Chapter 494 (2/2)

Instead, he just answered, “Don’t keep us guessing. Say it,” to lighten the atmosphere.

“Please go into detail.” After all, Li Minghui was slightly elder, thus he said calmly.

Liu Tong nevertheless snorted coldly directly to express his dissatisfaction.

“The fish skin used in this dish of Weaving Brocade Diligently While Wearing Winter Clothing is very fresh. Have you realized that?” Chu Xiao pointed at the empty plate in front of him and asked directly.

“Of course. Any highly capable person would use the fresh one. I reckon it’s a little difficult to buy one from the market.” Liu Tong smiled with sarcasm.

The words “highly capable person” apparently referred to Yuan Zhou.

“The ingredients in my restaurant are all top-quality. I believe the two of you can tell that easily.” When Yuan Zhou carried the dish onto the table, he said solemnly and then turned around and left.

Although Yuan Zhou’s voice sounded a little hollow behind the face mask, the way he talked was quite serious.

“I know.” Li Minghui nodded to express the affirmation.

“Ho Ho. You are neither talented nor sharp-eyed. Even a great teacher is of little help to you.” Looking at the demeanor of the two people, Chu Xiao became unhappy and thus directly said.

“Yeah, you are right. You were born to be a great chef. So can you tell us on what grounds the dish is considered to reach the tip of perfection?” Upon hearing that, Liu Tong couldn’t help replying. Although he said it with a sarcastic tone, he still showed the basic respect.

Liu Tong and Li Minghui reacted so strongly because of the evaluations given by Chu Xiao. When the dishes cooked by them were carried to Chu Xiao to taste, Chu Xiao only gave an evaluation of “Barely qualified” lightly.

That’s right. This simple four-character evaluation was simply unimaginable to them. Since he was Chu Xiao, the youngest Michelin Three Star Chef ever, however, they accepted that in the end.

But now, this little-known person Yuan Zhou was surprisingly rated by Chu Xiao to be at the tip of perfection. Of course, they became infuriated immediately.

“You still ask even if you know it was fresh. That means you still don’t understand. It took less than 10 minutes from the moment the fish skin was peeled off until it was served to us. Am I right?” Chu Xiao said affirmatively.

“Well…” Li Minghui then got stupefied.

Nonetheless, Liu Tong reacted quickly and said straightforwardly, “It’s indeed quick to finish it in 10 minutes, but still, it doesn’t deserve the characters of ‘tip of perfection’.”

“Ho Ho. From the moment the fish was scooped up till the fish skin was peeled off, this entire intact fish skin, this Boss Yuan cut only once. Do you understand now?” Chu Xiao pointed at Yuan Zhou and said with a very positive tone.

“By the way, I forgot to tell you two, you two definitely can’t make it. As far as I know, more than 95% of the chefs cannot do that.” When Chu Xiao said that, he didn’t look at Li Minghui and Liu Tong at all. Instead, he just stared at Yuan Zhou with a fervent gaze.

That was a kind of excitement when one confronted his rival.

“Cut only once? How is it possible?” Liu Tong didn’t believe his words at first.

“Only once? That truly can retain the most perfect taste and mouthfeel of the fish skin. But how is it possible to cut only once?” Even the steadiest disciple Li Minghui dared not believe it. Therefore, he looked at his teacher Zhou Shijie to ask for confirmation.

“Yes, it’s possible. If it were him, he indeed can peel off the fresh fish skin with one simple cut.” Zhou Shjie nodded and said positively.

“No wonder it was so fresh and delicious and no wonder I have a feeling that a fresh fish was bursting in my mouth, making the fragrant juice overflow.” Zhou Shijie let out a sigh. He was no longer taking Yuan Zhou as a younger chef. Instead, he took him as a genuinely talented chef similar to Chu Xiao.

“I indeed only cut once. Your tongue is really sensitive.” Yuan Zhou answered affirmatively, which directly destroyed Liu Tong’s confidence.

“He can surprisingly peel off the fish skin with one simple cut. If only I had watched him doing that.” Liu Tong muttered to himself. Those culinary skills were much too terrifying.

“Of course. Apart from that, I also know that you even steamed the fish before you peeled the fish skin off. Why didn’t the fish skin shrink?” Chu Xiao looked at Yuan Zhou eagerly.

Yuan Zhou, “…”