" Do you know what it is that boosts her cooking the most?"
"Erm... her strength, which lets her handle even bone-in meat as she will?"
"That is an asset, yes.
But her highest skill is exactly the opposite of power...
it's her sensitivity.
The lips are a part of the body that are particularly sensitive to heat.
However, only hers are sensitive enough to tell the exact temperature.
But Ikumi Mito's sensitivity shines brightest when she handles the meat with her hands.
Watch her fingertips.
Do you see the delicate grace with which she touches it?
She is like a pianist, tickling the ivories in an elegant solo.
It is a sonata of meat. "

― , Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 2