"Alright, judges, and Grandpa Commander, this is my dish, Marseille seafood soup. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Absolon narrowed his eyes and gently placed the soup bowl in front of each judge.

"Look at that bowl of soup, it's really beautiful...... The tender fish and smooth shrimp, as well as the bright red diced tomatoes and white chopped asparagus, look really tempting. ”

"The strong fragrance is wafting over, and it can make people salivate, no, I can't stand it. ”

In the stands, the eyes of the spectators were fixed on the judges' bench, locked on Absolom's dishes.

The five judges also closed their eyes and used their sense of smell to distinguish the taste of the soup.

In fact, even the audience sitting in the stands can smell the deliciousness of the seafood soup, let alone the judges who are nearby?

The five judges only took a breath before their mouth watered.

"Lord Marshal, teachers, I'm sorry, I'm going to start!" Tomoka Nakama folded her hands, nodded slightly at the soup in front of her, and picked up the spoon.

The hot soup flows down the throat and into the stomach, and a strong fragrance stimulates every cell in the body. Yuka Nakama bit her lip tightly, forcibly enduring the impact of the soup on her.

The rich flavor of the seafood soup almost made her lose herself in the deliciousness.

"How can this feeling be so strong?" said Tomoka Nakama exclaimed.

"Just look at the ingredients......" Taku Hosaki frowned, obviously struggling with the best soup.

"Ingredients?" Tomoka Nakama picked up a piece of fish meat with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, the delicate texture quickly spread in his mouth, filled with a rich seafood flavor, "Ahh......h Big-headed fish?"

"That's right, the focus of this seafood soup is on the meat of the big fish, which is often referred to as cod. The best Atlantic cod is already an endangered species, so the next best thing to do is Pacific cod. Still, there shouldn't be much difference in taste between the two types of cod. ”

Absolon touched his chin and looked at Yuka Nakama with a smile.

"Not only that, but in order to add flavor to the fish soup, you also added mussels, right? I have to say, the mussels taste quite delicious. Taku Hosogi then explained.

"No, uncle. I use fresh mussels, and after the mussels are cooked, they are drained and stored as mussels. My ingredients are fresh. Absolon's gaze shifted to Taku Hosaki.

"Really?" Takushi pushed his glasses, "but the smell of mussels and cod ......"

"If I'm correct, it should be a fennel bar?" explained Yukie Shimamura, touching his mustache.

"Ouzo?"

"What's that?"

There were quite a few people in the stands who made surprised noises.

"Ouzo is a liqueur made from a blend of fennel oil and distilled spirits, so it contains the flavors of fennel oil and distilled spirits, and it is intense and intense. However, because of the use of fennel, many ouzo wines have a bitter taste, but this wine has no taste at all, and I would like to ask, what is going on?"

Absolon looked at Yukie Shimamura in astonishment, "I didn't expect the judges to know so much about ouzo?"

"Nothing, eat too much, there will always be some experience. Yukie Shimamura replied.

"Actually, there is nothing mysterious, I just chose ouzo without bitterness. Absolon shrugged.

Emerging from the deliciousness, Tomoka Nakama stares at the bright red seafood soup, a familiar flavor swirling in the taste buds.

Slightly herbic, somewhat familiar, it should be some kind of uncommon spice.

Isn't it right...... This taste is even more unique than turmeric, and the soup made from turmeric is yellow, and this soup is indeed red...... Wait, red?

Yuka Nakama suddenly remembered the name of this spice.

"It's saffron...... You add saffron to your cooking, right?"

Saffron?

The eyes of the other three judges lit up slightly, and they immediately tasted another mouthful of the soup, and sure enough, in the fish soup, there was a kind of sweetness and simplicity, with a slight licorice flavor.

The eyes of the four judges all fell on Nagi Senzaemon, for the autumn selection competition, the school was willing to take out a spice of the level of saffron, which is really a big deal.

Saffron is a spice with a strong herb-like smell and bright red appearance, and it is also the most expensive spice in the world, it is said that it takes 80,000 or 90,000 female stigmas to extract 500 grams of saffron, and each flower has only three stigmas, which may break if you are not careful. Saffron is a real gem.

For some seafood dishes, or meat and other dishes, if saffron can be used as a seasoning, the quality will definitely go up a notch.

"Originally, I just wrote it on the application form, but I didn't expect the school to actually provide it, which was a bit unexpected to me. However, it is precisely because of this that everyone can taste such a delicious soup. A confident smile appeared on Absolon's face.

Standing by the window, Erina Nagikiri crossed her arms in front of her chest, her eyes fixed on Absolon.

"As a student of French Lanji, this seafood soup should be considered a high-quality product, right?"

"Now Zheng Ke should ...... No, it will definitely be eliminated. This level of soup should be at the level of ten masters. Shinto Scarlet said in surprise.

"Little sister, don't underestimate the level of the Ten Masters. ”

Shinto Scarlet Shazi hurriedly turned around, but saw Kobayashi Gentian coming over with a grin.

"Shouldn't Senpai coordinate the normal operation of the autumn auditions?" asked Erina Nagikiri, surprised.

"There are Si Yingshi and Senior Sister Mu Jiuzhi, where is my turn?" Kobayashi Gentian stood by the window and looked at the judges' seat.

"However, it wouldn't be good if the Chief saw that you had been staying here. ”

"How can you say that it has been all the time? Obviously, I went to eat just now, and besides, I haven't seen the chief all day, so I guess he is sleeping somewhere? Except for cooking, everything the senior does is three minutes hot, alas. Kobayashi Gentian sighed.

It's really pitiful for Sister Mu Jiuzhiyuanguo......

Erina Nagikiri's face twitched twice.

"Don't mention that disappointing guy. For the sake of this kid's saffron, I said a lot of good things to Mr. Shiomi Jun, if this kid can't win the game, he will spoil this precious spice. ”

"The soup is very well done, so he should be able to enter the second round, and he is also the first place in Group B, so there is no reason to lose in the first round. The corners of Erina's mouth turned up slightly, and her eyes inadvertently fell on Zheng Ke's body.

"However, that Zheng Ke's cooking is also quite interesting. I accidentally saw his application slip, haha. ”

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the venue. The three of them hurriedly looked at the judges' seat, only to see that Nagi Senzaemon's shirt had faded, revealing a muscular upper body.

"The placket is torn!"

A voice flashed through the minds of the three at the same time.