Chapter 140 The first dish
As soon as Lei Hua finished speaking, the first dish was placed on the table.

Chen Yu said: "Three examiners, please taste my dishes first."

After saying that, Chen Yu lifted the lid on the plate, and suddenly a sweet fragrance surged in the air, and a faint fruity aroma came to his nose. The aroma was sweet and pleasant. He just took a light breath, and the aroma seemed to linger on the tip of his tongue, and the sweet taste slowly spread on the tip of his tongue.

Everyone looked down and saw several crystal clear and round lychees on the plate. The flesh was plump and juicy. Each lychee was evenly distributed and large, like a night pearl, emitting a lustrous luster at night. They were obviously the best lychees.

In the center of the shiny lychee is the white chicken, which is delicate and tender, complementing the appearance of the lychee. It is like a small pearl contained in a night-shining pearl. The exquisite shape is eye-catching.

Chen Yu said: "This is the dish I made, green lychee stuffed with meat. Please taste it, the three examiners."

Yao Ye asked: "Before tasting, I would like to ask, why did you choose lychee as an ingredient?"

This was also the doubt in the minds of the others. Even Jiang Cheng and the others were surprised when they saw Chen Yu using lychees as food.

After all, fruits are rarely used in cooking and are usually presented alone as fruit plates.

In Fang He's eyes, adding fruits to dishes was almost heresy.

Chen Yu clasped his fists and said, "I got the inspiration from the topic to use lychees as an ingredient."

"topic?"

Yao Ye asked doubtfully.

Chen Yu replied, "Yes, it is the word 'absolute taste' in the test question. The word 'absolute taste' should come from the famous poet Huang Tingjian in the Northern Song Dynasty. Mr. Huang once wrote a poem, 'Who can compare with this unparalleled taste? Only the old Du Fu's Donglou poem.' The unparalleled taste referred to in the poem is lychee. Therefore, I used lychee as the ingredient, hoping to reproduce the unparalleled taste mentioned by Mr. Huang."

Lei Hua said with emotion: "I see. You are worthy of being the successor of Wenhua Garden. Your attainments in poetry and calligraphy are indeed extraordinary."

Yao Ye also praised, "Lychee is an ingredient that perfectly fits the meaning of 'Juewei', and it also reflects the pursuit of past poets and the display of the meaning of poetry. This dish not only contains creative new ideas, but also has a rich cultural core. Chen Yu, your idea is really amazing."

Hongze snorted and said, "It's too early to say these compliments now. Adding lychees to dishes and cooking them with meat, we still don't know what the final taste will be."

"Then let's start tasting."

Lei Hua said this, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a juicy lychee and put it into her mouth.

It has a sweet fragrance and a slightly cool taste, which makes people feel refreshed.

When you bite down gently with your teeth, the sweet juice in the lychee flesh will instantly explode in your mouth, splashing wildly in your mouth, and every corner of your mouth is stained with this sweet taste.

After being steamed, the lychee still retains its sweet taste and rich juice. At the same time, after being carefully cooked, the sweetness is kept at just the right level, not too sweet and greasy, making people not want to eat a second bite after just one bite. At the same time, the sweet aroma of the lychee itself will not be lost, but the sweet aroma will be maximized and fully integrated with the taste of the chicken.

The sweetness is neither strong nor bland, it gently embellishes the taste buds, fully satisfying the taste buds' desire for sweetness.

Sweetness always brings people happiness and satisfaction, and just the right amount of sweetness is even more so. The refreshing feeling sweeps away the haze and dust in the heart, leaving the soul empty. Then the sense of happiness brought by the sweetness lingers in the heart, immersing the whole heart in the perfection and happiness created by the sweetness, forgetting all worries and sorrows.

Hidden under the sweet lychee is the tenderness and smoothness of the chicken. After feeling the sweetness, the rich aroma of the chicken adds more rich flavors to the sweetness, adding more happy memories to the happiness built by the simple sweetness.

The juice of the chicken itself is mellow and delicious, which cleverly complements the sweetness of the lychee. The sweet taste eliminates the greasiness of the meat, while the fragrance and deliciousness of the chicken make the sweet taste more varied.

Almost every time you chew, the two flavors in your mouth will entangle with each other, collide with each other, and linger endlessly. This entanglement will give rise to countless flavors, making it impossible to stop chewing between your mouth and tongue, and making your taste buds want to taste more wonderful flavors.

At the same time, in terms of taste, the lychee flesh is soft and juicy, while the chicken filling is firm and elastic. Every time you chew it, the feeling of your mouth and tongue constantly alternates between softness and elasticity, bringing you plenty of fun and pleasure.

The sweetness of the lychee makes the chicken taste even more delicious, while the fragrance of the chicken makes the sweetness of the lychee so vivid. The taste and mouthfeel of the two complement each other and promote each other, like two ropes entangled with each other, constantly winding and spiraling up. As the teeth chew, they become tighter and more condensed, driving the taste in the mouth to continue to climb until it reaches the highest point.

That is the most wonderful and unique taste.

Lei Hua put down the chopsticks in her hand and sighed with satisfaction.

Hongze and Yao Ye also finished tasting. Hongze's expression couldn't be seen, but Yao Ye's face also had the same satisfaction and happiness as Leihua's.

Chen Yu felt happy.

It seems that two examiners have been conquered by his delicious food.

As for Chef Long Hongze, he did not expect to conquer Chef Long's taste buds from the beginning.

The three examiners discussed in a low voice for a few words, then took out three scrolls, wrote the scores on them one by one, and then closed the scrolls.

Hongze said, "The tasting is over, now let's start the review. Leihua, you go first."

"Yes."

Lei Hua said: "The taste of this dish is quite novel. First of all, adding lychees, which are fruits, to cooking is a novel idea and a bold attempt that really makes people's eyes shine. Secondly, in terms of taste, Chen Yu handled it very well. He made the taste of lychees and chicken blend wonderfully into one, and showed an excellent taste that is different from the past."

Yao Ye continued, "In addition to the taste and novelty, the cooking technique is also remarkable. First of all, the cooking temperature of the lychees is just right, which not only retains the fresh taste and rich juice of the lychees, but also allows the flavor of the chicken to be fully integrated into the lychee flesh. Lychees and chicken are not two unrelated independent ingredients, but are entangled with each other under the chef's exquisite techniques, and together they have derived a wonderful taste."

Hongze finally said: "The theme of this event is chicken, and the sub-theme is 'absolute taste'. You used lychee as an ingredient to create a taste that has never been seen before, so it can be called 'absolute taste'."

The joy on Chen Yu's face became more and more obvious.

Jiang Cheng and the others had worried expressions on their faces.

The examiners seemed to have given high praise to this dish. Would the final winner of the top chef assessment be decided so quickly?

Lei Hua said: "Using creativity, technique and taste as the three criteria for judging, the three of us finally came to the same conclusion. Unfortunately, it failed."

(End of this chapter)