Everyone watched Lu Xiaozhan's blindfolded cooking process just now, and they all speculated on what kind of dishes he would make without seeing, whether the shape and taste would be different, and whether he would pretend to be cool.
Is it too much?
Guo Jiaping brought Lu Xiaozhan's main course to the judges' table with a solemn expression. It was a peony-shaped dinner plate commonly used in Chinese food. The round and slightly concave bottom of the plate was covered with a layer of fragrant fried prawns and poured with water.
A layer of dark brown Japanese teriyaki sauce, some Italian butterfly powder scattered on the surface of the prawns, light yellow butterfly-shaped noodles mixed with various spices, emerald green olive oil shining under the light
Extremely attractive luster.
Zhu Meiyi asked curiously: "Mr. Lu, do you have any explanation for this main dish? Why do I see spaghetti?"
Lu Xiaozhan said: "Italian butterfly powder here is just a side dish, not a staple food, and the prawns at the bottom of the plate are the main attraction. In Tianhai dialect, flower and shrimp have the same pronunciation, and coupled with this lovely butterfly powder, I give him
Got a name."
After saying that, he turned around and smiled at the eagerly awaiting audience, and said loudly: "With tears in my eyes, I asked the flowers without saying a word, and the red flowers flew across the swing. The name of this dish is - Dielianhua!"
"Wow..." There was a wave of applause from the audience. As the only Chinese competing on the stage today, his performance almost conquered everyone. The audience and reporters were very excited that this Western-style dish in the competition had a Chinese name.
It’s novel, and at the same time, I applaud Lu Xiaozhan.
"I have an objection!" came a discordant voice. Everyone looked and saw that it was the Frenchman Martin, the vice president of the International Culinary Association. He said with some disdain, "I don't understand what you Chinese people say about this dish.
If there is any allusion, I have no objection to the addition of Italian butterfly powder, but I know that the teriyaki sauce drizzled on the prawns comes from Japan and is not a Western food ingredient, so this main dish cannot be considered a pass."
Before the translator could translate Martin's original words, Lu Xiaozhan had already replied with a smile: "Teriyaki sauce comes from Japan, so of course it can be considered Western food. If you don't believe me, let's find a Japanese to ask." He called the Japanese translator to join him.
When I walked to the audience, I found Mari Ozawa who was busy taking photos with the female audience members: "Ozawa-san, please excuse me."
Ozawa Mali turned around and saw Lu Xiaozhan, and said impatiently: "What's the matter? Didn't you see that I was busy?"
Lu Xiaozhan said with a sorry smile: "I'm sorry, I have something to confirm with you. Just now I said that Japan is close to the Pacific Ocean and is a developed Western country, but Mr. Martin has objections to this. I want to ask Ozawa
Sang, do you think Japan is a developed Western country?"
Ozawa Mali narrowed his eyes and shouted loudly: "Of course Japan is a developed Western country. Is there anyone who doubts it?"
The translator suppressed his laughter and finally translated the words into Chinese. The audience burst into laughter. Martin's face turned red and green at the judges' table, and he was extremely embarrassed. He no longer bothered about whether teriyaki sauce was a Western problem.
Fernandez forked a prawn and put it into his mouth, chewed it for a while, and exclaimed: "God, how did you do that?" People on the side asked why, and Fernandez said excitedly: "The body of the prawn was divided into
It was cut in half and flattened, but the texture of the meat has not changed at all, and the teriyaki sauce has penetrated into the deep layers of the shrimp meat. If I taste it carefully, I can feel a wonderful taste dancing on the tip of my tongue."
Ye Rongrong picked up a piece of butterfly powder and when she put it into her mouth, a surprised expression appeared on her face: "Xiao Zhan, you...did you add any ingredients to this butterfly powder? The toughness is so good, and it even has the fragrance of olive oil and
The mixed fragrance of the spices is all penetrated, it’s amazing.”
After tasting Lu Xiaozhan's "Butterfly Love Flower", all the judges gave it a high score. Even Martin, who had strong opinions on Lu Xiaozhan, and You Zhongquan, who had some issues with Lu Xiaozhan, did not dare to act against their conscience.
At this time, French chef Marty ran over with his creations and asked Lu Xiaozhan anxiously: "Did I miss something? Lu, you promised to show me your chocolate creations."
Lu Xiaozhan shrugged his shoulders: "Mr. Marty, do you think that a handsome Chinese guy like me with extraordinary appearance can't keep his words?" He pulled Fang Xu aside, whispered a few words, and turned back to his table.
He asked Guo Jiaping to bring the dessert over.
When everyone was trying to figure out what Lu Xiaozhan's dessert was, the lights in the hall suddenly dimmed with a "pop" sound. Everyone was surprised and just about to start shouting, they saw Lu Xiaozhan wave his left hand and twist it between his thumb and index finger.
Holding a burning match. With a smile on his lips, Lu Xiaozhan gently placed the match on the dessert plate in Guo Jiaping's hand - "Boom..." A faint blue flame lit up from the dessert plate.
, and then a series of faint blue flames jumped out, connecting to form a fire dragon on the extra-large dessert plate.
Guo Jiaping gently placed the plate in his hand on the judges' table, stepped back a few steps, Lu Xiaozhan waved his hand, and the lights in the hall came on again.
The scene on the plate was clearly reflected on the large display screen at the end of the hall: a Great Wall made of chocolate snaked around one side of the plate. The gaps between each wall brick were clearly visible, and the arrows on the top of the wall were clearly visible.
The faint blue flames on the beacon tower between the Great Wall, which are clearly divided into dozens of sections, are still beating, causing the heartbeats and breathing of the judges on the stage and the audience below to beat in unison with the flames.
On one side of the Great Wall, there are more than 20 cute cabbages that look almost real. You can even see a little dew on the leaves. The small water droplets are constantly changing in color under the illumination of blue flames and lights.
Lu Xiaozhan patted the dumbfounded Marty and smiled at the audience: "There is no explanation for this dessert, it is very simple, Great Wall, cabbage. So the name of this dessert is - Chinese cuisine!"
Everyone stood up with excitement, and waves of applause sounded again, which lasted for a long time.
Fernandez and Zhu Meiyi couldn't wait to pick up a small cabbage and put it into their mouths. They were suddenly surprised and said: "Banana pancake? Oh my God, you actually made the banana pancake so cute!"
"All the raw materials for this dessert are Western-style, including the flames on the beacon tower, which are also lit by British rum." Lu Xiaozhan said to Martin with a smile, paused, and added, "I'm sorry, I said
Wrong, it’s not all Western-style ingredients, the eggs are produced in China.” Everyone in the audience burst into laughter.
Marty came over and took Lu Xiaozhan's hand and said sincerely: "Lu, I have to say that I came to China to participate in this competition and met you. It is both lucky and unfortunate. I think it is rare for others to have you here."
Of course, that includes me. But you opened my eyes to what it means to be a good chef. I’m very happy to meet you, Chef Lu!”
Lu Xiaozhan smiled and shook hands with Marty and said: "Actually, I just did some tricks. The real cooking skills are not in tricks but in doing it with heart. In this way, no matter how simple the dishes are, they will be delicious."
, just like the works of Jerry and Sharapova." Suddenly I remembered and asked, "Hey, Mr. Marty, where is your entry?"
Marty laughed loudly: "After seeing your work, I feel that there is no need for me to show off my work. Although it is necessary to have a competitive spirit, for a cooking fanatic like me, there is nothing better than seeing something.
I would be more excited about a chef who is much better than me.”
Zhu Meiyi feels that the biggest gain from coming here to participate in this chef competition today is to meet a master like Lu Xiaozhan, who should be called a chef by the way. As a senior food critic, she has traveled to many countries around the world and tasted
There were countless delicacies, but she asked herself that no one place or dish could leave such a shocking impression on her. She looked at Lu Xiaozhan who was chatting with Marty, and thought about finding an opportunity to cooperate with this chef.
It is sure to cause a sensation in the food world.
Fernandez came over with admiration and grabbed Lu Xiaozhan, and strongly invited Lu Xiaozhan to go to the hotel where he worked in the UK for a period of time. Martin was also completely conquered by Lu Xiaozhan. He came over and shook hands with Lu Xiaozhan, and said with a smile that he wanted to invite
Lu Xiaozhan joined the International Culinary Association.
Fang Xu walked to the stage again, smiled and said to the audience: "Everyone has witnessed the performance of the contestants today. The superb cooking skills of the ten contestants represent the highest level of the world's food industry, so who among them will win the championship?
What? The climax of the 4th Shanghai International Food Festival and Master Chef Competition is about to come. Now, I would like to invite Mr. Martin, Vice President of the International Culinary Association, to take the stage to announce the list of winners of this competition."
Martin walked up to the stage with a smile, took the microphone, cleared his throat and said: "The third runner-up in this Master Chef Competition is Mr. Mari Ozawa from Ginza Star in Tokyo, Japan." There was sparse applause from the audience.
After receiving the third place trophy, Ozawa didn't say anything and turned around to leave.
Martin continued: "The runner-up in this competition is Miss Sharapova from the Kalinin Hotel Group in Russia." The applause from the audience suddenly became louder, and Sharapova happily ran to Martin and took the trophy.
He bowed to the audience and said with a smile: "Today there are masters like Lu and several brilliant chefs, and I can actually get the title of runner-up. I feel very honored. Thank you everyone for liking me."
And support!" After saying that, he blew another kiss, which fascinated all the single older men until they were so excited that they were dizzy, including Ding Feng, Sharapova's admirer. If He Dandan and Xu Wei hadn't been there to support him, he might have lost his temper.
Ding Feng had fallen to the ground.
Martin waited for the applause to subside slightly, coughed dryly, and raised his voice with emphasis: "The winner of this competition is——"