Magic Chef Of Ice And Fire

MCIF Chapter 29.2

Chapter 29.2: Ice and Fire Nine Layer Heavens

Six dishes had been served to the judges; of those, Nian Bing’s three dishes were covered by a layer of faint white mist. Marquis Nuo Ya looked at Nian Bing, then at Liao Feng, whose head was lowered in contemplation. With a smile, he said, “If the two chefs would please introduce their dishes, we can begin tasting. Liao Feng, you first.” Bowls and chopsticks had already been passed out, Xue Ji and Jin Hao included. Every person was holding their chopsticks, preparing to move. Their gazes were completely focused on Nian Bing’s three dishes plated on ice.

Liao Feng shook his head; his eyes filled with a complicated emotion as he looked at  Nian Bing next to him. “I think that there is no point in me introducing anything. I only want to try Chef Nian Bing’s dishes.”

The Marquis Nuo Ya’s gaze turned to Nian Bing. With a smile, he said, “Then I will ask Chef Nian Bing to introduce his dishes.”

Nian Bing looked at the three plates covered by ice. Calmly, he said, “These three dishes are a part of that unifies ice and fire. I call this set, Ice and Fire Nine Layer Heavens.” While speaking, Nian Bing gestured to the first dish. He said, “The main ingredient of this dish is an ordinary chicken. I call it Ice and Fire Exploding Lotus Chicken. Originally, it was just plain chicken, but I first fried the diced green onions and ginger to bring out the flavor then saturated the chicken in it. After frying the chicken until it was about eighty percent cooked, I extinguished the flame, and wrapped it in lotus leaves before freezing over the outside. Because the chicken was hot, under the effect of the two extreme temperatures, the flavor of the lotus leaves was released more effectively, completely mixing with the chicken. Finally, I bombarded the chicken with the exploding flame spell, making the ice and lotus leaves disappear. This allowed the flavor of the lotus leaf to completely fuse into the chicken, and also allowed the chicken to finish cooking as well. Thus, the chicken, under the two extreme temperatures of ice and fire, became more tender. The skin is golden crispy. As each judge will see for themselves, this dish does not have seasoning. This is not a mistake. I did this deliberately. Cooking that pays attention to bringing out the original flavor of the ingredients is the true cooking skill. Therefore, the most important point of this Ice and Fire Exploding Lotus Chicken is its unique fragrance. I used ice to cover the outside in order to preserve the Ice and Fire Exploding Lotus Chicken’s temperature and fragrance. Please try it while it’s hot.”

Everyone moved at the same time. No one paid attention to Liao Feng’s three dishes; instead, they made a beeline for Nian Bing’s Ice and Fire Exploding Lotus Chicken. A thick fragrance billowed into everyone’s face once the outside ice layer was cracked by chopsticks, revealing the golden chicken. Everyone moved towards the chicken one after the other. The chicken skin was extremely crispy. Right after the first bite of the chicken, all the judges, including Jin Hao, all made the exact same move: extending their chopsticks for a second bite. Off to the side, Liao Feng was chewing the tender chicken. His facial expression continued to change, not to sadness, but to pleasant surprise.

“Brother Nian, I really admire you. Your Ice and Fire Exploding Lotus Chicken not only completely expresses the flavor of the chicken, but also stacks eight kinds of different flavors. Some are strong, some are weak. I think there are eight –  no, nine kinds flavor! No wonder it’s called Ice and Fire Nine Layer Heavens series. Even if I improved my dishes, it couldn’t top your chicken!”

Seeing such sincerity from a proud person like Liao Feng, Nian Bing could not help but improve his impression of the young man before him. Before he could say so much, he heard Marquis Nuo Ya shout, “Old Xue, don’t eat so much! Leave me a little. My chicken leg, and my…”

Nian Bing lowered his head to look and was shocked cold. At this time, there was not a bit of chicken left, not even the slightest residue was left. All the judges also seemed to have neglected the rice as well. Uncaring of the greasy food, they had directly used their hands to eat. Even Luo Rou, who had a refined personality, was holding a chicken wing in her hands to eat. In front of such gourmet food, no one cared about being elegant.