The youngest among the judges was Abby. He was already in his fifties or sixties, but he still looked unsteady. He leaned forward and almost fell on the table.
Speaking of which, it could be said that Abby wasn't gentlemanly enough, but it could also be said that Abby had always been interested in delicacies.
Also, the chicken was too fragrant. It was slightly steaming and had a glossy and rosy color. It made people feel like they could swallow it in one bite.
"It smells so good!" Abby bent down and moved closer.
"It does smell amazing. It's totally different from our traditional roasted Braith chicken," Alexandra also said.
The most classic way to prepare Braith chicken in France was to roast it. Among the twenty contestants present, five of them had roasted Braith chicken as their main dish.
Of course, although the general method was the same, those who could stand on this stage were all the mainstays of French chefs. The youngest among them was 45 years old. They had been cooking for a long time, so the details were naturally different.
By the way, the youngest didn't include Yuan Zhou.
"Does it look like the chicken we had eaten before?" Gauss asked Ogyust in a low voice.
The main thing was that the fragrance was quite different. The shape was a little similar, but there were many differences. Although he had been studying Chinese food in recent years, there were too many Chinese cuisines. Therefore, Gauss wasn't very sure.
"It should be similar." Ogyust also used the word "should".
He couldn't bear to move his eyes away from the chicken. The smell was too attractive. He felt that moving his eyes away would be a loss.
Seeing an etiquette lady wanted to come forward to help divide the chicken, Ju Man Lee immediately waved his hand to signal her to leave. He planned to do it himself!
He had to eat more to be able to judge better. Ju Man Lee picked up his knife and fork and prepared to start.
Ogyust also noticed Ju Man Lee's action. He directly picked up his chopsticks and said, "Let's do it together."
The two of them looked at each other and found that no one was backing down. Therefore, they could only reach out their chopsticks and fork at the same time.
Although the chicken's skin was very tight, as if it should be very tough, the moment the chopsticks and fork touched each other, they knew it was an illusion. It was very tender. They could poke into it with just a light touch. One could imagine how tender it was.
Then, the audience below saw a perfectly shaped chicken easily split into two with the help of a fork and chopsticks.
They looked exactly the same, but one side had the chicken's head and neck. Using the advantage of chopsticks, Ogyust moved it to his side first.
"There seems to be a little more on your side. It's not fair," Ju Manli said.
"Didn't you dislike the food cooked by Head Chef Yuan? What's the big deal about losing a few heads? You have quite a lot of them as well."
"Haha, of course I dislike it. That's why I want to find more flaws," Ju Manli said.
More flaws? "There are no flaws in Yuan Zhou's culinary skills," Ogyust mumbled to himself. He ignored Ju Man Lee, who was a typical troublemaker, and quickly and skillfully divided the half chicken into four portions, one for each person.
This time, even if Ju Man Li wanted to protest, he couldn't. After all, he had fallen into someone else's hands.
"Let's split it too," Alexandra suggested when she saw Ju Man and Lee not moving.
If it weren't for the fact that the cameras were all aimed at them, Alexandra felt that she could do it for them.
Only then did Ju Man Li come back to his senses. He didn't have the time to despise Ogyust's stinginess and quickly divided the chicken into four portions, one for each person.
After that, Ju Man Li looked at Ogyust and the others who were using chopsticks skillfully and thought to himself, "They are using chopsticks instead of knives and forks. Haha."
As for Adelaide and the others, they started eating the chicken the moment it was placed on the plate. Knives and forks weren't very useful. Even if the chicken was soft and tasty, it was indeed not very convenient. However, their actions were definitely not rude. After all, they were being filmed.
As the top figures in the European culinary world, they had to maintain an elegant posture. This was a common understanding. Therefore, even Ju Man Li felt that the fork wasn't very useful. He could only treat it as an illusion.
On Ogyust's side, other than Anthony, Gauss and Manfred had all eaten Yuan Zhou's food before. Their resistance was slightly stronger and they ate more slowly.
Anthony didn't care so much. He picked up a piece of chicken breast neatly with his fork and stuffed it into his mouth. The piece of chicken was slightly larger compared to his mouth. He opened his mouth wide and the rich fragrance filled his mouth. Then, he wiped his mouth with a napkin.
His actions were still as elegant and proper as ever.
Although French cuisine also required a lot of spices, especially since Anthony's methods were very superb, at this moment, he had to admit that he could only distinguish more than half of the spices. He couldn't distinguish at least one-third of the spices.
Without biting with his teeth, the soft and tender chicken automatically melted in his mouth. The smooth and tender feeling seemed to remain in his mouth. The chicken had already passed through his throat and reached his stomach.
"It's really fragrant. Although it's soft and tender, it's not dry at all. It tastes fragrant and the meat is tender. It's so delicious. It doesn't have the astringency of ordinary chicken breasts at all." A satisfied smile appeared on Anthony's face. "No wonder Ogyust and the others think so highly of Yuan Zhou. Even I don't have the confidence to defeat him in one fell swoop. It seems that Steele will learn a lot this time."
Anthony was a good teacher. Even at this time, he was still thinking about his apprentice, Steele. He felt that he could definitely learn a lot from competing with a chef like Yuan Zhou.
As for Steele, who was the focus of his attention, he was concentrating on cooking the last dessert. It seemed that it would be ready in less than half an hour.
Every move of the judges on the stage was magnified on the big screen. The audience could see it very carefully. Of course, the appearance of the chicken was also clearly visible.
"Don't you think that chicken is especially delicious?"
"It looks very appetizing. Not to mention that all the judges have eaten it, I think the taste must be very good."
"They're eating so seriously. I'm hungry."
"I think we can put a trip to China on the itinerary."
When the audience saw the performance of the judges, they felt as if there was a fragrance constantly tempting their taste buds. Therefore, their resistance to Chinese food unconsciously decreased a little.
Regardless of the taste of the chicken meat or the taste of the chicken skin, they were all impeccable. Even the bone marrow had a fragrance that completely met the strict requirements of the braised chicken.
Although it was a pity that the bones couldn't be completely chewed, Ju Man Lee was still very satisfied and only threw away the broken bones after eating the bone marrow.
"How is it?" Ogyust asked Ju Man Lee despite knowing the answer.
"It's not bad. It can be used as dinner." Ju Man Lee took a napkin and slowly wiped his hands, pretending to be indifferent when he spoke.
"What?" Ogyust was a little confused. The person who had just wolfed down the food had the cheek to say it was not bad?
Ogyust had known Ju Man Lee for many years. He knew that Ju Man Lee was thick-skinned, but he really didn't know that his skin was so thick.
Even Alexandra and the other two who had been standing beside Ju Man Lee were a little embarrassed. They felt that this chicken was very good.
However, as teammates, they didn't say anything after Ju Man Lee opened his mouth.
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