Chapter 838 good
"Drip, drip, drip."
With the last three mechanical beeps, clear and regularly spaced, like a reminder, the countdown on the big screen was also completely cleared.
Time expires.
All the contestants also finished their dishes, and one group even finished their dinner.
Jiang Feng couldn't help but burped when he looked at the phoenix eggs that had just come out of the pot and were carefully selected by everyone. They were golden and fragrant, but they didn't look so attractive because he was full.
"Hiccup."
When the mechanical sound ended, the whole place fell silent, and everyone stood quietly behind the kitchen counter waiting for the staff to bring the dishes. It was not a very loud, but very clear and noticeable burp.
Bearded Chef:?
The bearded chef calmly scanned all the contestants present with the corner of his eye, and found that he was the only one who felt strange, surprised, confused and confused about Jiang Feng's hiccup.
Everyone else's reactions were normal, as if they didn't hear anything.
The bearded chef even took a sneak peek at Chef Arnold.
As Chef Arnold's former right-hand man, he was scolded the most by Chef Arnold and even grew a beard to look like Chef Arnold. The bearded chef knew Chef Arnold's temper very well.
That is a Lord who cannot tolerate sand in his eyes or outside his eyes.
Not to mention a burp, even a small cough may trigger a scolding from Chef Arnold. The four members of Tai Feng House did not play well during the game. They ate, drank juice, and finally ate fruit after the meal. At the end of the game, they actually burped. This was such a bad behavior. Chef Arnold saw this How could he not get furious and start a fight?
Chef Arnold didn't respond.
"Hiccup." Jiang Feng burped again.
Chef Arnold noticed Jiang Feng.
He looked towards Jiang Feng.
The bearded chef was excited inside, but the beard on his face hid his expression so that no one else could see it.
Finally, it’s finally time to curse, right?
The bearded chef clenched his fists excitedly.
"Hiccup." Jiang Feng burped again.
Jiang Feng found that the hiccups today were really strange. He couldn't stop burping. He just ate more. As for it, it seemed that he had no respect for the semi-finals.
Yes, he had a slight overturn when making the third set, so they ate the third set and rushed to make the fourth set as a competition dish.
Chef Arnold opened his mouth.
"Water?" Chef Arnold raised the unopened mineral water in his hand, his meaning was clear.
"Thank you." Jiang Feng reached out to catch the mineral water thrown by Chef Arnold, unscrewed the cap and drank most of the bottle.
"Hiccup." The hiccup became louder.
Bearded Chef:? ? ?
After drinking the water, Jiang Feng still felt strange. He turned his head and whispered to Wu Minqi: "Why does Chef Arnold have water but we don't?"
Jiang Feng felt that the program team was engaging in discrimination.
"Actually, there is mineral water in the food area, which is ice-cold. There is ice floating in the box in the corner. I found it when I went to get the mushrooms." Wu Minqi explained, "It should be a special request from Chef Arnold. I I just saw him using iced mineral water when cooking. ”
Jiang Feng suddenly realized.
On the other side, a total of eight dishes from the four groups of contestants were placed in front of the four judges.
There are not many dishes, four main dishes and four desserts, basically all of which were completed in a time-consuming manner. The presentation is excellent. From the appearance alone, each dish is exquisite. The eight dishes put together will give people the feeling of an emperor visiting the imperial garden. Eight concubines with their own characteristics, fat and thin, and skin as smooth as gelatin. They are all very beautiful, vying for beauty in front of you, just waiting for your majesty to stretch out your chopsticks to express your blessing.
Xu Cheng now feels the pleasure of being a fool, and he feels that he can have more food competitions like this in the future. There must be more gastronomic competitions that can bring together chefs Arnold, Sun Maocai, Jiang Feng, New York Light chefs, and Chinese restaurant chefs at the same time.
If it weren't for this competition, who could have their dishes appear on the same table at the same time?
Among the four judges, Peng Changping is the oldest and has the highest status. There must be an order in which the dishes are tasted, and this order naturally has to be decided by him.
What was placed in front of Peng Changping was the molecular cuisine of the bearded chef. It looked very exquisite. The small pudding seemed to have been given a soft light effect. Everything from the jam to the decorative green leaves glowed with a soft and clear light. Even if you are not a sweet tooth, when you see such an ordinary-looking but indescribably tempting grape juice egg pudding, you can't help but want to take out a small spoon and scoop some out to try.
The pudding was placed in front of Peng Changping. Of course, this was the first thing he saw. The bearded chef had already prepared it behind the kitchen counter, and he was even a little excited.
He didn't expect that he was so lucky that their group's dishes were placed right in front of Peng Changping.
The most respected of the four judges is Peng Changping, and the one who is the least professional in food reviews is also Peng Changping. He is only recognized as the number one chef, not a professional food critic.
Although the bearded chef looks very rough, he has no less calculations in his heart than others. The semi-finals lasted for a long time, almost spanning the entire lunch and dinner period from 12 noon to 6 pm. In order to respect the contestants, the four judges did not leave the judges' seat during the whole process except to go to the toilet, and they did not eat any food except drinking water. This kind of professionalism is in sharp contrast to the guy next to him who suddenly started to eat dinner halfway through the competition.
If you don't eat for such a long time, you will definitely get hungry.
As we all know, food tastes better when people are hungry than when they are full. The bearded chef has confidence in his cooking skills. When Peng Changping did not eat during normal hours, the first thing he ate was his own cooking, so he must have a particularly high opinion of his own cooking.
It was the right time, the right place, the right people, and God helped him. The bearded chef felt that he would be sure to make it to the finals this time, so he asked his boss for a salary increase when he got back.
Then Peng Changping stretched his chopsticks to the phoenix egg in front of Xu Cheng on the right, and firmly picked up one. It was still steaming, with gravy as even as the egg skin hanging on the surface. The phoenix egg was in the best tasting period.
Bearded Chef:?
"If you don't mind, let's try this dish first. Jiang Feng is quite a bad guy. I didn't want to eat it at first. I just sat here and watched him eat it, which made me want to eat this dish too. "Peng Changping said this in English, and even the two judges from across the ocean laughed tacitly as soon as he said this.
Obviously, Peng Changping’s words expressed everyone’s feelings.
Just as the four people in Tai Feng House had eaten so happily, the four people at the judges' table were just as greedy.
Obviously they came to eat as judges today, but instead of eating the food, they watched others eat it first.
Peng Changping was sitting on the far left side of the judges' table. Xu Cheng moved the phoenix egg to the two judges on the right and told them to pick it up first. Because they were not skilled in using chopsticks, it would probably take a long time to pick up an egg. He scooped it up calmly. A small bowl of rock sugar bird's nest.
While Xu Cheng was scooping the bird's nest, Peng Changping had already finished the phoenix egg he just talked about.
After one bite and two chews, Peng Changping, who is over a hundred years old, ate as much as Han Guishan, who was half his age.
Xu Cheng took a bite of the rock sugar bird's nest and nodded with satisfaction.
"Actually, I've always felt that Master Sun is really good at making stews, but maybe he thinks it takes a lot of time and doesn't have much technical content, so he rarely does it. It's a pity." After that, Xu Cheng He lowered his head and took another bite.
"Chefs always have their own likes and dislikes, and you have to understand this. No matter how good the cooking is, if you don't like the type of dish, of course you won't want to cook it." Peng Changping said with a smile, without scooping up the bird's nest.
Xu Cheng noticed that Peng Changping had finished eating the phoenix egg he just talked about. He reached out to pick up his bowl and wanted to scoop some bird's nest for him, but Peng Changping waved his hand and refused.
"I'll taste it later, and you let me savor it again." Peng Changping said with a smile.
Xu Cheng was stunned: "Aftertaste?"
He had known Peng Changping for so many years, and this was the first time he heard these two words from Peng Changping's mouth.
"Is...so delicious?"
Peng Changping shook his head: "It's not that exaggerated, but it is indeed a rare and good dish. What I remember aftertaste is the thickening of this dish."
"Thicken gravy?" Xu Cheng became increasingly confused.
"I taught this dish to Jiang Feng some time ago. To be honest, this dish is actually one of Jiang Feng's great-grandfather Jiang Chengde's signature dishes. When my father taught me, he kept telling me that Jiang Chengde made it How it is. I always thought that the ideal state of this dish is that the egg skin should not be damaged and the egg liquid should not be left in the pot. ”
"Can't the egg liquid be left in the pot?" Xu Cheng secretly marveled in his heart, "If it can really be done like this, then this is really a...perfect dish."
"That's not necessarily true." Peng Changping shook his head and closed his eyes. The time was very short, only about three or four seconds. "There are other directions to make it better. I never thought about it, but he did it."
Xu Cheng didn't quite understand. At this time, David and Henry, two people who were not good at using chopsticks, finally picked up a phoenix egg with difficulty and stubbornness, and handed the plate back to Xu Cheng to indicate that he could start eating.
Nothing is as direct as tasting it yourself.
Xu Guogong picked up a phoenix egg and stuffed it into his mouth.
It's quite delicious. The fish is very fresh, the egg liquid is very tender, and the gravy is just right. The gravy seems to blend into the whole dish.
It's a little surprising, but it can't be called that amazing.
Xu Cheng's picky tongue immediately helped him analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the phoenix egg in his mouth, but it was just because Peng Changping's analysis just now was a little biased.
The focus was on thickening the gravy to make the phoenix eggs even more delicious on top of their original deliciousness.
Xu Cheng had eaten phoenix eggs before, so it was not as fresh as the first time he saw this dish. David and Henry have never seen or even heard of phoenix eggs. For them, what they are tasting now is a brand-new, charming and fresh mysterious dish.
A dish that has high expectations and is not inferior in taste.
"Amazing." Henry sighed.
"Unbelievable!" David was more exaggerated.
Xu Cheng, who has played a certain elimination game and was once addicted to it:...
You two are just having fun here.
Xu Cheng silently added "good" in his heart. (End of chapter)