Chapter 399: It's Meat, It's Not Meat
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The crowd was noisy when a deep and weathered voice coughed lightly.
"It's almost time for our game to start."
Yun Ran looked at the old man sitting on the stage and talking. He was the old chef of Wuwei Restaurant, Zhang Wu.
When Shanhailou first opened, she wanted to cook the food herself and attract customers, so Uncle Chang invited Zhang Wu.
Zhang Wu is now over 60 years old. He has been a chef for decades. He has a discerning palate and his own way of cooking. He is considered to be very famous in Kuizhou City.
After agreeing to Du Qian's request that day, she discussed it with Chang Li and decided to ask him to be the judge.
Of course, he couldn't do it alone.
To prevent Du Qian from claiming unfairness, Yun Ran wrote a letter that day and invited another person...
As soon as Zhang Wuyi spoke, the crowd below quieted down and all looked at him.
"Well, before the game starts, I have someone else to introduce."
After he finished speaking, an old man in a royal blue gown walked up to the stage slowly, leaning on a crutch.
Although the old man's hair is gray, his face is rosy and he is in good spirits.
Isn’t it Zhu Qizhu, the boss of Kelaixiang in Ping’an Town?
Seeing Zhu Qi coming on stage, Zhang Wu hurriedly stood up and gave him the main seat.
Among the onlookers, several experienced people had already recognized him.
She exclaimed, "This... this seems to be the God of Cooking from back then?! Zhu, Zhu Zhu... what's that Zhu?"
The man kept saying "Zhu" for a long time but no answer came out, so another person took over:
"It's Chef Zhu Qi! He was given the title of "Chef God" by the Emperor himself!"
"Oh! Yes, yes, it's Zhu Qi! It's Chef Zhu!"
"But why is Chef Zhu here? Hasn't he been in seclusion for a long time? Who invited him?!"
"If he can hire Chef Zhu, he must be an extraordinary person!"
The crowd was talking and the atmosphere became lively again.
The little brat Yun Chengxi was sitting on a chair swinging his legs. He couldn't help but feel proud when he heard these people talking.
Who invited him? His sister!
What’s more, his sister and Chef Zhu know each other, and they are very familiar with each other!
"Well! Since everyone knows Chef Zhu's identity, I won't introduce him any further. This competition will be judged by Chef Zhu and me."
When he said this, no one disagreed. Zhu Qi had a keen sense of taste and was very picky about food, so it was absolutely authoritative for him to make the judgment.
"etc!"
Du Qian, who was feeling depressed and her face turned blue, finally couldn't help it.
Zhu Qi turned around and glanced at her: "Ms. Du? Do you have any other questions?"
"You and Chef Zhang are both local chefs from Dakang. I'm afraid the dishes cooked by a foreigner from Kabei won't suit your taste!"
"Oh? Miss Du, that's just superficial," Zhu Qi said gently without getting angry, "I'm old now, I've seen a lot, eaten a lot, and done a lot."
"I've tried everything from Dakang's cuisine to dishes from the southern and northwestern regions. Besides, the quality of a dish can't be judged based on personal taste or preference."
Du Qian blushed at what he said, but she still spoke up: "If you two judge, it's inevitable that there will be a 1-1 tie."
Yun Ran had already seen through her purpose, but he didn't care about Du Qian's little tricks.
So he said, "Aren't you just looking for a judge? If there's someone to choose, let him come on stage. Even if there are three judges, that's fine."
Du Qian whispered something to Ka Bei who was standing next to her, and soon a girl came out from their side. She was wearing a scarlet crimson short skirt with a side skirt, a pair of silver ornaments on her head, and a scarf covering her face.
The girl looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with fair skin, a high nose, big eyes, blue pupils, and obvious alien features, but it must be said that she was quite pretty.
"This is Miao Yi, the judge we chose." Du Qian said.
"Okay, let's get started." Yun Ran nodded.
The young girl Miao Yi walked briskly onto the stage and sat next to Zhu Qi. Her clear eyes rolled around as she looked curiously at the people of Dakang who were craning their necks to watch the excitement.
All three judges were present, and the most prestigious one, Zhu Qi, was the one who would set the topic for the competition.
Zhu Qi looked around and saw that Yun Ran and Ka Bei had already come on stage and stood behind the stove, ready.
So he said, "The topic of this cooking competition is: Meat or Not Meat. The competition time is two hours."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man dressed as a small leader of the Flying Tiger Escort Agency on Chang Li and Du Qian's side lit the incense and candles for timing.
Yun Ran and Ka Bei both became busy. They moved quickly and neither of them needed an assistant.
On Yun Ran's side, she stared at the fresh pheasant meat in the bamboo basket that had been processed that morning, narrowed her eyes, and came up with an idea.
I saw her put the processed whole pheasant into the casserole, add wolfberry, ginger juice, onion juice and other seasonings and simmer it over low heat.
Then he washed a small bowl of millet, and when the pheasant was stewed until soft, he removed the bones and skin, leaving only the milky white pheasant, and added the washed millet into the bowl and stewed them together.
Stew until it becomes a soup, then garnish with coriander and sesame oil before serving.
On the other side, Kabei also finished after a busy period of work.
The two of them placed the prepared dishes in two large white porcelain bowls and brought them to the table of the three judges.
Yun Ran made pheasant soup, while Ka Bei made camel hoof soup.
In front of Zhang Wu, Zhu Qi and Miao Yi were three small plates, three small porcelain bowls, chopsticks and spoons respectively.
The three of them served Yun Ran's pheasant soup and Ka Bei's camel hoof soup respectively, and savored them carefully.
When the two soups came out of the pot, the delicious aroma wafted in the air, making the onlookers salivate with greed. Their eyes were as big as duck eggs, and they stretched their necks to look at the stage.
They had never heard of pheasant soup or camel hoof soup, let alone tried them.
The three judges on the stage tasted the soup, sometimes frowning in thought, sometimes relaxing, sometimes their eyes shining, and sometimes clicking their tongues. Their expressions were very rich.
Du Qian, Yin Qianlan, Yun Sanlang, and Chang Li, who were watching from the side, all felt their hearts ached.
On the contrary, Yun Ran and Ka Bei, who were participating in the competition, looked calm and stood quietly on the stage waiting.
Yun Chengxi and Yun Chenglu, both in the audience, stretched their necks in unison to stare at the soups in two large porcelain bowls, competing with each other in swallowing their saliva.
"Second brother, you fight outside all year round. Have you ever eaten pheasant soup and camel hoof soup?" asked the little guy.
Yun Chenglu shook his head and said honestly, "No."
Yun Chengxi smiled and said, "That's perfect. I don't have any either. Let's ask my sister to make it for us later!"
The two were talking in the audience when Zhang Wu's voice rang out on the stage.
His voice was high-pitched and trembling, as if he was excited: "I... I vote for the pheasant soup of the young boss of Shanhailou!"
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