An hour passed.
Master Liao Jie raised his hand first.
He smashed the soil, revealing the bamboo tube wrapped in lotus leaves.
He opened the bamboo tube and saw the sparkling rice grains. The heat spread out and the fragrance of the rice spread.
The hostess placed the rice in a small bowl and delivered it to each guest in a well-trained manner.
"Everyone, please."”
Chen Feng smiled." No wonder Teacher Yu said that there's something to see and something to eat. It's true."”
The five of them smiled at each other and started eating.
Wu Jing was born in the military and had practiced martial arts since he was young. He had the best physical strength, a large alcohol tolerance, and a large appetite.
The small bowl of rice was eaten in one or two mouthfuls. He used his chopsticks to clean the rice grains in the bowl.
Wu Jing praised,"Tsk tsk, it's delicious, delicious, really delicious!" I've never eaten such delicious food! I can eat half of it without vegetables. It was fragrant and sweet, soft and chewy!”
Ma Mo Du also said,"There's the fragrance of lotus leaves, and at the same time, there's the sweetness of fresh bamboo shoots. It's wonderful beyond words."”
Yu Qian also said,"Yes, the rice grains are distinct and elastic. There's also the original fragrance of rice. Good."”
" What do you think, Mr. Chen?" Cai Lan asked Chen Feng after finishing her meal.”
" They have already said what I wanted to say." Chen Feng smiled.”
The five of them looked at each other and laughed again.
"Good! Now, Master Long Kunbao's rice was ready! Please have a taste!"
Long Kunbao lifted the lid of the pot, and the fragrance of plants and vegetation immediately swept through the entire auditorium.
Another bowl of a different color was delivered to everyone.
No one spoke in the auditorium, but the sound of eating could be heard.
Wu Jing was the first to finish eating again."This rice is also very delicious, but the taste is a little strange…I don't really like it.”
When he was young, he practiced martial arts. At that time, medical conditions were not very developed. When he was injured or sick, he was treated by an old master with Chinese medicine. Therefore, he was most afraid of the smell of herbs.
However, Yu Qian said," Boil the ginseng in boiling water and steam the rice with the fragrance of herbs. Tsk tsk, every mouthful has the fragrance of herbs. It won't dissipate for a long time. It's really delicious."”
Ma Mo Du looked at the rice on the spoon, smelled it, and tasted it."Ginseng is warm, sweet, and bitter. Rice steamed with ginseng should have a little bit of the bitter taste of plants.”
Cai Lan was about to speak when Chen Feng beat her to it.""Because of the wolfberries."
"Wolfberry?"
"Yes, fresh wolfberries are sweet and can neutralize the bitterness of ginseng. At the same time, it had good properties and could neutralize the heat of ginseng, so that people who had eaten it would not get angry. Yes, Master Long had put in a lot of effort.”
" Teacher Cai, what do you think?" Chen Feng turned his head.”
"You've said everything I wanted to say." Cai Lan laughed. Teacher Chen didn't expect to have such a unique understanding of Chinese medicine! What Ms. Bailey said is true."
"Oh? What did he say about me?"
"He said that you're a huge treasure. No matter how long I've been with you, there will always be new discoveries and unexpected surprises.”
Hearing this, Yu Qian, Wu Jing, and Ma Mo all nodded. They all thought the same.
Chen Feng waved his hand.”
"Mr. Chen, you're too modest." Cai Lan waved her hand.”
"Alright, judges. Now, those who have chosen Master Liao Jie's lotus leaf rice, please raise the first white bowl. Those who like Master Long Kunbao's ginseng steamed rice, please raise your blue bowl."”
Shua, 100 to 200 hands were raised.
There were also some people who were whispering to each other, as if they couldn't make up their minds.
After a while, the last hand was raised.
The hostess counted the votes and handed them to the emcee.
"Alright! Now, our results are out! The winner of the first round was…Long Kunbao's master!”
Pa, pa, a round of applause rang out.
Long Kunbao nodded at Liao Jie."Thank you."
Liao Jie shook his hand.”
Then, everyone's eyes turned to the other side.
If I didn't say it, you might have forgotten.
There was also a cooking immortal operating it.
At this moment, he finally finished picking the rice grains and entered the segment of washing the rice.
Cun Ming Meng's hands were gently rubbing in the bamboo basket. Beside him, a staff member was slowly pouring the spring water down.
Cai Lan explained," Mr. Cunming believes that for a good dish of rice, the maximum amount of rice cooked cannot exceed three liters. Moreover, it must be washed continuously with running water so that every grain of rice is fully rubbed. It cannot be used with brute force to prevent the rice grains from breaking.”
"Hehe, deliberately mystifying." Wu Jing snorted.”
After he finally finished washing the rice, he put the rice into a large jar.
Then, he sat in front of the jar and stopped moving.
"Uh…he's not asleep, is he?”
"After washing the rice, you have to let the rice soak for 40 minutes. This is called waking rice…" Cai Lan added.
Yu Qian smiled and said,"I've only heard of sobering up. Rice needs to wake up?" I've really broadened my horizons today."
They looked at the delegation of the Ri Chu Kingdom and saw that almost all of them had their eyes closed, as if they were doing some special ceremony.
"What are they doing?"
" There are many people in their land," Chen Feng said." Since ancient times, their food production has never been rich. In ancient times, what the generals loved to eat was nothing more than a bowl of rice. Therefore, they treasured and respected food. Of course…they only respected their own food.”
In other words, he did not say that he knew.
The torturous 40 minutes finally passed.
Cun Ming Meng opened his eyes and placed the large earthen jar on the earthen stove.
Light it up.
At first, it was just a small fire, but later on, it gradually increased the firewood and increased the firepower.
The old man wore two gloves and slowly turned the earthen jar.
Just like that, another 40 minutes passed.
Finally, the old man shouted and moved the jar down from the fire and placed it on the ground.
He opened the lid.
Wu Jing looked at the old man." Your body is really good. It's commendable that you can do this at the age of 80."
The hostess distributed the bowls to everyone.
Chen Feng took a bite.
A strange expression appeared on his face.
He looked at Cai Lan, and Cai Lan looked back at him.
Both of them had the same expression.
Not only them, but Yu Qian, Wu Jing, Ma Modu, and everyone else had the same expression.
What was going on?
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