Food addiction is a condition.
Just like drug abuse, delicious food also stimulates the brain to secrete a chemical called dopamine, and this substance makes people feel happy!
Then, in order to continuously obtain this pleasure, one will constantly want to eat.
Under normal circumstances, after eating, there is a feeling of fullness, which is, of course, satisfying.
However, the experience brought by certain foods can sometimes exceed the feeling of fullness, so even if one is not hungry, one will continue to eat.
If people addicted to gambling are unable to control the temptation of money, then people with bulimia are unable to control their desire for food.
In short.
Previously, Nakiri Mana was extremely resistant to cooking.
But it was precisely this mindset that led to her extreme infatuation with the dishes made by Sosuke!
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"Is this an addiction to my cooking?"
"But the Izakaya is just closing, and the remaining ingredients might not be enough to make Comet Fried Rice."
Knowing her symptom was caused by an excessive longing for his dishes, Sosuke could only sigh softly and say faintly.
Listening to his helpless words, Nakiri Mana's heart began to be enveloped by fear and despair.
Her patience was reaching its limit; if she couldn't taste Sosuke's dishes again, then… then she would truly go crazy!
"Please!"
"I've suffered for most of my life."
"Now that I've finally found a dish that can break the curse of the God Tongue, I really don't want to give up."
"Sosuke, please make some more dishes for me to taste, just let me experience that unprecedented pleasure again, otherwise I really can't take it anymore…"
Nakiri Mana's eyes still showed "hearts," as she pleaded with and looked expectantly at Sosuke.
"What?"
"So it's food addiction?"
Annie, who was beside them, was slightly stunned.
This knowledgeable executive certainly had some exposure to this area of knowledge.
In her understanding, due to differences in each person's genes and health status, the propensity for food addiction also varied slightly.
Generally speaking, many people are more prone to addiction to high-sugar, high-salt, and high-fat foods, but she had never seen such an extreme symptom as Nakiri Mana's in her life.
And who would have thought that, deeply affected by the curse of the God Tongue, Nakiri Mana was originally the person in the whole world who hated cooking the most.
But now, she had developed food addiction, even obsessing over and relying on Sosuke's dishes more than anyone else. At the same time, she had become so humble just to taste Sosuke's dishes again.
"Originally, it required that special cooking utensil, the Beichen Tianlang Blade, to bring out the true flavor."
"But things have come to this, so I can only use an ordinary kitchen knife to make that dish!"
Looking at Mana's pleading eyes, Sosuke pondered for a moment before making up his mind.
Afterward, he quickly turned and returned to the cooking counter.
Seeing that he was going to cook again to treat Nakiri Mana's food addiction, Annie couldn't help but look on with anticipation.
This time, what kind of dish would this mysterious Shopkeeper make?
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Speaking of gourmet food.
Indeed, it always evokes people's truest desires.
Ever since leaving Nakiri, Nakiri Mana had been traveling all over the world.
Wherever she went, she would head straight for the local specialty dishes, constantly using her God Tongue ability to taste the most authentic flavors!
For her, who urgently wanted to find a dish that could conquer the God Tongue, the allure of food was definitely far greater than that of beautiful scenery!
Over the years, it was undeniable that she had tasted many delicious dishes in the world, and thus she understood even more that for a food to truly reveal its unique flavor, it needed to be eaten in the correct way.
Only then could one fully comprehend the deliciousness a food should possess.
Helplessly, due to the curse of the God Tongue, she eventually lost interest in all dishes in the world.
But that "love" for gourmet cooking was actually still hidden deep within her heart.
Therefore, upon learning that Sosuke wanted to make dishes for her to taste again, and incidentally cure her severe food addiction, Nakiri Mana couldn't help but be filled with gratitude!
…
Bang!
A large sea bream.
Was thrown onto the chopping board by Sosuke, making a loud noise.
Immediately after, he took out the slicing knife from the sparrow's rhythm kitchen utensil set and swiftly brought the knife down.
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
His knife work was as incredibly fast as when he previously handled Wensi Tofu!
No, perhaps even faster.
As he continuously sliced, the pieces of raw sea bream Sashimi cut from the fish body were like transparent paper, as thin as cicada wings!
Upon closer inspection, these Sashimi slices were like light, thin small leaves.
Constantly drifting left and right, slowly falling onto the small mountain piled up with ice beside him.
"What's going on?"
"Last time's Wensi Tofu, the knife work was already surprising enough for me."
"But the knife skills displayed in this sea bream Sashimi dish are even faster and more powerful than last time!"
"Every cut seems chaotic, yet it precisely hits the right part of the sea bream meat."
"In just a short time, it sliced pieces of sea bream meat so thin, like transparent paper."
"This level of shock is completely on par with last time's feat of cutting an entire block of Tofu into strands as fine as hair!"
Wensi Tofu.
Comet Fried Rice.
These were the two dishes Annie had witnessed at the Izakaya.
Undoubtedly, both dishes had deeply shocked her.
But only now did she fully understand that in this world, there is no shortage of excellent chefs. However, when it comes to knife skills, it's truly unlikely that anyone can surpass Sosuke!
"Eh?"
"Wait."
"Those sliced Sashimi, how… how are they falling so slowly?"
Then, the shocked Annie quickly thought of something else.
She watched those leaf-like Sashimi slices, many of which were still floating in mid-air, and couldn't help but cover her mouth in surprise!
Thin!
Too thin!
Perhaps it was because the Sashimi was sliced so thinly.
Plus, the rapid movement of his arm created a small gust of wind around, continuously blowing.
Therefore, this strange sight occurred where the Sashimi slices floated left and right in mid-air, slowly falling onto the ice mountain!
Terrifying!
Truly terrifying!
How is it that every dish made by this Sosuke's Restaurant is so astonishing?
Could it be that his cooking truly has no flaws, no points worth criticizing?
Finally, pieces of Sashimi resembling dragon scales eventually fell, completely covering the entire surface of the ice mountain.
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