Chapter 250 - Haddock (2/2)

Xia Qiao, another contestant, felt enlightened at that moment. After hearing Wang Ming's explanation, it felt so obvious. They should all have known it, the power of hindsight. But one thing he still didn't understand. Raising his hand, he hoped that Wang Ming would answer him.

”Mr Xia, is there something on your mind? We're not in a classroom you don't need to raise your hand to answer.” Meng Zhong said.

With a red face, Xia Qiao said. ”Yes, sorry. I just wanted to ask Wang Ming a question if that's okay?”

Meng Zhong couldn't answer that, so he could only redirect the question to the right recipient.

”Mr Xia, please ask if I can answer it I will.”

”Thank you, I won't waste anymore time. What detail made you sure that the fish's Haddock and not Cod or Halibut? I can't wrap my head around it, how you were so sure that it's Haddock.”

”Ah, an excellent question. I should have explained that too. It's very simple but of course to know this you need to know the characteristics of the different fishes, so let me explain for you here and those watching at home as well. To determine what fish a cooked fillet is, it's very hard to tell via the taste, as many white fish taste the same, unless you've eaten the specific fish many times you won't be able to tell the difference. If you can't tell by taste, color or shape, then how can you tell the difference? You might ask and it's all in the texture.”

”Well, that's where knowing the characteristics of the different fishes is important. The fish meat was simply too firm for it to be halibut. It had a more flaky texture. Since Haddock is also in the Cod family, it has a flaky texture just like Cod. Though one difference Haddock has to a Cod, is that its meat is even more flaky than Cod, the meat is also a lot thinner. I noticed that the fillet had broken up already after the staff cut the meat up to disguise its shape and thickness. All these points told me that the fish had to be Haddock and nothing else.”

The room went silent as everyone comprehended what Wang Ming had just said. ”Excellent!” Xie Xiu said, the first person to break the silence. Wang Ming's answer seriously impressed her. She didn't think that anyone in this competition would impress her like this. Wang Ming's train of thought was just the same as hers, but even she would never guess that it's a farmed haddock.

In her mind now was only 1 question. If she had been a part of this year's competition, would she win against Wang Ming? She hoped that Wang Ming would make it through to the quarterfinals. She felt curious about how much more Wang Ming's hiding in his head. Maybe he's even good enough for them to recruit him.

”Great, you don't have any further objections, do you, Mr. Cheng? If not, then we'll start the next round.”

Cheng Kecheng hurriedly shook his head. He had been embarassed enough already. He wouldn't oppose Wang Ming anymore for the rest of the competition, at least not openly. In the dark, he would have many ways to play with him.

Only him guessing right this round, made Wang Ming feel more at ease, he's only 1 point behind now if he kept going strong and got everything right, his chances of getting through to the next round is high. The chances that everyone in front of him in the standings would answer correctly every round is minimal. Though he wondered what would happen if they tie.

Since there's a big chance that they will tie, all the competitors in this round deserve and have the skill to go to the next round. Wang Ming could only hope that the next few rounds would be head scratchers for others and not for him.

Angela then announced, ”Then let's start the next round everyone please get back into position.” After seeing that, no one had any more objections or questions. Angela had a slight tingle in her eyes when she looked at Wang Ming, but it had only been for a brief second, so no one had noticed.