BLUE

The Bishoku Leading Under-25 Entrance, or commonly known as the BLUE (ブルー Burū), is a world youth cooking championship where young chefs from all over the world gather and compete against each other.

Overview

The BLUE held in Japan

Participants are selected by invitation only and gather in culinary capitals like Paris or Milan to display their skills. Being nominated is prestige enough, but victory guarantees a lifetime of culinary stardom. While traditionally, the BLUE is just a tournament of gourmet cuisine, the one shown in the series played out a little differently, with the challenges being presented at different gates, and the fact that noir chefs were allowed to attend.

Participants

Tōtsuki Culinary Academy
Sōma Yukihira	Erina Nakiri	Megumi Tadokoro	Takumi Aldini	Eishi Tsukasa

Les Cuisiniers Noirs
Asahi Saiba	Sarge	Don Calma	Kou Shiō

First Gate

At the first gate, the competitors were split up into three different challenges, each one just as unorthodox as the last one. Sōma Yukihira's group had to prepare a last meal for a former noir chef. Takumi Aldini's group had to prepare a baby's first solid food, and they weren't allowed to use ingredients that could cause allergies. And Megumi Tadokoro's group had to make a dish that both pets and pet owners would love.

Second Gate

At the second gate, the challenge was to create a dish that would be worth over a hundred dollars, about 10,000 yen, using only ingredients that could be found in a convenience store. Many of the light chefs were freaking out over the fact that there were no gourmet ingredients present in the store. However, Eishi Tsukasa, who was given a pass to the gate, Sōma, Takumi and Megumi, along with the dark chefs, were able to create a dish that met the requirements.

Third Gate

At the third gate, the challenge was simply to create a dish using beef tenderloin that the judges approved. The challenging part came from Sarge going first, which set the bar pretty high, and the other chefs had to own up to it. Most of them failed, with Sōma, Megumi, Takumi and Eishi being the only light chefs to have passed.

Matches

Finals

Culinary Theme	Participants	Result
Cake		Soma Yukihira Wins
Young Chicken Meat		Asahi Saiba Wins
Teamwork Cooking		Takumi Aldini & Soma Yukihira Wins
Unknown		Erina Nakiri Wins
Lamb		Erina Nakiri Wins
Meals in a Flash		Megumi Tadokoro Wins
Bargain Meat		Asahi Saiba Wins
Fusion of 5 Dishes		Soma Yukihira Wins
A Dish Never Before Seen on Earth		Erina Nakiri Wins

Trivia

• Only in the anime, there was held a special competition between the students of Tōtsuki, done to determine who would compete in the prestigious BLUE.

Gallery

A convenience store run by the BLUE event in Japan.