NOVPUBChapter 886: Chapter 886: Where It Comes From, There It Goes Back_1 Chapter 886: Chapter 886: Where It Comes From, There It Goes Back_1 “The Pingla Competition is hosted by the Zhekova Family.
Would we really sabotage our own event?”
Security: “…”
The problem is, this Peggy Lewis isn’t a member of the Zhekova Family, right?
Mr.
Zhekova, don’t you think there’s something wrong with what you just said?
“Yes.” The security guard had no choice but to nod.
With Lyke Zhekova’s assurance, what else could they do?
They could only go back to where they came from.
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Jenny Kirk’s expression immediately changed upon seeing this.
But upon seeing where Peggy Lewis was seated, she mistakenly thought that Peggy was part of the Zhekova Family.
Maybe she was with Lyke Zhekova’s group.
“There was a minor disruption, but we are resuming the competition,” said Grace Green.
The cameras quickly cut away from the scene of Jenny Kirk yelling at the security to eject Peggy Lewis from the Racecourse.
While the audience at the venue saw it.
The online audience watching the live broadcast did not.
Even if they found out, it would be after the fact.
As for Peggy Lewis’ scathing remarks to Jenny Kirk.
Sorry, the live broadcast didn’t cut that out.
It certainly wouldn’t be fair if only Jenny Kirk could critique others and no one else could say anything about Jenny Kirk, right?
The truth should be presented fairly, both sides of the view should be heard!
To avoid misleading the viewers who are not at the scene.
“Our last contestant, Leon Hernandez’s dish hasn’t been served yet.
If it gets any later, the taste of the dish may be affected,” Grace Green reminded.
Charles Dean quickly said, “Then please bring over Leon Hernandez’s dish now.”
No one was paying attention to Jenny Kirk anymore.
Jenny Kirk thought bitterly to herself, let them be smug for now.
After all, in the end, the score will decide everything.
What’s the use of talking big now!
Lyke Zhekova didn’t hear how Leon Hernandez’s dish was being critiqued on stage.
Instead, he turned to the little kid and asked, “Why do you carry an amplifier with you?”
Is this something people usually carry around with them?
He just couldn’t figure it out.
The little kid replied, “I came here to cheer for Cindy, in case my voice doesn’t carry over the other fans’, I brought the amplifier.”
So that’s why he had it with him.
See, it came in handy in the end.
Peggy Lewis held her chin high with pride: “Our Little Zhekova is so smart.”
Lyke Zhekova: “…”
After the judges finished critiquing Leon Hernandez’s dish.
Grace Green said, “Now, the waitstaff will hand each judge a ballot to score the contestants.”
“Judges, please fill in the scores you will be giving to each contestant in the first round,” said Grace Green.
Before the judges started scoring, the broadcast gave a closeup of the ballot.
To allow the viewers to see what the scoring sheet looked like.
At the top of the paper, it was written Soup Cuisine.
Following Soup Cuisine, were the names of the judges.
Below that, were the names of the ten contestants.
The judge was expected to give each contestant a score.
When the judges were writing their scores, the cameras only shot from a distance, not revealing the scores written on the paper.
“Judges, after you have finished scoring, please place the score sheet into an envelope,” Grace Green said.
The envelope already had the judge’s name on it.
This ensured that judges would not accidentally forget to write their names on the envelopes.
If it were not clear who the scores belonged to, it would be quite embarrassing.
“Please put the sealed envelopes into the box in front of the judges,” Grace Green added.
All six judges put the sealed envelopes into their respective boxes.
With the audience watching, no one could secretly change the scores.
Once all of the judges had put their envelopes into the boxes.
Grace Green again took the stage and announced, “Next, we start the second round, Meat Cuisine.”
“Time limit, 1 hour.”
After Meat Cuisine, it was time for Vegetarian Cuisine.
For the Vegetarian Cuisine, Cindy just straightforwardly made a vegetable dish.
She didn’t insist on making the vegetarian dish taste like meat.
Following the Vegetarian Cuisine, it was time for the Dessert category.
Dessert is different from pastry.
Cindy made a creamy, smooth soy pudding.
The sweet pudding came with a strong soy aroma, and was chilled straight from the refrigerator.
For those who had already had soup and two dishes, this cold, refreshing pudding served as a good palate cleanser.
Not to mention, the judges had to taste the dishes from all ten contestants.
Even if they only tasted one bite from every dish, it was still a big task.
After eating all this, they would need such a refreshing dessert to cleanse their palate and digest the food.
Other contestants chose to serve plums and hawthorns as palate cleansers.
After tasting all the dishes, the judges’ stomachs also got a rescue.
It seemed that Jenny Kirk had learned her lesson.
She didn’t blatantly target Cindy in the later stages of the judging process.
She didn’t speak too negatively about Cindy’s dishes.
But with each dish, there was always something that could be improved.
It’s just that her attitude wasn’t as aggressive as before.
So, with just one more round, the traditional Chinese pastry competition left.
Today’s competition wasn’t just a test for the contestants.
Even the audience had to endure sitting at the venue for so long.
Not to mention the contestants who had to stand on stage, constantly cooking.
This was also a significant test of their stamina.
For the traditional Chinese pastry, Cindy made a rose flavored cake.
She crushed rose petals and mixed them with rose wine, white sugar, and honey to make a rose jam.
She then steamed peeled green beans and mashed them into a puree in the food processor.
The finely mashed green beans, because she had removed the skins, were actually a pale yellow color.
Cindy poured mild-flavored oil into the pot, choosing to mix soybean oil with rapeseed oil, then added the green bean puree, stirring and adding white sugar.
She continued to stir until the green bean puree became a non-stick dough.
After that, Cindy wrapped the prepared rose filling in the green bean dough and used a mold to shape it.
Through the thin layer of green bean dough, the splendid red color of the rose seemed to shine.
The rose red color wasn’t uniformly distributed in the center.
During the process of molding, it would scatter a little in different directions.
Suddenly, it looked as if a delicate abstract painting had been drawn on the green bean cake.
Just visually, it was very pleasing.
Wesley Gordon took a bite: “It’s not very sweet, there’s a hint of alcohol in the rose filling.”
“Did you add wine to speed up the fermentation of the rose jam?” Wesley Gordon asked.
“Yes.
I only added low-alcohol rose wine, but there is a hint of the taste of alcohol, which can dilute the sweetness,” Cindy explained.
“Indeed.” Michael Greene nodded, “And this rose cake isn’t very sweet itself.
In the absence of a formal sugar ratio, I personally prefer this light taste.”
“This light taste is suitable for eating freshly made.
It can’t be kept for long,” Cindy said, “If you buy ready-made pastries from a shop, they will definitely be sweeter to extend the shelf life.”
“But now, since we have the conditions to make and eat it fresh, I have slightly reduced the sugar ratio,” Cindy said.
