Chapter 207: Chapter 207: Unorthodox Methods
Of course, if someone returns late, their cooking start time will be later than others, which naturally puts them at a disadvantage.
"Now, let’s officially begin!" As soon as the time arrived, Gu Changfeng immediately announced.
At this moment, all the contestants were in position.
Staff guided the lucky audience members who were initially selected onto the stage, allowing them to stroll around freely.
The five judges, like the lucky audience, wandered from one stall to another.
However, the audience was more inclined to whatever caught their interest.
While the judges focused on the contestants’ operations and techniques, among other things.
Ye Fei peeled the skin off the chicken legs, cut them into long strips, deboned the chicken thigh meat, and sliced the entire chicken thigh into thin pieces.
Strung slices of chicken skin on bamboo skewers, setting them aside for later use.
Then, Ye Fei laid a layer of perilla leaves on the chopping board and placed the entire piece of chicken thigh meat on top of the perilla leaves.
Sprinkled a layer of finely chopped plums in the middle of the chicken thigh meat.
Finally, wrapped the chicken thigh meat with perilla leaves, rolled it tightly like sushi, cut it into bite-sized pieces, and skewered it with bamboo skewers.
He removed the stems from the Hangzhou peppers, cleaned out the seeds and veins, and Ye Fei filled them with cheese mixed with minced beef.
At this moment, a fragrance resembling fried chicken wafted through the venue, yet it was slightly different from typical fried chicken.
Some audience members were drawn over, asking, "What is being fried here?"
Ye Fei casually glanced over and found it was Shi Jiumei’s stall.
Shi Jiumei smiled sweetly and said, "This is chicken thigh meat wrapped around an egg, wrapped again with bacon, then coated in egg batter and breadcrumbs before frying."
Some young people heard this and excitedly said, "Isn’t this how Sanji from One Piece cooked his chicken thigh?"
"Yes." Shi Jiumei nodded sweetly and said, "I’m a fan of One Piece, so I tried to recreate some dishes from the show. I tested this recipe at home and felt it suits today’s theme well."
"I want one!" The young man immediately took out his food coupon and didn’t bother looking elsewhere.
He was a fan of One Piece, and Shi Jiumei was also quite attractive.
Either of those reasons was enough to attract him.
Once someone started buying, others were curious and followed suit.
Under the stage, in the area where Changping’s contestant was located.
Hua Ciyue, ranked seventh in the preliminary, sneered, "A cheap trick!"
The audience was diverse, not everyone was a One Piece fan, hence Shi Jiumei couldn’t rely solely on fandom for her dish.
Shi Jiumei was now relying on smiles and her face to sell.
"That dish is just for show; eat it for a while and you’ll be full and tired of it," said Yu Yingyan, ranked sixth, with disdain.
"It’s not just a gimmick; look at how she combined chicken thighs with bacon and egg, making it like a hammer. Eat a few bites and you’ll be full; who has the appetite for anything else?" said Xu Aoliang, ranked third, "The first batch of audience can only use one food coupon each, but those waiting on the stands to grab food coupons, if someone could grab multiple. After eating hers first, naturally they won’t have the appetite for others, making others’ votes quite less."
"Such cheap tricks won’t go far," Mi Ruoyun, ranked ninth, said coldly.
Among the top ten, Huo Jiarong, Shang Heyue, Hua Ciyue, and Mi Ruoyun were all girls.
