The translation was delivered with a standard accent, enunciated clearly, so everyone present could hear it loud and clear.

Not only did the face of the enchanting and unrivaled female judge turn cold, but others looking at the French chef also showed a drastic change in their expressions.

"Arrogant! He thinks our thousands of years of culinary culture from Huaxia is crude?"

"What does this bastard mean? Food for the masses? Gourmet aristocracy? Does he have the right to say these things?"

"Such an egotistical man. I think Miss Chu Qing spoke well. What we are holding is the Huaxia Culinary Grand Prize, and the competition is about Huaxia cuisine. Bringing French cuisine to compete is inherently against the rules. By not disqualifying them we have already shown them great respect, and yet he thinks he's justified, thinks he's so impressive, and believes Miss Chu Qing's comments are due to us being afraid of him?"

"Ridiculous! In Huaxia, we value humility and moderation. We don't seek the limelight, but that doesn't mean we Huaxia people lack capability."

"It's infuriating, isn't he just a French chef?"

"So annoying! It's like if this were a singing competition and he came to recite poetry. When we say he's breaking the rules, he claims it's because the singers are jealous of his poetry recitation. Where does this asshole come from?"

Amidst the crowd's murmuring.

The five judges on the panel exchanged glances, and the enchanting and unrivaled female judge gave a slight smile, saying, "Whether you protest or not, I won't change my mind. This is the Huaxia Culinary Grand Prize, not a French cuisine competition, so my score for you is six points."

Shen Qiang's eyes brightened at these words.

She was a Three-tailed Fox Demon.

Not only was Shen Qiang wary of her, but he also inexplicably suspected that she might be a villain.

But now, having heard her words, Shen Qiang's mind was put at ease.

Because she had principles.

Generally speaking, a person with principles is not a bad person.

When he heard the translator say that his objection was invalid.

The French chef seemed very dissatisfied. The owner of Datong River, that greasy-faced middle-aged man, became somewhat restless. He stood up and approached the judges, saying, "Cuisine is a gift from heaven to mankind, and it knows no national boundaries."

"Although the dishes prepared by Datong River have influences of French style, both the ingredients and the methods are in accordance with Huaxia's cooking techniques."

"We can't refuse to integrate internationally out of fear of losing. We can't reject a genius just because we're afraid to lose."

The owner of Datong River raised his eyebrows and said, "Now is the internet age, communication is developed, the Earth has no borders. There are many famous cuisines in the world, countless renowned ones, but why can't Huaxia's cuisine make it to the high-end restaurants? Why?"

"Isn't it simply because our Huaxia chefs aren't up to par?"

"Because Huaxia chefs stick to the mean, persist in tradition, are foolish and ignorant, and have no spirituality to speak of in cuisine!"

"But the French are different, they have creativity; the delicacies they produce are incomparable to what our Huaxia chefs can create. So, we Huaxia people must humbly learn from them. How can we refuse the French aristocracy's cuisine just because the appearance and cooking methods of a dish are different?"

As he said this, the host, whose nose was almost out of joint from anger, directly took away the microphone.

Almost simultaneously, the beautiful judge on the panel smiled and said, "Huaxia's chefs aren't up to standard? This is your argument? Chinese cuisine isn't famous worldwide? Not high-end, this is what you've come to understand? You were just talking about how food has no national boundaries? Yes, I acknowledge that food indeed does not have national boundaries, but people do have national boundaries!"

"I am a Huaxia person, and what we are conducting here is the Huaxia Culinary Grand Prize. You may continue to compete. If our Huaxia chefs, all of them, can't surpass him, then I will admit that you're right, that our Huaxia chefs are no match for the French person you brought in; but for now, I ask you to shut up."

Applause erupted from the audience upon hearing these words.

"Thrilling! Food has no borders, but people do, true to Miss Chu Qing!"

"Damn it, this is infuriating! This idiot keeps saying that Huaxia is no good as if that French chef is his own father."

"It's so infuriating, that French chef is just showing off. We tolerated it because he's just an arrogant foreigner, no big deal, but what the hell is this guy? Always going on about French cuisine being aristocratic, damn, a dog who's forgotten his ancestors."

"The Datong River restaurant, what about it? Just because of what he said, I'll never go there, not once in my life. He's bending over backwards to please his French masters, then let him serve the French."

Everyone was livid, but the competition continued nonetheless.

After viewing the presentation of the dishes, it was time for the tasting.

Due to the previous incident, the atmosphere on site was very unpleasant, so the competition committee decided on the spot to cancel the scoring for dish presentation, and each of the eight teams would only have one dish tasted.

This hasty decision left everyone in shock.

After all, each team had prepared a dozen or more dishes previously.

But then, the crowd quickly calmed down.

After all, for a true test, one dish was already enough.

Regarding this, none of the eight teams objected.

As such, the competition quickly moved into the tasting phase.

"Next, in the tasting round, is the number one seed of this regional competition, truffle steak from Datong River!"

As the host spoke.

Shen Qiang saw a staff member push up a dish covered with a huge stainless steel dome.

"Truffle Steak?" Lv Shuyao's father said with a frown, "This really is the standard French method."

But no sooner had he finished speaking.

Someone had already lifted the stainless steel cover from the cart.

In an instant, the unique scent of truffles immediately filled the entire venue.

"How fragrant, such a strange scent, just smelling it makes me believe it should be delicious."

"Hmm, the people of Datong River can be infuriating with their words, but their skills are not bad."

Within the buzz of the crowd.

The beautiful female judge on the panel lit up, and after tasting a bite, she sighed and said, "Although I stand by my opinion that this dish doesn't belong here, I must admit, it's indeed excellent, 8.5 points."

Another judge, having also tasted it, said, "Fantastic, I can't deny its success, this is the ultimate perfect truffle steak, 10 points!"

"9 points!"

"9 points!"

"9 points!"

The unanimous high scores from the five judges astonished everyone present.

However, smelling the unique scent of truffles that lingered around the venue, and seeing the judges looking satisfied and thoroughly enjoying their meal, the audience could only choose to remain silent.

Almost at the same time, the host exclaimed in shock yet had to feign excitement, "Congratulations to the truffle steak from Datong River for achieving a record-breaking highest score to date in the Huaxia Gourmet Competition... 45.5 points!"

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