Chapter 30: The Potato Race
The English of this host is really good, does not speak the standard London accent, but is also very close to the London pronunciation.
Ye Kai has been complaining about the Irish accent, in fact, it is also the case in the mainland of China. You speak Mandarin to the people of Shanghai, they understand, but when they speak Shanghai dialect to you, you are only confused.
There's only one sentence you know, Nong's brain?
"There are nine potatoes in today's competition, from the town's Marc, Cisse, Kosos ....... The judges tasted each potato separately and scored it. β
"Be careful, you can't add meat, you can't add salt, you can't put tomato paste, pepper and other condiments when you taste it, because what we want to taste is the original taste of potatoes. β
Ye Kai nodded without a trace, oh, that's it, I understand.
"Now we're going to get the first potato!"
After the host finished speaking, an aunt came out of the back of the shed, holding a plate with four fist-sized potatoes on it. She used tongs to clip each potato into the plate in front of the judges.
"Ask the judges to taste. The host said.
The potatoes are not peeled, as seems to be the case with boiled potatoes here. But it's not like you want to nibble directly, there are knives and forks in the cutlery, and Westerners are used to using these two kinds of cutlery.
Ye Kai rarely eats Western food, so he is not as skilled as the other judges, but he eats quickly, and everyone eats the first potato at the same time.
Not.......
Ye Kai drank the boiled water they provided and recalled the taste of potatoes.
Although no seasoning was added, Ye Kai unexpectedly tasted a lot of flavors, which was difficult to express. If you don't put seasoning, it is indeed better than Huaxia's boiled potatoes.
After a while, the aunt came up again, still with a familiar plate and a familiar fist-sized potato.
Ye Kai suddenly thought of something, and the hand holding the fork trembled a little.
The taste of this potato itself is not as good as the previous one, but it is better than the mouthfeel, if you do not take into account the problems of the chef. If Ye Kai was to choose, he would prefer this one.
Because he doesn't like to eat potatoes without seasoning, the second potato contestant, although the taste is not rich, but with Chinese salt, monosodium glutamate, chili, olive oil, pepper powder, pepper, star anise, five-spice powder .......
That's bound to be a hit across the country.
After eating, score and drink water to clean your mouth.
And then.
With a smile on her face, she held a familiar plate with a familiar fist-sized potato on it, and walked unswervingly towards the judges with a step that she did not recognize.
Irish hospitality made the aunt put the biggest one in the leaf open plate.
Thank you!
The taste is not good, the taste is average, and suddenly there is a sweet taste? What kind of potatoes do you have? mashed potatoes?potato milk tea?Sorry, I don't like it, the lowest score.
The fourth .......
The fifth .......
It's really not that Ye Kai doesn't like to eat, but ...... But I really can't eat it. He looked at the other judges, the speed of eating potatoes had not changed, and the mayor was still chatting and laughing with the judges next to him.
Discussing the pros and cons of this potato.
Sitting next to Ye Kai was a woman with a model figure, named Kate, and she knew what Ye Kai was thinking by looking at Ye Kai's appearance. She reminded in a low voice, "Just a little bit of the taste, there's a trash can under the bench." β
"I see. β
Ye Kai breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly became puzzled again, why did you all eat it? So he quietly asked Miss Kate this question, and Miss Kate replied.
"Accustomed to eating, an adult Irishman can eat seventy potatoes a day. β
70 pcs?
One day?
I'm sorry, big guy! I still give you the title of potato king, yesterday I saw that old man eat so little and thought that the amount of food was not good, but it turned out that there were no potatoes and no appetite?
An hour later, after scoring, the potato champion finally came out.
That is the second potato, it seems that these judges have the same opinion as Ye Kai, they don't really care about whether the potato itself tastes good, mainly whether it tastes good or not.
The crowd immediately cheered, and Ye Kai saw an uncle wearing a cowboy hat and a plaid shirt jumping the highest, it seems that the champion potato is his family, and the title of potato king belongs to you.
Then there's a fun competition.
There are actually a lot of fun contests about potatoes, but most of them are held in other sheds. In addition to the potato competition, there is also a potato peeling competition.
This Ye Kai is very familiar, when it comes to the kitchen, Ye Kai is professional.
The two potatoes of the same weight were brought up and checked on an electronic scale to confirm the weight of the two potatoes before they were brought up.
There are only two contestants in this competition, one is Ye Kai, who took the initiative to ask for help, and the other is Miss Kate, last year's champion.
"Are you ready?" said the referee.
Ye Kai held the knife in his right hand and said, "It's no problem at all." β
"Let's go!"
Hmph! Ye Kai held a knife in his right hand and a potato in his left hand, spinning rapidly. Due to the fact that the bonus of talent affects his hand speed, he moves quickly and does not hurt himself.
The afterglow drifted to Miss Kate, who was sitting casually in her own place.
She!
Already cutting the second one.
it!
How could she be so fast?
Ye Kai turned his head to look at Miss Kate, her peeling action was simple and rude. I saw her pressing the potatoes on the table with one hand, and chopping them all the way with a knife in the other, which was extremely smooth and devastating, but it didn't feel like she was peeling potatoes.
Are you tearing sugar cane?
Your peeled skin is heavier than meat, hey!
"There are nine seconds left. The judges reminded.
How do you win?
Ye Kai didn't look at Miss Kate, he turned the potatoes quickly, and finally finished peeling the potatoes before the time was up.
"It's amazing. Miss Kate said in amazement.
Ye Kai sighed and said, "You are amazing, you cut so fast, it seems that you won." β
"No, you're the champion. She said.
Both portions of potatoes were taken by the referee and placed on the electronic scale on the side. Ye Kai suddenly realized that in the end, it turned out that he had to weigh it! Under normal circumstances, no one could finish cutting it within the specified time.
And he is the only one in so many years who has won the championship with the most primitive peeling method.
I see.
Kate clapped and smiled and said, "Congratulations." β
As soon as he was praised, Ye Kai subconsciously became humble and said, "It's okay, I feel good today." β
The prize soon came, a bag of today's champion potatoes, weighing a full thirty pounds. Ye Kai was drunk, he didn't even bring much to Ireland, and now he wants to travel with such a big bag of potatoes?
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PS: It's been miserable these days, the new book period is almost over, I haven't had a recommendation, I haven't had a recommendation ticket, and it's not been more than a week.
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