Continued: The gentleness of Vandy
In order not to affect the mask women's competition, Fan Di did not show any abnormality in front of her, but just said a few words in her ear, and did not mention anything about "Xiaoying". He knew very well what this competition meant to the mask girl, whether she was that person or not, he couldn't distract her at such a critical moment.
People's hearts are not all so dark, although some people secretly wish that Xiaoying would lose the game, but there are also many strange spectators at the scene who support Xiaoying. If nothing else, just rely on her spirit of continuing the competition in the face of danger, and rely on her stubbornness not to complain to the judges. People see not only a chef who can make delicious dishes, but also a strong and positive mental state from Xiaoying. She could have replaced it with other condiments, but that would have deprived the spicy chicken of its authentic taste and greatly reduced its texture. In fact, she can also ask the jury to postpone the competition...... There are contestants in the back, and she can postpone the competition until the next round, and it is okay to prepare a new copy of the materials.
But she didn't do this, she didn't flinch, she didn't pray, she didn't enjoy special treatment, she relied on her own on-the-spot adaptability to complete the game, she deserves everyone's admiration and appreciation.
But whether it is positive or negative discussions, Xiaoying is deaf at the moment, her mood is much calmer than before, she is full of thoughts about the man who makes her love and hate, she remembers that day when she heard that he fainted, what was her mood? She can't visit him, she can't take care of him by his side, she can only cook a loving dish for him. She thought about how to make him who likes spicy food not feel that the food was tasteless, how could it be delicious? How can you get an unwell and stubborn man to eat?
A simple dish, but it is poured into Xiaoying's pious heart and pure love, it is with this mentality that she made that dish again today, it is still chicken, but there are no chili peppers and peppercorns.
It is a bit risky for Xiaoying to do this. But she and her master's thoughts coincided...... If you choose other peppers and peppercorns to make spicy chicken, it may not be too obvious in the eyes of the layman, but today is not in the store, it is in the competition, the judges are all people with tricky tastes, if the chef makes a dish that is not even pure condiments, they can eat the difference at once, taste, is an important criterion for them to judge, even if it is just a little difference, it can be magnified in them, and the result is likely to be unable to be selected for the next round.
Rather than making an inauthentic spicy chicken, Xiaoying would rather take the risk and try to make another flavor, and maybe there is a chance of life.
The frequency of chatting between Fan Di and Master Wu was lower, and both of them were looking at Xiao Ying intently, and her performance touched their hearts...... Finally, I saw Xiao Ying put the dishes in the pot, and the two men sighed at the same time, and glanced at each other, both with a relieved and admiring expression.
"The apprentice is really good, he deserves to be a good apprentice of the master!" Master Wu couldn't help but praise that Xiao Ying could complete the game on the spot, and he felt that this psychological quality alone was worthy of the praise of the master.
Fan Di didn't speak, but his eyes were extremely gentle, revealing a hint of warmth, and he passed to the figure on the stage. He seemed to see a small grass rising in the wind, blooming green and life in the ice and snow.
As Xiaoying's dishes got off the pot, the host passed over again, and his attitude was obviously a little more gentle and cordial than at the beginning, and he asked Xiaoying what kind of mentality she thought of changing dishes temporarily.
Xiao Ying subconsciously glanced in the direction of Fan Di and the master, her heart beat suddenly, and she whispered: "The temporary change of vegetables is because something is wrong, I want to thank the people who gave me encouragement, and thank the aunt who lent me fungus." ”
Xiao Ying's words made both Fan Di and Master Wu laugh dumbly...... This girl still knows how to be sloppy with the host. Who is the "person to thank", she didn't say clearly, but the person concerned knows it.
Then it's time for the judges to taste the dishes and make their comments.
The contestants in front of them have their own strange tricks, all kinds of big meals gathered, rare ingredients, ordinary ingredients, the judges have tasted a lot, and now it is Xiaoying's turn, and it is even more difficult to win the favor of the judges.
The scene was full of exclamations again and again, and the foodies drooled all over the ground. The whole house is full of fragrance, and it is the ultimate pleasure to sit here and smell the smell of those dishes.
The exquisite dishes are presented, the chefs are really skilled craftsmen, the color and aroma are very well reflected, and each shows its own unique and superb craftsmanship. Although it was a primary selection, the level of competition was too staggering, and the judges all sighed that a great era in the culinary world has arrived.
Flavored shrimp, mushroom pot, steamed grouper, fresh abalone, honey sauce pork ribs, squirrel osmanthus fish, fresh shrimp...... and so on, and so on, and when it was Xiaoying's turn, the judges saw a plate of plain shredded chicken.
The material is very simple, mainly chicken and fungus. The pink shredded chicken with fungus is too simple, first of all, it doesn't feel gorgeous and bright enough visually, compared with the previous meals, Xiaoying can only be regarded as a "kimchi" level...... Shabby.
Yes, many of the people present are flattening their mouths and are not optimistic about this chicken silk. It's too ordinary. This is like a yellow-haired girl standing with a group of beautiful women in a beauty pageant, is there a comparison?
However, Xiaoying did not feel frustrated by the eyes of others, and the judges have not tasted the dishes yet, so it is not advisable to draw conclusions too early.
One of the judges was Jun Cheng's chef, who was with Master Wu and them in Luo Kaixuan's villa last time. He noticed that the other three judges seemed to be not interested in this plate of shredded chicken, so he couldn't help frowning and whispered, "Shall we be professional?" Don't have a clear water face before you eat it, isn't this a blow to people, people are temporary changes to the dish! ”
The judge, surnamed Chen, told the truth, and also reminded the other judges of what kind of attitude they should show.
Juncheng Hotel, a six-star hotel, the chefs in it are all senior technicians, and people at the same level as Master Wu certainly have enough to talk about.
The faces of the other three judges softened a little, and one of the female judges began to reach for vegetables.
"Well, let's try it."
Juncheng's Master Chen also made a move, and with a pair of chopsticks, he picked up the chicken shreds and the fungus shreds and put them in his mouth.
"Huh?" The female judge showed surprise on her face, and actually stretched out her chopsticks again, but this time instead of sandwiching the chicken, she opened the bottom of the plate to see what it was.
"Hmm...... It's so refreshing, especially the taste of this green pepper ......" One of the judges couldn't help but praise, and his attitude was significantly different from the previous casualness.
It turned out that the seemingly ordinary shredded chicken was actually something else, and at the bottom of the plate, there were a few cut fresh green peppers exuding a fresh and spicy taste. The shredded chicken is too vegetarian, but it is most suitable for fresh chili, and the green fresh chili can bring out the aroma of the chicken and stimulate people's taste buds.
This is what Xiao Ying thought of temporarily, originally she just wanted to follow the practice of making that dish for Fandi that day, but she was afraid that the judges' taste would not be satisfied, so she used this idea at the moment of inspiration, and put the small green chili pepper raw at the bottom of the plate without stir-frying, so that the spicy flavor rushed up and soaked the chicken, which was faint, but also exceptionally fresh and refreshing.
This green fresh chili pepper was also asked by Xiaoying from the aunt who borrowed the fungus, there were only three, but she cut them into strips and put them on the plate.
"Not bad...... Not bad...... The chicken is tender and smooth, the heat is just right, and the saltiness is just right. The aroma of the chicken itself blends with the spiciness of the raw green peppers, and the combination is novel and the taste is unique...... I want to eat something now, hahaha......" Master Chen made a pertinent comment, looking at Xiaoying with encouragement and praise in his eyes.
"I've never eaten fresh chili peppers in chicken before, and this is a bold approach...... If the raw chili pepper is not placed at the bottom of the plate but added to the dish and fried with chicken, I am afraid that the taste will be greatly reduced, but fortunately, the raw chili pepper is placed at the bottom of the plate...... This one, Lin Fan, right? I love this dish you made. The female judge changed her previous contempt and smiled at Xiaoying and nodded.
The judges' words were amplified by the host's microphone, and everyone present heard them. It's unbelievable that a plate of inconspicuous shredded chicken can be unanimously praised by the judges?
Some contestants were not convinced and whispered......
"Make no mistake, my steamed grouper is much better than hers, and I haven't seen the judges praise it so much......"
The aunt who lent Xiaoying fungus and fresh chili peppers gritted her teeth and beat her chest: "How can a simple plate of shredded chicken be delicious?" I don't have an appetite to watch, really, is there something wrong with the judges' sense of taste? ”
"Oh my God...... Shredded chicken, it's too ordinary, our Xiaoqiang doesn't eat this kind of low-level dish! A chubby chef said disdainfully.
"Who is your Xiaoqiang?"
"My son."
"Oh...... I thought you were talking about cockroaches. ”
“……”
The audience below is also not calm, they didn't taste the taste of shredded chicken, looking at the inconspicuous dish, compared with the previous eye-catching meals, it was too shabby, why did the judges say it was good?
"Isn't it, really? It doesn't look good! ”
"I'm still looking forward to the spicy chicken, but how can this low-grade shredded chicken be so delicious...... Judges, you're not putting on a show, are you? ”
Some people are unconvinced and raise objections, but there are also people who admire Xiaoying's spirit and cheer for her......
"The mask girl looks good!"
"Don't let us down, don't let us down, you must enter the next round!"
“……”
The scene was a little chaotic, all kinds of voices were mixed together, this scene, the focus was on Xiaoying, with mixed reviews, she was like falling into a whirlpool, standing there and being judged by people......