This is not difficult for him now.
The cookbook that my former teacher gave me included several state banquet-level dishes.
Each of them is a classic that possesses all three.
But the only problem is that these classic dishes often take a long time to prepare, at least half a day, and at most, it may take a week.
This is obviously not enough for the current three-hour production time.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng felt a little melancholy. In such an occasion, he couldn't just use some home-cooked dishes to get the job done.
Although there are exquisite home-cooked dishes with good color, aroma and flavor, Li Cheng always feels that they are not shocking enough.
This is my first game now. Not only do I have to win, I have to win beautifully.
While thinking, Li Cheng looked up in the direction of Leo.
At this time, Leo was throwing tomatoes into the pot one by one, apparently intending to stew a pot of rich tomato juice.
There were also a few steaks and a bottle of high-end red wine next to it.
Seeing this scene, even if Leo didn't say it directly, Li Cheng knew that this kid was planning to stew steak with red wine.
This delicacy is considered a classic French dish and it also takes a long time to prepare, about two hours.
The finished dish has a certain balance in color, aroma and taste, but after all, due to the simple process, its taste is not unique.
In the eyes of Longguo's professional chefs, this kind of thing can only be considered passing, probably equivalent to the type used for practice.
In addition to the taste, its color is a beautiful wine red, but it is still single. It is often decorated with some blanched broccoli, green and purple cabbage and other vegetables to achieve a visual beauty.
However, this point is completely unnecessary in Li Cheng's opinion. Although some blanched vegetables can be eaten, they are completely different from the main body of the dish.
This is completely fatal to the delicacy as a whole.
It would be more soulful to carve a flower out of tofu and then pour broth on it.
After imagining Leo's finished dishes, Li Cheng couldn't help but curl his lips, feeling completely confident of victory this time.
Then, his eyes lit up and he decided to add some water.
Since I already know that the food made by the other person will probably be of passing standard, doesn't it mean that I just need to maintain it above the passing level?
To maintain this level, it seems that one does not need to go to extremes in terms of color, aroma, taste, etc.
In this way, the production time may be greatly shortened, and it is not necessary to control every step precisely. Sometimes, you can still use some soup stock or something like that.
Thinking of this, Li Cheng's eyes became brighter.
A dish that is stunning in appearance, seemingly low-key but contains a lot of secrets, came to Li Cheng's mind.
This dish is considered one of the dishes in the state banquet, and can even be called the top dish. In the eyes of the foodies in Dragon Country, it is like a god.
Although it looks like a simple vegetable dish, if you really want to make it, it will take at least nine hours.
However, according to the emergency situation, Li Cheng felt that he could finish it in three hours.
Moreover, not many people abroad know about this dish, and their pursuit of food seems to have always been focused on appearance.
So Li Cheng planned to use this dish to surprise these European friends and let them know what it means to dominate with appearance while also having good taste.
As for the other party's blatant bias in favor of the dish by saying it had no nutritional value after it was finished, Li Cheng was not very panicked.
After all, his own General Administration of Education said that it would support him from behind. Even if no judges from Longguo arrived at the scene now, he was willing to believe in his own backing.
Not to mention that there were so many spectators at the scene, and everyone had sharp eyes.
Li Cheng did it as soon as he thought of it. He did not hesitate at this moment. He found a piece of ham and started cutting it...
At this moment, on the judges' panel, the middle-aged man had similar thoughts to Li Cheng's, and was patiently explaining why no judges from Longguo had arrived.
It is really the test of distance and time that has temporarily slowed down their pace. After today, the specialists sent by Longguo will serve as judges for the competition together with the professionals nominated by the European Union Education Administration.
They also repeatedly stated that they would ensure fairness and justice in today's match and would not favor any party.
After these words were spoken, the number of people who were originally worried that the judges would be partial and cheat suddenly decreased a lot.
The entire competition environment also became more formal.
The judges also began their own explanations based on their professional knowledge.
The person who spoke first this time was not the middle-aged man at the beginning, but a man in his thirties who looked quite thin but wore a black chef's uniform.
He had a calm expression and ordinary looks, but the nearly twenty-centimeter-long black chef's hat showed that his current cooking skills were not simple.
Before speaking, the man first locked his eyes on Leo.
It’s not that he intentionally ignored Li Cheng, but Li Cheng was still chopping melons and vegetables. After processing the ham, this guy took out a whole chicken and started processing it.
The man now completely couldn't understand what Li Cheng was trying to do.
As for Leo, it was much simpler. While simmering the tomato sauce until it was concentrated, he started to fry the steak, and he was able to spray the red wine evenly and methodically during the frying process.
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