Meng Chang had arranged the evaluation of the cold noodles in the penultimate segment. He had his own selfish motives.
Meng Chang's only goal in organizing this Street Food Competition was to market the Cold-Faced Lady.
He could leave a deeper impression on the audience by placing the cold noodles at the back. However, it was not appropriate to place it at the end. That would be too obvious.
He would be able to ensure that the audience would not be too disgusted and would have a deeper impression of the Cold-Faced Lady if he placed it at the second last and then arranged it to be an unpopular snack. At the same time, he would let the judges brag about the Cold-Faced Lady's roasted cold noodles and strengthen the impression that the Cold-Faced Lady's roasted cold noodles were the best compared to other roasted cold noodles.
These were all tricks.
However, Boss Pei had already seen through Meng Chang's tricks. The evaluation of the cold noodles would definitely not develop like a script.
Soon, the stall owners of the Roasted Cold Noodles Group were ready and started cooking. Unlike the other teams, the Cold-Faced Lady's chef was also cooking on the spot and competing with the other vendors.
The camera turned to the Cold-Faced Lady's chef, and the audience in the live-stream rebelled.
"Holy sh * t! I was caught off guard! "
"This is the Cold-Faced Lady's advertisement! I've been watching it seriously for hours! "
"So she's been waiting here. I was wondering why the Cold-Faced Lady would organize this competition if she had nothing better to do. So it's to advertise for herself …"
Many viewers immediately realized what was going on when they saw that the Cold-Faced Lady had also entered the competition.
After all that time, so much foreshadowing and so many delicacies from the stalls were all foils. They were all there to showcase the Cold-Faced Lady's taste!
Many viewers felt disappointed and left the live-stream.
The key to such a competition was fairness and impartiality.
If at the end of the competition, the truly outstanding contestants were squeezed out by connections and won the highest prize, that would be too disgusting.
Many viewers had already foreseen the script and felt that it was meaningless to continue watching, so they left one after another.
In fact, according to Meng Chang's original plan, the audience would not be so disgusted as long as the program was recorded and released after editing.
However, the situation was completely different now that it was a live-stream.
Pei Qian could not help but be overjoyed when he saw that the number of people in the room had dropped by thousands the moment the Cold-Faced Lady appeared. What's more, it was still dropping.
That's great!
At first, they were worried because the temperature in the room was a little high. But now, everyone had left!
The match was still ongoing.
The roasted cold noodles were made very quickly. The staff also used a special tray to deliver it to the judges and audience.
The judges looked at each other and began to taste.
The bullet screen in the livestream room could no longer be read.
"Shady business! Strongly protest! "
"Heh, there's no need to look anymore. Cold-Faced Lady will definitely be first. Anything else is up to you."
"I reckon that the judges will praise the Cold-Faced Lady's taste. The chef will speak emotionally, and the host will advertise the Cold-Faced Lady …"
"Sigh, it was such a good competition. It was done so well at the start, but in the end, it turned out to be like this."
"Okay, okay, stop advertising. Let's skip to the next segment. I want to know what kind of snacks the unpopular snack group has."
The audience in the live broadcast room already had a preconceived notion that the judges were going to start bragging.
However, they had all guessed wrong, and very wrong at that!
The first judge took the microphone and began to evaluate the cold noodles in front of him.
"All in all, I think No. 6's roasted cold noodles has the best taste."
"No. 6's roasted cold noodles are traditional sweet and sour. Compared to other sweet and sour roasted cold noodles, its biggest characteristic is that the amount of seasoning used is very precise. It can be said to be just right."
"The sweet and sour roasted cold noodles should have less sugar, but more vinegar. That's because the high temperature of the iron plate would cause a large amount of vinegar to evaporate. At the same time, it would also make the roasted cold noodles more flavorful. If there was less, there would be no sour taste in the mouth, only sweetness. The taste would be completely different. "
"The amount of seasoning added has to match the roasting time on the iron plate. Otherwise, the taste and texture of the roasted cold noodles would be different. That's why No. 6's roasted cold noodles tastes the best in my opinion. "
"As for No. 1's roasted cold noodles, which is also the Cold-Faced Lady's roasted cold noodles, I think there's a problem with the amount of seasoning used: too little vinegar. I'm guessing that when calculating the amount of vinegar, they did not consider the factor of volatilization caused by the high temperature of the iron plate. That affected the taste of the roasted cold noodles. "
Immediately after, the second judge began to speak.
"I agree with Judge No. 1. Stall Owner No. 6's roasted cold noodles are indeed very good, but I think Stall Owner No. 3's roasted cold noodles are better in terms of taste."
"I specially observed the production process of all the vendors. Everyone sprayed water on the skin during the process of roasting cold noodles. That's right because spraying water at the right amount can make the skin soften and toughen. The taste will be better. On the other hand, the timing and amount of water sprayed by Stall Owner No. 3 is just right. Therefore, in terms of the texture of the skin, Stall Owner No. 3's roasted cold noodles is the best. "
"As for the Cold-Faced Lady's roasted cold noodles, I think it's not very bad in terms of the texture, but it's not outstanding either. It gives people the feeling that it's ordinary and doesn't have any obvious characteristics that leave a deep impression."
The judges commented one by one.
What surprised the audience in the live-stream was that the "awkward bragging" that everyone expected did not appear.
These judges' comments highlighted the fact that they were realistic and even a little nitpicking. They were completely merciless!
Many viewers only realized that there were so many tricks to a simple roasted cold noodles after hearing the judges' explanation.
The temperature, fire, amount of water sprayed during the roasting process, amount of seasoning … as long as there was a slight deviation, it would affect the taste of the final product.
According to the judges, the Cold-Faced Lady's roasted cold noodles were obviously not done to the extreme. It immediately paled in comparison to these "peerless brothers" who roasted cold noodles.
This undoubtedly answered the question that had been debated on the internet: Was the Cold-Faced Lady's roasted cold noodles delicious?
The answer was that it didn't taste bad. If it was compared to the roasted cold noodles at the roadside stalls, it might indeed taste better. However, it was definitely not as delicious as Meng Chang bragged. It was still worlds apart from the so-called "God of Roasted Cold Noodles".
In the end, the Cold-Faced Lady's roasted cold noodles did not perform well in the selection. Its overall score was almost at the bottom.
In fact, objectively speaking, this result was on the low side. The Cold-Faced Lady's roasted cold noodles did not taste that bad. The main reason was that the judges had singled out and criticized the Cold-Faced Lady one by one. It had a certain impact on the audience, causing the Cold-Faced Lady's score to be very low.
The host felt a little awkward and looked at Qi Yan.
According to the original process, there would be an interview with the Cold-Faced Lady chef after the results were out. They would simply brag about the Cold-Faced Lady's unique cooking techniques and promote it.
In the end, the script had completely changed. The Cold-Faced Lady's score was at the bottom. How were they going to interview her?
If they were to interview her again, wouldn't it become a public flogging?
Qi Yan quickly waved her hand, indicating for the host to skip this segment and continue.
The host was very smart. He immediately understood and entered the next stage of the unpopular snacks group.
Compared to the previous groups, the unpopular snacks group looked more exotic. They were all very rare snacks on the street.
For example, the Whirlwind Potato. Its raw material was an entire potato. It was cut into spiral thin slices with special knife skills. After being strung up with bamboo sticks, it could be stretched to 30 centimeters without breaking. It could be eaten after being fried in a pan of oil and sprinkled with sauce. It looked very good.
Another example was fried bananas. The banana would be coated with flour or bread crumbs and fried until it was golden yellow. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It was very delicious.
Other than that, there were also fried yogurt, chicken wings wrapped in rice, seaweed cakes, and so on. Each had its own characteristics.
There were naturally no unified rules since it was a different type of food. Which one scored higher depended on the preferences of the judges and audience.
…
The venue had already entered the next segment, but the bullet screen comments in the live-stream were still discussing the roasted cold noodles.
"Huh? I guessed wrong? "
"What happened to advertising for the Cold-Faced Lady? In the end, not only did they not advertise, they even criticized it? "
"Am I seeing things? This is a competition organized by the Cold-Faced Lady!"
"Spending money to organize a competition to scold yourself? That's too 6! "
"What the hell is going on? I'm dizzy …"
The bullet screen audience was dumbfounded. They could not figure out what kind of script this was.
What was the Cold-Faced Lady trying to do by organizing this Street Food Contest?
It would make sense if they wanted to advertise their roasted cold noodles. However, not only did they not advertise, they even slandered their own roasted cold noodles!
That did not make sense at all. That was because there was no need for the Cold-Faced Lady to do that.
There might be a huge difference between delicious food and bad food, but most of the audience were in front of the screen. They could not eat or taste it. Wasn't it all up to the judges to decide whether it was delicious or not?
Even if they were to fool around a little and give the Cold-Faced Lady second or third place, picking a few insignificant problems, they could still ensure the fairness of the competition.
Was there a need to be so strict?
Some people who had eaten the Cold-Faced Lady before even felt that the score was too low. The Cold-Faced Lady might not be as delicious as Meng Chang bragged, but it was still better than roadside stalls!
For a moment, the audience in the live-stream was at a loss. They were all discussing the Cold-Faced Lady's intentions. No one paid attention to the competition of the unpopular snacks.
…
At 7 pm, the Street Food Contest finally came to an end.
After the selection of the unpopular snacks ended, it was time for the final review.
The official platform ranked all the participating vendors according to their scores and awarded the winners with trophies and prizes.
Without a doubt, the Cold-Faced Lady's roasted cold noodles were not selected. It was at the bottom of the Roasted Cold Noodles group, so it had no chance in the overall review.
The award-winning vendors were very happy. They received the trophies and prize money from the staff and waved at the camera proudly.
The other vendors who did not win also applauded and gave their blessings. The entire Street Food Contest finally came to an end after an afternoon of intense competition.
Qi Yan heaved a sigh of relief. No matter what, the event was finally done!
It was fine as long as there weren't any major accidents.
After that, she would have to organize these videos and get someone to edit them before uploading them to Aili Island and other video websites to achieve the effect of secondary dissemination.
However, Qi Yan and the majority of the audience had the same confusion.
Why did Boss Pei do this?
Wouldn't it make things worse for the already cold Cold-Faced Lady if the judges criticized their own Cold-Faced Lady's bad taste?
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