"I'm telling the truth." Yuan Zhou knitted his brows and said earnestly while looking at Chu Xiao.
"Ho Ho." Chu Xiao didn't say anything but just snorted lightly.
"You can judge now." Yuan Zhou ignored Chu Xiao and just reminded him lightly.
"Haw-haw. Master Chu, you are wrong this time." The chairman of China Chefs' Alliance stroked his own beard and said happily.
In his opinion, Chu Xiao was too arrogant and it wasn't a bad thing for him to lose once. Therefore, he announced it straightforwardly.
"Is it really Sanyi Tribute Rice?" Chu Xiao raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Exactly. In order to get the rice of the origin of Goose Duck Lake, we have been arguing with the old men of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences for a long time." When the chairman said that, he appeared quite complacent.
"It's indeed the origin. However, the color of the rice grains in this part is different from the others." Yuan Zhou pointed at some rice grains in the middle part of the jar and said earnestly.
"These crafty old men!" The chairman of China Chefs' Alliance ran over with a sound of "Deng Deng Deng".
"Look." Yuan Zhou pointed at that part of the rice grains and said meticulously.
The old man wasn't dim-sighted. With a careful look, he found the rice grains were just different in color. Then, the old man became a little angry. He gnashed his teeth and muttered, "Humph! Don't expect to eat my rice next time! "
With his sensitive hearing, Yuan Zhou didn't say much. He just looked at the hands of the old man and found his palms were firm and strong, which was naturally different from that of the former royal chef whose hands were trembling.
"At least 70% of his strength can be exerted now." Yuan Zhou evaluated the situation and judged silently in his heart.
"You are not bad." Seeing the chairman make a judgment, Chu Xiao shrugged and said to Yuan Zhou.
"Thank you." Yuan Zhou nodded and accepted the compliment.
"But it's not necessarily the case in the future." Chu Xiao said confidently.
"Yes, it's not necessarily the case." Yuan Zhou nodded his head, indicating that he agreed with Chu Xiao.
All of a sudden, an invisible smoke filled the space between the two people.
"The third dish, identification of rare food ingredients, begins now." This time, it was the young doctor who was responsible for the identification of rare food ingredients.
The old chairman was still angry.
One had to know that the output of the Sanyi Tribute Rice was very low. The Academy of Agricultural Sciences only used it for research and cultivation. It was not sold to the public at all. Only a small amount was provided to some special people.
In order to get such a jar of rice, the chairman had sacrificed a lot of face and even personally cooked delicious food. Who knew that in exchange, it was not a grain of rice in the middle of thousands of acres of fertile farmland. How could he not be angry?
"This way, please. The rare ingredients are over here." The hostess led them to a pillar at the corner of the banquet hall.
"It's a living creature this time. Please don't get close to it so as not to provoke it." As usual, the etiquette lady reminded them warmly.
If it weren't for the etiquette lady, no one would have noticed that the pillar actually contained something.
"Open." Chu Xiao didn't care about these prompts. He was more curious about what they were.
"Please wait a moment." After the etiquette lady said that, she slowly opened the cover.
With a sound of "Hua", the etiquette lady gently opened the dark soft cloth curtain.
"Wow. You guys are not bad. You surprisingly got this Beluga and it's still in its infancy. If you want to cook it, please let me do it." As soon as Chu Xiao saw the fish, he said immediately.
Surrounding the big water jar, he looked left and right and appeared quite excited.
"Beluga?" Yuan Zhou muttered in a low voice. Then, almost immediately, Yuan Zhou thought of the legendary Beluga.
It was said that during the reign of Qianlong, the swift and fierce Hezhe people caught a strange big fish. At that time, no one had ever seen such a big fish and they all felt very surprised.
According to the convention at that time, all the rare and precious items among the people had to be sent to the capital city to be presented to the emperor. Therefore, this "big monster" was sent to the capital city by the local fishermen from Heilongjiang after innumerable hardships without any modern means of transportation. None of the civil and military officials at that time could call out the name of this big fish.
After all, no one had ever seen it. They could only believe that the fish was not only non-toxic but also a top-notch delicacy according to the test results. Therefore, the imperial kitchen hurriedly made a plate of delicious big fish and invited Emperor Qianlong to taste it. Emperor Qianlong tasted it and immediately became very happy. He even composed a poem.
Immediately, some ministers praised and asked the emperor to give the big fish a name. At that time, Emperor Qianlong thought for a while and said that this big fish was the largest freshwater fish found so far and could be called the King Fish. From now on, it would be a tribute to the royal family and had to be presented to them every year. Therefore, the King Fish as a tribute to the royal family would be called Beluga.
Just when Yuan Zhou was thinking about this legend, the doctor in charge of the research of rare ingredients pushed up his glasses and said, "It can't be tasted.
"You can't taste it. This fish is borrowed." Even though he said it was borrowed, the doctor's face was exactly the same as the pride of the chairman when he talked about the Sanyi Tribute Rice.
"It can't be eaten? What's the use of that? I have only cooked it once. It's really too little. "Chu Xiao frowned.
"Of course not. This is an authentic wild one and has just been discovered." The doctor opened his eyes wide and said seriously.
"The wild one is even more precious. Can't we take a part of it and cook it? Only a small piece is needed. "Chu Xiao looked at the Beluga in the water tank eagerly.
"I know the cultivation of the Beluga has made some progress and we can eat a small amount of it now." Chu Xiao brought out the latest information he had obtained.
"No. Tell me the answer now." The doctor refused flatly and said seriously.
"Got it." While saying that, Chu Xiao stared at the leisurely Beluga in the water tank without blinking.
The whole Beluga appeared to be about 30 to 40 kilograms and was indeed in the juvenile stage. Its surface was basically bluish-black, its head was triangular and its mouth was long and sharp. The flesh on both sides of its face was a little bulging, which unexpectedly made it look a little cute.
"Hua La", the Beluga swam to the side and revealed its yellow side body and greyish-white fat belly. It seemed to have eaten a lot.
"Because it likes to live in the middle layer of the big river, the fork of the river and the gravel bottom where the water flow is relatively slow or the turbulent whirlpool, its meat is incomparably fresh and delicious with the delicate fragrance of fish. It's suitable for various cooking techniques." When Chu Xiao talked about the last cooking technique, he simply wanted to scoop up the Beluga and cook it on the spot.
This time, Yuan Zhou didn't say anything. He really didn't know much about this fish. Even if the system had added more detailed information about the Beluga, he still didn't say anything. The improvement of his craftsmanship also increased his confidence. Yuan Zhou didn't think he would lose.
"That's right. That's right." The three judges nodded their heads in unison and agreed with Chu Xiao's words.
"Then let's continue."
The competition of the precious food ingredients would only last for one day. Therefore, there wouldn't be any rest except for lunch time. Right after that, the competition started again.
At the side, Master Fang was looking at the ingredients while making some notes.
Various kinds of precious food ingredients were carried to the table one after another. Yuan Zhou and Chu Xiao basically fought back and forth and had a good time. On the other hand, the technicians and the audience watched them quite happily.
However, it was still a little torturous. Every time an ingredient was carried out, the two top chefs started to describe the taste it presented and the suitable cooking techniques, which made the audience and the technicians feel hungry.
Luckily, the competition finally came to an end.
"Now, let's announce the result. The winner will be responsible for cooking the edible precious food ingredients later." The chairman of the Chefs' Alliance stood up straightforwardly and said that without taking any paper.
"The ingredients this time will be cooked by Master Yuan." Luckily, the chairman didn't have the habit of keeping people guessing. Therefore, he announced the result straightforwardly.
Before Tang Xi's fangirl, who was watching from below, had time to cheer for him, Chu Xiao took a step forward arrogantly and asked straightforwardly.
"I'm sorry. Our scores should be the same. How could he win?" While saying that, Chu Xiao pointed at Yuan Zhou immodestly.
Yuan Zhou looked at Chu Xiao solemnly and said earnestly, "Please admit defeat."
The atmosphere froze all of a sudden. Chu Xiao was absolutely unconvinced …
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