There are many factors that affect the quality of a dish, such as the quality of the ingredients and whether the kitchenware is handy, but what really determines the quality of a dish is the chef's cooking skills.

If it is a comparison between different dishes, there will be more factors that affect the quality of the dishes. However, there are only two factors that determine the quality of different dishes, one is the chef's cooking skills, and the other is the quality of the dishes themselves.

Different dishes have different methods, and even, the same dish has different methods. Depending on the ingredients, the time spent is different. Generally speaking, however, the more complex the dish, the higher the quality of the finished product, provided that the dish is actually finished.

At the same time, the quality of the dish is also related to the length of cooking time.

Taking boiling cabbage as an example, it takes three or four hours just to boil the soup, not to mention double hanging, so it must take a lot of time to cook a qualified dish.

Experienced foodies often don't care about the chef's long wait to ensure the quality of the food, because the longer the time, the more unexpected the dishes are cooked.

Therefore, in a matchup, if a contestant overpowers his opponent in both cooking and dishes, it will be difficult for him to lose the match.

Now, Locke is at the point of being suppressed by Si Yingshi on both sides.

"Teacher, he doesn't have more time to cook than I do, and he doesn't seem to use as much of this rice as I do. Locke explained.

"I know, but it's really harder than yours to cook this dish. Eddie still hasn't changed his judgment, "He doesn't cook as long as you, it's not that the difficulty of this dish is not enough, but the time of the contestant has compressed the time of this dish." ”

"Compression?" Locke was stunned, he didn't expect Add to say that, "but...... Doesn't compressing the cooking time affect the quality?"

Zheng Ke nodded, Locke's statement was not wrong, forcibly suppressing the cooking time would affect the quality of the dish to some extent. The most typical example is that he cooked boiling cabbage in Kanagawa Prefecture. The time of that dish has been compressed, and the quality of the dish has decreased a lot, but the opponent's strength is relatively weak, and it will not affect the outcome of the game.

However, Zheng Ke then thought about it and saw the problem.

The reason why he compressed the boiling time of the soup stock was because he didn't have enough time to compete, so he had to do it, but Si Yingshi didn't have such a problem, and he even finished the cooking before Locke.

Now it's up to Eddie to explain it.

"The compression time I said may not be the same as you think. When cooking, there are some times when it comes to not compressing time, such as boiling broth, which affects the taste of the dish and can cause flaws in the quality of the dish. But the players compressed the time for 'trial and do'. ”

Locke's eyes widened, and his eyes fell on the mushroom rice.

"The key to this dish is the taste of the rice. The runner also said that when he cooked the rice, it was divided into two parts. In the first part, the rice is stir-fried until it is half-cooked, and the second part is to add a carefully prepared stock to boil the rice. Pour the broth into the rice, and after the rice has completely absorbed the broth, it reaches nine ripeness. ”

"Ah...... Oh!" Locke cried out suddenly, "I see!"

"Huh?"

The audience at the scene let out a voice of confusion, not understanding what Locke understood.

Similarly, David blinked, and seemed to understand a lot, but in some of the more detailed places, he didn't understand.

"Sister, what the hell is going on?" Davy asked Catherine, confused.

Catherine sighed, "Knife work and fire work are the two cornerstones of cooking. The knife work can be expressed intuitively, so even ordinary diners can give their own opinions after seeing the chef's knife work. But pyrotechnics are different, and the subtle differences can only be seen after the entrance, and even in the contrast of the references. The difficulty of Senior Si's dish lies in the firework.

"Teacher Eddie also said just now that the focus of this dish is rice. The quality of the rice determines the quality of the mushroom rice. However, just now, Mr. Eddie also said two important points, one is that when the rice is fried with rice, the rice should reach semi-maturity, and the other is that after the cooking is completed, the rice should be nine ripe. Most of the time, the degree of doneness of an ingredient can only be judged by experience, but as a top chef, it is usually not far off, if not strictly half-cooked or nine-ripe. ”

"I didn't ...... That's right, for chefs, firework is just the basics, so Locke's dishes should be better. David said hurriedly.

However, Mr. Eddie has hidden one of the most important places. Catherine closed her eyes.

"Yes...... Is there one?" Davy said uncertainly, reflecting on what Eddie had said.

"Absolutely. Of course, the two heat conditions are important, but the amount of soup is even more important, and the most troublesome part of the whole dish is also in the soup. Catherine whispered.

David's mind was a little confused, and he looked at the big screen in disbelief.

"What do you do with the soup?"

In the Yuanyue rest area, Xingping let out a sound of surprise after hearing Zheng Ke's dismantling of the dishes.

"Yes, a lot of times, chefs rely on experience to judge the heat, so it's not always accurate. In this case, the amount of bonito shiitake mushroom juice added will also be a variable value. If you add a little less broth, the rice may not reach 9 ripeness after absorbing the broth, and the texture will appear stiff and not chewy, and if you add too much, the rice will become soft again and lose its excellent texture. Zheng Ke explained.

"Oh, the judge just said that the 'trial time' saved by Senior Si should mean that Senior Si directly achieved this step without trial doing. ”

Kohei nodded repeatedly, and at the same time felt pressure on his shoulders.

Being able to cook such rice without trying to make it is really amazing. If you want to surpass him, it will still take a certain amount of time.

In addition, Senior Si handled the details just right, using Japanese-style rice to replace Italian rice, which is also to cooperate with bonito soup. So, the taste is absolutely fine. Senior Division...... The strength is still so terrifying. Zheng Ke had a light smile on his face.

Locke glanced at the mushroom rice on the table and said softly, "Teacher, I want to try a bite of rice, is it okay?"

"Of course. Add snapped his fingers, and the staff member on one side quickly took out a spoon and handed it to Locke.

Locke looked at the rice in front of him, each grain of rice exuding a dazzling luster.

The spoon in his hand scooped out a spoonful of rice, and after the juice contained in the rice grains flowed out, it firmly grasped his taste buds, making him almost lose his thoughts, and the chewiness from the inside of the rice grains brought him a different feeling.

He was like walking alone on the seashore on a sunny day. A sense of happiness surrounded him.

"Too ...... It's so delicious. Locke looked at Eddie in front of him, "Thank you, teacher, for letting me know that I still have so many shortcomings." ”

Eddie nodded slightly and announced the result of the match: "The third game of the third group of the first round, the winner is, Si Yingshi!"

"Great!"

Yoshino Yuhime hugged Tasome tightly, and Tanzo Megumi was also excited about the victory in this game, and at the same time, his eyes swept to the arena, and Si Yingshi and Zheng Ke and Xinghei high-fived each other, with a long-lost smile on their faces.