The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 201 Qin Lang's Mistake

"Woo..."

As he put Ellie's delicious food into his mouth, Cao Feng, the food recommender, couldn't help but widen his eyes and let out a gasp in surprise.

He then realized he had been somewhat out of line and quickly covered his mouth, but the look of surprise in his eyes was still hard to hide.

The other food critics tasted the dessert called Metars in front of them, and their eyes also showed surprise.

The only one who didn't show any surprise was Ms. Xu Yueran. As she savored the dish, a hint of reminiscence flashed in her eyes.

After tasting it, Xu Yueran was the first to give her evaluation: "With blueberry jam and fresh fruit as seasoning, this blueberry tasting combines a variety of textures such as crisp, creamy, delicate and smooth."

"Years ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Ferri region and tasted this dessert for the first time there. I was amazed by it, and this time, the taste was even better than before."

"Qin Lang's crab-stuffed orange was also amazing; the perfect fusion of crab meat and orange pulp brought out the full flavor of both, but..."

Xu Yueran glanced at Qin Lang with a hint of apology, "This time, perhaps I will cast my vote for Ellie."

Qin Lang nodded in understanding.

Once a dish is imbued with sentiment and memories, it becomes utterly invincible, so it's perfectly normal for Ms. Xu Yueran to choose Ellie.

However, upon hearing this, he became somewhat curious: what exactly does this so-called Metars taste like?
"I'm also casting my vote for Ellie," Cao Feng, the Fruit Recommender, said with a light laugh. "The reason is quite simple."

"Qin Lang chose the excellent quality Yuehu crab, but he didn't seem to care much when choosing oranges. The oranges he chose were not of equal quality to the Yuehu crab, making the crab flavor more prominent than the orange flavor."

"If the assessment topic were aquatic products, this approach would be perfectly acceptable, but this time the assessment topic is fruit."

"On the other hand, Ellie chose high-quality mountain blueberries, and the rest of the dessert was just for decoration and enhancement."

"In terms of the completeness of the subject matter, she is superior."

Qin Lang was taken aback for a moment, then bowed slightly to Cao Feng, "Mr. Cao Feng, what you said makes sense, I have learned a lot."

In making crab-stuffed oranges, he did indeed neglect the quality of the oranges. Although he chose the best oranges from Danju City, their quality was still inferior to that of Yuehu crabs, which was a bit off-topic in this case.

"Hey, hey, hey, isn't this kind of judgment too harsh?" Cao Dongdong couldn't help but speak up for Qin Lang from the stands.

Is it wrong for crabs to be of such high quality?

“Judging from the subject matter of this event, Mr. Cao Feng’s words are not problematic.” Zhao Qian, standing to the side, appeared more rational. She couldn’t help but sigh softly, “Oh no, I think I’ve tricked Qin Lang.”

After all, it was she who introduced Qin Lang to the supply of Yuehu crabs.

"We might not even lose!" Yu Zaozao, standing to the side, looked equally nervous, her fists clenched tightly, but she still insisted, "Such delicious crab-stuffed oranges will definitely impress the other judges."

Although we are currently at a 2:0 disadvantage, we still have five judges!
"I don't quite agree with what Lao Cao said." On the judging panel, Bao Heng, the food recommender, shook his head and chuckled. "As long as the subject matter is suitable, that's enough! Who says you can't use good crabs for a fruit-themed subject?"

“I really like this crab-stuffed orange.” Bao Heng chuckled as he spoke. “I’ve eaten plenty of crab, but this is the first time I’ve ever had it combined with oranges.”

"I'm giving my vote to Qin Lang!"

"Thank you, Mr. Bao Heng." Qin Lang smiled and bowed slightly.

Ellie, standing to the side, secretly pursed her lips and turned her gaze away.

It's just winning back one vote, nothing to brag about. She even brought out her best dish for this competition, how could she possibly lose to Qin Lang!

“I’ll vote for Qin Lang too.” Pang Ju chuckled and scratched his head. “I still prefer the feeling of eating meat to delicate desserts.”

"Eating these crabs without having to peel them is so satisfying!"

2: 2!

Exclamations and screams erupted from the audience as supporters of Qin Lang and Ellie shouted out the names of the two contestants and waved their respective support banners, creating a sense of rivalry between them.

“I vote for Ellie.” Song Changtian, the food recommender of the Mountain, coughed lightly. “I also agree with Senior Cao’s words. Qin Lang’s cooking focuses more on crab, which is not entirely consistent with the theme of this event.”

"I vote for Qin Lang," said Ms. Ye Ting, the food recommender. "There's no other reason, it's just that I prefer the feeling that crab-stuffed orange gives me compared to these two dishes."

3: 3!

The gasps from the audience grew louder and louder. Qin Lang and Ellie in the audience both showed nervous expressions. All eyes in the audience were now on Lu Suzhi, the food recommender of the Valley.

His vote will determine the winner of this battle!
Feeling the countless gazes directed at him, Lu Suzhi first gave a wry smile and said self-deprecatingly, "If I had known, I should have voted earlier."

Upon hearing this, good-natured laughter erupted from the audience.

"I'll cast my vote for..." Lu Suzhi's gaze swept between Qin Lang and Ellie before he made his decision, "Contestant Qin Lang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cheer erupted in the arena.

Qin Lang breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression relaxed.

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Ellie beside him, only to see that Ellie didn't say a word and turned to walk towards the exit of the stage.

Qin Lang opened his mouth, wanting to comfort the other person, but felt that what he said at this moment seemed inappropriate, so he just shook his head slightly.

After the host announced that he had won the match, Qin Lang left the stage and returned to the stands.

As soon as he returned, Cao Dongdong and the other two quickly came to greet him.

"Great, you won!"

Cao Dongdong immediately gave him a bear hug, then looked nervous and said, "Do you know how worried I was? I was afraid you'd be eliminated."

“This was indeed a close call.” Qin Lang couldn’t help but nod. “I overlooked the difference in the quality of the ingredients.”

He only thought that crab-stuffed oranges could meet the requirements of the subject matter, but he overlooked the fact that, in the subject matter of fruit, the fruit itself is the most important.

However, this cannot be entirely blamed on him, since in most of the dishes with fruit that Qin Lang knows, the fruit is just an auxiliary and garnish.

Fortunately, no matter what, he was the winner in the end.

"We're about to draw the theme for the finals," Yu Zaozao suddenly said, drawing everyone's attention to the big screen.

The four contestants' portraits appeared on the big screen, with a continuously scrolling list of related keywords behind them.

(End of this chapter)