Chapter 128 Eggplant and Bean Roast (Additional update for the leader of Youmingzhiyu)
The location of the preliminaries is still in the suburbs, but it is better than the audition venue. It is not in the open air, but in a warehouse. Due to the size of the warehouse, the preliminaries were divided into groups of 50 people. Nearly 3,000 players were divided into 60 groups. The last group was 27 people. Jiang Feng was in the last group and was still No. 13.
Because there are only 27 cooking stations, the warehouse seems a bit empty, with dust floating in the air, and those with a more sensitive sense of smell can still smell the faint odor left over from the previous batch of goods.
The contestants all arrived very early, and no one was absent. When the organizer's staff saw that everyone was here, they announced the rules of the preliminary round in advance.
"Dear contestants, each group of this qualifying round has ten public judges and one professional food critic as judges. The food critic of this group is Professor Ye Shi from the Department of Architecture of Kyoto University. Professor Ye's other identity is " Special commentators from "Zhiwei" magazine will follow the order of completion. Tasting and scoring, the scoring criteria are based on the three brands I have. Red represents excellent, yellow represents passing, and green represents unsatisfactory. Professor Ye will taste and score the dishes that have received eight or more red brands, and the final ranking is based on Professor Ye’s rating is the main one.”
"Everyone has seen the ingredients for this competition. There is no theme restriction, so all the ingredients on the table can be used. Since there are fewer participants in this group, only one contestant can advance to the second round of qualifiers. This round of competition There is no time limit, only one dish, and there are still 7 minutes until the game starts. If you have any questions, you can ask them now," the staff said with a smile while holding up the loudspeaker.
"It's so unfair that only one of our twenty-seven people can advance!" The girl in the first row expressed the sentiments of most people present.
"For this player, the promotion quota is calculated based on the proportion of participants in each competition area. The promotion rate in the first round of qualifiers in this competition area is 4%. In other competitions, only two people can advance in each game." The staff said.
The whole place was in an uproar.
For a moment, the atmosphere was tense.
Everyone present, whether by luck or strength, passed the audition. The audition only eliminated 50% of the contestants. Who would have imagined that 96% of the contestants would be eliminated in the first round of preliminaries, even if they knew that after several rounds of preliminaries, Even among the top 32 in the country, most people will not be able to escape the fate of being eliminated, but they did not expect the elimination to come so quickly.
"Do you have any questions, players?" the staff asked.
"Ten public judges have to taste 27 dishes. If your appetite is a little smaller, won't you feel full after tasting it?" A boy wearing glasses in the middle asked.
"It's like this. This player is right. This preliminary round will not only test your cooking skills, but also your speed." The staff said, "Do you have any questions?"
The whole place was silent.
"There are still five minutes left. The competition will officially start in five minutes. Please do not take action in advance, otherwise you will be disqualified from the competition." After the staff finished speaking, they put down the loudspeaker.
Jiang Feng was a little panicked.
In fact, his psychological quality is not bad, but the atmosphere in this game is a bit solemn, and only taking the top 4% in this kind of group competition depends on luck. If a group is composed of novices, then that novice will be luckier. If a group is composed of masters, the intensity of competition will definitely be comparable to Shura Field.
But how to say...
Luck is also part of strength.
Jiang Feng looked at the ingredients provided by the organizer.
One eggplant, two eggs, one loofah, three pieces of white tofu and a handful of long beans. There are all kinds of seasonings and ingredients, including onions, ginger, garlic, and even a small basket of coriander.
Coriander is absolutely not allowed to be used, and onions, ginger, and garlic cannot be minced. The public judges are all ordinary people. Anyone who encounters one or two taboos will get a green card warning.
Just as Jiang Feng was thinking about how to cook something that would be quick and popular with the public, the staff picked up the loudspeaker again.
"The game begins."
In a flash of lightning, a dish appeared in Jiang Feng's mind.
If you want to do it, do what you are familiar with.
Eggplant and roasted beans!
As a native plant in China, eggplant plays an important role among vegetables, as can be seen from its price tag in the university cafeteria.
Eggplant is a meat dish!
The vegetables were all washed. Jiang Feng picked the beans into sections, cut the eggplant into strips, and cut the garlic into cubes. It is actually better to sauté the garlic when minced, but Jiang Feng has some dietary restrictions, so he still cuts it into pieces to avoid accidentally eating it.
Being skilled in knife skills, he naturally processed the ingredients quickly. Jiang Feng had processed all the ingredients and even put the oil in the pot. Most people were still thinking about what to do.
Heat the oil until it is 60% hot, then pour in the eggplants. Jiang Feng uses chopsticks to flip the eggplants in the oil pan without slacking off. Just as I was turning over the eggplants, someone raised his hand to indicate that he was done.
The man's position was right in front of Jiang Feng. Jiang Feng took a look and saw fried eggs with chives.
Jiang Feng:...
What can I say, you are such a clever little guy.
Jiang Feng was even a little annoyed that he didn't think of chive omelette. Not only was this dish easy to make, it was also very fragrant when done well. Even those who don't like onions can still eat it.
There was no turning back. The first one was smart, and the second one was to follow suit. Jiang Feng continued to care about the eggplants in the pot, waiting for the eggplants to turn golden and soft on the surface, and then quickly took them out and drained the oil. Don't turn off the heat, pour the beans in and continue frying. The fried beans will not only be more fragrant and taste better, but will also be easier to absorb during the final frying.
After the beans are fried, it’s time to get started. Heat the oil in the pot and sauté the garlic. Pour the eggplant and beans into the pot at the same time and stir-fry over high heat. Keep turning the spoon, then add salt, sugar and other seasonings. Finally, add some During the dark soy sauce adjustment, Jiang Feng kept turning the spoon and stirring the pot to heat the beans and eggplant evenly, so that they would be more flavorful.
When the dish is ready, take it out of the pot.
Because they have been fried once, the skin of the beans looks wrinkled, shiny, and very green and tender. The eggplant skin is dark purple and also shiny, and the eggplant flesh is light yellow. All the sauce has been absorbed by the eggplant and beans, and the plate is very clean.
Jiang Feng quickly arranged the plate, buried the eggplant under the beans, and raised a small bag. The dark purple skin and light yellow flesh of the eggplant were looming. Although it did not achieve the effect Jiang Feng wanted, with the pipa half covering his face, it was not bad. Jiang Feng placed two sprigs of coriander on the upper right corner of the plate as decoration, and raised his hand to indicate that he was done.
The judges were sitting at the front, and the staff brought the food to him and told him he could go to the rest area and wait.
The rest area was a small cubicle in the warehouse with more than a dozen chairs. When Jiang Feng entered, there were only three people inside.
One girl and two boys, one of whom is a clever little guy who makes chive omelette.
"I was the fourth one to finish?" Jiang Feng couldn't believe it.
"Brother, you are overthinking. You are the seventeenth. The ones in front of you haven't even gotten eight red cards or points. There is no chance of promotion, so let's leave first." Another boy wearing glasses said.
"All three of you have the same score?" Jiang Feng asked.
"That's not true. That girl and I both got eight red cards. This guy is amazing. Chive Omelette actually got nine red cards. The score has not been announced yet. The organizer insisted on waiting until the end to announce the score." The boy with glasses said, "By the way, my name is Zhang Luyu, from A major. I think you are about the same age as me. Which university are you from?"
"I am also from A major, Jiang Feng." Jiang Feng said.
When you meet a schoolmate, you naturally talk a lot. Zhang Luyu is restless and eloquent, and she reveals her family background in just a few words. Sophomore, majoring in animation, from Hebei. I usually cook at home. This time I was lucky enough to make steamed eggs and actually got 8 red cards. I didn’t expect to be promoted. I just wanted to see that Professor Ye. How many points can you give yourself.
At that time, the other two people had not said a word since Jiang Feng came in, and they were very cold.
While the two were chatting, the staff came in.
"Who is contestant No. 13 Jiang Feng?"
Jiang Feng raised his hand.
"Congratulations, ten red cards. We will announce the professional review scores at the end. Please wait patiently." the staff said.
"Awesome, brother, you are so awesome!" Zhang Luyu couldn't help but said something rude.
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