NOVPUBChapter 1130: Chapter 1130: First Try_1 Chapter 1130 -1130: First Try_1 I didn’t expect it to be so interesting.
This only piqued the curiosity of the crowd about Cindy Clarke.
Not out of interest in her status as the wife of the CEO of the Pingla Group.
But because her husband, Adrian Zhekova, the CEO of the Pingla Group, and her son, are quite an interesting duo.
After Adrian and the others left, everyone turned to look at Cindy with curiosity.
Cindy, unaffected, met their gazes with a smile and a nod.
This was a small gathering, and Cindy was not flustered.
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At that moment, the teacher for this class entered.
Among the teachers in the academy, Cindy only knew Wesley Gordon and Hunter Clarke.
So, she naturally didn’t recognize this one.
The teacher who entered was a middle-aged man who was a bit short and slightly chubby.
He was only about 1.7 meters tall.
Although somewhat chubby, he didn’t have the cheerful look that chubby men usually have.
He looked quite serious, not smiling at all.
Of course, this teacher knew that Cindy was auditing the class.
There was only one guest student in this class, Cindy.
The academy does not admit many guest students each year.
They can usually maintain a ratio of one guest student per class.
“I’m Mason Lawson”, Mason Lawson introduced himself, then said, “Today we have a new student in our class.”
“According to the school’s rules, every new student must demonstrate a dish of their own,” Mason stated, “Everyone will critique it, and it will be an initial assessment of their culinary skills.”
“When previously admitted students joined the class, they all prepared this dish.
Today is Cindy’s first day in school, so in accordance with the rules, Cindy will prepare a dish during this class.
The theme and cuisine are not limited.
Whether it’s stir-fry, dessert, pasta, soup, or even international cuisine, it’s all acceptable,” Mason said.
Mason pointed to a wall in the classroom: “This side has a freezer and a refrigeration unit, which hold the usual ingredients used in classes.
Take what you need,” he instructed.
Since today is mainly for Cindy’s test, there is no specific topic.
Usually, every class has a specific dish.
In the refrigeration unit and freezer are the ingredients needed for the day’s class.
Enough for a class of students, not much else.
Hence there isn’t a separate food storage room inside the classroom itself.
The most abundant ingredients are in the self-study room.
Exception being special ingredients requested by the students.
The rest are plentiful to meet the needs of students’ daily practice.
There are occasional instances when things are not perfect.
After all, you cannot plan for every contingency.
Thus, students need to register in advance if they require some specific ingredients.
“Is there a designated time?
Or can it be anytime during the class?” Cindy asked.
Their class hours are different from the usual class hours.
After all, a dish, from chopping the vegetables to putting them into the pot, usually takes about an hour.
If the class is the usual 45 minutes, by the time the teacher finishes explaining, the remaining time might just be enough for chopping vegetables.
What kind of class would that be?
Therefore, a class in the academy is usually one and a half hours long.
However, there are exceptions.
Based on the curriculum, some classes are two hours long.
Today’s class is one and a half hours long.
“Let’s use the standard of the Pingla competition: one hour,” Mason Lawson said, “Leave the remaining half-hour for everyone to taste and then express their opinions.”
People felt a bit sorry for Cindy but were also interested to see how things would play out.
When they first started, they all started together and made their entrance dishes together.
There wasn’t enough time to pay attention to others, which was good enough.
But now, so many people were watching Cindy’s cooking.
It would be hard not to critique any flaws they observed.
This would increasingly affect the performance level.
Just like a cycle, the worse the performance, the more people would talk, the more people tease, the worse the performance would be.
If this cycle continues, won’t it just get worse?
“So, can I start now?” Cindy asked again.
As it was class time, Mason just nodded, “You can start now.”
Cindy was not in a rush, she first went to the freezer to see what was available.
She wanted to see what ingredients were available and then prepare her dish according to the available ingredients.
Upon arrival at the freezer, Cindy thought to herself that it was indeed the Pingla Academy on top of everything.
Such distinction is expected, standing out from the crowd.
It is not only the best culinary academy in Hearth Nation, but also one of the top four culinary academies in the world. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝖕𝖚𝖇.𝖈𝔬𝔪
Just looking at these ingredients, let alone ordinary culinary schools, even ordinary restaurants probably don’t have such a complete range.
This was just the backup ingredients for a simple cooking class.
Cindy couldn’t wait to check out the ingredients in the self-study room.
She wondered what would be available in the food storage room there.
The reason for Cindy’s admiration was that she actually saw Villari Ham here.
Now when you watch any TV drama or showoff, they always bring out something like Spanish Ham or Italian Parma Ham.
But they don’t realize that our country’s Villari Ham, together with the other two, forms the three great ham varieties in the world, not inferior to those famous foreign hams in any way.
Villari Ham is made from a pig variety called the “Two-Headed Raven Clan”.
This variety of pig doesn’t yield much.
The middle is white while both ends are black, hence the name Two-Headed Raven Clan, also referred to as Panda Pig.
This type of pig is free-range and not typically bred.
And the chosen hind leg has thin skin and fine bones.
Cindy was very pleasantly surprised to find this rare ham in a regular classroom.
It seems even more complete here than in the cooking competition.
I wonder if it’s because of the ham.
There’s even a cleaver on the tool rack.
Cindy didn’t rush to pick other ingredients.
After making a round just now, she already knew what was available.
As there were no restrictions on how often you could pick-up the ingredients, Cindy decided to take it slow, one item at a time.
She first brought over the ham and the cleaver.
Upon seeing this, everyone was surprised as right off the bat, she had set such a high bar.
This ham is a top-quality ingredient.
Given that the ingredient itself is high-grade, plus the meticulous production process and the long duration, this ham isn’t cheap.
Having such an ingredient, even just casually cooking it would be delicious.
Was Cindy trying to take a shortcut?
Mason had been eyeing Cindy’s actions the whole time.
Seeing her directly choosing ham at the very beginning, he felt a bit disappointed.
He’s not stingy with the ham.
He was just under the impression that if someone is here to learn, they should try to use the most common, simple ingredients and maximize their tastiness.
Can restaurants use such expensive ingredients for every dish they serve daily?
If so, it would raise the positioning and price of the restaurant too.
Such extravagant dishes can be afforded by rich people, but what about ordinary people?
Mason had never liked this kind of invisible barrier that turns away customers.
