#now i'm not saying this makes more sense than saying it's Hisako talking to Erina but

[lotus-duckies]

Thinking about the Food Wars ending Sacchan’s Sexy Curry, specifically the lyrics

I was reading the comments on the video I was listening to and some people thought it was from Hisako's perspective talking about Erina, and other people thought it was Sadatsuka.

But to me it also very much reads as something that a parent would direct at their child or vice versa. I think the song is Joichiro talking about Tamako/Soma.

Dicing up the springtime with a silver knife Which flavor of boredom did I dine on today? In a remote place like this, I was so happy to finally meet, Someone stronger than me. We played with the same toys, separately - Days of gaining experience points and leveling up! I even achieved my own unique finishing move, But I'm still unable to fight

^Sounds like Joichiro meeting Tamako, in a hole-in-the-wall restaurant. Both of them cooked, though Joichiro significantly more skilled at doing so, and all of this happened after Joichiro disappeared off the grid because the food wars and school drove him a tad crazy. He wasn't able to go back and finish.

Don't grow up, Sacchan! Don't dye your hair brown, Sacchan! Don't get a boyfriend, Sacchan! My precious... my precious... Don't grow up, Sacchan! Don't dye your hair brown, Sacchan! Don't get a boyfriend, Sacchan! Just be the strongest - my precious

With a name like Sachiko, meaning happiness... can you ever really be happy? What kind of clothes will you wear today as you break yourself? I know that off in Tokyo, All you do is hang around with long-haired guys.

Should be duly noted that Yukihira, his wife's surname and the last name Soma would inherit, means happiness, and as we all know, Soma got yeeted to Tokyo to attend school. A school that would break and has broken both he and his father. "What kinds of clothes" could also refer to a mask, an excuse to hide behind to avoid being vulnerable, and "long haired guys" may refer to Soma's friends, possibly expressing distance and disappointment in their separation and remorse to the point of disregarding what Soma's done at school, because well, Soma still can't beat him so clearly not enough has happened, right?

It could also refer to Joichiro, part, given he did take his wife's name and he was very much suffering for a long time. "All you do is hang around with long-haired guys" may refer to his own time at Totsuki and the friends and opponents he had.

Don't grow up, Sacchan! Don't dye your hair brown, Sacchan! Don't get a boyfriend, Sacchan! My precious... my precious... The potatoes have vanished, Sacchan! The pork belly is all over the place, Sacchan! And the onions... don't cry, Sacchan! Just be the strongest - my precious

The mention of ingredients seems random but they appear to depict a confusing and painful event, reminiscent of Tamako's death (According to the wiki, occurring after she went to open the restaurant and she was found on the kitchen floor.)

In addition, remember that Tamako was very chaotic in her youth and she and Joichiro didn't always get along. (Also her hair is brown in the anime, though in the manga it could be another color, and she cut it short to a Less Chaotic Look later.)

It could refer to Joichiro telling Tamako not to change her beautiful chaotic ways, regarding her as precious and keeping her all for himself, telling her to stay strong both in her personality and before her death.

It could also refer to Joichiro telling Soma to stay his little boy, stay himself and just as chaotic as his mother (though not an absolute reflection, perhaps dying his hair brown would be too reminiscent of her), and work to be the best chef he could be.

Conclusion: this is my theory, Sexy Curry is talking about Soma and his Mom from Joichiro's perspective. Is this digging too deep into a song, maybe. Do I care? No.