Gourmet and actor

Following Fan Chunming's introduction, a photo of the restaurant immediately popped up on the screen. The decoration is simple and retro, with a strong Japanese flavor.

Noticing the word Yucun embossed on the wall, Xiao Ke asked, "Is Yucun the name of their restaurant?"

"Yes, it's also their surname." Fan Chunming introduced, "This family started making sushi from their great-grandfathers. The eldest son of the previous generation participated in the Bocuse competition at the age of 35 and won the third place in the finals. He also became the youngest owner of three-star Michelin in the same year. The Japanese food store he opened is very popular, and it takes three months in advance to reserve a seat. This year, his two sons participated in the competition. The eldest son Mimura Sora is 27 years old and the second son Mimura Rin is 25 years old. He is a master of Japanese food."

When looking at the entry list before, Zhou Fu also looked up the relevant information of the Yucun family, and immediately continued: "Their family is very strict with the training of apprentices. At least two-thirds of the apprentices left because they couldn't stand the harsh requirements. Even The youngest son who is expected to be the most gifted and is said to be the most talented, a few years ago, because of too much pressure, his craftsmanship has been regressing. He had to stop training and travel to Japanese grocery stores in other countries to relax. It took more than a year Get adjusted."

While speaking, Zhou Fu quickly pulled through the PPT prepared by Fan Chunming, and finally stopped on the exquisite photos of dishes, and concluded: "Japanese food pays attention to delicacy, and the presentation and side dishes themselves have the shadow of Western food. It has been continuously improved to combine the two more perfectly. In addition, sushi uses sashimi, which is a unique fish signature dish, which just meets the requirements of the competition, and it is indeed not to be underestimated.”

According to the requirements of the Bocuse competition, in the semi-finals and finals, the contestants must make two dishes with fish and meat as the main ingredients.While presenting delicious food, national characteristics should also be emphasized.

Moreover, since the competition was initiated by Westerners, it is inevitable that the external forms such as color matching and modeling must cater to the opponent's aesthetics.On these two points, Japanese materials do have a great advantage, no wonder Fan Chunming listed them as the first to introduce.

Xiao Ke had heard Zhou Fu emphasize these points a long time ago, and this time he came here early to discuss the issue of arranging the dishes.Seeing Zhou Fu's solemn face, he said: "A beautiful appearance is essential, but the most important thing is still the taste. Besides, Japanese culture is deeply influenced by China. As the originator, we should have confidence in ourselves. Taking a step back, as long as you do your best, even if the final result is not satisfactory, you will have no regrets."

Fan Chunming immediately echoed, "Yes, Boss Xiao is right."

He knew that Zhou Fu participated in the competition as the head chef of a high-end restaurant, and he was under a certain amount of pressure. He was afraid that if he did not perform well, he would be ridiculed and even affect his work, so he was so nervous that he lost his composure.Then he said pointedly: "Old Zhou, Boss Xiao is a star by profession, and he just won an award, and he is also the regional image ambassador of the competition. I don't know how many pairs of eyes in the whole country are paying attention to his movements. He can still be so free and easy, Don't worry about gains and losses anymore. Anyway, whether it's broadcast or live, Boss Xiao must be the most concerned person, who would pay more attention to your old face."

The old friend was enlightening himself, Zhou Fu was still nodding in front of him, but the last sentence changed.He immediately countered: "Bandy Fan, can you show some face? We are the same age, but I am younger than you. In the eyes of outsiders, we are not of the same generation at all."

"You also said that you look young." Fan Chunming snorted.

"So what, envy, jealousy and hatred are useless, you won't be able to show it."

Watching them quarrel and seeing that Zhou Fu was no longer so nervous, Xiao Ke smiled slightly and said, "Let's move on to the next team."

Only then did the two stop their half-truth and half-false disputes and continued to study the situation of their friendly teams.After learning about the top five teams in the previous session one by one, Xiao Ke and Zhou Fu began to concentrate on discussing the dishes for the competition.

Both of them drew up the menus according to the requirements of the rules, and immediately made them separately, preparing to compare and choose the two best dishes for the competition.

Zhou Fu originally believed that he had more time to practice, so he should be sure to take the lead.But after tasting Xiao Ke's new dishes, he couldn't help feeling that there really is such a thing as talent in the world.Immediately expressed his willingness to be the sous chef and let Xiao Kelai be the head chef of the team.

At this time, there was only less than a week left before the competition. With an attitude of striving for perfection, the two practiced the dishes more than a dozen times, separated each step and studied it carefully, trying to achieve the greatest optimization.

Meanwhile, "Flying Tiger", which was originally intended to be screened only in a small number of first- and second-tier cities, took advantage of the attention brought by the awards and was changed to be screened nationwide.

This is a niche film in the cloak of war, and it didn't intend to cater to the market's tastes at first, so Yin Jueyi, who is deeply self-aware, didn't do much publicity at the beginning, until he was encouraged by his seniors to increase publicity.But even so, the crew still believes that even if it wins an award, it will not be able to turn the film into a commercial blockbuster overnight, and thank God if it can pay back.

The film's box office was indeed low on the day of its premiere. Even if Xiao Ke's fan group organized a group to watch it, the total would be less than 1000 million.

But what no one expected was that after only two or three days, as word of mouth fermented, the box office quickly soared.A few days later, the cumulative box office reached more than 3 million.Although it cannot be compared with the imported blockbusters and domestic hits in the same period, as an unpopular theme, it is already an unprecedented success.

While the box office is rising steadily, the relevant praise from the print media and the Internet is also overwhelming.

A group of literary youths represented by Ni Guang are busy doing deconstructive analysis, even down to the metaphors contained in each storyboard.The military faction headed by Lao Yun, based on the clues in the film, accompanied by historical facts, relished the analysis of the foreshadowing of the struggle between the various forces hidden behind the main plot.

All kinds of film reviews that are comparable to small essays emerge in endlessly, not only attracting more and more passers-by to the cinema, but also the sharp and novel perspective of their reviews, which makes Han Xilin's privately raised navy studio begrudgingly, useless. Silently picked up the cheat sheet and learned from various masters.

As the male lead, Xiao Ke instantly became a hot celebrity.Various search indexes on the Internet are among the best, and the ratings of interviews about him on TV remain high.

Even uncles and aunts who don't pay special attention to celebrity gossip in reality remember this new actor.Knowing that the little handsome guy is not only good at acting, but also good at cooking, he will participate in a competition known as the Oscars in the chef world at the end of the month.This last point made them particularly interested, and they all prepared to watch the excitement.

Many merchants who work with food and beverages are keenly aware of the business opportunities, and take the initiative to find the organizer of the Bocuse competition, and directly ask how much they need to spend to participate.In the past, only the chefs paid attention to the event, which suddenly became a big hit.

Seeing that more and more merchants were willing to invest money, the organizers made a decisive decision and immediately changed to a bigger competition venue, and took advantage of the situation to launch a food exhibition, exhibiting merchants ranging from organic raw vegetables to specialty snacks.The audience who come to watch the competition will not only be able to appreciate the actor's demeanor up close, but also feast on their mouths.

As soon as the news came out, the old men and women who usually have a lot of free time and love to join in the fun were also recruited.But it caused the fans to wail: Since Xiao Ke is usually very low-key and never attends events, if the fans want to see him in person, they only have the option of visiting the set.However, his latest TV show was filmed in a military camp, so he couldn't visit the set, and he was about to take a break for half a year, so he had no place to watch it if he wanted to.After finally waiting for a public event, but still having to compete for seats with middle-aged and elderly comrades with strong fighting power, I was also drunk.

For this reason, as soon as the venue opened for pre-sale tickets, most of the fans who were afraid that they would not be able to enter the venue swept away most of them.The organizers of previous competitions had to rely on careful calculations to achieve a balance of income and expenditure. It is rare that there is still a surplus this time. They couldn't help being elated, and simply printed all the remaining money into a special promotional magazine with the cover of Xiao Ke, and distributed it throughout the city.

Under the double promotion of movies and competitions, Xiao Ke's reputation has been raised to a higher level, and his momentum is close to that of first-line stars.

In a blink of an eye, it was June 6th, the day before the competition.

At noon that day, the direct flight from Japan arrived in City S. Several middle-aged men surrounded two young people, and took the lead to enter the gangway from the first-class cabin and walked towards the airport hall.

From a distance, I saw someone holding up a Japanese sign saying "Welcome Mimura Sora and Mimura Rin" at the exit. Walking behind, the extremely tall young man narrowed his slender eyes slightly.Just as he was about to speak, he saw the younger brother in front of him stop.

"Rin, what's wrong?" he asked in Japanese.

Mimura Rin, whose hair was bleached chestnut and more handsome than her elder brother, did not answer. She turned a corner and walked towards the coffee shop in the rest area, picked up a booklet on the magazine rack in front of the door and began to look through it.

Following his younger brother's movements, Sora Mimura, who had seen the appearance of the character on the cover of the magazine, fixed his eyes and followed him.

Standing next to Mimura Rin, he said: "The Chinese region is willing to promote so hard, and let him be the spokesperson of the country's image, which shows that they have great confidence in him. It's strange, why did they let an actor participate in the competition?"

Just as Xiao Ke's side would take the initiative to learn about competitors' information, they also specially studied the information of several other teams before setting off.For some reason, they were most impressed by Xiao Ke.

Mimura Rin's expression was quite subtle, he seemed a little disapproving, and he seemed a little unconvinced, "I'm very curious about his restaurant, but it's a pity that I don't have time to visit City B for training. It's really a pity, brother, I let you Come here in advance to understand the situation, but you always refuse."

"Although I am the sous chef, I don't have to participate in the special training arranged by my father, but I can't slack off."

During the conversation, Rin Mimura had finished reading the report on Xiao Ke.Putting the magazine back to its original place, he said disdainfully: "The rest of the interview is all about Xiao Jun's achievements as an actor. He is just an amateur chef, why should he be a chef like me? He knows how hard it is to practice cooking How much effort did he put in? Why can he get it--damn it!"

Having said that, he suddenly closed his mouth and said angrily: "In short, I doubt the level of the Chinese competition area very much."

Seeing his reaction in his eyes, Mimura Sora asked: "Rin, do you still care about that—"

"How is it possible, absolutely not!" Mimura Rin denied it without thinking, but his angry expression betrayed his mood.

Mimura Sora knew very well that his younger brother was very naive in all aspects except his skills.On the surface, he said he didn't care, but in reality, he must be quite entangled in his heart.

Just when I was about to unravel it, I heard a reminder from the person in the same company: "Both, the person who picked up the plane has already noticed this."

It would be rude to delay any longer.The Mimura brothers stopped the topic at the same time and walked outside.

The pick-up staff specially brought a translator with them, but after greeting them, they found that they were all fluent in Chinese.Although Mimura Sora's words were a bit blunt, it did not hinder communication.

Noticing their familiarity with Chinese culture in their words, the man in charge of the reception couldn't help saying, "It seems that both gentlemen are familiar with China."

"It's not that great. It's just that I was interested in learning Chinese for a while when I was a child, and then I stayed here for a while, so I know a little bit." After Mimura Rin finished speaking, he asked again, "How is the competition schedule arranged?" ?”

The competition has two days.In order to attract attention, the person in charge specially arranged the most promising Japanese team in the industry and the most popular Chinese team to play on the second day as the finale team.

The internal staff are well aware of the reasons for the arrangement, but they will not tell the guests bluntly, but have another set of rhetoric, "The two of you came late, considering the problems of adaptation and rest, we arranged the Japanese team at 27. Appeared."

"What about the Chinese teams?"

"On the same day as your country."

Compete on the same stage, compete with one point, completely suppress the opponent, and make that person realize that his praise was outrageously wrong.Thinking of this, Mimura Rin's eyes immediately showed joy, "That's really looking forward to it."

Mimura Sora on the side didn't speak, but there was a hint of disdain on his face.

The chefs sent by the ten countries in the Asia-Pacific region participating this time are all professional, with a long list of impressive resumes, and many of them are well-known in the international catering industry.Only Xiao Ke, the only achievement in the catering industry is to open two restaurants and qualify for the semi-finals of this competition.Other than that, no more results.It's no wonder that the Yucun brothers didn't take him seriously.

Coincidentally, this mentality is also shared by contestants from other countries.

On the day of the start of the competition, chefs all dressed in white and wearing cylinder hats entered the arena under the flashing spotlights and the applause of the audience.

After taking their seats, seeing the last Chinese team get the warmest applause and screams, their expressions could not help but become very subtle.At the same time, I can't help wondering: Is this Mr. Xiao, who was born out of nowhere, really as good at cooking as his appearance?

After secretly guessing, Darcy, the headquarter representative and host who came from Lyon, and the judges from various countries had finished their speeches, and the competition officially started.The five participating teams must prepare dishes on the stage within the stipulated 5 hours and 35 minutes.The judges will give evaluations and scores on appearance, taste, smell, creativity and other aspects, and will sort out and rank on the last day.

For a chef who is dedicated to operation, more than five hours is not a long time.But for the audience, it is boring.After the initial focus passed, the voices of the auditorium grew louder and more and more vacancies became available.Many people went to the front exhibition hall to buy things, or simply went out for a stroll, planning to come back in the afternoon to see what delicious dishes these foreign chefs cooked.

Even Father Han couldn't sit still, and forced Xiao Huiguang to run away quietly under the pretext of drinking tea.Only people in the industry like Fan Chunming and pure star fans still meticulously record the cooking process with a DV, or Xiao Ke at the VIP table.

The impetuousness of the audience inevitably affects the chefs who do not have to compete.They started talking in low tones and even got up to say hello to each other.The Singaporean and Malaysian teams, who are also proficient in Chinese, came to Xiao Ke to shake hands with Zhou Fu curiously, and introduced each other.

Although they concealed their doubts and inquiries very well, the two still saw it.As soon as these people left, before sitting down, Zhou Fu whispered, "See, they are doubting your strength. Xiao Yingdi, perform well tomorrow and impress them."

Hearing his ridicule, Xiao Ke hadn't answered the words yet, and caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye.Looking back, it was the two players of the Japanese team.

Xiao Ke stretched out his hand, shook hands with them and said hello to them respectively, not surprisingly, he saw the same scrutiny in the eyes of the other party as before.

Although he didn't expect that he would get doubts from his competitors first, Xiao Ke was still calm and didn't take the other party's doubts or even contempt to heart.Because he knew that he would eventually use his strength to convince them.

Seeing his calm expression, Rin Mimura felt more and more unhappy, and couldn't help but think of something that he had cared about for half a year.Without knowing how to hide it, he immediately said: "Mr. Xiao, I heard that you are very good at Chinese palace cuisine. People who have eaten it are full of praise, even some picky food critics have praised you. I don't know if you would like to show it. Come cook, so that we can also see how delicious your dishes are."

When the other teams came to communicate just now, they were puzzled, at least they were polite on the surface, and they had never spoken in such a weird way.

Hearing the provocative meaning in his words, Xiao Ke frowned slightly, and refused coldly: "It's game time, it's not convenient."

It would be fine if it was a polite exchange among peers, but since Mimura Rin spoke in such a tone, Xiao Ke would not give him any good looks.

After being rejected, Rin Mimura raised her voice sharply and asked, "Mr. Xiao, why didn't you agree? Could it be that you have some concerns and dare not show your cooking skills in front of your colleagues?"

Before the words fell, everyone in the banquet immediately looked sideways.After a few contestants who didn't understand asked about the translator, they no longer concealed their curiosity and looked over inquiringly.

Feeling his obvious hostility, Xiao Ke became more and more baffled when he was angry.Just when he was about to refute, Mimura Sora pushed his brother behind him first, leaned slightly, and said in blunt Chinese: "I'm sorry, my brother has a reckless personality, please don't worry about it, Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Ke knew that if he gave in on this, others would definitely think that he was guilty rather than magnanimous.

Although I don't care much about their opinions, but other people's random guesses are two different things from giving others the handle.Therefore, Xiao Ke smiled slightly and deliberately misinterpreted his meaning, "Your brother came all the way here just to compete for the qualification for the finals. It is understandable that you are eager to play. But the competition must be in order. If you rush forward regardless of the arrangement, then what Isn't it going to mess up?"

Rin Mimura's impatience is as famous as his talent, and the players have more or less heard some rumors about him.They didn't know what was going on in Mimura Rin's mind. Hearing that Xiao Ke attributed his actions just now to his eagerness to win, they suddenly realized that he lost his confusion, smiled and shook his head, thinking that Mimura Rin was too impatient.

Seeing that everyone misunderstood, Mimura Rin suddenly became anxious, "That's not the case, I—"

"Enough!" Mimura Sora yelled at his reckless younger brother in a low voice, and said in Japanese: "Are you going to say what you really want to make them think you are naive and ridiculous, or do you have other reasonable explanations? Do you want them to misunderstand you further and think Do you want to embarrass him on purpose? This is an international competition, don't make embarrassing actions and embarrass the Mimura family."

Knowing that what his brother said was reasonable, although he was not angry, Mimura Rin still suppressed his unhappiness, and sat back in his original place depressed.

Although Mimura Sora persuaded his younger brother, he was also angry, but he still had to apologize to Xiao Ke again, and then retreated expressionlessly.Seeing that they stopped arguing, the other players stopped paying attention.

This turmoil came in a strange way. Zhou Fu, who had seen all the reactions of the Yucun brothers just now, reminded in a low voice: "I am afraid that he deliberately targeted you, not simply questioning your strength. I always feel that there are other reasons."

"I also find it strange. It is said that they have no reason to find fault when they meet for the first time." Thinking that Mimura Sora would rather be misunderstood by him than explain, Xiao Ke became more puzzled.

Even if asked, the brothers probably wouldn't tell the truth.Aware of this, Xiao Ke stopped being entangled for the time being, and continued to study with Zhou Fu how the players on the stage handled the ingredients.Occasionally sending a few messages to Han Xilin, who was still busy with work in City B, was a live broadcast.

In the afternoon, dishes from the five national teams including Australia were released.First, the staff will take pictures and keep them, and then let the judges taste them one by one, and record the taste and score.That's the end of today's game, and it will continue tomorrow.

After the show ended, Zhou Fu remembered that Fan Chunming had traveled all over several continents when he was studying crafts abroad, and had a relatively wide network of contacts.So I discussed with Xiao Ke, told him the dispute that happened just now, and asked him to try to help, and see if he could find out the reason.After all, they are competitors, and maybe they will compete on the same stage again in Lyon in half a year. If you don't understand the reason, you will feel uneasy.

With Fan Chunming's help, Xiao Ke didn't mention the matter to his family, but only told his two fathers that everything was going well.

On the second day, after the remaining five teams played, almost no spectators left the stadium, ready to cheer for the Chinese team at any time.

Although he was enlightened by his brother for a long time last night, Mimura Rin still has a grudge in his heart.Noticing that many young girls in the audience were holding support cards with Xiao Ke's name on them, he felt a little relieved: this guy is a star who came to play tickets, and he got support purely by his face.With my own strength, it's no problem to crush him!

Smiling disdainfully, he put the matter behind him and started to concentrate on processing the ingredients with his brother.

Although his personality is immature, but in terms of craftsmanship, he is quite good, otherwise he would not be designated as the chef by the family.In less than four hours, he finished two dishes ahead of the other teams.Bringing the dishes to the judges, Rin Mimura bowed deeply.

The dishes he prepared today are improved foie gras sukiyaki and sushi platter.

As early as two months ago, his family had communicated with the organizer and specified special ingredients.Sukiyaki is made of Japanese unique olive beef, which was specially airlifted this morning and is very fresh.This kind of beef raised on pressed olive pomace has an excellent taste, and the fat is fine and even, and the snowflake-colored part melts in the mouth, making it extremely fragrant and greasy.

On a clean white shallow porcelain plate, snowflake beef slices are stacked in a fan shape, lined with green shallot tips and light yellow fresh ginger, with a freshly cracked quail egg and fried foie gras that are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Rin Mimura poured the special sauce-colored sukiyaki sauce on the beef on the tray, and a sweet and warm fragrance immediately permeated.The heat that was originally trapped by the butter suddenly gushed out large pieces of foam, engulfing the food on the plate.The beef was scalded from red to white, and the black lines on the delicate texture were quickly revealed.The quail eggs that were originally runny have also turned into fresh jade white, and the bright yellow heart of the egg is in harmony with the same color of ginger.

Following his movements, the staff responsible for taking pictures kept shuttering and recorded every step.

The five judges not only have good cooking skills, but also have tasted countless dishes. They can be called gluttonous gourmets.Seeing that this sukiyaki is completely different from the traditional way of frying first and then stewing, I immediately became interested, picked up the chopsticks skillfully, and tasted them one by one.

The evenly-thick beef slices are scalded to medium-ripe by the sauce. The sweet and salty rich juice permeates the outside, but the original flavor of beef is still retained inside. It melts in the mouth and has a very delicate taste.

The selected foie gras is pre-fried, with a thin and crispy exterior, with a slight burnt aroma.The inside is extremely soft, like thick soup, very moist.

Like yesterday, Darcy asked the contestants questions about the characteristics of the dish while introducing its uniqueness to the audience.After listening to his vivid explanation, many viewers who bought snacks at the exhibition hall suddenly felt that the food in their hands was too rough to swallow.

After tasting this foie gras sukiyaki, the judges nodded repeatedly, and two of them immediately wrote their comments.

Stealing a glimpse of the commendation on the bronzing cardboard, Mimura Rin was determined and waited for the judges to continue tasting the sushi platter.

This platter uses a large plate with three small plates containing different flavors of sushi with different toppings.

The fish for making sushi is also airlifted from Japan, which is [-] kilometers away from S City.The snow-white arc of the squid sushi is topped with a pinch of top-quality beluga caviar, which is elastic in the mouth and extremely sweet.The salmon mid-belly sushi marinated in sake is served with black truffle, which is fresh and oily, and because of the slight acidity, it does not look greasy.The last dish is flounder sushi sprinkled with yuzu salt. The unique slightly bitter fragrance of yuzu not only makes the taste more light and sweet, but also neutralizes the bright taste left by the previous two kinds of sushi, so there is no need to use pickled ginger Tablets reset the palate.

After tasting this sushi, the judges all gave thumbs up, and their attitudes were obviously much more enthusiastic than when they judged other teams yesterday.

Seeing this, the Mimura brothers, who were sitting back at the guest seats, secretly clapped their hands, waiting for the final ranking results after the other teams finished their dishes.

While waiting, Mimura Rin couldn't help paying attention to the movements of Xiao Ke's team.When he found out that he chose shad, but cut off the scales, he almost laughed out loud: this kind of fish is only found in China, but he is familiar with the characteristics of fish and how to make it. He knows that the most essential part of shad is It is the fat under the scales. When cooking, you need to put the scaled hairtail in the pot together.Without scales, shad meat will be tasteless.Xiao Ke removed the scales like cooking ordinary fish, and it turned out to be an idiot, which proved his mediocre cooking skills.

Thinking of this, Mimura Rin didn't bother to look at Xiao Ke anymore, and instead focused on other teams.Constantly analyze and compare which team is likely to become their opponent for the top three.

Another hour passed, and two of the remaining four teams prepared dishes, which were introduced by the judges one by one and scored well.

Seeing that there were only ten minutes left, but Xiao Ke was still busy, Mimura Rin became more and more proud.If it wasn't for the fear of damaging the family's reputation, he really wanted to come forward and mock him.

He turned his head and said to Mimura Sora in his native language: "Brother, do you think the Chinese team will be out because of the delay?"

There have been such precedents before, and that team at that time, like the Chinese and Indian teams today, took too long and was disqualified for scoring because it exceeded the time.

Hearing this, Mimura Sora also laughed mockingly.But before the smile stretched out, it suddenly froze: what kind of smell is this?It actually floated here from the stage more than [-] meters away, and it is still fragrant and rich, like an invisible thread stuck in the stomach, making people eager to find out.

Looking at the expressions of the two teams on the stage, Xiao Ke and Zhou Fu looked relaxed and were busy arranging dishes.The Indian team next to them was full of anxiety and kept looking at the dishes on their table. Brother Mimura immediately guessed that this fragrant dish came from the Chinese team.

Although the two dishes they made just now have fragrance, they are both bland and cannot be compared with them at all.Realizing that he has been secretly slandering people who think that they have no real knowledge, the dishes they have made have surpassed him in terms of fragrance at least. Mimura Rin's previous self-confidence slowly disappeared, and she began to feel restless.

The judges were also attracted by this unprecedented fragrance.Regardless of the rules, he walked directly to the cooking table.

At this time, Xiao Ke had just set the plate.The blond-haired and blue-eyed representative Darcy from the headquarters even wanted to grab a slice with his hands and taste it. He didn't recover until he heard the heavy coughing of other judges. The staff member who was also involuntarily attracted said, "Come and take a picture."

The man held back his saliva and held up the camera to look for several angles.

Through the lens, he clearly saw that it was a plate of sliced ​​beef that seemed ordinary at first glance. It was made of firm and reddish pure lean meat, which was not as gorgeous as the sukiyaki of the Japanese team just now.The garnishes are not expensive foie gras, but ordinary side dishes such as shredded cucumber and bell pepper rings. It looks refreshing and delicate, but it is surprisingly fragrant. It is the most fragrant dish he has seen since working in the unit.I just don't know, what will it taste like?

Thinking of the word taste, the employee couldn't bear it any longer, and swallowed with a thud.

As if contagious, other people's Adam's apples also moved up and down, and the sound of saliva kept coming and going.

The employee didn't realize it for a while, thinking that the sounds were all made by himself, his face flushed immediately, and he quickly turned the camera to another dish, preparing to hide behind the scenes immediately after shooting.

The other plate is very finely shredded fish, mixed with a few slices of minced garlic.A spoonful of orange clear oil is poured down from the top, and the fish is translucently dyed, lining the surrounding shreds of bamboo shoots, which is very attractive.At first sniff, its aroma is not as strong as that of beef, but when you get closer, you can taste that taste is very special, with a salty aroma in the freshness, which cannot be ignored.

Comparing the two, each has its advantages and disadvantages, but both are equally attractive.

After taking this group of photos, the staff's saliva was almost dripping, so they hurriedly avoided to avoid making a fool of themselves.

Not only him, but the judges were also salivating, eager to start tasting this fragrant delicacy right away.

Darcy asked eagerly, "Ready?"

Xiao Ke nodded and said: "Please taste it."

Before the words were finished, the judges who had prepared their chopsticks immediately took action. In the blink of an eye, the beef plate was swept away, leaving only the side dishes.

Dulce eagerly stuffed the beef into his mouth.The moment the tip of his tongue touched the piece of meat, he immediately held his breath, afraid that if he didn't pay attention, his extra movements would ruin the wonderful taste.

Sweet and fragrant, tender and creamy, it spreads like a mass of smooth and greasy fat between the lips and tongue, blending with the fresh and tender taste of fresh meat itself.If it wasn't for the beef's unique tendons and texture, he would have suspected that it was a new type of meat.

Just now he thought that the snowflake beef made by the Yucun brothers was top-notch, but now he realizes that Xiao Ke's craftsmanship is the best in the world.

Hearing his evaluation, the audience who just thought the snack tasted mediocre just now couldn't eat it anymore.They stared at the dishes on the table one by one, wishing they could rush up and push away a few judges to replace them with their own bodies.

Tasting for a while, he reluctantly swallowed the sliced ​​meat. Darcy couldn't help pressing Xiao Ke's shoulder, and asked: "Mr. Xiao, how did you make this taste? It's amazing!"

Xiao Ke explained: "Slice the beef first, marinate it for a while, then hang the shad scales on the lid of the pot and steam them together. When the fat on the scales completely melts and drips into the meat, you can start the pot."

Can the scraped fish scales be hung up?Darcy suspected that he had heard it wrong, and continued to ask: "Please explain to me, what is Lin Pian and why is there fat?"

"You heard me right, it's shad scales." Zhou Fu answered, flipped the lid of the pot over, and handed it to him: "The scales can be hung on the pot lid after being scraped off and strung with thin wires. Because of this The process is more cumbersome, so we spent a little more time."

Following his movements, all the judges saw clearly the scales hanging from the pot lid, and their eyes widened in shock: Hundreds of scales were strung together with silk thread as thin as a hair. This workmanship is amazing!If you leave it to them to do it, let alone five and a half hours, even if you give it a whole day, you can't do it!

A foreign judge who was distracted just now couldn't help asking: "Can't the scales be directly covered on the meat?"

Xiao Ke said: "If you do that, the two flavors will not be able to blend completely, which will affect the taste."

"You made the scales?"

Carried away for a moment, his voice was a little louder, and it was transmitted from the headset to the stereo, which shocked the audience.Thinking that he was questioning, he suddenly became dissatisfied.

Without waiting for Xiao Ke to answer, Fan Chunming in the audience immediately stood up, held up the DV in his hand and said loudly: "The fish scales were indeed made by Boss Xiao, and I took pictures of the whole process! If you have any questions, feel free to watch them!"

Following his words, more and more people stood up and shouted at the judges in a similar manner.Afterwards, the audience who were not filming also stood up, and the disjointed words gradually turned into uniform shouts, calling Xiao Ke's name rhythmically, the voice was so loud that it almost knocked down the ceiling of the arena.

Seeing that the misunderstanding was caused, Darcy quickly smoothed things over for the judges, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but what he wanted to express just now was not questioning, but disbelief. If he can cooperate with his body movements when speaking, such as pulling up Mr. Xiao's See if you have been pricked by the needle, the effect will be much better. It is a pity that Mr. Xiao has been monopolized by me. He dare not compete with me, so it caused a misunderstanding. In the final analysis, I am also responsible. In order to express my apology, let me come Tell you, what is the taste of another dish made by Mr. Xiao."

His witty words immediately relieved the tense atmosphere, making the audience laugh and sit back.

Amidst the harmony and harmony, only Mimura Rin was pale.

A few minutes ago, he had been smug, thinking that the honor was at his fingertips.But now, that tsunami-like voice seemed to still be echoing in his ears, like an invisible sledgehammer falling one after another, quickly smashing his inflated self-confidence to pieces.

Obviously all the ingredients are similar, and the olive beef he specified is definitely higher than Xiao Ke's, but why is the taste not as good as the other?

In the almost numb despair, Darcy's voice seemed to drift far away, "Mr. Xiao, there is only fish meat in this shrimp oil mixed with shredded fish, and there are no fish bones, and there is no trace of smashing the meat to pick the bones. May I ask how you did it?" Did it?"