gourmet food

Chapter 176 Competition (25)

In order to save time, Chu Yunfeng only hollowed out the middle part of the pumpkin and took out all the pumpkin seeds and sacs inside.

The fried rice will be placed directly inside here. As for the egg capsule on top...?It is definitely very unique, and you can start making it only after the carving on the outside of the pumpkin is done.

Due to the limited time, Chu Yunfeng was unable to carve the pumpkin meticulously, otherwise, according to Chu Yunfeng's carving skills, he would definitely be able to carve the pumpkin into flowers.

But even so, Chu Yunfeng would not simply make rough things. He would cut quickly, and each cut would be so steady, so elegant and precise.

Chu Yunfeng was carving back and forth on the surface of the pumpkin with a knife in the east and west. At first glance, it looked a bit messy, but President Hou watched it with gusto.

"Well, that's right. There is no knife in the hand, but there is a knife in the heart. The carving skills of Chef No. 18 can be seen." President Hou happily picked up the teacup, took a sip happily, and nodded.

In the eyes of laymen, it may be felt that Chu Yunfeng is "carving indiscriminately", but from a professional point of view, this is a state.

Food carvings and paintings actually have one thing in common, that is, their highest state is that they resemble gods in form.

Therefore, when carving, those who dare to cut "casually" have an overall layout in mind, and have very strong abilities in integrity and spatial layout.

"Lao Hou, I don't want to say something to hurt you. Looking at the carving techniques of chef No. 18, it seems that he must have been at least ten or twenty years old, right?
Such an experienced carver has accumulated over time. How can the young man now have the patience to do so?
So, maybe No. 18 is already in his forties. If I want him to complete the plan, I'm afraid he doesn't have the drive... "

Through his own observations, President Xiong expressed his worries. He was afraid that the greater his hopes, the greater his disappointment.

"Hiss~~~!!!" President Hou's heart froze when he heard this, and he said angrily: "It's so hard for his grandma to see a good young talent, but she actually forgot to pay attention to his age. .

Such a great talent, but why didn't I discover it ten years earlier? ! ! "President Hou heard what President Xiong said and felt extremely disappointed.

Could it be that I have no hope at all for the revival of Sichuan cuisine?President Hou felt a deep sense of frustration in his heart.

"Don't be discouraged yet, don't be discouraged. What if this chef No. 18 is a young man? He will scare you to death if he takes off his mask and give you a heart attack."

President Xiong saw President Hou's sudden change of expression and knew that he felt uncomfortable and regretted what he had said just now. At this time, he had no choice but to say some words of comfort to make him feel better.

"Haha, you know how to hit me with a stick and give me a sweet date. If No. 18 is really a young man, it means that our Sichuan cuisine is really on the verge of revival."

President Hou said with emotion that only the participant next to him could understand the distress in his heart.

"Yes, people nowadays only know or think that Sichuan food is actually spicy. In fact, how do they know that the real and most authentic Sichuan food is actually..."

"Look, the pumpkin carving is ready!" President Xiong was interrupted by President Hou before he finished speaking. Although he had been talking to President Xiong, President Hou's attention was always on 18 No. [-] chef.

Chu Yunfeng carved some cloud patterns on the pumpkin skin, making the whole pumpkin look like it is floating.

The main reason is that there is not enough time, otherwise Chu Yunfeng could still make a lot of arrangements on the pumpkin.

For example, let’s take some hollow carvings. After the moiré is etched through the hollow carving, its sense of space and three-dimensionality is very strong.

However, due to the length of the competition, Chu Yunfeng had no choice but to give up.

But even so, after Chu Yunfeng's careful characterization, the pumpkin also has a new image.

Chu Yunfeng used the 1/3 that was cut off to make two semicircular handles, and then embedded them on the pumpkin.

In this way, a pumpkin that looked relatively monotonous before becomes more artistic and image-like.

"Wow~! It's so beautiful!" Boss Xiao Mao and Ai Ai were playing around, not looking at Chu Yunfeng's carvings carefully.

Only Xiaoxiao has been paying attention seriously. At this time, as soon as the two handles are installed, a vessel similar to serving dishes is freshly baked.

Hearing Xiaoxiao's admiration, the two people fighting looked at each other, immediately let each other go, and turned to look over.

"It's really beautiful!!!" Ai Ai also exclaimed. She didn't expect that Boss Chu would complete such a beautiful work in such a short period of time just after playing with the caterpillar.

"Big piece, big piece, big piece is out." Someone in the audience shouted, obviously someone saw Chef No. 18 finishing the carving in his hand.

Food carvings such as pumpkins are somewhat different from small fruits and vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, and cucumbers.

Due to its large size, carving is time-consuming and there is a high chance of making mistakes.

But once it is carved, the three-dimensional beauty will immediately give people a shock and have great artistic appreciation value.

"Well, not bad, it's remarkable." President Xiong nodded and said.

"Isn't it more than remarkable? A large piece of work was completed in such a short period of time. If you don't have a little bit of skill, you wouldn't dare to do it."

President Hou knows very well that in this tense and fierce competition, it is actually very taboo to engrave large pieces.

Because engraving large pieces takes a long time, if you make a mistake, all your previous efforts will be wasted and you will be out of the game.

The engraving of some small pieces does not have such disadvantages. Firstly, the engraving of small pieces is very simple and very fast.

If you accidentally make a mistake, there is still a chance to make amends, and you can just continue carving, and you won't lose much time.

However, the overall ornamental value and artistic effect of large pieces are definitely much better than that of small pieces, and the judges will also take this factor into consideration when scoring.

This round is more about the techniques and tricks of the omelette rice. There is nothing new or unique, so the score from the judges will definitely not be much higher.

Therefore, as soon as Chu Yunfeng made this large sculpture, it immediately attracted everyone's attention, and he immediately pulled the focus of the field back.

The public judges who left before came back in a hurry, and 20 people gathered in front of Chef No. 18 again.

After Chu Yunfeng carved the pumpkin, he put the remaining fried rice in the pot.

The last step is to make the egg sacs, but the egg sacs Chu Yunfeng made this time are different...

(End of this chapter)