Hot pot is an original form of Chinese cuisine, and it has also spread all over the world. However, it rarely appears in competitions, and the reason is that the hot pot served on the plate is not a complete dish, and it also requires the judges to put the ingredients into the hot pot themselves - that is, the subsequent operation of the judges will also affect the taste it presents.

After Zheng Ke revealed that the dish he was going to make was hot pot, the three judges were stunned, but soon frowned, showing a slightly resistant look.

"I really want to try the hot pot made by Zheng Ke, I don't know what is the difference between it and the hot pot I usually eat......" Kobayashi Gentian licked his lips, and a flush appeared on his cheeks.

"With Zheng Ke's character, the hot pot made must have its differences. After all, he has participated in more competitions than all of us, and he must know when and what kind of dishes to use. Ichishiki narrowed her eyes.

For a long time, I Zhao Ji and Ji Zhiguo Ning Ning nodded one after another, Yi Shihui did not say the wrong thing, Zheng Ke is the person who participated in the most competitions among the current ten masters. Therefore, affected by this, Zheng Ke only participated in the halberd a few times after entering the second grade. Of course, the results are all big wins, but there are still many people who want to eat halberds with Zheng Ke, but they don't have the opportunity, such as Ji Zhiguo Ningning.

At this time, Zheng Ke pushed the dining cart, walked to the stage of the judges' seat, and personally put the three charcoal pots in front of the judges.

The golden charcoal pot emitted boiling heat, and the three judges looked at the hot pot in front of them, their faces slightly embarrassed.

Zheng Ke didn't care about the faces of the three judges, and directly put the cut beef and lettuce next to the hot pot.

"This player - I want to ask you a question. Eve crossed her arms over her chest and looked at Zheng Ke with a proud expression, "Are you sure this is your tournament dish?"

"Yes. Zheng Ke nodded, "Do you have any questions?"

After all, tasting such an unfinished product must have a part of the taste, which will be affected by our operation. Eve looked at the charcoal pot in front of her, her brow furrowed tightly.

Returning to the arena, Tsutsu nodded his head when he heard Eve's words, and his eyebrows were about to bend with a smile - yes, that's it. Dishes that require the judges' hands to cook are not qualified at all.

"What, why isn't it appropriate? Isn't it a dish? That's the judges' subjective opinion. Kobayashi Gentian in the stands stood up and shouted at Eve.

The other audience didn't understand what the judge said, but after hearing Kobayashi Gentian's rebuttal, they also understood that the judge was making things difficult for Zheng Ke, and immediately stood up.

"That's right, Zheng Ke's cooking doesn't fit the topic of the competition, why is it inappropriate?"

"How can biased judges be fair?"

"Ask for a change of judges!"

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Eve couldn't understand Japanese, but she still heard from the audience's feedback that they were not satisfied with her questioning, and quickly discussed with the other two judges how to deal with the audience's questions.

Zheng Ke has a black line, this is the home advantage, right? It does look a little scary.

However, Zheng Ke also knew that if he really provoked the judges, it would definitely be bad for him, so he took the microphone from the slightly panicked host and signaled the audience to calm down.

When the scene returned to calm again, Zheng Ke handed the microphone to the host, and the host glanced at Zheng Ke gratefully.

"This judge, is my food not in line with the theme of the competition?" Zheng Ke asked with a smile as he looked at Eve and spoke fluent English.

"Uh...... Match the topic of the competition. ”

The topic of the competition is beef tenderloin, and since beef tenderloin is used, it naturally fits the topic of the competition.

"Does the organizer have a rule that you can't use hot pot?" Zheng Ke then asked.

"Well, no. Eve shook her head again.

"Since it meets the requirements of the organizers, and the dishes made meet the topic, then there should be no problem with this dish, right?" asked Zheng Ke.

"However, hot pot will affect the fairness of the game - the most critical operation is operated by us. Eve raised her head and stared at Zheng Ke without flinching.

Zheng Ke scratched his head helplessly, there was such a dead-eyed judge, it was really disgusting that he couldn't speak. And Dun Leng in the arena snorted, a contemptuous smile on his face.

"Haha...... This stupid X, eh, Li Dongcheng, you say, how can he be as stupid as you? What are the ten masters of Yuanyue, he still has to be eliminated. Park Shenyong danced with his hands, and Li Dongcheng, who was sitting on the side, his face became more and more ugly.

"Judge, you actually said that shabu beef is the most critical operation, so please do the uncritical parts in front and try it with my dishes, okay?" Zheng Ke pressed his hands on the counter and looked at Eve, "Don't think that shabu beef is very important, tell you, it can be done by everyone." ”

"You...... You ......" looked at Zheng Ke menacingly, and Eve was speechless.

"This player, please pay attention......" Rhodes saw Eve in distress and prepared to clear her.

"Teacher, did you ever eat steamed soba when you were a judge? In Japan, this is considered a high-class dish. Don't tell me that the top 50 gourmets in the West have never eaten this pasta. ”

"I ...... Of course I did! But ......" Rhodes's face was flushed, and it was the first time that he had been so underestimated, especially since the person who questioned him was only a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy. With a congested brain, he completely forgot that he had only eaten steamed soba at a Japanese restaurant, but never at a competition.

Of course, even if he thought of it, he might acquiesce to Zheng Ke's statement, otherwise, wouldn't he admit that he was just in vain?

"That's good. Zheng Ke didn't give Rhodes a chance to refute at all, "The steamed soba noodles are divided into two parts, one is the soba noodles placed in the skewers, and the other part is the prepared sauce and side dishes. When tasting, diners or judges should dip the sauce with chopsticks and taste it. So judges, isn't it the same with hot pot? Why is it okay to steam soba noodles but not hot pot?"

Rhodes and Eve's faces turned red, if it was possible, they really wanted to scold Zheng Ke fiercely, but what Zheng Ke said did make sense. Strictly speaking, steamed soba noodles alone are not considered a complete dish, and in order to achieve the perfect body taste, it is necessary to use sauce.

"This kind of food allows diners to adjust the taste according to their own taste, which is originally an advantage, but in front of the judges, it is regarded as a disadvantage, which is a pity. Zheng Ke sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"I'm ......" Eve was about to cry, she was a judge, and she was taught a lesson by a contestant. What made her even more unacceptable was that she couldn't refute it yet.

"Alright. White, who had been silent, finally spoke, "Let's start eating, right?"