Chapter 32: The Peak Showdown
After the staff took away the appetizers of the Hojo Building, they brought Jiang Yunfeng and others 4 portions of baked lobster in soup, so that the two sides could taste each other's works. Jiang Yunfeng picked up the lobster meat and sent it to his mouth, En~ The taste is peaceful, decent, and there is no particularly gorgeous decoration, but it can arouse the expectations and desires of diners for the next dishes, if you make a metaphor for these two appetizers, Jiang Yunfeng's 'Autumn Swallow Returns' is a cold and shining sword, then Lu Ming's 'Baked Lobster in Soup' is a wall that can't be seen and can't be climbed. After tasting it, Kohei Sojin was stunned and said, "Why?" It's obviously not very special, but it feels like it can't be surpassed! Hojo Miyoko was also shocked and speechless, and Hojo Sojiro exclaimed, "It's been 20 years, Lu Ming's strength is more terrifying than before, Xiao Feng, it's hard for you to win him." It's really hard. β
"Difficult! It's interesting, life without challenges is meaningless! Jiang Yunfeng replied firmly, looking at Lu Ming's eyes with a flickering scorching battle intent. At this time, Lu Ming, who had finished tasting Jiang Yunfeng's work, also felt the hostile eyes, so he shouted at Jiang Yunfeng, "I won the appetizer!" Boy, it's impossible for you to win me! What do you think? It's too late to give up! The corners of Jiang Yunfeng's mouth twitched, and he replied disdainfully, "I don't read much, but my Chinese teacher hasn't taught me how to write the word 'give up' for so many years!" And also! Nothing is impossible in this world! Lu Ming applauded and praised with a smile, "Boy, have ambition!" I like it! β
"The chef teams on both sides are really comparable! The public judges' vote actually appeared 25 draws! The host excitedly walked to the professional judges and said, "Then, the three votes of the professional judges are crucial, please give your own choice!" Ling Zhendong hesitated for a long time, and finally pressed the red button belonging to Yangquan Restaurant, raised his hand to refuse the host's interview, signaling that he needed to be quiet, Sun Yuanliang breathed a long sigh of relief, and said, "Three or two peach blossoms outside the bamboo, the prophet of the plumbing duck in the spring river." The wilted artemisia is full of short reed buds, which is the time when the puffer fish wants to go. If this 'Autumn Swallow Returns' is made in autumn, it will be unbeatable! After saying that, he also pressed the red button, and there was no suspense about the outcome or defeat, but the cameras and the bright light of the audience were all facing the owner of the last vote - Erina Nagikiri. Erina took back the hand that had been placed on the blue button, bit her thumb nail and hesitated, and finally closed her eyes and pressed the red button, as if she had exhausted all her strength, and the whole person collapsed in her seat.
"The end result! 28 to 25, Yangquan Restaurant wins! The score is temporarily 3 votes ahead of Hojo Building, but don't worry about Hojo Building, there is still a chance for the main course! Come on! Well, 60 minutes for the main course, the timer begins! β
Jiang Yunfeng looked at the results on the big screen calmly and thought about the main course, everything was expected. Miyoko and Sojin both asked suspiciously, "Why?" Where do we lose? Jiang Jun's appetizer is obviously great! Sojiro sighed and explained, "When the knife work, heat, and technique of both sides are at a similar level, the factor that determines the outcome of the dish is the problem that everyone usually thinks is the least problem-the quality level of the ingredients." The reason for Xiao Feng's failure is actually very simple, that is, it is not the season for swallowtail dolphins, which means that the swallowtail dolphins you used just now are actually raised on artificial feed. The umami taste itself cannot be compared to that of the swallowtail dolphin caught in season. "Oh~~" The two nodded knowingly.
"That's it! Forget about the last game, let's start preparing the main course, the difference is only 3 votes, which shows that the strength of the three of us is similar to that of Yangquan Restaurant, one of the 'four families in the world', but they are all a group of old men in their 40s! We're only 16, what are we afraid of! Uncle Sojiro, you go ahead and prepare desserts, here we will take it! Looking at Jiang Yunfeng's mocking cheering language, Sojiro Hojo nodded helplessly.
"That's right! Don't coward!! Just do it!! "Chuangzhenjun was ignited. Miyoko looked at the two who were 'burning', sighed helplessly and asked, "So?" Feng, what do you think of the main course? Unconsciously, Miyoko's name for Jiang Yunfeng has also changed.
"You can't win them by taking the orthodox route, after all, Lu Ming is the current dragon head of Cantonese cuisine! Then I'll do something! Jiang Yunfeng said excitedly.
"Huh? Doing something? How? β
"Sojin, do you remember the chicken nuggets you fried in the shopping street to deal with the 'White Bird Tongue House'?"
"Yes. Anyway, Jiang Jun, what does this have to do with the main dish? β
Jiang Yunfeng smiled slightly and said, "The main dish, let's serve the chicken rolls!" β
Kohei Chuangzhen was even more puzzled, "Jiang Jun, although I am very much in favor of doing something, but it is not appropriate to have chicken rolls on this occasion, right?" β
"Our chicken rolls are not ordinary, but I'll cut the hump into large slices of 2 mm thick, grill them on the grill and wrap them in Sojin's fried chicken, make a fruit salad with Miyoko, and wrap them in Miyoko's fried tortillas and drizzle them with sweet and sour sauce, what do you think will happen?"
Miyoko was still a little worried and asked, "Ah Feng, I don't know what Uncle Lu Ming will cook?" Wouldn't we be too radical in this way? β
"Yangquan Restaurant took away the sea bass at the beginning, and Master Lu Ming is a nostalgic person, so it must be that the 'steamed sea bass' is gone!"
Chuangzhen took the hump meat and asked, exclaiming, "Jiang Jun! This hump meat has a very heavy smell! You can't eat it when it's just baked! β
"At the beginning, I asked Uncle Sojiro to bring back the fruit bowl, which contained fragrant pears to remove the fishy shame of the hump." Jiang Yunfeng clapped his hands and continued, "Time is running out, let's hurry up, the opposite side is about to enter the steamer!" β
Everyone began to divide and cooperate, Hojo Miyoko set up a pan on the stove on the left to prepare corn paste to prepare corn tortillas, Chuangzhen marinated the chicken thighs while heating oil in the middle stove, and Jiang Yunfeng marinated the cut hump meat with fragrant pears on the right, Sojiro watched the three of them tacitly cooperate with their respective production progress, smiled with satisfaction and continued to bow his head to peel the taro in his hand. Jiang Yunfeng lit the oven and threw the hump meat directly on the hot grill with the marinade to make a "zizi" sound, and the grease was handed to the charcoal fire below to rise into flames, Jiang Yunfeng carefully turned over each slice of hump meat with a tong to ensure that both sides could be grilled with a beautiful grid pattern. Miyoko's tortillas have been fried, and they are starting to make fruit salad, and the fried chicken is also out of the pot to control the oil, and there are only 15 minutes left in the time, Yangquan Restaurant's 'steamed sea bass' has been out of the steaming box, and the whole audience is filled with fragrance, Lu Ming nodded with satisfaction after tasting his work and signaled that the host can serve the food.
Jiang Yunfeng also grilled the hump meat, and the three of them began to put on the plate, Miyoko put a tortilla on the plate first, Jiang Yunfeng spread the hump meat, Chuangzhen put a few fried chicken, Miyoko was bringing a spoonful of fruit salad, rolled up the tortillas, and poured the remaining lime juice on the appetizer, Miyoko finally squeezed avocado puree with a piping bag on the chicken roll, making the chicken roll look foul appealing. The Hojo House was still serving the dishes, and at this time, the judges had already finished tasting the works of Yangquan Restaurant, rinsing their mouths with water, and waiting for the arrival of the chicken rolls.
"Let everyone wait for a long time, the following is the 'peak showdown' produced by Hojolou, please use it slowly." Hearing the exclamations and admiration of the public judges, Erina Nagikiri looked at the tempting chicken roll in her hand and took a hard bite. En~ The crispy fried chicken and the grilled hump meat are like two inseparable swordsmen, who still have a sense of fighting to the death in their mouths at first, rushing and fighting, but as they chew, the two swordsmen have become the most determined allies under the harmony of tortillas, fruit salad, and avocado puree, and they jointly beat this 'tongue of God', and the delicious feeling makes their brains tremble. Miyoko Hojo is very strong, but she can still win, plus Kohei Soma, Erina Nagikiri feels that it will be difficult for her to win, but after catching up with Jiang Yunfeng, the chicken roll made by the three of them made herself have no ability to fight back at all, and she was completely crushed.
The score of the main dish was dramatized by 25 draws, and the professional judges unanimously voted for Hojo Building! In the second round, the main dish, Hojo Lou wins!! The total score is now 53 draws, and it's time for the dessert tiebreaker!! "The host may have been out of tune because the game was too intense, and the excitement was out of tune.
Jiang Yunfeng and the other three also high-fived excitedly to celebrate, and Xingping Chuangzhen pulled down his head and said the mantra, "Poor hospitality!" β
"Sa~~ It's time for me to appear!" Sojiro Hojo walked up to the cooking table with a bowl in his arms. But Jiang Yunfeng and the other three found that today's Sojiro was different from the past, he did not have the appearance of being a hanger, but was as calm as water, and his eyes contained silent sadnessγγγγγ (To be continued)