Chapter 55 The showdown begins

With Xu Qing's sincere apology and kind words of comfort, Master Abei gradually calmed down and regained his former gentleness.

But she was still furious about Xu Qing gambling his life.

Xu Qing had no choice but to say, "Master, don't worry, how could I lose to Chang Lin?"

Chef Abei said unhappily, "Why are you so confident? Chang Lin is a top-grade chef. Do you know how hard it is to pass the exam? Do you know how many people pass the top-grade chef exam in Sichuan every year? No more than three! Sometimes there is even no one. And all the top-grade chefs in the country add up to no more than fifty!"

"If he is a true top-notch chef, I might not be so sure. But Chang Lin is a chef from the dark cuisine world, and most chefs from the dark cuisine world have a very obvious shortcoming."

Xu Qing said, patting his chest, "They lack the understanding of the heart. Food is the communication between the heart and the surface taste cannot be conveyed to the heart."

"But Ah Qing, you have never touched that door, how can you defeat him?"

Master Abei remembered that before Xu Qing left, he was still worried about how to incorporate his heart and soul into the food. It had only been a short time, so he shouldn't be crossing that threshold so soon.

Xu Qing smiled and said, "I did not touch the door, but I happened to find a window. Although I did not step into it, I could peek at the scenery through the window."

"window?"

This metaphor made Master Abe a little confused. Stepping into that realm was like opening a wonderful door, and inside the door was a brand new world that he had never seen before.

But what about the windows?

Xu Qing knew that words alone could not explain it clearly, so he simply made a breakfast for Master Abei so that Master Abei could experience it for himself.

The breakfast was meat buns, which looked nothing special from the outside.

Chef Abei opened his mouth and took a bite. The freshly cooked meat bun was hot, and the soft and slightly elastic dough was of moderate thickness, lightly wrapping the meat filling.

The slightly elastic nature of the dough makes it chewy when eaten, while the soft inside gives a full feeling, just like being trapped in soft clouds, with your whole body and mind gently embraced by the clouds. Every time you chew, you sink deeper and deeper into the soft clouds, making you intoxicated.

The meat filling has a full and delicious taste, with just the right amount of fat and lean meat. It retains the fat and smoothness of fat, and the firmness and elasticity of lean meat. The meat is tender and juicy. When you take a bite, the gravy splashes in your mouth. The mellow meat aroma permeates your mouth, strongly occupying the taste buds, making the taste buds completely soaked in the gravy, and even the tongue becomes as delicious as the meat filling.

Such a delicious and wonderful taste completely whets the appetite, and the rapidly secreted saliva and the constantly wriggling stomach also cheer to join in this feast, constantly clamoring for more.

This wonderful taste makes people indulge in it both physically and mentally, bringing comprehensive satisfaction from body to mind.

Master Abei's fatigue from traveling day and night was relieved at this moment. The feeling of fullness that continued to emerge from his body brought him spiritual satisfaction, just like hiding in a warm quilt in the cold winter, his heart was filled with warmth and happiness that was tightly wrapped.

This reminded Master Abei of the winter when the weather was extremely cold and people couldn't sleep at night. She hurriedly made a thick quilt and hid in the warm quilt with Ke Ling and A Mao, so that they could sleep well.

The cold wind was howling outside, but next to me were the sleeping faces of two children and their soothing breathing. This quilt seemed to separate two worlds, one was biting and cold, and the other was warm and happy.

The feeling of happiness at that time was awakened by this wonderful delicacy and echoed in Chef Abe's heart. It made her anxiety, anger, uneasiness and fear seem to have turned into the biting cold wind that night. No matter how hard it blew, it could not blow away this little piece of warmth and happiness.

Master Abei swallowed the last bite of food, his eyes filled with surprise and joy.

Xu Qing did not put his heart into the food, but he awakened the diners' hearts in another way, allowing the diners to see their own hearts through the food and see the beautiful and happy memories of the past.

This feeling is really wonderful, allowing the heart to face itself.

Master Abei felt that Xu Qing was being too modest in describing it as a window; this was another brand new door.

On one hand, there is the heart-to-heart communication between chefs and diners, and on the other hand, there is the heart-to-heart communication between diners themselves. How is one superior or inferior to the other?

Master Abei said with a look of loneliness and joy, "Ah Qing, I have nothing left to teach you." "Master..."

"After this cooking competition is over, you should leave Juxialou and go to various places to have a look. There must be countless surprises waiting for you in this vast land."

Xu Qing was surprised and asked, "Master, do you agree to let me have a cooking duel?"

Chef Abe said, "Well, after eating this dish, I understand that you will not lose this competition."

……

Three days passed in a flash, and on the day of the cooking showdown, Wen Shizhang invited two prestigious chefs, one was Qian Rong, who often served as the chief examiner for top chefs, and the other was Zhao Boming, a well-known gourmet in Sichuan. He had left his mark in hundreds of restaurants of all sizes in Sichuan. Not only was he knowledgeable, but he also had a very accurate vision. Any food he had eaten and praised, its restaurant or chef later became famous, and many people had received his advice and favors.

These two people are very prestigious in the Sichuan culinary world. Wen Shizhang wants them to witness Chang Lin's despicable means with their own eyes and spread the matter. This way, he can deprive Chang Lin of his honor as a top chef. After that, no one will raise any objections to how he wants to deal with Chang Lin.

Wen Shizhang and two other judges served as judges for this event. They took their seats one by one and started to communicate with each other.

Xu Qing and Chang Lin also arrived at the scene.

Qian Rong and Zhao Boming were shocked when they found out that the person fighting against Chang Lin was actually a child.

"Master Wen, this is too much of a joke!"

Qian Rong said angrily: "A teenager is actually having a cooking competition with a top chef. I will never agree to such a thing!"

Wen Shizhang said quickly: "You two, I guarantee on my reputation that this young man is not an ordinary person. He will definitely bring you unexpected surprises."

"This……"

The two men looked at each other. It seemed that this kid was indeed extraordinary since he could make the Governor of Sichuan vouch for it on his reputation.

"Well, let's see how strong he is."

The two had no choice but to say so.

Wen Shizhang walked up, looked at Xu Qing and Chang Lin, and said, "Are you two ready?"

"Yes."

"Okay. What are the dishes for this cooking showdown?"

Chang Lin and Xu Qing answered at the same time: "Sliced ​​noodles."

After saying that, both of them looked at each other in surprise.

Out of thousands of dishes available across the country, they chose the same one.

Is this a coincidence or fate?

There was a blazing fire in both of their eyes.

For the same dishes, the only thing they need to compete on is the cooking skills.

Wen Shizhang gave an order: "Then, the duel begins!"

(End of this chapter)