Maze Fan: I opened a buffet in the maze

Chapter 357 You Are the Challenger

Verdilis, the third princess of the empire?

Fan Wei looked at the woman in gorgeous clothes, with a shining face, bright blonde hair and sapphire eyes with some surprise. He had heard Yarica Belén mention this person yesterday.

Seems like one of his lovers...

"What are you looking at! You are a country...country bumpkin...quite interesting!"

Putting away her folding fan, Princess Verdilis was about to humiliate Fan Wei, but when she turned around, a pair of deep eyes pierced her heart.

So handsome! He's actually a handsome guy, this is really unexpected?!

"Nothing. I heard about you from a friend, Your Highness the Princess." Fan Wei responded calmly.

"It's disgusting that a civilian stray dog ​​friend of mine mentioned my name!" Vildilis acted disgusted and opened her folding fan to cover the lower half of her face.

"Stop talking nonsense. My sister asked me to be a senior connoisseur and come to appreciate the abilities of your subordinates, my brother."

"My legs are sore from standing, let's get started."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Wei had an eye contact with several people around the princess. The man with the cane and a lady were the most hostile, while the rest were watching the show with a malicious attitude.

Delain was angry and wanted to laugh at the same time. What a fool with an empty head! He didn't even know he was being used as a gun.

He was too lazy to pay attention to this half-sister and directly called Fan Wei and A Ruoruo, and went upstairs to the chefs' association with the president.

People on both sides took an elevator each and entered the third floor.

Different from the hidden luxury on the first floor and the elegance and nobility of receiving guests on the second floor, the third floor is the central kitchen of the Chefs Association, which is bright and clean with simple white as the main tone.

There are neat and orderly stoves and kitchen utensils everywhere, and the fragrance in the air changes with every few steps.

Those are the assistant chefs of the headquarters cooking different delicacies.

These chefs are not yet qualified to be on the list, but they are all extremely talented reserve candidates who have gone through a lot of selection to get here.

Providing many nobles with a service that is slightly inferior to the hard-to-book chefs on the list.

When they heard that someone was going to challenge to be on the list, many busy chefs couldn't help but turn their heads to look over.

"A chef is someone who conquers people's hearts with taste. Mr. Misr, your task is simple. Just satisfy the connoisseurs present."

The president spoke, but everyone knew it was just polite talk.

Some people want to trip up Fan Wei and slap De Rhine in the face. This is a battle between camps, which is extremely fierce and contains murderous intentions.

Although the matter of evaluation involves reputation and flowers cannot be said to be dirty, some connoisseurs are bound to be extremely harsh and find faults with an attitude of looking for trouble!

As long as there is even a little bit that makes them feel inadequate, failure is inevitable.

Delain and Aruoruo are very confident in Fan Wei's cooking skills, but they are also a little nervous. What if these people insist on finding fault with him? Will Misler be able to handle it?

Several connoisseurs took their seats, namely Aruoruo, Verdilis and the President.

There is also the man with the cane and the woman with a black hat and a veil. They are both professional chefs, well-known on the list, and one of them runs the famous 'Golden Silk Honey Whisper' restaurant.

One is the private chef of a great noble.

The two men's hostility towards Fan Wei stems from the orders of their masters. At the same time, they are enemies in the same industry. When facing a culinary challenger, no one likes to be surpassed by someone who comes later.

After all, the ranking on the list is a symbol of honor for a chef.

It is also a symbol of money and status!

For senior chefs, each appearance fee starts at one gold coin, and some are even appreciated and loved, and are awarded fiefdoms and titles!

Therefore, the ranking on the list is equivalent to the chef's "aristocratic level", which is something that cannot be challenged.

If we were to say who most hopes Fan Wei fails, it would be these two.

In addition to several professional critics, there are also nobles who are not professionals but have status who participate in the tasting. In addition, the dishes prepared will also be considered by all the chefs present.

After all, how can you be convinced if you don’t conquer them, surpass them, and become a chef on the list?

Facing the gazes from all directions, Fan Wei stood there calmly. He was not interested in the so-called rankings. Cooking was the only source of pleasure.

"can we start?"

A pair of black eyes swept over the people around him, and Fan Wei asked with a smile.

The president of the association raised his hand and was about to instruct the members of the association to bring ingredients and kitchen utensils, when the man sitting in the judging seat with a cane suddenly spoke.

"Wait a minute, President, don't you think it's boring to start like this?"

"This doesn't reflect Chef Misr's ability."

"Oh?" The president's eyes flickered. "So what do you mean, Tewari?"

"Why not have a game!"

The man called Tewari raised the corner of his mouth. This was something he and the female chef next to him had discussed at the beginning. He just wanted to make things difficult for a chef who came from nowhere.

What a waste of opportunity!

Wouldn't it be better to suppress him while showing off my strength in front of so many nobles present?

This proposal was obviously more in line with everyone's interests. Princess Verdilis immediately made the decision, "Okay! Let's do this. The test questions must also be changed."

"I also have a request." Fan Wei said at this time: "I hope to cook a dish for each of the judges."

The sudden proposal surprised everyone. This did not reduce the difficulty. In fact, the difficulty increased as they had to prepare dishes that suited the tastes of five people within a limited time.

Everyone looked at Fan Wei with confusion, wondering whether he was arrogant, crazy, or had some secret tricks.

"I agree!" Verdilis closed her folding fan and showed an excited expression.

"This is really interesting." Many nobles who were watching were also discussing that a cooking competition was about to take place. In order to be fair, the fifth judge who would taste Tewari's dishes would be replaced by the eldest prince Delain.

Several critics also proposed their own rules for the competition.

Time limit is two hours.

Each person must prepare a dish for each judge.

It was suggested by Princess Verdilis, who specifically requested to eat the birthday dish named after her by the number one chef on the list, 'Verdilis's Shine'.

All the ingredients will be covered on the plates and the two chefs are not allowed to open them. They can only make choices based on luck and experience.

Arorou proposed that the loser must publicly publish congratulations and compliments to the winner in newspapers.

Delain looked at the Countess next to him and whispered, "Will this be too much pressure on Misr?"

"Pressure?" Aruru smiled and said, "Mr. Fan will not be defeated so easily. I have great expectations for him. He is a super chef who will subvert everyone as soon as he appears."

"I will bring it out myself!"

The judges' little thoughts did not affect the two contestants. Tewari changed into a chef's uniform and took out several silver kitchen knives from his knife box.

"By the way."

He sneered at Fan Wei and said, "I am the 43rd on the list of famous chefs, and the top 32 are the imperial chefs. This means that there are only 11 people in the imperial capital who are better than me."

“They are all senior veterans with many years of experience.”

"And I am the ruler of the young chef generation! You will definitely lose if you compete with me!"

Fan Wei didn't say anything, but suddenly asked, "Do you know Ms. Moreka?"

"The girl behind me offended a royal chef and ran to the Black Bell Fortress. What? Are you related to her?" Tewari was a little surprised.

"Nothing." Fan Wei smiled, "Let's get started."

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The game officially begins.

The president clapped his hands, and the door to the kitchen food storage was opened. One by one, the chef assistants came out pushing carts filled with food covered with silver lids.

"There are a total of 120 ingredients. Chefs, please start choosing."

Tewari looked up at Fan Wei and asked, "Who goes first? Do we need to toss a coin to decide?"

"No, you first." Fan Wei said very humbly.

With a slight snort, Tewari showed a barely perceptible smile, walked to the many ingredients, and took away one portion.

Next it was Fan Wei's turn. The two of them took turns taking away sixty kinds of ingredients.

This level seems ordinary, but it is actually full of dangers. As the saying goes, a good cook cannot cook without rice. Good ingredients are very important for cooking.

Fish dishes should use fish, meat dishes should use meat, and essential spices are also the key to the dishes.

If key ingredients are missing, the food you make is likely to be a mess!

And there is a special dish in the rules, which is Princess Verdelice's exclusive dish. That dish is actually made from a rare wild bird, which is plucked and coated with honey and then baked.

Remove the flesh and you'll get a shiny, candy-like skin.

It has a light and crisp texture and tastes like a fragrant river of honey. With the combination of secret spices, it has an endless aftertaste.

The key to this dish is the special wild white-feathered bird. It is difficult to produce that texture with other poultry, but Tewari got it from the ingredients at the very beginning.

His keen sense of smell was a skill he was proud of, and having been in the imperial capital for many years, he also had more experience.

Seeing Misr Fan's confused look and giving himself the chance to get the ingredients first, Tewari could only pity him for not knowing how to lose!

After I finished choosing the ingredients, a chef came over and handed me the recipe for the dish 'Veldelise's Shine'.

Fan Wei looked at him and nodded, then glanced towards Tewari.

"Oh, I'm sorry, it looks like you're going to lose points in front of the princess." The male chef sneered and started cooking first.

He has been running a restaurant for many years and knows the tastes of the nobles very well.

He knew exactly what people liked to eat and what they hated. During the selection process, he deliberately avoided some ingredients that the judges didn't like and left them all to Fan Wei.

This is the advantage of intelligence, and Tewari does not think he has done anything wrong.

Understanding information and acting accordingly are what every successful person should do. The other party doesn't know and hasn't collected intelligence in advance, which only shows that he is too young.

Go back to the countryside and practice for a few more years.

The kitchen knife made continuous sounds on the chopping board, and the neat and exquisite slices won a round of admiration. As a famous chef, Tewari's cooking skills are superb.

He also knows how to pay attention to details. The color and presentation of the food are extremely high-end.

The shaking frying pan and the flying flames from the cooking with strong liquor were all as elegant and attractive as a performance. Many eyes were directed towards Tewari, and Fan Wei was almost forgotten in the small corner.

In fact, he didn't move at all and was concentrating on watching his opponent cook.

"Why? Why doesn't Misler start? Thirty minutes have passed!" Delain muttered anxiously, and Aruorou was not so confident anymore.

The motionless Fan Wei finally attracted attention, and everyone was guessing what he was doing.

Did he find the situation too bad and just gave up?

That's really despicable, you don't have the spirit of a chef at all! At least try to struggle!

Fan Wei said nothing, just watched quietly. When Tewari finished a dish and sent it to the warming plate, he started to pick out the ingredients and process them slowly.

Some are chopped, some are soaked, and some are sliced ​​and baked in the oven.

His technique was not swift, but effortless, like stretching his fists and feet, and as smooth and natural as Tai Chi. Others could hardly notice the difference, but felt it was not bad, just a little slow.

But the female chef among the judges slowly revealed a look of shock.

She discovered that the speed of processing the ingredients was not slow at all, and all the processing was done to perfection! It was just that the method gave people the illusion of being slow.

Only an experienced chef like her can see some of the tricks.

This person's strength was somewhat beyond her expectations. The female chef looked solemn. She couldn't even do this kind of knife skills.

Fan Wei continued to work at a leisurely pace. When Tewari's third dish was finished, he had just finished processing the ingredients and even put a pot of soup on the table to simmer in the remaining time.

"There are still forty minutes left." The president couldn't help but remind him.

Tewari glanced at his opponent, wondering what he was trying to do, was he making excuses? Did he not use his full strength because of lack of time?

But right here, his eyes suddenly widened.

"You are all ready." Fan Wei smiled at the table full of ingredients and suddenly started cooking.

In an instant, multiple parties took action at the same time!

A roaring flame spewed out from the stove, a fierce fire that most chefs would not dare to use. Under such temperature conditions, the iron pan quickly became red hot and the ingredients would be burnt instantly when put in!

But Fan Wei sprinkled a spoonful of low-alcohol cooking wine, which stirred up a cloud of wine aroma, followed by another spoonful of cold oil.

Put the ingredients into the pot and start to stir them non-stop. If they stay for one second, they may become mushy. At the same time, on the other side of the soup pot, use your other hand to skim off the scum on the upper layer, adjust the flame size from time to time, and add ingredients.

Ding, take the food in the pot out of the pot.

Fan Wei turned around and took out the ingredients that had been baked in the oven at the right time, threw them directly into the still hot pot, poured the prepared sauce on them, and it sizzled as if it was about to explode.

But in the shaking, everything happened just right.

On the other side, the broth is cooked over high heat. When the food in the steamer has passed the first stage, add a spoonful of broth and continue steaming. Three pots start cooking at the same time.

Tewari was so absorbed in watching that he suddenly remembered that he still had two dishes to prepare, so he quickly got down to work.

But the image of his opponent standing among a pile of kitchen utensils, dominating cooking like a god of fire and ingredients, was deeply imprinted in his mind.

He went from being careless to being shrouded in a shadow of pressure.

Beads of sweat covered his forehead, I don’t know if it was because of the heat of cooking or the tension in my heart.

"time up!"

At the president's command, the two chefs put their pots and pans away, stopped working, and finished preparing the last dish in the dying flames.

Next comes the tasting session.