Some time ago, some contestants were worried that because the judges were almost all Chinese, the judging results would be unfavorable to foreign contestants.

But today's match almost solved this problem.

Erina, Catherine and Bayer are all good at Western food, and the duel between them can minimize the judges' preference for cuisine.

In the lower half, Fu Xiuyun, Cheng Huaizhi, Liu Haolin and Zheng Ke are all good at Chinese cuisine, so everyone is also on the same starting line.

In the finals, the number of judges became five, and only two of them were Chinese.

By chance, the grouping of the knockout rounds turned out to be fair, which Zheng Ke didn't expect before.

"Next, I'm going to announce the topic of the knockout round. After the audience's chatter gradually became quieter, the host picked up the microphone again.

Zheng Ke rubbed his hands, if the cooking skills of the two sides are similar, then the topic of the competition will determine the trend of the competition to a large extent.

Although he tried Liu Haolin's dishes, Liu Haolin at that time did not exert his full strength, so Zheng Ke still only knew that he was "better than Que Zhengqing".

Now, Zheng Ke can only hope that the topic of the quarterfinals will not be too strange.

The bracket on the big screen disappeared and was replaced by the title of the quarterfinals.

On the morning of the 19th, poultry meat, in the afternoon, seafood, on the morning of the 20th, meat, and in the afternoon, game.

How is this the title?

Zheng Ke held his forehead with his hand, feeling a little helpless.

One of the major characteristics of Cantonese cuisine is the good use of game, such as snakes and civet cats.

Liu Haolin is a disciple of Mo Xiaohe, a master of Cantonese cuisine, and he probably knows these dishes by heart. It can be said that this topic is tailor-made for him.

However, although this topic is friendly to Liu Haolin, Zheng Ke is not worried about himself. He's a big deal and he also cooks Cantonese food. Let Mo Xiaohe, as the head judge, make a good comment on their dishes.

After the game, the spectators left their seats one after another, and under the guidance of the staff, they left the stadium in an orderly manner.

The five contestants also returned to the lounge to change into chef uniforms.

The end of the group stage heralded the departure of some players from this The-Blue competition, and in this game alone, 12 players were eliminated, which made many reporters sigh.

As winners, Zheng Ke and Que Zhengqing have also become the focus of the media.

Some Chinese reporters also took this time to ask Zheng Ke a few questions, and Zheng Ke patiently answered them one by one. In addition to Chinese reporters, Japanese reporters were keen to ask questions about Zheng Ke.

Among these Japanese reporters, Zheng Ke also has a few acquaintances, after all, he spent two years in Yuanyue School Park, and in some competitions, he was also interviewed by them.

As for journalists in the West, the number is not too many.

Zheng Ke speculated that they should have interviewed Catherine and Bayer in other arenas.

After accepting an interview for half an hour, the organizer sent news that the interview had come to an end for the time being, and informed Zheng Ke and Que Zhengqing to return to the Xingli Hotel.

Zheng Ke and Que Zhengqing could only say sorry to the reporters, followed the staff of the organizing committee, and left the venue.

Back at the Xingli Hotel, Zheng Ke put the knives and luggage back in the dormitory, took a shower, changed into a loose dress, and called Catherine, who was told that she was eating in the restaurant.

Zheng Ke hurriedly came to the restaurant on the first floor and saw Catherine and Ainel sitting opposite each other.

Catherine was holding the pen and was thinking about something with her head down, while Aenelle was holding on to a straw and puffing out her cheeks, blowing bubbles into the milk tea.

Zheng Ke walked over, pulled out a chair and sat down, while Ainier glared at him depressedly, and continued to blow bubbles, gurgling sounds, coming from the cup.

The depression of not entering the knockout round, with a dull voice, was vented.

Zheng Ke didn't comfort Aniele, he knew that a hundred words he said were not worth Catherine's words, and he really needed to vent his frustration after losing the game.

After Catherine saw Zheng Ke sitting down, she also put away the pen and paper, and looked at Zheng Ke, her eyes narrowed.

"Congratulations on making it to the bottom half. Catherine said.

Zheng Ke is not in the same half of the district as her, which is a good thing. The two of them really have a chance to face each other, and that's only in the final.

She was happy with the grouping.

"Thank you. Zheng Ke thanked him, picked up the menu, and ordered a lotus leaf pigeon slices and rice, "What are you doing?"

"What else can I do? Prepare for the next round. Catherine yawned, visibly tired, "Think about what you can do, let the restaurant prepare some ingredients, and start cooking tomorrow." ”

Zheng Ke nodded slightly.

"Your opponent in the next round is Erina, so it should be no problem to enter the next round. Zheng Ke said.

"I can't say that, I don't allow myself to make the slightest mistake. Catherine said in a resolute tone.

"Can't you give others a chance?" Zheng Ke joked.

"No way, even if the opponent is you, I will never show mercy. Catherine glanced at Zheng Ke defiantly.

Zheng Ke shrugged his shoulders and lost his temper.

"By the way, I remember that your opponent is Liu Haolin, right?" Catherine remembered about it.

"That's right. Zheng Ke bowed slightly.

"The theme is game?" asked Catherine, uncertain.

"Yes. ”

"What are you going to cook?"

"Dog meat. Zheng Ke thought about it and said casually.

"How dare you!" Catherine pouted, her apricot eyes widened, and in an instant, her face flushed.

"Ahem...... I'm just kidding. Zheng Ke hurriedly waved his hand, the French love dogs far more than people in other countries imagined, and Paris is known as "the paradise of dogs". Therefore, Catherine was of course dissatisfied when she heard that Zheng Ke was going to make dog meat.

"Don't make jokes like that again. Catherine complained.

Zheng Ke nodded, and secretly said "It's a pity" in his heart.

"Is snake meat okay?" Zheng Ke asked again.

"No, disgusting. Catherine didn't give Zheng Ke a chance to bargain at all, "Except for these two, you can pick any other ingredients." ”

I'll have to have a chance to pick and choose.

Zheng Ke frowned.

You can't use dog meat and snake meat, and animals like bear paws and pangolins are protected animals, so you can't use civet cats as ingredients, right?

But Zheng Ke has a kind of resistance to civet cats, so he doesn't want to make dishes related to civets. The rest is nothing more than household pheasants, pigeons or pheasants, do you want to use them?

"Can't you find the right ingredients?" Catherine whispered when she saw Zheng Ke's embarrassed expression.

Zheng Ke shook his head, "I want to think about it." ”

"Why don't you use snakes?" Catherine hated snakes, but she didn't want to embarrass Zheng Ke too much.

"No, there are still three days to go. There must be a suitable way. ”

Since Catherine doesn't like snakes, Zheng Ke won't use ingredients that make her uncomfortable.