An exclamation of surprise arose in unison.
On the plate was a giant omelette that resembled a pizza!
This omelette covered the entire large plate, enough for six or seven people to eat, a true giant!
"Is this a super-sized omelet rice?"
Xia Yu hesitated. What a typical dish!
Murmurs echoed around.
"Is it a combination of ’Ten-Yolk Egg’ and ’Jile Rice’?" Qiushan Hong and Shinohara Shigetaro pondered, resting their chins on their hands.
Indira shook her head and picked up a pair of chopsticks. "Let’s try it!"
She seemed disinterested. Indeed, after learning about Nakajima Sei’s cooking, the three judges were quite disappointed.
After taking a bite, Indira was slightly stunned.
The super-sized omelet rice had already been cut into small pieces. She picked up a portion with her chopsticks, expecting the rice to spill out, but even when she shook the chopsticks, the rice and other colorful ingredients inside the omelette layer didn’t fall at all.
She took a sharp breath!
"How is it possible?" Indira shed her earlier disdain and looked seriously as she opened her mouth and lightly bit a corner of the omelet rice.
In an instant, this Indian Lin Chef widened her eyes.
"The feeling of being wrapped! Warm!"
As the omelet rice entered her mouth, it was like a flower blossoming. The egg layer automatically opened, and the ingredients deeply hidden in the petals rushed into her mouth like a flood breaking the dam!
Blushing slightly, although on the sun-tanned skin of this Indian lady the change was not very obvious, on the close-up screen, Indira’s instantly softened face was visible to all viewers.
Everyone was tongue-tied.
Before, when tasting Beiyexiu and Chef Kawase’s dishes, this female Lin Chef judge always kept a stern face and was sparing with her words.
But now, she was moved by Nakajima Sei’s cooking!
The icy facade had melted away!
Qiushan Hong and Shinohara Shigetaro exchanged a glance and hurriedly tasted the dish.
"Classic Japanese omelet rice!"
Shinohara Shigetaro said while chewing, "Corn, onion, mushroom, tomato, carrot..."
Suddenly, the judge’s face showed a change.
"The egg mixture!" Qiushan Hong’s cheeks puffed up, "He kept some egg mixture aside and, after thoroughly stir-frying all the ingredients and rice, he placed the rice on the omelet, sprinkled the egg mixture on top, so the rice and ingredients adhered tightly, making the texture even smoother——"
"The power of structure!"
Indira picked up a second piece of omelet rice, staring at the rice and ingredients inside, her eyes faintly revealing a dynamic scene.
A magical cage, shimmering with rainbow lights, was confining the golden ’Jile Rice’ within!
Thus, ’Jile Rice’ became a crucial piece of his culinary world!
It couldn’t be denied, nor could it be fully affirmed.
The ultimate flavor of ’Jile Rice’ remained strong, but when it entered the mouth, the egg of the ’Ten-Yolk Egg’ and the ingredients mixed with rice came on strong, flooding the mouth like a breached dam. When the taste buds reacted and the ’Jile Rice’ took over, a lasting shock remained in the diner’s heart and mind!
Taking an alternative approach!
The hall was silent because the three judges surprisingly devoured the super-sized omelet rice, enough for six or seven people, within minutes.
"A feint operation, secretly crossing the trail!"
Shinohara Shigetaro put down his chopsticks, his eyes full of undisguised admiration.
"My taste buds, my stomach, even my entire being, was ambushed so suddenly——" he said with a smile.
"A lightning strike!"
Qiushan Hong also sighed with emotion.
Nakajima Sei, this test-taker, after failing last month, initially had no chance to participate in this summer’s test.
However, Qiushan Hong single-handedly changed the situation.
He personally recommended Nakajima Sei to the chairman of the IGO headquarters, resulting in a change to the summer test list.
"Nakajima, let me share a saying with you——"
Qiushan Hong gazed at Nakajima Sei and said slowly, "The Tao Te Ching says, ’A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.’ The path you walked, the numerous failures you experienced, were accumulations! They were preparations!"
"You conquered ’Jile Rice’ with the most reasonable and the best method. Congratulations!"
Finally, he applauded with a smile.
The applause started sparsely but soon turned into thunderous cheers.
The second qualifier, an unexpected qualifier, appeared before everyone in a bold and stunning fashion!
All three judges were clapping.
"A feint operation, secretly crossing the trail..."
Xia Yu restrained the surprise in his eyes.
Shinohara Shigetaro’s words suddenly enlightened him, and many recipes popped into his mind as if a wide window had opened, not limited to the original medicinal dishes!
While silently cursing himself for being obtuse, he couldn’t help but feel admiration for Nakajima Sei.
Communicating with the Chef God Space, he had much more time to think than Nakajima Sei, yet he never thought of this ingenious move.
As Qiushan Hong said, Nakajima Sei’s impressive performance this time was a result of accumulated efforts coming to fruition.
He glanced sideways at Ujou Mamie.
This lively, decisive woman also appeared bewildered at the moment.
Nakajima Sei, whom everyone thought was inadequate, instead emerged victoriously in an impressive manner.
Coming back to her senses brought intense dissatisfaction!
"I will definitely surpass him!"
Ujou Mamie whispered to herself, stepping forward.
But then, an appropriately-timed voice stopped her.
"I’ll go first, Aunt Ujou..."
Hearing the disliked ’auntie’ appellation, Ujou Mamie reflexively turned to glare at the speaker.
But Xia Yu had already stopped paying attention to her. Smiling, he reached out and lifted the wooden lid covering the clay pot!
As if a door to a world full of rice suddenly opened, and the aroma of rice, almost tangible, surged out of the clay pot in white tornadoes!
The White Dragon roared!
Yuchuan Ayaka covered her ears, her eyes filled with awe, and the scene reflected in her bright pupils was of countless white dragons bursting out of the white mist!
That earthen, rustic clay pot looked just like a Dragon Nest!
Besides Xia Yu, Ujou Mamie, who was closest to the clay pot, was swept away by the aroma. Her body froze for a moment, then her shoulders drooped, entranced by just a whiff of the scent.
Wiping the drool from the corner of her mouth, Ujou Mamie’s face shone, not at all like someone who had been working hard all day.
Holding a large metal spoon, Xia Yu tapped the clay pot’s outer wall three times.
The crisp sound echoed in the silent hall.
Then, taking three exquisite porcelain bowls provided by the organization, Xia Yu ladled three bowls of hot porridge, placed them on a wooden tray, and went straight to the judging platform.