Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 12 - Memories of a Dish - full transcript

Megumi Tadokoro...

you will be the main chef.

Yukihira, you'll act as
sous-chef and support her.

This Food War...

will now begin!

It's a chou farci!

The Legume Magician!

Now then, Tadokoro, Yukihira.

It's your turn to serve.

Sir!

A-- All right!

Huh?

This is...

A terrine!

It's a "rainbow terrine"
using seven kinds of vegetables.

You made seven differently colored pâtés,

arranging them in stripes
like a rainbow, huh?

Come to think of it,

Shinomiya's class was challenged
to make a terrine, too.

Well, well...

You took my recette...

a nine-vegetable terrine,
and have belittled it, haven't you?

Ah! No, um, I- I- I...

I wanted you all to see
my approach to the recette.

Now, now, let's just see
what she's made of.

Yes.

F

Megumi Tadokoro...

GRADE

You get an E!

She's still here?

That will drag down Tohtsuki's reputation.

She's always at the very bottom, huh?

She's got no talent.

Go back to the boonies.

Megumi Tadokoro...

You're out.

Yukihira...

if you lose, you'll be out as well.

THE MEMORY OF A SINGLE DISH

It's delish!

Yes!

Yup!

JUST AN OBSERVER

Potatoes, carrots, zucchini
and other vegetables

were worked into the pâté
to make these seven layers,

which were treated in such

a way as to bring out each
vegetable's individual deliciousness.

You did well, accomplishing
so much in the time allotted.

There are two different sauces.

One is a sweet-and-sour,
citrus-based gelée.

The other...

is a cool, refreshing green sauce
made of a shiso-based paste

infused with various herbs.

Having us eat the terrine with citrus
and shiso is an interesting idea.

The combination of the savory,
sautéed zucchini and the herb sauce...

It's so refreshing. A masterpiece!

The citrus also pairs nicely
with the slight sweetness of the tomato.

I get it!

This seven-layered pâté combined
with the two sauces

lets us enjoy fourteen different flavors!

Quite thrilling, isn't it?

Yes, these vibrant, colorful stripes

are pleasing to the eye
as well as the palate.

Tadokoro-kun, you used
dried tomatoes, didn't you?

Um, yes!

In my hometown, we take all
the summer vegetables we've gathered

and dry them in the sun, preserving them
so we can eat them in the winter, too.

I used to help Mom... um, my mother, cook,

and she showed me
how to do it in the oven.

You cut cherry tomatoes in half,
sprinkle them with rock salt,

then slow roast them
in the oven at 120 degrees.

That brings out their sweetness
and makes them really delicious!

I thought it would accentuate the terrine.

Tomatoes contain glutamine,
an umami component.

This becomes concentrated
when the tomato is dried,

and the sweetness on the tongue
is intensified greatly.

Shinomiya's nine-vegetable terrine

lets one taste the lively deliciousness
of fresh vegetables.

But this recette
has a special, splendid flavor

that comes from using
a preserved ingredient.

While both are the same
menu item, a vegetable terrine,

we have a fine, fresh flavor
vs. a full-bodied umami.

Two completely different approaches

were taken in the treatment
of these vegetables.

A taste that warms the heart...

It's like it's brimming
with Megumi-chan's tenderness.

Yes.

If Shinomiya-san is the Legume Magician,
then Megumi-chan is

someone that presents the bounty
of nature in her own modest way:

a Legume Gnome.

Hi, there!

No, you're wrong!

Megumi-chan is a bringer of happiness.

She's the Legume Spirit of Fortune!

Staaaare...

No, I would say...

It's like she's come from a land of snow,
bringing the bounty of vegetables:

Legume Snow Girl!

Here!

It's not winter,
so I'd say that doesn't work!

Then she should be a gnome!

She must be a spirit of fortune!

I still think she's a snow girl.

Why are all these some kind of creature?

-A gnome!
-A spirit of fortune!

A snow girl!

It's like a dream.

I've failed over and over,
lost all confidence,

and have been hopeless at school,

but these graduates
I've all looked up to have...

They've called my food delicious!

Very well, let's proceed to judgment.

You will cast your vote using this coin.

Each judge will receive one coin.

Shinomiya?

Tadokoro-kun?

Cast your vote for whoever's dish
was more delicious.

Fine, I'll go first.

Up till now, I've been
so scared of being expelled

that I've been running in circles.

But now, finally,

I've felt for the first time that
I really want to stay in school.

I feel like, for the first time,
I've truly embraced my own cooking.

Please, I...

I don't want this to be over yet!

Pleased to meet ya!

Still, to think
I'd be in the same dorm as you...

All right! Let's go, Tadokoro!

I want to stay at the academy!

Soma-kun,
why don't you take a little break?

Soma-kun, you're incredible!

Thank goodness!

I'm so glad to be with you, Soma-kun!

You're welcome, Ma'am!

There's so much more cooking I want to do
with everyone, with Soma-kun!

So please, God!

Too bad.

The difference in your abilities is clear.

Shinomiya scored a runaway victory.

We...

couldn't do it.

Tadokoro, I'm sorry.

I was no help to you.

But keep doing your best.

After all, that was a great dish you made.

That...

No...

Soma-kun, you didn't do anything wrong.

Nah, it's fine.

Let's keep workin' together, Tadokoro.

All right! I'm countin' on you, Tadokoro!

Here we go, Tadokoro!

Just who do you think I am?

I'm the number-two guy
at "Japanese Eatery Yukihira"!

I...

Because of me, Soma-kun's expelled, too.

I'm sorry!

I did this 'cause I wanted to.

You don't gotta apologize.

Still, the drawback is
you can't do it on your own.

I'm gonna support you
with all the experience I've got.

I'm sorry!

Well, there's no reason to feel down.

After all, this was bound to happen.

I have an early day tomorrow,
so if you'll excuse me.

See you.

The challenge is already over.

What, may I ask, are you doing?

Yes, well...

I wanted to weigh in on this dish,

so I simply cast a vote.

But you're not a judge.
Just what are you saying?

What's more, you want
to "weigh in" on that dish?

You make no sense, Dojima-san.

Do you really not get it?

The food that Tadokoro-kun made...

Therein lies the answer.

Shinomiya...

You've hit a plateau, haven't you?

You're so cool, Shinomiya-senpai!

Grh... G- grh...

10 YEARS AGO

79TH GRADUATION CEREMONY

Hinako,

I know you're sad, but don't cry.

DONATO GOTODA (17)
80TH GRADUATING CLASS

We have to see him off with a smile.

But I...

I never knew he was going to France
right after graduating.

HINAKO INUI (17)
80TH GRADUATING CLASS

FUYUMI MIZUHARA (18)
79TH GRADUATING CLASS

Truthfully, I'm surprised, too.

But you're serious, aren't you?

Yeah, unless I hone my skills in-country,

my cooking will never be complete.

I'll train hard in France,
open my own restaurant...

KOJIRO SHINOMIYA (18)
79TH GRADUATING CLASS

...and get the Brousse-Poiret Award.

The Brousse-Poiret?

If you do, you'll be the first Japanese
to achieve that feat.

Still, I'm sure you can--

But, Senpai, you're so antisocial that
there's no way you'll make any friends!

And I'm sure that
you'll fight with the staff--

I agree.

Damn you all!

A Japanese opening
a restaurant in France...

That was an unbelievably difficult task.

Using the prize money I got by winning
various cooking contests

while still in school,
I made it to France.

I studied for six years,

finally opening my own restaurant,
"SHINO'S," in the mecca of fine dining,

Paris' 8th arrondissement,

a place where famous restaurants
compete ruthlessly.

I'm quite shocked.

For you to be an owner chef
at such a young age...

The food was impeccable.

Thank you very much.

I may well have been on cloud nine,
having opened my own restaurant.

That damn Japonais.

I overlooked one small
point of contention...

Hey! Who was it?

Who changed the sauce's recette?

This way is preferred here in Paris.

I'd say your flavors are a bit
too oriental, Monsieur Shinomiya.

Well, I guess a Japanese
wouldn't understand.

He can hear us.

Backlash to being an outsider...

JAPAN PROVIDES A FICKLE FLAVOR
PROBLEMS WITH SERVICE...

Other chefs being jealous of my youth...

Wanna eat at Shino's?

I haven't heard
very good things about this place.

Let's go somewhere else.

There was one strain after another,

and the restaurant's clientele
started to dwindle.

If you continue to be late
with your payments,

I won't be able to deal with you anymore.

All my ambitions...

It's all falling apart!

There's no place for idlers in my kitchen.

Get out of here.

The only one I can trust is myself.

Think of the staff as the enemy.

No good.

Finish this miroir off per the recette.

Don't stray from my recette.

If you don't mind, Chef,

it's delicious enough done this way.

In terms of efficiency
and cost percentage, this way is more--

I am the chef.

If you don't like it, get out.

O-- Oui, Chef!

I pushed myself...

It's delicious!

I pushed myself...

The treatment of the vegetables
has the essence of Japanese cuisine to it.

And yet, it doesn't stray
from the methods of French cooking.

This is truly the work of a magician!

A magician!

He's the Legume Magician!

And having pushed myself, finally...

I made it to the top.

The truth is, you've noticed, haven't you?

Now that you've won that award,

you're clueless
as to which direction to take.

Having reached that apex,

you've become unable to take
even a single step forward.

To a chef,
a plateau is the same as regression.

The reason you didn't make one of
your specialties for this challenge

is that you didn't want us to know

that your cooking
has reached a standstill!

Shut up!

What the hell do you know?

You're just a chef employed
by the Tohtsuki Group!

How dare you criticize me?

Try a bite.

Try Tadokoro-kun's cooking.

Why should I?

Do it.

It wasn't cooked properly.

The plating is off,
and the pâtés haven't set properly.

Dojima-san, you're getting senile.

And yet...

And yet, why?

How can it tug at my heart like this?

This dish is crude...

But the way each ingredient was treated
shows careful consideration for the eater.

It's enough to relax a heart
that's been strained taut.

This flavor...

it's just like...

Kojiro!

Boy, were you fightin' again?

You went sayin' some bullheaded nonsense
to your friends again, didn't you?

I can't stand 'em.

I'm fine bein' on my own.

I don't care if no one understands me!

I getcha.

You're always flyin' off
the handle like this.

It's easy for others to misunderstand.

The truth is, you're a kind boy.

Your momma gets you.

M... M-- Mom!

I'm makin' your favorite
for dinner tonight.

Let's hurry back and eat.

'Kay.

Look over there, it's a rainbow!

It's pretty, huh, Kojiro?

Yeah.

Thank goodness.

I know!

This taste is just like...

HAND-IN-HAND WITH MOM,
AND THERE'S A RAINBOW... - KOJIRO

...a mother's love.

Hey, dimwit.

Y-- Yes?

That spice you added to the pâté...

It was allspice, wasn't it?

Um, yes!

I'd say it was to offset
the smell of the chicken liver.

Allspice is a fragrant blend of cinnamon,
cloves, nutmeg, and other ingredients.

But that's not the only reason, is it?

Um, uh, that's right.

You've all been judging since yesterday,

and you've eaten lots of food,
haven't you?

So, um...

Allspice aids in digestion, and...

I-- I wanted to give you something that
would be a little easy on your stomachs.

You really are the greatest, Megumi-chan!

Yeah...

Sure enough, we judged her correctly.

Meaning simply that
she's your type, right?

That's not true, Mizuhara-senpai!

Though clumsy, it resonates.

That's the kind of food she's made.

Even while taking on this challenge,

Tadokoro-kun kept the interests
of the eater close to heart.

I'd say that that's important if you want
to forge a path past the summit.

Dojima-san had me from the start, huh?

I get it.

For a long time now,

I haven't considered the faces of
my customers, the voices of my staff...

I've cooked all alone.

Hyaa!

There! Now the votes are even.

In other words, it's a draw.

Allow me to settle this challenge.

If it's a draw,

that means Tadokoro-kun will return to
the same status as before this Food War.

This whole thing has been irregular.

What a farce.

Fine, I'll cooperate.
She survives at least one more day,

in her own dimwitted way.

Soma Yukihira, huh?

Someone isn't being very honest, is he?

I-- I-- I-- I-- I'm sorry!

Um... Uh...

Tadokoro-kun...

Your food is like a warm embrace
for those who eat it.

It has hospitality.

That is the essence of your cooking!

That's a powerful weapon.

Hone it well at Tohtsuki Academy!

These three coins
are an investment in both your futures.

Looks like we made it somehow.

Good thing, huh, Tadokoro?

So Shinomiya's plateau was actually
the result of his own resourcefulness?

Yes...

Shinomiya has always looked forward,

doing away with everything
he's considered unnecessary.

Then, he reached the summit,

before he'd fully matured
as an owner chef.

For a chef to continue
to reach new heights,

it takes an insatiable desire

to absorb knowledge from all sources.

Perhaps tonight will help
Shinomiya get that back.

So then, this Food War
saved two chefs at once.

You're quite the educator, Dojima-san.

You flatter me.

Man, it sure is late!

SHOCK

I missed so many calls
from Yuki-chan and the others!

MISSED CALL
YUKI YOSHINO

Well, 'cause there wasn't
any reception underground.

You should hurry and go see them.

I'm gonna take my time going back.

Okay!

Soma-kun...

Thank you so much!

I'll never forget what you've done for me!

Everyone's worried about you.

Hurry on now.

Okay!

I lost.

I lost...

I lost!

Dammit.

Soma Yukihira truly intended to win,

all by himself.

That's another trait a chef needs.

Like Shinomiya when he was younger,

pledging to win that award
and setting out on his journey.

I'm ba--

Yukihira!

Just how reckless can you be, you fool?

I was so worried!

When I heard you'd challenged
a graduate to a Food War,

I thought you'd both be expelled!

Yuki, calm down.

If it weren't for Soma-kun,
I would've failed.

O-- Oh, that's right.

Um...

HUG

Ryoko!

Don't sob all over me.

But I really am glad you both made it.

Don't make me jealous.

I burn through too much energy.

Yukihira, what happened
to your right hand?

You all right?

WAUGH

It's nothing at all.

Yukihira!

You made it, huh?

-You bastard!
-All right!

Tonight, we're gonna have
a hanafuda championship!

Huh? Right now?

Why do you always use my room?

TO BE CONTINUED

Subtitle translation by:
Javier Lopez