Lukaka's voice was a little shrill. Because he was too surprised, he didn't control his volume well and attracted some unhappy gazes.
Everyone's gaze fell on Mag's cooking seat, and they happened to see him receive a freshly slaughtered turkey leg from a waiter. He used a sharp long knife to deftly peel off the skin of the chicken, and then cut it into small diamond-shaped pieces of the same size.
In the blink of an eye, the huge drumstick had turned into a pile of chicken meat and a chicken bone that had been cleanly removed.
Exquisite knife skills were the foundation of a chef's skill. There were many chefs present who could cut ingredients into thin strands, so they weren't surprised by Meg's knife skills.
What really surprised everyone was the drumstick of the turkey.
Meg was only one person, and he didn't even have a helper. How could he be qualified to make meat dishes?
Nandel, who was busy directing his apprentices, frowned as he looked in Meg's direction. "Did this guy send the wrong ingredients? Why did he send such a large chicken leg? Shouldn't he have sent two pots of peanuts? "
Vasir laughed with disdain. "Sending the wrong ingredients and cooking indiscriminately will result in being kicked out of the palace. I think he's just making a cold chicken salad. But I've been making cold dishes for decades, and I've never heard of chicken salad. This guy really doesn't care about his life. If that minister isn't satisfied, isn't he afraid of losing his head? "
When the other chefs heard this, they all laughed, and there was no lack of ridicule.
It was like when experts of the jianghu were fighting on the stage, a guy waving a small flag below the stage suddenly said that he wanted to fight.
At this time, the true experts on the stage wouldn't say anything. Instead, it would be the small fries waving flags that would swarm up and drown you with their saliva.
Meg was someone who had been baptized by countless curses, and this level of ridicule was not worth mentioning.
Kalulu also looked at Meg with some worry. "Brother Meg, what are you doing? Can chicken really be used as a cold salad? "
"Salad chicken is also a good dish, but I'm making braised chicken today." Meg smiled and shook his head. He placed the chicken meat into the casserole and stewed it first. Then, he said to the waiter beside him, "Please bring me ten freshly slaughtered kirin carps and the beef tenderloin I requested."
"Alright." The attendant quickly departed. Even though this young man was only by himself, he was a chef appointed by the second prince. Just this fact alone made him worthy of the attendant's attention.
"In addition to cooking chicken, Uncle Meg is also cooking fish and beef?" Luluka looked even more surprised.
Although their family's restaurant was famous for its pickled cucumbers, the restaurant didn't only make pickled cucumbers. Every year, when they came to the palace to celebrate the king's birthday, they could only make pickled cucumbers.
"How is this possible?!" Nandel looked at Meg with an incredulous expression. He had been cooking at the king's birthday banquet for over 20 years, and it had taken him an entire decade to climb from the first cold dish to the second cold dish. As for the third cold dish, he had already pinned his hopes on his son.
However, Meg had come alone, and this was his first time here, yet he was preparing to cook three dishes, and all of them were meat dishes?
This feeling was akin to someone who had started running decades later than you, but in the blink of an eye, they were far ahead of you, and there was no hope of catching up.
Nandel suddenly thought of something, and he sneered, "Humph! You're planning to cook three dishes by yourself? Those who are chosen have to make at least 30 servings, and it's impossible for one person to complete all of them. Let's see how you're going to deal with this. I doubt I'll see you again in the future. "
Kalulu looked at Meg with a worried expression. "Brother Meg, are you sure you can handle three dishes by yourself? This is the king's birthday banquet, and it's not something you can mess around with in the restaurant. If you mess this up, you'll lose your head. "
"It shouldn't be a problem. I'm also cooking alone in the restaurant," Meg replied with a smile. It was only ten servings, so it wasn't a problem for him at all.
Seeing that Meg wasn't in a hurry, Kalulu was slightly relieved. However, he still said, "Then you'd better hurry up. If you need anything, just say the word, and I'll send a boy over to assist you."
"Okay." Meg nodded.
Ten scaled kirin carps were delivered to Meg. Meg didn't plan on letting anyone else interfere with the deboning process.
The people who had come to attend the banquet today were all of high status. If they were to get a fish bone stuck in their throat, although they wouldn't die, they would most likely find trouble with him. Naturally, it was better to do it himself.
Meg removed the fish bones of various sizes from the carps, and the ten fish were quickly deboned and marinated before being set aside. The fresh beef tenderloin was also sliced into steaks of uniform thickness, and he used a small wooden hammer to soften them.
"I'm a little reluctant to use such top-notch ingredients for those guys." He took out a bottle of red wine from the box and shook his head. But then, he thought, "But Irina and Amy should be able to eat it as well. It's a pity that I didn't hear her praise yesterday. I wonder if she'll say anything today."
"Pop ~"
A crisp sound rang out as the cork was pulled out of the bottle.
The dark red wine was poured onto the plate that held the steaks. The rich aroma of the wine was like a bomb in the deep sea, instantly overwhelming the other fragrances and burrowing into everyone's noses.
"What a fragrant wine!"
"Could it be that someone used the Buffett Winery's premium wine as an ingredient?"
"No, this aroma is even more fragrant than the Buffett Winery's premium wine. Could it be that they used premium wine? That's simply cheating! "
The surrounding chefs were in an uproar as they looked around, trying to figure out if this was cheating. Then, their eyes focused on Meg, who was slowly pouring wine from a bottle in the corner, and they were all stunned.
This corner was almost equivalent to a cold dish area, so how could someone use wine? Could it be that he was planning to use red wine to make cold dishes?
"Who on earth is this chef who's alone? What kind of dish is he going to make? " These two questions had already become a question in the hearts of many of the surrounding chefs. If it weren't for the fact that they were also busy with their own work, most of them would have already asked around out of curiosity.
Of course, in the hearts of most of the chefs, Meg's method was still just a joke. This was an opportunity that had been carefully selected for, yet he actually treated it in such a way. He might become the most tragic chef in this batch of chefs.
Kalulu looked at Meg with a worried expression. "Using wine to cook dishes, will that really satisfy the king and those ministers? I hope that Brother Meg isn't serious. He's really playing with fire. "
At this moment, Meg was completely immersed in his own world of food. His expression was serious, and his movements were swift and unhurried. He was as elegant as a painter wielding a brush. The braised chicken, the spicy grilled fish, and the black pepper steak were all being prepared in an orderly manner.
The chefs' dishes had already begun to be placed on the table one after another. In particular, the cold dishes that had been placed on the table earlier were almost all finished.
Nandel, Vasir, and their disciples were all looking at Meg with mischievous smiles on their faces. They were even betting on whether or not Meg's dishes would be for the maids, and they didn't bother to hide their mockery at all.
Kalulu and his sons had also finished their work, and they were looking at Meg with worried expressions.
"Mr. Meg, please present your first dish to the king."
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