Dare to cook

Chapter 72 Yao Manzi's First Victory in Japanese Food
Smelling the aroma of pork chop rice just out of the pan, Yao Yu was a little greedy.

Uh.

I didn't eat much this morning, so I'm a little hungry.

or……

Shall I test poison for the judges first?
It took Yao Yu [-] second to convince himself with difficulty, and then he grabbed the chopsticks and pork chops and stuffed them into his mouth with lightning speed.

Well, it’s so sweet!

good to eat!

"Fuck! What are you doing like crazy Yu!"

"He is actually eating the dishes he made? Could it be that he is not confident in the taste of the pork chops, so he should try it first?"

"Shit! Look at the intoxicated look on his face, it's like he's doing a mukbang!"

"Damn, isn't this guy hungry?"

"Don't tell me, I'm hungry after smelling it."

"Yao Manzi is so generous. He eats so deliciously in front of the judges and is not afraid of being deducted for his image."

"Image? Are you talking in your sleep? When did Yao Manzi have an image?"

In the auditorium, a group of melon-eating chefs complained habitually.

In fact, since Yao Yu became a chef, he has never done anything outrageous except for being a little arrogant when he speaks and acts occasionally.

But these colleagues, no matter what their mentality is, like to black him from time to time.

It seems like a day without darkness makes life feel less than perfect.

On the stage of the competition, Misaka Mie saw Yao Yu eating pork chops, and couldn't help being stunned: "Yao Yu, is it okay for you to eat during the competition?"

"It's okay, I'm going to test the poison for the judges. It's quite delicious, would you like a piece?" Yao Yu said enthusiastically, disapprovingly.

Try, test poison...

Has anyone commented on their dishes like this?
Misaka Mie, who couldn't understand Yao Yu's brain circuit, smiled dryly: "No need, you can eat by yourself."

After eating a piece of pork chop, Yao Yu seemed to be filled with chicken blood in an instant.

The pork chop rice and tempura are in place, and the only thing left to do is sukiyaki.

Yao Yu chose a casserole that was about the size of a hot pot, rinsed it and poured the boiled kelp bonito soup into it.

Then place the casserole on the stovetop over medium heat.

And, in the process of heating, an appropriate proportion of liqueur, soy sauce and a little sugar is added.

Later, Yao Yu put some burdock, white radish and green vegetables into it.

Putting these vegetables in advance is to force out the fragrance and sweet taste of the vegetables.

The true sukiyaki soup base is formed when the flavors of the vegetables and the broth are fused.

The way to eat sukiyaki is different from other dishes.

It's similar to hot pot, and what you eat is fresh.

When you want to eat, you can add the ingredients, and you can't let the ingredients cook in the pot for too long.

Therefore, after Yao Yu cooked the soup, he didn't rush to put beef, tofu, yams and other things in it.

These ingredients can be added before the end of the game.

The soup is bubbling under the right heat, making it more delicious.

While making the soup, Yao Yu did not forget to add the water soaked with shiitake mushrooms to the pre-made sauce.

This sauce can be used as a dipping sauce, or it can be poured directly into the base soup to enhance the flavor.

Yao Yu considered that the judges may not like to eat too strong sukiyaki, so he didn't add the sauce.

When eating sukiyaki, another essential dipping material is egg liquid.

Crack the raw eggs and break them up, and serve them in a small dish.

When eating sukiyaki, you can eat cooked ingredients with egg wash.

It is said that this way of eating will make the meat taste more delicate.

But Yao Yu himself doesn't like this way of eating.

He rarely tried sashimi, raw sushi, raw sea urchin and the like.

Yao Yu always felt that if he ate too much of those things, parasites would easily grow in his body.

After adjusting the egg liquid, Yao Yu looked at the time and poured the mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, tofu, beef and other ingredients into the pot in sequence.

Cooked for a few more minutes and game time was over.

Yao Yu turned off the fire, covered the sukiyaki casserole, and a waiter brought his and Misaka Mie's dishes to the jury.

Among the three judges today, one is an acquaintance of Yao Yu - Wang Youshi.

Wang Youshi is the president of the Sioux City Cooking Association, and he is also the one who created the food sculpture test questions for the previous "Songhe Yannian".

He is famous for his bad temper in Jiangnan cooking circles, and he is also famous for his abilities.

Rumor has it that when he was young, he also won the first place in Jade Food for two years. Later, he stayed in Reben for a few years and brutally tortured many famous chefs in Reben at that time.

Therefore, as the judge of this competition, Wang Youshi has the right to speak.

Seeing the dishes of the two contestants being served, Wang Youshi looked at Yao Yu, then at Misaka Mie, and decided to try Misaka Mie's dishes first.

The first thing Wang Youshi and the other two judges tasted was Misaka Mie's tempura.

The tempura she made is crispy and fragrant, dipped in a light fish sauce sauce, and has a long aftertaste.

After the three judges tasted it, they felt that they could give Misaka Mie's dishes a score of 9.72.

Afterwards, they tasted Yao Yu's tempura.

The ratio of materials used in Yao Yu's tempura is very different from that of Misaka Mie.

Especially because he used wasabi powder in the batter, which makes the tempura have a more spicy taste while highlighting the fragrance.

It is also more in line with the taste of Chinese people.

Wang Youshi had eaten a lot of tempura. He expected that Yao Yu's Japanese food would not be too bad, but he didn't expect that it would suit his taste so much.

After eating several in a row, Wang Youshi said:

"Is there wasabi in your tempura batter?"

"And the batter is thicker than usual."

"If I'm not wrong, you should reduce the proportion of water in the batter to about 45%? And the amount of mustard powder should be about [-] grams?"

Yao Yu frowned slightly, and thought: This old man is amazing!You can guess my ingredient ratio after tasting a few tempura!
Yao Yu thought to himself, and at the same time nodded and smiled:

"You guessed it. I thought the taste of traditional tempura might be a little bland, so I made some changes."

Wang Youshi nodded, discussed with the other two judges, and gave a score of 9.83.

With three dishes, Yao Yu won a small game first.

Afterwards, the judges tasted two other dishes by Yao Yu and Misaka Mie.

Mie Misaka played really well in this game.

Whether it is pork chop rice, sukiyaki or tempura, they are all remarkable, and Wang Youshi, who has always been strict in standards, can't fault them.

However, the difference in culinary experience between her and Yao Yu was too great.

Yao Yu has the lv7 recipes that have been systematically improved, and he is a talented chef himself. After a few practice sessions, he has already mastered the essence of these three dishes.

Whether it is the sweetness and mellowness of sukiyaki, or the tender and full taste of pork chop rice, they all brought unexpected surprises to the three judges.

Especially for Wang Youshi, after tasting these two dishes from Yao Yu, his memories of studying and communicating (making trouble) in Reben were brought back to him.

Wang Youshi gave Yao Yu a high score without hesitation.

The other two judges also gave praise
In the end, Yao Yu won the game by leading Misaka Mie by 1.85 points in total points and advanced smoothly.

(End of this chapter)