Everywhere you look is overflowing with brilliance, and in your ears are boiling human voices.

The host's voice was sonorous and powerful, constantly pushing the atmosphere on the field to a climax.

Qiao Zhi's heart was very quiet and kept empty.

The leaders of the organizers and title sponsors took the stage to give speeches one after another, followed by speeches by the leaders of the government and catering associations, and an hour later, the host announced that the contestants could start to enter the venue for pre-competition preparations.

Qiao Zhi came to the stove and began to check the knives and the flame of the stove.

To the chef, the knife is the sword of the swordsman.

The organizer allows chefs to bring their own knives, but Qiao Zhi still chooses the knives that are common to the competition.

A set of knives used in the competition is about 20,000, which is already very luxurious for a person like Qiao Zhi who has always used hundreds of knives.

After a tool of poor quality has been used for a long time, it will be more convenient to use a new tool.

The knife is sharper and harder, making it easier to cut through a variety of ingredients.

There was an exclamation from the audience, everyone's eyes were aimed at Wu Linfeng's stove, he took out a set of gilded knives from the bag he carried, from the knife handle carving process, and then from the inscription engraved on the knife body, it can be seen that this is a very good knife.

Jin Chengwei sat on the judges' seat, his eyes were full of envy, Wu Linfeng's set of knives has a great origin in Bashu cuisine, called "Dragon God Knife." ”

According to legend, it was commissioned by Cao Lin, the master of Bashu cuisine, to make a knife-making master, and Liu Da, the chief chef of Shujue Group, was a closed disciple recruited by Cao Lin in his later years, and this set of dragon knives was passed on to Liu Da.

Now Liu Da is willing to hand over this set of knives to Wu Linfeng for use in the finals, which is enough to see his importance and trust in Wu Linfeng.

Although the knife is just something outside the body, it is more like a booster in the arm, which makes Wu Linfeng's attention more focused and his desire to win stronger.

Wu Linfeng carefully observed every detail of the stove, and in a very short time, he mastered the fire of the burning utensils, and also understood the tableware.

"Why do those chefs study cutlery?"

A sexyly dressed woman in the VIP box asked the middle-aged man beside her softly, attracting Mu Xiao's attention.

Mu Xiao is also very curious about this, are these tableware precious?

"They studied the cutlery because they wanted to understand the pattern of the cutlery, and then they knew how each dish would be presented after the competition officially began. Chinese food is all about sè and flavor, so if a dish wants to get a high score, it must first be eye-catching in appearance. The middle-aged man seemed to have studied this, and said a little arrogantly.

Mu Xiao's attention was all on those two people, knowing that they were both supporters of Wu Linfeng.

There was one more person beside him, and it was Xu Hexiang who came quietly.

Xu Hexiang said in a low voice: "You are Ms. Sanshuimu, Mei Ling explained to me just now, let me introduce this King Chef Contest to you." ”

Mu Xiao quickly reacted and said with a smile: "I'm confused, if you can explain it to me carefully, I would be grateful." ”

Xu Hexiang's eyes fell on Wu Linfeng's body, "Qiao Zhi wants to win this game, it is very difficult. It is rumored that Wu Linfeng's cooking skills have reached the level of national chef level 2, but he has not been recognized by the association's review team. ”

Mu Xiao pursed his lips and smiled, "The national chef is just a false name, and when it comes to actual combat, you still have to show real skills." ”

Xu Hexiang nodded approvingly, "Insightful!"

Mu Xiao asked, "Will the kitchen knife affect the performance of the chef?"

"Of course. Chefs are generally accustomed to using their own knives and use them often

Accustomed to it, holding a knife and cutting vegetables has become muscle memory, and the same knife must be handy to use. Xu Hexiang knew what Mu Xiao was worried about, "The finalists are all very good chefs, and the impact of kitchen knives on them is minimal, and it can be basically ignored." ”

Mu Xiao was relieved and said with a smile: "What do you think Qiao Zhi's chances of winning the championship are?"

"There must be a place in the top five, but the top three is difficult, and it is even more difficult to win the championship. Xu Hexiang said truthfully.

Mu Xiao's eyes showed displeasure, "The things Qiao Zhi makes are really delicious, I don't believe that others can do it better than him." ”

Xu Hexiang smiled: "It's a competition now, and you can't judge by your likes and dislikes." I'm a friend of Qiao Zhi, so naturally I hope he can get good grades. But the judges' first impression of him is probably not particularly good. ”

"Isn't he quite energetic?" Mu Xiao said lightly, "Among the ten people, he has the highest appearance. ”

Xu Hexiang bowed his head and said, "It's not good to be too young." The chef is the same as the doctor, that is, the older you get, the more popular it is. Qiao Zhi looks too young, so everyone will think that he is inexperienced. In addition, he made small mistakes in the first and second rounds, so there will be fixed stereotypes. Of course, there are pros and cons to everything. If he can make a dish that makes people applaud, it will also form a fierce conflict with his original impression. ”

Mu Xiao suddenly realized, "I see." I sighed in my heart that the entertainment industry seems to be the other way around, and the younger you are, the higher the appearance fee you can get.

Xu Hexiang, as Qiao Zhi's friend, is not very optimistic about him, and Mu Xiao doesn't have much hope for Qiao Zhi.

Mu Xiao didn't care how many places Qiao Zhi won, she just wanted to support Qiao Zhi and see how he cooked excellent food on the spot.

Since it is the final of the King Chef competition, the difficulty of the competition has also increased, and it is divided into three parts, each of which cooks a dish!

In the first part, all contestants are required to use beef as the main ingredient to cook the best dish.

Beef is one of people's favorite foods, second only to pork, and is known as the "pride of meat".

What's more, internationally, Westerners like to eat beef.

The choice of this ingredient is still quite meaningful to the organizing committee.

Limiting ingredients is more stringent than banning seasonings or banning certain types of ingredients, because ingredients are irreplaceable, and the same ingredient, compared together, can also show the chef's level more fairly and straightforwardly.

Nothing else is the highest requirement.

There is no element of opportunism, it is a head-to-head competition.

Different cuisines, cooking beef, have different styles.

Huainan and Zheyuan cuisine are like beautiful Jiangnan girls;

Qilu and Huaibei cuisine are like ancient and simple northern Jianhan;

Nanyue and Minzhou cuisine are like elegant sons;

Bashu and Xiangnan Ancai are like celebrities with rich connotations and talents.

The famous beef dishes of Zheyuan cuisine include West Lake beef soup, the famous beef dishes of Bashu cuisine are boiled beef, and the famous beef dishes of Qilu cuisine include fried beef with green onions......

As for Huainan cuisine, there are also special dishes on beef, which are slightly lacking in distinctive characteristics compared to other places.

Crews work in groups of ten to push freezers next to each cooktop.

Qiao Zhi checked it, and the ingredients in the freezer were all fresh, both fresh beef and cooked beef, and they were also distinguished and marked according to different parts of the beef.

Qiao Zhi took a piece of beef tenderloin at random, tested the feel of the beef with his fingers, and was slightly surprised.

Organizing committee

The beef provided is not ordinary, authentic and high-end goods. Selected from the special fat cattle of Dachang County.

The meat is bright, the face is soft, marbling, and the taste is delicate and full.

Such a good ingredient, if you don't cook it carefully, you will have a sense of guilt that has destroyed the heavens.

......

Auditorium, inside the fan phalanx.

The mobile phone screen flickered, Luo Yi temporarily put down the flashing color light in his hand, clicked on it, and saw that it was a message from Shen Bowei.

"The first round of competition is extremely unfavorable to our Huainan cuisine. ”

"Don't panic, believe in the strength of Qiao Zhi and Zhong Shi, they must have a way to crack it. ”

Luo Yi comforted Shen Bowei on his lips, but he was actually very flustered in his heart.

Thinking from another perspective, if he was in the position of Qiao Zhi or Zhong Shi, he would be caught off guard.

Anyone who knows a little bit knows that the first dish given by the judges is the most difficult one for the contestants of Huainan cuisine.

......

VIP indoors.

Mu Xiao sighed softly when he saw Xu Hexiang, and hurriedly said, "Is something wrong?"

"The first round was a big test for Qiao Zhi. Xu Hexiang said with emotion, "Huainan cuisine is the least good at cooking beef among the eight major cuisines. ”

Mu Xiao said: "Doesn't Qiao Zhi understand the cooking methods of other cuisines?"

Xu Hexiang explained: "Of course I understand. But he is imprinted with traces of Huainan cuisine, and if he adopts other cuisines in the first round of the competition, he will not be very confident in the cuisine of the main specialty, and it will be difficult to get a high score. ”

......

Shujue Group, inside a large office.

Liu Da's eyes fell on the live video on the white sè curtain, and his face was expressionless, "Jin Chengwei did a good job, and even persuaded the judges to limit the ingredients at the beginning and choose 'beef' as the proposition." ”

The subordinate next to him smiled faintly: "There are two representatives of Huainan cuisine who have entered the finals and are our biggest opponents. It's a clever way to solve two potential dangers at once. ”

The video was sweeping the players back and forth, and Qiao Zhi's figure flashed in front of Liu Da's eyes.

Liu Da's eyes showed a solemn sè, "It depends on whether Wu Linfeng can play normally." ”

The subordinate said confidently: "Wu Linfeng has specially practiced the cooking method of beef before, and it will definitely surprise all the judges." ”

Liu Da glanced at the subordinate and did not speak.

The subordinates panicked and realized that they had said the wrong thing.

The implication is that Wu Linfeng has already gotten the news?

In any competition, leaking questions is taboo!

......

Qiao Zhi began to choose the ingredients.

Beef is a treasure, and the best meat is beef tenderloin, which is the most delicate part of beef, suitable for frying, stir-frying, frying, and steaking. Western food is often used to make filet mignon and teppanyaki, and this part of beef is suitable for both young and old.

Secondly, beef shoulder or beef brisket are good ingredients.

Qiao Zhi finally chose a part that everyone didn't think of.

"What is Qiao Zhi doing, how did he choose the beef backbone?"

Luo Yi was so angry that he almost vomited blood, Qiao Zhi always played cards according to common sense, and began to be a demon again!

Shen Bowei really sent a message, "Is Qiao Zhi planning to give up the game?"

There is so much meat on the cow, why choose cheap beef spine meat?

In the eyes of foreigners, it is even more difficult to understand, beef backbone meat is generally thrown away as garbage!