Chapter 553 We don’t believe it
Fang Yuan said with anger and laughter: "Just be angry with me. If I take it seriously, you will be the one who suffers. Are you stupid?"
An Zhixia raised her eyebrows: "Are you sure it's me who suffers?"
Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then understood and chuckled: "Okay, let's see who is tired and who suffers tonight."
An Zhixia blushed and groaned, "I, I have to get up early tomorrow."
“It’s okay, you sleep in your bed, I’ll work on mine, we won’t get in each other’s way, and you won’t suffer anyway.” Fang Yuan nodded and replied seriously.
Because this is the first international cooking competition, everything is still being explored, and the initial plan is to complete the competition in one month. Almost half a month is spent in the preliminary round, and the public judges have to taste hundreds of foods every day.
One hundred players passed the preliminary round after brutal competition, and began to draw lots for a pair-wise duel. This involves a lot of luck. The food of each country is very unique, but the suppression of taste, ingredients, etc. is particularly obvious.
It can be said that some players can advance easily as long as they perform normally.
However, considering the fairness of the competition, the eliminated players still have a chance to be resurrected.
It is worth mentioning that the International Chef Competition is a little different from other competitions, that is, after entering the preliminary round, each person will receive a specific score from the judges, and this score will be accumulated from this moment until the final competition.
Whoever has a higher total score will get the first place!
This can also motivate players to go all out in every game and show their best level, otherwise it will be easy for others to overtake them.
An Zhiqiu drew a chef from country F. He was good at making all kinds of pastries and had a wide audience. What’s more, most judges are very receptive to Western food.
To pass the test easily, An Zhiqiu had to find a menu that could overpower pastries and be Xia Hua’s more distinctive menu.
Each competition requires contestants to prepare a meal, which includes four essential dishes, staple food, soup and dessert.
An Zhiqiu prepared it two months longer than others, so he already had many ready-made menus in his mind.
He first deduced and analyzed the other party's possible dishes, which should be foie gras, milk soup, bread and fruit salad. Foie gras can almost be regarded as one of the three major delicacies recognized by people internationally. This is a classic dish of country F. It is cooked by its own chef, so it is naturally more authentic.
As long as one person shines, then as long as the other soups, staple dishes, and desserts do not make too many mistakes, the promotion should be stable.
Even the chefs from country F plan to use this dish to sweep the competition and win the championship all the way.
An Zhiqiu knew what was going on and didn't panic at all. Instead, he asked the staff for the necessary tools and ingredients and started cooking with a calm face.
Kyoto roast duck is served with secret sauce, then onions, cooked sesame seeds and other ingredients. Small pancakes are used as the staple food. The soup is mushroom soup cooked with duck racks. The dessert is very simple almond tofu.
Every step he took was in order, but the ingredients were processed according to time intervals. After the first roast duck came out, he began to show off his knife skills. He sliced the duck very thin and still had some duck skin, and arranged it neatly on the plate.
However, the chef from country F has already finished cooking and handed the meal to the hostess to present it to the public judges' table. He held his chest and raised his eyebrows provocatively at An Zhiqiu, stretched out his thumb, and gestured downwards in a very public manner.
The Xiahua viewers sitting in front of the TV were very angry. They gritted their teeth and clenched their fists to help An Zhiqiu encourage him through the screen, "Our Xiahua cuisine is not inferior to Western food!"
"This foreigner is too arrogant. Is he sure he can win before the judges have given the results?" Some people stood up directly and kept spinning in place.
Everyone was extremely anxious, but An Zhiqiu remained calm and calm, without any impatience.
When the judges finished tasting, they couldn’t help but smile and nod to express their satisfaction with the meal.
An Zhiqiu still didn't call Miss etiquette, but waited for the duck soup to be cooked together.
About ten minutes have passed, and the aftertaste of delicious food has disappeared from the judges’ mouths. They took a sip of warm water, and then began to follow the instructions of the hostess. They picked up the small pancakes, put onions, cucumbers, sesame seeds, etc., then wrapped the duck meat in the sauce and wrapped them together.
They took a bite and were stunned for a moment.
Kyoto roast duck is very famous, and there are many restaurants abroad. However, it is still roast duck, and the differences in oven, duck type, processing method, etc. all affect the meat texture.
It is not easy to find an authentic roast duck restaurant in China, let alone abroad.
These judges did not have high expectations for the roast duck, not to mention that they had just eaten the extremely delicious foie gras, and they were already going through the motions and were ready to give a score that was not too embarrassing.
In addition, they were not the judges who had tasted An Zhiqiu's dishes before, so the impact was particularly strong.
The pancakes are extremely thin but still fragrant, the roast duck is crispy, the sauce is salty with a hint of sweetness and spiciness, the onions and cucumbers are cool and crispy, and the aroma of sesame seeds is so delicious that it will make you go to heaven immediately!
The judges restrained their eagerness and put one mouthful after another into their mouths.
It’s a pity that each of them only had five slices of duck meat and five small pancakes. After eating, they were still lingering on the aftertaste, as if they didn’t quite remember the feeling of tasting the foie gras just now.
They have eaten foie gras before, and they have also looked for many delicious and authentic foie gras, but this is the first time in their lives that they have eaten such delicious roast duck.
So they gave An Zhiqiu a high score of 9.8 without too much difficulty.
The chef from Country F exclaimed: “There must be a shady story!
There are few delicacies in the world that can compete with foie gras, let alone a flashy meal like Xia Hua.
I’m not convinced! "
Not only him, but the rest of the people were also a little restless.
An Zhiqiu won both games very well, which really makes people doubtful.
"We don't believe it either! The people of Xia Huaguo are really interesting. Since you are one of the initiators of the International Chef Competition, you must be fair and just. What's the point of buying judges to improve your reputation?"
Are you unable to operate other competitions and can only open new ones? "
One or two shouted, and the rest followed suit.
There are other judges who are extremely biased against Xia Huaguo and have never tasted An Zhiqiu's cooking. There are also some chefs who are afraid of confronting An Zhiqiu later, and people who really don't believe that An Zhiqiu can win foie gras with Kyoto roast duck.
An Zhiqiu took two microphones and put them in the middle. The harsh sound successfully stopped everyone's anger.
“Ladies and gentlemen, this competition is really fair and fair!”
(End of this chapter)