Dare to cook

Chapter 34 Nanshan Ginger Wine

Yao Yu's remark attracted everyone's attention.

Chu Xinmei glanced at Yao Yu calmly, "Did you see that I soaked shredded ginger in rice wine?"

Yao Yu shook his head and said, "I didn't see it, but I can guess it."

Chu Xinmei seemed a little unconvinced, and asked, "Then how long do you think I soaked the shredded ginger?"

"Six and a half to eight minutes." Yao Yu said without hesitation, "The ginger provided by the organizer this time is Nanshan ginger from Nanyun Province."

"This kind of ginger has more water, but it's not spicy."

"Soak it in rice wine and heat it, then add a little rice vinegar and white wine to catalyze and force out the hidden sweetness of Nanshan ginger."

"I think you added the prepared sweet ginger water a few minutes before the dish was about to be steamed, which gave the dish a sweet taste."

After hearing this, Chu Xinmei knew that Yao Yu was indeed an expert in this way.

He nodded and said:

"That's true. I soaked the shredded ginger for 8 minutes, but I didn't use white wine in the heating process."

Nearby, the other contestants were dumbfounded.

Two eldest brothers, why don’t you be so exaggerated?Just cooking a dish, do you need to know so many things?

Everyone present is also an old cook with extraordinary skills.

But when it comes to their understanding of ingredients, they are far less knowledgeable than Yao Yu and Chu Xinmei.

Among the many contestants present, how many people recognized that the ginger provided by the organizer was Nanshan Jiang?

Among them, how many people know that after soaking Nanshan ginger in rice wine, it is possible to force out sweet ginger water?
Cooking traditional flavors of Farewell My Concubine, of course, cannot do without rock sugar and red dates.

But the organizer deliberately refused to give it and instead gave the contestants a large amount of Nanshan ginger.

The intention is to see if anyone can find another way to make Farewell My Concubine with a similar traditional taste.

Looking at it now, Chu Xinmei obviously did it.

So he made it through.

The judges were very satisfied with Chu Xinmei's flexible performance.

Because his dishes were so outstanding, he not only received praise from the two judges, but also attracted other judges.

After Chu Xinmei advanced, the judges and contestants all focused on Yao Yu.

Compared with "Tofu Xishi" Chu Xinmei, the dishes of the former No. [-] fanatic Yu Yu are undoubtedly more exciting.

All the judges present knew Yao Yu.

One of the judges smiled and said:
"Take off the casserole. Let's see if your culinary skills have regressed, us bad old men."

Yao Yu smiled, opened the casserole, and another strong aroma spread.

As soon as the people nearby smelled this smell, they felt that the gluttons in their stomachs were hooked out.

"Axi, is Yao Manzi's cooking so good? Just smelling it makes me hungry."

"Hey, the soup in this pot is very clear. How did he do it? My soup is always a bit muddy."

"Young man, your skill in cooking the minced chicken is not good enough. Only when the minced chicken is completely boiled to translucent, the stewed soup will have the effect of Yao Manzi."

Some players were discussing.

And the judges have already started to taste the delicacies prepared by Yao Yu with their bowls and chopsticks.

"The chicken is soft and rotten, the soup is thick, the soft-shelled turtle is tender and delicious!"

"The salty aroma of ham, the fragrance of green vegetables and mushrooms are fully forced out. All kinds of flavors are integrated, and the taste is very rich."

Two judges praised it one after another.

Another judge with a serious expression said after tasting it:

"The taste of your dish is very good, and all aspects are handled very well. Especially the minced chicken soup, which is cooked very delicately."

"But there's one thing I don't understand."

"Since you also know that using Nanshan Ginger Yellow Wine can induce sweetness. Why don't you make the traditional Farewell My Concubine?"

"After all, the more traditional the taste, the higher the score."

Yao Yu smiled when he heard this:

"Do you think this dish of mine can advance?"

The judges were taken aback for a moment, and immediately said seriously, "Of course."

"Then it's fine." Yao Yu smiled slightly, "As long as the food is delicious and can be promoted, it doesn't matter which method you use to cook it?"

The judges were speechless for a moment.

The other players understood immediately.

Don't look at Yao Yu's humble expression when he speaks, but the subtext of his words is: Anyway, the young master can advance no matter what he does, so why take advantage of it.

"How arrogant, how dare you be so arrogant in front of the judges..."

"That's right. If I were a judge, I would disqualify him immediately!"

The two melon players beeped softly.

The judge who was choked by Yao Yu was even more annoyed: "Yao Yu, you have advanced, get out of here!"

So, Yao Yu chuckled, Ma Liu packed up his things, and got out of the game.

……

After walking out of the arena in Zone A, Yao Yu did not leave the venue in a hurry, but turned to Zone D instead.

In the D area competition, both Yang Rui and Misaka Mie were recognized by the judges and advanced.

Within 2 minutes, Yang Rui packed up his things and walked out.

Seeing Yao Yu, this guy said, "Hey, that hot girl has something."

"what happened?"

"You would never guess it. She is a hot girl, but she actually knows how to make ginger juice by soaking Nanshan ginger in rice wine."

"I tasted it just now, and the sweetness of the ginger juice she made is actually sweeter than mine."

Yang Rui said to Yao Yu with a look on his face.

Yao Yu was not surprised and said:

"I've warned you before. Misaka Mie's cooking skills are not simple. If she doesn't have two brushes, how can she dare to come to China to participate in the famous competition?"

Yang Rui was still confused and asked:
"But you didn't know her before, and you never fought against her. How can you be sure that she must be better than me?"

"Intuition." Yao Yu said, while walking outside, he asked again, "Do you know Tofu Xi Shi Chu Xinmei?"

"Chu Xinmei?" Yang Rui was startled, and said, "I've heard of it, but I don't know it, what's the matter?"

"He is also competing in Area A, and he also used the method of Nanshan Ginger Rice Wine to advance. That person's strength is much stronger than you and Mu Shaoran."

"If you and Mu Shaoran meet Chu Xinmei, there are nine out of ten chances that you will lose."

When Yang Rui heard this, his first reaction was disbelief.

But he thought of Misaka Mie just now, and gave up the idea of ​​rebutting: "I said, from your tone, it seems that you know everyone's strength like the back of your hand."

Nonsense, with a systematic [cooking scouting] skill in hand, don't you know everything well?

Yao Yu thought to himself, but said:
"Yang Rui, you and Chen Li will take a day off the day after tomorrow, so go to my house. I have some secret seasoning recipes, which I just teach you."

When Yang Rui heard it, his eyes lit up:

"Secret recipe? What secret recipe? Could it be passed down from your ancestors?"

"That's not true. But the secret recipe I got is very useful." Yao Yu said,

"There are too many masters in this tournament. If you don't give special training to the two of you, I'm afraid that you will be brushed off as soon as you enter the National League."

(End of this chapter)