Chapter 575 Improvisation
After the competition started, Sun Mei was one of the first chefs to take action. While many contestants were still using pen and paper to list the ingredients they needed, she had already started selecting.
The dish Sun Mei wanted to make this time required a total of thirty-two ingredients. There was no hesitation in the process. It only took less than ten minutes to select all the ingredients and ingredients.
After that, she asked the staff for 11 more fruit and vegetable grinders. These 12 grinders were arranged in sequence on the cooking table, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.
With the advancement of technology, more and more cooking equipment are available to chefs. Since Jean Mantle invented the fruit and vegetable grinder in 1932, it has gradually become an indispensable tool for chefs.
But it is quite rare to use so many fruit and vegetable grinders at one time.
Sun Mei didn't pay attention to the looks and comments around him, and slaughtered and cleaned the Wenchang chicken step by step.
Put the processed Wenchang chicken into the pot and stew, and then quickly wash the other ingredients.
The female host also walked up to Sun Mei at this time and took this opportunity to introduce Sun Mei's identity to the audience in front of the TV.
"Chef Sun Mei, who represents Songxiangju, was born in a culinary family and is the granddaughter of state banquet chef Sun He. He started learning cooking at the age of 6 and was qualified to cook at Songxiangju at the age of 8.
"When I was 10 years old, I won the runner-up in the World Young Chef Competition. My talent is amazing and I have been favored by many well-known chefs.
“Chef Rene Redzepi of Noma restaurant praised her as a new talent that has only been seen in the culinary world for thirty years.
"But such a rising supernova did not participate in any competitions, or even continued to be active in the chef world. Instead, he chose to study abroad, and unexpectedly chose oil painting."
"This choice also made many people feel regretful." The female host also interviewed a diner who had tasted Sun Mei's dishes before.
It was an old man who was almost seventy years old. He was full of praise for Sun Mei's skills, but at the same time he also expressed a certain degree of concern about her performance in this competition.
After all, Sun Mei hasn't been a chef for a long time. Now that he suddenly comes back to compete, he doesn't know how much of his former state he can still be.
At this time, Sun Mei had completely devoted himself to cooking and could no longer hear the sounds from the outside world.
Even though she has been away from the kitchen for nearly ten years, she is still very skilled in every move she makes, whether she is chopping vegetables, peeling or cutting tendons cleanly.
She poured the chopped ingredients into the fruit and vegetable grinder and quickly ground them. After a while, the 12 fruit and vegetable grinders around her became colorful.
Sun Mei poured the fruit and vegetable paste into a piping bag, and then continued to grind other ingredients until all the ingredients were grinded.
She just took out a twenty-inch blue and white moon disk and started her own creation.
She first used mango paste to draw a beach, and then used papaya paste to outline the palm trees on the beach.
"Ah, I see, using the ingredients as paint to paint on the dinner plate? This way you combine the cooking skills with the oil painting skills you learned while studying abroad."
Sun Mei felt that the voice behind her sounded familiar, so she looked back and was startled.
"Why is it you?"
"Why can't it be me." Malu asked.
"Isn't it a game now?"
"That's right, but I asked the staff that as long as I don't disturb other contestants, I can go and watch other people's cooking processes."
Hearing this, Sun Mei glanced at the timer on the table. At this time, less than thirty minutes had passed since the start of the game.
There was a look of disbelief on her face, "Have you finished cooking?"
"No."
"Then why don't you go back quickly and continue doing it, wandering around here?"
"Well, although it's not finished, there is only the final fermentation and baking left. I have put it in the oven and set the timer, so there is nothing to do next. I am going to walk around and see what everyone is doing. What."? ? ?
Sun Mei suspected that there was something wrong with her ears, and subconsciously looked at Yu Yizhu and David behind Ma Lu, and saw Yu Yizhu nodded slightly.
Although she didn't quite understand what Malu wanted to do, she did put her work in the oven thirty minutes after the game started, and then started walking in front of other cooking stations.
Like an enthusiastic spectator who accidentally entered the arena.
Moreover, this guy can chat with players from all over the world in fluent Chinese, although in the eyes of Yu Yizhuo and David, this is just like talking to each other.
"What are you planning to draw?" Ma Lu approached Sun Mei and asked curiously.
"The end of the world." Sun Mei didn't hide it either.
"Ah, it's close to the competition place, smart!"
"You should also put more thought into your own dishes, and don't get eliminated in the first round." Sun Mei advised.
"Well, that's good." Malu said, but then walked towards other cooking stations.
He first went to take a look at Kawano Zhengming's place and found that this copycat Odagiri Joe was standing in front of the cooking table with his eyes closed and motionless.
And the ingredients he retrieved were still placed on the table intact.
"Hey, haven't you started yet? It's been half an hour." Ma Lu said.
Kawano Zhengming opened his eyes, "I haven't decided what to do yet."
“Didn’t you say you want to make the restaurant’s signature dish, Jiao?”
"But I found that the ingredients here are not suitable for this dish."
"Then just try another dish on the menu."
"But the problems I mentioned before will still exist." Kawano Zhengming spread his hands, "This is also what I am most worried about, because even the same ingredient will taste different in different places of production and in different seasons."
"Well, that's it, what are you going to do?"
"I plan to redesign a dish based on the existing ingredients to maximize the characteristics of the ingredients on hand." Kawano Zhengming said.
"Hey, are you creating on-site? This is the first day."
Malu suddenly remembered that he seemed to have seen someone in the group saying that Kawano Zhengming had a strong improvisational ability. The dishes served in his isolated island restaurant every day depended on what he could catch.
"Then work hard and I won't disturb you anymore," Ma Lu said.
"Have you not decided what to do yet?" Kawano Zhengming asked when he saw Malu planning to leave.
"No, I'm almost done."
"…………"
Malu originally wanted to go to Qi Shanzhu's place and have a look, but thinking that she was already nervous, he decided not to disturb her and only looked at her from a distance.
Qi Shanzhu seemed to be planning to make dessert. He was kneading the pastry with a serious look on his face.
Just when Malu was thinking about where to go next, a pillar of fire suddenly appeared in the center of the hall, triggering a series of exclamations.
(End of chapter)