Fang Erniu held the plate and looked at the few pitiful blanched cabbage hearts left on the plate, his eyelids twitching.
Looking closely at the blanched Chinese cabbage, the cabbage is green and full of vitality.
The soup is crystal clear and has just the right viscosity, neither too thin nor too thick. When poured over the choy sum, it is crystal clear, like jade wrapped in a circle of translucent crystals!
With the addition of green and red peppers, it looks like red southern red agate paired with top-grade turquoise. It looks very pleasing to the eye and gives people a desire to taste it from the bottom of their hearts!
"This soup is perfectly prepared. The amount of cornstarch and water is precisely controlled. Without years of cooking experience, it would be impossible to achieve such precision!"
"The presentation is exquisite. The red and green color combination is very eye-catching. The bright black and red broth makes the two colors even more pleasing to the eye. The blanching time of the choy sum is especially precise. One second longer and it won't be tender, and one minute less and it won't bring out the fragrance. Most importantly, there's not even a trace of earthy smell in the choy sum."
When talking about the earthy smell, Fang Erniu looked at Xiao Qingluo in surprise.
Seeing that Xiao Qingluo didn't look at him, Fang Erniu continued to speak to the chefs around him:
"In this way, the color and aroma of this dish are maximized, and it can be said to be perfect.
Don’t let anyone taste it right away!”
"If you ask me to judge, the color and aroma of this dish alone are enough to outdo all the royal chefs present here!"
As soon as these words were spoken!
The whole audience was shocked!
A group of people gasped!
"hiss--"
The sounds of people sucking in their breaths of shock came one after another, and all the royal chefs and kitchen assistants looked at the plate of blanched Chinese cabbage in Fang Erniu's hand in disbelief.
They really didn't expect that Fang Erniu gave such high praise to this plate of blanched choy sum before he even put it in his mouth!
Who is Fang Erniu?
He was a big shot who had been the chief chef in the palace's imperial kitchen for more than 30 years!
He is the master of these kitchen helpers.
He is the object of worship that all the imperial chefs want to pursue.
The dishes he has cooked over the years are more than what they have eaten in the past few decades!
His craftsmanship was even praised by the emperor!
Now, Fang Erniu had not even started eating, but he had already given such a high evaluation to the blanched Chinese cabbage heart made by Xiao Qingluo, which was enough to show how good this dish Xiao Qingluo made was!
For a moment, all the chefs subconsciously looked at Xiao Qingluo.
Steward Su was washing the pot while Xiao Qingluo was looking for ingredients nearby.
Looking at Xiao Qingluo's image, they couldn't understand why
How could an ordinary woman like Xiao Qingluo actually cook such delicious dishes that even Fang Erniu, the chief imperial chef, would be amazed?
Could it be that the Sixth Prince's wife has an extraordinary background?
But I heard that the Sixth Prince's wife is a lady from a merchant family?
How could a lady from a noble family be able to cook and achieve such success in cooking?
At this moment, all the chefs looked at Xiao Qingluo in disbelief.
Suddenly, they felt a little dissatisfied!
What’s the point of having beautiful dishes?
Although there are some tips on plating, they are not rigid standards.
No one says that dishes with bad presentation and appearance cannot be served, right?
Moreover, Xiao Qingluo was born with advantages that others did not have in plating and the appearance of dishes.
Those who come from prominent families have received a good education, and their aesthetic taste is enough to crush these unsophisticated people who have never seen the world.
Losing to Xiao Qingluo in terms of the presentation of the dishes did not convince them!
In particular, the most important thing about cooking is to fill people’s stomachs, make them feel comfortable eating, and make them want to eat and love to eat!
The real hard standard for judging dishes should be taste!
They didn't believe that Xiao Qingluo, the Sixth Prince's consort, a young lady from a merchant family, could surpass them in cooking skills!
Especially Chef Cui, at this moment
His face looked extremely ugly at the moment.
His cooking skills are definitely the best among all the imperial chefs in the royal villa.
And he has the longest seniority.
If other people had received such high praise from Fang Erniu, he might not feel so bad!
But who is Xiao Qingluo?
Xiao Qingluo is the prince's consort, not a cook!
An unknown woman made a dish that was even better than her own with just one move?
And he defeated him in the field he was best at!
Can he accept this kind of thing?
His dignity can't accept it!
Instantly, Chef Cui urged, "Chef Fang, plating and the like aren't important. We can practice and learn in the future. I think the key to success lies in the taste of a dish. Please try the Sixth Prince's Consort's dish and judge it by the taste."
Upon hearing this, Fang Erniu looked at Chef Cui with a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes and frowned!
"Dishes are not important? Do you have a pig brain?"
"Since ancient times, cooking has emphasized color, aroma, and flavor. What is color? It's the appearance of the dish! Ultimately, it all comes down to presentation!"
"If the color is bad, people will lose their appetite and won't even want to pick up their chopsticks!"
"Just like that black mess you just made, why did His Highness the Sixth Prince feel disgusted at the first sight of it?
No, why doesn't His Highness the Sixth Prince even want to eat? It's because you haven't achieved the "color, fragrance, and taste" aspect of "color, fragrance, and taste"!
"If you were to go to the palace with me for a banquet tomorrow, and if you brought a plate of black stuff to the table of so many nobles and disgusted them, not only you, but also my head would have to be removed!"
"Now you're telling me that presentation isn't important? Have you been eaten by a dog?"
Fang Erniu pointed at Chef Cui's nose and started yelling at him in front of everyone without showing any mercy!
Chef Cui's expression became even uglier.
But he had nothing to say.
After all, what Chef Cui said was indeed right, and he couldn't refute it.
This is what he learned before.
He could accept Chef Cui's scolding.
But he really couldn't accept being surpassed by an ordinary woman in cooking!
The other chefs and kitchen helpers around were also looking at Fang Erniu with awe, and they listened to what Fang Erniu said with serious expressions.
After all, for a chef.
Every word that Master Fang Erniu said was a spur and instruction to them!
Chef Cui thought the same, so he quickly said, "Chef Fang, you're right. It was my fault."
Fang Erniu's expression softened when he saw Chef Cui's sincere attitude in admitting his mistake.
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