Food addiction, it's like a disease.
Just like taking drugs, delicious food can stimulate the brain to produce a chemical called dopamine, which makes people feel pleasure!
As a result, in order to constantly experience this pleasure, one will want to keep eating.
Under normal circumstances, people feel full after eating, which of course is satisfying.
However, some food experiences sometimes exceed the feeling of fullness, resulting in a continuous desire to eat even when not hungry.
If a person addicted to gambling is unable to control the temptation of money, then someone with binge eating disorder cannot control their desire for food.
In other words.
Formerly, Mana was extremely averse to cooking.
But ironically, it was this mentality that led her to have a deep infatuation with the dishes made by Zane!
...
"Am I addicted to your cooking?"
"But now the tavern is just closing. The remaining ingredients may not be enough to make Comet Fried Rice."
Knowing her symptoms were caused by missing his own cooking too much, Zane could only let out a sigh and said softly.
Hearing his helpless words, Mana's heart began to be surrounded by fear and despair.
She had almost reached her limit of patience. If she couldn't taste Zane's cooking again, then... then she would really go crazy!
"Please!"
"I have suffered for most of my life."
"Now that I have finally found the dish that can break the curse of the God Tongue, I really don't want to give up."
"Zane, please make some more dishes for me to taste, let me experience that unprecedented pleasure again, or I really won't be able to take it..."
Mana, still with eyes showing "hearts", pleaded and looked forward to Zane.
"What?"
"Is it really a food addiction?"
Anne, who was beside her, was slightly surprised.
This knowledgeable executive officer must have some understanding of this knowledge.
In her understanding, due to the different genes and health status of each person, the tendency to be addicted to food also varies slightly.
In general, many people are more prone to addiction to high-sugar, high-salt, and high-fat food, but a case as extreme as Mana's symptoms is something she had never seen before.
And who could have thought that, deeply affected by the curse of the God Tongue, Mana was originally the person who disliked cooking the most in the world.
But now, she was addicted to food, even more so than anyone else, and was overly infatuated and dependent on Zane's cooking. At the same time, she became so humble in order to taste Zane's cooking again.
"Originally, it was necessary to use the special kitchen utensil Heavenly North Star Wolf to fully bring out the true flavor."
"But now, we can only use a regular kitchen knife to make this dish!"
Seeing the pleading eyes of the truth, after some consideration, Zane could only make up his mind.
After that, he quickly turned and returned to the cooking station.
Seeing that he was going to cook again to treat Mana's food addiction, Anne couldn't help but be full of anticipation.
This time, what kind of dish would this mysterious boss make again?
...
Speaking of delicious food.
Indeed, it always evokes people's true desires.
Since leaving the Nakiri family, Mana has traveled around the world.
Whenever she arrives somewhere, she goes straight to the local specialty dishes, constantly using the power of the God Tongue to taste the most authentic flavors!
For her, who is eager to find a dish that can conquer the God Tongue, the allure of food is definitely far greater than the beauty of the scenery!
Over the years, she has tasted many delicious dishes in the world, so she understands even more that to truly appreciate the unique flavor of a food, it is especially important to eat it correctly.
Unfortunately, due to the curse of the God Tongue, she eventually lost interest in all the dishes in the world.
But her "love" for gourmet cooking is still hidden in her heart.
Therefore, upon learning that Zane wanted to cook again to let her taste the dish, and also to cure her severe food addiction, Mana couldn't help but be filled with gratitude!
...
Bang!
A huge red snapper.
Was thrown onto the cutting board, making a loud sound.
Then, he took out the Peacock's Charm knife set, and quickly chopped down with the slicing knife.
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
His knife skills were as fast as when he dealt with the tofu the last time, maybe even faster.
With his continuous cutting, the slices of sashimi cut from the red snapper were as thin as transparent paper, gently fluttering and slowly falling onto the small mountain of ice next to them.
"What's going on?"
"Last time's Wensi Tofu already amazed me with the knife skills."
"But the knife skills displayed in this red snapper sashimi dish are even faster and more powerful than last time!"
"Each seemingly chaotic cut hits the precise part of the red snapper's flesh."
"In a short amount of time, the slices of red snapper are cut so thin, like transparent paper."
"This level of shock is no less than the last time when he cut a block of tofu into extremely fine strands!"
Wensi Tofu.
Comet Fried Rice.
These are two dishes Anne witnessed at the tavern.
Undoubtedly, both of these dishes deeply impressed her.
But it wasn't until this moment that she completely understood that there's no shortage of talented chefs in this world. But when it comes to knife skills, perhaps no one can beat Zane!
"Huh?"
"Wait."
"Why are those sliced fish pieces... falling so slowly?"
After that, Anne quickly thought of something else.
She looked at those fish slices, many of which were still fluttering in mid-air, and couldn't help but cover her mouth in astonishment!
So thin!
Too thin!
Probably because the fish slices were cut very thin.
Coupled with the rapid movement of the arm, a small gust of wind was created around them, continuously blowing.
As a result, these fish slices were floating and slowly falling onto the surface of the ice mountain!
Scary!
Really scary!
How is it that every dish made by this chef is so astonishing?
Could it be that his dishes truly have no flaws, nothing worth criticizing?
Finally, slice after slice of fish, like phosphorescent dragons, finally fell, completely covering the surface of the entire ice mountain.
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