The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 220 This move, could it be...?

"Dear viewers in the live stream, the rematch between Qin Lang and Du Ziyan has now begun!"

Yu Zaozao excitedly exclaimed, "We can see that Du Ziyan is processing the lobster. The exquisite Qili lobster, which is 1.5 meters long, is already a huge challenge just to process the ingredients."

Meanwhile, Qin Lang didn't seem to have any intention of touching the lobster yet. He took out two chickens and a pig's trotter... Hmm...

"Wait!"

Yu Zaozao suddenly went to Qin Lang's side and pointed the camera at the two whole chickens on Qin Lang's desk, which were obviously much larger than normal chickens.

"Could this be... a rare chicken?"

"Indeed," Qin Lang said with a smile, "The chicken gizzards used in the finals were taken from these two chickens."

As he spoke, Qin Lang looked at Danbao beside him.

"Gulu~"

Egg Baby understood immediately, flew to the table, and blew on the whole chicken and the trotters. Under the lens, the ingredients returned to their freshest state at a speed visible to the naked eye, making people marvel at the magic of culinary skills.

"It's a whole, premium chicken!" Pang Ju couldn't help but exclaim excitedly. "What are we going to do with it?"

Qin Lang smiled and uttered two words, "Soup."

"Simmered soup is great, I love chicken soup." Pang Ju laughed heartily, already looking forward to it.

"How can I not love it? This is chicken soup made from premium chicken." Bao Heng said irritably from the side, then silently swallowed.

He's already starting to think about how to drink a couple more bowls later.

This isn't an official competition, so being shameless shouldn't have much of an impact... right?

Qin Lang smiled slightly as he listened to the banter between the two food recommenders.

The soup he's making isn't chicken soup in the conventional sense.

Strictly speaking, it would be more appropriate to call it superior broth.

There's a saying in Chinese cuisine: "A chef's soup is like an opera singer's voice."

In more upscale Chinese banquets, soup making is an essential part of the process, and some soups even need to be prepared one or two days in advance.

Previously, Qin Lang had not made it due to limited ingredients and energy. During the cooking competition, time constraints prevented him from making the soup on the spot. This time, with no time limit for the competition with Du Ziyan, he could give it a try.

He wants to use a whole, premium-grade chicken to make a pot of authentic broth, and then turn the exquisite lobster into a famous Cantonese dish.

Lobster baked in broth.

Cut the whole chicken in half, thoroughly clean the internal organs, cut off the tips of the chicken feet and wings, remove the chicken gizzard from the tail, and then put it into cold water.

Choose the elbow section of the pig's trotter, carefully scrape off the fine hairs on the surface with a knife, and then put it into cold water as well.

After simmering over low heat until boiling, skim off the foam on the surface, add washed and crushed ginger and chopped scallions to remove any fishy smell, and then pour in three ounces of Shaoxing wine.

As the boiling water in the pot bubbled, the whole chicken, already cooked on the surface, began to release a rich, savory aroma, causing the seven waiting food enthusiasts to sniff and their eyes to light up with anticipation.

After simmering the soup over low heat with the lid off, keeping the heat at a gentle boil without producing large bubbles, Qin Lang set it aside and began other tasks.

"Wow!" Yu Zaozao took a close-up shot of the uncovered soup pot, then fanned her nose with her hand, revealing a look of pure bliss. "Our viewers in the live stream might not be able to smell it, but the whole place is already filled with an incredibly rich and delicious chicken soup aroma!" "This is just the beginning! I can't even imagine how delicious this soup will be if it keeps simmering!" Saying this, Yu Zaozao secretly swallowed, "I'll try some for everyone later~"

Yu Zaozao's words, accompanied by the steamy, bubbling images of inspirational stories, reached the ears of the viewers in the live stream, instantly igniting the entire room.

[On the Journey: A new fan asked, "Is this streamer always this awful?"]

[Dahaixyz: Brother Bao, you dog Bao!]

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Seeing that the fans in the live stream were about to explode, Yu Zaozao calmly switched the camera to Du Ziyan's side, "Okay, now let's see what Du Ziyan is doing, he... holy crap!"

Du Ziyan was seen solemnly disassembling and cutting the exquisite lobster, using a handsaw instead of a kitchen knife.

As the handsaw slowly cut into the exquisite shell of the rare and beautiful lobster, a piercing sound quickly rang out, and instantly everyone in the room turned their gaze towards him.

"The shell of this exquisite lobster is so hard!" Cao Dongdong couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Given Du Ziyan's financial resources, it's impossible that he didn't have a good, high-quality kitchen knife, yet he chose to use a handsaw for cutting.

"As the largest of all lobster species, the shell of the Qili lobster is as hard as a cow bone," Bao Heng explained. "The shell of the premium Qili lobster is even harder."

“This kind of ingredient is a huge test for chefs to handle.” Bao Heng said, clicking his tongue in admiration. “Du Ziyan’s handling is quite skillful. You can see him cutting it with a handsaw while splashing water, which not only cools it down but also washes away the crumbs.”

"With this careful cutting method, it is entirely possible to completely peel off the lobster shell without damaging the lobster meat."

"I see." Cao Dongdong nodded in realization.

Yu Zaozao, who was in charge of hosting, also showed a look of amazement, "I didn't expect that opening the shell of the rare and exquisite lobster would be so complicated."

"Qin Lang hasn't started processing the lobsters yet, but I believe it won't be long before we see him handling the exquisite lobsters."

As Yu Zaozao was speaking, a sudden "bang bang bang" sound rang out. She quickly turned the camera towards Qin Lang and then showed a surprised expression.

"This is…"

Qin Lang had already kneaded a dough ball and was now vigorously slapping it on the work surface.

With a dull thud, each time the dough deformed after being slapped and thrown, Qin Lang would knead it forcefully, then grab it and slap it again.

Those familiar movements reminded everyone present of the scene when Qin Lang made dragon beard noodles.

“Dragon beard noodles and lobster…that does sound like a great combination.” Zhao Qian suddenly said, making everyone swallow hard.

Even Du Ziyan on the other side couldn't help but twitch his lips when he saw Qin Lang's actions.

Dragon beard noodles...

Perfect timing! He also wanted to have a good competition with Qin Lang's dragon beard noodles!
Soon, after Qin Lang slapped and kneaded the dough, its surface became completely smooth. Qin Lang placed it aside to rest, and then took out two chicken breasts from the ingredient box.

The crowd was speechless at the sight of the two premium chicken breasts, which were several sizes larger than normal chicken breasts.

After all, this guy is like a henhouse that's been stirred up. As long as it's chicken-related ingredients, they won't be surprised by anything Qin Lang brings out.

(End of this chapter)