The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 118 The Black Dragon Penetrating the Body (3K)

"The noodle bowl is filled with endless galaxies!"

The five judges lowered their heads in a daze. The bowls of noodles in front of them and the dark night sky seemed like a whirlpool that sucked their minds.

Never mind the review.

When the show's camera captured this scene.

The close-up, magnified images are presented to countless viewers.

At this moment.

The comments in the live broadcast room were all gone. People were distracted and just staring at the starry sky in the black bowl of noodles. They had no time to do anything else.

"Noodle bowl!"

"Starry sky and galaxy!"

Imperial capital, Lu family courtyard.

The old man from the Lu family couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, muttering absentmindedly:

"Is this the 'Great Galaxy Noodles' from the former chef god?"

Lu Zuguang clenched and unclenched his fists on his knees, his face flushed with excitement.

"The last episode was catfish noodles, this episode is simply a fantasy version of 'Galaxy Noodles'!"

And when there was dead silence inside Juxia Building.

A look of disappointment flashed across Xia An's eyes. Ah, this, isn't it glowing?

But think about it carefully.

That's normal.

Because the Milky Way surface he presented was not yet "complete".

Just as Xia An was about to turn around and look for the iron can behind him, Liu Heng was the first to calm down, catch his breath, and ask him:
"Inkfish ink, squid ink noodles."

"Plus a starry sky like this."

"So, this is The Great Galaxy Noodle?"

Boss Liu Heng had a strange expression on his face, seemingly happy and relieved, but also a little confused.

Complete recipe for Galaxy Noodles, where did it come from?

The gift he gave to Xia An when he invited her to participate in the Ju Xia Lou Competition was the recipe for "Catfish Noodles".

Of course, Liu Heng didn't know that at this moment, Xiang Shilin was almost suffocating on the stands on the second floor. The recipe of the Great Galaxy Noodles was exactly what he was betting on in the food battle. He was defeated miserably in the late-night food battle, and his "gold coins" and "equipment" were scattered all over the floor. It was all his own fault for being overconfident. If he dared to go all in, he had to bear the consequences.

"It's the Great Galaxy Noodles, a classic creation of the chef god Liu from Liu Maoxing." Xia An replied.

“Is it really an ancient dish?”

The audience was in an uproar.

"In fact, the original work, 'The Great Milky Way Noodles', has a very beautiful and touching background story. It was created by Liu Maoxing when he was traveling in southern Yunnan to congratulate a couple on their long and happy marriage. Therefore, he constructed the wonder of the 'Cowherd and Weaver Girl' Milky Way Bridge in the noodle bowl..."

Xia An said with a slight smile.

Chi Xiaobai said with great interest:
"It seems that you abandoned the artistic conception and imagery of the original Great Galaxy Noodles and gave this dish a brand new soul and life?"

Xia An said calmly:
"Well, it's not that the classic artistic conception of the original work is bad, but since the theme of this episode is "The Future", I have to improve the fantasy while presenting a brand new food fantasy."

"Then, I can say that my version of "The Great Galaxy Noodle" has my own personal characteristics and soul imprint!"

After saying this, Xia An shut up and stopped talking nonsense.

Inside the Chrysanthemum Tower, the audience was talking in a chaotic manner:
"I can only say that you are worthy of being Boss Xia..."

“Who says it’s not true? Ordinary chefs are still trying their best to recreate ancient dishes, but he is already thinking about how to innovate and give new vitality to classics!”

"While other chefs are still babbling, Boss Xia has already learned to run, and run like crazy!"

Amid heated discussions.

The five judges all looked expectant. They held their chopsticks and reached into the pitch-black bottomless bowl of noodles. Then they picked up a bunch of equally pitch-black noodles.

"Boom——"

The moment these black noodles emerged from the dark soup and revealed their appearance in mid-air.

Endless umami flavor is released wantonly.

You know, Xia An deliberately added "sago pearl" powder when kneading the dough.

So at this moment, people stared with wide eyes at the black noodles on the judges' chopsticks.

I just felt that against the backdrop of the wet soup, the colorful fluorescence on the noodles was enhanced, appearing even more dazzling.

"Suck~"

Liu Heng swallowed the still hot black noodles in one gulp.

His facial expression immediately collapsed:
"What's this explosion taste like?"

Nakiri Managi's fair and slender neck was raised high.

Veins bulged on her jade neck, but her face did not show pain or discomfort, but rather an irrepressible sense of extreme pleasure and ecstasy.

"The delicious black dragon..."

“It’s so big—”

"It penetrated me...through!"

The wife's divine tongue's eyes are full of lust.

Even Ms. Wei Xuelin, a well-known female prostitute in Linggui Province, inevitably fell for her, her pretty face flushed with temptation:

"Oh my god, this noodle is full of life. Is it because of the sago pearls? It has a soft and chewy texture, yet still has a thick texture...

It was as if the noodles were pure natural deep-sea ingredients, without any trace of artificial carving by the chef, just fished out, cooked, and served in a bowl!" Chi Xiaobai clenched his chopsticks tightly, biting the noodles in his mouth while trying his best to resist the umami taste, maintaining the last bit of clarity in his brain:
"That's right! This fresh taste is perfectly integrated with the black noodles, but it's not just the freshness of the "sago pearls", the freshness of the cuttlefish ink cannot be ignored!"

“If these black noodles are the black dragon, then the crumbs of the ‘sago pearls’ are the tendons and bones of the black dragon.”

"The squid ink is the blood that runs through the black dragon's body!"

Click.

He exerted more and more force with his hands, and a pair of wooden chopsticks broke in Chi Xiaobai's hands.

Gollum—

After swallowing the chewed black noodles, Chi Xiaobai coldly threw away the broken chopsticks. With a hint of hunger and anticipation in his eyes, he picked up the large bowl of noodles with both hands and blew air into the bowl, rippling the dark night sky.

Chi Xiaobai simply opened his mouth wide, put his mouth to the edge of the bowl, and took a big gulp of the hot soup.

This!
This this!

The umami taste goes from the mouth to the throat, and then along the esophagus to the stomach.

Chi Xiaobai's eyes widened, his face filled with shock.

At this moment, the umami taste was extremely aggressive, just like the black dragon's blood and bone marrow still contained some kind of powerful will after its death.

He felt the delicious flavor conquering his body, not only in his mouth, but even the taste buds on the tip of his tongue and then in his brain began to play a passionate hymn of deliciousness.

"The aftereffects of this are too strong!"

Chi Xiaobai murmured.

Liu Bo: "Yeah, after taking a sip of the soup, I felt like I was possessed by the black dragon in the bowl!"

Nakiri Managi: "Don't even mention my tongue. I was completely conquered without even realizing it. This bowl of noodles has a pure dark soul. It makes me vaguely taste the temperament of the masters of the dark cuisine world in the past!"

But, Boss Liu Heng suddenly put down his chopsticks.

He took the first bite of the black noodles and the black soup, and seemed to be determined to stop eating.

Witness this scene.

On the second floor stands, Kyonina's pupils shrank slightly, and she whispered with surprise on her face:
"Shouldn't the judges be immersed in his world of food and finish the whole bowl of noodles in one breath?"

Xiang Shilin was surprised:
"Yeah, the judges were still awake and had put their chopsticks down, which was really weird!"

what.

In the Polaris Dormitory, Soma Yukihira scratched his head and said in confusion:

"Dad, why aren't the judges eating? They've all stopped eating."

Isise Hui was also puzzled.

The performances of the top nine-star chefs on the show are far beyond the comprehension of this year's top ten member.

Caiba Chengyilang frowned, then suddenly remembered something and said in a daze:
"Boss Xia is really calm and composed. Even at this time..."

???

The friends in Polar Star Dormitory were all confused.

"Senior, could you please stop being a riddle teller?" Tanomo Kei couldn't help but complain.

"that is!"

"The Riddler is going to get beaten!"

Everyone started to criticize.

Saiba Chengyilang laughed:
"Don't worry, just watch what happens next. It's about to begin—"

And at the Nakiri residence.

Alice was just about to ask her grandfather, Senzaemon, about why she didn't understand the judges' behavior.

Nakiri Erina suddenly said:
"Where is the 'iron can', Master?"

"Oh, it's true!" Alice suddenly realized that her master had used an iron can when he was transporting and carrying the ingredients, but it was not displayed during the serving process.

Main studio.

Boss Liu Heng commented to Xia An, who looked calm, with some regret:

"In the original version of 'Galaxy Noodles', the noodles didn't use squid ink, they were just ordinary handmade noodles."

"But your version even changed the noodles. Not only did it upgrade to squid ink noodles made with white snake chain, but it also mixed with the powder of the fantasy ingredient "sago pearls". It's simply a genius inspiration and method!"

Chi Xiaobai sighed and said:
"Yes, this way of putting new wine in old bottles is quite ingenious."

"And this soup base is made from squid ink and sago shellfish meat."

"So this constitutes part of the black dragon's 'blood'. It is unusually thick and delicious."

Done.

Chi Xiaobai suddenly changed the subject:
"But it's a pity."

Boss Liu Heng nodded: "It's a pity."

“The cooking technique of this new version of “Galaxy Noodles” and even the genius inspiration of the chef himself are flawless and can be regarded as the best performance!

Sago pearls and sago shellfish, these two silver-grade ingredients, are well blended into the bowl of ancient dishes, but the theme of this episode is "The Future"...

I didn’t taste the artistic conception and soul of the future in your dishes, and even the heart of the chef is not obvious at all!”

Nakiri Managi suddenly said:
"Your dish is incomplete and incomplete."

"Of course, even if it is incomplete, the new version of 'The Great Galaxy' can be called excellent at this level. But because it does not fit the theme of this episode, I can only give you 7 to 8 points at most."

Wei Xuelin bit her lip, feeling very conflicted, but then she sighed:

"If that's all, I can't give you a full score. Maybe 8?"

(End of this chapter)