Chapter 553 We Don’t Believe
Fang Yuan said with both anger and laughter: "Just be angry with me. If I take it seriously, you will be the one who suffers. Are you stupid?"
An Zhixia raised her eyebrows: "Are you sure it's me who is suffering?"
Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then he understood and laughed, "Well, let's see who is tired and who suffers tonight."
An Zhixia blushed and hummed, "I, I have to get up early tomorrow."
"It's okay, you sleep and I'll do mine, we won't bother each other, and you won't suffer anyway." Fang Yuan nodded and replied seriously.
Because this is the first international cooking competition, everything is still under exploration, and the initial plan is to complete the competition in one month. Almost half a month is for the preliminary round, and the public judges have to taste hundreds of foods every day.
One hundred contestants passed the preliminary round after a brutal competition and began to draw lots for a two-on-two duel. This is a lot of luck. The food of each country is very distinctive, but the suppression of taste, ingredients, etc. is particularly obvious.
It can be said that some players can easily advance as long as they perform normally.
However, considering the fairness of the competition, the eliminated contestants still have one chance to revive.
It is worth mentioning that the International Chef Competition is a little different from other competitions in that after entering the preliminary round, everyone will receive a specific score from the judges, and this score will be accumulated from this moment until the last game.
Whoever has the highest total score will win first place!
This can also motivate the players to give their all in every game and perform at their best, otherwise they will easily be overtaken by others.
An Zhiqiu picked a chef from Country F, who was good at making a variety of pastries and had a wide audience. Moreover, most of the judges were very receptive to Western food.
In order to pass the test easily, An Zhiqiu had to find a menu that could suppress the pastries and that was more distinctive among Xia Hua's.
Each competition requires contestants to prepare it as a full meal, which includes four essential ingredients: vegetables, staple food, soup and dessert.
An Zhiqiu prepared two months longer than others, so he already had many ready-made menus in his mind.
He first inferred and analyzed the possible dishes of the other party, which should be goose liver, milk soup, bread and fruit salad. Goose liver can almost be regarded as one of the three major delicacies recognized by the international people. It is a classic dish of country F. It is naturally more authentic when cooked by its own chefs.
As long as there is one outstanding dish, then as long as the other soups, staple dishes and desserts don't make too many mistakes, advancement should be a sure thing.
Even the chef from Country F was planning to sweep the competition with this dish and win the championship.
An Zhiqiu had an idea in mind and was not panicked at all. Instead, he asked the staff for the necessary tools and ingredients, and started cooking with a calm expression.
Kyoto roast duck is served with a secret sauce, and then with ingredients such as chives and cooked sesame seeds. Pancakes are the staple food, the soup is mushroom soup made from duck bones, and the dessert is a simple almond tofu.
He followed the rules in every step, except that the ingredients were processed at intervals. After the first roast duck came out, he began to show off his knife skills, slicing the duck meat very thinly, still with some duck skin, and arranged it neatly on a plate.
However, the chef from Country F had already finished cooking and handed the meal to the etiquette lady to present to the public judges' table. He crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows provocatively at An Zhiqiu, raised his thumb, and gestured down very ostentatiously.
The Xiahua viewers sitting in front of the TV were very angry. They gritted their teeth and clenched their fists to cheer An Zhiqiu on through the screen, "Our Xiahua cuisine is not inferior to Western food!"
"This foreigner is too arrogant. Is he so sure he can win before the judges give any result?" Some people just stood up and spun around in place.
Everyone was extremely anxious, but An Zhiqiu remained calm and not at all impatient.
After the judges finished tasting the food, they kept smiling and nodding to show that they were satisfied with the meal.
An Zhiqiu still didn't call the etiquette lady, but waited for the duck soup to be cooked.
Ten minutes had passed, and the judges had lost the aftertaste of the delicious food in their mouths. They drank some warm water, and then began to follow the instructions of the etiquette lady, picking up the small pancakes, putting chives, cucumbers, sesame seeds, etc. on them, and then wrapping the duck meat in the sauce and wrapping them up together.
They took a bite and were stunned.
Kyoto Roast Duck is very famous, and there are many restaurants in foreign countries. However, although they are all roast ducks, the differences in the ovens, types of ducks, processing methods, etc. all affect the texture of the meat.
Not to mention abroad, it is not easy to find an authentic roast duck restaurant even in China.
The judges did not have high expectations for the roast duck. Moreover, they had just tasted the extremely delicious foie gras, so they were just going through the motions and were prepared to give a score that was not too embarrassing.
In addition, they were not the judges who had tasted An Zhiqiu's dishes before, so this wave of impact seemed particularly strong.
The pancakes are very thin yet fragrant, the roast duck is crispy, the sauce is salty and fragrant with a hint of sweetness and spiciness, the green onions and cucumbers are cool and crispy, and there is a sesame aroma. It is truly a delicacy that makes people feel instantly elevated to heaven!
The judges restrained their eagerness and put one bite after another into their mouths.
Unfortunately, each of them only had five slices of duck meat and five small cakes. After eating, they were still savoring the taste and seemed to have hardly remembered the feeling of tasting foie gras.
They had eaten foie gras before, and they had also searched for many delicious and authentic foie gras, but this was the first time they had eaten such delicious roast duck.
Therefore, they gave An Zhiqiu a high score of 9.8 without much difficulty.
The chef from Country F exclaimed: "There must be something fishy going on here!
There are not many delicacies in the world that can compete with foie gras, let alone Xia Hua's flashy meals.
I don’t accept it!”
Not only him, but everyone else was also a little restless.
An Zhiqiu won both games beautifully, which really makes people doubt it.
"We don't believe it either! The people of Xia Hua Country are really interesting. Since you are one of the initiators of the International Chef Competition, you must be fair and just. What's the point of buying judges to improve your reputation?
Is it because you can’t operate other games and can only open new games? "
One or two people shouted, and the rest followed suit.
There were other judges who were extremely prejudiced against Xia Huaguo and had never tasted An Zhiqiu's dishes, there were also some chefs who were afraid of competing against An Zhiqiu later, and people who really didn't believe that An Zhiqiu could win the foie gras award with Kyoto roast duck.
An Zhiqiu took two microphones and put them in the middle. His harsh voice successfully stopped the indignation of the crowd.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this competition is truly fair and just!"
(End of this chapter)
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