Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 593 The Disappearing Coconut

The public jury watching the scoring were unhappy to see this.

It was obvious that the last four judges had never tasted the dish, yet they all gave it 5 points. The shady deal was too obvious.

So the audience felt sorry for Qi Shanzhu who was ranked last.

As a representative of the judges, Olette Huppert first explained why Qi Shanzhu's dish only received 3 points.

“Chef Ki Sun Joo’s dishes are innovative and well balanced, but the coconut as a main theme is not prominent enough and is overwhelmed by the flavors of red snapper and even cumin.

“After all, this competition is about theme creation. If it deviates from the theme, it will be difficult to give a high score even if the taste is good.

"As for why Chef Malu once again received full marks, it is because his dish was unique and used smell to interpret the theme. It not only closely followed the theme, but also had overwhelming advantages in creativity and technique."

Although Sun He said something like "taste is the most important thing", the millipede dish strictly speaking does not provide food.

But the smell alone reminded the judges of the delicacies they had eaten before, tricking their brains and giving them the illusion that they were eating.

This is also the reason why the four judges finally decided to give him full marks.

Moreover, this dish is extremely difficult to make. Malu single-handedly replicated the aroma of the dishes of the other five opponents and found a way to seal up these aromas. No wonder he waited until the last minute to submit his work.

This courage and confidence forced the judges to give full marks.

They all want to see what kind of surprises millipedes will bring next.

As the commotion at the scene died down, Qi Shanzhu also left the cooking table.

However, she did not return to the room, but chose to stay in the banquet hall to continue watching the next game.

Without any rest time, the remaining five chefs entered into the third round of competition.

The director deliberately gave each chef a close-up, and it turned out that except for Malu, the other four had frowns on their faces.

On-site creation is very mentally and physically demanding, and the organizing committee came up with a very strange theme this time, and only gave two hours in total.

It can be said that from the beginning of the game, everyone started to go into full throttle mode.

Not only do you have to keep your hands busy, but you also have to keep your brain working even when the judges are commenting, and think hard about what to do in the next round. You can't relax for even a moment.

It's easy to feel exhausted under such terrible pressure.

When the second round was almost over, Fan Yixin was already sweating profusely and felt that it was more tiring than cooking for a whole day.

When the third round started, she wanted to grab the knife, but she almost lost her grip and the knife fell to the ground.

The other contestants were not much better. Luo Junkang, who was known for his steadiness, actually made mistakes during the cooking process, and he made them twice in a row.

Kawano Zhengming forgot to take some ingredients, so he had to run to the ingredient area again, wasting his limited time.

Only Sun Mei and Ma Lu remained stable.

Although Sun He did not serve as a judge to avoid suspicion, he also came to watch the competition today. He will be responsible for presenting the awards after the first, second and third places are decided.

Qiu Lele on the side said, "Is it my illusion? It seems that Xiaomei's cooking skills have improved again.

"Although she used to cook very well, she seemed to be imitating you in every way, like a carbon copy of you.

"I can still see some of you in her now, but more of you are the 'Chef Sun Mei'. She is calmer and more self-satisfied than before.

“‘The Ends of the World’ is her silent declaration to you.”

Sun He snorted, "She has always had a great talent in cooking, even better than when I was young, so that's why I don't agree with her studying painting. It's a complete waste of talent." She has what all chefs dream of, but she doesn't cherish it. She takes advantage of her youth to squander it and looks down on everyone.

"They shouted about freedom and passion, and went abroad, but in the end, they haven't made any decent careers in all these years. It's just nonsense."

"But..." Qiu Lele said cautiously, "Although Xiaomei was always winning at that time, she did look very tormented.

"People should do things that make themselves happy. You should also hope that she can be happy."

Sun He was silent for a while, then sighed, "If she really didn't like cooking at all, how could she make dishes like those in "The Ends of the Earth", and why did she agree to return to China to participate in the competition?"

"Didn't you call her back through Uncle Sun? Xiaomei feels that as long as she wins this game, she can repay your kindness in teaching her martial arts according to the agreement, and then continue to do what she likes."

"But you see she's so focused right now, is it really just for the promise she made to me?"

"........."

Sun Mei no longer paid attention to what was happening in the outside world, but just focused on cooking the food in front of her.

This time she plans to cook duck breast, and the duck she chooses is Jiaji duck, a local duck from Hainan.

This type of duck is initially fed with fish and shrimp, and then is raised in cages and stuffed. The ducks raised in this way have thick meat, which is very suitable for frying and roasting.

Sun Mei took out the prepared duck breast and cut off a few pieces of duck fat to cook the morels, potatoes and onions as side dishes.

When the final product was served, the four judges were stunned.

Gaggan Anand even turned it over with a fork, but couldn't find any coconut-related elements in the dish.

"Chef Sun Mei, did you forget something?" Rocky Chen reminded, "Your duck breast doesn't seem to come with sauce."

Sun Mei said, "I didn't forget. This dish originally didn't have any sauce."

“But then, wouldn’t the coconut be of no use at all?” Olette Huppert said, “Your duck is fried very well, but please don’t forget that our competition is based on coconut.”

"I haven't forgotten." Sun Mei said calmly, "You will understand after you have eaten it."

The four judges looked at each other, then picked up their knives and forks, cut a piece of duck meat and put it in their mouths.

Yoneyama Hajime was surprised. "Wait, this coconut fragrance... is smoked. Did you use smoke to process this piece of duck breast?"

Sun Mei nodded, "Yes, I used coconut shells as fuel to smoke the duck breast."

"But you only spent less than 15 minutes to make this dish. This time is not enough for the flavor to be absorbed." Gaggan Anand frowned.

"It's not enough, so I'm working on this duck breast while I'm making the first dish."

"what?"

"what?!"

As soon as Sun Mei said this, the four judges and the audience were all shocked.

I thought, wouldn't that be like admitting that I violated the rules? Continuing to cook after the timer is up is not allowed in the competition.

As if knowing what everyone was thinking, Sun Mei explained, "I didn't break any rules. The rules were made very clear from the beginning. After you tap the timer, you can't touch any kitchen utensils. It doesn't mean you can't cook.

"For this reason, I specifically asked the staff and did so only after getting permission."

(End of this chapter)