One after another, the delicate soup was brought up, and the four porcelain basins were placed in front of them in order, all of which were bubbling with a slow mist and bursts of aroma, but the most abrupt of them was the cantaloupe, because it looked like a complete cantaloupe on the outside, and more than one was placed on the table.

Liu Lao and Gu Lao couldn't ignore the existence of the cantaloupe, and Wu Xuan was eager to study the cantaloupe immediately, but it was a pity that Yalinju was ranked last and had to taste it in order.

The first to take the lead was Mo Lao of Qionglou Jade Pavilion, and there was a maid next to him who took out a clean bowl and spoon to fill them with soup, and when they were to be loaded in the bowl, the three of them looked at this chicken soup like white water with some surprise, if it weren't for the thick aroma of chicken wafting out of the soup, they all wondered if it was bringing boiling water.

Liu Lao and Gu Lao tasted the soup, and their eyes suddenly lit up and they found a surprise.

Gu Lao praised: "Such a clear chicken soup looks very light, but I didn't expect it to be very mellow in my mouth, I really can't see that this is just a chicken soup stewed with a stick of incense." ”

"The chicken soup has a light appearance, but the taste is extremely strong, and it seems that the craftsmanship of this imperial dining room is becoming more and more exquisite." Liu Lao praised, and then told the secret of this soup, "I think it should be added to make the rich chicken soup extremely clear, and the egg whites can absorb the impurities in the soup, so that the deliciousness of the chicken can be completely dissolved in the soup." ”

Mo Lao obviously didn't expect Liu Lao to tell his secret recipe, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it was really a senior, and the reputation of this golden tongue was not for nothing.

The next three dishes are jade soup, white jade soup, and flavor soup.

There is nothing in the jade soup, obviously the stewed vegetables have been fished out, the soup is light green, and then taste the taste, the jade soup is actually slightly sweet, and the taste of the soup is sweet and evocative; The white jade soup is pure white, which is very rich and fresh when you look at it, and the whole soup boils out the umami in the fish; I don't know what the soup is when I first hear it, but when I see the soup, there is no soup material, the color is pale yellow, there are some green onions and scattered oil floating on it, I taste it and find that this soup is pork soup, the taste is very rich, and then there is a sweet umami.

Everyone suddenly realized, I am afraid that this is the real strength of the chefs.

"I'm really in the right place." Wu Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

In the past few days, Wu Xuan has tasted the entries of major restaurants every day, and he realized that the imperial dining room of the imperial palace really cannot represent the entire Wu Dynasty, because there are always some excellent dishes that he has never eaten, so it seems that he can understand why Liu Lao and Gu Lao traveled around the Wu Dynasty, Saiwai and Yuliang after retiring from the imperial dining room, because there are thousands of kinds of food, and each place also has its own flavor.

However, this scene fell in Lin Xia's eyes, and she was also emotional, she thought that the food of the Wu Dynasty was like that, but today it seems that there is still a lot of desirable. Although it is not as varied as modern ones, they have also put a lot of effort into traditional ingredients, and the dishes they make are all exquisite.

However, with such a level of chefs and restaurants, looking at the entire Wu Dynasty, there are only four restaurants, and Lin Xia also feels sad for the Wu Dynasty.

Finally arrived at Yalinju's entry, Liu Lao, Gu Lao and Wu Xuan were very nervous, because the dishes in Yalinju were full of surprises and innovations before, and today they saw Lin Xia bring a strange thing, and took out the tribute fruit cantaloupe to make soup, they only had great expectations.

This time, the maid was at a loss when she looked at something she had never seen before, because there was only a round cantaloupe on the table, and she didn't see the shadow of the soup at all, and she didn't know where to take the soup to the judges, so she had to look at Lin Xia and Shisu like a help.

Lin Xia glanced at Zisu, and Zisu stepped forward to divide the cantaloupe one by one to the three judges, and as for the extra three, they would be used to draw lots for the audience present to taste.

"How do you drink this?" Gu Lao looked at the whole cantaloupe in front of him with an inexplicable expression.

Wu Xuan directly picked up the cantaloupe, but he didn't expect the cantaloupe to crack, and everyone found that the cantaloupe contained amber soup.

Seeing this, Liu Lao and Gu Lao hurriedly opened the cantaloupe, and sure enough, they found that the cantaloupe contained soup, but it was a little strange, the soup had no heat, and it shook gently, as if there was no soup flowing.

The maid hurriedly distributed the clean spoon to each judge, Wu Xuan felt very novel while holding the cantaloupe, and hurriedly scooped a spoonful, but he didn't expect that when the spoon touched the soup, it was bounced off and out of his hand.

Someone in the audience exclaimed, what is going on?

Lin Xiawan smiled and said, "This is bouncing soft-shelled turtle soup, you may have to scoop this soup with some skill." ”

"Bouncing soft-shelled turtle soup? Are you saying that the black thing you first took out was a soft-shelled turtle? Gu Lao asked out loud.

Lin Xia nodded and agreed.

Liu Lao scooped a spoonful of soup from the cantaloupe, but found that the soup in the spoon was actually solid, and there was no flow of soup at all, so he couldn't help but ask, "Is this soup?" ”

Forgive him for understanding that soup is just liquid, this is the first time he has seen a solid soup, it really breaks their understanding.

"Of course it's soup, it's fish jelly, boiled and condensed, and the soft-shelled turtle is boiled into soup and cooled down to naturally become a condensation." Lin Xia explained to them, "Have you never cooked fish, in winter, after the mellow fish soup is boiled and left overnight, the next day you will find that the soup becomes congealed, as long as it is heated again, the fish jelly will melt away, in fact, you can eat this fish jelly directly." ”

Liu Lao and Gu Lao nodded one after another, scooped a spoonful of soup into their mouths and chewed it, and the soup suddenly melted on the tip of their tongues.

After tasting it, Wu Xuan quipped, "It's the first time I've drunk a soup that needs to be chewed." ”

The audience seemed very curious, what is the soup that needs to be chewed?

Liu Lao closed his eyes and savored the taste of the soup on the tip of his tongue, "A faint salty taste, and a sour taste that I have never tasted?" As he spoke, he opened his eyes and scooped up another spoonful.

The chef on the field was very surprised, this was the first time to see the judges taste more than two bites.

Mo Lao of the Qionglou Jade Pavilion glanced sideways at Lin Xia, and secretly felt that this woman should not be underestimated.

Liu Lao really couldn't taste what the sourness in the soup was, so he asked, "I want to ask what the sourness in the soup is?" ”

"It's a salted plum, made with plums and salted, and I've always liked sour things these days, so I put a little bit of it in the soup to appetize." Lin Xia replied.

Liu Lao and Gu Lao nodded one after another, and Wu Xuan said beside him, "Why haven't I seen this soup on the menu of the Twin Restaurants?" ”

"At present, all the entries in Yalinju have not been officially launched, and we will have a corresponding launch plan after the competition." Zhengda advertised himself brightly, and Lin Xia was calm as usual.

When the audience heard this, they immediately looked happy, they didn't expect to be able to eat the entries in the Twin Restaurants, and when they were launched, the big guys had to try it.

After the three of them tasted the soup, they scored separately, Qionglou Yuge and Yalin won ten points each of the judges, and the other three restaurants were all around six to eight points.

After a ten-minute break, the second dim sum competition officially began.

In fact, the scope of dim sum was only limited to pastries, but since Yalinju launched the dim sum menu, everyone found that there were not only such types of dim sum, but also ice cream, cakes, puddings, etc., so Lin Xia tied for first place again with matcha cake and Qionglou Yuge's jujube pastry.

The other three restaurants felt a haze in their hearts, and this final was completely a duel between Yalinju and Qionglou Yuge, and their three restaurants seemed to be a foil.

But fortunately, this is to compete for a ranking, if you can't get one or two, then you will get the third place, how to say that it is also the top three.

At this time, the light of the setting sun is extraordinarily strong and solemn, as if it is a solution of pure gold.

After a whole day of competition, it was finally the last game, and the free choice of dishes was the game.

So far, Yalinju and Qionglou Yuge are on par, and the other three restaurants have been in order. Everyone began to look forward to it, looking forward to whether the final winner would be Yalinju or Qionglou Yuge, or a tie?

The other contestants vaguely realized one thing, this cooking competition was almost equivalent to promoting Yalinju, and they ended up becoming Lin Xia's foil, and they also posted a registration fee of five hundred taels, but unfortunately it was too late to regret it now.

However, there are a few smart ones, who ran to bet, hoping to save a little loss, but they hesitated between Yalinju and Qionglou Yuge, not knowing which one to choose, and the number of bettors was only half and half.

Of course, Lei Biao and they all bet on Yalinju, and Lin Xia will win.

On the field, everyone's eyes wandered between Yalinju and Qionglou Yuge, and the other three restaurants were almost ignored, and they were also fighting for the final ranking to the end.

Looking at the Qionglou Jade Pavilion, Mo Lao's expression was very serious, and he took out the same treatment as pork belly, lotus seeds, golden silk jujubes, etc., and the cooking process was like flowing water, which made people enjoy it very much.

However, these materials and methods fell into Liu Lao's eyes, and he had already guessed the dish that Mo Lao was going to make, it was a very complicated dish, which had to go through multiple processes such as steaming, boiling, cooking, frying, and buckling, and he couldn't help but worry about whether he would hint at completion.

As for Yalinju's side, Lin Xia took out a large piece of beef from the meat provided by Juxian Pavilion, and then cut it into thick slices of steak, put it in the pot and fried it piece by piece.

The audience who saw this scene couldn't help but sigh that this was finally the last game, and there was finally an ingredient they had seen in Yalinju, although this ingredient was very expensive, and ordinary people couldn't afford it.

Of course, the reason is that the Wu Dynasty has restrictions on killing cattle, and if you want to kill cattle, you need to hand over a cattle killing fee to the government, so the beef is very expensive.

However, this is the first time they have seen beef processed like this, cut into slices and fried in a pan, and they began to wonder what Yalinju's final final work was.