Chapter 1389: Chapter 1388: Gourmet Festival Special Episode
Upon hearing such exaggerated praise, Xia Chuyi couldn’t help but glance at Scarlett, who came to help.
"Did you invite them?" Xia Chuyi asked Scarlett in a low voice.
"Of course not!" Scarlett immediately shook her head after hearing Xia Chuyi’s question, "You instructed not to canvass votes privately, so I didn’t contact anyone."
"But, just as you expected, even if we don’t reach out to anyone, everyone will definitely appreciate your cooking!"
Scarlett’s eyes sparkled, not at all thinking that there was anything wrong with the person who gave the praise.
Seeing this, Xia Chuyi shook his head.
It seemed that Xia Chuyi still couldn’t quite understand the mindset of the Americans.
Before long, the cuisine from country H was also prepared.
Country H’s court food includes dried fruits, ginseng and honey, various small dishes, and then porridge, cold dishes, pan-fried pancakes, grilled eel, mini hot pots, steamed oxtail, grilled shrimp, grilled abalone, grilled ribs, rice and soup, desserts, etc.
A large table was beautifully arranged with plates, neatly lined up on the table.
Plus, the characteristic of country H’s cuisine is "five flavors and five colors," meaning it is harmonized with sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty flavors, and red, white, black, green, and yellow colors.
So visually, it was quite rich.
Seeing this, the people present instantly stirred up a small climax.
Indeed, compared to home-cooked meals, court food had a bit more momentum.
As for the taste.
After tasting, someone immediately praised, "Hmm, with a variety of ingredients and rich texture, truly worthy of a court banquet!"
"Yes, with rich colors and flavors, it’s so distinctive!" another person chimed in.
"Indeed, only cuisine made with such genuine sincerity can be considered high-class food!"
"Absolutely!"
It wasn’t clear if the new chef’s dishes were really that good or if the people present genuinely liked them, but for a while, there was quite a bit of exaggeration.
At this moment, Scarlett leaned over to Xia Chuyi’s ear and said, "Among the people who spoke just now, two were the ones I originally planned to approach."
Scarlett didn’t finish her sentence, but Xia Chuyi already understood her implication.
Scarlett meant that among those who offered praise, some should be stooges hired by the other side.
In response, Xia Chuyi remained quite calm.
Even if stooges were hired, the other side couldn’t find too many people.
After all, the bigger the move, the greater the risk of exposure.
So, at most, the other side just wanted to use a few stooges to catch the media’s attention.
More accurately, it was to make the not-so-food-savvy media friends lean towards country H’s cuisine.
"As a culinary competition, although the home-cooked dishes of the Z country delegation also taste delicious, the distinguished cuisine of the court, such as that, obviously is more sincere than home-cooked dishes!" someone said.
"Yes, indeed court cuisine is more sincere," someone agreed, "And the significance of court cuisine is much better than that of home-cooked dishes."
"Therefore, H country’s cuisine is much better than Z country’s. My vote will definitely go to H country’s cuisine."
The media, hearing the words of these people, nodded secretly, thinking what they said made a lot of sense.
Yes, court food indeed seemed more upscale than home cooking.
Simply put, the hype around court food was quite substantial.
At this moment, Yamamoto Koichiro shook his head.
"Does Mr. Yamamoto have a different opinion?" Seeing this, the assistant asked Yamamoto.
