I didn't expect fish sauce to be added to the saury fish to have such a miraculous effect. Artificially farmed saury can have a taste comparable to that of wild top-quality saury. ”

Liu Jinping, a master of Zhejiang Yuan cuisine, said with emotion.

As a top chef and a well-known gourmet, it is natural that he has also tasted authentic Yangtze River saury.

Originally, he didn't have much expectation for this dish, although the ingredients in the final stage were all supplied by excellent suppliers, but for an event of this size, the wild saury, an endangered wild animal, is definitely not allowed to be hunted and eaten.

Artificial breeding and wild breeding, the meat quality and taste must be very different.

Yuan Mei once said that the saury fish should be eaten before tomorrow every year to be fresh enough, not only the meat is the most delicious, the fish bones are also the softest, melt in the mouth, it is now winter, I didn't expect to still be able to taste the fresh and tender fish taste in March and April, it is enough to see that the chef's control of the heat has reached its peak. Lu Xing, another master judge of Qilu cuisine, said with emotion.

The two masters were full of praise, which already showed that this dish can get a high score.

The point is that without salt as a seasoning, it is surprising to be able to create such a wonderful taste.

Jin Chengwei, the judge of the master of Bashu cuisine, did not make a statement, although the saury tastes good, after all, it is too bland.

As a proponent of Bashu cuisine, no spicy or happy is the basic definition of food.

If a dish doesn't have a spicy taste, it will always lack soul.

But steamed saury is indeed a great dish.

Even if there is no spicy seasoning, Jin Chengwei is still willing to give him a high score.

Then enjoy the steamed anchovies.

When the fish is entered, it is found that the fat is thick, and there is a feeling that it melts in the mouth.

It stands to reason that he probably wouldn't like this kind of light food, but as he chewed, the taste of fish scales in his mouth spread, and a feeling of recognition arose.

Jin Chengwei was secretly shocked, not because of the beauty of this dish, but because of the change in his recognition of non-Bashu cuisine.

He has always believed that spicy is the ultimate in food, which can strongly stimulate the taste buds and make the brain secrete extremely pleasant hormones.

Other flavors, although effective in stimulating nerves, are not as straightforward and crisp as spicy.

Whether it is Huainan cuisine, Zheyuan cuisine or Qilu cuisine, it cannot arouse the appetite and taste buds of diners.

Jin Chengwei has studied the artistic conception of spicy all his life, but this dish has changed his perception of "fresh".

For a moment now, he felt that "freshness" surpassed the stimulation of "spicy" on his nerves.

It's not that "fresh" is inferior to "spicy".

Instead, there are few people on the market who can make "fresh" to the extreme.

It is difficult for a single dish to change his cooking heart, and the combined effect of steamed saury and steamed anchovy has made him subvert his understanding of "fresh".

Jin Chengwei decided to start tasting braised puffer fish.

Qiao Zhi had already tasted it first, and after a few minutes, he didn't have any poisoning reaction, and everyone can try it now.

The moment you take a sip of the mouth, the fish melts into slag, and the delicate taste and full soup fill the tip of the tongue and teeth.

The sweet and tender texture rolls in the mouth, and the strong aroma of fish fat at the base of the tongue stimulates the taste buds, and the combination of the rich sauce aroma and the light fish umami is really wonderful.

Jin Chengwei's concept was completely subverted again.

It turns out that "fresh" can reach such a realm of magic workmanship.

The three fresh fish of the Yangtze River fully show the advantages of shallow water fish.

Jin Chengwei cleaned up his mood, already

Make a decision to give Qiao Zhi a high score.

As for the fourth course, it doesn't matter how it tastes.

Qiao Zhi should also be eligible to advance and appear in the re-examination.

The four judges tasted Qiao Zhi's four works one after another, and found that everyone ate a lot when they tasted this contestant's work.

It stands to reason that it should be a shallow taste.

"Now the judges are asked to give their scores. The scorekeeper had also noticed the change, and urged softly.

The four were silent at first, then began to score, and finally scored 96.5 points.

Qiao Zhi smiled and said, "Thank you, four seniors. ”

Cho Jae encouraged: "Good performance, in the absence of salt, can make four excellent dishes, I hope you can have a better performance in the next round." ”

Qiao Zhi said "thank you" again and turned to leave the room.

The score is slightly higher than he imagined, he originally only wanted to get 95 points to advance, referring to the data of previous years, 96.5 points should already be able to be in the top 20.

Qiao Zhi sighed secretly, still not enough!

According to the data of previous years, with the level of Hao Wang and Zhong Shi, they should be in the top ten, and they are still not the most attractive firepower of Huaixiang Group.

After Qiao Zhi left, Zhao Zai tasted another bite of red soup seedlings and fell into deep thought.

"Mr. Zhao, do you feel a little disappointed? Although this material also used a lot of effort, it showed obvious flaws. Jin Chengwei said tentatively.

"With his skills in the Yangtze River Sanxian, there should not be such a big mistake. Zhao Zai sighed, "If it comes out of the pot two seconds earlier, it will definitely be a superb." ”

"A man misses, and a horse misses. Maybe he's just nervous, or maybe the other dishes are out of the ordinary. With his current score, there is no problem in entering the semi-finals, let's observe and observe?" another Qilu cuisine master judge analyzed, "After all, he is still young." ”

Zhao Zai was silent, he always felt that it was not that simple!

can do the Yangtze River Sanxian so well, why did the red soup seedlings deliberately leave a flaw that is neither too big nor too small?

Moreover, that flaw has a certain relationship with the "salt ban".

If you don't use fish sauce, use normal salt, and the heat should be just right.

This mistake makes perfect sense!

The four of them didn't expect Qiao Zhi to keep a hand.

As a good chef, you should do your best in any dish, and occasionally adjust it appropriately due to changes in the environment.

Qiao Zhi is a straight man, not a pedantic man.

Since it has been decided to carry out the plan, it should be carried out according to the plan.

"A score of 96.5 is a good score. ”

After Mei Ling learned the news, her face showed a little disappointment.

Although she learned that she had drawn "forbidden salt" at first, she was very confident in Qiao Zhi's cooking skills.

It's just that if you get this score, you can't get high or low.

"What do the judges say?" asked Mei Ling.

"I think the Yangtze River Three Fresh that he made, using fish sauce instead of salt, is definitely an excellent work. The judges also let us all taste a few bites and felt that such delicious things should not be wasted. The scorekeeper said with a smile.

Mei Ling smiled, "This is an extra benefit for you." ”

The scorekeeper seemed to be still savoring, "The taste of the puffer fish is so delicious, the meat will melt in the mouth instantly, and I can't wait to clip a few more chopsticks." It's a pity that in the blink of an eye, it was robbed. ”

A flash flashed in Mei Ling's heart

Regretful thoughts.

"You can continue to work in peace. Mei Ling hung up her colleague's phone.

The scorekeeper sighed secretly, no wonder Deputy Editor-in-Chief Mei paid so much attention to Qiao Zhi, his cooking skills were really good.

But, according to his score, it is not high enough.

Qiao Zhi met with other players in the exhibition area of Huaixiang Group, and six people had already participated in the preliminaries, so naturally some people were happy and some were worried.

Qiao Zhi scored 96.5 points, which made the team leader happy, and this score entered the semifinals very steadily.

Zhong Shi finished the first round in front of Qiao Zhi, scoring 98.5 points and firmly entering the top ten.

But it's still a bit difficult to get the top three.

After another half an hour, Hao Wang returned to the war zone with a pale face, and his score was only 94.5 points, which was still 0.5 points away from the stable line of 95 points.

"Paralyzed, I'm yin!" Hao Wang said angrily, "I actually let me smoke the 'forbidden oil'." And in the course of the game, the iron spoon was broken twice. I'm so unlucky!"

If ordinary people encountered so many situations, their mentality would have collapsed a long time ago, and it was also thanks to Hao Wang's rich experience that he had to hold on, and the dishes he cooked made the judges agree.

"With 94.5 points, it stands to reason that you should be able to pass the first round, but the ranking is a little worse, and the next round of rematches will not be recorded anyway, so you don't have too much pressure. The team leader hurriedly appeased Hao Wang.

Hao Wang is the No. 1 seed this time, and the whole group has high hopes for him.

Hao Wang took a deep breath, encouraged himself, and also promised the team leader, "Please rest assured, I will definitely get good results in the next round." ”

Zhong Shi pulled Qiao Zhi to the side and said in a low voice: "Just now, our second seed, Su Danian, also encountered the problem of mismatch between the sauce and the packaging in the sauce box, and he was even worse than Hao Wang, so he scored 93 points. Is our group being targeted?"

Qiao Zhi said lightly: "Then have you been targeted?"

"Nope. Zhong Shi carefully recalled the details.

"It should be targeted, and it should also be aimed at the top candidates of each group. Qiao Zhi patted Zhong Shi on the shoulder, "You are the No. 3 player of our Huaixiang Group, and No. 1 and No. 2 have already been designed." As the number three, it is estimated that it will be difficult to be spared, and you have to be cautious in the next game. ”

Zhong Shi shivered, glanced at Qiao Zhi's expressionless face, and suddenly felt a gust of wind.

Why did Qiao Zhiming get the first place in the internal selection and still have a bonus of 200,000 yuan, but in the end, the internal list was ranked eighth.

Is it because you are afraid of being hit by an off-the-market move?

From this point of view, Hao Wang and Su Danian, weren't they shot on top?

The more I think about it, the more I feel that Qiao Zhi is unfathomable!

No wonder grandpa has such a high opinion of Qiao Zhi.

......

The preliminaries will take two days to end, and with Qiao Zhi's current results, there is no problem in entering the semifinals.

As for Hao Wang and Su Danian, the competition is over, and they have to wait for the final ranking.

If it's brushed off in the first round, it's a big laugh.

Qiao Zhi still made some mistakes.

The first and second of Huaixiang Group, due to an "inexplicable" emergency, did not get the ideal score, but they got an unplanned score.

One long and the other goes away.

If you are ranked second in the first round, you are estimated to be in the top three, isn't it very likely that you will be taken care of?

Sure enough, the plan couldn't compare to the change.

In the re-examination stage, you still have to plan carefully to ensure that you enter the final in a low-key manner.