Chapter 73: Contrasting Cuisine
Final Round:
After the first and second rounds of competition, the remaining contestants are chefs with deep skills in cooking production and culture, and the final round needs to test the chef's level of cooking under extreme circumstances. Make a work with strong contrasts, whether it is visual, taste, or anything else, as long as it can create a dish that is different from what you expected. The contrast between the dishes must be present in the same dish, and the contrast between the two pieces in the course is not allowed. Time: 30 minutes.
Theme: Contrasts.
At this moment, in addition to the two hosts Xiao Feng and Zhao Ling in the center of the venue, there are only three young chefs left: Chen Mo, Tan Yu, and Wang Jue.
After Chen Mo finished reading the question, he fell into thought.
The difficulty of presenting contrasting themes in the same dish is not ordinary.
Because this performance is very intuitive, it is not that the theme of the first round only limits the type of dishes, the theme of the second round mainly expresses food culture, and the theme contrast of the final round is to be directly expressed through the dishes themselves, this theme means that the dishes made must be quite accurate, there is almost no room for independent play, there is no chance to fool or fool around, and the test is the absolute hard power of a chef!
Although the time is 10 minutes longer than the second round, reaching 30 minutes, the difficulty of the questions is actually much higher than that of the second round.
"After commenting on this round of the competition, Chef Hong will continue to comment on our final round of the competition, but because of the particularity of the last round, we will also add two judges, they are the chairman of the Ni Group, the organizer of this cup competition, Ni Shengni, and the representative of the city's gourmets association, Ms. Li Rong!
Ni Sheng, who is tall and tall, and Li Rong, who is nearly forty years old but has an outstanding temperament, walked to the guest seats next to the competition venue and waved to everyone in the applause of the audience.
Hong Qi had already taken his seat in the guest seat, and when Ni Sheng and Li Rong arrived, they stood up and shook hands with the two.
Ni Sheng sat in the middle, Hong Qi was on the left, and Li Rong was on the right, and the three of them were full of momentum and style.
"Hey, that's your dad, I really didn't expect that the son of the Ni Group would be crowded in an ordinary audience like us. The mustache sitting next to Ni Shuai said to Ni Shuai.
"Hmph, I'm not unfamiliar with the Ni Group, I have to rely on myself in the future. Ni Shuai seems to be dismissive of the identity of the Ni Group.
Xu Ming gave Ni Shuai a thumbs up.
"In a few years, you'll feel how naΓ―ve your words are today. Xu Ming's statement and approach do not seem to be consistent.
"You..."Ni Shuai stammered, "Cut, we'll see." β
This round of competition was announced by Ni Sheng.
"I announce that the fourth Youth Cup final has officially begun!"
The countdown begins on the time displayed on the venue's large screen.
29οΌ59...
To everyone's surprise, the three cooks were standing in front of the stove, all motionless.
A full 5 minutes passed, and none of the three of them had started to make the food.
The atmosphere at the scene was somewhat tense and awkward.
Zhao Ling hurriedly said: "It seems that the topic of this final is indeed very difficult, and the three of us who broke into the finals are stumped, everyone rest assured, I believe that the three of them will overcome the difficulties and make dishes that make everyone feel amazing." β
Tan Yu closed his eyes and remained motionless, as if he had fallen into a state of meditation again.
Wang Jue pursed his mouth, nodded for a while, shook his head for a while, smiled on his face for a while, frowned for a while, obviously brainstorming, and the ideas that popped up were colliding.
Chen Mo is in... Talk to oneself?
"Hey, system, I've figured out what to do, but I don't know how to cook this dish myself, can you help me search for a recipe in the recipe library, I want to buy it." β
"I'm sorry, host, but the recipe for this dish you asked for is not for sale. β
"Don't be so ruthless, if you win this round, I'll be the champion, I provide mental and physical strength, and you're only responsible for collecting money and providing recipes." β
"I'm sorry, host, but the recipe for this dish you asked for is not for sale. β
β...β
"Just be reminded to the host, you still have 3 achievement points left unused. β
"Oh? that's true, so what?"
"These 3 achievement points can be exchanged for a prop in the dimensional space, which can also meet the needs of the host. β
"Don't say it sooner if there is such a good thing!"
"The consultation fee of 500 yuan will be deducted from the host's monthly settlement at the end of this month. β
"Damn, you @#$!%^&*"
The system stopped making a sound, and Chen Mo had to enter the dimensional realm space with an angry mood.
Searched for a moment.
"Hey, there it is, this is it, the potential card. β
Click the "Redeem" button, and a prompt will immediately pop up on the item: Are the hosts sure to use 3 achievement points to redeem the item?
Then click the "Confirm Redemption" button, and the potential card will be in hand!
Potential Card: With this card, you can make any dish within 30 minutes, regardless of the recipe, without limiting the host's level.
Now that you've decided on the menu, it's a waste of time to think too much.
Chen Mo did not hesitate to click on this prop when he got it.
The card instantly turned into pieces of crystal shards, pouring into Chen Mo's body.
In an instant, Chen Mo felt that the thinking of his mind and the spirit of the whole person had been greatly improved!
"Oh, we saw that Tan Yu and Chen Mo started to do it almost at the same time!" Zhao Ling's voice was a little excited.
After exactly 10 minutes, someone finally broke the static deadlock.
Tan Yu and Chen Mo glanced at each other, and immediately put into production.
Both of them see each other as their strongest competitors.
Wang Jue, who was on the other side, didn't seem to have thought about what to do.
Chen Mo wrote down the ingredients he needed on a blank piece of paper and handed them to the beautiful assistant.
The assistant smiled slightly and said, "Please send it to you later." β
"I don't know what Big Brother will do this round. After experiencing the thrills of the first two rounds, Ni Shuai in the final round was a lot calmer.
"Your big brother can do everything, and no one can guess what he's going to do. Xu Ming said that he couldn't figure out Chen Mo.
After a while, the raw materials arrived.
The ingredients turned out to be tofu and pickles...
"This, this, this..." Ni Shuai couldn't sit still again, quickly stood up, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and confirmed again, there were indeed only tofu and pickles...
"I really can't guess him..."This time even Xu Ming was about to collapse.
Even Chef Hong, who was in the guest seat, said: "Chen Mo, a young chef, often uses unexpected and unpredictable cooking skills, this round he only uses tofu and pickles as raw materials, which is really incredible, you know, this round is the final round." β
Li Rong nodded slightly, and also looked at Chen Mo.
Ni Sheng smiled, smiling and silent.