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Chapter 115 The wind sways the golden willow branches, pearls fall onto the jade plate (Bonus chapter for 2K chapters)

"Contestant No. XC3Z0161678 has completed the dish, named 'Golden Fried Rice'."

"Contestant ID XC8Z1121057 has completed their dish, titled 'Golden Fried Rice'."

"Contestant ID XC5Z1999999 has completed their dish, titled 'Homemade Egg Fried Rice'."

"Contestant ID XC7Z1547712 has completed their dish, named 'Egg Fried Rice'."

As the chefs in Zone 7 finished their dishes, the judges felt as if they were surrounded by fried rice.

Although it was expected from the beginning that many contestants would be able to make fried rice, the eight judges still fell silent as their names were announced.

Especially some people's fried rice, the rice grains are all stuck together, which is really unappetizing.

Because the judges are individual, you can give a score directly if you don't want to taste the food, which is allowed by the rules. Therefore, the scene that Xia Ming had predicted occurred.

Many contestants' fried rice was eliminated by the judges based solely on its appearance, and even the few that did manage to get a chance to be tasted by the judges didn't receive high scores.

Of course, some people in the field thought of taking a different approach, but the final result was a variety of strange and unique things.

A more sensible option would be crispy rice crust with an egg, or rice and egg pancakes.
For a more Western-style option, there are rice rolls with egg crepes and egg and pearl congee.
There was also a rather lazy one who probably wanted to finish cooking before everyone else, thinking that since it was a staple food, being the first to cook would give them an advantage, and they might even get some screen time.

They served the judges a "salt-sprinkled onsen egg rice bowl".
Undoubtedly, this combination, which involved almost no processing of the ingredients, was unanimously eliminated by the judges.

Just when the seven judges were losing interest, a girl finally served up a pretty good dish.

Rice water paired with egg rolls.

Rice water is made by adding some rice to water. You can taste a little bit of rice flavor, but there are no other seasonings.

Egg rolls are made by separating the egg yolks and egg whites, rolling them up, and then using rice as a filling.

What's clever about this girl is that she added salt to the filling in stages, so even though it's rice, the egg roll has a slightly sweet and salty taste when you chew it.

The judges were more forgiving of this dish because the fried rice had taken up a lot of their energy.

After final calculation, the overall score was 81.3 points, which is currently the highest in Zone 7.

On the other side, Qiao Ruoning's score in Zone 22 was also released.

Because of her exceptional skill in handling the egg yolks in this dish that resembles a panini.

Therefore, he ultimately scored 82.4 points.
In the same situation, Qin Liansi from Ward 28 used a clever combination of technique and egg in his rice ball, ultimately scoring 82 points and temporarily ranking first in his division.

Just as netizens were discussing who would be the first to score 90 points in the competition.

The camera suddenly switched to Zone 1.

In front of the judges on the screen, a small, delicate pastry was placed.

Looking at the slightly yellow oil layer and the crispy crust on top, the camera slowly zoomed in on the girl in front of it.

Under the incandescent lights of the competition venue, the girl had a standard oval face with smooth and soft lines, just like a spring breeze.

Her long, smooth hair was held back with a simple hair clip, which, combined with her eyebrows and eyes, created a contrast between maturity and innocence.

Her eyes were bright and clear, as if they held stars, and the corners of her eyes were slightly upturned, revealing a hint of playfulness.

The delicate nose and lips form a perfect match, adding the final touch of exquisite craftsmanship to the entire face.

If Deng Fangqing's beauty is elegant and refined with a touch of classical charm, then this girl's beauty is what everyone generally recognizes as "stunningly beautiful."

It's no exaggeration to say that talent scouts would be captivated by her beauty; it's truly hard to believe she was born with such a stunning face.

That one glance was enough to set the live stream ablaze with excitement.

[Wow, she's a celebrity!] [So beautiful, she's absolutely stunning.]

[Is this a cooking competition? Have I stumbled into an idol audition channel?!]

Calm down, this is way better looking than those contestants on talent shows!

[This is star player "He He". She's a hundred times more beautiful in person than in photos. That photographer, come out here! Taking such a picture of He He, are you trying to ruin your career?!]

The comments section, which was originally discussing cooking skills, immediately went off-topic after "He He" appeared.

There's no way around it; sometimes, the power of good looks transcends age and gender.
The AI-controlled camera seemed to understand everyone's preferences, lingering on "He He's" face for the longest backstage time before turning the camera back to the judges.

As everyone got closer to the dish, they realized that "Hehe" had actually made a Chinese-style dessert using eggs and rice without an oven.

The judges were also a little confused at this moment, because theoretically, it is unlikely to make Chinese pastries using only rice.

Because more than half of Chinese pastries require "water-oil dough".

Essentially, it involves mixing flour, water, and oil to form a dough, and by controlling the proportions, the final texture of the pastry is achieved.

Even if rice can be pounded into a ball, it cannot achieve the characteristic of "water-oil skin".

Although the dish looked beautiful, the judges unanimously agreed that the flavor was still the key factor.

So they picked up the pastries in their hands and took a bite.

The next second, they were completely stunned. The netizens in front of the screen were dumbfounded, not knowing what was going on with them.

After a while, two judges looked enlightened, while the remaining six looked puzzled.

But whether they tasted the secret or not, the slightly salty flavor in their mouths wouldn't lie to them.

Thus, Hehe used this ingenious dessert to achieve the first score of over 90 points in all the competition areas.

[Hehe's overall score: 92.2 points]

As for Qian Youdao, his fried rice was indeed relatively perfect, but because the overlap rate was too high, he unfortunately received "88.9 points".

Just after He He's rating was released, Bai Heng's rating was also released in Zone 7.

With her delicately seasoned egg dumplings, she scored a high score of 90.5, becoming the highest-scoring contestant in Zone 7.

Not long after she returned to her seat, Xia Ming pressed the button in front of her.

As his dish was placed in front of the judges, the AI ​​director immediately gave him a close-up shot.

There's no way around it, it's just that his dishes look so good.

On the pristine white plate stood a tree, with countless golden threads hanging from its branches.

It looks like swaying willow branches, emitting a faint glow in the plate. Beneath the trees is a cluster of white stones, which upon closer inspection turn out to be loosely fried rice grains.

Around the rice grain is a ring of scattered pearls, and there are also patterns made of egg yolk as embellishments.

From the judges' perspective, it was a delightful scene. One young judge blinked and then turned his gaze backstage.

The dish's name was clearly written on it.

The wind sways the golden willow branches, and pearls fall onto a jade plate.

Looking at these ten words, the young judge's face showed an expression of disbelief.

"Is this really a dish that can be made with just eggs and rice...?"

(End of this chapter)