Seven p.m., Hearthome TV Station.
With the ring of a bell, the competition officially began.
Li Wei opened the foam cooler beside him.
Inside were half a kilogram of diced chicken thigh and two boxes of House Foods sweet curry,
along with high-quality Golden Potatoes, Purple-Skinned Onions, lemons, and Select Sweet Apples, three of each.
There was white sugar, rock sugar, and a whole jar of Honey. Everything else was seasoning.
To Li Wei's surprise, there were no Berries.
Since his theme was sweetness,
he knew instantly what he should make.
Sweet Chicken and Apple Curry.
Since he had three Select Sweet Apples, he could incorporate the method for making Crispy Apple.
The competition allowed three hours, giving him plenty of time.
Li Wei began by making stock, adding some chicken thigh and chicken bones to 500 ml of water.
Although a proper stock needed at least five or six hours, Li Wei could make a simplified version. As long as it enhanced the flavor, it would do.
Each contestant had two burners. Li Wei used one for the stock and the other to blanch the chicken.
"What is contestant Li Wei doing? Why is he cooking them separately?"
Ms. Nurse Joy Yukino, a Master Tier Pokémon Breeder, was responsible for keeping the audience engaged and asking questions.
Otherwise, simply watching the contestants cook for three hours would have been far too dull.
Besides, she genuinely did not know what Li Wei was doing.
Wallace, Blue, Oak, and Professor Rowan were responsible for answering.
Professor Oak smiled. "This is a cooking method unique to the Donghuang Region: making stock."
Although Professor Oak could only cook instant noodles over an alcohol burner, his theoretical knowledge was extensive.
His cooking theory, in particular, had been taught to him personally by Li Wei's