Episode 4 Tofu
When Zheng Ke entered the practical examination room, his eyes almost fell off. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In front of the podium in the classroom, there are three tables, and if you have watched a food show, you should know that these three seats are usually the judges of the food competition.
This time is no exception, and the evaluation of the three people behind the table will also determine the fate of the ten transfer students.
And at this moment, Erina Nagikiri, whom Zheng Ke met by chance in the bathroom, looked at him with a sneer, and the gaze of Shinto Scarlet Shazi, who was standing behind her, was even more frightened, Zheng Ke felt like a heinous sinner who was about to be judged by the law.
But...... That accident, he really didn't mean it!
However, no one believed it.
In fact, not only Zheng Ke, but the other nine people who entered the classroom with him also wailed.
"Why is it, it's really over this time. ”
Most of them wailed.
"Who is she? Is she famous?"
Among this group, there are still some candidates who don't know Erina Nagi.
"You don't even know about her?She's the head of the middle department of the Far Moon School Park.,'Have you heard of the 'Ten Masters'?It's the 'Far Moon Ten Masters Council',The highest organization in the Far Moon School Park.,There are no masters in ten thousand.。 It is said that her current level is enough to become a 'top ten'. ”
"Yes, what's even more terrifying is that she also has the 'Tongue of God', and has been entrusted since she was a child to serve as a taster in major well-known hotels. If she thinks that she has no future, she will never be able to survive in the culinary world again. ”
"For us, one of her bad reviews could even threaten our chef career. ”
"Dad, it's not that I'm not angry, it's just that my luck is really bad. ”
Many people were talking to each other below, everyone was surrounded by despair, and even Zheng Ke, who had a "food system", felt a strong pressure.
No, if it were possible, he wanted to beat the "food system" hard, not only to offend Erina, but also to make Erina one of the examiners, and if he could pass the exam, the pigs would be able to climb the tree.
In short, these people are now like playing a game, and they have encountered the ultimate boss before they have even left the novice village, and they have no chance of winning.
The only reason why they are standing here now and not running away is that there are three judges in this exam, and as long as they get the support of two of them, they can pass the entrance exam for transfer students.
Although among the two remaining people, one is Roland Chapelle, who is known for his severity, and the other is a big fat man, squinting so that his eyes can barely be seen, sitting behind a desk, it is simply a Maitreya Buddha.
Most people didn't know the true identity of the fat man, and only one or two people had surprised looks on their faces.
"Daimon Natsugo, who should be a third-year student this year, once single-handedly revived the soon-to-be-closed yakisoba research club, but I didn't expect him to come here too. ”
All three of them have impressive results in their respective fields, and it is not ordinarily difficult to satisfy two of them.
"Congratulations on getting into the practical test, but that doesn't mean you're better than everyone else, just that you're a little ahead in the written test. The main ingredient in this test is tofu, and each of you makes a dish that can satisfy two of the three of us, even if you pass the entrance exam, the loser is eliminated. The ingredients are all ready for everyone, and the time limit is one hour. From now on, enter the countdown. Chapelle said with a gloomy face.
Tofu in Japan was brought to Japan by Tang envoys during the Nara period, more than 1,300 years ago. At present, Japanese tofu can be broadly divided into three categories, one is kapok tofu with a hard texture, the other is silk tofu with a delicate texture, and the other is filled tofu with some toppings, such as "Japanese tofu" mixed with eggs.
"Tofu?"
"What's there to do with it?"
"That's right, this kind of dish can't close the gap at all?"
Many people don't expect tofu to be the main ingredient. After hearing this, everyone's face was different.
Zheng Ke was also stunned, and then his heart relaxed, among the few recipes he mastered, tofu was among them.
The menus he mastered came to mind one by one, and in the end, Zheng Ke made up his mind, "It's you." ”
Although this dish is often encountered in restaurants in Huaxia, it takes a lot of effort to make it well.
After making up his mind, Zheng Ke picked out a piece of silk tofu and put it on the board.
Erina's gaze never left Zheng Ke, and in her heart she was extremely disgusted with this man who had humiliated her.
When she saw Zheng Ke take out a piece of silk tofu, Erina was guessing what Zheng Ke might make. But there are so many dishes that can be made with this kind of tofu that Erina can't see the clue for a while.
However, silk tofu has a delicate texture that is hard to forget, but it can easily stick to the knife surface, resulting in different thicknesses of the cut tofu, which can affect the taste. So how to deal with tofu is also a basic skill. In general, a chef's strength can be seen in how he handles ingredients.
Erina looked at Zheng Ke intently, using this to speculate on his strength.
Zheng Ke didn't know Erina's thoughts, he boiled a pot of hot water on the one hand, and put the tofu in the sink on the other side, and when the sink was full of water, he quickly cut the tofu into squares of the same size, and then put the cut tofu into the kettle.
Erina nodded slightly, it seems that this annoying man is not useless, at least he knows some basic skills.
Zheng Ke's neat movements also attracted the attention of Roland Chapel and Daimon Xia Wu, who were secretly surprised by Zheng Ke's knife work. Although he is still a little immature compared to the top students of the Far Moon School Park, this kind of knife work is enough for him to knock on the door of the Far Moon School Park.
Others, by contrast, seemed to be a little scrambling and full of mistakes, but the speed did not slow down, as if they were rushing to cope with the task.
Daimon Natsugo shook his head, a hint of disappointment on his smiling face.
At this moment, Zheng Ke, who had been relatively stable, also panicked and kept rummaging through things on the console. Picked up a couple of small bottles, but shook his head dissatisfied, until finally found some kind of material in the corner.
Zheng Ke wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a sigh.
(Damn, he got what he wanted.) )
Erina resents how good it would have been if he hadn't found the material he wanted. But Erina has some expectations for what kind of cooking Zheng Ke will make in the end.
It was at this time that the first person was finally served tofu, which is the most common hot tofu in Japan.
Erina picked up the chopsticks, gently picked up a small piece of tofu, and put it in her mouth. It's like ......
On a hot summer day, Erina, who had been walking for a long time, suddenly saw a faucet, and she was extremely exhausted and used her last strength to come to the faucet, and unscrew the faucet vigorously, and a foul-smelling sewage flowed out of the faucet......
"It's unpalatable!"
Erina stood up abruptly and put the plate on the candidate's head.
"I've never eaten such a terrible tofu dish...... It's like a person who is extremely thirsty and faces a puddle of sewage, and you bring such an unpalatable thing, which is unforgivable. ”
(It's hard to understand...... )
(The eldest lady really feels different about the taste than others...... )
The other candidates below thought to themselves, and the Shinto Sand behind Erina was adoring.
"I guess you raised the oil temperature by 5 degrees Celsius to shorten the time, making the tofu old and tasted very bad. To defile my tongue with such a thing, unqualified!"
Erina was the first to sentence the candidate to death.
After Erina's speech, both Chapel and Daimon also gave unsatisfactory conclusions. The examinee's face was as dead as ashes, and he sat on the ground with a weak body.
Next, a few more people served the food, and without exception, all of them were rated as "unqualified".
The eliminated people left the classroom with a dejected expression, and those who had not yet turned in their cooking turned pale and even began to tremble their fingers.
(Impossible, this group of people is like the devil, no matter how good the cuisine is, they can't be satisfied.) )
This is almost the common sentiment of the remaining five candidates.
Sanada Yukino left the sakuro table with a nervous face and served his three-plate tofu dish to the judges' table.
"Three teachers, this is my dish, spinach and tofu. ”