[Sword III] Life skills take you to fly

"Hey, the celebrity chef meeting starts today, hurry up and get a good seat in Furong Building."

"That's right. Ninety percent of the restaurants and restaurants in Yingzhou Mansion are closed. Most of them are crowded here." Two passers-by were walking towards Linjiang Street where Furong Tower is located. It was packed to the brim.Just as the contestants were being called into the arena one by one, a group of people surrounded the door, and the short ones could not be seen.

"Hey, it seems that we are still late, and the famous people in front all go first." Seeing that the number was thirty rows behind, this person was quite disappointed.

"You can see it when you go in. This time, Chen Zixin is a new face, and everyone else has seen it before." The passers-by who are not well-known will not remember it.

"I saw Chen Zixinbi's imperial chef banquet in Jiangzhou last year, and I really have some skills. This year, the Furonglou sent people to go through the motions. Wan Xin should have the strength to fight against him."

"It's not certain. I heard that Zhou Weiyi of Jinxiufang has a new copy of ancient recipes, and he won't show it until the finale. Hey, why are there still children?" Everyone who came to this competition was twenty Going up, after all, cooking is the same as feeling the pulse. The older you are, the more things you have experienced, and the more experienced you are, the better the dishes you will naturally cook.Suddenly, an eleven or twelve-year-old boy appeared, who was two heads shorter than the others, so the judge naturally didn't trust him.

"Hey, this is too casual, I don't even bring kitchen utensils." Some well-known cooks have their own usual kitchen utensils, like Chen Zixin before. I heard that there are more than [-] knives. Use a different knife.If you don't bring your own, you have to use the one provided by the conference, which is quite common.

"Let me see, Jixiangju. Hey, Lao Yang's family is about to lose." All the other contestants followed a bunch of helpers, and there were only four scattered people in Jixiangju, two of whom were children. , Old Yang's head is even broken, which is quite bleak in comparison.Those who are familiar with the old affairs of Jixiangju are all sighing about this.

"Xiang Zhiyuan is not a thing either. His father-in-law's family was defeated and he went out to set up a new family, regardless of the disabled old man."

"Hey, don't say a few words, how can outsiders know about his family affairs. If Old Yangtou is usually good to Xiang Zhiyuan, how could Xiang be so ruthless. I heard that it was Lao Yangtou's daughter who did something wrong to Xiang Zhiyuan."

"Your ears are so bright, it's clear."

Yang Zhi finally heard a few comments from outsiders, although he was angry and wanted to destroy Xiang Zhiyuan, but this is the way of the world.The strong are respected, whether I have enough strength and solid evidence to move to Xiang Zhiyuan, I have nothing to do with the rumors spread by him.Just wait for this celebrity chef meeting to trample him hard.

At this time, everyone took their seats according to the codes and found their own stoves. In the end, 50 people were qualified to participate. It can also be said to be from [-] parties. Most of them are chefs and a bunch of helpers.After all, the chef can't do some trivial things, so the helper does it.How can a famous chef be famous for one person? Naturally, the influence behind the chef will be promoted together.

The front desk beat the gong to signal everyone to be quiet. The organizer explained a few words, to the effect that the organizer had prepared some simple ingredients for everyone to take by themselves, and the stove was equipped with kitchen utensils. Everyone was the same.

The thick incense is ignited in front, and it will be extinguished after two hours. At that time, the dishes will be presented for the judges to judge.Only the top ten players were selected in this competition, so the competition was fierce.

The rules of the Celebrity Chef Club have been like this for many years. The first round picks out the top ten, the second two-two duel keeps the top five, the third round is a competition for the first, second, and third places, and the fourth round ranks the final order.So the first round is very important. If you qualify, you will have a ranking. If you don’t qualify, what is the difference between No. 11 and more than one.No wonder so many people have to go to great lengths to use the best ingredients in the first round to get out of the way.

Xinglou is still a bit unconfident about his craft, so he chose the most precious fish in his package - golden thread fish.This fish that can be sold for eighty gold in Jiansan is also extremely precious here.

Gold thread fish, also known as Tang fish, is as delicate as gold in color and silk thread in quality.And the distribution is narrow, the population is rare, and it is basically invisible in Yingzhou.The onlookers saw that Jixiangju could still produce such ingredients. It can be seen that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse and still has some strength left.

The types of fish used by the companies with the biggest momentum before have been discovered by various forces.There are also very confident ones, and early publicity is conducive to the growth of their own reputation.

The fish used by Chen Zixin is their Jiangzhou specialty shad. This kind of fish has a fresh taste and fine meat, and it has the effect of nourishing and strengthening the body, so it is very popular.It looks like it is going to be steamed, and the steamed fish oil is also often used for medicine.

The whitebait used by Wanxin has released news early on to make the famous dish of whitebait scrambled eggs.For an old chef like him, if he is generous, he will show his dignity. If he shrinks back, he will be regarded as incompetent.

He showed his ingredients to Zhiyuan, which was the Taishan red scale fish that had caused a lot of laughter before.However, I heard that he took back the ingredients without thanking him at all, which made those who touched the fish very dissatisfied. After all, not all of them planned to keep them for themselves, and it was too petty to send out the yamen servants to grab the ingredients back.

At this time, Xiang Zhiyuan couldn't help but glance over here, frowning tightly, as if he couldn't figure out how old man Yang could get such ingredients.

Xinglou ignored him, and after seeing the general situation, he concentrated on cooking the dishes in his hands.Although I don't have confidence in my craftsmanship, I have great confidence in the ingredients.Although Yang Zhi advised Xinglou not to underestimate himself, he still agreed to choose a simpler method to let the ingredients play their own charm.

What Xinglou is going to do is a pan-fried golden fish.The ingredients were processed before, and the golden fish was marinated overnight with coarse sea salt. At this time, the coarse salt was wiped off, and the secret cooking wine made by Jixiangju was carefully poured on it, and then it was cooked in a pot on low heat.The technique is skillful, because the production is simple and no helpers are needed.

Yueying and Jingyuan have blind trust in Xinglou's skills, so they wait and see how other players are doing in their free time.Only Yang Zhi watched Xinglou's movements and nodded incessantly.What I like most about being a teacher is a student with savvy. After teaching it once, I will never make mistakes again.Xinglou's movements are precise and rigorous, although no special techniques are used, but the smaller the bigger the bigger, the simpler the more careful it is.

Two hours passed in a flash, and all the contestants on the field stopped their movements. The time limit was known early in the morning, and everyone was ready for this competition. They did it thousands of times in private, and none of them exceeded the time limit.Only the top ten will be selected in the first round, and those with small moves will be left behind. After all, if the gap is too far, even if others are tricked, they will not be able to enter the top ten.There was harmony on the field, and two hours passed smoothly.

A number of waiters came to the stove to deliver the works to the front table, and then the invited judges came out from the rear.In order to ensure fairness, the judges don't know whose works are in advance, and after tasting them one by one, they score within a hundred, and finally count the ten highest scores to qualify.

There were 29 specially invited judges on the field, and they belonged to various forces. It is true that some judges had already known their own dishes beforehand, so they scored high marks.But there are [-] others. If the taste is mediocre, not everyone will give you this face.In the past, there were judges who were favoritism, but the one he supported was really mediocre, and the score was unjustifiable. Later, he aroused public anger, made fun of him, and his reputation was also bad.

The contestants in the audience knew who made it, and watched the judges try it one by one.The ones with poor quality were very excited when they saw the judges eating their own dishes with a smile on their faces; when they saw the judges frowning and shaking their heads repeatedly, their faces turned red, and they wished they could go up and eat for him.But just think about it, the troublemaker directly cancels this time and the next five years, it will be 50 to [-] years, no one can afford to lose this person and time.

Xinglou observed the expressions of those judges, and finally saw some tricks.

There was no doubt that a few dishes could be promoted, and the judges who ate them were all amiable.You must know that these judges come from all over the world, and their tastes are also very different. If it is not done without controversy, the judges will definitely frown because of the discordant taste.

One is the fermented shad made by Chen Zixin. Although I have never tasted it, its aroma is the most refreshing among all kinds of dishes.The strong wine taste and the elegant fish flavor stand out from the crowd.

There is also Wan Xin's whitebait scrambled eggs, because the word was released early, basically the judges knew that this dish was his.If you are not really confident, you will not act like this.After all, the field is full of competition, and the judges' nephews also participated. I know this opponent is strong, but the taste is undisputed, and I can't give a low score.

Xiang Zhiyuan made a dragon and phoenix pearl soup with red scale fish from Mount Tai. The red scale fish means auspiciousness and has the shape and meaning of dragon and phoenix.The meatballs are regarded as precious pearls, and the soup water has distinct colors, which is quite the fun of dragon and phoenix playing with pearls.Xinglou reckoned that this could be passed, and it happened to be able to defeat his arrogance in the subsequent games.

And Xinglou's pan-fried golden fish is the fastest dish to be wiped out.Seeing this kind of result, Xinglou let go of his anxiety.After all, although the ingredients are excellent, if there is no corresponding craftsmanship, the good ingredients will be ruined.Being able to get to the present point, Xinglou is also full of gratitude to Yang Zhi.

Yang Zhi taught himself experience, which benefited him a lot, and he vaguely developed a half-teacher friendship.I didn't mention it before because I was afraid that if I didn't study well, it would embarrass him. If I can pass this time, I should be apprenticed when I go back.

After the [-] judges have tried each dish one by one, they will write down the scores and give them to the waiter, and the scores will be collected on the spot, and those who pass the test will be displayed on the red screen in front of them.Seeing that there was no chance of being promoted without his own name, those with bad intentions fainted on the spot.Some were dissatisfied with the result, but because of the rules they did not dare to provoke, so they had to withdraw sadly.

Seeing that Xinglou really had his own name, his half-hearted heart finally fell to the ground.Yang Zhi couldn't hide the joy on his face, only Yue Ying and Jing Yuan came here to make soy sauce today, and they took this result for granted in their hearts.

The ten people who advanced were basically the ones that Yang Zhi mentioned to pay attention to before. Except for the dark horse of Xinglou today, the others are all the ones who have long been famous and are favored by everyone.After all, there is no limit to ingredients for famous chefs, and some people who are weak can't find good ingredients, and then they will disappear from everyone.Unless the culinary skills have been perfected, cabbage can be made into pork.

Other inquisitive eyes also kept sweeping towards this side. They didn't pay attention to Jixiangju before, but they didn't expect this young man to be so quiet at such a young age. It's time to check the situation later.Among them, Xiang Zhiyuan's gaze is the strongest. I spent 20 years to bring down Lao Yang's head, but I can't give him a chance to make a comeback and ride on my head again!