Chapter 250 - Haddock (1/2)
This time Cheng Kecheng didn't get the same amount of support, because of the last incident, they wouldn't be blinded by Cheng Kecheng's word anymore. Many thought he just wanted to do anything he could to mess with the new guy. With a serious tone, Cheng Kecheng stared at Meng Zhong and the judges and said.
”How can we know that Wang Ming has answered the question correctly? Just because he's a new name to the scene, doesn't mean we can treat him better than the others can we?”
Meng Zhong looked speechless. He stared at Cheng Kecheng like he was staring at a donkey. How could such a dignified chef would repeatedly try to sabotage Wang Ming? What had Wang Ming done to him, he just couldn't understand the reasoning behind his actions.
He was going to ask Wang Ming to elaborate on his answer, but Cheng Kecheng stopped him with his accusations. Throughout this whole competition he had been impartial all the way the only thing he did to help Wang Ming, is to give him a few warnings, but he didn't do it in private, he warned everyone.
”Mr. Cheng, please be careful of what you're saying. I was just about to ask Wang Ming to elaborate on his answer. We have been doing this every round, but it's especially important this round as us Mc's, judges and production didn't think that anyone would get this round right. Wang Ming, could you please enlighten us about your thought process and how you identified the fish?”
Meng Zhong hadn't announced what the fish is yet, so everyone looked at Wang Ming with suspense. Those at home were on their toes, looking at Wang Ming. This round of competition sounded so simple, but yet, it's incredibly hard. People watching at home had made their own guesses and wanted to know the answer to satisfy their curiosity.
With a smile, Wang Ming said confidently, a lot different from he was moments ago when he wrote his answer on the paper. When he wrote his answer earlier, he didn't feel too confident. It was just a educated guess.
”Everyone here and at home, the fish you guys just saw and we here examined, is the fish Haddock. A type of white fish which has gotten more popular in China the past few years, few know about the fish here in China since it only exist in the North Atlantic oceans and also it bares a lot of similarities with cod, as it's in the cod family.”
Many contestants around him immediately voiced their dissatisfaction when Wang Ming told them his answer. A few had answered Haddock, while most of them Cod. Cheng Kecheng had guessed Haddock himself, Wang Ming could visibly see his anger.
”What? Then we should have gotten a point! I answered Cod.”
”Me Too!”
”I answered Haddock I should have gotten a point!”
Meng Zhong wanted to calm down the contestants, but Wang Ming's next words calmed them all down. ”That's not all. The person who created this round is extremely crafty. He or she didn't just use a normal wild Haddock fish, but it's a farmed Haddock. You should all have noticed earlier that the Haddock contains more fat than usual right?”
Everyone nodded. They had noticed it, but none of them knew why it was like that, so they just disregarded it. The whole stage became quiet. Everyone listened to Wang Ming, like he's an old master teaching his toddlers. Even Cheng Kecheng and Mao Qingling put down their hate and listened carefully.
”There's a few specialized fish farms, who use special techniques to make their fish more fatty, since fatty fish are more popular on the market. It's like how Japanese farmers raise their cows, Japanese cows have a lot more fat marbling than a normal cow. There's no way a wild Haddock would have so much fat, I've never tasted farmed Haddock before, but with the clues I found, there couldn't be any other option.”