Chapter 148: Unbelievable Mo Qingyan...
The pickled peppers that Mo Qingyan used were from Sichuan Province.
It's spicy enough and fragrant enough.
Therefore, the first and most intuitive feeling when eating the shredded pork is the fragrance.
And this fragrance also has a hint of fish flavor.
Then it became spicy. The spicy taste brought the fishy aroma directly to my head and then spread throughout my body.
The shredded pork is so smooth and tender that it slides down easily after just a few chews.
The taste is very similar to that of crispy grass carp meat.
With a bit of toughness and a slowly fleshy feel.
Coupled with the fresh and fragrant fish flavor, if you didn’t see the texture of the meat with your own eyes, you would have thought it was pork.
The judge really thought that this was made of grass carp meat.
"This..." The judge looked incredulous, as if he was a little dumbfounded.
The audience in the live broadcast room were very nervous at this time.
Seeing that judge standing there in a daze, he was very anxious.
"How is it? How does it taste?"
"Yeah, how does it taste? Why aren't you talking?"
"Look at the way it looks, is it delicious or not?"
"Isn't it delicious? Did Brother Mo fail this time?"
"Pfft, ptff, ptff, you upstairs, are you cursing Brother Mo? When has Brother Mo's cooking ever failed?"
"Yes, Brother Mo's dishes have never failed. I believe that Brother Mo's dishes this time will definitely be fine. The judges must be shocked by the delicious taste."
"Yes, I believe in Mo Ge."
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The other judges were also shocked after eating the shredded pork with fish flavor.
Because although the fish flavor in the mouth is not very strong, it is very clear.
For these professional gourmet judges, the taste was simply too familiar.
That is the smell of fish, and it has no fishy smell at all, because the flavors of chili, ginger and garlic completely cover up any fishy smell.
All that is left is the peppery aroma of pickled peppers and the rich flavor of ginger and garlic.
Multiple aromas blend together to create a very strong spicy and salty aroma.
Several judges looked at each other.
"Did you find out?"
“You ate it too?”
“I thought there was something wrong with my sense of taste.”
“I thought it was my fault.”
"How is this possible?"
"Did he put seafood mushrooms in it?"
"It's possible. You can't put fish in it, but put some seafood mushrooms in it and you can extract the taste of seafood."
"But the taste of seafood mushrooms is fishy. But in this dish, there is only the smell of fish, no fishy smell."
"You'll know if you find it if you look for it."
One of the judges immediately started searching inside with chopsticks.
Although this seems particularly impolite and uneducated.
But he really couldn't help it.
The others also raised their chopsticks and started rummaging through the plate of shredded pork with fish flavor.
They thought that the fish-flavored shredded pork dish made by Mo Qingyan had a fishy flavor because of the seafood mushrooms.
However, several people searched for it several times, and finally put the plate of shredded pork with fish flavor into their own bowls, and then searched carefully bit by bit.
In the end, there was still no trace of the so-called seafood mushrooms.
“No seafood mushrooms.”
"Yes, there are no seafood mushrooms, and even no seafood sauce."
"It's amazing. This dish doesn't have any seafood seasoning or side dishes. It only uses ordinary ingredients and seasonings. But how did he make it smell like fish?"
"Yes, I just tasted it carefully again. This dish really does contain pork, and the seasoning is just ordinary seasoning. How did it smell so good?"
"What on earth is going on?"
Several critics were completely stunned. I even began to doubt my tongue.
There is no seafood sauce, no seafood mushrooms, or even anything seafood related.
So where does this fishy smell come from?
This is too weird.
Seeing that they were still not scoring, the host standing nearby hurriedly said, "Dear judges, please rate this dish. In the lounge at the back, the 50 participating chefs are still waiting for the results."
However, several judges said to the host: "We want to review the cooking process of No. 444."
"Yes, we need to review No. 444's cooking process before we can give a score."
"this……"
The host didn't expect that at this point in the competition, there would be a judge who wanted to watch the chefs' cooking process again.
In fact, this request is allowed.
Because during the competition, there are special themes like this one where the use of ingredients or seasonings is prohibited.
Once the judges find something wrong.
Eligible to request to re-watch the contestant’s cooking video.
This matter is actually very simple.
After all, the entire competition process is being filmed by cameras and even broadcast live.
So, just edit the video.
"Okay no problem. Just a moment."
The host immediately took out his cell phone and called his superiors.
At this moment, the audience in Mo Qingyan's live broadcast room couldn't help but clench their hearts.
"What's going on? Why are you suddenly asking to rewatch Mo's game?"
"Yeah, do they suspect that there is something wrong with Mo Ge's cooking?"
"From what they said just now, the answer is obvious. The dish made by Brother Mo has a fishy flavor. But they can't figure out how Mo Qingyan made the fishy flavor. So, they probably suspect that Brother Mo secretly added fish when he made this dish."
"Fuck, are they crazy? Don't they know that our Mo Ge is live streaming? If Mo Ge really did that, we would have seen it all. How can he cheat in front of more than 10 million people?"
"Yes, we all saw clearly when Brother Mo was cooking, he didn't put any fish in it. Even when he was making the soup stock, he only used chicken skeletons and pork bones."
"Yes, we watched the entire cooking process. We can testify for Brother Mo."
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"Damn it, Brother Mo, are they suspecting that our Brother Mo is cheating?"
Xu Yi said angrily to Gao Moqi who was sitting next to him drinking tea.
Gao Moqi calmly put down his teacup, glanced at his phone screen, and replied, "No, they don't suspect Qingyan of cheating. They are just curious about how Qingyan made that dish."
What on earth did the dish made by Qingyan taste like that could shock the five judges so much? Do you still need to review the cooking process?
It was the first time that Gao Moqi felt that his identity as a state banquet-level gourmet judge was a bit of a hindrance.
If he was a third-level state banquet gourmet judge, he would be sitting on the judges' seat now. I tasted the dish made by Mo Qingyan.
He really wanted to know what Mo Qingyan's dish tasted like that could make those judges doubt themselves.
At this time, the contestants in the lounge were nervously waiting for the results.
However, they found that the time it took to get the results this time was much longer than yesterday.
Obviously there were so many people participating in the competition yesterday.
Today there are only 50 people.
The time it took to get the results was more than ten minutes slower than yesterday.
Did something happen?
Li Zhenmin looked at Mo Qingyan who was holding a mobile phone and playing games next to him.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Mr. Mo, aren't you worried?"
After all, the theme that Mo Qingyan drew was the most difficult one in the entire competition.
"Worried?" Mo Qingyan stared at the phone without turning her head and said, "What is there to worry about? I have tried my best to cook this dish. I can accept the result, good or bad."
Mo Qingyan is really not afraid of not being able to advance.
After all, he thought that dish was very much in line with Gao Moqi's competition theme.
That dish could be considered a famous dish in his previous world.
It is also a representative dish in Sichuan Province.
If that dish couldn't get a high score, Mo Qingyan would have no choice but to admit defeat.
At this time, the host's mobile phone had already received the entire video of Mo Qingyan's competition.
The host uploaded the two-hour competition video to the big screen.
Then watch the entire cooking process of Mo Qingyan with the five judges.
Of course, when they watched it, they fast-forwarded it.
Try not to miss any step of Mo Qingyan's cooking process.
It won't waste time.
About ten minutes later, they finally finished watching the entire process of Mo Qingyan cooking.
Several judges had shocked expressions on their faces.
"Oh my god, it turns out our tongues were not wrong. He really only used the most common ingredients and seasonings."
"The seasonings he put in were all very ordinary. But when combined with the only main dish, they created a magical effect."
"That's amazing. How on earth did he come up with the idea of using Sichuan pickled peppers?"
"Yes, he also used Huadiao liquor, not other high-concentration liquors. It wasn't cooking wine either."
"The most important thing is the proportion of the spices he put in. If the proportion is wrong, the taste will be very different. But he controlled it perfectly."
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After expressing their admiration, the five judges all gave a full score of 10.
Because they really couldn't find any place to deduct points.
Mo Qingyan's dish perfectly fits the theme of the competition proposed by Gao Moqi.
Although everyone knows that the relationship between Mo Qingyan and Gao Moqi is not simple.
However, no one would suspect that they had colluded to cheat in advance.
After all, the theme of the competition was drawn in front of everyone.
Moreover, the time and theme for the contest was only decided by the 50 gourmet judges this morning.
Therefore, there is no possibility of cheating.
Mo Qingyan received this full score entirely based on her own strength.
Of course, the reason why they got 10 points. It doesn’t mean that Mo Qingyan’s dishes are only worth ten points.
It’s just because 10 points is the upper limit of the score they can give. It doesn’t mean that this is the upper limit of Mo Qingyan’s cooking ability.
Mo Qingyan and others waited for about half an hour.
Then I saw the host and five judges walk in.
After seeing them come in, Mo Qingyan immediately put away her phone.
He didn't seem to care on the surface.
But deep down, I still care about it.
"Now, we will announce the ranking of the 50 participating chefs. The top 40 participating chefs will enter the final round this afternoon. Now, please look at the big screen."
On the big screen on the stage, the scoring rankings of the 50 participating chefs appeared.
The familiar name Mo Qingyan once again ranked high in the first place with a dazzling full score of 50 points.
The second place this time was still the female national banquet-level chef who followed closely behind Mo Qingyan.
I saw that Mo Qingyan actually won the first place again.
Those participating chefs who were either sympathetic or gloating were extremely surprised.
With such a perverted competition theme, Mo Qingyan actually got full marks?
How is this possible?
How did he do it?
The School of Economics and Management was very surprised, but no one suspected that Mo Qingyan got the score by cheating.
Because, in this competition, there is no room for cheating.
It is also impossible to cheat.
Everyone in China knows that the state banquet chef competition is the most rigorous. It is also the most fair and just.
The victory of the game is entirely determined by strength.
There is no possibility of any cheating.
Therefore, Mo Qingyan won the first place entirely thanks to her cooking skills.
This was really beyond the expectations of everyone present.
The female judge among the five judges couldn't help but stand up and asked Mo Qingyan: "Mr. Mo Qingyan, I want to ask, what is the name of the dish you made?"
Mo Qingyan stood up and replied, "Fish-flavored Shredded Pork."
After listening to him, the female judge gave him a thumbs up and said, "What a great dish of Shredded Pork with Fish Flavor. This dish of yours has won over the five of us judges. I hope you can win over us again in the last competition this afternoon."
The other four male judges nodded in agreement.
Seeing that all five judges expressed their approval of Mo Qingyan, the other participating chefs could no longer suppress the shock on their faces.
How delicious was the dish made by Mo Qingyan that it could conquer these five gourmet judges?
They don't know how delicious it is.
However, whether or not you can participate in the last game in the afternoon is intuitively known.
Li Zhenmin's previous guess was correct. Although his score moved up a bit this time, he was unfortunately ranked 41st.
In other words, he was only 1 point away from the 40th place.
He can enter the final.
However, it was just that 1 point away that stopped him.
"Keep up the good work this afternoon, young man. You can do it."
Li Zhenmin patted Mo Qingyan on the shoulder, then turned and left.
Mo Qingyan looked at his departing back and suddenly felt a little sad.
In fact, Li Zhenmin’s cooking skills are good, but compared with real state banquet-level chefs, they are actually not much different.
As long as I work harder, maybe I can become a third-level state banquet chef.
But it was no use trying any harder.
Because there is an age limit for participating in the third-level state banquet chef competition.
If you are over 55, you cannot participate in the competition.
Li Zhenmin is just 55 years old this year. Therefore, he will never have the chance to participate in the Level 3 State Banquet Chef Competition again.
However, Mo Qingyan only expressed her emotion slightly. I quickly regained my composure.
After all, there is still a tough battle to fight in the afternoon!
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