Chapter 365 Just wait for me!

Especially the owners of the other three restaurants except Baxianlou and Juweizhai were overjoyed.

After all, the status of Baxianlou and Juweizhai is difficult to shake. They are ranked among the top five in the entire capital, and their reputation is loud enough to gain a foothold in the capital.

Zheng Mingyuan was calm and composed at this time, but Chen Guiming's face was filled with anger. He looked at Zheng Mingyuan and said, "Chef Zheng's cooking skills have improved."

"Same here. Chef Chen is getting better and better." Zheng Mingyuan responded with a smile.

But in Chen Guiming's eyes, this smile was full of sarcasm and provocation. He snorted coldly and then walked away.

Zheng Mingyuan, just wait for me! ——The next day, the second round of the cooking competition.

The notes drawn today are fish and pork, the cooking method is stewing, and the way to advance is from five to three.

And today, another rule was added - the dishes cannot be served ahead of the one and a half hour deadline, and must be served at the last minute for the judges to taste.

When this rule was announced, the onlookers were also shocked.

Fish and pork are both meat dishes, and both can be ingredients for the main dish. If you mix the two together, it may not be easy to blend them together. If you don't grasp the ratio of the two ingredients well, it will easily affect the taste.

Besides, there is time to serve the food.

It is winter now. If the dishes are prepared too early in advance, they will become cold, which will completely affect the taste and flavor, and even the appearance will look bad. Even if they are kept warm in a steamer on the stove, they will be overcooked and taste bad.

But if you don’t seize the time, you may not have enough time in the end. The rush will also affect your state and you won’t be able to make delicious food.

In short, cooking today can be said to be even more difficult than yesterday.

All the chefs looked solemn and did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. After thinking for a long time, they began to select the ingredients and condiments they wanted.

After the five cooks had been busy for half an hour, one of them stood up with a dejected look on his face, "I give up."

Anyone give up?

Everyone immediately started talking about it.

"It has come to this. If you cook any dish, even the worst one will be ranked fifth. Why give up now?"

"You don't understand. This chef has been cooking for his whole life and has very high standards for himself. Naturally, he won't allow himself to just casually cook a dish that is not presentable."

"Yeah, if you give up right away, at least you can save some dignity..."

When people heard someone say this, there was silence for a while, but they looked at the cook with a little more admiration.

After all, at this time, anyone who has the courage to speak out and say that they are giving up must have made a great determination.

After this chef said he would give up, another chef, after a cup of tea, looked at the dish he was preparing and said he would give up.

When the first person said he gave up, everyone was quite surprised, but when the second person opened his mouth, everyone was quite accustomed to it and didn't say much.

But today's competition was originally to be between five and three, and now two people have given up. So, can the remaining three people advance directly?

When Chef Fang was slicing fish, he suddenly thought of this and his brows lit up with joy.

He could basically determine that he could advance. No matter what dish he cooked, he would be third! What good luck! Chef Fang was very happy, and his smile almost reached his ears.

At this time, Zheng Mingyuan and Chen Guiming didn't care about anything else and just concentrated on making their own dishes.

Soon, another hour passed, and the gong sounded, signaling that it was time for the judges to taste the food.

The three people's dishes were brought to the judges one by one.

First up is the stewed fish made by Chen Guiming. The fish used is garoupa, and the bottom of the pot is fried with fatty pork belly. Various ingredients are added to the fish and boiled over high heat, and then simmered over low heat. You can scoop it out whenever you want to eat it. The fish is hot and tender, and the taste becomes better and better as it is stewed. This kind of stewed fish has a rich flavor and dominates people's taste buds. Everyone who tasted it was full of praise.

Next was the boiled fish made by Chef Fang, which was also fresh, spicy and tender. Although not as good as Chen Guiming’s, the fish meat was loose due to being cooked for a long time and the texture was too soft, but it was still eatable.

Finally, it was Zheng Mingyuan’s dish. It was not served in a dish plate or bowl, but in an extremely deep soup bowl. Each person had one bowl, and the portion didn’t look big.

From the looks of it, it was probably fish stew? Everyone was surprised and curious. When they opened the lid of the soup bowl and saw the white balls floating on it, they immediately understood what it was - fish ball soup!

The fish balls are freshly made, chewy and tasty. The soup is obviously made from fish bones and fish heads, and has a light, fresh and delicious taste. The most important thing is that the fish balls are filled with juicy meat fillings, and every bite is an excellent enjoyment.

After eating the two very savory dishes, stewed fish and boiled fish, eating a bowl of fish ball soup makes it taste even more delicious.

The judges nodded one after another to show their approval of the fish ball soup.

Soon, the three dishes were tasted and the judges announced the results of the second round of competition today.

"The ones who advance to tomorrow's competition are Chef Chen from Baxianlou and Chef Zheng from Juweizhai. The others are eliminated!"

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As soon as he finished speaking, Chef Fang was stunned and asked hurriedly, "Today is not a five-to-three competition. We gave up two people. Logically, all three of us can advance. Why was I eliminated?"

One of the judges was Sun Yuchu from the palace. He curled his lips when he heard this. "It is because of this that you don't take this competition seriously. You even forgot the original rules of the competition?"

"This competition requires the presence of fish and pork, and the method of preparation is stewing. Not to mention that you can't see any pork in it, the method of preparation is boiling, not stewing. It really cannot be considered qualified." Someone on the side agreed.

Chef Fang was suddenly speechless, and he slapped himself on the forehead, his face full of regret.

What a sin! I have fallen down at this critical moment!

Chef Fang was eliminated, and the only two people left in the third round of competition tomorrow are Zheng Mingyuan and Chen Guiming. It’s time to compete against each other.

Everyone was talking about this.

"Who do you think will take first place tomorrow?"

"If it were in the past, I would definitely guess Chef Chen from the Eight Immortals Restaurant, but after the competitions over the past few days, I think Chef Zheng is the most likely candidate."

"I also think that Chef Zheng's performance is always good, and tomorrow's competition will surely amaze everyone."

"yes……"

Chen Guiming gritted his teeth when he heard such discussions.

Zheng Mingyuan won the first place?

How could he be so worthy! But just as those people said, the dishes Zheng Mingyuan cooked these few times were very good.

Take today's dish for example. He wanted to cook with fish and pork, but he could only think of stewing fish with pork. However, Zheng Mingyuan was able to open his mind and made fish balls with fillings.

Don’t underestimate!

Tomorrow's competition...

(End of this chapter)