Chapter 193: The Mountain of Fuji (Part II)
After confirming that Tang Yunfei was not poisoned, the on-site staff of the Culinary Association will distribute the food boxes made by Tang Yunfei to each judge and examiner.
While waiting, the No. 1 examiner easily switched the screen to Fang Yu's small kitchen, and unexpectedly found that Fang Yu did not start making dishes immediately after preparing the ingredients, but sat on the side and closed his eyes to recuperate.
"Fang Yu, haven't you started making assessment dishes yet? There is only half an hour left in the time, and the overtime will be eliminated directly. ”
Hearing the kind reminder of the No. 1 examiner, Fang Yu also replied with a smile:
"Thank you, I just wanted to make the assessment a little fairer."
"What do you mean by that? Do you suspect that the assessment is unfair? The sensitive No. 5 examiner immediately jumped out and scolded Fang Yu.
Fang Yu nodded and replied:
"That's right."
As soon as Fang Yu's words came out, even the No. 3 examiner, who had been swallowing saliva, was attracted over.
"Hehe, how can that sentence come to 'the eyes of the people are bright'."
"What do you mean!" Examiner No. 5's anger was ignited again.
Hearing that the examiners' war seemed to be ignited by himself again, Fang Yu explained with some embarrassment:
"I mean, it's fair for the judges to taste the dishes of the other candidates before I serve them."
"What?" All the examiners were taken aback by Fang Yu's words.
"Do you mean to say... Candidates who serve after you don't have a chance. Examiner No. 4 asked cautiously.
Fang Yu smiled but said nothing.
"Interesting, I hope your dishes will shock me as much as your confidence."
"Hey, young man, don't talk too much"
"It's too arrogant, I'll use the strictest standards for a while."
"To be a chef is to have this kind of pride to rush to the top of the clouds in one breath, boy, I am optimistic about you."
"Hmm..."
The five examiners responded to Fang Yu's words, and it can be seen that the five have different attitudes towards Fang Yu. Those doubts and threats Fang Yu didn't care at all, the time had not yet come, and it was useless to say more.
Tang Yunfei's food box has now been delivered to the judges and examiners, and the five examiners have no time to pay attention to Fang Yu and begin to perform their evaluation duties.
The food box containing the soup is a large black Maki-e lacquer box with a golden landscape of flying cranes on top. The No. 5 examiner snorted coldly when he saw the food box sent over:
"The utensils are quite beautiful, and I don't know if it's gold and jade..."
As he spoke, he lifted the lid of the food box, and he was startled by the flash of light.
The inside of the black lacquer box actually contains a Mount Fugaku!
He rubbed his eyes and looked at it again, only to realize that the mountain was actually made of different parts and condiments of puffer fish.
The bottom of Mt. Fugaku is made up of black fugu skin slices stacked on top of each other, and in the middle of the mountain is a thin fugu slice, and the blue lacquer box underneath reflects the translucent slices of meat in a sky blue. At the top of Mt. Fugaku are four patches of milky white cream, which look like the snow that does not melt on the top of the mountain all year round.
At the bottom of the lacquer box, Tang Yunfei also used brown puffer fish skin jelly, finely chopped green onions, and radish puree to decorate the foreground of snow-pressed pine branches.
On the left side of Mt. Fugaku is a small round dish with the same background color as the lacquer box, and the puff of orange vinegar on the plate looks like a soft sun.
Pieces of cherry stains are scattered in the lacquer box in a certain direction, and with the shape of the pine branches in the foreground, they form a sense of movement with a gentle breeze in the static.
Between the foreground and Mount Fuyue, Tang Yunfei mended the thickly sliced puffer fish meat, took a knife to form an arc on the edge, spread the pieces on the food box, and filled the blank space with several layers of gum separated from the puffer fish skin, and the black and white picture seemed to be rolling up layers of waves.
The interior of the whole lacquer box presents a beautiful scenery of "the first sunny day after the snow, overlooking the rich mountains, the wind and waves, and the falling cherry blossoms".
The No. 5 examiner was stunned by Tang Yunfei's exquisite and gorgeous plating, and closed his mouth for a while, and then muttered with some disbelief:
"Dongying's things always like to be flashy, and I don't know how they taste."
Although he had never eaten fugu sashimi before, the No. 5 examiner had eaten other sashimi, so he took a slice of "the middle section of Mount Fugaku" and tasted it without dipping it in orange vinegar.
The slices of meat are very thin, and the meat seems to be very fine, but the mouth is not tender, but very elastic.
"Hmph, it's just good-looking, and the taste is not as good as sea bream, it's hard to death."
Examiner No. 3's voice immediately rang out:
"If someone doesn't have common sense, don't talk nonsense, the more bones there are, the softer the meat. The puffer fish does not have a sternum and relies on muscles to protect its internal organs, and its flesh is of course hard. To taste pufferfish, you must wash and chew, and swallow it after two bites, which is completely a cow chewing peony, and you don't know the style. ”
Examiner No. 5 was choked by Examiner No. 3, but he couldn't refute it, so he could only bite the puffer fish meat with hatred. Biting and biting, the puffer fish meat of the Q bomb is torn apart by the teeth and mixed into the saliva, and an indescribable subtle sweetness slowly emerges.
This taste is very light, and you can't find it at all if you don't chew it carefully, but once you taste it, you feel like a poison that eats away at the bones, which makes people want to stop.
Examiner No. 5 picked up another "flying wave", dipped the juice in the spice plate, and put it in his mouth. As soon as you enter the "Wave", you will find that the temperature is completely different from that of the "middle section of Mt. Fugaku", and it is as cool as the sea water in early spring.
The short and thick "waves" are more flavorful than the thin slices of meat just now, and there is a kind of toughness that rubs against the teeth when you bite into it. However, the salty and sour sauce blended with orange, lime, and yuzu blends together with the sweetness of fugu, and not only does it not have the slightest fishy taste, but it also has a natural lusciousness and fragrance.
It's delicious!
Examiner No. 5 couldn't wait to taste everything in the lacquer box.
The puffer fish skin is crisp and spicy with fragrant shallots, sweet and spicy radish puree and salted cherry blossom petals.
The fish jelly made from the skin of the puffer fish is firm and soft, and the flavor is strong, and the light taste is even more hungry after being impacted.
The No. 5 examiner ate the same thing and ate the same thing, and before he knew it, he ate "the snow on the top of Mount Fugaku". The white and fat "snow" was dipped in the sauce and put into the mouth, and the third examiner immediately noticed the difference.
The taste of the elastic skin (harmonious) meat is very different, and the "snow" is not only not tough, but also very smooth and tender, and tastes like cheese and pig brain, but it is more luscious. A faint fishy smell melts into a strange fragrance under the neutralization of orange vinegar, which melts between the tongue and teeth, giving people an indescribable sense of completeness.
The No. 5 examiner closed his eyes, immersed in this sudden delicacy, and his face showed the same mysterious smile as Tang Yunfei just now. Before he knew it, his tongue and lips began to go numb.