The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 185 A Skill That Amazed Everyone!
Thinking of this, Pang Xin straightened her chest and pushed the food cart onto the stage.

Close-up shots of Pang Xin's dishes appeared on the big screen at just the right moment.

It was a plate of thinly sliced ​​noodles, covered with a layer of milky white sauce, in which colorful particles could be clearly seen.

"Please enjoy this delicacy of hand-pulled noodles."

As Pang Xin's voice rang out, the seven Level 1 food recommenders on the judging panel simultaneously revealed solemn expressions.

Soon, portions of noodles were served to them.

"Breathe~"

After taking a bite, Song Changtian, the "Mountain Food Recommender," suddenly exclaimed in surprise. Then, realizing it wasn't time to comment yet, he smiled apologetically at the camera.

The other food critics finished eating one after another, and when they looked up again, their expressions were all different, as if they had tasted something from this noodle dish.

"Damn it, what exactly does Pang Xin's 'Delicacy Noodles' taste like?" Cao Dongdong stood on the stands, gripping the railing tightly with both hands, his expression conflicted.

"In previous matches, the food critic never had such a complicated expression! This gives me a bad feeling..."

"Now, the pressure is on Qin Lang." Yu Zaozao sighed and looked at the cooking unit where Qin Lang was.

After Pang Xin finished making the food, Qin Lang only glanced at it before refocusing his attention on the dough he was kneading.

At this moment, the noodles have become completely smooth after being repeatedly rolled.

"It's time to start stretching." Qin Lang muttered, grabbing a handful of flour and flicking it around, instantly covering the smooth surface of the work surface with a layer of flour.

This move might not spread the flour evenly, but it looks cool.

Just then, the close-up on the big screen switched back to Qin Lang, and upon seeing this scene, a few gasps of surprise rang out in the audience.

Qin Lang flicked the kneaded dough onto the work surface, and in the rising dust, the smooth surface of the noodles was instantly coated with a fine layer of flour.

His hands moved with a peculiar rhythm, stretching the noodles with even force until they quickly extended to the length of his arm span.

When the two ends are joined together, this is one knot.

Then came the second buckle, the third buckle, the fourth buckle…

In just a few breaths, the dough transformed into a dense bundle of handmade noodles, similar in thickness to the noodles we usually see.

But judging from Qin Lang's actions, it seems that this is far from over.

The audience, who initially didn't think much of it, now held their breath, fearing that the seemingly delicate noodles would break.

"My God!" Cao Dongdong exclaimed in the stands, his eyes widening in surprise.

Having mastered the art of making dragon beard candy, he saw a familiar shadow in Qin Lang's technique. In an instant, a certain sentence Qin Lang had said when teaching him how to make dragon beard candy echoed in his ears.

"Actually, there's another noodle dish with the words 'dragon's beard' in its name. I'll make it for you to try when I have time. Don't be too surprised."

"Is this the noodle dish Qin Lang mentioned?" Cao Dongdong couldn't help but murmur, "It's really amazing..."

While both involve repeatedly stretching the dough into extremely fine strands, making dragon beard noodles is far more difficult than making dragon beard candy!

In the short time it took Cao Dongdong to speak, Qin Lang had already completed three more stretching movements.

Countless noodles moved lightly and rhythmically in his hands like silk threads, without the slightest sign of breaking. The ultra-high-definition close-up shot was almost pressed against the dragon beard noodles, yet not a single broken noodle could be seen.

Quiet.

Absolute silence.

Everyone in the audience stared wide-eyed at this incredible scene, but no one applauded or cheered.

Thirteen deductions... fourteen deductions... fifteen deductions!

The noodles were already thinner than a strand of hair, but Qin Lang was still calmly stretching them! Sixteenth tug!

The thin, silken noodles seemed to never break in Qin Lang's hands. If one hadn't witnessed the entire process of kneading the dough, probably no one would believe that he could stretch the noodles to such an extent.

It wasn't until Qin Lang slowly put down the stretched noodles that the heavy breathing finally filled the room.

The audience seemed to only then remember that they could breathe, greedily inhaling and exhaling air, while staring at the boy in the arena with shocked eyes.

"...That's amazing!"

The host took a deep breath, suppressing the intense shock in his heart, "To stretch the noodles to such an extent is truly amazing."

"I'm already looking forward to what Qin Lang will do with this noodle dish later... What else is he going to do?!"

The host was speaking when he saw Qin Lang's hand reaching for the already stretched dragon beard noodles and exclaimed in surprise.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Qin Lang pulled out an incredibly thin strand of dragon beard noodle and took out a lighter with his other hand.

"Snapped!"

The moment the flame touched the dragon beard noodles, the delicate noodles burst into flames and vanished in a wisp of black smoke.

It ignites upon contact with fire!

A series of gasps erupted from the audience, the sound of chair backs hitting the cushions blended together, and countless people stood up from their seats!
The entire stadium erupted in thunderous shouts and applause!
"Incredible skill!!!"

The host shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Qin Lang has demonstrated unparalleled skill; it's truly unimaginable that such delicate noodles can be used to cook such delicious food!"

Pang Xin's expression changed slightly. The change in the food recommender's expression after tasting the food she had prepared made her feel confident of victory, but the strength Qin Lang was showing now made her feel a little panicked for no reason.

On the stands, Du Ziyan's gaze also became serious.

It has to be said that if Qin Lang were to perform this move, he would definitely not be able to do it to this extent without several years of practice.

This guy's strength surprised him somewhat.

At the same time, Du Ziyan was also curious about how Qin Lang would cook this dragon beard noodle that was as thin as a hair.

Boil in water?
These noodles, which ignite instantly when exposed to fire, would probably dissolve instantly if placed in water.

So, what exactly is he going to do?

As if hearing Du Ziyan's question, Qin Lang walked to the stove.

Heat oil in a wok.

Du Ziyan's idea makes a lot of sense. Fine noodles, so fine they can be threaded through a needle, will dissolve directly when they come into contact with water.

Therefore, the way to make dragon beard noodles is different from that of traditional noodles.

It's prepared by deep-frying!

With the stove on a low flame to maintain a low temperature, Qin Lang carefully placed the thin noodles into the oil. The noodles quickly stirred up oil droplets and slowly set under the heat of the oil, their white surface turning into a light yellow.

Place the fried dragon beard noodles into a dragon-shaped container carved from a pumpkin, and spray the prepared sauce evenly over the surface of the noodles.

A magnificent bowl of dragon beard noodles, exquisitely presented in its design, cooking method, and finished product, was displayed before everyone present.

Amidst thunderous cheers, Qin Lang pressed the bell to ring the meal bell.

"Ding--"

(End of this chapter)