It was dawn, and people gathered outside the door of the Food God Hall. Today was the day for the competition between Dongmen Yan and Xia Jin, the owner of the God of Food Hall.
This news was not publicized to the outside world. It was not until this morning that Dongmen Yan came to the Food God Hall and raised a challenge, which caused a sensation.
The vendors who had come early to set up stalls put down their work and rushed over to watch the excitement. The tavern and tea room next door also postponed its opening time, so they all gathered here.
"Dongmen Yan raised the challenge to avenge Dongmen Qian who was killed!" someone speculated.
"I think Dongmen Qian lost the competition, and the Dongmen family was not convinced, so they asked Dongmen Yan to come over and avenge his shame? After all, the Dongmen family has never lost in cooking!" another person analyzed.
"It's not impossible, but don't you think it's strange for the Food God Hall to win?" A vendor from out of town asked doubtfully.
Everyone glanced at him and smiled, "You must have never come to the food festival and tasted the teppanyaki skewers from the Food God Hall!"
The foreign businessman shook his head.
Everyone looked at each other and smiled and said, "If you had eaten it once, you wouldn't say such things!"
"Now, I still have a lot of appetite for Teppanyaki, especially the Teppanyaki squid, which is fragrant and spicy, with a chewy texture and extremely delicious flavor!"
As he spoke, the man swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and fluid began to overflow in his mouth unconsciously.
"Don't you know that today's competition is for everyone to taste?"
“It would be great if we could also make teppanyaki skewers!”
"Yeah, I haven't eaten enough yet!"
Suddenly, everyone's topic changed from competition to skewering.
Tian Jiu approached Dongmen Yan and whispered: "Master, it seems that the Food God Hall is really capable! Look at these diners, they all praise it unanimously!"
Dongmen Yan was thoughtful. In fact, he was not surprised that Dongmen Qian lost the competition. His second uncle was greedy for money and did not like to study cooking skills. His specialty dishes were all made of expensive ingredients.
If it were just an ordinary competition, he could easily win based on the deliciousness of the ingredients and the Dongmen family's recipes, but if he met a truly talented chef, he might not be able to win!
However, Prime Minister Qu is in the capital, and with this relationship, the food festival will not go wrong.
Unexpectedly, a dark horse actually emerged this time!
"We underestimated the Food God Hall. They are really capable!" Tian Jiu said.
Dongmen Yan looked in the direction of the kitchen, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, he hadn't been as excited as he is now for a long time!
I hope that this competition will not disappoint him!
Let him see how delicious the sizzling skewers are that can conquer the taste buds of the people and get unanimous praise!
Just as I was thinking about it, someone came out, and the first one to come out was Xia Jin.
She was dressed as a man, her skin was deliberately darkened, her hair was in a man bun, and she was dressed in Tsing Yi.
After Xia Jin was Li Qiang, who was wearing a chef's uniform and a chef's hat. Because he didn't have time to customize his chef's uniform, he wore Mu Baihao's clothes, which were a bit too big and had his sleeves rolled up, which looked a bit funny.
Coupled with his awkward expression, he attracted a lot of people's attention.
"who is he?"
"The newly recruited chef at the Food God Hall?"
"I've never seen him look like he's only thirteen years old!"
"Is he helping the cook?"
"At such an old age, I can only help wash vegetables in the kitchen!"
Being discussed in general, Li Qiang looked at Xia Jin with a little lack of self-confidence.
"Master, why don't we let Chef Mu come on?"
Xia Jin patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid!"
After saying that, he led Li Qiang forward, reached Dongmen Yan, and bowed his hands, "Mr. Dongmen, please wait for a long time!"
Today's competition was held at the Food God Hall. Xia Jin, the judge of the competition, specially invited Mr. Liao to come.
However, now that everyone has arrived, Mr. Liao still hasn't come.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard an announcement coming from outside, "My boss, Mr. Lia is here!"
Xia Jin looked toward the door and saw a carriage parked at the door of the Food God Hall. Xia Jin walked over to greet him. The person he saw was not Mr. Liao, but... the prince!
Li Yu was wearing a sapphire blue gown and a jade crown today, looking like an aristocratic prince. He was holding a mask that covered his nose and above.
"Long time no see!" he said with a smile.
"too……"
"Shh, I'm going on tour incognito, so I can't make any noise!" He said and put the mask on his face.
After Li Yu came out, Mr. Liao got down from the carriage. He stepped forward, bowed his hands to Xia Jin, and said, "Chef Xia, I brought you a distinguished guest today!"
Xia Jin cupped her hands and said, "Please Mr. Lia and Mr. Li, please come inside!"
After the two of them entered, they sat on the judges' seats, and there was an empty seat here. This seat was for the person named by Dongmen Yan.
It should be here now...
Xia Jin turned to look at the door. A sedan stopped, and then a familiar voice came.
"Master Dongmen, please wait for a long time!"
Qu Rongjie strode in quickly.
Xia Jin raised her eyebrows, and it turned out to be him!
She glanced at Dongmen Yan, wondering whether he was kept in the dark by Prime Minister Qu and Qu Rongjie, or whether they were wearing the same pair of pants.
Xia Jin thinks it's the former!
"Now that everyone has arrived, let's start the competition!" Dongmenyan said.
The tables and chairs in the dining hall hall were moved to the side overnight yesterday, and two stoves and shelves for selecting ingredients were placed in the middle.
Dongmenyan stood by the chef's table on the left and looked towards Xia Jin, only to see that Xia Jin did not go over. Instead, he let Li Qiang, who was standing beside him and was wearing ill-fitting chef clothes, pass over.
"Who is he?" Dongmenyan frowned.
"His name is Li Qiang. He is the new chef of the Food God Hall and also my apprentice. Today, he will compete with Mr. Dongmen on my behalf!" Xia Jin said.
"My young master wants to compete with you, not with an apprentice who has never heard of anything!" Tian Jiu said.
Dongmen Yan is the future heir to the Dongmen family. He is also the best chef among the younger generation, and he is also an extremely outstanding business wizard in all aspects.
Let alone compete with him on weekdays, even if you meet him, it is not something ordinary people can see!
Regardless of whether he is a famous family or a tycoon, he is always respectful to Dongmen Yan, but he has never encountered a chef who asked his apprentice to come during a competition!
Isn’t this looking down on people?
"What Mr. Dongmen cares about is winning or losing. Comparing with anyone should not mean much to Mr. Dongmen. If you beat my apprentice, you will be considered a winner. I am willing to admit defeat and take the first place in the food festival to the top."
Give the position to the Dongmen family!"
"Why, he belongs to our Dongmen family!" Tian Jiu put his hands on his hips and argued with a red face.
"If you want to say this, it depends on whether your young master has the ability to win over my disciple!"
Xia Jin smiled, no harm to humans and animals!
"Master..." Li Qiang was a little nervous.
Xia Jin nodded and told him not to be afraid.
After being encouraged by his master, Li Qiang straightened his sleeves, walked forward, and stood in front of the stove on the right.
"Before the competition begins, please tell me the name of the dish you are going to make!" said Mr. Liao.
"The dish our young master is going to make is called "Moon Over the Qingming River", you are in for a treat!" Tian Jiu raised his chin with a proud look on his face.
After saying that, he looked at Li Qiang.
"What can an apprentice cook? Isn't it cabbage soup, or scrambled eggs, entry-level dishes like this? I advise you not to embarrass yourself!" Tian Jiu said sarcastically.
Li Qiang ignored him, but said two words seriously and solemnly: "Shaved ice!"
