Chapter 102 - Chapter 102 - 102 New Rules (2/2)

The next morning at eight o’clock. stay-updated-with-MVLeMpYr

When Chen Yu arrived at the competition venue, he found that it had undergone substantial changes compared to yesterday.

The temporary kitchens set up yesterday had been replaced with fairly classical honeycomb stoves.

These kitchens were highly efficient, capable of frying, deep-frying, boiling, stir-frying, and stewing, you name it.

Moreover, today the organizers had prepared a fairly complete variety of ingredients for the competing chefs.

Even the number of people who came to watch the competition on-site had doubled since yesterday.

It seemed that yesterday’s broadcast had attracted a good deal of traffic.

“Yesterday’s competition was just the appetizer, so we didn’t eliminate any chefs, but today we will implement an elimination system,”

Su Rui, holding a microphone, shuttled between the chefs while explaining the rules of the competition.

“Today we’re testing a chef’s speed, as well as their mastery of different types of dishes! Contestants must fry at least six dishes within half an hour, and also prepare the corresponding staple food.”

All the chefs present were momentarily stunned, since six dishes in half an hour was reasonable but still a bit strict.

After all, there are many subcategories of chefs.

While many head chefs excel in their craft, they are primarily responsible for the main cooking, requiring side dishes and ingredients to be prepped by others.

Without these support staff, their speed would be greatly reduced.

Just when many chefs were troubled, Su Rui threw out another condition.

“As all the audience members present today are the judges, our chefs must prepare enough servings of dishes for them.”

At this, nearly half of the chefs were frozen in place, at a loss for what to do.

The number of people who came to the site today was not small; there were at least a hundred or more.

Having to cook for so many people, and within only half an hour, such a rule was somewhat extreme.

Firstly, cooking for so many people meant they had to cook in large pots.

But to some extent, large pot cooking loses the deliciousness found in individual dishes.

And large pot cooking could never be quick; even with six stoves working simultaneously, it might not be possible within half an hour.

While the other chefs were feeling despondent, Chen Yu had already picked up a kitchen knife and started preparing the ingredients.

Seeing this, the other chefs did not want to be outdone and quickly got busy.

Su Rui looked at the chefs on-site and then raised one hand.

“I declare the competition has begun!”

The scene immediately became bustling, with all the chefs pulling out all the stops.

Among them, it was Chen Yu who was the fastest.

Moreover, his hand coordination was extremely strong; while one hand was cutting vegetables, the other could handle a strainer to blanch the vegetables.

By the tenth minute, Chen Yu had already prepared all the ingredients.

He then spun a large ladle in his hand, and poured the six separate portions of prepared dishes into the pots at once.

“Mapo tofu, potato chicken stew, Mala blood curd, spicy shrimp, bean sprouts with meat, Kung Pao chicken! Although all these are common household dishes, they are also representative of large pot dishes, and this chef’s technique is very professional,”

One of the judges, who appeared to be in his sixties, couldn’t help but comment.

In front of Chen Yu, the honeycomb stove had eight pot openings.

Six were used for cooking dishes, one was dedicated to cooking rice, and the last one Chen Yu did not waste; he diced carrots, potatoes, and taro, combined them with minced meat to make a soup.