So they didn't dwell on the issue too much.
I quickly picked up my chopsticks, took a bite, and put it in my mouth.
"Oh, it smells so good."
Li Shangui only realized after taking a bite that Lu Rong's dish was fried to a wonderfully fragrant perfection, and his mouth was filled with delicious flavor.
The unique texture of the saury, combined with Lu Rong's culinary skills, brought out the full flavor of the fish through frying.
All of this caused Li Shangui, who was still enjoying the food, to burst into tears.
He found the fish to be incredibly delicious, far surpassing the two dishes Yuan Hua and Shen Lanxin had prepared earlier.
Moreover, eating this fish evokes a strong sense of nostalgia, reminding him of his childhood when his family was relatively poor. Because his family lived by the river, his parents would sometimes catch fish for him.
But life was tough back then, and many people living along the river would go fishing in the river whenever they had nothing to eat.
As a result, there aren't many fish in the river, and with the lack of fishing gear, catching a fish is not easy. Often, catching a big fish is enough for them to eat for many days.
These large fish grow naturally in the river, and are in a completely different league from artificially farmed feed fish; their meat is incredibly delicious.
However, because life was difficult at that time, people were reluctant to eat much, and a single fish would often last for several days.
After being stir-fried for several days, the fish meat will be cooked into small pieces. However, this also brings an advantage: the fish meat becomes very fragrant after being stir-fried many times and becoming small pieces.
This feeling is just like when I ate Lu Rong's saury earlier. The fish meat was fried and released an extremely delicate fragrance, and there were absolutely no fish bones in it.
You can eat as much as you want without worrying about anything. This sense of satisfaction is something you can't experience when eating saury normally.
He hadn't expected that Lu Rong's saury dish, though not quite the same as the fish he ate as a child, would evoke such memories of his childhood, which deeply moved him.
Thinking of this, he felt his mind was filled with memories, and the taste of his mother from his childhood brought tears to his eyes.
Because of his mother's passing, he hadn't tasted her cooking for over twenty years.
Now, Lu Rong's dish has brought back memories of his wonderful childhood and his mother's hardworking figure.
Seeing Li Shangui's situation, the viewers in the live stream were all confused.
"What's going on? I feel like Old Li is crying."
"I really didn't notice until you pointed it out. It's true, look at the tears streaming down his face, and there are so many. He seems very sad."
"I don't think these are tears of sadness at all, but tears of joy. You can see the satisfaction on his face."
"What's amazing is that this time no clothes exploded. Although Lu Rong and his team members, as well as Yuan Hua, experienced clothes exploding after eating this dish, Li Shangui has already taken several bites, but his clothes haven't exploded."
"It is said that the 'clothes bursting' phenomenon only applies to people in normal circumstances and in an excited state. It does not mean that everyone will experience this phenomenon when they eat something so delicious. Moreover, as you just saw, Li Shangui seemed to shed tears after eating this dish. Naturally, his condition was not as good as usual, so I think it is normal that his clothes did not burst."
“What you said makes sense. Clothes exploding doesn’t happen to everyone or at any time. Even if the same person eats the same dish, their clothes might not explode at different times or in different moods.”
“I think what the person upstairs said makes a lot of sense. Just like Su Tingyun’s situation, Lu Rong gave her a bowl of soup, which calmed her down and made her feel more relaxed. So even if she eats the most expensive delicacies, her clothes won’t explode.”
"The remaining judges also started tasting, and I felt that their expressions were very satisfied, but also strange, because it was completely different from the dishes that Su Tingyun and Yuan Hua had just tasted."
"Yes, yes, it wasn't just Li Shangui; even some of the judges seemed not so happy after eating Lu Rong's dish, but they were also very satisfied and moved."
"It's obvious that Lu Rong's dish is different from the two dishes Yuan Hua and Shen Lanxin made earlier, but as for whether it's good or bad, I can't tell right now."
“I think it’s definitely better than Yuan Hua and Shen Lanxin. Look, Li Shangui was so moved by the food that he cried, which means it’s extremely delicious.”
"I don't think so. Crying is one thing, it might be because you remembered something sad or something worth remembering, but it doesn't mean that this dish is better than the previous two dishes."
"Why think so much? I unconditionally support and believe in Lu Rong. I think no matter what, he is the one who can win first place."
"Yeah, look, they don't care about the judges on stage at all, they're still eating non-stop."
"Seeing the judges eating, and Lu Rong and his team eating too, really made my mouth water. I'm so envious of them. Why do you have to torture me like this?"
"Since you're watching a food show, you should naturally have this kind of self-control. I'm different; as soon as I see something delicious, I order takeout. Anyway, my table is already piled high with takeout, and I still haven't finished eating it all."
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Unlike the previous dishes, the judges didn't eat quickly this time. Instead, they chewed slowly, their eyes half-closed, without any fighting over the food. They seemed to be slowly savoring the taste in their mouths.
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