Don't pretend, I'm the God of Cooking and I'll showdown!

Chapter 142 The first question of the competition: Demonstration of knife skills! [addition for monthly ticket 600]

"I heard that the price of the clothing store is not low, but it is still not enough to fill the hole of his child. You said that raising this kind of child is not worrying about raising a cat."

Wednesday morning.

Stationmaster Yu from Yingchun Street Intelligence Station came to the store after drinking the soybean juice.

While teasing Dundun with a cat teasing stick, he shared the latest information collected by the intelligence station.

Online gambling and online loans are things that cannot be touched.

But now that consumerism is paramount, and many people have the mentality of getting rich overnight, this kind of thing is becoming more and more rampant.

Lin Xu could only sigh lightly.

In the past, he also had fantasies of getting rich overnight.

But after opening the restaurant, I was so busy that I didn’t touch the ground all day long, so I didn’t have time to think about these things. Even bad habits such as staying up late, sleeping late, playing games, and lying down to watch mobile phones have all been improved.

So keep busy.

Solve your worries in one go.

"Are there any new dishes for lunch today?"

After Uncle Yu shared the information, he began to think about food.

The new stir-fried yellow beef served the day before yesterday was his favorite. He really didn't expect the beef to be so tender. He, who was originally keen on eating noodles, ate two bowls of rice for the first time.

Lin Xu said:

"I have to go to Diaoyutai today, and I don't have time to cook, but don't forget to come to eat at noon, because Diaoyutai will come to several chefs to help cook."

what?
The chef from Diaoyutai is coming to the restaurant to cook?

Uncle Yu has eaten the dishes cooked by Xie Baomin, so he knows the quality of those chefs in Diaoyutai.

So when Lin Xu said that, he hurriedly called his daughter who was teaching in high school and his son who was a police officer, and told them to come to the supermarket for lunch.

Well, the first thing I think about when I encounter delicious food is my child.

Uncle Yu is really a good elder.

"Xiao Lin, ask your parents to deliver some more wild mushrooms later. After eating it last time, I will never forget it."

On the day Chen Meijuan made wild mushroom noodle soup, Uncle Yu also had the honor to taste a bowl.

Then I was overwhelmed by the delicious taste of wild mountain mushrooms.

Originally, I was waiting to make it again in the store, but I ended up giving some of those wild mushrooms to my father-in-law, some to Tan Yajun, and some to Xie Baomin.

Then it bottomed out.

"Just wait a few more days. They are all fresh now, and they have to be dried before they can be delivered, otherwise those wild mushrooms will rot directly on the road."

Wild mountain fungus is more delicate.

They have to be dehydrated within hours of picking.

After it is made into a dry product, it can be delivered or carried.

While chatting.

A commercial vehicle with a pass for the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse was parked slowly at the door, the door was opened, and several people in their thirties wearing chef uniforms came out of the car.

Xie Baomin got off the co-pilot and said to the chefs:
"Let's go, this is my little brother's shop, you are cooking according to the menu items today."

See everyone showing relaxed expressions.

He reminded:

"His shop sells more than [-] bowls of rice and two to three hundred bowls of hand-rolled noodles for every meal. The workload is extremely heavy. You must be mentally prepared and don't lose the face of Diaoyutai."

The passenger flow here is much larger than that of Diaoyutai.

The first time I helped Lin Kee.

Even Xie Baomin was caught off guard by the workload of the back kitchen.

A group of people pushed the door and walked in.

"Junior Brother, the people have already been brought here. Please explain to them, divide the work well, and let Xiaoche and them cooperate well."

Lin Xu nodded, came to the kitchen, and began to arrange the work of these chefs.

And Niu Chuang and the others are also very cooperative. After all, they are very excited to cooperate with these industry leaders from Diaoyutai.

I hope to learn a trick or two from these chefs.

After half an hour.

Lin Xu hugged Dundun, and got into the commercial vehicle at the door together with Shen Jiayue who came from leave.

After the door is closed.

Xie Baomin, who was sitting in the co-pilot, said with a smile:

"Junior brother, today's match is a live broadcast, and more than one anchor will do the live broadcast. You should also pay attention to your manners during the match, and don't be taken as an emoji by netizens."

It's still going live.

Diaoyutai really took pains to promote it.

But the reason why your occupancy rate and attendance rate are not high is that the threshold is too high, not a matter of popularity. In terms of popularity, there is no hotel in the country that can compare with Diaoyutai, right?
Lin Xu said:

"I will pay attention... Master will go today too?"

"Go, he is a special advisor on Diaoyutai catering, and he must be present for such a big event."

Master hasn't shown up for several days, and I don't know where his emotional journey has developed, and how his relationship with Lucy and others is handled... I really want to eat melons.

The car drove towards Diaoyutai.

Dundun straightened his fat body from Lin Xu's arms, holding the glass of the car with both hands, and stared out blankly, as if it was the first time he saw the scenery outside.

Although he also rode in Shen Jiayue's car when he first adopted it.

But then in the cat bag.

Can't see anything.

Passing by the high school where Geng Lele went to school.

Lin Xu saw Mushroom Head standing on the side of the road at a glance.

He pulls the driver over.

Before the car stopped, Shen Jiayue put down the car window and shouted at Geng Lele at the school gate:
"Lele, you skipped class again!"

"No way! I have a note from the head teacher!"

cut!
Now everyone knows that you forged the false note of your head teacher.

Geng Lele walked over bouncing around, seeing Dundun also lying on the car window looking out, the girl became even more excited:
"Why are you going? I also said to take you to Diaoyutai to play."

Lin Xu smiled and said:

"We are also going to Diaoyutai... Why don't you go to class well?"

"My grandfather is going to Diaoyutai to be the chief judge today. He said he would bring me in to see the world. I was thinking about bringing you two there. Maybe you can learn a new dish. Who knows you will go too."

host?Review?Committee?
Xie Baomin's ears perked up immediately.

He didn't think of anything.

The chief judge of the cultural circle, which caused headaches for the chefs of Diaoyutai's [-] buildings, was actually the grandfather of the mushroom-headed girl who was often seen in the restaurant.

This is really nowhere to be found.

He looked at Geng Lele and asked:
"Little girl, who is your grandfather?"

Before the game started, hurry up and get close. When the game comes back, although it won't be a direct decision, it can be partial anyway.

After all, the younger brother is quite familiar with this mushroom-headed girl.

Geng Lele said:
"My grandfather is Geng Lishan, have you heard of him?"

Geng... Lishan?
Xie Baomin opened his mouth.

What do the leaders of Diaoyutai think?
Why invite this curmudgeon calligrapher to be the chief judge?

"Brother, why do you have such an expression, you know Geng Lele's grandfather?"

Xie Baomin smiled wryly:
"Mr. Lishan, who is well-known in the cultural circle, hates people who are close to him the most in his life. I heard that in a calligraphy competition last year, a champion seed player begged him for a high score before the competition, but he scored a zero in the competition. points, and scolded the players during the game..."

If it's a celebrity in other cultural circles, no matter what, they have to use tricks to get a high score.

But since this great god is the main judge.

Forget it.

The closer the set, the lower the score.

Maybe he was eliminated by this curmudgeon calligrapher before reaching the final.

Lin Xu thought it was pretty good.

In this kind of skill competition, the main judge must be an upright person, otherwise a good competition will become a relationship competition.

It's all right now, with this chief judge who gives low marks to anyone who gets close.

Then let's see the truth based on our ability.

"I don't know when my grandpa will come here. Since they are all going to the Diaoyutai competition site, I might as well take your car to play with Dundun for a while."

Lin Xu opened the door and let the girl sit in.

After closing the door, the car started slowly and went straight to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse next to Yuyuantan.

Not long after, the car drove into the archway of Diaoyutai.

After continuing to walk in for a while, it slowly stopped in front of a very impressive looking building.

"Junior Brother, this is Building No. [-] where I am. The [-] buildings of Diaoyutai have their own styles, including Chinese and Western styles. If you are interested, I will take you around from Building [-] to Building [-] someday."

Lin Xu is really interested.

But he is more interested in how much it will cost if a wedding is held here.

After he asked this question, Xie Baomin said:

"Don't tell me, there are often people who hold weddings here. They rent out a building at a time. If there are too many people, they will rent the big building. If there are few people, they will rent the small building. Even accommodation, catering and wedding celebrations are all in one package, and the price is not special. expensive."

Not very expensive is how expensive?

After a wedding, at least hundreds of thousands, right?

But it must be solemn to get married here.

After all, standing at the door were armed policemen standing upright, not security guards with loose belts.

When they came to Building No. [-], a few people took a tour first, and then ate some delicious snacks and drank a cup of refreshing high-end tea.

About the time it's almost game time.

Xie Baomin brought a set of chef uniforms for Lin Xu to change into, and then went to the super large banquet hall in Building [-] together with several other young chefs participating in the competition.

That's where today's cooking competition takes place.

Just got in.

Lin Xu didn't see the contestants, but ran into Panda who was sweating profusely.

"Brother Pan? Why are you here?"

"Mr. Chen and his company have won the live broadcast rights of this cooking competition. I came here to help install the equipment... Why are you wearing their chef uniform?"

Lin Xu smiled and said:

"I'm here to participate in the competition, give me more shots later."

"No problem, I will explain to Xinxin later!"

Go inside the banquet hall.

Kitchen equipment such as hoods, stoves, and workbenches have been arranged on the site. Logos are posted on these equipments, which presumably are advertisements placed during the live broadcast.

Well, even Diaoyutai with thick eyebrows and big eyes has been eroded by the Internet.

But this game is destined to be watched by many people.

With such a large amount of traffic, it is indeed a waste not to earn some advertising fees.

Soon.

Chefs from other buildings also arrived in twos and threes.

They all held kitchen knives, many of them had the same scabbard as senior brother Xie Baomin's, as if they were knights who came to participate in a martial arts conference.

The most high-profile building is Building No. [-]. A banner was displayed just after entering the venue:
[Congratulations to Building Ten for winning three consecutive championships in the 2022 Young Chef Cooking Competition! 】

Lin Xu didn't see whether the cooking skills were good or not.

But the hatred value is full.

He saw young chefs in other buildings pointing at the banner.

Obviously, everyone is disgusted by this banner.

Now that you're all celebrating your win.

Then there is no competition, just enter the awarding process directly.

"Heh, this Mr. Zhongguo, what can you really do, he is the first in the whole job."

See that banner.

Xie Baomin had a mocking expression on his face.

"Mr. Zhongguo?"

Lin Xu looked at the direction of the banner, feeling a little curious.

Aren't Mr. Dong Guo and Mr. Nan Guo in historical allusions all fabricated?
Really have this surname?

Xie Baomin smiled and said:

"The former head chef of Building No. [-] was Guo Jichang, who was on the same level as our master, and the current executive chef is Guo Jichang's youngest son, Guo Weidong. Today's contestant is Guo Xinghai, Guo Weidong's nephew...their family is Lao Guo, and the younger one is Guo Xinghai. The first one is Xiao Guo, so Guo Weidong in the middle has become what we call Mr. Zhong Guo.”

tsk...

Listening to the mocking tone in the senior brother's mouth.

Lin Xu's heart skipped a beat:
"Brother, was this Guo Weidong defeated by you during the middle-aged competition?"

Xie Baomin stretched out his hand, spread his five fingers and said:

"Because of my existence, Guo Weidong won the second place for five years. When he practiced all kinds of lost dishes to defeat me, the competition for the middle-aged group was cancelled. Are you angry?"

Brother, do you know that your expression is very embarrassing?

No wonder the opponent cares so much about the three consecutive championships, and has been playing against the second building.

It must be that the senior brother offended people too hard.

While the two were chatting, Shen Jiayue and Geng Lele hugged the cat and found Chen Yan, Wu Kexin and others who were adjusting the live broadcast equipment in the venue.

"Why are you here?"

"My family, Xu Bao, is going to participate in the competition on behalf of the brother's No. [-] building today, and Dundun and I are here to cheer."

"Tsk tsk tsk, she looks very much like those little daughters-in-law who bring their children to cheer for their father... The atmosphere is so good today, why don't you two just get married."

Every time she was sprinkled with dog food by her cousin, Chen Yan would look helpless.

But I have to say that he is so loving, he really has the capital to spread dog food.

Unlike me, she is just a fair-skinned and beautiful single big sister with a face value of only 97 points.

Ugh!
When can I meet my good match?
"Dundun, hurry up and call Auntie!"

Chen Yan couldn't find her good match, so she could only bully Dundun.

She grabbed Dundun's head and rubbed it twice, letting the little fat cat fully interpret the classic Internet slang that if you don't work hard, you will become a plaything for beautiful women.

Seeing Mr. Chen's posture, Geng Lele really wanted to tell her.

If you continue to bully the Master of our Miaomiao Sect like this, you will probably be single for the rest of your life.

not far away.

Where Building [-] is located.

Guo Xinghai looked helplessly at the middle-aged man next to him and said:

"Third Uncle, you should quickly remove the banner. How embarrassing it is. You are calling for the championship before the game. Aren't you implying that there is a secret operation?"

He was tall and tall, wearing a well-fitting chef's uniform, but his face was full of helplessness.

Why does the third uncle like to tease these ridiculous moths every time?

If I had known this earlier, I would not have come to participate in this competition today.

Shame.

Guo Weidong, who is somewhat thin, glanced at Xie Baomin in the distance, with hatred in his eyes:
"What kind of black box operation, this banner just shows that we are more confident, wait a minute, there is another banner that hasn't been hung yet."

After speaking, he waved his hand.

A few young chefs next to them also hung up another banner.

[Food and Beverage Department of Building No. [-] wishes the young contestants of the brother buildings to achieve great results in the competition for the second place! 】

Guo Xinghai immediately covered his face when he saw it.

Third uncle, third uncle.

Do you think you are Wu Sansheng? You are so not afraid of offending people.

Does it do you any good to offend all the chefs in the other seventeen buildings?
"Hey! Another banner is up."

Seeing the situation, Xie Baomin waved to the two young chefs beside him, and the banner of Building No. [-] was also displayed:
[Congratulations to Building No. 2022 for being eliminated in the [-] Young Chef Cooking Competition and failing to win three consecutive championships! 】

At both ends of the banner, there are several middle finger emojis printed on each side.

"Senior brother, you are quite good at this job!"

Lin Xu looked at the banner next to him dumbfounded.

When Building No. [-] came up, the crowd ridiculed the audience and was rejected by everyone, while the senior brother only targeted Building No. [-], and then won the applause of other buildings in an instant:
"Not bad, thank you, Chef, this is how we clean up Building No. [-]."

"That's right, it's too crazy to say that you won three consecutive championships without a game?"

"We also have to be considerate of Chef Guo. He was defeated by Chef Xie for five years in a row. In the sixth year, he prepared more than half a year in advance and practiced hard. As a result, the competition was cancelled..."

"Pfft... Every time I think about it, my stomach hurts from laughing!"

It's almost ten o'clock.

When the invited media started to test the live broadcast signal, Building No. [-] and Building No. [-] tacitly removed those banners.

Well, it's okay to fight internally.

But in front of outsiders, it is still necessary to create a harmonious atmosphere of brotherhood and respect.

At ten o'clock sharp.

The judges of the competition came to the scene.

Eight judges and one main judge, a total of nine people, Geng Lele's grandfather Geng Lishan stood in the middle.

He was wearing a Tang suit and was not tall.

The whole person looks very elegant, it is difficult to connect with the image of the scene of the scene of scolding the competition that the senior brother said.

After the judges are seated.

Then came Diaoyutai's advisory group.

These people are all gray-haired old men, and they all wear formal chef uniforms, with the national emblem embroidered on their chests, which means that they are all people who have participated in the state banquet.

In this group of old people.

Lin Xu saw the master who hadn't shown up for a few days.

He was also wearing a chef uniform embroidered with the national emblem, with an unprecedented majesty on his face.

But the majesty is majestic. When walking, the master is still like an old urchin, sometimes lightly bumping the fat old man next to him with his elbow, and sometimes secretly raising his leg to trip the bald old man on the other side.

It seems that I am having a good time with Aunt Leopard Print.

After a series of tedious steps such as leadership speeches and guest speeches.

The Diaoyutai State Guesthouse 2022 Young Chef Cooking Competition has officially kicked off.

in the live room.

Fans were left speechless by the previous steps.

"Can you just fast-forward to the game?"

"What's the age of this, and this set of procedures, can't I change it?"

"Finally it's about to start. If you don't start, buddies will go to see the little sister twist her hips. Isn't it more interesting to watch?"

"Give me the way upstairs, how can there be a young lady who twists her hips?"

"Good people are safe in life, please guide me!"

"Same request!"

"Don't beg, then his mother is a man, and he was broadcasting the sea with his shirtless yesterday."

"Really? Hurry up and send a live link privately, it's time for a ball!"

When everyone is discussing.

Players enter.

There are fifty players in this competition.

Twenty players will be eliminated in the first round, fifteen players will be eliminated in the second round, and seven players will be eliminated in the third round.The remaining eight players and the two players from the rematch entered the top ten, and then began to compete for the top five, top three and even the championship.

Lin Xu has figured out the process of the game.

The first three rounds seem to be a competition of basic cooking skills, and only after the top ten can go to the stove to operate.

This is why there are only ten sets of stoves on site.

When he came to the game site with the crowd.

The system's prompt sounded in my mind:

"The host participates in the cooking competition and triggers the side task [Win the Championship]: The host is asked to use his own cooking skills to win the championship of this cooking competition. After completion, he will be rewarded with a special props experience card and a lucky draw for perfect boiled dishes."

(Special props experience card: a card that allows the host to experience special props, which lasts for ten minutes)

I go!

This reward is rich enough.

Lin Xu, who originally planned to meet the world, suddenly had the motivation to compete.

Since there are so many benefits.

Then go all out to win the championship of this competition.

In Wu Kexin's live broadcast room.

While the fans were discussing, the camera turned and everyone saw a familiar figure.

"Isn't it? Boss Lin is here too?"

"He is not from Diaoyutai, how can he participate in the Diaoyutai competition?"

"Cold knowledge: Boss Lin was hired as a catering consultant for Diaoyutai a few days ago."

"I'll go! Boss Lin is amazing!"

"Would that let me see my landlady?"

"Fuck you thief Cao upstairs, the proprietress is the one who lied to me!"

"..."

game now.

Lin Xu stood in front of a propped up chopping board.

Soon.

A man in his thirties came in pushing a trolley with two large plastic baskets on it. One basket contained various kitchen knives, and the other contained various ingredients.

He pushed the cart over to a table.

On the table are the tools left over from the layout of the scene.

There are cutters, impact drills, grinders and such.

The main judge Geng Lishan got up and said:
"The content of the first round of the competition is a knife show. All contestants are asked to choose a kitchen knife and an ingredient within ten minutes to show off your knife skills...Okay, the competition begins!"

what?
Is this the beginning?

The contestants who had just stood up hurriedly rushed to the two plastic baskets.

Ten minutes is not long or short.

Try to grab a useful kitchen knife, and then grab the same ingredients that are convenient to show off your cooking skills, so that you can better show off your knife skills.

They squeezed two plastic baskets into three layers inside and three layers outside.

But soon.

A wail came from the crowd:
"Why are these kitchen knives curved?"

"It still has a big gap, how can people use it?"

"Can we use the knife we ​​brought? This kitchen knife can't be used at all."

"Without a good knife, we can't show knife skills."

"What kind of brain-dead idea came up with the content of the game?"

"Is Diaoyutai down to this point?"

"..."

When Lin Xu squeezed into the crowd.

There was only a rusty kitchen knife left in the basket.

The edge of the kitchen knife was rolled upwards, and there was a huge gap in the middle.

In the other basket, there was only a box of lactone tofu that was time-consuming to cut.

Hey!
This is the start...

Lin Xu glanced worriedly at the kitchen knife in his hand.

Suddenly, he thought of the knife-sharpening technique that Tian Dundun helped him draw a few days ago.

Should I sharpen the kitchen knife before cutting?

However, no matter how good the knife sharpening technique is, there is no way to sharpen this kind of kitchen knife with the edge rolled like an egg roll.

He glanced at the cutting machine on the table next to him.

I suddenly had an idea...

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Thanks again to the friends who voted monthly, this chapter is 6300 words, I hope you enjoy reading it.

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　I haven't been downstairs since I rushed to draft last Thursday.

　　It was sunny today after the rain, I resisted the urge to code (I didn’t) and my wife went downstairs to the reservoir for a walk, and I felt like I was released after serving my sentence.

　　But thinking about tomorrow's manuscript, I took the initiative to extend the sentence again...

　　Some readers asked to build a reader group, this is a temporary delay.

　　Because I forgot the code words as soon as I got into the group, and sometimes I offended people when I talked too much, I felt that building a group did more harm than good.

　　That's fine now.

　　I cut off the network codeword, and you will watch the update sooner or later.

　　These words are too many to fit in chapters, so I put the author's words.

　　Finally, I wish everyone good health and everything goes smoothly!
　　
　
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