The judges naturally didn't know what Chef Li and Yuan Zhou were thinking. After all, they were discussing what to eat next.
Eating was the most important thing in life, especially when it came to delicacies.
"I think we should try Head Chef Yuan's squid first," Bai Xiaoxiao said.
"That's a very constructive opinion," Zhang Yan nodded. He didn't know what was constructive about it.
"But I think we should eat the crab first," Wang Xiang had a different opinion.
"The squid can't get cold. If it gets cold, it will smell fishy," Bai Xiaoxiao said.
"The crab can't get cold either," Wang Xiang thought. Even if he couldn't eat the little azure dragon, a treasure crab would be good.
After all, they were all from the sea, and they were all relatively large shelled seafood.
Just as the few of them were having a friendly discussion, Zhou Shijie spoke.
"There are six more dishes," Zhou Shijie said.
Zhou Shijie's meaning was clear. There were six more dishes, and they were all for everyone to eat. There was no need to argue about who would eat first.
"There are six more dishes. Let's eat the squid first. After all, it's your favorite," Wang Xiang said modestly when he heard Zhou Shijie.
"But the crab is also your favorite. Why don't you eat first?" Bai Xiaoxiao said embarrassedly. "No problem.
Boss Bai, please, "Wang Xiang said.
"No, no, no. Head Chef Wang, please," Bai Xiaoxiao said.
The two pretended to be polite for a few minutes. Finally, Zhang Yan said, "Serve the Salad Snail Meat. We'll start eating from this side."
"Ok," the waitress nodded and began to prepare the plates.
This time, Bai Xiaoxiao and Wang Xiang were dumbfounded. These weren't the dishes they had modestly offered earlier. This Chairman Zhang was too careless.
"What the f * ck," Bai Xiaoxiao and Wang Xiang thought at the same time, but they didn't show it on their faces.
Sure enough, those who had a certain position in the restaurant were all very capable. But they were all thick-skinned.
Just from the name of the salad snail meat, it was obvious that it was a cold dish used to stimulate the appetite. Naturally, the portion would not be much. Therefore, the few of them almost finished it after tasting it.
After they finished eating, they stared at the next dish that Yuan Zhou had prepared. However, Zhou Shijie instructed the waitress to bring the seafood alliance's dishes.
After the four of them finished the seafood alliance's dishes, it was finally Yuan Zhou's third dish, the Eight Claw Flaming Mountain.
Of course, it was easy to tell what the seafood alliance's sea snail salad tasted like from the frowns on the judges' faces.
But obviously, Chef Li didn't have that kind of feeling. He always had a look of victory in his hands, standing in his position with satisfaction.
"Serve that dish." Zhou Shijie pointed at Yuan Zhou's Eight-Clawed Flaming Mountain.
"Okay. One moment, please." The etiquette lady said softly.
This time, the etiquette lady didn't serve the dish to the judges. Instead, she directly served the dish that Yuan Zhou had prepared.
And thus, while the judges were waiting for the dish to be served, the host who had a weak sense of presence made an appearance as usual.
"Now that the judges have eaten, the third dish will still be tasted by Head Chef Yuan," said the host as he gestured for everyone to look at the Eight Claw Flaming Mountain.
At this time, the etiquette lady was introducing the dish to the judges.
"Head Chef Yuan said that Chairman Zhou, you just need to move the tentacles of this squid and this dish will be able to live up to its name," said the etiquette lady as she took out a pair of specially-made metal chopsticks and handed them to Zhou Shijie.
"Oh? Interesting, "Zhou Shijie received the chopsticks with an interested expression.
"Let me give it a try." When Zhou Shijie saw the looks of anticipation on the faces of the other three, he didn't stand on ceremony and moved the squid with his chopsticks.
The shape of the Eight Claw Flaming Mountain was rather beautiful. It was placed on a round, coarse, black ceramic plate. The plate was very shallow, only as thick as a finger.
The squid on it was in the shape of a mountain, but from the outside, the mountain looked like it was made of squid tentacles. Moreover, the squid tentacles were straight, which didn't conform to the squid tentacles bending when heated.
The purplish-black squid tentacles that were piled up like a mountain appeared very fresh and tender in the coarse, black ceramic plate. Upon a closer look, every tentacle was sprinkled with purplish translucent onions.
Zhou Shijie moved the squid skillfully. The squid tentacles were not messed up in the slightest. But the moment he finished moving them, a red flame suddenly rose from within the ceramic plate.
Zi Zi. The squid tentacles emitted a sizzling sound as they visibly curled up. The transparent onions on top of the squid emitted a fragrant aroma.
"What an ingenious idea," sighed Zhou Shijie as he smelled the squid aroma in the air.
"So the broth is inside." Bai Xiaoxiao pointed at the red broth that flowed out as the flame burned.
That's right. While the fire was burning, a bright red gravy spread out from the bottom of the squid mountain. The bright red gravy was accompanied by the curly tentacles of the squid. Bai Xiaoxiao couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he smelled the iron-grilled aroma in the air.
"It smells so good," said Wang Xiang with a nod.
The flame continued burning, and the squid mountain on the ceramic plate kept burning. It really looked like the Eight Claw Flaming Mountain.
"It lives up to its name. Looks like we can eat it now," said Zhou Shijie with a smile.
"Let me try." Zhang Yan didn't think too much this time and directly picked up the squid with his chopsticks.
Zhang Yan picked up a squid tentacle. Just as the tentacle left the flaming mountain, the flame on it was extinguished. The extinguished squid tentacle emitted an even more fragrant aroma.
"Let me try as well," Bai Xiaoxiao swallowed his saliva and started to pick up the squid.
With someone taking the lead, Zhou Shijie signaled Wang Xiang to start eating as well. He was the last one to pick up the squid.
The plate was burning, but the squid tentacles were not. It felt like he was taking chestnuts out of the fire and eating a flaming mountain.
Bai Xiaoxiao stuffed the squid tentacle into his mouth in satisfaction.
The moment the squid tentacle entered his mouth, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
"Ka Ka" The squid tentacle was very chewy. Due to his excitement, Bai Xiaoxiao didn't taste it first and directly started chewing.
However, the moment he chewed, he found the squid tentacle to be unbelievably crispy. The moment he bit into it, he felt the squid tentacle bouncing in his mouth. Only then did the squid tentacle emit a fragrant and spicy aroma.
The sesame and onion were also bitten apart at the same time. The aroma of the sesame, the spiciness of the onion, and the spiciness of the chili were mixed together. Finally, there was the tender and crispy feeling of the squid, which was the main dish.
The taste directly blended into a beautiful compound movement in the mouth.
Due to the flame, the squid was still a little hot in his mouth. However, Bai Xiaoxiao didn't care about that. He reached out his chopsticks and picked up the squid again.
However, it was precisely because of the heat that the squid retained the most suitable crispness. After all, squid were easy to cook and needed a suitable temperature to maintain its freshness.
And a low-temperature flame that kept burning was the best choice …
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