At this time, Bai Xiaoxiao had already forgotten about his initial suspicion of the shrimp. He directly reached out his chopsticks and started eating.
"It peeled so easily?" Bai Xiaoxiao looked at the intact shrimp meat on his chopsticks in surprise.
"You'll be even more surprised after eating it," said Wang Xiang.
Because Wang Xiang's plate was already empty. He was looking at the remaining shrimp on his plate with a solemn expression. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Um," Bai Xiaoxiao nodded and stuffed the shrimp meat into his mouth.
The instant the shrimp meat entered his mouth, Bai Xiaoxiao closed his eyes.
Normally, the shrimps had been processed and shelled before being stir-fried, so the fat juices inside were definitely gone. One ought to know that many people liked the taste of the sea when they ate seafood. This was also the reason why the seafood dishes in coastal cities were simply steamed and boiled.
Although Bai Xiaoxiao wasn't a native of coastal cities, as someone who started his business selling seafood, he naturally knew about this. Therefore, Bai Xiaoxiao was a little disappointed.
However, the truth was … not only was it available, it was also very plentiful!
"Pu". After chewing a little, Bai Xiaoxiao felt the plentiful juice of the shrimp meat overflowing into his mouth. It was an extremely delicious feeling.
The shrimp meat was tender and slightly chewy. Once chewed, the meat juices burst out. The fragrance left behind by the shrimp butter also carried a slight fishy and salty taste of the sea.
Unlike other shrimp that were processed without any fishy smell, this shrimp made him feel as if he was at the seaside when he chewed. It was as if he could smell the blue sea breeze at the tip of his nose.
It was salty and fishy, but it was incomparably delicious. One could tell that this prawn was very fresh the moment they tasted it.
"Hiss, it's still a little spicy." Only when he finished eating did Bai Xiaoxiao feel a trace of spiciness spreading in his mouth.
The spiciness stimulated his tongue, causing Bai Xiaoxiao to swallow subconsciously. Then, the shrimp was finished.
However, the spiciness and freshness that remained in his mouth drove Bai Xiaoxiao to look at the remaining shrimp on the table.
"The spiciness is hidden within the seafood? How did he do that?" Bai Xiaoxiao was puzzled.
That's right. Although the Red Pepper Prawns cooked by Yuan Zhou had a spicy taste, the spicy taste didn't mask the freshness of the prawns at all. It also highlighted the special taste and freshness of the crawling prawns. Furthermore, it had the freshness of the sea.
"This prawn tastes good. Let me have a taste and then I will give you a share," Zhou Shijie said pretentiously. Then, he instructed the hostess to serve him another prawn.
"Guild Leader is right. We should be cautious. Another one." Wang Xiang answered with a straight face, then handed over his plate naturally, waiting for the next prawn.
The two of them could not be blamed for acting so fast. It was because Yuan Zhou only made a total of six Crawly Prawns. In other words, it was not enough for each of them.
Zhang Yan didn't have the time to speak because he was still worried about his identity, but Bai Xiaoxiao didn't have these concerns.
"Wait. Guild Leader Zhou can have another taste. But Head Chef Wang, you don't need to. After all, you already know seafood very well," Bai Xiaoxiao said straightforwardly. "Leave your prawn to a layman like me. I need to taste it carefully before I can give a score."
Under such circumstances, who cared about face? What was face?
Bai Xiaoxiao was shameless, but Wang Xiang was not easy to deal with either.
"It's because I know it that I need to be cautious. I have to be responsible for both contestants." Wang Xiang said. He didn't wait for the hostess to bring back his plate and directly snatched it over naturally.
"Ho Ho," Bai Xiaoxiao rolled his eyes at the shameless Wang Xiang and then began to look forward to the next dish.
He had no choice. There were so many people at the scene. Bai Xiaoxiao felt that he could throw away his face casually in front of acquaintances, but he still had to keep it in front of the reporters. However, he already had his eyes on the next dish.
Wang Xiang began to eat as if there was no one else around. The delicious part of the crawling prawns was that they were crispy, tender and juicy.
Especially with the addition of spiciness, it didn't destroy the original taste of the seafood and had the spiciness of Sichuan. This was the real seafood of Sichuan Cuisine. Wang Xiang couldn't help thinking so.
Because he was curious about the way Yuan Zhou removed the shell, Wang Xiang directly used one of his hands. Then, the chili oil got on his fingers. Wang Xiang didn't eat enough, so he secretly sucked the chili oil off his fingers.
This was a competition, so he should pay attention to his appearance. Bai Xiaoxiao was speechless. Even if it was delicious, there was no need to do that.
"Cough, cough." Zhang Yan coughed with his hand clenched into a fist and then said, "Since we've tasted Head Chef Yuan's, it's time to taste Chef Li's."
"You're right." Bai Xiaoxiao nodded.
"Then I'll have to trouble the hostess." Wang Xiang put down his hand, the taste of the crawling prawn still lingering in his mouth. He was thinking that he must go to Yuanzhou shop to have a meal of spicy crawling prawn after the competition.
Obviously, he was absent-minded when Zhou Shijie and Zhang Yan were talking. Since when did Yuanzhou shop have seafood?
A moment of silence for Wang Xiang.
Zhou Shijie nodded in agreement. Then, the hostess first served four cups of tea and towels for the judges to wash their mouths and hands. Then, she replaced the plates with Chef Li's fragrant and spicy crawling prawns for the four judges.
After dividing the crawling prawns, the hostess sent four people to stand beside the four judges and took out professional tools.
It was obvious that the tools were used to remove the shell of the prawn. The four judges couldn't help but frown when they saw this.
However, Chef Li was standing far away, so he obviously didn't notice it. He even felt proud of his thoughtfulness.
It wasn't thoughtfulness. In his opinion, the crawling prawn was not easy to remove. Therefore, he prepared professional tools and asked the hostess to peel it for him. Then, he invited the judges to taste it.
Therefore, when the hostess left with the tools, there was only the naked and relatively intact prawn meat left on the small plate.
"This …" Even Bai Xiaoxiao, who was partial to the seafood alliance, didn't know what to say.
After all, he didn't know what to say, whether it was the appearance of the prawn or the unnecessary action of removing the shell.
"Let's taste it," said Zhou Shijie.
Only after Zhou Shijie spoke did they pick up their plates and start eating.
As the judges' stand was in the center of the venue, whether it was from Yuan Zhou's or Chef Li's side, they could only see the expressions of the judges. However, they couldn't hear what the judges were saying.
"Why does the judge's expression look so bad?" Ao Pi turned his head and asked Chef Li.
"Maybe the taste of that Yuan Zhou's crawling prawn was not good enough," Chef Li said after thinking for a second.
"That's true. That kid didn't prepare any tools to remove the shell of his crawling prawn. Obviously, the judge didn't eat the intact prawn meat and only tasted the shell. It's definitely not as good as yours," said Ao Pi.
"You can't say that. Judging from the judge's expression just now, the taste of the prawn shell must be pretty good," Chef Li said proudly but pretended to be humble.
"Haha, definitely. I didn't see the judge peel the shell and eat the prawn meat personally," Ao Pi smiled and looked at the judges' stand with satisfaction.
Obviously, Wang Xiang's action of peeling the prawn with his hands and licking his fingers was quite subtle.
At that time, the judges had finished Chef Li's crawling prawn and their plates were empty.
Seeing such a plate, Chef Li felt relieved. He couldn't help revealing a smile on his face and even took a glance at Yuan Zhou.
However, Yuan Zhou was looking straight ahead, not even sparing Chef Li a glance out of the corner of his eyes.
"What's there to be proud of? Look at my plate and then look at yours. I'm afraid I'm pretty sure I'll win the first round," Chef Li cursed inwardly but still pretended to be modest and gentle.
That's right. In the eyes of Chef Li and the others, there were still intact prawns on the plates of Yuan Zhou that the judges had eaten, while their plates had been eaten. Naturally, Chef Li's plate was more popular.
However, Chef Li didn't know that it was actually the bad taste of the judges. Seeing that the shell of the prawn could be removed so easily, they put the shell together again after eating the meat, making it look as if they hadn't eaten the prawn at all.
Speaking of which, Lee Yanyi also had a similar habit. After he finished his chewing gum, he would put the wrapper back neatly.
And Chef Li was probably experiencing one of the three biggest illusions in life. I'm definitely going to win.
Speaking of which, there were more than three biggest illusions in life. And now, Chef Li was obviously experiencing this illusion. He put on a complacent expression and tried his best to look indifferent while looking at Yuan Zhou from time to time.
"Even if you admit defeat now, you won't be able to keep the pennant of the exemplary restaurant," Chef Li thought complacently.
Think about it. If I lose in front of so many people, how can I still hold the title of exemplary restaurant?
Finally, Chef Li's frequent and passionate gaze was noticed by Yuan Zhou. Of course, Yuan Zhou still didn't turn his head. He just glanced at Chef Li out of the corner of his eye.
"Chef Li, why does he keep looking at me? And this kind of gaze is so familiar … "
Yuan Zhou thought for a while and finally figured it out. This kind of gaze was exactly the same as when Broth asked him for food.
Passionate and eager. So, Chef Li wanted to admit defeat now?
Strangely, the two of them, who had completely different thoughts, both thought of admitting defeat.
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