"Today is the first competition of our God of Chef Competition, for which we have specially invited the French God of Cooking Paul Bocuse as a special guest. After introducing the two teams, the host continued.

As the host pronounced out the name, louder cheers rang out, and some people even got up from their chairs excitedly.

"Brother Lin, what did he say?" the host asked in French.

"Paul Bocuse's coming. Lin Xiao was also a little excited.

"Paul Bocuse, can you finally see a real person today?"

This name Liu Mang has heard many people say, Basard, Gordon Ramsay, Jiro Ida...... When these peers mentioned the name, the tone was all with reverence and admiration.

One can imagine how high the culinary standards of this person, who has been known all over the world for many years and is known as the patron saint of French cuisine.

A tall white old man walked onto the stage under the guidance of the host. The old man wore a snow-white chef's suit, a soft-topped chef's hat, and a gold medallion pierced by a tri-coloured ribbon around his neck.

His gait was sturdy and his demeanor was serene, not at all like an old man of nearly ninety.

"Hello. Paul Bocuse shook hands with the people on stage in turn.

"Oh...... Dear Mr. Bocuse, I have always been a faithful believer in you. Barbara, the Indian god of cooking, was so excited that he was incoherent, his voice trembled, and he held Bocuse's hand for a long time and refused to let go.

"Come on, good luck. There are a lot of delicacies in India that I personally like very much. Paul Bocuse patted Barbara on the shoulder and said politely.

"I will, Mr. Bocuse. ”

"Hello. ”

"Hello, Mr. Bocuse. Bocuse walked over to Liu Mang, Liu Mang stretched out his hand, nodded slightly, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant.

"This gentleman, have we met. Instead, it was Bocuse, who stared at Liu Mang's eyes for a moment, his expression a little surprised.

"Probably not, Monsieur Bocuse, this is my first time in France. ”

"Maybe I'm mistaken. Bocuse withdrew his hand: "Friends from China, I wish you success." ”

"Well, our esteemed Mr. Paul Bocuse is invited to the table, and our game for today will begin immediately. ”

Then, the lights on the other side of the hall came on, and an open kitchen appeared in front of everyone.

"Chef, the program team of this competition informed us that we don't need to bring our own ingredients, is there any other arrangement?" Shan Jian asked quietly to Liu Mang next to him.

"There should be some rules, let's take one step at a time, are we still afraid?"

"Of course I'm not afraid, but I'm a little worried that I can't use my own ingredients and can't give full play to the advantages of Chinese food. ”

"The advantage of Chinese food is not in the ingredients, in terms of skills, in terms of skills, not to mention Indian food, even French food, Japanese food, it is far from comparable. In this regard, Liu Mang looked confident.

"Guys, now I'm going to explain the rules of the first round. The host walked to a large square table in the kitchen, grabbed the cloth on the table and pulled it with his hands, revealing that there were vegetables, meat, spices and other things on the table.

"After the discussion of the organizing committee, we will increase the difficulty and highlights of the first round of the World Chef Competition, and the ingredients and seasonings used will be prepared by the organizing committee. Contestants will use these limited ingredients to cook their dishes, which will then be tasted and scored by our Michelin-starred jury, and the winner will be the winner and move on to the next round. ”

"It's a little bit difficult, but it's not that big. Shan Jian breathed a sigh of relief.

"A good chef shouldn't be limited by ingredients. Therefore, the portions of these ingredients and condiments are very limited, and the players on both sides take turns to choose them until they are finished. ”

"The real difficulty is coming, it's a bit difficult. Lin Xiao frowned.

"Master Lin, I didn't understand, what's the difficulty?"

"You see the ingredients on the table, whether it's oil or salt, it's just the same. The two teams take turns and don't use it together. ”

"I see. Let's say we take salt, but the other party doesn't, right? ”

"Well, that's right. ”

"It's fair, it's a test of the chef's skills. Liu Mang took over the conversation, and his eyes lit up: "I'm more interested in this way of playing." ”

"We have Michelin judges from all over the world in attendance. ”

Men and women streamed out from the backstage, all dressed up, but without exception, all wearing masks on their faces.

"I announce that the first round of the World Chef Contest will be played by Indian chef god Waka Barbara Peel against China's Liu Mang!"

"Let's go, let's go. Liu Mang took the lead and walked towards the kitchen on the other stage.

"Guess the coins, you two, to decide who will pick the ingredients. Walking on the stage, the host took out a coin and said in English.

"No, let Mr. Barbara pick first. Liu Mang smiled.

"Really, Mr. Liu Mang?" Barbara suspected she had misheard.

"Of course it's true. ”

"Then you're welcome. Barbara walked over to the table and picked up a jar of salt.

"Lao Liu, what are you doing?" Seeing that Barbara took the salt away first, Lin Xiao suddenly became anxious.

Salt is the first of all flavors, and a dish can be without sugar and vinegar, but it must not be without salt.

"It's okay, let him pick first, the other spices on the table also contain salt. Liu Mang walked to the table and took a pot of onions.

Barbara's face turned green, and his assistants let out a cry of surprise. There was even an assistant who spread his hands and looked dazed.

In Indian cuisine, onions are absolutely dominant. Indian curries are made from it, dishes are stir-fried with it, and meat is soaked with it.

It can be said that without onions, eighty percent of Indian chefs don't know how to cook.

"Lao Liu, you can do it!" Lin Xiao reacted at this time.

Liu Mang seemed to hand over the initiative to the other party, but in fact, he secretly set a trick.

"Well, I didn't watch an all-night Indian food documentary yesterday. Liu Mang blinked: "But I really didn't want to embarrass him, but I naturally picked it." ”

"You can do it!"

"It's okay, we can increase the amount of shallots and make them taste different from the onions. Barbara comforted his subordinates, immediately walked to the table, and quickly took a red curry in his hand, for fear that Liu Mang would snatch it.

Curry is a sauce made from a variety of spices, and red curry is just one of them. In Indian cooking, curry is also known as the soul of the dish and is an essential spice for chefs.

Next, you and I will divide the ingredients and condiments on the table.

Interestingly, Liu Mang's side chooses mostly fresh ingredients, while Barbara's side mainly uses various condiments.

This can also be seen in the characteristics of the cuisine of the two countries, Chinese cuisine is good at the variety of ingredients, while Indian cuisine prefers to focus on the choice of various ingredients.