Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - The Chef That Doesn't Smile - full transcript

After barely passing the entrance exam, Soma inadvertently alienates his new classmates with a thoughtless announcement. Later, he's matched up with an at-risk student desperate to stay in school.

Well, the train done pulled up.

I guess I'll be goin'.

Megumi, you're really leavin', huh?

You only just turned 13.

Grandpa, you don't gotta worry.

That's for sure!

Your food is the best 'round these parts!

Reckon you'll make it in Tokyo, too!

I hope you get settled
and can do your studies.

Here, it's a good luck charm
for your schoolwork.

That Megumi, such a timid girl.

Thank you, everyone.

I know I'll become a great chef,
and then I'll come on back!

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CHARM

CHINESE COOKING I GRADE
MEGUMI TADOKORO

F

FINAL WARNING

SHOULD THE ABOVE-NAMED
STUDENT RECEIVE AN F OR AN E,

S/HE WILL BE EXPELLED.

OPENING CEREMONY

OPENING CEREMONY VENUE

MEGUMI TADOKORO (15)

Megumi Tadokoro...

In the spring of her first year
of high school...

is on the edge of a cliff!

THAT CHEF DOESN'T SMILE

Next, we will present our academic emblem.

New first-year representative,

Erina Nakiri.

Yes!

ERINA NAKIRI (15)
HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION, 1ST-YEAR

Aah, Erina-sama, she's as lovely as ever!

She's beautiful and at
the top of her class.

She's the perfect superwoman!

If I could go on one date with her,
I'd die happy.

Idiot! Careless talk like that
will get you thrown out of school!

Yeah.

She's the granddaughter of the don
that heads the mafia of the food world!

Yeah, but still...

And now, we will have
our ceremonial address.

The academy's director...

Senzaemon Nakiri-sama!

I- I'm scared!

He's the embodiment of fine dining,
and has Tohtsuki Academy...

no, Japan's whole food industry
under his thumb!

TOHTSUKI

He's way more than some mafia don!

He's the Demon! The Demon of Food!

All of you...

Congratulations on reaching
the high school division.

In our middle school division,

for three years, you learned
the basics of food preparation

and furthered your knowledge
of ingredients.

While, of course, there were drills
in which you had to prepare food,

there were various lectures,

including cooking theory,

nutrition,

public health,

introductory cultivation,

and business administration.

Now, as you stand at the entrance
to the high school division,

what you will be tested on next
will not be technique or knowledge.

Rather, it will be your
resolve to live as a chef!

Ninety-nine percent of you

will sacrifice yourselves in order
to hone the final one percent!

"Sacrifice"?

That sounds pretty awesome, huh, Bro?

Yeah, got that right.

Of last year's 812
new first-year students,

the number of those who moved
on to become second-years

was just 76!

The mediocre and the inept
are cast aside without mercy.

Out of 1,000 first-years,
only 100 will remain to advance,

and one hand will probably suffice

to count those who
will remain till graduation.

A mere handful of chefs...

But you...

You can do it!

Study hard.

That is all.

The source of the Tohtsuki
brand's strength

is that it educates a select few
chosen through fierce competition.

If you can make it to graduation,

you'll attain lifetime stardom
in the cooking world.

Still, I feel sorry for all of you
in the same generation as me,

because from the moment you were born,
you were fated to battle for second place.

Only one will reach Tohtsuki's summit

and reign supreme over
the Japanese culinary world:

Me, Erina Nakiri.

Finally, I'd like to introduce
a transfer student.

So, someone passed a review
other than the one given by me, huh?

YUKIHIRA

Soma Yukihira...

Go away!

Stay back!

It irks me just to think about it.

Well, no matter.

-I'll never set eyes on him again.
-Uh, well, sorry to be up here...

...in the spotlight and all.

Never mind that, just please hurry up!

Okay, I'll make it short.

Just a few words.

Um, my name's Soma Yukihira.

To be honest, I think of this school
as nothing but a stepping stone.

My transfer here was kinda unexpected,

but I don't plan to lose to people who've
never even stood in front of a customer.

So, what I wanna say is...

In a nutshell, now that I'm here,

I'm takin' the top spot.

This guy!

Lookin' forward to the next three years!

Bastard!

Hey!

Die!

Wait, dammit!

I got through that without stumbling...

It's you, from the test.

Uh, it was "Nakiri," right?

Man, I sure was nervous!

When I was a kid, getting awards
and stuff was a big ol' pain.

How'd I do? It wasn't weird, right?

Who cares about something like that?

Yukihira-kun, what are you doing here?

Uh, well, I mean...

If I get a notice I passed,
I'm gonna come, right?

But how?

I really had the jitters!

You said my food was disgusting.

If something's delicious,
you should own up and say so.

No!

This is wrong.

This is wrong!

I flunked him!

Well, whaddya say?

Is it delicious or not?

It's disgusting!

Huh?

I'll make myself clear.

I do not approve of this.

Not of you and not of your cooking!

This is a mix-up. A mix-up!

You've come to Tohtsuki by some mix-up.

"Take the top spot," will you?

Don't make me laugh.

All the students who have advanced
from the middle school division

have learned cutting-edge gastronomy!

Just keep your sights on the ground.

Some outside transfer student
could never beat them.

Three years of middle school, huh?

Meaning?

I was three the first time
I held a chef's knife,

and I've spent the last
twelve years in the kitchen.

You call my food "disgusting"
and slander our restaurant's name.

I can't let that slide.

Just you wait.

I'm gonna make that mouth of yours...

say my food's delicious!

I'll push my cooking to its limits!

Wow, that transfer student
was something else, huh?

Still, that might be the kind of attitude
it takes to make it at the Academy.

Good point!

Let's do our best, too!

Right, Megumi?

What? Where's Megumi?

Huh?

It's hopeless.

I'm sure to be the first one
on the chopping block!

I was dead last in the high school
advancement exams,

and now I've gotten my final warning!

No, I can't give up.

I can't disappoint everyone
who saw me off to Tokyo.

In any case, I'm on
the verge of flunking out,

so I have to keep to myself and not
rile people up like that transfer student!

Okay! I'll make sure to go
nowhere near that guy!

To get right to it,

as of today we'll be splitting into
separate classrooms to conduct lectures.

Today, you'll be cooking
in these assigned pairs.

Okay?

Pleased to meet ya.

Why?

L.I.C.K.

NO. 3 COOKING PRACTICE ROOM

Man...

I haven't had someone teach me how to cook
since I learned how to at home!

Look at that guy.

Yeah.

That's the transfer student who talked all
that crap at the commencement ceremony.

I bet he's all show.

Uh, Tadokoro-san, was it?

Why do you keep drawing
the character for "person"

and eating it like you hate its guts?

Th- this is...

I thought it would help me not be nervous.

You're nervous?

Why?

If I get just one more E, I'm expelled.

Huh...

I heard this was an elite school,

but guys like you are here too, huh?

...HERE TOO, HUH?

Just when I was trying
to keep my head down,

I had to get paired
with him of all people.

Well, I'm Soma Yukihira.

Just call me "Soma."

Nice to meet ya!

Same here.

Th- the other people's eyes
feel like daggers.

Does he not even notice?

Pay attention.

'Morning, my young apprentice.

Good morning!

A- a... "Apple n' tea"?

Laurent Chapelle-sensei!

LAURENT CHAPELLE, INSTRUCTOR,
FRENCH CUISINE DEPARTMENT HEAD

From the moment you
step foot in the kitchen,

you are responsible for
producing delicious food.

That is regardless
of experience or station.

In my class, any dish that is
not an A will be viewed as an E.

Keep that in mind.

My luck is way too bad!

To think, my very first class
is with Chapelle-sensei!

That teacher's kinda scary, huh?

He's famous for being incredibly strict,
even by Tohtsuki standards!

Last year, he gave an E grade to
his entire class of 50 students,

and 18 of those flunked out
because of his lectures!

He's been given the nickname
"The Chef That Doesn't Smile."

Huh...

Today's menu is

boeuf bourguignon.

It's a staple of French cooking,

but I've put the recipe up
here on the whiteboard.

(SLOW-SIMMERED BEEF BURGUNDY)

You have two hours to complete it.

Present your dishes once they're complete.

Now then: Let's begin.

Commence à cuire!

BEGIN COOKING!

"Common sense is a cure"?

I guess we'll just have to try.

Calm down, take it step by step...

Also, Soma-kun seems so confident.

I'm sure he's a good cook.

"Boof... boor..." What?

Soma-kun, have you made this dish before?

Nope, never.

But it's basically stewed beef, right?

I'm sure we'll be fine.

I'll go peep at the recipe.

GLOOM

Sure enough, I think I'm doomed.

Sauté the mushrooms in butter,
then add them to the pot.

Then just let it simmer over low heat.

Take the meat out in 40 minutes.

Take the meat out in 39 minutes!

Take the meat out in 38 minutes!

Tadokoro, check it out.

Look at all these seasonings.
Awesome, huh?

I feel like an idiot,
being the only one who's worried.

Oh, that's right!

I should get my plating ready.

Huh?

Tadokoro, did you open the lid?

No, I didn't.

I mean, it still has
to simmer for 20 minutes.

What is that white stuff?

It's salt.

But how?

Wh- what do we do?

What do we do?

We can't use this meat anymore!

We can make it again...

But it takes more than an hour for
the meat to get tender and soak up flavor!

Then it has to simmer another 30 minutes
for the flavors to blend with the sauce.

We only have 30 minutes left!

But if we presented
this salted piece of meat,

we'd get an E for sure!

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CHARM

Mom...

Everyone, I'm sorry.

Reckon I'm done for!

I brought the backup ingredients.

Well, wanna get started?

Soma-kun, we wouldn't
never get done in time.

That teacher says some
pretty smart things.

We may be students,
but before that, we're chefs.

No matter what, food must be served!

Help me!

O- okay!

Here! Salt, pepper, and bouquet garni!

Gotcha!

That big-mouth of a transfer student
sure is trying hard.

Whatever, they're bound to get an E.

Yeah.

You get an A.

Yes!

Next team.

Won't be long till another team
is finished, huh?

All we have left is the sauce.

-Let's hurry--
-We're ready for tasting, please.

Order up!

It can't be!

It's tender...

Fork-tender, even.

What?

Impossible! They couldn't have
had time to simmer it!

It seems you two had
something of an accident.

How did you finish this?

I used honey.

I rubbed it on the meat
before simmering it,

and added some to the seasoning, too.

Honey contains protease,
an enzyme that breaks down proteins.

They used that on the hard, rib-cut roast

to make it tender in
a short amount of time, eh?

B- but how did you know
to use honey like this?

A long time ago,

I read in a cookbook that
pineapple juice makes meat tender,

but it's not like I have many chances
to buy a whole pineapple.

I tried out a bunch of things to see if
they'd make meat tender in the same way.

Honey keeps well,
and is super easy to use.

You'll get it if you try a bite, Tadokoro.

Here.

I'm gonna melt!

So syrupy!

C'est merveilleux!

IT'S MARVELOUS!

Chapelle-sensei...

He smiled!

Team Yukihira and Tadokoro.

You get an A.

However...

it is a shame that I do not have
the authority to grant a grade

higher than an A.

You're welcome!

That transfer student's food is...

...better than ours?

H- hey!

The sauce burned!

Oh, no!

You get an E!

NO. 2 COOKING PRACTICE ROOM

That was a cinch, huh, Bro?

Yes, as always.

If only we'd been in the same class...

I wanted to crush that transfer student.

Soma-kun...

Hey, good work.

Um...

Thank you for today.

It's thanks to you that I--

Nah, it's fine.

Let's keep workin' together, Tadokoro.

Yeah!

I might have been paired up
with someone incredible.

Oh, by the way, now that
we've gotten acquainted,

you wanna eat one of my new dishes?

Is that okay?

I'd like to try it!

Here.

Huh? Um...

It's honey-flavored dried squid.

The squid's flavor had evolved
in a bad direction,

and was so vile it was as if
my entire body was being groped.

No!

That's Erina-sama!

Could she be trying out a new dish again?

I'd like to taste it, just once!

Erina-sama!

Erina-sama, this is bad!

What are you going on about?

Apparently Chef Chapelle's class
has posted its highest grade.

It was that man, Soma Yukihira!

Would you please...

not mention that name in front of me?

I- I'm very sorry!

HEH HEH

The one blot on my
otherwise pristine record...

I can't just do nothing.

I'll get rid of him right now.

I will!

There's peanut butter-flavored squid, too.

Please.

And I have others...

Sure enough, this guy is terrible!

TO BE CONTINUED

Subtitle translation by:
Javier Lopez