The competition soon came to an end, and by this time many people had already sent the prepared dishes to the judges' seats. Because this time it was a unified tasting, everyone basically waited until the end of the last time to get out of the pot to ensure that it would not get out of the pot too early and become cold. She stirred the tangerine peel and tomato into juice and spread it on the steamed snake meat, steamed it again for five minutes before it came out of the pot, and finally a portion was served by the service staff to the table next to the judges' table.

With the sound of a gong, Zhang Peng announced the end of the competition and conducted the tasting and judging session.

At this time, Mr. Huang, who was sitting in the first place, came to the table where the dishes were set up with the other seven judges, and before he tasted it, he opened his mouth and read a string of words: "No. 2, No. 3, No. 8, No. 12, No. 13..." The rice ball was also very nervous at this time, but in the end, he didn't say his name, and his frightened body trembled slightly. But then, Mr. Huang said in the most indifferent tone: "The person who recites the Tao number above... Elimination!"

"What!" The people who were already ready to cheer suddenly looked at Mr. Huang in disbelief like a ball, and some bold ones had already shouted: "Why did we eliminate it, you haven't tried it yet, why should you eliminate us." Give us a reason, or give us a reason, you're in shady!"

"Hmph, do you want a reason?" Mr. Huang snorted coldly, his eyes swept coldly over the person who opened his mouth to shout, this glance, the person who opened his mouth to ask for a reason only felt like being targeted by a tiger, full of a sense of crisis, so frightened that he almost sat on the ground. Then Mr. Huang spoke: "Then give you a reason!" As he spoke, he picked up one of the dishes and said, "Actually cut snake meat with an iron tool, stupid, I don't even know this attempt, and I dare to say that I am a chef!?" After speaking, he raised his hand and threw it into the trash can next to him, and at this moment, several people lowered their heads, and they all used iron knives to disembowel the fish.

But two others spoke: "The porcelain knife we used, why have we also been eliminated." ”

Manager Huang glanced at the two of them coldly, pointed to one of them and said, your brocade snake porridge, in order to cater to the competition time, boiled an extra stick of incense, the porridge and snake meat are overdone, you don't need to eat it to know that it is a failed work, and eating it will only affect the judgment of other works of our team. The person who made the snake porridge was stunned for a moment, and then lowered his head and stopped talking, he also knew that he had indeed gone too far, and wanted to get through with a glimmer of hope, but he didn't expect that he would be discovered before he tried it.

At this time, Manager Huang looked at the last person, that person was a woman, and her heart trembled when she was seen by this, but she asked herself that she had not made any technical mistakes, so she resisted the pressure, straightened her full chest and said: "Lord Steward, there is no problem with my cooking, may I ask why I was also eliminated." ”

The woman's voice was very nice and very polite, but the voice of Mr. Huang, who responded to her, not only did not show any pity for the jade, but was even more angry.

"You didn't make any cooking mistakes, but you chose a sick snake to avoid being bitten by a snake! There were eighteen snakes in the box, two of which were sick snakes with a lot of parasites, and you chose the wrong ingredients. ”

The woman said in a trembling voice, "But... But I've done the insecticidal treatment..."

"Hmph, is it okay to do insecticidal treatment? This is a sick snake, and the parasites in it are likely to have infected it with a variety of germs, can such snake meat be eaten by others!? As a chef, when you find that there is a problem with the ingredients, if you take the initiative to change the ingredients with me, then you have already passed the rematch, but you didn't, so no matter how good you cook, you have already lost your qualifications, and you have lost the qualification to eat this kind of food that has no guarantee of safety, you have not only lost the qualification for the competition, but also lost the qualification as a chef, and now I announce that you will be deprived of your qualification as a chef for life, and all restaurants will not be hired!"

Manager Huang's words were like a heavy hammer, smashing the female chef's heart, she only felt that the world was spinning for a while, and she fell unconscious, no one thought that she would come to the competition and strive for a chance to stand out, but in the end, she couldn't even make a chef.

After saying this, Manager Huang glanced at the other people who had not been eliminated, and whispered to the other judges around him, "Try it." As he spoke, he picked up his chopsticks and started with the tangerine peel snake made of rice balls.

As the most popular contestant, the dishes of the rice balls have of course also been taken care of, and the eight judges basically tried the dishes of the rice balls. In the entrance of the snake meat, everyone only felt that the snake meat was very tender, the fragrance was rich and rich, and the slightly sour feeling completely covered up the unique fishy smell of the snake itself, and at the same time aroused the appetite of the judges, so that several of the judges had not yet tried other dishes, so they first ate several mouthfuls of tangerine peel king snake made of rice balls.

Then there was also the interest of the people, a snake piece of peach juice made from peaches, raisins, carrots and other materials. Because the entrance is accompanied by a fresh fruity aroma, the snake meat is thick but not greasy, and it has won unanimous praise.

There is also a gathering of five poisons made by a very bewitching woman, which contains not only snakes, but also scorpions, centipedes, geckos, and toads. I don't know if it's true or not, although the appearance is a little scary, but when the judges take a bite of it, they can't stop.

In the end, in addition to the tangerine peel giant snake of the rice ball, and the peach juice snake pieces and five poisons made by another old man, there are also eight dishes such as the three-fungus stewed snake section, yam black snake soup, and dragon and phoenix Chengxiang that are finally confirmed to be qualified, and the chef who makes these dishes can enter the next round of the eight-in-four competition.

Seeing that the rice ball was promoted, the audience suddenly resounded with cheers from the fans of the rice ball, at this time, Zhang Peng once again walked on the high stage of the host, and joked: "There are so many delicacies, but I am hungry, everyone must be the same as me, right?"

The audience suddenly echoed it

Zhang Peng smiled slightly: "Then don't worry, you may also find that those contestants just now only divided a small part for the judges to try, and how to deal with the remaining large part?

This caused everyone in the audience to cheer excitedly.

"Okay, don't rush to eat, let's announce the rules of tomorrow's game, after the announcement, everyone will be led by the staff to choose a dish you want to try to fill your mouth, but remember to choose only one, why do you have to leave a bite for me, a big foodie, right?"

After causing everyone to laugh again, Zhang Peng said: "Let's reveal first, tomorrow's ingredients will not be announced on the scene like today, this time we will give you enough time to prepare, and you can also bring a right-hand man to help you." Okay, without further ado, let's invite Mr. Huang to announce what tomorrow's main material will be!"

Everyone followed Zhang Peng's point, looked at Mr. Huang, at this time Mr. Huang solemnly stood in front of the judges' seat, and then he took out a yellow box from behind him, when he opened the box, not only the audience, but even those chefs who had passed the semi-finals and could participate in tomorrow's competition were excited, all frowned. Because, what Mr. Huang took out this time turned out to be a pineapple...

Yes, it's a pineapple, it seems simple to use fruit in the dish, but it's not easy, because if the taste of the fruit is too prominent, most people won't like it very much, so the fruit tasting is just a decoration. But if it's an embellishment, it's easy to do, but then Mr. Huang added: "Tomorrow will be pineapple-based, and the theme of zuò is not limited, but it must be based on the taste of pineapple." ”

Although there is no limit to the subject matter, but the most difficult thing to do, some chefs have decided to make desserts to get through, at this time the rice ball is also in deep thought, thinking about what he is going to cook, and he doesn't even know when he will return to the inn...

Seeing the muddy rice balls, Hachi asked, "Rice balls, have you figured out what to do?"

The rice ball was pulled back to reality by Hachi's question, shook his head and said, "I haven't thought about it, I really can't make pastries, I'll make a few things for everyone to try, and see which one is better." ”

After saying that, the rice ball went straight into the kitchen of the inn, at this time the rice ball was already a rookie in the food industry, and of course the innkeeper who had a lot of information would not know, so the boss deliberately let the back kitchen vacate a few stoves, specifically for the use of the rice ball, the condition is only that if the rice ball can win the crown, she must tell everyone that she is preparing for the competition in this inn The dishes she practiced.

In this way, the rice ball began to prepare for the next day's competition, while the other people were at leisure, making a good cup of tea, chatting and enjoying the various delicacies that the rice ball kept delivering.