Chapter 616: Chess Opponents, Equal!
In the second course, Qiao Zhi and Max are not at the same level.
The judges hoped that the two would play normally or even beyond normal in the final round, so they pulled the total score to the original point.
Mei Ling in the audience observed the audience, and everyone's expressions seemed to be a little excited and nervous.
The two players proved themselves with their strength and successfully made the ending confusing.
Mu Xiao frowned, "The judges' scoring is not rigorous at all, it is completely based on feeling." I think Qiao Zhi's dish is much better than his opponent. I once filmed a Qing court drama, Lafayette in the late Qing Dynasty liked to drink a secret haggis soup, and at first he didn't know how to make it, but then he accidentally learned that he killed the chef. Qiao Zhi's dish, which clearly incorporates this allusion, coupled with the exquisite plating, is a perfect and impeccable work. ”
Mei Ling didn't expect Mu Xiao to be familiar with the allusion of this dish, and sighed, "You are becoming more and more like a gourmet." ”
Mu Xiao shook his head and smiled: "How can I have that ability, it's just that the script is good, I have studied it carefully several times, so I am very impressed." ”
Mei Ling sighed softly, "This is the dilemma of Chinese cuisine, although the influence of Chinese food is now internationally recognized, it is never recognized as the top catering culture. ”
Mu Xiao said unhappily: "I don't have any interest in Western food, how can Chinese food be interesting, every dish has a story hidden, tasting food is like drinking old wine, the more you taste it, the more fragrant it is." ”
Mei Ling couldn't help but smile and said, "You're an authentic nationalist." Chinese food and Western food are different from each other due to different cultures. In the past few years, many Chinese people have advocated Italian food, Korean food, island cuisine, etc., which is a disguised cultural invasion. ”
Mu Xiao is a star, and in the final analysis, he is also a cultural worker.
Huaxia has been advocating cultural export for so many years, and several of its costume dramas have also been translated into foreign languages and broadcast abroad.
The strategy of a big country is no longer limited to capital or industrial layout, and cultural going overseas is also an important measure.
Why the confrontation between Qiao Zhi and Max has attracted so much attention involves higher-level decision-making.
For more than 100 years, with the prosperity of Western countries, Western food has been running smoothly in China, not only Western food has become synonymous with high-end, but also Western food etiquette has become a fashion.
When Chinese people enter Western restaurants, they are not good at using knives and forks, and they were once regarded as "soil buns".
Is Western food really that unattainable?
With the growing economic strength of China, Chinese food has gradually regained its self-confidence.
The cooking of Chinese food can also create a sense of luxury, whether it is the attention to the ingredients, or the fineness of cooking, and the creation of a sense of ritual, it is not lost.
Chinese food has a lot to offer, but it needs a leader to carry the banner of Chinese cuisine.
Faced with the results announced by the judges in the second round, Qiao Zhi and Max both breathed a sigh of relief.
If the first course is a temptation, then the second course is an acceptable outcome for both of them, and both sides feel that the other may win the round.
Qiao Zhi uses the palace haggis soup, although the artistic conception is good, but there are too many Chinese elements, which is actually a taboo for the international arena.
Therefore, it is reasonable for the judges to subtract 0.1 point from the full score.
As for Qiao Zhi's opinion, it is still worth the money to use the disadvantage of 0.1 point to win a public publicity environment for Chinese cuisine.
The gifts in the live broadcast room flew wildly.
Everyone is proud of Qiao Zhi's culinary creations that incorporate Chinese culture.
Qiao Zhizhi guessed this ending.
The dish is not meant to cater to the judges, but to the audience inside and outside the venue.
Even if he loses the game, he shows off his demeanor as a Chinese chef.
With the support of the audience, Qiao Zhi is invincible.
For those foreign judges, the national color of the palace haggis soup is too strong, but for the Chinese, this dish is to their heart's content.
"This group of black judges, you don't need to taste the taste of the dish just now, you can see that Qiao Zhi's is better, and he actually talks nonsense with his eyes open, and he is biased towards Max. ”
"I can't blame the judges, I can only say that Max's level is really strong, with the same ingredients, six dishes with different moods, full of imagination. ”
"Qiao's gang leader's presentation is not bad, the six dishes are the same as the copied ones, it can only be said that his knife skills and eyesight have reached a very terrifying realm, stable and steady!
"Although the Qiao gang leader is defeated, he is still glorious!"
"Damn, don't crow's mouth, okay? There is still one last round of the game, and it is uncertain who will kill the deer. ”
"This cooking competition is so beautiful, it feels more exciting than those sports competitions. ”
Max pulled back a city, making the plot confusing.
Fell sat in his office, clenched his fists, and slammed them on the table.
Max won the second round by 0.1 point, which was still an unacceptable result.
Qiao Zhi's odds were so low that Max had to win by more than two points for Fair to earn back in this round.
Zero point, what is this?
I didn't expect the strength of the two to be so close.
Phil had a bad feeling that he had underestimated Qiao Zhi's strength, and the invincible Max seemed to be challenged by his strongest opponent.
Fair had a headache, not for the money, but for the loss of face.
I supported Max so much, but it turned out to be so unhelpful.
As for this young Chinese chef, no matter what the final victory or defeat is, he has left a deep impression on Fair and his friends, and his future is limitless.
"This Chinese chef is very good, I am looking forward to his works, and after a while, I will definitely fly to Huaxia and taste his craftsmanship. ”
"Let's go in a group, I'm also interested. ”
......
Wu Linfeng sat in the conference room, and the whole person fell silent.
Although he was not at the scene, he felt a strong oppressive force just from the attainments of the two of them in plating.
Wu Linfeng lost to Qiao Zhi several times, the first time he felt that Qiao Zhi was cheating and slippery, and the second time Qiao Zhi deliberately hid his strength, every time Wu Linfeng had a feeling of being fooled by Qiao Zhi's treacherous schemes, but this time Qiao Zhi and Max were in the ring-for-tat, so that Wu Linfeng clearly felt the gap between himself and Qiao Zhi.
If it was the first course, he had the strength to cook it, but for the second course, he felt the pressure.
His carving skills are good, but it is impossible to reproduce five identical dishes.
Qiao Zhi's stability is really terrifying.
The culinary art is all about imagination, and Max shows this perfectly with his own technique.
But Joe
Zhi found another way, and used the spirit of craftsmanship to tell those judges that the ultimate in culinary art can also be "rigorous".
"What is the origin of Qiao Zhi's second dish?" Han Peng looked at Wu Linfeng and asked softly.
"The palace haggis soup is said to be a dish that the Empress Dowager Cixi has been drinking for ten years and has not been tired of drinking. Although the chef was killed by this, he was able to conquer Galeries Lafayette who enjoyed the delicacies of the mountains and the sea, and the taste was impeccable. Wu Linfeng patiently explained, "The miniature garden created by Qiao Zhi on the plating, which is the southern corner of the back garden of the Forbidden City, if you compare it, you can find the details and see the characteristics." ”
Han Peng was surprised: "Is it so powerful?"
Wu Linfeng bowed slightly, "As an opponent, you must admit Qiao Zhi's strength, I'm afraid that Max has also changed his opinion of Qiao Zhi." Then there is the last dish, both of them are on the same starting line, and the outcome is unpredictable. ”
Far away on a small island in the South Pacific, Sandra, who was full of scumbags and scumbags, watched the live webcast on her mobile phone, the match between Qiao Zhi and Max.
After two rounds of competition, Sandra turned off her phone.
The result is no longer important to Sandra, no matter who wins the game by Qiao Zhi or Max, their strength is above him, and only by defeating the two of them can he untie his knot.
Walking to the food stall where she was temporarily working, the chubby proprietress Aisha looked at Sandra curiously, "Didn't you say that you were going to give you three hours of rest?"
"No! I'm helping now. Sandra began to prepare to take over the kitchen.
Aisha's expression was obviously relaxed, and she said softly: "There are a lot of old customers who have come this year, all of them are admired, your cooking skills are very good, my business is much better, I have to increase your salary." ”
Sandra glanced at Aisha lightly and said without any emotion, "There is no need for a raise." Also, I suggest you observe the way I cook food. I won't be here long and will be leaving soon. ”
Aisha's expression was a little lost and regretful.
Sandra is an out-of-town with a mysterious identity, but she is undoubtedly a very good chef.
With his cooking skills, he can find a job to support himself wherever he wanders.
Sandra reminded herself that it was better to rely on others than on herself, and Sandra helped herself open up the current situation, and she had to learn all the popular dishes in order to retain these customers.
Since the defeat with Max, Sandra has disappeared from the world, and there has been no news of how many restaurants he smashed in a day.
Sandra is like a wanderer, wandering around the world, working anonymously in the local kitchen everywhere she goes, using her cooking skills to earn a living.
He no longer cares about gains and losses, success or failure, and chooses to observe the needs of diners up close.
At the same time, he aims to survive and looks up to the value of cooking from the bottom.
Different angles allowed Sandra to find a lot of inspiration.
In the eyes of many diners, their requirements for food are simple, and they can fill their stomachs.
There are also diners, as long as they cook with enough care, they can bring them a higher level of pleasure than food and clothing.
Sandra began to analyze the essence of gastronomy, and the pursuit of the ultimate taste feast brought by the top ingredients did not seem to be so important.
Adapting to local conditions and using the ingredients around you to meet the basic needs of diners seems to be what chefs need to work on.