There was a spicy aroma.
There was a hint of cumin.
There was even the tantalizing sll of red-braised dishes.
And an array of sweet and tart flavors, even that strangely fragrant scent of stinky tofu.
Upon sniffing this strange pungency, Ding Yue imdiately knew that it had to be stinky tofu!
"I don’t think I’ve paid enough attention to the Culinary Arts departnt this year", Ding Yue mumbled as he approached the small square outside the cafeteria.
Just like the Institute of Traditional Chinese Studies, the Culinary Arts departnt was a new addition to Mist City Arts and Science University last year. Its specialties might be found at so universities, but not at others.
But because many students who enrolled at Mist City Arts and Science University last year loved food, the university combined it with Hospitality Managent to create the Culinary Arts departnt.
That said, the outstanding students from the Culinary Arts departnt were indeed beneficial to Ding Yue’s plan to develop the Mist City Arts and Science University.
Such as his plan to build a university hotel in the second phase of the expansion project!
Once the hotel is constructed, it will require not only students from the Hospitality Managent program but also master chefs related to the Culinary Arts. That’s the way to turn a university hotel into a top-notch and exquisite establishnt.
At the event, there were several long tables filled with dishes prepared by students participating in the campus chef competition.
All types of utensils were available, even those for making pastries.
The students from the Culinary Arts departnt who participated in the chef competition had their "delicacies" tasted by other students, who then voted and scored them.
"Eww, what the heck is this, why is the tofu pudding salty? Isn’t it supposed to be sweet? I can’t give more than 2 points!"
A student scored the dish after trying the salty tofu pudding.
"Wow, salty tofu pudding? 10 points!" A fan of savory food cast a full score.
"Ha-ha-ha, whoever made this tofu pudding, you’re really sothing else!" The surrounding students joked.
Ding Yue was baffled, were there really Culinary Arts students serving tofu pudding at this event?
And they made it salty?
You might just get yourselves killed by the sweet-toothed advocates in the crowd.
"Folks, please try my Twice-Cooked Pork! Authentic Sichuan cuisine!" A student finished preparing his dish—Twice-Cooked Pork, and brought it forward.
According to the rules of this Culinary Arts event, only ten students get to taste a dish and rate it.
"This looks quite good, 8 points, it’s above average!"
"Why do I feel like the Twice-Cooked Pork made by the cafeteria chef is better? I can’t give more than 5 points!"
"Not that great, 5.5 points!"
"You damn fool, you’ve probably never tasted real Twice-Cooked Pork before. It’s awful!" A student from Sichuan province critiqued the student’s Twice-Cooked Pork.
The student from the Culinary Arts departnt who made the Twice-Cooked Pork was extrely embarrassed.
"Let try, let try."
Then a chubby, food-loving student squeezed his way out of the crowd. He noticed that only nine people had tasted the dish, so there was room for one more.
The gluttonous Chubby guy, Xie Feiyang, didn’t hesitate to pick up his chopsticks to try the Twice-Cooked Pork.
After a few seconds, the expression on Xie Feiyang’s face clearly indicated his opinion of the pork: "Senior, your cooking skill really isn’t up to par. You need more practice. Honestly, you’re just not cut out for making Sichuan cuisine–total disaster."
Xie Feiyang, as a new student in the Culinary Arts departnt of Mist City Arts and Science University, loved to eat, eat, eat. So, on the very first day of school, his roommates gave him a nickna—Chubby Glutton!
At that mont, Ding Yue was watching this amusing campus chef event. He found it intriguing how the students tasted and critiqued one dish after another, made by the students of the Culinary Arts departnt.
This competition was a realistic reflection of the culinary abilities these students had achieved in the past year.
With the Twice-Cooked Pork, for instance, the student might have a great theoretical understanding of Sichuan cuisine.
However, the dish wasn’t that tasty. As for finding out where he went wrong, that would require so deep introspection after the competition.
"Principal Ding, what brings you here?"
At that mont, Director Liang, the head of the Culinary Arts departnt, saw Principal Ding from a distance and hurried over to greet him.
"Director Liang, this event organized by your Culinary Arts departnt is quite fun." Ding Yue pointed at the chef competition spot and laughed.
"Well, this year, we have quite a few new students enrolling in the Culinary Arts departnt. We thought that letting the seniors conduct an activity or two would allow the freshn to better understand the departnt and major they’ve chosen. Besides, this cooking competition lets the second-year culinary students show their skills and experience in a real showdown. It’s also a good way to gauge how well they’ve learned."
Director Liang explained the purpose of hosting this school-wide chef competition to Principal Ding.
"I heard so of your Culinary Arts students have been recruited by the school cafeteria, right?"
Ding Yue turned to Director Liang and asked.
"Exactly, both Cafeterias 1 and 2 have recruited so students. They are quite skilled and well-versed in various cuisines. Having them train in the school cafeterias provides practical experience that would be beneficial after they graduate and enter society with their cooking skills."
Reviews
All reviews (0)