Episode 179 The Zero Score Curse
"Just right!" Kohei Soma lifted the lid of the pot, and the rich fragrance suddenly wafted through the venue.
Many people swallowed hard after smelling this fragrance. This rich fragrance successfully awakens the hungry insects sleeping in everyone's body.
"It's a rice ......"
"Boiled vegetables, spices, and rice together......"
"Isn't this just a meal?"
There was an uproar at the scene, and Chitaku Xia Ya also frowned.
"Hey, Zheng Ke, is that kid really reliable?
"Huh...... Miss Chitatsuri,This is the Far Moon School Park.,It's not one messy cooking school.,So,Just take your time.ใ I'm sure you won't be disappointed with his cooking. The corners of Zheng Ke's mouth curled slightly, he was still quite confident in Xinghei's cookingโof course, provided that he didn't engage in any dark cooking.
"You seem to be particularly optimistic about him?" Qianyu Xia Ya looked at Zheng Ke curiously.
"You're wrong, I'm optimistic about every student here. Zheng Ke chuckled.
"Hmph, don't forget if you don't want to say it, I'm not blind. However, I hope that there will be dishes that will surprise me and not disappoint me. Chitari Natsuya sneered, and her gaze shifted to the other students again.
Two hours is not a long time, but it is not a short time. When the gong sounded, Zheng Ke also closed his gaze.
"It's time! I'm the host Yuai Sasaki, and the next step is the review stage. Let me talk about the rules of the review, there are five judges in the preliminaries, and each judge has 20 points in his hand, that is, the total score of the dish is 100 points, and the top four players will advance to the main competition. Then, please invite the first player to play. The host, Yuai Sasaki, who was tied into a double ponytail, was slightly nervous.
The first contestant was a stranger, Zheng Ke had never met this person, of course, it was also possible that Zheng Ke had less time in school, and there were many first-year freshmen who he didn't know.
The student brought the food to the five judges, and his voice trembled a little, "Teacher judge, this is my food." โ
Zheng Ke glanced at the food casually and shook his head secretly.
Just looking at the appearance, this dish is really good, but this is limited to ordinary people, as a person in the culinary world, who has a deep study of curry, Chitata Natsuya, this level of curry, is still not enough.
After only taking a bite, Chitari Natsuya picked up the handkerchief and wiped the stains on her lips, "Okay, go down?"
"Huh, judges, that ...... You haven't scored this dish yet?" said Yuai Sasaki in a trembling voice.
"Hey, you still want me to score this level of cuisine, are you insulting me?"
"Didn't you hear me say 'no'!" Chitaku Natsuya frowned, and her expression became hideous.
Yuai Sasaki was so frightened that she trembled, and the scene suddenly became unusually quiet, and the air seemed to freeze.
"Okay, Miss Chitatsu, don't embarrass the little girl, look at her and scare her. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zheng Ke also had to speak.
Qian Qian Xia Ya glanced back at Zheng Ke and did not speak, but the expression on her face told Zheng Ke that she was very dissatisfied with his sudden intervention.
Zheng Ke glanced at Qian Qian Xia Ya with the white of his eyes, "Judge, teacher, please give a score?"
At this time, the remaining four judges scored the score.
"18 points!"
The scene was in an uproar.
"18 points? Are you sure it's not a teacher's score?"
"No, it's the total score!"
"Such a low score?"
"The point is that Miss Chitori gave her a score of zero. โ
"It's so difficult for such a strict judge to get a high score. โ
The players on the field, seeing this scene, suddenly felt as if a big mountain was pressing on them. Many people suspect that they will probably not get the score of Chitari Natsuya.
Sure enough, among the next seven or eight people, Chitari Xia Ya still did not score, and the 'zero score curse' was moderately plaguing the entire arena.
"Chitata Natsuya gave another zero score. Ibu said depressedly.
"It's almost ten people, so it's really okay?" Ryoko Sakaki also lost her confidence.
"But every dish is very good. "Kohei, who has a big nerve, still doesn't realize the seriousness of the matter.
Among all the people at the scene, the most panicked was not the spectators in the stands, nor the players on the scene, but Yuai Sasaki as the host.
When Chimatari Natsuya kicks another classmate off the stage, Yuai Sasaki almost cries.
"So...... Under...... Next. Ryo Kurokiba, please!" Yuai Sasaki pinned all her hopes on Ryo Kurokiba.
Ryo Kurokiba?
When Zheng Ke heard this name, his brows jumped. He remembered that Ryo Kurokiba seemed to be Alice's follower, and he seemed to have seen Ryo Kurokiba's cooking during the Ten Masters Competition, and he was a very good freshman.
This time, I wonder what kind of dishes he will make?
Zheng Ke was a little looking forward to Kurokiba's cool cooking.
Kurokiba Ryo put his dish in front of the judges, "This is my dish." โ
Huh, this dish......
Zheng Ke immediately had his spirits, and his eyes fell on Kurokiba's cooking.
Lobster, the main ingredient of this dish, is topped with rice stir-fried with saffron. The smell of strong fragrance came to his nose, and Zheng Ke was also attracted by the aroma of this dish.
This dish looks unique, but can it conquer Chiren Natsuya?
Chitatsuya Natsuya glanced at Kurokiba Ryo contemptuously and said, "A restaurant that can make lobster curry, how many or as many as you want, if it's just this level......"
I'm afraid this dish won't be that simple, right?
Zheng Ke thought silently in his heart.
After taking a bite, her hand seemed to disobey the call, and she kept putting the curry rice into her mouth, and her whole body seemed to be melting.
"The sauce of the dish is 'American shrimp shell sauce', and the woody aroma of the dish is cognac!" said Natsuya Chitata, who finally regained her consciousness.
Zheng Ke stared at the dishes on the table, thinking about the words of Chiri Xia Ya.
In fact, the brandy itself does not have the smell of wood. This smell, in fact, is during the ripening period of the brandy, absorbing the aroma of the wooden barrel. The use of brandy is mainly to remove the fishy smell from the seafood, and at the same time to improve the umami and enhance people's appetite.
Seeing the happy expressions of the five judges, this dish should be fine.
The players in the arena finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this scene.
It turns out that Chitatara Natsuya is not an impenetrable fortress either.