It was not that Zhao Youqian didn't notice the judges' table. After he noticed what the food sent by Mr. Qingshan was, he already knew what the other party was up to.
If we were talking about the previous competition with Erina Kiri, what the lady wanted to do was to leave the aftertaste in the judges' mouths and establish a taste barrier for her own dishes.
Then Aoyama's method is much worse. It is a method that completely paralyzes the taste on the tip of the tongue.
It's like eating something that tastes too strong and then whatever you eat will feel too bland.
The strong umami flavor invades the tongue and sense of taste, resulting in an overbearing power that makes it difficult to eat other flavors!
Even in the plot of China, Xiang En, the devil of the dark cooking world with insufficient cooking skills, used this method to defeat the Seven Star Swordsman Ren En who later entered the realm of the God of Cooking. .
Zhao Youqian, who has been far away from the Yaozhou cuisine world, did not expect that he could actually see this technique again in the exotic Dongying.
His eyes glanced at the big man sitting on the judges' table like a polar bear.
‘Is it Kitashiro Kumamoto? The darkness in the Higashi Sakura cuisine world?’
A hint of coldness flashed at the corner of his mouth.
Zhao Youqian couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
'You don't seem to know who you are facing. I have learned these tricks in the dark cooking world at the age of seven!'
Born in the Jie family inheritance, although he is not a Jie family member, he is still a truly recognized inheritor. Faced with the methods of the dark cooking world, Zhao Youqian has been learning since he was a child.
What's more, his current cooking skills alone can already crush him!
After he cleaned up the crabs one by one, he put them into a huge container. A wooden stick was put in, and Zhao Youqian started stirring continuously along the edge of the pot.
The terrifying speed and power seemed to stir up all the crabs into pieces.
Behind him, a magical hollow vessel was steaming on top of the soup pot. It was the steam pot specially used for making steam pot chicken that appeared again!
Just like the six-person soothing porridge made before, the soup pot is stewed with broth, and an old hen of excellent quality is also lying peacefully in the steam pot.
This time Zhao Youqian is different from dealing with Baiguizhong and Nuliang Huaguo. What he wants to pursue is fresh and delicious soup.
But these two things alone are not enough to break through the tongue that is numbed by the delicious taste of hairy crabs!
Boiled crab soup is the main flavor, and steamed chicken soup adds richness to it. To break through the blockade of umami, you need it!
A flash of light flashed in Zhao Youqian's eyes. Not long after he made the move, a strange aroma spread. Even if the judges' seat was quite far away from the real cooking stage, it could not slow down the spread of the smell. .
The saliva is generated the moment the aroma hits the nasal cavity.
Unlike the surprises on the faces of Yukihira Seiichiro and Kusou Rokuen, Kitashiro Kumamoto's expression suddenly darkened.
‘Can the aroma alone revive the taste that has been blocked by the ultimate rich umami?’
'Is he really just a five-star chef?'
Looking at that young figure, Kitashiro Xiong Yuan's heart was filled with intense malice.
‘Impossible! That blockade of extremely rich flavor! It’s not that easy to break.’
The recipe used was specially sent by the person behind it. Beidai Xiong Yuan did not believe that a boy of no more than seventeen years old could do something that even the evil figures in the Yaozhou cuisine world could not do.
But the strange aroma became more and more obvious, making it impossible for the three people present to ignore it!
Just when Jiucou Luyuan, the head of the igo branch, started to talk and his appetite increased, Zhao Youqian finally came over pushing his dishes.
There are three orange-red fruits on the trolley, which are both utensils and dishes themselves.
The rich fruit aroma slowly wafted out, making the three judges and other staff present feel that their saliva secretion was accelerating.
The moment he saw the food brought out by Zhao Youqian, Yukihira Seiichiro's eyes lit up.
Although Kusoroen is a high-ranking and special-level person, he is still more than a step behind Seiichiro in terms of cooking skills.
‘Using fruit acid to stimulate people’s appetite to destroy the delicious taste of rich hairy crabs?’
I have noticed Zhao Youqian's method, but this dish is even more difficult to master.
The hairy crabs have such a terrifying umami taste, and the sourness of ordinary fruits is definitely not enough. What’s more, the theme of this competition is crabs and soup.
'Is just orange... enough?'
Looking at the orange fruits on the cart, with a hint of uncertainty, Seiichiro's eyes fell on Zhao Youqian, but he could only see the calmness on his face, which was as deep as the ocean and difficult to fathom!
Jiucou Luyuan also had an uncertain look in his eyes. The hibiscus and crab soup was served first. Naturally, he understood the effect after eating it. He was also skeptical about whether Zhao Youqian could break through this blockade.
The strong man like a polar bear, Beidai Xiong Yuan, even showed disdain.
"All five-star chefs, it seems, they are just like this!"
“The fruity taste of oranges can indeed arouse appetite, but it’s still far from enough to break through the umami blockade!”
Zhao Youqian, who was standing in front of the cart, looked at the three judges, either worried, nervous, or mocking, with a slight smile on his lips.
"Three judges, pay attention!"
“Serve!”
I saw him grabbing the three oranges, and with a flick of his wrist, he sent them directly to the three of them.
Obviously, you can still detect a little bit of heat spreading from a distance, but by this time, there is only the faint fragrance of fruit left, and there is no heat at all.
Just like a real orange.
Kitadai Xiong Yuan looked up and down at the orange that fell in front of him. He couldn't see any trace of cutting, so he couldn't help but snorted coldly.
"Pretending!"
The moment he finished speaking, the orange-red layer on the orange suddenly sunk in, and a faint orange light emitted, covering the entire judging panel!
An extreme fragrance exploded, directly pulling everyone present into an orange forest.
The smell of orange is in your breath!
"How can it be?"
"Another quasi-premium cuisine?"
Seeing the three panicked judges, Zhao Youqian looked at the talent on his system panel: Talent Burst (Elementary) and smiled slightly.
With this talent in hand, he is an absolute genius at recipe modification and creation!
The light dissipated, and what quickly fell in front of the three judges was a mirror-like, orange jelly-like object.
‘Frozen soup? But how could you still feel the heat just now?’
Jiuzou Luyuan couldn't help but stretched out his spoon, but he felt a huge elastic force inside the orange. The mirror-like object quickly rebounded after being squeezed, and returned to a flat and smooth appearance.
“Such resiliency!”
"Did you use gelatine?"
At this time, Zhao Youqian became disloyal.
“Let’s try it first!”
Yukihira Seiichiro and Jiuzou Luen looked at each other. Without any hesitation, they scooped out a crystal-clear orange-red object and put it into their mouths with a slight push of the spoon.
In an instant, the eyes seemed to sparkle with brilliance, and the two men fell into silence.
Seeing this, how could Kitai Xiong Yuan not know that something was wrong?
After glaring at Zhao Youqian, he also scooped up a mouthful of jelly-like object and put it into his mouth.
Suddenly!
A world like a dragon palace in the water appeared before his eyes.
Countless crabs swim in the ocean of oranges, and faintly behind them, there seems to be a vast earth carrying them both.
The powerful taste was like an emperor commanding the world. The taste of hairy crabs lingering on the lips and teeth of the three of them was overwhelming at the first touch!