Chapter 50 (1/2)
Word count: 3684
Potato Pancake Tower (II)
It was like the surrounding coh of relief
It was probably because Lin Ke Song had gotten 9 points in the previous competition and made every feel the pressure Since she'd never h probability that she will ive the others a chance to up their ranking
At this time, Dr Xie as in the audience made a call to someone
”I'es choose potato pancake towers as the test? What's so special about this dish?”
”If it were potato pancakes, then there's only the need for potatoes to be shredded, then easily fried in the frying pan But if it were potato pancake towers, potato cubes are used instead, and not shredded potatoes”
”So…… if the ti isn't controlled well, the potato pancake toill end up raw?”
”Yes The other thing is the seasoning It isn't as easy to marinate potato cubes compared to potato shreds, so one has to be s too”
Dr Xie rubbed his forehead: ”Sounds like a real headache It see has never made potato pancake towers before, aren't you worried?”
”she knows all the skills that are needed for this dish”
At this ti knife to cut the potato cake open, and let everyone have a clear to as inside the potato tower
There was a thin layer of starch coating the potato, and in between the potato cubes were soft white shrimp
Lin Ke Song took a deep breath, the time for the potato cubes and shrimps to be cooked were different The shrimps need to be cooked earlier than the potato cubes, which redients have to be prepared separately, if you're not careful, the shrimps could be over fried till they lost their texture, while the potato cubes are still raw ah!
The other participants too were starting to think
Lin Ke Song stared hard at the screen, furrowing her eyebrows Not only that, but she had to be careful about the seasoning too The shrimp need to add a layer of deliciousness to the pancake tower, but the proble, to let this shock put people in wonder, she has to be extremely careful
”everyone has received the et your other spices and ingredients froanizers have prepared for you Everyone has to carefully consider, and give it thought before leaving Do not leave the area and then one of you tell otten salt!”
Everyone laughed This is a really kind reredients are the simplest
”everyone, please remember, that before the start of the co that you ht need But when the competition starts, if any of you plans to enter the food warehouse, it will use your competition time”
When Lin Ke Song entered the food warehouse, she was stunned The nuredients here was co Qian Fan's villa It's only that the placeredients was a little more complicated, like it was made so just to make the participants flustered
Lin Ke Song found the flour to coat the potatoes, and found the shrimp she needed, but she couldn't find the particular spice she wanted
”Ke Song, what are you looking for ah? I've already collected the things I want, I can help you look oh!” Viktor's voice sounded at her ear
”Ah? thank you I need dill…… but I can't seem to find it anywhere……”
”Dill? Ke Song, you're really srind it up and scatter it on the seafood to chase the fishy sentle and soft!”
Once Viktor finished saying so, the ones ere about to leave the food warehouse turned around to look for dill
When Lin Ke Song finally found the shelf that held dill, she realised that it had all been taken away
”Aiya, Ke Song, really sorry, I shouldn't have said it out They must have purposely taken it all so that none is left for you It's a pity I don't use dill, otherwise I would give some to you” Viktor smiled, and left
At this ti and the Goto Nozo onions were left
Lin Ke Song thought that this was only a coainst each other, that everyone only needed to showcase to the best of their abilities
But now she understood that she was naïve to the point of foolishness
This was a competition, and everyone was an opponent Only when others make a blunder, will you be able to win
Calh there's no dill, you can replace it with other ingredients
She walked to the place that held the spices, and just passed Goto Nozomi, when Goto suddenly stood up, and threw a bunch of dill in her basket
”Goto…… you……”
”The next time, you will not be this lucky” Goto dumped the onions into his basket and walked off
Lin Ke Song could not help asking: ”Why did you help me? Aren't we opponents?”
He was the one who had warned her not to trust Viktor in front of the lift
”Because someone hired me to watch you Of course, it's only to look at you Probably because that person kno stupid you are ba”
”Who?”
Goto Nozomi hmphed: ”whoever you think will look after you Furthermore, don't trust me too much Because I too am your opponent”
After that, Goto Nozo back and walked out
Lin Ke Song didn't haveanything, and left the area too
But she couldn't help thinking, just who on earth was that person?
No, Ke Song, now is not the tiet distracted You have to focus and complete this round of competitions!
When she walked out, a few competitors realised that she had dill in her basket and they each showed an expression of regret and even disbelief
Lin Ke Song remembered them, and told herself to be more cautious of those people
When they returned to their areas, they realised that there was raised frosted glass surrounding every work counter
Every corner of the glass was fitted with a ca
”This is a co in a co' from each other When everyone is unable to see each other's cooking process, every creation will belong to your thoughts and not another's thing”
It looked like, ”Master's show” really wasn't only a tv programme, the competition committee really is for real!
”et, you need to prepare 12 portions of potato pancake towers, every portion needs to perfectly flawless You have an hour to prepare, now —— let the coin!”
In this enclosed space, Lin Ke Song felt freer
All sorts of sounds sounded in the surroundings
Lin Ke Song too started to busy She first peeled the potatoes, cut them, every piece around the same size, then she pressed them to feel their density, then put them in the over Then she shelled the shrimp, and put the yellow toredient, you need to taste its flavour, and feel it's texture
When the batter was done, she carefully tasted it, then iined whether the saltiness would be sufficient when it coated the potatoes
And at this ties sitting and chatting together
”Hey, I say, Winston, so far which contestant has caught your eye?”
Winston rubbed the tip of his brow: ”obviously, it's Ti tend to have lots of ideas And his taste discernment ability really surprises me The taste discernment determines the ability of a chef's taste deconstruction ability Like the one who has theQian Fan, he is able to layer by layer deconstruct then ine”
”Now that we're talking about this, I'm very curious, as to whether any of the 10 contestants have Jiang Qian Fan as their mentor?” the barbecue master from Australia asked curiously
”That is a secret” Winston blinked, ”but oura chef doesn't mean that he's equipped to teach So maybe the results of the competition, will surprise everyone”
Thethe sauce for the pancake tower, heard the nahtened
Cal
Calm down
You can do well, definitely can do well!
She carefully took the baked potatoes out, and mixed them with the marinated fresh shrimps
When she fried the first potato pancake tower, she didn't forget to taste the flavour, no matter the potato or the shrihtest taste experience, only until she was satisfied, did she then start to plate
At this time, they had already entered the countdown
She put the sauce in little saucers, and one by one arranged the towel and carefully absorbed the excess oil from the potato pancake tower, and plated with the mint leaves
12 portions of food preparation to her was an activity that needed time and focus
On the other side of the glass, there were already scolding shout of other participants flipping plates over
If the plate and food were flipped to the ground, then they definitely cannot present it to the judges, and the judges can probably only give zero points
Annalise started to count down
Lin Ke Song used a paper towel to wipe the perspiration are her temples, made sure all the plates were flawlessly perfect, then heaved a sigh
”Time's up!”
Following Annalise's sound, when the glass separating the contestants was slowly lowered, they could again see each other
At this time, Annalise suddenly covered her mouth and cried out: ”Oh, my God! My God! My idol is actually here!”
The camera man turned the camera towards the audience without a word