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  As soon as the hostess finished speaking, the chefs on each cooking platform immediately got busy.

  Xiao Yu watched with a cold eye and found that this Tianlin Road was indeed a place where dragons and tigers were hidden. It could be said that the chefs of these ten shops had skilled techniques, excellent knife skills, and not one of them was mediocre.

  It seems that Zhu Xiaohong's information about herself is not complete, and it's possible that some store will suddenly rise to prominence, which is also unknown.

  Before long, various snacks on the stall had taken shape. Liu Bao Cai's product seemed to be a type of pancake snack, while the chefs from Yang Auntie's Dumpling Shop and Fu Wang Noodle House were making dumplings and noodles respectively.

  After a while, the aroma wafted from the cooking platform, and the chefs were busy stir-frying, steaming, and frying, each snack extremely tempting the on-site audience's sense of smell, with people constantly heard swallowing their saliva.

  Everyone gasped in amazement, the secret techniques of each household chef were revealed before their eyes, when could they normally see such a scene?

  "Huh, Xiao Yu, look at the snacks made by Fuwang Mian Guan. They're not their signature scallion oil noodles!" Xiaodao observed the scene and said to Xiao Yu in surprise.

  Xiao Yu was taken aback and carefully looked towards the counter of Fu Wang's noodle shop.

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  As expected, one chef was peeling shrimp, while the other two chefs were holding fresh bamboo shoots and shiitake mushrooms.

  "Do they want to make shrimp fried noodles?"

  Xiao Yu was a bit puzzled, why didn't they put their own signature snack in the first round?

  Xiao Yu turned his head to look at Wu Laoban, who was sitting not far away from the Fuwang noodle shop, holding a small purple clay teapot and slowly sipping tea, as if everything was under control.

  Mr. Wu naturally had his own thoughts, in his view, this round of his team's advancement was already a foregone conclusion, except for Tianlin Hot Pot City and Yang Auntie's Wonton Shop, the other opponents were not worth worrying about.

  In the first round, each group had three spots to advance, so he specially took care of the chef and put his signature dish, scallion oil noodles, in the second round.

  In this way, after the second round, adding his secret weapon 'two-sided yellow' to the scallion oil noodles, it's possible that winning the championship is not impossible.

  Thinking of this, Mr. Wu couldn't help but chuckle with satisfaction.

  "Time's up!"

  As the crisp voice of Miss Liyi sounded, the chefs in each store stopped their work, and bowl after bowl, dish after dish of hot, fragrant, and delicious specialty snacks were placed on the table.

  Miss Etiquette led the three judges to the table of 'Tianlin Hot Pot City' first, on his workbench, there was a very delicate porcelain plate, with four golden yellow small round cakes in it, about the size of crab shells, with dense white sesame seeds stuck on them, emitting a strong fragrance.

  "Is this crab shell yellow?" asked Wang Jianguo, one of the judges, pointing at the round pancake on the plate.

  Liu Baochai nodded and smiled, "Mr. Wang guessed it right, it's indeed Crab Shell Yellow, but my Crab Shell Yellow is different from others, you'll know once you taste it."

  "Huh? What's different?" Wang Jianguo thought, this crab shell yellow city temple has some for sale, one yuan each, what's different about it?

  With a hesitant heart, he picked up a yellow crab shell and put it to his mouth, took a bite, and was immediately stunned.

  After a while, he praised, "Not bad, not bad, this crab shell is yellow and crispy, one bite down, the outer shell layer by layer falls off, leaving a fragrance in the mouth, and this filling is really too... how to say it, too flavorful!"

  Wang Jianguo threw the remaining crab shell into his mouth and started chewing vigorously.

  The other two judges, Cao Hong and Director Li, also picked up a piece of crab shell yellow after hearing Wang Jianguo's words, and they couldn't help but nod secretly after taking a bite.

  The new head chef of Huo Guo City is indeed a master of his craft.

  Liu Bao Cai smiled complacently and said, "The filling I used is a mixture of Yangcheng Lake hairy crab roe and fresh shrimp, the freshness of the shrimp, the richness of the crab roe, and the fragrance of sesame, these three combined, this is indeed the 'extreme crab shell yellow'."

  Li Jianguo and Cao Hong nodded secretly, this big chef of Huoguo City really has two brushes.

  Director Li furrowed his brow and asked, "If this top-grade crab shell yellow were to be sold in our store, how much would it cost?"

  "How much does it sell for?" Liu Bao was taken aback, this snack was designed by him specifically for the competition, if he really sold it, just the cost of the crab roe would be twenty or thirty.

  Director Li looked at Liu Baochai's expression and a cold smile appeared on his face, "No need to say, ordinary families can't afford it, right?"

  Liu Baochai's face turned red, and he stammered, "Of course, our soon-to-be-opened gourmet city is targeting high-end customers. Ordinary people naturally can't afford this top-grade crab shell yellow."

  Director Li grunted and stopped talking, abandoning Liu Baochai and walking straight to the next table.

  The other two judges looked at each other and followed Director Li to the next table.

  Next to Tianlin Hot Pot Building is 'Fu Wang Noodle Restaurant'.

  Seeing Liu Bao Cai eating dumplings, the chef of Fu Wang Noodle House couldn't help but feel secretly delighted, thinking that if Tian Lin Hot Pot City doesn't make it to the finals, his own chances of winning would be even greater.

  Three judges tasted the shrimp fried noodles.

  Wang Jianguo and Director Li didn't react, but Cao Hong furrowed his brow, "This stir-fried noodles has at least one more spoonful of oil than the standard, it's greasy, and the shrimp is overcooked. The chili oil is also added unnecessarily, covering up the freshness of the shrimp, a failure."

  The chef of Fuwang Noodle House immediately turned pale.

  "Bang", the purple clay teapot in Old Wu's hand on that side fell and shattered on the ground.

  Everyone in the crowd was secretly delighted, this Wu boss tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing his rice, originally wanted to play against Tian Ji's horse racing, now being criticized by Cao Hong like this, even getting out of line is dangerous.

  The three judges walked through several more shops, and apart from being satisfied with the San Xian dumplings at "Yang Auntie's Dumpling Shop", all the other snacks were rated as ordinary goods that couldn't enter the judges' eyes.

  "Yang Auntie's Dumpling Shop"'s San Xian dumplings are made with fresh clams, shrimp and pork as fillings, which have been specially mixed with seasonings. When you eat them, they're incredibly delicious, the freshness reaches to your bones. Little Yu took Little Mei there a few days ago to try some, and indeed they were very good. After eating two liang (a unit of measurement), this little girl even ordered another two liang! On their way back home, she was so full that she could hardly walk.

  "Aunt Yang's Three Fresh Dumplings, edible. Each serving of 100g reduces hunger by 25%, immediately restores 30% life, increases joy by 30%, and temporarily boosts spirit by 10."

  The three fresh dumplings are almost as good as Xiaoyu's 'Golden Pepper Noodles', no wonder the business of this dumpling shop is also surprisingly good.

  The last one in the first group is 'Old Zhang's Cake Shop'.

  This store was not on Zhu Xiaohong's list, so Xiao Yu didn't go to try it either. Unlike other stores, this one only had a single chef, who was an over sixty-year-old dry and shriveled little old man.

  The small eat he made was shaped like a plum blossom the size of a bowl, emitting a strong fragrance. Just by looking at its appearance, it's already very delicate.

  The three judges were immediately attracted by the appearance of this snack, and even Wang Jianguo, who had seen a lot, had never seen such a snack, let alone Director Li.

  Want to ask? But that old man closed his eyes at this time, standing there with a look of closing his eyes and cultivating his spirit. The two could only put their inquiring eyes on Cao Hong.

  Cao Hong walked forward and examined it carefully, excitedly saying to the old man, "Sir, you're making plum blossom cake, aren't you?"

  The old man's eyes suddenly lit up, and a glint of light flashed in his cloudy eyes. He smiled and said, "Not simple, not simple! You actually know about plum blossom cake? Try some! I haven't made this plum blossom cake for over ten years, I don't know if my skills have deteriorated."

  Cao Hong picked up a piece of plum blossom cake, and first lightly took a bite. The top layer of the plum blossom cake was a thin layer of caramelized sugar, covering red dates, melon seeds, peanuts, walnut kernels, raisins, and candied dates. When bitten into, the outer shell was fragrant and slightly chewy, with an indescribable aftertaste lingering on the tip of the tongue.

  Take another bite, and the filling inside is red bean paste. The smooth fine sand slips down the throat, sweet and thick, warming even the heart.

  Cao Hong slowly, mouthful by mouthful, finished the plum blossom cake in his hand, as if he was eating something extremely precious. His eyes had become moist without him realizing it, and he quietly wiped them with his hand. He said to the old man, "When I was young, I liked sweets, my mother often bought me plum blossom cakes to eat. Your plum blossom cake reminds me of my mother, reminds me of the scenes from my childhood. I hope you can continue making this delicious snack, so more people can taste it."

  The old man looked at Cao Hong with a profound gaze, then lowered his head to look at the plum blossom cake he had made, and sighed self-deprecatingly, "Nowadays young people all like to eat KFC and McDonald's, who would still come to our small snack shop to eat these traditional Shanghainese snacks? Even if I wanted to make them, they wouldn't sell!"

  Cao Hong smiled and said, "Don't worry about this, I guarantee that someone will come to your store to eat plum blossom cake."

  For her, writing a short review in the food magazine was an easy task. Something like Mei Hua Gao, a traditional Shanghai dessert on the verge of extinction, was exactly the kind of material she liked to write about.

  With the magazine as a medium, those treasure hunting teams will definitely swarm in, and it's hard for this old man's business to not be booming!

  The first group of snacks had been tasted, and the three judges returned to their seats.

  After a brief discussion, the top three list of the first group was announced. Unexpectedly, the top three were 'Tianlin Hot Pot City', 'Yang Auntie's Dumpling Shop' and 'Old Zhang's Cake Shop'.

  Although Director Li had some reservations about the cost of Crab Shell Yellow, this is a food competition after all, and there was no prior rule that the cost must be limited to a certain amount. And this Crab Shell Yellow does have its own unique features, relatively speaking, it's better than other snacks in other shops. With the support of the other two judges, Tianlin Hot Pot City made it through.

  'Fu Wang Mian Guan' was indeed eliminated.

  Mr. Wu, the boss of Fugang Noodle House, felt that he had lost face and scolded his chef severely before leaving with three chefs in a humiliating manner.

  The boss of the hot pot restaurant, Mr. Yang, is very clever and uses a lottery to let the customers on site taste the extra snacks made by those stores, and the atmosphere becomes lively immediately.

  The guests who were drawn ate with joy, while those who were not drawn had a stomach full of regrets and could only hope for the next match.

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