Chapter 128: Artwork

Thacht immediately brought the dish made by him in front of Whitebeard, Hashirama, and Rayleigh. The dish made by him at this time is still unknown to anyone since it is currently closed. Garp who was at the table stared at the dish that was currently being closed with a face full of irritation at not being able to get his share of the dish. As a foodie, Garp naturally wanted to try the dish. Similar to the members of the Whitebeard pirates, they also want to try the dish made by Thacht.

"Gurarara~ What 's with that stare of yours, Garp?" Whitebeard laughed excitedly saying in a mocking tone, "Don't look at me with that gaze, Garp. You are an uninvited guest here. Of course you can't get this part."

"Hmph! Shut up, Whitebeard!" Garp immediately said angrily, "I believe the dish tastes mediocre. The dishes made by Jouichirou are definitely better than that"

"Gurarara~ " Whitebeard immediately replied with a laugh and continued, "Nevertheless. We 'll also get a meal from Jouichirou later. Compared to you who couldn't get Thacht's dish."

"I think it's better to stop that stupid bickering you two are having" Rayleigh suddenly came in, "If you guys continue the fight. We won't be able to taste this dish soon."

"That's right, Oyaji" Ace suddenly said, "You should stop your fight with the Old Man. We can't wait to taste our share too."

"Ace bastard!" Garp immediately shouted angrily, "Call me Grandpa!"

"Gurarara~ " Whitebeard laughed at Ace's comment and immediately dispelled his intention to mock.

"What dish did you make, Thacht?" Hashirama asked with great interest.

"My dish has the same theme as Jouichirou" Thacht smirked.

"Same dish as me? Did you use beef?" Jouichirou asked with great interest.

"No" Thacht shook his head, "I did use meat as the main ingredient. However, the meat used by me is the meat from the Sea King."

"Oh? Sea Kings? It's quite a step-by-step ingredient as well as one that has the best quality of all kinds of meat ingredients" Jouichirou nodded, "Are you able to process it well?"

"Don't underestimate our chef, Jouichirou" Joz said, "Thacht has been working on Sea King meat for a long time. The dishes made by him are also very good. There is no way he will lose this match."

"That's right" Haruta said while nodding, "Thacht will definitely win this match"

"Don't get me wrong first" Jouichirou immediately said, "It's not that I'm condescending, Thacht. I'm just asking about how to process it. Sea King meat is an ingredient that has the best quality and also the ingredients themselves have a very strong taste. Even if it's only served in the usual way , the meat from Sea King will definitely have a good taste. It's just that, if someone knows how to process it by adjusting the use of appropriate spices and also setting the appropriate sauce. The taste of the meat will improve a lot compared to before."

"Don't worry, Jouichirou. I have processed this meat well and also I used all my experience to create this dish" Thacht smirked then opened the lid of the dish.

Instantly the aroma of the meat along with the smell of the sauce instantly covered the surrounding area.

"This scent…"

"It smells so good…"

"As expected of Commander Thacht. The dishes made by him are very fragrant…"

"Extraordinary! the appearance of the dish was also very beautiful…"

The plate that Thacht used at the time of palting was a clean, flat white plate. Sea King meat is cut into squares with a thickness of 4 centimeters. At the bottom of the meat there is a green sauce and there are also some additional fresh vegetables combined by Thacht right on the left side of the plate.

"Excellent setting" Rayleigh commented looking at the dish.

"Gurarara~ Your cooking skills seem to have improved quite a bit, Thacht" Whitebeard was very happy to see this.

"This dish can enter into a high-class dish" Hashirama commented then looked at Thacht, "What is the name of this dish, Thacht?"

"This dish is called Steak Sea King with a combination of Chimicuri Sauce," said Thacht.

"Chimichuri…" Jouichirou muttered, "The sauce selection is good enough. It's just, how about the selection of spices and also how to cook it?"

"Unlucky! It looks so delicious" Garp commented while drooling slowly out, "If only I had come sooner…"

"Please enjoy my dish. I hope you like it" Thacht said then turned back to his cooking place. Meanwhile Hashirama and the others started tasting the dish made by Thacht.

While Thacht himself had already given his meal to Jouichirou, "This is your share. Please give it a try, Jouichirou and give your comments regarding my dish"

"Yes" Jouichirou nodded and immediately cut the meat and immediately the aroma of the spices used by Thacht to coat the meat immediately wafted up, "You use spices with a strong taste?" Jouichirou asked while raising his eyebrows.

"As expected of you" Thacht sighed, "Yes. I want to enhance the taste of the meat by enhancing it using seasonings made by myself."

Jouichirou nodded and immediately tried the dish made by Thacht calmly. Every taste in the meat immediately entered Jouichirou's mind and he slowly began to analyze it.

"What do you think, Jouichirou?" Thacht asked with great interest.

"It's really good" Jouichirou nodded and smiled.

All the crew of the Whitebeard pirates were very happy to hear this even Thacht himself was quite surprised to hear the praise given by Jouichirou.

"Your choice of sauce is also very precise. You used Chimicuri's sauce to stabilize the intense flavor of the meat." Jouichirou nodded, "It's just… Your choice of seasoning is quite wrong here"

"Wrong?" Thacht was momentarily stunned to hear this.

"Yes. I've said it before, haven't I? Sea King meat is a meat with high quality and also has a strong taste. Although not processed using spices and directly cooked. Sea King meat must be really good. Your choice of seasoning here is quite wrong, Thacht" Jouichirou said calmly, "Instead of using a seasoning with a high taste. It's better if you use spices with a lower taste. Because you use spices with a high taste like this. The taste of the sea king meat that you want to highlight in this dish has to fight with the taste of the spices you use."

"Fight?" Thacht fell silent again hearing this.

"Try it for yourself" Jouichirou immediately handed over the small piece that had been cut by him.

Thacht then immediately ate the dish and began to anaesthetize it. Instantly Thacht's face immediately turned ugly when he tasted the dish.

"It feels really shattered…" Thacht said.

"You can also continue to taste it" Jouichirou added, "If you carefully taste the dish. At the bottom of the meat. You will feel the sensation of an area that has a different level of maturity from other areas. Your meat doesn't have an even level of doneness on each side."

Listen to Jouichirou's comment. Thacht immediately cut back Jouichirou's meat and began to taste his dish carefully and instantly without taking long. Thacht could feel the difference in maturity on each side. The underside of the meat is a very different level of doneness from the underside of the meat.

"You feel it, don't you?" Jouichirou asked calmly.

Thacht nodded, "There are many flaws in this dish of mine."

"My advice, if you want to cook meat. Compared to frying it directly on the wok. You'd better use the oven to cook it" Jouichirou said calmly, "In the part where you cook the meat, you put the fat of the meat under while the meat you are about to cook put it on top of the fat. This can also help your meat absorb fat which will later turn into a liquid to enter the meat to improve the taste of your meat and also with the fat that supports the bottom of the meat. Later the meat will have an even level of doneness on each side."

Thacht's eyes immediately lit up hearing this.

"Besides, you change the seasoning you use in this dish. Turn it into a spice with a less strong taste. It can enhance the taste of your dish" Jouichirou said calmly, "Your dish has the potential to rise to a higher level than before"

"I'll do it" Thacht who had received advice from Jouichirou was excited. Because right now in his mind there are many ideas to improve the taste of the dish.

"I guess we don't need to comment anymore, do we?" Rayleigh asked with an embarrassed smile, "Everything has been said by Jouichirou. Although I also want to say that this dish is really good. At least, by ordinary standards. This dish can go into the dishes of a famous restaurant"

"Gurarara~ That's right" Whitebeard nodded, "I'm quite satisfied with eating this dish. This is the most delicious dish I have ever eaten."

Thacht who heard this was very happy because the one who praised him was Whitebeard.

"This is really a good dish" Hashirama nodded, "You really have progressed well, Thacht. Compared to before, this dish you made is really delicious."

Only Garp is currently gloomy from not getting a share.

"Alright" Hashirama said again, "Thacht's dish is done. Let's start your meal now, Jouichirou"

"Finally!" Garp who previously had a gloomy face immediately turned excited, "Come on Boy! Hurry up and serve your meal! This old man can't wait to taste your dish."

"Hey, Garp. Do you need to say that? You're just an old man taking his own grandson's share." Whitebeard sniffed discontentedly.

"What is wrong with it? He is my grandson? Isn't that a natural thing?" Garp said with a shameless face and added, "Whitebeard, you've recognized Ace as your son. Doesn't that mean you are my son? Come on, you should respect me more as an old man."

Whitebeard's face immediately darkened upon hearing this while Marko and others' faces immediately turned red from having to hold back laughter with Garp's joke.

Whitebeard's joyful face immediately changed upon hearing Garp's mockery.

"Do you parents always have to fight like that? You guys are like a child who can't move at all" Hashirama said tiredly.

"Hmph!" Garp and Whitebeard sniffed discontentedly.

Jouichirou finally placed his dish in front of the four people.

"Come on Boy! Quickly open it and let this old man see the dishes made by you!" Garp said impatiently, "I wonder, is it true that your cooking skills are better than Gin's"

"Hehehe~ Take it easy, Garp. You will definitely feel it." Jouichirou smirked.

After putting down all the dishes, Whitebeard's pirate crew all waited quietly. Everyone couldn't wait to watch the dishes Jouichirou made. Meanwhile, Thacht is currently together with Ace, Marko, Joz, and Jiru where the four of them will get a share of Thacht's part.

"Hey. Thacht" Ace called out "How's the dish, Jouichirou? You've seen it before, haven't you?"

"The dishes made by Jouichirou are so beautiful…" Thacht said, "Compared to dishes… it's more like a work of art"

"Artwork ?… " Marko and the others asked in confusion.

"You guys just wait. You'll definitely see it later."

They nodded.

Simultaneously, Jouichirou also opened the lid of his dish and instantly the aroma of the dish made by Jouichirou immediately covered the surrounding area. The aroma that had previously been left by Thacht's dish was immediately covered by the aroma of Jouichirou's dish.

"This scent…"

"So fragrant…."

"This scent is even more musty than before…"

"Almost smells like perfume…"

"Unlucky! Just by the smell alone… I can't wait to taste it" Joz commented excitedly.

Jouichirou's dish was finally revealed.

"This…" Garp fell silent for a moment at the appearance of the dish.

Not only Garp but everyone who saw the dish fell silent.

"Is this really a dish ?... "

"This… Almost like a work of art…"

The dish that Jouichirou had was a meat dish. The plate used by Jouichirou when plating was a white plate. On the plate there are two meats with a thickness of 5 centimeters separated between the left and right of the plate. The meat looks to have a very beautiful brown color with the middle of the meat still having a red color which means the meat is cooked to a rare degree.

On the side of the meat on the right side of the plate there is a blue sauce while on the left side of the plate there is a red sauce that covers the meat. On the top of the plate is a green leaf which enhances the appearance of the dish.

"What a beautiful dish…" Rayleigh commented.

"What is the name of this dish, Jouichirou?" Hashirama asked with great interest.

Even though Hashirama was used to eating dishes made by Jouichirou. However, the dishes made by Jouichirou were ordinary dishes and not dishes made using all of Jouichirou's abilities. Therefore, staring at the dish in front of him. Hashirama was even slightly speechless.

Whitebeard who was staring at the dish was also speechless because this was the first time he had seen a dish with such a beautiful appearance.

"This dish is the first dish that I have made… Hmm .. Well, let's say this dish is called Beef Steak with Two Different Sides." Jouichirou smiled then said, "Enjoy it."

Jouichirou immediately turned around and walked towards Thacht to hand over his share.