Chapter 305: The Duel Reappears
"I'm afraid you're overthinking this."

Chef Tang said hesitantly.

Xu Qing said, "Whether I am overthinking or not, let's have a competition to find out. Chef Tang, you make your best dragon and phoenix chicken wings, and I will make the fried chicken wings. Let's see if the result is the same as I expected."

Chef Tang frowned, "You have never seen fried chicken wings made, how can you make it? Even if I have seen it with my own eyes, after all this time of hard work, I can only restore 80% of it."

Xu Qing said: "After your previous demonstration, Chef Tang, I already have an idea of ​​how to make this dish."

Seeing that Xu Qing still insisted on his opinion, Chef Tang said nothing more.

The two of them each prepared ingredients and kitchen utensils, ready to recreate the original cooking showdown.

Chef Tang is now very confident and said, "Now that I know the weakness of the Dragon and Phoenix Chicken Wings, the targeted taste of the fried chicken wings will no longer work. Although I lost that duel, I will definitely win this time!"

After all, if he couldn't even beat Xu Qing, how could he beat that mysterious man?

Chef Tang, determined to avenge his past failure, concentrated all his energy on making the improved dragon and phoenix chicken wings.

After Xu Qing's suggestion, he stood in front of the stove and thought carefully.

The characteristic of dragon and phoenix chicken wings is to use the difference between different flavors and tastes to bring a strong impact to the taste buds. If this characteristic is reduced, then dragon and phoenix chicken wings will lose its most dazzling brilliance.

However, the strong impact of different flavors will prevent the taste buds from leaving a deep impression of a certain flavor, which is indeed a huge weakness.

There is a theory of monarch, minister, assistant and envoy in traditional Chinese medicine, which refers to the ratio of drugs and the division of primary and secondary functions. The monarch drug is the core of the prescription, the minister drug plays the role of assisting and enhancing the monarch drug, the assistant drug plays the role of coordination, restriction and further improvement, and the envoy drug plays the role of guiding and harmonizing.

The principle of monarch, minister, assistant and envoy is used to formulate prescriptions and medications in order to achieve the best therapeutic effect.

In China, medicine and food have always had the same origin, so the ratios of dishes and ingredients are also based on the concept of monarch, ministers, assistants and guides, but the division is not as strict and clear as in traditional Chinese medicine.

The dishes made using the principle of monarch, minister, assistant and guiding ingredients are more delicious than ordinary dishes.

In that fried chicken wing dish, the chicken wing is undoubtedly the "king", and the rest of the seasonings and cooking methods are just to complement it.

So in dragon and phoenix chicken wings, which flavor is the "king" and which one should assist it?

This makes it difficult to decide.

Once the "king" is established, it means that the taste of other ingredients must exist to assist it, and the main and secondary must be distinguished. Then the characteristic of dragon and phoenix chicken wings, the impact caused by the difference in taste between different ingredients, will not be so strong and charming.

What should I do?
Chef Tang stood motionless in front of the stove, thinking hard.

On the other side, Xu Qing felt much more relaxed.

When Xu Qing saw Chef Tang making dragon and phoenix chicken wings, he had already conceived a specific method for making them.

If his prediction was correct, the mysterious man should act in a similar way to him.

Winning by surprise is good, but surprising tactics usually have a disadvantage, which is that they tend to take shortcuts and ignore the basics.

Wild ideas will certainly bring a sense of novelty to diners, but if you encounter a truly powerful character and go head-to-head with him, it will be difficult not to be defeated.

And that mysterious man is obviously a tough and powerful guy.

Xu Qing felt confused.

Where on earth did this person come from?
I'm afraid I can only ask this question when I meet him.

Although there was no time limit for this cooking competition, both of them tacitly followed the rules of previous cooking competitions and completed the dishes within the time of one stick of incense.

Even though Chef Tang spent a lot of time thinking, it finally took no more than an incense stick of time to complete.

Now that both dishes are finished, the next step is tasting.

Chef Tang said, "Let's taste each other's dishes." Xu Qing said, "I have a better candidate."

After saying that, Xu Qing walked to the window, lowered his head and looked down, and said, "Sanjie, come in."

The three heroes who were hiding outside the window and eavesdropping were so frightened that they shuddered all over and almost collapsed to the ground.

"Three heroes?"

Chef Tang came over quickly, and when he saw Sanjie, his eyes widened and he said angrily, "What are you doing hiding here? Didn't I tell you to leave?"

"me……"

The three heroes stammered and were unable to speak.

Xu Qing smiled and said, "Chef Tang, isn't this just perfect? ​​We are just in need of a judge for our cooking competition."

"Let Sanjie come? He's just a kid, what does he know?"

"It is precisely because he is a child, a beginner, and does not have much experience and skills that he can be closer to the most essential pursuit of cooking, that is, the pursuit of deliciousness. This cooking duel has nothing to do with skills. It only depends on which dish can touch people's hearts more directly and leave a deeper impression on the taste buds. Sanjie is the most suitable candidate."

Originally, Chef Tang didn't want Sanjie to get involved because he didn't want him to see his failure.

But now, he has corrected the shortcomings of Dragon Phoenix Chicken Wings and is full of confidence in this duel, so he doesn't need to avoid the three heroes.

Hearing what Xu Qing said, Chef Tang nodded, "Okay, Sanjie, come in quickly!"

"Yes!"

When Sanjie heard that he would be a judge in the cooking competition and would be able to taste the dishes carefully prepared by the two people, he immediately became energized and rushed in at a trot.

Chef Tang briefly introduced: "This is an informal cooking duel. Xu Qing and I recreated the dishes I made when I competed with the mysterious man."

"Is that the one where father lost?"

The three heroes asked subconsciously.

Such straightforward words immediately made Chef Tang's face darken.

He had a dark face and after a long pause, he finally said, "Yes, it was the one where I, your father, lost. But I won't lose again this time!"

"Oh."

Seeing his father getting angry, Sanjie shrank his neck.

Xu Qing said: "Sanjie, you don't have to worry about anything. Just relax your body and mind, use your tongue and your taste buds to enjoy the delicious food, and then tell me which dish you think is the most delicious."

"What if...what if father loses again..."

Sanjie asked in a low voice.

How can this child be so honest?

Xu Qing almost couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't worry, just tell the truth. If your father wants to beat you, I will help you stop him."

Before he even started tasting, he had already thought about what to do if he lost?

Chef Tang's face turned even darker. His eyes moved back and forth between Xu Qing and Sanjie. The more he looked, the more he felt that these two men deserved a beating.

"OK then."

With Xu Qing's promise, the three heroes felt relieved, picked up their chopsticks, and looked at the two dishes in front of them.

(End of this chapter)