The first official tournament of the King Chef Championship began.

There is no doubt that Yi Baitang successfully advanced, came to the venue at the appointed time, and began to wait for the first official competition.

This time, the venue is the place where Yi Baitang participated in the qualifiers last time, the audience seat is empty, but the infield is stuffed with stoves connected to the end, and the rostrum of the last time is also arranged in the original position, but the judges sitting on it have changed. On the timing board suspended in mid-air, the requirements of this game are clearly displayed in large red letters, only to see that it reads:

Today's ingredients: vegetables, fruits.

Today's requirement: Make a fragrant vegetarian dish.

Today's time limit: four hours.

"When-" sounded, and the game officially began.

In the field, the crowd stretched out their hands to the vegetable basket next to them at the same time!

On a summer afternoon, the air is hot and dry, and the sun is blazing.

Outside the window, a nest of trees, half shaded by the shade, shouted happily; Half of them were basking in the sun, and they were so weak that they screamed.

Yi Baitang is a bit of a fugue foreign object.

He was still a little distressed.

Four hours was just the end of the meeting of the little sapling company, plus the cost of time on the road, and when the other party arrived here, the daylily was cold.

I didn't think too much about it yesterday, and I agreed to it in one bite; Now that I think about it, it's a bit of a wax, and it doesn't seem like a good thing......

But as a man who will conquer the world with his cooking skills, Yi Baitang has never admitted defeat in cooking, even in the face of the big demon king, he has been defeated again and again.

The most important thing is that he has already promised Shang Huaiyan, so he must not lose face!

Thinking of this, Yi Baitang was in good spirits, and finally struggled out of his daze!

He was just about to put his hand into the basket next to him like any other chef, but found that in the time he had just wandered into foreign objects, he had unconsciously felt cucumbers, tomatoes, and large lettuce leaves on the cutting board, and there were two or three fruits mixed in this group of vegetables, namely apples, bananas, and perfumed pineapples.

Ideal for salad dishes.

He thought as he looked at the food in front of him.

The only problem is......

Yi Baitang's gaze turned to the words "fragrant" on the big chronograph card.

Cold things don't make a fragrance very well.

But it's not impossible...... It's just a little more troublesome.

Yi Baitang made a decision.

He first put all kinds of vegetable ingredients that need to be used in the ice bucket and chilled them, then started a fire, and began to boil the pickled juice, with red wine as the base, add balsamic vinegar, add white sugar, and then add thyme, cinnamon leaves, mint and other spices, boil together, in the process of boiling, as the temperature in the pot rises, a wisp of fragrance has slowly risen from the pot.

But at this time, many chefs around Yi Baitang also entered the stage of stir-frying, and all of a sudden, all kinds of aromas lingered in the air above the gymnasium, although the venue was large enough, the exhaust system continuously pumped out exhaust gases and supplied fresh air, and the judges in the venue still felt the pain of almost suffocation.

This time, the main judge was an old man with gray hair and a long beard.

The old man has nothing, he has a special dog nose.

This nose helps him distinguish more than 3,000 original ingredients with his eyes closed, making him one of the national treasure-level gourmets.

I don't know when it started, he had already taken out the handkerchief he was carrying from his pocket, drenched it with mineral water, covered it in front of his nose, and said in a loud voice: "The taste is too strong, you see, I'll go out and stand for a while, and when someone has finished the dish early, you can call me back......"

The rest of the judges had a bitter face.

The chefs present are not without strength, and each of them can take out the dishes and smell them individually, at least they can be qualified for the position of chefs in roadside restaurants. But with so many pots propped up together, all the smells mixed together, and it turned into a large biochemical weapon, all smoke!

They watched the chief judge slip away first, and then you looked at me and said:

"Actually, there is nothing to cheat in the chef exam, the evaluation of this exam is the key, otherwise we will take turns to go out? Leave one person inside and watch at a time? ”

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

"Seconded." ……

After deducting the main judge and the person who mentioned yì, there were seven judges left, and seven voices of approval sounded instantly, and in the blink of an eye, the person who mentioned yì was unanimously voted.

The person who raised the note was very happy: "At most, the review will start in half an hour, there are eight people in thirty minutes, and one of us only needs to be in it for the first four minutes, who will be the first, and who will be the last?" ”

But this time, the other seven suddenly fell silent.

The judges who mentioned yì wondered for a while, what they said just now was slippery, why did everyone become saw-mouthed gourds in the blink of an eye? He urged: "Hurry up, who will be the first and who will be the last?" ”

The rest of the judges all rushed to the judge who spoke, and the look of his eyes made his eyes cramp.

The person who spoke finally reacted, and he couldn't react if he didn't react, because the cough that belonged to the chief judge had already sounded in his ears......

The chief judge coughed, and the person who mentioned yì shivered.

When the person who mentioned yì looked back tremblingly, he saw the chief judge who was still covering his nose with a handkerchief standing helplessly behind him, and beside him, there was an old man in high spirits.

He looked at it again and blurted out: "Master Dong?!" ”

Old man Dong waved his hand at the person who spoke: "I just happened to walk around this area today, so come in and take a look, don't make a noise." He glanced at the question on the big sign, then turned to the judge and said, "Who came up with this topic?" It's not bad, but the standard is a little higher. ”

The chief judge said in a muffled voice: "Who else could there be?" It's the chef association that took the lead, and it's a little more difficult, but this year's association means that a successor will be selected nationwide, so it's a little stricter from the beginning...... But it's not bad, anyway, in the end, the top three in the King of Chef competition, your play-offs will find the top one, and the rest will be accompanied. ”

The old man was quite chattering, even if he covered his nose with a handkerchief, he didn't stop: "By the way, don't mind me like this, the nose is too sensitive, this is the disadvantage, the smell is slightly irritating, and the dizziness and headache will ......"

Old man Dong didn't care, smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, what's polite." ”

After that, he glanced at the competition scene and saw that more than 90% of the chefs chose to stir-fry a plate of fresh vegetables or stew a pot of vegetables.

He squinted and sniffled.

The huge smell that gathered together was kneaded and distinguished by the invisible hand, and turned into countless wisps again, swaying in the air like thousands of tentacles.

Old man Dong sniffed slowly, smelling the smell of every fragrant tentacle.

Seven-layer fish belly.

Two floors and two kitchens.

Chef on the first floor.

Not...... The third row of No. 2 is a bit interesting, the heat is just in place, and the sweetness of the vegetables is completely brought out; The fifth row of eighteen is not bad, don't go out of the machine, make a plate of mixed smorgasbord with compatible smells, other people's vegetable fragrance is a small snake, his vegetable fragrance is a small dragon.

But he also regretted:

It's a pity that both of them use open flames, alas......

He sighed and sighed in his throat.

Old man Dong came, and the chief judge didn't go out. He heard this sigh and said with a smile: "Why, the master has seen a good seedling?" ”

Old man Dong shook his head slightly: "The dishes are well done, but you need a little luck today." ”

The voice fell, and a bell rang below.

There is already a chef who finishes his dish and pulls the bell to finish the race first!

Several judges looked at each other and looked at the main judge.

The chief judge squinted his eyes lightly at the same time: "Competition...... It's officially started! ”

Chefs cook almost the same dishes, especially green vegetables, which are too old once they are overheated, and the end time is not too different, at most a difference of three or five minutes.

With the first chef to finish, the second and third ones have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, ringing the bell to end the competition and apply for judging.

Before the blink of an eye, except for the chief judge who was still watching and not moving lightly, the remaining eight judges were all divided up by the contestants, and they mixed into the examination room, just like a small fish in the sea, and it was really not easy to find if you didn't pay attention.

When the twentieth and thirty people rang the bell to end the competition, they could not be patronized by the judges at the first time, but waited for ten minutes before one of the judges appeared, and they finally realized the huge trap in this seemingly simple competition!

At this time, on the high platform, the chief judge stood one step behind Old Man Dong, looked at the countless flames burning below, muttered to himself, and explained the key to this question: "Ninety-nine percent of the contestants choose open flame to cook, but for dishes with open flames, the temperature determines the deliciousness of the dishes." Hundreds of candidates, up to nine judges, everyone uses an open flame, who can guarantee that the dishes will be eaten by the judges as soon as they are cooked? Are you rushing to be the first to complete the event, or are you ready to judge your luck? ”

Thinking about this, the chefs present are not all fools.

This time, the time given is a full four hours, no matter how complicated the dish, the time is tight, and it is enough to make at least two trips.

Seeing that the dishes could not be reviewed by the judges at the best time, a large number of chefs did not show mercy, and directly threw out the dishes they had just made and started to prepare again!

But human thinking is still similar.

There is a chef who chose to pour the dish and remake it because he didn't have time to be judged, and there are countless chefs like him who didn't have time to be judged, and decided to pour the dish and remake it.

The main judge is still only a little bit, and the number of chefs waiting for the judge is still so much.

In the end, it is still a small number of people who are judged in time, and it is still the majority who miss the best time.

The chefs' faces have become ugly, and they begin to feel that this issue of the King of Chefs competition does not seem to be so fair and just......

Until a sweet fragrance rose out of nowhere, like a huge umbrella, quickly covering the sky above everyone and surrounding everyone's sense of smell!

At this time, the fire had stopped for the most part, and the oil smoke shrouded in the gymnasium was almost pulled away under the high-power row fan. But maybe it's because the fire is too fierce just now and the smoke is too big, even if the fire is stopped and smoked now, most people still feel a trace of stubborn choking smoke and refuse to disperse!

It is at this time that the sweet fragrance spreads.

Like grass that has just sprouted its head on the ground, like fruit ripening on a tree.

In an instant, everyone seemed to be in the wilderness, and the originally choking oil smoke was blown violently by the wind on the field, even if it did not disappear immediately, it was also cut to pieces by the fresh smell, and it could no longer bother everyone's sense of smell.

At this moment, not only the judges were attracted, but even the chefs who participated in the competition inevitably followed the direction from which the taste came from, turned their eyes and looked for the source.

In the entire gymnasium, most of the people did the same action together, and when they looked from top to bottom, it was as if a black wave had suddenly surged.

The chief judge said, "Huh": "What's wrong?" ”

No one answered his question.

But he soon saw Master Dong standing beside him sniffing something.

He couldn't help but take away the moist handkerchief covering the tip of his nose, and immediately smelled the smell that was spreading in the air, and immediately blurted out: "Cucumbers, tomatoes, white radish, lettuce, lettuce!" And perfume pineapple and grapes? ”

"It can't be! Even if the perfume pineapple itself has a strong taste, how can the smell of ordinary greens be so strong? It's not scientific—"

"What comes to you is science."

Next to him, Old Man Dong scolded lightly as if he were an unconscious junior.

He didn't pay much attention to the main judges. Instead, he seriously sniffed the spreading smell and secretly analyzed it in his heart:

It's Maillard......

However, the Maillard reaction is a high temperature, so that the fat molecules combine with sugar molecules and amino acid molecules to produce an attractive aroma, which is generally used in the high-temperature preparation of meat dishes, just like the Maillard reaction of roasted meat is often stronger than that of stewed meat, and roasted vegetables can also produce the same reaction.

But the smell of roasted vegetables was not the same as it is now.

Vegetables that have passed through the fire, as long as they have an aroma, will more or less carry the taste of oil.

And this taste......

It's cold.

Old man Dong suddenly expanded his chest and took a deep breath!

A large amount of gas was inhaled into the lung cavity, circulating in it, and the same raw material was analyzed:

Wine.

Pepper.

Sugar.

Spices.

The smell of peppermint is pungent.

Cheese.

The fat molecules come out of the cheese.

More sugar molecules come from fruits.

It is the combination of the two and the pouring of it on the lettuce that produces the ultimate smell.

The first layer is the taste of the fruit.

The second layer is the taste of vegetables.

The flavor of the fruit is overheated, so it is easy to volatilize, and the hot liquid is scalded on different vegetables, and the vegetables with a strong flavor and the light flavor are interspersed with each other, creating a forest-like feeling.

The best part is that the forest smells not only of grass, but also of fruit.

A smile tugged at the corner of the old man's lips.

Little bunny, it's really a day at a time.

His goal of coming here had been accomplished, and he didn't stay any longer, but turned away with his hands behind his back.

The chief judge saw it at a glance and hurriedly said, "Old Dong, are you leaving?" Don't look at it anymore? ”

Old man Dong smiled: "Let's go, let's go, I can't help it if I look at it again." ”

The chief judge wondered: "What can't you help but have?" ”

As he spoke, he felt that the smell was very good, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Old man Dong had already walked to the entrance and exit of the passage, and his smiling voice came from afar:

"I can't help but go down early and hit a little guy with a neck stretched too long."

The chief judge sniffed the scent of the mountains and forests again.

He couldn't help it at this time, and followed everyone to look in the direction where the smell came from.

Old man Dong has already left, his nose is the most intelligent in the field, he is condescending, looking left and right, he has found the source of the taste that has broken through the huge net of oil smoke, and then looked at the chef, he is young and beautiful, standing there is really different.

He suddenly understood what the master had just said.

Isn't it just that the neck is too long......

In Shang's company, the shareholders' meeting that lasted for a whole day finally came to an end.

As one of the speakers of this conference, Shang Huaiyan directly threw away the remote control of the projector in his hand the moment he announced the end of the meeting, took his things and walked out quickly.

This made the CEOs who were accustomed to come forward after the meeting, ready to chatter and gossip with Shang Huaiyan, and then gather together for a meal, analyze and analyze the recent market opportunities, but were mercilessly passed by the CEOs.

"It's ...... What's wrong? "Boss A asked Boss B.

"I don't know, maybe there's a project to do?" Mr. B and Shang Huaiyan have worked together privately twice and know more deeply.

"Recently, Mr. Shang is optimistic about Shengyue Real Estate." Boss C interjected.

"Real estate? Mr. Dai, don't lie to people, he has never interfered much in real estate affairs. CEO AB didn't believe it, and said to boss C.

"Huh." CEO C is also Dai Liren. He smiled slightly, his face unfathomable, and drifted away.

"Hey, this guy looks confident."

"Could it be that Shang Huaiyan is really interested in Shengyue Real Estate? Shall we follow up? ”

Mr. AB, you glanced at me and discussed.

Manager Shang has been standing next to him for a while, from Shang Huaiyan leaving to a few CEOs talking in private to Dai Liren leaving complacently, he finally couldn't help but speak silently:

"Maybe it's not a project, it's just rushing home for dinner."

The two CEOs looked at the business manager together.

They laughed at the same time and patted the business manager on the shoulder: "Young man, don't let jealousy blind you—"

Business Manager: The loneliness of the wise!

The scenery is flying all the way.

When Shang Huaiyan rushed from the company to the venue of Yi Baitang's competition as quickly as possible, half an hour had passed from the end time specified in the exam.

His car braked quickly, parked in the parking lot, and hurried to the main entrance of the gymnasium.

The world had darkened, the bright sunlight had converged, the sky had turned grayish-blue, and the moon had come out, with a twisted hook, hanging over the western sky.

The street lamps lit up one by one, slanting on the road of Shang Huaiyan's advance, zigzag as if they could jump up from the ground at any time, turning into black and gray vines, stumbling on people's footsteps.

When he got out of the car, Shang Huaiyan had already seen that the lights of the large gymnasium in front of him were dim, and every window was dark and unpopular.

The game should be over by now.

Shang Huaiyan guessed.

But he didn't see Yi Baitang's figure outside, and speculated that the other party was probably still waiting inside, so he walked forward quickly, with both hands, and slammed the entrance of the gymnasium in front of him open-

The lights are shining like water.

Above the venue, the position belonging to the audience was bleak; But under the infield, the headlights are turned on in unison, and the yellow and white lights are crossed, dazzling, and the qiē is illuminated in a delicate way.

The silence in the densely populated space was suddenly broken, everyone followed the same order, turned their heads in unison, and where countless eyes were focused, Shang Huaiyan found Yi Baitang at a glance.

In the crowd, Yi Baitang raised his chin slightly, the light illuminated his eyes, and his eyes focused on the sparks www.biquge.info the Fun Pavilion. He gestured with his eyes and said silently:

What I promised you, I did.