After the chefs entered, the cooking competition began quickly.
This time is different from the previous times. The stove in front of each person has changed from one to two.
Someone on the stage announced the rules, and everyone came on stage and drew a dish from each of the two boxes.
After you have prepared both dishes, you can raise your hand and someone will send the dishes to the judges for tasting.
To be fair, the judges cannot see the chefs cooking, so they will not know who made the dish.
The food boxes delivered will be numbered in sequence according to the time the dishes were prepared, and used for scoring and voting.
When making two dishes, they need to be served together after they are fully cooked, which means that everyone needs to try to make sure that both dishes are out of the pot at the same time, so that the judges can taste them when they taste the best.
That’s why we prepared two stoves for each person today so that we can cook two dishes at the same time.
However, whether or not everyone can handle the task depends on their luck and what the two dishes drawn are.
Of course, for a chef who can reach this step, this is not a difficult task. It just requires coordinating the time for each step of the two dishes.
The dishes that Mrs. Ye drew this time were braised lion's head and sweet and sour carp.
She calculated the time in her mind and started to pick the meat and chop the minced meat.
The ingredients prepared for this competition were all the freshest. Mrs. Ye quickly selected what she needed, returned to her seat and started to get busy.
Mrs. Ye used to be in charge of the Ye family’s meals.
The Ye family is large and the kitchen is not very big, so Mrs. Ye has long developed the habit of cleaning up while cooking.
After everyone had prepared the ingredients and started to light the fire to prepare for cooking, Mrs. Ye's clean table and neatly arranged ingredients soon attracted more people's attention.
"Mrs. You works really efficiently. She cleaned everything up as she went along."
"That's right. Among all the people here, her desk is the neatest and cleanest."
"The dumpling restaurant run by Madam You is also very clean. Now when my family wants to eat dumplings, we're too lazy to make them ourselves. We can just go to her shop and eat there, or buy raw dumplings and cook them at home. It's very convenient!"
When some people praise something, naturally there will be others who disagree.
"This is a cooking competition. It's about skill, not hygiene."
"That's right, when it comes to cooking, it still depends on men. Haven't you seen that so many famous chefs are men?
"Women are short-sighted. They never forget to clean up no matter what time it is. They are only fit to clean the house at home."
The competition inside the arena was very calm and without any tension, but the people watching outside the arena started arguing about it and almost came to blows.
Fortunately, Ye Laosi arrived in time with his men and separated the crowd.
After understanding the situation clearly, Ye Laosi was also speechless.
They almost got into a fight over something like this.
He dealt with the matter quickly, nipping a physical altercation in the bud.
Mrs. Ye was concentrating on cooking at the time and had no idea that a conflict almost occurred outside because of her.
Her lion head was already fried and out of the pan.
The meatballs, each the size of a child's fist, were fried until golden brown. Just looking at them made one want to eat them.
The next step is to put the meatballs into the pot, add broth and seasonings, and start simmering over low heat.
After stewing the lion's head, Mrs. Ye did not dare to slack off at all. She quickly started to clean the carp and prepare to make the next sweet and sour carp.
She did not process the fish in advance like others did, mainly because she was worried that it was hot and the fish would become stale and affect the taste if left aside after being killed.
If she were cooking at home, she wouldn't mind the half hour or so.
But this is a cooking competition after all. After the previous rounds of competition, the strength of the remaining people should not be underestimated.
And although today's judges are not chefs, they have all been pampered since childhood.
They may not know how to cook, but they have been eating and using the best food since they were young, so their tongues can easily tell the difference.
These were all told to her by Mr. Cen.
Therefore, Mrs. Ye would rather be a little more cautious about the time required for the second dish and prepare it herself more quickly, rather than cleaning the fish in advance.
She was cleaning the carp, and the onlookers who had looked down on her just now immediately started to criticize her.
"I always say that women can't compare to men. Look at the other chefs who want to cook fish. They all clean the fish first before doing anything else.
"She's the only one who only thinks of cleaning the carp when she's halfway through cooking."
The man shook his head as he spoke, with an expression of disdain.
"Just look at her. For someone like her, it's almost like she can just help the chef and clean up the kitchen.
"You still want to cook for the emperor? You're really crazy..."
"You know shit!" Someone next to him suddenly cursed coldly.
The man was talking excitedly when he was suddenly interrupted and was stunned for a moment.
Everyone around laughed secretly when they saw this.
The person who spoke finally realized that he was being scolded and immediately turned his head to look at the person who spoke.
When he found out that it was just a white-haired old man and not a member of the Yulin Guard, he immediately became arrogant.
"Old man, be careful with your mouth. If I don't understand, do you understand?"
"I know more than you anyway!" The old man snorted coldly, "Killing the fish right before cooking can preserve the freshness and taste of the fish.
"Look up at the sun, and then look at all the stoves on the field. It's so hot when you put them together."
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