Chapter 385 Cautious Judges
Zhao Xiaojing took out the milk jelly from the refrigerator, gently cut it into cubes with a knife, and then slowly opened it. The milk jelly, about one centimeter thick, had been perfectly formed after being soft-frozen and refrigerated.
Zhao Xiaojing tried the thickness of the milk jelly. Although one centimeter was very thin, it was still a little higher than the Adazi noodles when spread on the shaved ice.
The beauty of the shape lies in the details. Zhao Xiaojing carefully scooped off the layer of shaved ice on top of the noodles with a spoon.
There are eight minutes left in the game.
After removing a layer of shaved ice, Zhao Xiaojing scooped out the milk jelly again and spread it on top of the flowing Adazi noodles, filling the blank area of the shaved ice. At the irregular joints where the water meandered, Zhao Xiaojing also gently cut along the curvature of the water, trying to fit the seams of the milk jelly and the flowing noodles as perfectly as possible.
After spreading a layer of milk jelly, Zhao Xiaojing scooped out the mango pieces on the side with a spoon, and then spread them on top of the flowing noodles in the shape of orange slices, forming a circle that was slightly larger than the orange slices, and then placed the orange slices on top to make a sun emitting a faint glow.
There are six minutes left in the game.
Zhao Xiaojing took out the candied mung beans from the pressure cooker and used a spoon to gently spread out three cloud shapes above the sun.
Then take out a clean food bag, fold it three times along the lower left corner, fold the food bag into a cone shape, cut a small opening on each side, and then open it.
Made with a simple piping bag and an eight-tooth piping nozzle.
Zhao Xiaojing opened a simple piping bag, first clamped the nozzle with a clip, then put the taro paste that had been mixed in advance into it, and then used chopsticks to roll the taro paste to near the nozzle. Finally, she opened the clip and squeezed the taro paste onto the cloud made of mung beans, leaving only a mung bean outline.
The eight-tooth piping nozzle is also a commonly used nozzle for making cookies. The shapes squeezed out are very orderly and layered. After the taro paste is squeezed on, the flowing feeling of the cloud immediately becomes concrete.
Although the white of the taro paste and the white of the custard in the background seem a bit repetitive due to time constraints, the outline of the honey mung beans and the color scheme similar to the painting "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" below make people feel that the white space is just right and refreshing.
There is one minute left in the game.
Zhao Xiaojing picked up the candied mung beans with chopsticks and carefully adjusted the outline below the cloud, filling in a few missing ones and removing some of the dense ones.
"The competition is about to end. Please put down your works and leave the competition area immediately after checking in with the staff."
The broadcast sounded again, and Zhao Xiaojing put down the tools in her hands at the same time and looked at her work with satisfaction.
In a jade-white bowl of soup, flowing noodles, tinged with a gradient of green, yellow, and white, meander and twist. Layers of green mountains, cut from fruits and vegetables, stand amidst the water. A sunset-like orange sun radiates a faint mango-colored glow, while clouds of taro paste drift slowly in the sky. All of this is enveloped by a wisp of white mist gradually emanating from the shaved ice at the base, adding to the elegance and freshness.
"Hello, please take out your ID card for registration and verification." The staff member immediately came to Zhao Xiaojing, took a picture of Zhao Xiaojing's work with an instrument, showed the photo to Zhao Xiaojing for verification, and then swiped her ID card for registration.
"Okay, after you leave the competition area, turn left and go straight. There's a live broadcast hall at the back exit. Each competition area's selection live broadcast is available. You can watch the judges vote and wait for the results. Don't worry if you don't have time to wait. You'll be notified of the selection results by text message later."
"Okay, thank you. Can I take a picture of my work now?" Zhao Xiaojing asked expectantly as she looked at her work.
This bowl of sweet soup with a pattern of mountains and flowing water is really beautiful. Although she often tries to shape and arrange the dishes in virtual space, it is time-consuming and this is her first time in reality. She wants to take a picture to show the people in the store.
"Yes, the mobile phone signal in the competition area has been blocked, but you can still take photos." The staff nodded, politely made a please gesture, and turned to walk towards the next contestant.
Such a big deal? And blocking the signal? Were they afraid the contestants wouldn't know what to do and would just look it up on Baidu? Zhao Xiaojing was stunned.
But I immediately understood that this was probably to prevent contestants and judges from cheating, after all, they were all local.
After a simple video recording, the dishes in front of him were taken away by another staff member waiting on the side.
Only then did Zhao Xiaojing notice that there were only four people left in the entire competition area. Apart from her, there were only the noodle player, the green shirt player, and one of the last players who had a full basket of vegetables.
Zhao Xiaojing wanted to see what these people were doing, but the staff member pushed the food cart out in a blink of an eye, turned a corner and entered the "No entry for non-staff" area. Zhao Xiaojing followed him for two steps but saw nothing. With regret, she turned around and remembered that the staff member had just said that there would be a live broadcast of the selection, so she quickened her pace and walked along the left into the live broadcast hall.
Baitao's route design is quite scientific. The entire semi-final area is in a yard. The front door is for entry only, and each sub-competition area can only be entered through the competition area hall at the front door after registration. The back door is for exit only, and you can watch the live broadcast of the selection by walking straight along the left route.
There were more people gathered in the live broadcast hall than when I arrived, and there was a lot of noise from discussions and talking, but everyone was standing, gathered at the front of the hall, and the rows of chairs at the back were empty.
Zhao Xiaojing also walked forward, and when she reached the front where the largest crowd gathered, she saw that there were five TVs hanging there, each corresponding to the live broadcast of the selection of a competition area, and a group of people were watching.
The live broadcast of the second competition area was being played on the second TV from the left. When Zhao Xiaojing moved closer, she saw the sweet soup she had made placed on the table. A group of judges were watching, and Dazhuang was among them.
The competition areas for the judges and contestants were drawn on the spur of the moment. Zhao Xiaojing was in a hurry after entering the semi-final venue and forgot to ask Dazhuang which competition area he had been drawn for. Only when she saw it on the screen did she suddenly remember it.
However, the competition venue was equipped with a cell phone jammer, so it was useless to think of it earlier. He happened to be in the second competition area, and as he wished, he was able to taste Zhao Xiaojing's work.
"Fruit noodles? This color must be dyed with fruit juice. This is the first time I've seen hand-rolled noodles with fruit."
Amidst the constant noise around her, Zhao Xiaojing pricked up her ears to listen to the judges' discussion in the live broadcast room.
"What fruit is blue? This doesn't look like hand-rolled noodles."
"It's so delicious, it shouldn't be a dark dish. Why don't you try it first?"
"You first, you first."
Several ordinary judges discussed the issue and blamed each other.
"This is not hand-rolled noodles, nor is it a dark dish. This is probably sweet soup, but it's made differently from ordinary sweet soup. The way it's presented on the plate is a bit more creative." Da Zhuang said after observing for a while.
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