Chapter 291 Standing out from the crowd
The test question Menqi gave was sashimi.
Compared with the sushi in the original work, the difficulty has been reduced a lot.
Despite this, the candidates have no clue as to what kind of sashimi is cooked.
Only a certain bald ninja was having fun.
Men Qi looked at the confused candidates and walked straight to the middle of the neatly arranged cooking tables.
"Here are some tips for you. The utensils and materials on this cooking table are all used for making sashimi. In addition, the biggest reminder is that the ingredients for this dish are only limited to aquatic animals."
Menqi raised his index finger with a smile on his face.
The candidates looked at the chopping board props on the cooking table, as well as the seasoning bottles and a few vegetables, but they still looked confused.
For an unfamiliar cuisine that I have no idea about, even with so many hints, it is difficult to come up with a rough result.
Among the candidates, Hanzo secretly clenched his fists and struggled to suppress the excitement in his heart. Looking at the candidates around him who were sweating, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
It's just that the other candidates were staring at the cooking table and didn't notice his reaction for the time being.
ifier。
The candidates didn’t know what kind of dish sashimi was, so they could only follow the aquatic animal tips given by Menqi and run towards the nearby river.
Hanzo was also among them, heading towards the river leisurely.
Although he knew what sashimi was, he couldn't help but feel pity when he saw the candidates running towards the river with clear goals.
He thought that if Menqi had not given such an obvious hint, he might have come out on top and even become the only person to pass the test.
If this were the case, he would probably be able to laugh out of his dreams.
"This is our country's traditional cuisine, I must pass it!"
Hanzo consciously avoided crowded places and headed towards a more remote river.
Near the warehouse venue.
Xiaojie and his group did not act immediately.
Because Kurt knows what sashimi cuisine is.
"I once had this kind of cuisine in a small island country called Liuying Country. Fresh fish and shellfish are cut into slices and then eaten with seasonings."
Cote did not reveal his relationship with Menqi, but only mentioned his experience of going to Liuying Country.
Leoli was stunned and said: "Is it that simple?"
"Yes."
Kote looked indifferent.
A gleam of light flashed across Barbara's eyes. She didn't expect that there would be an unexpected surprise if she shamelessly squeezed into this small group.
"I'm pretty lucky, maybe I can get the license smoothly this time."
She thought in her heart.
In the forest near the warehouse venue.
Morrow carefully confirmed the direction and then headed towards the Xiashe River.
Although the topic of the second level test was changed from sushi to sashimi, this did not affect his pre-planned plan to capture migratory marine fish.
He felt that with Menqi's character and style, even if the difficulty of the test questions was lowered, it would not be easy for the candidates to pass the test.
The prompt that limits aquatic animals as food may seem to point the candidates in a certain direction, but in fact it is still a big pitfall.
After all, whether it is sashimi or sushi, marine fish is usually the main ingredient.
“You don’t need a flying star to reach the middle and upper reaches of the Xiashe River very quickly.”
Morrow looked ahead and consciously gathered more energy on his legs.
It was just that before he officially set off, he noticed Sisuo's undisguised aura again.
But this time, he didn't wait for Hisoka to show up. The mental energy gathered at his feet suddenly exploded, and his whole body shot out like an arrow from a string, quickly shuttled through the forest, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Hisoka had just appeared, and he could only see a fleeting afterimage at the end of his field of vision.
He did not chase after him, but stood on the spot, staring at the direction in which Moreau went away, recalling the sudden burst of thought that he had just seen.
Everyone is making great strides.
Hisoka noticed from subtle points that Moreau's strength had improved.
This discovery made the excitement factor in his body even more agitated.
When Moreau returned to the warehouse venue carrying a migratory fish, there were already many candidates busy at the cooking table.
Menqi was sitting on a single sofa with a square table in front of him.
She held chopsticks in her hand, her brows furrowed, and her right foot tapped the ground impatiently.
There were many pieces of tableware scattered on the ground beside the table, but no dishes were seen.
· There must have been a group of candidates who had presented their dishes, but perhaps because of poor presentation or improper preparation, Menqi overturned them without even tasting them.
Then the dishes that made Menqi very dissatisfied entered Buhara's mouth smoothly.
This is what Moreau speculated. His eyes passed over the candidates who were continuing to be busy, and he could see expressions such as irritability and anger on their bodies.
Not paying attention to the atmosphere in the venue, Moreau chose an unused cooking table nearby and began to process the raw fish.
Menqi saw Moreau, and his frown slowly relaxed.
Because she noticed the migratory fish brought back by Moreau, she suddenly felt a sense of expectation in her heart.
In fact, with the digestion ability of a gourmet hunter, she does not have to ask the candidates to serve a sashimi dish made from sea fish.
Even if you don’t insist on taste, at least make full use of all the ingredients on the cooking table when making dishes.
This itself is the hint given at the beginning.
As a result, this group of candidates did not understand the prompts at all, and there was even an idiot bald candidate who came out to cause trouble.
This made Menqi feel a little irritable, but her review standards were still business-like and not affected by personal emotions.
One of the cooking tables in the warehouse.
Hanzo seemed to feel Menqi's gaze and shuddered slightly.
"Damn it, why can't you pass the test!"
"Isn't the so-called sashimi just cutting fresh fish into pieces?"
Looking at the little fish meat left on the cooking table, Hanzo couldn't figure out why he couldn't pass the test even if he tried to break his head.
The other side.
Since Hanzo exposed his sashimi practice, and Cote and the others were kicked out of the first round of cooking by Menqi, they lost the first-mover advantage.
But the problem is no longer the cooking method.
Like Hanzo, they couldn't figure out the reason and could only try to adjust.
However, the result is the same.
At first, Menqi would take a few bites, and then just take a look at it and throw the food to Buhara behind him to eat.
Two hours passed like this, and there was not a single qualified candidate.
The candidates are becoming increasingly anxious.
But this atmosphere did not affect Moreau.
Hand in his hand, he held a kitchen knife similar in style to a ruby kitchen knife. With the blessing of his mind energy, he lightly shaved off the bones of the migratory fish, and then cut the fish into thin fillets along the texture.
The parts that are richer in fat are cut into pieces.
Even the fish roe was not wasted and was put in a bowl for later use.
"I am used to using the red jade poultry knife, and with the blessing of mind energy, I can't say that I am comfortable in handling the ingredients, but it is almost not difficult, but this alone should not satisfy Menqi."
Morro thought to himself, his eyes fell on the various seasoning bottles on the table.
At Menqi’s table, they don’t prepare their own dipping sauce like in the original novel, which means they need to use the existing materials to make their own dipping sauce that can go with the sashimi dishes.
But it’s still not enough.
Morrow bent down to open the cupboard under the kitchen counter.
There were several types of dinner plates stacked inside, but he saw the larger sashimi plate at a glance.
Took out the sashimi plate and opened the refrigerator next to it, only to see that crushed ice had been prepared in advance.
"As long as all the tools and materials on the cooking table are properly utilized, it will probably be able to meet the qualified standards, unless Menqi stubbornly uses taste as the criterion-"
Morrow started to assemble the dishes. He glanced at a bundled headlamp on the cabinet shelf out of the corner of his eye, and his thoughts suddenly moved.
This headlamp seems to be to facilitate candidates' diving and fishing.
So based on this equipment prompt alone, the option of aquatic animals in streams can basically be ruled out.
However, many candidates do not realize this.
Although this performance is more due to a lack of common sense in cooking, it is also an undisputed fact that his observation and judgment are insufficient.
Morrow spent a lot of effort and carefully completed the sashimi platter, covered it with a lid, and carried it towards Menqi.
At this time, the candidates in the venue have all done the first round of cooking.
Only Morrow, who came back last, has not served the food until now.
For a while, many eyes were focused on Moreau.
Menqi had straightened his body now, his eyes shining with anticipation.
She just saw the process of Moreau processing the ingredients.
It was only during the final stage of plating that other candidates presented the dishes one after another, so she only glanced at them briefly,
h but failed to see the general appearance of the plate.
But even so, she felt it was enough to let Moreau pass directly.
After all, among all the candidates, only Moro brought back a sea fish.
But this factor is not that important. What is important is that Moreau understood her tips perfectly and used the tools and auxiliary materials on the cooking table just right.
Morrow came to the dining table, put the sashimi plate on the table under Menqi's earnest gaze, and then slowly opened the cover.
The miniature icebergs piled up with broken ice were flowing with cold air, and colorful vegetable filaments were looming in them.
On one side of the miniature iceberg, the crystal-clear sashimi slices are arranged as neatly as fish scales, and each slice is so thin that light can pass through it.
On the other side, there are layers of oily fish pieces stacked on top of each other, with a bowl of plump and round light red fish roe on the side, and green grass buds dotting it, making it even more lively.
Beside the roe, there is an exquisite saucepan filled with a simply prepared dipping sauce.
But what is really eye-catching is the warm light that shines from the inside of the iceberg, coating the entire dish with a dreamy, shiny halo.
Luminous cuisine!
Looking at the sashimi platter carefully prepared by Moro, Menqi was stunned for a moment.
She thought that Moreau's cooking would be more complete, but she really didn't expect it to be so good. She even spent a lot of time to bury the lamp beads in miniature icebergs.
Let alone the taste, the presentation of the dish, which she put so much thought into, was enough to satisfy her.
The candidates, mainly Hanzo, who were paying attention here were also stunned after seeing the exquisite luminous arrangement.
What is this?
Can food actually shine?
After all the candidates were stunned, they were surprised to see Men Qi smiling.
This seems to have announced that candidate No. 502 will pass.
"Damn it, I got there first!"
Hando felt so happy now that he was so happy before.
Over the dining table.
"Suck."
The sound of swallowing suddenly came from behind Menqi.
Bha looked at the good-looking sashimi platter with glaring eyes, and raised his hand to wipe the saliva from the corner of his mouth.
Bhaci scratched his head in disappointment.
Menqi withdrew his gaze, raised his chopsticks solemnly, picked up a piece of fish, dipped it lightly in the sauce, then put it into his mouth and chewed it carefully.
The dipping sauce has a very light taste, in order to further bring out the fresh and sweet taste of the fish.
The fish meat is cut along the grain, and there is no problem with the knife skills. The chewy advantage of the migratory fish meat is also fully reflected, and it is definitely qualified! ! !
The smile on Menqi's face became even brighter, and a sense of satisfaction arose in his heart.
She knew that part of the reason for her current sense of satisfaction was her love for Moreau.
However, the standards and results of the evaluation are free of personal emotions and absolutely fair.
Menqi did not give the result immediately, but ate all the sashimi.
The candidates present looked at Moreau with envy or complicated eyes.
"It's delicious."
Men Qi put down her chopsticks with satisfaction and smiled brightly.
This was the first time she had eaten formal cooking made by Moreau himself. Even though it was a test, she was extremely happy.
Morrow was infected by Menqi's bright smile, with a slight smile on his lips. After nodding lightly towards Menqi, he turned and walked back to his cooking table.
In the venue,
Everyone's eyes were focused on Moreau, and then they saw Hisoka carrying a small dinner plate, passing by Moreau and heading towards Menqi.
Morrow returned to the cooking table and found that some of the fish scraps left behind were missing.
At this time, Hisoka came to Menqi, put down the dinner plate, and opened the cover.
On the dinner plate, there are small bulges made of crushed ice, with scattered fish fillets of different shapes stuck on them.
In the cold air, various vegetable threads were piled messily on top of the broken ice.
How?
Hisoka looked at the masterpiece he had brought to the table with a smile, thinking that he might be able to pass the test if he followed his example.
Menqi recognized at a glance that the fish meat on the crushed ice was the scraps left by Moreau.
Menqi glanced at Hisoka with disgust, then raised the dinner plate and threw it back with all his strength.
Bhara opened his mouth and ate the fish meat together with the crushed ice.
Menqi said expressionlessly: "This is the worst cooking I have ever seen today."
"!!!"
Morrow glanced at Hisoka, wondering why he hadn't noticed before that this guy had a sense of humor.
Testing continues.
There are answers, but I can’t even copy them!
Menqi persisted for another two hours. No one could catch her eye except Moreau, and she finally put down her chopsticks.
"I'm full, the second test is over, and one candidate has passed."
Facing the stunned eyes of all the candidates present, Menqi announced the results without any pressure.
On a tree outside the warehouse.
Satz, who stayed to watch the excitement, saw the results of the second test through the open door.
「只有一个考生合格吗—」
萨茨觉得意外，又为那些高水准的考生们感到惋惜。
Should he tell the president his judgment?
He thought to himself.