Chapter 121 The Second Person

The appearance of the first qualified person greatly excited everyone present.

Even though they knew in their hearts that they might not be as capable as Chen Yu, they still held on to a faint glimmer of hope, thinking that perhaps luck would just happen to fall upon them.

Several hands were raised at the same time, and the examiners came to the stove and tasted it one by one.

However, there was no more "qualified" voice.

Some were directly rated as “unqualified” on the spot, while others reserved their opinions for the time being.

Although they said they reserved their opinions, the examiners could naturally see that these people did not have the ability to pass this assessment.

However, there are some clever ideas and novel thoughts in their dishes, and their understanding of the topic is also unique.

Because in the end the best five people will be selected, and if no other qualified people appear later, they may take over as substitutes.

After tasting a few more dishes, the examiners were amazed.

The difficulty of the test questions in this top chef assessment can be said to be the most difficult in history. The four words "the mountain is not high" alone are enough to deter most people. There will definitely be a large number of dishes that deviate from the topic in the initial test.

They had already prepared for the possibility that there would be less than five people in the initial test.

However, the reality is the opposite. Although some chefs lack technical skills, they rarely deviate from the topic.

This situation is just like the usual top chef assessment, everyone stands on the same starting line, and what ultimately determines the winner is their own strength.

The difficulty of the preliminary examination questions seemed to have been leveled out without anyone noticing.

In the dark, Chef Long and two top chefs were also observing the situation of the preliminary test.

Seeing this scene, they were also very surprised.

Lei Hua, in particular, knew the situation of chefs in Guangzhou best. In her mind, except for a few successors carefully trained by major restaurants, it would be difficult for others to just understand the questions, let alone make corresponding dishes based on the questions.

Nowadays, many of those who are rated as unqualified are due to their lack of skills rather than any deviation in their understanding of the questions.

What exactly is going on?

It's impossible that they became familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics overnight, right?

At this time, a guard came to Chef Long Hongze and whispered something in his ear.

Hongze nodded, with an interested smile on his lips, and said: "According to the guards' report, after the test questions were revealed, someone hired a scholar to solve the questions in public for the chefs present."

"This……"

Yao Ye and Lei Hua looked at each other, shock in their eyes.

Yao Ye said hesitantly: "Is this against the rules?"

This kind of thing has never happened in previous top chef assessments.

Hongze laughed and said, "If you want to talk about people who are against the rules, I am the most against the rules."

Yao Ye said hurriedly: "Master Chef Long, I didn't mean to..."

Hongze waved his hand, "Don't worry about it. Isn't this great? Now everyone is at the same starting point, and the winner is determined by the skills in their hands."

"Yes."

Yao Ye responded in a low voice.

Lei Hua looked at the field, and a slight smile appeared on his serious face.

Although I don't know who did this, this is more like a special chef assessment. Hongze's eyes moved to Xu Qing, who was looking around leisurely at the dishes made by other chefs, but he didn't even light the fire on his own stove, which showed that he had given up the assessment.

Interesting, very interesting.

Xu Qing actually hired a scholar to solve problems for the chefs, which greatly increased Hongze's interest in him.

When facing a competitor, most people will only think about pulling the other party down instead of helping the other party.

A young man with such great talent as Xu Qing should be arrogant and conceited, looking down on others.

Hongze has seen many young geniuses like that.

After all, what the imperial kitchen lacks the least is talent.

But this was the first time he had seen a young genius like Xu Qing.

What kind of dishes will this young man make? It is really exciting.

At this moment, the review in the examination room was nearing completion and the sun was gradually setting.

Jiang Cheng and Li Weiran raised their hands at the same time.

The examiners came to Jiang Cheng first and saw a whole chicken on the plate. There was no carving or decoration. It was a plain and ordinary chicken, nothing special about it.

The older examiner asked, "Jiang Cheng, what is the name of your dish?"

Jiang Cheng replied: "This dish is called - Chicken."

"chicken?"

The examiners looked at him in surprise.

Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "That's right, because my dish truly showcases the delicious taste of chicken. There is nothing else except chicken, so only the name 'chicken' can fully showcase the meaning of this dish."

The examiner nodded and then asked, "Okay, so what does your dish have to do with the topic?"

"Please taste it, the three examiners. Everything is in the dishes."

The examiners picked up chopsticks, gently cut open the chicken skin, picked up the chicken meat and put it into their mouths.

The mouth is full of fresh fragrance, the tender chicken is delicious and juicy. After being fully steamed, the chicken fat and meat fiber are fully integrated, giving the meat the fragrance of fat but not being greasy. Instead, it is refreshing in the mouth. The more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes, as if the fragrance is hidden in every fiber of the chicken, and is completely released after being ground by the teeth.

What's even more amazing is that even though I only took a bite of the chicken, it felt like I had swallowed the whole chicken. This feeling of freshness and fullness was like a live chicken flapping its wings in my mouth, holding its head high and making clear calls.

The chicken is soaked in chicken soup, and the chicken soup contains the essence and aroma of the chicken. The two are perfectly blended together, making the rich taste of the chicken itself reach a higher level.

Although it looks ordinary on the outside, it brings full satisfaction and pleasure after eating. As you keep chewing and swallowing, the satisfaction extends from the body to the soul. It not only satisfies the appetite, but also fully satisfies the soul.

After tasting the delicious food, the examiners put down their chopsticks with satisfaction.

The taste of this dish alone is at the level of a top chef.

But they still need to ask one more question, "Jiang Cheng, what is the connection between your dish and the topic?"

Jiang Cheng said: "Mr. Liu Yuxi lived in a humble room, but he did not think it was humble. Why? Because of his noble character, he could find peace and satisfaction no matter where he lived. Others need wealth and power to feel satisfied. However, Mr. Liu Yuxi was detached from the world. His noble character already made him satisfied, so why should he seek it from external things?"

"My dish is not embellished with knife skills or decorated with beautiful things. It just fully displays the original appearance and flavor of the chicken. Because these are the natural qualities of the chicken. The natural qualities are satisfying enough. Why do we need to decorate it with external things?"

After hearing this, the examiners could not help but nod their heads repeatedly and announced loudly: "Jiang Cheng from Feihuang Building passed!"

(End of this chapter)