i'm just a cook

Just now everyone watched Lu Xiaozhan's cooking process blindfolded, and all guessed what kind of dishes he would make when he was blindfolded, whether the shape and taste would be biased, and whether he would pretend to be cool It's too late?

Guo Jiaping solemnly brought Lu Xiaozhan's main course to the judges' table. It was a peony flower-shaped plate commonly used in Chinese food. There was a layer of fried prawns on the bottom of the round slightly concave plate, poured over A layer of dark brown Japanese-style teriyaki sauce, some Italian butterfly powder scattered on the surface of the prawns, the light yellow butterfly-shaped noodles mixed with various spices, emerald green olive oil shining under the light Extremely alluring gloss.

Zhu Meiyi asked curiously: "Mr. Lu, what do you say about this main dish? Why do I see spaghetti?"

Lu Xiaozhan said: "Italian butterfly powder is just a side dish here, not a staple food, and the prawns on the bottom of the plate are the main character. In Tianhai dialect, flower and shrimp have the same pronunciation, and with this lovely butterfly powder, I will give it to him. named it."

As he spoke, he turned around and smiled at the eagerly awaiting audience, and said loudly, "Tears asked Huahua not to speak, and Luanhong flew across the swing. The name of this dish is Dielianhua!"

"Wow..." The audience immediately burst into applause. As the only Chinese person on stage today, his performance almost conquered everyone.The audience and reporters felt novelty that this Western-style dish had a Chinese name, and at the same time applauded Lu Xiaozhan.

"I have an objection!" A discordant voice came, everyone looked and saw that it was the Frenchman Martin, the vice president of the International Culinary Association, he said with some disdain, "I don't understand what you Chinese people say about this dish There are some allusions, and I have no objection to the addition of Italian butterfly powder, but I know that the teriyaki sauce on the prawns comes from Japan, which is not a Western food accessory, so this main dish cannot be regarded as a pass.”

Before the translator could translate Martin's original words, Lu Xiaozhan had already replied with a smile: "Teriyaki sauce comes from Japan, so of course it can be considered Western food. If you don't believe me, let's find a Japanese to ask?" Walking down the stage, I found Mali Ozawa who was busy taking photos with the female audience: "Ozawa-san, excuse me."

Ozawa Mali turned to see Lu Xiaozhan, and said impatiently, "What's the matter? Didn't you see that I'm busy?"

Lu Xiaozhan smiled and said: "I'm sorry, there is something I want to confirm with you. Just now I said that Japan is close to the Pacific Ocean and is a developed western country, but Mr. Martin has objections to this statement. I want to ask Ozawa San, do you think Japan is considered a developed western country?"

Mali Ozawa narrowed his eyes and shouted loudly: "Of course Japan is a developed Western country. Is there anyone who doubts it?"

The translator held back his laughter, and managed to translate the words into Chinese. The audience roared with laughter, and Martin on the judging panel blushed and turned green. He was extremely embarrassed, and he no longer entangled whether the teriyaki sauce was a Western problem.

Fernandez put a fork of a prawn into his mouth, chewed it, and exclaimed: "God, how did you do it?" Everyone asked the reason, and Fernandez said excitedly: "The body of the prawn was cut into pieces. It was cut into two halves and flattened, but the quality of the meat has not changed at all, and the teriyaki sauce has penetrated into the deep layer of the shrimp meat. If I taste it carefully, I can feel a wonderful taste dancing on the tip of my tongue."

Ye Rongrong picked up a piece of butterfly powder, and as soon as it entered her mouth, a surprised expression appeared on her face: "Xiao Zhan, you... did you add any ingredients to this butterfly powder? The toughness is so good, and even the fragrance of olive oil and The blend of spices is all infiltrated, it's amazing."

After tasting Lu Xiaozhan's "Butterfly Love Flower", all the judges gave a high score. Even Martin, who had some opinions on Lu Xiaozhan, and You Zhongquan, who had some issues with Lu Xiaozhan, did not dare to betray their conscience.

At this time, French chef Marty came over with his creations, and asked Lu Xiaozhan anxiously: "Did I miss something? Lu, you promised to show me your chocolate creations."

Lu Xiaozhan shrugged his shoulders: "Mr. Marty, don't you think it doesn't count for a handsome Chinese guy like me to be able to talk?" As he spoke, he pulled Fang Xu aside, whispered a few words in his ear, and turned back to his desk Before asking Guo Jiaping to bring over the dessert.

When everyone was wondering what Lu Xiaozhan's dessert was, the lights in the hall suddenly went dark with a "snap". Everyone was surprised, and just about to start coaxing, they saw Lu Xiaozhan waved his left hand, twitching between his thumb and forefinger. With a burning match.With a smile on his lips, Lu Xiaozhan gently put the match on the dessert plate in Guo Jiaping's hand—"Boom..." A faint blue flame lit up from the dessert plate, followed by faint blue flames one after another Jumped out, and connected into a fire dragon on the oversized dessert plate.

Guo Jiaping gently placed the big plate in his hand on the judging table, stepped back, Lu Xiaozhan waved his hand, and the lights in the hall came back on.

The scene on the plate is clearly reflected on the large display screen at the end of the hall: a Great Wall carved out of chocolate winds around one side of the plate, the gaps between each brick of the city wall are clearly visible, and the arrows on the wall The stacks are clearly defined, and the blue flames on the beacon towers between the Great Wall, which is divided into dozens of sections, are still beating, causing the hearts and breaths of the judges on stage and the audience to beat along with the flames.

On one side of the Great Wall, there are more than [-] cute cabbages that can almost be confused with the real ones. You can even see a little dew on the leaves, and the small drops of water are constantly changing under the blue flames and lights.

Lu Xiaozhan patted Marty, who was dumbfounded, and smiled at the audience: "There is no explanation for this dessert, it's very simple, Great Wall, cabbage. So the name of this dessert is Huaxia Cuisine!" Everyone was so excited that they all stood up, and the applause sounded like a wave again, which lasted for a long time.

Fernandez and Zhu Meiyi couldn't wait to pick up a small cabbage and put it into their mouths. They were suddenly surprised: "Banana halberd? Oh my god, you actually made the banana halberd so cute!"

"All the ingredients of this dessert are Western-style, including the flame on the beacon tower is also lit by British rum." Lu Xiaozhan said to Martin with a smile, paused, and added, "I'm sorry I said That's wrong, it's not all Western-style raw materials, the eggs are produced in China." Everyone in the audience burst out laughing.

Marty walked over and took Lu Xiaozhan's hand and said sincerely: "Lu, I have to say that I met you when I came to China to participate in this competition. Award, including me of course. But you let me see what a good chef is, and it opened my eyes. I am very happy to meet you, Chef Lu!"

Lu Xiaozhan shook hands with Marty with a smile, and said: "Actually, I just played a little bit of fancy work. The real cooking skill is not in the tricks but needs to be done with heart. In this way, no matter how simple the dishes are, they will be delicious. , like the works of Jerry and Sharapova." Suddenly remembered, he asked, "Hey, Mr. Marty, where is your entry?"

Marty laughed loudly: "Seeing your work, I don't think it is necessary for me to make a fool of myself. Although there is a spirit of competition, for a culinary fanatic like me, there is nothing better than seeing a I couldn't be more excited to have a chef who is much better than me."

Zhu Meiyi felt that the biggest gain of coming here to participate in this master chef competition today is to see a master like Lu Xiaozhan, by the way, it should be called a master chef.As a senior food critic, she has traveled to many countries in the world and tasted countless delicacies, but she asks herself that there is no place or dish that can leave such a shocking impression on her.She looked at Lu Xiaozhan who was talking with Marty, and thought about finding an opportunity to cooperate with this high-level chef, which would definitely cause a sensation in the food industry.

Fernandez ran over to hold Lu Xiaozhan back with admiration, and strongly invited Lu Xiaozhan to go to the hotel where he worked in England as a guide for a period of time when he was free.And Martin was also completely conquered by Lu Xiaozhan. He came over and shook hands with Lu Xiaozhan, and said with a smile that he would invite Lu Xiaozhan to join the International Culinary Association.

Fang Xu walked up to the stage again and said to the audience with a smile: "Everyone has witnessed the performances of the contestants today. The superb cooking skills of the ten contestants represent the highest level in the world's gourmet world. So who among them will win the championship?" What about it? The climax of the [-]th Shanghai International Food Festival and Master Chef Competition is coming soon, and I would like to invite Mr. Martin, the vice president of the International Culinary Association, to come on stage to announce the winners of this competition."

Martin walked up to the stage with a smile, took the microphone, cleared his throat and said, "The third runner-up of this master chef competition is Mr. Mari Ozawa from Ginza Star in Tokyo, Japan." Sparse applause from the audience It sounded that Mali Ozawa seemed very dissatisfied with the title of third place, even though it was already a place that You Zhongquan worked hard for him. After receiving the trophy for third place, Mali Ozawa turned around and left without saying anything.

Martin went on to say: "The runner-up of this competition is Miss Sharapova from Kalinin Hotel Group in Russia." The applause suddenly became louder, and Sharapova happily ran to Martin to accept the trophy. He bowed to the audience, and said with a smile: "Today, with a master like Lu here, and several talented chefs, I feel very honored to be awarded the runner-up title. Thank you for your love. And support!" After saying that, he blew another kiss, which fascinated a group of single older men and young people, including Ding Feng, Sharapova's admirer, of course. Ding Feng had already fallen headfirst to the ground.

Martin waited for the applause to subside slightly, coughed dryly, and raised his voice with emphasis: "The champion of this competition is——"