Chapter 371 Brilliant

The refreshing ingredients paired with the strong taste impact of sour, sweet, salty and spicy give people an unparalleled novel experience.

The taste of this dish is unique, and the various flavors impact each other, making it difficult to say that they have achieved a harmonious and consistent taste.

Generally speaking, this means the failure of the entire dish.

It is an extremely advanced skill to control multiple flavors at the same time and make them blend into one, creating a harmonious and perfect delicacy.

Even among top chefs, few can do this.

Moreover, chefs have their own strengths and weaknesses. Those who are good at bringing a strong taste experience and can perfectly control this taste can be said to be rare.

Han Jiang's cooking skills were far from reaching this level, so instead of controlling the flavors, he chose to build an arena for them and let the various flavors fight against each other.

He built a fair environment for the arena, allowing the four flavors of sour, spicy, sweet and salty to be evenly matched. No one side was too weak, and no one was too strong to dominate them all. This allowed the four flavors to unexpectedly achieve a delicate and fragile balance while fighting, which made the taste in the mouth full of passion and vitality, changing every moment, and the four strong flavors switched in turn, allowing the taste buds to feel a new experience at all times.

Master Abe's eyes were full of surprise.

I have to say, this dish brought her such a big surprise.

She didn't expect that someone could take a different approach and not pursue harmony, but instead intensify the battle between flavors, which brought an indescribable strong stimulation to the taste buds.

At the same time, she sighed slightly in her heart.

The balance of these four flavors is so fragile that it is difficult to leave a lingering aftertaste after the intense taste stimulation.

Because the four flavors are evenly matched, after they consume each other and perish together, all that remains is emptiness.

It’s like fireworks that only pursue a moment of brilliance, and after blooming, only a wisp of smoke remains.

The same is true of the deliciousness of this dish. It only focuses on the happiness and joy of that moment, allowing its life to bloom to the fullest at that moment.

It was also at that moment that the diners' blood surged throughout their bodies, as if boiling, causing sweat to appear on their foreheads.

But soon, this wonderful delicacy disappeared on the taste buds, leaving people with not satisfaction but regret and loss.

It's a pity that it left so decisively, and it's a pity that it left too early.

It would be wonderful if this brilliance could last forever.

However, this is impossible.

It is precisely because it is a moment of brilliance that it can make people so passionate.

“It’s so delicious!”

Dong Fang closed his eyes slightly and kept praising: "Every time I taste Han Jiang's dishes, it's like feeling the lost youth returning to my aging body. The brilliance and splendor of that moment, the passion and enthusiasm it arouses, I will never get tired of it no matter how many times I taste it."

Chef Abei nodded slightly, this is exactly the characteristic of Han Jiang's dishes.

The delicious taste disappears quickly, leaving behind regret, but also anticipation for the next time you taste it.

Looking forward to savoring that brilliant moment again.

The old man smacked his lips and said, "What a shame, what a shame. The violent conflict of several flavors creates brilliant fireworks on the taste buds. If this brilliance can stay for a long time and turn into a long aftertaste, then this dish will be incomparably perfect."

Dong Fang disagreed, "Old sir, the reason why this brilliance is beautiful is that it only blooms for a moment. If it stays for a long time, its beauty will fade and it will not bring people a lasting shock. Rather than letting it gradually age with time, it is better to try our best to bloom this moment of beauty."

The old man just smiled and said nothing.

Seeing this, Dong Fang turned to look at Master Abei, seeking her approval, "Master Abei, what do you think?"

Chef Abei said: "Undoubtedly, this is an excellent dish. This dish has reached the level of a top chef in terms of both taste and technique. Chef Han, congratulations."

"Thank you, Master Abei." Han Jiang said with a fist.

As a top chef, Chef Abe's words were equivalent to congratulating him in advance on winning the title of top chef.

Dong Fang was also very satisfied and said, "Han Jiang, you can't be complacent. Even if you become a top chef, you must continue to improve your cooking skills and make more delicious dishes to live up to our expectations!"

Han Jiang said solemnly: "Mr. Dong, I will do my best!"

The old man smiled and said, "Okay, okay, seeing what you said, I thought the outcome of this cooking duel had been decided."

Dong Fang was surprised and said, "Isn't it? Chef Abei has recognized that Han Jiang has the level of a top-grade chef. Is it possible that the dishes made by this young boy can be better than those made by Han Jiang, who has the level of a top-grade chef? When did top-grade chefs become so worthless?"

The old man said, "It's hard to say who will win before we taste the dishes, right?"

"This……"

That's quite true.

Dong Fang picked up the chopsticks, but did not pick up any food. Instead, he pointed at A Mao and asked, "Boy, your opponent is a top-class chef. Do you have the confidence that you can beat a top-class chef?"

"No."

Amu answered simply and clearly.

"Since the chef himself has no confidence in winning, it seems that there is no need to taste this dish."

Dong Fang put down his chopsticks and said.

Amu said: "I don't have the confidence to win, because when I made this dish, I didn't intend to win the duel with it."

"Then what are you thinking about?"

“I want people who taste this dish to be happy. This is what I want to cook the most.”

"what?"

Dong Fang was stunned for a moment. He stared at Amu and found that the boy in front of him was actually saying this sincerely.

It is not to win the favor of the judges or to deceive others, but he sincerely hopes that the dishes he makes can bring happiness to the diners.

"Then I'll come and try what's so special about your dishes."

As Dong Fang spoke, he picked up the chopsticks again, picked up a piece of shredded pork with fish flavor and put it into his mouth.

Chef Abei and the old man also picked up the shredded pork with fish flavor and put it in their mouths to savor it carefully.

They closed their eyes and quietly enjoyed the delicious food in their mouths, carefully tasting the flavor and the chef's ingenuity.

At this time, Amu quietly stepped back, ran to the stove, and came to Xu Qing holding a small plate.

"Brother Qing told me not to rely on my mother before. But I thought about it for a long time and tried many times, and I still think that my mother's dishes can make me feel the happiest. I hope to bring this happiness to other people. This is the dish I want to make the most. This is the dish I think can bring the happiest to others. I'm sorry, Brother Qing, I still rely on my mother. Have I disappointed you?"

Xu Qing took the plate, picked up the shredded pork with fish flavor and put it in his mouth to taste.

Then, Xu Qing smiled and said, "No. Amu, you have found the path you want to take."

Even though he was influenced by him, and even though Xu Qing told Amu not to rely on Master Abe, Amu still relied on his own intuition and found the path that suited him best.

This dish was his answer.

(End of this chapter)