Han Shaobai led the judges to the table where Liu Mang placed the 'crab inlaid orange'. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"This carving is very good!" Han Shaobai picked up the small plate with the orange shell and came close to look at it carefully.

"Young man, have you learned carving before?" Li Lao was surprised: "You can use the simplest strokes to sketch a picture with aura, which takes many years of skill!"

"Well, I haven't learned it specifically, but I've been practicing Chinese gongbi painting since I was a child, so it must have something to do with it. ”

"No wonder! Art is universal, but it is also very remarkable to be able to apply the skills of painting to food carving!"

Li Lao gently lifted the lid on the orange shell, and the steamed crab soup inside shook slightly, like a pool of spring water.

When you get closer and smell it gently, a faint fragrance mixed with orange flavor is coming, making people feel like a spring breeze.

Li Lao scooped up a spoonful with a spoon and put it into his mouth, the slightly thick soup entered the mouth, and the sweet taste of crab meat lingered in his mouth.

The soup is very smooth and tender, like silk, and just a light touch on the tongue can't help but rush deep into the throat.

After tasting again, the acidic substances in the orange peel and orange flesh have completely penetrated into the soup after steaming.

This slight sourness replaces the 'Zhenjiang balsamic vinegar' that is often used when eating hairy crabs, so that the taste can feel the sweetness of the crab meat while adding a different flavor.

"Good! good!"

Li Lao couldn't control his desire to swallow, and quickly ate a cup of 'crab inlaid orange', and shouted three times in a row!

"Well, it's really good! When it comes to the subtle perception of taste and the precise blending of ingredients, you are unrivaled in this chef competition. Han Shaobai finished eating the 'crab inlaid orange' on his plate, and his face was full of meaning.

"Chef Han, do you have any suggestions for this round of competition?" Li Lao pulled Han Shaobai aside and asked quietly.

"What's the matter? Old Li, you choose according to your own ideas, can't you?"

"It's just... It's not a good choice!" Li Lao's face showed a look of embarrassment.

"George Lee's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is the most visually stunning dish I've ever seen, but it's a little less delicious. Liu Mang's dishes are decent, the taste follows the classics, and he takes the path of traditional cooking. But it's the best 'crab and orange' I've ever tasted! Both dishes are excellent, it's really hard to choose!"

"Elder Li, do you really think Liu Mang's 'crab inlaid orange' is decent?" Han Shaobai laughed: "You let Liu Mang deceive you! This is not an ordinary 'crab inlaid orange' at all!"

"What? I let him deceive him? What did he deceive me?"

When the judges next to them heard Han Shaobai's words, they also turned their heads sideways, and they couldn't figure out why.

"I also know a little bit about the concept of molecular cuisine, which probably means to deceive diners from the visual and taste senses, so that diners will feel surprised, right?"

George Lee's caviar is made of fruit when you eat it, which invisibly increases the sense of expectation of the taster, and makes people unconsciously guess what the other ingredients are made of. Elder Li nodded and replied.

"What if I told you that the 'crab inlaid orange' made by Liu Mang today is actually a molecular dish?"

"What? This can't be!" Not only the judges around him, but even George Li, who came here to taste Liu Mang's dishes, was also surprised.

"'Crab Orange' is also a classic dish in our Chinatown restaurants, and I go from snack to big! I admit that the taste of this dish is the best and most classic I have ever tasted. Speaking of this, George Lee looked unconvinced.

"But when it comes to the innovation of the dishes, it can't be compared to my 'Midsummer Dream' at all, right?

"It's useless to talk too much, Liu Mang, explain it to everyone yourself. ”

Han Shaobai didn't want to help Liu Mang, but after he saw that Liu Mang was also steaming hairy crabs, he understood that he had already kept his back hand.

Instead of letting Liu Mang solve the mystery in a while, it is better to be a leader from the beginning, so as to appear that his vision is superhuman.

"Okay!" Liu Mang nodded and bowed slightly: "Little Five, take out our crabs!"

"Received!" "Received!" the five-eyed thief smiled, and took out a stainless steel basin from the bottom of the board, which contained five hairy crabs that had been steamed and fat.

"You don't use crab meat in your dishes?" exclaimed the judges, their eyes wide.

As you can see from the name of the dish, the main ingredient is crab, and if there is no crab meat in it, it is still called a fart 'crab orange'!

"No, I've lived for decades, and the crabs I've eaten can be counted by the ton, and in this 'crab inlaid orange', it's crab meat and crab roe, and it's still an authentic Yangcheng Lake hairy crab!"

Li Lao still couldn't believe his eyes, so he took a new one and picked up a little white crab meat with chopsticks.

"It's made with yellow croaker meat, not real crab meat. Liu Mang smiled slightly.

"What about this crab roe?"

"It's fried with salted egg yolks, and it's also fake!"

"I understand!" Li Lao suddenly realized: "Young man, did you apply the technique of 'Race Crab'? and then combined 'Race Crab' and 'Crab Inlaid Orange' to complete today's dish?"

In addition to the yellow croaker and salted egg yolk, I also added a puree of carrots and potatoes to increase the consistency of the dish. ”

"Incredible! It's incredible!" Li Lao once again scooped a spoonful of 'crab inlaid orange' into his mouth.

I call myself a gourmet, and my taste is extremely picky, and I have eaten all over the country, but I didn't expect that in the end I couldn't even distinguish the crab meat!

As soon as Liu Mang's mystery was revealed, many of the judges were convinced.

The ability to make ordinary ingredients into the taste of hairy crabs and deceive everyone is much stronger than George Lee's 'molecular cuisine'.

This does not rely on all kinds of high-tech and sensationalism, but a chef's own skills and deep understanding of ingredients.

If Liu Mang made just an ordinary 'crab inlaid orange' today, the judges would definitely hesitate in their hearts.

And if you use different ingredients to blend the same taste, the result of victory or defeat is self-evident.

"The judges have finished tasting the contestants' dishes, please start voting!"

The results of this round of the game came out quickly, a total of 30 tickets, Liu Mang got 24 of them, and won by a big score.

"Liu Mang! Congratulations, you have advanced to the semi-finals of the Chef God Competition!" (To be continued.) )