Chapter 346: Kobayashi and Sushi
Because Houttuynia cordata is a relatively domestic ingredient, Chen Hu introduced its function and taste to the chefs, food critics and evaluators present before the explanation.
"Even if it's Houttuynia cordata, it's hard to maintain its original flavor after processing, right?" said the judge, who is named Mio Tsumoto.
"So I made the sauce. Chen Hu said indifferently.
"Sauce?" said Urumoto frowned, but didn't continue to ask.
After all, sauce has already involved the recipe of the dish, even if he wants to inquire, it is not good to ask about it on this occasion, which will make him seem very unauthentic, unprofessional, and have other plans. It's not worth it to put your career into it for a sauce.
"Yes, the sauce, I use it to increase the richness of the fishy flavor, to make it more integrated with the fishy carried by the skin itself, and then add a certain special hand-made hair, and the fishy you smell appears. ”
"Then there is the meat, which I guess uses a variety of fish to mix and make a 'fresh' out of the sea, and a 'fishy' with a raw fish texture is made. Chen Hu explained.
"And what about the picture we felt when we ate?" asked Asami Mizubu, who is the anchor of the food show, with a curious expression.
"That's because of the 'meaning' in the dish. After a meal, Chen Hu continued, "Of course, I am not talking about the auspicious meaning that the chef forcibly gives to a certain dish in the general sense, but the real meaning, the chef's mind and the meaning of the ingredients themselves. ”
"For example, the picture you saw when you ate the 'fish' just now is that I use my own 'meaning' and my cooking skills to awaken the physical memory of the fish contained in the fish itself when it is still alive, and then form a taste, and with the deliciousness of the fish itself, it stimulates your brain and makes it feel like 'seeing' something. ”
"If you insist on a comparison, it's similar to the hallucinations caused by drinking and getting drunk, the two are the same. ”
"I see. It's amazing!" Asami Mizubu exclaimed.
Although the other judges did not speak, the performance on their faces showed the same meaning.
"This is so unscientific!" said Michelin magazine reviewer Mark McChaved, holding his head and whispering as if his views were shattered.
"Cooking is an idealistic business, so how can it be said to be scientific?" Chen Hu looked at the judge and smiled.
This is Chinese cuisine, all idealistic, only people, never talk about science!
Although it uses a lot of scientific tools in its production, it is fundamentally different from Western cuisine, which has obvious scientific elements, and so-called modern cuisine, which is gradually becoming popular in Japan.
Then Chen Huchong's eyes were full of admiration, and Jin Mengjia, who almost pretended to be a little star and turned into a fan girl, signaled, and the latter came back to his senses decisively, picked up the words and announced, "Please judge, judges." ”
Without hesitation, the eight judges pushed the blue and white porcelain bowl representing Chen Hu to the forefront, indicating who the winner of this round of competition was.
Takeda Keigen's expression was complicated, and after standing in place and sighing, he saluted several judges, turned around and walked off the kitchen table. Then he left the competition venue without stopping at all, without looking back, looking lonely and lonely, and the chef's heart was broken, which made the challenge chefs who saw him leave very sad.
If it had been them, it would have been the same, right?
Thinking of this, the chefs who originally wanted to try to challenge it suddenly lost their minds, and without waiting for Jin Mengjia to call the number, they raised their hands one by one to announce their abstention in public, and they would not suffer the crime.
The only direct disciple of the sushi god Jiro Ono, Kobayashi Motohama, hesitated for a moment, and finally stood up and took the microphone and said to Chen Hu, "Hello Master Chen, let me introduce myself first, my name is Kobayashi Motohama, I am the head chef of a private sushi restaurant, I admire your cooking skills very much, Master Chen, and I also know that I can't beat you in other aspects." So I'd like to take the liberty of asking you to have a discussion with me about sushi, and I'd love to know what amazing changes sushi will have in your hands!"
"Wow, there's a lot of excitement right now. ”
"It is worthy of Master Kobayashi, even in this situation, he has a heart that dares to challenge power!"
"Sushi showdown......
"I hope Chef Kobayashi can save face for our Japanese cuisine, otherwise our entire Japanese cuisine industry will really be trampled on to the end." ”
As soon as the words ended, the whole venue suddenly resounded with a cacophony of discussions, and a famous chef and food critic exchanged ears and whispered about the situation in front of them.
"Sushi as a theme...... I took it. Chen Hu looked at Kobayashi Yuanbin and smiled.
How could he not notice the existence of Kobayashi Motobin? Even if he really didn't notice it, the staff of the program team would remind him afterwards and tell him Kobayashi Motobin's identity. A disciple of a certain chef who is truly recognized as a 'god', has a great name, and can even be said to be the most noble guy among all the people present, and is the invisible leader and backbone of all the Japanese chefs on the scene, if he can be defeated, then it will be equivalent to breaking half of the Japanese chef's backbone.
Especially in the case of sushi, if they can win the battle, it is equivalent to throwing the Japanese food directly into the abyss, so that whenever Chen Hu is mentioned in the future, they will change color and live in his shadow completely.
"Thank you. Kobayashi Motobin, who also knew that his requirements were a bit difficult and inauthentic, bowed a little ashamedly, then straightened up and walked to the kitchen counter with an expressionless face.
Tension then permeated the entire field.
Chen Hu quietly glanced at Kobayashi Yuanbin opposite, beckoned to the staff, and whispered a few words in his ear.
"Okay, I'll go. ”
Then the staff ran away quickly and left the competition hall.
"There are still some ingredients that haven't arrived, so Master Kobayashi doesn't mind waiting. At the same time, Chen Hu looked at Kobayashi Yuanbin Dao with a solemn face on the opposite side.
"Of course. Kobayashi Motohama nodded in response.
Then he stopped making a sound and waited for what Chen Hu said to arrive.
And this time did not make him wait too long, that is, about ten minutes, the staff pushed a large ball of frozen ice and walked in. The frost-white cold air rushed in all directions, driving the temperature of the entire space down a bit.
"Okay, what I want has arrived, and Master Kobayashi can start. Chen Hu looked at the iceberg and smiled, then looked at Kobayashi Yuanbin opposite again and said.
"Okay. Kobayashi Motobin glanced at the strange iceberg, nodded and agreed.
Next is the battle of sushi, and it is also the battle of Japanese food, and he cannot be sloppy and careless, otherwise if he loses at that time, it will not only be a matter of his own honor, but also will involve Japanese food, and even his own teacher!
For a while, Kobayashi Motohama's spirit was all concentrated, revealing a momentum facing the battle of life and death, which made people look sideways.