When Lin Tian arrived at the front desk, the host was ready and had called the head chefs from the other two hotels to the front desk as well.
Seeing that everything was prepared, the host picked up the microphone and loudly announced, "The tasting round of the Wu'an City Chef King Competition is now starting. Please deliver the soup from contestant number one to the judges."
At this point, the host's expression beca sowhat strange.
Contestant number one was none other than Lin Tian. And of course, he had seen what Lin Tian had made.
At first, he thought Lin Tian had made a mistake, but after Lin Tian confird it several tis, he finally reluctantly accepted that this was indeed the dish Lin Tian had prepared for the competition.
There was no helping it, mainly because the three dishes Lin Tian made were… simply not presentable at all!
Not to ntion their simplicity, they were also not aesthetically pleasing!
And when the hostess served Lin Tian's soup to the judges seated below, the judges imdiately erupted into commotion.
"What is this? Tomato and seaweed soup?"
"What's going on here?"
Murmurs of discussion buzzed below.
It wasn't that such a dish couldn't be made, but tomato and seaweed soup was just too simple—almost anyone who had just learned to cook could make it.
And to think that such a simple soup was brought to a competition, it was simply unbelievable.
All comnts were buzzing with disbelief and incredulity.
Before even starting to eat, they had already given Lin Tian's dish a poor rating in their hearts.
There was no helping it, seeing that it was seaweed soup, their impression really couldn't be worse.
As for the reaction of the judges below, Lin Tian was well-prepared ntally. He wasn't planning to say anything at first, but after so thought, Lin Tian decided to speak up.
After telling the host, Lin Tian took over the microphone and coughed.
Following Lin Tian's cough, the murmurs below gradually died down. They wanted to see what Lin Tian, the head chef, had to say.
"Cough!" Clearing his throat, Lin Tian's gaze swept over the judges, he began to speak slowly, "I know everyone has many opinions about the dish I've made, feeling it's too simple. It should not be presented on such a stage.
Many of you must be thinking, what new trick can tomato and seaweed soup have? Isn't it just the usual?
No! I'm here to tell you now, the seaweed soup I've made is definitely one you've never tasted before!
It will exceed your imagination!
This will be a al you'll never forget!" Lin Tian exuded confidence!
Silence!
The scene fell into complete silence!
After a mont of quiet, the venue beca noisy again.
"Isn't that a bit too arrogant? Beyond imagination? Unforgettable forever? Hah…"
Scoffs of disdain filled the air.
Many people thought Lin Tian was bragging.
A re seaweed soup could reach the sky?
The host was stunned by Lin Tian's tone as well, but despite feeling that Lin Tian was being overconfident, the host nevertheless said, "Haha, it seems our contestant number one is very confident. Indeed, the youth have the drive! Alright, now I ask the judges to taste the seaweed soup brought by contestant number one!"
Following the host's words, the judges all started to pick up their spoons to taste.
They took a sip with apparent disdain.
But quickly, the disdain on their faces vanished.
All of them were... stunned.
Huh? The host looked at the judges with a puzzled expression.
What were those faces? Why all of a sudden?
Had they co across sothing?
While the host was still puzzled, those dazed judges snapped out of it and hastily scooped another spoonful of the soup.
So even went as far as pouring all the soup from their bowls directly into their mouths!
This…
The host above watched this scene in disbelief.
Enraptured!
Still enraptured!
All the judges below wore faces of ecstasy!
They seed to be experiencing a legendary delicacy!
What was happening?
Not only the host, but other people were also confounded by the judges' reactions.
That bald man looked puzzled as well, seeing the judges' enraptured expressions, he wondered, could seaweed soup be that delicious?
Imrsed!
Enraptured!
Li Wen closed her eyes, savoring the taste of the sea.
Li Wen was one of the eighteen judges this ti.
Initially, upon seeing the seaweed soup, Li Wen was also rather dismissive.
But after tasting the first spoonful, Li Wen was shocked.
What was this sensation?
The sea!
As the soup touched her tongue, Li Wen actually slled the sea.
It was as if she could sll the damp sea breeze, hear the sound of the waves crashing, and see the fish swimming freely in the blue sea.
In that instant, she almost felt as if she had co to the seaside?
It was an unbelievable sensation!
An indescribable feeling!
Extraordinary!
Deeply imrsed in that sensation, Li Wen gradually ca to her senses, and only then did she realize where she was.
"Good!" Li Wen exclaid, her beautiful eyes still flickering with shock.
"Good!"
"Good!"
"It's so incredible! I can actually sll the scent of the sea!"
"It seems I can even hear the sound of seagulls by my ear?"
"Incredible! Absolutely incredible!"
"Magical, it's just magical!"
Below, a chorus of admiration rose, filled with astonishnt!
"Uh..." The host was taken aback by the noise of admiration, swallowing and then looking sowhat at a loss.
Could the soup really taste that good?
To drink soup and sll the sea? And to hear the call of seagulls?
Could it be that exaggerated?
Not just the host, but others who hadn't tasted the soup were also staring blankly, full of doubt. Only Lin Tian was smiling as he watched.
He knew he had succeeded.
Taking a deep breath, though still sowhat shaken, the host continued his duties, announcing loudly according to the agenda, "It seems that everyone can't stop praising Contestant Number One's soup, showing that Contestant Number One truly has so skills, indeed. Well, now that we've all tasted the soup made by Contestant Number One, let's please welco the dish from Contestant Number Two."
With the host's words, the usher began to serve the soup made by Contestant Number Two.
Contestant Number Two's soup was chicken broth.
The mont the chicken broth was served, a fragrant aroma filled the air.
The soup was golden yellow in color, much more appetizing in appearance than Lin Tian's seaweed soup.
However, despite this, the judges did not expect much, tasting it expressionlessly before urging the next to hurry up.
The third contestant's soup was lotus seed soup. Like the second contestant, the judges just went through the motions before starting to urge for the dish from Contestant Number One.
"Bring up Contestant Number One's dish quickly."
"Yes, hurry up!"
Ever since they had tasted the seaweed soup, they had imnse anticipation for the next two dishes Lin Tian would present.
The seaweed soup had surprised them, so what about the next two dishes?
Under the judges' prompting, the usher quickly brought forth Lin Tian's stir-fried onions.
Like the seaweed soup, the stir-fried onions wasn't visually appealing either.
However, the judges didn't care, and so of them even started to taste it without waiting for the host to announce the start, grabbing chopsticks.
Stretching out the chopsticks to pick so up, they chewed it as they put it into their mouths.
Li Wen was stunned once again.
Li Wen slowly closed her eyes, and after a long mont, a tear slowly slid down her cheek.
A hint of sadness flashed across her face...
Not only Li Wen, but most of the judges' tears also involuntarily began to fall.
Seeing the tearful judges below, the host was dumbfounded.
Damn it! Could it really be that exaggerated, eating sothing and ending up in tears?
Not just the host, even Lin Tian was a bit surprised onstage.
He knew he had cooked a good dish, and that the stir-fried onions could evoke the softest mories in people's hearts, but he never expected it to be so powerful.
To actually make people cry while eating?
That was just too exaggerated!
Such scenes were sothing he had only seen in TV dramas, and now they were happening in reality?
Lin Tian stood there, stunned, sowhat astonished by his own superpower.
Onstage, Li Jing was also staring blankly before turning to gaze at Lin Tian in astonishnt, as if looking at a monster.
To make people cry over a single dish, this...
Perhaps Lin Tian's stir-fried onions had stirred up deep mories for many people; it took the judges a long ti to compose themselves and return to normal.
However, for the dishes of the other two contestants, the judges were basically perfunctory. So were eagerly awaiting Lin Tian's next dish.
Soon after, Lin Tian's final dish, chilled waterlon, was presented.
This ti, as soon as the usher brought it forward, the judges didn't wait for the host to start, and everyone eagerly began to eat.
And the chilled waterlon also provided them with an extraordinary experience.
In the end, Lin Tian predictably claid the championship of this Cooking King Competition.
At the mont the synthesized electronic voice sounded in his mind, Lin Tian found an opportunity to leave.
Those people were too enthusiastic, Lin Tian simply couldn't stand it!
"Whew!" Stepping outside, Lin Tian drew a long breath, sighing, "If I had known I was this strong at full power, I wouldn't have been so serious from the start."
Lin Tian hadn't expected that the dishes he made with his full culinary superpower would turn out to be so strong.
Taking another deep breath, Lin Tian shook his head. Now that he had completed his task, he also planned not to bother with these people anymore. He found a direction, hailed a cab, and went ho.
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