Cooking Girl on Fire: All the beautiful men come to the bowl

Chapter 378 The second round of competition

Amidst Ai Xiaomi's faint disappointment, the game kicked off.

All contestants have a number plate in their hands, and every 50 people are assigned to a group, find their own group according to the number, and then answer the questions in order.

Ai Xiaomi looked at the number in his hand, number 950, the last number in the 19th group.Each group started to form a long queue, and even the fast group, the first contestant had already started to answer the questions.

Of course, with so many contestants, it is impossible for all the questions to be different.Therefore, in order to prevent someone from cheating, players who have finished answering are not allowed to return to the player area, and must leave through the other end of the passage.

Of course, the players who answered correctly will go to another player area to wait, while the players who answered wrong can leave the competition venue directly.This kind of field-clearing game method is relatively uncommon, so everyone feels a little uneasy and uneasy.This kind of uneasiness and uneasiness will aggravate the tension of the players, especially if they have to wait in a long line one by one, which aggravates the situation even more.

At this moment, the better the mental quality of the person, the greater the chance of winning.

Ai Xiaomi glanced around in the crowd, and found a few calm people.There is such a person in the 13th group not far from me. That person is a bit like Hanawa in "Chibi Maruko-chan", with funny long brown hair. This person loves beauty very much, and he is combing in front of the mirror His long brown hair annoyed the people around him, but he didn't realize it.Usually, such a person is either powerful or a narcissist.

In group 16, there is also a sexy beauty with long purple wavy hair. She is wearing a sexy tights, showing her bumpy look to the fullest. At this moment, the sexy beauty is crossing her hands on her chest. Patiently watching the team ahead.

Of course, a person who looks confident on the outside does not necessarily mean that he will win. Ai Xiaomi found a guy in his team.The guy was very nervous, even shivering a little. He lowered his head slightly, pushing up his seaweed-like green curly hair.He seemed too nervous to look at everyone around him, but judging from the large and small calluses on his hands and the slightly protruding veins and muscles on his arms, this person must have done a lot of cooking. connect.Ai Xiaomi took a look at that guy and concluded that he would definitely make it to the semi-finals.

The lengthy line was gradually shortening. Since everyone gathered together to line up, the few chairs were gradually given up. Ai Xiaomi simply found a chair and sat down.Hold Ai Tiantian and close your eyes to rest.

The people around talked a lot, some said they were nervous, some were discussing what kind of problems might arise in a low voice, and some commented on seeing other people's status. In short, after Ai Xiaomi sat down, she looked as if she had fallen asleep , can be said to be the most talked about one in everyone's mouth.

Ai Xiaomi doesn't care about that. At this time, she is also recalling some of the knowledge she has learned from cooking for more than ten years, especially the most fundamental and basic knowledge.She knows that all changes remain true, no matter how cumbersome or crisp a person's cooking skills evolve, the basic cooking skills and principles will not be abandoned.

Gradually, as the team became shorter, the discussion became quieter. Some of the remaining people became more nervous because there were fewer people, and some were broken and broke, and they were not impatient at all.

When Ai Xiaomi opened her eyes, No. 19 of the 947th group had just finished the exam. She watched No. 948 walk into the exam area without haste, and followed No. 949.

"You're really taking your time!" Contestant No. 949 glanced at her and couldn't help but greet her.

"Yes." Ai Xiaomi gave the other party an affirmative answer without changing his face.

Contestant No. 949 completely collapsed: who the hell is this!There are flamboyant narcissists, sexy female killers, and even young mothers who bring their children to compete. Have they considered the seriousness of the competition?Or these days, anyone can join the kitchen?

Finally it was No. 949's turn. He stopped his frantic YY and walked into the examination area.

About 1 minute later, it was finally Ai Xiaomi's turn to enter the examination area. Ai Xiaomi hugged Ai Tiantian tightly and walked in calmly.

The examiner in front of him was a middle-aged man with a well-proportioned figure and a ruddy complexion. He wore the badge of the Chefs Association on his body.Beside him was also a 30-year-old woman, also wearing a similar attire and wearing a badge. It seemed that the first batch of examiners were all members of the Chefs Association.

"Hello, Candidate No. 950." Finally it was the last person's turn, and the chief examiner let out a sigh of relief, sitting here reading the questions and listening to the answers, which is also a very tiring thing, "Next, please answer my question."

"Please tell me which ingredients can be used to thicken the sauce. Please list an ingredient that you think is good for thickening."

Sure enough, it is a basic topic.But it's not limited to the basics.

When Ai Xiaomi heard the question, she already had the answer in her heart.A good chef, of course, is not limited to cooking in known areas. In order to pursue better taste and texture, they often develop unknown ingredients for their own use.

"The raw materials for thickening are mainly starch and water. Among them, there are many types of starch, such as mung bean starch, potato starch, corn starch, wheat starch, broad bean starch, and potato starch. Among them, mung bean starch is the best quality starch. , it is viscous enough, the color is white, slightly turquoise, and shiny. But mung bean starch has poor water absorption, so you must master the amount when cooking, and you need to soak it in water before use. Change the water frequently, otherwise it will deteriorate easily. Thickening with mung bean starch can make the marinade in the dish very uniform, without sediment and oil. After cooling, the water is not easy to separate from the thick marinade, and the effect is very good. "

Ai Xiaomi narrated unhurriedly. After hearing her answer, the two examiners, who were originally a little casual, gradually fell on her.

The two of them, one is the royal chef of the Eastern Empire, and the other is a senior executive of the Chefs Association, but they basically use potato starch, and they have never heard that mung beans can also be used to make starch.

If the woman in front of me is not talking nonsense, then maybe she is another culinary genius.For the sake of caution, the two looked at each other, and then began to ask additional questions.

"Then can you tell me why the other starches are not as good as mung bean starch?"

Amy nodded.

The common starch used by people in this continent is potato starch, and there is no formula for mung bean starch, so it is right to question my answer.She is indeed a bit slanted, but she believes that as long as she is sincere to the chef, she will definitely ask why.

So she continued to answer: "Potato starch is about the same quality as mung bean starch, and it will make a creaking sound when you rub it in your hands. It has the characteristics of bright luster and fine texture. The taste of the cooked marinade is slightly worse than that of mung bean starch. It is the most common starch used in plain areas like our Eastern Empire."

"Corn starch is viscous enough after gelatinization, and its water absorption is stronger than that of potato starch, and it is shiny. After dehydration, its brittleness and hardness are stronger than other starches. It is suitable for auxiliary use in making cakes, bread and other meals."

"Wheat starch has poor dryness and luster, so it must be used in a larger amount than potato starch, otherwise it is easy to precipitate after thickening. Broad bean starch is viscous enough, poor in water absorption, white in color, bright and fine in texture. Thickening raw material commonly used in mountainous areas like the Senna Federation. Potato starch has poor viscosity, strong water absorption, dull, dark red with black, and the worst quality. It is easy to precipitate after thickening. When using it, the amount must be more, otherwise Nothing worked."

Listening to Ai Xiaomi's answer, the two examiners fell into a trance at the same time.Some of what this woman said, they knew, and some of them didn't know much about cooking after many years of experience, but at this moment they believed that the woman in front of them definitely had some talent in cooking.

"In addition," Ai Xiaomi continued to add: "water chestnut starch, rice flour, water chestnut powder, etc. can also be used as raw materials for thickening, but they are rarely used. These materials are only used when the conditions are very unfavorable. instead."

"Very good!" The male examiner expressed his appreciation. After hearing so many contestants' answers, this woman's answer made him really listen.

"Contestant No. 950, congratulations on entering the second round of primary selection. I hope you will perform well and don't let us down." The female examiner made a decisive decision and expressed her appreciation to Ai Xiaomi.

"Thank you." Ai Xiaomi bid farewell to the two examiners and walked into the waiting area for the second round of exams.

As soon as Ai Xiaomi left, there was a discussion from two examiners behind her: "This contestant has potential, maybe she is the next Ian Berry!"

"Maybe, her answer is comprehensive and specific. Obviously, it has gone through various experiments. I will try the effect of the mung bean starch later. By the way, did you see Ian coming today?"

"It's really not, is that kid not participating in the competition this year?"

"How could it be? I handed him the registration form when he signed up! Could it be that this kid is late?"

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When Ai Xiaomi heard the words "Ian Berry", she still couldn't help but look into the crowd, but obviously, there are definitely less than [-] people who can enter the second round of examinations. With Ai Xiaomi's eyesight, they can see everything at a glance. There was no sign of Ian Berry at all.

For some reason, the loss in Ai Xiaomi's heart deepened.

Because Ai Xiaomi was originally the last number in the group, and it took a long time to answer the questions, so she was almost the last contestant to pass the round of competition.

Almost not long after Ai Xiaomi entered the second round of the exam, the second round of competition began.

The second round of the competition adopted the method of drawing paper strips. More than 200 people drew lots in the order in which they entered the second round of competition. None of the ingredients listed on more than 400 slips of paper are repeated.

After the lottery is drawn, the contestants need to return to their seats and wait until the last player has drawn the lottery before starting the competition.The rules of the competition are also very simple: as long as the ingredients listed on the note can be retrieved within three hours.Of course, the competition does not stipulate the method of finding ingredients. You can buy them, dig in the countryside, hunt in the forest, exchange with others, rob them, or even go shopping in neighboring cities, as long as you find them within three hours. Just come.

There is still no regulated number of people in this round, as long as the ingredients are retrieved, they will enter the semi-finals.

Ai Xiaomi looked at her number, number 232 is indeed the last number again, it seems that she is destined for the finale today.She found a place to sit down and continued to close her eyes.

However, Ai Xiaomi's interest was interrupted less than halfway through the lottery.

It was because the ingredients listed on the note were so rare that many players didn't even know the names of the ingredients on their note.

At first, everyone thought they had picked up a more difficult-to-find ingredient.But as more and more people smoked out the notes, more and more people discovered that what everyone got was such hard-to-find ingredients.

As a result, some people cursed, some had disputes with the staff, and some people sat and watched the excitement, or were waiting for an explanation.

The staff fed back everyone's opinions to the organizer, and news soon came: the topic was determined by the Chefs Association throughout the whole process, and there is absolutely no problem. If anyone has an opinion, they can abstain from voting.The Association of Chefs has the final right to interpret the content of this competition.

When the news spread, many people left the note and left. Some of them gritted their teeth and sat back in their seats.Of course, there are still some people who don't care about these at all, but these people are definitely within the ranks of the rare range.

The drawing of paper slips continued. Those who hadn't drawn the paper slips hardly gave up the chance. After all, they hadn't seen the content of their exams. Who knew if they were lucky, they would draw a more common, What about more readily available ingredients?
Of course, some of these people gave up after drawing the note.Who would get ingredients like ostrich eggs and windy mouse meat?Are they not magicians?Besides, even a magician may not be able to get it by himself?Besides, being a magician is a good profession. Who would care to be a cook after becoming a magician?Do you think everyone is Ian? Berry ah?
The long drawing of lots finally came to an end after Ai Xiaomi took out a note.

I don't know if Ai Xiaomi is lucky or unlucky. Among the more than 400 notes, the ingredients she got should be considered the most difficult to find, because what she got was the meat of the bat-winged flame snake.

Of course, fortunately she has this kind of snake meat.Not only that, but there are many more. Ever since they entered the Valley of Dreams and met the bat-winged flame snake, this thing served them as a delicious dinner for a long time. It is quite proficient, so even today, the snake meat has been sealed in ice cubes and kept in its own space pendant.

In the end, there were still as many as a hundred people who did not give up the competition. After the staff announced the rules of the competition and the place to deliver the ingredients, everyone disappeared into the waiting area in an instant like running a [-]-meter race.

Of course, two people did not leave.

One of them is Ai Xiaomi, and the other is the long-haired handsome boy "Hualun" that Ai Xiaomi has seen before.

"Hey! Beauty, why don't you leave?" "Student Hualun" put away the mirror and glanced in Ai Xiaomi's direction.

"Then why don't you leave?" Ai Xiaomi asked back, it seems that this guy must already have the ingredients.

"Me, I just wait for the task to be handed in." "Student Hualun" stroked his long bangs triumphantly, and said pretending to show off: "I, usually like to use some strange ingredients on the phone. I didn’t expect it to come in handy now.”

"Oh! Then congratulations!" Ai Xiaomi didn't pay any attention to the guy opposite, but Ai Tiantian in his arms seemed to have dreamed of some favorite scene, smashed his mouth and turned over, causing Ai Xiaomi to caress for a while.

"Hey, I said beauty, why don't you leave? Could it be that you already have the ingredients?" The "Student Hualun" seemed to be bored and wanted to chat with Ai Xiaomi, and then continued, "Would you like Speaking of my ingredients, it is really the most likely to be found among these ingredients, I don’t know what kind of luck I have today, it seems to be a good sign.”

"Flower Wheel" waved his note in front of Ai Xiaomi. Although Ai Xiaomi didn't care, she couldn't help but glanced at it out of the corner of her eye.The guy's note said: sea chestnut.

Sea chestnuts are not plants, but seafood.It is the meat of shellfish that live in the deep sea.It is named sea chestnut because it is shaped like a chestnut.

This kind of ingredient is rare, even Ai Xiaomi has never seen it before, only seen it in literature and materials, but I didn't expect this narcissistic playboy who is like a flamboyant bag to have it.It is true that people cannot be judged by their appearance.

"Well, do you mind if I take a look at your note?" Seeing that Ai Xiaomi didn't have any particular resentment towards him, the "Classmate Hualun" gently picked up the note she put beside her, and looked after herself. I looked up.

"I kao! What is this!" "Student Hualun" was stunned when he saw Ai Xiaomi's note, and opened his mouth enough to stuff two goose eggs.

"This, isn't this a monster? This, this thing seems to be in the Senna Federation, right? You have all of these?" "Student Hanawa" was even more astonished seeing Ai Xiaomi's indifferent expression, and couldn't help murmuring: "Don't you Maybe you don’t know what this thing is at all, so just give up!”

"Touch!" A small foot stretched out and kicked Hualun severely.Ai Tiantian groaned dissatisfiedly in his mother's arms, and then fell asleep again.

How could Hualun Man not know that this is because the little girl thinks he is noisy?
He stopped making a sound, but he was not in a hurry to hand in the task. He just sat here and observed Ai Xiaomi without moving.

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(End of this chapter)