Originally, there was no preliminaries for this "World's Best Kitchen Competition".

But according to the new explanation added by the organizer Blackwater Zaibatsu today, it is because there are too many players who have signed up for the competition.

In order to determine the winner within the original three-day schedule without affecting the viewing effect, players must obtain a ticket in the qualifiers two days before the main game before participating in the main game.

Jiang Jin naturally has no objection to participating in the qualifiers in advance.

Anyway, for him, there is no difference whether it is the qualifiers or the main game. Basically, few people are his opponents.

However, the next day, when the three of them arrived at the entrance of the "Gold Coast Expo", which was the venue for the preliminaries and the main competition, Jiang Jin's mentality changed subtly.

As we all know, the "Gold Coast Expo" is a landmark building in Blackwater Port.

In this expo hall, almost all the important moments of the thousands-year history of Blackwater Port are condensed.

From the first anchor left when Blackwater Port was first built, to the statues and relics of countless participants in its development, etc.

It can be said that after walking around in this museum for a few times, you can have a full impression of the city of Blackwater Port.

The reason why this cooking competition will be held here is that the museum is large and spacious enough.

The biggest reason is that it is now fully managed by the Blackwater Conglomerate, and it is convenient enough for them.

However, when Jiang Jin brought Lana Seel and Cassandra to the players' rest area, they saw many chefs carrying pots, pans, knives, forks and sticks pouring in.

Jiang Jin subconsciously raised his eyebrows, and a strange light seemed to flash in his eyes.

Lana Thel quickly noticed his change and quickly asked: "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

"...Yes, I felt a very turbid atmosphere."

"Very turbid smell? Is there any strong enemy here?"

"It is indeed a strong enemy, but it may not be the strong enemy you think of, but a strong enemy in cooking."

"A strong enemy in cooking? Are you talking about a very powerful chef?"

"It's not just as simple as being strong, but it also has a very unpleasant feeling... just like the atmosphere I felt in the foggy city."

As Jiang Jin said this, he looked around at the group of cooks from all over the world in the rest area.

There are at least forty or fifty chefs sitting in this contestant resting area, and these are all contestants preparing to participate in the morning qualifying competition.

And the chef, who Jiang Jin thought was very turbid and unpleasant, mingled among them and hid in the crowd.

What kind of chef makes people feel very unhappy? So far, Jiang Jin has only seen two.

The first one is Hannibal, the "Special Investigator of the Fog Culinary Association" who came to "Neverwinter Town" a long time ago and was killed by Jiang Jin himself.

The other one is that Jiang Jin and Cassandra went to the foggy city and met a weird middle-aged gentleman in some kind of animal shop.

It was not until later that Jiang Jin found out that the middle-aged gentleman who was in the animal shop at that time was also the head chef of the "Fog City Culinary Association", Jack who was nicknamed "The Ripper".

Hearing this, Cassandra also frowned and whispered: "You mean, people from the Fog City Culinary Association got here?"

"It's normal for them to come. After all, this kind of cooking competition is their specialty. They specialize in this. What's more, there are artificial spiritual equipment to win."

Jiang Jin kept talking while his eyes quickly observed the group of chefs staying here.

It wasn't until his eyes glanced at a rickety old man sitting in the corner that he finally settled down and nodded.

Lana Seer on the side also followed that gaze and looked at the old chef, raised her eyebrows and said, "Is it him?"

"It's him." Jiang Jin replied firmly: "He must have made some disguise, the aura on his body is very obvious."

Just like Hannibal before him, members of the Fog City Culinary Association will basically be stained with signs of dark psionic energy due to long-term exposure to "artificial spiritual equipment. Mentor's Blade".

If Jiang Jin seriously used the "Eye of Truth" ability to search, it would be extremely easy to find them from the crowd.

Although this old chef, who looks to be at least sixty or seventy years old, gives people a kind-hearted appearance, he has limited mobility at first impression.

But in Jiang Jin's eyes, his energy fluctuations are strong and powerful, completely unlike what an old man in his twilight years can possess.

They came here to participate in a competition and actually had to disguise themselves. It seems that they also know that they are very unpopular in this industry.

Just as Jiang Jin was thinking this, several staff members not far away came to the players' rest area and announced the preliminary questions this time.

Generally when it comes to this kind of cooking competition, each round of the competition has different questions.

Different cooking topics will test the chefs' knowledge and technical breadth of different ingredients and different cooking methods, which is normal.

Under the expectant gazes of all the contestants, the staff member loudly announced the title of the first round of qualifying.

"Everyone, the topic of today's preliminaries is 'Fish'. Please enter the venue in an orderly manner according to the numbers we read out, and conduct a round of six-person preliminaries. Only one player in each round of assessment can advance to the main round. Please

Put your best foot forward and show your highest level of cooking skills openly."

After listening to what the staff said, the expressions of many chefs in the audience became solemn.

Good guys, there are six people in the round, only one of them can enter the main round, and the other five people have to be eliminated.

The elimination rate is so high, which also illustrates the number of participants in this competition, and those who remain in the end must be some ruthless characters.

Suddenly, Lana Seer smiled and poked Jiang Jin's waist, and said with a smile: "Have you thought of making fish dishes?"

"I don't know." Jiang Jin shrugged easily, shook his head and said, "Let's go in and take a look. We can make whatever ingredients are fresh."

Since this Blackwater Port is a seaport, most of the fish used should be seafood.

The quality gap between fresh and stale fish is really huge.

So the best choice is to not be sure of the ingredients first, wait a while and then go in to see what is freshest in the ingredients section and then cook it.

Anyway, for Jiang Jin, who has mastered countless cooking techniques and ingredients processing methods, he doesn't need to worry about thinking about what to cook.

Just like that, not long after, all the spectators who came to watch with Lana Seer left the rest area and went to the auditorium outside to wait for their seats.

Jiang Jin and five other chefs were also lucky enough to be the first batch of lucky ones selected and came to the competition venue outside.

It should be said that it is indeed a cooking competition prepared by the world's largest chaebol. As soon as Jiang Jin walked through the contestants' passage and exited the rest area, he saw a huge field outside.

There are six large, elevated and spacious cooking stations placed deep in the venue, and three judges are sitting next to the cooking stations.

Perhaps because it was the preliminaries, the expressions of the three judges looked relatively casual.

Seeing the first batch of contestants coming over, one of the old judges wearing a monocle said to them: "The ingredient area is over there, and the cooking time is one hour. You hurry up and get it done, don't delay the rest.

People assessment."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old judge sat back in his chair and drank tea, while pressing a big timer.

Seeing that the timer was about to count down, the other five chefs in the same group as Jiang Jin quickly rushed to the ingredients area and began to quickly search there.

"Fish...what kind of fish are there...It's finished, many fish have never been seen before."

"Oh, it's such a big hairtail, and it looks very fresh. It's just you."

"This halibut looks pretty fresh, but how should I cook it...hiss, I have a headache."

Looking at the chefs scratching their heads and scratching their heads in the food area, the old judge couldn't help but shake his head.

Look at how hurried they are. It's surprising that they can cook a good dish in such a restless state.

After secretly giving these guys a death sentence in their hearts, the old judge looked at Jiang Jin, who was slowly walking towards the ingredients area in a hurry, and couldn't help but nodded.

This young man is nice and has a very stable mentality. It's a pity that he's still a little too young and probably doesn't have much experience. Experience is very important when cooking fish.

Although the old judge was very optimistic about Jiang Jin's mentality, he still didn't think that this young man could stand out among the six people because he was a little too young.

But Jiang Jin was obviously too lazy to pay attention to what the judges were thinking. Instead, he easily walked around the fish tank containing a large number of live fish and selected the ingredients he was going to use.

Speaking of sea fish, there are actually many sea fish that are very delicious and high-quality ingredients, especially this kind that is lively and extremely fresh.

It is difficult for ordinary marine fish to survive long in a fish tank, so the fish shipped to other places are basically frozen or pickled fish.

Only in large ports like Blackwater Port can you see these fish that were fished ashore and transported directly to the competition venue not long ago, and they look very vigorous.

Jiang Jin himself took a fish king and took it out of the bathtub as a spare ingredient. It was a fish covered with fine white specks, with a smooth skin and a bright red color.

This kind of fish is called "Red Grouper" in black water tanks, but in Jiang Jin's hometown it is called "Eastern Star Grouper". It is one of the most outstanding species of grouper.

Seeing Jiang Jin choose this red grouper, the old judge couldn't help but nodded and said secretly: "The quality of this red grouper is good, but cooking is a problem. Should it be made into fish soup or grilled fish?"<

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In this world, the cooking methods of fish are usually relatively simple, either grilled or pan-fried, stewed in soup or coated in batter and deep-fried.

But of course Jiang Jin would not use such a simple cooking method, not to mention having such good ingredients on hand.

When handling this Eastern Star Spot, Jiang Jin looked at the bright color and smooth, oily fish meat, and couldn't help but nodded.

Eastern star grouper is a high-quality fish with a very high price. It has a light fish flavor with a fresh content, the meat is tender, smooth and delicate, the skin is thin and the flesh is white.

After the skillful chef simply steams it, the gorgeous skin of Dongxingban will crack, revealing the snow-white fish meat, and the sweet and fresh flavor is simply mouth-watering.

The Eastern star grouper that Jiang Jin has on hand is the best grouper just caught from the harbor. It is rich in fat and extremely strong. It is a rare and top-quality food.

Since there are such good Eastern Star Spots... let’s make that dish for the first time in a long time.

After quickly washing Dong Xingban, removing the scales, and peeling off the internal organs, Jiang Jin went to the food area to get a bunch of other ingredients and processed them at a dizzying speed.

Peel the "asparagus", cut it into thin slices, clean the "lily", drain the water and set aside.

Cut the "red peppers", "green peppers", "red peppers", "green peppers", "purple radish", "black fungus", and "onions" into diamond-shaped slices of the same size, and then cut the onions and ginger into
To be continued...