EAMRF Chapter 49.2

Later, several strange dishes were served, and the netizens began to feel sorry for the judge.

When Jia Sibo faced a mass of a “mysterious” dish with no visible ingredients, he directly refused to taste it. “A dish needs to pay attention to color, aroma, and taste. I can only smell the burnt smell of your dish, which does the reverse of stimulating one’s appetite. This is a complete and absolute failure of a dish. I refuse to taste it.”

[Before watching this show, my dream was to be a food critic.]

[Hahaha, who is not? But today I realized that gourmets are not only about eating delicious food.]

[You even need to taste dark cuisine for the sake of professionality!] 

[So scared! So scared!] 

[Hahaha, let’s go, it’s the first time I’ve seen how difficult it is to be a judge]

[It’s also good that the judges have the right to choose not to taste. The director is still a bit humane.]

[I kind of admire the old man in the middle. He tasted every dish, it can be seen that he is very attentive in commenting.]

[Just an FYI: the one in the middle is Jiang Liushen, the vice chairman of the Chinese Chefs Association. He once bought back a set of ancient Chinese recipes that were lost overseas at a high price, and then donated them to the Jiangcheng Museum. Mr. Jiang is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Chinese cuisine. He’s a hero!] 

Xing Lixuan asked, “Why haven’t you appeared yet?” He was waiting to see Yu Antong.

Yu Antong replied, “I made a more complicated dish, and the time is relatively short. I suspect my appearance will be later.” 

There were also several contestants in front of Yu Antong who performed well, one of them was a group of chefs that hailed from Shancheng. Yu Antong thought that they should be his future strong opponent. 

This program was recorded locally in Jiangcheng, but the participants were contestants from all over the country. 

This group of contestants from Shancheng made a noodle dish. It’s a very simple bowl of beef noodles, but all five judges were full of praise for them.

Qing Nian said, “This is the most satisfying food so far, it’s done beautifully!”

Sun Ming was the executive chef of a high-end hotel, and he had strict requirements on the quality control of the dishes. Many contestants were criticized by him as “useless”, but this time, he only had praise. “The noodles’ thickness is very uniform. You must have stretched it multiple times until the taste developed this strong, and yet the elasticity is still perfect. It is smooth on the palate, and your heat control is also equally as excellent. If you cook it just a minute more, then the noodles would be far too soft and soggy, but if it’s a minute less, then it would be far too tough. I give this bowl of noodles 99 points. The 1 point deduction is to keep your ego in check, haha.” 

After Jiang Liushen tasted it, he looked at this group of chefs – there’s one head chef, and two sous-chefs – with a smile for a few seconds. “It tastes good, and it is a very classic traditional beef noodle recipe. I hope to taste your innovative dishes in the next episode.”

When it was Shen Yuexin’s turn, she pushed Jia Sibo and said, “Try it first. The three Laoshi before me spoke so highly that my expectations for this bowl of noodles skyrocketed, but I want to be the last to taste it.”

Jia Sibo graciously took it over. He picked a chopstick of noodles into his small bowl and tasted it. His eyes lit up as he said, “This is what can be called gourmet food, pass!”

Shen Yuexin was the last one to taste it. She first picked a small mouthful and shoved it into her mouth, then directly brought the big bowl in front of her and said, “Since you all tasted it, the rest of the bowl belongs to me. I want to finish eating the noodles and soup!”

As she claimed that, she shamelessly finished the bowl with big bites. 

Sun Ming laughed and said, “Ah, so that’s the reason you want to taste it last. Your idea is clever, I bow down to your wit.” 

[My Xiao Shen is too cute!] 

[Such a clever little ghost~] 

[Refilling¹My best guess is that you can pay a gift to the App via in-app currency. This commenter is refilling those currency for Shen Yuexin’s sake. for Xinxin!] 

[Looking at the on-screen beef noodle, it’s fit to be called “other people’s” noodle²this is a twist of the very popular “other people’s child”. The grass is greener in your neighbor’s lawn, yadda yadda yadda.. My bowl of beef noodles only has two sad slices of beef, which is so thin it’s basically translucent!] 

[Hahaha! Yes, yes, when it comes to knife skills, I will only bow down to masters who can cut such thin beef slices.] 

[You can be thankful with the beef in your beef noodles, the beef noodles sold near my neighborhood have no beef at all.]

[I can’t imagine how delicious a bowl of beef noodles can be.]

[I want to poke Xinxin’s bulging cheeks.]

[Shen Yuexin is a real foodie.]

[Looking at Xiao Shen eating so happily, I instantly ordered a delivery of beef noodles.] 

Compared with the extremely high evaluation given by the judges, the evaluation of the beef noodles by the audience on the Internet was average. It’s mostly because they couldn’t eat it, they could only see a bowl of light noodles, and recall it according to their daily life. Such a low-key dish was sadly limited by the netizen’s imagination. 

They focused more attention on Shen Yuexin and praised her for being cute.

“It’s my turn, it’s finally my turn!” Yu Antong pointed to the computer screen excitedly. Just like Xing Lixuan, he was also looking forward to seeing the evaluation from the hilarious netizens.

Xing Lixuan hugged him into his arms. “I see.”

In the show, Yu Antong came forward with his dish and put them on the judges’ table. The exquisite shape and presentation of the dishes made several judges’ eyes shine, and at the same time, the barrage also expressed their amazement.

[This is definitely a great god!]

[Wow! This is amazing!]

[This is a top-level contestant! The king!]

[Xiao gege is so handsome~] 

[I finally saw the strongest king.]

[Finally, I saw a dish that surprised me.]

[I don’t even have to taste it to know that it must be delicious.]

[I don’t feel very optimistic. This chef is too young, it probably only looked good.] 

[What’s wrong with having a pretty presentation? Is it a sin to look good?]

[This presentation is so pleasing to the eye.]

“I haven’t seen this dish before.” Qing Nian asked, “Did you create this dish yourself?”

“Yes,” Yu Antong nodded. “I named it Fengming Qishan.”

Jiang Liushen clapped his hands deeply and smiled, “Good name.”

As a gourmet, Qing Nian was very knowledgeable about food. She could see at a first glance that there was something hidden in the belly of the squab³Squab is an immature domestic pigeon. Old pigeon’s meat is usually too gamey and might be too tough for gourmet dishes, so squabs are preferred. I’ll be using “pigeon” and “squab” interchangeably.. She cut the pigeon from the middle with a knife, cut a part of the pigeon meat, and put it into her mouth. 

“The skin of the squab is roasted until it is crispy, while the inside is still tender. The stuffing in the belly of the pigeon is extremely delicious, and it blends perfectly with the taste of the meat. This is very good!”

Sun Ming liked Yu Antong’s group’s arrangement very much. After tasting it, he said, “May I invite you to be the chef in our hotel?”

Yu Antong smiled and politely rejected his offer. “Thank you for your affirmation, but I am more interested in becoming a ‘God of Chefs’ at the moment.”

After Jiang Liushen tasted it, he commented, “Fengming Qishan was a tale from before the prosperity of the Zhou Dynasty. In the story, there was a phoenix inhabiting and singing on Qishan. People believed that the phoenix came because of Emperor Wen’s benevolent government. It was a good omen for the Zhou Dynasty’s prosperity. With that namesake, I believe that this dish will herald an age of prosperity to your career. It’s a good omen.” 

“Jiang-laoshi’s evaluation is very good, and he has appointed you the ‘God of Chefs’ title.” Shen Yuexin said to Yu Antong jokingly.

[Fengming Qishan, this name is so cool.]

[I want to eat meat. I can smell the aroma wafting from my screen!!] 

[My stomach is rumbling listening to the judges’ evaluation, ah.] 

[I hate that I can’t eat it.]

[I say it’s a slap in the face to xiao gege’s non-believers! Jiang-laoshi directly bestowed upon him the title of “God of Chefs”!]

[I want to marry this little xiao gege, who is handsome and cooks so well]

[I’m different, I want to marry him and take him home!]

[Ahhh! I really want to know what it tastes like!!]

[Finally, this is the vibe of a proper cooking competition.] 

After Shen Yuexin tasted it, she stood up and exaggeratedly praised him. “Let’s present the awards directly. The first episode of our show is over. Jiang-laoshi is right. There is no need to compete anymore. There is no next episode. Our God of Chefs has already been born!”

Jia Sibo grabbed her and pushed her on the seat, “I’m the sponsor, listen to me.”

Shen Yuexin bowed to him, “Gold Father, I was wrong, I’m sorry.”

The two quarreled for a while before Jia Sibo got serious. Before eating, he commented, “The appearance is very beautiful, and I can smell the aroma of roasted squab from the moment you walked in. The glutton that is my stomach is completely overwhelmed by your dish. I hope its taste will not disappoint me.”

He cut a piece of meat from the pigeon’s leg and put it in his mouth, and tasted the stuffing in the belly of the pigeon. He said, “Yuexin ate a bowl of beef noodles just now, and now I will eat this plate of roasted squab by myself.”

Shen Yuexin immediately begged, “Can you divide it into another bite? Just one bite. Pleeasseeee.”

[Look at our Xiao Shen’s eager eyes, can’t we give her a half cut?] 

[My dear Goose Daughter⁴Shen Yuexin’s nickname. Idk why her fans gave her that nickname though. FYI, Shen Yuexin is 沈月馨; while Goose daughter is 女鹅别哭, which translates closer to “Girl Goose”., don’t cry, Mom will buy you meat.] 

[Gold Father, you have no heart, please give a bite of meat for my darling Goose Daughter!] 

[In three minutes, I want all the information about this chef!]

[I know this xiao gege, he’s actually already the owner of a famous Chinese restaurant!] 

[Are you serious? Anxious, tell us please?!!] 

[Immortal’s Banquet! The restaurant is called Immortal’s Banquet]

[It turns out that the owner of Immortal’s Banquet is so handsome. I went to eat at that restaurant, it was super delicious!]

[Isn’t he my college classmate? He’s actually on TV.] 

[Leave the school name, please! Don’t kill us by leaving us hanging!] 

[He’s attending A University!]

[Ah, that’s quite a prestigious university. I’m going there to have a chance meeting with my future boyfriend~] 

[I’m going to destroy your hope right now. He’s a senior this year, so he only have to fill his internship quota. He rarely went to campus.] 

[I want to date my xiao gege…] 

[I can! I can eat very well!]

[If you can, then I can too!]

[I will eat as much as he cooks!]

[Did no one notice the little beauty’s smile just now? His raised eye tails are too charming!]

[Me, me, me! I went back and watched that chip now five times, and it took my life away!]

[Wuwuwuwu, I love phoenix-eyed beauty! I want to marry this little beauty and take him home!]

[Is xiao gege short of someone in his life? Look at me! I can be that one!]

Xing Lixuan looked at Yu Antong, “Are you short of someone?”

The author has something to say: 

Tongtong: You say I’m short of someone?

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  My best guess is that you can pay a gift to the App via in-app currency. This commenter is refilling those currency for Shen Yuexin’s sake.
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  this is a twist of the very popular “other people’s child”. The grass is greener in your neighbor’s lawn, yadda yadda yadda.
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  Squab is an immature domestic pigeon. Old pigeon’s meat is usually too gamey and might be too tough for gourmet dishes, so squabs are preferred. I’ll be using “pigeon” and “squab” interchangeably.
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  Shen Yuexin’s nickname. Idk why her fans gave her that nickname though. FYI, Shen Yuexin is 沈月馨; while Goose daughter is 女鹅别哭, which translates closer to “Girl Goose”.