Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 578 Deterrence
This was obviously not cooked exactly according to his previous recipe. To use Sun Mei's words, it was to take into account the factors of season and origin and make flexible changes.

In the end, the dish received 13 passing cards, commented independent food critic Zhang Yang.

“The Early Spring Bowl uses the simplest cooking method to preserve the original taste of the ingredients to the greatest extent, but this does not mean that a lot of raw ingredients are roughly piled on the plate.

"On the contrary, the contestants pay great attention to the combination of ingredients, striving to create a harmonious and balanced state. When I tasted the early spring bowl, I felt like I was walking on the ridge of a spring field.

“You can feel the warmth of the sun on your shoulders, and your heart is filled with tranquility and peace. This is a delicacy full of artistic conception.”

Two people getting full marks in a row put a lot of pressure on the other contestants, and their movements couldn't help but speed up again.

Each judge has a limited number of qualified cards on hand, and those who complete the assignment earlier will undoubtedly have an advantage.

On the contrary, you may end up in an awkward situation where the judge approves the dish but no longer has a passing card.

Moreover, when the number of qualified cards on hand is reduced to a certain level, the judges will become more cautious each time they give out qualified cards, and they must also consider the possibility that there are better contestants behind.

Therefore, some dishes that were originally eligible for qualified cards may no longer be eligible.

Once they realized this, the contestants felt an even stronger sense of urgency. Many of them were swinging their spatulas so hard that they were smoking. During this time, some of them made mistakes in a hurry, which slowed down the progress.

From then on, more and more contestants completed their works, some of them got more than 4 qualified cards, and some were eliminated.

Sun Mei now admires Malu a little bit, because even though the number of qualified cards has been decreasing, Malu doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all, and is still guest hosting with her who has already passed the assessment.

Could it be that he really thinks that his baked buns can pass the test easily after they come out?

With such curiosity, Sun Mei finally waited for the moment when Malu's steamed buns came out of the oven, but at this moment, the whole audience suddenly burst into exclamations.

Sun Mei looked towards the podium and found that it was Seoul magician Choi Jun-hyun who completed his work.

But surprisingly, he did not cook his most famous LINE emoticon series, but made a bouquet of roses and placed it in a wooden box.

It looks like a real flower.

But in fact, this flower is edible from its leaves to its petals and branches. Each part is made from different ingredients, and even the dew drops on the leaves and petals are soup.

Using molecular cooking's spherification technology, Choi Jun-hyun wraps the soup into the shape of dew drops.

As diners taste the leaves and petals, the juices explode in the mouth, creating entirely new flavors.

This dish named Flowers unsurprisingly received unanimous praise from the thirteen judges.

There was even a full three minutes before anyone submitted their work.

Because this will form a very intuitive contrast with "Flowers", and the appetites of the judges who have just tasted the flowers have been completely whetted.

If you can't match or at least get close to the level of flowers, it will be difficult to get a qualified card.

So even if there are chefs who are almost done cooking, they don’t want to be Choi Jun-hyun’s stepping stone.

Everyone was just waiting for others to go first, and after a few rounds, when the competition returned to normal and the thirteen judges had almost forgotten about the flowers, they would go and present their own works.

So the chefs who were originally racing against time suddenly slowed down their movements.

The originally bustling hall became somewhat quiet. This was the intimidation brought by the powerful strength of the Seoul magician.

However, this peace did not last long before it was broken. The waiters in cheongsams with graceful figures walked towards the podium again, carrying plates.

However, when the camera was pointed at the contents of the plate, it caused an uproar among people inside and outside the TV.

Because there was a huge... steamed bun inside.

Nothing else.

Why would a steamed bun appear in such a high-level cooking competition? How could anyone dare to just bake a steamed bun and hand it in to get the job done?
Is it a prank, or some kind of protest?

This is the common thought in everyone's mind.

Only the female host was still dutifully announcing, "This is a work from cooking station No. 99 - baked steamed buns.

"As we all know, steamed buns are made of wheat and have a long history. They are an indispensable staple food for the Chinese nation, especially in the northern region. They are... "

By the end, the female host didn't know what she was saying anymore. She couldn't find any angle to continue the conversation. She could only give Malu, her temporary partner, an apologetic look, indicating that she couldn't help.

Sun Mei also widened his eyes, unable to believe that Malu had only handed over thirteen toasted buns, even though the wheat aroma was quite strong.

But up to now in the competition, the judges have tasted many delicacies, and many of them are elderly people with poor gastrointestinal digestion. No matter how you look at it, they don’t look like they can eat steamed buns.

Not to mention that the steamed buns baked by Malu are quite large, with a diameter of more than ten inches, which is larger than many pizzas.

"This is ridiculous," said chef Julien Roy from Odette, shaking his head. "I feel like this contestant has no respect for cooking at all."

“Is this just a joke?” asked chef Gaggan Anand in Hinglish.

"I don't think it's a big deal, but I definitely won't give a pass for something like this, otherwise it would be too unfair to other serious contestants."

"Please take it away quickly. I feel full just by looking at it." said another judge.

However, at this moment, Andrew, the editor-in-chief of "Food & Travel", suddenly spoke up.

"Wait, these steamed buns seem interesting. Didn't you notice that these thirteen steamed buns are exactly the same in shape and size? How did they do that?

“How did he get thirteen doughs to rise and bake exactly the same?”

After he reminded them, everyone realized the unusualness of these baked buns.

But then again, no matter how unusual the baked steamed buns are, they are just baked steamed buns, which can hardly be a reason to advance.

Until Zhang Yang noticed the spoon next to the steamed buns.

Why a spoon? Zhang Yang thought, steamed buns are more suitable for chopsticks, or at least a fork should be used to eat them, because the steamed buns are so big that a spoon cannot hold them at all.

Zhang Yang picked up the small spoon, and suddenly had an idea, so he knocked it on the steamed bun shell.

The next moment, the crispy outer skin was knocked down a little, revealing a hole.

(End of this chapter)