Chapter 201 Deliciousness Itself
No words can compare to deliciousness.

Chefs are more accustomed to expressing their feelings through dishes.

Whether it is pain, sadness, joy, or sorrow, all the flavors of life are hidden in the flavors of the dishes, and can be shared with others.

What you eat is the food, what you taste is the flavor, what you understand is the intention.

The dish in front of Lai He represents everything Xu Qing wants to say.

However, Lai He's hand holding the chopsticks hesitated.

He was well aware of the power of the mind.

The dish he had served during the first match almost broke down his defenses, like a drizzle that penetrated every pore, attacking the weakest part of people's hearts.

Lai He knew better that Xu Qing did not show his true strength in the first dish.

Because Lai He took advantage of the situation at that time, taking advantage of the moment when Xu Qing's strength had not yet recovered after severe seasickness, and had a cooking duel with him.

Even though the advantage was on Lai He's side at the time, it ended in a draw.

Xu Qing was exhausted at that time, but now after experiencing a series of battles with Li Yan, wouldn’t his physical strength be depleted even more?

What's more, in order to achieve faster speed, Xu Qing cooked the squid shreds in advance, so the taste of the squid must have been lost a lot.

Therefore, the dish in front of us might not even be as good as the one in the first match.

In this way, victory belongs to Lai He!

Can everything really go as smoothly as he expected?
Lai He himself didn't believe it.

Facing the dish in front of him, he was both excited and afraid.

He was afraid that this dish would taste better than his own, but he was also looking forward to it, expecting to taste a satisfying delicacy.

Looking forward to tasting a dish that will convince him, a delicious dish that will make him say the three words "I lost" without any regrets.

Lai He had never tasted such delicious food.

Because he never gives in easily and never sincerely submits to anyone.

He is the top chef in the dark cuisine world! He is arrogant and looks down on everyone!
How could there be a dish in the world that would satisfy him?
If there really is...

What a delicious taste that would be!

In the end, Lai He's anticipation outweighed his fear.

As a chef, his obsession with delicious food outweighs life and death, victory or defeat.

Lai He clenched his chopsticks, looked at Xu Qing, and said, "Open the lid."

Xu Qing nodded and gently opened the lid.

In an instant, the steaming hot air dissipated, and the surging heat obscured the vision, turning everything around into a misty wonderland.

At the same time, a delicious aroma that is difficult to describe in words spread along with the hot steam and gently penetrated into the nose.

Compared to the extremely shocking and aggressive taste of Lai He's previous dish, its existence was so ethereal that it blended into the air, into the flesh and blood, into the bones, into the five internal organs, and into every corner of the body.

It's hard to say what this taste is like.

Is it fragrant? Very fragrant.

The deliciousness of it is in your breath, and its flavor flows in your blood and flesh.

It becomes an inseparable part of the body, it imprints its deliciousness deep into the mind and melts its own deliciousness into all things in the world.

However, when people want to capture it specifically, want to describe it with clear words, it seems to be non-existent. Because this deliciousness is better than words, beyond the senses, its existence is so clear and vivid, but it is so ethereal that it is impossible to capture.

It is like sunshine and wind, omnipresent, yet impossible to catch.

The big sound is loud, the elephant is invisible.

The ultimate deliciousness also has no specific modifiers or forms.

The moment he smelled this wonderful aroma, Lai He's mind went blank. All his experience, skills, and even his five senses that were greatly enhanced by the secret methods of the dark culinary world, disappeared at this moment.

The only thing that emerges is the most primitive instinct of human beings, the initial desire for delicious food.

Lai He seemed to be bewitched and subconsciously stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the food on the plate.

The squid shreds in the dish are crystal clear and as thin as hair. They also look like drizzles falling from the sky, falling on the plate and turning into this crystal clear dish.

The steam rising from the dish adds a touch of fantasy and mystery to the already extraordinary crystal filaments.

Different from Lai He's dish, Xu Qing's dish has no other side dishes, only squid shreds. Pure squid shreds are crystal clear without a trace of impurities, as clear as spring water, but more mysterious than spring water, and extremely tempting.

But at this moment Lai He had no intention of appreciating the appearance of the dish. He couldn't wait to put his chopsticks into the plate, pick up the crystal clear squid shreds and put them into his mouth.

The moment you put it in your mouth, the squid shreds seem to come alive. Even after being cooked in hot water, the taste and texture of the squid are not lost at all, and it even becomes more fresh.

It was as if it had regained its lost vitality, as if the squid had come back to life in the mouth, treating the lips and taste buds as its ocean and swimming freely on it.

The extremely tender taste has a subtle elasticity. The squid strips swim flexibly in the mouth, and the lips and teeth seem to be tasting a live fish. The freshness and tenderness of the vitality are transmitted to the taste buds through the taste of the squid strips, and then to the mind and penetrate into every corner of the body.

The tender texture of the squid shreds almost melts in your mouth, turning into a pure and wonderful taste. This delicious feeling awakens every corner of the body and makes the whole body dance with it.

Moreover, the taste of the squid shreds is constantly changing with every bite. The tender, elastic and firm taste bursts out instantly, yet is perfectly combined together, making it difficult to distinguish the differences, as if the different taste sensations are just an illusion.

This fantasy dream was like a light feather that tickled Lai He's heart, making him unable to help but chase it and think about what it was.

Lai He chewed carefully, using his enhanced and extremely keen sense of taste to the maximum, and only then did he find the source of the dream and discover the secret hidden in the squid shreds.

It turned out that each strand of squid in the mouth was actually composed of three strands condensed into one.

Lai He's dish uses different parts of the squid to create eight unique textures.

Xu Qing also selected different parts of the squid, the tentacles, brain and body, cut the squid meat from these three different parts into fine thin strips, and then condensed them into a strand.

Therefore, Xu Qing’s dish does not need to be like Lai He’s, where different parts must be selected for tasting.

Instead, you taste three completely different flavors in your mouth at every moment.

All three have their own unique tastes, yet blend perfectly together.

The skills that Xu Qing inherited from Master Luo Tian were displayed unreservedly at this moment. He put the squid strips from three parts into three pots respectively, letting them intertwine in the air with different strengths, weaving into a strand, and finally turning into squid strips with three kinds of tastes.

This rounded and consistent taste is softer and more imperceptible than Lai He's specially divided dishes. This subtle difference makes the taste of the squid shreds extremely complex and charming. It transcends the sense of taste and makes it difficult to distinguish, but the delicious taste it produces is clearly conveyed to the deepest part of the taste buds.

It seems that three flavors are condensed into one, but the taste of each one is different when you chew it carefully. Different fat content, different meat quality, and different parts of the squid make the taste of each squid strip unpredictable, similar yet different.

It is so beautiful that it is everywhere, yet so subtle and complex that it is difficult to detect.

This delicious taste, like a drizzle, silently blends into the flesh and blood. It is broad and complex, yet meticulous.

It turns into every breath and heartbeat, turns into every rush of blood, it penetrates into the deepest part of the senses, and turns into the most extreme and original taste that a person can feel.

It is the deliciousness itself.

(End of this chapter)