An Xiaoxiao's spicy chicken was bright red and yellow, which whetted people's appetite, while Nava's nine-layer chicken pie was exquisitely presented, giving people the feeling of a fine work of art. So when the two dishes were placed on the table, in terms of color, they immediately gave people a feeling of being equally matched. However, Ye Chui made a firm judgment early on: "No need to wait, An Xiaoxiao will definitely win this competition."
Spicy chicken is a famous Chinese dish with an outstanding taste. The spicy and fresh taste is definitely the top chicken dish. An Xiaoxiao has learned all the skills from Ye Chui. Even Old Han couldn't tell the difference between her spicy chicken and Ye Chui's. As for this nine-layer chicken tower...
That is to say, the name is mysterious, and the special seasoning called basil is used. The delicious taste of this dish lies in the taste of the basil seasoning, but in fact, basil is not a popular seasoning. This shows that although this seasoning has a certain audience, it is not yet popular among the masses.
In terms of taste, if the taste buds of the three gourmet judges were fine, they would definitely taste that the spicy chicken, a famous Chinese traditional dish, has been taken to the next level.
The result was just as Ye Chui said. After the three judges tasted the spicy chicken and the nine-layer chicken pie respectively, their expressions showed the result directly - when tasting the nine-layer chicken pie, the three of them nodded slightly and stopped after taking a bite. They obviously knew about this special condiment called basil and were not very fond of it. They didn't even finish the top layer of the nine-layer chicken pie.
But after tasting An Xiaoxiao's spicy chicken, the expressions of the three people changed at the same time - the first feeling of eating spicy chicken is spicy, and as picky gourmets, the second feeling they get is greasy. Spicy chicken is a delicacy made after frying, and the oily smell is very strong, but it is followed by a satisfying feeling.
The three of them lowered their heads and discussed for a few words. In fact, they had already discussed this after seeing An Xiaoxiao and Nava. Nava was at least in her thirties. An Xiaoxiao was just a little girl, and it seemed that she was not even half as old as Nava. It was unknown how such a little girl could get into the semi-finals of the Super Chef Competition. In fact, An Xiaoxiao could be said to be the youngest contestant in the chef competition. They subconsciously thought that An Xiaoxiao was not as good as the other party, but after tasting the two delicacies, the three people's views changed greatly, and they also realized that chefs are not judged by size. Cooking really depends on talent.
"This An Xiaoxiao's dish is even better."
“This dish is delicious. I think I’ve fallen in love with it.”
"Little girl, can you tell me what this dish is? How can you cook such a delicious dish?"
The three gourmets quickly said that they were speaking English and the host had to translate it into Chinese.
After hearing the host's translation, An Xiaoxiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and her originally nervous mood calmed down. She smiled sweetly and said, "This dish is called spicy chicken. My master taught me. It is a very famous Chinese dish."
The host translated An Xiaoxiao's words. The name "spicy chicken" was a little difficult to translate. After all, English did not have the same semantics as Chinese, so the host directly translated it into "chili chicken".
The three gourmets didn’t think there was anything wrong with the name. They all smiled and praised it as indeed chili chicken. The dish was really spicy, but also delicious enough.
The competition ended here, and An Xiaoxiao won the first round.
When she came down from the field, the little girl cheered and jumped for joy, hugging Ye Chui and the others one by one. She was very happy.
This made Dong Youyou feel a little unbalanced. Han Yuyan and An Xiaoxiao, two half-baked chefs, both advanced successfully, so why couldn't her sister
"It's mainly because your sister's luck was too bad. She met the strongest opponent at the beginning." Ye Chui understood what Dong Youyou was thinking. He smiled and comforted her, "Xiao Xiao and Dayu were just lucky. I think they will be eliminated in the second round."
Ye Chui was not just talking nonsense. It was still unknown who Han Yuyan's opponent would be in the second round, but the fact that this sister could only scramble eggs was a headache. As for An Xiaoxiao, she would face the nine-point beauty Elliot in the next round, and there was basically no chance of her winning.
Of course, Ye Cui was already very happy that his two apprentices could get to this point.
After leaving the competition venue, everyone went back to the hotel where they were staying. This was the fifth day of the competition. Tomorrow would be the sixth day and they would not be participating. Jim would be on the seventh day. After some discussion, everyone decided to visit each examination room the next day to see if there were any other great chefs and also have some fun at the same time.
At a time like this, Ye Chui naturally wanted to be with Lin Wei. She had originally planned to let An Xiaoxiao stay with her, but An Xiaoxiao didn't want to be a light bulb and took the initiative to ask to be with Han Yuyan. Ye Chui didn't want others to know that An Xiaoxiao might encounter danger on the island, so he arranged for Xing Sen and Qin Li to be with them.
On the next day, Ye Chui and Lin Wei strolled around the entertainment town. By the way, Lin Wei talked about her fantasy of buying an island. At around ten o'clock, the two came to an examination room and found that quite a few people had gathered there.
The voices of onlookers' conversations continued to be heard.
"The dishes they cooked were both so simple. How can this be a chef competition?"
"You don't understand. The best chefs can turn ordinary food into something magical. Even though their dishes may seem simple, they are absolutely amazing and delicious."
These conversations were conducted in English, but Ye Chui and Lin Wei could barely understand them. After hearing the conversation between the two, Ye Chui and Lin Wei looked at each other with great interest, so they curiously squeezed into the crowd to see what kind of food the two contestants were making.
There are two chefs competing against each other. One of them is a chef from Japan named Fumio Kobayashi, a 40-year-old man with a scar above his right eye. He looks a bit dull and doesn't like to smile. The other one is a chef from South Korea named Lee Yeon-bok, a middle-aged man with a amiable and slightly fat look.
The dish they chose to compete was rice.
I don’t know if it was an agreement, but both of them chose the simplest cooking method.
What Kobayashi Xun made was a dish of rice with butter, while what Li Yanfu made was a dish of rice with soy sauce.
The ingredients needed for soy sauce rice include fresh rice, soy sauce, some lettuce, eggs and bacon, while butter rice only requires rice, soy sauce and butter.
When Ye Chui and Lin Wei squeezed into the crowd, Li Yanfu was cooking this simple dish.
Crack the eggs directly onto the steaming rice and stir it carefully with chopsticks to give the rice a golden color. The temperature of the rice will make the eggs three-tenths cooked. Cut the bacon into even thin slices and sprinkle it on the rice. Stir it carefully again. Cover the rice with a few lettuce leaves and wait for a few minutes. The lettuce leaves will gradually become soft due to the heat of the rice. Remove the lettuce and drip in soy sauce. Stir it again. At this time, the temperature of the rice has become very suitable for people to enjoy, and it also has the aroma and salty taste of bacon, as well as the fragrance of soy sauce. Put a few more lettuce leaves on the rice, and a dish of soy sauce rice is ready.
This kind of meal only takes five minutes.
Compared to him, the butter rice made by Kaoru Kobayashi was even simpler, so simple that it gave people a child's play feeling - there were only three ingredients used in this beef dish, rice, butter, and soy sauce. A piece of solidified butter was placed on the steaming rice, and after the heat from the rice melted the butter, a few drops of soy sauce were added and stirred slightly, and a dish of butter rice was ready.
The two chefs only had five minutes in total to cook. When they brought two servings of simple-looking rice to the judges' table, not only did the onlookers couldn't help but make a noise, even the three gourmet judges showed surprised expressions.
that's all
This is a super chef competition, and two master chefs are treating it like this
This made all three of them feel disrespected.
"Ye Chui, is there any secret behind the dishes they make?" Lin Wei couldn't help but ask Ye Chui.
Ye Chui also frowned. He knew a lot about all kinds of food, but he couldn't understand how such a simple method could make food. He shook his head and said, "I don't see how this can be delicious. All their rice, soy sauce, etc. look very simple..." Ye Chui was puzzled, but suddenly he thought of something and laughed, "So that's how it is."
"What's the matter?" Lin Wei looked at Ye Chui curiously.
"This competition is a one-on-one competition, which means that the competition is just about which of the two people's meals is more delicious, and one of the two will definitely win the competition." Ye Chui laughed, "So from the beginning, they didn't have to make very delicious food, but just make food that is more delicious than the other person's. And they probably also agreed on the way of competition, and their competition is based on simplicity."
Lin Wei also suddenly realized: "So that's how it is... Then Ye Chui, whose food do you think is better?"
"It's hard to say..." Ye Chui smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Butter rice, soy sauce rice, these are already the ultimate in simplicity. I'm afraid such rice can't be called gourmet at all, but..." Ye Chui suddenly looked at Xiao Lin Xun, "However, I think this Japanese chef's butter rice is very likely to be better." (~^~)
PS: Sorry that this update is even later... Butter rice is a delicacy in Midnight Diner. The method is indeed that simple, similar to the cat rice. If you are interested, you can have a look. The name of the Japanese chef Kobayashi Fumio is also the name of the protagonist of Midnight Diner~~~ In addition, there is also soy sauce rice, but the method cannon has been made a little bit more creative... Dear friends, don’t follow the method of soy sauce rice, it is very likely to become a dark dish... You can try the butter rice.