PS: There was a power outage at home in heavy snow, and there was no call after waiting for a day, so I went out to find a hotel to stay, this is the morning chapter.

Sudden change!

The three judges, who were obviously praising the crystal dumplings just now, were about to score, and almost at the same time felt a very strange taste in their mouths, bitter and astringent, and there was a strange feeling that could not be said.

Vice President Li directly grabbed the water cup and poured a few sips, and the other two judges also frowned.

Seeing their style, some contestants who really have a deep understanding of cooking skills sighed in their hearts: it's broken.

The warm man at home, who almost didn't have any hope, suddenly saw a glimmer of hope!

Innovation is a very risky thing, all walks of life are the same, cooking is no exception, want to launch a new dish, requires the chef to have a deep understanding of the characteristics of various ingredients, seasonings and various cooking methods, definitely not just a random pat on the brain.

What charcoal-grilled broccoli, boiled tomatoes in milk, sautéed sow rinds, braised fat sea...... This kind of innovation, known as 'dark cuisine' among the people, is a big joke in the culinary world, violating the basic principles of ingredient matching.

As the saying goes, a rat poop spoils a pot of porridge, and it has another meaning in the kitchen: as long as any link is not done correctly, even one of the seasonings is wrong, and the whole dish will be wasted.

If you don't believe me, try adding two spoonfuls of chili sauce to the Buddha jumping over the wall? Buddha jumping over the wall is a good thing, and chili sauce is also a very popular seasoning, but these two things must not be matched together. You can put some sugar in the fried vegetables, and you can try the sugar in the green vegetable soup, then you can't eat it.

There are so many ingredients, seasonings and cooking methods in the world, and there are dozens or hundreds of the most common ones.

This 'jade pot dance fish dragon' is obviously an innovation of crystal shrimp dumplings, looking at the appearance of several judges, it is obvious that the other party's materials have a 'conflict', which will produce a strange taste.

If this is the case, then no amount of praise and praise before is meaningless!

No matter how good the knife work is, no matter how beautiful the food is, no matter how careful the production process is, is it not delicious to use a bird?

The other contestants present also had different expressions, some were sad, some were gloating, and the eyes looking at Jiang Xuan were extremely complicated.

"Tut-tut...... Vice President Li looked distressed and asked Jiang Xuan: "Director Jiang, did you put something wrong? How can there be an astringent taste?"

"It's not just astringent, it's a little bitter, bitter, but it doesn't seem to be exactly bitter. Chef Zhao has the most practical experience among the three, smacked his lips and said, "It seems to be onions and ...... and peppercorns. I said, Comrade Xiao Jiang, why are you putting these two seasonings in a good way? Dumplings are light and refreshing, these two seasonings are too rushing, you should know this basic knowledge, right?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Chang Xiaotu and said, "Is it your little assistant who made a mistake?"

It can be heard that Chef Zhao wants to 'excuse' Jiang Xuan.

There are not only old bastards in the world who are enemies and rely on the old to sell the old and want to suppress the young forever, but also the old-timers who appreciate the younger generations and are willing to help, and Chef Zhao is the latter.

In the final analysis, it was the 'Jade Pot Dancing Fish Dragon' just now that brought too much goodwill to the three judges in any aspect.

Speaking of which, for thousands of years in China, there are eight major cuisines and many delicacies, but counting on your fingers, how many new dishes have been really produced over the years and have been recognized by the broad audience?

Smelling this, Chang Xiaotu looked a little nervous and tugged Jiang Xuan's hand.

Jiang Xuan patted her head and signaled that it was okay.

In the live broadcast room, there was a rare silence.

In today's game, there are too many unexpected reversals, whether it is a supporter of kindergarten or a fan of warm men at home, no one dares to boast now.

Someone has to eat this piece of stool, and it's not necessarily who the flowers will fall into, anyway, don't fall into your own bowl, it's wiser to keep silent at this time, so as not to open your mouth and brag and end up eating a mouthful of stool.

"Well, three judges, do you think it's time to score?" In addition to enlivening the atmosphere of the scene, the host also took on the task of controlling the rhythm and maintaining the rules, so he had to remind him loudly.

"Wait a minute, something isn't right!"

Among the three judges, Director Song, who has the highest cultural quality and the most extensive knowledge purely from the perspective of food, opened his mouth and said seriously: "If you put the wrong seasoning, with the experience and taste of the three of us, we should have noticed it when we ate, but we didn't notice anything wrong until we finished eating, Director Jiang, did you mean it?"

What is the meaning of deliberately making dumplings unpalatable? and delaying the unpalatable time?

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xuan smiled and nodded: "Yes, in the soup, I added some special things, but instead of onions and peppercorns, a small amount of finely ground orange peel powder." ”

"Oh, I see!" Chef Zhao suddenly realized: "At the beginning of the mouth, the thick fish soup juice and delicious shrimp will mask the taste, but after eating, the mouth will continue to secrete saliva, and after washing away the delicious taste, the orange peel powder remaining in the mouth will bring a bitter feeling." ”

"Yes. Jiang Xuan said.

"Why would you do that?" the three judges asked in surprise.

Jiang Xuan smiled and pointed to the huge poster at the scene, which had several big characters on it: color, fragrance, and shape.

"I received a notice to participate in the competition, saying that these five aspects should be taken into account in the scoring. The color, fragrance and shape are all easy to do, it is this 'artistic conception', my cultural level is limited, and I pondered for a long time. ”

"This bitterness, is it the artistic conception?" At this time, not only the three judges were stunned, but the contestants present were also confused.

To be honest, the chefs can't stop hanging the words 'color, fragrance and shape' on the edge, but no one really pays attention to this 'artistic conception'.

A dish is very good with all the color, flavor and flavor, as for the artistic conception, that thing even many literati and ink writers play nondescript, not to mention most of the chefs who are not very educated.

The cold dishes are arranged into a peacock, and the fruit plate is carved into a dragon boat, and the surface work on these 'shapes' is already very meaningful.

Jiang Xuan said: "The judge said just now that the name of the jade pot dance fish dragon comes from a poem by Xin Qiji, Qingyu Case Yuanxi. ”

"yes, I guess that's fine. Vice President Li nodded.

Jiang Xuan snorted, swept his eyes around, and said loudly: "This poem looks gorgeous on the surface, depicting a prosperous and prosperous era, but at that time, the Southern Song Dynasty court was pressed by strong enemies and the country was declining, but the authorities did not want to recover. When he wrote this poem, he was full of passion, sadness and resentment, through the prosperity in front of him, and finally wanted to express the desolation and loneliness behind the curtain of the end. ”

This word is widely spread in modern society, and there are not a few people present who know the background of this song, it is indeed not something used to eulogize the prosperous times, and many people present understand it without Jiang Xuan's explanation.

Jiang Xuan's volume remained unchanged, but his tone became firm, and he said: "I think that the Jade Pot Dance Arowana has two layers of progression, the first layer is the prosperous surface, and the second layer is the bitterness and loneliness under the glitz, just like the mood of the lyricist Xin Qiji at that time and the ending of the entire Southern Song Dynasty court. In addition, the jade pot dance fish dragon food itself, the production process is complicated, the materials are too particular, although they are all ordinary ingredients, but in this way to make it, it is almost extravagant, so I use this way, on the one hand, it fits the artistic conception of this word, on the other hand, I also want to remind diners to cherish material resources and manpower, this kind of extravagant things, try occasionally, it is best not to be greedy, otherwise it will be bitter and astringent, the more you eat, the more delicious you feel when you eat, and the more bitterness you leave in the end. ”

After speaking, he nodded slightly, signaling that the explanation was finished.

Jiang Xuan's voice ended, and the audience seemed to be very quiet, while the flashing lights of the media crackled at an alarming frequency.

"Ahem, no matter who wins or loses today, Director Jiang's explanation just now will be the dazzling highlight of this competition! The three judges can finally comment and give points!" The host's voice was full of excitement and sensationalism.

It doesn't really matter if the food is good or not. How do the audience know?

Jiang Xuan's words just now, whether they make sense or not, in fact, it doesn't matter!

The important thing is that these words can definitely produce public opinion and attention effects, which are stronger than a hundred altars of Buddha jumping over the wall!

What the organizing committee needs most has appeared!

"Being able to cook this is already a culture. Vice President Li nodded, and Zhengse said: "I can't give you 10 points, I hope you continue to work hard." 9 points!"

Chef Zhao smacked his lips and said with a smile: "I don't understand Tang poems and Song lyrics, but I understand your explanation, and I really have a little artistic conception." Purely from the perspective of ingredient matching, you don't use onions and peppercorns, and use orange peel instead, which is actually not a conflict, orange peel can offset the greasy taste of thick fish soup and shrimp, at least it does not break the bottom line of the principle of cooking. I give you 7.5 points, from my point of view as a chef, after all, dishes are for eating, not just for reflecting cultural feelings, and it is always not good for guests to pay and be full of bitterness. ”

Director Song of the chef school directly held up the 10-point sign, looking very excited.

"Young man, I'm a teacher, but today, you gave me a lesson, and this class is called tasting culture. I don't dare to say that you are right, there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, but I think it's a rare innovation to be able to combine your understanding of culture with cooking. I'll give you ten points for that. ”

"By the way, I heard that Principal Jiang is also a teacher?" Vice President Li said with a smile.

"I'm a kindergarten teacher. Jiang Xuan smiled.

"There is no order to learn, the master is the teacher, the threesome must have my teacher, the teacher of one word can also be called a teacher, there is no need to judge it with academic qualifications and professional titles. Vice President Li looked at the other two judges and said to the host: "In fact, the winner or loser has long been decided, and if you don't put orange peels, the score of this fish and dragon dance must be higher than that of Buddha jumping over the wall; ”

"Then I announce that the winner of this round is the 'Jade Pot Dance Fish Dragon' of the kindergarten group!"

On the side, the warm man at home, who has always maintained a gentle and elegant home, finally couldn't maintain his demeanor anymore, and his face was green.

Although before the 'orange peel incident', he listened to the conversation between the judges and Jiang Xuan on the side, and he already realized that his skills were inferior, but when he heard Vice President Li's final comment, he couldn't help but want to jump up and scold his mother.

Fuck you, uncle, you win if you make it delicious, you win if you don't eat it well? You win with orange peels, and you win without orange peels? Is this contestant the sponsor's own son?

In the applause, Jiang Xuan picked up Chang Xiaotu and raised his hand to greet him.

"Jiang Xuan, are these people stupid?"

Chang Xiaotu was stunned, put it next to Jiang Xuan's ear, and whispered: "Obviously I accidentally sprayed orange peel into the fish soup, they can still let us win?"

"You're embarrassed to say, thanks to my wit! Next time, you are not allowed to eat snacks while cooking, your front teeth are gone, and snacks are sprayed everywhere in your mouth when you speak!"