A Yao didn't know that Wangyue and the bird's nest were inside, so she was surprised that the maid took the tray and walked into the private room. The curtains fluttered. She vaguely saw the woman inside, and the maid could see it.

Probably some noble person.

In front of the box, several judges sat in a row and the maid passed by. The person next to him looked at the soup bowl with a hint of surprise.

The maid squatted and held the soup bowl in front of the eldest princess for a few seconds so that she could see clearly what was presented in the soup bowl, and then stood up and left calmly - she did the same before. It was a great honor for the chefs to read these dishes in front of the eldest princess, and only a very small number of people and dishes could enter her eyes.

"Wait, let it go and scoop a spoonful of me to taste."

The eldest princess made a sound to stop her from leaving. The maid brought the chrysanthemum tofu to the desk first and carefully scooped it up and presented it.

A few chrysanthemums floated in the clear soup. The golden soup base highlighted the snow-whiteness of the chrysanthemums, and a wolfberry in the middle was decorated to show the stamens.

"I remember correctly. Your little apprentice only got a piece of tofu on the scene. One piece of tofu can make a few chrysanthemums, just like a lotus from the water." The eldest princess said, and she teased her with chopsticks: "I have a good idea and a good hand."

Wangyue replied: "Wangyue thanked the eldest princess for her disciple Jiang Yao."

"Let me tell me how this is done."

Wangyue explained next to him.

The chrysanthemums are cut with tofu, not as thin as hair. If you look closely, you can see that there are edges and corners of the "petals". This is a knife-making dish that tests the chef's knife skills. Cut the tofu vertically and horizontally, and each knife does not cut to the bottom to ensure that the bottom can become a "calyx" and drag the petals when you pick it up. If the spacing between each knife is too sparse, it cannot bloom like a flower after being placed in water vertically and horizontally. If the spacing between each knife is so thin that the previous knife is cut, it will be chopped into mosaic.

But A Yaohua's thoughts on it were not only that. She cut a piece of tofu into four pieces, two of which were divided into two and turned into four small pieces. The big one was cut into cylinders and then she started cutting more than thirty knives in longitudinal and more than thirty knives across.

After taking the water, I opened it, and then peeled the top into petals with a knife in the water. Finally, drained the water, moved it into the soup bowl, injected the soup bowl into the edge of the soup bowl to prevent the tofu shreds from being broken, and steamed in a pot.

The eldest princess looked at her and scooped a spoonful of chrysanthemums and poured the soup into her mouth, chewed it carefully, then smiled, and signaled that the maid could take the soup out.

Looking at the moon tightened in my heart, as expected.

The appearance and color combination of this dish are beautiful, but in terms of taste-

Tofu itself only has the taste of beans. If you choose tender tofu, you can still taste tender and smooth. This knife-making dish cannot make people feel appetite based on its appearance alone. Even if you eat it, it does not taste much. It depends entirely on the seasoning of the stock. The quality of the stock is crucial.

And A Yao’s mistake was in this broth!

She could smell that the ham inside was not used well, and the materials purchased in a short time could not be controlled by the chef, so the quality was inferior.

The maid went in for a while and the judges outside talked a lot.

The spectators upstairs were also whispering:

"I remember correctly this little girl. I only grabbed a piece of tofu an hour ago?"

"It's her, that piece of tofu made into an chrysanthemum?"

"It's too far away. I seem to see it vaguely, right? She really made a piece of tofu. I know how to carve it with carved carpets?"

"It's nothing more than a knife-working dish, and there's nothing strange about it."

"Since there is no strange knife-working dish, why does that dish stay in it for so long?"

A Yao cheered herself up in her heart. When the maid came out, she gave each judge a bowl of soup and the chrysanthemum tofu was divided.

They tried it and let A Yao go down and wait.

The incense burner on the table used to record the time has burned out. The eunuch Sishen checked the incense feet and announced loudly: "Time is up - people who exceed the time are eliminated!"

No one has finished the kitchen.

The maid reported that the judges and eunuch Sishen were satisfied and let go of the big stones. This was the first time that the eldest princess came to watch the competition. Fortunately, there was no trouble. Several people and the judges began to comment and record the outstanding dishes.

The dishes of the participants who came to participate in the competition have their own advantages and they all have to strive to enter the Fourth Division and Sixth Bureau. As for whom the final lottery will fall, it depends on the official wife who prefers those dishes.

When they were planning their rankings, A Yao was summoned and was able to enter the private room.

"Look, it seems that this little girl has a promising future."

“…”

A Yao followed the maid into the private room, and the person who had been picked up in advance was the eldest princess. After entering, she bowed at the maid's signal.

"Please get up, this is not a palace, and there is no need for complex etiquette."

The eldest princess’s person is quite good, his voice is also nice, and he sounds very gentle. A Yao thought to herself, Congshan Ruliu stood up, and before she could look up at the princess’s appearance, she saw the bird’s nest behind her and the moon beside her.

What's going on?

She could understand the bird's nest, but... what happened to Wangyue? Wangyue did not return to the capital, because of his sensitive identity, and was involved in the old case of the previous dynasty?

But Bird's Nest and Wangyue didn't give her extra eyes. She looked down at the ground. What could she do? A Yao could instantly make up for a lot of things.

The eldest princess: "Your chrysanthemum tofu looks good. Can you cut this tofu into a finer detail?"

All the brains came to an abrupt end. A Yao retracted her thoughts and replied seriously: "It's OK to go back to the eldest princess. But at that time, the girl considered that all the food was extremely thin and thin, and it would lose its original taste. The same is true for chrysanthemum tofu. There are more than 60 knives in it, and you can see the edges and corners when you see it carefully. If you cut it to more than 80 knives, it will be like a cloud of mist, but in this way, it will have no appearance and no taste."

"Even if you use broth, you won't be able to taste?" the eldest princess asked again.

"It needs to be outlined into a thick soup and made into a thick soup to give it another flavor. The stock can be mixed, but it is not invisible to the eldest princess. I believe the eldest princess can also taste it. The flavor of this broth is lacking and the ingredients are insufficient, so we can only find ways to balance the lack of broth with the taste of tofu."

A Yao replied, then quietly raised her eyes to look at Yue and Bird's Nest. Master Wangyue, look at my answer, are you too honest?

However, the eldest princess was used to eating the delicacies in the palace, and the broth was often used for cooking. Whether it was good or bad, it would definitely not be concealed by her tongue.

"You little apprentice are honest." The eldest princess turned around and said to Wangyue, "It doesn't look like you at all."

"The eldest princess's taste buds are sensitive, how dare she deceive them?" said Wangyue.

The eldest princess and Master Wangyue... are old acquaintances?

"Little girl, are you interested in cooking at my princess's house?"
Chapter completed!