Chapter 439: Courage and Delicacy
Now that I have not served my own cooking, only Cai Jia and Han Jiayi are left.
"Okay, there are the last two cute ladies who didn't serve their own dishes." Bai Renzong smiled with his hands holding his chin, "I wonder if they can serve dishes that are comparable to this 'state banquet tofu'?"
Cai Jia looked a little nervous. She sorted out her breathing and then came to Bai Renzong with a tray.
"Brother Zong, I've been waiting for a long time." Cai Jia said with a smile, then put down the tray.
The bowl contains eight fried tofu soaks, which are decorated with some vegetables on the side, but the tofu soak itself looks plain and unpretentious, without even any sauce.
"Okay, let's try it." Bai Renzong said, scooping up a piece of tofu and soaking it and eating it. When he took it down, the soup burst out from the middle of the tofu soaking, and the rich aroma almost erupted from Bai Renzong's nose.
"Wow..." Bai Renzong frowned and sighed, "What a rich fragrance... it is made of soy milk, fermented black beans and shallots, but why does the scent of this shallot taste so strong?"
"It's actually scallion oil." Cai Jia said with a smile, "Mix the juice of the scallion and soybean oil together to make it because soybean oil will not destroy the aroma of tofu, which will highlight the aroma of the scallion."
"In addition, soy milk and fermented black beans are both beans, so it will not only not destroy the taste of tofu, but can strengthen the bean aroma of tofu. Moreover, the fragrance of this shallot is perfect when paired with tofu..." Bai Renzong pondered.
“At the same time, the thick texture provided by the sauce inside is also great,” Emma Berry laughed.
But despite this, this dish is still a bit inferior to Chen Jianfeng's state banquet tofu.
However, there is still the last hope now. When Bai Renzong knew that Han Jiayi was inspired, her cooking would not lose to anyone. So Bai Renzong turned to his lovely wife: "Are you ready?"
"Okay!" Han Jiayi smiled happily, then "Hey," put a hot pie in front of everyone, which made the four judges fall silent.
"Mumu..." Bai Renzong asked, covering his forehead, "Is this your tofu dish?"
"Yes, colorful tofu pie." Han Jiayi said happily, "Try it? I've cut it."
"You..." Bai Renzong sighed helplessly, but when Han Jiayi cut the pie, he found that the tofu inside was actually of five colors, white, purple, red, yellow and black.
"Okay, I'm starting to look forward to it now." Bai Renzong said with a smile, then took a white portion and tasted it. The pie on the outside was delicious and exuded the aroma of rum. Although the tofu inside was warm, the taste was as tender as raw tofu. This white portion was almond tofu, and the elegant sweet aroma was very suitable for making pie.
"How did you make the tofu into this taste?" Bai Renzong asked incredible, "It has been baked in the pie crust, but its taste is still as tender as raw tofu?"
"Because I put the semi-finished tofu into the pie," Han Jiayi smiled mischievously, "just like the big magic panda tofu."
"Oh..." Bai Renzong suddenly realized that the "big magic panda tofu" that Han Jiayi said was a kind of tofu in "The Chinese Primary School", and it was also black and white. At that time, because the dark cuisine industry secretly destroyed the protagonist's tofu, the protagonist chose to place the semi-finished tofu directly on the charcoal fire, combining the final production process and the cooking process.
Just like Han Jiayi's tofu pie, I have to say that it is very smart, which keeps the tofu tender in the pie skin, which makes this pie taste like a pudding pie. Only tofu can do this unique taste.
"Try another color." Bai Renzong said, and tasted other colors of tofu.
"Oh, the red ones were given to the currant, the blue ones were given to the blueberries, and the yellow ones were given to the pumpkin..." But when Bai Renzong tasted the black portion, Bai Renzong couldn't help but exclaim: "Oh, this is tofu ground with black beans! The fragrance of black beans is really special! And black sugar is added inside, and this sweetness and fragrance are suitable for making pies than any ingredients I have ever eaten."
As he said that, Bai Renzong explained: "Everyone knows that fruits such as blueberries, apples, strawberries, pineapples are generally used to make pies abroad. But in fact, I don't particularly like those fruit pies. The first reason is the taste. The fruits often maintain a crispy texture after being heated inside the pie skin, which makes me feel... a little abrupt."
"The second point is the taste. You know, different fruits will have a unique...moist taste after being heated. But tofu won't be the case. This soft texture and taste are perfectly suitable for the sweet food of 'pi'."
"Oh, I have to say..." Emma Berry looked a little surprised while covering her mouth. "This pie is more perfect than I thought. I didn't expect that tofu was unexpectedly suitable for making pies. You know, because of the method of making pies, regular pudding cannot be baked in the pie crust, but tofu can be done. The soft and sweet taste of tofu is so perfect..."
"And, these five sweet tofu are more delicious when mixed than a single tasting," said Carl Brando with a smile. "The mix of these five ingredients has brought endless changes to this dessert. Whether it is the shape or creativity, it highlights the innocent romance of the chef who cooks it. In my opinion, the taste of this tofu pie is as colorful as its color."
"I think the best thing about this dish is that it is made into a dessert form." Yamamoto said with a smile, "Actually, I am a person who unexpectedly likes desserts. If the "state banquet tofu" in the front symbolizes the atmosphere of "Shoumei" and the heroic spirit as the main dish, then this tofu pie symbolizes the tenderness of "women" and the delicate desserts. One of the two represents "tradition" and the other represents "innovation". In this regard, it is as excellent as "state banquet tofu".
Oh?! This old drunkard! Bai Renzong raised his eyebrows in surprise: Is he more eloquent than he thought?
"Okay, beauty." Bai Renzong hooked Han Jiayi's finger and said, "Come here."
Han Jiayi came up with a smile, and Bai Renzong touched her head: "It's worthy of being my baby girl... You are really amazing when you are in good condition."
"Hehe." Han Jiayi smiled happily, "I know you prefer to eat sweet tofu brain."
Speaking of this, Han Jiayi turned her head and glanced at Yang Hua.
"What?!" Yang Hua frowned, "But didn't Xiaobai tell the barrage that he likes to eat salty food just now?"
"Oh, that's just a rhythmic word, but..." Bai Renzong shrugged, "Actually, I prefer sweet ones."
Han Jiayi threw away a victorious look, while Yang Hua cursed in annoyance, "Damn it!". After that, the final scoring stage was entered. In fact, everyone knows who the champion is this time, but they always have to go through a process.
Master Shang Qinglong’s Wensi Tofu is just a demonstration, so it will not be scored separately.
Therefore, the first score was Adam's tofu lasagna. Bai Renzong gave 95 points, Emma Berry gave 98 points, Carl Brando gave 95 points, and Yuto Yamamoto gave 97 points.
The second one, Jamie Tira's improved version of Mapo Tofu got a score of 95/95/90/98.
The third is Paul Patterke, whose edamame tofu scored 98/85/90/98; the fourth is Yang Hua’s walnut tofu soup, which scored 90/95/95/95.
After that, Chen Jianfeng's "state banquet tofu" was obtained, and he got a high score of 99/98/100/100.
"Wait, so Ms. Emma thinks this dish is a bit insufficient?" Carl Brando interrupted everyone's rating.
"Sorry, yes." Emma Berry replied calmly, "No doubt this is an excellent dish, but I think this dish lacks a little layering, although it is heroic but not delicate enough."
As he said, Emma Berry said seriously: "Let's put aside the gorgeous appearance of this dish and look at its essence, then you will find that this dish is just a special taste, and it tastes like tofu with other meats. In my opinion, the layering of the taste is slightly insufficient, which is why I deducted two points for it. Of course, this dish is still great."
"In fact, this is also the reason why I deducted a point for it." Bai Renzong nodded and echoed.
The sixth one, Jiro Nakamura, got a score of 90/85/95/85 with his crystal shrimp tofu.
The seventh one is Cai Jia, her fried tofu soaked meat has scored 95/90/95/90.
In the end, Han Jiayi got a score of 99/99/100/98 for her colorful tofu pie.
"Look!" Bai Renzong smiled happily, "The two chefs who are ahead are very close in scores! But unfortunately, Chef Chen Jianfeng and its 'state banquet tofu' won this round! But the girl ranked second is also great."
Han Jiayi smiled with her lips pursed and then threw a charming look at him.
"Then, this episode is at the end of the show, and we will choose a theme for the next episode." Bai Renzong paused and deliberately created the performance of the show before continuing: "This episode of tofu cuisine has undoubtedly caused trouble to many people on the scene. It can be seen that not every chef can handle this rare ingredient. Therefore, the three themes of the next episode are 'truffle', 'steak' and 'octopus'."
Bai Renzong further explained: "Trust is a relatively difficult ingredient to deal with, with a very heavy taste, which is a problem for every chef; steak is a very common ingredient in Western food, and I believe everyone can play well in this theme; and the last octopus, this ingredient may be more difficult for chefs in some countries...will you choose?"
Chen Jianfeng thought for a while and said with a smile: "Then challenge yourself, I chose 'truffle'."
Chapter completed!