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<i>After I finished my culinary training journey, Master Luo and Mr. Chouyu entrusted Yosen Shuka to my care.</i>

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What?  This is...

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That's right.  We're counting on you, Mao.

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<i>But I didn't expect such a horrible customer like this fellow.</i>

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You are obligated to accept my challenge.  You will, won't you kid?

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Or should I say, Mr. Super Chef?

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The Challenger!  Mao Chooses to Fight!

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I don't have a reason to fight, and I'm not betting anything.

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I just want to challenge you to a Siu Mai Showdown!

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A siu mai showdown?

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Mao!

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I'm sure you'll accept the challenge.  Right, Super Chef?

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A siu mai... showdown...

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You displayed great skill...

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...with such fantastic siu mai made from three eggs.

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If you don't accept my challenge, I won't be able to sleep.

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We have chicken eggs and century duck eggs.

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And the eggs of Shanghai crabs, dancing in your mouth.

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It is a beautiful siu mai with the great harmony of eggs.

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However...

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I know you can do better than this!

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I want to see that talent.

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Right in front of my eyes now!

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What's that?

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I will fight with everything I have!

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A black steel stick!

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I haven't used this in a while.

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But I'll need it to defeat you!

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What are those stars?

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Those must represent the chefs he's beaten in the past!

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This is like my résumé.

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This is my personal record...

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...of the talented chefs I defeated in the past!

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Defeated in the past?

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Chao of Yang Lou Yuan, in Shanxi.

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Shu from the Moonlight Restaurant, in Peking.

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Tenho of the Springtime Restaurant, in Yunnan...

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And many others.  Their talent shines as brightly as stars in the night sky!

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He defeated many chefs who were like shining stars...

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These are his marks of victory.

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How epic were the battles?

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What great siu mai does he make with that steel stick?

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How did he defeat such talented chefs with his great siu mai?

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I want to fight him.

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You have the Super Chef title despite your age.  I'm sure we'll have a very interesting match.

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But...

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<i>Mao, as long as that key is in your care,
you are in charge of, and represent Yosen Shuka.</i>

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I'm responsible for the kitchen here.

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If I accept his challenge, it may cause trouble...

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But I also want to see it.  I want to see the siu mai that he makes with his stick!

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Okay!

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Don't do it, Mao!

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Mei Li.

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There's no telling what punishment you'll get for accepting this battle!

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That's right, Brother Mao.  You know Yosen Shuka's rules are very strict!

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What, what, what's all this?!!

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Screw the rules!

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Listen to your true feelings as a chef, and fight me!

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Listen to my true feelings...

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No, Mao!  Please don't do it!

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Brother Mao!

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If he really has the soul of a master chef, he will surely accept my challenge.

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Thanks for asking...

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But I can't accept your challenge!

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Why not?!

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I must not do it!

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I'm very disappointed in you.

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You wimp!

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You call yourself a Super Chef?!

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Who cares about Yosen Shuka?!

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Who cares about some stupid rules?!

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He's gone stark raving mad!

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I have to do this to calm myself!

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He's going to destroy Yosen Shuka for sure!

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The way he's handling that stick...

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How does he use it?

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How does he make siu mai with that?  What kind of siu mai?

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I want to see it.  I want to see how he uses that stick to make great siu mai!

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As a chef, I want to challenge him!

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I'm truly sorry.  Mr. Chouyu, Master Luo, Mei Li... I...

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I accept your challenge!

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So now you're willing to battle?

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Mao!

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You mustn't do it!

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Brother Mao...

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I'll take full responsibility.

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What?  Please reconsider Mao.  You don't want to lose your position here!

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Brother Mao!

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You can't stop him, Mei LI.

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Master Luo... Mr. Chouyu!

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Dad.

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The recklessness of youth can sometimes be a good thing!

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Mao, do you have the kitchen key?

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Yes, Mr. Chouyu.

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I didn't give you that key just so that you can protect Yosen Shuka.

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I knew you could take charge of Yosen, because the competitive spirit of a chef is strong in you.

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That's right.

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Why hesitate doing what you thought was the right thing to do?

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Even if you were defeated, it's fine as long as you give it your best.

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It won't harm the restaurant!

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Y-yes!

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That's right.

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We were worried for nothing.

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The famous Master Luo and Sifu Chouyu together!  What a delightful surprise.

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This place is like a box of chocolates!
You never know what you're going to get!

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You've certainly made a huge mess of my restaurant.

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What?  Oh my, oh dear...

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This vase was one of my priceless treasures, and now it's smashed into pieces.

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You, with that dangerous weapon.
There's no doubt about it... you must be Shell!

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His name is Shell?

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Grandpa, you know this guy?

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He's a young genius from Shanxi Province who specializes in dim sum.

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He's a Super Dim Sum Chef who's traveling the country on a training mission.

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They call him... Steel Stick Shell!

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A Super Dim Sum Chef!

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While Mao is the youngest certified Super Chef,

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Shell had a similar achievement.  He was the youngest person...

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... to become a Super Dim Sum Chef, a few years ago.

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Then he must be really good!

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I like this place.

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Idiot!

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How rude!

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Master Luo, you can be the judge of this battle.

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But I work here.  I may be biased in favor of Mao if I judge.

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But you'll still pick my siu mai as the superior one.

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Now <i>that's</i> confidence!

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Did you hear that, Mao?

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I am not going to lose!

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Okay!

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You have two hours to prepare.

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You can use any ingredient you find here.

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So then, here's the condition...

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Prepare siu mai for fifty people.

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Fifty people?

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That many?

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Master Luo will judge.  Do you have any objections?

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No, I don't!

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Neither do I!

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In that case...

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Let's begin!

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Siu mai for fifty.  What a crazy order that old man asked for...

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Man, my arms are getting sore.

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Don't worry.  In his battle against the Dumpling Brothers, Mao was able to make lots of dumplings in very little time!

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Dumpling shells and siu mai skins are similar enough, I guess.

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I'm afraid you're mistaken.

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Dumpling and siu mai skins are different.

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What?  But it made up of the same thing... flour.

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Did you really train to be a chef for three years?

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Sorta.

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Here's the difference between dumplings and siu mai.

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The skin of a dumpling is like a leather bag,
surrounding the good stuff inside.

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But siu mai skins are like a soft silky cloth wrapped around the contents.

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Therefore, siu mai skins need to be
softer and thinner than dumpling skins.

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Making plenty of good-quality skins must require good technique...

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Now you understand.

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I'm telling you, he's crazy.

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I've never seen anything like this!

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Look at that.  The balls are perfectly lined up!

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So then...

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He's finally using that stick!

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Brother Mao!  Now's not the time to be happily watching his techniques!

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It's no use, Shilou.  He can't hear you right now.

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He placed it on top...

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H-he's spinning like a top!

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Look at the balls!

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They're being flattened.

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How's that?

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His moves look violent, but they're actually very delicate.

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He managed to consistently flatten the dough into thin skins without breaking them.

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You certainly know what you're talking about, Master Luo.

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They're all the same size.

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And the thinness is perfect for making siu mai.

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Amazing.

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You shouldn't be watching him.
You're too relaxed, Brother Mao!

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He can make plenty of skins if he continues like that.

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What are you going to do?

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What are you going to do, kid?

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All right!  I guess I'll be spinning as well.

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Spinning?

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No way!

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I'll get you some steel sticks!

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Mao, you're going to copy him?

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I can't do what he just did.

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Then what did you mean by "spinning"?

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I'll be spinning <i>this</i>!

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What?

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Mwa ha ha.

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Yoink!

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So you're spinning the dough!

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The dough's getting bigger!

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Shilou, clear the table!

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Yes sir!

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Here we go!

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Amazing!

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Ingenious.  He used centrifugal force.

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Amazing.  It's super thin!

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It's so beautiful!

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All right!  Let's go!
All right!  Let's go!

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Well done, kid.

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I can't believe how thin he made that dough with just centrifugal force.

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I haven't seen anyone use that kind of technique before.  Extraordinary creativity is his weapon.

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He's different from all the other chefs that I've battled against.

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I didn't expect to find such a diamond in the rough, in a place like this...

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That kid is amazing.

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However...

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You'll never be able to beat me in siu mai.

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I don't care what kind of siu mai you're going to make.

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There's just one perfect siu mai in the world, and only I know how to make it.

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Oho!  As expected from Yosen Shuka!

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Only good restaurants would stock this kind of ingredient.  I really like this place!

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He's using that new Jinhua pork!

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Jinhua pork?

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It's the ingredient used in making Jinhua Ham,
a well-regarded and expensive dry-cured meat.

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How did you know that?

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Hey, I did train for three years to become a chef, you know!

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What's he going to do now?

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Ha!  His stick can split in two!

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Brother Mao.  Concentrate on your own work!

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I've seen many great chefs during my culinary training journey.

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But...

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This man is of a different caliber!

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Steel Stick Shell.  Now I see why he defeated so many chefs!

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The marks on his stick aren't just for show.
They were forged in the crucible of battle!

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And now he's using it against me.

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But I won't be defeated easily.

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No!  I will win, no matter what!

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He knows the breaking line of the meat so well.

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But I've never seen anyone mince pork as wildly as this!

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Shell, the Genius Super Dim Sum Chef.  He wields that stick very skillfully.

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B-Brother Mao, this isn't good!
Look at the meat that he minced!

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We don't have time to watch him, Shilou!

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You're one to talk, Brother Mao!

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Brother Mao...

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Don't worry, Shilou.

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What are you saying?  Do you have any good ideas?

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Kind of.  I have a plan.

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A plan?

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Don't discount Mao as just a little kid.
He is a very talented young chef as well!

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What ingredients will he choose?

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I suppose, meat and some shrimp.

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You're right!

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Perhaps some eggs and green vegetables as well.

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Wow, you got it right again!

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The question is, what kind of siu mai is he going to make?

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All right, the meat is done.

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He minced it wonderfully.

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Next will be...

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They're having a siu mai showdown!

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Yosen Shuka's Mao against Steel Stick Shell!

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What kind of siu mai are they making?

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It's taken almost one hour...

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I'm done, Master Luo!

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What?

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No way!

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He's already made enough for fifty?!

256
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But he only used half the time!

257
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He's fast!

258
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Fifty servings worth!

259
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Hmm?  Let me see...

260
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I won't be shocked, no matter what!

261
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You should all take a good look.
Behold, the complete and ultimate siu mai!

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What's that?

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That's...

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The city center has a bustling din,

265
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As I jump over the guard rails unseen.

266
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Must hurry over to our meeting place,

267
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And beat the dusk in a race.

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In your twinkling eyes, I see so clearly,

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The soothing warmth that you feel for me.

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And with only that, my poor defenseless heart,

271
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Is starting to melt and break apart.

272
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This is a feeling that won't stop; it just keeps going straight.

273
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And it's starting to speed up and accelerate.

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I'm by your door, and knocking hard.  Won't you let me in?

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Let me show you my spirit filled with passion.  Yeah!