Chapter 175 Distinction and Unity
The last thing I ate was the fish lips, which were light and delicate, sliding across the tip of my tongue like velvet. It was like a soft cloud, enveloping all the previous delicacies, carrying them, and letting the wonderful taste in my mouth go to the higher sky like riding on the clouds, moving towards a more pleasant and satisfying feeling.

For seafood of excellent quality, the simplest preparation method can maximize its deliciousness.

Complex seasonings and cooking methods are just adding unnecessary details.

Lai He did not add any seasoning to this dish, which brought together the eight delicacies from the sea. He only used ordinary cooking oil. With his superb wok-flipping skills, the eight delicacies from the sea fully displayed their delicious taste.

The hibiscus comes out of the clear water and is carved naturally.

The deliciousness in the mouth retains its natural original appearance, and the wildness and primitive flavor of the sea sweeps over the taste buds. Until the end, every breath seems to be like the sea breeze whistling in the mouth, countless seafood leaps on the sea surface, and under the sea surface, in the dark and deep water, there are even greater mysteries lurking, tempting them to keep tasting and chewing again and again.

In the end, they seemed to have turned into a fish in the sea, flying freely in the vast ocean.

For top chefs like Jidi and Li Yan, in addition to the delicious food, what surprised them even more was the skillful techniques demonstrated by Lai He.

The difficulty in making the Eight Delicacies is that each of them has a very unique flavor, and each one will become the absolute protagonist of the banquet.

The Eight Delicacies are like eight kings, dominating their respective fields and will not yield to other things. All ingredients have no choice but to submit to them.

But now these eight kings are on the same plate, refusing to give in to each other. The end result is a mixture of flavors, which not only fails to reflect their respective characteristics and deliciousness, but also makes them restrain each other, ultimately making these eight treasures lost in the crowd.

However, Lai He used extremely delicate techniques to completely release the deliciousness of the eight treasures, like eight suns in the sky, dazzling and extremely eye-catching.

At the same time, the flavors of these eight treasures not only do not restrain each other, but instead complement each other in the mouth: the elasticity of scallops and abalone, the smoothness of shark fins and fish maws, the full taste of sea cucumbers and fish roe, the crispness of fish bones, and the tender taste of fish lips, each of them is extremely distinct, and at the same time brings out the wonderful flavor of other ingredients.

The elasticity allows the mouth and tongue to move fully, making the taste nerves extremely active.

The subsequent smooth taste is like a clear spring, giving your mouth and tongue a comfortable rest after exercise.

The rich taste brings greater satisfaction to the mouth and tongue during a relaxing nap.

The crispy and tender taste brings the previous feeling to a new peak.

Several wonderful flavors are cleverly blended together to create an indescribable ultimate deliciousness.

What made this possible was probably the amazing heat that had occurred before.

Through stir-frying and exquisite control of techniques, the cooking time of various ingredients reaches a subtle consistency. Therefore, when they enter the mouth, they are clearly different flavors and tastes, but they are all integrated into one, which is truly amazing.

"too delicious!"

Meili couldn't help but blurt out.

At this moment, she forgot the life and death crisis she was facing, the life-and-death struggle between the light and dark culinary worlds, and her previous fear and anxiety, and immersed herself wholeheartedly in the food.

This is the power of food, it has the magic to make people forget all their worries. On this small table, on this plate, food creates a new world, a safe haven, blocking all those worries, concerns, pain and confusion, calming the anxious heart, and letting the mind temporarily forget those irritability and depression, only focusing on delivering this joy and satisfaction.

Mary didn't know who cooked this dish, but the joy she felt from it was real.

Jidi also nodded and said, "Yes, this dish shows a wonderful flavor. At the same time, it also allows the distinct flavors to blend together, promoting and complementing each other. Ultimately, the taste of this dish far exceeds the deliciousness that can be achieved with a single ingredient. It is really wonderful."

Li Yan also said: "What is even more exquisite is the chef's skills. The simplest method maximizes the deliciousness of the ingredients. The heat of each ingredient forms a subtle consistency. There is almost no difference in the process from putting it into the wok to cooking it out of the wok. It seems that all the ingredients are fried at the same time and made to blend into one. It is really a magical skill."

There was a hint of pride in Lai He's calm gaze. Jidi and Li Yan's experience and skills were both top-notch, and therefore their comments were more valuable.

He was far less pleased by the praise of ordinary people than by the sincere admiration of his peers.

Xu Qing looked at the unconcealed happy expressions on the faces of the three judges. That kind of joy and relaxation came from deep in their hearts and could never be faked.

Xu Qing couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He thought the other party would use some tricks and schemes, but he didn't expect that people in the dark cuisine world would be like real chefs, trying their best to bring pleasure and satisfaction to diners.

Xu Qing is not afraid of conspiracies and intrigues. At this moment, the chefs in the dark cuisine world are giving their best without reservation, so he will not back down.

On the contrary, this further stimulated Xu Qing's fighting spirit.

In the pursuit of ultimate deliciousness, he will not lose to anyone!

Xu Qing placed three iron pots on the stove.

The fire power of the stove in front of him was far inferior to that used by Lai He. If he wanted to achieve the same results as Lai He, he needed to increase the temperature again.

The skinny old man at the side saw Xu Qing also using multiple iron pots, and immediately said to Lai He in a flattering manner: "Sir, look at this kid actually wanting to imitate you and use several iron pots to cook."

Lai He said disdainfully: "It's just copying."

Lai He knew very well that the reason his dish could be cooked to perfection was not only because of his excellent skills, but also because of the eight exquisitely crafted brass stoves. Only such fierce firepower could bring out the deliciousness of the food.

However, the stove in front of Xu Qing was just an ordinary stove. No matter how hard he tried, he could not compare to the delicious food produced by the eight brass stoves.

There were three iron pots in front of Xu Qing. One was cooking rice, another was holding processed seafood waiting to be stir-fried. The last one was covered with a lid, making it hard to see what was inside.

Xu Qing first used a low fire to burn off some of the moisture from the rice, making the rice grains slightly hard, so that they would not stick to each other and the grains would be distinct.

After Xu Qing finished processing the rice, he opened the last pot. There was a faint glow in the black iron pot, like stars in the night. Looking closely, they were actually smooth and round tiny grains of sand.

These sands and stones were hidden in the seafood and were transported along with the seafood.

(End of this chapter)