The queen must start from the head

Chapter 240 Announcing the Results
The title of the second round of the God of Cookery Contest is rice.

This topic stumped many chefs for a while.

After some thinking, everyone came up with some recipes suitable for rice.

In view of the fact that in addition to rice, there are three to five other ingredients to choose from.

Therefore, some people prepare to cook the rice while processing the ingredients, and finally make it into staple foods such as rice bowls, fried rice, or pilaf.

There are also some chefs who have found another way to further process the rice.

For example, choose glutinous rice that emits a special fragrance and brew it into rice wine.

It takes time to make rice wine, but this is not a big problem for chefs who are practitioners.

Some people turn rice into rice cakes, or make rice cakes and so on.

On the field, the chefs made various tricks on the rice, which feasted the eyes of the spectators in the stands.

After watching the other chefs show off their skills, Mu Lian turned her attention back to her own disciples.

At this time, Li Mei is still in the process of washing rice.

The white rice in her hands was like a baby in its mother's hands, being caressed and massaged with the gentlest touch by the latter's soft hands.

After washing the rice, Li Mei chose to use the simplest firewood stove to start the fire, and put a big iron pot on it.

Put the washed rice in the pot, then add an appropriate amount of water, and the next step is the cooking process.

During the cooking, she didn't make any side dishes, but made some sauces.

As she prepared for the second round, she looked calm and seemed to be in stable condition.

Soon, it was time for the second round.

As soon as Li Mei put three bowls of hot rice out of the pot and put three small dishes of sauce on the side, the three judges who drank the soup she made in the last round came.

After seeing that what Li Mei brought out was just the simplest three bowls of white rice, the three of them did not look down upon it.

The elderly judge stretched out his hands to pick up a bowl of rice, then picked up the chopsticks, took a bite of the ivory-white soft staple food, and stuffed it into his mouth.

The moment the rice entered his mouth, the old judge was stunned.

He was stunned for half a cup of tea before he came back to his senses.

After regaining consciousness, he was still crying involuntarily while holding the bowl and eating white rice.

too delicious!

This rice is absolutely delicious!

He never thought that he had tasted countless delicacies in his life and pursued the way of food for hundreds of years, but he never really tasted the taste of a bowl of white rice.

In this seemingly ordinary bowl of white rice, he tasted the original taste of rice.

It was the rice seed that had just shyly emerged from the ground, and then thrived little by little in the baptism of wind and rain.

When there is a lack of water, it will also be thirsty; when thunder and lightning are pouring down, it will also feel fear and fear.

In this way, the days passed day by day.

It has changed from a rice seed to a mature rice, with heavy ears of rice hanging all over its branches.

It was once a baby, and finally grew into the appearance of its parents.

The moment the sickle cuts it, it knows that it will be sprinkled on the earth again.

It will give birth to the hope of life for mankind and pass this hope on forever.

Just like the burning fire, it will never go out.

The old judge, who ate a whole bowl of rice in one sitting, was already crying until his face was full of tears, and there were old tears on his face.

Because he was so focused on eating, he didn't even hear Mei Li reminding him to serve it with sauce.

Although the two young judges beside him thought that the bowl of white rice cooked by Li Mei was delicious, and with different sauces, they could eat a whole bowl of rice out of thin air, but they still felt that it was delicious. The performance of the elder in his family was too exaggerated.

A young man cleared his throat and said, "Elder Su, we are judges now, we have to pay attention to our image. The patriarch is still watching us from the stands."

The elder Su stretched out his sleeve to wipe away the tears on his face, and then gave the young man who spoke a stare.

"Watch and watch, the old man was so excited to eat such a superb delicacy that he was so excited that he wept. Could it be that he has any opinions?"

Another young judge said, "Elder Su, isn't your evaluation of this bowl of rice too high? In my opinion, it can be rated as good..."

When Elder Su heard this, he immediately became angry, "Good? This bowl of rice is definitely at the excellent level! It can be rated as excellent, or because the highest level of our competition is excellent, otherwise I can rate it as the supreme level! "

"Isn't it? This is just a bowl of rice..."

"What do you know? What you eat is a bowl of rice, but what I eat is not rice, but the life of rice. It is a mood, a feeling, a spirit... Can you understand?"

The two young judges shook their heads again and again, they really couldn't understand.

Elder Su was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, "I know you young people don't have enough taste. You wait here, I'll go to the referee to replace the two old guys, and replace you two!"

In any case, he will never let the rating of this bowl of rice drop below excellent!
Soon, after Elder Su applied for a replacement, two older elders from the God of Cookery family came, and the two younger ones were replaced.

The expressions of the two new elders changed after eating the meal cooked by Li Mei.

When the rice balls were served with three different sauces and put into their mouths, their expressions changed again.

After some discussion among the three, Qi Qi gave Li Mei an "excellent" rating.

This means that she successfully made it through the second round and is about to enter the third round.

After this round of screening, there are less than 1000 chefs left.

But to select only ten people from these people, the rigor of almost one in a hundred still makes many people feel nervous.

You must know that those who survived the first two rounds of tests and entered the third round were already the top elite chefs.

In this third round of competition, the competition will undoubtedly be more intense.

After the referee of the third round came on stage, he quickly announced the title of this round-Sweet.

This topic is to examine one of the five flavors of cooking, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty.

This sweet word is easily reminiscent of dessert.

Therefore, how to make a qualified and even stand-out dessert has become the goal of chefs' thinking.

The time for this round of competition is still one hour.

Because many chefs chose to make desserts, the entire arena was filled with countless mixed sweet aromas such as sweet, milky, and floral.

These aromas instantly made the spectators who hadn't eaten for more than two hours feel hungry.

They looked at the extremely exquisite pastries framed in the hands of the chefs, and wished they could rush down and grab a piece to taste.

Desserts can still showcase a chef’s skills in many ways.

For example, in terms of knife work, someone made a dessert in the shape of a flying dragon in the sky, and the delicate dragon scales were carved out of the boiled pale golden sugar.

Some people also made lotus cakes that are as exquisite as colorful nine-petal lotus flowers. The beauty of color and shape is so beautiful that people can't bear to destroy their beautiful appearance.

Some people baked cake-like desserts, which added whipped vegetable cream, vanilla, eggs, etc., and the aroma of the baked finished product was so strong that it attracted the sound of drooling all over the floor.

Li Mei is also preparing her dessert.

This dessert, she had eaten in the restaurant of her own sect, was called pudding.

This thing can be round or square, the taste can be burnt and sweet, or it can be smooth and juicy.

While making this dessert, she thought of the whole process from acquaintance to love between herself and Gu Gehan.

In her opinion, sweetness should not just be the taste of the ingredients themselves, but a taste that can evoke all the memories and associations related to sweetness in people's hearts.

In the process of making this dessert, she added many new skills that she had learned through eating with countless people these days, so that the final product was presented in the most perfect state.

The deadline for the game is up.

The three elderly judges from before came to Li Mei's operation platform together.

Seeing the three judges staring at the pudding she had made without saying a word, Mei Li felt inexplicably nervous.

After all, the result of this round will ultimately determine whether she can enter the territory of the God of Cookery family and see the golden kitchen utensils left by the legendary God of Cookery.

An old judge said, "Actually, elderly people have bad teeth and don't like sweets because they are afraid of sticking to their teeth. Girl, I'm afraid you won't get much favor from us for the dessert you made. Evaluated."

Another old judge said, "No matter what, let's try it first."

The third old judge was Elder Su. He had already picked up a bowl of pudding, used a small dessert spoon, scooped a spoonful of pudding, and put it into his mouth.

After taking this bite, he was stunned and couldn't say a word.

The other two fell into silence after tasting the pudding.

Just when Li Mei thought that the expressionless faces of these three people declared that she had failed this round, one of them suddenly spoke.

"Old Su, that bite just now reminded me of my youth..."

Elder Su smacked his lips and sighed, "You think of your youth, but I think of my first love. At that time, we were childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts, what a beautiful time..."

"I also thought of my first love, when she loved me to death, wishing to hold me in the palm of her hand. She told me that she had a sugar bowl, and she wanted to soak me in it and let me be her forever. sweetheart..."

The elder who spoke had his eyes closed at this time, with a smile like a spring breeze on his face, his expression was very rippling.

However, the other two people who heard his words trembled.

The two looked at the latter with suspicion in their eyes.

I really can't tell, as far as you can see, a person who is destined to be alone in this life also had a first love?
After the three of them chatted for a while, they finally remembered Li Mei, who they had left alone.

After some discussions, they finally gave Li Mei three "excellent" ratings.

Because what they tasted in the pudding is not only the sweetness of the ingredients, but also the sweetness of love between young men and women who are young and young.

That kind of sweetness is deeply planted in people's memories, and it cannot be erased at all, only waiting to be awakened again.

The three rounds of competition were over, and the referees quickly counted out the list of the top ten candidates.

Since the list was reported from back to front, Li Mei's heart sank slightly when she heard that the names in No. 10, No. 9, and No. 8 were not hers.

In the stands, Mu Lian, who heard that No.7, No.6, and No.5 were not her own disciples, also became worried for Li Mei.

On the high platform, the patriarch of the God of Cookery family was reading out the top ten list.

"No.3, Sun Zhaolin of Baishuizong."

"No.2, Liu Li of the Green Furnace School."

"No.1... Li Mei from the Peerless School!"

The moment he pronounced No.1's name, Li Mei, who was standing behind the console, was shocked first, and then two streams of tears gushed out of her eyes like spring water.

She couldn't help covering her mouth with her hand, fearing that she would cry out.

But the tears that wept with joy in those eyes still flowed down her cheeks recklessly.

In the stands, Mu Lian had already stood up and appeared in front of Li Mei in a flash.

At this time, Li Mei, who was so excited that she couldn't be more excited, hugged the head in front of her tightly.

Her voice was choked up and she said, "Master, I, I succeeded. I got No.1... I didn't embarrass our sect..."

Feeling the trembling of the person in her arms, Mu Lian stretched out her hand and patted her on the back, and said softly, "Yes, you didn't embarrass our sect, but instead brought honor to our sect. You are No.1! We My sister Li is the best!"

"To be honest, I couldn't believe it when the patriarch of the God of Cookery family announced the result! Sister Li, you startled the head of the sect, and I don't blame you for taking the first place. is you."

"Also, I recorded all your performances in the competition with memory crystals, and I will give them to you later. You can watch it slowly with Gu Gehan after you return to the sect..."

"In addition, I have already thought about the rewards for you. Next, I will take you to visit the five districts with the head..."

Listening to Mu Lian's cute and soothing words, Li Mei, who was in agitation, gradually calmed down.

She looked up at Mu Lian with red eyes and said, "Master, thank you! Without you, my sister Li would not be where she is today!"

Relying on her height advantage, Mu Lian stretched out her head and patted her disciple's head and said, "Okay, my family is still talking politely. Wipe your face quickly, you have to go to the Chef's family to see the golden kitchen utensils later." .”

After hearing this, Li Mei quickly wiped her face and took care of herself.

At this time, the patriarch of the God of Cookery family had sent someone to invite the top ten people to accompany him to the territory of the God of Cookery family.

Mu Lian watched Li Mei's figure enter the royal city-like building complex of the Chef God family.

She stood outside, counted a few hexagrams with her fingers, and saw that the hexagrams were Shangshang, she settled down in her heart.

At this time, after the God of Cookery Contest ended, many spectators went to find delicious food to satisfy their hunger.

After all, after looking at the food for so long, but I can't eat it in my mouth, I'm hungry.

It was now afternoon, so Mu Lian found a small restaurant not far away to sit down, ordered a tea and two snacks, and ate at a leisurely pace.

When the night was about to rise, she saw Li Mei who was sent out of the gate respectfully by a group of people.

At this time, Li Mei's whole walking posture was floating.

She had no idea that the golden kitchen knife among the eighteen pieces of gold kitchen utensils would immediately choose her.

The moment she held the golden kitchen knife, a miraculous power flowed through her body in an instant.

As for the envious, jealous and bitter eyes cast from around her, she completely ignored them.

With the golden kitchen knife in hand, she felt that she might become a fairy in the future.

Li Mei, who came out of the gate, saw her head sitting in a small street restaurant at a glance.

She quickly walked in and sat down beside Mu Lian.

Mu Lian asked with a smile, "What's the matter?"

Li Mei quietly stood under the table, showing the golden kitchen knife in her hand to Mu Lian, then lowered her voice and said, "It's a kitchen knife, and it's made of pure gold."

Looking at her disciple's thieves and thieves, Mu Lian was a little dumbfounded.

It seems that this child is still afraid that someone will rob him of the golden kitchen knife he got!
However, this kind of golden kitchen knife can only play its greatest role in the hands of people who practice cooking skills, and the artifact can recognize its owner by itself, and it can't be used by others.

What's more, this is Yuyang City, the stronghold of the God of Cookery family, so Li Mei's caution is unnecessary.

But Mu Lian didn't say anything. After she stood up and settled the bill with the shopkeeper, she led her disciples back to the place where they stayed.

And the eldest son of the Luo Sha Sect, after hearing the news that Li Mei won the championship, set up a banquet at his house just to wait for the two of them to return.

(End of this chapter)