Chapter 52 Weird "Muddy"
At present, there are still sixty contestants left in the recording base after the release of Yishun.
The production team thought optimistically that no matter what, someone had to step up and take on the responsibility, right?
In order to prepare for this issue’s theme, they also put a lot of effort into the ingredients - everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, and swims in the water is available.
Xie Qingyu also thought so at first.
He is well aware of his own cooking skills, so I won't show off too much, but he can definitely help out and prepare some dishes.
After looking around the field, no one stood up!
How outrageous! There are sixty people!!!
There shouldn’t be any hard requirement during the auditions that only those who can’t cook can pass, right?
Or are all those who can cook eliminated???
In fact, the contestants are also helpless. This is indeed a very good opportunity to earn shots, but the prerequisite is that they really have the skills.
After all, there are so many nitpickers and trolls online now. What if the food is ruined and no one eats it, and marketing accounts drag it into the hot search list, accusing them of wasting food?
Wei Qianze was originally following behind leisurely, but he saw with his own eyes the staff carrying a lot of delicious ingredients to the kitchen.
Thinking that he hadn't eaten yet, he might as well get some breakfast before leaving. But when he saw this situation, Wei Qianze had a bad feeling, so he turned around and walked out of the cafeteria without saying a word.
Forget it, I'd better just go and eat the lunch boxes prepared by the program crew.
The sixty contestants sat together in the restaurant outside, looking at each other in silence for a long time.
"Finally, someone slammed the table and stood up—
It’s Ding Zai!!!
Despite everyone looking at him as a savior, he resolutely stepped forward and took the apron from the staff.
When he puts on this apron, he is no longer his ordinary self. The lives of sixty people are supported by it~"
"Huh? Uh... I think I'm overdoing it. Even if I starve for a day, I won't be in danger of dying."
You Jinzhao looked at the guy next to him who had single-handedly labeled all the top ten contestants after the first public performance. He didn't expect that he was still there!
This business has expanded to this extent, give him a thumbs up!
"Don't worry about whether it passes or not, this is a necessary process, just burn it and it's over!"
The contestant who loves to label others and write autobiographies pushed the frame of his glasses.
That’s right, this time it wasn’t contact lenses, and his sense of security was back.
The amazing effect after Ding tied the small apron prepared by the program team was so great that even Xie Qingyu was afraid to look at it.
How crazy will the program crew go?
Are you sure this is an apron bought from a regular shopping mall?
Look at this seductive purple color, the little bow at the neckline, and the lace at the hem.
It was now fastened securely to Ding Zai, a stocky man wearing only a sleeveless old man's shirt.
Wow! The effect is so stunning, it's like something from an unmanned store!
If Xie Qingyu's expression was still reserved, then the other contestants were trying hard not to look at this brave warrior who was brave enough to shoulder the responsibility with strange eyes.
After tying on her apron, Ding went straight to the kitchen.
Xie Qingyu was also ready to go in and help him.
Because there was not enough space for so many people to stand inside, and also because space had to be reserved for the cameraman, apart from Xie Qingyu, only a few people with nimble hands and feet were sent to help prepare the food.
Following Chef Ding's instructions, some peeled the fruits and some picked the vegetables.
By the time the potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, carrots, pumpkin, apples, and corn he requested were prepared, the water in Chef Ding's pot had already boiled.
The other contestants were forced to leave after they finished using their food. They were happy not to have to stay in the kitchen all the time, so they just went with the flow and left.
Only Xie Qingyu applied to stay and help. Ding looked at him puzzledly for several times, but did not find anything unusual before continuing with his work.
Xie Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief and managed to stay. In fact, the real reason for helping was that he was a little worried.
Ding Zaizai is definitely not a reliable person in dormitory 122.
But seeing how nimble he was, Xie Qingyu felt relieved... halfway.
Things started to go wrong when Chef Ding poured wheat flour into the boiling water.
He used a spatula to fully blend the two, then began to add the side dishes they had just prepared into the pot of paste, pouring them all in and stirring.
Xie Qingyu looked at the sticky paste in the pot, which gradually lost the original shape of the ingredients. The strange bubbles bounced directly to the edge of the pot.
He couldn't help but turned around and covered his mouth - he wanted to vomit, but he couldn't!!!
I can only keep giving myself psychological comfort that the ingredients are all very good and it won’t be that bad when cooked in one pot!
Chef Ding took an iron ladle and scooped the paste from the pot into the air and poured it back into the pot. Seeing that all the ingredients had been melted and the paste no longer had any graininess, he nodded with satisfaction.
It seems that his skills are still not rusty.
He turned around inadvertently and found that the cameraman's camera was pointing at the porridge in the pot.
Thinking that the eldest brother really wanted to eat but was too embarrassed to say it, Chef Ding generously and warmly invited the cameraman and said that he would cook more and there would definitely be enough.
The cameraman's face turned pale, and he backed away in panic, forgetting the rule against communicating with the contestants. He kept saying, "I'm not hungry! I've already eaten... I've already eaten!!!"
Chef Ding could only give up with regret and went to the window to ask the contestants waiting for their meals outside to bring their bowls over to get their meals.
One contestant went to the cupboard to get a bowl while muttering to the person next to him.
"The food is served so quickly! I hope there won't be any problems."
The contestant next to him scolded him for being suspicious, and replied: "What's the big deal? He's just efficient~"
When all the contestants had finished their meals and were sitting at the table, no one in the restaurant had started eating.
They looked at the yellow and green paste in the bowl, swallowed their saliva, and felt uneasy in their hearts - this thing didn't look or taste very good!
But the program team does not allow them to take advantage of the sponsors today, so if they don’t eat, they will just starve.
Even the staff nearby wanted to run away when they saw this thing, and pulled the cameraman who had just been filming the whole process in the kitchen to the side to question him.
"Are you sure this thing isn't poisonous? If all the contestants end up in the emergency room after eating it, that would be a disaster."
After she confirmed again and again that there was no poison in it, she came back and continued to anxiously observe the contestants' reactions.
At this time, Ding came out from the kitchen holding a big bowl, eating with a big spoon and asking everyone in confusion.
"Why aren't you eating? No need to wait for me. The best food goes to the bottom, and all that's in my bowl is good. There's still plenty in the pot! Don't be polite!"
After saying that, he scooped another big spoonful from the bowl and put it into his mouth.
Seeing him eating without hesitation, the contestants were a little shaken.
Wei Liangchen shouted, "Never mind! I'm really hungry!"
He closed his eyes, picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful of the paste. After it entered his mouth, he didn't dare to feel it carefully and swallowed it directly.
After eating it, I smacked my lips and savored the taste.
Wei Liangchen's eyes lit up, he picked up the bowl and took another big sip, and said in surprise: "It tastes pretty good, sweet!"
After the first person took the plunge, the other contestants also started to eat.
Although it doesn’t look very good, it tastes really good.
The contestants unanimously gave high praise to Chef Ding's cooking skills, and some even started to go to the kitchen to fish out the "good stuff" from the bottom of the pot.
It is indeed more delicious and has a more solid taste.
While other contestants were adding bowls of "rice" one after another, Xie Qingyu was eating his first bowl of porridge in a disjointed manner.
Apart from the cameraman, he was the only one who witnessed the entire process of the birth of this pot of porridge.
To be honest, the taste is not bad. Apart from the ingredients, Ding didn't add any other seasonings.
Therefore, the porridge is filled with the fragrance of wheat and the light sweetness of sweet potatoes and apples, without any strange smell.
But his appetite was still not very good.
Gu Qi, who was sitting next to Xie Qingyu, saw that he had been eating for a long time, but the level of the porridge in his bowl had not even gone down. He couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Are you not feeling well? You're eating so little. My neighbor Wei is already eating his fourth bowl."
Xie Qingyu sighed and took another bite listlessly.
At the same time, a contestant in the kitchen shouted, "The porridge is empty!"
Wei Liangchen quickly raised his head and drank the last sip, then rushed in and shouted, "Leave one for me!"
Wei Liangchen, who successfully got the last bowl, sat down next to Ding Zai with the bowl in his arms, satisfied.
He scanned him from head to toe with a look of amazement and astonishment, and said in disbelief, "I never thought you, old thief Ding, had such skills~"
Ding raised his lips confidently: "Oh! What's the big deal? Practice makes perfect. We also had a hard time when we were young!"
"Ah?" Wei Liangchen didn't quite understand, so he took another big sip and looked at Ding Zai with a puzzled look.
Seeing that he really didn't seem to understand, Ding Zai shook his head helplessly and continued to add in detail: "You don't know this? When I was a child, my family raised thirteen pigs, and I cooked all their pig food.
When we slaughter the New Year pig during Chinese New Year, my pig is always the fattest in the area!"
Ding is still very proud of this.
Wei Liangchen's hands were shaking as he held the bowl. He sniffed and glared at Ding Zai with red eyes: "Are you cooking pig food for us?"
The restaurant fell silent for a moment, and all the contestants' eyes became dull.
Xie Qingyu sighed again and put down the spoon.
Could he say that he had a bad feeling in his heart from the bold look on Ding's face when he put the side dishes into the pot?
But in order not to waste food, Xie Qingyu suppressed his inner speculation and did not tell anyone.
"So! You knew this a long time ago?"
Gu Yan looked at Xie Qingyu with a faint gaze.
Xie Qingyu coughed awkwardly twice: "The ingredients are all good, it should just be a matter of cooking."
At this moment, the contestants had come to their senses and surrounded Ding Zai, asking him angrily why he cooked pig food for them?
Ding Zai shook his head innocently and quickly explained, "It's not pig food! Why would pig food require such meticulous peeling and selection? And I see everyone is enjoying their meal, isn't it?"
After hearing the latter sentence, the contestants' stomachs suddenly churned, especially Wei Liangchen who had eaten five full bowls.
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