Judging from the fact that the main ingredient selected is tofu and other side dishes, Zheng Mingyuan's dish is mapo tofu.

Seeing this, Wu Jiantong glanced at Su Yujin and sighed continuously, "Chef Zheng is still very grateful to the owner in his heart. ”

Mapo tofu is a special drainage dish specially set up to attract customers when Huibin Lou first opened for business, until now people in Qinghe County will think of Mapo tofu when they hear people mention Huibin Lou, and they are full of praise for it.

Su Yujin nodded, "Hmm".

Using this symbolic mapo tofu as the dish for the first competition is indeed something that Zheng Mingyuan can do.

But there's more to it than that.

At this time, it was the cold winter moon, and even though the judges had been using stoves to keep warm and sheds to block the wind, they still stayed outdoors from morning to now, and their bodies were cold.

Moreover, even if they have a lot of patience after a long day of tasting various dishes, they are still tired.

At this time, a steaming, spicy and fragrant mapo tofu fully stimulates people's taste buds and definitely makes everyone's eyes shine.

Even if the first competition was not too challenging, Zheng Mingyuan still attached great importance to it.

Zheng Mingyuan, who is so calm and calm, is not arrogant or impatient, and there will probably be no major mistakes in the next competition......

Under the attention of Su Yujin and others, Zheng Mingyuan completed his own mapo tofu, and the subordinates brought the dishes to the tasting judges.

Among the judges, there are many imperial chefs, and when they saw this plate of mapo tofu that sold very well, they all felt that their index fingers were moving, and they each scooped a spoonful into their mouths.

numb, spicy, fresh, fragrant, hot, crispy, tender, crispy......

"This mapo tofu tastes great!" Someone sighed.

Someone next to him chimed in, "Very good." ”

While others taste a bite, followed by a second spoonful, a third scoop......

In the blink of an eye, most of the mapo tofu on the plate in front of the judges was gone, and it wasn't until the dishes of others were delivered that the judges put down their spoons and gave an evaluation of this mapo tofu.

Seven judges unanimously approved.

In a whole day, although there were not many people who passed the unanimous vote, there were also some people, and it was not uncommon for Zheng Mingyuan's mapo tofu to get a unanimous vote.

But what is strange is that the mapo tofu was distributed to the judges and almost eaten cleanly.

Some judges even ate the mapo tofu on the plate after tasting other people's dishes.

This situation is unique among all the dishes today.

Even the liver tip made by Chef Chen of the Eight Immortals Building did not achieve this effect.

"It's worthy of Chef Zheng of Juwei Zhai, I haven't seen him in the past few years, and his skills are still extraordinary."

"I look at that, it's not just the same, I'm afraid of going to the next level."

"You say, this time, is the number one name this time Chef Zheng?"

"I think that's what happened......"

When Chen Guiming, the chef of the Eight Immortal Building opposite Qingfeng Ju, heard the discussion of these people, his face was gloomy and turned into the bottom of the pot, and his clenched fist smashed on the table in front of him, and he was even more angry, "The chef who came out of Yeluzi dares to compare with me?" ”

"Those people have never seen the world, and they are still the imperial chef, it's a shame, they want to treat a mapo tofu as a treasure?"

"Those people at the bottom don't have half a brain, where is this mapo tofu made well, but this time they are tired and drowsy, and there is such a spicy dish, which makes them all cheer up."

Chef Chen lost his temper for a long time, and then added, "A bunch of idiots! ”

dared to say that Zheng Mingyuan could get the first name.

When he Chen Guiming is a vegetarian, can't he succeed?

He is the chef of the first restaurant in the capital, the Eight Immortals Building!

Is it comparable to a chef in a restaurant like him Juwei Zhai?

Seeing this, the shopkeeper Hao of the Eight Immortal Building opened his mouth to persuade, "Since they all say that they are a group of fools, why bother with the fools, otherwise I will not be like a fool?" ”

"Your craftsmanship is obvious to all, it must be above that Zheng Mingyuan, and you still have to have confidence in this."

Hearing what Shopkeeper Hao said, Chen Guiming's face improved a little, and he nodded, "I still have this idea." ”

"That's it." Shopkeeper Hao smiled, "Instead of being angry with those irrelevant people, it's better to think about the dishes to be used in the next few days." ”

"In addition, there is an extremely important banquet tonight, and you will hurry to the back kitchen at this time, and take out all the housekeeping skills, so that the nobles must be happy."

can make the shopkeeper Hao call the nobleman, it can be seen that the identity of the other party is indeed very unusual.

Chen Guiming didn't dare to delay, and after answering the "yes", he hurried to the back kitchen.

Here, Zheng Mingyuan was congratulated by the guys of Juwei Zhai, as well as Su Yujin and Wu Jiantong because he passed the competition.

"It's just the first one." Zheng Mingyuan smiled, "If you really want to congratulate, you have to wait until the end." ”

Although he is not completely sure of the top spot, he must also give it his all!

Everyone understood Zheng Mingyuan's determination, and they knew the current situation of the competition, so they didn't talk much, and seeing that it was not too early, they went back to rest first.

Su Yujin and He Yanxiu sent Lu Wenqing back to Lu's house, and then returned to He's house.

When he returned to his courtyard, He Yanxiu began to paint according to the appearance of Lou Yanlin he had just seen.

He Yanxiu usually paints landscapes, flowers and birds, and does not paint many figures, especially such realistic portraits, which are the first time to paint.

Therefore, Rao is He Yanxiu's painting foundation is not bad, and it is quite difficult to make such a painting, and after scrapping several paintings, he can be regarded as making a portrait that he thinks is good.

He Yanxiu rubbed his somewhat sour eyelids and explained to Xing'an, "Someone sent this painting to Ping'an County Jun early in the morning." ”

"Yes." Xing'an responded, first tied up the picture scroll, put it aside, and hurriedly made the bed for He Yanxiu, fetched water and washed, "Second master, hurry up and rest after washing." ”

"What time is it?" He Yanxiu asked.

"It's the fourth watch." Xing'an replied.

There is still an hour and a half before the time to get up and go to the court.

He Yanxiu was also very sleepy at this time, and after cleaning up, he fell asleep.

When he got up early in the morning and got up early to wash, He Yanxiu had not dressed neatly, and a little maid came in, holding a food box in his hand, "Second master, this is sent by the wormwood girl from Junna of Ping'an County, let the little one take it to the second master, saying that it was made by Jun of Ping'an County, please taste it." ”

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Su Yujin made it himself?

He Yanxiu hurriedly opened it and took a look.

It is a bowl of steaming wine-stuffed rice balls, because of the osmanthus flowers, there is a strong floral aroma, and the wine is refreshing, the rice balls are soft and glutinous and sweet, such an early, after all the counts are in the stomach, I only feel that the whole body is very comfortable.