Xiao Wu asked straight to the point: "Comrade, were you the imperial cook in the palace before?"
"Ah? I, I, I..."
"Don't worry, it's not a few years ago anymore, and you must know that, otherwise you wouldn't come to the competition."
"Uh... yes, I am the last royal chef in the Qing Dynasty. My surname is Wang. Most of the experienced chefs in the Fourth and Nine Cities know me."
"Then what is your real purpose for coming to the competition? Do you really dislike the big sign of Bacui Tower, or do you have some hidden agenda?"
"Well, there is no secret. It's just that his brand is too big. The only people who can assemble the eight major cuisines in the world are the royal chefs in the palace. They are not worthy!"
"It is said that two of the three judges were called by you. So how can you guarantee fairness in the judging?"
"Hmph, I, the royal chef, don't even bother cheating. Don't worry, comrade reporter, about this issue. The dishes were served by the waiters. One person from each side of us went to listen to the results. The judges have no idea who cooked which dish.
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"Then have you considered losing? If you lose, you will not only have to do chores for three months, but also bow and apologize, and we will also report it. You..."
"Stop talking! I won't lose!"
Wang Yuchu waved his hand and immediately interrupted Xiao Wu's ominous question.
But Xiao Wu is a reporter, so he still needs to ask clearly what he should ask.
"Excuse me, Wang Yuchu, the other party only has Comrade MCA who is in charge of the spoon to fight. You are over eighty years old, do you want to do it yourself?"
"It depends on the situation. I will take action when necessary. Although I am old, I can still cook with my eyes closed. Okay, please just watch the battle. We are about to begin."
Xiao Wu and his assistant immediately stepped back, looked at the documents signed by both parties, and closely recorded what happened at the scene.
Each of the three dishes is cooked once by both parties, using local ingredients.
It’s almost the same as when Lin Zhen and Silly Zhu competed in cooking skills. The ingredients are the same, but the cooking methods vary from person to person.
For the first dish, both parties unanimously decided to use bean sprouts.
Use the most common mung bean sprouts to create an incredible taste.
This dish is prepared by Guan Dongqing versus MCA.
Although Guan Dongqing admired the Chiang Shilang tofu made by MCA, when it came to making bean sprouts, he had no stage fright at all and took the initiative to take the lead.
The dish he made is called Jade Needle Tanhai.
Select some bean sprouts, dry them and put them in a plate, then pour some high-quality wine.
Lou Xiao'e, who was standing by, asked: "The master, he soaked it in high-strength wine, wouldn't it be like a drunken bean sprout like a drunken chicken and a drunken duck?"
Lin Zhen said: "He used a liquor with more than 70 degrees of alcohol content. It was not for the taste of the liquor, but to light up the bean sprouts and ensure the crispness of the bean sprouts as much as possible."
Sure enough, Guan Dongqing heated the lard to bring out the aroma of onions, ginger, and garlic, sprinkled it lightly with salt, and then topped it with the seafood water from steamed shrimps and clams.
Take advantage of the flames that suddenly burst out of the pot and pour it directly onto the bean sprouts.
The highly concentrated white wine in the bean sprouts on the plate was instantly ignited, and a jade needle probed the sea into the dish instantly, and the delicious aroma hit your face.
Lou Xiao'e smiled and said: "The head of his wine can also remove the smell of fish."
"That's right, it uses fresh seafood water without any fishy smell. It is indeed an invention that only the younger generation of cooks can think of. If the other two old men had it, they would probably have to stick to the rules."
On the other side, MCA’s bean sprouts are also out of the pot.
In order not to embarrass his master, Ma Hua worked steadily and cooked a dish that his master once taught him.
Choose a portion of bean sprouts and dry them, then season them with eggs, starch, shrimp oil, shrimp powder and a little salt.
After the bean sprouts are hung in the egg lake, they are fried in lard.
Remove and control the oil, then add shredded green peppers, shredded chicken, shredded ham, cooking wine, white sugar and autumn oil, and then stir-fry using the four-door technique.
After being taken out of the pot, the bean sprouts will continue to take shape and have a full color and flavor.
This dish is exactly the Garli bean sprouts that Lin Zhen saw online before traveling through time.
It's just that I have improved some.
The original Gari bean sprouts only had egg lake, but he added shrimp oil and shrimp powder.
Moreover, autumn oil is added during stir-frying, which reduces the bland appearance of the original version.
The two dishes were served by the waiter. Ma Hua, Guan Dongqing and reporter Xiao Wu all followed to hear the results.
Liu Yuhua asked from the side: "Lin Zhen, don't you go and take a look?"
Lin Zhen said with a smile: "If you don't go, the winner has already been decided. Hehe, you will definitely be surprised."
The dishes were first brought to the private room where the big boss was.
The fire about the holly green jade needle exploring the sea has not been extinguished yet.
In order to prevent the cooks from cheating with winks, MCA and Guan Dongqing agreed to listen to the comments at the door. No one except the waiters was allowed to enter the private room, and reporter Xiao Wu was not allowed to enter.
The big boss looked at these two dishes and felt very strange.
Lin Zhen had never made the Gali bean sprouts for him, so he couldn't tell which one was made by MCA.
But even if they are separated, he will not make biased comments. After all, the leadership pattern is there and he will not be careful.
The big boss took a bite of Jade Needle Tanhai first, and it was indeed crisp and refreshing.
It has the fragrance of seafood but no fishy smell. It feels so fresh in your mouth.
Especially the crispiness, it's so crispy, as crispy as raw bean sprouts, but without the raw taste.
"Hmm, good. This jade needle exploring the sea is crispy, fresh and refreshing. When you take one bite, the bean sprouts break between your teeth and cheeks. Your mouth is filled with the fragrance of seafood and bean sprouts. The jade needle exploring the sea is worthy of its name!"
After the big leader finished speaking, he took another bite of Kari bean sprouts.
He closed his eyes instantly.
"When you take one bite of this plate of bean sprouts, you will be greeted by a mellow aroma that protects your mouth at first, and then a crispness, which neutralizes the greasiness of the ham and shredded chicken. It has a more layered texture, and the technique is sophisticated. After stir-frying over high heat, the roots of the bean sprouts are completely different.
Continuously, compared to the jade needle exploring the sea, it is really better than the jade needle exploring the sea. To be honest, the jade needle exploring the sea is a bit speculative. The bean sprouts are poured with wine and lit, and there is no stir-frying action and a trace of the smoke of the pot. Therefore,
My opinion is that Gari Bean Sprout wins! I just don’t know why I chose such a name.”
After the leader commented, he waved his hand, and the two waiters immediately nodded and brought the two plates of food to the next judge.
Xiao Wu at the door quickly recorded, and Ma Hua showed a confident smile.
Guan Dongqing looked dissatisfied and whispered: "It's just a judge. Comrade MCA, don't get too proud too soon."
The second judge is the so-called prince.
In fact, he is a dandy from the old society, and his father is a prince in the late Qing Dynasty.
After the Qing Dynasty disappeared, their surname was changed to Jin.
Although he lost his good clothes and food, he relied on his old connections to live a comfortable life in Sijiu City.
This man couldn't let go of his arrogance as a prince, and had been dominating and arrogant in front of Jie Fang for more than ten years.
Later, in the new era, he became more honest. In the past few years, he was even more low-key. People called him Lao Jintou.
Now that it was opened, he seemed to see the fine clothes and fine food waving to him again.
I don’t feel comfortable spending my old age anymore, I just think about living the rich and prosperous life I had as a child for a few years before I die.
This time I heard that Wang Yuchu asked him to be a judge and to pick the signboard of a new restaurant, so I trotted over all the way.
I thought that based on his qualifications, he had to be the first judge.
Unexpectedly, when I arrived, I was led into the second private room.
I took the second bite of each dish and felt a little unhappy.
When the waiter brought the first dish.
Lao Jintou curled his lips and said: "Who was the last judge? Such a big score?"
The waiter said: "I'm sorry, comrade, we don't know each other and can't tell you. Please taste it."
Lao Jintou had seen the jade needle made by Guan Dongqing to explore the sea, so he naturally became partial to it.
Although he was also shocked by Ma Hua's cooking, he still said without conscience: "Hmm~ This jade needle is crispy and fragrant, and the method is novel and informal. It is much better than the Garli bean sprouts, although the Garli bean sprouts are also better.
I ate it, but the taste was too complex and the fragrance was missing by three points. My review is, Jade Needle Explores the Sea wins!”
Guan Dongqing at the door breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, with a smile on his face.
Ma Hua didn't care, and said with a smile: "The next deputy director Li will decide the outcome. I hope you can have the last laugh."
Deputy Factory Director Li had just met Guan and his son not long ago and had not eaten much of their cooking.
Beforehand, Wang Yuchu and Guan Canghai looked down on Lin Zhen and Ma Hua, who were both from Yeluzi, and did not cheat on the message in advance.
The young man who only thought about easily defeating Ye Luzi did not pay attention to Bacuilou at all.
Therefore, Deputy Director Li looked at the two plates of food in front of him and fell into deep thought.
I don’t know which one was made by myself, so I can only go by the taste.
He believed that the dignified imperial chef would definitely win over Lin Zhen and MCA's wild masters.
So I picked up the tachyons and tasted them one by one.
As soon as the bean sprouts made by MCA were eaten, Deputy Director Li couldn't help but close his eyes and smile.
This taste is so exquisite that I couldn't help but nod my head and said: "Fresh, crispy, and full of texture. It's really a rare delicacy. Okay, great!"
Then he took another mouthful of Jade Needle Tanhai. After putting it in his mouth and chewing it a few times, Deputy Director Li's smile instantly disappeared and he quickly spit it out.
"Who made this? Can you cook? The bean sprouts are served before they are cooked, and you treat people like fools? It's better to change the name to bean sprouts poured in oil. It's a failure!"
MCA at the door finally kept the smile on his face, but Guan Dongqing was already confused.
Ignoring reporter Xiao Wu's obstruction, he pushed open the door, grabbed Deputy Director Li's kuaizi, picked up the middle and lowest bean sprouts, and took a bite.
The regret was instantly palpable.
"Oh... I was careless... Why didn't I notice that this plate has a deep bottom?"
The plate has a deep bottom, so after the wine is lit, the bean sprouts on the outer layer are cooked just right, but the middle one is too deep to be lit, so when it goes out, the bean sprouts in the middle are still raw.
The senior leader was the first to taste it. The food was cooked just right, so he gave it a high rating.
When Lao Jintou ate it, he already felt that the heat was not enough, but in order to win, he insisted against his conscience and said that the jade needle would win the game.
When we arrived at Deputy Factory Manager Li's place, the secret was exposed on the spot because he didn't get some ventilation in advance.
This is exactly what Lin Zhen said just now, which is shocking.
He knew that this old golden head would ignore Dongqing's conscience.
Moreover, both parties are old acquaintances, and the dishes they cook are instantly recognizable.
But Deputy Factory Manager Li couldn't recognize him, so he had to communicate in advance if he wanted to cheat.
But the old people in the royal kitchen are all too arrogant and disdainful to cheat with their own wild tricks.
They just want to completely defeat their master and apprentice to show their superiority as an imperial chef, so they will not communicate with Deputy Director Li in advance about what to cook.
The most important thing is that all the dishes are ordered on the spot, and it is impossible to communicate in real time.
Therefore, Lin Zhen asked Yu Li to put Deputy Director Li behind Lao Jin.
No matter how Lao Jintou favors his own people, Deputy Director Li, who doesn't know the details, will make a judgment based on the actual situation of the dish.
In that case, given MCA’s skills, Deputy Director Li’s evaluation result every time would be MCA’s win.
In this way, after the competition, not only Wang Yuchu and Guan's father and son died, but also Deputy Factory Director Li.
It was precisely for this reason that Lin Zhen originally wanted Zhang Mazi to come. When he heard that the other party wanted to invite Deputy Director Li, he immediately agreed.