The height is different, and the field of view is naturally different!
The judges were greatly inspired after seeing Fu Yu's cooking.
Originally, I just wanted to have a brief discussion and didn't want to directly hold a small exchange meeting.
Because they realized how wonderful Fu Yu's cooking skills were, when it came time for the next competition, almost all the judges focused on Fu Yu.
The unlucky guy who was in the same group as Fu Yu, the chef of Fanhaole, Li Yahao, was still smiling and laughing at himself with Fu Yu before entering the examination room: "My mentality is very stable now!"
Fu Yu smiled and said: "That's good. In fact, mentality is quite important for the performance of cooking skills."
Li Yahao nodded: "Indeed, I'm thinking now that I can't advance anyway. I still have to seize this opportunity. After all, where can I find so many professional judges to evaluate my cooking skills?"
At this time, a staff member came over to inform Li Yahao that admission could begin.
Fu Yu hurriedly said: "Chef Li, come on!"
Li Yahao responded: "I will!"
As he spoke, he entered the arena with a relaxed expression.
What he just said was true. He knew that he would definitely be eliminated, so there was no pressure on him.
But
While waiting for cooking, he found that the photographer's camera was always pointing at him, which made him a little nervous.
Why hasn't the camera moved yet?
Just stare at him and take pictures!
this.
Doesn't it mean that all the judges are watching his cooking operation at this time?
Realizing this, Li Yahao suddenly felt that his hands were shaking a little!
What's going on?
It was obvious that he would be eliminated, but in the end he received such attention!
This inevitably made him feel uneasy, and he couldn't help but wonder, had something happened?
Is there a problem with any of my operations?
Or is there something wrong with the seasoning?
Something went wrong with your clothes?
With random thoughts, attention is inevitably a little distracted.
After the cooking was over, he suddenly had a very strong premonition that this competition might become the most unforgettable one in his competition history.
Because of poor performance, the score is the lowest.
I originally thought that I could maintain the most relaxed mentality to face the competition, but I didn't expect that the pressure would be so great!
Li Yahao finished cooking and followed the staff to the judging area.
His overall condition was not very good, and he looked lost.
The staff spoke to him politely and were dumbfounded when they saw his appearance.
"Chef Li, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"
Li Yahao was about to speak when he took a quick look and saw that he was about to arrive at the judging area, so he sighed helplessly.
"Oh, it's okay, I'm just a little stressed."
Li Yahao is simply miserable!
His entire cooking operation was really on pins and needles. He did every step of the operation with trepidation, feeling like there was something wrong with whatever he was doing!
Therefore, although the whole cooking process was completed in a satisfactory manner, I felt really bad about myself!
God knows what evil possessed the photographer, but he kept the camera pointed at him from beginning to end!
He especially wanted to ask, is it really okay to just film yourself the whole time like this?
Will this be unfair to the players in other groups?
After all, whoever is captured by the camera will have the opportunity to appear on the big screen and gain the privilege of being noticed by everyone in the judges' table.
Now that the camera is filming him alone, doesn't that mean that the judges are paying attention to his cooking operations the whole time?
How could I be so virtuous and worthy of being treated like this!
If it was before this game, he might still be complacent about it.
But forget it now, after all, there is definitely no way for me to advance.
At this time, several judges had already submitted their scores and were waiting for the staff to summarize them.
Suddenly, the judge with a relatively high status in the circle said with a smile: "Chef Li, your cooking performance just now is still very good. Just one thing, when frying, remember not to shake the ingredients. Such habitual movements are not Not advisable.”
Li Yahao looked at the other party in surprise, and his face suddenly turned red with excitement!
Worth it!
It's all worth it!
How can I have the opportunity to enjoy such high-standard treatment based on my own cooking skills when I can have the judges give me opinions in person?
Thinking of this, he suddenly had the idea that it wouldn't matter even if his score was lower.
If I had known this would be the case, I might as well have just cooked a dish that I am not good at.
The more mistakes you make, the more advice you will get.
What a pity. I missed a rare opportunity.
However, when Li Yahao listened carefully to the judges' teachings, the other party did not give any other suggestions except the previous sentence.
Is that all?
Just correcting an operational habit?
But the problem is that he doesn’t want to shake the ingredients!
At that time, he was being recorded by the camera. During the cooking process, he couldn't help but want to raise his head to see if the camera was still aimed at him.
It was not convenient to observe directly, so he deliberately took advantage of the oil control opportunity to take a look from time to time.
But there's no way to explain this at all.
Li Yahao returned to the rest area without tears.
When Fu Yu saw Li Yahao coming back, he quickly asked with concern: "How are you, Chef Li?"
Li Yahao sighed deeply and was speechless for a while.
He didn't speak, and Fu Yu couldn't ask any more questions.
After sitting for a while, a staff member came over to inform Fu Yu that it was time to prepare to enter the venue.
Fu Yu stood up and was about to go over, but suddenly Li Yahao stopped him: "Fu Chu!"
Fu Yu paused: "Huh? What's wrong?"
Li Yahao glanced at the direction of the judges area and said helplessly: "After entering the venue, don't worry too much about the camera. Be careful not to sling oil when frying!"
Fu Yu was confused when he heard this.
What's the meaning?
What happened to the lens?
And oil dumping?
Isn’t it generally about oil control?
What to do with oil?
However, after being reminded by Li Yahao, Fu Yu suddenly remembered that he really had to pay attention to his skills as a non-stick colander.
Try to use chopsticks instead of a colander, and treat it specially during special times.
Only when he actually entered the competition site did Fu Yu understand the deep meaning of Li Yahao's words.
During the entire cooking process, the camera actually followed me and filmed me directly.
Fu Yu was immediately dumbfounded.
Fortunately, Fu Yu was prepared in advance, and Fu Yu was able to handle the entire cooking process with ease.
After the cooking was completed, he followed the staff to the judging area and waited for the judges to score.
At this time, the leader of the Provincial Food Association who paid special attention to Fu Yu thought of something and took the initiative to ask: "By the way, Fu Chu, there is something I want to ask you."
Fu Yu was stunned, turned to look over, and listened to the other party continue: "When you were styling the steamed fish dish with the side dishes, was the carving of the group of lotus lamps your own creativity, or was it your own creation? Is it already in the store?"
Fu Yu didn't expect to be asked about this matter. If he communicated alone in private, it wouldn't matter if he just made random nonsense.
But now he is participating in a competition. When the cooking video is circulated, as long as someone in Chollima's kitchen has seen it, his lies will be self-evident.
It's better to tell the truth from the beginning, to show that you have the ability not to tell, and to avoid other troubles.
Fu Yu answered truthfully: "It's an idea I came up with on the spur of the moment."
When the judges heard what he said, their eyes suddenly lit up, and they said: "This idea is very good, but it's just a little short. After today, the cooking video of the competition will be officially announced on the official website, and many people will see it by then." Your entire cooking operation. At that time, your creative cooking presentation will also be watched and spread by everyone."
"Several of our judges feel that this kind of creativity can be sold as the store's specialty dishes, so I would like to suggest that you communicate with the store in advance and launch new dishes first, so as not to be preempted by interested people. Get the upper hand!"
Fu Yu really didn't expect that the judges would say this to him. While he was surprised, he was also a little more moved in his heart.
General dishes cooked in restaurants mainly rely on the chef's personal cooking skills and other random factors for innovation and improvement, so it is difficult to obtain patent authorization.
For creative dishes like this, whichever store launches them first will be the first to promote them among customers and gain recognition.
The suggestions put forward by the judges now take this into consideration.
Thinking of this, Fu Yu quickly bowed and thanked him.
The judge smiled and said: "We are just making a suggestion, you can just deal with it yourself."
Fu Yu nodded and waited patiently for the staff to calculate the score.
Although the final score has not been announced yet, Fu Yu is still very confident in his cooking operation just now.
Even if he was constantly being filmed by the camera, it did not affect Fu Yu's performance at all.
After all, he was used to it!
Usually in the back kitchen of Qianlima, Liu Yuqing would set up a video recorder in front of his kitchen counter every day and film him from morning to night.
After participating in the study group activities, chefs from other stores will come to the store every now and then to observe.
Being alone in front of the kitchen counter like this, facing only a camera, was too childish for Yu.
Frying is actually a cooking method that uses high heat, lots of oil, and no juice.
There are countless fried dishes to choose from.
Whether it is clear frying, dry frying, soft frying, or crispy frying, the chef needs to have very precise control of oil temperature and adjustment of heat and cooking experience.
The dish Fu Yu chose was dry-fried small yellow croaker.
Although the meat of the small yellow croaker caught during the opening of the river is not particularly fat and tender, after frying, it has a crispy texture, tender meat with few thorns, and a particularly good taste.
The more seemingly simple a home-cooked meal is, the more it tests the chef’s cooking skills.
Just like this dry-fried small yellow croaker, the fried texture is very crispy and will not soften for a long time.
In fact, if you want the fried yellow croaker to maintain a crispy texture, the key lies in whether to batter or powder it, and whether to add flour or starch.
This dish has always been a hot-selling dish in Qianlima. He has made it a lot and has rich experience, so Fu Yu can handle it with ease.
If it had been before, Fu Yu would have followed his past cooking experience and directly coated the food with a layer of starch before frying.
But after learning Ren Shu's frying experience, Fu Yu changed the cooking method this time.
He chose to use 2 parts flour and 1 part starch, so that the fried fish would be crispy and delicious and not easy to soften.
While making it, he was sure that the taste of this plate of fried fish would be outstanding.
Now seeing the judges' reactions, he knew that the score shouldn't be too low.
Because he was confident in his heart, Fu Yu still acted calmly even when standing in front of a crowd of judges.
At this time, because of the previous judge's suggestion, another judge suddenly asked: "Fu Chu, what do you think of the combination of red table cooking and white table and carving techniques?"
With one sentence, the entire judging area suddenly became quiet.
This question is really not easy to answer!
Everyone present was an expert in red case cooking. Naturally, they directly divided red case and white case into two different career fields from the bottom of their hearts.
Although they occasionally cooperate with each other, most of the time, they still perform their own duties.
However, many dishes nowadays are often a combination of red table cooking and white table cooking, and this combination has obviously become mainstream.
This innovative cooking method is also gradually being accepted and respected.
But for a red table chef, red table cooking is the most traditional way to make dishes, and whether it is a white table or a carved pattern, it is just an accessory and cannot be considered mainstream after all.
Fu Yu did not answer immediately. After much deliberation, he felt that if he advocated diversified learning, he would definitely not be recognized. However, the advantages of mastering both white cases and carved patterns at the same time are actually very obvious!
There is no doubt about this, otherwise there would not be more white table and carved patterns appearing in more and more red table dishes.
And chefs can often do simple white table operations and carving designs.
Fu Yu thought for a moment and said: "Actually, as a chef in Hong'an, I don't have a particularly deep understanding of Bai'an and carved patterns, but I still know a lot about Red's cooking. I feel that the cooking of Hong's dishes has begun to gradually improve." The reason for incorporating the white table and carved patterns is that red table cooking is highly integrated!”
“Whether it’s white or carved, the ultimate goal is to better enhance the taste of the dishes and the overall presentation, and all of this is to improve the customer’s dining experience.”
These words simply spoke to the hearts of all the judges and made people’s eyes light up!
Indeed, whether it is the fusion of white table or carved pattern, it is only for the better cooking of red table.
At this time, Fu Yu continued: "In fact, our country's food is extensive and profound, and the division of labor between the stove and the stove is clear. However, in fact, the matters of the white case master and the red case side have to be strictly separated, which has long been no longer the case. It’s detailed.”
"If we master some of the skills of white paper and carving, we can actually save a lot of time in communication and waiting in daily work."
As soon as Fu Yu finished speaking, the judges immediately frowned, because Fu Yu's words were obviously different from the actual situation of kitchen work! (End of chapter)
