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Chapter 76 Sichuan Spicy Ginger Rabbit (Second Update!)
The spicy flavor and meaty aroma continuously flow out from the plate.

The camera turned to Managi Nakiri who was sitting in the middle of the judging panel. One could clearly see obvious signs of swallowing saliva on her fair neck.

Obviously, even as the only "special executive" of the Europa International Gourmet Association, she is still far from having the freedom to eat gold-level fantasy ingredients whenever she wants, so she now shows a stronger appetite.

The spotlight shines on the dinner plate.

The audience stared in amazement at the close-up of the dishes in the broadcast.

The steam is rising, and the delicate diced rabbit meat is dyed with a fragrant color and coated with a layer of shiny oil after stir-frying.

There are diced meat, green and red peppers, tender yellow shredded ginger, and finely chopped ginger and garlic stuck in the gaps, and the bottom of the plate is filled with clear red oil that reflects the light.

Just looking at the dishes is enough to lure people into the abyss of appetite.

Moreover, the pervasive spiciness doesn’t smell pungent, and it seems to be neutralized by the cheese and rabbit meat.

Chi Xiaobai paused his hosting duties, returned to the empty seat in the judges' booth, and put down the microphone.

He raised his hand and pointed at Xiang Shilin's food, and said with emotion:
"I didn't expect that you, a Chinese who has lived in North America for so many years, can still cook such authentic Sichuan cuisine?"

Wei Xuelin continued:

"It's obviously Sichuan cuisine. To be more precise, it's the Sichuan Zigong way of eating young ginger rabbit."

Saiba Joichiro was very straightforward and picked up the bowl and chopsticks:

“I’m used to reviewing after eating.”

After saying this, his nose kept moving, and he couldn't help but smell the rich fragrance with a look of intoxication on his face.

I picked up a piece of shiny rabbit meat from the pile of peppers and other ingredients, put it into my mouth, and gently closed my eyes to enjoy it.

"Um?!"

As soon as I took a bite, the spicy juice and the thick gravy mixed in my mouth.

Saibajo Ichiro closed his eyes, and the expression on his face gradually collapsed:

"This this……"

"The reason why cheese rabbit is called this is because its meat is as thick as cheese, so this is the difficulty in cooking it!"

"But the strong spiciness has obviously penetrated the thick defense layer by layer, and the diced meat has been well-seasoned!"

Hear the words.

The other judges looked at each other.

They also picked up the chopsticks, picked up the diced rabbit meat from the plate, and started chewing it in their mouths.

Then all the judges had expressions of surprise on their faces.

“Yes, this spicy combination is really amazing. How could the cheese rabbit meat, which is so hard to chew and taste, be cooked to such a degree?!”

"This is a golden fantasy ingredient, and it's cooked so deliciously..."

"Hiss~ So spicy and fragrant, this rabbit meat is so chewy, I'm addicted to it!"

So the camera screen.

Five judges.

Luxurious lineup.

Everyone has abandoned their manners, there is no nobleness, only hunger and madness for the world's delicacies.

He was eating voraciously, one chopstick after another.

The amount of diced rabbit meat on the plate was visibly decreasing.

After a few minutes.

"Gone?"

Nakiri Managi's chopsticks were sweeping through the pile of side dishes on the plate, trying to find a piece of rabbit meat.

“There really isn’t a single piece left!!”

Her face was slightly flushed, and her eyes were filled with unsatisfied anger. She looked up at Xiang Shilin who was standing in front of the judging table and said:

"Can't you make more of it, put more rabbit meat in the cheese rabbit?"

Xiang Shilin smiled cheerfully, with a hint of complacency in his eyes:
"I prepared this food strictly based on the amount of food for five people."

Saiba Chengyilang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"It's not enough. I don't eat enough."

"Another one?"

Wei Xuelin: "One more!"

Lan Qingya pursed her lips: "I haven't eaten enough..."

I saw several judges begging Xiang Shilin to cook again.

The audience was in an uproar. In the lounge on the second floor, Wu Zhu looked a little pale: "He has captured the judges' stomachs with his cheese rabbit meat?"

Guest seats.

"Are Xiang Shilin's dishes so powerful?" The smile on Lu Jiaxin's face disappeared.

Lu Zuguang held his breath and said, "This is a dish that incorporates fantasy ingredients. These judges have experienced many battles, and to be honest, they have developed a pretty good resistance."

"If it were an ordinary judge who had never tasted fantasy ingredients before, their sense of taste would be suppressed at this moment!"

Lu Jiaxin looked anxious:
"So how is Boss Xia's dish progressing?"

As she spoke, Lu Jiaxin subconsciously glanced at the countdown displayed on the screen above her head:
Time remaining: 32 minutes.

In other words, this food battle took an hour and a half.

Just as Lu Jiaxin was about to shift her gaze to Xia An's open kitchen.

"Dudu-"

"Dudu-"

The venue's loudspeaker picked up a strong sound of steam hitting the lid of a pot at the right time.

"My dish is done." A leisurely voice came through the kitchen's microphone and also spread to the venue.

Lu Jiaxin couldn't help but clench her fists and said in surprise: "Great, Boss Xia has also finished it!"

Lu Zuguang said in a dull tone: “Don’t be too happy too soon!”

Lu Jiaxin pursed her lips: "Brother, you're turning against us now. Are you so pessimistic about Boss Xia?"

"The dish that Xiang Shilin presented first was too strong and has captured the judges' stomachs and tongues." Lu Zuguang spoke quickly, "What Boss Xia needs to do is to break the deadlock when presenting the dish, so that the judges will be interested in his dish and have an appetite!"

The audience was also discussing it enthusiastically.

In fact, we saw Xia An appear on the stage at the beginning of the show.

They were surprised and ecstatic because it turned out that one of the contestants in this late-night food battle was the "Boss Xia" who had recently become famous on Douyin. If the audience sitting in the venue at that moment were not considered insiders, they would have probably collapsed long ago.

Now, see "Boss Xia" complete the food battle dish.

The venue was suddenly buzzing with the sound of people talking.

"Here he comes, Boss Xia is here!"

"If Boss Xia can come up with a luminous dish, I believe he will win!"

“But can luminous dishes really suppress fantasy ingredients?”

In an atmosphere where every pair of eyes is filled with tension, curiosity and anticipation.

Xia An put on oven gloves and lifted the oversized frying pan with lid.

Then, he walked steadily all the way to the judges' seat and picked up the frying pan with the steam still bubbling from the lid.

It was placed gently on the review table with a thump.

But it’s different from the audience.

The reactions of the five judges were rather cold.

He looked like he had no interest in anything and just wanted to eat Xiang Shilin's food.

Xia An heard Xiang Shilin step back a few steps and uttered a low, sneering "Huh".

His expression remained unchanged, and his mood was not disturbed in the slightest.

"Everyone, wait a moment."

As he spoke, he lifted the lid of the pot with his hand wearing heat-proof gloves.

call!
First, the delicious smell of the howling north wind suddenly blew out from the frying pan.

Next!

It is a hot flow like a volcanic eruption and magma splashing.

"Wow—"

There's a fire?

The judges' calm eyes suddenly shrank: "What's in this pot?"

Even Xiang Shilin, who was standing behind him with a mocking smile on his face, couldn't help but shudder:
"Ice? Fire?"

Xia An returned to the kitchen slowly, took out a flamethrower, clicked the switch, and skillfully completed the last step of the heating process for a total of 15 swollen dumplings in the frying pan.

"High heat, collect the sauce!"

When Xia An closed and lowered the flamethrower, his eyes were filled with anticipation.

The light shot up into the sky.

　I took my kids out in the afternoon, and here’s the second update today!
　　I will try my best to write the third and fourth updates before 12 o'clock!!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)