Chapter 145: Participating in the National Culinary Competition!

In the following days, Tang Feng accompanied Su Xiaoli for breakfast every morning before heading to the restaurant.

Under his guidance, Chen Yang’s culinary skills improved by leaps and bounds!

The other chefs also benefited greatly.

Originally, Chen Yang had not even considered the possibility of winning a prize.

However, after Tang Feng’s guidance, his confidence in himself greatly increased!

Regardless, he was determined to give his all and strive for a ranking!

Before they knew it, the day of the competition arrived.

Su Xiaoli dressed up carefully for the occasion.

Tang Feng couldn’t help but take a few extra glances at her.

“How does this outfit look, Brother Feng?” Su Xiaoli asked as she spun around in front of him several times.

“Very good! Better than I imagined,” Tang Feng responded with a smile.

“Really?” Su Xiaoli was somewhat incredulous.

“Of course, it’s true. It’s getting late; we should head out,” Tang Feng said, checking his watch and taking Su Xiaoli’s hand as they headed to the competition venue.

The competition was held at the Capital International Exchange Center.

At that moment, the entire hall of the exchange center was packed!

The number of chefs participating in the competition far exceeded Tang Feng’s expectations!

After all, this was the most important competition in the Chinese culinary industry.

All the chefs wanted to achieve a good ranking!

Especially the younger chefs, who would see their value increase significantly if they won a ranking!

Because Chen Yang had previously worked at the Royal Holiday Hotel, many of the participating chefs recognized him.

They all came up to greet him.

Chen Yang also took the opportunity to introduce Tang Feng to everyone.

However, they were not interested in Tang Feng’s culinary skills.

After all, Tang Feng was so young that even if he had started learning culinary arts from a young age, his skills couldn’t be that advanced.

Their words carried a hint of disdain.

“Tang Master, don’t take to heart what they said just now. They just don’t know how skilled you are! Once they see your culinary skills, they will definitely give you a thumbs up!” Chen Yang hurriedly comforted him.

“I know,” Tang Feng nodded and said, “To earn others’ respect, one must have real skills.”

Of course, many contestants recognized Tang Feng.

Some of them were even fans of Tang Feng!

“Mr. Tang, I didn’t expect to see you here! Are you here to accompany a friend to the competition?” one of the contestants asked with interest.

“No,” Tang Feng shook his head, “I’m here to participate in the competition.”

“Ah? Did I hear that right? You’re here to participate in the National Culinary Competition?” the person was incredibly surprised.

“Tang Master’s culinary skills are very high. Once the competition starts, you’ll know,” Chen Yang added from the side.

Soon, the competition began.

All the contestants presented the dishes they had prepared for a long time.

The judges were extremely busy.

After all, tasting so many dishes, even if it was just one bite per person, would take a long time.

Tang Feng was very serious.

He was aiming for the championship! So, he had to make his dishes perfect!

The judges had to find no faults with his dishes!

After a while, the judges came to Tang Feng’s station.

Seeing Tang Feng’s cooking process, they immediately showed their respect.

As the saying goes, experts watch the process while amateurs watch the show.

These judges were all very famous culinary masters, and they were well aware of Tang Feng’s performance.

Even though they hadn’t tasted Tang Feng’s dishes yet, they were already very satisfied with his performance.

Soon, Tang Feng finished his meticulously prepared dishes.

Many of the judges were seeing Tang Feng’s two dishes for the first time.

After all, the recipes Tang Feng used had been lost.

If not for Tang Feng obtaining the cooking secret manual, these dishes would have been impossible to recreate.

“Sir, if I may ask, are these two dishes you made the lost Golden Dragon Playing in the Water and ‘Peony Fish Slice’?” one of the judges couldn’t help guessing.

“Yes,” Tang Feng nodded, “These are based on some of the only remaining historical documents.”

“This ‘Peony Fish Slice’ is really as recorded in the books, with a very magical taste. Once you start eating the first bite, you can’t stop,” the judge said, almost drooling.

“The Golden Dragon Playing in the Water is also very well done! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would never have dreamed that someone could recreate a lost dish, truly impressive!” another judge couldn’t help but give a thumbs up.

“Young man, may I ask if you have a master?”

“No,” Tang Feng shook his head, “My culinary skills are all self-taught.”

“To be self-taught is truly impressive! Not to mention, just with these two dishes, you can already be considered a standout in the culinary world! You might just be the dark horse of this National Culinary Competition!”

The judges were generous with their praise.

In their eyes, Tang Feng’s culinary level was fully deserving of such praise!

After tasting all the contestants’ dishes, the judges announced the list of finalists!

There were ten spots in total.

Tang Feng and Chen Yang both easily made it to the finals.

That is, even if their performance in the finals was poor, they would still rank in the top ten.

“Tang Master, do you see that contestant from Japan over there? His culinary skills are very impressive. Before you entered the competition, he was definitely the most likely candidate for the championship,” Chen Yang said, pointing to a short man not far away.

“Don’t worry! I definitely won’t let him get his way. The championship is destined to be mine!” Tang Feng was full of confidence.

After all, he had exchanged for the cooking secret manual; it would be somewhat embarrassing if he couldn’t even win the championship of a national culinary competition.

“Brother Feng, go for it! I believe you can definitely take first place!” Su Xiaoli also kept cheering him on.

Tang Feng didn’t say anything, just nodded.”

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