How to prepare the ingredients, Jiang Ci already has a general idea.

She doesn't have stable and diverse supply channels like big restaurants like Jinyan, and it's not practical to airlift any high-end ingredients.Although Qi Yan had great intentions to do this, Jiang Ci dispelled his thoughts in time.

Tens of thousands of dollars for precious melons and fruits?Freshly picked top mushrooms?These things are delicious, but they are too unrealistic to be enjoyed by ordinary people.What's more, common ingredients are not necessarily delicious.

An hour later, according to the location provided by Jiang Ci, Qi Yan drove the car to a wholesale market of agricultural products on the outskirts of the city.

"Is it here?" Qi Yan looked suspiciously at the flow of people passing by.There are not too many people in the market, and there are many old people who look like buyers who usually buy food, and they are bargaining with the stall owners.

"Well. This is the market that Pan Xingchang recommended to me. You can buy most of the ingredients on the market here, and there are many shops that supply specialized ingredients."

Jiang Ci got out of the car, saw Qi Yan's disbelieving expression, and smiled: "Don't underestimate, restaurants usually buy goods at four or five in the morning, and that's the busiest time. It's already past ten in the morning, and it's all leftovers."Yes, it is what it looks like now."

Qi Yan nodded, since he could pass Pan Xingchang's test, he would be able to buy enough ingredients to participate in the Immortal Chef Competition.

"However, you said that these are leftovers?"

"Well, so today I just found a store to make an appointment, and I will come to pick up the goods tomorrow morning." Jiang Ci explained.

There is no optimal solution for vegetarian dishes, and every ingredient can become a delicious part when cooked properly.Jiang Ci walked around, looked at the ingredients in the market, and quickly decided on the recipe for the next day.

Qi Yan followed Jiang Ci and watched her choose. Gradually, he also showed a look of enlightenment.

Although he is not very good at cooking, but because of his picky tongue, he has done some research on food, at least there will be no indiscrimination of grains.

Qi Yan took the bag from Jiang Ci's hand: "These are all newly launched items."

"It happens to be delicious at that time, why not use it?" Jiang Ci carefully selected.The wholesale market is not only for restaurants, but also for individual customers, but the asking price will be higher.

The boss watched Jiang Ci's movements and sighed, "Girl, you know how to choose!"

Jiang Ci smiled, paid the bill, and spent money to order ingredients for the next day with the boss.The ingredients bought on this day are only for experimentation in advance, and the ones that are obtained in the early morning of the next day are really ready to be used on the field.

...

The Immortal Chef Competition started at ten o'clock, and after eight o'clock, the outside of the stadium in the resort was crowded with cars and people.

"This is a press card, this is an invitation letter..." Chang Dong passed the security check under the watchful eye of the guard, put away all his documents, dragged the dazed intern into the venue, and turned around to ask, "Be careful carrying the machine.”

"Don't worry, Brother Chang." The intern cautiously held the camera firmly, he couldn't afford to pay for it if it fell.

"So many people!" The intern looked around and was a little surprised, "Isn't this game recorded and broadcast? I haven't heard that there are spectators."

"Have you done your homework?" Chang Dong couldn't help knocking him on the head, "Although it was recorded and broadcast, there were hundreds of tables of spectators and judges in the competition, and the guests who booked a table in the resort today have the opportunity to taste so many chefsThe delicious food, the place here was sold out two months earlier.”

The intern said "ah", and thought of a loophole as soon as he changed his mind: "There are so many audience judges? Wouldn't there be a situation where a restaurant would send all of its own people over?"

"Of course this situation will be avoided. Immortal Kitchen's ability to maintain its authority for so many sessions is inseparable from its fairness. These audience judges need to draw qualifications in advance, and not anyone can come if they want to. And when scoring, XianchuThe chef also has a special calculation method." Chang Dong's expression changed, and he blocked the next question from the intern, "Concentrate on work first! Don't make any mistakes today!"

The intern suppressed his curiosity, and after getting permission, began to concentrate on shooting the material.

Chang Dong recalled his mission. After making a few phone calls, he took the intern around and found a small truck.

Standing by the car door was a man in his thirties, wearing a shirt and trousers, at first glance he looked like a gentle office worker.

Chang Dong's eyes lit up: "Mr. Zhao! I'm Chang Dong from Food Weekly."

"Reporter Chang, hello." Zhao Zeming smiled.

"Chef Zhao!" The intern was amazed when he knew who the person in front of him was.He had heard of Zhao Zeming's reputation for a long time.

Although the six winners of the title of "Fairy Chef" are not ranked externally, in the final finals, the scores are high and low.

When Zhao Zeming participated in the "Fairy Chef" four years ago, he ranked second in the overall score, and the top chef at that time, because of his old age, had voluntarily given up the competition this year.

Before the start of this competition, some rumors had been spread, and they all predicted that he would become the first and youngest winner of "Fairy Chef".

The intern looked at Zhao Zeming with almost twinkling eyes.

This is genius!

On the other hand, Chang Dong was still a little embarrassed when he thought of the interview during the preliminary round.

That day, he was ordered to dig out the compliments for Zhao Zeming from the judges, but the judges all praised another dish.But Wang Zongxuan and Li Sheng's comments, he didn't dare to change them randomly. In short, the final report was written indecently and did not meet the requirements of the boss.

Don't let this happen this time!

"Let's start." The interview had already been greeted in advance, and Zhao Zeming also cooperated quite well.A few minutes later, Chang Dong captured the material he wanted.

"Mr. Zhao, don't worry, we will follow in the arena later, and I will show Director Liang before publishing the manuscript."

"If I have any worries, I'll trouble you." Zhao Zeming patted Chang Dong's shoulder with a smile, and changed the topic, "By the way, reporter Chang, do you know who made that fried pork liver that day?"

Chang Dong was about to leave, but was stunned when he heard the question.

How the hell does Zhao Zeming know about fried pork liver?I didn't write about this matter to the outside world, so how did it get to his ears?

Of course he inquired about it that day, but facing Zhao Zeming, he didn't know whether to mention it, so he said vaguely: "...Small fried pork liver?"

"Stop pretending." Zhao Zeming smiled, "Jiang Ci from Feng Qianguan, you must have asked about it."

Chang Dong laughed.

Zhao Zeming continued: "She does have two brushes, and she can occupy a seat in Xianchu if they are not equal."

Chang Dong: "Mr. Zhao likes her very much?"

"Let's pay attention to the excellent competitor." Zhao Zeming smiled generously, "Reporter Chang can also pay more attention to her, you are well-informed."

Chang Dong now knows that Zhao Zeming also came to find out information from him.However, his understanding of Jiang Ci is indeed limited.Only the final results were announced in the preliminary round, and the only people who knew about the delicacy were the judges and the contestants in the same group.

After saying goodbye to Chang Dong, Zhao Zeming returned to the truck and answered the phone.

"Ze Ming, are all the ingredients ready? This time there is no problem, right?" The old man's voice came from the microphone.

"No problem, all the ingredients have been received." Zhao Zeming glanced at the ingredients in the truck.

Plump straw mushrooms, white lotus seeds, fresh bamboo shoots transported at high speed... Baskets and baskets are neatly placed in the air-conditioned transport box.There are still water droplets hanging on the fresh and plump ingredients, and the deliciousness can be imagined from the color alone.

"The promotion and investment arranged by Chairman Liang have already been negotiated, so don't lose the chain." The old man said.

"Don't you have confidence in me?" Zhao Zeming laughed lightly.

"Although the 'pork liver' from last time was an unimportant episode, you know it in your heart and you should be vigilant. The rematch starts, and the competition is open to the public."

Zhao Zeming stopped smiling, frowned, pursed his lips, and said in a gentle and relaxing tone, "Master, don't worry."

"Okay." The old man gave a few more simple instructions, and then ended the conversation.

Zhao Zeming called someone to unload the ingredients from the truck and move them into the arena.

Off the field, there are also many contestants who are transshipping ingredients like him.Most of the hotels and restaurants sent cars to send them off, and they gave their best support to their chefs to participate in the competition.

Jiang Ci got out of the car in such a lively atmosphere.

Compared with the contestants who were noisy and carrying boxes around, she prepared much less things, which can be regarded as light-packed.Qi Yan opened the trunk and helped her carry out the ingredients.

Only contestants were allowed to enter the arena, and Qi Yan was stopped when he reached the gate.

"Come on." Qi Yan handed over the two boxes of ingredients he brought to the staff.

"Definitely." Jiang Ci smiled.

Entering the arena, Jiang Ci glanced around. Today is the real sword and real wooden warehouse match, and the surrounding atmosphere is much more solemn than yesterday.

Jiang Ci was looking for her operating area with the ingredients, and halfway there, she suddenly felt a piercing gaze staring at her.

She looked back and found that it was not an illusion.

Hong Lang leaned against his console, looking at her arrogantly.In his operation area is a broth stove that looks very expensive at first glance, and the cold white steam in the incubator is bubbling out intermittently.He didn't mean to hide it. The ingredients in the box are not imitated by others.

Jiang Ci saw where his confidence came from.

Hong Lang raised his eyebrows: "Just wait and see today, I'll let you see what Xianfeng Yulu is!"

"..." It took Jiang Ci a while to realize that Hong Lang was talking about what he had choked on him the day before yesterday, so she nodded perfunctorily: "Well, come on."

"You..." Hong Lang felt that he had punched the cotton, which was extremely bad.

But Jiang Ci ignored him, turned around and went to his operating area with the ingredients, and cleaned up briefly for a while.

It didn't take long for the game to start as scheduled.

Two hosts, a man and a woman, walked up to the judges' stand in front of the arena. First, they looked back at the glorious past of the Fairy Chef Competition, then introduced the ten judges on the stage one by one, and then briefly introduced the rules of the competition.

This time, it was ten professional judges on stage and 100 tables of live audience who were scoring on the theme of "Vegetarian Cuisine".The scores from both sides will be combined into the final score, and only half of the people present can stay.

About fifteen minutes later, as the host announced "Start", the contestants began to move.

Jiang Ci also started to process her own ingredients.

The fat cook who had been tinkering with equipment near her for a long time yesterday was probably nervous at this moment, his eyes were still wandering around.Jiang Ci didn't pay much attention to it. There is no such thing as "peeking at the answer" in this kind of competition, after all, the ingredients have been set.However, if the chef's state cannot be adjusted, it will be difficult to guarantee the level of performance in the future.

The uncle on the left of the fat chef was not as good-tempered as Jiang Ci, and he yelled back at him aggressively.

The fat chef trembled in fright, not daring to look around, took a few deep breaths, and finally focused on his ingredients.

On the sidelines, through the huge glass wall, Chang Dong and the interns were also watching the scene inside the arena.

During the game, they are not allowed to disturb the players.Journalists from various publications and websites were invited to this lounge area.

"Brother Chang, is that Jiang Ci mentioned by Chef Zhao?" The intern didn't know what happened on the day of the preliminary round, but it was only because Zhao Zeming only mentioned this chef and became interested in her.After seeing Jiang Ci, he sighed from the bottom of his heart: "It's so photogenic!"

Chang Dong also had to agree with him.

Across a long distance, among so many heads in the arena, they could still recognize Jiang Ci at a glance.

The black hair was neatly rolled up, completely covered by the white chef's hat, the neck was long and slender, the skin was fair, and the movements were neat, crisp and pleasing to the eye.

"However, whether this is a variety show or a real competition, I don't know if she can enter the next round." The intern's tone was a bit regretful.

Chang Dong didn't respond to him.pity?He was a little dazed after hearing Wang Zongxuan and Li Sheng's praise that day, but he didn't report it because of the investor's request, and all the interviews were rotten in his stomach.

This person probably has real materials, but not many people on the court knew the high evaluation of Jiang Ci by the judges that day.

The other reporters were all paying attention to the contestants in this competition, discussing in low voices.

"Hong Lang brought a special soup stove, what kind of soup is he going to make?"

"I heard that Jinyan shipped a batch of alpine mushrooms by air overnight. It cost a lot of money. Today's public judges can be said to have made a lot of money."

"Chef Feng is carving flowers again, will she have time?"

"Master Hu is going to make his specialty vegetarian food. The vegetarian food in their restaurant is the best in the whole country!"

"Chef Zhao, oops! It's blocked, I can't see what he's doing."

Chang Dong became hungry after listening to it, and while eating the refreshments provided by the hotel, he envied the one hundred tables of audience sitting in the judges' seats.It is impossible for these audiences to taste every dish, but at least they can taste a set of dishes, and there will be twelve dishes in one set.

On the high platform in front of the arena, the judges are also paying attention to the arena.

At the start of the semi-finals, the judges are all of high real value, like Huang Zongxuan and Zheng Kun, who used to be state banquet chefs; and Li Sheng, not only a famous food author, has been in the academic circle for decades, and has written quite a lot.There are many treatises on food; sitting next to Li Xuan is a chef named Liu who is known as a "cooking artist" and has trained quite a few famous chefs; counting to the side, they are also among the best in the kitchen worldGrandmaster.And each genre has its own masters.

At this time, the host had already stepped off the stage, and the recording equipment on the stage was temporarily turned off, and the judges chatted in a hurry.

"Chu Huang, Teacher Li, is that the girl you mentioned? Chef Zheng, have you worked with her before?"

Li Sheng smiled and nodded slightly.

"I don't know if it counts as cooperation, but I just shoot some small videos." Zheng Kun smiled.

"You are really trendy! You are still making short videos at a young age. By the way, how is her level?"

"You won't know until you taste it."

"I'm really looking forward to that kid Zheng Zeming's food. Jin Yan was lucky enough to accept him. He's so talented!"

"But he is also under a lot of pressure, too many people pay attention to him."

After chatting for a few words, the topic of the judges gradually shifted from contestants to vegetarian dishes. Everyone is an elite in the culinary world and has their own views on this question itself.

Time passed quickly, and after more than half an hour, chefs began to complete their works.

The prepared dishes were divided into small portions, some served on the judges' seats, and some were numbered by the staff and sent to the audience's judges' seats.

The host returned to the stage, and the judges began to taste and score each dish. Due to the large number of dishes to be tasted, the judges only tasted them lightly.It was a simple sentence, and it was sentenced to the fate of losing the election.

The dishes on the judging table were changing rapidly, and the chefs off the court also became nervous, and many of them speeded up.

Jiang Ci didn't pay much attention to it, but was just doing the last round of seasoning process in a leisurely manner, and then sent more than thirty plates into the steamer.

This competition also tested the chef's hand speed, and the food had to satisfy the judges' seats and the 25 tables of judges at the same time.It is quite unscientific to rely on one person to make this amount on the spot. Fortunately, the organizing committee did not impose restrictions on the pre-processing. Many chefs have already pre-processed the ingredients before the competition.The focus of this test is deliciousness, not time limit.

One dish was taken down, but the next dish was not served yet. Taking advantage of this gap, the judges began to comment.

Master Liu shook his head and sighed: "There are too many contestants making imitation meat dishes! Although the craftsmanship is good, it is really not good in this competition."

Li Sheng: "It's a pity for the last contestant. His vegetarian roast duck has won a national award, but this time he encountered too many opponents."

"Anyone who wants to make imitation meat dishes here has to be very good."

"To make vegetarian dishes, we still need to give full play to the strengths of the ingredients themselves, and there is no need to make too many bells and whistles." A judge expressed his opinion.

As soon as he finished speaking, the judges of the narration couldn't help but burst out laughing, because the staff brought up a plate of rather gaudy things.

"what is this?!"

What appeared in front of the judges was a plate of lotus flowers that could almost be mistaken for real.

Specifically, on a pure white porcelain plate lay a delicate lotus that had already fully bloomed, its petals were translucent and translucent, and beside it lay a mature lotus pod with a few tender white lotus seeds that had been peeled off.

"This is a plate of lotus flowers?!"

Of course not. Although the appearance is very similar, everyone can still recognize that this is not a real lotus. After all, the chef has scaled down the dishes.And if you look closely, you can see the faint lines on the translucent petals.

"It's soaked in broth and has a strong floral fragrance." Someone came closer and sniffed.

"The lotus pod next to it is like a lotus pod, but it's not stuffed with fish meat. Well, let me try it...it's autumn chestnut meat! It's very sweet! This lotus pod is not a real lotus pod...it's mixed inWhat wild vegetable juice? Very fragrant."

"The radish slices have the curvature of lotus petals, and they are just right. When you bite down, you can feel the soup bursting in your mouth."

The judges communicated with each other with one glance and one word. This dish is considered to be excellent among the dishes just judged just because of its texture and taste, and its most prominent is its lifelike appearance!

The judges who just commented that "there is no need to do too much bells and whistles" will not talk now. Some bells and whistles are unnecessary, but there are some that are indeed pleasing to the eye and admirable.

This dish also attracted attention from the audience. The chefs standing in the front row looked up at the judges' seats, and many of them showed stunned expressions when they could see the lotus flower.

Food carving is a technology, but it can be well integrated, and there are really not many people who can do this.

"It's so beautiful! It's simply a work of art. Was this made by Feng Luna?" Li Sheng asked curiously after tasting a sip of "petals".

The staff laughed and said, "Chef Feng made it."

The teacher surnamed Liu tasted the mellow chestnut meat and sighed: "Sure enough, it is Feng Lu's handwriting to be able to achieve this level of food carving."

On the other hand, Jiang Ci did not take the dishes out of the steamer after finishing the last step of production, but quietly put up the "Complete" sign and waited for the staff to come.

At this point in time, there are too many chefs who have finished cooking, and the staff are too busy to touch the floor, but the speed of the judges' judgment is limited, and they will inevitably have to wait for a while.

The fat chef on the left of Jiang Ci was in a hurry: "It's been two minutes! The texture of the puff pastry I fried is about to change, why don't you come!"

A few minutes ago, when the fat chef saw the lotus-like dishes being taken away by the staff, his anxiety reached its peak, and he murmured "Why are the opponents so powerful", his cheeks flushed red.

But at this moment, with a burst of astonishing strange fragrance diffused in the air, the fat chef was in a bad mood.Jiang Ci looked at his shortness of breath and asked worriedly, "Master, are you feeling alright?"

The fat chef didn't answer her question, but just said with straight eyes: "Have you smelled that smell?! Oh my God! How can someone make such a delicious thing!"

Jiang Ci nodded: "I smell it."

"Why don't you have an expression of surprise on your face! Doesn't that thing smell too ridiculous?" The fat chef was puzzled by Jiang Ci's calmness, "You can make that fragrance! Maybe it's the first place!"

"Well, I know." Jiang Ci nodded, sniffing the aroma in the air: "He used the most expensive and top-notch soup ingredients, very fresh alpine mushrooms, and after proper processing, the umami taste reached the extreme.”

In the distance, the pride and arrogance on Hong Lang's face could no longer be concealed. He stared at the judging table with burning eyes. Sure enough, during the minute when his dishes were served, a commotion erupted near the judging table.

Of course, it was mainly the exclamation of the staff and the host. The senior judges were relatively calm, but the admiration on their faces was still obvious.

"This dish will definitely be sold out in the audience." The fat chef said confidently, "I have never eaten such a good thing in my life..."

The opponent is too strong, the fat chef's heart has been completely smoothed, and his mood has changed from anxiety to bad.

On the stage, after tasting several dishes one after another, the state of the judges was also mobilized.

"This year's Immortal Kitchen is full of talents. The young people are very talented, and the veterans are not to be outdone." Some judges sighed, and his speech attracted several approvals.

Seeing the expression of the old man nearby, Mr. Liu couldn't help but ask, "Master Wang, what's wrong?"

Only then did everyone realize that Wang Zongxuan's brows were still furrowed as usual. From the beginning of the evaluation to the present, he hadn't said a few words, just tasting and scoring in silence.

Wang Zongxuan pursed his lips, but did not answer.Zheng Kun, who was sitting next to him, laughed: "Old Wang, do you think it's not too bad?"

Wang Zongxuan hesitated for a while, then nodded lightly: "Today's dishes are quite good, but there is nothing particularly surprising to me."

It was the first time Master Liu was on the judging panel of Immortal Kitchen, and he was puzzled when he heard this.

Wang Zongxuan said, "Thirty years have passed, and I have participated in six Fairy Cooking sessions. From a contestant to a judge, I have a little right to speak."

"The previous imitation meat dishes, in order to cater to the taste of meat, sacrificed the taste of the ingredients themselves;

The food sculpture is well done in terms of aesthetics, but it is also for the appearance, which limits the matching of ingredients;

Besides, the ingredients for this soup are impeccable, and the chef's handling skills are also very good, but did he really make full use of the ingredients?These top mountain delicacies, alone are the best delicacies, and the things that add up to 120 points are made 100 points by him. Can this 100 points be called excellent?Put this one hundred and twenty points in Chef Zheng's hand, the effect is more than that!"

Huang Zongxuan was silent for two seconds, and concluded: "In other words, every dish is very good, but every dish also has its own flaws."

The teacher surnamed Liu laughed as soon as he heard it: "Master Huang, your requirements are too high! To be able to do this is already at an outstanding level, how can you be comprehensive?"

"Who is Chef Zheng, how can he compare with Chef Zheng?"

"Why can't it!" Huang Zongxuan stared, "What is the evaluation of the fairy chef? It is the best Chinese chef! We old guys have retreated to the second line, and they can't compare, so what is the evaluation?Don't let people be convinced!"

Master Liu quickly said, "Master Huang, don't get excited."

"Haha, what brother Zong Xuan said is true." Zheng Kun smiled and smoothed things over, "We don't have the energy to do it now, but these contestants are still young, and there is still a chance to surpass us."

The judging panel fell silent, and everyone had different expressions. Although one or two felt that Huang Zongxuan was too demanding, more judges agreed with him.The Immortal Chef Competition is a top-level event, and no standards can be overstated.

But who can meet Huang Zongxuan's request?

Everyone thought about it, and couldn't help but have more expectations for the next dish.

...

When the fat chef made fifty-eighth circles on the spot, the staff finally came to them in order and took away the fat chef's dishes.

But it was still not Jiang Ci's turn.

The fat chef exhaled, turned his head and saw the old god Jiang Ci's expression, and sighed: "You are so calm!"

"It's useless to be anxious." Jiang Ci shrugged.

"What did you do? I really can't smell you." The fat chef sniffed and looked curiously at the steamer in front of Jiang Ci. White smoke billowed from the traditional bamboo steamer, which smelled very light.

At this moment, the staff also came over and took away Jiang Ci's dishes, and the steamer in front of Jiang Ci was several times shorter.

After the staff removed enough dishes, there was still the last dish left in the steamer.Jiang Ci inquired and learned that the last plate could be disposed of freely, so she simply ate it on the spot.

Food should never be wasted.

Seeing the curious eyes of the fat chef next to him who hesitated to speak, Jiang Ci hesitated for two seconds, and handed him a small bowl.

The fat chef wiped his hands, took a bite with his chopsticks.

The round eyes suddenly opened wider.

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"W-why..." The fat chef burst into tears, "What the hell, am I too good or are you unscientific?"

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