Chapter 911: The Mystery of Steaming
It's time to serve.
The moment Xia Yu heard the end bell, he put the last snack in his hand on the plate.
Then, he took two steps back, stared at the golden snack tower on the kitchen counter plate, breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hand to wipe the faint layer of sweat on his forehead, "It's okay, it's all under control, the car can't be overturned!"
Put away the sewing kit.
Xia Yu looked at the open kitchen opposite, Wei Zhong had already taken the first step, and asked the staff to help carry the steamer to the judging table, and the mist full of heat flow spread along the way.
Seeing that Wei Zhong was in the lead, Xia Yu made a gesture of invitation to him.
Cough.
The senior will go first, and he will go first, Xia Yu laughed maliciously in his heart, "I heard that if you go first, you will lose!"
Metaphysics, but also respect for a while.
Wei Zhong took a wet towel, wiped his sweat, and put a chef's costume away, tidy, grabbed his soaked kitchen hat with his left hand, and the camera swept to his back, his shadow temperament on the broadcast screen was like a high-spirited general stepping on the stage, full of majesty between his demeanor.
Inevitably, people looked at this back, with respect in their eyes.
This is the world of food, and the people's identification with celebrity chefs.
No doubt.
Wei Zhong's previous two-hour live performance has conquered them. Including Tang Yuqiong, she also watched the live broadcast with admiration, and said to her audience: "The alternate noodle king, it's not in vain!"
A series of 5 carts transporting steamers stopped in front of the judges' seats, and Wei Zhong followed, with a plain face, watching the staff move the steamers one by one from the cart to the table with their hands and feet.
On average, in front of each judge, a three-story high steamer is stacked.
"Please—"
Wei Zhong kept a distance of one meter from the judging table, holding a kitchen hat in his left hand and hanging straight on his side with his right hand.
After all, it is a celebrity chef who has seen strong winds and waves, even if he gambles on his career as a chef, the loser will be branded with an "unpalatable seal" halberd showdown, and Wei Zhong will not change his face before this most suffocating tasting session.
He said "please" in an extremely flat tone and bowed his head slightly to show respect for the diners.
Similarly, the five judges in the audience also nodded in unison in response to the chef.
This is out of the position of the diner, a return gift to the chef, and it is also a basic respect.
In the center, Lan Fengxian, who served as the chief judge, put his hand on the top of the steamer, and before unveiling it, he said solemnly: "Regarding the steaming technique, as well as the three steaming in Chuyang, the old lady has already explained it very clearly before, and I am here, so I won't talk nonsense." ”
"Flouring pumpkin, fish and poultry is not a sophisticated cooking secret, and in many restaurants and restaurants, you can eat similar dishes by ordering a table of Jingchu dishes. ”
Here, Lan Fengxian paused, looked at the camera, and said meaningfully: "The reason why celebrity chefs are celebrity chefs is because their dishes have opened a clear boundary with public works!"
"So, let's see, Chef Wei, how does this kind of boundary be displayed——!"
Fall.
With a click, Lan Fengxian lifted the lid of the steamer, and suddenly the white mist surged out.
The white mist, with its exaggerated effect, almost covered the judges' seats.
The cameras on the four sides are already in place, and the moment the lid is lifted, the amazing scene that is happening in the steamer will be broadcast on the big screen!
There was a dead silence.
In the vast mist, the wooden steamer has a white flower, slowly blooming.
The picture is dynamic.
The petals that were originally closed stretched out in all directions, and soon, the flower core was exposed in the shot, causing a large suffocating sound of cold air.
Two thumb-sized white balls stand in the center of the petals.
That's right, this is the pork meatballs before, but before the meatballs entered the steamer, they were deliberately put into a box of soaked soft glutinous rice by Wei Zhong and rolled it, so the meatballs were covered with rice grains, and after steaming through water, they became the current jade balls.
A grain of glutinous rice, crystal clear, shining, the texture is more transparent than ice crystal jade, and it is pure white.
In the deep layer of the glutinous rice wrap, a faint layer of red, representing the pork balls that are used as fillings inside, has not disappeared mysteriously.
Not to mention that the ordinary audience was stunned and couldn't make any sound.
The judges were also shocked.
After a while, Lan Fengxian put the lid of the steamer in his hand on the table, and spit out a breath to stare at Wei Zhong, who had a plain face, "Color and fragrance! Your "color", the expressiveness of the appearance of the dishes, has already left the public dishes far behind, opening a distance between heaven and earth!"
The other four judges also unveiled a steamer each.
However, the quality of the judges is extremely high, and one by one, they are not in a hurry to put down the chopsticks, they are holding back their appetite and carefully appreciating the food art that originates from the hands of the chefs.
Carefully and carefully, the steamer, on the porcelain bowl in the shape of a pen holder, the snow lotus in bloom, observed thoroughly, Mrs. Liu exclaimed: "Fish fillets as petals, pearl balls as flower cores, etc.!"
In the eyes, there is also a puddle of pumpkin puree that looks like the ice and snow have melted.
Taking a breath of the taste, Mrs. Liu's old face turned red, "No!"
"I can't help it!"
The chopsticks first used as the flower core, filled in the petals of the fish fillet, and the pearl balls embedded in the pumpkin puree, were clamped up with chopsticks, and the whole one was sent into the mouth, and the old man's cheeks suddenly bulged, and his teeth opened to the maximum extent, and then he bit hard.
Pearl balls, the outermost layer of ice crystal glutinous rice clothing, are extremely soft, like cotton that makes the mouth tremble.
Immediately after, the teeth got stuck in the tough pork balls.
Flutter.
The thick, tasteful gravy splattered out from the deep balls, scalding the mouth convulsions, and Mrs. Liu was like being struck by lightning, mist rose above her head, and she sighed in shock: "Really, really, the delicacies of the world!"
The old lady can still control it, Duan Hong and Wang Gan, who are at the same table, are already incarnated as hungry ghosts, their mouths chew and twitch, and their whole faces are distorted, and they send the steamed fish fillets to the mouth with chopsticks.
The steamed fish fillet, on the tongue, the fragrance disappears, and the residual rich umami flavor is the shadow of a fish!
The pumpkin cubes that have been turned into a sludge release the freshness of the vegetables.
"Ahh
Duan Hong and Wang Qian, the two chefs, were in their seats, dancing with joy, "I saw it, I saw it-"
The food scenery in my mind is a land of fish and rice.
The hunter returned from the mountains and forests, carrying a small boar on his shoulder, the peasant woman planting pumpkins on the fertile land on the banks of the river, and the fish man wearing a garment and hat, sitting quietly on a large rock by the water.
The water town style of the first sunny day after the rain makes people yearn for it infinitely.
Everything is so rustic and fresh.
Suddenly, Duan Hong and Wang Gan's dancing posture froze, and two lines of tears quickly fell from their eyes.
Fish fillet, pumpkin chunks, pearl balls.
Because before steaming, mixed with rice noodles, a trace of the melodious fragrance of rice lingers in the mouth and tongue, and the scenery of the water town reflected in their minds is like an old photo, which is constantly wiped by a hand, and the more you rub it, the clearer it is, and the more you wipe it, the more real it is.
Wei Zhong said: "This is my steam!"
"The mystery of steaming that I realized!
"Wipe!"
He said lightly, "There are too many cluttered things, which will blind people's eyes and taste." From a dish-point perspective, the complex flavors put a lot of pressure on our taste buds. There is nothing wrong with being complicated, but isn't it better to be clearer and clearer? ”
"Three steaming, three flavors, all in one!"
"Moreover, I use pearl balls as the flower core, it is the soul of this dish, who dares to say that this dish is not a pastry?" Wei Zhong glanced back at Xia Yu, and saw that the young man was shocked, thinking that he might be questioning the field of this dish, so he said more.
"That's right!"
Lan Fengxian unveiled the second steamer, this time, in one breath, swallowed the steamed food in the bowl, and said while chewing: "What is pastry? I am used to separating the word 'noodles' from the word 'point', noodles refer to pasta, and snacks and snacks are referred to. ”
"From the perspective of ingredients, generally speaking, pastry mostly refers to foods made with rice flour, wheat flour, etc., which are made of powdered ingredients. ”
"Today, there are countless varieties and flavors of pastry. ”
Unveiling the third steamer, Lan Fengxian pointed to the pearl balls among the petals, and said unhurriedly: "This dim sum is indeed a pastry, there is no doubt about it!"
"Moreover, this dim sum, the technique originates from Jingchu cuisine, but it is a perfect work of blue out of blue!"
"A classic!"
Duan Hong and Wang Qian wiped away their tears and gave a thumbs up.
Old lady Liu and Wang Gong, these two are local chefs in Shuzhong, according to Tang Yuqiong's camp, they should be on Xia Yu's side, however, since they sit on the sacred judge seat of the halberd, then their identities can only be pure diners.
"Such a classic work may be the key to knocking on that door...... "Mrs. Liu said fairly, "Chef Wei, you are already very close to that realm!"
Shuzhong celebrity chef Wang Gong added:
"Once you open that door, the alternate noodle king will be turned positive!"
"You've got this level!"
Wang Gong looked at Wei Zhong and said in a deep voice.
Seeing the reaction of the prisoners in the judges' seat, Wei Zhong's mouth flashed with a smile, "So, can you declare me the winner?"