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Chapter 74: The Chef Who Believes in Winning by Using Ingredients (Fourth Update!)

"Cheese bunny? Such a big rabbit, it really is a fantasy species!"

"It's actually a cheese rabbit. I heard from my brother-in-law, a nine-star chef, that this kind of rabbit has a high capture level but low combat power. It's easy to catch, but..."

"But what is it?!"

"It is said that cheese rabbits are timid and shy, and usually live in caves. It is easy to imagine the difficulties that hunters face if they try to capture them in caves!"

The venue was filled with discussions surrounding the complete rabbit.

In the guest seats.

Lu Zuguang and Lu Jiaxin are both here.

"Brother, can you cook with this big rabbit?" Lu Jiaxin lowered her voice.

"I'm only a nine-star chef." Lu Zuguang said helplessly, "I'm not at the special level yet, so the gold-level fantasy ingredients I can access are very limited."

“Some people have extraordinary understanding and savvy, and can develop completely new fusion dishes by consuming only a very small portion of the ingredients.”

"But stupid and mediocre people are the mainstream of this world, aren't they?"

Hearing Lu Zuguang’s self-deprecating words.

Lu Jiaxin opened her mouth, her gossip burning in her heart, and asked, "So, brother, you have really come across this fantasy ingredient called cheese rabbit?"

“I have come across it and even consumed a whole cheese rabbit, but I haven’t been able to develop a dish that’s worth showing off.” Lu Zuguang sighed again.

Lu Jiaxin snorted and laughed sarcastically:
"See, you are the dull and mediocre person that grandpa always complains about."

"Boss Xia's new dishes will scare you to death!"

Lu Zuguang was used to being ridiculed by this nasty sister. They were real siblings, so he was not upset at all.

But when Lu Jiaxin clearly understood the food battle card Xia An was going to play, Lu Zuguang could no longer hold back and asked anxiously:
“What exactly is this new dish?”

"Hush, Boss Xia's words are conveyed to you as they are - just sit back and watch!"

hiss!
Lu Zuguang took a deep breath.

I will endure!

I'll just sit and watch!
……

Judges' seat.

"Cheese rabbit." Nakiri Managi said in a light tone, "In the fantasy food system of the Europa International Gourmet Association, its capture level is level 12."

Saiba Joichiro also understood the so-called "capture level" system and said with a smile:

"A high capture level does not mean a high combat capability."

"The cheese rabbit is a classic example, it's just a little bit bigger and runs faster."

"All it takes is one or two experienced hunters with large-caliber guns crouching down to knock down the cheese rabbit in an instant."

Wei Xuelin nodded:
"To be precise, the 'capture level' is divided into levels based on rarity and combat power. The cheese rabbit has a capture level of 12 because of its rarity."

Lan Qingya is a little taciturn.

His eyes were flickering and complicated, always lingering in the open kitchen where Xia An was.

How long has it been?
Summer vacation isn't over yet.

It started from the night I brought Xiaoxi to him.

This man seems to be performing miracles with his dishes frequently.

That was the night.

She had just served as a judge and personally witnessed a food battle between nine-star chefs, but the scale of that food battle was far inferior to this one, and even a relatively complete fantasy ingredient like the "cheese rabbit" was offered...

"Sigh~"

Lan Qingya, a star in the food industry who has experienced many food battles and served as a judge, couldn't help but feel a slight tingling sensation on her scalp.

At this time!

Chi Xiaobai strode towards the food transport truck parked next to Xia An's kitchen and also suddenly opened a large curtain.

A pink and tender giant pig, which was estimated to be 4 meters long, was loaded on the rear of the vehicle. It was captured in a long close-up by the camera and appeared on the broadcast screen.

"what?!"

Lan Qingya stood up suddenly: "Is this a crab pig?"

After all, as the signature figure of this generation of the Lan family, Lan Qingya obviously has a good understanding of fantasy ingredients.

On the price of meat.

Crab Pig, even slightly taller than Cheese Rabbit!
There were many knowledgeable people present, after all, they were all industry insiders who booked audience tickets on the Late Night Cooking App.

Seeing that Xia An's fantasy ingredient for this food competition was crab pig, which was slightly better than Xiang Shilin's cheese rabbit, everyone's horror can be imagined.

"What is that?" Wu Zhu almost lay down in front of the large French window of the second-floor lounge, and asked in disbelief, "The fantasy ingredient that Boss Xia took out actually suppressed Xiang Shilin?"

Wu Zhu felt that the story of this food battle had gone awry. It shouldn't be like this!
Something is wrong!

Why is it that Xiang Shilin is facing a situation where the food supply is slightly disadvantaged?

at the same time.

Chi Xiaobai was also fulfilling his duties as a host, explaining in detail the two golden fantasy ingredients, "crab pig" and "cheese rabbit", to some confused viewers.

He concluded with one sentence:
“Although the cheese rabbit is caught at a higher level, its meat price is lower than that of the crab pig.”

For a small audience.

Just let them know that crab and pig ingredients are more delicious and more expensive in the eyes of gourmets.

It doesn't matter what level of capture it is.

Xiang Shilin is already working on the cheese rabbit and cutting the ingredients for cooking.

I heard the noise and discussion all over the place.

He couldn't help but stop and cast a very solemn look at Xia An, who was chopping pork with a knife in the kitchen opposite.

"He can actually take out a crab pig?"

Xiang Shilin's thoughts turned.

At this moment, he no longer had the calmness and confidence he had before the food battle and at the beginning.

There was a flicker of hesitation in the eyes of the chef who firmly believed that winning by crushing ingredients was faced with an opponent who brought out fantasy ingredients that were more expensive, tastier, and more recognized by gourmets.

It was as if he had just started the game and was hit by a sudden and severe blow.

"but--"

Xiang Shilin took a deep breath and adjusted his mentality.

"We can compete on utilization and integration!"

"The two ingredients are almost equal. I can win by making a more sophisticated fusion dish!"

Immediately, Xiang Shilin lowered his head, swung his knife, and chopped off a large piece of meat from the cheese rabbit.

Then he frowned, waved his hand, and asked the staff to transport the cheese rabbit back for preservation.

Xiang Shilin turned around and carried a large piece of rabbit meat back to the operating table. He took a large basin, filled it with clean water, put the rabbit meat in, and washed it carefully.

The camera gives him a close-up.

You can see that Xiang Shilin's work is quite detailed.

He washed away all the blood and then removed a lot of white fat from the belly side of the piece of meat.

"Boom boom boom!"

After a moment, Xiang Shilin swung his knife to chop the meat.

His knife skills were steady and he didn't show off. He chopped down one piece after another, and the delicate and evenly diced rabbit meat lay flat on the chopping board.

“You can start pickling now!”

So far, Xiang Shilin is very satisfied with his performance.

One link after another, all reached perfection.

This is an impromptu performance.

How could I lose?
“Then next, it’s all about perfect seasoning and marinating!”

Xiang Shilin took another deep breath and stretched his mental strength to its fullest. He had already realized that if there was even a slight flaw in his performance in this food battle, he would most likely lose.

"Salt, cooking wine, pepper."

Reach into the bowl and stir.

"Cornstarch, peppercorns, star anise..."

After the second stirring.

Xiang Shilin stared at the perfectly colored diced rabbit meat in the basin, his mouth slightly curled up to reveal a complacent smile:
"Very good, this step is also perfect!"

Just as Xiang Shilin turned around and brought the garlic, chili pepper and ginger pieces one by one to start cutting the side dishes.

Boom!
Boom!
The venue gradually became quiet without anyone noticing.

There were bursts of dull thumping sounds.

Xiang Shilin took the time to look at the open kitchen opposite and saw a large ball of white dough being repeatedly thrown on the clean kitchen counter.

"??"

"He just started mixing and kneading the dough?"

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