Have you ever seen glowing food? That's why you draw a food-themed anime.

It's filled with flavoring ingredients.

"This looks... kind of delicious."

The reporters were the ones who could see the dish best. Although they thought it tasted pretty good, their professionalism was evident, and their hands holding the camera didn't tremble even once.

And soon.

His mouth gaped open.

There, Lei Jie lightly brushed a thin layer of mirror glaze onto the surface of the beef.

By this time, the beef had cooled down considerably.

As the mirror glaze was brushed onto the surface of the beef, Reggie smiled mysteriously: "Soon, everyone will see the final form of my dish."

"I promise."

"This is art!"

His confident and mysterious smile aroused everyone's curiosity.

Why all the mystery?

Art?

Can beef transform?

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the beef rolls over there.

suddenly.

Someone exclaimed, "It's changed! It's changed! The surface of the beef roll is starting to change!"

Everyone quickly looked over.

They were all stunned when they saw what the beef looked like now.

I rely on!

This beef can really transform?

...

Under the light.

The beef, which had previously developed a slightly brownish-yellow color, suddenly developed a thin, mirror-like coating.

It is as smooth as a work of art.

It reflects brilliant colors under the light.

It's as beautiful as transparent glass, and the mirror-like shell on its surface makes this beef roll look like a work of art displayed in an exquisite shop window.

The moment he saw it take shape, Lei Jie exclaimed excitedly, "This! This is my original recipe for today! Amber Light and Shadow!"

"It is not just a dish; in terms of flavor, it is an art of combination, and in terms of aesthetics, it is a completely new innovation."

At this moment, the surface of the beef reflected the light, making it look like a unique piece of amber from afar, instantly heating up the entire scene.

...

The students from Songbei City had all stood up, as excited as if they had already won, and were cheering for their teachers.

"Teacher Lei!"

"Teacher Lei!"

"The amber light and shadow effects are absolutely stunning! If they don't win, there must be something fishy going on!"

"Teacher Lei is a genius! Wellington steak is made with puff pastry wrapped around mushroom sauce and beef! But Teacher Lei's amber light and shadow technique uses a mirror-like shell to wrap the beef, creating such a stunning effect!"

"This is absolutely beyond!"

Even the fans of Songbei Culinary Academy in the live broadcast room were extremely excited.

This dish looks delicious!

[Teacher Lei has definitely made a breakthrough, hasn't she? Her cooking skills have really improved; they're even better than what she did at school.]

Who are the teachers at Songnan University competing against?

[I don't know, but it seems they wanted to specially recruit a teacher. Teacher Lei said that the teacher wasn't from a professional school and had only a small shop, which might attract criticism, so he kindly suggested this exchange meeting.]

In front of everyone, Lei Jie confidently placed the three beef rolls he had prepared in front of the three judges.

"Please taste it."

...

After tasting the dish, the vice president of Songbei University first praised it, saying, "This dish is very beautiful."

"The flavors of the ingredients inside are also very well combined; I personally think it's perfect."

He gave it a high score of nine without hesitation.

Another young man, after taking a bite, savored it carefully for a while, then hesitated and said, "I can only give it an eight out of ten, and most of those eight points are for its impeccable aesthetics, not for the taste."

"Of course, the fried rice you put in it does taste pretty good, and it can make up for some of the shortcomings in the flavor."

At this point, Luo Fei noticed the slight change in Lei Jie's expression, smiled again, and added a sentence.

"However, I can understand that sometimes aesthetics and taste cannot be taken into account. If you can do this well, you can definitely score eight points."

...

When the students from Songbei City heard the score of eight, they were not convinced.

"Who is this person?"

"You don't know Luo Fei, the handsome chef who won a provincial award and is very popular in our province this year?"

"do not know."

People from Songbei University were furious: "But why did he only give him eight points?"

next second.

After cutting open the beef and taking a bite, Jiang Yonghua frowned deeply and hesitated for a long time before saying, "I don't know how to evaluate this dish."

"If you were to rate it based on taste, it would score very low."

"But if we score it from an aesthetic point of view, it would undoubtedly be a score of nine or higher."

"Of course, this was just a friendly exchange, so I can give it a score of 7.8."

7:08?

The moment the score was announced, the entire Songbei Culinary Academy erupted in chaos.

You only give such a beautiful and amazing dish a score of 7.8?

"Is this a cover-up?"

"Heh, isn't it just that you want your own school's teacher to win? You're only giving this dish a 7.8 rating. I'd like to see what this specially recruited teacher from Songnan University can come up with?"

The students at Songbei Culinary Academy were furious.

But after all, Jiang Yonghua is not only a teacher at Songnan Culinary Academy.

Moreover, he is also the vice president of the Songnan City Food Association.

Although everyone was unhappy, they just held their breath and waited to see Xu Zhou's dishes.

...

When Lei Jie heard the score of 7.8, his face darkened, and he gave an ambiguous laugh.

"Dean Jiang, sometimes I feel that in exchanges between two schools, winning or losing isn't that important."

"The important thing is the communication between the competitors, and for our two schools to leverage their strengths and make up for their weaknesses."

He paused, then, with great poise, handed the last dish to Xu Zhou in front of everyone.

“Professor Xu, although you are not yet a formal specially recruited teacher at Songnan University, today we are friendly competitors.”

"..."

"Try it. If you have any insights, feel free to point them out." Lei Jie chuckled. "The key is in the exchange, not in winning."

...

Xu Zhou looked at the plate of beef in front of him.

She gave him a cryptic look: "You really want to hear the truth from me?"

I'm afraid you don't really want to hear the truth.

What kind of beef is this...?

It looks good.

But if you use mirror glaze to create such a crust on your A5 Wagyu beef, it's no wonder it tastes bad.

By the time the crust turns a smooth, mirror-like consistency, the beef inside is already cold.

What kind of taste would it be?

Even if you just imagine it, you can imagine it.

Lei Jie paused for a moment, his heart skipped a beat, but he still said in a low voice, "These are all culinary students, and everyone can see this dish. Of course, you can say whatever you want."

"You really want to hear the truth?"

"Correct."

"Okay, then I'll say it."

Xu Zhou gently cut off a small piece of beef with his knife and fork and put it in his mouth.

The first taste is the sweetness of the mirror glaze pectin.

The sweetness of the pectin filled my mouth. By the time I bit into this layer of mirror-like pectin, the beef had already cooled down. The fat on the thin slice of beef was cold, making it not only unpalatable but also greasy and cold.

Take another bite.

The rice and black truffle inside were still warm, and they tasted pretty good.

However, when eaten with pectin and cold beef slices, it has a strange taste.

"This pectin mirror is only good for looking pretty, it's completely useless."

After taking a bite, Xu Zhou said in a nonchalant tone, "To use a material like mirror glaze, the surface temperature of your beef must be controlled below sixty degrees Celsius."

"And the beef you chose is tenderloin. Tenderloin is a cut that is prized for its tenderness and is best cooked to medium-rare to bring out its natural flavor."

"Too many techniques are redundant, let alone your mirror glaze."

He paused, then glanced at the dish with disdain, and couldn't help but complain, "When you applied this layer of glue, the surface temperature of the beef was already low. By the time this mirror-like surface started to have this shine, the beef inside was basically cold."

"Do you think this tastes good?"

Chapter 120 Xu Zhou Takes the Stage

After Xu Zhou finished speaking, the entire room fell silent instantly.

Lei Jie's face turned bright red.

He was criticized without any way to refute it, but seeing the looks he received from others, he could only stubbornly argue, "My dish is art! It can't be treated with ordinary, commonplace perspectives!"

"What art?"

Xu Zhou scoffed, "Food has to be eaten, right? Are you going to display it in a museum?"

"you!"

Lei Jie was so angry he felt like his lungs were about to explode.

Looking at the curious eyes of the students from Songnan City beside him, he could even vaguely hear their whispers.

Is it really that bad?

"How could Teacher Xu be wrong? Don't you know how the food in Boss Xu's restaurant tastes?"

"What's the use of looking good? If I were a customer, I would choose the one that tastes good."

One student even peeked out from behind and asked Xu Zhou curiously, "Teacher Xu, what if we don't use this pectin in this dish?"