Southern Putuo Vegetarian Cuisine was famous not only because of its unique and beautiful flavor, but also because its dishes not only tasted good, but also had elegant names. Most of the names were related to famous people. Therefore, in just a hundred years, Southern Putuo Vegetarian Cuisine became famous both at home and abroad.
For example, Half Moon Sinks in the River was originally called Angelica Gluten Soup. But Guo Moruo, who was poetic and picturesque, saw a round dish in which half of the mushrooms were black and the other half of the gluten was white, like the shadow of a half moon sinking into the river. The color was distinct, and the angelica taste was like chicken soup. Guo Moruo praised it and immediately named it Half Moon Sinks in the River.
After the meal, he wrote the poem "Traveling in the Southern Putuo". Among the lines, "Half a moon sinks to the bottom of the river, and a thousand peaks enter the eye socket." He even embedded the name of the dish in the poem, which facilitated the spread of Half Moon Sinks in the River.
There were many dishes similar to Half Moon Sinks in the River in Southern Putuo Vegetarian Cuisine, such as Silk Rain Wild Cloud and Thousand Layer Hundred Leaves.
It could be said that Southern Putuo Vegetarian Cuisine was absolutely like an elegant gentleman among the vegetarian dishes. Even though the words and ink were fragrant, they still carried the unique restraint of a scholar and preserved the temperament of an ancient gentleman.
Su Ruoyan quickly recorded Liao Wenkai's order with a pen and then handed it to Yuan Zhou in the kitchen. Yuan Zhou was not idle at all. In addition to making the ordered dishes, he was also making the vegetarian dishes that Liao Wenkai had just ordered.
Most vegetarian dishes used tofu, mushrooms, and fungus. Yuan Zhou not only ground a lot of tofu himself, but also asked the system to provide a lot of them.
With the system's black technology, the tofu provided was not only as white and tender as jade, but also slightly steamed and had a warm temperature. It was obvious that it was freshly made.
As for wild vegetables such as fungus and mushrooms, some dishes naturally needed to be freshly made, and some needed to be dried and just soaked. Only then could the characteristics of the dish be brought into play.
If the conditions allowed, Yuan Zhou would usually prepare the ingredients himself. If the conditions did not allow, Yuan Zhou would naturally not be polite to the system and use the ones provided by the system.
With Yuan Zhou's superb skills, in fact, there was no difference between what he made and what the system provided. It was just that Yuan Zhou was used to not sitting around and enjoying the fruits of others' labor. He felt that doing it himself was the greatest respect for culinary skills.
Knowing that Wu Hai and the others were going to compete, Yuan Zhou took good care of them this time. He served eight dishes at once, two dishes for each person, no more, no less. The table had just been set up, so there was still room for everyone to express themselves.
Of course, even so, Yuan Zhou did not neglect other diners. He served the dishes at the same pace as usual. It was also because everyone was so focused on Wu Hai's table that they did not notice this detail. Otherwise, they would definitely think that Yuan Zhou's culinary skills had improved again.
As soon as the eight dishes were served, Liao Wenkai was immediately attracted by the exquisite and gorgeous appearance of the dishes.
To be honest, he was very familiar with half of the dishes, but it was because he was familiar with them that he was surprised and in disbelief.
For example, the South Sea Golden Lotus. As everyone knew, this dish had a gorgeous color and was shaped like a blooming golden lotus. It was very exquisite and famous.
Liao Wenkai himself was proficient in this dish. He made it so vividly and vividly. This was definitely not an exaggeration. Rather, it had been tested by thousands of tourists and was definitely one of his signature dishes.
As for the plate of golden lotus in front of him, even with his eyesight, he felt that it was a blooming lotus that had been plucked from the lotus pond.
No matter how you looked at it, the golden lotus was a lotus. If the South Sea Golden Lotus that he made was a work of art that resembled a lotus, then the golden lotus that Yuan Zhou made was a golden lotus that returned to its original state. Apart from the temperature, there was nothing different from the real thing. Even the size of the golden lotus was the same as the real thing.
"I had originally thought that I should know the limits of a vegetarian dish after cooking for 20 years and that I shouldn't be too far away from it. If I worked hard, I should be able to win. But now that I see Head Chef Yuan's vegetable dish, I realize that I was wrong. I made the right choice to come to Chengdu," Liao Wenkai was very excited.
He wasn't discouraged. On the contrary, he was very excited. As a Cooking Fanatic, there was nothing better than finding a template that could be used to climb to the top. Having a template proved that one's efforts had a direction and a goal. Compared to blindly fumbling around, one could save a lot of time and could do more things.
More than once, he felt lucky that he had listened to Yu Daoyi's words and come to Chengdu. Otherwise, he didn't know when he would be able to get any news from Yuan Zhou since he would spend 25 hours a day in the kitchen. Perhaps he wouldn't even have the chance to do so in this lifetime.
Liao Wenkai, who knew himself too well, was truly grateful to Yu Daoyi. "I should let go of that zither of Yu Daoyi's in the future."
Yu Daoyi was also good at making zithers, but his most treasured zither was a zither that he named 'Nine Heavens'. It was a zither that he had painstakingly spent three years collecting materials and another three years to make.
It had always been kept as a treasure by Yu Daoyi. Only when he encountered something that made him extremely happy or when the person he liked was he would he take it out and play a song for him.
Liao Wenkai only knew that Yu Daoyi treasured the zither a lot. He had never seen it before, but that didn't prevent him from knowing that it was Yu Daoyi's weakness.
In fact, apart from Zhou Shijie, only Yu Daoyi had once asked Yuan Zhou to play a song for him. As for the others, they had only heard of it but had never seen it before.
Liao Wenkai's mind raced. No matter how good a dish was, it was best when it was in the mouth. The competition was about to begin.
The four of them held their chopsticks and stared at the eight steaming dishes. They didn't even dare to blink or swallow their saliva because they felt that it was a waste of time.
The mischievous kid, who was acting as the temporary referee, took two pictures before the competition began. Without any nonsense, he shouted, "The sixth round of the competition for the Kitchen God's Rice Bucket King begins now."
After all, there were only a few people who could directly challenge Wu Hai. Therefore, although everyone wanted to fight for the throne, there were very few people who could actually fight in front of Wu Hai. This was only the sixth time this competition was held.
As soon as the mischievous kid's voice fell, the four people who had been waiting for a chance made their moves. In an instant, the calm sea suddenly set off a storm. The wind and clouds changed, the wind and clouds surged, and the swords flashed. It was as if this was not a place to eat, but the martial arts world.
Hero Wu used the Front Door to resist the tiger. Then he turned his wrist and used the Fishing for the Moon from the Bottom of the Sea. This was a series of moves. One against three, he directly blocked the gestures of the three heroes and became the first person to put food in his mouth.
Not to mention that Wu Hai had experience in eating, even at this time, he still kept eating from the outside to the inside, destroying the perfect shape bit by bit.
When the onlookers saw that Wu Hai had won with one move, they all cheered. They all knew that Wu Hai was very powerful, but seeing such a scene made them feel that their blood was boiling. If they didn't cheer, they would feel that they had seen it for nothing.
Liao Wenkai, who had seen Wu Hai's strength for the first time, raised his eyebrows. He looked at the South Sea Golden Lotus, which he wanted to try first, and moved his wrist again. This time, he was going to use his real strength.
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