"It's a knife technique created by Yuan Zhou," Badhan's eyes lit up.
He knew how amazing Yuan Zhou was. As the one who had agreed to Yuan Zhou's invitation, he had seen two videos of Yuan Zhou cooking. One was the video of Yuan Zhou's first solo exhibition, and the other was the video of the Bogus Cooking Competition.
At that time, he had been amazed by the dazzling techniques. He had never expected that the difference between watching a video and watching it live would be so huge.
"I have never seen this knife technique before. Moreover, it looks very mature. It's most likely created by the chef himself," Muhammad said in amazement.
He had heard of the name Yuan Zhou before. However, when Badhan made the decision, he had voted in favor of Yuan Zhou. He wanted to give this young man a chance and also believed in Badhan's judgment. He had never expected to see such a big surprise.
Sanada Youichiro suddenly recalled something he had heard before and said, "I think so. I heard that Head Chef Yuan created two legendary knife techniques. Both are different but complement each other. They are not inferior to any knife technique that has been passed down for thousands of years. I didn't expect it to be true."
Sanada was naturally able to hear it because of Japan's Yuan Chui No.1, Dashi Xiujie. Although Dashi had never visited Sanada and wasn't qualified to see him often, someone else could. For example, Fujiwara Jiayuan, who was also a Yuan Chui.
Among the three judges, Sanada was definitely the one who had heard the most rumors about Yuan Zhou. After all, with Dashi around, his ability was comparable to that of a pyramid scheme. He was definitely not to be underestimated.
"It does look very exquisite," Mohamed said. "Look at how he dealt with the fluff on the duck's body. He did it as if it was light. It seemed to be gone after a few shakes. Even I don't think I can do that with a fast knife."
Of course, they were far away and could only see it through the camera. That was why they were even more astonished. Below the camera, it was definitely a high-definition version. Even if they looked at it through the camera, it would be even cleaner if they looked at it with their naked eyes.
Originally, Badhan had been paying special attention to Yuan Zhou, so he had specially arranged for a cameraman to film him. Of course, everyone else had their own cameras, but they were not humans but machines. These videos were to be kept as materials for the conference. Of course, those who had high hopes for Yuan Zhou would be arranged to be filmed manually. There was a panel in front of the judges, and whoever wanted to watch the video could directly receive the signal.
It didn't matter if they had their eyes on the video or if it was recorded by a machine. However, everyone was looking at Yuan Zhou from the start. After all, he was the youngest, which meant he was the most talented. His future was immeasurable.
"What did he do just now? Is it some kind of magic trick? Why did he suddenly take out all the bones?" Badhan could not help but stand up.
Just now, Yuan Zhou seemed to be patting and patting all parts of the duck. It looked like he was massaging it casually. The only place where he used the knife was the few strokes just now. Even so, it was impossible for him to take out the entire duck bone with just a few twists and turns, wasn't it?
From the neck to the leg bone, it looked like a complete duck. Except for a layer of skin, flesh and the head, it looked like a whole duck.
"I have been staring at it just now, but I still can't figure out what kind of trick it is. It's so incredible." Mohammed also could not help rubbing his eyes.
He thought it might be because he was getting old and needed to blink more. Just now, he blinked a few more times and missed the key parts. That was why it looked like he was watching a magic trick now.
"I heard that some chefs in Huaxia seem to be very good at this kind of deboning. I thought it was just a legend before, but I didn't expect it to be true. Even in Japan, we can't do it to such an extent." Sanada was also very shocked.
He wasn't shocked by the fact that Yuan Zhou could remove the duck bones. In some dishes of Japanese cuisine, fish bones were also required to be completely removed. However, it was impossible for him to do it in such a way that even though it looked so simple.
That was why he was especially shocked. Yuan Zhou was really unfathomable.
"I wonder if this method can be popularized. If it can be popularized, it might bring a historical change to the world of food and beverage." As the chairman, Ba Dehan was naturally thinking about the long term.
"I don't think it can be popularized. In Japan, there are less than three chefs who can debone a whole fish, and none of them can do it so completely. I can't do it either. But I think we can talk to Head Chef Yuan after this and see if there's a chance," Sanada said.
Mehand also nodded in agreement. He didn't even dare to blink his eyes, afraid that he wouldn't be able to continue with the scene just now. He didn't know what was going on.
Yuan Zhou's speed was very fast. After he was done with the duck, he used the same method to deal with the pigeon, quail, and the yellow catfish.
Once he was immersed in cooking, Yuan Zhou would reach a state where he would forget himself. The speed of his hands became faster and faster, and his movements were very casual. It was as if he could achieve his goal with just a simple stroke.
Naturally, Yuan Zhou was cooking quite casually. When he wasn't competing with Bogus, he deliberately suppressed his skills and only used ordinary knife skills. But today, he was very casual when cooking. He used whatever knife skills were convenient to him or used whatever knife skills were beneficial to the ingredients. He had everything at his fingertips.
Yuan Zhou was having a great time, but the three judges were having a hard time. They really wanted to lean over the screen to take a closer look. But even so, they still felt like they missed a lot of important points, as if something was missing.
For an instant, the three of them looked at each other in dismay, not knowing what to say. They had originally thought that Yuan Zhou was a talented young man who would definitely grow into a towering tree in the future and make contributions to the development of the world's food and beverage industry.
But the reality was that his strength seemed to be on par with theirs, and it was hard to say who would win. They hadn't tasted it yet, but based on his knife technique, Badhan and the other two judges could see through Yuan Zhou's strength.
Their eyesight had long been trained, and they could speculate Yuan Zhou's strength. Their hearts were in turmoil. Yuan Zhou's current strength was on par with theirs. It should be noted that Yuan Zhou was only 30 years old this year. If he lived to 80, he would still have another 50 years. They couldn't imagine what it would be like at that time. Just thinking about it made them gasp. It was really incredible.
Badhan and the other judges didn't have time to look at the others. They just stared at Yuan Zhou, as if they wanted to see how many more surprises he could bring to them.
Yuan Zhou was aware that people were staring at him, and so were the cameras. But he didn't care. It was just cooking, which was as simple as eating and drinking for him. He just needed to devote himself to cooking.
The tension and pressure that Zhou Shijie had imagined were completely invisible to Yuan Zhou. In his opinion, it was good enough as long as he tried his best. It was enough for him to enjoy the process. Of course, the result was also very important, but as long as he devoted himself to it, Yuan Zhou didn't think the result would be too bad.
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