The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 200 Ellie's Meal

As Du Ziyan made his move, the cheers and applause in the audience grew louder and louder. Many spectators in the stands began to shout Du Ziyan's name, clearly realizing the difficulty of this maneuver.

"Why go through all that trouble to hollow out the ribs?" Cao Dongdong muttered under his breath.

"Is he going to stuff meat into the bones?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Lang, who was pondering Du Ziyan's intentions, was suddenly startled.

Stuffing meat... into bones?

It's not impossible!

He couldn't help but look closely at the close-up on the big screen.

Under Du Ziyan's meticulous hollowing out, each cow rib was reduced to a very thin layer of periosteum, with the inside completely hollowed out, and the periosteum was not damaged in the slightest during the entire process.

In this way, each beef rib becomes a long, narrow pocket, perfectly suited for holding meat!
Qin Lang perked up and began to watch even more attentively.

He wanted to see what Du Ziyan would do next.

Because he discovered that Du Ziyan did not seem to discard the bone marrow he dug out, but instead collected it for later use.

By the time Du Ziyan had hollowed out all the ribs, the marinated and refrigerated beef had reached the right condition.

After removing the beef, Du Ziyan took a meat tenderizer in each hand and quickly swung it with the blunt side.

Under this hammering, chunks of beef visibly flattened into flakes, which were then piled up by Du Ziyan and pounded until all the meat chunks turned into minced meat.

Putting down the meat tenderizer, Du Ziyan stretched his wrists. Then, he mixed the bone marrow he had dug out with the stewed bone broth, and poured some of it over the minced meat.

Then, he continued to pound it.

Seeing Du Ziyan's cooking, Qin Lang's expression gradually changed.

This guy…

The beef is cut into chunks and marinated to allow the marinade to penetrate the meat more thoroughly. It is then pounded with a meat tenderizer to retain the tendons inside the beef to the greatest extent possible, and then continuously fed with a broth made from bone marrow and bone stock.

He could already imagine how delicious and amazing the beef would taste after Du Ziyan's treatment.

After repeated scalding and pounding, only a large, pinkish mass of meat remained on the table in front of Du Ziyan, with not a trace of broth in sight.

The minced meat, pounded to this degree, is stuffed into hollowed-out beef ribs, coated with a mixture of various fruits, wrapped in lotus leaves, covered with aluminum foil, and then baked in the oven.

On the other side, Liu Jing had finished cooking, and seven food critics had tasted it, but no one in the room paid any attention to his cooking.

All eyes were on Du Ziyan's oven.

Soon, Du Ziyan took out the beef ribs wrapped in tin foil. After peeling off the tin foil and the lotus leaf, he gently scraped off the dried fruit flesh with a knife. Finally, he cut the rib bone membrane and the meat inside into small pieces and placed them on the plating prepared during the roasting process.

The white periosteal membrane, after repeated roasting and processing, has now turned golden yellow, and the minced meat inside has turned brownish-gray, sizzling with oil under the camera lens, looking incredibly tempting.

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Du Ziyan handed the food cart to the staff and strode onto the stage.

Without even glancing at Liu Jing, whose face was grave beside him, he searched the area around the stands before finally fixing his gaze on Qin Lang.

With a slight smile playing on his lips, Du Ziyan spoke in a deep voice.

"Inverted flesh and blood, please taste."
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"Congratulations to Du Ziyan for winning the semi-final with a score of 7-0 and advancing to the winners' bracket of the final!"

"At the same time, please don't be discouraged, Liu Jing. Your excellent cooking skills have been recognized by countless viewers along the way!" Hearing the host's official words, Liu Jing, whose face was pale, twitched his lips slightly.

Don't be discouraged?

How can one not be disheartened by such an absolute defeat of 7 to 0?

He glanced deeply at Du Ziyan, who was calmly leaving the stage from the other side, sighed, and then left dejectedly from his side.

It's terrifying to compete on the same stage as such a monster.

"Wow, it's seven to zero!" Cao Dongdong clicked his tongue in the stands. "The seven food critics were practically raving about Du Ziyan's dish. Is it really that delicious?"

“If Du Ziyan were to compare this dish with my boiled beef, I would probably lose.” Qin Lang nodded in deep agreement.

Of course, if his opponent were Du Ziyan, he might not necessarily bring out boiled beef; he would most likely choose a more challenging dish.

But undeniably, Du Ziyan did put immense pressure on him.

"It's my turn." With a light sigh, Qin Lang stood up from the stands and walked towards the playing field, while Ellie had arrived earlier than him.

"I will not lose this battle." With that, Ellie turned and walked towards her cooking unit.

"Me too." Qin Lang smiled, a fighting spirit appearing in his eyes.

He has already ordered ten pairs of top-quality Leap Lake crabs, each female weighing eight ounces and each male weighing one pound.

How could such a high-quality crab paired with premium oranges from Tanju City result in a truly irresistible crab-stuffed orange?
"Ding--"

A clear, resounding bell rang throughout the venue, eliciting a deafening roar of screams and cheers from the audience who were engrossed in the cooking competition.

Qin Lang placed jars of crab-stuffed oranges on the food cart, his gaze involuntarily drifting to Ellie, who was still waiting in front of the oven on the other side.

While he was cooking, he also glanced at the food Ellie had prepared. She had chosen blueberries as her fruit, and as for the type of food…

It's a bit like a dessert, but the way it's made is quite unfamiliar.

Regardless, he finished first this time.

After so many rounds of eliminations, this was the first time Qin Lang had finished cooking. Standing in front of the stage, watching the seven food recommenders taste the food and their expressions change but they didn't make any comments, he couldn't help but smile.

I have to say, it's actually quite a nerve-wracking feeling.

Qin Lang didn't have to wait long before another food bell rang.

Ellie walked to Qin Lang's side, glanced at him, and then looked back at the judges' table. "Blueberry Metars, please enjoy."

Qin Lang blinked and looked at the food displayed on the big screen.

Adorned with fresh blueberries, it looks like a mousse cake, but when cut open, it resembles a mille-feuille dessert.

"Metastos?" Xu Yueran looked at the piece of blueberry metastos that was presented to her, a thoughtful expression on her face.

"If I remember correctly, this should be a traditional dessert in the Ferry region, often served as an afternoon tea treat."

“Yes.” Ellie’s eyes flickered slightly as she spoke softly.

The seven food critics exchanged glances and then began to taste the food.

(End of this chapter)