Backstage area of ​​the food festival organizers.

In the office.

Li Shangui and Wu Zhengchuan were sitting at the tea table, drinking tea and chatting happily.

The two have known each other since they were young, and can be considered old friends of several decades.

In their youth, one was a chef and the other a gourmet.

Originally, it was an opposing relationship.

After all, food critics will comment on a chef's culinary skills, which will inevitably involve some criticism.

Therefore, there is often some distance between chefs and gourmets.

What's more serious than for most people is that the relationship between these two can be described as irreconcilable.

They're the kind of people who exchange insults whenever they meet.

The reason is that Wu Zhengchuan was already a nationally renowned chef in his early twenties.

He has won numerous awards in various culinary competitions across the country.

He can be described as a rare genius chef.

Therefore, he also became somewhat arrogant.

As the saying goes, youth is often full of vigor.

Achieving such success at such a young age would make most people feel proud.

Li Shangui is a nationally renowned food connoisseur, known for his strict requirements on food.

Every time I eat someone's food, I give a detailed review.

Of course, the main focus is still on criticism.

Even if the Emperor himself came, it wouldn't be an exception.

He would point out what was wrong with the other person's dish and why it was bad.

Although he's not good at cooking, when it comes to eating, there are still very few people in the whole country who can compare to him.

No matter what the dish is, he can roughly tell how it was made after just one bite.

How was the entire cooking process? When was it ready to be served? Can it be improved further?

Although his comments were sharp, they were also reasonable and well-founded, and most chefs couldn't refute them.

But Wu Zhengchuan is different.

Every time they commented on the food prepared by Wu Zhengchuan, the two would have a heated argument.

Wu Zhengchuan firmly asserted that his culinary skills were absolutely no problem.

They believed that Li Shangui was talking nonsense, that he only ate a couple of bites and then spouted off, and that he had no idea how profound his dish was.

He also said that Li Shangui's own cooking skills were not good, so he was criticizing him, which made him very dissatisfied.

Li Shangui was also dissatisfied.

He believes that as long as he has tasted something, he can delve into it and point out its advantages and disadvantages.

I'm sure I'm right.

Wu Zhengchuan's narcissism in believing that his cooking skills are flawless and have no room for improvement is disrespectful to his palate.

These two were constantly at odds with each other, and often exchanged insults during national competitions.

This created a series of awkward moments on the scene.

The organizers of each competition were always troubled by the two of them, but there was nothing they could do.

In the top culinary circles across the country, there are only a few people who come and go, and there's no escaping them.

Later, 20 years ago, at a national culinary competition, the two met again, and the organizers came up with an excellent way to resolve their issues.

That means switching the positions of the two sides.

Let Li Shangui be in charge of making the food.

Wu Zhengchuan, on the other hand, was tasting the food.

At first, neither party was willing, but under the strong insistence of the organizer, they reluctantly gave it a try.

This switch of identities was broadcast live on television to the entire nation.

Many people still know this today.

In fact, Li Shangui, who is a food connoisseur, can't cook at all; in fact, he's not even as good as a primary school student.

It's the kind of food that gets burnt even when making scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

He has been a pure foodie since he was a child.

When I was in school, I earned some money by working part-time and often traveled all over the country.

Go and sample the cuisines of different places.

The key issue is that every time they finish eating at the restaurant, they keep pointing and criticizing, saying this is bad and that is bad, and giving feedback to the restaurant owner.

If you encounter someone with a good temper, that's fine.

If you encounter someone with a bad temper, you're bound to get a good beating.

He was beaten a lot during those years.

However, this wasn't a bad thing, because as he ate, he found that his tongue was becoming more and more sensitive.

He can immediately tell how a dish is made from anything he puts in his mouth.

What are the ingredients like? Are they fresh? What are the specific cooking steps?

What are the good points, and what are the bad points?

From then on, he switched careers and started doing food tasting.

Commonly known as a gourmet.

Because of his extraordinary talent, he quickly rose to a top position in the country and became a well-known figure.

In response to the organizer's request.

Neither of them was convinced at first, and each believed they were right.

Li Shangui had no choice but to make a braised pork ribs with three kinds of seafood.

After it was prepared, Wu Zhengchuan tasted it.

The result was predictable: Li Shangui's cooking was so bad that Wu Zhengchuan cursed him on the spot.

Wu Zhengchuan knew the dish was bad, but he couldn't figure out why or where the steps went wrong.

His tongue couldn't tell at all.

The word I heard most often was "disgusting".

Through this incident, Wu Zhengchuan also deeply realized Li Shangui's prowess in food tasting.

Li Shangui also realized Wu Zhengchuan's advanced culinary skills.

The two reconciled.

From then on, the two became close friends who could talk about anything.

This has become a beautiful story.

This time, Li Shangui came from Shanghai to participate in the Kyoto Food Festival at the invitation of Wu Zhengchuan.

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