Chapter 2048: Master
Translator: Misty Cloud Translations Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
Xiao Ling saw some of her utensils and asked in surprise, “Just these? That’s enough?”
Sima You Yue nodded: “Enough.”
Although her set up was only a third of Xiao Ling’s, upon a closer look, it was apparent that nothing essential was missing.
“If you want to make any dishes, you can take any of these ingredients. Or you can use your own ingredients.” Xiao Ling asked.
Sima You Yue saw that the ingredients were all the same, and said, “Let’s all use the same ingredients, so that it can be more obvious when we compare who made it.”
“Alright.” Xiao Ling thought so too. The same ingredients and the same cooking can better compare the taste of the two.
He asked Sima You Yue to choose the ingredients first, and Sima You Yue was not polite. Although this man seemed arrogant, he was still alright. He was angry because someone had questioned his dishes. Now there was a fair duel, and it was in his turf, his performance was remarkable.
She selected the ingredients and quickly cleaned them up. Seeing her movements when she was chopping and cutting, it was extremely smooth and seasoned. Looking at the ingredients she had cut, Xiao Ling’s perception of her increased.
This little girl still has some abilities, but he didn’t know if her cooking skills were proportional to her knife skills.
Xi Er Mo watched Sima You Yue prepare the ingredients, and tapped his fingers on his knees lightly. The guard on the side looked surprised, because he actually saw a relaxed expression on the Master’s face!
Just by watching people cook, he can actually be so happy!
Sima You Yue and Xiao Ling almost completed the preparatory work at the same time, glanced at each other, and delved straight into cooking!
From stir-frying to stewing, each method was challenged to the utmost. Stew was the first to be prepared in the pot first, and the order of the two were similar, and the time spent on each dish was about the same.
Because the two were too focused, those who watched the excitement slowly calmed down. Watching them cook, they actually felt that it was a kind of enjoyment!
At the same time, everyone recognized her cooking skills in their hearts. She really wasn’t just talking big. Although they haven’t eaten the dishes she cooked yet, they believe that she could achieve a certain level. Even if her dishes couldn’t catch up with Master Chef Xiao, they won’t be too unpalatable!
Soon, the first dish was ready, Xiao Ling served the dishes on twelve plates, and someone immediately brought his dishes to Xi Mo Er and several other people who Xiao Ling asked to try the dishes.
Because the judges were found by Xiao Ling, this rule was formulated in accordance with Sima You Yue. There were a total of ten people judging, including Xi Er Mo. Xi Er Mo has 20 points in his hand, and the others each have 10 points. After each person has a taste, they will score. After everyone scores, they will be kept by Xi Er Mo’s guards, and wait until the end. Only then will the score of each dish be counted. Then a dozen dishes, whoever wins the most points will be considered the winner.
The remaining two dishes will be put aside, waiting for the two chefs to come to try them at the end.
The ten judges ate the dishes, scored and the points were then put away and handed over to the Xi Er Mo’s guard. With Xi Er Mo here, no one dared to think about doing anything.
And before that, no one knew the points given, except for Xi Er Mo’s guards, no one knew the total score, which would not affect the subsequent scores.
After eating the first dish, Sima You Yue’s first dish was also ready. After dishing them into twelve plates, they continued to cook the next dish, seemingly not caring about the reactions of the judges.
The onlookers all turned their attention to the faces of the ten judges, trying to judge from their expressions how Sima You Yue’s dishes tasted.
Xi Er Mo saw that there were only two bites of worth of food on the white porcelain plate, and felt that she had really cooked very little. But this colour looks brighter than Xiao Ling’s, and he wondered what it tasted like?
He picked up his chopsticks and tasted it. The taste was similar to Xiao Ling’s. It seemed to be a bit more delicious, but not much. But at this age, it’s rare.
Seeing the amount of bite left on the plate, he always felt a bit annoyed, so he picked it up and ate it again.
Honorable actually took a second bite? He just took a bite from Master Chef Xiao just now. Is the food Sima You Yue made really delicious?
The other nine judges also took a second bite, and found that it really seemed to be much more delicious. After they came over, they remembered that they hadn’t scored yet, so they quickly scored and let them pass.
After the dishes came up one by one, the onlookers saw the expressions of the judges getting more and more excited, and they became more curious about the dishes made by Sima You Yue. When all the soup and desserts came up, the expressions of all those who tried the food were somewhat subtle. .
“Alright, now you can add up all the points to calculate the result.” Xi Er Mo said.
Sima You Yue and Xiao Ling came to their respective tables. The dishes prepared by both sides were already placed on them. When those people calculated their scores, it was when they tried each other’s dishes.
Xiao Ling knew that he had lost this time after taking the first bite. Sima You Yue was right. He said that his handling of the ingredients was not as good as Sima You Yue’s treatment. Although some dishes were indeed higher in taste, they were not as delicious as hers.
The final result has not come out yet, he has put down his chopsticks and said, “I lost.”
What’s the situation? Before the final result was announced, he gave up?
“The final score has not come out yet.” Sima You Yue said.
“What you said before is correct.” Xiao Ling said, “These ingredients are made according to your method, and they really taste better.”
Other people are dumbfounded, he gave up so easily? The most important thing is that Master Chef Xiao turned out to be the one to give in?!
Xi Er Mo took the result from the guard, and glanced up at the two of them: “Do you still want to announce the result?”
“Let’s announce, everyone has been waiting for so long.” Xiao Ling said.
“Alright.” Xi Er Mo handed the result to the guard. The guard opened the result and read: “Sima You Yue, ten wins and six losses, and Xiao Ling loses ten and wins six.”
It turned out to be ten losses and six wins!
Xiao Ling was not surprised by this result. He waved his hand and asked the people of Hundred Miles Ambrosial to clean up the place, then came to Sima You Yue, bowed deeply, and said, “I admit that I lost, you really cooked better than me, and the ingredients are handled better.”
When he surrendered sincerely, it made Sima You Yue feel a little embarrassed.
She smiled: “You have handled it very well, but there are some parts that need a little improvement.”
“I was too arrogant before and felt that what I made was the most delicious. I knew my shortcomings after the comparison today.” Xiao Ling said, “So, I want to ask you to be my master and let me learn to cook with you.”
“Uh, we just made these dozen dishes, don’t you need to do this?” Sima You Yue declined.
“You can make this kind of dish, as well as others. Just let me follow, Master..” Xiao Ling implored.