Chapter 582 Second Round
"I actually made 8 portions..." Ma Lu said as he looked at the row of plates on the table.
"Well, because re-engraving is more difficult than I thought," Sun Mei admitted, "I have been trying various methods this afternoon, but I have not been able to complete it."
"But I remember you said before that as long as a chef sticks to his own path, it doesn't matter how good other people's paths are, it doesn't matter to you... something like that."
"This has nothing to do with roads," Sun Mei said, "I just want to understand the techniques used in it."
"Give up, you can't do it." Malu said simply.
He had a good impression of Sun Mei, so he didn't want Sun Mei to get into a dead end.
Lao Wang is not an ordinary chef. This not only means that his cooking skills are higher than other chefs, but the most important thing is that he is not a human being.
Therefore, he can complete many operations that human chefs cannot complete, and his grasp of accuracy has reached an astonishing level.
Take cutting of potato shreds as an example. The potato shreds cut by ordinary housewives may be of different thicknesses, which can be seen at a glance.
However, the difference in the thickness of potato shreds cut by trained professional chefs is very small. It can basically be controlled within 0.5mm and cannot be seen without looking closely.
But Lao Wang, as long as he wants to, he can really cut the potato shreds to the same thickness, or he can control the precision to the nanometer level.
The dish "Grilled Steamed Buns" seems simple, but it is actually the product of Lao Wang's perfect combination of control and calculation.
This is beyond the limits of human beings and cannot be achieved with hard work.
However, Sun Mei misunderstood and raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "Is this a letter of challenge?"
"This is not a challenge," Ma Lu shook his head, "I'm just stating a fact. If you don't believe me, I can demonstrate it to you. After reading it, you should understand the gap between us."
"No, I haven't given up yet. It's just that I have failed too many times today and I can't deal with the broken dishes. As long as you give me some more time, I will definitely be able to replicate it successfully," Sun Mei said.
"Well, if you insist," Malu shrugged, "I can also help you deal with these failed works."
"There are only three of us, so we can't eat so much." Kawano Zhengming reminded.
"It doesn't matter, I've made a lot of new friends in the past two days, and some of them probably haven't had dinner yet."
"Thank you so much." Sun Mei said, "I have already sent a message to Lele, and I can also handle two copies."
"This leaves only six copies, leave them to me."
Malu snapped his fingers.
In his opinion, dealing with spoiled dishes is just a simple matter. After all, for a chef of Sun Mei's level, the so-called failure refers more to failing to meet his expectations, but the taste is actually not too good. Difference.
If Sun Mei hadn't insisted that these failed works not be sold to the outside world, Ma Lu would have even considered setting up a dinner blind box and selling these toasted buns to a public jury.
Marked at 19.9, it will definitely be sold out in minutes.
After all, restaurants in five-star hotels are no better than this, but the price is more than ten times more expensive.
But even if they don’t sell it, it’s easy to solve it by giving one to Kawano Zhengming and one to the Indonesian female chef Pevera who discussed the use of spices with him last night.
Afterwards, Ma Lu took two copies and gave them to Yu Yizhuo and David, and received their thanks. He took the remaining two copies to find Qi Shanzhu.
Qi Shanzhu opened the door and was very moved when she saw Malu bringing her food. She also invited Malu to eat in the room.
After passing the first round, unlike other contestants, Qi Shanzhu felt completely relaxed.
Because she knew that with her own level, she would definitely not be able to pass the second round, so there was no pressure on her.
She had just been editing videos in the room while listening to music. She also asked David for a video of the afternoon shooting at the swimming pool, planning to post it on her Instagram after returning home. Since there were cameras around, Qi Shanzhu and Ma Lu only talked about some anecdotes about opening a store and becoming Internet celebrities while eating.
But when Malu left after dinner, Qi Shanzhu winked at Malu when the camera couldn't capture her.
Malu understood the idea and didn't wander around for too long after that. He went back to his room to sleep before nine o'clock.
Yu Yizhuo just thought he was preparing for tomorrow's game, said good night to him and left with David.
As a result, at eleven o'clock, Ma Lu heard a knock on the door outside, opened the door, and saw Qi Shanzhu wearing pajamas and carrying red wine.
Qi Shanzhu stayed in Ma Lu's room until half past one before leaving.
Early the next morning, Kawano Zhengming saw that Ma Lu was breathing heavily while eating breakfast, and asked curiously, "Boss Ma, did you sleep well last night?"
"Well, I forgot the time while playing games. Wait a minute, why do you want to say something?"
"Because I just saw Sun Mei and she didn't sleep well either."
"Does she play games too?"
"Probably not. It seems that I am still studying your "Grilled Steamed Buns" after I went back."
"Well, she is really persistent."
Malu had already finished a bowl of rice noodles and fried rice, and went to get a plate of fruit. "By the way, is there any news today?"
"No." Kawano Zhengming said, "But in the past, the second day was usually themed creation, and this year should be no exception."
"Theme creation?"
"It's just to limit a theme and let the contestants play their part. There have been themes like seafood, noodles, black truffles... in the past. Oh, there was also a restriction on cooking equipment and only one soup pot was given."
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"Hey, isn't that unfair to some people? For example, Master Luang Po Sen, doesn't he only make vegetarian meals? What if there is a meat theme?"
"No way, theme creation is like this. There will always be propositions that some people are good at and others are not. Just like when a chef opens a restaurant, he will sometimes encounter various troubles, such as the lack of certain or even certain ingredients. , we need to solve it ourselves.”
Sun Mei's voice sounded from behind Ma Lu. He was serious at first, but he couldn't help but yawned later.
As if being infected, Malu also yawned.
"Okay, let's go and see what today's theme is."
The three of them came to the competition hall after dinner and found that the cooking station from yesterday was still there, but more than half was missing, which meant that more than half of the people had been eliminated. The various kitchen utensils were no different from the first day.
It seems that this round of competition should not be about cooking equipment.
When all the players arrived, someone discovered that the podium was still empty, and none of the previous thirteen experts showed up.
On the other hand, the auditorium for the public jury at the back was already full of people, with eager expressions on their faces.
Some people with faster thinking have already guessed something.
"So, is public review used here?" Sun Mei thought thoughtfully.
The female host didn't talk nonsense. After a simple opening statement, she revealed the theme of this time.
After hearing the contents of the second round of competition, Malu couldn't hold back and laughed out loud on the spot.
(End of chapter)