Qiao Zhi's competition with Sun Jin in the Imperial Garden this time is of great significance.

If Qiao Zhi wins the competition, it means Qiao Zhi has the ability to serve as the chef of the state banquet.

When it comes to his proficiency in the eight major Chinese cuisines today, Sun Jin may not be as good as Qiao Zhi, but it is not an exaggeration to be ranked first in the world in the research of state banquet dishes.

Most of the guests who entertain in the State Guesthouse are foreign guests. After years of thinking and research, Sun Jin has accumulated rich experience. He knows that the commonalities of foreign guests' tastes, the requirements for saltiness, the adaptation of fresh fragrance, and the taste of the food are what Qiao Zhi lacks.

Qiao Zhi tasted the exquisite peony croaker made by Sun Jin and gained an in-depth understanding of the taste of the state banquet dishes. He worked hard to learn and make progress during the competition.

In fact, today's competition was three dishes and one soup, and the fifth dish was dim sum...

Sun Jin’s second dish is made of Lion Head, which is the most classic dish among Huainan cuisine and an inescapable dish for state banquets.

Sun Jin began to pay attention to the movements on Qiao Zhi. His second dish was stewed chicken with mushroom jar.

Stewed chicken with mushroom jar is also a dish at the first banquet in the founding of the country. The dishes at the subsequent state banquet have been eliminated. In the eyes of experts, Qiao Zhi used this dish to treat lion heads with some inappropriate choices.

Qiao Zhi put the cut chicken pieces into the oil pan and stir-fry them, then stir-fry the diced carrots, celery, chopped onions, and sliced ​​mushrooms, pour them into a basin, put them together with the chicken, add wine and seasonings and stir evenly, and finally pour them into a crock pot.

During the sealing process, he used a mixture of dough and eggs to simmer on the stove.

About half an hour later, Sun Jin prepared the lion's head and Qiao Zhi also made the mushroom jar of stewed chicken.

When the part Qiao Zhi made for him was placed in front of him, Sun Jin did not wait like he had just happened, but lifted the lid.

When the lid was opened, a gust of water vapor first appeared, and then a strong fragrance spread out.

Sun Jin was about to taste it, but Qiao Zhi stopped Sun Jin, "It will be more suitable to taste it in five minutes."

Sun Jin knew Qiao Zhi’s intention, and the time for serving soup was particularly strict, just like the arrangement of the Spring Festival Gala, it must be exactly one minute and one second. Otherwise, the temperature that guests tasted was different and the feelings were completely different.

Five minutes is exactly the time it takes to serve the five judges on the table.

"You can taste it!" Qiao Zhi reminded Sun Jin.

Sun Jin glanced at Qiao Zhi, tasted the soup with a spoon, and his eyes showed a look of astonishment, "How to make a can of stewed three treasure duck?"

Qiao Zhi secretly admired Sun Jin's level was very high. After tasting the soup, he knew the innovation of his dish.

Today he made up his mind to make five dishes that meet the standards based on the first banquet in the founding country.

But some dishes have been proven later that they are not suitable for state banquets, such as the stewed chicken with mushroom jar.

Qiao Zhi improved this dish, using the method of making stewed Sanbao duck. In addition to side dishes such as ginger mushrooms, they also used a small bag to pack plate millet, dates, and lotus seeds (three treasures). The pots used were also specially made purple clay jars for state banquets.

Therefore, this dish can also be called "Sanbao Chicken with Mushroom Pot".

Sun Jin tasted three mouthfuls in a row, his expression became very serious, and after taking a bite of chicken, his expression became more serious...

Qiao Zhi also began to taste Sun Jin's crab noodles lion head. In the eyes of the outside world, although Qiao Zhi Jing

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He is well-versed in many cuisines, but he mainly focuses on Huainan cuisine, so he is very familiar with crab noodles and lion heads. He uses a spoon to separate the lion heads and you can see that it is covered with crab meat and crab roe, which is very attractive.

After entering the lion's head, Qiao Zhi must sigh that Sun Jin's level is extremely high. If he cooked this dish with him, his basic skills might not be bad, but his taste would probably be slightly inferior.

The old world of state banquet dishes for decades is indeed unusual.

Chen Yunhui tasted two dishes and it was difficult to make a decision. He said to himself: "I have eaten crab noodles and lion heads many times, but this time the crab noodles and lion heads make people feel familiar and fresh. As for the stewed chicken with mushroom jar, the taste is very rich, making people feel like they are salivating."

Zayed, not far away, slapped the table and said excitedly: "This crabmeal lion head is definitely a masterpiece of Sun Guochu. I finally tasted the familiar feeling. This trip to China was perfect."

Gao Jinshan was still silent, took out the scoring paper and wrote down his own scoring.

The two dishes of crab noodles, lion head and stewed chicken with mushroom jar are equal, so it is really hard for him to make a choice.

In the end, he chose to share the same fate!

Xi Tianlei got the score given by the judges, "Make a summary first! Both of them showed a very high level in the second dish, especially Qiao Zhi continued to use the famous dish Mushroom Pot Stewed Chicken used at the first banquet in the founding country, and innovatively added the recipe of Sanbao duck, which made people's eyes shine. The crab noodles lion head cooked by Sun Jin was not only classic but also stable, and was unanimously recognized by three foreign guests. The final score of the second dish was Qiao Zhi 9.7 points and Sun Jin 9.8 points, and the difference between the two was 0.1 points in the total score."

When Wang Shimao heard that the master of the second dish finally won, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If the second dish falls behind again and fails to bite the score, it will be too difficult to catch up with the next three dishes.

Sun Shichao stood in the corner and observed the movements on the field. His heart was very complicated.

Others think that Sun Jin won the second dish, but Sun Shichao knew that his father lost in strategy.

Among all the state banquet dishes, Sun Jin's best dish was crab noodles and lion head. He originally wanted to get an absolute advantage in this dish, not only to make up for the gap in the first dish, but also to overtake it.

But Sun Jin only led by 0:1 point.

Just like Tian Ji's horse racing, although Qiao Zhi lost the second dish, he lost Sun Jin's biggest bargaining chip.

Sun Jin glanced at Qiao Zhi in a complicated way. He always felt that something was wrong with Qiao Zhi's performance in the second dish.

His eyes lit up and he finally understood what Qiao Zhi was doing!

Qiao Zhi was trying to season and tried to keep his dishes close to him in terms of saltiness and taste.

In fact, it is not close to oneself, but to the objects of the state banquet and the taste of those foreign guests.

It takes at least several months for most people to learn seasoning. A top chef like Sun Jin has been doing seasoning for decades. Wang Shimao has learned from him for more than ten years, but only learned 70% or 80% but has not completely grasped the essence...

As for his son Sun Shichao, he has been operating Chinese food abroad in recent years, and he also hopes to use this move to try to find out how to make Chinese food tastes so as to satisfy the tastes of most foreigners.

This is accumulating experience.

But Qiao Zhi planned to secretly learn his understanding of the taste of state banquet dishes by tasting his own dishes in the competition. This idea is not

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Just bold, and incredible.

But I have to admit that the stewed chicken with mushroom jar has a trace of its own essence, especially the spices added a little pepper, which Qiao Zhi seemed to have noticed.

Of course, Qiao Zhi is not a pure imitation. When absorbing the essence, he also incorporates his own characteristics. For example, there is a faint tea fragrance in the soup, which also has a similar aroma in the fourth-grade side dishes.

This fragrance seems to be there or there is nothing, and it runs through the whole process, making several dishes feel a sense of succession and very recognizable.

Although the second dish won Qiao Zhi with a slight advantage, Sun Jin smelled the crisis was approaching.

Top masters like Xi Tianlei and Kong Bohou can naturally find clues.

Kong Bohou lowered his voice and said, "Qiao Zhi is really bold. For competitions like this, normal people will choose their most secure style, but Qiao Zhi is studying Sun Jin's style and trying to take it for themselves."

Xi Tianlei smiled faintly, "Although the risks are very high, the gains are not small. I am looking forward to Qiao Zhi's performance. If he can crack the code of the state banquet dishes that Sun Jin has been studying for many years through a game, what kind of ability would that be?"

Kong Bohou shook his head, "A fantasy!"

Xi Tianlei said: "Qiao Zhi is good at creating miracles, otherwise how could he be worthy of being a genius in the Chinese cooking world that is rare in a century?"

Kong Bohou smiled bitterly, "You've locked this hat on him?"

Xi Tianlei smiled and said, "He won this hat. Actually, you also agree with it?"

Kong Bohou reminded: "Be careful to hurt Zhongyong!"

Xi Tianlei said: "Qiao Zhi is mature and stable, and Zhong Yongzhi's injury cannot appear on him. Sun Jin is now starting to worry. His most famous crabmelon lion head has not recovered enough scores. As Qiao Zhi's research on him becomes more and more thorough, his advantage will become smaller and smaller."

Kong Bohou was silent for a few seconds, "I hope Sun Jin can withstand the pressure!"

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Sun Ying found He Xia, one of the heads of the State Guesthouse.

"Mr. He, I suggest you interfere with the competition immediately. According to the current trend, Qiao Zhi is likely to win the competition. The two judges who suddenly joined are on Qiao Zhi's side, so their score will be seriously biased."

He Xia looked at Sun Ying calmly, "Ms. Sun, I suggest you leave here immediately. You are not an employee of the State Guesthouse. We asked you to come in and observe for the sake of Sun Guochu's face. Observation rather than instigation, which caused disputes between the two sides. Judging from the news I have received at present, the judges' performance in this competition was fair and just."

Sun Ying said in a deep voice: "My father worked for the State Guesthouse for many years. If he loses, what is the face of the State Guesthouse?"

He Xia sighed lightly, "I admit that Sun Guochu has played a key role in the development of the State Guesthouse over the years, but the State Guesthouse will not be destroyed by a single person's failure. Your father is an upright person who resigned from his post early before the competition to avoid damaging the collective image. As his daughter, there is no need to confuse the public and mix up the water."

"you……"

Sun Ying found out that she was seeking He Xia’s help, which was completely wrong.

When Sun Ying left the office, He Xia's eyes showed a deep look.
Chapter completed!