[Memories of his time at Germa prop up, but Sanji shoves them to the side, because he really only started to really cook when he found Zeff. Or Zeff found him. It's a lot easier talking about that shitty old man anyway.]

You're eating it, Susato-chan. [He says that softly.] I consider it the first successful dish I made... and I had a lot of training from a shit--grumpy old man. Of course, the ingredients and spices aren't 100% the same as back home, but it's close.