Flames rose from the bottom of the disc, burning slowly, and the audience and the judges in the hall held their breath and stared at the volcano on the table.

One minute...... Two minutes...... Three-minute ......

"Mr. Gordon, what are you doing? I really don't see anything special!" finally one of the judges asked loudly as time passed.

"Yes, the mountain of potatoes is still a mountain of potatoes! Others chimed in.

"Listen!" Gordon Ramsay held up a finger and interrupted the crowd's questioning.

"Listen to what?"

"Listen to the angry voice of the mountain. ”

As Gordon said this, everyone quickly tilted their ears, and the cameraman handed the radio microphone to the disc table.

"Gollum...... "As the microphone approached, a small sound came from the inside of the 'volcano', and it became more and more intense.......

"It's just a little trick, something we don't bother to play. Lin Xiao, who was shaking the pot, pouted.

Apparently, Gordon had wrapped the sauce in a volcano made of potatoes, and when the flames under the disc heated up, it would naturally swell out.

Compared with the one made by Liu Mang last time, the 'flower has a reblooming day' that is poured into the hole with hot soup to make the dried tofu flowers bloom, whether it is creativity or artistic conception, it is too much worse.

But these audiences, who are accustomed to seeing Western dishes, most of which only use the natural colors of the ingredients, are deeply attracted at the moment.

"Poof!" As the temperature gets higher and higher, the sauce embedded in the 'volcano' expands with heat and gushes out from above!

"Wow!" there was an exclamation from the hall. Many people even got up from their seats, trying to see better.

"Gollum ......" Bright red and hot 'magma' flowed from the top of the volcano, and the originally static volcano became vivid.

"It's beautiful! like something out of a disaster movie. Looking at the slowly flowing 'magma', one of the judges sighed.

It turns out that this is the meaning of this dish! The silent and erupting volcano is a metaphor for Van Gogh's short but gorgeous life. ”

Listening to these discussions, Gordon Ramsay's face showed a heartfelt smile, he looked at Liu Mang and the others who were still busy, and thought to himself - this time it should be won.

"Everyone, please taste it. "Wait until the sauce in the 'volcano' is no longer flowing," Gordon said.

Glenn Laurie picked up a metal scoop and scooped a spoonful of mashed potatoes mixed with sauce from his plate and put it into his mouth.

The moment the "well-......" was tasted, Glenn Laurie's taste buds were conquered by Gordon's dish.

Although only ordinary ingredients are used, Gordon completely highlights the texture of the ingredients themselves.

When milk and cheese are added, the texture of the mashed potatoes becomes soft and creamy, and when you sip it, it slides off your tongue. The burgundy sauce is just the right amount of sweetness, and it's not greasy. Just as the tongue was still immersed in this tempting sweetness, a slight choking sensation followed, making the nose start to sour.

"Why do I feel desolate and want to cry?" said Glenn Laurie, holding a spoon in his hand.

He is not the only one who feels this way, but the other judges who have tasted this dish also feel the same way.

"Onions, I added onion juice for sake. Seeing the doubts on the judges' faces, Gordon took the initiative to explain: "Food can affect people's mood, for example, bananas can be uplifting, while chocolate is pleasant. In the same way, onions can make people feel melancholy. In my heart, Mr. Van Gogh's life was great and bleak, so I deliberately added freshly squeezed onion juice to set off my mood at the moment. ”

"Excellent!" Glenn Laurie took the lead in applauding: "Mr. Gordon, although your dish may not seem to have anything to do with the Starfield, it is a subtle allusion to what happened to Vincent van Gogh. In other words, who knows if he will be in the same mood as we are at the moment when he paints this great work?"

"I see! Gordon deserves to be a top master!"

The audience, who were still questioning Gordon just now, applauded.

"Lao Liu, it's a lot of pressure, are you sure?" Lin Xiao poured the fried lion's head into the strainer and said to Liu Mang, who came over.

"Everything is under control. Liu Mang smiled faintly and put the pot back on the stove: "Gordon gave me a hint, food can sometimes affect a person's mood. That's even more fine. ”

"Okay! I'll leave the rest to you, I'll help Lao He. Lin Xiao patted Liu Mang's shoulder and left.

"It seems that the proportion of sugar is going to increase a little bit. After Lin Xiao left, Liu Mang put a little oil in the pot, and at a ratio of 2:1:1:1, put sugar, vinegar, water, and tomato sauce respectively, and slowly boiled it into a sweet and sour sauce over low heat.

"Brother Lin's craftsmanship is really good! Liu Mang took the net bag with lion meat.

The fried lion's head is golden in appearance, with even raised grains on it, like a sunflower about to be harvested.

After the sweet and sour sauce in the pot bulged up fine blisters and became sticky, Liu Mang immediately poured the lion's head into it and gently shook the pot to let the juice evenly wrap up.

The recipe for this 'sweet and sour meatball' is really simple, just mix the sweet and sour sauce, and then roll the fried meatballs in the pan and serve.

The lion's head wrapped in sweet and sour sauce turns bright crimson in color, the juice is thickened, and it is wrapped in a dazzling layer of oil, which makes people have a great appetite when they look at it.

"Chef, are you going to cook it now? But Lao He's presentation hasn't been done yet. Shan Jian hurried over.

"It's okay, it tastes better when you let it dry for a while. Liu Mang said with a smile.

"Chef, can I try it?" Seeing Liu Mang put the finished meatballs on the plate, and there was still a little soup left at the bottom of the pot, Shan Jian asked.

"Well, taste it. Liu Mang nodded.

Shan Jian took a pair of chopsticks, reached out to the pot and dipped it, and then brought it to his mouth and took a sip.

"How's it taste?"

"Sour ...... Sweet ......" Shan Jian can't specifically describe the taste in his mouth, but he unconsciously bends his eyes into two crescent moons.

"Do you feel like you're in a good mood, and you feel like you're throwing all your worries out of your mind?"

"Yes, yes, yes! That's it!" Shan Jian nodded again and again: "Chef, the sweet and sour sauce you made is so special, I feel a little sweet and greasy when I eat it, but when I smack it carefully, the sourness immediately comes and dilutes the sweetness...... How do you do that?"

"Balance! and the understanding of taste. The taste buds that feel the sweetness are more on the tip of the tongue. The taste buds that feel the sourness are more in the back half of the tongue on both sides. The taste buds that feel the bitter taste are concentrated at the base of the tongue. Feel the savory taste buds on the tip of the tongue and the first half of the sides of the tongue. Therefore, the taste is also sluggish, and what I want to do is to grasp this characteristic and adjust the amount of various seasonings according to my own heart......"

"Ahh

"But I've already spoken in layman's terms. ”

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