Chapter 143 Guidance
The fresh taste of the green vegetables is like a gentle breeze blowing in the mouth, blowing away the restlessness and boredom, like parting the clouds to reveal a clear and clean sky. Then the taste of the chicken strongly occupied the taste buds, like the rising sun, illuminating the earth with its delicious taste, penetrating into every corner between the lips and teeth, without leaving a trace.

Then, the salty, mellow ham and the delicate and soft chicken liver are like the rays of light following the rising sun. Through their own unique taste, they reflect the taste of the chicken in a different way, making the pure sunlight that shines on the earth so colorful and beautiful.

With every chewing, the collision of lips and teeth, and the grinding of tongue coating and taste buds, the taste of chicken becomes more vivid and rich. It becomes clean and fiery in the refreshing wind. After eating the green vegetables, the crisp taste of the green vegetables sets off the deliciousness of the chicken even more delicious. The sweet and refreshing juice lifts the heavy curtain for the taste buds, showing the amazing deliciousness of the chicken hidden behind.

It becomes colorful in the sunset glow, and the pure white light reflects charming colors through the refraction of different substances. The salty aroma of the ham reflects the taste of the chicken, making it richer and mellower, while the delicate and soft chicken liver and its sandy texture make the chicken soft and gentle while maintaining its tender and smooth taste.

The ingredients in your mouth are very common, and the cooking method is very familiar. However, the chef's superb skills bring all this ordinariness and familiarity to perfection, making the ordinary extraordinary, the familiar strange, and making the simple food show blurred colors in your mouth, showing its unprecedented richness and diversity.

Even though Lei Hua had eaten Jinhua Yushu Chicken many times, the taste of this dish made her feel so unfamiliar and amazing. It was like the surprise and satisfaction she felt when she ate Jinhua Yushu Chicken for the first time.

It was obviously the same ingredients and the same cooking method, but it gave her an extremely fresh taste.

And this fresh taste brought her back the same feeling.

Different yet the same, fresh yet nostalgic.

New vitality is revealed in old things, just like seeing the old tree outside the house that has grown with you sprouting new buds in early spring, or like a surprising reunion with an old friend you haven't seen for a long time.

It seems like everything has changed, and yet it seems like nothing has changed.

This is old and new.

Who says old things can't taste new?
Lei Hua exclaimed in satisfaction: "It's really delicious. It's the taste of the old days, but also a brand new taste. It's a taste I've never tasted before, but it makes me miss it so much. It's great! Fang He, you cooked this dish really well!"

Fang He clasped his fists and bowed, "Thank you for the compliment, examiner."

What Lei Hua said was exactly the meaning he wanted to reveal by hiding it in the dishes and using the taste of the dishes.

Yao Ye put down his chopsticks and said with emotion: "I never thought that I could taste such exquisite and delicious food in an ordinary dish. You turned the ordinary into the extraordinary, Fang He, your strength is really beyond my expectation."

The three examiners had discussed this before, and they all thought that the five people who passed the preliminary examination had different strengths. Chen Yu and Fang He were of similar strength, while Jiang Cheng and Li Weiran were stronger than the previous two, but the gap between them was not obvious.

As for Xu Qing, it is really hard to say how strong he is.

Therefore, after Chen Yu's defeat, Yao Ye actually didn't have much hope for Fang He's dish.

Especially when Fang He said that he was not going to innovate but stick to the old practices, although Yao Ye didn't say it, he had already determined in his heart that the dish was not up to standard.

However, he was greatly impressed by the dishes presented by Fang He.

Fang He actually used his abilities to the fullest, making old dishes taste brand new. It was really amazing.

The quality of this dish definitely exceeds the average standard of top chef assessment and is a truly qualified dish.

Fang He bowed again to express his gratitude.

His eyes turned to Chef Long.

Both examiners expressed praise.

What about Chef Long?

What would he say?
Hongze put down his chopsticks and said softly: "First of all, the taste of this dish is indeed as you said, showing an unusual delicacy. Using ordinary ingredients to show extraordinary taste is indeed extraordinary."

Fang He listened quietly, he knew that Chef Long must have something else to say.

Sure enough, after the initial praise, Hongze changed the subject and said, "But if we want to achieve the word 'excellent taste', the taste of this dish alone is far from enough."

Fang He's heart sank.

Although Chef Long's reaction was within his expectations, Fang He still couldn't help feeling depressed when he heard that the dish he had worked so hard to prepare received such praise.

Fang He took a deep breath, calmed himself, and said respectfully, "Please give me some advice, Chef Long."

Hong Ze said: "First, the quality of the ingredients. Even if you use superb skills to make up for it, the upper limit of the quality of the ingredients is already fixed. Ordinary ingredients can hardly cross this gap and cannot achieve true taste. Second, creativity. This is your fatal weakness. If you want to move to a higher level, you can't just stick to the old ways, you must constantly create new things, otherwise your future path will only become narrower and narrower, and eventually you will have no way to go and can only keep spinning in the glory of the past."

"Third, skills. You have maintained a delicate balance in all your skills, with none being too prominent or too weak, and your skills are well balanced. I don't know if you do this on purpose or if it's just unintentional, but this is not the right way. A person's life is limited, and the time and energy you have are fixed. Instead of spending energy on skills you are not proficient in and spending a lot of effort and time to hone them until you are proficient, it is better to find something you are really good at, specialize in it, and do it to the best of your ability."

"'Absolutely delicious' doesn't just mean something new, it also means something perfect. There is nothing perfect about your dish. Although you have tried your best to elevate the taste of the dish to a higher level and present a different flavor, this is your end point. You can only go this far if you make other dishes and try your best. If you want to move forward, you must find a suitable breakthrough point and achieve perfection in a certain skill. Only then can it be called 'Absolutely delicious'."

It was rare for Hong Ze to say so much, and he was almost telling Fang He the key point to breaking through Chef Long.

It is precisely because Fang He is a potential dragon chef, and because he has a calm mentality and does not get discouraged by temporary honor or disgrace, that such a person has the potential to go further.

What the future will hold does not depend on these old people, but on what kind of new world these young people will create.

Hearing what Chef Long said, Fang He was surprised and happy. The slight depression that had just remained in his heart was swept away, and what was left was only the joy of gaining knowledge.

(End of this chapter)