take the first bite which leads to an image of them riding a roller coaster

Taki says the dish is great and elaborates a bit comparing the incoming different textures to a thrill ride

Fuyumi mentions how the skirt is especially amazing as he cut it in thick slices rather than thinner ones to preserve more meat juice
She also mentioned that Souma carved a grid pattern on the skirt's surface so that it got a different texture when frying it on the shichirin
She mentions that the dish looks like a jumble on the first glance but it's an attraction built by adequately preparing each ingredient

Subaru is evidently surprised since he didn't expect an improvised dish to be so complete

Souma tells Subaru that he also thought about adding strength to the flavor by using smoked bacon or other strong ingredients but he eventually didn't as that wouldn't really get to the flavor he wanted
Souma says a sharp flavor is no good as that wouldn't be his dish
He later mentions that putting many different ingredients and flavors on top of a dish was the image he had

Sonoka mentions Souma's dish is really original in that it has a multilayered flavor spread in it
She asks Souma how did he think of this dish to which Souma answers saying he got the inspiration from another dish and he only got the full idea that morning
Taki wonders what kind of dish would that model be
Souma then says it came from Chikuzenni (google it)

All the audience is surprised (if you google chikuzenni you'll understand why)
Mitsuru mentions that chikuzenni is a rather homely dish but Souma says that's not really true
Souma says that pros boil every ingredient for chikuzenni individually to bring out the best of them and later carefully arrange the dish
The polar star girls mention how "Yukihira"(the restaurant)-like chikuzenni is

Subaru furiously asks how could he do that when he was supposed to have emptied his mind to improvise
Souma says he never said he was improvising and that he was thinking about how to make his dish until and even after the match started
He ellaborates and mentions he built it up in his mind taking all of his experiences so far in account
He then mentions that he thought such a feat was impossible for someone like Subaru who just investigates the opponent's dish and takes it only one step further

Subaru is astonished at finding a realm his perfect trace can't reach

Gin starts a monologue on how Souma was the one who kept thinking all the time and how this is a sign of his calibre as a cook
He then starts the prologue to the foodgasm which is the judges trip to the dreamland they would want to stay in forever, "YukiheeLand"

After the foodgasm and its after-effects the voting begins
Souma advances to the finals after all the judges vote for him

[slayerknight]

An absolute victory with souma advancing to the finals huh ?

Not surprising since he is the leading main character but the expression on Subaru's face when he is defeated is priceless.

[Lhklan]

Originally Posted by slayerknight

An absolute victory with souma advancing to the finals huh ?

Not surprising since he is the leading main character but the expression on Subaru's face when he is defeated is priceless.

With stakes like that when he's the main character? You bet. It's HOW he does is that's interesting though.

Spoiler:

Also, I LOLed when all the judges step out and hold their hands together like the imaginations.

And it is just me or is one of the judge - Taki, the one that Souma called earlier - giving of a Tsundere vibe?

[kazzuya]

Doujima always have a disgustingly funny reaction.