Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 9 - The Coating That Colors the Mountain - full transcript

Soma and his teammates are challenged with making a Japanese dish using only locally available ingredients. Inspired by the challenge, Soma grabs Megumi and heads off to go "shopping".

THREE YEARS AGO
FLORENCE, TUSCANY - ITALY

Buon appetito.

You've come a long way, Takumi.

And with Isami here,
Aldini's future is secure.

Takumi, wanna go on a date with me?

You're as cute as always, Takumi.

Come on, have some fun with an older girl.

Takumi, wanna know what feels really good?

Si, grazie.

I appreciate the sentiment,

but there's something I have to do.

You're really okay letting them
both go, right, Brother?

Yeah.

I may be their father,
but I'd say they're both excellent chefs.

ISAMI ALDINI
13 YEARS OLD

Still, Takumi is...

There's a place in his heart
that's grown cold.

TAKUMI ALDINI
13 YEARS OLD

A Japanese cooking school?

Uncle, I don't understand.

Why should we go someplace like that now?

We've worked here at Aldini
for eight years now.

No, no, you would benefit by going.

The school is famous the world over.

Just leave things to my bro...

Rather, your father.

Come back once you've
sharpened your skills even more.

Transferring into the second year
of the middle school division...

What do you think, Isami?

If you're going, I'll go.

After a few more years,
Takumi may well surpass me,

but he can't see the goal that lies ahead.

What he needs is a rival he must face.

There's no way I can lose
to a chef my own age.

I've already fought so hard
in the kitchens.

I'm a pro chef.

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.

Mezzaluna!

Tritare!

All right!

Tre...

Due...

Uno...

Fine!

This salsa verde duck

was infused with various
Japanese elements.

I would say this is a perfect
example of Japanese cooking.

Takumi Aldini, Isami Aldini,

you both pass.

Grazie!

THE BREADING THAT
SHOWCASES THE MOUNTAINS

That was way too fast!

And they still had time to dress the duck!

That didn't even take an hour!

Well then, Soma Yukihira.

It would seem you haven't
made much progress.

Just what will you be making for us?

Oh, I see.

You'd mentioned a challenge, didn't you?

Very well.

If I can expect a dish on par
with the previous one,

I'll make an exception and
weigh in on which is more delicious.

You hear that, Yukihira?

Yeah! Let's do this!

And whoever loses will grovel.

LOSER & A DOG

You'll grovel in front of
your opponent and howl,

"I'm a loser and a dog!" three times.

HEH HEH HEH

If you're putting your restaurants'
reputations on the line,

we need something of this magnitude.

Ah, but you don't have to grovel,

Megumi Tadokoro-san.

Your fingers are so beautiful.

SHIVER SHIVER

Th- this person's kinda scary!

At any rate,

if you think you can make something better
than our dish, give it your best shot!

Completely on the fly,

these guys came up
with the idea to use duck.

What's more, they gathered a range of
ingredients to complement its flavor.

I've gotta think...

What's the best dish

I could make in a situation like this?

Use the ingredients here to make a dish
emphasizing traditional Japanese cooking.

There were chickens and
rabbits in the area, too.

Tadokoro!

Yes?

I wanna use these ingredients as garnish.

Go get 'em for me.

Think you can tell what's what?

Um...

Yes, I think I'll be fine.

I used to forage for greens
all the time back home.

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

What will you do, Soma-kun?

There's something I wanna look for myself,

so I'm headed outside again.

But first...

Inui-senpai, I can use anything
that's around here, right?

Huh?

Well, yes.

As long as it's within the fenced-in area,
use what you like.

In that case,

the key for the food we're gonna make...

is this!

Th...

Th- that's...

My snack!

Ka- kaki no tane?

So, we'll be goin' out again.

Oh, hold on to these for me, 'kay?

Huh? Why should I...

All right! Let's go, Tadokoro!

O- okay!

DUMBFOUNDED

My kaki no tane!

Yukihira...

KAKI NO TANE

Just what are you thinking?

Okay!

I've gotten everything on my end.

Dammit!

If the chickens are out in force, then...

There!

Hyaa!

Warm, freshly laid eggs!

This doesn't taste good.

Make it again.

I don't think we're gonna clear this!

We've tried so hard,
but only a few teams have passed.

What should we do?

Hinako Inui...

Member of Tohtsuki Academy's
80th graduating class.

When she was still a student,
they called her the "Empress of the Mist,"

and she was a fearsome chef.

The Empress of the Mist?

I don't really get it, but that's awesome!

Who gave her that name?

Still, I guess that's what happens.

It's been nothing but broiled fish,
so the texture has all been the same.

I'd like to eat something
a bit more substantial.

Easy for her to say.

We're out here in the mountains!

Just what is she telling us to make?

Ah! And you can redo your dishes as many
times as you like, until time runs out.

Dammit! Let's make it again!

It's impossible! There's not enough time!

Good thing both of us passed, huh, Bro?

Yukihira still isn't back yet.

He's gonna run out of time!

Anyway, just calm down.

If he doesn't make it,
you win by default, so it all works out.

What I want is a heated battle!

I won't accept winning by default!

Also...

Suddenly making me hold on to this...

How is he going to use it in his dish?

Yukihira!

You took your time!

There are only 15 minutes left!

You want to lose right off the bat,
without challenging me?

Bro, you're crushing them.

I'm sorry! I- I didn't mean to, Yukihira!

This was...

Yeah, don't worry about it.

You saved me some work. Thank you.

Also, there are still 15 minutes left.

What?

If your neighborhood eatery kept customers
waiting for 15 minutes, they'd all leave.

Here we go, Tadokoro!

Okay!

I saved him work?

I need to prep these wild greens.

First, I have to slice the bottom ends
off the pepper buds.

Careful... Careful...

When you're done with that,
separate the yolks from the whites.

Okay!

Huh? A fried dish?

Yup, we'll fry our freshwater fish.

But we don't have
any flour or cornstarch...

Nothing to act as a breading.

Are you going to deep-fry it?

But the fish will have a lot of moisture,

so it's not good for deep-frying.

Actually, we do have some.

We've got an excellent breading!

Freshwater fish...

Eggs...

Kaki no tane...

I've got it!

Yukihira is going to take
the kaki no tane...

and crush them to use as a breading!

All right! Done!

Please, Inui-senpai,

eat before it gets cold!

Very well, thank you.

Ah! My kaki no tane was used
to make such an excellent fried dish!

What a wonderful texture!

It's so crispy.

And the fish is nice and warm!

The coating protected the char,
concentrating its flavor.

The flavor of the kaki no tane itself

gives the coating another layer
of deliciousness.

And on the side, we have a light and
fluffy sauce using eggs and pepper buds.

He used eggs as a base?

It looked like he added salad oil to
the yolks and whisked it up, huh?

I get it. So that's his sauce?

Then he added salt and shaved pepper buds,

that is, the young sansho leaves,
to the eggs.

That gave it a refreshing flavor,

tempering the oil
and creating a refined flavor.

The creaminess of it in between bites
of this crispy coating

really whets the appetite.

The treatment of the fried vegetables
was skillful as well.

They provide a vibrant
counterpoint to the char.

I've assigned this
challenge several times,

and while deep-frying is one thing,

I've never had a student
give me a breaded dish.

The kaki no tane binds with the freshwater
fish, which is now in season.

It's like holding an honest and
pure mermaid in a warm embrace,

brimming with emotion.

Oh, no!

I'm going to drown...

in kaki no tane's love!

Soma-kun, how did you
come up with this idea?

Well, we have okaki-age
in Japanese cooking, right?

You pound down rice crackers, then use
that as a coating to fry your ingredients.

That gives the dish a good texture,
and makes it unexpectedly flavorful.

I've made that back home before.

So you came up with the idea to use
kaki no tane in the same way?

Yup, that's right.

To give it a name:

Yukihira-style okaki-age...

Yukihira-style o-kaki no tane-age char!

YUKIHIRA-STYLE O-KAKI NO TANE-AGE CHAR

You just thought of that
right now, didn't you?

It was all planned out.

You make stuff up as you go along!

Aldini-kun has a broad
perspective on things.

He didn't overlook duck
as a possible ingredient.

On the other hand, Yukihira-kun
is exceptionally creative.

He made something no one else here
would have thought of.

Even with time
and conditional constraints,

he set out to cook his own way.

That resolve is the mark of a pro chef.

Soma Yukihira,

Megumi Tadokoro,

you pass.

You're welcome, Ma'am!

Um, a Spaghetti Napolitan?

No!

Okay, that's enough.

This challenge is over.

Thank goodness!

It's over!

Dammit!

Chef...

Please give us your decision
on our battle.

Very well.

The winner is...

The one who had an idea
no one would have thought of,

creating a perfectly textured char...

No, please give me a minute.

Okay, I've decided!

It's the one who,

though in an unfamiliar environment,
didn't overlook duck as a possibility,

who had such care
in choosing his ingredients...

Uh, no, sure enough...

What is she doing?

Is this a comedy act?

Goodness, now what?

I'm in the middle of an important--

What are you doing, Hinako?

Your group should've been back long ago!

In any case, hurry up and
get back, you dumb woman!

I- I'm sorry, Shinomiya-senpai.

E- e- everyone,
let's hurry back to the hotel!

But...

Inui-senpai, what about your judgment?

Gah!

Oh, that's right.

As for this battle...

I'll take it under consideration!

Okay, get back to the bus ASAP!

That was nothing but a tease!

She fled from announcing the verdict!

This is unacceptable!

Mark my words, Yukihira:

One day, we will settle this!

Yeah, fine. But how?

In a Food War.

At some point, I will submit my challenge.

Don't try to worm out of it.

You will accept it.

When that time comes, I will crush you!

Till then, you should hone
your skills to the utmost.

Until next time, Soma Yukihira!

Those of you in back,
go ahead and move up.

Okay, off we go!

So, hey...

"next time" came soon, huh?

Shut up! Don't talk to me!

What's wrong?

You're not gonna crush me?

I said not to talk to me, didn't I?

I used my skills, my knowledge
to the fullest in that challenge.

When the idea for that dish hit me,

I was sure that I'd win.

For him to stay neck-and-neck with me...

Dammit! There was no clear judgment,

so why do I feel like I've lost?

I can't let things end like this.

One day, I will beat you!

Takumi from Trattoria Aldini...

So there's someone the same age
as me who's come this far.

If I'd just stayed at Yukihira,

I never would've known, huh?

Megumi! Yukihira!

You both made it?

Yuki-chan, Ryoko-chan...

What about the others?

Ibusaki-kun is finding out right now.

Understood. Thank you.

Everyone from Kyokusei
made it through the first day.

Thank goodness!

As for this...

Is it okay to say Marui made it?

Apparently he was running around
like crazy in the mountains.

Ah...

He had a similar challenge as us, huh?

Sure enough, that was pretty tiring.

I'm so exhausted I can barely move!

Whatever are you saying, young misses?

Now it's time for us to get our reward!

"Reward"?

Dinner...

a hot bath...

and our guest rooms!

I'm sure they'll all be luxurious,
and completely gorgeous!

I'm gonna enjoy them
with everything I've got!

Flex!

You'll have free time once you're done
making dinner for these guys.

Who the heck are they?

They're members of Upper Arm University's
Bodybuilding Club,

which is holding
a training camp near here.

The football and wrestling clubs
will be here soon, too.

Flex!

Tonight's meal will be a steak dinner.

50 SERVINGS

You'll be making fifty servings each.

Fifty each?

Starting right now?

That's friggin' ridiculous!

Sekimori-senpai, what about our dinner?

Once you've made your fifty plates,

go ahead and cook your own meal.

Cook it ourselves?

What...

What about our luxurious dinner?

There won't be one.

Incidentally, while you're here,

you'll be making your own
breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.

Keep that in mind.

SNAP SNAP

Ah! I can hear the sound
of Yuki's heart breaking...

There's one more thing.

Anyone who can't complete
their dishes in an hour

will be summarily expelled.

Begin!

Hey! Don't cut ahead of me, dammit!

Well you're just standing there, right?

This and this and this.

It's not enough food.

Make it again.

-More!
-More!

-This ain't enough!
-Bring me ten more bowls!

RAGGED...

I can't raise my arms!

Still thirty dishes left...

I can't take it!

It won't end. It just won't end!

Hey, Marui, you okay?

This training camp really is Hell.

Food, food!

This is straight-up Hell!

Soma Yukihira,
you've finished fifty servings.

50 SERVINGS COMPLETE

You pass!

You're welcome!

That was fast!

Dammit! I fell behind?

45TH SERVING

Anyway, Yukihira, mine will taste better!

Probably!

You there!

Use your hands instead of your mouth!

Yes, sir.

Well, I'll be in Marui's room.

You don't have to!

I was thinking of going
to bed early tonight!

Hey! Get a move on, Four-Eyes!

He still wants to hang out?

Yukihira...

He's so tough!

I said I'd go to
Marui's room, but still...

If I'm the first one,
there'll be nothing to do.

PUBLIC BATH

Maybe I'll watch TV or something.

Public bath?

That's it! I should take a bath first!

I'll probably have it all
to myself right now!

I should go grab a robe
and some underwear!

BATH
WOMEN MEN

PUBLIC BATH

S- sorry!

WARNING!
LONG BATH MAY MAKE YOU DIZZY

TO BE CONTINUED

Subtitle translation by:
Javier Lopez