Chapter 434: A Cooking Feast (I)
"Hmm!!"
As soon as he put the salad in his mouth, Hoffman's eyes widened suddenly.
What a refreshing taste!
The soft and glutinous mashed potatoes melt in your mouth, the pepper is stimulating, the cream is rich, the bacon is salty, the egg white is sweet, and the specially processed duck meat does not have the fishy smell of duck meat, but has a special taste like meat floss.
After eating it in his mouth, instead of relieving his appetite, he secreted more saliva from his mouth.
The body automatically urges the judges to taste the next dish.
"How the hell is this done!"
Hoffman looked shocked.
Qian Chen put his finger in front of his mouth and said with an unfathomable smile.
"Please allow me to sell it first, and then please taste two more dishes, and I'll reveal the answer for you."
Although he was a little dissatisfied with Qian Chen's trickery, what could Hoffman do in order to continue to taste the food he had never tasted? Of course, I chose to forgive him.
As for Chief Helena and Princess Josephine, they did not open their mouths to raise objections, and obediently waited for Qian Chen to feed.
So the second dish was also placed in front of the judges.
The second dish is soup.
"Winter melon and duck bone soup, please taste it."
"It's a Chinese-style soup!?"
Hoffman looked dismayed.
I saw a few transparent winter melon slices floating on the pale white translucent soup, as if there were a few pieces of glass resting on the soup, and a small handful of chopped green onions were piled in the center.
The unique aroma of the soup made from duck bones slowly spreads.
From the outside, it definitely matches the characteristics of French cuisine.
In addition to these ingredients, other ingredients such as boiled duck bones, duck meat, and floating dust have been filtered clean.
French soups are divided into two types: thick soup and clear soup, such as cream soup, pumpkin soup, and clear soup such as seafood soup and partridge soup.
According to the division, this should belong to the type of clear soup.
Hoffman picked up a spoon and scooped a spoonful of broth into his mouth.
The soup melted on the tip of his tongue in an instant. The freshness of the winter melon and the deliciousness of the duck bones bloomed in his mouth at the same time.
After filtration, the duck fat is filtered out along with impurities, plus the refreshing winter melon, a light salty taste, this soup does not look rich and greasy at all.
With just one bite, Hoffman felt his stomach warm.
However, since Qian Chen only added a little salt to taste, this light saltiness aroused Hoffman's appetite.
He picked up the soup bowl, drank the soup in one go, and then looked at Qian Chen with a blank look, as if to say.
'What's next?' ’
Qian Chen didn't let him wait long.
The third course is a hot appetizer.
"Sliced duck with blueberry jam, please taste!"
Roasted to a jujube color, the crystal clear skin reflects a bright sheen in the light, and next to it is a small dish with a dark blueberry jam translucent.
A burst of fruity aroma came from the duck skin.
Hoffman just wanted to use a fork, but the tip was just inserted into the duck skin.
Click!
The duck skin actually shattered like puffed potato chips!
'It's so crispy!? ’
Hoffman was surprised, and Qian Chen handed him a pair of chopsticks.
"If you don't mind, it's easier to eat this dish with chopsticks...
Hoffman looked at the duck skin that had been broken into several pieces, and glanced at the chopsticks that had already picked up the chopsticks beside him! The two women, who were feasting, gritted their teeth and took the chopsticks.
Although the use of chopsticks at a French banquet is a bit unconventional, Hoffman doesn't care so much about it for the sake of delicious food.
Hoffman picked up a piece of duck skin with his chopsticks, but instead of putting it in his mouth immediately, he put it in front of him and looked at it.
The duck skin was so clean that there wasn't even a trace of duck meat left on it.
Hoffman couldn't help but sigh.
"Your Celestial Chef's knife skills are always so astounding. I don't think the whole of France can find anyone better than you in the same age. ”
Qian Chen smiled slightly, acquiescing to his statement.
Compared to the knife work, not to mention his peers in France, even if he is his own age, he is also a top-ranked figure.
The orange knife technique is so confident.
In terms of grade alone, orange cooking skills are already skills that can only be mastered by kings.
"Then let me taste the peak knife technique of the Celestial Empire chef!"
With that, Hoffman dipped the roast duck skin in a little blueberry jam and put it in his mouth.
Click!
With a slight bite of the teeth, the duck skin suddenly shattered, and a rich aroma of fruit wood and the aroma of roasted duck fat rushed straight to the nose!
Serve with sweet and sour blueberry jam.
"Delicious!"
Hoffman couldn't help but let out a loud sigh.
It is only a slice of roast duck skin, but it has both a crispy taste, a rich fragrance, and a fat but not greasy taste.
You can't stop eating it!
Hoffman took the roast duck skin like a potato chip, quickly picked it up one by one, and threw it into his mouth.
After all, duck skin is not potato chips, a duck is so big, how many roast duck skins can come out of the slices.
After a while, when Hoffman reached for the plate in front of him again, there was a sound of chopsticks colliding with the empty plate.
"What!? So it's gone!? ”
Hoffman exclaimed discontentedly.
Princess Josephine next to her also helped.
"The amount of Chef Qianchen's dish is too small, how can such a little concubine be enough to eat~"
It's just that when Princess Josephine spoke, she couldn't help but bring a little coquettish tone, which even she didn't notice.
When Matthews, who was in the judges' audience, heard Princess Josephine's words, his palms with iron fists clenched involuntarily and clicked! sounds.
Coincidentally, the stage gaffer didn't know what to think, and a green light happened to shine on Matthews's helmet, looking from afar, as if his helmet was emitting green fluorescence...
Although Chief Helena did not speak, the meaning in her eyes was obviously complaining that the weight of this dish was too small.
Qian Chen couldn't help but show a wry smile. This dish completely separates the duck meat from the duck skin, which is only one or two millimeters thick, and the whole duck is only that big, so the portion naturally looks small.
In addition, there was still food to be served later, so instead of increasing the amount, Qian Chen appropriately reduced it, and only took the best part of all the roast duck skins in terms of shape, color, and heat.
So the roast duck skin served was only a little larger than the palm of the hand.
Seeing Qian Chen's embarrassment, Prime Minister Hoffman laughed.
"Okay, we won't embarrass you.
However, this dish is worthy of being one of the famous dishes of the Celestial Empire, and it is really memorable! ”