At this moment, although Prince Ning was under the control of "Honest Sugar" and kept praising Li Huan's "braised beef head", Prince Ning had a strong will and was still able to resist voting for Li Huan.
Seeing the eight judges actively and enthusiastically voting, Prince Ning quickly glared at them to stop them.
One of the imperial chefs, under threat from Prince Ning, quickly lowered his right hand and stopped voting.
However, he couldn't help himself and slowly raised his hand.
"Hmm?" Prince Ning glared again, his beard bristling and eyes wide with anger.
The imperial chef trembled with fear, struggling to control himself, and forced a smile, saying, "I... won't vote for Li Huan..."
Grand Tutor Hua hurriedly asked, "You were just about to vote for Li Huan, why did you change your mind at the last minute?"
The imperial chef said with a forced smile, "I think Li Huan's braised beef head is still slightly lacking..."
Li Huan knew that this imperial chef dared not offend Prince Ning and only managed to refrain from voting thanks to his strong willpower.
"Excuse me, what's missing from my braised beef head?"
The imperial chef looked embarrassed when Li Huan asked him the question.
"It's a little lacking in spiciness. If it were spicier, it would be perfect! I didn't vote for you because I was afraid you'd get arrogant. I hope you'll keep up the good work and make even more delicious braised beef head!"
Li Huan was both amused and exasperated after hearing this.
Holy crap, are they afraid I'll get arrogant?
This excuse, appearing in "Flirting Scholar," is simply full of surreal and magical elements!
Another referee said, "Brother Ma, you're not voting for Li Huan. Are you perhaps biased towards Prince Ning's cook?"
Chef Ma, who hadn't voted, hurriedly said, "I...I'm absolutely not biased..."
Snap!
Chef Ma slapped himself hard across the face!
His behavior clearly stemmed from guilt and resentment deep within his soul, which is why he instinctively slapped himself in the face!
Another referee said, "Brother Ma! It's fine if you don't vote, but why slap yourself in the face?"
Chef Ma smiled awkwardly: "I hate myself, I hate myself so much!"
Grand Tutor Hua said, "Look, he didn't vote for Li Huan, his conscience is bothering him!"
Taking advantage of the situation, Madam Hua said, "Since your conscience is troubled, you can give Li Huan a vote!"
Seeing this, the fat clerk hurriedly announced: "The voting results are in! Li Huan's braised beef head received eight votes!"
Madam Hua retorted unhappily, "What's your hurry! This Imperial Chef Ma has a guilty conscience and is preparing to vote for Li Huan!"
The fat advisor said, "The voting is over, and there's no going back!"
Grand Tutor Hua stroked his beard with a smile: "Li Huan got eight votes, not bad, not bad at all, it has exceeded my expectations, hahaha..."
Prince Ning's thick eyebrows furrowed, his expression displeased.
He turned his head and saw Zhang Fugui: "Is your braised beef head ready?"
Zhang Fugui hurriedly said, "Your Highness, it's ready to be taken out of the pot!"
Li Huan teased, "Is it the prince who's ready to be served, or the ox head? You need to make it clear so there's no misunderstanding!"
Zhang Fugui hurriedly replied, "Of course the ox head is ready to be cooked! How could I dare to disrespect Your Highness?"
He instructed his assistant to remove the two buckets of water that were pressing down on the pot lid.
Then, Zhang Fugui lifted the heavy pot lid.
A rich aroma of meat wafted around.
Zhang Fugui personally scooped the steaming hot cow's head out of the large pot.
Li Huan observed intently.
On the surface, the cow's head appears to be very tender after stewing.
It must be said that Zhang Fugui is skilled at braising beef heads.
Prince Ning exclaimed, "Excellent! The ox head is rosy in color and smells wonderful! It looks fantastic!"
Tang Bohu said, "Excuse my bluntness, but Zhang Fugui's braised beef head is darker in color and not as bright and eye-catching as Brother Li's braised beef head. Its appearance is really not as good as Brother Li's braised beef head!"
Prince Ning snapped, "Shut up! You're not a referee, you have no right to comment!"
Zhang Fugui quickly used a knife to cut open the cow's head, and divided the cow's tongue and brain into ten pieces, which he then placed in a bowl in front of the judges.
"Please, Your Highness, Grand Tutor, and all the chefs, taste my braised ox head!"
Grand Tutor Hua asked, "Zhang Fugui, where's the dipping sauce you prepared?"
Zhang Fugui said, "Reporting to the Grand Tutor, the braised ox head I made is so fragrant that it doesn't need any dipping sauce."
Holy crap, this guy is incredibly confident!
Prince Ning said excitedly, "I'll try it first. I prefer the original flavor of the beef!"
At this moment, the effects of "honest white sugar" have not yet disappeared.
Prince Ning picked up a piece of beef cheek meat, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.
"Delicious! So delicious! The beef skin is incredibly soft and chewy, the beef is incredibly fragrant, the texture is superb, just what I wanted! Just what I wanted! Hahaha..."
Prince Ning laughed triumphantly, spitting out bits of meat that landed on Grand Tutor Hua's plate.
Seeing the bits of meat from Prince Ning's mouth stuck on the cow's tongue and brain, Grand Tutor Hua couldn't help but show a look of disgust.
He picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of meat from the cow's head, and savored it carefully.
"Mmm, it's stewed until very tender, fatty but not greasy, lean but not dry, it's really delicious."
After listening to Grand Tutor Hua's words, Li Huan realized that Zhang Fugui's braised beef head was of extremely high quality.
While eating the ox tongue, Prince Ning urged, "Grand Tutor, quickly try Zhang Fugui's braised ox tongue, it's absolutely delicious!"
Grand Tutor Hua glanced at the ox tongue on the plate and deliberately leaned closer to smell it.
"It seems... to have a bit of a muttony smell..."
Prince Ning said, "How could it be smelly? Grand Tutor, don't talk nonsense!"
Grand Tutor Hua said, "I'm not talking nonsense. It's normal for ox tongue to smell like mutton!"
Yes, beef tongue smells a bit gamey, but it tastes delicious.
Grand Tutor Hua was also controlled by "Honest Sugar," and he never lied.
But you can use this as an excuse not to eat cow tongue and cow brain.
Because cow brains also have a slightly gamey smell.
Sure enough, Grand Tutor Hua sniffed the cow brain and said, "This cow brain has a bit of a gamey smell, far inferior to Li Huan's."
The beef tongue and brain braised by Li Huan, with the help of the "delicious braising spice packet," have no gamey smell whatsoever.
Prince Ning said unhappily, "Your Highness, are you trying to avoid voting for Zhang Fugui by refusing to eat ox tongue and ox brain because of the muttony smell?"
Grand Tutor Hua said, "I am absolutely not targeting Zhang Fugui! Your Highness can compare the aroma of Li Huan's braised beef tongue and brain with that of Zhang Fugui's braised beef tongue and brain."
Prince Ning said, "Very well, I'll compare them and make you completely convinced!"
He lowered his head and sniffed carefully.
The other eight judges also sniffed with great interest the braised beef tongue and brains prepared by Li Huan and Zhang Fugui...
moment.
Prince Ning sighed: "Alas... the beef tongue and brain braised by Li Huan really have no gamey smell. I have nothing to say about it."
"Yes, yes, Li Huan's braised dishes smell even better!"
"Beef tongue and beef brain naturally have a strong gamey smell, and it's difficult to remove the surface odor, but Li Huan actually managed to do it!"
"This clearly shows that Li Huan's culinary skills are superior and extremely outstanding!"
"It's hard to find another person in the world who can make ox tongue and ox brain so fragrant!"
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Hearing the referees' praise, Zhang Fugui's expression became tense...
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