Chapter 192 Seven Thousand Times
Since the tips of the pork belly and chicken gizzards are cross-cut, the oil-fried double-crisp is very beautiful after being cooked. Zhang Guanghang is very good at setting the plate. From a distance, it looks like a phoenix spreading its wings. .
The oil that had just come out of the pan was crispy and was placed firmly on the judges' table by the staff member.
"It's almost hot." Xu Cheng was not very satisfied with Zhang Guanghang's crispy oil, "It's far worse than his master."
In Xu Cheng's eyes, there are only two types of this dish: perfect and unqualified. Whether it's one second longer or one second worse, it's just a hair's breadth, a thousand miles off.
Xia Mubing has a bad temper, a bad personality, few friends, and regards wealth as his life. He has been privately criticized by many people, but one thing is undoubted. He is an absolutely outstanding Shandong cuisine master who is absolutely loyal to his cooking skills.
He learned Chen Qiusheng's lifelong skills and used his own life to carry them forward. He is not a pure person, but he is a pure chef.
Before Xia Mubing was seriously ill and could still hold a spatula and open the business, Xu Cheng was his regular customer.
Having tasted Xia Mubing's fried fried double crispy dishes, it was hard for Xu Cheng to say anything positive about the plate of fried fried double crispy dishes in front of him. He only took a bite, put down his chopsticks, thought about it for a moment, and gave it an 8.
Not high and not low.
Han Guishan, as the boss of the Good Taste Group and the father of the financial sponsor of this competition, although he has long given the impression that I am here to eat, he is also a well-connected boss with a net worth of hundreds of millions.
As a famous dish, the fried double crispy dish has been spread to Peking, Northeast China, Jiangsu Province and other places in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. As a boss with a net worth of hundreds of millions, Han Guishan usually socializes and eats, and has eaten a lot of good things.
He also had the fried double crisp made by Xia Mubing.
Although Xia Mubing has a bad reputation in the chef circle, his reputation among wealthy businessmen like them can be said to be first-rate. I run the most famous private restaurant in Beiping. There are no requirements and no masterly demeanor. I never do anything that requires reservations many days in advance. There are only a few tables per day. If the ingredients are not fresh and I can’t cook today, just give me money. , as long as the money is in place, anything can be said.
"Just, it's okay!" Han Guishan commented after tasting a piece of pork belly tip.
Tried another piece of chicken gizzards.
Tried another piece of pork belly tip.
"It's okay, it's quite crispy." Han Guishan kept moving his mouth, but he always felt that something was missing.
"It's okay." Pei Shenghua said.
"Yes, it's okay." Zhu Chang agreed.
"It can only be considered okay." Tong Deyan said.
Han Guishan was shocked. What was going on today? How come every professional reviewer's evaluation was so similar to his?
Could it be that, after these few reviews, he also has the professionalism that a professional reviewer should have?
The final score came out, 8.4 points.
It's just okay.
Gu Li was still doing the Ruyi Roll leisurely. When the host lady announced Zhang Guanghang's score, his expression did not waver at all, and there was no pause in the movements of his hands.
He was immersed in his own world, immersed in the feeling of contact and communication with the Ruyi Roll in his hand.
Everyone looked at Gu Li, all eyes were focused on him, watching him slowly pinch the Ruyi Roll in his hand, watching him steadily slice it into pieces one by one, watching him use chopsticks to scoop out the contents of the pot. Flip the Ruyi roll over and watch the Ruyi roll become golden and crispy little by little.
It is a wonderful thing to watch food come into being from other people's hands.
Finally, the Ruyi Roll came out of the pot.
Everyone present had a strong feeling. Maybe it was unbelievable, maybe they couldn't even believe it, but they felt that Guli would win.
The Ruyi roll was brought to the judging table.
It seems that it is exactly the same as the Ruyi Roll made by Master Tan back then, almost carved from the same mold.
When Master Tan was still alive, Ruyi Rolls were the signature dim sum of their store, and the price was not very expensive. People who came here would buy one or two pieces to try, and the taste never disappoints.
Master Tan is humble, gentle, calm, and highly respected. Except for being a little tolerant, Gu Li's other characters are very similar to him. Ruyi Roll is not only Master Tan’s signature dim sum, but also a precious memory of him for many people.
Including the 5 judges on the judging panel.
Zang Mu and Master Tan have a very good personal relationship. When Gu Li was able to enter Zhiweiju, he played a lot of role behind the scenes.
Looking at the Ruyijuan in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh: "If he can do this, it can be considered a serious intention."
Xu Cheng picked up a piece.
After a long time, he said: "This is the smell."
"Mr. Tan didn't recruit him for nothing back then, but this taste is not bad at all." Pei Shenghua couldn't help but sigh, "Mr. Tan still has a good sense."
Han Guishan didn't join their group chat, mainly because he couldn't get in the conversation. He was just a rich diner, not as rich as Xu Cheng and not as good at eating as he was. He didn't care about the twists and turns in the chef circle. Anyway, he felt from the bottom of his heart that the Ruyi rolls made by Guli were delicious.
Apart from Jiang Feng's eight-treasure porridge, Guli's Ruyi Roll is the most delicious.
Thinking of Jiang Feng's eight-treasure porridge again, Han Guishan couldn't help but be a little speechless.
Jiang Feng's WeChat account is still in his contact list. He hasn't contacted him for a long time. He has to find a time to invite him to his house to cook porridge some other time. What good reason can he find?
Han Guishan fell into deep thought.
Soon, Guli's score also came out.
8.9 points.
A shocking upset, the biggest dark horse in the history of the game. It was unexpected but seemed to be expected. Obviously everyone felt that they should be surprised, but they couldn't be surprised.
"This is the template for the protagonist!" Jiang Feng sighed in the rest area.
"What template?" Wu Minqi didn't hear clearly.
"It's nothing, I just didn't expect that the biggest dark horse in this game would be him." Jiang Feng said.
"Zhang Guanghang shouldn't make fried and crispy dishes. The judges present are all masters. This dish is too difficult and easy to make mistakes. Small mistakes will be magnified infinitely." Wu Minqi hit the nail on the head.
"Gu Li scored 8.9 points. No matter what he does, Zhang Guanghang has little chance of winning." Jiang Feng said. In so many games, cooking has only scored 9 or more points twice. The first time was Ji Xue's Huadiao Chicken. Another time it was his own rice pudding.
Guli was able to use this ultimate move even though Noodles was blocked. Jiang Feng suspected that he had been pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
He was originally a genius, but he was suppressed and his talent was not appreciated. He silently endured it, pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, and then he shocked everyone and became a blockbuster.
A perfect protagonist template!
"Hey, is this an upset?" In the audience, Jiang Jiankang realized it later.
"It's shocking." Jiang Jianguo said.
"Honey, do you think our son will also be upset and advance?" Jiang Jiankang began to dream.
Comrade Wang Xiulian ignored him and gave him a blank look.
Amid the murmurs of the audience, Zhu Chang took the lead in picking up the microphone as usual and said: "This result is actually very surprising to each of us, including me. After all, I also thought at the beginning that Zhang Guanghang would be the most powerful champion." Competitors, but if we just talk about their dishes today, I would not be surprised at all if Guli can make the cut. There is no doubt that Zhang Guanghang is a very good one. And he is an outstanding young chef. He has the courage to make the fried double crispy dish, which has already proved his level. I believe everyone is familiar with this dish. It is a famous dish, very difficult, and his degree of completion is also good. It’s good, but it’s just good, but Guli is different. He made a perfect Ruyi Roll without any flaws or shortcomings. He deserved the win.”
Pei Shenghua, who always talks a lot and can speak freely about anything, instead organized his words first before taking the microphone from Zhu Chang and said: "Let me tell you about the origin of Ruyi Roll. This dish has been Tan Wenyan, the master of crime case The specialty dish was originally a snack served at the Mongolian vassal banquet between the Manchu and Han Dynasties. It was later lost and was reproduced 30 years ago by Master Tan Wenyan, who is Gu Li’s master.”
"He dared to make this dish today, which surprised all of us. Since Master Tan Wenyan passed away nine years ago, no one can make perfect Ruyi Rolls. And today's Ruyi Rolls, whether from The appearance, the cross-cut moire, the taste, and the heat during frying are all perfect. The production process is also very careful and comfortable, and there is no fault. I can only say that Master Tan did not accept the wrong disciple. You used your strength to prove to everyone that Master Tan’s vision is as good as ever. You will become A good chef will get you further than many people.”
Guli still had no expression, and could not see any emotional fluctuations. He stood quietly behind the cooking table, not knowing what he was thinking.
"The first two judges were talking about Ruyijuan. I don't have anything else to add, so let's talk about Zhang Guanghang's Oil Explosion Double Crisp." Tong Deyan was also rare to be polite and talkative, "He is very courageous and has ideas. If you dare to do it, your firepower and skills are okay. If you are drawn to face off against two other players, I believe there is no way to advance to the finals. What's the problem? Judging from your age, you can be considered very good at this level, but from the perspective of this dish, you are not good enough, and your control of the heat is not precise enough. This is a dish that must be pursued to the extreme. If you fail to achieve it, it is not perfect and unqualified.”
Jiang Feng:...
Wu Minqi:......
They seemed to know why Tong Deyan's interpersonal relationships were not so good.
Only Zang Mu never forgets his original intention, insists on talking less, never talking too much, and uses the fewest words to get the same amount of appearance fees.
"You are outstanding. I believe you will give us a surprise answer in the finals."
Finally, Xu Cheng picked up the phone.
Xu Cheng is a business tycoon, a well-known food critic, and a gourmet who gets more demanding as he gets older. Everyone wants to know what he will say.
"I just have one question, how did you do it?" Xu Cheng looked at Gu Li.
The director promptly cut the camera to the auditorium, and the staff trotted to the cooking table to give Guli the microphone.
"Practice." Gu Li said.
"Master taught me this dish twelve years ago. At that time, I was not good enough and didn't learn it. In the past nine years since Master left, I have gone to work an hour earlier and gotten off work an hour later. I have cooked golden shredded siomai and rice dumplings in the morning and evening. Ruyi Roll, twice a day, 730 times a year, I have done it nearly 7,000 times in the past nine years.”
"This is a snack that Master has worked so hard to restore. I don't want it to be lost."
There is no genius in this world, only sweat.
The audience gave the warmest applause.
Tong Deyan looked at Pei Shenghua, whose face was full of relief and envy, and said, "Why, are you envious?"
"Aren't you envious?" Pei Shenghua asked.
Tong Deyan did not answer him, but murmured: "Mr. Tan has taken on a good apprentice."
Although the host lady was a little regretful that Yu Zhang Guanghang was eliminated and would not be able to see him in the next game, she still had a sweet smile on her face and said on stage: "The second group of contestants below are Jiang Feng and Wu Minqi. Jiang Feng The contestant’s competition dish is shredded yam, and contestant Wu Minqi’s competition dish is braised pork with bean sprouts. The cooking table has been cleared. Please come on to the stage now. The competition will start in three minutes.”
Zhang Guanghang and Gu Li walked towards the rest area.
Zhang Guanghang walked behind Guli and whispered: "You are very strong."
"Thank you."
Jiang Feng stood up and took a deep breath, feeling as if he was going to the execution ground.
He just sat there and thought about it for a long time, and decided that it would be safer to use Jiang Huiqin's method to make drawn yam. After all, the instability of the sugar in the oil bottom was too high, and the consequences would be disastrous if it overturned.
A Voldemort-type player like him who plays chicken until the end and never confronts others head-on has always sought stability before anything else.
The two of them walked towards the cooking table together.
About to separate.
"Jiang Feng." Wu Minqi suddenly said.
"Huh?"
"I like you." (End of Chapter)