Chapter 366 Hit Your Own Face
Chen Guiming was quite unsure, so after returning to the Eight Immortals Tower, he paced back and forth in the backyard, thinking about tomorrow's cooking competition.
Uneasy.
It would be fine if he could take first place tomorrow, but if Zheng Mingyuan took it...
Chen Guiming's face was so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it. His clenched fist smashed with a "bang" on an extremely thick sycamore tree growing in the backyard of the Eight Immortals Building.
The sycamore trees all shook.
Seeing this, the young man hesitated for a long time before daring to step forward, "Uncle Chen."
"What's the matter!" Chen Guiming was annoyed and in a bad mood at the moment, so his tone was naturally not good.
"There's a merchant outside who says he's selling seasonings. There are many rare things in there. Uncle Chen, do you want to go and take a look?" the waiter whispered.
"No!" Where did this merchant come from? What kind of seasoning did he bring? Could it be better than the ones in Baxianlou? "But that man said there is a seasoning that has never been brought here. It is very rare and can definitely make Chen Shuming shine and surpass Zheng Mingyuan." The waiter added timidly.
Will he be able to defeat Zheng Mingyuan? Chen Guiming's eyebrows immediately raised, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Where is the person now?"
"Just wait in the alley at the backyard gate." The young man did not forget to take credit, "It was because I heard what he said that I asked him to wait a while, otherwise he would have wanted to leave..."
"You're smart, kid!" Chen Guiming glanced at the boy, then strode to the back door. - The next day, before dawn, the long street was bustling with people, so crowded that it was hard to walk.
After all, this is the final round of the cooking competition, and the result will be announced today. Everyone is eagerly waiting, trying to find a good location to watch how exciting this final competition will be.
It was still the exact time of Si, the gong sounded, and the president of the Chamber of Commerce came to draw the ingredients and cooking methods for today's dishes.
The ingredients are chicken and mountain mushrooms, and the cooking method is steaming.
After another gong sounded, Zheng Mingyuan and Chen Guiming both became busy.
The stoves where the two people were cooking were separated by a board, so they couldn't see each other's cooking, but the people watching could see it clearly.
Chen Guiming chopped the chicken into small pieces, mixed it with various wild mushrooms, blanched it in water first, and then mixed the various ingredients with the chicken pieces and wild mushrooms, and put them into soup pots one by one.
"Chef Chen, is he going to make soup?" someone asked in surprise, "But today we are going to steam it. If he makes it into a stew, won't he lose like Chef Fang did yesterday?"
"Chef Fang was so happy that he lost his mind because he was like Fan Jin who passed the imperial examination. Chef Chen is the chef of the Eight Immortals Restaurant. He has seen all kinds of scenes in his daily life. How could he make such a low-level mistake?"
"Hey, look, Chef Zheng is roasting the chicken, and he's not steaming it."
"The chef's thoughts are not something that ordinary people like us can understand. I think you should stop making random guesses here. The important thing is to watch carefully."
"Yes, keep your voices down so as not to disturb the two chefs who are cooking..."
Lu Wenjing and Su Yujin also saw it clearly in the private room on the third floor of Qingfengju.
Looking at the way the two people were cooking, Su Yujin nodded slightly and picked up the teacup on the table.
Lu Wenjing's eyes rolled around.
This contented smile was also seen on Su Yujin's face the day before yesterday.
At that time, Su Yujin was full of confidence. Judging from this, Chef Zheng would definitely win first place today. However, the chicken that Chef Zheng was roasting smelled really good, and he even brushed honey on it...
So greedy!
I don’t know if Sister Su can make this kind of roast chicken, and whether I will have the chance to eat some in the future.
Speaking of food, the new egg yolk pastry at Qingfengju tastes quite good. When I leave later, I will buy some from here and bring it back for my parents to try.
During this period of time, her father drank the herbal tea given by Su Yujin every day and felt that it was very effective. He scolded her less and instead showed more concern for her.
It's impolite not to reciprocate. Since her father is so kind to her, she, as a daughter, can't be rude, right?
The sun rose higher and higher, and when the time came and the gong sounded, the food prepared by Chen Guiming and Zheng Mingyuan was served.
Chen Guiming made wild mushroom chicken soup, but this soup was not stewed. Instead, it was served in small soup cups and placed in a steamer, using steaming instead of stewing. The steamed soup keeps the chicken soup slightly boiling, so the chicken is soft and tender, and the soup is delicious, tasting even more delicious than the soup that is stewed directly.
Zheng Mingyuan made mountain mushroom and chicken steamed buns. The chicken was made from honey-roasted chicken slices. The texture was chewy and not greasy. With the juice of the mountain mushrooms, it became even more fragrant and delicious, and you would never get tired of eating it.
Both dishes tasted delicious, earning praises from the judges. Moreover, the combination of steamed buns and soup was a perfect match, and more than half of the judges finished eating them all.
Some people even felt that the meal was not enough, so they asked Chen Guiming to bring up the remaining soup so that they could have another bowl.
I only ordered soup and no steamed buns.
Upon seeing this, the people from the Eight Immortals Restaurant were all delighted and jumped for joy. Some even rolled their eyes at the guys from Juweizhai across the street.
Seeing this, the guys at Juweizhai blushed and glared back fiercely, even more indignantly, "What are you so proud of? The results haven't come out yet!"
"If he doesn't come out now, we'll just have to wait a little longer. But no matter how long we wait, the final result will be the same!" The waiter from the Eight Immortals Restaurant laughed wildly, "Our Chef Chen will definitely be the first in this competition!"
"Let's wait and see. Don't let the results come out and slap yourself in the face. That would be embarrassing!" The waiter from Juweizhai was not willing to be outdone and started a verbal battle with the people from Baxianlou.
Seeing this, Wu Jiantong frowned slightly but did not stop him.
When doing business away from home, although it is important to be harmonious and to demonstrate the proper rules and magnanimity of a restaurant, sometimes one also has to be somewhat aggressive, so as not to be treated as a soft dough.
The guys on both sides were arguing non-stop, and even the onlookers were arguing at this time.
"Chef Chen will definitely win first place!"
"Chef Zheng!"
"Chef Chen!"
"Chef Zheng!"
“…”
When a group of people were arguing, some people even started fighting, and the place was in chaos for a while.
Just when the place was almost in chaos, a group of imperial guards came over with great momentum. The leader, Zou Yunqi, dismounted, glanced at everyone, and shouted, "Disperse!"
When everyone saw the Yulin Army coming, they didn't dare to make a sound. They didn't bother to argue and just stepped aside, consciously making way for them.
Seeing this, Zou Yunqi led the people forward and asked, "Who is Chef Chen Guiming?"
(End of this chapter)
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