Chapter 10 What is delicious
"What to take? You will know later!" Gu Yuan said mysteriously.
"Hmph! Okay, let's stop talking nonsense and let's get started!" Wang Sanwei couldn't wait to defeat Gu Yuan and then humiliate him to his heart's content.
"Wait a minute, I want to wait for my fish," Gu Yuan refused.
Wang Sanwei looked at Gu Yuan in disbelief: "Are you really going to compete with me with that broken fish from yesterday?"
"Then what if?" Gu Yuan said.
"Good boy, since you are seeking death on your own, I won't stop you, but I don't have much time left for you!"
Wang Sanwei snorted coldly, and then led others to enter first.
At this moment, Wang Qing drove and hurriedly arrived with the old station manager. To Gu Yuan's surprise, there were two media people holding equipment behind them.
"Uncle, what is this?" Gu Yuan took the fish bucket and asked doubtfully.
The old stationmaster smiled and said: "Don't worry about them, let's go in."
With that said, a group of people headed by Gu Yuan walked into Sanweizhai.
As soon as he stepped in, Gu Yuan was amazed by the decoration of Sanweizhai.
The overall style of Sanweizhai matches the name of the store. It is antique and has an elegant interior environment. The first floor is the lobby, and the second floor is a private box named after the twenty-four solar terms. As for the third floor, it is the place used for this competition.
Open kitchen.
In the huge third floor, most of the tables, chairs and benches have been emptied. Two stoves stand opposite each other, and there is a long table in the middle. There are several well-dressed people sitting on the long table.
"You also invited judges?" Gu Yuan asked.
Wang Sanwei sneered: "Of course, to ensure fairness."
"You can rest assured that these are ordinary people. We don't compete on cooking methods, we only compete on who makes the delicious ones. The ones that everyone thinks are delicious are the ones that are really delicious!"
Originally, Gu Yuan had a very bad impression of Wang Sanwei, but after hearing these words, he changed a bit. It seems that this big fat man still has some professional ethics.
Wang Sanwei no longer paid attention to Gu Yuan, but with the cooperation of his assistant, he processed various ingredients smoothly.
On the other hand, Gu Yuan had no assistants and no various ingredients. He only had one arowana. He slowly abandoned the gas and burned the earthen stove instead.
Gu Yuan's move immediately aroused a lot of discussion among the spectators.
"Did you make a mistake? You can compete with Chef Wang just by carrying a fish without any ingredients?"
"The earthen stove is still in use. It looks like it is going to be braised in brown sauce."
"Who is this person? He doesn't look very old, and his movements don't look like a chef."
"Hey, I thought I could learn something from watching the competition between two chefs today. This guy obviously doesn't know how to cook!"
As the saying goes, an expert will know if something is there as soon as he makes a move.
Gu Yuan is indeed not good at cooking, and most of the onlookers present are chefs, so they can see through Gu Yuan's background almost at a glance.
Wang Sanwei listened to everyone's discussion and felt very happy. Young people nowadays are really arrogant.
Even in Kyoto, a place full of talented people, few people dare to challenge themselves like this!
Today I am going to teach this young man a hard lesson and let him know what social beatings mean.
Later, Wang Sanwei showed off his skills, and he used a sharp knife to perfection, causing screams from all around.
"It's as thin as a cicada's wings. Look, the fish fillets made by Chef Wang are almost transparent!"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to master this knife skill even if I practice for another ten years."
"What is Chef Wang going to cook? Why did he keep the shark fins?"
Although there were many chefs present, no one could tell what Wang Sanwei was going to cook. This was a gap in knowledge.
As Wang Sanwei's dazzling skills attracted most people's attention, Gu Yuan also slowly added water and started the fire. Then he picked up a kitchen knife and cut the arowana into pieces very roughly.
"Oh my god, there's no clue, the fish tissue has been destroyed"
"This fish is already dead. No matter what he does, this fish will definitely be in vain."
Many chefs shook their heads when they saw this scene.
However, Gu Yuan turned a deaf ear to everything and contentedly put the arowana divided into several sections into the pot and stewed it over high heat.
Wang Sanwei mysteriously wraps the dishes in a layer of batter and puts them in a steamer.
After doing this, Wang Sanwei crossed his arms across his chest, looked at Gu Yuan with disdain, and thought to himself, at this level, you still dare to shout?
Time passes little by little.
Half an hour later, as the steamer jumped, Wang Sanwei shouted: "Get out of the pot!"
Then Wang Sanwei took out a huge golden noodle ball from the steamer and brought it to the big table.
"I'm fine here," Gu Yuan shouted lazily.
Wang Sanwei looked at Gu Yuan with a sneer and thought to himself, "If you are still pretending to be dead, let's see if you can still laugh after a while."
"sail"
As Wang Sanwei shouted loudly, the assistant next to him stabbed the ball hard with chopsticks.
Just listen to a "bang" sound.
The golden dough burst like a balloon, and then the milky white soup flowed out instantly, filling the entire soup pot, and a golden pirate ship swayed in the fish soup.
This scene stunned everyone in the audience. They had never seen such a magical dish before. It was like a sea of oceans and a pirate ship. It was like a magic trick, and everyone opened their mouths wide.
Wang Sanwei shouted proudly: "Dish, Golden Pirate Ship!"
"The shark's fin is deep-fried until crispy, then poured with refined honey to form the hull, and the thinnest layer of fresh fish skin is used as the sail to retain the most original umami taste."
“Choose the most tender parts of the meat and stew them slowly with stock and mutton bones.”
"This is so fresh!"
Wang Sanwei explained the creation method of this homemade dish, the Golden Pirate Ship, with great pride, which attracted everyone's admiration.
And several judges on the long table couldn't wait to taste it.
“It’s so delicious! I didn’t expect fish to be so delicious!”
“I have never tasted anything so delicious. This fish soup is so delicious.”
Several judges were engrossed in eating and uttering vague praises, but since they were not professional judges, they only exchanged a few words back and forth.
Looking at the judges who wanted to swallow their tongues, Wang Sanwei said disdainfully: "It's your turn!"
Gu Yuan smiled, walked to the pot and said, "I don't think your explanation about fresh food just now is right."
"In my opinion, freshness means freshness, the original flavor, and the taste of the ingredients themselves."
"Now let me tell you what freshness means with this soup!"
With that said, Gu Yuan opened the lid of the pot, and countless people stretched their necks to look into the pot.
However, everyone was disappointed. The domestic soup was like water, so clear that it could be used as a mirror, and the fish meat divided into several sections had no aesthetic feeling at all.
"What do I think? Isn't this just fish stewed in water without any cooking?" Wang Sanwei said with a chuckle.
Gu Yuan nodded: "Yes, haven't you heard a sentence?"
Chapter completed!