Chapter 574 Everyone Shows Their Magical Power
Ma Lu looked at the busy staff and said casually, "Tsk, tsk, it's quite a big battle. I don't know how to compete on the first day."
Sun Meiwen Yan turned around and stared at Malu for half a minute, staring at Malu so hard Confused, "Why, is there any toothpaste on my face that I haven't wiped clean?"
"Are you really here to participate in the competition? The competition on the first day is everyone's best dish."
“Ah, when were you notified?”
"No need to inform," Sun Mei said, "This has been the case in all previous competitions. You don't even have to be a chef. You will find out if you just pay a little attention to the Master of Chef Competition."
"Is this true?"
< br>Ma Lu later asked Kawano Zhengming and Qi Shanzhu, and found that both of them knew the contents of the first day of the game very clearly.
Okay, among all the co-authors, he is the only one who doesn’t know.
“The first day is a warm-up match, and it also gives all contestants an opportunity to show what they are best at in front of the senior judges and the camera.”
Seeing that Ma Lu knew nothing about the Master of Chef Competition, Sun Mei had no choice but to transform into a commentator and give him a little knowledge.
“The first day of the competition is not limited to themes, and the time is usually three hours.”
“So long?”
“It sounds very long, but in fact It is quite nervous for many people, because you have to make 13 servings of this dish, one for each judge.
“In addition, assistants are not allowed in the competition, and all steps require a chef. People do it. ”
"Over the years, people have been eliminated because they were unable to complete the dishes within the specified time."
"The other 13 chefs each have 30 qualifying cards in their hands, and they must get at least 4 qualifying cards. Card can advance to the next round.”
“In other words, in the most extreme case, only 30 of the 107 chefs can advance. In previous MasterChef competitions, the elimination rate on the first day was basically more than half."
"Because the strong ones will take away all the qualifying cards?"
"That's right. , although the paths chosen by everyone and the cooking concepts they adhere to are different, the evaluation standards for dishes still exist objectively
"It's nothing more than taste, presentation, cooking methods, and originality. Even if different judges have their own dietary preferences, a capable chef must be able to conquer everyone's taste buds."
Sun Mei paused and said, "My goal is to get 13 qualifying cards."
Ma Lu looked at Qi Shanzhu again and found that the latter had become nervous and kept rubbing her index finger. She obviously also knew that her cooking skills were Not outstanding among professional chefs.
When Ma Lu was chatting with her yesterday, Qi Shanzhu said that she came mainly with a learning mentality this time, as long as she didn't come in last place, and took some video material by the way, she didn't even think about winning the championship.
But having said that, she still hopes that she can at least survive the test of the first day.
Malu comforted him, "It's okay. As long as you show your best, I believe some of the judges will be impressed by your delicious food."
"Thank you," Qi Shanzhu also gave Malu a fist to cheer him up. "Oppa, please do your best, let's pass the test together."
David, who was carrying the camera, saw this scene and couldn't help but glance at Yu Yizhuo beside him, and found that the latter had his arms crossed. arms, expressionless.
Sun Mei said to Ma Lu again at this time, "Hey, the competition is about to start, why don't you go change clothes?"
"What clothes do you want to change into?" "Chef clothes. "Sun Mei looked at Malu with increasingly strange eyes.
"Well, I thought the organizing committee would give it to me, but I didn't bring it with me."
Ma Lu really didn't expect this. He had never entered the kitchen. Lao Wang didn't usually wear anything. He always wore that jacket. Later, Ma Lu bought him a few more jackets, but they were still jackets.
Fortunately, Kawano Zhengming took action in time and said, "I still have a spare chef's uniform. If you don't mind it, you can wear mine first, but the size may not be suitable."
"It doesn't matter, just wear something." Ma Lu didn't choose, and followed Kawano Zhengming back to his room to change into chef clothes. When he came back down, the other contestants had already drawn their numbers.
There was one cooking station No. 37 and one No. 99 left. Ma Lu drew No. 99, basically the farthest position.
Yu Yizhu and David ran up and down with him all the way and took pictures of him borrowing clothes before the game.
As a bystander, David felt that this was a bit outrageous. Is this really okay? The work between him and Yu Yizhuo would not end today.
On the contrary, Yu Yizhuo, who argued hard at the group meeting and insisted on tracking down and interviewing Ma Lu, seemed very calm and said nothing.
At 8:58, everyone found their cooking stations, reporters, waiters, staff, audience, and photographers were all in their places.
The female host with curly hair appeared on the stage and announced at 9 o'clock on time that the Asian preliminaries of the MasterChef Competition will now begin.
The next step is to invite the leaders and judges to enter. Putting aside the leaders, the thirteen judges are indeed professionals, basically all world-renowned chefs and food critics.
Sun He is also among them and is the leader of the judging panel. There are no celebrities or actors on the judging panel.
This is also the difference between the MasterChef Competition and other chef variety shows. Priority will be given to ensuring professionalism.
After introducing the identities of the judges, the host first asked the city leaders to give a speech, the content of which was food and sustainable development.
Afterwards, the spokesperson of the World Culinary Federation announced the rules of the first competition. As expected, it was as Sun Mei said, it was free play.
Other contestants were not surprised by this either. The organizer asked staff to bring over twenty carts of fresh fruits, vegetables and meat and placed them in front of the hall for contestants to choose from.
In addition, if you need to use unusual special ingredients or spices in cooking, contestants can also bring them themselves. As long as they are reported to the organizer in advance, they can use them after verification by the organizer.
In short, the rules on the first day are indeed very loose, just to allow everyone to show their style.
After Qiu Lele announced the rules, the game officially started. Because the game lasted for three hours, the introduction of the players could be done during the game.
As Qiu Lele put down the microphone, the chefs immediately started to move and ran towards the ingredients. On the one hand, they were racing against time to ensure that the cooking was completed within the specified time.
On the other hand, it is also to select the best and freshest ingredients.
Even Kawano Zhengming changed his previous leisurely character and stepped up his pace.
He plans to cook Gudao Restaurant’s signature dish - Jiao.
This dish requires lobster and horse mackerel. Among them, Zhengming Kawano was lucky enough to choose the right one. However, he was not satisfied with the horse mackerel provided by the hotel.
It feels somewhat different from the one on the island. Although it is only a subtle difference, it will affect the taste of the finished product, which makes Kawano Zhengming fall into a tangle.
(End of this chapter)