Chapter 1750 - 1751: Flawless

Lin Jianjun nodded with satisfaction and praised, "What a Flying Dragon in the Sky, truly delicious.

No flaws in the details!

"Now, please score, three judges!"

Zhang Zhicheng said this and couldn't help swallowing.

To be honest, he also wanted to taste it, but unfortunately, he wasn't qualified.

In the end, Liao Jie's score for this round was 286 points.

Zhao Hui glanced at the scoreboard, a smirk appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Apparently, he had great confidence in his Universe Phoenix Melon, even though Liao Jie got such a high

score, he was still unworried.

Lin Xian chuckled lightly ( c e f c ): "Dear, how does it feel?"

"It's so good!"

I feel like I could eat ten of them myself, muttering, "Just seems like there's too little."

Yan Xiaoman struggled to swallow the food in her mouth, slightly regretful

The Flying Dragon is originally not large, and after roasting, it shrank even more, with five people each getting two

or three bites and it's gone.

The reason why missing this would be a lifelong regret is not because the dish can't be replicated, but because the ingredients

can't be replicated.

Next time trying to gather these top-notch ingredients together is almost impossible.

For instance, that 18-pound wild large yellow croaker is something you can only come across by chance, with bad luck you might not

encounter it in decades.

At this moment, Zhao Hui had also finished plating, confidently saying: "Everyone, please taste my Universe Phoenix Claw!"

Seeing his confidence, Liao Jie couldn't help frowning, asking: "Master Gao, have you tasted Dongtao chicken?"

Hearing this, Gao Xinxiang shook his head and said: "No, Dongtao chicken is in short supply in Southern Yue, let alone being sold overseas. I once tried to buy it at a high price but failed, I don't know how he got it."

The basic skill of a chef is understanding the taste and texture of an ingredient.

If even a chef doesn't know the taste and texture of an ingredient, how can they use it

to make delicious food?

The Dongtao chicken before us is precisely like this.

Liao Jie and Gao Jianxiang know nothing about it, and it is this unknown that causes them

some anxiety and worry.

On the side, Uncle Zhong frowned: "Universe Phoenix Melon? Signature dish, it seems there's no such dish."

"Could it be a version of Universe Roasted Goose?" Liao Jie speculated.

"Highly possible!"

Uncle Zhong nodded, eyes fixed on the dish on the dining cart.

On the plate, ten pairs of chicken claws were arranged like a blossoming flower.

After customary praise, Lin Xian and others picked up their chopsticks.

The plump chicken claws themselves were visually appetizing, especially knowing Zhao Hui had

deboned them, so Lin Xian took a big bite without hesitation.

With the chicken meat entering his mouth, Lin Xian was slightly stunned.

The taste was amazing, beyond description.

Everyone knows the juiciest part of the chicken claw is the small piece of meat in the middle

The texture of this Universe Phoenix Claw was akin to that piece of meat, but tenderer

This tenderness was different from the tenderness of fish, being elastic and soft but refreshing.

Moreover, with the bones removed from the claw, something unknown was stuffed inside, crisp and pleasant.

It seemed to be some kind of vegetable that completely absorbed the fatty richness of the chicken claw.

Lin Xian wanted to figure out what exactly was stuffed inside, so he took another bite.

Unknowingly, a plump chicken claw was finished.

Hou Cheng smacked his lips and, surprisingly, picked up another piece to taste.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Hui's face showed a smile.

Lin Jianjun curiously asked, "Master Zhao, what vegetables are stuffed inside this Universe Phoenix Claw?"

Curious about this question, Lin Xian also put down his chopsticks to listen carefully.

Hearing this, Zhao Hui replied, "The vegetables stuffed in the Phoenix Claw are five kinds: Heavenly Immortal Rice, Artichoke, Weixian Radish, Matsutake, and White Asparagus."

Wow, just the stuffed vegetables cost more than the chicken claw itself.

Which means, this pair of chicken claws is worth at least 60,000

all together, six hundred thousand!

But there's a reason for the high price; it's truly delicious.

"No wonder I couldn't identify the last ingredient, it turns out it's Heavenly Immortal Rice.

Shi Zhengliang suddenly realized.

Lin Xian raised an eyebrow and asked: "Master Lin, what is Heavenly Immortal Rice?"

The other four vegetables he had more or less heard of and knew about.

But this Heavenly Immortal Rice was something he had never heard of.

Lin Jianjun laughed and explained, "Mr. Lin, Heavenly Immortal Rice is an extremely rare wild vegetable,

because its shape is round like pearl rice grains, it's called Heavenly Immortal Rice. I was also wondering earlier, what kind of vegetable could be so crisp and refreshing, I didn't expect Master Zhao to be innovative and use

Heavenly Immortal Rice."

Zhang Zhicheng interjected at the right time: "Now, please score, three judges!"

A few minutes later, Zhao Hui's results were out

Total score of 290 points!

The three of Hou Cheng gave extremely high evaluations for this dish

Zhang Zhicheng announced loudly: "Second round of the Dragon Gate Banquet, Master Zhao wins! In a few minutes,

the third round begins!"

The faces of Liao Jie and the other two looked unpleasant, after taking a deep breath, they began to prepare intensively for

the third round.

The last round decides the winner!

All at once, the atmosphere in the hall became tense.

The most relaxed person in the room was Yan Xiaoman.

Because she was now free of distractions, completely immersed in the joy of enjoying food, incredibly happy.

Lin Xian and the other three were interestedly watching the competition, wanting to see what ingredients they would use in the last round.

Hou Cheng smiled and said: "The Eight Mountain Treasures are bear paw, deer antler, elephant trunk, camel hump, monkeys' lips, leopard's fetus, lion's milk, and monkey brain. Unfortunately, almost none of these ingredients can be consumed now, I wonder what they will choose!"

Among these eight ingredients, only camel hump and deer antler can be eaten, the other six are from protected animals.

Lin Jianjun smiled and asked, "Old Shi, what do you think they'll choose as ingredients?"

"Pork, beef, lamb!" Shi Zhengliang answered.

Lin Jianjun said: "It's starting!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhao Hui opened the steamer and pulled out a large piece of tendon.

Seeing this, Hou Cheng laughed and said, "Tendon from beasts' hooves, birds' wings, fish fillet from the moon, terrapin skirt material. In the absence of the ancient eight treasures, tendon is indeed a good choice."

"I just don't know what method he'll use," Lin Jianjun said with anticipation.

At this time, Shi Zhengliang suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, tofu?"

Lin Xian and the others were stunned and turned to look, only to see Liao Jie taking out a piece of tofu, holding a special small knife, seemingly preparing to carve the tofu

Meanwhile, Gao Jianxiang and Zhong were stirring a pot of boiling broth.

Rich aromas filled the air as they kept stirring the pot.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xian couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Boiled Water Cabbage?

Because the aroma of the broth at this moment was very familiar.

It was almost identical to the aroma of the broth prepared by Lin Guodong when making Boiled Water Cabbage.

Tofu carving is usually done in water because tofu is fragile, so it needs to be in water,

using the buoyancy to provide support, and it also helps to remove waste.

At this moment, Liao Jie had begun to carve tofu

One hand supporting the tofu, the other hand wielding the knife rapidly.

Unfortunately, due to the angle, Lin Xian couldn't see the tofu in the water.

Whereas Zhao Hui was already handling the steaming hot tendon.

One must know that raw tendon is very elastic, especially with the huge tendon Zhao Hui had, to

cook it completely soft requires slow simmering for several days.

Obviously, this slab of tendon had been pre-treated.

He held the knife and sliced a piece of tendon paper-thin.

After slicing the tendon into long strips, he cut them into evenly sized strips. At the same time

he said, "This competition, I'm making crispy fried beef rice noodles!"

Dry-fried beef rice noodles?