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That crisp texture made it hard to believe it was made from Lotus Root.
After tasting it, there was a refreshing aftertaste, with a lingering longing for more.
"Some dishes score a 10 because their taste and texture deserve it, while others score a 10 because 10 is the highest score you can give," Geng Lishan said.
After Geng Lishan said this, he raised his hand and wrote a 10 on the score sheet.
Seeing this, the other judges also gave the White Jade Lotus Root Strips a perfect score.
Thus, Lin Xu won first place in this year’s Fishing Platform State Guesthouse Cooking Competition with a perfect score.
Guo Xinghai scored 9.8, securing second place in the competition.
Wei Qian also took third place with a score of 9.7.
Right after the announcement was made, Lin Xu heard the system’s notification tone:
"Congratulations, host, for winning the cooking competition championship, completing the side quest ’Win The First Place,’ and earning one special Experience Card and one Perfect Level Boiled Dish Prize Draw. Would you like to draw now?"
Boiled dish recipes had always been something Lin Xu coveted.
For instance, he had been particularly envious of the Boiled Large Shrimp made by Guo Xinghai today.
Unfortunately, he didn’t have a Cooking Learning Card on him at that moment, or he would have definitely learned that dish.
After the awards ceremony, the competition officially came to a close.
"Spectacular, just spectacular!"
"Although Boss Lin was leading throughout, Guo Xinghai and the chubby Wei Qian also performed quite well."
"It’s a pity they met Boss Lin at the wrong time."
"Congratulations to Boss Lin for winning the culinary competition championship!"
"Well deserved indeed!"
"It’s a shame I couldn’t be there, or I would’ve definitely squeezed onto the stage to taste those dishes."
The fans in the live stream celebrated with virtual flower throwing.
As a result of today’s twists and turns in the competition, Lin Ji’s Food discussion became the third top trending topic in the Yanjing Region culinary rankings.
It was only a few thousand points away from second place.
And less than fifty thousand points away from the first place, Yanjing Food Sharing.
Topping the charts was no longer out of reach.
As for the overall Yanjing Region rankings, they were now just a step away from the top twenty.
With a little more effort, accomplishing the main quest had become easily attainable.
After the award ceremony, Lin Xu checked these rankings, then took a photo of the trophy and medal with his phone and casually posted it to Lin Ji’s Food topic:
"Thanks to the fans and friends who supported me all along. I didn’t let you down and secured the championship at the Fishing Platform culinary competition. I’ll film and cook all the dishes I competed with when I’m less busy."
As soon as he posted this, netizens began commenting:
"Boss Lin, I want to learn how to slaughter pigs!"
"I want to learn metalworking and welding!"
"I want to learn fruit salad!"
"I want to learn snack processing!"
Seeing these comments, Lin Xu couldn’t help but laugh.
He had thought he might be called the Kitchen God or something, but it turned out he became known as the ’Cross-Discipline King’ in the fans’ eyes. Perhaps knowing too much isn’t always a good thing after all!
Hopefully, it won’t be as hard to shake off as Wu Kexin’s ’Queen of Mishaps’ title.
Although ’Cross-Discipline King’ sounds nice, it doesn’t quite fit the title of a serious chef.
As he was thinking, Shen Jiayue flung herself at him and hugged him tightly,
"BOO HOO, during the fourth round I thought you would lose. I was so worried sick!"
Lin Xu patted the girl’s back,
"How could I? Don’t you trust my cooking skills? By the way, do you want to eat that original dish? I’ll make it for you when we get back."
Shen Jiayue, who had been saying how worried she was, immediately raised her head, her eyes filled with an eager desire to eat.
After speaking, the girl saw the medal on Lin Xu’s neck, took it off, hung it around her own neck, then happily took the trophy and went to take photos with Chen Yan.
Lin Xu took the opportunity to scoop up Dundun into his arms.
Finally, I can focus on the prize draw now that the competition hustle is over!
He walked toward the restaurant, which was already preparing lunch, while scratching Dundun’s chin.
When the little guy closed his eyes in bliss, he silently said in his mind:
Soon, a prize draw wheel appeared on a luminous screen in his mind.
After a brief whirl, the system notification rang in his mind:
"Congratulations, host, for obtaining a Perfect Level Braised Dish — Braised Pork Belly!"
It turned out to be this dish. Perfect for the shop.
As expected of my Dundun, always so clutch during the draws!
After the braised dish draw, Lin Xu also drew for the boiled dish category.
He rubbed Dundun’s head and, once the prize wheel in his mind was spinning vigorously, he pressed the draw button.
Soon, a system notification echoed in his mind once more:
"Congratulations, host, for obtaining a Perfect Level Boiled Dish — Boiled Chinese Broccoli."
Boiled Chinese Broccoli?
A bit disappointed it wasn’t Large Shrimp.
But this dish is also nice.
Lin Xu wasn’t too fond of greens, but if it was Boiled Chinese Broccoli, he could eat a large bowl of rice with it.
This dish was light yet didn’t lack the delicious freshness of greens.
Not only was it nutritious, but it also went great with rice.
During his university days, he often went to the Cantonese food counter for this dish.
A serving of Boiled Chinese Broccoli along with a serving of Salted Fish Eggplant Stew or Fried Bean Curd Fish Belly Stew would mean not ending the meal without three bowls of rice.
After waiting outside for a while, Shen Jiayue and Chen Yan, who had been taking photos, came running over.
"Look, this is my champion photo, and this is my cousin’s champion photo! Aren’t we impressive?"