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  After a brief rest, the second group of matches began immediately.

  This group is almost all strong players, and being called the "Group of Death" is not unreasonable. Before going on stage, Da Shan specially came over to greet Xiao Dao.

  When Xiaodao and Liu Baochai were betting, he was also on the side. As for Xiaodao's sister's affairs, Dashan also knew a thing or two about this Liu Baochai's character, which he didn't think much of. However, as for this bet, Dashan didn't look down on Xiaodao, after all, Liu Baochai had been the head chef at a five-star hotel for many years and should be more skilled in cooking than Xiaodao.

  Xiao Dao lost his job due to imprisonment and had to rely on odd jobs for a long time, so his culinary skills naturally deteriorated. In his eyes, Xiao Yu was just an inexperienced young boss who couldn't help him no matter what.

  The game is starting.

  The chefs on each workstation started to get busy.

  Xiao Yu carefully observed for a while, and indeed, those popular shops were all making their signature snacks. The lesson from Wu Laoban's 'Fu Wang Noodle Shop' had clearly become a warning to the others. Adding to that, this group was originally a death group, so the bosses didn't dare to be careless, letting their subordinates bring out their ultimate skills.

  "Boss, it's our turn soon. Are we going with 'Premium Chicken Cutlet Noodles' for the first round?"

  Xiao Yu's face showed a faint smile, and he slightly shook his head. "Xiao Dao, don't rush for now, let's see the situation later."

  "What? Let's see the situation?" Xiao Dao was speechless, they had only prepared a small snack, plus spicy noodles, at most two, what other options did they have? Let him come up with a new and refreshing snack on the spot that could surpass others, Xiao Dao admitted he didn't have this talent.

  However, seeing Xiao Yu sitting there with a calm expression, Xiao Dao also couldn't quite fathom his depth. Could it be that this Xiao Yu still had an ace up his sleeve?

  Fifteen minutes will soon be over.

  This time, the three judges stayed in front of each store's workbench for a much longer time than the first group, and without exception, the average strength of this group was stronger than that of the first group by one level.

  After tasting the snacks from each family, the three judges also found it difficult to say that among these ten shops, each had its own strengths and weaknesses, with several of them being almost equally good, so if they really wanted to pick a top three, it would be like looking for bones in an egg.

  "Now announcing the results of the competition, the winners of Group 2 are 'Chun Xiao Lou' for their steamed buns, 'Xian De Lai' for their braised pork belly rice cake and 'Qing Qing Mian Shi' for their green rice balls!"

  "'Spring Dawn Pavilion' won with a lot of luck, at least its counterpart 'Feng Yu Sheng Jian Bao' was not inferior in terms of sales and taste, the three judges debated endlessly, finally the three judges voted, 'Spring Dawn Pavilion' won two to one."

  The "Xian De Lai" spare ribs rice cake, with a soft and fragrant entrance, slightly sweet and spicy, fresh and tender in the mouth, and with a perfect combination of color, fragrance, and taste, undoubtedly occupies a spot on the list of outstanding dishes.

  The "Qing Qing Mian Shi" green rice balls are also excellent, with a bright green color and a soft, chewy texture. They have a sweet and delicate flavor, with a refreshing aroma that evokes the feeling of spring. All three judges voted in favor of them.

  The second group's leftover food lottery tasting activity set off another climax among the guests, and even the three judges couldn't help but praise it. The Chinese nation's food culture is indeed profound and has unlimited mass foundation.

  The chairman was drawing lots at the time, and the shadow of a big cow finally appeared in front of Little Yu. This kid was carrying many things in small bags, with a large thermos hanging from his neck.

  Xiao Yu and Xiao Dao quickly helped take off all his belongings.

  "Boss, hehe, I've brought everything you asked for, not a single thing is missing! The soup in this thermos is still hot!" Big Cow's forehead was sweating, apparently having just walked over from the store.

  From Xiaoyu's noodle shop to this hot pot city, there is a distance of about two stations. It's not easy for Daniu to run back and forth in such a short time.

  "Big Cow, didn't I give you 20 bucks to get a ride? Why did you come on your own?" Little Yu handed Big Cow a paper towel to wipe his sweat.

  The big shot smiled awkwardly and said, "I think this money can be saved a bit, I've been a bit tight on cash lately."

  "Hey kid, you just got paid two days ago and now you're crying? Where did the money go?" Xiao Dao shouted from the side.

  The big man's face turned red, and he lowered his head without saying a word.

  Xiao Yu knew that this big cow's monthly salary was always sent half back to his hometown, and now he is talking about being friends with Tao Hong, which means they have to eat out and watch movies and stuff. The expenses are indeed a bit higher, so the remaining half of the salary is not enough to spend.

  For Da Niu, Xiao Yu quite likes his straightforwardness. Since he's having trouble, he should at least lend a hand.

  He thought for a moment and said to Da Niu, "Da Niu, how about this? If we win this competition, I'll give each of you 500 yuan as a bonus when we get back!"

  "Really?!?!!" Xiaodao and Daniu's eyes lit up at the same time. The word "bonus" would excite anyone who heard it.

  Xiao Yu smiled, "Of course, but listen clearly, on one condition - we must take first place!"

  "First place?" Big Cow and Small Knife immediately went limp. Saying first place is easy, but with so many store owners in the room, who doesn't want to be number one?

  It is now a brief break in the game.

  The third group of shops about to go on stage are all gathered together, discussing their own plans.

  Xiao Yu nonchalantly strolled around the venue, tossing a mind-reading technique at the bosses of his main competitors, 'Wu Fang Zhai' and 'Xiao Lin Pu Zi'.

  As expected, both stores will compete for the first round with their signature snacks.

  Before that, Xiao Yu had tried 'Wu Fang Zhai' meat zongzi and 'Xiao Lin Pu Zi' scallion oil pancake during his field survey.

  "Jiaxing meat dumplings, edible. Each serving of 100g reduces hunger by 30%, immediately restores 25% health, increases joy by 35%, and temporarily boosts energy by 10 for 10 minutes."

  "Special Scallion Oil Pancake, edible. Each serving of 100g reduces hunger by 20%, immediately restores 25% health, increases joy by 25%, and temporarily boosts strength by 10 for 10 minutes."

  Its spicy sauce noodles are slightly lower than Jiaxing meat dumplings, but can be ranked higher than scallion oil pancake, the top three should be no problem.

  That Wu boss's Tian Ji racing strategy may not be practical in the first group, but it can be greatly borrowed in the third group where the strength is relatively weak.

  Xiao Yu thought for a moment and whispered to Xiao Dao and Da Niu, "Get ready, we'll make the gold medal spicy sauce noodles in the first round!"

  "Alright!" The two Xiao Dao replied in unison.

  Actually, from the moment Xiaodao saw the materials brought by Dalian, he had already guessed one or two things. Since three snacks were needed to be prepared, this store's signature 'Golden Pepper Noodles' was naturally indispensable. However, Dalian also brought more than a dozen fresh chicken wings, and it is unknown what use Xiaoyu has for them.

  Under the gaze of hundreds of eyes, the third group match of the food competition began.

  Although they make this spicy sauce noodles every day, today they are making it with extra care.

  Before the game, Xiaoyu made it clear that they would divide their labor: Xiaoyu would make fresh sauce, Daniu would pull noodles and put them in bowls, while Xiaodao was in charge of the soup.

  Since entrusting Xiao Dao with the task of making sauce, Xiao Yu has not made chili noodle sauce for a while. Now that he's doing it again, there's a particularly fresh feeling to it.

  Especially when developing the "extreme chicken noodle dish", there were pointers from formal culinary school-trained chefs, and Xiao Yu's understanding of various ingredients deepened, with new ideas for the sauce in spicy noodle dishes.

  The recipe for this spicy sauce noodles comes from Master Guo, and I made some minor adjustments before, but the new idea in Xiao Yu's mind requires changes to more than 50% of the content.

  While making the sauce, Xiaoyu inadvertently infused his new idea into the sauce due to being too focused.

  Wait until the sauce is done, Xiao Yu suddenly realized that he was in a competition now, and his new idea for the sauce had not been put into practice yet. What if it didn't work out?

  Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness in my heart.

  But it's too late now, due to the passage of time, there is no room for recovery. The noodles have already been cooked by Big Cow, and Little Knife has poured the soup into the bowl, all that's left is for Little Yu to add the seasoning.

  At this moment, it's too late to remake the sauce. Xiaoyu took a risk and poured the new formula sauce onto the noodles, sprinkled some scallions on top, and the Golden Spicy Noodle was complete.

  "Super Golden Chili Noodles, edible. Each serving of 100g reduces hunger by 30%, immediately restores 35% health, increases joy by 40%, temporarily increases strength by 20 and vitality by 10, lasting for 10 minutes."

  Looking at the bowl of noodles in front of him, Xiaoyu was stunned. He didn't expect that his careless attempt would turn out so well. Although it still couldn't surpass the "extreme chicken noodle", it was much better than the original golden spicy sauce noodle.

  Of course, the improvement of Da Niu La's noodles and small knife to the soup head is also one of the reasons for the surname upgrade.

  The three judges walked down from the judging table again.

  These three people tasted a lot of snacks today, although each one was just a shallow taste, but sometimes they couldn't resist the temptation and ate more. Now their stomachs are half full, but in their hearts, they really admire that Tianlin Road is truly a place where dragons and tigers hide, not only with many famous snack branches, but also some rare snacks that even the famous Wujiang Road Snack Street doesn't have.

  The store located at the very front is 'Fú Mǎn Lóu'.

  Fuk Man Lou is a medium-sized restaurant that serves stir-fries, and after customers have eaten their fill, they always order a few dim sum dishes. As it turns out, Fuk Man Lou indeed has some impressive small eats to offer.

  However, their snacks are not sold separately, so they don't have a big reputation. Compared to old brands like 'Wu Fang Zhai' and 'Xian De Lai', they fall far behind.

  Their snack 'Crab Roe Tangyuan' is apparently a new variety, and Xiao Yu did not get any information from Zhu Xiaohong.

  The chef at Fulumen divided the tangyuan into three small bowls, each with one tangyuan, waiting for the judges to taste.

  Wang Jianguo picked up the small bowl, took a closer look, and saw that the soup dumplings were perfectly round, like white jade, floating and sinking in the soup, looking very appetizing. He couldn't help but praise them silently.

  Took a light bite, only felt the outer skin was soft and sticky, filling full of juice, flavor rich and fresh sweet fat, couldn't help but exclaimed "good".

  Cao Hong and Director Li each tasted a crab roe soup dumpling, Cao Hong nodded and said, "The filling is very fresh and sweet, the ratio of pork to crab roe is just right, it's great!"

  The chef of Fú Mǎn Lóu was overjoyed and thought that with Cao Hong's evaluation, his restaurant should be among the top three.

  The chefs of the other nine shops couldn't help but feel tense, unexpectedly 'Fuk Man Lau' and 'Old Cheung Cake Shop' were also dark horses.

  The second store is 'Pinzhu Xuan', which is also a small wine house, and the snack they make is 'Date Paste Cake'.

  The 'date paste pastry' is golden in color, small and delicate, and looks very appetizing.

  This time it's Director Li's turn to try some first. He picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly and carefully savoring the flavor. After a while, Director Li's eyes lit up, "Good! The pastry crust is crispy, the texture is smooth, it melts in your mouth, and these dates are good for your health too! This snack is best suited for old people! Haha!"

  The other two judges also nodded repeatedly after tasting the pastry, and even Cao Hong showed a look of approval to the chef of 'Pinzhu Xuan'.

  Xiao Dao nudged Xiao Yu's arm and whispered, "Xiao Yu, the situation is not good! The snacks at these two wine houses look really great, but this Black Horse is too much, too fierce!"

  Xiao Yu was also shocked in his heart. The third group that looked like the weakest, could it be the second death group?

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