Chapter 326: Preliminary Round
The heads of these stores had known about the World King Chef Contest a month ago, but they had been secretly planning until today, when President Ridley personally announced the news. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the face of the many chefs who rushed to hear the news, the restaurant has prepared a preliminary inspection project.
"Chefs who want to participate in the World King of Chefs competition, please come with me, the test can start at any time. The person in charge shouted at the door with a bullhorn.
Hearing his words, all the cooks gathered nearby walked through the crowd and into the restaurant.
"Let's go in too. Lin Su said to Sally El and Hodge. He didn't plan to participate in the King Chef competition, but he was very curious about the so-called first audition.
There are many people who have the same heart as Lin Su, and at least two-thirds of the chefs who enter the store together are positioning themselves as onlookers eating melons. It's not that they're not self-motivated, it's that they're self-aware of their own strength.
Although the number of 1,000 places for the finals seems to be a lot, on average, there are less than four chefs from each country who can qualify for the competition.
That's a pretty desperate number.
Although there is no unified ranking of chefs in the human world, the top restaurants in various countries have been tested by countless customers over the years, and the pyramid of grades has already appeared.
Although it is not excluded that there are some low-key geniuses, the vast majority of people already know the moment they hear the news - they are not among the 1,000 people.
But after all, it is a worldwide cooking carnival, and even if they are not strong enough, it will not affect their participation. Maybe you can learn some useful tips from other participants in the competition, which is a bonus.
The onlookers consciously made way for these chefs, and in this world, people have a certain respect for chefs.
After entering the store, the person in charge began to introduce the rules of the preliminary round to the contestants.
As the first selection that needs to eliminate most of the contestants, the fast food restaurant has chosen one of the ingredients they are best at for the chefs to cook, that is, the most ordinary white feather chicken.
"For this preliminary competition, we have prepared 1,000 white-feathered chickens that have not yet been slaughtered in advance, and these white-feathered chickens are all from the same farm, so we can ensure that their cultivation conditions are exactly the same.
The rules of the preliminary round are very simple, each time there are 10 chefs who compete, and the dishes are made from the white feather chicken provided by the restaurant, and then handed over to the customers on the spot to taste and judge, and the person who receives the most votes or ties for the first place will be promoted.
In order to ensure the fairness of the competition, the contestants and judges of each competition will be randomly selected. If the contestant disagrees with the result of the competition, we will submit it to the headquarters for re-examination. ”
Although the rules of this preliminary round are simple and straightforward, they are not very fair rules. Because different chefs often handle different ingredients, some chefs may rarely use chicken for cooking.
However, this is also something that cannot be helped, and the subjective judgment of the judges in the cooking competition has a great impact on the results. Different judges have different tastes, some like to eat sweeter, some like to eat spicy, which is also the charm of food.
Considering that the purpose of the preliminary round is to eliminate most of the weak ones and screen out strong cooks, the rules mentioned by the person in charge can complete the task very well.
For those who are at the top of their cuisine, they can find the right way to cook even when they are faced with ingredients they have never seen before. What ingredients are used will not affect them at all.
The cooks present had apparently thought of this as well, so no one raised any objections.
When the onlookers heard that they could also participate in the competition, they immediately cheered.
"You see the man with a very thin face and a mustache, it is Wolfgang, the head chef of the five-star restaurant 'Starry Sky' in the imperial capital, alas, if you are lucky enough to taste his works. ”
"It's not just Wolfgang, I saw the middle-aged man next to him wearing blue clothes with a white towel around his neck and a semicircular scar near his left eye, it was Huang Sanshi, the chef of the most famous nightfood restaurant in the Gary Kingdom, 'Late Night Canteen'.
Although his shop is always open at odd hours from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., the street is filled with customers every day. ”
"I know about the late-night cafeteria, didn't there be a popular word called 'Xiuxian Party' some time ago, which is said to have been invented by customers who stay up late to eat in the late-night cafeteria. ”
"It's amazing to have the opportunity to taste the work of these chefs. ”
Lin Su, who was standing with Sally El and them, heard the discussion of the crowd around him, and also turned his head to look at the two chefs. The fact that chefs of this level would rush to participate in the competition on the first day they heard the news is truly staggering.
I don't know if Sally El and Hodge will run into those two, but if they're in a group, they'll have a good show.
Lin Su fully carried forward the hearts of the people who eat melons, and there was no nervousness at all.
After announcing the rules of the competition, the person in charge began to draw lots. He first selected 30 chefs from the audience as judges for the first group of competitions, and then selected the first group of chefs through the number plates previously issued to each chef.
Lin Su was lucky to be chosen.
Under the leadership of the person in charge, Lin Su and nine other cooks came to the warehouse where the white feather chickens were held, and each of them chose two white feather chickens by themselves. To make a meal for 30 people, two chickens are barely enough.
And the game time is only one hour, and if you do too much, it will be too rushed, so the two chickens are just right. The reason for the determination of the 30 public judges is also based on such considerations. It can not only get a more accurate judgment, but also improve efficiency.
After selecting the main ingredients, the person in charge took Lin Su and them to another warehouse, where more than a dozen common ingredients on the market were placed.
The preliminary round is a propositional essay with a limited theme, and the chefs can dance with shackles, so that the level of each chef can be more highlighted. It's like the last few difficult questions in the exam, the purpose is to open up the candidates' scores and make their scores show different levels.
Lin Su wasn't going to cook anything too complicated, so he only chose a few spices and some seasonings.
With the ingredients they had chosen, the group returned to the hall where they had been waiting. One side of the hall has been converted into a makeshift kitchen, where everyone's cooking takes place.
Fighting for a game, Lin Su had to admire the generosity of being able to afford fast food.