Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 598 Layering
With the experience from last time, the four of them stopped what they were doing, held their breath, and stared intently at the drink in front of them.

But this time nothing changed inside the cup.

Malu took out the timer that was originally placed on the table from his arms.

“I actually didn’t finish this dish because there was a part that needed to be cooked on the spot, so I asked the staff for advice.

"They said we could save that part for when we go on stage, just factor it into the cooking time."

Indeed, some dishes now cannot be eaten directly after being served on the table, and require secondary processing on the spot by waiters or even the chefs themselves.

This is also to ensure flavor or ornamental value.

After receiving a signal from the staff, Malu pressed the timer again and came to the podium.

Then he took out a dropper from his bosom and dripped the liquid into the glass in front of the four judges.

The next moment a miracle happened.

The brown juice fell into the cup and turned into a coconut grove. The coconut trees continued to grow downwards until they took root at the bottom of the cup.

Later, large coconut leaves grew on the coconut tree, and eventually coconuts were produced.

This scene, which seemed like the reappearance of magic from the world of Harry Potter, stunned all the Muggles.

The four judges were all dumbfounded.

They were still wondering how to express the "meaning" of the fifth dish, millipede.

Most people thought he might use liquid nitrogen or dry ice to create a smoky scene, or try to recreate the "Baked Buns" dish he made in the first game in the same way.

That dish is also quite artistic.

In the end, no one expected that Millipede would do something big this time and make a coconut forest grow in the drink in front of everyone.

Is this scene really real and not an illusion?

Violette Huppert, editor-in-chief of Food & Wine magazine, had a twinkle in her eyes. She thought of something and blurted it out.

“Are you using the cocktail layering technique?”

Layering is a fundamental skill for every bartender.

For example, the famous rainbow wine is made using this technology. Base wines or liqueurs of different densities are added to the wine glass in order of density.

The ones with the highest density are at the bottom, and the ones with the lowest density are at the top, so they can be easily layered and colored by adding pigments. What ends up in the cup is a cocktail with each layer having a different color, as gorgeous as a rainbow.

But millipedes may have gone a step further.

He layered the base wine or liqueur with different densities without adding any pigment to make the layers appear.

This misleads the drinker into thinking that he is not using layering technology.

What he just added into the cup with a dropper should have been mixed with a large amount of coconut milk and milk.

By taking advantage of the different diffusion rates of coconut milk and milk in layers of wine with different densities, the illusion of a coconut tree growing and bearing fruit is created.

To confirm her guess, Violette Huppert then took a sip of the drink in front of her.

Sure enough, I could taste the flavors of coconut milk, alcohol and syrup.

Although she saw through the secret behind the magic, Violette Huppert's evaluation of the dish did not decrease, but increased again.

Because knowing the principle is one thing, and wanting to do it is another.

In just one sip, he tasted six or seven different flavors, and that was just a small fraction of them.

He estimated that in order to achieve the final effect, the drink was divided into at least a dozen layers, which was extremely difficult to do, and it would take thousands or even tens of thousands of experiments for the average person to make the coconut milk spread into the shape of a coconut tree. Even if it was done, it would probably be difficult to replicate it successfully.

Violette Huppert could only sigh in the end, "It's amazing how ingenious it is. Although most of the chefs I've met know about wine, few of them can work as professional bartenders on the side.

“Because this is also a profession that requires talent and a lot of practice. Being at the top is as difficult as becoming a chef. How many skills do you have that we don’t know about?

"Or should I ask, is there any technology you don't know?"

"No."

Malu's answer was as arrogant as ever.

The last person to take the stage was Luo Junkang.

Luo Junkang is not like Sun Mei and Ma Lu who have endless new ideas.

He just cooked a dish honestly, because the time for this round was so tight that he didn't even have time to plan the dish.

But it smells pretty good when it's served.

Gaggan Anand used a fork to pick up a butterfly-shaped fried food on the plate and asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Cha San." Luo Junkang said, "It's a traditional snack in Huai'an. I used it to make loofah tea San. Well, I changed the recipe a bit. I replaced the chicken soup with truffle soup and added crab meat. It can be regarded as a deluxe version for the competition."

Rocky Chen was in no hurry to taste the dish, although it looked tempting, but ordered another one.

"I noticed that your time is almost up. Even if you pass this round, you won't be able to compete next time. Unless you have some tricks up your sleeve that we don't know about, why don't you choose a dish that's easier to cook?"

"I don't have a backup plan anymore," Luo Junkang shook his head. "As for why I didn't do the right thing, it's not because I didn't want to, it's just because my opponent was too strong."

"If I don't try my best, there's no hope of surviving this round. As for the next game, I don't have time to think about it."

"I understand."

After eating the loofah tea fried dough, the four judges tasted the works of the three people in this round, and then they completed the scoring.

Sun Mei also felt a little nervous this time. Although Sun He and Luo Junkang's grandfather were old friends and had worked together, she and Luo Junkang were not very familiar with each other.

However, Sun Mei had tasted Luo Junkang's cooking before and recognized his strength. She always regarded Luo Junkang as her potential rival for the championship.

In order to save time for the final round, she didn't actually give her full performance in the first two rounds.

On the contrary, Luo Junkang seemed to have given up on winning the championship and spent all his time in this round.

In this way, the threat that Luo Junkang could pose to Sun Mei would be even greater after he exerted his last bit of strength.

Sun Mei also felt a little regretful, wondering if she should spend more time polishing "A Night in a Strange Land" this time, but when her attention shifted to Malu, she became determined again.

The second one is no different from the third one to her.

Only by defeating the man in front of her can she fulfill her promise with Sun He.

Because there were only three people left, the staff was able to calculate the points much faster.

The final scores came out, with Malu once again leading with 4.25 points, Sun Mei got 4.25 points, and Luo Junkang also got points.

It's a tie.

This is the first time that there has been a tie for the last place in the competition so far.

Next, the judging panel needs to come up with a result.

(End of this chapter)