And judge David is even more demanding of desserts.
He just took a bite, and then frowned: "Everything is perfect, it is precisely because it is too harmonious, the taste of burnt syrup is more obvious... I was ready to be conquered... But now I am full of heart. Empty…”
Yes, Victor made a mistake. Such a mistake may be harmless to the average chef, after all, few diners can taste it, but for these discerning judges, it is really impossible to ignore.
Victor's matcha opera cake was rated 6.8, and his final score was still 8.7.
The audience breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the score is above 8.7, Victor's advantage is still very obvious. Unless Lin Kesong, who is in second place, can get 10 points, it is impossible to beat him.
Now, it seems almost certain that Victor is the champion of this game.
"Actually, the second place is not bad, right... I mean facing an opponent like Victor... So as long as Crosun can hold the second place and not be overtaken by that Goto Nobuo... I mean even if he is If she overtakes, she can also get third place, right?" Uncle Lin became nervous and incoherent.
"Dad, what are you talking about! It's not the last moment yet!" Lin Xiaoxue bumped Uncle Lin with his elbow.
Song Yiran smiled slightly and said, "Yeah, it's not the last moment."
At this time, Sansa has also raised her hand to indicate completion.
Her dishes, from starter to main course and even dessert at the end, are all vegetarian.
In New York, the most famous vegetarian chef is Lilith, known as the "Witch".
Sansa's appetizer is refried beans made from a variety of beans, stuffed into the center of the mushrooms and baked. When the richness of the refried beans and the deliciousness of the mushrooms are blended together, they are stuffed into the mouth and bite down. The mushrooms are in the mashed beans. The juice overflowed... Winston let out a long sigh.
There were three mushrooms on each judge's plate, and David couldn't resist the temptation to eat all three mushrooms at once.
"Mr. David, judge, you need to stop, to know that there are still several contestants' dishes that you need to taste!" Annalise had to remind her.
"Don't worry, I've always had a big appetite. These three little mushrooms are too small for me..."
All the audience laughed, and the atmosphere of the game was much more relaxed.
Sansa's main course was pan-fried tofu with spinach and mushroom sauce.
The expression of each judge cutting the pan-fried tofu is like cutting a tender steak, and the expression in the mouth is also very happy.
"I've never felt an appetite for food without any meat at all!" David licked his lips like a big cat, and the audience couldn't help laughing.
Winston, Luke, and other reviewers also rated the main course very highly, with the only downside being that the tofu should have been fried on the sides as well, keeping every cut to give the crunch a crunch.
As for Sansa's dessert, it was a golden ganache cake. The small cake adorned with mint leaves spreads the flavors of oranges, ganja liqueur and chocolate almonds. The cake is soft and moist, the only drawback is that the cake is not completely cooled before being coated with chocolate sugar glue during the making process.
Sansa Cuisine's final score was 8, and she was obviously not very satisfied with this score, because it didn't give her an absolute advantage in the top three.
After Sansa, Goto Nobuya raised his hand to signal the completion of the cooking.
"How come everyone is done, so there's another Russian player in Croix! I'm so anxious!" Lin Xiaoxue in the audience covered her eyes.
Uncle Lin patted the back of her hand in turn and said, "Don't be nervous! Don't be nervous! Maybe Nobuo Goto will make a mistake too!"
Lin Xiaoxue looked at Nobu Goto's calm expression, shook her head and said, "He doesn't look like he will make mistakes..."
What Nobuo Goto presents is a French meal that is completely different from Japanese cuisine.
His starter was an octopus salad with fennel.
"Oh, octopus salad with fennel is one of the most popular appetizers in French cuisine. Octopus itself has no taste. Whether the salad can be delicious at the end, the most important thing is to balance the ratio of octopus and fennel. With more fennel, octopus The original flavor itself is lost. There is less fennel, and the deliciousness of the octopus cannot be foiled and enhanced.”
Winston only took one bite and then put down the cutlery, which made everyone nervous, is there something wrong with the salad
"Perfect work, if this were an opera, I would stand up and applaud. In this salad, once the fennel and octopus meet, it is like a passionate kiss... This dish definitely brings out the seafood master Ha Jin level!"
Winston rarely uses metaphors to describe a contestant's work, which shows that he is really satisfied with Goto's cooking.
And Nobuo Goto's main dish also strongly conquered the judges' taste buds: Spicy Cod. Its ingredients are very simple, except for the cod, only onion, garlic, red pepper, rosemary, sea salt and black pepper are used. But this dish's mastery of the heat made the judges applaud. The proportions of all the ingredients were so perfect that people couldn't help but send a whole piece of cod into their mouths.
"Tender and delicious, the dynamism of black pepper spreads on the tip of the tongue at the moment when the cod meat is about to be opened, and the balanced taste hides surprises... This is the delicious taste that we, as food judges, want to taste the most! There is no complicated cooking process, no let A spice that no one can name, it all depends on technology.”
Winston spoke out the first and most important request from his heart for all players.
It's just a pity that compared to Nobuo Goto's starter and main course, his dessert is slightly inferior: the royal bittersweet chocolate cake.
The sweetness of butterscotch gum is slightly lighter, which is related to Goto's own dislike of sweets.
But no matter what, Goto's final average score was as high as 9.4 points. If dessert can be more perfect, his average score in this round will even reach 9.6 points.
It's just that this advantage still can't let him catch up with Victor's total score. After all, Victor's advantage in the first two rounds was too obvious. Although he made a major mistake in the third round, the fourth round and the final brought him back a lot of points.
Annalise looked at the score and looked at Lin Kesong and the remaining Russian players with a smile: "My dears, there are three minutes left until the end of the game! Are you ready?"
Both the Russian player and Lin Kesong entered the stage of placing the plate.
The Russian player accidentally bumped a main dish under the table. He looked at the dishes on the ground foolishly, covered his forehead and stepped back.
There was a regretful breath in the audience, which undoubtedly gave him more pressure.
Annalise couldn't help but reminded: "Please note that even if you lose a main course, there are twelve judges here, and it will never affect your final score by more than 0.5! My suggestion is to finish you calmly. Whatever you can accomplish, stick to it until the end!"
The Russian player exhaled and continued to complete his set.
At this time, Lin Kesong raised his hand, indicating that he had finished all the cooking.
"Ah... Lin Ke Song! Know that I have high expectations for you myself! The judges have already tasted Victor's perfect starter and main course, Sansa's amazing vegetarian dishes, and Goto's incredible Spicy cod, Croissant, if you want to keep the top three, you have to have no mistakes, no flaws. Do you understand?"
Lin Kesong looked down at the dishes he prepared and nodded, "They are perfect."
The audience in the stands were surprised by Lin Kesong's confidence. Although they felt that this was the strength that the young girl pretended to be in order to support her until the end, her calmness and orderliness in these three hours made people believe her self-confidence.
When her food was put on the dining car and sent to the backstage review room, she didn't feel the anxiety and unease before, on the contrary... She felt that everything was easier.
She turned her head and looked at Jiang Qianfan. He seemed to know where she was, and his eyes were looking in her direction.
The appetizer pea and shrimp jelly was sent to the judges.
Annalise smiled and asked, "The judges... are you sure you can still eat it?"
"Oh... God! Pea and Shrimp Jelly... I know of only two people in this country who can make this dish to the top, Chef Brody of the three-Michelin-starred restaurant Polarlight... and Jiang Qianfan. If it wasn't for attention Gossip news, I can't believe that Chef Jiang Qianfan will teach any amateur-level student! So I always believe that this student must have some extraordinary talent! This dish combines French and Chinese cuisine. Combined, it brings out the richness of French food and the unique taste of Chinese food! Now I really want to know how much of Jiang Qianfan's skills this dish has inherited!" David picked up the knife and fork with great anticipation, but he couldn't Determined to fork the shrimp jelly, "Oh, my God, I'm very nervous now. The plate of this dish is really lacking. The green and transparent shrimp jelly is like an emerald lying on the bottom of a lake. With such a degree of refraction, its It must taste great! But I'm worried... If it doesn't taste as good as I thought... What a loss I'll be..."
Mel in the audience sighed and complained to Jiang Qianfan in a low voice: "Dave, the fat fat man, he can't stop talking nonsense, put the frozen shrimp in his mouth, and then tell everyone whether it's delicious or not. eat!"
And Winston also raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows: "If you didn't know... All the contestants were played in the presence of the audience... The placement, color, and every little detail of this appetizer... It would make me think it was Jiang Qianfan... But only the appearance is useless, only the level of taste, everything is perfect and precise, this is the level that truly represents Jiang Qianfan."