Chapter 127 Exam Questions Revealed
The initial test was over, and the names of those who had passed had already been spread. The names of Xu Qing and the other four people, as well as the names of their respective restaurants, instantly spread throughout the streets and alleys.
This kind of fame can only be possessed by chefs who have passed the special chef assessment.
Thanks to the unprecedented grand scale of this top chef assessment, they have gained such great fame just by passing the preliminary test.
If they can pass the re-examination, they will probably become legends in Guangzhou. At that time, the restaurant they work for will instantly become the number one restaurant in Guangzhou, and no matter how hard other restaurants try, they will not be able to shake its position.
When Xu Qing returned to Yangquan Restaurant, everyone who had already heard the news cheered with excitement in their eyes. They came up to him one by one and patted his shoulders until they were numb.
"That's amazing! Ah Qing! You are so amazing!"
"You are the first person in history to pass the preliminary examination for a top-grade chef at such a young age!"
"The other four are much older than you, and they are all successors who have been trained for a long time by major restaurants! You have been here for such a short time and you can keep up with them. It's really amazing!"
"And it is said that the Dragon Chef tasted your dishes! He is the Dragon Chef! You can actually satisfy the Dragon Chef's appetite! If it were me, I would be so excited that I would not be able to sleep tonight."
"Hey wake up, it's not even dark yet and you're already daydreaming?"
"I'm just giving an example..."
"People in front, please stop squeezing me. Get out of the way! Let me share in Ah Qing's joy!"
Looking at the sincere smiling faces around him, Xu Qing felt a warm current in his heart. The joy and satisfaction of passing the preliminary examination for top chef became so vivid at this moment, along with the cheers and smiles of the people in front of him, it was deeply engraved in his heart.
People's pursuit of emotions is nothing more than hoping to have someone to accompany them when they are lost and to share their joy with them.
The happiness shared makes it greater and brighter, and turns a person's small happiness into more laughter and joy.
Chef Jidi even went into the kitchen himself to prepare a table full of delicious dishes for him, fully displaying his skills as a top chef who has been famous for many years. Every dish was so delicious that it seemed to make people forget all the worries in the world.
Xu Qing also reproduced the dishes he made in the preliminary examination. Although he used salt-baked chicken bought from outside, the taste was still so wonderful after Xu Qing's superb cooking skills that people wanted to swallow their tongue.
Especially the unique skills that Xu Qing inherited from Master Luo Tian, which made everyone feel very excited.
"It's amazing that such fine salt grains and iron sand can be separated without any difference!"
"I didn't expect that Master Luo Tian, who can only lie on a chair and bask in the sun, could have such amazing skills! This is even more amazing!"
Master Luo Tian, who was drinking, choked and coughed repeatedly when he heard this, and his embarrassed face turned a little red.
Is his image in everyone's mind so bad?
"Hahaha."
Everyone burst into laughter when they saw this.
Someone smiled and said, "Master, we are just joking. In fact, we all respect you very much in our hearts. Of course, if you can do more work, we will respect you even more!"
"That's it!"
Everyone immediately started to make a noise.
Master Luo Tian also laughed. He leaned back lazily on his chair and said, "Forget about it. Just keep your original respect and love."
Everyone was choked up and shook their heads, unable to hold back their laughter.
This old man...
He's like a piece of tough meat, there's really nothing you can do about him.
The joyful banquet will eventually end, and everyone will go back to their houses to rest after having enough food and drink before opening for business the next day. Xu Qing followed Master Luo Tian for a walk in the yard.
Master Luo Tian asked, "Did Chef Long taste your dishes?"
"Yes."
Xu Qing told him in detail what happened during the initial test.
Luo Tian said: "It seems that he didn't mean to make things difficult for you. He even specifically pointed out that you should pass the first test and advance to the next round. However, he was specially invited by Elder Wu to prevent you from passing the special chef assessment. There are only two possibilities for him to do this. First, this chef Long is a man of noble character. He cherishes your talent and is unwilling to go along with Elder Wu to make things difficult for you. Second,..."
Xu Qing guessed what Master Luo Tian wanted to say, "The second is that it doesn't matter to him whether I pass the first test or not, because he will completely suppress me in the re-examination."
Master Luo Tian nodded and said, "Which possibility do you think is more likely?"
Xu Qing pondered for a while and said, "It should be the second one. If this chef Long had a noble character and was unwilling to go along with Elder Wu, Elder Wu would not have invited him here."
Master Luo Tian agreed, "Yes, since Wu Cheng has spent a lot of effort to invite Chef Long to come, he is sure that Chef Long will definitely help him. If it is the second case, then the difficulty of the re-examination may exceed everyone's imagination."
Beyond everyone's imagination?
Hearing Master Luo Tian say this, Xu Qing felt not only that the situation was difficult, but also more excited and expectant.
What would be more difficult than you can imagine?
What will the dishes created by this extremely difficult test look like? How will they taste?
Amidst this nervous excitement and anticipation, a day passed and it was time to announce the re-examination questions.
Xu Qing, Jiang Cheng and four others once again entered the examination room for the top chef and met Lei Hua, one of the examiners for the re-examination.
Lei Hua glanced at Xu Qing imperceptibly and told them the precautions in a serious manner.
The re-examination is different from the initial examination. The questions of the initial examination are posted for everyone to see, and communication and discussion between chefs are not prohibited.
However, the questions for the re-examination can only be known by the five of them. If they are revealed to irrelevant people, they will be disqualified immediately and will never be allowed to participate in the top chef assessment again for the rest of their lives.
Lei Hua's serious and indifferent expression, coupled with his harsh tone, made the five people present feel more stressed.
After reading the announcement, Lei Hua placed the two scrolls on the table and said, "This is the topic for the re-examination of the special chef. First, the theme."
Lei Hua unrolled one of the scrolls and spread it flat on the table. On the scroll was the word that was not surprising at all - chicken.
The themes of the first and second tests of the top chef assessment are the same, which is to test the chef's accumulation and skills. The same theme can more clearly demonstrate the chef's attainments in a certain dish.
The assessment for top-class chefs is not only to assess the breadth of a chef’s skills and abilities, but also the depth of his abilities, to fully tap into all the possibilities of a chef in a short period of time to see if he has the qualifications to become a top-class chef.
This is exactly the significance of the top chef assessment.
“Then comes the sub-topic.”
Lei Hua unfolded the second scroll and spread it flat on the table. On it were two big words - Juewei.
"Absolutely delicious?"
Xu Qing and the other four people couldn't help but look at each other.
What does it mean?
(End of this chapter)