Gourmet Beast Tamer

"Is this mandarin fish?!" Zhou Yun blinked and stared at the dish on the table with a surprised expression on his face.

No matter from which angle you look at it, this dish looks so much like a squirrel.

As a food bucket judge, he has seen many strangely presented dishes, but this is the first time he has seen this.

You have to know that the shapes of fish and squirrels have nothing to do with each other. What kind of presentation can connect the two?

Compared to Zhou Yun, Zhou Qing is much calmer.

Although he was equally surprised at first sight, after careful observation, he was very familiar with fish and quickly saw the clues.

"Is this squirrel head made of the small fins behind the fish head?" Zhou Qing nodded slightly, "I didn't expect that from this angle, it would be so similar to the squirrel head. This is something I have never noticed before."

After careful observation, he quickly discovered more clues.

The fish is cut into strips with fine knife skills, and the surface is coated in starch and fried?

I didn’t expect that this technique could be used on fish.

At this moment, Zhou Qing was somewhat glad that he had chosen to test Qin Lang in this way, allowing Qin Lang to surprise him again.

Since it is cooked by deep-frying, it is normal for it to have a strong aroma.

But Zhou Qing also noticed that the aroma did not entirely come from fried starch.

It also contains the fishy taste of mandarin fish.

If the aroma of fried starch dominates, then Zhou Qing is not satisfied with this dish.

But the fish had just the right flavor at this moment, making him couldn't help but nod.

What's even better is that the scent also has a hint of orange.

With just one glance, Zhou Qing could roughly tell that the orange flavor came from the sauce poured on the surface.

The slightly sweet and sour aroma of oranges perfectly offsets the greasiness of fried starch, which is undoubtedly a plus.

The smell is impeccable and so is the look.

The golden squirrel is so vivid and lifelike that it can still occupy a place among all the dishes Zhou Qing has seen.

Don't pay too much attention to gorgeousness, focus on agility.

very good.

Zhou Qing picked up the chopsticks.

His first chopstick caught the squirrel's tail.

"Click!"

With a very slight crunching sound, he broke off a fish thread, leaving only a bit of fish skin exposed at the end.

This made Zhou Qing nodded slightly.

He knew exactly what it meant.

Qin Lang's knife skills are equally excellent.

Only if each knife is accurately cut on the fish skin without cutting the skin, can each fish thread be broken from the root.

Otherwise, there will be a little residue at the end of the fish shreds, which will bring an unpleasant dining experience to obsessive eaters.

As it happens, Zhou Qing has some obsessive-compulsive disorder.

This made him feel better about this dish.

Zhou Qing bit off half of the shredded fish and chewed it slowly.

The initial taste is sweet and sour.

The slightly thicker sweet and sour juice after thickening hangs better on the surface of the starch shell. The sweet and sour taste with the aroma of orange makes people feel energetic and whet their appetite.

After chewing it for a while, the taste changed again.

The fried starch shell is crispy with a bit of glutinous texture, which is the result of the loose outer layer being soaked by the sweet and sour juice. The coexistence of the two greatly alleviates the greasiness of the shell, and at the same time tastes The levels are richer.

In contrast, it is the tender fish meat inside.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but look at the remaining half of the chopsticks.

Through the cross section, you can clearly see the tender and juicy state of the fish inside.

How can you control the heat so well?

He couldn't help but admire it.

Zhou Yun on the other side remained silent as his chopsticks had already picked up the fifth fish shred.

Delicious.

While my father was still savoring it, I quickly ate more.

This little move was noticed by Zhou Qing, and he immediately glared at his son angrily.

Then, Zhou Qing slowly stood up, walked to the cabinet on the side, and took out a badge from it.

"This is a badge that belongs exclusively to me, the fish scale badge." Zhou Qing solemnly handed the badge to Qin Lang, "The dishes you cooked have been approved by me. Now, I will award it to you."

"Thank you!" Qin Lang took the badge and looked at it carefully.

This is a copper badge with a fish scale pattern on the front and a leaping koi carp, with the words "Dongxia City·Fish Scale" underneath.

Is this a first-level food recommender badge?

He took the fish scale badge into his arms with great care, and couldn't help but show joy on his face.

Getting the first badge successfully is a good sign.

I hope the next two badges will go as well.

"Gududu!"

Got the food recommender badge!

Sensing Qin Lang's joy, Dan Bao couldn't help but cheer.

"It's almost noon, let's stay for a light meal." Zhou Qing said with a smile.

After eating the squirrel mandarin fish cooked by Qin Lang, he felt itchy and wanted to show off his skills.

"Then I'm sorry." Qin Lang nodded politely, with expectation in his eyes.

He also wanted to see what the cooking skills of this food recommender, who was said to be good at cooking fish dishes, were like.

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During lunch, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

Zhou Qing's cooking skills in cooking fish dishes are naturally not weak.

What's more important is that it contains many cooking methods and ideas native to the world of food spirits.

The cooking methods of the two worlds cannot be said to be stronger or weaker, but each has its own characteristics after long-term development.

Therefore, tasting Zhou Qing's craftsmanship greatly touched Qin Lang.

"Grandpa Zhou, I will take my leave now."

After the meal, Qin Lang's title of Zhou Qing became even closer.

"Okay, you can come here often if you have nothing to do." Zhou Qing had a smile on his face.

When they communicated with each other at the dinner table, it was not only Qin Lang who was touched, but also him.

The words that this young man with unique insights occasionally mentioned made him feel refreshed.

"I look forward to seeing you at the cooking competition in a week."

"I will definitely do it." Qin Lang nodded, turned and left the Zhou family.

During lunch, Zhou Qing told him about other eaters.

Although it was only a few precautions that did not involve secrets, it also gave him a little more confidence in obtaining the other two food recommender badges.

He already has a plan on how to obtain the Eater's Badge next.

Watching Qin Lang leave, Zhou Qing slowly withdrew his gaze.

"Father, what place do you think he can get in the municipal cooking competition in a week's time?" Zhou Yun had already assumed that Qin Lang could successfully obtain three badges.

The eleven first-level food recommenders are also the eleven final judges in the municipal cooking competition.

Zhou Qing must have accurately judged Qin Lang's strength.

"What ranking?" Zhou Qing shook his head, "There is a certain amount of luck in the ranking of the competition. If the event you are drawn is not conducive to you, it will be difficult to show your full strength. I can't say that."

"But I'm sure of one thing."

"It won't be long before you see him at the state level."

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Contents of the easter egg chapter at the end of this chapter:

【Fish Scale Badge】