"Finally, it's the last dish. How do you feel, Head Chef Zuo?" Chef Li asked Head Chef Zuo.
"Ao Pi, how do you feel?" Head Chef Zuo frowned. He did not answer Chef Li's question. Instead, he turned to Ao Pi.
That's right. Rolling Crab Dumplings was Head Chef Zuo's specialty. However, Ao Pi was also good at cooking crabs. As this was a main dish, it required a lot of effort. Therefore, the two of them had to work together.
"Of course." Ao Pi was quite confident in himself. His cooperation with Head Chef Zuo was not as simple as one plus one equals two.
However, Head Chef Zuo's frown deepened when he heard Ao Pi's words.
"Head Chef Zuo?" Chef Li was puzzled.
"I'm a little worried," Head Chef Zuo said seriously.
Head Chef Zuo was a rather old chef. He had been in this line for a long time. His restaurant had been opened when he was young. It had been 20 years since then.
Naturally, he was no longer the chef of the restaurant. However, he was still the disciple he was most proud of. His culinary skills were no worse than his. This time, he was here to teach Yuan Zhou a lesson because the comments on Yuan Zhou's tasting website were too harsh.
Strictly speaking, Head Chef Zuo's disciple was quite good. However, the problem was that his disciple was only a commander. If it wasn't some high ranking official, he would not do it himself.
However, Head Chef Zuo was not aware of this. What he was worried about now was that he would be taught a lesson by Yuan Zhou.
"What are you worried about? I'm also good at cooking crabs. With the two of us working together, there won't be any problems, "Ao Pi said confidently.
"It's not that there's a problem with our dishes. I don't think that Yuan Zhou is that simple," Head Chef Zuo said.
"What did you notice, Head Chef Zuo?" Chef Li immediately asked.
"Nothing," Head Chef Zuo shook his head.
"Then what are you worried about? Head Chef Zuo, you are thinking too much. You must be too nervous. This is the first time we are participating in such an alliance competition. We have to thank that Head Chef Yuan," Chef Li said teasingly.
"I think we don't have to disband the seafood alliance after the competition. Instead, we should work together more carefully," Ao Pi said.
Chef Li also nodded in agreement. He said, "We can make this alliance into a brand."
In his opinion, as long as it was famous, there would be customers coming to eat it. As for whether it was delicious or not, that was another matter.
In fact, Chef Li's idea was to consume people's perception of authority. If there came a day when people no longer believed in any rankings, that would be great.
"The competition is one thing, but look at how calm Yuan Zhou is. His expression hasn't changed since the beginning. I think he's very confident." Head Chef Zuo had a lot of experience, but even he couldn't maintain his composure like Yuan Zhou.
Indeed, whether it was when Yuan Zhou was cooking or when the judges were tasting, Yuan Zhou's expression was as expressionless as ever. He was neither nervous nor smiling.
"Haha, Head Chef Zuo is thinking too much. I heard that this person has no expression to begin with. It's the kind of facial paralysis described on the Internet," Ao Pi interrupted with a laugh.
"That's for the best." Head Chef Zuo's expression relaxed, but he was still a little nervous.
Actually, what he said was wrong. Yuan Zhou still had his own thoughts. After all, he didn't have much time, so he was planning to go back and prepare the ingredients for dinner.
Soon, they stopped discussing because the judges had already started eating.
This time, the judges didn't let the hostess separate the dishes. Instead, they brought the plates over and each person had a pair of chopsticks.
Of course, just like before, they first rinsed their mouths with tea, washed their hands with clean water, and then used warm water to remove the smell. Only then did they start tasting.
Yuan Zhou's Big Crab Dumpling was placed on a large round plate. The bottom half of the round plate was painted with a green brush, and the crab was on top of the waves.
It looked like a fiery red crab floating on the waves. It was quite artistic.
Because it was called Big Crab Dumpling, it naturally looked like a dumpling. This dumpling was easy to find. It hid under the crab's shell, and when it was lifted, a jade-colored dumpling could be seen soaking in the red gravy.
Other than the intact crab leg, the overall shape looked like a sun rising slowly from the sea, beautiful and appetizing.
"Not bad," Zhou Shijie said.
"Indeed," Zhang Yan said.
"The California Treasure Crab's meat is so good that all the meat is jade-colored?" Wang Xiang asked.
"I think so. It just feels a little different. "Bai Xiaoxiao, who didn't know how to cook, hesitated, even though he was the one who provided the crab.
"You'll know after you eat it," Wang Xiang said, then looked at Zhou Shijie, waiting for him to eat first.
After all, this was a competition, and Zhou Shijie and Zhang Yan were the main judges. Among them, Zhou Shijie's status was higher, so he always picked up the chopsticks first.
In this aspect, Wang Xiang and Bai Xiaoxiao were very careful.
Previously, it was also Zhou Shijie who picked up the Eight Claw Flaming Mountain first and then they picked it up, although they fought for it later.
"Okay. Let's open it," while saying that, Zhou Shijie directly picked up the big dumpling with his chopsticks.
The crab meat was made into a dumpling. Originally, Zhou Shijie thought it would be difficult to pick it up, but he found the crab dumpling was like tofu. With a light pinch, he could pick up a whole piece.
Besides, the crab dumpling was tender and still intact. Only a piece was missing from the place where he picked it up just now.
"In the culinary circle, it's said that sea crabs are inferior to river crabs, river crabs are inferior to creek crabs, and creek crabs are inferior to lake crabs. The sea crabs are considered to be the lowest grade crabs. I wonder how they taste," Wang Xiang said with an expectant look.
"You're right. The lake crabs have all five flavors even without salt and vinegar. But the sea crabs are born with a fishy smell and the meat is coarse." Zhang Yan nodded his head and then picked up a piece of crab meat.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to sell my sea crabs in the future," Bai Xiaoxiao said helplessly.
"Are you afraid you won't be able to sell it? Let's stop talking. Let's eat, "Wang Xiang said with a smile.
Speaking of crabs, there were naturally many people who loved crabs. From Liu Chengxun of the Later Han Dynasty to Bi Zhuo of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, to Li Yu of the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasty, who was known as the crab addict, to the extent that the money spent on buying crabs was the money used to buy one's life. From this, one could imagine how delicious crabs were. However, these people loved to eat lake crabs.
Now, however, what Yuan Zhou was cooking was sea crabs. Judging from this, the raw materials were different.
Wang Xiang was good at cooking little green dragons, which were sea prawns. He knew very well how to cook these shell-like ingredients from the sea and what were the difficulties.
Therefore, he directly stuffed the crab meat that was as tender as tofu into his mouth.
Actually, it wasn't the fattest time for the Treasure Crabs. They would only be available in the market in December.
Therefore, Wang Xiang slightly lowered his expectation. But as soon as the crab meat entered his mouth, he found that he was wrong, ridiculously wrong.
"This? This taste? "Wang Xiang's eyes widened in surprise. He couldn't believe it.
Yes, the crab meat looked like soft tofu, but as soon as it entered his mouth, it turned into long strips of crab meat. After chewing a little, the chewiness that belonged to sea crabs could be seen.
Because it was made into a ball, the fresh and sweet juice in the crab meat was not exposed at all. It was contained in every piece of crab meat.
Every time he chewed, it was like eating a crab at the right time. The saltiness of the crab itself neutralized the overly delicious taste.
When he chewed, Wang Xiang found that there was crab roe in the crab meat. The crab roe was broken and perfectly integrated into the crab meat. The lustre of crab roe and the toughness of the sea crab meat swirled at the tip of his tongue. They were opposing and merging with each other. The taste was perfect and complemented each other.
"Oh, delicious." Wang Xiang sighed in his heart, but his hands did not slow down. This time, he picked up the crab meat near the red gravy.
The crab meat here had a faint red color when he picked it up, as if a thin layer of sauce had been poured over it. It also looked like a layer of red sand on the outside of a jade stone.
This piece of crab meat on the brown chopsticks gave off a sense of beauty.
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