Chapter 452: Showoff and Professionalism

"What I mean is, the old man clearly said that the scallion-fried sea cucumber he made was not good, it was a lame version, and he also readily admitted that he just learned it blindly from the Internet and had never received any serious guidance from a teacher. However, the old man felt that he was just an ordinary restaurant chef, but it was amazing that he could learn to make a lame version of scallion-fried sea cucumber just by watching it on the Internet. Although his shortcomings were obvious and there was absolutely no hope of promotion, his talent was worthy of recognition, so he simply recommended his apprentice to him and gave him a chance." The fat man explained.

"No wonder he is so happy, this is more real than promotion!" Wen Xinyuan couldn't help smacking his lips after understanding what he heard.

"That's right, the old man is a master of Shandong cuisine, and none of his apprentices are doing badly. This kid is so lucky, I'm jealous just hearing this!"

"It's no use being jealous. They're lucky to go, but you're betraying your master." Zhao Xiaojing laughed at the fat man lightly, but she couldn't help feeling happy in her heart.

While his ability to identify the special ingredient as scallions, his ability to think creatively, immediately monopolizing all the auxiliary ingredients, and even his impulsive decision to ask his opponent to switch to sea cucumber and chicken demonstrate his boldness, carefulness, and quick thinking, without competitions like Fresh Chef Competition, he wouldn't have met Dan Nan Rongquan and had this opportunity.

It seems that the further you go, the higher the value of your participation in the competition. Even if you see the world, it is still not as good as running a rice bowl restaurant.

The four of them chatted while watching the game. After another half an hour, the fat guy who was transferred to the tenth group finally came on stage.

The fat man and the chefs in this group had obviously made an agreement in the background. After opening the refrigerator, they did not rush to take out the ingredients, but played rock-paper-scissors in front of the refrigerator seriously. After four ties, the fat man played paper and the other party played scissors.

I thought the fat man had lost the priority this time, but he looked dejected instead. The fat man bowed and took a step forward with a smile.

"Is it decided who loses and who gets to choose first?"

"Judging from Zhao Duo's style, it should be."

"This Zhao Duo is still as hated as ever!"

"If he chooses first, will others still have a chance to survive?"

Before the four of them could speak, they could already hear the discussions from the audience in the back.

It started again. Zhao Xiaojing tilted her head with a sullen laugh, "You two are really eye-catching. You always have the ability to be a hot topic."

"That's him! Am I that sexy?" Wen Xinyuan immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Zhao Duo is famous for his many tricks, but that's not the only reason he's famous. Don't be fooled by his cheerful appearance. No one wants to go against him. His character, potential, skills, and speed of improvement are all terrifying. Even if it's a big setback for others, he can accept it immediately with a smile, and even use the sympathy of the onlookers to pave the way for himself." Guan Yingxia looked at the stage solemnly and spoke softly to Zhao Xiaojing.

Zhao Xiaojing nodded thoughtfully and looked at the fat man on the stage.

Although Guan Yingxia defeated the fat man, she has always had a high opinion of the fat man.

Well, Fatty was truly the most adaptable of the contestants. In the previous competition, he'd noticed I was finishing a dish quickly and immediately observed it. Seeing it looked good, and seeing I looked unfamiliar, he immediately approached me to get information. Upon learning I had no master, he immediately started recruiting apprentices for the restaurant. Later, when Guan Yingxia arrived and the four of them were about to part ways, Fatty suggested they have dinner together. Because of him, the four of them, who were once just casual acquaintances, had become close friends.

Although he was rather familiar, his every move was measured and kept in the right distance, not being annoying. If it were someone else, it might have seemed like he was being cautious, but when it came to Fatty, it seemed reasonable, and one could even believe he was sincere.

People like this really make people not want to deal with them. Even if you can't be friends, it's best not to be enemies.

While I was thinking, the fat man on the stage took action again.

After the fat man got the first move, he did not rush to grab the ingredients, but looked at each ingredient carefully. Not only did he look at them, he also pulled his opponent along, holding the ingredients for him to look at from time to time.

Look, he was just carrying out a chicken. He turned around and looked at his opponent with a questioning expression on his face. Then the opponent nodded. He put the chicken back into his basket, then stepped back with a smile and made a please gesture to the other party.

"Tsk, choosing ingredients and pretending to be so pretentious! Show-off!" Wen Xinyuan pouted and complained.

After the fat man stepped back, the opponent seemed to have already thought of the dish he wanted to cook. He directly took the eel from the tank that the fat man had shown him just now, and then the fat man came forward again.

This time the fat man didn't choose carefully. He just took a few eggs without showing them to his opponent.

Zhao Xiaojing's eyes flashed and she began to scan the ingredients.

Sure enough, eel and chicken are high-quality ingredients, and eggs are of special grade.

The fat man was indeed cheating.

After rotating back and forth, both sides took the ingredients they needed and went to the competition area.

The fat man finally took a piece of ordinary pork belly, while his opponent only took the side ingredients, and the last high-quality ingredient, lamb tripe, was left.

"What is he going to do?" Zhao Xiaojing felt strange when she saw the fat man wash the chicken and only slice the chicken breast, while putting the rest in a basket and away.

"If he removes the fascia and then minces it into fine paste, it will be Gillette Pu Bang Chicken." Guan Yingxia answered after thinking for a few seconds.

Sure enough, the fat man quickly removed the fascia from the chicken breast, washed it again, wiped it dry with kitchen paper, then took out two knives, one in each hand, and started chopping the chicken.

The fat man's knife skills were very rhythmic. With both knives working together, in a short while, the chicken breast had become finely chopped.

Next is a small amount of pork belly. After selecting the fattest part, a piece of lean meat is shaved off and minced with a fat-to-lean ratio of almost 9:1. Finally, it is chopped into thin pork filling.

Although it was not the first time for the three to watch the fat man cook, the moment he picked up the kitchen knife, he instantly became professional and serious. The extremely contrasting look of the fat man made the three of them unconsciously mesmerized.

When the three of them started chatting again, the fat man had already seasoned the stuffing twice and added eggs and stirred them vigorously.

"Oh, that creepy guy has handed in his dish. The time limit is almost up." When the two judges stood up, Wen Xinyuan noticed that the male chef in the same group as Zhao Xiaojing raised his hand.

Zhao Xiaojing turned her head to take a look, then subconsciously looked at the big screen, only to see that the countdown for her group on the big screen had turned to 0.

"He's quite good at timing. I almost forgot he was there once the competition was over."

"No, why does he want to make this dish? Isn't it enough time to cook this dish?!" Wen Xinyuan took a look at the dish and was very surprised.