The Chaos of Food Halberd

Chapter 81 Tofu
"According to the negotiation requirements of the two parties, the topic of the competition is set to be tofu, and the competition time is three hours. This competition has been notarized by the Food Halberd Association. Now I announce that the competition has officially started!"

"I have given in to the benefactor." After Suwa Laizhong performed a Buddha ceremony to Lin Daoge, he retreated to the cooking table.

"Pretentious," Lin Doug muttered, then turned back to the cooking table and asked the staff for the ingredients he needed.

Because they have already negotiated the topic of the competition, there is no need to think about the recipe on the spot.

Of course, in order to set this topic, the other party must pay a little money compensation, Lin Daoge also happily accepted, anyway, any topic is the same to him.

The reason why he can be so confident is because of his previous efforts, which gave him this confidence.

If he doesn't even have such self-confidence, then even he himself thinks that he didn't work hard enough before.

How can a person who has really worked hard not believe in the sweat he has put in, not to mention that he is not ordinary hard work, he is working hard hard. It is already surprising him that he has persisted for so many years without going crazy, or he actually Already gone crazy, but he didn't notice it?

"Kyoto Beizen Temple? That one tofu dish has only been made for 500 years, and it has been turned into a dish full of historical details. No other tofu dish can beat it. The dish called the tofu sage?! Does anyone dare to confront him on this topic? I really don't know how to live or die. Sure enough, the rumors that this Chinese looks down on our neon chefs are not groundless."

"Anyway, it is impossible for him to overcome the accumulated experience of 500 years on this topic, unless he also has the same or more inheritance."

"Just defeat a few, and the moths in our country will be arrogant and domineering"

"I was lucky enough to eat the tofu made by Master Suwa Yorichu once. I can still recall the taste of it."

"So amazing? Then when I have a chance, I will go to Kyoto to eat once."

"You can eat the dishes of Beichan Temple if you want? They only accept one customer at a time, and the reservation can be scheduled until next year."

"I heard that this Chinese chef defeated that guy Guan Shouping?"

"Senior Guan Shouping is your senior no matter what, so don't speak so impolitely."

"Hmph~ He was defeated three times by someone, and we, Yuanyue, have lost all face. Do you still dare to claim to be a student who went out here?"

"..."

"Where did this person come from? I've never heard of it before. Has anyone been to Zhonghua?"

“I have eaten pepper pancakes in Wanwan, and they are delicious.”

“I have also been to HK to eat bowl wings, the taste is very unique, very local flavor”

"Has no one ever been to the inland side?"

"You know, it's said in the news that it's backward, xenophobic, and dangerous. How dare we go there? Even if we dare, the family members won't agree."

"Haven't you been there yourself?"

"..."

The intense discussion of the audience outside the venue did not affect the two chefs inside. The most basic quality of an excellent chef is to be detached from the outside world, not to be disturbed by the outside world during the cooking process, and to concentrate on his own cooking.

I saw that Suwa Laizhong on the field did not apply for ingredients from the staff, but took out a box containing the ingredients and ingredients he needed.

He took out a square object wrapped in white cloth from the box, put it on the chopping board, gently pinched a corner of the white cloth with his hands, and opened it layer by layer, revealing a tofu statue inside that was white and moist like white jade. .

"Could this be the rumored treasure of Zhongbei Zen Temple, Tanba tofu?!" Dojima Gin, who was on the judging table, exclaimed after seeing this perfect tofu. As a chef, they will be excited when they encounter good ingredients , because this is a sharp weapon that can help them cook higher-level dishes.

"Tanba Tofu?! What is Tamba Tofu?"

"I have no experience, this is a rare ingredient that is well-known in Kyoto"

"And it is worth thousands of gold. Only Beichan Temple can make it, and it is not sold separately."

"I heard that the dishes made are only served to a certain minority of people"

As soon as Dojima Gin was exported, there were chefs who had heard of this ingredient, and they talked about it for those who hadn't heard of it.

"That's right, Chef Dojima has a good vision, this is indeed Tamba tofu." Suwa Yorichu nodded and confirmed what Dojima Gin said.

""Hundred Treasures of Tofu" divides tofu dishes into six grades, from low to high, they are ordinary products, common products, excellent products, strange products, wonderful products, and excellent products. As long as the dishes are made with Tamba tofu, It's not that it's abnormal, it can reach the level of a top-notch." Nakiri Senzaemon also followed up with a description.

"Oh~ I didn't expect that Chef Suwa's shot here is the killer. This ingredient called Tamba tofu has been highly praised by the judges. It seems that Chef Suwa is well prepared for this competition!" Kawashima Li then explained enthusiastically.

"Let's take a look at Chef Lin again. He is soaking beans now? Does he want to make tofu now?"

After Lindauge selected the ingredients he needed, he took a basin and put soybeans in it, then filled it with water and put it aside to soak.

Take another pressure cooker, put it on the fire, put a lot of beef bones and beef, add salt and seasoning, cover the pot and heat it, and wait for it to boil.

On the other side, Suwa Laizhong took out a casserole, heated it in a charcoal stove, put a large piece of kelp on the bottom of the pot, and then poured water from the Kitahira underground river in Shiga Prefecture, Kyoto, where The water here is sweet spring water washed by nature, which is very suitable for cooking tofu.

He cut the tofu into three pieces, cooked them in a casserole, then lowered his head and recited Buddhist scriptures.

"Ah, is Chef Suwa praying for the tofu to make it more delicious?..." Rei Kawashima looked at both sides and stopped, not continuing to operate. She was very embarrassed and didn't know how to continue explaining go down.

The scene fell into a strange silence, until Suwa Laizhong read the scriptures for the third time, he continued to move his hands, but he just sprinkled a little green onion on top of the tofu and served it with a soy sauce dish That's it.

He put the charcoal stove and the casserole together, moved it in front of the judges, put the soy sauce dish on it and said:

"This is Zen-flavored tofu made by a foolish monk. Please taste it to the three benefactors."

After finishing speaking, he retreated and waited for the tasting of the three judges.

"What?! Chef Suwa has finished cooking like this? He just cooked boiled tofu in a very ordinary way!" Kawashima Rei looked at Suwa Laizhong in disbelief. Coming here is no different from cooking a cup of noodles. Does the other party really want to compete with the dishes made like this?
(End of this chapter)