Is there something wrong with making food a beast?

Chapter 25 Fish Scale Badge
"This is mandarin fish?!" Zhou Yun blinked, staring at the dish on the table, with a surprised expression on his face.

No matter from which angle you look at it, this dish looks so much like a squirrel.

As a food bucket judge, he has seen many dishes with strange dishes, but this is the first time he has seen them.

You must know that the shapes of fish and squirrel have nothing to do with each other. What kind of arrangement can connect the two together?
Compared to Zhou Yun, Zhou Qing was much calmer.

Although he was equally astonished at first glance, after careful observation, he, who is very familiar with fish, quickly saw the clues.

"Is this squirrel head made of the small fins at the back of the fish head?" Zhou Qing nodded slightly, "I didn't expect it to be so similar to a squirrel head at this angle, which I have never discovered before."

After careful observation, he soon discovered more clues.

The fish is cut into strips with a fine knife, and the surface is coated with starch and fried?
I didn't expect this technique to be used on fish.

At this moment, Zhou Qing was a little thankful that he chose this way to test Qin Lang, and Qin Lang gave himself another surprise.

Since it is cooked by frying, it is normal to have a strong fragrance.

But Zhou Qing also noticed that the aroma did not come entirely from the smell of fried starch.

It also contains the fresh taste of mandarin fish.

If the aroma of fried starch overwhelms the guests, then Zhou Qing is not satisfied with this dish.

But at this moment, the presence of the right fish flavor made him nod involuntarily.

What's even better is that there is a hint of orange in the fragrance.

With just one glance, Zhou Qing can roughly tell that the orange fragrance comes from the sauce poured on the surface.

The slightly sweet and sour aroma of the orange just neutralizes the greasy feeling of the fried starch, which is undoubtedly a plus.

Impeccable in smell, as well as in appearance.

The golden squirrel is so vivid and lifelike that it can occupy a place even among all the dishes that Zhou Qing has seen.

Don't pay too much attention to gorgeousness, focus on agility.

very good.

Zhou Qing picked up the chopsticks.

His first chopsticks caught on the squirrel's tail.

"Crack!"

Accompanied by a very slight crisp sound, he snapped off a fish shred, leaving only a little fish skin exposed at the end.

This made Zhou Qing slightly nod his head.

He knew exactly what that meant.

The knife skills representing Qin Lang are also excellent.

Only when each knife is accurately cut on the fish skin without cutting off the fish skin can each fish shred be broken from the root.

If this is not the case, there will be a little residue at the end of the shredded fish, which will bring an unpleasant dining experience to obsessive-compulsive eaters.

It just so happened that Zhou Qing had some obsessive-compulsive disorder.

This made him feel a little better about this dish.

After biting off half of the shredded fish, Zhou Qing chewed slowly.

The initial taste is sweet and sour.

After thickening, the slightly thick sweet and sour juice hangs better on the surface of the starch shell, and the sweet and sour taste with orange flavor refreshes the mind and whets the appetite.

After chewing for a while, the taste has changed again.

The fried starch shell is crispy with a bit of glutinous taste, which is the result of the loose outer layer being infiltrated with sweet and sour juice. The layers are richer.

In contrast, it is the fresh and tender fish inside.

Zhou Qing couldn't help looking at the remaining half of the chopsticks.

Through the cross-section, you can clearly see the tender and juicy state of the internal fish.

How could the fire be controlled so well?

He couldn't help admiring a little.

Zhou Yun on the other side was silent, the chopsticks had already picked up the fifth shredded fish.

Really delicious.

While my father was still savoring, eat more quickly.

This little move was noticed by Zhou Qing, and he immediately glared at his son angrily.

Then, Zhou Qing stood up slowly, walked to the cabinet beside him, and took out a badge from it.

"This is my badge, the fish scale badge." Zhou Qing solemnly handed the badge to Qin Lang, "The dishes you cooked have been approved by me, and now I will award it to you."

"Thank you!" Qin Lang took the badge and looked it over carefully.

This is a copper medallion with a fish-scale bottom decoration and a jumping koi carp on the front, and the words "Dongxia City·Fish Scale" underneath.

Is this the first-level food recommender badge?

He treasured the fish-scale badge in his arms, and couldn't help showing joy on his face.

It is a good sign that the first badge was successfully obtained.

Hopefully the next two badges will be as smooth.

"Gududu!"

Received the food recommender badge!

Feeling Qin Lang's joy, Danbao couldn't help cheering.

"It's almost noon, let's stay for a light meal." Zhou Qing said with a smile.

After eating the squirrel mandarin fish cooked by Qin Lang, he was eager to show his skills for a while.

"Then bother." Qin Lang nodded politely, with expectation in his eyes.

He also wanted to see how this food recommender, who was said to be good at cooking fish dishes, was really good at cooking.

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At lunch, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

Zhou Qing's culinary skills in cooking fish dishes all his life are naturally not weak.

More importantly, it contains many cooking methods and ideas native to the world of food spirits.

The cooking methods of the two worlds cannot be said to be strong or weak, but each has its own characteristics after long-term development.

Therefore, tasting Zhou Qing's craftsmanship also touched Qin Lang a lot.

"Grandpa Zhou, I'll take my leave first."

After a meal, Qin Lang's address to Zhou Qing has become closer.

"Okay, you can come here often if you have nothing to do in the future." Zhou Qing had a smile on his face.

When communicating with each other at the dinner table, not only Qin Lang was touched, but also him.

Every word that this insightful young man occasionally mentioned made him feel refreshed.

"I look forward to seeing you at the cooking competition in a week's time."

"I will." Qin Lang nodded, turned and left Zhou's house.

During lunch, Zhou Qing told him about some other food recommenders.

Although it didn't involve some secret precautions, it also gave him a little more confidence in obtaining the other two food recommender badges.

He already has a plan for how to get the food recommender badge next.

Watching Qin Lang leave, Zhou Qing slowly withdrew his gaze.

"Father, what ranking do you think he can get in the municipal cooking competition in a week's time?" Zhou Yun had already tacitly agreed that Qin Lang could get three medals smoothly.

The eleven first-level food recommenders are also the eleven final judges in the municipal cooking competitions.

Zhou Qing must have had an accurate judgment on Qin Lang's strength.

"What ranking?" Zhou Qing shook his head. "The ranking in the event has a certain luck factor. If the event you draw is not good for you, it will be difficult to show your full strength. I can't say that."

"But there's one thing I'm sure of."

"It won't be long before you see him at the state level."
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【Fish Scale Badge】

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