One Piece of Food

Chapter 34 Passing the Primary Election

Time passed slowly, and it was almost time to participate in the selection of famous snacks in Zunyi City.

During this period, Rao Mingyang's cumulative achievement points had exceeded 4000, and the balance of achievement points also exceeded 1000. He conducted another lucky draw.

However, Rao Mingyang did not get any good things this time, only a "Kitchen Management" skill book.

"Kitchen Management" has no levels and cannot be upgraded. It can only allow Rao Mingyang to arrange the kitchen layout, work, and manage employees more reasonably. It can only be said that it is better than nothing.

On September 9, Rao's famous store was closed again. He and Han Qin brought the ingredients to participate in the competition and came to the Cultural Bureau of Mae Tan County.

The city-level famous snack selection competition is participated by the famous snacks that have won the first, second and third prizes in each county. The cultural bureau of each county takes the lead in organizing and going to the city chef training center to participate.

The Bureau of Cultural Affairs hired a bus, led by Fan Hongsheng, Director of Cultural Bureau, and 4 staff members. Each of the 8 participating Mae Tan snacks had two or three helpers. There were more than 20 people in total, and it happened to be loaded in one bus.

After the car started, Fan Hongsheng sat next to Rao Mingyang and asked, "Rao Mingyang, how are you preparing? You are the first prize for us all. Are you sure you can win the prize in the city?"

Rao Mingyang said with a smile: "Thank you Director Fan for your concern, I'm ready, I should be [-]% sure of winning the prize!"

Fan Hongsheng nodded and said, "That's good. We, Meitan, have won at most two excellence awards before, and we haven't even been qualified to participate in the provincial famous snack certification. This time it's up to you. You crispy meat The mung bean flour is delicious, and I also think it is very hopeful to win an award in the city, and then participate in the provincial certification, come on.”

Rao Mingyang nodded and said, "Definitely!"

More than an hour later, the bus arrived at the Chef Training Center in Zunyi City. Under the guidance of the organizer's staff, everyone signed up, got their entry cards, and were arranged to live in two male and female dormitories.

Zunyi City has 4 districts, 9 counties, and 2 county-level cities under its jurisdiction, a total of 15 districts and counties.There are 8 participating snacks in each district and county, and the total number of participating snacks has reached 120.

The award setting for the selection of famous snacks at the city level is the same as that at the county level, with 1 first prize, 2 second prizes, 5 third prizes, and 10 excellence awards.

Different from the county-level selection, the first, second and third prizes of city-level famous snacks have cash rewards of varying amounts in addition to certificates.

The most important thing is that this competition will also be recorded by the city's TV station. After editing, it will be broadcast repeatedly on Zunyi City's TV station. It is completely different from the county-level selection that only shows up on the news for a few minutes. It is a shortcut to expand popularity.

However, it is not easy to get the top eight among so many snacks that have been tested at the county level.

However, Rao Mingyang is not worried at all, he is full of confidence in winning the award for his crispy mung bean noodles.

It's just that it's a little uncertain whether he can win the only first prize.But as long as the judges are fair and just, he thought, it shouldn't be a problem for him to win the first prize.

After all, his crispy mung bean noodles are beyond reality. They are made from the broth made from the broth essence powder provided by the gourmet system, which is different from the delicacies cooked by ordinary people.

In the afternoon, the classroom and kitchen for Rao Mingyang's competition were allocated. Rao Mingyang went to the scene to have a look, so as not to find a place the next day.

Everything was ready. On the morning of September 9th, Tian Laosan sent over the fresh mung bean flour and crispy meat that Rao Mingyang needed, and the 15rd Zunyi City Famous Snack Selection Competition officially started.

At 8 o'clock, hundreds of guests, judges, and contestants held a grand opening ceremony in the playground. A deputy mayor attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech, encouraging the contestants to show their skills, making delicious food, and conquering the judges .

At 9 o'clock, the contestants officially entered each classroom and began to cook their own delicacies, waiting for the judges to taste them.

The city-level selection is the same as the county-level selection. In the morning, the judges will select the final snacks in the classroom. The number is about 40. In the afternoon, all the judges will taste all the final snacks to determine the winners.

There are also three judges in each classroom, but there are no guest entrepreneurs in it, and all three are gourmets who specialize in tasting food.

Rao Mingyang was unlucky this time, and was assigned to be the last one in the classroom. It would be his turn only after the judges finished tasting the delicious food in front of them.

"This fried noodles is too ordinary."

“This beef noodle tastes average.”

"This bun is not tasty."

"This handmade steamed dumpling is fine, pass."

As the judges tasted, the whole classroom was full of sorrow and joy.The contestants who were passed by the judges naturally gave high fives to celebrate; those who were not passed were disqualified from participating in the finals, with a look of disappointment on their faces.

The three judges tasted very seriously, so it was time-consuming.

By the time the staff brought the judges to Rao Mingyang's kitchen, it was already past 11 o'clock.

One of the judges looked at the entry list and Rao Mingyang's chef number, and said, "Rao Mingyang Crispy Meat Mung Bean Flour, you named it after yourself?"

Rao Mingyang nodded and said: "The teacher is laughing!"

Another judge nodded and said, "As long as the food is delicious, the name doesn't matter. Cook three bowls for us to try. But the quantity is small, and we have enough to eat."

Rao Mingyang nodded, and cooked 3 bowls of mung bean powder for the three judges himself. Each bowl was filled with chicken soup, sauerkraut, crispy meat, and shallots, and then the three judges were invited to taste.

As soon as the three judges ate, they were shocked and commented one after another.

"too delicious!"

"Be different!"

“This is delicious!”

Then, the three judges no longer cared about their stomachs that had eaten a lot of delicacies before, and finished the bowl of mung bean noodles cooked by Rao Mingyang.

The three judges unanimously praised: "Delicious!"

One of the judges asked Rao Mingyang what materials he used to make such delicious mung bean flour.Rao Mingyang came up one by one, and immediately stunned the judges and other contestants onlookers.

"Use 20 yuan a catty of mung bean flour to cook this?"

"Chicken soup is boiled with Hetian chicken and three handfuls of mushrooms. How much does it cost for a bowl of such expensive ingredients?"

When Rao Mingyang told them that his crispy mung bean noodles sold for [-] or [-] yuan a bowl, everyone in the audience was shocked, and the other players who watched behind them immediately talked about it.

"I'm dizzy, who eats such expensive mung bean flour?"

"I remembered, he is from Mae Tan. I heard people say that there is a breakfast restaurant in Mae Tan with a high price. A bowl of mung bean noodles costs 100 yuan or 200 yuan. It must be him."

"It's so expensive, is there any business?"

"I heard that business is very good!"

"Isn't that a dead profit?"

"I don't know, I guess I didn't make less money!"

Hearing the price mentioned by Rao Mingyang, the three judges were also taken aback.But when I think about the taste of the mung bean powder I ate just now, it seems that 100 yuan or 200 yuan a bowl is not unacceptable!
The three judges unanimously agreed that Rao Mingyang Crispy Meat Mung Bean Flour passed the primary selection and entered the final list in the afternoon.

　On the list of rewards on October 10th, "The Dog's Tail Grass Spring" and "Snowbird Dream Dance" each tipped 5 starting coins, thank you both for your encouragement and support! ——Mingqiao/100
　　
　
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