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Ma Wenbing, Xiang, and Liu Linger stayed in the inn for two more, and finally arrived at the first place where the game began.

The golden light is shining on the ground, the blue is floating in the white clouds, and the goshawk is hanging high, which is another good atmosphere.

The streets of the capital are crowded with people, most of them are bustling, not only to watch the food competition, but also to taste the capital's variety of food.

Especially in the vicinity of Xia Shiyi, there are even more crowds, and the water surrounding a street has been blocked.

In order to maintain order at the scene, there were soldiers standing guard on the periphery of the food art, especially more soldiers at the door, and those who were not involved in the food contest were not allowed to enter.

On the walls on the left and right sides of the door, there are two large red pieces of paper, on which are the names and corresponding numbers of all the people who participated in the food contest this time.

Liu Yikou, Ma Wenbing, Xiang and Liu Linger finally squeezed to the wall, and saw the three words "Ma Wenbing" on the red paper, which was 0518, because Liu Yikou was in the name of Ma Wenbing, and only he knew the reason why he signed up in the name of Ma Wenbing.

After seeing the numbers, Liu Yikou and the other four people and the soldiers guarding the door inspected and passed through the door, and they were shocked when they entered it, it was very magnificent!

Flags are displayed, everywhere, and a large road leads to the platform in front, on which there are more flags, and there is a long table and three chairs.

There are two large houses on the left and right sides of the road, and it is not accurate to be a house, it is more like an open hood, because there is no wall towards the middle side, and it is wide open, and you can see that there are rows of stoves inside, and the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar on the stove are all the accessories anyway

One by one, the people who came in began to look for their own stoves.

"Master, 0518 was found on this wall, and our stove should be in this room. ”

Ma Wenbing pointed to the big open-top road on the right, because he heard that everyone was like this.

"Well, let's go find out. Liu nodded in one bite.

So the four of them walked towards the big open on the right, in Ma Wenbing's impression, this big open was very much like a large factory building, and a wall was removed.

There is a number sign on each stove, the number on each stove is continuous, it is very easy to find, Ma Wenbing and they quickly found the 0518 stove, in the middle of the second row, the front and back left and right vision is still very good.

"Okay, that's it, there's still an hour before the game, let's not run around, do you want to go to the toilet? Go now, there won't be time for the game." ”

Liu said solemnly, he attaches great importance to this competition.

Ma Wenbing, Xiang and Liu Linger did not answer, indicating that they did not want to go to the toilet.

There were nearly 2,000 stoves in this large open canopy, and those stoves began to be filled with people one after another, all kinds of people

Suddenly, Liu Ling'er saw an acquaintance, that is, the person from the Western Regions, the person who eavesdropped, and the position of the three stoves next to him, which was really narrow.

"Wen Bing, Xiang, look, they are really here to compete. ”

Liu Ling'er pointed to the two people from the Western Regions and said softly, she was already very excited and angry when she saw them.

"It's really, really people, regardless of them, we're better than ours. Ma Wenbing pinched his nose and said.

"Wenbing, Ling'er, take out my big spoon!"

Liu Yikou said, this time he personally brought a big spoon that had been treasured for three years, that big spoon made of black iron, and he had followed Liu Yikou for thirty years, and he had never used it since he left the palace three years ago.

As the saying goes, a hero with a good horse, a beautiful woman with a good clothes, a good flower with a good bottle, this good cook must have a good spoon.

Ling'er took Liu Yikou's burden out of her back, and along the way, she was very suspicious of what was hidden inside, but Liu Yikou kept laughing and not saying a word.

Opening the baggage, Liu Ling'er took out the big spoon of Liu Yi's mouth, which was twice as large as the ordinary spoon, the black iron was dull, smooth and pitless, and it rang when it was touched, the ancient temple mountain bell.

"Daddy, how come I've never seen this big spoon before, why is it so deep?"

Liu Ling'er asked suspiciously, it's just a spoon for stir-frying, why do you think it's a baby? Why didn't you go all the way?

Liu took the big spoon in one bite, and when he saw this big spoon, he could recall his past, "This spoon has been with me for more than 30 years, you can see that it is still smooth and not a little worn, this is not an ordinary spoon." ”

"Master, is there any origin of this black spoon?" Ma Wenbing also asked suspiciously, it is not easy for a spoon to last for thirty years.

"This spoon was passed on to me by my master's cervix, he was the most famous chef in the palace at that time, served for two generations, and when he died, this spoon was his greatest asset, and it was given to me among the five apprentices, ah, I really miss my good master......"

Liu had tears in her eyes.

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The time of an hour is coming soon, and more than 3,000 stoves will soon be full of people, all kinds of talents, different heights, fat and thin.

Suddenly, Liu's eyes were shining, and he was shocked, and said to Ma Wenbing, Liu Ling'er and Xiang: "Look at those four people, they are the four famous chefs in Shenzhou, Bei Lunan Tang, Dongtian Xila. ”

Following Liu Yikou's pointing, Ma Wenbing and the three of them saw three people one after another, all of whom had a common characteristic, that is, they were calm and relaxed, calm and unhurried, and the master was not a master, and it was different if he had the ability.

This Southern Tang Tang Dingxian and Northern Lu Lu Quanxiang are two old men with very different expressions. This Dong Tiantian Yiping is a middle-aged man in his forties, with strong blood. This has Nasira Sisi is twenty-seven or eighteen, and it is a good year.

In addition to these four people, Liu Ichikou also saw very famous and famous big people, and they were all preparing for competitions in various places, such as Chef Jin in the Dragon Inn, who was in a remote place around the corner.

The elimination rounds of this food competition are all fair competition, whether you are famous or not, whether you are a chef of the Golden Palace or a street vendor, you will start competing with the same stove.

At this time, a big gong sounded, and three people came in from the door, all in official uniforms and hats, and they were majestic.

These three people are the main judges of this knockout round, and everything is up to them.

These three people are Hu Yan, the shopkeeper of Jinhailou, the lord who is in charge of the grain year and the oil year, and the lord Rui, the head of the internal affairs office.

These three people are just right, especially the head of the Internal Affairs Office, Grandpa Rui, who understands the tastes of those masters in the palace, and Zi sent him to be a judge also has this consideration.

The three of them walked through the middle of the road, and sat down on the platform above.

The three of them took out an oil-sealed envelope at the same time, tore it open, and took out a piece of white paper, on which two words were written "Tofu", which was the topic of this knockout round.

"This year's knockout competition test question tofu, the competition time is a pillar of incense ......," a soldier shouted to convey everywhere, to ensure that everyone was aware.

After hearing the word "tofu", the contestants began to be restless, and everyone whispered, and they didn't think that the test question was tofu, because this tofu is eaten raw in the Shenzhou Continent, which is equivalent to fruit, who will make dishes with it?

"Daddy, can you cook with tofu?"

Liu Ling'er asked in shock, she wouldn't anyway, so she could only pin her hopes on her father.

Liu shook his head, he hadn't cooked with tofu either, but he wasn't so worried, since it was a problem, it was difficult for everyone, and he wasn't alone.

"Wenbing, what do you have in mind?"

Liu Yikou couldn't think of a good way for the time being, and asked Ma Wenbing instead, because he lowered his head and was silent just now, he should be able to come up with something.

Ma Wenbing just thought about what dishes there are for tofu in this world, but the result is that there is nothing, and the tofu is eaten here in a bowl, and it is eaten as a meal.

It should be eaten here, but the world of Bailai is not, tofu can be cooked, and one of the first specialties that Ma Wenbing thought of was mapo tofu.

This mapo tofu was originally planned to be made in a Jiangzhou restaurant, but at that time, I was afraid that it would not be enough to eat, so I made Shancheng hot pot later.

Ma Wenbing smiled: "Master, don't worry, I have a way." ”

Liu Yikou was surprised and delighted, and at the same time, Liu Ling'er and Xiang were also overjoyed, Liu Yikou asked with big eyes: "Okay, how sure are you?" ”

Ma Wenbing pondered for a moment and replied firmly: "There is ninety percent certainty." ”

Mapo tofu is the most commonly eaten dish by the people, and it makes sense that Ma Wenbing is ninety percent sure.

"Ninety percent sure, it's already very high, good apprentice, take my big spoon, and I'll hand it over to you, what do you need us to do?" Liu Yikou smiled.

Ma Wenbing has also made this mapo tofu no less than a thousand times, so he is very familiar with it, and said: "I need 250 grams of tofu, 75 grams of beef, 1 garlic sprout, 15 grams of tempeh, 3 grams of Sichuan pepper powder, 5 grams of rice wine, 3 grams of salt, 5 grams of pea starch, 15 grams of peanut oil, and 5 grams of green onions."

Ma Wenbing finished in one breath, without hesitation, accurate to the quantity and weight, which made Liu Yikou, Liu Ling'er and Xiang give a thumbs up.

Then, it was mainly Liu Ling'er and Xiang who helped choose what Ma Wenbing needed, washing what should be washed, cutting what should be cut, and mixing what should be mixed......

Soon, all the materials were ready.

Next, Ma Wenbing began to make mapo tofu, first put 2 cm cubes of tofu into boiling water with a little salt, remove it and soak it in water, so as to remove the plant flavor in the tofu.

Then heat the wok, add oil, add the beef filling and stir-fry until the beef filling is golden brown, add the bean paste and stir-fry, add the tempeh, ginger and chili powder and stir-fry until the beef is colored.

Finally, boil the broth, add tofu and cook for 3 minutes, add soy sauce, garlic sprouts, sugar, season with salt, and then thicken with wet starch, and sprinkle peppercorn noodles and minced green onions after serving.

In less than ten minutes, a bowl of fragrant mapo tofu was completed, and in order to verify that there was no problem, Liu Yiyi, Xiang and Liu Ling'er also tasted it and were very satisfied.

"Wen Bing, what's the name of this dish?" Xiang and Liu Ling'er asked in surprise.

Ma Wenbing said with a smile: "Mapo tofu is characterized by numb, spicy, hot, fragrant, crispy, tender, fresh, and live, also known as the eight-character proverb.

Hemp: When the tofu is in the pot, it should be sprinkled with an appropriate amount of minced peppercorns. It is best to use Hanyuan Gong pepper for Sichuan pepper, which has a pure hemp flavor and refreshes people's hearts. If you don't get peppercorns, the numb flavor is stuck in the throat, which makes people nervous.

Spicy: Longtan Temple big red robe oil pepper is selected to make watercress, chopped and cooked, and a small amount of cooked oil and sea pepper are added to cook tofu, which is spicy and fragrant.

Blanching: The characteristics of tofu maintain the temperature of the whole dish after it comes out of the pot and it is not easy to cool. Every time I eat chopsticks, I eat the taste of freshly baked.

Fragrant: Serve immediately after getting out of the pot, you can't smell the gypsum smell of tofu, you can cold-soak the rusty smell of tofu, and there is no original unpleasant smell of various condiments, only the fragrance that arouses your appetite.

Crispy: Refined meat filling, golden color, red crisp is not boarded, one by one, one grain, crispy in the mouth, and melted into the teeth.

Tender: Tofu in the pot, fry the method, the color is as white as jade, there are horns, a twist is broken, so use a spoon to scoop food.

Fresh: The raw materials of mapo tofu are all fresh, fresh and tender emerald green, red and white, fresh in color and taste, impeccable.

Live: refers to a stunt of the mapo tofu shop: the tofu is served on the table, the garlic seedlings are long in the bowl, the roots are erect in the bowl, the green and blue are blue, the oil is very bright, as if it has just been picked and chopped from the furrow, it is vivid, but the entrance of the clip is all ripe, and there is no jerky taste. ”

If a bowl of mapo tofu made Liu Yiyi and the three people were surprised, then Ma Wenbing's explanation pushed the surprise to a climax, and the three of them didn't expect Ma Wenbing to be so capable.

Liu Yikou smiled slightly, it seems that there is nothing wrong with bringing this apprentice this time, "Okay, okay, Wenbing, let's send this mapo tofu together." ”

So Ma Wenbing took the dishes, and the four of them walked towards the stage, only Xiang was bowing his head, and the others were looking up.

The dish was prepared so quickly, which shocked the three judges, and the dish that was delivered was something they had never seen before, and it also caught their taste buds when they ate it, scoring 98, 93, and 95 points respectively, with an average score of 96.

"The results of the competition will be announced in the form of a list, and you can come and check it out. Rui Gong was fair, smiled with satisfaction, and seemed to have some idea in his heart.

So Ma Wenbing and his party of four walked towards the door, completed the task ahead of schedule, and got such a high score, which made the other contestants very envious.

However, there are also those who bow their heads and do not envy them, they also have their own ideas and start cooking seriously.

For example, Master Lu Quanxiang from the north cut the tofu into pieces, put it in the ancestral jar, poured the ancestral secret recipe marinade, sealed the lid, and planned to make marinated tofu.

Master Tang Dingxian from the south, calm and relaxed, put a whole piece of fresh tofu into a porcelain basin, held a pair of chopsticks in each hand, suddenly roared, and began to stir the tofu with chopsticks, and a bowl of water tofu flowers was about to take shape.