No, no, no. You don't understand.

Souma has to tame Erina. They went over it pretty well this episode again (better than the manga did imo). Erina is an elitist. She doesn't respect simple flavors (Souma), she doesn't respect people who can't do it right the first time but work around it (Megumi), people who "fail" her (Nikumi), and she can't appreciate "common" activities despite being inexplicable drawn to them.

She was very much enthused about playing cards with Hisako, until she found out that Souma also intended to do the same. He's the archetypal "common" person to her, even though he is anything but. She even almost relented once Souma was out of her sight, because she really does want to enjoy common things, but her own stupid pride ruined it for her yet again. In her own mind, she has an elite image to protect.

Erina was so upset that someone made her enjoy a common-people dish that she flunked him out of spite.

Doujima said that she's only ever had the best foods since she was very young, even baby food and comically, breast milk. Has she even ever had fried chicken? Ramen? A mere roasted potato? Erina can't appreciate rustic flavors. Souma and Megumi both cook street or rustic cuisine. Souma's father semi-retired after finding a woman who can appreciate his cooking, and wanting to for her.

Souma has to defeat Erina's God's Tongue, he has to make it appreciate the unrefined, but good flavors by cooking them perfectly.


Yes, Megumi is better than Erina. Almost every other girl is. But Souma breaking Erina's haughtiness will be well worth the aggravation.