Although Zhou Jinnan has never appeared on StarNet, the live broadcasts about him have been widely spread. Many people directly discovered that this was the young chef from Jushanlou by the familiar figure.

[So now you don’t need a chef certificate to be a restaurant chef? ]

[I thought this chef must be at least a senior chef to research new food categories, but I didn’t expect that he didn’t even have a chef certificate…]

Similar comments emerged since the beginning of the live broadcast. Zhou Jinnan can’t see these comments, and even if he sees them, he won’t take them to heart. He glanced at the title of the first-level assessment, green pepper stuffed meat and tomato scrambled eggs. Two simple dishes that can be made by anyone who knows a little about cooking. However, the simpler the dishes, the better they can reflect the level of the chef. A thousand chefs can make a thousand flavors with one recipe.

 The chef level assessment is divided into assessment contents according to the assessment level: low-level chefs from level one to three are directly given menus and corresponding ingredients. As long as they can make dishes that are acceptable to two of the three examiners within the specified time, they will pass the assessment. The difference between the three levels is only in the examiners’ judgment of the chef’s ability. For the intermediate and advanced chef assessments, the assessment questions are no longer given directly, but the assessment chefs are allowed to freely submit assessment dishes based on the ingredients randomly provided in the examination room. The dishes also need to be completed within the specified time, and the five examiners give scores to assess the level. The total score given by the five examiners must reach 60% of the full score to pass the assessment.

As for the eighth-level master level, at least seven examiners are required to participate in the assessment, including at least three master chefs. The content of the assessment is no longer restricted to any form and no restrictions are given. The assessment chefs choose the assessment dishes and submit the required ingredient list, which is then provided by the staff.  The standard for passing the assessment requires not only the approval of at least five chefs, but also the approval of at least two master chefs among the five chefs, and the total score of the assessment must reach 70% of the total score.

The time for the first-level chef assessment is half an hour. Zhou Jinnan started to work as soon as he saw the question. He started working on two dishes at the same time, from washing and cutting vegetables to cooking and arranging dishes. All the processes were done in one go, and it took about 20 minutes in total. The two dishes, one green and one red and yellow, were put on the assessment platform and submitted: “I’m done.”

These are two dishes with excellent appearance. Green pepper stuffed meat is easy to make, but if you are not careful, it is easy to make the dish itself look greasy, which makes people lose their appetite. Zhou Jinnan didn’t know what method he used to lock the grease that should have overflowed in the stuffed meat wrapped in green peppers. The surface of the green pepper rolled in the oil, and the skin was covered with slightly wrinkled lines. The whole dish looked refreshing and clean.

 The appearance of the tomato scrambled eggs is much more domineering. The red and yellow colors are used as petals, and the bottom of the dish is covered with dark green and light green leaves, which makes Zhou Jinnan look like a peony flower. Zhou Jinnan arranged the simplest home-cooked dishes like this, and he turned them into a signature dish.

The people who watched the live broadcast knew Zhou Jinnan’s strength to some extent, so they were very confident that Zhou Jinnan could pass the previous assessment. They came purely to eat delicious food. The assessment questions disappointed many people. Who hasn’t eaten such simple dishes as tomato scrambled eggs and green pepper stuffed meat? There was no expectation at all! However, at this moment, they were all amazed by the beauty of tomato scrambled eggs.

[This is the most beautiful tomato scrambled eggs I have ever seen! ]

[Wow, a peony flower! This plating is amazing. How did he do it in such a short time? ]

[This flower! I love it! I can do it! ]

[Looking at the tomato scrambled eggs takeaway I ordered, why is there such a big difference between people? I am autistic.  】

[I suspect that the scrambled eggs with tomatoes I ate before were all garbage…]

In a place where Zhou Jinnan couldn’t see, the three examiners of the first test secretly observed Zhou Jinnan’s performance through live cameras. It was the first time a young chef applied to take the test from level one to level eight. When the staff submitted the arrangement of examiners, all the chefs above level six in the Gourmet Association received this news. The level assessment of chefs clearly stipulates that at least a senior chef is required. However, many chefs often have their own restaurants. If the Gourmet Association arranges all of them in a unified manner, it will cause various conflicts in time.

Therefore, the chef assessment is passed by the staff after submitting the application and then notifying each chef. Except for one-third of the examiners who must come from the Gourmet Association, the other examiner quotas will be selected by the senior chefs who received the news to participate, taste and evaluate the dishes of the assessed chefs on the Star Network.

The examiners who came to assess Zhou Jinnan this time included Yuan Yuan, the branch president of the Gourmet Association of Aquamarine Star, Su Kaicheng and Min Hanhai, directors of the Gourmet Association far away in the Capital Star. Yuan Yuan came directly to the examination room to prepare for the tasting himself, while Su Kaicheng and Min Hanhai could only taste the completely simulated taste in the simulated examination room dedicated to the Star Online Gourmet Association due to distance and cost reasons.

Yuan Yuan came with another Level 7 chef Yu Qing and Level 6 chef Ye Hefeng to assess Zhou Jinnan. They appeared in the examination room after Zhou Jinnan submitted the assessment, and without saying a word, they tasted Zhou Jinnan’s assessment dishes.

One minute later, it was passed unanimously. The staff directly replaced the ingredients for the next assessment on the kitchen counter in front of Zhou Jinnan. Yuan Yuan, Yu Qing and Ye Hefeng finished the two dishes politely, and couldn’t help but look forward to the next assessment.

“Master, the dishes made by Zhou Jinnan really have a great effect on mental strength.” Ye Hefeng wiped his mouth and whispered to Yuan Yuan.

Yuan Yuan nodded: “This little guy has a high level of cooking skills. Even the simplest assessment questions are taken seriously and with a good attitude.” Zhou Jinnan can play with a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, which shows that Zhou Jinnan is serious about the assessment.

It can only be said that this is a beautiful misunderstanding.

 The following assessments were still not challenging or new to Zhou Jinnan. He also completed them at the fastest speed. Although the higher the assessment level, the longer the assessment time, Zhou Jinnan solved them all within an hour.

After half a day of assessment, Zhou Jinnan directly passed the assessment for the sixth-level chef, leaving only the seventh-level chef assessment and the master-level assessment.