Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 597: Night in a Foreign Land
"I see. Well, I've eaten a lot of grass cakes, but this is the first time one with such a seaside flavor. After adding coconut milk and sea water, that feeling comes up immediately." Violette Huppert said.

"Yes, when I was eating grass cakes, I felt like I was sitting under a coconut tree by the sea, watching the sunset." Rocky Chen also said.

“As expected of the chef of Lonely Island Restaurant, his understanding of the element of the sea is impressive.”

"Okay, everyone has eaten, so let's start grading." Gaggan Anand clapped his hands.

"Oh, it's really difficult. At this point in the game, the remaining four people are very strong. It feels like it would be a pity no matter who is eliminated." Violette Huppert said.

"But our responsibility is to keep the game going," said Hajime Yoneyama.

"What happens if the last place is tied?"

"According to the rules, the four of us need to come up with a conclusion. If we can't reach a consensus, the team leader, Chef Gaggan Anand, will make the decision."

After the results were announced, this did not happen. Malu still ranked first with full marks, Sun Mei and Luo Junkang both scored 4 points, and Kawano Zhengming got 3.75 points.

Although he was in last place, the gap between him and the second and third place was actually very small. The combined scores of the four judges were only 4 point lower than those of Sun Mei and Luo Junkang.

"What a pity." Gaggan Anand said regretfully, "Your grass cake is really well made, especially the control of details, which is textbook-like. If it was in a restaurant outside, I would be willing to give this dish a higher rating. But,"

Gaggan Anand changed the subject, “As we have been emphasizing, today’s competition is based on coconut. Coconut should be the protagonist of this dish, the absolute star.

"But in your Kusabi, this is broken. The progression of sweetness is amazing, but it is only to set off the crab legs at the end.

"Of course, it's totally fine to do this outside. After all, king crab is a very precious ingredient. If other chefs were to choose it, they would also use it as the finale."

Kawano Zhengming nodded, "I understand, this is indeed my negligence."

After saying that, he bowed again, took off his chef's hat, and walked down from the cooking table.

He did not return to his room, and like Qi Shanzhu, he chose to stay and watch the game.

After four rounds of competition, the top three of this year's MasterChef competition have been decided.

They are Malu, Sun Mei and Luo Junkang.

Except for Luo Junkang who was the favorite to win before the game, no one knew anything about the other two.

Well, this may not be accurate. There are still some people who know Malu, but everyone’s impression of him is that he is the owner of the Infinite Universe Canteen.

He usually plays with his phone at the cashier counter, and some people even suspect that he never cooks. No one expected that his cooking skills are so good and surpass everyone else.

As for Sun Mei, someone did some research and found out that she was Sun He's granddaughter and a genius chef ten years ago. But people were not that surprised.

But even so, it was quite surprising that these two people could stay until the end.

Round five.

While the three contestants were cooking, the judges took the opportunity to rinse their mouths with mineral water.

They have tasted more than twenty dishes in a row, and all of them are coconut-themed, causing their mouths to be filled with the taste of coconut and gradually losing their sense of taste.

It's like writing. If you keep writing the same word, eventually you won't recognize it.

The judges are affected even more seriously because they have to taste the food from time to time during the creative process.

Even the water Sun Mei drinks now tastes like coconut. Luo Junkang is not much better, and his inspiration is on the verge of drying up.

I have a very strong feeling that I'm really going to die this time.

Having said that, his body still moved, perhaps because he felt that his end was approaching.

Luo Junkang calmed down and became more focused. He completely forgot the passage of time while cooking. When he finally took a picture of the timer, there was less than a minute left.

Ma Lu and Sun Mei had already completed their works early.

This time Sun Mei was faster than Malu, so it was her turn to go on stage first.

After seeing the dishes on the plates, the four judges kept their eyes fixed on them.

In the center of the plate was a pale yellow ball of ice cream held up by a piece of cod. Next to it was a small house made of white asparagus and beet seedlings, a street lamp made of gold buttons, a sea painted with blueberry jam, and a dam woven with coral buds.

And it’s all covered in a dark brown sauce.

Sun Mei once again used the painting skills she learned while studying abroad to piece together a beautiful scene using food ingredients.

"So beautiful! Does this dish have a name?" asked Hajime Yoneyama.

"Yes, it's called 'A Night in a Foreign Land'."

Hearing this, Sun He's body trembled slightly, and his gaze towards the stage softened a lot.

"I heard that you left your hometown when you were a teenager to study abroad. It seems that this dish is also related to your personal experience, Chef Sun Mei." Rocky Chen said.

"Ah."

Yoneda Hajime scooped a spoonful of ice cream into his mouth. "It has a rich coconut flavor."

Then he scooped another spoonful of sauce and said, "Let me taste the dark night you made. Hey, is this... coffee?"

"Hainan is rich in coffee beans, and the taste of coffee and coconut goes well together, so I thought of adding them to my dishes," said Sun Mei.

"Indeed, not only that, the coffee and the night are like twins, and together with the ice cream on top, they give the cod fillet a sweet and bitter taste," praised Olette Huppert.

"I didn't expect that at this point in the competition, Chef Sun Mei could still bring us surprises."

"White asparagus is delicious, too," said Hajime Yoneyama succinctly.

After Sun Mei, it was Ma Lu's turn. With the lessons learned from the previous performance, the four judges were mentally prepared.

I knew that Millipede might be up to something fancy again, but I still couldn’t help but be surprised when I saw the dishes.

"Ah, what you did this round was..."

"Drinks," Malu nodded, "I make drinks."

Although drinks are also a kind of food and are indispensable to every restaurant.

However, it is rare to see drinks served in cooking competitions. Such things usually appear in special beverage competitions.

Because that drink will undoubtedly be at a disadvantage when paired with other people's serious dishes.

This is indeed the case. Although everyone has not tasted it yet, when the drink was placed in front of the judges, they did not feel too surprised.

Especially when compared with Sun Mei's previous work, at least in terms of visual aspects, Malu's work is overshadowed this time.

Just when the four of them were planning to have a drink, they were unexpectedly stopped by Millipede again.

"and many more."

(End of this chapter)