Just as Sheng Qiuyue and her husband were talking in the car, Manhanlou received three votes in a row, completely surpassing Jingjialou and becoming the second place in the Spring Banquet.
Now Manhan Building has 22 votes, while Shenghuayuan, which ranks first, has 36 votes. There is still a gap of 14 votes between the two, and the Spring Banquet has only been going on for half an hour.
Manhanlou's previous slump and current comeback have ignited the expectations of many people. Everyone who is paying attention to the Spring Banquet is a little nervous at this time. Manhanlou's whole pig banquet is so impressive that it has jumped from ninth place to second place. So... can it surpass Shenghuayuan and finally win the final championship
On the Food Online Forum.
"At first I thought Man Han Lou wouldn't do well at this year's Spring Banquet, but now it seems I was wrong. The whole pig banquet prepared by Ye Chui is really delicious. I think Man Han Lou will be the champion of this year's Spring Banquet."
"Isn't Shenghuayuan still ranked first now?"
"The gap is only over ten votes. Based on Manhanlou's current growth rate, it won't take long for them to catch up. It looks like Manhanlou will be the champion of this Spring Banquet."
"It's a pity that Shenghuayuan started off so fiercely."
"Huh, you don't understand this, I think Shenghuayuan is cheating."
"Cheating? Aren't the judges for the Spring Banquet kept secret? The boss of Shenghua Garden is so powerful that he can bribe the judges?"
"You are an outsider, right? The first people to taste the dishes of Shenghuayuan Manhanlou were the foreign guests, and the ones who voted for Shenghuayuan were also these foreign gourmets. Shenghuayuan may not be able to find out who the domestic judges are, but these foreign gourmets suddenly came to China recently. As long as someone is interested, it is still easy to find out who they are."
"I see. Oh, I thought Shenghuayuan was so powerful this year, but it turns out to be this kind of stuff."
"Hey, let me tell you a big secret. After the Spring Banquet, Shenghua Garden will be closed down due to some major incident. Their boss will probably be affected as well. My brother-in-law is a food detective. I just got the news from him."
"No way, just because of bribing the judges, it will be closed down?"
"I'm afraid it's not just about bribing the judges..."
There is a heated discussion about the Spring Banquet on the Internet, among which Shenghuayuan and Manhan Building are the most eye-catching. Obviously, people have invested great enthusiasm in this matter, and there is no wall that is impenetrable. The real purpose of Jim joining Shenghuayuan to participate in the Spring Banquet has gradually been revealed. When the Spring Banquet is over, a reshuffle is waiting for those who are related to this matter.
In a hotel near Jinghua Plaza, He Chengqing stood in front of the window, holding a telescope in his hand and looking at the display board in the square from afar with a gloomy expression on his face.
"I didn't expect Ye Chui's whole pig banquet to be so amazing... The dishes Jim made at Shenghua Garden are obviously not as good as this whole pig banquet. This spring banquet will not only not hit Ye Chui, but it may even make Ye Chui's reputation rise to a higher level..."
He Chengqing's expression became increasingly gloomy, as if he could freeze out ice.
And she knew that what she was most worried about at this time was not whether she could strike Ye Chui in Chunyan, but what impact would Jim's participation in the Spring Banquet on behalf of Chinatown have. If the Food Detective knew that this matter was actually caused by her, then she and the He family she represented would suffer a devastating disaster...
In fact, including Jim and Huang Yiyuan, everyone believed that making Chinatown cuisine independent was their long-cherished wish and idea. Even Jim never told He Chengqing the real purpose of joining Shenghuayuan to participate in the Spring Banquet. He thought he was taking advantage of He Chengqing. However, the truth was that He Chengqing was taking advantage of Jim.
Splitting up Chinatown cuisine is just the first step in a larger plan from a powerful international food enterprise…
He Chengqing is the spokesperson for this food company. If this matter succeeds, He Chengqing will be safe and sound. She will be protected by that company. Even if China convicts her, she and her family can still get countless benefits.
And if she failed, then... she would be completely abandoned by those people.
When she participated in this mission, besides considering the family, she was more concerned about using it to strike a blow against Ye Chui. Moreover, if it was successful, the people above her also promised her that they would not let Ye Chui have an easy time.
But now it's obviously going to fail.
The independence of Chinatown cuisine from Chinese cuisine is not a big deal, as it is a cultural conflict, but it is not a small matter in the era of food, and the crime that needs to be settled will definitely not be light.
"Shenghuayuan is bound to lose this time..." Looking at the number of votes on the display board, which was growing rapidly and gradually approaching that of Shenghuayuan's Manhan Building, He Chengqing was in no mood to continue watching. She threw the telescope aside and began to think about countermeasures in the hotel room.
At this time, there was a hint of anger on his face. Suddenly, he kicked an exquisite small coffee table to the ground. Finally, he made up his mind, took out his mobile phone and hurriedly left the hotel.
"Book me a flight to New York..."
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"My beautiful lady, why don't you try this twice-cooked pork?"
In Jinghua Square, Sister Han was diligently persuading a beautiful girl. The girl was tall, with the standard skinny figure, and was dressed very fashionably. She had been standing next to the whole pig banquet since a while ago, wanting to pick a dish to try, but couldn't make up her mind.
Seeing the girl who was as thin as a bamboo pole, Sister Han, who was trying to lose weight recently, couldn't help but have some bad thoughts, so she pointed at one of the dishes and introduced it to the skinny girl with a smile.
"What is twice-cooked pork? It seems to be all fat... I don't eat this kind of thing." The skinny girl glanced at the twice-cooked pork and immediately said with disgust. She also looked at Han Yuyan with contempt, "I am a model. Unlike ordinary girls, I must always maintain my good figure."
Han Yuyan didn't care about the skinny girl's words, but when she glanced at the girl's figure, which looked very slim even in thick clothes, Sister Han suddenly couldn't help but feel a sense of evil taste.
So she said to the skinny girl with a smile: "Miss, you can relax about your diet when you come to the Spring Banquet today. Don't look at this dish, which looks greasy and has a lot of fat. In fact, this dish has a very extraordinary origin and is extremely delicious. It is a Sichuan dish. Do you know Sichuan cuisine? In the current era of gourmet food, the distinction between domestic cuisines is not advocated. However, in the past, there were eight major cuisines in China, namely Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangsu, Fujian, Anhui and Zhejiang. Twice-cooked pork is the first of Sichuan cuisine and is regarded as the embodiment of Sichuan cuisine. In the past, when Sichuan cuisine was mentioned, people would immediately think of twice-cooked pork. Look at this dish. It has a bright red color and is good for your skin. Don't look greasy, but it tastes very unique. It is fat but not greasy, and it tastes rich and fragrant. After eating one piece, I want to eat the second piece. Girl, this dish cannot be found in other places. Even our Manhan Building does not have this dish on its menu. Do you want to give up such a good opportunity?"
—Han Yuyan's tone was just like that of someone in a pyramid scheme. After hearing what he said, the skinny girl who had originally sneered at this twice-cooked pork was immediately attracted to it.
Actually, it’s not Han Yuyan’s fault for being so talkative. She just said what Ye Chui said exactly—these words were originally said by Ye Chui to her…
This is quite interesting to talk about.
When Ye Chui was preparing for the whole pig banquet, he would prepare some dishes from the banquet for everyone to taste at lunch and dinner every day. Sister Han would never eat dishes made with pig stomach, pig tongue and pig trotters, and she was also a little resistant to dishes like twice-cooked pork that looked overly greasy. And on the night that Ye Chui made twice-cooked pork, Han Yuyan and several other girls, including Lin Wei, refused to eat the dish, so Ye Chui said those words with a seductive look.
It was these words that successfully convinced Han Yuyan and Lin Weijing.
Since twice-cooked pork is known as the best Sichuan dish, it must have its own unique features. The saying that after finishing one piece, you will want to eat the second piece is naturally true. Then, in those two days, Han Yuyan and Lin Wei Anjing both fell in love with this delicious dish which is fat but not greasy.
The direct consequence of this was that when Sister Han weighed herself one morning, she found that she had gained more than two kilograms...
Of course, the main reason for Han Yuyan's weight gain was certainly not just this plate of twice-cooked pork. During this period, because Ye Chui prepared a whole pig banquet, she had eaten too many delicacies and was a little out of control. But in Han Yuyan's opinion, the culprit was still this plate of twice-cooked pork made with pork belly.
At this moment, seeing this skinny beauty with an expression of "I am thin and proud of myself", Han Yuyan subconsciously felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, so she followed suit and told this skinny beauty all the words that Ye Chui had fooled her with.
Obviously, this skinny beauty was really caught -
"Well, can I try a piece?"
"Try it." Sister Han quickly handed over the chopsticks.
This twice-cooked pork is a traditional Sichuan dish and is the first choice for testing one's Sichuan cuisine skills. There are actually many ways to cook it. Ye Chui's method is a combination of several new methods. The twice-cooked pork is first steamed in a sealed container to remove the mutton smell, then lightly fried in a pan for a while, filtered out of the pan, and then stir-fried. The meat slices are cut evenly, and after cooking, the meat slices are slightly curled, crispy in texture, and very delicious.
The skinny beauty had a bitter and hateful expression on her face. She picked up a piece of meat, put it gently into her mouth and took a cautious bite. The expected greasy and disgusting taste of fat did not appear at all. Instead, she felt an indescribable wonderful enjoyment. So she couldn't help but take another big bite and swallowed the whole piece of meat into her stomach.
After eating it carefully, she couldn't help but nodded: "It tastes really good... Well, I'll have another piece."
Having said that, the skinny beauty picked up another piece.
Sister Han sneered at the side: You took the bait... (~^~)