From a barbecue stand to a global gourmet tycoon

Chapter 218 Dinner Together
Chu Hao looked down.

There are two signs in front of the table.

One for the red team and one for the blue team.

It was his first time being a judge, and he thought it was quite fun. The judges could basically decide the winner or loser of a team with one gesture of their cards.

soon.

Two scallion-seared sea cucumbers were completed one after another.

The two teams presented three small plates for each of them.

Host: "Now please turn the camera to our judges and teachers. Which team will advance? Let's wait and see."

Tan Shengshi lowered his head and glanced at the dishes on the table.

"Judging from the color, it's really red, and the onions are thoroughly burned." He scooped up a spoonful of the juice and sipped it into his mouth, "Yeah! The taste of the juice is also thoroughly burned, and the onions are very rich, and The degree of thickening is just right." After that, he scooped another spoonful of sea cucumber into his mouth. "The texture of this sea cucumber is first of all easy to bite, and then elastic. Because sea cucumbers are not very tasty, this dish is just right. It was done to a very standard, very good."

Host: "Teacher Tan seems to have given a very pertinent evaluation, so in your opinion, is there any room for improvement in this dish?"

Tan Shengshi thought for a while and smiled: "First of all, what about the processing of sea cucumbers? Because we are inland, the step of soaking sea cucumbers is very critical. In this competition, we can see that the sea cucumbers are soaked in advance by the restaurant. High-quality sea cucumbers, first of all, save man-hours, and then..."

He said some of his own suggestions, but it was equivalent to saying nothing.

Because the theme of this guy has been around the sea cucumber soaking hair, it seems to be a reminder to the contestants how to make this dish by themselves in the future, how to pay attention to it, in fact, neither party can offend.

Chu Hao was amazed at the side.

This old thing is very cunning.

He actually said what I wanted to say in advance.

After he finished speaking, the host asked Ding Yi to express his opinion.

Ding Yi crossed his hands, put them on the table, and said calmly, "This dish should taste salty and slightly sweet, and the shallots should be freshly fried, but the sea cucumber's shallots are already fresh on the surface It’s a big taboo if it’s fried, and it tastes bitter when you eat it, and look inside…” He said, he cut open the sea cucumber with a knife, “The inside is white, which means that the sea cucumber is white. It is not cooked through, tasteless, and can still smell a little fishy, ​​this dish is a failure."

Tan Shengshi nodded.

He just evaluated the dishes of the blue team.

Ding Yi mainly commented on the dishes of the red team.

The two people have different identities. Ding Yi is the chef of the organizer's restaurant, so he has the qualification to evaluate the dishes that are not well done. As for the qualified dishes, if they are not particularly outstanding, he will not say much.

Obviously, the red team became a little nervous after hearing Ding Yi's evaluation, and Tou Zao's face was slightly pale.

Chu Hao looked funny.

Just one word from the judges can make their emotions fluctuate so violently.

Of course, this is also thanks to the huge prize money in this competition. If they can really win, the 200 million prize money will be awarded to the team.

This is no small sum of money.

But Chu Hao still felt it.

Although this competition is not big, there is actually nothing to watch in the selection of dishes.

The only thing to watch is that the cooks of the two teams are pretty good-looking and photogenic, but the dishes they make... emmmmm, so I won't comment.

The red team was severely criticized by Ding Yi.

The host smoothed things over, and finally turned the camera to Chu Hao.

"Now we invite our master Chu, who is also the chef of Shancheng Here, our uncle Chu Hao, to evaluate the standard of these two dishes!"

When the host introduced Chu Hao, he was obviously very excited.

Because there is no doubt that Chu Hao is the most handsome in the audience...

And also a judge.

Even the host was surprised when he saw Chu Hao for the first time.

He didn't chat with the judges, but accompanied the boss and sponsors to the second floor to chat, and the beautiful woman who followed him should be the beautiful CEO in the rumors of this place.

Everyone was very curious about Chu Hao.

Because the music here is really famous.

Especially in the mountain city.

Chu Hao's appearance in this competition is undoubtedly a novel and interesting thing.

No one knows Ding Yi, but Chef Wan Hai is very famous.

Tan Shengshi... an old acquaintance, and those who often watch food shows can see him on TV.

But Chu Hao... he doesn't appear on the show, he shoots documentaries.

The only time he appeared was not on a pheasant program, but on the camera of documentary master Li Xiaoqing.

this honor.

Many people can't ask for it.

Chu Hao ordered the juice on the plate with chopsticks.

As Tan Shengshi said.

"The juice of this dish hangs very evenly, and it doesn't flow all over the plate. It belongs to the thick juice and bright sauce. This level is very standard. And when you pick it up with chopsticks, the sea cucumber is soft. This is not good. You can feel it when you eat it, not to mention the cooking time, the burning time is very good, after the entrance, the taste is soft and waxy, and the color of the fried shallot is just right, no matter how light it is, it will not release the flavor It has a strong taste, and after a while, there will be a burnt taste, which shows that his fire is also very well controlled."

Chu Hao gave a very good evaluation.

Qin Jiangyi took a glance at the side and understood.

In fact, she doesn’t even need to eat sea cucumbers.

Because the chef of the blue team is the cook of Fengzeyuan in Shancheng.

And Fengze Garden's sea cucumber with green onion is really something, and there are many things!

Qin Jiangyi took Chu Hao and Lu Chenyu to visit the shop before.

Didn't expect him to come to this competition.

Therefore, the victory of the blue team is also a matter of course.

The blue team advances, and the red team enters the loser's bracket.

Immediately afterwards, the next group of teams entered the arena.

The second course, soy green clams.

"Northern people don't like to eat food with shells. I don't think that southerners generally like to eat it. In this dish, the green clams are very good. They are one inch long. The shell surface is not light blue, smooth and clean, and the meat is slightly yellow. The material is the cleanest among the clams. When the steamed egg custard is half-cooked, put the peeled green clam meat on the surface and steam it for a while. This dish is very good, refreshing and slightly sweet. The egg custard and The taste of green clams complements each other very well.”

"This dish once appeared in "Mengxi Bi Tan". The ancients loved to fry in oil. I think the frying method used by the red team is very suitable. The clams are fresh and the rice cake is glutinous. Put them together and fry them. During the process, the rice cake absorbs the soup and umami of the clams, and the taste of the clams becomes thicker. They influence and complement each other. When it is about to come out of the pot, sprinkle a handful of leeks on it to add color and flavor at the same time. , but it’s very delicious.”

"Stir-frying in this way can be regarded as fresh and fresh. The fragrance of leek itself and the fresh fragrance of clams are blended together. No complicated seasoning is needed. It can be out of the pan after a few quick stir-fries. After serving, every bite is fresh and tender. More than enough, full of flavor, especially appetizing, the rice cake is also hand-made, very well processed, soft and glutinous, and the color is very bright and white, and it is also very tasty when baked. The red team's dish is even better."

The three judges, including Chu Hao, gave their own evaluations.

For this dish, the blue team used the method of steaming green clams with egg custard, while the red team used rice cakes and leeks to fry, which has a richer layering, and the complex flavor beats the single taste and sweetness.

However, Chu Hao didn't give the red team a good review. He prefers to make the single flavor to the extreme.

This requires a lot of effort and concentration, and the fried rice cakes are not bad, but compared with the blue team, they are slightly inferior.

However, both Ding Yi and Tan Shengshi gave the red team good reviews, so Chu Hao didn't say anything more.

The third course, mandarin fish.

"The fish meat is good, the color is very white, and it is very firm and elastic, but you fry it a little bit poorly, and the smell of the soup on the outside has not completely penetrated into the inside. If it takes a little longer, it will taste like it sucks the juice. It’s going to be richer, it’s going to be thicker.”

"This dish can't be removed from the fire. The fish is from the original place, and it's still processed in the original place. However, the stinky mandarin fish you cook is more like Beijing cuisine. In small restaurants, stinky tofu is used. Yes, the taste is indeed different, but whether it is in terms of cooking techniques or skills and skills, it is all inherited from the technology. This kind of stinky mandarin fish is really hard to eat now. I mean, to eat the authentic taste , Few people can do it, it’s great.”

"Well, the shape is very good, the juice is also very full, the fish meat is processed very well, and the knife skills are very good. Changing the pine nut mandarin fish with a knife is a difficult skill. There are five or six ways to change the knife. It doesn’t taste fishy, ​​and the batter is evenly applied. The frying time is very well controlled. It has a squeaking sound and is very crispy. It’s a very good dish.”

Chu Hao gave a different evaluation.

He really doesn't like the taste of stinky mandarin fish, and he doesn't often eat Beijing dishes, but he often eats mandarin fish with pine nuts, so he prefers the stinky mandarin fish of the blue team rather than the stinky mandarin fish of the red team .

For two dishes in a row, Chu Hao gave different evaluations.

The three groups of teams were also divided into a winner group and a loser group.

Today's game is over for the time being.

Tomorrow will be a rematch.

Chu Hao ate three dishes and was not full at all, and the dishes cooked by these teams were actually very average.

But as judges, they are all ordinary dishes, and you can only choose the ones that are relatively standard. If you want to eat masters, it is still a lot worse.

The people from the TV station retreated quickly.

The chefs also left and returned to the room.

Chu Hao shook hands with Ding Yi and Tan Shengshi one by one.

"Master Chu's insight is very unique." Tan Shengshi said with a smile.

"It's not an opinion, it's just picking out delicious dishes." Chu Hao smiled, but he felt that these dishes were actually so-so.

It's not as good as the fun here, and it's probably not as good as Wanhai Restaurant. After all, Ding Yi is also a chef. He is a judge, and his skills will definitely not deceive people.

Ding Yi also smiled at Chu Hao, but didn't say much.

Happy here, he knows, but has never eaten.

I've always wanted to try it, but because the two families are in conflict, it's impossible if Ding Yi doesn't want to meet Mr. Zhong.

The God of Sichuan Cuisine.

The top veteran chef in Shancheng, state banquet level.

Everyone wants to know.

Ding Yi is the same.

However, he still summoned up the courage to ask for Chu Hao's contact information, and said that he would definitely go here to be a happy guest when he was free.

At this time, Qin Jiangyi came over and said, "You are really delicious."

"Haha, I told you not to follow me, how about it, what have you learned?"

Qin Jiangyi nodded: "It's really good, but they have more business problems. They are not as good as ours. But Zhu Heng will invite us to dinner later, so we can get a taste of the standard here."

"You mean Ding Yi?"

"Well, a star chef, even if it is one star, must have its own special features. Anyway, I am hungry." Qin Jiangyi glanced at Chu Hao resentfully, then walked to the table next to him, She picked up the note placed under the water glass and took a look at it. It was the phone number that the little beauty had left for Chu Hao, so she threw it away.

Chu Hao: ...

Seeing Chu Hao looking at her, Qin Jiangyi said with a half-smile, "I won't tell Xiaoluzi about this, but you have to give me something."

Chu Hao had a black line on his face, "I didn't do anything."

"Then why did they take the initiative to leave your mobile phone number?"

"Is there anything wrong with being handsome?"

Qin Jiangyi rolled her eyes and was about to say something when Zhu Heng and the others came up and invited them to eat together in the dining room.

Chu Hao did not refuse.

Ding Yi stood beside Zhu Heng, bowing slightly to Qin Jiangyi.

"This is Ding Yi, and this is Mr. Qin who is happy here, and the daughter of Mr. Qin who eats heaven."

"Hello." Ding Yi was very polite.

Food for Heaven is a big group.

He couldn't figure out why Qin Jiangyi didn't start his family's business, but went to a place as far away as a mountain city to do it with someone like Chu Hao?

Maybe he does have a level?

Ding Yi even wanted to try Chu Hao's craftsmanship.

So he smiled and said, "Master Chu is here today, why don't you and I show off for the bosses together?"

Chu Hao was about to nod.

He didn't think it mattered.

As a cook, cooking is a joyful thing for Chu Hao.

But before he agreed, Qin Jiangyi stopped him, and said with a smile: "Today we came here specially to eat your Chef Ding's cooking, and I'm tired of eating his dishes, otherwise Chef Ding should show his skills. "

Chu Hao was taken aback.

I also understand.

This is a card for yourself.

But is it necessary?
As long as it is stronger than Wan Hai, it will be fine.

But after thinking about it, it actually makes sense. If you know yourself and the enemy, you can win a hundred battles. Let's try Ding Yi's level first.

Think of yourself as one of the bosses today, don't think of yourself as a cook.

From Qin Jiangyi's warning eyes, he could see what the other party meant.

Zhu Heng laughed and said, "That's right. How can we let guests show off their skills on our own territory? Master Ding, go ahead and entertain our distinguished guests well."

"understood."

Ding Yi bowed slightly politely and went to the kitchen.

Next to him, Li Yi went to entertain Tan Shengshi instead of chatting with Zhu Heng and the others.

It can also be seen from this point that the contradiction between them is quite deep.

(End of this chapter)