It’s time for the kitchen discussion.
After Mingyue arrived at the hot spring hotel, before she could contact Li Mingzhu, she looked up and saw the venue of the cooking forum.
It seems that Mr. Li has put in a lot of effort. This time, the venue for the cooking discussion was actually set directly in the courtyard of the hot spring hotel.
It is really quite artistic to prepare food surrounded by bamboo forests and flowing water.
"Wow, Mingyue! What a coincidence!" A lively voice sounded, and Tian Kui waved at Mingyue.
They are students from the Oriental Culinary College, and they are still here.
Perhaps seeing Mingyue's confusion, Wushuang explained, "I heard there's a very formal cooking discussion today, so we extended our training camp and stayed to watch."
Xiao Jin was very excited. "I heard that the one participating in this cooking competition is Mr. Li's granddaughter. I feel like it will be a very exciting cooking competition."
Other students also discussed:
"I don't know who Granddaughter Li's opponent is?"
"What's the competition this time? If it's about medicinal food, wouldn't that be extremely difficult?"
"No, medicinal food rarely appears in culinary discussions. It should be other topics."
"Anyway, we'll find out when we get there. Let's hurry."
......
Mingyue followed the students to the competition venue.
Li Mingzhu was talking to someone, but she seemed to have eyes on the back of her head. After Mingyue appeared, she suddenly turned around and looked at her.
"You're here, come here." She waved to Mingyue.
The students next to her were stunned for a moment, and all looked at the person Li Mingzhu was waving at.
"You're the one who wants to have a cooking discussion with Granddaughter Li?!"
"Mingyue, are you going to participate in this cooking discussion?"
"Ahhh, someone got there first! I also want to compete with Mingyue."
"Oh my god, I'm so looking forward to today's cooking discussion."
Under the gaze of the students, Mingyue walked to Li Mingzhu, who pointed to the competition venue that had been set up.
"You'll be on the left, and I'll be on the right. The tools on the table are ready. If you brought anything you need, you can put it there. This way, it won't delay the cooking discussion."
"Okay." Mingyue nodded, walked to her cooking table, put down the backpack on her back and the thermal box in her hand.
She took out a soy milk maker from her backpack and placed it on the counter.
In formal cooking competitions, only the most basic cookware will be provided on site, and all other ingredients and cooking equipment must be prepared by oneself.
Allowing contestants to prepare their own dishes based on their needs can prevent limited ingredients and unfamiliar cookware from hindering their operations.
After the inspection, Mingyue and Li Mingzhu sat aside to rest for a while, waiting for the cooking competition to officially begin at 11 o'clock.
The two sat in silence, neither speaking.
This atmosphere made Mianbao and Xiaoman feel a little strange, and Mianbao meowed at Mingyue a few times.
"People, why aren't you talking?"
Mingyue just smiled and rubbed the cat's head without answering.
"Are these two your animal companions?" Li Mingzhu suddenly asked.
"Yes, the bigger orange cat is Bread, and the smaller white cat is Xiaoman." Mingyue introduced them to Li Mingzhu. She noticed that Li Mingzhu showed a hint of longing, but it quickly disappeared.
She said irritably, "Remember to wash your hands before the game, don't let cat hair get on your hands."
"Well, thank you for the reminder." Mingyue thanked sincerely. She felt that Li Mingzhu was reminding her with good intentions.
Li Mingzhu: ...
Mingyue's reaction made Li Mingzhu feel a little uncomfortable. She simply turned her face away and stopped talking.
Li Mingzhu had a lot of thoughts in her mind, and she could only silently emphasize to herself: No matter what, I must win this game.
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At eleven o'clock sharp, Mingyue and Li Mingzhu stepped onto the competition stage.
Mr. Li was sitting on the referee's bench, with three other referees beside him. Except for Chef Li whom he had met before, the others looked a little unfamiliar.
Li Mingzhu stood in front of the operating table. She took a long breath and picked up her kitchen knife.
From the moment the topic was determined, she started preparing and she was confident that she could defeat Mingyue.
She took out fresh vegetables, including carrots, cucumbers, purple cabbage and bell peppers, washed them and cut them into thin strips.
Li Mingzhu is very skilled in knife skills. With a series of light and continuous "clicks", she cuts the vegetables into even thin strips.
Put the shredded vegetables into a large bowl, add appropriate amount of salt, sugar and lemon juice, and stir gently to allow the shredded vegetables to fully absorb the flavor of the seasoning.
She took a bowl of water and a piece of rice paper.
The rice paper was gently rinsed in water, and the originally hard rice quickly became soft. The rice paper was spread flat on the chopping board, a piece of lettuce was placed on it, and the shredded vegetables were neatly arranged on the rice paper. Li Mingzhu also added some vermicelli, and then gently rolled it up to form exquisite vegetarian spring rolls.
This idea comes from the South Island spring rolls that are often eaten on a southern island. The main thing is to pair them with a refreshing sauce, and you can't stop eating them.
The sauce prepared by Li Mingzhu is also very Austronesian in style, and uses pineapple.
Cut the pineapple, green pepper and half an onion into small pieces, put them in a food processor, add some matsutake powder and salt, boil water for two times, and use the food processor to mix the ingredients evenly. There is no need to crush them completely, so that the ingredients in the sauce still retain some granularity.
This completes the spring roll part.
Next, Li Mingzhu took out a cabbage, cut it into pieces, added pepper and salt, and began to grind the yam paste. She poured the thick yam paste into the cabbage and stirred it evenly, then added some whole wheat flour and corn starch.
Take out a frying pan, heat the oil, pour the mixed vegetable paste into the pan and fry slowly.
The audience below watched Li Mingzhu's actions and discussed in low voices.
"Is Mr. Li's granddaughter going to make pancakes?"
"It looks like it. It should be a vegan version of pancake."
"South Island spring rolls, plus pancakes? What on earth is she going to do?"
"That spring roll sauce looks delicious."
"But these dishes don't seem to go together. How is she going to combine them?"
While everyone in the audience was discussing, Li Mingzhu fried the yam and cabbage pancakes and set them aside.
She took out some whole-wheat bread, placed the slices on a frying pan, and toasted them until golden and crispy.
Spread salad dressing on one piece of bread, spread strawberry jam on another piece of bread, then put the fried yam and cabbage pancake in the middle, and a vegetable sandwich is ready.
There was only one last dish left to be prepared. Li Mingzhu washed her hands and exhaled.
Before the cooking discussion, after hearing the students' discussions, she felt angry. She wanted to show the people below that she was not "Mr. Li's granddaughter."
She is Li Mingzhu.
Therefore, she must win this cooking debate.
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