Chapter 1390: Chapter 1389: Extra – The Gourmet Tournament
"The court cuisine of Korea, in terms of form and color, is indeed remarkable, but..."
Yamamoto Koichiro shook his head and sighed, "Don’t you think Korean cuisine lacks distinctive personal characteristics?"
"Ah?" The assistant didn’t understand.
"Korean cuisine is situated between Z country cuisine and Fusang Cuisine. The cooking methods are similar to our Fusang Cuisine, being light and less oily, thus having rich juice and delicate flavor, with an elegant appearance."
"At the same time, Korean cuisine uses quite a lot of spices and medicinal ingredients, making the flavors strong, which is similar to Z country cuisine and possesses the rich, heavy taste of Z country cuisine."
"But, precisely because it embodies characteristics from both sides, in a singular aspect, its expression is not sufficient."
"In terms of freshness, it doesn’t compare to our Fusang. In terms of heaviness, it doesn’t match Z country cuisine."
"On the other hand, Chef Xia’s dishes retain the rich flavor characteristic of Z country cuisine, and because the main ingredient is tofu, there’s also a touch of freshness."
"It’s a pity..." At this, Yamamoto Koichiro sighed again and said, "Daily dishes indeed lack the topic appeal compared to court cuisine."
Frankly speaking, everyone here has already deciphered the entire competition system early on.
Among those with voting rights, although half are true gourmet experts, the other half are media personnel who are not particularly knowledgeable about food.
Many times, media personnel value more the storytelling and topic appeal.
Thus, most chefs, including Yamamoto Koichiro, choose very expensive high-end ingredients for the challenge competition.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now, you all understand the situation in this round of challenge, don’t you?" Seeing the media indeed leaning towards Korea’s cuisine, those who were bribed by Korea immediately shouted.
The delegation from Z country felt a bit aggrieved seeing this situation.
Clearly, the tofu banquet by Xia Chuyi from Z country had perfectly delicious flavors!
But just because it’s home-style cooking, it must be regarded as inferior?
Contrary to the indignation from the delegation members, Xia Chuyi seemed quite calm.
"Everyone..." Just as people were about to start voting, Xia Chuyi suddenly raised her voice, "You’re right, compared to home-style cooking, a court banquet indeed seems more sincere..."
Those who were bribed by Korea and members from Korea’s own delegation, including other spectators, were puzzled by Xia Chuyi’s words.
This...this Z country chef is voluntarily admitting defeat?
Admitting defeat?
Of course that was impossible.
In fact, from the moment she learned that Korea’s delegation was preparing a court banquet, Xia Chuyi was already mentally prepared.
Thus, her trump card hadn’t been played yet.
Consequently, Xia Chuyi smiled slightly, looking at the Korea delegation and those continuously supporting Korea, and said, "Actually, I still have one dish that hasn’t been presented."
"What? Another dish?" Hearing Xia Chuyi’s words shocked everyone present.
"Yes, indeed, I do have another dish..." Xia Chuyi said calmly.
After speaking, Xia Chuyi took out a bowl of white dish from the place where she had prepared the ingredients earlier.
What is this? Everyone was curious and looked towards the dish Xia Chuyi brought out.
What kind of dish could be Xia Chuyi’s climax piece, brought out just now?
