[Genshin Impact]: I can become stronger by cooking

The clouds grew darker, the rain heavier, and the oppressive atmosphere grew steadily, and when it reached its peak, it suddenly stopped.

The head chef let out a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and bowed slightly to the judges.

All the judges, including Funina, stood up and applauded the chef's impromptu performance.

The chef smiled. Although he had given up on competing with the other two restaurants in terms of food, in terms of artistry, the Debo Hotel undoubtedly won by a large margin.

This is enough.

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【Jia Ziwei Restaurant (Huihe District Branch)】.

Fu Fu and her group were about to arrive, but Chao Ke had not stopped his actions.

The production process of [Xingshi Su] is extremely complicated. Whether it is opening the pastry or shaping it, it is an extremely troublesome and laborious task.

Fortunately, God bless Chao Ke.

The head chef of the Debo Hotel improvised a violin performance, which controlled all the judges and bought Chao Ke a lot of precious time.

When Fu Fu sat on the chair in front of Chao Ke, Chao Ke had finally completed the ninth [Lion Dance] in his hand.

Funina held her chin with her hand, looked at Chao Ke who had just finished his hurried work, and thought silently in her heart.

"This guy has just finished the preparations. He is really reliable."

"But the shape of this pastry is quite nice."

"It looks like it's the lion from Liyue..."

Chao Ke, who had hurriedly finished his preparations, looked up and saw Fu Fu's cute little expression.

Chao Ke raised the corner of his mouth, creating an arc that belonged to a fun-loving person.

He stretched out his thumb towards Ke and moved it towards Fu Fu's smooth forehead at an extremely fast speed.

Then, he tapped lightly.

"Forgive me, my 'wise' water god. This is the last time."

Sitting at the dining table, Funina felt a breeze suddenly blowing in front of her, and her vision seemed to be dark for a moment.

Then, a slight pain came from the forehead.

In the reflection of the dining table, Funina could clearly see that there was a little redness between her eyebrows.

Fu Nina quickly tidied up her bangs to cover the red spot between her eyebrows. Then, she looked at Chao Ke angrily.

Furninna didn't even have to guess who was the culprit behind the prank.

After all, among the people present, the only one who had the courage to offend her was Chao Ke, the weirdo.

Fortunately, the subtle interaction between the two did not attract the attention of the other judges.

They only noticed that Lady Finina suddenly started to adjust her bangs, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that the Lord God really paid attention to his image.

As the judges arrived, Chao Ke began his performance.

To be honest, puff pastry is different from other dishes. There are no critical steps in making it.

In other words, there are no uncritical steps.

Every step is important, and every step is critical.

If one step is not perfected, it cannot move on to the next step.

Even if you manage to complete the entire lion shaping process, in the final step of frying, various situations may occur due to previous minor mistakes.

Picking up a piece of Xingshi pastry and placing it on the colander, Chao Keben thought that he would be a little nervous at this point.

But unexpectedly, at this moment, my heart was filled with calmness like water and the determination to defeat Inazuma cuisine no matter what.

Chao Ke held a spoon in his hand and carefully put the [Awakening Lion Pastry] model into the oil pan for frying.

"Gentlemen of the judges, please look over here."

"This is the moment when the lion wakes up!"

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Chao Ke first pressed the spoon to the bottom of the oil pan, and then lifted it up suddenly.

The judges' eyes also followed Ke's spoon and witnessed the moment the lion emerged from the water.

"ah?!!"

"This...what an art!"

"God, please forgive my limited knowledge. I never imagined that there would be a dish that could reach such an artistic level!"

"Ahem, actually... I've never seen anything like this..."

The nine judges on the field, whether they were mortals or gods, were all refreshed by this [Awakening Lion Pastry].

[Awakening Lion Pastry] The bright color, the delicate carving, and even the hairs that stand up straight are simply beyond the reach of human beings.

Funina looked at Chao Ke's hand with complicated eyes.

"What a pair of dexterous hands these are..."

Chao Ke handed the first portion of [Lion Awakening Pastry] to Funina and asked Fu Fu to taste it first.

As for the other judges, just line up slowly.

But they were not annoyed. Instead, they were glad that they could see the birth of [Xingshi Su] a few more times.

Especially the editor-in-chief of "Chef" newspaper, his eyes were shining with brilliance, and he wanted to put his face in front of the oil pan to witness the birth of "Xingshi Su" from all angles.

After a while, a very charming [Xingshi Su] was placed on the plates of all the judges.

However, until Chao Ke had finished making all the [Awakening Lion Pastry], no one took the initiative to taste the food.

It’s just because the judges were reluctant to destroy this work of art just because of their momentary desire.

Chao Ke in the kitchen secretly felt it was a pity.

Except for the [Lion-awakening Pastry] given to Sha Fu Fu, which reached the standard of [Ultimate Lion-awakening Pastry], the other eight [Lion-awakening Pastries] were a little lacking and failed to reach the standard of [Ultimate Grade].

Chao Ke washed his hands and looked at the judges who were reluctant to eat.

"Gentlemen, the best time to enjoy the [Awakening Lion Cake] is limited, please enjoy it as soon as possible."

“Also, for artworks, the best destination for them may be a museum.”

“But for a food, no matter how superb its artistic quality is, its best destination is only one…”

"That is, being eaten."

"Everyone, eat it while it's hot. I don't advocate waste here."

The judges looked at each other in bewilderment. Even though they were persuaded by Chao Ke, no one wanted to be the first person to destroy a work of art.

Finally, it was Funina who spoke first and took a bite of the [Lion Waking Pastry].

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

The crispness of this [Awakening Lion Pastry] is so perfect that it is scary.

As Funina's teeth continued to dig deeper, she finally tasted the filling of the [Awakening Lion Pastry].

“This taste...”

“So refreshing!”

Fu Fu opened her eyes wide and sighed.

"Even the greasy feeling I had while eating was mostly alleviated."

As a senior pastry lover, although Funina doesn't know how to make pastries, she has a lot of knowledge about pastries from various countries.

The filling in [Awakening Lion Pastry] is not the lotus paste that often appears in Liyue’s traditional pastries, but mung bean paste...?

Not only that, the mung bean paste is even mixed with some crushed mint leaves, which makes it refreshing and less greasy when eaten.

Funina looked at Chao Ke. This idea was quite clever.

But, how did Chao Ke manage to complete so many things in such a short preparation time?

As the other judges tasted the "Awakening Lion Pastry", they naturally discovered Chao Ke's intentions.

In my heart, my evaluation of Chao Ke improved slightly.

Wait until the last judge left Chao Ke’s [Jia Ziwei Restaurant (Huihe District Branch)].

The event host also rang the bell, indicating that the judges' tasting session of the finals had officially ended and the organizers were counting the final results.

Chao Ke walked out of his simple restaurant and went to the seat of [Debo Hotel] to sit and chat with the chef.

Under Chao Ke's surprised gaze, the chef reached under his body, rummaged around for a while, and finally pulled out a long...semi-finished product.

"Sure, bro. I didn't expect you still have stock."

The chef said with a hearty smile.

"I made too many when I was making them. I made two in total, but the judges only ate one."

"That's great. Let's split the remaining piece of land between us two brothers."

He smiled at Ke and said, "That's great. This time, I'll trouble you to cook for me."

"In the future, if you need my help, please let me know."

The chef smiled and said that it was easy to talk to smart people.

In just a few words, he expressed his goodwill, and Chao Ke also accepted the friendship.

After a while, the chef finished making the steak roll.

The two of them ate while waiting for the final evaluation results to be announced.