In this small kitchen, Xue Xi stared at Tang Xiaoyou's movements meticulously.
After a few years, the clumsy little Carrot Head now has the skillful demeanor of a chef in every move she makes. She holds a kitchen knife and quickly puts the chopped ingredients into the hot pot. The aroma bursting out of the pot is fragrant and fills the entire space.
Xue Xi was smiling and praising his apprentice's performance from time to time. Hanging on the wall in the corner was a hand-drawn painting by Tang Xiaoyou, which she drew while watching Xue Xi cook. Although the brushwork was a little immature, it was obvious that the painter was very attentive and all the key details were revealed.
On the other side of the wall, there are various seasonings and cooking tools, all of which are scaled down versions suitable for her height and body shape. Every time after participating in a competition in the past three years, Tang Xiaoyou likes to reproduce the dishes in the competition here and sum up the gains and losses. In her words, this is the place where she feels most relaxed and comfortable.
The beautiful dishes were put on the plate, and wisps of concentrated soup were poured on the soft and delicious pig's trotters. Tang Xiaoyou nodded with satisfaction. "Out of the pot!"
Then he brought Braised Pig Trotter to the small table in front of Xue Xi with a look of anticipation. "Master, try it. This dish should be able to reach the level of the finals, right?"
Xue Xi was very considerate and took a piece. Well, it looked soft and boneless on the surface. He took another bite. Xue Xi frowned slightly, and Tang Xiaoyou thought suddenly: Here it comes, the teacher's sharp judgment is here!
The next second, Xue Xi opened God's Tongue, and then gave his own evaluation. "First of all, I want to praise you, because you did a good job in selecting the ingredients. The fresh pig's trotters have firm meat, shiny skin, and no peculiar smell. The front hooves have more bones and fewer bones, and the taste is more tender, which is very suitable for this dish."
Tang Xiaoyou was modest and didn't say anything, because she understood that this was the master's judgmental rhythm of restraint before promotion.
As expected, Xue Xi began to criticize the dish mercilessly in the next sentence. "The treatment is clean, but your control of the blanching time is not in place, and it even affects the final taste of the entire dish!"
"Secondly, when you fry the sugar, the heat is a little too high, so the color should be at a medium-to-low level."
"Finally, too much nutrients are lost from the ingredients during stewing!"
Tang Xiaoyou originally raised his head lower and lower, but Xue Xi smiled upon seeing this and comforted him, "However, overall you have made great progress, and I am very satisfied as a teacher!"
Then he pulled Xue Xi, who was drooping his head, to the stove, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Okay, let me demonstrate again. A chef must learn to face changes in the ingredients in the pot and make corresponding changes to his cooking plan at any time."
Then the ingredients were handled with ease, blanching and stewing in one go. While doing it, he was distractedly teaching. "Use boiling water for blanch, but the time should not be long. After taking it out, rinse it with water in time to wash away the impurities in the meat!"
"When the rock sugar melts, you have to be extra calm and control the heat to the extreme. When you notice the loss of nutrients in the ingredients, try adding a little vinegar. It will not only prevent the loss of nutrients, but also make the pig's trotters taste better, soft, waxy and salty. Do you understand?"
Tang Xiaoyou stared blankly at the cooking that Xue Xi picked up at his fingertips. "Master, who are you? Every time I eat the dishes you cook, do they feel more delicious than the Xue Xi bigger Chef God dishes copied in Virtual Restaurant?"
Xue Xi smiled, "Oh, do you think that you can't win the championship and give up early?"
Tang Xiaoyou suddenly became furious. "How is that possible? Forget it, I'll just leave it alone. Wait until I win the championship and see how you fool around, hum." He pouted his little mouth and calmly took out a piece from the Xue Xi pot and put it in his mouth. He lit the fire at his place and continued practicing tirelessly.
Xue Xi shook his head: The temper of a child.
Then she left the room, lay down on a chair, picked up a book, and read it with gusto. It was <Record of Culinary Treasures> that she asked Blue Sister to scan in. Needless to say, the book became more interesting the more she read it. She even had the feeling that she could continuously improve Law Comprehension while lying down and reading.
The master was shaking his head in the rocking chair while reading the classics, and the apprentice was practicing tirelessly in the kitchen. The days passed like this.
Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and the third Gourmet Hometown Food Competition Finals was held in the highest palace of this virtual world.
A huge and strange building that looks like a giant frying pan stands in the center of the world. Thousands of people are rushing here in an endless stream. Fortunately, the competition venue is open-air, and the surrounding audience seats can definitely accommodate this huge flow of people.
The gold medal winners from 10 countries were directly transported here, with bright lights and bright eyes.
Faced with such a scene, Tang Xiaoyou in the middle did not show the slightest trace of nervousness. Instead, he waved to the cheering team of his game country below like a star. Xue Xi sat in the front row of the auditorium, watching the excited little girl on the field with a feeling of emotion in his heart.