The second round of the preliminary competition was still held at the same location. Jiang Ci found the seat with ease, and after signing in, she went to the waiting area with the staff.

This time, no novice like Jiang Xiaolu came to talk to her. Nine out of ten contestants had been screened out in the first round of preliminary rounds. Those who passed the first round basically had cooking skills that could support a restaurant's signature dishes.

Jiang Ci found a seat at random and sat down, drowsy in the cold air of the air conditioner. About 20 minutes later, under the guidance of the staff, he went to the competition venue.

When passing by the aisle, Jiang Ci saw the previous group of contestants, who came out surrounded by a man.

Everyone is a contestant, and it is really a rare thing to be "swarmed" out.Jiang Ci took a few more glances.

Compared with the chef next to him with an average age of 40 to 50, the man looked quite young, about 30, which can be said to be a generation behind.But the chefs didn't underestimate him because of this, on the contrary they approached him enthusiastically.

The man was very comfortable with the attention others paid to him, and answered questions in a leisurely manner with a calm demeanor.

After the group walked away, Jiang Ci heard the two chefs next to him speak:

"I'll go. That's Zhao Zeming, right? He's competing today too!"

"Fortunately not with him!"

"Although I want to see his skills, but if I am eliminated by him in the preliminary round, I will not be reconciled."

"That's right."

Someone overheard their conversation, and interjected, "Hey, don't blow him up so much, don't you lose your ambition, is that interesting?"

"It's not bragging, I'm coming to Xianchu this time to defend the competition, and it's a sure thing to get a spot in the preliminary round."

The people around her obviously knew about that "Zhao Zeming". Jiang Ci was very curious, but when she heard "Shou Lei", she knew that the person just now was probably one of the last "Fairy Chefs".

Jiang Ci wanted to ask a few questions, but before she could speak, the staff took them to the entrance of the competition area.

"Competitors, here we come."

In front of me is the big kitchen used for the competition. The traces of the previous group of chefs have been cleaned up. At this time, the stove and the ground are quite clean. The chefs who were discussing immediately quieted down, and Jiang Ci also stopped asking questions.

The raw materials provided by the organizing committee are placed on the large table in the center of the kitchen.

Jiang Ci moved aside and saw the things on the table clearly.

There are various side dishes on one side of the table, including green peppers, garlic mosses, onions, celery, etc.Twenty pots were placed on the other side, and each pot was filled with clean water to soak pig livers of almost the same size and color.

"The topic this time is pork liver?" asked the fat chef standing next to Jiang Ci.

"Yes, the topic this time is to cook a dish with pork liver, there are no other restrictions."

The preliminaries of the Immortal Chef Competition have always maintained a similar format - the organizing committee prepares the ingredients and writes a "proposition composition".Because the contestants do not need to prepare materials in advance, the topic is also kept confidential. However, in order to ensure that every chef can find something to play from the topic, the organizing committee will not make special dishes that are particularly difficult.

At this moment, after knowing the topic of the day, the chefs had different expressions.

Pork liver is a home-cooked ingredient, but it is very skillful when cooked.Starting from the pretreatment, it can reflect the level of a chef's ability. Pork liver itself has a strong fishy smell. If the pretreatment is not in place, the pork liver will easily become fishy and even difficult to eat.

In addition, pork liver has extremely high requirements on the heat. If you are not careful, it will be overcooked and have a disastrous taste.This again involves knife skills-only when the slices are uniform in thickness can the pork liver be heated evenly.And what kind of cutting method matches what kind of heat, all these require the chef's experiment and learning. It is not easy to make soft, glutinous and tender pork liver.

After removing the fishy smell and ensuring the taste, seasoning is the means for chefs to make a pork liver dish stand out.

"No restrictions? There are no requirements for the method and seasoning?"

"Yes, fry, stir-fry, boil, deep-fry, whatever. The time limit is half an hour."

After getting the answer, the chefs immediately started to make preparations.It is said that there is no limit, but time alone limits some practices.Fortunately, the pork liver has been soaked in advance, and the process of removing blood does not need to take much time.

Each chef has his own specialty dishes, and he quickly went to the table to pick out the ingredients.In order to grab good ingredients, some chefs forcefully squeeze the people next to them.

"Everyone, don't worry, don't worry!" The staff hurriedly said, "There is no quota for ingredients, so don't rush, and they will be replenished when they run out."

In the chaos, Jiang Ci pondered for a while before walking to the table calmly and choosing.

...

At the same time, the judges in the room also knew the topic of this group.

"Pork liver..."

A subtle look appeared on Sun Jian's face.

He is the public judge who was drawn on this day, and he is the UP owner of a gourmet account.When he received a call from the organizing committee two days ago, he was still working on a food topic in another province, so he suspended his work at that time, and then rushed to City B in a hurry.

As a practitioner in the gourmet industry and a gluttonous glutton, the Immortal Chef Competition is a grand event that he must not miss!

However, Sun Jian was a little depressed at the moment.

He doesn't like pork liver.

There are many people who like pork liver, but there are also many people who are indifferent to pork liver.Usually, the pork liver he ate was dry, hard and tasteless, but if he was unlucky, he would still get a fishy smell from his mouth.

Sun Jian sighed in his heart, he didn't expect his plane to come all night, but he wanted to taste twenty plates of pork liver!

Ugh.

But you still have to eat, and you have to eat carefully.Sun Jian is still very serious about becoming a mass judge.

The contestants were all professional chefs, and they were very fast. It didn't take long before plates were brought into the judges' room one after another.

Sun Jian didn't expect too much from this batch of dishes, and gave the scores cautiously while tasting them.Fortunately, the basic skills of these chefs are considered solid, and the dishes do not have an uncomfortable bitter taste, even Sun Jian can't dislike them. If someone who likes pork liver tastes it, it can even be called delicious.

"The next dish is fried pork liver."

Another contestant completes the dish, and the staff brings a plate to the table.

Sun Jian was studying the score he gave to the last dish, without looking up, he just pursed his lips subconsciously.

Many of the dishes in this batch have similar recipes. The last one served is the liver tip, and the next one is fried pork liver with sauce.The fried pork liver has already been served twice, and it is really hard to arouse interest.

But the next moment, the tip of his nose suddenly smelled a deadly hot and sour smell.

Sun Jian was startled, and raised his eyes curiously.

This taste is too aggressive!The moment he smelled the scent, he felt beads of sweat dripping from the tip of his nose and saliva from the tip of his tongue.

Sniff again.

Rich sour, rich spicy, mixed with a variety of spices burst out a wonderful compound fragrance, like a lightning bolt, passing through his nasal cavity and directly attacking the brain.

Charming and exciting!

"It's so sour and spicy! This cook is too daring to play hard. I'm not afraid that the judges won't eat spicy food." Someone sighed.

There was a reason for what he said. Some of the judges present did like light tastes, such as Li Sheng, who sat opposite Sun Jian, who paid attention to the authenticity of the ingredients.

The contestants on the day also knew that Li Sheng was there, and someone made a very light pork liver soup. The soup was delicious, and it suited her taste.

Sun Jian couldn't help worrying about this contestant.

"Mr. Li, can you eat something so spicy?"

"You're underestimating me. How can the food judges not taste spicy dishes?" Li Sheng smiled, "This contestant is quite confident, and the seasoning is bold, which makes me very curious."

Sun Jian's hanging heart was relieved.

Sun Jian didn't pay attention, he didn't even know who made this dish, but he was already worried about it.

Before that, his state was like an emotionless scoring machine, but at this moment, his emotions were suddenly mobilized.

The liver slices on the plate are sliced thinly and evenly, only slightly thicker than a coin. The precise thickness control reflects the chef's excellent knife skills.

The pork liver slices are wrapped in sauce, showing a charming amber color, scattered with red pepper segments, diced sauerkraut, and some white pepper seeds, bright in color and shiny.

Sun Jian couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, quickly grabbed the chopsticks, and quickly picked up a slice.

The thin slices of liver hang down on both sides of the chopsticks, shaking slightly, making people imagine the soft, elastic and tender texture at a glance.As it got closer, the hot and sour smell of temptation became more intense, rushing straight into the nostrils like ecstasy.

Sun Jian couldn't hold back, and put the pork liver into his mouth.The next second, was shocked by the taste.

The fried pork liver brings out the delicate and smooth unique taste of the ingredients to the extreme. When you bite your teeth, the surface is slightly crispy, and when you grind your tongue, the inside is smooth and waxy.The whole liver slice is soft and delicious, making people want to swallow their tongues!

Besides, the hot and sour taste does not simply stimulate the taste buds, but a very rich taste experience.The chili is made of two vitex, which has a strong aroma of pepper, plus some slight numbness of peppercorns, and the spicy fragrance of scallions, which are stimulated by hot oil, and the fragrance is fascinating.The well-marinated old altar sauerkraut is sour and refreshing. Occasionally, if you bite it, the sour juice will pop in your mouth, imparting a unique flavor to the pork liver.

The original fishy smell of pork liver is completely gone, but the unique mellow aroma is stimulated, which is wonderful when paired with the hot and sour taste.

"This taste!" Sun Jian took a sip and wanted to say something, but couldn't say it.

Li Sheng's eyes also changed.She doesn't reject heavy dishes, but in the final analysis she still likes light dishes.But... But she really couldn't find any dissatisfaction with the plate of fried pork liver in front of her, no matter in terms of knife skills, heat, seasoning or any other aspect!

It can even be said to be very satisfied!The deliciousness of this plate of stir-fry was beyond her expectation.

The rich and warm seasoning does not conceal the characteristics of the ingredients. On the contrary, it can be said that it is precisely under the background of the heavy ingredients that the pork liver brings out its own advantages.

Li Sheng wiped his lips gently with a wet towel, and couldn't help saying: "I don't know which master it is... Are the famous chefs in time for today's preliminary competition?"

Sun Jian knew who Li Sheng was referring to. In the last round of competition, there was also a contestant whose dishes were outstanding and impressive, just like the dish of fried pork liver in front of him.

Sun Jian couldn't help sighing from the bottom of his heart, he really made a lot of money today.

...

Stir-fried pork liver is a quick dish. After preparation, it only takes tens of seconds to cook.

Jiang Ci watched the staff take the plates away, washed his hands with ease, and even helped the organizing committee clean up the stove before leaving.

According to the previous experience, it won't take long for the judges to give points.Jiang Ci saw a person in the waiting area and approached him to talk.

"Master, hello." Jiang Ci smiled.

The person who was approached was a middle-aged chef, with an expression of anxiety waiting for the result.He looked at Jiang Ci unexpectedly: "Hello."

Jiang Ci asked directly: "We saw that young chef in the previous group when we came here, do you know who it is?"

"Oh, you don't know?" The chef was surprised, "That's Zhao Zeming, the head chef of Honglou, the one who took the "Fairy Chef" at Twenty Seven!"

Jiang Ci remembered that there seemed to be a very young "Fairy Chef" winner introduced on the competition website, but she didn't remember the name at the time.

Right now.

Jiang Ci: "It's him!"

The three words Zhao Zeming seemed to have magical powers. After mentioning him, the fat chef who was waiting beside him also moved his butt over.

"It's just a coincidence, after the game, the leftover dishes can't be brought out. When I saw Zhao Zeming go out, I didn't have anything in my hand. Why don't you ask the staff, if the dishes are still here, let's have a taste."

The middle-aged chef clicked his tongue: "You think so beautifully! It's been more than an hour, what else is left."

The fat chef came back to his senses: "This is also what I said..."

The middle-aged chef said, seeing Jiang Ci beside him, he became curious again: "Little girl, which master did you learn from? You are young and promising to be able to enter the second round of the competition!"

The girl in front of her eyes was considered to be quite young among the contestants, and even if she was lucky enough to enter the second round of the Immortal Cooking Contest, she had to have some real skills.The middle-aged chef speculated that this might be a favorite student taught by some chef.

"Where is it?" Jiang Ci answered irrelevantly, "I work in Feng Qianguan."

"Feng Qianguan?" The middle-aged chef began to think, which big restaurant is this?Have not heard.

Jiang Ci continued to introduce: "Our restaurant is in City A, you have a chance to try it."

"Oh..." The middle-aged chef continued to recall, what restaurant is there in City A, Jixianglou?Wang Pinlou?Is Feng Qianguan a new branch?With a blank face in his heart, he said with a polite smile: "Definitely."

Jiang Ci said: "If you think it's delicious, you should also promote it to us."

"..." The middle-aged chef was stunned for a moment, did he ask his peers to promote it?But seeing how the girl in front of him said casually, he didn't say anything.

Jiang Ci really just said it casually, purely out of habit.Many chefs are actually gourmets. In her previous life, she has received many chefs who have traveled long distances in search of delicious food.

On the other hand, the middle-aged chef thought silently in his heart, the young people are still a little naive, they don't know Zhao Zeming, and they are probably not very professional in the industry, and looking at this relaxed face, they may just regard the Fairy Chef Competition as an exerciseChances are, nothing is taken too seriously.

But he was different. He entered the semi-finals last year and appeared on the show. Because of the chain reaction, his restaurant reached the top of several local lists, and even opened six more branches in the past four years!This time, for the development of the next four years, he must keep his qualification for the rematch.

The last chef also entered the waiting area, and after about five minutes, staff members came out with plates one after another.

This means that the results of the game will be out soon.

The middle-aged chef Huo Di stood up and looked nervously at the staff entering the waiting area.

Jiang Ci got up and glanced at the dishes that had been withdrawn.

Well, none of my own.

Jiang Ci saw that the chef next to him was pale and his forehead was sweating, and said concernedly: "Master, don't be nervous, you can enter the semi-finals."

The middle-aged chef was taken aback for a moment, then turned around and asked her, "You already know?"

"Did you make the No. 6 plate?" Jiang Ci indicated his serial number with his eyes, "That pork liver soup is very good, it can keep the tender taste of the pork liver in the soup, and it can also make the umami taste, which is very powerfulKung Fu. If the judges don’t miss you, it’s you.”

I swear by it.

The middle-aged chef glanced at her unexpectedly, but his rapid heartbeat did calm down, and his lips moved twice: "You still... have a good eye."

But how do you tell?She didn't taste it again.

The middle-aged chef glanced at Jiang Ci's number, number seven. He searched the table, but couldn't find plate number seven.

Um?

Before he could ask why, the staff came over to announce the results: "Jiang Ci and Li De please stay, thank you for your participation."

The staff's words were very brief, and the middle-aged cook heaved a sigh of relief after hearing it. He was Li De.By the way, who is this Jiang Ci?Ranked higher than him!

Li De looked around and saw the staff walking towards him... the girl beside him.

"Chef Jiang, we meet again. Oh, that plate of stir-fried pork is really amazing." The staff greeted Jiang Ci warmly, and it was obvious that the stir-fried pork liver had entered their stomachs.

"You are number one?" Li De was shocked.

Jiang Ci smiled: "Master Li, see you in the rematch."

The staff added the WeChat of the two.Next, Jiang Ci directly advances to the semi-finals, and Li De needs to participate in the knockout round again.

After entering the semi-finals, the organizing committee will record the competition process into a program, and the finals will even be broadcast live. They have much closer contact with the contestants.

"Chef Jiang, Chef Li, I'll meet you next. If you have any questions about the competition, you can contact me."

"Okay." Jiang Ci added a note to the staff.

...

Li De wanted to talk to Jiang Ci, but was left by the staff to talk about the knockout round.After the staff finished speaking, Jiang Ci had already left, and he had no choice but to find someone else, so he just went out saying "Feng Qianguan".

Feng Qianguan, which Feng?before that?Her last name is Jiang?City A...the Jiang family!What is her relationship with the Jiang family?Does she represent the Jiang family in the competition?

Li De was full of doubts, so absorbed in his thoughts that he almost bumped into someone head-on.

"Hey! Master Li, be careful."

The middle-aged chef raised his head wonderingly, and found that the person bumping into him was a familiar reporter from a gourmet magazine, and said, "Xiao Chang, why are you here?"

"Look at what you said, the Fairy Chef Contest, how could I not be here." Xiao Chang asked curiously with the camera on his shoulder, "Are you finished the competition today?"

"Well, we are the last group today, the competition is over."

The middle-aged chef saw that Xiao Chang was looking around, not focusing on himself, and obviously had other goals, so he asked, "Who are you looking for? Let me see if I just ran into it."

"Haha, I'm looking for the judges, and the leader told me to interview Master Huang Zongxuan and Teacher Li Sheng today."

"Oh. Then I can't help you." Li De looked at Xiao Chang's clever appearance, changed his mind, and asked, "By the way, you are well-informed, do you know who the Jiang family in City A is this time?"Participate?"

"Jiang's family in City A..." Xiao Chang thought for a while, "Are you referring to the Jixianglou family? Hey, are you interested in their family? But they are out of business, they were eliminated yesterday."

"So fast!" Li De was shocked, "Jiang Deyong can't do it! He has won the fairy chef!"

"Of course it's not him. It's his disciple Tian Mao who came here this time. His level is good, but that's all." Xiao Chang commented.

Suddenly, a staff member waved to Xiao Chang from a distance: "Xiao Chang, the competition is over, I will take you to find someone."

Master Li took a look: "There are internal responses!"

"Haha." Xiao Chang grinned, ran over in a hurry, and said, "Master Li, see you later."

Master Li left with questions about Feng Qianguan. On the other side, Xiao Chang quickly recalled the outline of the day's questions.

The two preliminary rounds of the Immortal Cooking Competition are considered one in a hundred, but after all, there are still dozens of people who stay, and they will not interview the contestants one by one, but will only make a general report after the end.

He came here on a special mission this day, to ask about Zhao Zeming's game, and it would be best to hear praise from two famous masters, and then publish a manuscript.

To put it bluntly, he wants to advertise for Zhao Zeming.Standing behind Zhao Zeming is the big sponsor of their magazine, and he is indeed capable.

Xiao Chang has already prepared the draft, and is going to ask the two masters about the process, and then he can draw out their evaluation of Zhao Zeming by the way.

Pushing open the door, Xiao Chang saw Huang Zongxuan and Li Sheng. Huang Zongxuan had gray hair and a solemn face, while Li Sheng seemed amiable and very temperamental.

After exchanging pleasantries, Xiao Chang began to ask: "Master Huang, Teacher Li, do you have any delicacies today that you think are worth tasting?"

Xiao Chang turned on the recording pen and waited for the two masters to give the answer.In the preliminary round, Zhao Zeming couldn't stand out from the crowd?

"Hmm..." Huang Zongxuan pondered, "The contestants have their own merits, but in terms of the best, I think it's a dish of stir-fried pork liver."

Li Sheng also smiled and said: "Yes, I agree with Master Huang, that dish is really very good."

"Yeah." Xiao Chang nodded, "Small fried pork liver... Pork liver?"

Um??

He just heard the news that what Zhao Zeming made was not pork liver!

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