Chapter 265: The Chef's Challenge

The reason why this type of meeting is defined as a "luncheon" is said to be a tradition from ancient times.

At that time, people liked to discuss matters at the dinner table, after all, sitting together to eat together could shorten the distance on the one hand, and relax on the other hand, and it was easier to get results.

It's just that this tradition seems somewhat inappropriate today.

Especially at this time, the people sitting around the table are all big people with hands and eyes.

For this group of high-ranking people who can be called demigods, the low-level pleasure of appetite is something they have long been tired of and abandoned.

So even as the attendants brought the silver plates to the crowd, the attendees, except for Yemir, did not even glance at them.

But when Yemir saw the not-so-large plate, there was a hint of doubt in her eyes.

This is...... Just one plate? That's too ...... It's too basic.

Although Jemir, as an ascetic knight, was not a greedy person for pleasure, he should not have a problem with food.

But she is also a knight and nobleman, so she naturally knows that she should prepare food that meets her status and specifications on such occasions, even if these foods are too luxurious according to the general perception.

After all, everyone here at the dinner is either rich or expensive, and although it is not impossible for them to eat toast and bean soup with an ordinary rice bowl, it always feels that nothing is right.

That's why every time I had a luncheon, the table was full of food.

All kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, birds and animals, and even a large number of scarce ingredients from the forbidden land outside the realm, etc., in short, the row of noodles is definitely full.

But today, right now, there was only a small silver platter in front of the thirteen participants.

The top of the silver plate is covered with a semi-circular lid so that it is impossible to see what kind of food is lying underneath.

But no matter how you say it, this kind of lunch must be too simple for this group of people.

So much so that the third "Dark Eclipse Emperor" Green, who usually enjoys it, couldn't help but smile contemptuously when he saw this plate.

Hum....... In the past, every luncheon, I would decorate the scene, but today is good, but I don't even bother to decorate the scene? It seems that the Night's Watch is indeed under a very serious challenge.

Unlike the rest of the attendees, Green is one of the very few top powerhouses who still enjoys the cravings of their mouths.

He enjoys all kinds of human inventions, which makes him feel more like a living person than a ....... Ahem, it's far away.

Because of this, Green has been the one who has eaten and drank unceremoniously in front of everyone at luncheons in the past, and is said to have taken a few bottles of good wine with him every time he left.

Forget it, just eat it, anyway, today's meeting is just a formality, at most....... Hey?

At the moment when Green secretly complained and took the lid off the plate casually, his face full of smirks was stunned for a moment.

This....... This is....... What is this?

All the people present are top powerhouses, and they are naturally very sensitive to changes in their breath.

When Green made such a strange expression and looked at the food on the plate, everyone couldn't help but look at him.

What's going on? The third seat seems to have seen something strange?

But isn't there just such a plate in front of him, just a meal, what can he do?

You know, it's been a long time since Green has shown such an expression, and this man seems to be forever owed a fake smile mask on his face, which makes people always feel goosebumps at the first glance.

So it was really hard for them to imagine what kind of dish could make this dignified "Dark Eclipse Emperor" freeze in place at a glance.

But when they themselves opened the lid of the plate in front of them, the crowd was

Almost all of them stopped moving at the same moment, as if they were all shocked by this strange meal.

What's on the plate?

Is it a complicated dish?

Is it a disgusting dish?

Is it a beautiful dish?

No, this large, shiny silver plate contained nothing more than a bowl of golden and white rice.

That's right, rice, a staple made from rice, with something like crushed eggs mixed in.

The golden eggs are scrambled into tiny pieces and stick to the white grains of rice, and the two look pretty good, but it's as simple as that.

If it was placed in the world before Jiang Yan crossed over, I am afraid that most people would blurt out three words the moment they saw this dish....... Egg fried rice.

Egg fried rice, this is really a very common dish, and it is difficult to even call it a delicacy.

Most families will stir-fry the leftover overnight rice with eggs after leftover rice, which is also one of the most common destinations for leftovers.

Of course, in fact, although every family can make egg fried rice, it is indeed a very technical dish.

In particular, this kind of fried rice, which uses only rice, eggs and green onions, is the simplest and most difficult, and is known as the "golden fried rice" in the Chinese food system, which can be used as one of the measures of a chef's skills.

To make a good plate of fried rice, you first have to fry the rice grains one by one, and then let the egg flakes stick to it.

The egg drop should not be overcooked or raw, and the rice should be fried until it is clearly grained, and it should be evenly coated with egg wash and seasoning.

This kind of hardcore-sounding cooking standard obviously has high requirements for the chef's skills in throwing the pot and turning the spoon.

However, even if this kind of fried rice is actually not low-tech....... But in the end, it's just a bowl of egg fried rice.

Isn't it ridiculous how such a rudimentary-looking meal made with just rice and eggs can be used at such a high-profile luncheon in the world?

It's like being at a world conference where a host of foreign heads of state are entertained, and the chef in charge of the state banquet suddenly serves each head of state an egg fried rice....... Sounds more like a joke that isn't funny.

Although most of the people present did not know the egg fried rice, they were not fools, so they naturally knew how simple and foolish this meal was.

So much so that even Catherine and Kusa, who basically had no requirements for food at all, couldn't help frowning a little when they saw this meal.

What's going on? Why did the central cooking room deliver such a meal? It's too simple, isn't it?

Generally speaking, on such important occasions, the meals must be particularly demanding.

It's the same thing whether it's good or not, but at least it looks grand and grand, giving people a feeling that the specifications are high enough.

But this egg fried rice ....... It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the atmosphere, grandeur, or high standard, but it's more like an ordinary meal simply used to fill the stomach.

So much so that after seeing this bowl of egg fried rice, Kusa also whispered to Catherine next to her:

"Great Chief, is there something wrong with today's meal?"

"This ....... I don't know, just ask."

Frankly speaking, even with the life experience of the big leader for so many years, she has never experienced such a strange thing.

Suddenly, Catherine immediately asked the chief attendant who was waiting beside her, "What's going on over there in the central cooking room?" Why is it served such a coarse meal?"

When she heard this, the chief waiter bowed to her, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, and said, "My lord, it was requested by the new chef, and he said that if you have any dissatisfaction with the food, please taste it before drawing conclusions."

What does the new chef request? And let's taste it before we draw conclusions?

The squire is in charge of this

As soon as the words came out, they suddenly aroused the interest of everyone at the table.

But no, next to this table are legendary figures who are enough to be recorded in the history books of various countries and admired by thousands of generations.

The new chef dared to let them taste it before jumping to conclusions, which was really arrogant.

While everyone was a little surprised by the new chef, Green was the first to laugh with great interest.

"Hehe, hehe....... It's funny that the executive chef is very confident in his meal."

Green smiled at everyone as he spoke, "Everyone, since people have challenged us, should we also accept it before we express our opinions?"

Everyone present was also a human spirit, so they naturally knew that what Green said was right....... This meal turned out to be a challenge given by the new chef to so many top powerhouses.

The reason why the new chef said this was obviously because he thought that the food he cooked could not be untasty, and it would definitely be able to stop so many people's mouths.

But if there is a person who is dissatisfied with this meal, he must be the head chef to blame, and he must be responsible.

The person who annoyed the night watchman's seat was not a responsibility that ordinary chefs could bear, which showed that he was indeed very confident in himself.

It was because the new chef was so confident that everyone finally turned their attention to the plate of egg fried rice in front of them again.

No matter how you look at it, it's just a bowl of ordinary staple food scrambled with rice and eggs, so what's so special about it?

What are the ingredients used to cook this dish? Rice, eggs, salt, oil, that's pretty much it.

It's hard to imagine how amazing food can be made with such simple ingredients, it's almost impossible.

Thinking of this, many people couldn't help but pick up the spoon on the side, and then secretly looked at Catherine, the big leader sitting at the top.

According to the previous rules, the first person to move chopsticks at this kind of luncheon should be Catherine, who is the big leader.

After all, she was the person with the highest status and the most honorable status here, and even Green didn't dare to take the lead in front of her.

When she felt the gaze projected on her, Catherine had no choice but to purse her lips slightly, picked up the spoon, and scooped a small spoonful of "egg fried rice" into her red lips.

Catherine can be said to have no interest in such things as eating, and her body usually does not need to eat at all.

But on this occasion, as the big leader, she still had to make a difference, and she was the first to accept the challenge of the new chef.

She ate, she did.

Seeing that Catherine had actually eaten this spoonful of "egg fried rice", the others also looked at her with strange expressions.

...... A second passed, and the big leader just chewed lightly, closed his eyes and did not speak.

...... Five seconds passed, but the big leader still chewed gently, closed his eyes and did not speak.

...... Ten seconds passed, and the great leader swallowed a mouthful of rice into his stomach, but his eyes still did not open.

This? What's going on?

Because Catherine didn't speak, the whole conference room was silent, and no one dared to interrupt her thoughts.

I don't know how long it took for her to slowly open her eyes and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

「....... It's delicious, it's really something that makes people feel so new."

Ha? Delicious? Or is it a delicious taste that makes you feel incredibly new? Is there any mistake?

After hearing Catherine's words, everyone present was stunned and couldn't believe their ears and eyes.

How can it be? It's just an ordinary staple made with eggs and rice stir-fried, so what's the novelty?

If an ordinary person makes such an exclamation, then everyone will only treat him as not

I've seen the world, just smile and laugh casually and it's over.

But it was Catherine who said it, but it was the great leader of the Night's Watch, the Chosen One who had endured so many trials and sorrows.

And in so many luncheons in the past, even if Catherine ate the incomparably delicate and complex dishes made by top chefs with precious ingredients, she never gave such a comment, and never showed the slightest expression.

But this is just a bowl of ordinary-looking egg fried rice, which actually makes the big boss can't help but become like this.

This....... What is the truth of this? Could it be that there is really another mystery in this rice?

Ahh Just when everyone looked down at the plate of egg fried rice in front of them, Green, who was sitting under Catherine, had already moved his hand first!

This "Dark Eclipse Emperor" was already known for his prodigal style and great arrogance, and at this time, the big leader had already made a move, so the next was the ordinary meal time, and Green naturally would not wait any longer.

As a mouthful of golden-white food poured into his mouth, Green's long, narrow, snake-like eyes lit up suddenly.

This! This is! What a delicious taste! It's definitely not as simple as rice and eggs!

Green is also a lover of fine food and wine, has a very unique study of food, and has tasted almost every dish in the world.

But it was the first time he had eaten such a novel food, a food that gave people an incomparable shock in terms of taste and texture.

Generally speaking, most people can imagine what the texture and taste of egg fried rice made with eggs mixed with rice will be, even if they don't eat it.

But in the mouth of this spoonful of egg fried rice, Green first felt the compound taste of crispy, tender, and juicy, and then the strong chicken flavor that was extremely delicious erupted in his mouth like a volcano!

Chicken flavor, indeed, is the umami of chicken.

However, this is not the umami of ordinary chicken, but the extremely strong flavor that seems to have condensed the chicken dozens or hundreds of times, so strong that it seems to give a punch to the face!