Song Mingyue

Chapter 30
Compared with the tense expressions of everyone, Zheng Feng's face was calm and calm, while playing with Yin Ruyi in his hand, he said with a contemptuous smile: "Hmph, what a big bloody duck, playing tricks, if the surname Tang is a chef The art is so good, how can Hefeng Building be on the verge of bankruptcy, the Zhao family will lose this time."

This time, Zheng Qing did not reprimand Zheng Feng, and said with a smug smile on his face: "The Zhao family has prepared for more than a month, which is by no means comparable to what it used to be. Otherwise, he would dare to make this bet, but...he must not." You would have expected us to invite a chef from the Taihe Building from the capital, this time, the Zhao family is doomed!"

Over there, at Zhao Shiyu's table, Zhao Hao, who was still resting with his eyes closed, was pushed awake by Xie Yun.

Zhao Hao wiped his eyes impatiently, and muttered, "Take a nap for a while, the Zheng family will definitely lose."

Xie Yun and Zhao Shiyu: "..."

"Five points!"

"Five points!"

"Five points!"

"Five points!"

"Five points!"

The father and son of the Zheng family looked as if they were sure they were winning, and deliberately ignored the judges' seats, but chatted with the few scholars and wealthy businessmen who came to visit with satisfaction.

Zheng Qing suddenly heard the string of "five points", and he didn't realize that he was expecting it, but also relieved.

However, the next moment, the faces of Zheng's father and son changed instantly.

"Big Chu Blood Duck, all the gentlemen rated it as five points, totaling... 25 points!"

The father and son of the Zheng family turned their heads in shock, staring at the judges seat with dumbfounded expressions, all of the judges, except Layman Meilin, who of the other four had eaten all over Jiangning City, and even traveled around, tasting delicious food all over the place? , They will all give five points.

At this moment, the Zheng family father and son finally felt a tinge of panic, but they calmed down quickly after all, because Wang Gang's dishes have not yet been judged, and it would not be embarrassing if they all rated five points.

At this time, everyone in the judges' table was still intoxicated by the mouthful of fragrance.

The duck meat is fresh and tender, the duck blood is fragrant and smooth, and it is delicious with the taste of ginger, onion and garlic. Everyone was full of praise, Jiangning prefect Wang Hanzhi almost bit his tongue.

"It really is a delicacy. The taste is strong and delicious. It is rare to taste it in a lifetime. I will definitely visit and taste it in the future." Wang Tong praised sincerely.

Fortunately, Xie Yun couldn't hear this sentence, because Xie Yun always thought that the so-called cooking cheats came from the secret assistance of the Wang family.

After admiring everyone, they finally stopped discussing and extended their chopsticks to the plate of "Small Trial".

Zheng Qing and his son couldn't help holding their breaths. Although only two people were eliminated in this round, it was impossible to eliminate Wang Gang.

The five judges each picked up a piece of fried yellow beef with chopsticks, chewing carefully, with different expressions.

Wang Tong was the first to speak out: "Although this dish is good, it is slightly inferior to the blood duck in the end, four points!"

Wang Tong's words were already a conclusion, the audience was in an uproar, and the expressions of Zheng Qing and his son changed drastically in an instant.

Wang Hanzhi sighed slightly: "Four points!"

Immediately afterwards, Yang Fang's soft voice sounded: "Four points!"

Lu Qing hesitated for a moment: "Four points!"

Zhou Jin: "Five points!"

No one cared about Zhou Jin's five points. The outcome of the first round was decided. Although it was not the final result, the Zhao family had won the momentum.

After all, this was a grand gathering for the elites of the highest society in Jiangning City. Although the Zheng family and his son looked frustrated, neither Zhao's House nor Xie's House, which shared honor and disgrace, showed excessive excitement such as cheering.

Humph~
One person suddenly strode towards the waiter and snatched the big plate of Chu blood duck. It was Wang Gang!

He raised his chopsticks, put a handful of Chuxue duck into his mouth, and chewed it carefully for a while, Wang Gang's face instantly turned pale.

Turning around, he gave Tang Zheng a deep salute, then saluted the judges' seat, and then returned to his own kitchen.

Convinced orally!

Although it was abrupt, everyone graciously refused to pursue the abrupt matter, and the game continued.

Both players from Zheng Fu were eliminated in the first round.

Three against one in the Zhao Mansion!

The sound of silk and bamboo is still going on, the singing and dancing are still on the rise, and the people in the hall are still busy visiting each other, connecting with each other, drinking wine and raising wine, which is extremely lively.

Finally, the dishes for the second round were gradually released and placed in front of the judges.

This time, the other two chefs of the Zhao Mansion performed very well. Zhao Hao's improved version of Kung Pao Chicken and Stir-Fried Shrimp caught the eyes of the judges and almost all of them passed with four points.

The highlight is still the two dishes of Wang Gang and Tang Zheng.

This time Tang Zheng presented mapo tofu.

The main raw materials of Mapo are ingredients and tofu. The main materials are tofu, minced beef, pepper and pepper.

Although Zhao Hao's version of Mapo Tofu lacks chili peppers, but for the Ma Po Tofu's eight-character motto of spicy, spicy, hot, fragrant, crisp, tender, fresh, and alive, it is the essence except that it is slightly less spicy.

Mapo tofu has a unique taste and a smooth texture. The five judges have never eaten such a refreshing tofu, and they are full of praise.

It was an eye-opener for the five judges to make such a delicious dish with just a few pieces of water tofu, and they unanimously gave five points.

The atmosphere in the audience gradually became weird, because if Wang Gang performed as poorly as in the first round this time, he would most likely be out in the second round.

In this way, the Zhao family will win completely, the Zheng family will be completely defeated, and the whole army will be wiped out in the second round.

The faces of Zheng Qing and his son also turned blue and white, extremely ugly.

"Lianfang Fish Buns are perfect, worth five points!"

At this moment, Wang Tong's admiration attracted everyone's attention.

This time, what Wang Gang presented was not stir-fried dishes, but lotus pod fish buns that many chefs in this era can make.

For the lotus pod fish bag, the tender pod (lotus pod) in the lotus flower is removed and the bottom is cut off, and the pod is gouged out to leave a hole.Add live mandarin fish pieces with wine, sauce, and spices, fill them in, and steam them in a retort on the bottom.Or coat the dish with honey at home and abroad, and use "Yufu Sanxian (Three delicacies: lotus, chrysanthemum, and water chestnut soup)" for it.

This is a banquet dish that is exquisitely made and has a unique flavor. It is loved by people because of its good color, aroma, taste and shape.At that time, the ancients also used it as a nutritious therapeutic dish.According to Meng Shen's "Diet Therapy Materia Medica" in the Tang Dynasty, mandarin fish has the effect of "tonifying deficiency and fatigue, and benefiting the spleen and stomach".Li Shizhen also recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that there was a Shaw woman in Yuezhou who was eighteen years old, but "disease and labor for many years", and she occasionally ate mandarin fish soup to get better. "Song History" also records that a filial son named Li Dao, whose mother was ill, wanted to cook mandarin fish soup many times to increase nutrition for his mother.

It has to be said that Wang Gang deserves to be the number one chef of Taihe Building. After the first round of the competition, he already felt the opponent's absolute superiority in cooking skills, so he directly gave up cooking in the second round of the competition. In this era, many famous chefs know how to steam vegetables. Using their unique cooking techniques, they show ten percent of their skills and become a blockbuster.

It is already early summer, and it is the season when the mandarin fish is the most tender. The quality of the raw materials is also extremely delicious, which adds a bit of strength to this dish.

This time, all the judges also showed five points!
Tang Zheng and Wang Gang tied for first place, and the two chefs of the Zhao family were eliminated.

As expected of being the chief chef of the Taihe Building in the capital, Tang Zheng, who came out of the dark horse, was evenly divided!

PS: It's a bit late for some reason, there is another chapter tonight.

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