The gourmet master on the tongue

The auditorium is partitioned by screens, and a quarter of the space is arranged as judges' seats and audience seats, and the remaining three-quarters are all planned as cooking areas.

Yan Ran walked into the cooking area, and there were kitchens one after another with a size of five or six square meters. In order to prevent the participating chefs from affecting each other, the kitchens were surrounded and entered and exited through cloth curtains.

Of course, there is no cover on the top, so there is no problem with ventilation.

After Yan Ran went in, he took the basket to the ingredients area to pick the ingredients. After taking all the ingredients he needed, he came to his kitchen according to the number on the signing paper.

After entering the kitchen, Yan Ran took out the ingredients one by one and put them on the stove.

Looking at the ingredients on the stove, he took out the paper to look at again, thought for a moment, picked up the vegetable basket and opened the curtain to go out.

He came to the ingredients area, found soybeans, and went to the staff to borrow a juicer.

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auditorium.

"Master, do you think Yan Ran can enter the top three this time?" Yuan Qi asked Yao Qishun.

"Yi Yanran's cooking skills, if it's a proposition competition, let alone the top three, even the first place is not impossible, but..." Yao Qishun frowned slightly.

He has great confidence in Yanran, because he has never seen such a talented chef as Yanran in his life.

But the questions that Yanran got this time really made him uncertain about the result.

"... Boiled cabbage is at a disadvantage against other Sichuan dishes!" Yao Qishun sighed in a low voice.

That's right, what Yanran drew was [Boiled Cabbage], a famous national banquet dish that would never be associated with Sichuan cuisine unless someone was familiar with Sichuan cuisine.

"Most of the dishes in Sichuan cuisine are mainly spicy and spicy, and the rest of the dishes are also heavy and fragrant. After eating those dishes and eating boiled cabbage, how can you taste the taste." Yao Qishun said.

Yuan Qi groaned silently, he didn't know this, it's just that Yan Ran was always unexpected.

He Jinrui frowned while listening.

For Yanran, this competition is no longer a cooking skill, because no matter how good Yanran's cooking skills are, it can't change the human body's perception of taste buds.

Although the judges always rinse their mouths before tasting the dishes, how can the strong taste of Sichuan cuisine be easily relieved or even removed in just a few minutes.

When the judges finish eating the spicy dishes of other chefs, they will taste Yanran's boiled cabbage.

To win?Disaster!

"I always feel that Yanran must have a way." Yuan Qi said.

"His culinary skills are very good, but he is not a god, unless he can be the first to cook the dish well, so that the judges have not eaten other dishes, and the taste has not been overestimated by spicy, then there is nothing to say, it must be No. 1." Yao Qishun said.

The boiled cabbage has to be boiled for at least five or six hours. The first one is impossible, and it is very likely to be the last one without accidents.

"Master, why do you have so little confidence in Yanran?" Yuan Qi said gloomily.

"Who said, even if he didn't win this competition, he is still a top chef in my eyes, much better than you." Yao Qishun said.

One sentence choked Yuan Qi speechless.

"Stop talking, just wait patiently!" Yao Qishun said angrily.

He was suffocating in his heart. He originally wanted to bring Yanran over to show off, but wanted to suppress Huang Qinnan's arrogance, but he didn't expect Yanran to draw boiled cabbage. What's the matter?

Yao Qishun felt weak at the thought of Huang Qinnan showing off his apprentice again later.

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Yao Qishun was one of the judges. After sitting in the auditorium for a long time, he was invited to the judges' seat by the staff.

When passing by, I happened to hear Huang Qinnan chatting with other judges.

"Master Huang, what dish did your apprentice win?" someone asked.

"This can't be said, so as not to be misunderstood that my apprentice is cheating, you can score according to your own ideas later, anyway, the dishes made by my apprentice are absolutely delicious." Huang Qinnan said with a smile.

Yao Qishun secretly rolled his eyes, walked over and pulled out the chair to sit down.

Seeing him coming, Huang Qinnan raised the corners of his mouth and jokingly said, "Master Yao, is that Yanran your new apprentice? Our competition is based on real skills, fame is useless."

"He is my grandson, and his cooking skills are really not very good, but compared with your apprentice, he is more than enough." Yao Qishun replied.

"Really? Then I have to keep my eyes open and take a good look. I hope that the young people will be more psychologically able to bear it, otherwise it won't be good to cry after losing the game." Huang Qinnan laughed.

Yao Qishun rolled his eyes, not wanting to talk nonsense with him.

Most of the other judges are familiar with the two of them. Knowing that they have been fighting for decades, they have long been used to it, so they talk about each other, and no one wants to smooth things over. Anyway, they know that they are just bickering, but they rarely really blushed and quarreled.

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Time passed little by little, and one after another, ready dishes were brought out from the cooking area.

The judges scored after eating, and the chefs who cooked the dishes rested in the rest area inside the cooking area, so as not to affect the judges outside.

After waiting for a long time, Yanran's boiled cabbage finally appeared.

The waiter put twelve trays in front of the judges one by one.

In addition to a cup of boiled cabbage in each tray, there is a small cup of milky white liquid next to it.

After the twelve waiters put the dishes away, one of them took out a notebook from his body and read nervously: "Judges, in order to relieve the spicy taste, please drink soy milk to rinse your mouth first, and then eat boiled cabbage."

This was confessed by Yan Ran on purpose, and asked the waiter to remind the judges.

The judges were slightly taken aback after hearing this, looked at each other, and then looked at the boiled cabbage and the small cup of soy milk in front of them.

Yao Qishun secretly praised in his heart, this kid is really clever, he can actually come up with this method.

Soy milk, milk, and soy milk can relieve the spicy taste. Drinking soy milk and then tasting boiled cabbage can minimize the impact of spicy on the taste buds, so that the judges can better experience the delicious taste of boiled cabbage.

In fact, if Yao Qishun didn't want to overwhelm Huang Qinnan so much that he was restless, he would definitely be able to think of using soy milk to relieve the spiciness.

Of course, to a certain extent, Yan Ran is a trick, because boiled cabbage and soy milk don't go well together at all, but those present are either masters of Sichuan cuisine or experienced gourmet eaters, and they naturally know that after eating heavy dishes, come again You can't taste anything from eating boiled cabbage.

This is very unfair to the chef who made boiled cabbage, so since the other side prepared soy milk thoughtfully, they accepted it frankly.

After all, if you insist that doing so is not in compliance with the regulations, it would be a bit difficult for others.

All the judges picked up the cup of soy milk to rinse their mouths.

After rinsing their mouths, they began to eat boiled cabbage.

Picking up the spoon, I took a spoonful and put it into my mouth. Because there was still some soy milk left in my mouth, the taste of the first bite was a bit strange. I can’t say it’s bad, but it’s not delicious either.

Then, they took a second sip, and the soy milk in their mouths was diluted by half, and the taste buds began to feel the deliciousness and mellowness of the soup.

After the third mouthful, the power of the boiled cabbage began to explode, and the strong and mellow aroma reverberated in the mouth, refreshing and refreshing, sweeping away the heat caused by eating spicy food before.

One mouthful after another, the judges didn't put down their spoons from the moment they picked them up, and they didn't stop until they had eaten all the delicious food in the cup.

Afterwards, the twelve judges scored, and everyone gave a perfect score of [-]. Even Huang Qinnan had to admit that this boiled cabbage was a rare delicacy. Even if his apprentice also made boiled cabbage, he couldn't beat this chef. .

Yanran's boiled cabbage took the longest time to make, so after his dishes were scored, the staff began to sort out the final ranking.

开水白菜无可争议地获得了No.1，然后便是平均分9.85的夫妻肺片获得No.2，平均分9.82的麻婆豆腐获得No.3。

The rest are tied for fourth, and there are several people who are tied for fifth, so I won't mention them here.

The host began to announce the name of the chef. When the name of the No.2 chef who made couple's lung slices was revealed, Huang Qinnan nodded with satisfaction.

His apprentice Xu Jinliang won the second place. If there is no boiled cabbage, he will be No.1 in minutes.

But Huang Qinnan was not annoyed, after all, the boiled cabbage dish was really delicious, and he must make friends with a chef with such skill.

However, when the host announced No.1's name, he was completely stunned.

How can it be?He suddenly looked down the stage, and caught Yan Ran in the crowd.

Yan Ran is so outstanding that it's hard not to see him.

He quickly looked back at the list, wanting to see if it was the same name and surname, but he only found one named Yan Ran.

"Host, are you sure you're not mistaken?" Huang Qinnan couldn't help asking.

The host shook his head: "No, these rankings are arranged according to the scores given by the twelve judges, so there is no mistake."

"I mean the name. Could the chef's name be mistaken?" Huang Qinnan asked.

"Name? No, the dishes made by each chef are decided by lottery and have a unique number. We record them by number." The host said.

Some judges saw something was wrong and asked Huang Qinnan: "Old Huang, what's the matter, is there a problem with the competition?"

The other judges are also elderly people who seldom surf the Internet, and Yan Ran has been quiet for a while, so they don't know Yan Ran.

"Master Huang, you scored ten points just now, what's the matter? Now that you know that the boiled cabbage is made by Yan Ran, you feel that there is a problem with the competition, so is there a problem with your apprentice's ranking?" Yao Qishun retorted bluntly.

Huang Qinnan choked for a moment and was speechless.

He wanted to say that Yanran cheated, but his mind was very clear. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Yanran to cheat. So many chefs were cooking together!

He just couldn't accept it for a while.

Just when Huang Qinnan was doubting his life, there was a commotion in the audience. The reporters saw that Yan Ran won the No.1, and all of them went to interview.

At this time, the other judges on the stage knew that the top-quality boiled cabbage was actually made by this person.

The remaining ten judges were all shocked, and collectively doubted life: "Did this kid learn to cook from the womb???"