This Zhao Tian actually got a score ten points less than Qin Yiyue!
You have to know that the full score for the three judges conducting the evaluation is only 30 points.
The score gap is so big!
Zhao Tian's original confidence disappeared immediately. It can even be said that he was confused. Seeing Qin Yiyue easily get a high score of 27 points just now, he thought he could do it too. In the end, he only got 17 points. It turned out that there was such a long distance between him and Qin Yiyue...
The audience in the seats nearby were also a little surprised, and those who felt that the judges were not good enough also shut their mouths.
Wang Shiyu, who was sitting next to Ye Chui, stretched his neck to look at the crispy fried lamb and couldn't help but said to Ye Chui: "Brother, this dish looks delicious, why is it only 17 points?"
Dong Youyou, Han Yuyan and others also looked at Ye Chui with some confusion.
Ye Chui narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment. He had not eaten the fried food directly, so he naturally had no idea of the exact taste of the dish. However, with his rich experience in gourmet food, he could vaguely "guess" what the dish tasted like and could find out the problem.
"The mutton of Dongshan sheep is tender and rich in fat, so it is not suitable for frying. The method of making the fried lamb belly dish is already inferior. The most important thing is that Master Zhao uses boiling oil to ensure the crispiness of the mutton, which has completely evaporated the moisture in the mutton meat, and the taste will naturally be greatly reduced." Ye Chui said softly, and it was as if he had tasted the taste of the dish himself.
This naturally made the people sitting nearby look surprised again. They subconsciously felt that what Ye Chui said seemed to make sense, but this young man obviously didn't eat these dishes at all, so how did he know so much
At this time, the host had already started asking several judges for their specific evaluation of this crispy fried beef brisket.
The first person to answer the host was Ye Wenhua. He said in a deep voice: "After being fried, Dongshan lamb completely loses its characteristic of being fat but not greasy. Most importantly, this dish is fried too dry, which greatly reduces the taste."
This evaluation is almost exactly the same as what Ye Cui said.
The remaining two judges, Hou Yang and Xiang Liping, also had similar opinions. However, Xiang Liping even pointed out that the overall taste of this dish was too greasy, lacked the freshness of mutton, and did not reflect the characteristics of Dongshan mutton. This was the biggest failure, so she only gave it a five-point rating.
After listening to the judges' comments, Zhao Tian nodded with a look of frustration, and left the examination room safely, going to the lounge prepared for the contestants. With this score, he would definitely not get a good ranking.
In the audience seats nearby, those who heard Ye Chui's comments had already shown a "what the hell" expression to Ye Chui. Where was the contempt and disdain they had for Ye Chui before
Ye Chui didn't really care about the change in attitude of the people around him. He made those comments deliberately before, mostly because he saw that Han Yuyan and Lin Wei were a little unhappy. Now that he was the only one around, he didn't bother to pay attention to these people.
Not long after, another chef stood up again. She was the female chef named Liu Qin. The dish she made was plum and mutton soup, a soup served in a porcelain jar, which was brought to the three judges.
When it came to this, the people around Ye Chui couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Ye Chui, hoping to get a "spoiler" from him in advance, but to their disappointment, Ye Chui didn't say anything more, only a faint sentence: "This dish is good, but it's not good enough."
The emphasis of this dish is on plums, which are used as seasoning. The mutton has a light sweet fragrance, and the soup is very delicious. It is amazing that Liuqin can think of this, but it is still a step short of it. Ordinary mutton will definitely taste good if cooked this way, but Dongshan mutton is different from other mutton and has a more unique taste. The plum seasoning seems a bit superfluous.
In the end, Ye Wenhua gave this dish seven points, Hou Yang gave this dish six points, and Xiang Liping also gave this dish seven points. The overall score was 20 points, ranking second for the time being.
The chef who finished the dish right after Liu Qin was Xi Shufen, the oldest of the eight chefs. The dish prepared by this old lady was a yam and mutton stew.
After an hour of cooking, the old lady was a little exhausted. At the host's suggestion, someone brought a stool for her to sit on. The host smiled and said to the old lady, "I wonder what's the point of your dish? Cooking mutton and yam together seems to be quite unique."
"Haha, when I was a child, my grandfather mentioned that there was a dish called Yam and Lamb Pot. I was inspired by it, so I made it specially." Xi Shufen explained with a smile.
The yam used in this mutton and yam stew is Chinese yam, which is indeed a classic delicacy and also belongs to the category of medicinal food. Mutton is warm in nature and can warm the blood and benefit the kidney qi, while Chinese yam can nourish the kidney and essence, strengthen the spleen and benefit the stomach. The soup made by stewing mutton and Chinese yam has a mellow taste, but medicinal food is medicinal food after all. For those who purely pursue delicious food, the taste is still somewhat lacking.
Moreover, Ye Chui could see that this yam and mutton stew still had some flaws. Xi Shufen was somewhat overwhelmed when cooking it. After all, she was already an old lady with white hair. In the end, the scores given by the three judges were "six points", "six points" and "seven points", and the overall score was 19 points, temporarily ranking third.
Xi Shufen probably knew that her dish was not that outstanding, and she was afraid that the 19 points were just a consolation score given to her by the judges. So she smiled and nodded to the three judges, then stood up and left the examination room in a nonchalant manner.
"This cut of yam and mutton stew looks delicious, but it's a pity that it only got 19 points." Han Yuyan said with regret.
"The 19 points were probably given too many points by a few judges because of her age." Ye Chui said with a smile, "The taste of the yam and mutton stew is not outstanding, but it is good for the body. I'll make some for everyone to try later. It is nourishing and nourishing, and it replenishes blood and qi, and the effects are very good."
"Okay, I love the delicious food you cook the most, Ye Chui." Lin Wei said with a happy face.
Xi Shufen had just left, and Dong Youyou exclaimed. Dong Qian had finally finished her dish. Her dish was fresh mushroom and mutton, a stew that was cooked in a casserole. After it was finished, it was served in a soup bowl.
The whole dish is mellow in flavor, filled with the rich aroma of lamb and the fresh fragrance of mushrooms.
The taste was very rich, and the three judges all showed an intoxicated look on their faces. Dong Qian took out a special small soup bowl and served a bowl of soup to each of the three judges.
There are also some rules for serving soup. The soup should take up one-third of the bowl, but other seasonings such as mutton and fresh mushrooms are also necessary. Watching the three judges enjoying this dish, Dong Youyou couldn't wait to say to Ye Chui: "How is this dish, sister? Can it beat Qin Yiyue?"
Ye Chui thought for a moment, then shook his head: "I'm afraid not."
"No!" Dong Youyou immediately showed an annoyed expression, "Why not? The mushrooms my sister used were all white mushrooms freshly picked from the mountains. She even went to the nearby mountains to pick them the day before yesterday. The mutton she used was also lamb tenderloin. It is the most delicious part of the mutton. How could it not be as good as Qin Yiyue's stew?"
Dong Youyou has been in contact with her sister these days, so she naturally knows a lot about how her sister prepares the ingredients.
"That's not how you judge whether a dish is delicious..." Ye Chui said, shaking his head with some sweat, "Fresh mushrooms and mutton, this combination is indeed very delicious, fresh and mellow, and it is a very good dish in itself, but it is still a little bit inferior to Qin Yiyue's dish."
"What's wrong?" Dong Youyou said gloomily.
"Well..." Ye Chui thought about how to explain to Dong Youyou, "The taste of Dongshan mutton is already excellent. To fully bring out the characteristics of Dongshan mutton, maintaining its original taste is the most important thing. Of course, it cannot be denied that your sister uses fresh mushrooms and mutton to make the taste of this stew extremely excellent. But it deviates from the purpose of this competition. The focus of this competition should be Dongshan mutton. Your sister uses high-quality white mushrooms and Dongshan mutton to match. This behavior is a bit of a waste of time."
After listening to Ye Chui's explanation, Dong Youyou calmed down a little, and looked at the three judges with some worry. Ye Chui had commented on the previous dishes one by one, and there were basically no mistakes, which at least showed how good Ye Chui's vision was. Now that he made such a judgment on her sister's dishes, she became a little worried.
Ye Chui patted the girl on the shoulder and continued, "Don't worry, I believe in your sister's level. The taste of fresh mushrooms will affect the original freshness and fragrance of mutton. I believe she can think of this. This dish may not be as good as Qin Yiyue's stewed mutton, but it should be the best among these dishes."
After hearing what Ye Chui said, Dong Youyou's mood really improved a little. During this time, the three judges also gave their scores one after another - Ye Wenhua gave this dish eight points, Hou Yang gave this dish seven points, and Xiang Liping also gave it eight points.
The total score is twenty-three points.
Although this score is still far from Qin Yiyue's 27 points, it is temporarily ranked second.
After getting this score, Dong Qian's face was obviously unhappy. Other people might be satisfied with this score, but Dong Qian was obviously not like that. Originally, she had targeted Qin Yiyue, and she had even publicly expressed her confrontation with Qin Yiyue before.
But the four-point gap obviously made her very frustrated.
Dong Youyou also became unhappy when she saw Dong Qian's dejected look. She glared at Ye Chui and said, "You are such a bad mouth!"
Ye Chui rolled his eyes. Could he be blamed for this
Han Yuyan was still very protective of Master Ye Chuizheng at this time, and said to Dong Youyou unhappily: "Why are you blaming my master? My master is just telling the truth!"
Dong Youyou puffed her lips, crossed her arms in frustration, and scanned the remaining contestants, including Tian Xiaodu's cumin lamb, Zhou Baiwan's steamed lamb with ginseng soup, and Zhao Deguang's crystal lamb. She then said to Ye Chui, "According to your theory, steaming is the best way to cook Dongshan lamb. Adding extra ingredients and seasonings to lamb will affect the original taste of the lamb. Then there is no doubt that Qin Yiyue will be the champion of this competition. Look at the three of them, it seems that they all use other seasonings to cook lamb."
"That may not be the case."
Ye Chui's eyes swept over the remaining three people. Zhou Baiwan and Zhao Deguang were both in the process of steaming and boiling, while Tian Xiaodu was piercing the mutton with a roasting fork and roasting it on charcoal. Ye Chui's twilight gaze finally rested on Tian Xiaodu.
He showed a faint smile on his face: "If you want to make good Dongshan lamb, you can choose to cook it with its delicious taste, or you can choose to find a way to sublimate this delicious taste - just like what Xiao Du is doing." (~^~)
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