"Stone pot?"
Seeing the heavy stone pot on the cooking table, Yuuki Asuna's lips moved and she asked in shock: "Mu Fan, you left for more than two hours just to find this stone pot?"
"Yeah." Mu Fan smiled and said, "Although the kitchen utensils here are almost all available, I searched many times but couldn't find the stone pot, so I had no choice but to go out and look for it."
"So, this stone pot has something to do with the fish you're going to cook next?"
Yuuki Asuna was a little surprised. Mu Fan could always do some surprising things inadvertently. For example, what kind of fish dishes would this stone pot make
"Well, only with this stone pot can I have some confidence in advancing to the top ten."
Mu Fan took out the grass carp he bought from the supermarket and said with a smile.
Although he appeared very indifferent on the surface, Mu Fan's heart was full of solemnity. After all, there might be some strong cooks in this food festival, and he was not sure whether he could successfully reach the top ten.
The questions in the second game were not as simple as the first game, even the ingredients needed to be bought by oneself. After all, there are many kinds of fish, and there are countless ways to prepare them, and Yuanyue cannot prepare every ingredient for you.
Just after chatting for a few words, the bell for the start of the game rang in the venue. Asuna quickly said goodbye to Mu Fan and returned to his cooking table. Mu Fan took the opportunity to glance at the fish on Asuna's table.
This fish is a silver-gray fish with flat sides, a raised back, sharp teeth, and tiny scales.
Seeing this, Mu Fan understood that the ingredient Asuna prepared this time was actually salmon.
Salmon, also called salmon or salmon, is one of the more commonly used fish ingredients in Western food.
"Asuna should be preparing to cook Western food this time. Sure enough, the dishes that the eldest daughter of a wealthy family eats every day are different from ordinary people." Looking at the salmon on Asuna's table, Mu Fan thought to himself.
"Welcome back, everyone. I wonder how everyone is preparing for lunch?"
Suddenly, a pleasant greeting came. Mu Fan raised his head and turned his gaze to the stage, only to see Rei Kawashima's pretty figure, who had reached the top at some point.
And her simple greeting caused a group of boys below the stage to cheer.
Sure enough, Rei Kawashima is a social butterfly, and her graceful gestures can attract everyone's attention inadvertently.
"Now that everyone has had a good rest, the next step is the second competition of the Food Festival Cooking Competition. This competition can be said to be the most exciting competition today. Let us all wait and see which ten contestants can win from this time. Stand out in the cooking competition and become the top ten in this cooking competition.”
"So, I announce that the second round of the cooking competition will begin now!"
As the bell rang, Rei Kawashima's voice also fell, and the remaining players in the field began to get busy again.
Mu Fan in the corner looked at the stone pot on the cooking table and took a deep breath. This time he went out for two hours to find this stone pot because he planned to make a famous dish in Chinese Hunan cuisine -
Stone pot fish!
He found this dish from his father's recipe, and Miku gave it the same grade as A-grade steak.
Today's second game was full of difficulties. Those who entered the top ten were obviously strong. Mu Fan naturally did not dare to retain his strength. It happened that a fish recipe could be used, so he simply chose this dish.
The method of making fish in stone pot is very unique. First, you need to use a large granite rock to cut a stone pot with two ears, and then cook the fish in the stone pot. Then, various condiments, mainly chili peppers, and some nourishing medicinal materials are added.
"Oh my God, Erina Nakiri used her amazing knife skills to separate the fish meat and fish bones like a fish meat harvester."
While Mu Fan was staring at the stone pot and recalling how to cook stone pot fish, Kawashima Rei's beautiful voice came from the stage. Everyone was attracted by her voice and looked at Nakiri Erina who was busy in the center of the arena.
Wearing a white dress and wrapping her slim figure, looking at the fish on the table, Nakiri Erina showed a dignified look on her cold and proud face, took a deep breath, and then waved the kitchen knife in her hand.
In an instant, the sword flashed, and for a moment, all the eyes of the audience were attracted to Nakiri Erina. The entire arena seemed to have turned into a platform for Nakiri Erina to perform alone.
The kitchen knife was swung smoothly on the chopping board, almost replacing the machine. With superb skills, it skillfully separated the fish meat and fish bones and harvested the finely chopped meat inside.
"You are truly worthy of being one of the Ten Elites of Yuanyue. This kind of swordsmanship is already faintly superior to mine."
Even Mu Fan couldn't help but turn his gaze to Erina Nakiri, his heart filled with solemnity.
In fact, the fish meat harvesting machine can also perform the steps of Erina Nakiri to separate the fish meat and fish bones, as well as the fish head and internal organs. However, the separation of the machine is dull, and the taste and texture are much different from the separation of the fish by hand.
A true chef makes all the dishes by hand, so as to create the best texture and taste. It must be because of this that Nakiri Erina chooses to use her knife skills to cut the meat herself.
"It is rumored that Erina Nakiri can speak in just three months, and is gifted with the tongue of God. She not only has talent, but her knife skills are proof of her hard work. It can be said that she is a combination of talents. and a talented woman in the culinary world who works hard.”
Looking at Nakiri Erina and Shinomiya Kojiro, he finally showed a serious look, pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said in a serious tone.
"With his amazing knife skills, he separated the meat and spines and quickly chopped the fish into small pieces. This prevented the denaturation and loss of the protein inside, and also made the fish full of delicate taste. It is indeed the granddaughter of the commander-in-chief."
Dojima Gin on the side also nodded with satisfaction.
Even the two chefs from the American Culinary Institute looked at Erina Nakiri on the field with unconcealable fear.
If Totsuki was embarrassed by the people from their cooking school who won the championship of this food festival, then the first place they sent, Geno, was defeated by the ninth or tenth seat of Totsuki Academy. Equally embarrassing.
In addition to Erina Nakiri, another Etsu Eiyama in the center of the field also became the focus of the field. When they saw him taking out a bottle of brandy from the bag and putting it on the table, the expressions of the five people on the judging table were also the same. It gets complicated.
Brandy originally comes from the Dutch Brandewijn, which means "burnt wine". In a narrow sense, it refers to wine with a high degree of alcohol obtained by distillation after fermentation of grapes, and then stored in oak barrels. Brandy is a kind of distilled liquor, which is brewed from fruits through fermentation, distillation and storage.
For example, Eizan Edazu also produced brandy wine.
"I see, the idea is to mix alcohol with fish meat to remove the fishy smell and soften the fish meat, and then bring out all the ingredients inside. It can be seen that the ninth seat of the academy is not unworthy of its reputation. , figured out this approach from the beginning.”
Feng Greiwa raised her beautiful red lips and smiled meaningfully.
"Haha, isn't your Geno the same?"
Qianhe Xiaya looked at Jeno in the corner, mincing the fish and putting it in the scallops and heating and baking the vermicelli. She narrowed her eyes and said with a sweet smile: "Put the fish in the scallops and bake it. It will be more The big fish tastes delicious as seafood,..."
"Um?"
Before she could finish her words, Qianto Xia Ya was suddenly stunned because Geno's position was in the corner, but a figure in front of him attracted her attention.
"You actually put the stone pot on the gas stove to heat it? What are you doing?"
Qianhe Xiaya frowned, then stared at this strange chef closely, and then showed an expression of surprise that could not be concealed.
Because this person turned out to be Mu Fan, whom they initially considered to be the dark horse of this competition.