"Liu Mangjun, my first dish is ready, what about yours?" Kumamoto Akagi walked over, glanced at the dishes on Liu Mang's table, and said. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Mine is also done, but I still have a question, since it is three dishes and one sauce, what kind of voting system does the judges use? Do they vote according to the winner of each dish, or according to the total number of votes?" asked Liu Mang after listening to the translation of Jiro Ida next to him.

"This time the competition is a banquet, and each dish is related to each other, so I think it is better to follow the total number of votes. Accumulate the votes for each round of dishes, and whoever has the most votes wins. Kumamoto Akagi thought for a moment and replied.

"No problem. Liu Mang nodded: "Master Huaishu, you can ask the judges to start tasting, and I will make the next dish." ”

"Liu Mangjun, what's the name of your dish? It's quite chic!" Ida Huaishu glanced at Liu Mang's table and couldn't help but sigh softly.

There is a small half bowl of water in the white bowl, and an equally white lotus flower is floating on it, giving people a light and simple feeling.

"Master, the name of this dish is Bubu Shenglian. Liu Mang said with a smile.

"Step by step, good name!" Ida Huaishu couldn't help but praise: "Out of the mud but not stained, clear ripples but not demons, only far away from blasphemous!"

"The master really understands Chinese culture very thoroughly. ”

"Don't waste time, are you or me first?" Kumamoto Akagi interjected.

"You go first, I'm not in a hurry. ”

"It seems that Liu Mangjun is very confident in his dishes. Kumamoto Akagi smiled and beckoned the hotel staff to bring his dishes to the judges.

"John, this dish is really good. It was a white man with glasses and a beard.

"Yes, judging from the appearance alone, whether it is the color or the presentation, it is full of oriental philosophical implications. John nodded in agreement.

In a small round plate, red tomatoes, green honey peas, black sea bream skin, and pink caviar...... A variety of colors are gathered, which brings a great enjoyment to people's vision.

John picked up the chopsticks, gently removed the chopstick cover, reached out and took a little sea bream skin and put it into his mouth.

"Huh, it's sour?"

The skin of the sea bream in the mouth has a slight toughness, and after gently chewing, it pops open between the teeth, and a faint acidic substance volatilizes from the fish skin, which makes a large amount of saliva secreted, which is very appetizing.

There were very few dishes in the grid, only two chopsticks, and after eating the skin of the sea bream, John took a little fish roe and put it in his mouth.

When the taste of the freshly sour sea bream skin is opened, the flavor of the fish roe is immediately revealed in the mouth.

With a slight bite, it bursts open between the teeth, and the delicious juice in the fish roe gushes out, and the slight spiciness, combined with the slight spiciness, makes the whole tongue tremble.

"GOD!

Hearing John's praise, Kumamoto Akagi's face showed a hint of pride, he pointed to the green in the dish, and said, "The more delicious is still to come, please taste that taste." ”

The green is bitter gourd milkfish, John listened, reached out and put a chopstick into his mouth.

"Wow! that's bitter!" John sighed.

However, this bitterness was only for a moment, and it gradually subsided, and all that remained in the mouth was the fat flesh of the eyefish.

"Mr. John, please taste the last taste at once. Kumamoto Akagi said in broken English.

John nodded, and reached for the last dish, stuffed tomatoes with honey beans.

As soon as I put it in my mouth, my taste buds, which were still immersed in the bitter taste just now, were immediately surrounded by a sweet feeling.

The honey beans should have been pre-marinated in honey, while the tomatoes were made of small tomatoes that were already ripe.

The gently sweet feeling dilutes the bitterness in the mouth, and because of the bitterness just now, the sweetness in the mouth is particularly prominent, giving people a kind of joy of survival after the catastrophe.

The four dishes are different in taste, but they are progressive, and the alternation of various ingredients brings out the feeling of the four seasons.

"It's amazing! It's one of the best I've tasted in years!" John praised.

"Yes! This dish made me feel the years. The judge next to John was also amazed after tasting it.

"Haha, of course! My father traveled all over Dongying to make this dish. The most representative ingredients are carefully selected from all over the country, and the recipes are developed after thousands of comparisons. Kumamoto Sanzo glanced at Liu Mang provocatively and said.

"Really, then my dish is much simpler, it's just a whim. Liu Mang chuckled.

Hearing this, Kumamoto Sanzo clutched his stomach and laughed: "Chinese, just based on your attitude towards cuisine, I am very suspicious of the origin of your title of kitchen god!"

"I don't see it, sometimes although diligence is important, but those radiant inspirations are the difference between geniuses and mortals. ”

"Haha, that's funny! You mean you're a genius?"

"I didn't say that. Liu Mang shrugged: "It's up to the judges to judge." ”

"Arrogance! This Chinese is simply too arrogant!" Hearing Liu Mang's words, the onlookers all clamored.

"Although his knife skills are indeed outstanding, how can the dishes he makes casually compare to Kumamoto Akagi's years of hard work?"

"Yes, besides, although Kumamoto Akagi is now a dish, it contains four flavors, and these four flavors echo each other, and it is simply a small kaiseki feast. ”

"That's right, I see, unless that Chinese can go a lot beyond the taste, it will be difficult to get votes in this round." ”

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Liu Mang ignored these people, he had a confident smile on his face, and asked lightly, "Can you start tasting?"

John nodded, and then the hotel's service staff brought Liu Mang's 'Step by Step Lotus' to the judges.

"This ...... Is this really a lotus flower carved out of radish?" Only when I looked closer, did I feel the horror of Liu Mang's knife skills.

The lotus flowers in the bowl stretch their petals, which are crystal clear and appear to be stained with dewdrops, as if they have just been plucked from the pond.

"Oh my God! even a French chef god would be difficult to carve such a flower, could it be that this Chinese used to specialize in sculpture?" exclaimed John's companion.

"Let's try the taste first. The shape of a dish is only one aspect, and in the end, it is the taste that wins. John stretched out his chopsticks and picked up the lotus flower in the bowl: "However, this flower is carved from radish, and the soup inside is also clear and transparent, so it shouldn't have added too many condiments, and the taste won't be too monotonous?"

With that, John opened his mouth and bit it gently.