Chapter 149: Tenth in the Country (Added 1 more for the balance online)
“I haven’t tried sesame oil!”
It is true that Wang Dong has never made egg fried rice with sesame oil, let alone egg fried rice, and he has never made other dishes. He had chosen a lot of oils at first, but he never thought about sesame oil.
Mainly because when he was a child, his family told him that sesame oil is easy to heat and is not suitable for cooking. Since then, he has remembered that no matter what he is cooking, he has never thought of using sesame oil.
"You come and try it first!"
Gu Zheng stood up, took out his own sesame oil, and asked Wang Dong to test it. The olive oil Wang Dong chose was good and expensive, but it was just low-quality ingredients, which affected the taste of his egg fried rice.
The greasy smell of Wang Dong's egg fried rice has always been there, which is also an important reason why he never rated it more than nine points so many times.
Wang Dong did whatever Gu Zheng said. Stir-frying with sesame oil was indeed not easy. Wang Dong just tried some random vegetables, but failed in the end.
"Come again!"
Gu Zheng poured him some more sesame oil and continued to experiment. His sesame oil was a second-rate ingredient. If Wang Dong could adapt to his sesame oil, he could replace the olive oil with it to improve the overall taste of the food.
"You're too impatient, this won't work!"
"It was too slow this time. The sesame oil must be stir-fried quickly!"
"The speed is right this time, but you were too nervous, which affected the taste of the final food!"
After several consecutive experiments, Wang Dong gradually adapted to cooking with sesame oil. The most important thing for cooking with sesame oil is to estimate and control the heat. Don't let the sesame oil get too hot. This is not a particularly difficult technique. Gu Zheng practiced it casually in the beginning.
Practice it and you'll get it done.
Wang Dong himself was very talented in cooking. Under Gu Zheng's guidance, he quickly adapted to the method of cooking with sesame oil.
"Very good, that's it. If you participate in the competition tomorrow, just use sesame oil!"
Finally, after Wang Dong made an egg fried rice, Gu Zheng nodded with satisfaction. Wang Dong had adapted to the sesame oil. Wang Dong's egg fried rice had a total of four ingredients, rice, eggs, oil and salt.
Wang Dong's egg fried rice does not use green onions to add flavor, not because he couldn't find the right green onions, but because truly delicious egg fried rice does not require green onions to add flavor. The aroma of green onions will affect the fusion of eggs and rice, affecting the entire egg fried rice.
Not only does his egg fried rice use no green onions, but Gu Zheng's fried egg fried rice also does not use green onions.
Of the four ingredients, Mi Guzheng has fairy rice. Although the quantity is not much, it is still enough to make egg fried rice. Unfortunately, the fairy rice contains fairy power. People without fairy power cannot control it at all. Even if Gu Zheng helps him change it
Neither can Xianmi.
Except for rice, Gu Zheng could replace the other three ingredients for him.
There are a lot of eggs on hand, and they are all ordinary ingredients that have been improved. Not only do they not have any fishy smell, but they can also add a refreshing feeling. The sesame oil is inferior, and Wang Dong has already mastered how to use it.
The last thing is salt. Gu Zheng decided to upgrade the second-grade table salt on his hands to the ordinary level tonight. The shredded chicken noodle soup he was going to make required ordinary level salt. It would be the same if he raised it early and raised it late, so it is better to upgrade it in advance.
Tomorrow Wang Dong can use ordinary grade salt to make egg fried rice.
With the addition of salt, Wang Dong's four ingredients, two of which are ordinary and two of which are inferior, have more than doubled compared to the original ingredients. The taste will naturally increase a lot, which can give him a lot of points.
Under this situation, if he still can't advance, Gu Zheng won't have any options.
Wang Dong didn't understand why Gu Zheng suddenly asked him to change these things, but one thing he knew very well was that Gu Zheng was doing it for his own good, and it was really good for him. He was very grateful and didn't ask the reason at all.
The three of them all got up early the next morning. Mumu also brought a voice recorder and other things today. A website editor came to Hangzhou yesterday and will join her today for interviews and reports.
In fact, for many people, today's game is the official start, not before.
The three venues were all conference venues. Gu Zheng and Wang Dong were also separated. If they were not in the same venue, they could not go together. Mu Mu originally wanted to go to Gu Zheng's venue, but Gu Zheng refused and asked her to follow Wang Dong.
Dong went to the second venue where Wang Dong was.
Wang Dong has a somewhat reserved personality and lacks self-confidence. Mumu can encourage him, as long as he doesn't get into the same situation as the second day of the competition.
Gu Zheng was at the first meeting place. He took a taxi and came here with tools and ingredients.
The first venue was a unit's leisure ballroom, which was completely different from the basketball hall that had not been built before. It was very big, and each contestant had his own place to sit, and the judges sat in front of them.
Not only that, they can also bring assistants on stage. The assistants can help them handle some ingredients, but they cannot help them cook them directly.
The venue is closed, and non-related personnel are not allowed to enter. Except for the judges and staff, they are the people who participated in the competition and brought them. This can better maintain order.
Today's ancient dispute does not need to be broadcast live, yesterday's one was enough.
Gu Zheng came earlier, but there was someone earlier than him. There was no one he knew at the venue. After handing the things to the staff to put them away, he found a seat and sat down, looking around.
The venue is well decorated, and the competition stage is different from before, much more refined. This is the real competition venue, which is completely different from before.
"Luo Dong is actually here too?"
"Luo Dong is nothing, but you didn't see that Liu Lin is here too!"
"I really didn't expect that this competition would attract them all. I used to have some confidence, but now I'm so confident!"
The list of nominees was not announced in advance, and no one knew who was participating in the competition until the venue. This didn't matter, and it made many famous chefs feel a little nervous.
Luo Dong is a famous local chef in Hangzhou. He was invited to participate in the 13th and 14th Chinese Cuisine Competition. Although he did not make it to the finals, it was already great to be invited to participate.
Being invited means you are already among the top 300 in the country. There are so many cities across the country, and it is very good to be listed among the top 300.
Liu Lin participated in the 14th Chinese Food Competition and did not enter the finals, but he went further than Luo Dong. He participated in the second semi-finals and his ranking was equivalent to another step forward. This time it was only a competition held in prefectures and cities. Although
The government is involved, but after all, it is the first time that such a competition has invited famous chefs who have participated in the Chinese Cuisine Competition, which is an affirmation in itself.
People around are talking about it. Every time a famous chef comes in, many people will exclaim.
"Wow!"
Three more people came in from outside, and when they saw one of the three walking at the front, there was a sudden uproar.
"Zhao Fu, it's him!"
"Even Zhao Fu came to participate in the competition, my God!"
"With him here, I guess the first place this time will be his, and no one else can compete with him!"
Zhao Fu, less than 40 years old, is a local chef in Hangzhou and can be said to be one of the most famous chefs in Hangzhou. His West Lake Fish with Sour Vinegar is a must-try dish in the center of Beijing and is a must-order when the country entertains important foreign guests in Hangzhou.
vegetable.
Despite his young age, he has participated in three consecutive Chinese Cuisine Competitions. Unlike the previous ones, he passed the preliminary rounds and entered the finals, where he was one of the thirty finalists.
That's not all. In the fourteenth, which was the last competition, he got tenth place. Although he was only tenth, he was still a ranked person, which was equal to tenth in the country. He came to participate in the competition. Many people
Everyone believed that he would definitely take first place this time.
Ranked tenth in the country, this is just a local competition, and a championship in such a competition is not within reach for him.
