Chapter 174 The Taste of Eight Delicacies
"Let's serve."

Lai He said.

The man in black holding the food tray responded and brought the tray to the judges' table.

Lai He wiped the sweat off his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although cooking takes a short time, it consumes a huge amount of energy.

Cooking in eight pots at the same time in front of such a hot stove requires precise control of the heat of the ingredients in each pot, which is a huge test both physically and mentally.

And under this extreme condition, Lai He also performed exceptionally well as if assisted by God, and the dishes he made made him extremely satisfied.

This dish can be said to be the best in his career.

At this moment, Xu Qing had just finished processing the ingredients, and it would take some time before the dishes were ready.

However, Lai He had already prepared the dishes at an extremely fast speed.

Xu Qing looked at the plate in the black-clothed man's hand.

Those eight stoves spew out extremely hot flames. What would the dishes cooked with such scorching temperatures taste like?
I really want to try it.

Although the three people in the judging panel were still blindfolded at this moment, they could feel that the air had become cool and comfortable again, and the terrifying high temperature had dissipated.

This means that the dish is ready.

Who made the dish?

At this moment, Li Yan and Jidi both knew in their hearts that this dish must have been made by Lai He.

Li Yan knew that Lai He had a secret weapon, but he had never seen it with his own eyes.

Because every time Lai He had special training, he would avoid others and would not allow others to watch. Only a faint hot temperature would flow out of the room.

But the scorching temperature was exactly the same as what Li Yan had felt before.

Jidi felt from the unusually high temperature that the stove used by this person was definitely extraordinary.

Such a stove must be specially made by a master craftsman.

Only people in the dark cuisine world can do this.

Mary, on the other hand, knew nothing. Not knowing how to cook, she had no idea of ​​the complex information contained in the scorching temperature. She was just happy that the air had cooled down again.

The footsteps of the man in black gradually approached, and then a dish was placed on the table. The man in black opened the lid of the dish, and suddenly a wonderful aroma spread in the air. The third person couldn't help but take a deep breath, letting the wonderful fragrance fill their mouths and noses, and then it entered the lungs through the trachea, letting the alveoli also be immersed in this wonderful aroma.

This fragrance is like a breeze blowing on your face, bringing the unique fresh smell of the ocean, as if making people feel the rippling waves on the sea and hear the surging waves beside their ears.

At the same time, the deliciousness of these top-quality ingredients is integrated with the taste. The wonderful flavors of various seafoods are intertwined together, like playing a beautiful and harmonious movement, which makes people intoxicated by it.

The third person couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and couldn't wait to taste this delicacy.

The guards beside them were responsible for placing the food in bowls and passing them to the three people.

The third person fumbled to pick up the spoon and put the tempting delicacy in the bowl into his mouth. The three of them were blindfolded and could not see the tempting appearance of the food. However, this did not detract from the beauty of the dish. On the contrary, because they were blindfolded, their expectations were even stronger.

Moreover, when a person loses one sense, the remaining senses will become more acute in order to compensate for the missing feeling.

That is exactly the case at this moment.

After being blindfolded, their sense of smell and taste became sharper than before, and their taste buds trembled, waiting for the delicious food to arrive.

When you take a bite of delicious food, the first thing you feel is not its taste but its heat.

It was as if they had eaten a fireball. The first and the third person were all gasping for breath and their tongues were numb from the heat.

Even so, no one is willing to spit out the delicious food in their mouth. Even if they have to endure the pain of burning, they have to keep all the delicious food in their mouth and not waste even a single bit.

And the heat and scalding brought not only pain, the scalding taste caused the already sensitive taste nerves to be severely stimulated. The dormant taste nerves woke up almost instantly, and kept transmitting signals to each other as if facing a great enemy, mobilizing all nerve sensations.

The already sensitive taste buds become even more sensitive at this moment, and they are eagerly looking forward to the delicious taste.

After the intense feeling of heat and scalding, there is a light sweetness that gently soothes the overly vigilant taste nerves. The pleasure conveyed by the sweetness dispels the pain brought by the scalding.

This light sweetness has a strong sense of freshness, and within the sweetness there is a unique salty taste. This salty taste is not applied from the outside, but is contained in the seafood itself. It is the result of its long-term absorption in the sea water, allowing the salt in the sea water to penetrate every inch of its meat, giving the meat itself a unique salty taste.

Therefore, there is no need to add other salt or seasonings during cooking. Just by stimulating the deliciousness of the seafood itself, it can become rich and tempting.

At the same time, the saltiness that comes from the seafood itself is deeper and more charming than the saltiness applied from the outside. It does not exist on the surface, but naturally emerges from the deepest part of the ingredients with every chewing, giving them a unique flavor.

Shellfish itself has a slightly salty taste, but marine fish is not salty because the special structure of their bodies can excrete the salt in the seawater.

The eight delicacies from the sea include both seafood from shellfish and marine fish. The salt content in shellfish is enough to make the taste of marine fish fuller.

At the same time, the unique elastic taste of shellfish makes every chewing interesting. The meat is delicate and tough, not as soft as ordinary ingredients, but with a perfect chewiness. The full and elastic taste makes every collision of teeth full of satisfaction.

However, the feeling in the mouth is not just elasticity.

After the elastic taste, there is a soft, glutinous and delicate touch, which almost melts in the mouth, flowing smoothly between the lips and teeth, sliding past as gently as silk, leaving a wonderful feeling. This is the smooth fish belly.

Fish maw has a unique gelatinous texture after its smooth taste. Fish maw is rich in collagen, and it has a slightly sticky texture like jelly, as if it is between liquid and solid, and it turns into a mellow and delicious taste when it is delicately ground between lips and teeth.

Then comes the silk-like shark fin, which spreads gently in the mouth. The delicate touch is as smooth as silk, with a smooth and elegant taste without a trace of roughness, making the teeth feel extremely comfortable while chewing and the tongue feel extremely comfortable while grinding.

Then the plump sea cucumber occupied the mouth. Its meat was tender, delicious and juicy, and the juice burst in the mouth when you took a bite.

The rich meat of the sea cucumber makes the teeth feel full of pleasure. The tip of the tooth penetrates the sea cucumber skin and breaks through the tender meat. The penetrated meat tightly wraps the teeth, and blooms, melts and turns into delicate juice every time the teeth chew, releasing its unique deliciousness to the fullest, bringing excellent enjoyment to the taste buds.

The fish roe bounces between the teeth, like naughty elves, tempting the teeth to chase and catch them. Once the teeth catch them, they will immediately burst between the lips and teeth, and the delicious taste inside will explode and sweep the entire mouth.

The last one has the most unique taste: fish bones. When you bite them, you can hear a slight sound that is pleasing to the body and mind, giving you full satisfaction and pleasure.

At the same time, the fish bones have a strong fish flavor, just like chewing fish meat in your mouth, but compared with the delicate taste of fish meat, they have a bit more toughness and chewiness. Just like chewable fish meat, the delicious taste contained in the fish bones blooms unreservedly with every chewing of the teeth.

The wonderful flavors of several kinds of seafood have their own distinct taste in the mouth, but they are cleverly integrated under the action of heat. The flavors of each other promote and complement each other, and together make the taste experience climb to the highest peak.

(End of this chapter)