The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 92 Two Fantasy Fish Products! (4-in- K)

"Start broadcast!"

As Gao Shengqi gave the order.

The director backstage also cut the advertising footage to the studio in the lobby on the first floor of Juxialou.

The famous beautiful host in Shu smiled at the camera:
"Good evening, audience friends."

The camera then passed over her and fixed on the seven debut chefs standing in a row under the lights.

"Welcome to watch the first episode of the first season of "The Chrysanthemum Downstairs Contest"!"

"The theme of this first issue of the competition is 'Noodles'!"

“Let’s interview the seven debut chefs and see their opinions on the theme of Noodles!”

Xia An stood in seventh place.

Liu Shimeng was first, Chalmers was second, Shinomiya Kojiro was third, followed by another three top nine stars in the country.

"Noodle culture has a long history and was widely used during the Han Dynasty. I will let everyone know my deep understanding of noodles!" Liu Shimeng said seriously.

It was Chalmers' turn.

The chef from the Europa International Gastronomy Association said:
"My home country is Italy, so I am good at Italian cuisine. As we all know, Italian cuisine is famous for dishes such as pasta and pizza."

"I am looking forward to the Italian food and pasta that I will serve in a moment, and the pasta dishes that you Chinese chefs will share, which will spark brilliant cultural exchanges."

After saying this, Chalmers bowed slightly, a very standard classical gentleman's etiquette.

With his golden hair, handsome face, impeccable smile and politeness, it is estimated that Chalmers has won the love of many female viewers as soon as the show started.

Come down again.

It's Shinomiya Kojiro.

“My area of ​​expertise is French cuisine.”

"But the decisive reason for participating in this Shenzhou variety show was this man..."

Shinomiya Kojiro was halfway through his speech when he suddenly turned his head and cast his gaze towards Xia An who was at the end of the line.

The agent who was also the translator standing behind him quickly and accurately conveyed this sentence in Chinese.

The program team's live camera also shifted over at the right time.

ah? I?
Xia An looked surprised.

He did not expect this step, and this was not the established process in Gao Shengqi's script and lines.

However, there are always unexpected things happening on the show that go against the script. Anyway, the celebrity chefs all have their own personalities, so it is quite normal for the story to go off the track.

"Oh?"

The beautiful host obviously received instructions from the backstage in the headset, and deliberately asked in an excited voice:
"Chef Sigong, are you here specifically for Boss Xia?"

"Yes, many seniors in Neon have told me how amazing it is that Boss Xia can recreate dishes from legendary stories, and that he has mastered many lost skills in the Chinese culinary world."

Shinomiya Kojiro pushed up the frame of his glasses, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a joyful smile of a challenger:

“So I am looking forward to competing with Boss Xia on this show and stage! And to defeat him with my dishes!”

The beautiful host came to Xia An and handed her the microphone:
"Boss Xia, do you have anything to say to Chef Sigong?"

Xia An thought for a moment and said, "I am also looking forward to competing with famous chefs from various countries on the show, and then winning first place!"

Soon, this segment, which was equivalent to greeting the audience at the beginning of the show, ended.

The celebrity chefs dispersed.

Each of them walked to their own open kitchen.

"Then next -" the beautiful host announced, "Please welcome the mentors and guests!"

The camera immediately cuts to the gate.

One by one, the guests, dressed in their best attire, walked into the lobby on the first floor of Juxia Building.

The beautiful host held the inscription card and introduced it quickly but clearly:

"Ms. Nakiri Managi, the only special executive officer of the Europa International Gourmet Association..."

"Mr. Liu Heng, President of the Shu Branch of the Shenzhou Gourmet Association."

"Mr. Liu Bo, a famous special-grade master in Shu."

"Ms. Wei Xuelin, a famous top grade in Linggui."

"Mr. Chi Xiaobai, a well-known top-notch talent in Lingyue."

A total of five mentor guests appeared on the camera screen.

Because it is a live online broadcast.

The program team's live broadcast room was already filled with barrages of comments.

[Two Liu bosses? ]

[To be precise, Mr. Liu Heng is the current head of the Liu family, and Mr. Liu Bo is the leader of the young and middle-aged generation of the Liu family! ]

[So why can they invite a giant like Nakiri Managi? He controls a giant in the European food industry. With such status and identity, the two programs next door must be envious! ]

[Stop talking, hurry up and start feeding. I’m watching three programs at the same time on my computer, phone, and tablet! ]

[Then you are really bad! ]

[Is the exciting part next door coming? Where are the spies? Go check it out quickly! ]

After the five mentor guests took their seats.

The beautiful host walked to the double staircase in the lobby on the first floor.

Here, a golden gong was set up. The beautiful host picked up the hammer and struck the golden gong with a "clang" sound.

"Wow--"

A bundle of scrolls dropped from a tall building.

In huge ink calligraphy, it was written on the scroll:
noodle!
The beautiful host announced: "With noodles as the theme, seven famous chefs will compete and compete in delicious food on this theme!"

"Who will be the winner of this episode? Which celebrity chef's dish will receive the highest score from the five mentor guests?"

Following the voice of the beautiful host.

The live broadcast screen is divided into eight parts, in the middle of which are the mentors and guests chatting in low voices to pass the time.

Of course, this scene only lasts for two or three seconds, so that the audience can understand the situation at the moment and see clearly what the seven famous chefs are doing.

If you think the main picture is too macro, that's from the perspective of the entire program.

Viewers can also click on the live broadcast room with the corresponding number to see the first-person perspective of the kitchen.

So, Xia An is in Kitchen No. 7, Live Broadcast Room No. 7.

A large number of spectators immediately flocked in.

[Boss Xia is here indeed! ]

[Boss Xia, start your performance! ]

[Where is the White Snake Chain? I want to see the lost skill reappear in the hands of Boss Xia! ]

……

Far away in Japan.

The Nakiri residence in the back hills of Totsuki Academy.

The "Food Demon King" Nakiri Senzaemon specifically called Dojima Gin and Saiba Joichiro to come.

It was like some kind of tea party, and they sat in a teahouse with a big screen.

Dojima Gin: “It’s started.”

Saibajo Ichiro: "I'm afraid this show's ratings abroad are not low, right?"

Nakiri Senzaemon didn't say anything, but stared at the big screen intently.

……

imperial capital.

An old courtyard house of the Lu family.

Lu Zuguang stared and said, "Grandpa, it's about to begin!"

A white-haired old man who was making tea raised his head and looked at the live broadcast screen with curiosity when he heard this.

……

A small courtyard in the suburbs of Lijiang City.

"It's Dad!"

Lan Xiaoxi pointed at the live broadcast from the perspective of Kitchen No. 7.

Alice smiled and asked the other two "sisters":
"What kind of noodles will Master prepare to suit the theme of noodles in this episode?"

Erina said, "Catfish noodles!"

Miyoko also wanted to say catfish noodles.

……

In kitchen number 7.

Xia An did not mix or knead the dough immediately.

Instead, he rang an electronic summons bell and asked the logistics team to deliver the fantasy fishery that he had previously handed over to the program team for review and safekeeping.

then.

The water tank carrying the oxygen concentrator was transported over on a cart.

The clanking sound of the wheels inevitably attracted the attention of many famous chefs and their agents. They looked up and saw the aquatic product transport vehicle, and could vaguely see the special fish inside being sent directly to Kitchen No. 7.

"Two fantasy fishes, is Boss Xia finally serious this time?" Liu Shimeng took a deep breath, with a hint of shock in his eyes.

"interesting!"

Charme, the nine-star Italian chef, withdrew his gaze and murmured, "With Boss Xia's cooking skills, he used two fantasy fishes at once. Is he trying to achieve the superposition formula of 1+1 being greater than 2?"

Shinomiya Kojiro was slightly stunned: "If I'm not mistaken, those two fish are barred salmon and... litchi sturgeon?"

Both types of fish have distinct appearance characteristics.

For example, the scales of the [Stripe Salmon] are shining and there are lines on its body.

The [Lychee Sturgeon] has a simply weird shape, like peeled lychee flesh, or like a bloated puffer fish.

The fish has a round body with a mouth and eyes on it.

And there are very sharp teeth in the mouth.

So, when these two kinds of fantasy fish were delivered to Cheyenne's Kitchen No. 7.

The audience that flocked to Room 7’s live broadcast had an explosive reaction.

【? ? ? ? 】

[Lightning strikes at the opening! High energy at the opening! 】

[This must be a fantasy fish. I have never seen this kind of fish in my daily life! ]

[Boss Xia, can you popularize and introduce these two types of fish to the people in the mountains? ]

Agent Yang Jinli had a tablet computer in her hand with the screen locked on Live Room No. 7, so she could see all the boiling comments.

As for Xia An's desire to watch the barrage and interact with the audience, that was completely fine. He could just look up at the wall-mounted screen in front of the console.

"Boss Xia, the audience asked you to introduce two kinds of fish products." Yang Jinli quickly reported.

Xia An glanced at the wall-mounted screen and took in the scrolling comments:
"First of all, there's this weird-shaped fish!"

He turned around and walked over to the seafood box.

"This fantasy fish is called Lychee Sturgeon. If a chef wants to use it to cook a delicious dish, he must first..."

talking.

Xia An took the fish net bag and reached into the aquatic tank.

Unexpectedly, the lychee sturgeon in the water suddenly jumped up, opened its big, serrated mouth, and bit the fishing net with a snap.

Soon, the net bag was bitten through, and even the metal hoop around the edge was broken.

"Did you see it?"

Xia An said calmly: "The litchi sturgeon is very ferocious, just like the piranhas you know, with strong jaw muscles and amazing bite force."

"Don't try to reach for it or you'll lose an arm!"

This is simply a living example of fantasy creatures.

The barrage was quiet for a moment, and then it became boiling.

[It's only about 20 centimeters long, not that big, but the way it's puffed up is really scary! ]

[Hiss~ Is this the lychee sturgeon? I can’t handle it, goodbye! ]

[Imaginary fishery of turtles living, is it so scary? 】

To be honest, the lychee sturgeon is spherical in shape and is almost the size of a basketball.

Xia An's expression remained unchanged. He pulled out a long and narrow machete from the knife rack and smashed it hard with the back of the knife at the fast-swimming and aggressive lychee sturgeon in the water tank.

The water just splashed slightly!

Then a real man never looks back at the explosion.

He reached in and lifted up the lychee sturgeon, which had been knocked unconscious by the back of the knife, by its fins.

Such a scene.

All of this shows that Xia An is very familiar with the fantasy ingredient [Lychee Sturgeon], and his skills are quite good.

"Here, the fish brain, fish mouth and fish gills."

Place the unusual fish on the water table.

Xia An raised his finger and drew a line on the round surface of the lychee sturgeon.

The words fall.

Just use the machete you just used.

With a "swish" sound, he swung the knife down.

The fish head with the mouth and eyes was cut off in one piece.

The cut surface is very smooth and flat.

At the same time, a large gap appeared on the originally round body of the fish, blood was gushing out, and the internal organs, gills, fish bubbles and other organs were clearly visible.

Xia An then quickly removed the internal organs and dissected the fish body.

Soon, the strange-shaped fish body was cut into fine pieces of fish meat, spread out in a cooking bowl, and marinated with a variety of seasonings.

"Have you learned it?"

After completing these processes, Xia An finally found some time to smile lightly at the small wall-mounted screen.

The barrage is very active.

[I can't learn it, goodbye! ]

[I have never killed a fish. I get dizzy when I see blood...]

[That machete looks very heavy. What if I chop off my other hand? ]

[Oh~ I get scared when I see strange fish, I dare not touch it at all, it seems like I will never be able to cook with fantasy ingredients! ]

……

at the same time.

The area where the mentors and guests are seated.

There are also multiple screens here, just like a monitoring room, and each screen clearly plays the first-person perspective of the corresponding kitchen.

"what."

“Lychee sturgeon?”

"Boss Xia, your knife skills are amazing!"

Liu Heng and Liu Bo were talking in low voices.

On the other side, Nakiri Managi, Chi Xiaobai and Wei Xuelin clicked their tongues.

"This lychee sturgeon is a silver-level fishery. We are out of stock in the Late Night Cooking Association." Chi Xiaobai looked at Nakiri Managi, "Ma'am, is this what you provided to Boss Xia?"

Nakiri Masaki nodded without denying it, and said with surprise:
"But I didn't expect that he had figured out the characteristics of the lychee sturgeon in just two days."

"That sophisticated handling method is like slaughtering a thousand times, but I only gave him two fish, including this one!"

Wei Xuelin suddenly said:

"He's got his hands on another barred salmon!"

This statement came out.

The mentors and guests interrupted their conversations, looked up and stared at the scene in Kitchen No. 7.

For Xia An.

The [Striped Salmon] is not aggressive and does not have sharp teeth and amazing bite force, so it is easier to slaughter and handle.

But, I just killed the fish.

This time Xia An didn't chop the fish into pieces.

Use a slicing knife technique to cut out the entire fish meat, and finally only the head, tail and skeleton of the salmon on the water table are left.

"Then what comes next is——"

Xia An took a deep breath, his face slightly serious, and took the two pieces of fish to another clean kitchen counter.

boom!
boom!
boom!
The loud noise of pounding the fish attracted the attention of many celebrity chefs and agents.

Then, after seeing clearly that the source of the sound was Xia An's kitchen, everyone lowered their heads and went back to their own business.

The reaction is:
Oh?
Who is it?

It turned out to be Boss Xia...

That's fine.

On the rehearsal day, Xia An used a similar technique to create bursts of noise, and the celebrity chef and his agent were not surprised.

But the thousands of viewers in the live broadcast room, as well as the mentors and guest speakers, heard and saw this noise for the first time.

What's the matter?

The first, second and third floors of Juxialou can accommodate hundreds of spectators in total.

Wu Zhu and Xiang Shilin somehow managed to get the tickets and sat on the second floor near the railing.

I saw Xia An grab a piece of fresh and tender fantasy fish meat and smash it hard on the kitchen counter.

The two looked at each other:? ?

What is this for?
　Two-in-one 4K-word chapter, updated 4/4!

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　　I'm taking a short break today. I'm already in very bad shape after just a few days of hard work. An elderly person really can't endure it any longer. I'll go to bed early and get up early, and make a final effort tomorrow to finish writing this plot!
　　
　
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