Food King

Chapter 258 If you beat me, eat as you please

The autumn wind was blowing, and in front of the barbecue booth on Nanya Island, the coke oven that had been extinguished had already been ignited, and the crimson fire lingered, also driving away a little bit of chill in the air.

It seemed that they were very familiar with the strange rules of this stall. As the old man and Wang Yan prepared for their respective battles, most people began to gather around with smiles on their faces. Obviously, this kind of thing is not uncommon.

"It seems that there are a few foreign visitors again. Today this old guy has a harvest."

"Hey, this looks like a new face, no wonder he was fooled by this old guy, haha."

"This old guy only makes one order a month and raises one order for a month, but I have to say that he has the qualifications, and his cooking skills are enviable."

"This young man is really reckless. Which one on Nanya Island doesn't know how to cook? Especially the seafood-based dishes, which have been eaten since childhood, to choose this kind of competition. It's like sending Yuanshi away. of."

There were smiles on the faces of the onlookers, and their eyes were on the two people who were looking forward. They whispered to each other while talking softly, obviously they were no strangers to this kind of thing.

Regarding these, Wang Yan didn't pay any attention to them. The old man's craftsmanship was good, and he could guess it just from the smell of grilled seafood.

As for this kind of competition, Wang Yan is purely interested in skills. In addition, he also wants to see how far Nanya Island, which has gathered the essence of Zhao Guo and Dao Guo's culinary arts, can achieve the level of cooking.

In front of the booth, the charcoal in the two ovens was glowing red, exuding bursts of heat, and in front of the two of them, there were two fat horse mouth fish, besides, the bamboo sticks were also put on A half-foot prawn.

"Two horse mouth fish and five big prawns are top-grade seafood. As for who cooks the best food, it depends on each person's ability." The old man said with a smile, while Wang Yan didn't care. nodded.

"In order to show justice, after the dishes are cooked, we will paste codes on the dishes of the two of us. After the dishes are disturbed, each of us will choose one person to taste the dishes to determine the final winner." The old man said with a smile again. I am very confident in my cooking skills.

"After finishing speaking, let's start!" Wang Yan shook his head helplessly at the series of familiar words of the old man, and immediately said aloud.

"He's a little guy with a quick temper. If that's the case, let's get started." The old man's voice fell, and he casually grabbed the five big prawns and the two horse-mouth fishes and placed them on top of the oven.

Wang Yan, on the other hand, took the marinated raw materials and was not in a hurry to grill. Instead, after sniffing gently, he added some fresh ginger slices and scallions to marinate for a second time. Not only that, but also Dropped some horse chestnut wine into it.

Seeing Wang Yan pickling for the second time, the old man showed a contemptuous smile. He pickled these raw materials with his own unique secret recipe, and it has reached a very high level. In his opinion, this so-called The second pickling, if one is not careful, the effect of the previous pickling will be disrupted, so that the quality of the raw materials will not increase but decrease.

As for what the old man was thinking, Wang Yan didn't know that seafood, fish, shrimp and crabs all contain a trace of cold air, pickled with fresh ginger, and paired with the scorching effect of seven-leaf wine, will maximize the spread of the cold air in them The addition of scallions will not only quickly volatilize the fresh ginger and horse chestnut wine, but also allow the raw materials to incorporate some light scallion fragrance during roasting, thereby eliminating some of the fishy smell.

"Choose a second pickle? Are you kidding me? That old guy's pickle technique is unique, and it has been passed down from his ancestors. For so many years, there have been chefs who don't know how to pickle the second time, but no one has been able to pick it up. Beyond, I really don’t know the heights of the sky and the depth of the earth.”

"Am I saying that this little guy is not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, or that he is headstrong? Even if some old guys from the Oriental Academy in Zhao Guohuang's capital come, they dare not say that after the second pickling, they can surpass this old thing. A mere young man is simply asking for humiliation."

"I don't think so. The courage to dare to try is commendable. What if you can surpass it? If you always look up to the predecessors and dare not try, then you are doomed to be left behind for the rest of your life. Besides, I think this young man is not very old. , but he should also be a chef, even if he fails today, it will definitely help him in the future."

The onlookers once again burst into an uproar. Most people didn't like Wang Yan's actions, but there were still sporadic onlookers who expressed their support for this courage. After all, they still didn't like Wang Yan.

"Big brother will definitely win, he cooks so delicious." Beside Fangyuan, Xiaoya looked in Wang Yan's direction with big eyes, and said softly, while Fangyuan smiled and nodded, and even reached out to pat Wang Yan. He patted Xiaoya's shoulder, showing a look of doting, but no one noticed that there was a flash of disgust in Xiaoya's eyes.

"Zizizi" above the oven in front of the old man, the flat but thick meat began to be grilled and made a sizzling sound, and the fine oil flowers continued to drip down, making the burning charcoal in it linger a little. The fire and smoke rose, and at the same time, a strong fragrance continued to spread from above.

"Hehe. My old man has smelled this smell for decades." The old man said with a smile. He has been grilling seafood professionally for many years, and just like what the onlookers said, who can live in Nanya Island, who is in seafood? Do you know something about cooking?
The old man is obviously more skilled in grilling. While the fragrance is lingering, it almost attracts most of the eyes. Until now, Wang Yan just picked up the raw material after the second pickling, and put the shallots in it. After the ginger was picked out, it was placed on top of the oven.

Although it was not the first time to barbecue, the movements of Wang Yan's hands were a little jerky. Of course, this was only compared with the extremely skilled old man beside him.

The surrounding crowd almost all focused their eyes on the oven in front of the old man. At this moment, whether it was the two light yellow horse mouth fishes with a delicious fragrance, or the five big white shrimps that were shiny and red, they were all fascinating. A strong sense of appetite.

As for the same ingredients that Wang Yan grilled, not many people paid attention to them. Wang Yan didn't care about this, and slowly turned over the raw materials above the oven.

It has to be said that although the horse mouth fish is flat, the meat is still thick. According to Wang Yan's estimation, this big guy should weigh about a catty, and the five big prawns are even more so. The blue and white shrimp skins were roasted by the heat and turned into light red.

"Hoo" At this moment, hot air mixed with smoke diffused from above the oven in front of the old man, and condensed and did not disperse a foot away. Thick and thin prawns, with their waists arched, suddenly bounced, turning into five rays of light and shadows, sinking into the prawns in the oven below.

At the same time, a scent spread out again, more fragrant than before, a little crystal light began to appear outside the shell of the shrimp, and the two horse mouth fishes on the side were also released after the vision , the ghost spirits returned one after another, making the quality of the dishes themselves even higher.

"Hehe. The old man's barbecue is about to be completed." The old man said with a smile, his eyes swept over the people who were paying attention, and fell on Wang Yan, who had a peaceful face. He seemed to have seen the white primordial stone towards him Floating.

"Huh? How is this possible?" The old man moved his eyes down while smiling, and frowned when he saw the horse mouth fish and big prawns above the oven in front of Wang Yan.

"It's half a beat later than I went to the oven, but it's also becoming more mature." The old man thought to himself, feeling that Wang Yan's method was a bit weird, but he didn't take it too seriously.

"Don't panic. It will be ready soon." Wang Yan's voice fell, he picked up the seasoning jar on the side, and patted it lightly. The seasoning in it turned into a mist and fell evenly on the horse mouth fish in front of him. and prawns.

"嗤嗤嗤" bursts of oil splashed, and as the heat rose, Wang Yan picked up two different raw materials, touched them lightly when turning over, and immediately put them on the oven rack again.

"Huh? What's the color of the sky?"

(End of this chapter)