"Sesame oil, I have never tried it before!"
Wang Dong indeed had never used sesame oil to cook Egg Fried Rice. Not to mention Egg Fried Rice, he had never cooked any other dishes. He had chosen many different kinds of oil, but he had never thought of using sesame oil.
The main reason was that his family had told him when he was young that sesame oil was too hot and not suitable for cooking. Since then, he had kept that in mind. No matter what he cooked, he had never thought of using sesame oil.
"You try it first!"
Gu Zheng stood up and took out his own sesame oil for Wang Dong to experiment. The olive oil that Wang Dong had chosen was not bad, but it was also very expensive. However, it was a low-grade ingredient, which affected the taste of his Egg Fried Rice.
The greasy taste of Wang Dong's Egg Fried Rice had always been there, which was also the main reason why he had never scored more than nine points.
Whatever Gu Zheng said, Wang Dong would do it. Cooking with sesame oil was indeed not easy. Wang Dong had just randomly picked some vegetables to experiment, but in the end, he failed.
"Again!"
Gu Zheng poured some sesame oil for him again and continued the experiment. His sesame oil was a low-grade ingredient. If Wang Dong could adapt to his sesame oil, he could replace the olive oil and improve the overall taste of the food.
"You are too impatient. This won't do!"
"This time it is too slow. The speed of cooking with sesame oil must be fast!"
"This time the speed is suitable, but you are too nervous. It affected the taste of the food at the end!"
After experimenting several times, Wang Dong slowly got used to cooking with sesame oil. The most important thing about cooking with sesame oil was the estimation and control of the heat. He couldn't let the sesame oil get too hot. This wasn't a particularly difficult technique. Back then, Gu Zheng had casually practiced and mastered it.
Wang Dong had a very high talent in cooking. Under Gu Zheng's guidance, he quickly adapted to cooking with sesame oil.
"Very good. That's it. You will participate in the competition tomorrow. Use sesame oil to cook!"
Finally, Wang Dong made a serving of Egg Fried Rice. Gu Zheng nodded his head in satisfaction. Wang Dong had already adapted to the sesame oil. Wang Dong's Egg Fried Rice had a total of four ingredients: rice, egg, oil, and salt.
Wang Dong's Egg-Fried Rice didn't use green onions to enhance its aroma. It wasn't because he couldn't find a suitable green onions, but because the truly delicious Egg-Fried Rice didn't need green onions to enhance its aroma. The aroma of green onions would affect the fusion of the egg and rice, and affect the texture of the entire Egg-Fried Rice. Not only did his Egg-Fried Rice not use green onions, even Gu Zheng's Egg-Fried Rice didn't use green onions.
Among the four ingredients, Gu Zheng had Immortal Rice. Although the amount was not much, it was enough to cook Egg-Fried Rice once. Unfortunately, the Immortal Rice contained Immortal Energy. Without Immortal Energy, one would not be able to control it. Even if Gu Zheng helped him change it to Immortal Rice, it would not work.
Except for the rice, Gu Zheng could exchange the other three ingredients for him.
Gu Zheng had a lot of eggs, and they were all ordinary ingredients that had been upgraded. Not only did they not have any fishy smell, they also added a refreshing feeling. The sesame oil was second grade, and Wang Dong had already mastered how to use it.
Finally, there was the salt. Gu Zheng decided to upgrade the second grade salt in his hand to the ordinary grade tonight. The Chicken Noodle Soup he was going to cook required ordinary grade salt. It was the same whether it was upgraded earlier or later. It was better to upgrade it earlier. This way, Wang Dong could use the ordinary grade salt to cook Egg-Fried Rice tomorrow.
Including the salt, Wang Dong's four ingredients, two of them were ordinary grade and the other two were second grade. Compared to the original ingredients, it was more than twice as good as the original ingredients. Naturally, the taste would also increase a lot, which would give him a lot of points.
If he still couldn't be upgraded under this situation, then Gu Zheng would have no other way.
Wang Dong didn't understand why Gu Zheng suddenly asked him to change these ingredients, but he was very clear about one thing. Gu Zheng was doing this for his own good. He was really good to him. He was very grateful in his heart and didn't ask the reason at all.
The next morning, the three of them all got up early. Today, Mumu also brought a recording pen and other things. Yesterday, a website editor came to Hangzhou. Today, they would meet up with her and go to the interview together.
In fact, for many people, today was the official start of the competition.
The three venues were all big venues. Gu Zheng and Wang Dong were also separated. If they didn't go to the same venue, they couldn't go together. Mumu wanted to go to Gu Zheng's venue, but she was refused by Gu Zheng. She was asked to follow Wang Dong to the second venue where Wang Dong was.
Wang Dong was a little arrogant and lacked self-confidence. Mumu followed him to encourage him, as long as the situation on the second day of the competition didn't happen again.
Gu Zheng was in the first venue. He took a taxi and came here with his tools and ingredients.
The first venue was a unit's recreational dance hall, which was completely different from the basketball stadium that hadn't been built before. It was very big. Every contestant had their own seat, and the judges sat in front of them.
Not only that, they could also bring their assistants to the stage. The assistants could help them to process some ingredients, but they couldn't cook for them directly.
The venue was closed, and non-related people were not allowed to enter. Except for the judges and the staff, only the contestants and the people who had come with them could enter. This way, the order could be better maintained.
Gu Zheng didn't need to do a live broadcast today. Yesterday's broadcast was enough.
Gu Zheng came early, but there was someone earlier than him. He didn't know anyone in the venue. After handing the things to the staff, he found a seat and sat down, looking around.
The venue was well decorated, and the competition stage was different from the previous one. It was much more exquisite. This was the real competition venue, which was totally different from the previous one.
"Luo Dong is also here?"
"Luo Dong is nothing. You didn't see that Liu Lin is also here!"
"I didn't expect that this competition would attract all of them. I was a little confident before, but now I'm in a daze!"
The guaranteed entry list wasn't announced in advance. Everyone only knew who had come to participate in the competition when they arrived at the venue. It didn't matter who it was, but it made many famous chefs' hearts skip a beat.
Luo Dong was a famous chef in Hangzhou. He had been invited to participate in the 13th and 14th Chinese Food Competitions. Although he didn't enter the finals, it was already very impressive to be invited to participate.
To be invited meant that he was already in the top 300 in the country. There were so many cities in the country, and it was already very good to be in the top 300.
Liu Lin had participated in the 14th Chinese Food Competition and didn't enter the finals, but he went further than Luo Dong. He participated in the second semi-final, which meant that his ranking was one step higher. This was only a competition held by a city. Although the government was involved, it was still the first time. It was a kind of affirmation that such a competition could invite a famous chef who had participated in the Chinese Food Competition.
The people around were discussing. Every time a famous chef came in, many people would exclaim.
"Wow!"
Three more people came in from outside. When they saw the person walking in front of the three, the venue was in an uproar.
"Zhao Fu, it's actually him!"
"Even Zhao Fu came to participate in the competition. Oh my god!"
"With him here, the first place will probably be his. No one else can compete with him!"
Zhao Fu, who was less than 40 years old, was a local chef in Hangzhou. He could be said to be one of the most famous chefs in Hangzhou. His West Lake Vinegar Fish had been in the center of Beijing. It was also a must-order dish when the country entertained important foreign guests in Hangzhou.
Although he was young, he had participated in three consecutive Chinese Food Competitions. Unlike the previous few people, he passed the preliminary round and entered the finals. He was one of the 30 finalists.
That was not all. In the 14th competition, which was the previous competition, he got tenth place. Although it was only tenth place, he was still a person with a ranking, which was equivalent to the tenth place in the country. He came to participate in the competition. Many people believed that he would definitely get first place this time.
The tenth place in the country. This was just a local competition. The championship of such a competition was easy for him.
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