vrcanaries Chapter 382: Topic Competition, Face!
Chapter 382: Topic Competition, Face!
"The last contestant said that they had to make an extremely complicated dish. This dish would exhaust all our life's knowledge, and it would make us rack our brains and toss and turn. Even if we could make it right away, we would regret it after the test!"
"What kind of dish is that?"
"Hiss, it's just a rematch, why is it so difficult?"
"Brother, do you have a specific name for this dish? What exactly is this dish?"
When everyone heard this, they scratched their heads and asked more questions.
"He didn't say, so I don't know..."
"Why did I hear the two people who just finished the competition talking about the seafood and wild delicacies that their group prepared? Will it be a great dish?"
Another person joined the group chat and analyzed the situation seriously.
"Seafood? Wild delicacies? The judges eat so well?! Is it too late to sign up to be a judge now?"
"The competition area channel is closed! If you haven't registered yet, the two players in the competition area will be automatically eliminated! The host, please go to each competition area to announce the competition rules. The competition is about to begin!"
As the discussion was getting heated, a broadcast came from the direction of the hall. Five staff members who looked like hosts walked out of the back door with cue cards in their hands and went to various competition areas.
Everyone immediately stretched their necks.
“5、6、7、8……3 6、3 7、3 8！我们这组就3 8人！”一个反应很快的选手马上数起了人数。
"4 2 people have reached full capacity, and we only have 3 8! Isn't our chance of advancing higher?"
“Are promotions based on division?”
"This, this is a question for me..."
As they were whispering, the host came to the front and three photographers came out at the same time and started recording the host and the contestants.
"Good afternoon, contestants from the second division! Welcome to the Jiangcheng semi-finals of our "Western Soy Sauce·Fresh Chef Competition"! The competition will start in ten minutes, and I will read out the rules of the competition to you!"
Zhao Xiaojing raised her eyebrows, and was a little surprised when she saw the host actually picked up the cue card and began to read out the rules of the competition after the opening remarks.
I thought I would have to hear a long advertisement again, and wondered if ten minutes would be enough to explain the rules of the competition. I didn't expect the semi-final process to be so concise and simple that Bai Tao didn't even have to repay the sponsor.
The rules of the semi-finals are somewhat similar to the auditions. The contestants cook and the judges vote and give scores. The technical judges get two points for each vote, and the ordinary judges get one point for each vote. Each competition area has ten ordinary judges and two technical judges.
But the difference is that this time each ordinary judge and technical judge has only three chances to vote. The judges need to taste the works of all the contestants in the same competition area before they can vote and choose their three favorite dishes from all the dishes.
After that, each dish will be ranked according to the score, but the ranking is not only within the same competition area, but it will be ranked together with the other four competition areas. Finally, in the same group (that is, the same time period), the top ten with the highest votes will advance.
"Does that mean we have to compete for votes with 2 contestants in two venues? But the judges in each region are different, and their voting styles are different. Is this fair?" the contestant questioned.
"Excluding the players who were automatically eliminated for not registering in time for the draw, there are a total of 2 players in the two-point field. You will be ranked according to the votes together with these 0 players. There is no absolute fairness in the competition, and luck is sometimes an important part. There are only 3 people in competition area No. 2, which is also unfair to the other competition areas with 0 people." The host explained.
Seeing that the contestant who raised the question had nothing more to say, the host continued to read out the rules.
"This competition is in the form of a proposition competition. The topic is "noodles", which is the Chinese character for noodles. Each contestant is free to use the existing ingredients in the warehouse to make "noodle" related delicacies."
"Puff!" As the question was announced, the man in the green shirt in front spat out a mouthful of water, and several people around him couldn't help but laugh.
What did this guy just say? He found out that this dish required all his life's knowledge, and he was still tossing and turning? The result was to make noodles?
The host calmly raised his head and glanced at the man in the green shirt, then continued to read out the rules calmly.
“…There is no limit to the number and types of ingredients in the warehouse. There are a total of fifteen rows of shelves and three refrigerators. Please spread out when selecting ingredients and do not gather in front of the same ingredient at the same time.
There is no need to worry about competing for high-quality ingredients. If any ingredient is lacking, the staff will replenish it in time. Each person has only one chance to take the ingredients, and cannot take them again after taking them. "
"Only once? Then can I take a little of each ingredient?" a contestant asked in the crowd.
"Yes, there are more than 500 kinds of ingredients in the refrigerator and on the shelves. If you like, you can choose any one of them. As long as they are handed to you, each person's basket can hold them all." The host raised the corners of his mouth and smiled professionally.
There was another burst of laughter from the crowd.
"After choosing the ingredients, everyone can choose their own stove and wait in front of the stove for the competition to officially begin. Before the competition officially begins, players who take action in advance will be eliminated.
After the competition officially begins, our electronic timer will count down for one hour. Before the countdown ends, contestants who have finished their dishes ahead of time can raise their hands and leave the competition area after registering. Of course, the dishes that have been finished ahead of time will also be sent to the selection area by the staff in advance for tasting by the judges.
After the countdown ends, please put down the ingredients and kitchen utensils in your hands and leave the competition area.
The time for selecting ingredients is ten minutes. After the ten-minute selection time is over, the contestants cannot continue to stay in the ingredient area, otherwise they will be considered eliminated.
Now please enter in order, receive the basket from the staff, and select the ingredients. "
The host pulled open the retractable isolation belt and a group of contestants immediately swarmed in. Zhao Xiaojing followed behind, but after receiving the basket, she did not rush to take it. Instead, she looked at what ingredients were on the shelves and in the refrigerator while thinking about what to make.
Since the theme is noodles, then there must be all kinds of noodles and pastries, which is the easiest to think of. The first and second groups are okay, even if they really make all kinds of fancy noodles, the judges have an appetite to eat them, but the third group is different. In the case of a large amount of staple food, they will vomit when they see noodles and pastries, even if they are mountain delicacies or seafood noodles.
Therefore, this dough cannot be used to make ordinary steamed buns, steamed buns, or noodles and pancakes.
Zhao Xiaojing frowned and walked from the first shelf to the last one.
Baitao’s supply is indeed impressive, with these fifteen shelves and refrigerators containing almost everything commonly found in the market.
Although there are no particularly precious ingredients, there are still fresh chilled shrimps, fresh clams, razor clams, crucian carp, and various poultry and livestock meats.