Ep. 82: Ultimate VS Supreme, the Live Rice

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The Weekly Times proposes that the next Ultimate VS Supreme Menu competition round uses identical ingredients, with Yamaoka suggesting vegetables. Kabara agrees only if both chefs source vegetables from the same pesticide-free farm. Concurrently, Tabata Kinue hosts a dinner for her fiancé Mr. Arakawa and his mother, where she accidentally overcooks rice due to a new polishing machine, though the team identifies moisture loss during storage as the true cause. During the competition, Yamaoka serves cabbage rolls stuffed with swellfish shirako, while Kaibara presents raw cabbage heart with tomato sauce. Kaibara wins for highlighting the cabbage's charm, gloating that Yamaoka ignored its unique qualities, while Yamaoka anticipates the second course featuring turnip.