"Don't even think about it, upstairs. You can't just go to this kind of primeval forest whenever you want. After all, primeval forests are very rare now, and we must protect them."
"Anyway, I came here for the food, so I'll see what kind of delicious food Lu Rong can make."
"This termite mushroom is incredibly fresh and delicious. It's so easy to make it into a top-notch dish. I wonder what kind of amazing dishes a genius chef like Lu Rong can create. I'm really looking forward to it."
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Upon seeing the termite mushrooms, Lu Rong did not hesitate and walked over with his small vegetable basket.
This large group of termite mushrooms grows proudly right in front of me, making me want to pick them.
Of course, Lu Rong didn't need that many; he only needed to make enough for a few referees. Besides, this was a primeval forest, and although these mountain delicacies looked delicious, he didn't decide to exterminate them all in order to protect the ecosystem. Instead, he took some.
In addition, as the production team just emphasized, Lu Rong will naturally not be an exception.
There were so many termite mushrooms that even after Lu Rong picked half a basketful, there was still more than half left.
In this situation, Lu Rong's idea was to let it grow freely, and perhaps after a while, new plants would grow all over the places he had just picked.
Soon, Lu Rong emerged from the forest, looking as cheerful as a little girl picking mushrooms, carrying a small basket of termite mushrooms.
Without a doubt, he is the fastest today; the other two competitors have yet to make a move.
The termite mushrooms were just picked; they were so fresh.
He wanted to take advantage of this prime time to cook quickly so that the best flavor could be achieved.
As he walked, he mentally opened the system store.
I'm looking for dishes featuring termite mushrooms.
"System, open the Manchu Han Imperial Feast recipe store and help me select a few dishes related to matsutake mushrooms."
[Ding! The Manchu Han Imperial Feast recipe store has been opened for you. It is currently searching for relevant dishes from the store...]
[Search complete. Five dishes featuring chicken-of-the-woods mushrooms have been selected. Please choose one...]
The online store for Manchu Han Imperial Feasts is different from the online store for Manchu Han Imperial Feasts in history.
It can be said to be an upgraded version, with a much wider variety of dishes, totaling more than 1,000.
Therefore, it is not difficult to select a few dishes related to chicken mushrooms.
Faced with the five options provided by the system, Lu Rong looked at the ingredients next to the cooking area. In fact, unlike before, the organizers provided a lot of ingredients to match in order to further bring out the strength of each contestant in today's final.
Of course, the main ingredients still need to be found in the primeval forest, but other ingredients can be selected from those provided by the production team.
Whether it's regular scallions, ginger, and garlic, or chicken and duck meat.
Everything you need for general cooking is available.
You can choose freely from the stone warehouse next to the cooking room.
Although today's theme is vegetarian cuisine, this refers to vegetables found in the primeval forest, not that the entire dish contains no meat at all.
"System, exchange for black-boned chicken and mushroom soup," Lu Rong said to the system.
[Spent 500,000 points to successfully redeem Black Chicken and Mushroom Soup. Current remaining points: 36 million.]
[Black-boned chicken and matsutake mushroom soup, made by combining black-boned chicken and matsutake mushrooms, brings out the umami flavor of the matsutake mushrooms to the maximum extent, making it a top-quality dish.]
[Note: It is recommended to use the freshest termite mushrooms, ideally within half an hour of picking and cooking, to ensure the best flavor.]
[Everything is ready. Host, please cook to your heart's content and present the world with the most magnificent and delicious dish.]
This dish tastes amazing, but the requirements are also very high. The reason is that the termite mushrooms used must be freshly picked within half an hour. Of course, for Lu Rong now, these aren't particularly demanding requirements, since he had just picked so many termite mushrooms.
In a city setting, such conditions would be difficult to achieve.
Since today is the last day of the finals, and neither Shen Lanxin nor Yuan Hua called for help, Lu Rong felt embarrassed to ask Su Tingyun and the others to come and help. He just told them to watch from the sidelines.
Although Su Tingyun and the others' help will not have a significant impact on the final taste.
But for the sake of fairness, and to avoid gossip, Lu Rong naturally couldn't allow this situation to occur.
Soon, Lu Rong placed all the mushrooms in the basket on the counter, then took out several large ones and placed them at the sink next to the counter, turning on the tap to slowly rinse them.
There's a technique to washing it; you can't wash it too vigorously, or you'll damage the mushrooms and wash away their flavor.
Too much water can even affect the final taste of the termite mushroom.
Lu Rong gently cleaned the area with his hands, making sure the water flow from the tap wasn't too strong.
After washing it almost completely, Lu Rong started breaking the matsutake mushrooms in his hand into small pieces and putting them into a bowl.
Then, he took some green peppers, tomatoes, garlic, and chopped green onions from the food storage area next to him.
They also took a piece of black chicken breast.
After all, it's a black-boned chicken and mushroom soup; it wouldn't make sense to not have black-boned chicken.
Soon, Lu Rong finished processing all the ingredients and put them in a basket to the side. Then he placed the black-boned chicken on the counter.
Cut it into small pieces to make cooking easier later.
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