Chapter 597 Night in a Foreign Land
"I see. How can I put it this way? I've eaten a lot of straw cakes, but this is the first one with such a seaside flavor. After adding coconut milk and sea water, the feeling came up immediately." Violet Yu Pell said.
"Yes, when eating grass cakes, I feel like sitting under the coconut trees on the beach and watching the sunset." Rocky Chen also said.
"As expected of the chef of Gudao Restaurant, his understanding of the element of sea is impressive."
"Okay, everyone has eaten, let's start scoring." Gaggan Anand clapped his hands.
"Ah, it's really difficult. At this point in the competition, the remaining four people are all very strong. It feels like it would be a pity no matter who is eliminated." Violet Huppert said.
"But our duty is to keep the game going." Hajime Yoneda.
"What happens if the last place is tied?"
"According to the rules, the four of us need to discuss a result. If we really can't reach a consensus, the team leader, chef Gaggan Anand, will decide."
After the results came out, such a thing did not happen. Ma Lu still topped the list with a perfect score, Sun Mei and Luo Junkang both scored 4 points, and Kawano Zhengming got 3.75 points.
Although he was in last place, the gap with the second and third place was actually very small. The combined scores of the four judges were only 1 point lower than Sun Mei and Luo Junkang.
"What a pity." Gaggan Anand lamented, "Your straw cake is really excellent, especially your control of details. It is a textbook. If it were in an outside shop, I would be willing to give this dish a higher price." evaluation. But,"
Gaggan Anand changed the topic, "As we have been emphasizing, today's competition is based on coconut as the theme. Coconut should be the protagonist of this dish, the absolute star.
"But in your straw cake, this point is broken. The progressive relationship of sweetness is amazing, but it is to set off the crab legs at the end.
"Of course, if you are outside, it is absolutely fine to do this. After all, king crab is also a very precious ingredient. If other chefs choose it, they will also use it as the finale."
Kawano Zhengming nodded, "I understand, this is indeed my negligence."
After saying that, he bowed again, took off his chef's hat, and stepped off the cooking table.
He did not go back to his room, and like Qi Shanzhu, he chose to stay at the scene to watch the game.
After the four rounds of competition, the top three in this MasterChef competition have been determined.
They are Ma Lu, Sun Mei and Luo Junkang.
Among them, except Luo Junkang, who was the favorite to win before the game, no one knew about the remaining two.
Well, that may not be accurate. There are still some people who know Malu, but everyone's impression of him is that he is the owner of the Universe Infinite Canteen.
Usually sitting at the checkout counter playing with his mobile phone, some people even suspected that this person didn't cook at all. They didn't expect that his cooking skills were so good and surpassed all others.
As for Sun Mei, some people did some popular science and said that she was the granddaughter of Sun He, a talented chef ten years ago. Everyone was not that surprised.
But even so, it is quite unexpected that these two people can stay until the end.
Round five.
While the three contestants were cooking, the judges also took the opportunity to rinse their mouths with mineral water.
They have tasted more than twenty dishes in a row, and these dishes are all coconut-themed. As a result, their mouths are now filled with the taste of coconut, and they have gradually lost their sense of taste.
It's like writing. If you keep writing one word, you won't recognize it in the end.
Even though the judges were like this, the contestants were even more seriously affected because they had to taste the flavors from time to time during the creation process.
Even the water Sun Mei drinks now smells like coconut. Luo Junkang is not much better, and his inspiration is on the verge of drying up.
I have a very strong feeling that I really need a dog leash this time.
Having said that, his body still started to move, perhaps because he felt that his end was approaching.
Luo Junkang's heart calmed down instead, and he became more focused. He completely forgot about the passage of time while he was cooking. When I finally clicked the timer, there was less than a minute left.
Both Ma Lu and Sun Mei have completed their works early.
This time Sun Mei was faster than Ma Lu, so it was her turn to take the stage first.
After seeing the dishes on the plate, the four judges never took their eyes away.
In the center of the plate is a light yellow ice cream ball held up by pieces of cod, surrounded by huts made of white asparagus and beet sprouts, street lamps made of gold buttons, the sea painted with blueberry sauce, and a dam made of coral buds. .
And it's all wrapped in a dark brown sauce.
Sun Mei once again used the painting skills she learned while studying abroad to piece together a beautiful scene using ingredients.
"It's so beautiful. Does this dish have a name?" Hajime Yoneda asked.
"Yes, it's called "Night in a Foreign Land."
Hearing these words, Sun He's body trembled slightly, and his eyes on the stage softened a lot.
"I heard that you left your hometown when you were a teenager to study abroad. It seems that this dish is also related to your personal experience, Chef Sun Mei." Rocky Chen said.
"Yeah."
Hajime Yoneda took a spoonful of ice cream and put it into his mouth. "It has a rich coconut flavor."
Then he took another spoonful of sauce and said, "Let me taste the dark night you made. Hey, is this...coffee?"
"Hainan is rich in coffee beans, and the flavors of coffee and coconut go well together, so I thought about adding them to my dishes," said Sun Mei.
“Indeed, not only that, coffee and night are like twins, and together with the ice cream on top, they give this cod steak a sweet and bitter taste.” Olet Huppert praised.
“I didn’t expect that at this point in the competition, Chef Sun Mei could still surprise us.”
"White asparagus is also delicious." Hajime Yoneda said concisely.
After Sun Mei's turn, it was Ma Lu's turn to take the stage. Having learned from past mistakes, the four judges were all mentally prepared.
I knew that Malu might be good at making flowers again, but I still couldn't help being surprised when I saw the dishes.
"Ah, what you did this round is..."
"Drinks," Malu nodded, "I make drinks."
Although drinks are also a kind of dish and are indispensable to every restaurant.
But it’s really rare for people to dare to serve drinks in cooking competitions. Such things usually appear in special drink competitions.
Because that drink will undoubtedly be at a disadvantage when paired with other people's serious dishes.
This is indeed the case. Although everyone has not tasted it yet, when the drink was placed in front of the judges, they did not feel too much surprise.
Especially when compared with the previous works by Sun Mei, at least on the visual level, Ma Lu's work is overpowered this time.
Just when the four of them were about to drink and watch, they were unexpectedly stopped by Malu again.
"Wait."
(End of chapter)