A Mouthful of Sky-high Fried Rice, Lao Tang Apprenticed on the Spot

Seeing Li Yi come in, the chefs working in front of the stove looked up and looked at each other with different expressions.

Regardless of whether they like Li Yi or not, all the chefs present basically recognize him.

There are many celebrities, not to mention the lucky ones like Li Yi who became famous overnight and became the top in the industry.

Anyone who reaches the top level in the industry will be more or less arrogant.

The chefs present are all senior chefs who have been in the industry for decades and have unique skills in their hands.

But after working for decades, their combined popularity is not as good as that of Li Yi.

Under this kind of gap, even though they were polite on the surface, many chefs still looked at Li Yi with some suspicion.

Li Yi could naturally feel that the chefs had different attitudes, but he didn't pay attention.

When craftsmen communicate, they all rely on their craftsmanship to speak for themselves. It’s useless to talk too much, and you have to see the truth behind the scenes.

When Hao Libao saw Li Yi arriving, he stood up and took him to sit next to him. He smiled and said, "I've been waiting for you. Why are you here now?"

"It's a bit of a traffic jam."

Li Yi explained casually, then looked at the busy chef and asked, "Has it already started?"

"No, let them wash the pots and stove first."

Hao Libao handed the scoring device to Li Yi and said with a smile: "Hygiene is the first prerequisite. Clean it up and wait for you to come over and take the test directly. It is up to you to decide how to take the test!"

This was what they had agreed upon in advance, and Li Yi was in charge of the second round of selection.

Hearing this, Li Yi nodded and stood up: "Then let's not waste time. Let me tell them the content of the assessment first!"

Picking up the loudspeaker on the side, Li Yi turned it on and greeted the chefs on site: "Masters, please stop what you are doing."

Hearing his greeting, the chefs on site turned off the fire and poured water one by one. It took two minutes before they finally stopped what they were doing.

After the scene quieted down, Li Yi picked up the loudspeaker again and said: "Fellow chefs, hello, I am Li Yi, the person in charge of this Culinary Olympiad team. I am responsible for this round of assessment, and I am also responsible for this round of assessment. I will conduct the assessment..."

When he said this, a chef suddenly asked: "Are you the only one taking the assessment? Where is Master Hao?"

This question is obviously questioning Li Yi's authority, which is not very polite.

Before Li Yi could answer, Hao Libao from behind smiled and spoke: "I was responsible for the last round of assessment. This round I am just a spectator. The specific assessment standards are subject to Master Li."

After saying that, he paused for a moment, then looked at Li Yi and said with a smile: "Master Li's cooking skills are better than mine. If he is the one to evaluate, he must be more authoritative than me."

After hearing his words, the chefs below all laughed and said compliments such as "Master Hao is so humble" and "Master Hao's cooking skills are obvious to all." The scene was harmonious.

Behind Hao Libao, his eldest apprentice Lu Yuanshan helped him add some tea. Then he looked at the laughing chefs below and shook his head slightly.

He had dealt with Li Yi and had seen Li Yi's cooking skills, so he naturally knew that the master was not talking politely.

Each of these chefs is used to being the boss in their own circle. They really have their eyes on the sky. Even Master Li dares to look down on him?

After Hao Libao raised his hand to maintain order, he motioned to Li Yi: "Master Li, please continue."

Li Yi nodded, looked at the chefs in front of him, and said seriously: "In this selection, we are selecting contestants who will represent China and compete with cooking masters from all over the world.

Everyone present is a top chef, and no one is weak. But since we are participating in a competition, we must select the best among the best and select the most suitable candidate.

This is a competition for diners from all over the world. It needs to take into account the tastes of diners from all over the world and make it more acceptable to foreign diners.

Therefore, our players need to be more tolerant and have more comprehensive skills.

It is precisely because of this that our selection in this round will assess you from eight aspects. "

Hearing him talk about the assessment standards, the chefs present became more serious.

Regardless of whether you look down on him or not, since he is already in charge and has the power of life and death, he must complete the assessment according to his standards.

So, listen carefully!

"There are a total of six competition events in this competition, namely the team buffet event, the hot dish kitchen event, the individual culinary art project, the on-site fruit and vegetable carving event, the chef's table project and the sugar art display project."

As Li Yi spoke, he raised the volume to the highest level so that everyone could hear clearly: "The format of this competition is more Western-style, but since we are participating, we must maintain the characteristics of our Chinese food.

However, on this basis, we still have to proactively adapt to the rules to avoid falling into a disadvantage.

Therefore, this round of assessment will test the basic skills of our chefs in eight aspects. These eight basic skills are also what we will focus on during training later.

First of all, the first basic skill is knife skills. "

As Li Yi spoke, he came to the ingredients area, took out a whole chicken from the fresh-keeping cabinet, and explained: "No matter which country or region the food culture is, relatively high-end diets will avoid hidden bones in the ingredients, which will affect the food quality." Diners’ dining experience.

In this competition, the bones are removed from all the ingredients we use, leaving only clean meat.

Therefore, the first content of the assessment is to remove the bones of a whole chicken within 1 minute and 20 seconds. "

After hearing the first test mentioned by Li Yi, the expressions of many chefs present changed instantly.

None of them expected that such a big move would be used at the beginning of this round of assessment.

Deboning is not uncommon in Chinese food. Bag chicken and gourd duck all need to be deboned.

But is it too high to ask for a whole chicken to be deboned in 1 minute and 20 seconds?

For a moment, all the chefs present began to whisper, and there was a lot of noise.

Seeing this, Li Yi frowned slightly and asked, "Do you have any questions? You can ask them directly."

"I have a question."

One of the middle-aged chefs said: "I can make bean bag chicken, but deboning a whole chicken takes at least three minutes. You asked to finish it in 1 minute and 20 seconds. I think it's a bit too harsh."

With him taking the lead, several chefs behind him echoed.

"I think it's a little harsh, too."

"It's not harsh, it's simply difficult. How can it take more than a minute to debone a whole chicken?"

"I think this request is just a slap in the face. It's too natural!"

Listening to the buzzing discussion, Li Yi didn't say anything. He just carried the whole chicken and came to the stove in the front row.

Seeing his actions, the chefs at the rear were stunned, and their comments suddenly died down.

Li Yi took out a deboning knife from the knife holder on the stove operating table. Li Yi put the whole chicken on the chopping board and motioned to Lu Yuanshan behind Hao Libao: "Master Lu, help me time it."

"good."

Lu Yuanshan nodded: "Let's get started."

Li Yi's men moved in response. The knife blade was cut from the edge of the chicken's neck, inserted into the chicken's cavity, and stirred left and right.

Then, he pulled out the bones one by one.

After a while, Li Yi pulled out an entire back cavity bone, placed the whole chicken with all bones removed on the chopping board, raised his head towards Lu Yuanshan and raised his chin.

"Thirty-two seconds."

Lu Yuanshan reported the time.

His voice was not loud, but it spread throughout the whole place, because the place was quiet, and all the chefs stared blankly at the whole boneless chicken in front of Li Yi. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Li Yi picked up the rag on the table and wiped his hands. He looked back at the stunned chefs and smiled slightly: "Let's do it! It will be calculated as 1 minute and 30 seconds, and I will extend it by 10 seconds. Do you have any questions?"