Tamika Sumiko, a transfer student to Totsuki High just like Soma. Earned the nickname "Princess" as her cooking was as royal yet as sweet as a Princess.

Her family wasn't rich at all, running a café by Sumiko and her sister alone as their parents couldn't, slowly went downhill as her sister fell ill and later lost her life. Her only wish was for Sumiko to join Totsuki.

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Name: Tamika Sumiko

Age: 15

Specialty: Sweet food/Deserts

Skills: (if she tries) 9/10 (normal) 7/10

Personality: She has an aura around her that radiates happiness and care. She cares alot for other, if anyone went up to her for advise or answers, she'd happily give it. Although, her cooking is completely different. Although mostly deserts or added sweetness, her cooking style is one where it completely tears apart the opponents confidence in their own cooking. Winning over the judges with the aroma of her food and also putting on a show with her cooking. Its very hard to get her to be competitive, she has never really felt it. She trusts her cooking so she believes that if she loses, it was her cooking that wasn't doing well but in fact she could easily take one of the elite ten seats if she really did try.

(check on wattpad for what she looks like or if you want to read there! my username is skruxt!)

Along with Yukihira Soma, Tamika Sumiko was also a transfer student. All the transfer students gathered at the hall they were supposed to be at to test their abilities if they were worthy off entering Totsuki. Sumiko could see a blonde hair girl infront of the crowd so she assumed she was going to be the person conducting this.

"You will all be cooking a dish based off this." The blonde girl said, holding up a single egg in her right hand. The other transfer students were shocked, basing an entire dish on a single egg? Plus, the students were all mumbling about the blonde girl being someone named, Nakiri Erina..? That name didn't ring any bells inside Sumiko. Apparently she's a really big deal with this 'God Tounge'?

The students all ran out of the hall once they realised they had little to no chance at pleasing this Nakiri with their cooking. Sumiko stayed rooted, not really understanding why the students were so afraid. She spotted a red haired boy infront of her who also didn't run. "Um, Miss Erina, there seems to still be two students left.." A girl with short pink hair who stood beside Nakiri spoke as Nakiri was preparing to leave.

"Seriously? Fine, let's just get this over with.." Nakiri sighed as she walked over to the two. "You two, you will be given an hour to make a dish with its main ingredient being egg." She said, the short haired girl escorting the red haired boy and Sumiko to their kitchen which was shared.

"Hello, I don't think we've met before. My name is Tamika Sumiko, you?" Sumiko said, extending her hand out to the red haired boy. "My name's Yukihira Soma. Nice to meet you Tamika!" He said, shaking Sumiko's hand.

After introductions, they got ready to make their dish.

Sumiko's plan was to go for an Egg Soufflé but add more spices and some others things so its not all focused on the egg since some people hate the taste of egg once they have too much of it.

She got a box of eggs from the counter and brought out two large bowls to separate the yolks and the whites. She began quickly cracking the eggs, making sure no egg shell got into either of the bowls, carefully separating them. Once she was done, she opened one of the spice cupboards and grabbed the salt. Sprinkling a little on the yolks and she whisked them. Next she whisked the whites until she saw it was perfect. She grabbed the black pepper and added it into the yolk bowl.

She cut up chives and also got some cheese and sliced up some ham. She added half the whites into the yolks then added the chives, cheese and ham into the mixture. Whisked it, added the rest of the white and whisked till perfection. She slightly smiled to herself, the dish was going well even without her putting in the bare minimum of effort. She poured the mixture on a pan she already heated when she had a few seconds of free time and put the lid on. In the meantime, she cut up some spring onions quickly to not waste any of the time she had left. Once the eggs were done, she quickly grabbed a plate and opened the lid to slide the omelette out of the pan and onto the plate and grabbed a spatula to flip it. She got thespring onions and sprinkled them onto the soufflé and on the side she squinted ketchup and made a swirl to it on the plate.

'Done. This should be pretty good.' She thought as she served Nakiri the dish.

"Sorry for the wait, hope you enjoy." She said her signature phrase when serving people. She would sometimes change a tiny thing in the dish so it would fit the customers likings. By now Soma was finishing up while Nakiri grabbed a spoon to taste Sumiko's dish. The Soufflé was very airy and light, it was still hot so it was just right. Nakiri took a bite of the dish infront of her. Despite it being a common dish, Sumiko some how managed to enhance it. Despite it not having anything to do with sweets, she could still do very well with other types of foods, sweets are just her most strongest point. Once Nakiri took the first bite, she couldn't stop herself from taking another, and another.

Sumiko smiled brightly, seeing as the people said she was very hard to please, she felt very proud of herself. "I take it you liked it?" Sumiko smiled as Nakiri put down her spoon. Although Nakiri didn't show that she enjoyed it alot, she indeed did enjoy it.

(Yes I know Soma cooked this in the camp but my idea is he was inspired by her-)

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After Soma's turn they both passed the test. "Good job Yukihira!" Sumiko said, lightly petting Yukihira's back as he smiled.

Apparently they had to give an introduction? Speech? To the entire student body. After Yukihira's, very bold speech..? It was Sumiko's turn.

"Hello! I'm Tamika Sumiko," She smiled gently, noticing the students were abit angry at Yukihira. "I hope you all will welcome me into Totsuki and you can enjoy my cooking!" She smiled, now mostly the guys attentions were stolen by Sumiko, not by her intention.

SHE'S OUR PRINCESS!" The male students yelled at Sumiko once she when off the stand and bowed to them. The males completely forgetting about Yukihira and the girls getting more angry..