Just as Yuan Zhou inserted the sharp knife into the fish meat, Tengyuan knitted his brows in surprise and said that affirmatively.
Tengyuan's voice wasn't low. Immediately, it attracted a lot of onlookers.
Originally, Tengyuan had already attracted a lot of attention when he ate in Yuan Zhou's restaurant. Now, he attracted even more attention.
"This brat always makes a big scene." Zhou Shijie scolded smilingly.
"Chairman Zhou seems to be very confident that he can succeed?" Chairman Masheng knew well about the knife skills, hence he asked with puzzlement.
"You'll know when you see it." Zhou Shijie didn't say much.
"Tsk-tsk. If Chef Yuan succeeds, he will be the only one who can do that. The fish is so small. How can he extract the whole fish bone?" The fat chef at the back craned his neck and looked forward.
"It shouldn't be a problem." Li Li was a little uncertain.
"I think he's just putting on a show. It's better if he doesn't smash it." There were also other chefs who didn't think highly of Yuan Zhou.
"Exactly. The bones of the Japanese anchovies are long and soft. Besides, there are so many of them. Anyway, I can't think of a way to extract the fish bones without damaging the appearance of the fish." A chef not far from Yuan Zhou knitted his brows and appeared puzzled.
"It seems that you have made progress again." Chu Xiao turned his head and looked at him at the side and said affirmatively.
No wonder other chefs didn't have confidence in Yuan Zhou. It was because they were all outstanding in their culinary skills that they knew how difficult it was to extract the whole fish bone from a fish weighing more than 200 grams.
Because of that, they felt it was impossible to succeed.
Among all the chefs present, only Chu Xiao and Zhou Shijie had absolute confidence that Yuan Zhou could succeed. Of course, the two of them had different reasons for their confidence.
Zhou Shijie had absolute confidence in Yuan Zhou, while the latter had confidence in himself. Chu Xiao felt that he and Yuan Zhou were the same kind of people. To sum it up, "You don't say it, but you care about your face. You can bleed even if your head is broken, and your leather shoes must be oiled." Therefore, since he was able to make his move in front of so many people, it meant that he was 100% confident.
The clamor on the spot gradually died down. When Yuan Zhou took out the fish bones, the chefs all kept silent and stopped cooking their own dishes. They decided to watch first before doing anything else. The atmosphere on the spot was quiet and solemn.
The reporters at the side were also waiting excitedly for the result.
Yuan Zhou, on the other hand, turned a deaf ear to him. He held the sharp knife steadily in his hand. His wrist slightly tilted, and the sharp knife was like a butterfly passing through flowers, or like a carp swimming in the water. There seemed to be a faint sound of slicing as the tip of the knife slid from the front of the fish to the back.
Steady, orderly, and fast.
"That's impossible." Dashi Xiujie said it was impossible, but his eyes did not relax for a moment. He stared at Yuan Zhou's hand.
"It's not impossible, it's absolutely impossible." Tengyuan's mind was full of such thoughts. But for the sake of his face, he did not yell and shout like Dashi Xiujie. After all, he was at the same level as Jia Yuan.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, Yuan Zhou was going to make such an impossible thing possible.
The doubtful eyes seemed to be the motivation, which made Yuan Zhou more steady.
"Pop."
A crisp sound was heard. The sound was very thin, but no one knew why it was particularly clear. Yuan Zhou gently pressed the fish body with the back of the knife.
He clamped the fish head with two fingers like the Golden Jiao Scissors. With a gentle pull, a complete fish bone with the fish head appeared in front of the crowd.
His movements were as smooth as floating clouds and flowing water, without any sluggishness.
No, to be precise, it could not be described as smooth as floating clouds and flowing water. Although it was easy in Yuan Zhou's eyes, in the eyes of the onlooking chefs and reporters, all his movements had a strong rhythm.
"He really pulled it out. How did he do it?" Tengyuan's eyes widened. He looked at the complete body of the Anaconda and then at the chopping board, where the bones were also intact.
Tengyuan tried hard to suppress his astonishment. He had to admit that Yuan Zhou's move had blinded Jia Yuan.
"Since the Anaconda can be deboned, the eel doesn't need to be dissected to debone. Why should I learn it for so long?" Dashi Xiujie looked a little absent-minded.
It should be noted that it took eight years to learn how to dissect an eel, and Dashi Xiujie had learned it that way.
This guy somewhat doubted his life. He stared straight ahead, and his eyes seemed to be glued to the chopping board.
The fish bones on the chopping board, even every rib bone, were distinct and clean, without any fish left on them.
It was this cleanliness and completeness that shocked and even made everyone on the scene, whether they knew it or not.
However, before everyone recovered from their shock, Yuan Zhou continued to pick up another fish and began to take the bones out.
His attitude was so relaxed that it was as if he had done something insignificant.
Not until the bones of the two fishes were taken out completely did Yuan Zhou start to wash the rice and prepare the other main ingredient of this dish.
What was provided here was the Wuchang Rice. Of course, it wasn't from the two mu of land in the middle, but from the rice beside it, which could also be called the Wuchang Rice.
Even so, the taste of the rice was already pretty good. The rice grains were pure white and crystal clear. Each grain was plump and glossy, which looked very attractive.
"Wash the rice twice." While washing the rice, Yuan Zhou carefully checked whether there were any impurities in the rice grains.
For the second time, Yuan Zhou kept the rice water and didn't pour it away.
"What are you doing? Preparing to cook? "Dashi Xiujie turned the head and looked at Tengyuan with puzzlement.
"It should be the Steamed Rice with Anaconda. It's said that fishermen used to hunt the Anaconda and then use it to steam the rice." Tengyuan deserved to be a professor who taught Chinese cuisine culture. He knew about it quite well.
"Have you ever eaten it?" Dashi Xiujie asked carefully.
"No. Because the fish bones can't be removed cleanly." Tengyuan said concisely.
"I've never expected him to have some skills." Dashi Xiujie was quite resentful in the heart. After all, he was envious of Yuan Zhou's skill of extracting the fish bones just now.
Of course, Dashi Xiujie was still not convinced. After all, even if Yuan Zhou had just shown his exquisite skill of stripping the fish bones, the taste of the dish still mattered.
"Cooking is not only about the knife skills." Tengyuan said secretly in the heart. He wasn't as naive as Dashi Xiujie. Since Yuan Zhou had such a perfect knife skills, he definitely had good culinary skills.
Such a logical relationship could be easily considered. Dashi Xiujie was just angry because of Yuan Zhou's criticism before and wanted to fight back today. Never did he expect Yuan Zhou to have such a perfect knife skills, so he was carried away.
However, Tengyuan didn't believe that Yuan Zhou was also perfect in terms of taste. If Yuan Zhou cooked a dish that only tested the knife skills, he might not be able to do that this time. However, the main factors of the steamed rice were the heat control and water. The knife skills were really just an auxiliary skill.
"Young genius chef of China, you can only blame yourself for being too conceited and not taking advantage of your current advantages." Tengyuan watched Yuan Zhou display his culinary skills gloomily.
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