Cheers echoed throughout King Arena when the spot lights have lit up revealing the two competitor on the Culinary Cook Off stage.
"Welcome ladies and gentleman, chefs from around the world to witness another Culinary Cook Off!" The cheering continued as the announcer was hyping the crowd to the fantastic spectacle.
"I will be your host and commentator today as we witness a match between two instructors of our renown academy, Iron-Fist Harvey Dobermann!..." The army-outfitted soldier was standing on the west side of the kitchen, lighting up a cigar as he let out a puff of smoke without a care in the world. Tough men who follow under his tutelage gave him a manly cheer. Girls who like his look also scream out his main.
"And our very busty bookworm Peng-Gwin Sae!" "Don't make stupid comments about my chest pervert!" The men started cheering and whistling to the female instructor and the glasses wearing scientists are on her side.
"Now here are the rules laid out for this match!"Culinary Cook Off: Harvey Dobermann vs. Peng-Gwin Sae
Battle Type: Special Cuisine Showdown
Factors:
Taste |
Design |
IngredientsCook Points: 150
Rules
1. Each player only have 60 minutes to prepare a dish revolving around their
Special Cuisine2. You must have at least 50 points allocated to
Taste
Harvey gave a smirk as he listen to the rules of the battle.
"So it is a showdown based on how well we cool our main dish. Sorry Instructor Sae, but looks like I already won this battle. My cuisine level for my dish is 135." Peng-Gwin tried to return a smirk, but she was clearly bluffing with a lack of confidence. Her sweating was a good sign of it.
"Don't put your hopes to high on your prized dish Harvey. I can do a lot more with caviar than just eating it with crackers. Both instructor went to their respective kitchen zone and donned on their chef outfit.
"Now before we start out match let us introduce our judge for the match!"Judge A; Name: Cocoa Abalos
Owner of "The Spaniard Sail," 4-Star Spanish Restaurant
"I have seen many things on my travels by sea, but I am very excited to see what these two will make for me."
"Well without further ado. Let the cooking... BEGIN!"
Once the alarm rang, Harvey immediately got cracking onto his dish. The audience was astonished at the speed he was prepping his dishes. The ingredients were being pulled out of the fridge as if he knew exactly where each of the main ingredients were ahead of time.
"A kitchen is very much like a battlefield. You need to go quick and fast in order to win this war!" Grade A white eggs, very lean ground beef, freshly toasted bread crumbs, baby tomatoes, and fresh herbs. "All the ingredients are present and attended for. Good." (Ingredients:50) These were the foundation in creating the Dobermann Special, a meatloaf passed down through generations of Dobermann. Not only that but when he was on duty in the military, his meatloaf was the key to keep his men morale high. Even his enemies spies had defected to his army for only a slice of the delicate and tender dinner. Without a doubt, the Dobermann Special was a well received piece of cuisine. One where he can be proud of. Every ingredient used was measure in perfect precision, any slight difference in ingredient will surely offset the desired taste. The eggs, meat, diced tomatoes, and herbs had gone into one mixture. Once beaten properly, he tucked it neatly onto a baking sheet, molding it neatly and into a perfect rectangle.
"I think I can cut a bit of the look. Taste is very much important in this match." (Design:0) The oven had already been pre-heated before mixing so placing the dish into the oven was the only thing left. Once the timer had hit exactly 25 minute, he took out hot steaming cooked meatloaf. The aroma was reaching the front audience and middle, Harvey can hear the "mmms" and awes.
"However, there is one last step to make this weapon explode. Gun powder." He took out a jar packed inside an army backpack.
"Never leave home without this bad boy." Using a brush, he gave one sweep of sauce over the meat and all of a sudden the bland looking meat loaf looked ravishing with the gloss top. (Design:10) The hot steaming meat brick was complete and without needing a taste, he knew this was a shoe in for his victory. (Taste: 90) He took out his famed kitchen knife in the shape of an army knife to cut a hefty chunk for the judge. The end of round bell rang and the finished dish had been placed out on the waiter platter to be judged. It was all left to the judges decision.
There was no time to think once the round began, it had been a long time since she gotten herself in a Culinary Cook Off and the pressure of time was making her head swirl. But this was no time for her to throw in the towel yet. She wanted to win this match for her pride as an academy instructor. If she lost this match, she would not hear the end of Harvey's teasing.
"Alright Peng-Gwin, you can do it. Just take it slow and steady and I should be able to get something done." She took a deep breath and begun working. Her main ingredient was large sturgeon that was brought from her own farm. Audience members were amazed at the size of the creature, even the judge had a clear view and gave a clap at the spectacle. Peng-Gwin started cutting the creatures belly, trying to get a good precision on where the eggs were. But due to the audience loud cries, she made a bit of a miscut. It was not enough to stop her though so she was able to get a clear view of the inside. A camera started to zoom in on the image and the big screen televised the large quantity of eggs in full view. People knew how much caviar costs but are simple astonished at the large amount one adult fish can carry. It would surprise Peng-Gwin every now and then every time. Once she got a good scoopful of fresh eggs, it was ready to be prepped. She washed the eggs and seasoned it with sea salt and what she had was a full cup of tasty eggs ready to eat. But she knew this was not enough to impress the judge. She needed something more and time was clearly running out.
"Oh no that miscut really made me lost a bit of time. Think Peng-Win, what can I do?" She looked over the opponents stadium and noticed the empty egg carton there. The sight of it instantly gave her an idea. She was down to ten minutes and she knew it was enough for her to work on the dish. She had in mind. She cracked an egg and placed it in a small porcelain cup, she placed it very neatly in a pot just about the right size to put in the cup without water spilling into it. The egg white was starting to get its opaque colour but the yolk was yet to fully cool and that was what she needed. A syringe filled with caviar was prepared and with a quick stab into the yolk she had injected a full spoonful of caviar into the yolk.
"Perfect!" She carefully removed the cup from the boiling hot water and placed it on top of the waiter platter. After sprinkling a bit of season on it, her dish was complete. Despite a very simple dish, she was able to make the use of her culinary skill in molecular gastronomy to get the perfectly cooked egg and work the caviar into the yolk.
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Taste: 50 | Design: 80 | Ingredients: 20