Although the casual presentation he made when the dish was out of the pot was very impressive, Zhou Jinnan was usually too lazy to specially present the dishes he prepared. This time was a master-level assessment after all. Thinking of Zhou Shudi’s instructions to him before he came, Zhou Jinnan decided to take it seriously. He recycled the extra ingredients such as Chinese cabbage and mushrooms, and chose a small kitchen knife to start carving.

The general shape of the Phoenix Returns to the Nest was almost visible when the pigeon and the bird’s nest were ready. When it was officially served to the three examiners, in addition to the nest made of noodles in the center, there were many birds carved in different shapes and colors around it, standing on the branches to decorate this dish, like stars surrounding the moon to protect the “Phoenix” in the middle. The round sun at the top was disguised with a small transparent sauce dish filled with specially prepared golden sauce. The whole dish inherited the same elegant and magnificent presentation style as the previous tomato scrambled eggs.

The pigeon is crispy and tender, and the meat falls off the bone with a slight poke of chopsticks. The sweetness of maltose stimulates the deliciousness of the pigeon itself, and perfectly locks the fragrance of the stuffing inside. There is not much space in the pigeon belly, and the stuffing is even less. At this time, the pigeon belly is opened by chopsticks and flows out.

“The stuffing can be eaten directly or with sauce. The decorative birds and branches also need to be eaten with sauce.” Zhou Jinnan explained and stopped talking.

Everyone’s eyes shifted from Zhou Jinnan to the Phoenix Returns to the Nest itself, and they were all amazed by the plating of the Phoenix Returns to the Nest again. The composition is exquisite and lifelike. This kind of gorgeous plating can only be seen in top-level high-end Chinese restaurants. Just talking about this skill, most of the seven examiners present were convinced and succumbed to it.

 “His plating skills are really good.” Su Kaicheng’s plating is the best among the three master examiners this time, “Old Min, your plating is not as good as this little guy.”

Min Hanhai didn’t care: “What’s the matter, I’m not good at plating… Yuanyuan, you cunning guy, actually ate first when we weren’t paying attention?!” A chef who can become a master, even if there are shortcomings, is compared with chefs of the same level.

He waved his chopsticks and competed with Yuanyuan, “Don’t forget to save my share, pack it up and express it to me, otherwise when you come to the headquarters to report,” although the Star Network can completely simulate the taste of food, it still requires the food itself. If Yuanyuan finishes eating, the simulated object will not exist directly.

Yuanyuan didn’t slow down at all and tasted it carefully. His brows gradually twisted up, as if he was thinking about something.

“Yuanyuan, what’s wrong with you? Is there anything wrong with this dish?” Su Kaicheng noticed Yuanyuan’s abnormality and asked.

 Hearing this, Yuan Yuan shook his head: “No problem, this Phoenix Returns to the Nest is very well made… That is, how should I put it?… You will know after tasting it yourself.” This question is not easy to explain in the live broadcast, but he believes his suspicion. Su Kaicheng and Min Hanhai will naturally find out after eating the food itself.

“Master, what did you find?” Ye Hefeng picked up another bird carved from bamboo shoots and dipped it in the sauce, and asked Yuan Yuan in a low voice, “Why can’t I taste it?”

Yu Qing, on the other hand, stared at the pigeon that had been cut into pieces, with a thoughtful expression.

Yuan Yuan gave Ye Hefeng a quiet look, pondered for a moment, and was the first to give Zhou Jinnan’s assessment score.

Yuan Yuan’s abnormality also attracted the attention of the audience in the live assessment.

[What’s going on? Is there anything wrong with this dish? ]

[Didn’t the examiner say that there was no problem? Why are you worrying about it? ]

[But do you really believe it? Master Yuan’s expression didn’t look like there was no problem. ]

[Could it be that this restored dish is different from the historical records? ]

[Can you be quiet? The examiner is going to start giving scores. ]

This time the assessment time was much longer than the previous seven times. More than half an hour later, the seven examiners submitted their scores for Zhou Jinnan’s dish anonymously to the assessment system.

 “Congratulations, your assessment score is 689 points. You have been recognized by three master chefs and have successfully passed the assessment to become an eighth-level chef.” The pleasant assessment system prompt gave a pleasant answer, “Please follow the staff to handle the relevant procedures.”

[66666666 He’s really a big shot! This score is too high, right? ]

[Cheating is not so outrageous. ]

[This score is unprecedented, right? After successfully passing the eighth-level assessment, it has refreshed the highest score in the history of the eighth-level assessment. ]

[Our great federation finally has another master chef! And he is a young brother! Happy! Let’s see how the imperial chefs will brag about their culinary genius in the future! ]

[That’s right, if the people of the empire brag again, we will use Zhou Jinnan to smash them to death!]

Zhou Jinnan got the result he wanted, and he turned his head to look at the staff standing upright beside him with satisfaction: “What do I need to do next?”

“Nothing, I’ll take you to handle the procedures for a eighth-level chef.” Yuan Yuan came over. He sent the staff away, showed Zhou Jinnan a friendly smile, and introduced himself: “Hello, I am Yuan Yuan, the president of the Aquamarine Star branch of the Gourmet Association. This is my apprentice, Ye Hefeng and the senior chef of the branch, Yu Qing.”

Branch president? Zhou Jinnan raised his eyebrows: “Hello.”

“Zhou Jinnan, when did you start learning to cook?” After eight consecutive assessments, Ye Hefeng was not only convinced by Zhou Jinnan, but he was also very curious about the fact that Zhou Jinnan, who looked younger than himself, had better cooking skills than himself.

Zhou Jinnan said: “I have been learning to cook since I was five years old.” He started learning to cook before he embarked on the path of food cultivation. He was born in the secular world, and his family was ordinary. When he was young, his parents asked him to learn cooking from an old imperial chef in the palace. Later, by chance, he got a book of food cultivation and came into contact with the world of cultivation.

Yuan Yuan admired Zhou Jinnan, a young and promising junior, very much, and was very friendly to Zhou Jinnan. Now there were only four of them here, so Yuan Yuan asked about his doubts about the Phoenix Returns to the Nest: “In addition to soothing the spirit, does the Phoenix Returns to the Nest have other effects? I seem to taste another kind of energy from it.”

Zhou Jinnan nodded: “Suckling pigeon itself nourishes the liver and kidneys, replenishes qi and blood, and can treat symptoms such as long-term illness and weakness.” As expected of a master chef, he could find the difference just by tasting it.

 “Isn’t this the medicinal value of the pigeon?” Yuan Yuan still didn’t quite understand, “You’re making medicinal food? But medicinal food is about being light and peaceful, which is not quite like your method.”

“This is spiritual food.” Zhou Jinnan said, “It’s different from medicinal food.”

Ye Hefeng knew more about this than Yuan Yuan, and he had also heard of the rumors that were circulating on the Star Network before: “I know about spiritual food, but how did you do it? I’ve watched your live broadcast, and you talked about the importance of matching, but matching alone can’t achieve this level, right?”

Zhou Jinnan couldn’t tell why for a moment. He just felt something was wrong when he was instructing Zhou Shudi and the others these days. Although this place is not as spiritual as the Tianxuan Realm, the space is also filled with another kind of energy similar to spiritual energy. In essence, they are similar in nature, but spiritual food has never appeared.

So Zhou Jinnan tentatively mentioned his feelings to Yuan Yuan. As a master chef, Yuan Yuan naturally has a vision, but he can’t understand Zhou Jinnan’s doubts.

Several people began to discuss this issue while walking. With Yuan Yuan’s leadership, all the procedures were handled quickly. After more than ten minutes, the badge representing an eighth-level chef was obtained. Yuan Yuan also introduced to Zhou Jinnan the various benefits and discounts that the eighth-level chef can enjoy, including what Huo Xuan had told Zhou Jinnan before, which was also the main purpose of Zhou Jinnan’s participation in the assessment, that is, the exemption of commission for private brewing.

 “It just so happens that I have a few wine recipes ready to sell when Jushanlou opens. What do I need to do?” Zhou Jinnan took out the wine recipes he was going to sell.

Ye Hefeng was curious: “Did you also study wine recipes?”

“I thought about it.” Zhou Jinnan said that many people who practice immortality have given up their appetite, but there are still many people who like wine. These wine recipes were studied by him when he was free and were very popular. Every year, his fellow apprentices would come to his cave for various reasons to ask him and Mozhi for a few jars to entertain guests or drink by themselves, so he simply dug a wine cellar in his cave.

 “To apply for selling privately brewed wine, you need to submit a list of raw materials and a copy of the finished product to the association for appraisal. If you are willing, after passing the association’s appraisal, you can also sell it in the Federation or even in the Empire and other regions through the association’s channels.” Yu Qing introduced to Zhou Jinnan, “I make my own privately brewed wine by handing over the wine recipe to the association to help produce and sell it, and I can earn a considerable amount of income every month.”

“Yes, our Gourmet Association’s winery is very famous. You can ask the association to produce it, and then the association’s winery will provide the quantity you need to your restaurant every period of time. For this part, you only need to pay for the raw materials, and the profits from the other sold wines will be shared by you and the association’s winery.” Yuan Yuan added. There is no other way. The Gourmet Association is so poor, and their management has to think of some channels to expand their income.

No wonder they charge a commission… Zhou Jinnan understood and rejected Yuan Yuan’s proposal with great excitement: “No, I’m not going to produce too much for the time being. I just need to sell some in my own restaurant.” If he had the opportunity to make money on his own, he would not choose to share the profits with the Gourmet Association!

Zhou Jinnan’s assessment in the examination room inside can be seen synchronously by Huo Xuan and others waiting outside on the homepage live broadcast of the Gourmet Association on the Star Network. Therefore, before the assessment was over, they all knew that Zhou Jinnan had successfully passed the master-level assessment, but seeing that Zhou Jinnan had not come out for a long time after the assessment, they couldn’t help but wonder: “It’s been so long, why hasn’t Zhou Jinnan come out yet?” Is the efficiency of the Gourmet Association so low?

Huo Xuan couldn’t help but step forward to ask the staff for the specific situation, but saw Zhou Jinnan and the three examiners who had just seen the assessment live came out together, and seemed to be talking happily.

It seems that the situation is not bad?

 “Then when your wine is ready, you must invite me to taste it.” Yuan Yuan said with some expectation, “I will also go to support you on the day when your Jushanlou opens.”

Huo Xuan: ? ? ? Who is this? He actually has the courage to ask Zhou Jinnan for wine?

“Uncle, I have a headache.” Qin Kai pulled Huo Xuan’s corner, frowned and whispered. After watching the live broadcast on the Star Network and exiting, Qin Kai felt that his body began to feel uncomfortable, as if a pair of hands were tearing his mental power.