Family Fate Studio.
The judges were also carefully observing the contestants as they prepared their food. This was an important part of the scoring, too.
After watching Li Wei debone his ingredients, Tetsugoro nodded. "His knife skills are the best."
Morikawa thought back over his performance. "Excellent fur care, excellent knife skills, and judging by how quickly he seasons his food, he's confident, too..."
Dailan also remembered Li Wei's care of Milotic in the previous round vividly. "He really does seem like a potential champion."
The judges were still the same four: Morikawa, Mr. Tetsugoro, Nurse Joy, and Ms. Dailan.
Their comments wouldn't stir up much controversy anyway.
After all, starting with the quarterfinals, they would no longer be the judges.
As a chef, Leon remarked, "Number eight hasn't managed the heat properly. He took it off too early."
Li Wen couldn't cook, but he had seen plenty of cooking.
"Number twelve isn't doing well, either. He's added too many other ingredients. There's no need for that many."
Shiyin asked curiously, "Adding too many ingredients is bad, too?"
Xiao Meng had also been learning cooking from the Old Master, so she explained this time.
"The more ingredients you use, the harder it is to control the flavor. It's easy to end up with a dish that's neither one thing nor another."
"Oh, I see!"
Soon, someone finished.
Although it was Pokémon Food, all the ingredients were safe for humans to taste, so people could eat it without any problems.
The four judges each tasted only a little before having it taken inside for the Pokémon judges to sample.
The final score was the average of the judges' score and the Pokémon's score, with a maximum of ten points.
The four judges gave this Pokémon Food an average score of 7.6.