When Gu Zheng stepped onto the stage, Wang Dong also stepped onto the stage.
Wang Dong and Gu Zheng were both in the third group. Their matches were only a few minutes apart. When Wang Dong stepped onto the stage, he attracted a lot of attention and discussions.
However, those chefs were mostly curious. Wang Dong was the youngest contestant, only nineteen years old. Furthermore, he was cooking Egg-Fried Rice. It was not easy for him to get to today's competition.
But that was all. Most of them knew about Wang Dong's previous results. With that kind of result, not to mention sharing a stage with so many seniors, even if the contestants from the previous audition were to compete together, he would still be eliminated.
A contestant who had a hard time advancing to the next round was not a threat to them. Plus, he was young, so most of them had a good impression of him.
"Wang Dong, do your best!"
Mumu encouraged Wang Dong. She was here as Wang Dong's assistant. Today, reporters were not allowed to enter the competition site, so they could only interview outside.
"Thank you, Sister Mumu!"
Wang Dong turned around and smiled. He took a deep breath. He would not be nervous, and he would not let his nervousness affect today's competition. Gu Zheng had helped him a lot, so no matter what, he had to work hard.
Even if he could not advance to the next round and had to stop here, he had to make the best Egg-Fried Rice, so that he would have a clear conscience.
He turned on the stove and heated up the wok.
Wang Dong poured the sesame oil into the wok. He used Gu Zheng's inferior sesame oil. When he opened the bottle, the fragrance drifted out. The surrounding chefs turned around and looked at him with surprise in their eyes.
The ingredients were good, and the oil was so fragrant. It smelled like sesame oil. Sesame oil was not suitable for stir-frying, especially for dishes that needed to be stir-fried for a long time. However, when they remembered that this young man was cooking Egg-Fried Rice, the surrounding chefs felt relieved.
Egg-Fried Rice was like frying eggs, so using sesame oil was fine.
Holding the rice in one hand and the egg in the other, Wang Dong poured the rice and the egg into the wok at the same time. The rice was still his tribute rice, without any fertilizer or pesticides.
As soon as the rice and the egg entered the wok, Wang Dong picked up the spatula and concentrated on the rice and the egg in the wok. In the early stages of Egg-Fried Rice, when the egg was still liquid, he had to stir-fry it with all his strength. Otherwise, he would not be able to wrap the egg with three grains of rice.
The egg was an ordinary ingredient that Gu Zheng had given him. He had no idea what this egg meant.
Every time an ingredient's grade was higher, the difference in taste would be greater. Moreover, the higher the grade of the ingredient, the greater the difference in taste.
Even though the eggs were only upgraded from second-class to ordinary, just think about Gu Zheng's omelette. The judges couldn't help but want to continue eating after eating it. On the other hand, although his Egg-Fried Rice was delicious, the judges would stop after eating a mouthful of it. Even if there was still some leftovers, they wouldn't continue eating it. This was the difference between them.
The rice and eggs quickly fused in the country. Wang Dong's eyes also showed a trace of surprise.
The taste of the Egg-Fried Rice he made today was slightly different from before. It was much more fragrant. After the Egg-Fried Rice was served, Wang Dong swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He didn't dare to taste it, as he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to resist eating it.
It would be the biggest joke in the world if he ate the delicacies he made while participating in a gourmet food competition.
There were thirty judges, so the Egg-Fried Rice was divided into thirty portions.
The judges had heard about Wang Dong. They knew that his Egg-Fried Rice tasted good. They also knew that he was the youngest and it wasn't easy for him to reach this stage.
However, these wouldn't make the judges give him extra points. What the judges needed to do was to notarize. His young age couldn't be used as an extra point. Otherwise, it would be unfair to those seniors who had been immersed in cooking for their entire lives. They had spent their youth and time, so it was a kind of effort in itself.
Thirty portions. The first judge quickly tasted a mouthful.
With just one mouthful, his expression stiffened. This was a local judge. Coincidentally, he had a friend who was a judge before and had eaten Wang Dong's Egg-Fried Rice. The two of them had even discussed it yesterday.
His friend approved of Wang Dong's cooking skills, but he felt that it was a pity for the taste. First of all, the taste of the oil was a small flaw. Secondly, there was a little fishy smell in the egg, which affected the taste.
Yesterday, he also said that it was a pity. In front of so many experts and seniors, Wang Dong had made Egg-Fried Rice. If it really had these flaws, it wouldn't be easy for him to advance.
But today, after he tasted the Egg-Fried Rice, he suddenly realized that his friend was wrong.
There was no greasy taste at all. On the contrary, the fragrance of the oil was very strong. There wasn't even a trace of fishy smell in the egg. On the contrary, there was a refreshing feeling. After he tasted a mouthful, he couldn't help but finish all the Egg-Fried Rice in his spoon.
There was still some left in the bowl, but he held back and didn't eat it. Today, there were 150 people in each venue. They had a lot of things to taste. They definitely couldn't eat until they were full with just one type of food.
Even so, this was the first delicacy that he couldn't help but eat more today.
The thirty judges all had a surprised expression on their faces after they tasted it. Some of them had heard of Wang Dong's Egg-Fried Rice, while some of them had never heard of it. However, no matter which judge, this was the best Egg-Fried Rice they had ever tasted.
"Let's give the score!"
One of the judges said. He took the lead to give the score. Soon, the score he gave appeared on the big screen. 9.5 points.
The first score was 9.5 points, which made the famous chefs sitting behind him stunned. It wasn't that 9.5 points hadn't appeared before today. There had even been a score higher than this, but those chefs were all very famous chefs.
But Wang Dong, a young man, whose average score was only 8 points, now his first score was 9.5 points?
9.2
9.1
9.0
9.1
Four people gave the score in a row. The people behind him were even more stunned. Although his score had dropped a little, it was still in the 9 point range. According to the current score, his final score was very likely to be 9 points.
Countless people were surprised that a person who only had an average score of 8 points suddenly got a score of 9 points.
8.7
9.0
8.8
The score given by the judges finally reached the 8 point range. But even so, it was still very high. Soon, the thirty judges finished giving the score. Although the final score wasn't out yet, everyone had a premonition that this young man's score wouldn't be low.
"9.09 points!"
"So high?"
"No way, he actually got 9.09 points?"
Seeing Wang Dong's final score, many people were stunned. If it wasn't for the fact that no loud noise was allowed in the venue, perhaps some people would have shouted out loud.
9.09 points, Wang Dong entered the 9 point range. In the previous two groups of sixty people, only six of them got 9 points. He was the seventh. From the current situation, basically, all the chefs who got 9 points and above would be able to advance. In other words, this young man had a very high chance of advancing in advance.
The third group was still in the competition and hadn't finished yet. No one knew who got the highest score in this group, but even if Wang Dong didn't get the highest score in this group, he would definitely be in the front.
Needless to say, many famous chefs had participated in the first two groups. Wang Dong's score was equivalent to surpassing many famous chefs. Some of the chefs who had finished the competition but didn't get as high a score as Wang Dong had an ugly expression on their face. They were old enough to be Wang Dong's father, or even his grandfather, but they were surpassed by such a young man.
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