Food: Random stalls, customers chase me all over the country

Chapter 603-Tip against wheat, soft against soft
"Now, please invite contestant Wang Fan to decide whose dessert the three judges will try first in this round of the competition."

Wang Fan didn't think much about it: "Let's eat the macarons made by my opponent Mr. Aramis first."

There is no routine in the taste of this panda lucky bag dessert. It is the same whether you eat it first or later. However, based on my understanding of macarons, it is definitely better to put it at the end.

Not letting your opponent take advantage is a win, so there is no doubt about it, so make sure your opponent's dessert is eaten first.

This decision made the three of them feel relieved.

After all... that giant panda lucky bag is so cute and exquisite, it’s a question whether to eat it or not!

Eat it! Big cats are so cute, how can you eat them?
Don’t eat it. Is the outcome of this round of dessert competition determined solely by appearance?
How about we wait until the other two eat first?
If the other two people agree, then the cat doesn't need to eat it. If there are differences of opinion, it's not too late for it to eat it itself, right?

This is the common idea of ​​the three judges.

Wang Fan's words saved the three of them from having to make a choice for the time being, and a faint smile appeared on their faces.

But the moment he picked up the macaron, the smile on Allen's face completely froze.

This kind of dessert is no stranger to any French chef. If you want to make money from the pockets of beautiful girls and ladies, macarons are definitely one of the killer weapons.

The most expensive raw material seems to be almond powder, but after it is made, each one can be sold for more than one euro.

Tasty?
It is definitely delicious, but not particularly delicious. Even if it is made in the best macaron shop, this little thing still won’t taste particularly good.

Its real function is to "show off to others with its beauty".

The real essence of macarons is color. By mixing and matching cool and warm tones, a strong temperature difference is formed. The commonly used fresh and soft colors such as light yellow, light pink, mint green, etc. can bring a comfortable and pleasant feeling visually, making them look very high-end and very photogenic in photos.

This is also the main reason why celebrities and wealthy women love it so much.

The macarons in his hand have no problem with color difference. With Aramis' experience and ability, even if he adjusts them with his eyes closed... Never mind, I won't brag about it, he can't do it. Anyway, based on his experience, there will be no problem with the color.

The color is fine, but the feel of this macaron is wrong!
The moment the fingers pinched the skin, a slight indentation could be clearly felt on the fingers.

Hollow drum!

This is a low-level mistake that even an apprentice would not make!
When making the cream, if the whipper is beaten for too long, the cream will be too fluffy, and hollows will form when making macarons.

This is undoubtedly a very failed work. How can Allen be happy when his own contestant produced such a failed work?

Chen Guomin gently pinched the surface of the macaron, and a slight cracking sound was heard. With a little force, the entire surface collapsed instantly, and the shattered debris fell onto the table, as if mocking Aramis's poor skills.

Aramis held his head in disbelief, his mind was blank. He had never failed to make this dessert before.

Looking at his expression, Chen Guomin felt happy in his heart.

To be honest, he is no exception to the current result.

The art of war says, "The best strategy is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the next best is to attack their troops, and the worst is to attack their cities."

Wang Fan's series of actions from the beginning seemed like he was taking a break, but in fact, wasn't he setting a trap for Aramis?

The most important thing is that in his opinion, the Michelin pastry chef did not have the determination to win from the beginning.

As a Chinese pastry chef, he knows that macarons taste best after being left out for 10-12 hours. If you eat it now, the cream hasn't seeped into the biscuits yet, and the soft texture hasn't appeared. Does he think he can beat Wang Fan just by relying on ordinary sandwich cookies and good looks?

This person is probably just a discarded pawn given to Wang Fan!
Moreover, this pastry chef probably already thought in his heart that he could not beat Wang Fan. Whether he could win or not did not depend on his own performance, but purely on the condition of his opponent. How could he have the ambition to do so?
If you don't have enough enthusiasm, it's inevitable that you won't be so serious when doing things. Coupled with Wang Fan's series of mysterious operations, his attention will be even more distracted.

It is reasonable to make this kind of hollow macaron.

If a box of this kind of supermarket sells for 10 yuan a box, you think it’s too expensive. How can you win over Wang Fan?
Allen said regretfully, "Mr. Aramis, the macarons you made this time were a bit of a failure. This is clearly not your level. I'm sorry, I can't choose you as the winner this time."

After hearing what Allen said, Chen Guomin said, "Mr. Aramis is older after all. He might have been jet-lagged and didn't get enough rest, which led to his poor performance. He must get more rest when he gets back. I also choose Wang Fan to win this round."

Aramis was deeply moved when he heard Chen Guomin's words repeated by the translator.

Look at how good the Chinese are at talking. I'm already 43 years old, and my jet lag and physical recovery are definitely not as good as you young people in your twenties and thirties. What the Chinese judge said is absolutely right.

"Thank you to the respected judges for your concern for me. I have indeed been feeling a little unwell these past two days. If I have the opportunity to compete again next time, I will definitely give my best."

Aramis quickly took advantage of the situation and looked at Chen Guomin with gratitude while speaking.

Although they couldn't speak the same language, Chen Guomin could already see from those eyes what Aramis wanted to say to him - you are a very nice person!

The announcement of Chen Guomin's results also indicated that Wang Fan had won three cities in a row.

Moreover, the rest time in this round was very long, and his physical strength has recovered a lot, so even if he goes all out in the next round, he will have no problem.

After glancing at the French team, Wang Fan's eyes were fixed on the only female player.

"Sophia, a 26-year-old pastry chef at a two-star Michelin dessert shop, is an extreme sports enthusiast who enjoys challenging strong opponents. Boss, if you win big in the third game, then no matter what their captain arranges for the fourth game, this pastry chef named Sophia will definitely apply to compete. Durand will definitely agree. Based on the information we've already found, my classmates have deduced that this pastry chef Sophia is extremely strong-willed and very dedicated to her desserts. It will be difficult for external factors to interfere with her. This will definitely be a tough battle.

She's most likely making Napoleon pastry, also known as French mille-feuille. This dessert has excellent taste and texture. Boss, you have to be careful, this is definitely a tough one."

College students have many characteristics, and loving to join in the fun is one of them. When there is a confrontation between China and foreign countries, it is also a major characteristic that they will basically unite against the outside world.

Boss Wang, who used to cook delicious food at Kainan University, is competing with foreigners, so he must join in the fun and offer some advice.

Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang, let alone a group of Kainan students who are already outstanding people?
Professor Liu is also a wonderful person. Seeing that they were all focused on Wang Fan's competition and had no time to attend class, he directly took up the study of these French pastry chefs as his research topic.

When the dean of the branch heard about this, instead of stopping it, he sent some senior students who had no classes to join in. Such students who are interested in practical topics are hard to find, so how could we miss them?
Those who know French can go to foreign websites to search for information, and then summarize, screen, analyze the information and make inferences.

The main reason was that these pastry chefs were indeed well-known, making it easy to find information about them and their restaurants. By analyzing their personalities and behaviors based on their profiles, one could pretty much predict their likely actions. If they were willing, they could even analyze their entire family history. Wang Fan initially thought he only had two operational staff officers behind him, but he never imagined there would be an entire operational staff.

It felt like you were in a one-on-one duel with someone, and they just pulled out an AK47. You thought you were going to be at a disadvantage, but when you turned around, you found that there was an entire heavily armored combined brigade behind you!
Wang Fan had no doubt that Zhuo Qianqian and her classmates' conclusions were wrong. You may not believe in metaphysics, but the results calculated based on big data are scientific and must be believed.

If your opponent makes a Napoleon Mille-feuille, how would you respond?

There are many forms of "su" desserts in China, and the lotus sushi I made before is one of the representative ones.

Since the other party likes to challenge the strong, shouldn’t I be timid?
Wang Fan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he already had an idea in his mind.

Now that I have figured out your background, let's go head to head with you, using "crispy" to counter "crispy". My Chinese desserts are in no way inferior to those of any other country!

……

There are no secrets in big data.

The French team's arrangement was just as predicted by the students of Kainan University, and it was indeed Sofia who appeared on the field.

Sophia is very tall, and she looks very impressive in a smart chef's uniform. She looked at Wang Fan without saying a word, but the fighting spirit in her eyes was not concealed at all.

Let’s have a strong showdown!
Wang Fan understood the meaning in her eyes.

Wang Fan didn't say anything, but his determined eyes also conveyed a meaning - come on, who's afraid of who?

The cameraman captured this scene very well. The audience could feel the fighting spirit of the two men through the screen, and they became a little nervous.

This is a no-nonsense matchup.

After the host announced the start of the timer, the two of them moved at the same time.

Wang Fan's movements were as fast as the last ten minutes of the previous game, and Sophia on the opposite side was no less fast, as if they both pressed the accelerator at the same time.

Zhang Tao exclaimed, "We saw that both contestants' movements were very fast, as if they were racing against time. As an outsider, I naturally don't understand the reason. Let's ask judge Chen to explain it to us."

Chen Guomin coughed lightly and said, "The reason these two are like this is because they are really racing against time. Looking at the ingredients they prepared, it's basically certain that they are both going to make pastries. Whether it's Wang Fan's Chinese pastries or French contestant Sophia's French pastries, they both require a lot of time. Two hours may seem like a long time, but if you want to make a pastry well, you have to race against time, otherwise you may not be able to finish it by the time the time is up."

Allen took over and said, "Sophia is going to make our classic French dessert, the Mille-feuille. This dessert takes more than three hours from preparation to completion. She wants to compress the three hours of work into two hours, so she has to speed herself up."

The two of them moved so fast that afterimages were left behind.

Sophia was beating the egg yolks with a manual whisk, and you could really see the afterimages from the rapidly rotating arms.

Wang Fan had already kneaded the dough and was using a sharp kitchen knife to make various cuts on the dough. His speed was so fast that it made people nervous, for fear that they would accidentally cut their hands.

Sophia had already placed the mixed paste on the fire and continued to stir it rapidly while heating it, occasionally adding more ingredients.

Wang Fan started kneading the dough again and added different pigments to make dough of different colors.

After kneading the dough, wrap it with plastic wrap, and then use a kitchen knife to cut the puff pastry without stopping.

1 knife, 2 knives, 3 knives. The audience only saw Wang Fan's kitchen knife moving constantly, but could hardly see the knife move.

When the camera zoomed in, Zhang Tao exclaimed again, "Dear viewers, I can clearly see that the puff pastry in Boss Wang's hands is only 5mm wide at most, and I just counted 20 cuts. What does 5 cuts on 20mm mean? If those 20 cuts weren't made on the same spot, the distance between each cut would probably be only 0.25mm! That's even thinner than the hair of many male viewers!"

The audience, who were just watching the fun, were stunned when they heard what Zhang Tao said.

"Wow, this kitchen knife can be used like this?"

"I know this. This is how Wensi tofu is cut, right?"

"I knew Boss Wang was good with a knife, but I didn't expect him to be this good."

Not to mention them, even Chen Guomin and other Chinese pastry chefs who were watching the live broadcast were greatly shocked.

If you want pastries to have good shapes, you definitely need knife skills, but the requirements are relatively low. Who has knife skills like Wang Fan that are better than professional dough cutters?
Time passed quickly, and beads of sweat were already on Wang Fan and Sophia's foreheads, but their hands were still steady.

There were already many parts of different sizes on the workbench in front of him, red, yellow, white, black, and blue. No one knew what he was going to do next.

Sophia had already put the puff pastry into the oven, and before it had time to rest, she started preparing to grind the caramel into powder.

As the race time got closer, the two people's speed became faster and faster. Such a thrilling scene made the audience extremely nervous.

Wang Fan was already firing on all cylinders at this point. Facing the only female pastry chef on the French team, he didn't dare to hold back at all.

He must be in his strongest condition and produce his best work to have a chance of defeating this female general.

Sophia was also completely excited. The stronger the opponent, the sweeter the fruit would be after defeating the opponent. She loved that feeling and was even crazy about it, just like when she conquered mountains by climbing with her bare hands. That feeling surpassed everything in the world.

Wang Fan finally finished making the parts. He sat down to catch his breath and then started piecing the parts together again.

His hands were quick and steady, and a small, cute shape quickly took shape in his hands.

Sofia has already taken the puff pastry out of the oven and will start the final assembly after it cools down.

This battle of fast against fast and crisp against crisp is about to enter the final stage.

I must win!
Their unyielding eyes met again, and both of them saw the other's determination.

We’ll see!
(End of this chapter)