The dishes are different from the ones we just had.
This third dish is rather simple.
In other words, it's very simple.
It's a dish of smashed cucumber.
Moreover, it's a simplified version of smashed cucumber.
Because the portion was so small, the five judges only received one small bowl in total.
It's probably only a dozen or so yuan.
"Hahaha, that's hilarious! This amount probably wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap."
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a hand-crushed cucumber. It probably wouldn't even be enough to fill a few judges' teeth."
"No wonder he was the second one to finish. Smashed cucumber is easy. Just smash the cucumber with a knife and sprinkle some stuff on it."
"If I'm not mistaken, this guy probably only managed to get half a cucumber, so this is the only dish he can make."
"Hilarious! Judging from that, with the strict standards of those five judges, it would be difficult for him to even get a double-digit score. I estimate he might set the lowest score in history."
Because there were so many contestants, most of them didn't receive much attention, except for a few who were highly regarded.
All people care about is what dishes were served and how they tasted.
After all, most people who come here are seasoned foodies.
Seeing the small bowl of smashed cucumber in front of him, Li Shangui was somewhat incredulous.
That's too easy.
Although many players didn't manage to snag any good ingredients, the official announcement had already implicitly allowed private transactions.
Therefore, more than 90% of people got good ingredients.
Such a situation is rare.
At this moment, there were only a few pieces of cucumber in front of him.
If you didn't know better, you'd think they were giving money to a beggar.
The surrounding audience members were all laughing heartily.
Some are even speculating whether the judges will curse the idiot who made the dish after tasting it.
Although he didn't have much hope, Li Shangui still picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of cucumber in his mouth, out of a sense of duty as a judge.
However, the first feeling after eating cucumber is that it's refreshing.
It's especially refreshing.
The tangy and spicy flavor of the smashed cucumber is brought out to its fullest extent.
Moreover, the cucumbers were made very crisp, making a crunchy sound when you bit into them.
It's incredibly crisp.
The other judges were the same.
After taking just one bite, they discovered that the cucumber far exceeded their expectations.
Immediately, all the judges couldn't hold back any longer and picked up their chopsticks to take another piece.
The speed is getting faster and faster.
However, because there were so few cucumbers, only two or three pieces per person on average, they were gone after just a few bites.
The judges were furious, looking like they hadn't had enough of the meal.
The smartest one was Li Shangui.
Although the cucumbers in the bowl are gone, there's still soup.
So he was quick-witted and nimble; he put down his chopsticks, grabbed the bowl, and drank the remaining broth in one gulp.
This made the four judges standing nearby turn green with embarrassment.
This made the audience wipe their eyes repeatedly, completely unable to believe what they were seeing.
"Ah..." Perhaps because he enjoyed eating the cucumber so much, Li Shangui couldn't help but burp.
His expression still showed that he was still not satisfied.
The spectators on the sidelines were completely baffled.
Immediately afterwards, the judges gave their scores.
[Contestant No. 121, Shen Tao.]
[Scores: 85, 82, 88, 86, 85]
Total Score: 424
The score caused an uproar in the audience.
"What?! This seemingly ordinary cucumber-smashing technique got such a high score? I can't believe my eyes."
"Compared to the two dishes we just had, it seems incomparable, yet it scored higher than the first dish. I really can't figure it out."
"Damn it, how could such a small amount get such a high score from the judges? Just who is this guy?"
“I know who he is now, Shen Tao, the eldest son of the Shen family.”
"Could he and that Shen Lanxin from earlier be siblings?"
"That's right, siblings born of the same mother, they are truly two geniuses. The Shen family is really proud now."
"Impressive! This is the first person to receive such a high score from all the judges. They could very well be this year's dark horse."
"Look everyone, that's Shen Tao in the white shirt. I think he's only about twenty-two or twenty-three years old. To have achieved so much at such a young age is truly amazing. And it's obvious that he didn't use his full strength in that cucumber-smashing move."
Hearing the audience praising him, Shen Tao couldn't help but smile contemptuously.
He muttered to himself:
"Hehe, you're really shocked. I was just doing it casually."
"To be honest, my talent is far inferior to my sister's. And my sister, really, don't hold back just because it's the first match."
"If my sister gets serious, there probably aren't many people in the whole arena who can beat her. Anyway, I, as her older brother, would definitely admit defeat."
The judges' scores were incredibly exciting, fluctuating wildly from one moment to the next, completely different from what the audience expected.
Many viewers thought it might get a high score, but the vast majority of them received very low scores.
Conversely, many viewers felt the dish might not be very good, yet it still received a high score.
It's even harder to predict than the outcome of a sports competition.
As the judges continued to score, the audience was also very excited.
After tasting each dish, they would start analyzing it from the sidelines and then deduce roughly how many points it would score.
After a series of speculations, many viewers came to understand a principle.
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