Chapter 199: Sashimi? No, fish sashimi...
With these two previous experiences as lessons learned, no one dared to trip up Mo Qingyan in the following competitions.
Therefore, the following games went smoothly.
Chen Kang was also eliminated in the second round, the second game.
In the end, Mo Qingyan was the only one left on the Chinese side.
After several rounds of competition, Mo Qingyan finally entered the final together with Ruth, the international dessert master who was in the same group as her in the first competition, and three other international chefs.
Moreover, in so many competitions, Mo Qingyan actually won first place in every competition.
Moreover, he won first place with full marks in every game.
His cooking skills conquered the gourmet judges in every competition.
Therefore, at this time, he was very famous among the gourmet judges.
These gourmet judges are all looking forward to Mo Qingyan giving them surprises.
There are five chefs in the final.
In the past, there have been Chinese chefs who entered the finals. Even in China, there are three or four chefs who have won the championship.
However, those who won the championship were all second-level state banquet chefs.
In fact, two of them have now become first-class state banquet chefs.
Mo Qingyan, a newly promoted third-level state banquet chef, actually defeated a large group of international chefs and entered the finals.
This is really the first time.
At this time, the second-level state banquet chef competition had already ended.
The first-level state banquet chef competition is already halfway through.
However, there is almost no suspense about whether he will be a first-class state banquet chef.
After all, the finalists are all veteran state banquet level chefs.
Everyone is basically aware of the strength of those veteran state banquet-level chefs, so there is no suspense.
Therefore, everyone focused all their attention on Mo Qingyan.
There are five chefs, and there will be two competitions in total.
This final was not held in the food club building.
Instead, it was held in the square outside the food fair.
At that time, the audience on site can watch the game.
At this time, Mo Qingyan was in the waiting area, being interviewed by reporters.
Reporter: "Master Mo, how do you feel now? Are you nervous?"
Mo Qingyan: "Not nervous, but a little excited."
Reporter: "As the only Chinese Level 3 state banquet chef who entered the finals of this international food competition, what do you think?"
Mo Qingyan: "I don't have any feelings. I'll just play to the best of my ability!"
The reporter had a strong sense of boundaries and basically asked questions about the game, and Mo Qingyan answered every question.
Soon, the interview time was over, and Mo Qingyan went on stage with the other four competing chefs.
The host, dressed in a tuxedo, introduced the five chefs who entered the finals to all the audiences.
When Mo Qingyan was introduced, the applause from the audience was louder than that for the other four chefs.
There were also many cheers.
Mo Qingyan also responded with a wave of enthusiasm.
The feeling of holding a competition on your own turf is completely different.
After the introduction of the five participating chefs, the next step is to introduce the thirty gourmet judges of this competition.
Thirty gourmet judges come from all over the world.
Many gourmets are over 40 years old.
It is very rare to find a gourmet judge as young as Gao Moqi, who is only in his twenties.
Therefore, Gao Moqi stood out among the group of older, white-haired gourmet judges.
Mo Qingyan on the stage and Gao Moqi in the audience looked at each other.
Without words, just a glance, Mo Qingyan felt that Gao Moqi was cheering him on.
Mo Qingyan blinked at him to reassure him.
After all the judges were introduced, the competition began soon.
The topic of this final competition was decided by unanimous vote of thirty gourmet judges.
Therefore, there is no favoritism or cheating.
The theme of the first game of the finals is fish.
That’s right, it’s a simple and very common ingredient, fish.
There is no specific fish specification here.
There are no regulations or what to do.
It’s just that the ingredients are specified.
Chefs, feel free to express yourself.
After seeing the theme of the competition, two of the five chefs couldn't help but smile.
Because these two chefs encountered this theme in previous competitions. And, they all played very well.
So, after seeing that the first game of the finals had this theme, my confidence was overflowing.
Ruth, the only female chef to enter the finals among the five chefs, was stunned when she saw the theme.
Then, a smile appeared on his face.
Because, apart from desserts, she is also very good at cooking fish.
Mo Qingyan's reaction was the most indifferent.
When he saw this topic, he was thinking about what kind of fish to use for the competition.
After all, different fish require different cooking methods.
When the countdown for the competition began and they reached the food area, Ruth and other chefs all headed towards the marine fish area.
In foreign countries, the fish we eat are basically sea fish.
They basically don't eat freshwater fish.
Because freshwater fish have more bones and less meat.
Foreigners generally don't pick out the bones when eating fish.
So, we eat sea fish.
Seeing Ruth, they all chose sea fish.
Mo Qingyan did not go over to join in the fun.
Instead, I walked to the freshwater fish area.
There are also many species of fish in the freshwater fish area.
There are all kinds of fish such as crucian carp, carp, tilapia, etc.
Moreover, the quality of each fish is quite good.
Mo Qingyan took a liking to the crucian carp at first sight.
Because among so many fish, only the crucian carp is wild.
Moreover, this crucian carp is wild crucian carp from mountain spring water.
The meat of wild crucian carp caught from mountain spring water is more delicious than that of other fish.
Mo Qingyan immediately picked out two medium-sized crucian carps that were neither too big nor too small.
The reason why we don’t choose big ones is that the meat of big crucian carp is not as tender as that of small ones.
Crucian carp that are too small have no meat because they have not grown up yet.
Therefore, it is most appropriate to choose medium-sized crucian carp.
Once you’ve chosen the fish you want to race, you can then decide what dish to make.
I saw that Mo Qingyan was different from the other four chefs and chose two freshwater crucian carps.
The judges in the judging area began to discuss the matter.
"Why did Mo choose freshwater fish?"
"Why didn't he choose any of the many sea fish?"
"This fish is small and has a lot of bones. It's not a good choice for cooking."
"I heard that in China, people like to use this kind of freshwater crucian carp to make fish soup. Is he planning to make fish soup?"
"Fish soup? Come to think of it, this Chinese chef is really good at making fish soup."
"Fish soup? The fish soups I've had before tasted pretty average. But if Mo makes it, it must taste really good!"
"I really hope that Mo can surprise us this time."
"I'm really envious of that boy Gao. I thought he was just dating a boyfriend. Unexpectedly, he actually found a big diamond. With a boyfriend like Mo, he can eat different delicacies every day. I really envy him."
"Gao is such a lucky guy. He actually found such a good boyfriend."
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At the beginning, these gourmet judges really didn't take Mo Qingyan seriously.
Even though Mo Qingyan is Gao Moqi's boyfriend.
In their opinion, becoming a partner with a chef is a very unwise choice.
After all, once you become a partner with a chef, it's easy for your judgment to be affected by the relationship.
Once a gourmet's judgment is impaired, it can be fatal.
But now, they are all very envious of Gao Moqi.
The reason, of course, was because Mo Qingyan’s cooking skills were so amazing and unforgettable.
If it just tastes good, then forget it.
The most important thing is that the food that Mo Qingyan prepares in every competition is something they have never heard of or seen before.
They even discovered that there were no such dishes in China.
This is equivalent to saying that those dishes were all created by Mo Qingyan herself.
A chef who can cook and a chef who can cook and constantly innovate dishes are two completely different levels.
They finally understood why Gao Moqi liked Mo Qingyan.
With a boyfriend like this who is a creative chef, I can enjoy surprises every day! Isn’t this what they desire most in life as gourmets?
James smiled and said to Gao Moqi: "Gao, did you hear that? Mo is very popular now. They all like him very much, you better keep an eye on him."
James was also very happy to hear the gourmet judges around him recognize Mo Qingyan's cooking skills.
Because he was the first one among them, besides Gao Moqi, to discover Mo Qingyan's diamond.
Now, Mo Qingyan, this diamond, began to shine, and James was happy and proud of it.
He felt that he had great vision.
"Of course my boyfriend is the best." Gao Moqi was not afraid of them snatching him away because he was confident. Even if they wanted to snatch it, they couldn't.
"You are still so confident, kid." What James liked was Gao Moqi's confidence. Then, James asked Gao Moqi, "Are you going to make fish soup?"
"No." Gao Moqi looked at Mo Qingyan who had already picked up the kitchen knife and was about to start processing the fish, and said with certainty: "He is not making fish soup."
If Mo Qingyan chose to make fish soup, he would not choose crucian carp.
Because there are better options for making fish soup.
Otherwise, why would Mo Qingyan choose Gao Moqi as her boyfriend? It’s because Gao Moqi knows him well enough.
What Mo Qingyan wanted to make was indeed not fish soup.
After seeing the wild crucian carp from the mountain spring water, Mo Qingyan's mind suddenly emerged with a local specialty he had eaten before, sashimi.
Sashimi, in ancient times, was also called fish sashimi.
People in coastal areas eat more.
But what we eat in coastal areas is basically sea fish.
What Mo Qingyan chose was freshwater fish.
What he wants to make is the traditional sashimi specialty of a place in the world.
The fish used to make sashimi there is freshwater fish.
The method of making sashimi is actually very simple.
However, making it delicious is not easy.
First of all, not just any fish can be used for sashimi.
This fish can be divided into high, medium and low quality grades.
Among them, the best fish for making sashimi are crucian carp, tilapia and snapper.
The meat of these three kinds of fish is fresh and sweet, and the sashimi cooked with them also looks good.
That’s why it’s so popular.
To make sashimi, you must first know how to choose the fish.
After selecting the fish, it is time to start bleeding it.
Bleeding fish also requires a lot of attention to detail.
If the fish is not cleaned properly, it will not only affect the taste of the fish, but also the appearance of the fish.
Therefore, this step of bloodletting is crucial.
One of the crucian carps that Mo Qingyan caught. Mo Qingyan did not choose to knock the fish unconscious.
Instead, use a kitchen knife to scrape the fish's jaw and tail.
Then, put the fish into the prepared purified water.
The injured fish struggled in the water by swinging its tail rapidly because of the pain.
The bright red blood in the body quickly flowed out from the lower jaw and tail, dyeing the large plate of pure water red.
After a short while, the blood in the fish's body was drained and the fish stopped moving.
Mo Qingyan picked up the fish, rinsed it with pure water, and put it on a plate.
Then, process the second fish in the same way.
This method of bleeding can quickly drain the fish blood. The sashimi cooked in this way not only has no fishy smell, but also has clean and beautiful meat.
After draining the blood from the fish, Mo Qingyan began to fillet the fish.
The key to this piece of fish is its thinness.
Generally, the thickness of sashimi slices should be at least less than 0.5 mm.
Mo Qingyan raised her knife and quickly separated the meat from the bones of the two fish.
Of course he knew that those foreign gourmet judges could not eat bones when eating fish.
However, Mo Qingyan did not remove the fish bones from the fish one by one like other foreign chefs.
Instead, he picked up the kitchen knife and started slicing the fish quickly.
Mo Qingyan raised her knife and chopped it down. In a short while, the large piece of fish meat turned into slices of fish meat as thin as cicada wings.
Mo Qingyan's sword skills are fast, accurate and ruthless.
It took less than two minutes to fillet the meat of both fish.
After slicing the fish, Mo Qingyan took out a round lacquer plate as a container to hold the fish.
Of course, it is impossible to just place the sliced fish on the dish and serve it on the table.
It also needs to be chilled so that the fish meat can be more refreshing and sweet.
Therefore, Mo Qingyan took out the ice cubes, spread them flat on the lacquer tray, and then placed the fish slices evenly on it.
The fish meat from the two fish actually filled three large lacquer plates.
Then, wrap the paint tray with plastic wrap.
While the fish was chilling, Mo Qingyan began to prepare the ingredients for the sashimi.
This sashimi has quite a lot of ingredients, more than a dozen.
They are shredded ginger, garlic slices, shredded onion, shredded lemon leaves, shredded potatoes, shredded peppers, etc.
After preparing all the ingredients, Mo Qingyan opened the plastic wrap surrounding the lacquer tray.
Take out six lacquer plates again and divide the chilled fish meat equally into the six lacquer plates.
Then, pour more than a dozen ingredients into six lacquer trays respectively, and then pour in sesame oil and mix them together evenly.
This dish of sashimi is ready.
After preparing the sashimi, Mo Qingyan pressed the bell.
Hearing the bell, the other four participating chefs looked up in surprise and turned to look in the direction of Mo Qingyan.
At this time, less than ten minutes had passed since the start of the game.
The other chefs are still processing the selected fish.
As a result, Mo Qingyan had already prepared the dishes.
This speed is simply too fast.
The judges on the panel were still talking when they heard a bell ring. They also looked at Mo Qingyan with surprise.
The audiences in the audience were also very surprised at this time.
"Why did you ring the bell?"
"It's only been ten minutes, and Mo Qingyan has already prepared the dish?"
"No way, I didn't even see him start cooking! The fish meat is still raw."
"Did he accidentally ring the bell?"
"No way? Wouldn't that be the end of us? He hasn't even finished cooking this dish yet!"
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The ringing lasted for several seconds before the staff member reacted and walked towards Mo Qingyan.
Asked: "Hello, is your dish ready?"
Because time passed so quickly, the staff were not sure whether Mo Qingyan had really cooked the dish or had accidentally rung the bell. So need to confirm.
If the bell rings by mistake, there is no way to save it.
After all, there are rules in the competition, and the ringing of the bell means the end of the game.
Of course, if there is a problem with the bell, it has nothing to do with the contestants.
In response to the staff's question, Mo Qingyan nodded and said, "Yes, my dishes are ready."
Hearing Mo Qingyan's affirmative answer, the staff no longer hesitated and packed up Mo Qingyan's six plates of sashimi to take away.
Although the judges' seats were on the stage, the distance was only four or five meters.
There is no need to pack in an insulated box or anything like that.
However, this is the procedure, so it is indispensable.
It was not until the six plates of mixed sashimi were distributed and served to the thirty gourmet judges that they reacted.
“Is this sashimi?”
"Using freshwater fish to make sashimi? This is the first time I've seen it."
“It’s my first time seeing this, too.”
"I remember this method is used in Sakura Country, right?"
When it comes to sashimi, many people think of the Land of Sakura first.
After all, the sashimi in the Land of Sakura is also famous.
"This is not sashimi." Gao Moqi picked up a piece of crystal clear fish meat with chopsticks and said, "This is the fish sashimi of ancient China."
In this world, there are also records of fish sashimi in ancient China.
However, the method of eating fish sashimi has long been lost.
Therefore, many Chinese chefs only know that fish sashimi was eaten in ancient times, but they don’t know how to eat it.
The so-called sashimi in the Land of Sakura is actually the fish sashimi of ancient China.
However, the knife skills of the chefs in Sakura Country were not as good as those of the Chinese chefs. Nor have I learned the essence of Chinese fish sashimi.
Therefore, sashimi in the Land of Sakura is basically very thick, and is either used to dip in mustard or soy sauce.
However, the fish sashimi made by Mo Qingyan had meat as thin as a cicada's wing and crystal clear.
When you pick it up, you can even see the figure on the other side through the fish meat.
Such knife skills are simply incomparable to the sashimi in the Sakura Country.
The most important thing is that Mo Qingyan’s fish sashimi is not simply dipped in mustard or soy sauce.
Mo Qingyan's fish sashimi uses more than a dozen ingredients.
Before eating the fish, Gao Moqi could already smell the fragrance emanating from the fish.
"Fish sashimi? Is this the lost fish sashimi of your China?" James also knew about Chinese fish sashimi.
However, because the real Chinese fish sashimi has long been lost, the sashimi that appears in China now are all from the Land of Sakura.
Upon hearing that what Mo Qingyan had made was actually China's lost fish sashimi, James couldn't wait to pick up a piece of fish with chopsticks.
"What beautiful fish meat, what amazing knife skills. The fish meat is too thin."
Seeing the fish slices being sliced so crystal clear that he could see the shadow of the person opposite him, James couldn't help but admire it.
Then, he couldn't wait to stuff the fish into his mouth.
To be honest, James doesn't really like eating freshwater fish either.
In his inherent impression, this freshwater fish not only has a strong fishy smell, but also has many thorns.
It is not suitable for consumption at all.
Of course, the freshwater fish cooked by Chinese chefs is already edible and tastes very good.
However, because of its thorns, it is still not popular among Westerners.
However, Mo Qingyan's fish slices were too thin.
There is no problem of fish bones at all.
As soon as James took a bite of the fish, his eyes widened.
Then he chewed it quickly and incredulously.
Oh my god!
This fish...how can this fish be so fresh, so fragrant, so smooth and so delicious?
This fish doesn't have any freshwater fish smell.
Various spicy, fragrant, sour and sweet condiments bring out the deliciousness of the fish.
Moreover, because the fish meat has been chilled, it is not only fresh and sweet but also elastic.
The fish meat tastes so fresh and delicious that you can’t stop eating it.
"Oh my God, this is the best fish I have ever eaten." James couldn't help but exclaim.
Then, he quickly picked up the spoon beside him, scooped up a big mouthful of sashimi with chopsticks, and then picked up all the ingredients with chopsticks.
Then, he opened his mouth wide and swallowed it in one bite.
This mouthful of sashimi with all the ingredients was so filling that James rolled his eyes.
Don't get me wrong, he was rolling his eyes because the sashimi was so delicious.
Not choking and rolling your eyes.
I just ate the fish meat and I already thought it tasted amazing.
When eating it with these ingredients, James realized that the fish could be even more delicious.
The fish should be eaten with all the ingredients. This is the correct way to eat it.
After eating the sashimi, Gao Moqi was also amazed by its taste.
This sashimi perfectly embodies the words fresh, sweet, refreshing and smooth.
There are more than a dozen ingredients multiplied by each other, and each ingredient is indispensable.
If any one of them is missing, the fish meat will not be so delicious.
What on earth is Mo Qingyan’s head made of? How did he come up with the idea of using these dozen ingredients to make fish sashimi?
It's just so shocking.
Gao Moqi is the most reserved among the thirty judges.
The other judges, after eating the sashimi, had the same reaction as James.
Various expressions of shock and exclamation were heard one after another.
Then, he quickly finished the small dish of sashimi in front of him, like a starving ghost.
The sashimi I got was actually just five or six bites.
After they finished eating, they all felt unsatisfied.
I really want to lick the little butterfly pretending to be sashimi.
Because it’s so delicious.
Although the audience did not get to eat the sashimi, seeing the judges wolfing down the food with no manners at all, it was clear that Mo Qingyan's sashimi won.
How delicious must the raw fish made by Mo Qingyan be to satisfy so many international gourmet judges!
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