754 Preliminaries(I)
"Is it a fish dish related to Kintama Mando?"
Merlin, even if he didn't plan to participate in the special chef assessment, was thinking about the answers to the exam questions at the moment.
The Grand Chef Conference, this is the top chef cooking conference in China in addition to the Dragon Chef Showdown, and the chefs who can attend this feast have excellent cooking skills, as I have said before.
or knife work, or heat, or even the selection of ingredients, the use of seasonings......
It can be said that each chef has his own skills in pressing the bottom of the box, and ordinary problems are nothing in their eyes.
However, such a situation has led to the emergence of new problems.
-- What should be done to select one or several of the best chefs from among these people?
Knife work? Heat? The choice of ingredients? The use of seasonings?
A single kind obviously cannot be used as a criterion, but it is not so easy to test the whole of them.
As the saying goes, "there are countermeasures, there are policies", in the past exams, there are some geek chefs, they have really reached the peak in some aspects, but in other places, they are not even as good as intermediate chefs.
If that's all there is to it, then their cuisine is at best a pretty good evaluation, but it's impossible to get through the preliminaries.
But this is such a group of people who, with their own ingenuity and a little bit of luck, have succeeded in making dishes that will amaze the judges by relying on just one aspect of their craftsmanship.
Sashimi made by a master of knife work, and cooked food made by a master of fire. Rare game for ingredient experts. And the magic spices of those who make good use of seasonings......
As far as the taste itself is concerned. These people's cooking is excellent, and it's not impossible to go straight to the finals.
Pity...... The Grand Chef Conference is a test of their mastery of each skill.
This group of monsters, their strength is indeed super-grade, but their cooking skills do not meet the standards of super-chefs.
Of course, there is a vibrant Chinese culinary scene. For such a group of people, it is also very tolerant, different from the title of special chef, once they are confirmed in the examination as a chef who has reached the peak of a certain skill, even if they fail the assessment later, they will be awarded titles like "special pastry chef", "knife master", "fire master".
Whoever holds this title will have the status equivalent of a grandchef in terms of his field of expertise!
As for the chefs who have honed all their skills to perfection...... Go out and turn left and head north. The decent-year Dragon Chef showdown should be about to begin......
Unlike the aforementioned eccentrics, the Grand Chef Conference is the test. At the end of the day, it's just these basics.
But as I said before, the difference in skill between a senior chef and a super chef is not big, and what really determines the strength of both parties is always their heart for cooking and their understanding of cooking.
"Cooking brings happiness", "delicious magic", or a suggestion of self......
All of these can be classified as the heart of cooking.
The method of investigation is very simple, taste the taste of the food, and the answer will naturally be known.
It's a pity that even in Guangzhou, there are only five examiners in the primary selection, allowing them to taste the cuisine of each chef...... It's scary to think about that kind of future.
As a result, there is an additional time limit for the Grand Chef Conference, and chefs who do not complete it within the allotted time will automatically be judged to have failed.
If it's just a time constraint, it may not be useful, but don't forget, there is a theme and scope for the cooking conference.
The normal topic and scope, even a little simpler, will eventually lead to too many people completing it, not to mention a hundred, even if half of the number of people completes, that is, fifty people will complete it, and the examiners will also faint......
As a result, after several attempts, the Grand Chef Conference, especially the Grand Chef Conference in Guangzhou, will be extremely entangled in the theme and scope of each session.
And the title of this session has been called the most difficult one in 50 years, and there is no one.
Needless to say, "fish" and "full of gold" refer to fish dishes. And the golden and jade full hall, literally, means that there is a lot of wealth, and a profound explanation can also indicate the wealth of human knowledge.
If Merlin was asked to answer, he would probably make a fuss about fish roe and crab roe, whether it was to refill these fish eggs into the belly of the fish, or to make dishes such as steamed buns, with Merlin's cooking skills and ability, he would be able to satisfy the examiners.
Unfortunately, it was not Merlin who was taking the exam now, but Abbe, who was standing beside him and meditating on the solution.
Come on......
Merlin didn't say what he thought, this was Abbe's exam, and any mention of points was absolutely irresponsible.
Only if you don't believe in the girl around you, you will try your best to help her, thus ignoring the other party's possibilities.
And Merlin, he is full of trust in Abbe, and he believes that Abbe will be able to complete this assessment!
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the sun has risen to its highest, which also means that it is time for candidates to enter the venue.
"This is my pass."
Merlin, who entered through another passageway, was accompanied by a special person and came to the hall full of stoves.
"Although it has been said before, let me repeat again, any act of helping a candidate will be considered cheating, eh...... Of course, some dishes do require two or more people to complete, so if you encounter a similar situation, please don't worry and just call me over. ”
The man standing next to Merlin was the chief examiner of this exam, obviously, he should have heard of Merlin's deeds before, although he was neither humble nor arrogant, but the reverence in his eyes was impossible to hide.
A chef with the skills of a special chef, even if he has not obtained the qualification of a special chef, his status is quite high. (Cf. and Section)
What's more, the young man in front of him was the one who was recommended by the Master of Shiquan, and according to the grapevine, he has been recognized by the Master Shiquan as the heir of the legendary kitchenware!
Such an identity and such a status are not comparable to a six-grade examiner at all.
Merlin didn't know what the examiner was thinking, he just nodded, and then walked to the stove where Abbe was, found a random chair and sat down, supported his cheek with one hand, and looked at the girl not far away with a smile. (To be continued......)