Chapter Eighty-Six: The Final Link
A gong sounded, and the shopkeeper Liu Wanfu stepped forward and announced loudly, "The second link is over, and only Chef Lin Miao has won the votes in this link, and the number of votes is 5." Based on the votes in the first link, the total number of votes for the four chefs is: Chen Gongfu Fan Er got 3 votes, Lin Wangfu Tao Qing 1 vote, Xiangguo Mansion Shao Chao 1 vote, Chen Gongfu Lin Miao 5 votes. ”
At this time, the hour is approaching, the sun is slanting to the west, and the birds are still nesting. The audience thought that Liu Wanfu's shopkeeper would announce that everyone would rest and go to the front yard of Huixian Building to eat. But unexpectedly, Liu Wanfu continued, "Next, continue to the final link and the third link of this food competition." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience couldn't help but protest.
"Do you want to continue? By the time this round was over, we were all hungry. ”
"That's it! Even if we don't take a break, the chefs participating in the competition should take a break. ”
"Fatigue battle, it seems that this is a specially set link to test the stability of the chefs' cooking skills. If you are tired, the taste of the dishes you cook will be greatly reduced, indicating that the chef's skills are still not at home. ”
Liu Wanfu's shopkeeper pressed his palms and signaled everyone to be quiet, "Rest assured, the competition duration of this link is very short, no more than half an hour, and you can wait for the game to finish before eating." In order not to make some of the audience hungry, we specially prepared dim sum, and then the juniors will bring the dim sum to the audience for everyone to taste. ”
When everyone heard this, they stopped complaining and calmed down and continued to watch the game.
Liu Wanfu continued to announce the rules of the competition: "The topic of the competition in this link is very simple: fried cabbage. There is only one ingredient in this link: baby cabbage. The chef is not allowed to choose other side dishes. The main ingredient was not at the scene of the competition, but in a vegetable patch outside the backyard wall of Huixian Building. In order to ensure the freshness of the ingredients, we have been growing Chinese cabbage since a few months ago. Now, the baby cabbage is growing vigorously, making it a perfect ingredient for stir-frying greens. In addition, the condiments of this link are also limited: salt, dried chilies, garlic, oil, green onions. In other words, chefs should try to stir-fry the original flavor of the vegetables. ”
Due to Chef Tao Qing's physical discomfort, there are only three chefs left on the field: Fan Er, Shao Chao, and Lin Miao. After listening to Liu Wanfu's introduction, the three couldn't help but look at each other. This arrangement is mainly to test the chef's firework. Let's see which of the three of them has a better grasp of the heat. Although Lin Miao won five votes in the second link, this does not mean that she has the best chance of winning the championship. If the five judges still vote for the same person in the third round, then any of the three of them may win the championship.
Shopkeeper Liu Wanfu continued: "After a while, our three chefs need to go to the vegetable field by themselves to select the ingredients you need. Also, you need to clean the ingredients yourself. We have prepared the water for cleaning and will put it next to the stove eye of each chef. ”
After speaking, Liu Wanfu made a gesture of invitation with his right hand and motioned to the three chefs to go to the vegetable field to choose cabbage.
In the vegetable patch outside the backyard wall, the green cabbage grows well, and the sun's westward setting casts the afterglow on the leaves, casting a golden glow on them. The soil of the fields smelled of grass, and from time to time the sound of birds chirping, and the sound of shepherd boys returning home could be heard in the distance.
Fan Erye paced a few steps beside the vegetable patch, then reached out and plucked a few small cabbages, shook the soil on them, and walked back.
Lin Miao was stunned when he saw him moving so fast, and when he turned his head to look at Shao Chao, he found that he was entering the vegetable field, carefully observing every little cabbage. Sometimes I squatted down and played with my hand twice, as if I had chosen a certain cabbage, but after looking at it twice, I straightened up again, as if I still hadn't chosen what I was satisfied with.
Lin Miao suddenly felt that this situation was very similar to a fable he had heard in his previous life.
That is the story of Socrates, which says: One day, Socrates led several disciples to a wheat field. It was the season when the wheat was ripe. The ground was full of heavy ears of wheat. Socrates said to his disciples, "Go and pluck the largest ear of wheat in the field, and you will not go in or out, and I will wait for you at the end of the field." ”
After the disciples understood the teacher's request, they walked into the wheat field.
The field is full of ears of barley, but which one is the greatest? The disciples buried their heads and walked forward. looked at this one and shook his head; Looking at that one, he shook his head again. They always think that the biggest one is still ahead. Although the disciples also tried to pick a few ears, they were not satisfied and threw them away. They always think that there are still many opportunities, and there is no need to make a decision too early.
The disciples walked forward with their heads bowed while carefully picking and choosing, and a long time passed.
Suddenly, everyone heard Socrates' old bell-like voice: "You have come to an end. At this time, the empty-handed disciples woke up from a dream, and they looked back at the wheat ridges, and countless wheat plants shook their heads, as if laughing at them.
Socrates said to his disciples, "There must be an ear of wheat in this field that is the largest, but you may not be able to touch it; Even if they do, they may not be able to make an accurate judgment. Therefore the biggest ear is the one you have just plucked. ”
The disciples of Socrates listened to the teacher's words and realized that a person's life is like walking in the wheat field, and he is also looking for the biggest ear. Some people see the full-grained "ears of wheat" and lose no time in picking them; Others look around, repeatedly missing opportunities. Of course, the pursuit of the greatest should be, but holding the ear in front of you in your hands, this is real.
Thinking of this, Lin Miao took two steps, bent down and plucked a few cabbages that he thought were the best, and returned to the competition field.
I saw that Fan Erye had already cleaned the cabbage, and the green leaves were dripping with water in the basket.
Lin Miao also walked to her stove, she just wanted to clean the cabbage in her hand, but there was a jerky taste in her nose. She sighed in her heart, and her eyes involuntarily looked at the bucket of water. Lin Miao picked up a small bowl, scooped some from the bucket, put it under his nose and sniffed it gently, and then tasted it again. She frowned lightly and asked Shopkeeper Liu Wanfu, "Shopkeeper Liu, can this bucket of water be changed?" ”
"Change?" Liu Wanfu looked at Lin Miao in surprise, and then shook his head, "All the ingredients in this link are exactly the same and cannot be replaced." The water used by the three chefs is all split from the same vat. If you change one of them, it won't be fair to the other two chefs. ”
When Lin Miao heard him say this, he knew in his heart, it turned out that this was also a test link. She frowned slightly, there was an earthy smell in the water, although it was very light, and it could not be tasted without careful tasting. However, if you use this water to wash the cabbage, it will inevitably affect the taste of the dish.
Lin Miao bit her lower lip lightly, frowned, and thought fiercely about the solution in her heart.
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This chapter is a little unsmooth.,You little lords just look at it.,I think this should be the legendary Kavin.。
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