Chefs of their status were still very sensitive to ingredients even though their taste buds had deteriorated with age. Not to mention the refreshing and tender fish, even the side dish of black fungus was refreshing to Ju Man Li.
"Our black fungus for the competition is also imported from Changbai Mountain in China. Why is there a difference?" Ju Man Li muttered.
With a crisp texture, it was obvious that the Master Chef Restaurant's dishes were better than those provided by the competition.
Ju Man Li knew that the black fungus had the best texture in Changbai Mountain and Lesser Khingan Ridge. The supply for the competition was Grade A spring fungus. How could there be a problem?
What was Grade A? According to the standards of China, black fungus was divided into three levels. Grade A was the highest. At the same time, according to the time of picking, Grade B was spring fungus, and Grade C was autumn fungus.
He obviously got the best, but he still lost. It was unbelievable.
If Yuan Zhou knew what Ju Man Li was thinking, he would definitely tell him that the black fungus grown in Changbai Mountain and Lesser Khingan Ridge were indeed the best, but there was still a difference between the best in the same place.
It was like buying rice from Wuchang. Could it really be better than Wuchang rice? If one really bought hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake, would it become Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs?
Don't ask. If one asked, it would be like buying a piece of land in Changbai Mountain.
The previous dishes were all delicious after marinating, including the salted meat, which had been salted. It had already been transformed into food, so it was more difficult to judge the quality of the ingredients.
However, Zhou Shijie's Distilled Fish Fillet was made with fresh ingredients even though it was marinated. It was easier to judge the quality of the ingredients.
"How is it? Does it taste good?" Gauss was sitting at the side and was very anxious.
It wasn't that he wanted Ju Man Li to answer his question. He just wanted to take this opportunity to try.
After all, it was Zhou Shijie's dish. There was another person in between. It wasn't good to reach out for no reason. He had to maintain some elegance of a French man.
Unfortunately, Gauss was very calculative. He couldn't resist Ju Man Li's refusal. His answer was to silently reach out his chopsticks and pick up another piece of fish. After he finished eating, he said slowly, "I have to admit that what you said is indeed right. The ingredients of Head Chef Yuan are even better than those prepared for our competition."
However, Gauss felt a little relieved that Ju Manli acknowledged his words.
Anthony and Alexandra were already looking forward to it. When they heard Ju Man Lee's conclusion, they were filled with even more anticipation.
His expectations weren't wrong. Soon, another dish was served. It was Alexandra's Twice Cooked Pork with Hot Peppers. This was a spicy dish that Yuan Zhou had specially prepared for him. Alexandra's taste was slightly heavier and he liked to eat hot peppers. As a chef of French cuisine, it was quite difficult for him.
Twice-cooked pork was a well-known dish in Sichuan Province. There were garlic sprouts, potato chips, dried cowpeas, and so on. As long as you could think of it, there was nothing that couldn't be done.
As soon as the dish was served, a fragrant and spicy taste filled the air.
"I'm so attracted by the smell. It's so spicy." Alexandra looked at the food on her plate expectantly.
The peppers were cut into the length of a middle finger. After being cooked in oil, the surface of the peppers was slightly charred. The streaky pork was cut into three thin layers. After being processed by the fire, it had a natural curl to it.
Alexandra knew that someone would come to snatch it. Therefore, she did not hesitate and directly picked up two slices of meat and a pepper before putting them into her mouth. The more she ate, the more she would get.
The first feeling that entered his mouth was spicy, but it was not the kind of dry spicy feeling. Instead, it was a natural taste. Although it was very stimulating to the taste buds, it was not choking. There was a faint meat fragrance. When he chewed, the pork belly with the skin mixed with the green pepper was chewed, and the fragrance became stronger. The meat fragrance and the strong presence of the pepper were simply a kind of enjoyment.
This was definitely Head Chef Yuan's signature dish! Alexandra judged.
In the end, there was a sweet aftertaste in her mouth.
Alexandra said, "The pork is indeed much better than the ingredients used in our competition. What kind of pig do you think it is?"
No one answered her. Because long before she spoke, the others had already picked up the meat and started to eat. Anthony was used to be a lover of food and drink. But after eating the spicy meat, he couldn't control his mouth anymore. It was very spicy, but it only stimulated the tongue. It wasn't unbearable.
Not to mention Gauss and Ju Man Li. Gauss was a little better. At least, he was only one person away from him. If he stretched his hand, he could reach the meat.
But Ju Man Li couldn't. He was too far away from Gauss. But distance couldn't stop a foodie's desire to eat. It was quite convenient for him to stand up and go to Alexandra to eat.
As for his image, in order to taste the delicacies, the image could be temporarily put aside.
The dishes were served one after another. No matter which dish was served, they all reached a "friendly" consensus to eat together.
Among them, the most unlucky one was definitely Zhou Shijie. He had to firmly maintain his identity as the chairman of the Chef's Alliance. Also, in order to leave a good impression on his international friends, he didn't join in. Besides, he couldn't stand the shameless Ju Man Li beside him.
As long as his dish was served, Ju Man Li would say something to get close to him. Then, he would reach out his chopsticks to the dish without any hesitation. It was really hard to stop him or not to stop him.
"He's gradually turning into a beast. Speaking of which, where did Zhou Xi go? Why haven't I seen him recently?" Zhou Shijie muttered. Although he disliked Zhou Xi and wanted to scold him whenever he saw him, he was, after all, from his own family. Even if he couldn't see him, he would still say he missed him a little.
Soon, most of the dishes were served. There were only two dishes left. One of them was not really a dish, but the rice ordered by Gauss. That's right, the Five-color Glutinous Rice hadn't been served yet.
But his dishes, Nujiang Pipa Meat and Meat Heart Water Crisp, had been eaten up.
The Five-color Glutinous Rice needed to be soaked before it was cooked. Although Yuan Zhou had used a special technique to speed up the soaking time and didn't need to soak for as long as one hour, it still needed to be soaked for 20 minutes. Plus the steaming time, it naturally needed to be served later.
As the special food of the Zhuang and Buyi ethnic minorities, the Five-color Glutinous Rice was often used to worship their ancestors or for large-scale activities. It could be seen that the Five-color Glutinous Rice was very particular.
The Five-color Glutinous Rice in Yunnan Cuisine was also in five colors, namely black, red, yellow, purple and white, just like the traditional one. Therefore, it was also called the Wu Rice.
Of course, it was definitely not a special rice for the Wu Beasts. Don't misunderstand.
The colors were colorful and beautiful, and the fragrance was rich. The fragrance of plants and the fragrance of the glutinous rice were mixed together. Therefore, the rice attracted everyone's attention as soon as it was served.
"This country has really played with the rice in many ways." Gauss ordered it himself, but he didn't know what the specific dish was before.
"It indeed looks good. I wonder what dye is used to make it." Ju Man Li was quite curious.
There was no such thing as rice in France. Ordinary staple foods didn't have rice as an option, either.
"I can give it a try." Anthony was a man of action.
While saying that, he picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of the black rice nearest to him before Gauss started to eat it.
The black color was dyed by maple leaves. The glutinous rice carried the unique fragrance of plants and was very delicious. It was both sweet and glutinous and tasted very good.
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