Chef system

The more complicated the recipe of secret food, the higher the requirements for culinary skills.If it is really as expected, the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea is made of eight ingredients, plus seasonings and the like, there will definitely be more than eight ingredients, I am afraid that at least a dozen ingredients will be needed.

"This level..." Yang Chen's expression was a little solemn, and he felt a strong sense of threat.

Seeing that Yang Chen stopped talking suddenly, Jiang Chengren asked strangely: "Yang Chen, what's the matter? Are you thinking about Xiao Junliang? Although he is good at cooking, it is said that there is a certain element of luck in making secret delicacies. It’s not impossible to win the championship.”

"Is it by luck?"

Yang Chen shook his head. Things like luck are too illusory. Compared to relying on luck, Yang Chen believes in his own strength.

"Okay, Yang Chen, don't think too much about it. After all, it's your first time participating in this food competition. Anyway, this kind of competition happens once a year. It really can't be done until next year." Jiang Chengren didn't seem so nervous, smiled said comfortingly.

Several people returned to the hotel, and went back to their rooms to rest. Early the next morning, they went to the main venue of the Food Association of H Country to gather.

When Yang Chen and the others arrived, the venue was already crowded with people.The first three rows are seats for contestants and judges, and the rear seats are for spectators.As for the middle, there is a huge square that is as big as a football field. Dozens of stoves have been placed inside, and there are also the latest kitchen equipment such as a portable smoking machine.

In order to hold this competition, the organizers did not make sufficient preparations.

This competition is an annual event in the national food industry. Although it is not as famous as some popular competitions, it still attracts the attention of all food lovers across the country.

As soon as Yang Chen and the others entered the venue, they were attracted by a shout, "Yang Chen, you're finally here, I'm here."

Yang Chen turned his head to look, and saw that Mu Xixi was waving to him excitedly, then stood up from her seat, and walked over quickly, pulling a weak-looking beauty beside her.

"Yunya, this is Yang Chen, the most famous chef in Binhai City I told you about." After Mu Xixi finished speaking, she introduced to Yang Chen: "Yang Chen, this is my classmate Lin Yunya from college. You specially pulled her over to watch this game this time, don't let us down!"

Yang Chen glanced at Lin Yunxia, ​​and said, "I'll do my best!"

"Don't say such things, I've already bet on you to win." Mu Xixi said exaggeratedly.

"There are still bets?" Yang Chen asked a little strangely.

Mu Xixi took out her mobile phone, opened a webpage and introduced: "Look, this website has collected all the information of all chefs participating in the competition, and then the audience will make a selection, and then convert it into an approval rate. Odds for a match."

Yang Chen couldn't help being a little curious, took Mu Xixi's phone, and slid to his own page, only to see that he was in the 8th place, with an approval rating of 4 points, that is, out of a hundred people, only 4 people thought that He will win the championship.

And the one at the front is a chef named Xue Hua.

At this time, like Cui Yuhao, they both graduated from the University of Ennis, a world-renowned gourmet school.Moreover, after this person returned to China, he worked at the State Guest Hotel, the only super five-star hotel in China. At the same time, he learned from Liu Jiefei, the president of the Imperial Food Association, and was proficient in both Eastern and Western dishes. His strength was extremely strong.The support rate reached a staggering 22 points.

The second place is Qi Chuanyi, the head chef of Wanbang Hotel in Shanghai.It is also the first hotel in China to be rated as a Michelin three-star restaurant.As the first head chef of a local Michelin three-star restaurant in China, Qi Chuanyi has a great support rate, reaching 16%.

Yang Chen carefully read the detailed information of the top ten chefs. To his surprise, he found Xiao Junliang's position after searching more than 100 places. His approval rate was only 0.13 points.

"It seems that this Xiao Jundao didn't have a good reputation before! If Gao Yuanzhong said that he can cook secret delicacies, then he is definitely the biggest dark horse in this competition." Yang Chen secretly thought.

Mu Xixi took the phone over and said angrily: "These people are fooling around. Yang Chen, your cooking skills are obviously so good, and your reputation is not bad. You are the chef of the second Michelin three-star restaurant in China, and you beat Cui Yuhao. Your approval rating is only four points, these people really have no eyes."

Yang Chen waved his hand indifferently, and said: "From my debut to now, although I have achieved some achievements, after all, I have only emerged suddenly, and it is not as profound as Xue Hua's influence on people. This ranking, just look at it, and there is no need to take it seriously. "

"You don't need to take it seriously, it's really a big breath."

A slightly frivolous voice came from the front. The person who came was a young man in a casual shirt and jeans.The man put his hands in his trouser pockets, and looked at Yang Chen with a scrutinizing gaze.

Yang Chen frowned, of course he knew this person.The third face I saw on the phone just now was him, Shu Qiming from Ningchun Province.

Shu Qiming is from a famous gourmet family in Ningchun. It is said that his ancestors have been the royal chefs of various dynasties.Although Shu's family only opened a small restaurant, there was an endless stream of people begging for food every day. Many diners traveled thousands of miles to Ningchun Province just to taste the delicacies made by Mr. Shu.So much so that the price of meals in Shu's Hotel is extremely high, almost reaching the point of tens of thousands of yuan a dish.

As the direct son of the Shu family, Shu Qiming has already received his father's true biography. It is said that he sometimes helps his father cook, but the diners can't tell the difference.It can be seen from this that Shu Qiming's culinary skills are almost comparable to that of Mr. Shu, who has worked hard for many years in this way.

But seeing that this person is approaching menacingly, and his words contain sarcasm, it seems that he is here to trouble him, Yang Chen can't help but be vigilant secretly.

Shu Qiming looked Yang Chen up and down a few times, and asked quietly: "You are Yang Chen? The Yang Chen from Chenguang Hotel?"

"It's me." Yang Chen squinted his eyes, and asked, "What does Mr. Shu want from me?"

Shu Qiming said in a low voice: "I heard that you defeated President Gao's apprentice Yan Kuan yesterday, so I came here specially to take a look. Although Yan Kuan's cooking skills are not up to the mark, his strength is not bad. It is a few days before he can defeat him." Level. I also found your so-called photo of the chilled chilong on the Internet, the knife skills are not bad, but the dishes are all cold dishes, but they are not elegant."

As soon as this person came up, he commented on the dishes he made, and even scolded the iced chilong. Yang Chen suddenly became a little upset, "Could it be that Mr. Shu came here to tell me this?"

"Of course not." Shu Qiming said lightly, "I just want to see how the person President Gao praised all the time is like? Seeing him now, it's nothing more than that."

"Same." Yang Chen confronted him without giving in at all, "I thought you were born into a gourmet family, so you should have your own opinions on cooking, but now it seems that you are just a mediocre person who follows others."

Only then did Shu Qiming lower his chin slightly, and looked at Yang Chen with a strange look, with a weird smile on his face, "Some people are really arrogant, and now they are talking big, I hope that when they are on the field, their performance will not be too embarrassing It's good to be disappointed."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Yang Chen to reply, he turned around and left.

"It's inexplicable." Yang Chen said lightly.

Mu Xixi clenched her small fists, her face unmoved, "Who is this guy! I don't know where the courage came from, to say such things as soon as we meet. Yang Chen, if you really meet her later, you must beat him."

"Don't worry!" Yang Chen looked at Shu Qiming's back, "It shouldn't be a big problem."

Jiang Chengren said with a smile from the side: "Yang Chen, you don't need to take this little matter to heart. Their Shu family is like this. Because of the long tradition, they think they represent the authentic cuisine of H country, and they always like to comment on other people's dishes. But to be honest, their Shu family still has some strength, and I heard that there are still some out-of-print cookbooks hidden, if they really come across them later, it's better to be careful."

"Hmph, if he is really capable, why don't you see him commenting on Xue Hua's culinary skills, but he is pretending to be a force here." Mu Xixi said disdainfully, "Isn't he just a person who only knows how to bully the weak and fear the hard?"

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it." Jiang Chengren smoothed things over and said, "The game will start in a few minutes, let's go and sit in the front first!"

"Wait." Mu Xixi suddenly pulled Yang Chen back, and said, "How can we not take pictures for such an important match?"

After Mu Xixi finished speaking, she pulled Yang Chen between her and Lin Yunya, and asked He Shitao to help take a photo.

After taking the photo, Yang Chen couldn't help but take another look at Lin Yunya, only to see that the latter blushed with shame, lowered his head and didn't speak.

Mu Xixi explained with a smile: "Yunya often stays at home, has little contact with people, and doesn't like talking to strangers, so you don't have to take it to heart."

Yang Chen nodded, and walked to the front few rows with Jiang Chengren.

As the judge, Jiang Chengren sat on the judge's seat, while He Shitao was arranged in the contestant's exclusive seat.As for Yang Chen, because of his special status, he didn't need to participate in the previous rounds of competition, so he was arranged in a special seat, and sitting with him were chefs from three other Michelin three-star restaurants in country H.

The three of them saw Yang Chen, smiled and nodded to him.One of them, a man with a fat body and a chubby smile always greeted him first: "You must be Yang Chen, the chef of Chenguang Hotel, and I am Wu Bin from Qinghe Hotel in Hudong Province. Hehe, I didn't expect Yang Chen Master, you are so young, you really obeyed the old saying, heroes come from youth!"

Yang Chen smiled, "Master Wu, I'm just lucky. Compared with everyone, I still have a lot to learn."

"Young man, why are you so humble?" Wu Bin laughed.

"It's better for young people to be humble. The young people nowadays wish their nostrils would grow to the sky." Sitting on Wu Bin's left, the stronger middle-aged man said, "Just talk about the ones I recruited in the hotel before. I'm a new chef, but I can't do it myself well, and I don't listen to them when I teach them. They all want me to owe him money. If they all have the same thoughts as you, Master Yang, I won't be in so much trouble."

The one who spoke was Guo Shihao from Chuweixian Hotel in Sanchuan Province. Yang Chen nodded with him, as a greeting.

Afterwards, he looked at the last chef who was relatively thin. It was the second chef in terms of approval rating, that is, Qi Chuanyi, the chef of Wanbang Hotel in Magic City.Apart from saying hello to Yang Chen at the beginning, he sat on his seat and played with his mobile phone, without any intention of speaking.

Yang Chen took his seat, chatted with the two of them, and the host's voice suddenly sounded, "Ahem, please take the participating chefs, judges, and audience to their seats, the competition is about to officially start .”