The rest time is always short.

A day passed by in a flash, but there was actually not a day off. Didn’t I go to the stadium in the morning?

Today is the day when the confrontation officially begins.

Starting today, the difficulty of the competition has really increased.

Like the group stage, what ingredients are needed need to be reported in advance.

If you do not report in advance, the organizer will not prepare ingredients.

The ingredients were reported the day before yesterday, but the lottery was decided today.

This made Gao Dian feel a little annoying.

Because the ingredients are reported in advance, it means that the pastry you will cook tomorrow will be determined the day before. But at this time, you don’t know who your opponent is.

In this way, it is impossible to make flexibly adjust based on the strength of the opponent.

This method also makes everyone more cautious about the pastry choice.

The 72 people who passed the group stage entered the field together. As soon as they entered, they lined up to draw lots.

In the first round of the confrontation, there were 36 numbers in total. Two of the same numbers were drawn, and they were both opponents.

At the same time, the field is arranged in pairs, and 72 positions are arranged into 36 groups, with corresponding numbers in each group.

To draw the corresponding number, you only need to go to the corresponding position.

That's right, the confrontation was held at the same time, regardless of morning or afternoon.

Seventy-two people cook at the same time, which has a high requirement for the venue, but the venue prepared by the organizer is relatively large, enough to accommodate 72 people cook at the same time.

There is no limit on the time for this competition, and it can be cooked all day long.

Of course, for most people, it takes only one day to make a pasta.

Gao Dian and Wei Qiaoyi lined up one after another, and it was soon the turn of the two to draw lots.

Each of them reached into the box and took out a note.

Gao Dian expanded and saw that the number 20 was written on the note. He went to look at Wei Qiaoyi's note again, and saw that the number written on her note was 16.

The two did not draw the same number.

Gao Dian breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was not willing to face Wei Qiaoyi in the first round.

This means that one of the two will definitely leave.

Gaodian came to the venue and belonged to the 20th cooking position.

There were already people here. The moment they saw Gao Dian, they were slightly surprised, and then they felt a little happy.

Gao Dian looked at his opponent. The man in front of him was white and fat, looking a little rich. The wrinkles on his face meant that he was no longer young.

This man is a master of his understanding.

Or he knew the remaining 72 people except himself.

After all, in the confrontation, although I don’t know what opponent I will draw, it is inevitable to understand everyone in advance.

The person in front of him is Shao Zhiqiang, who is an old pastry chef, but he is not a special first-class pastry chef, but just a first-class pastry chef.

Don’t underestimate him just because he is just a first-class pastry chef. In fact, Shao Zhiqiang is among the top among the first-class pastry chefs.

He once had a nickname called the strongest pastry chef below the first level.

This statement is somewhat suspicious of advocacy. After all, China is so big and there are too many special first-class pastry chefs. How can we determine that Shao Zhiqiang is the strongest?

Maybe there are some more powerful ones, but they didn’t have any discussions with Shao Zhiqiang.

In any case, this title is enough to show how powerful Shao Zhiqiang is.

You know, when Gao Dian was still at the level of a first-level pastry chef, he never gave him such a nickname.

Although this is because Gao Dian has been at the level of first-class pastry chefs for a short time.

Although he is known as the strongest, Shao Zhiqiang has been unable to enter the level of a special first-level pastry master for a long time, which is a great regret for him.

To get to this point, it requires not only talent, but also insight.

When you understand your own path, you will be able to reach the level of a special level pastry master. If you cannot understand it, you will never be able to become a special level pastry master in your lifetime.

This threshold has trapped many people, and Shao Zhiqiang is one of them.

When Gao Dian was looking at him, Shao Zhiqiang was also looking at Gao Dian.

This young man cannot be underestimated.

Those who underestimate him will suffer in the end.

Shao Zhiqiang thought to himself.

But he also has enough confidence to believe that he can win the game.

Gao Dian is powerful, but at the level of a first-level pastry master, he is confident that no one can match his position.

The moment she saw that her opponent was Gao Dian, Shao Zhiqiang was relieved.

To be honest, he is really afraid of drawing a special first-level pastry chef. If he fights against a special first-level pastry chef, he will have a high chance of losing.

The first-level pastry chefs who can pass the group stage account for the majority, and only a small part is the level of the first-level pastry chef.

Lottery draws are very random. In terms of probability, the probability of being with the special level pastry chef is greater, while the probability of being with the first level pastry chef is smaller.

What Shao Zhiqiang didn't expect was that he was lucky in the first round and was assigned to a first-class pastry chef.

Although the young man in front of him was very powerful, Shao Zhiqiang didn't care at all.

No matter how powerful it is, it can be a special level?

As long as it is not a special level, he has the confidence to win.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and then they exchanged a few friendly words before the game began.

The content of the communication is nothing substantial, it is just a greeting and praising each other.

Although he is an opponent, he is only temporary and cannot always be an opponent.

The necessary human nature and worldly affairs must be taken into consideration.

After some exchanges, Shao Zhiqiang had a good impression of Gao Dian. He felt that Gao Dian was humble and polite, and did not have the sense of being arrogant like a young genius.

Soon, the competition officially began.

Gao Dian bowed his hand, and Shao Zhiqiang responded with a smile.

Then, the two of them changed their expressions, restrained all their expressions, and focused on what they were in their hands.

The pastry that Gaodian is going to make today is called crystal buns.

Speaking of crystal buns, there are all kinds of ways to make them.

The crystal buns from Gaodianhui were learned from the recipes left by the teacher, which is a relatively traditional way of making them.

The taste of buns is usually determined by its filling.

Many buns are also named according to the filling.

For example, beef buns, sauce-flavored pork buns, sauerkraut buns, etc.

The name of the crystal bun is not because it contains crystal, but because the finished product has a crystal clear feeling, so it is described as crystal.

The taste of buns is mainly divided into Jiangda flavors, one is salty and the other is sweet.

Among them, there are more salty patterns because the ingredients are richer.

But sweet buns are relatively less varied.

Crystal buns are sweet-mouthed buns, of course this is a more traditional way.

There are also salty ones now, and the practice is completely different.

Among the recipes left by the teacher, there are many buns, and crystal buns are one of them.

Gaodian learned this pastry to make up for his shortcomings in the major pastry such as buns.

After all, the buns he knows are all salty, and there are not sweet buns yet.

Crystal buns just make up for this shortcoming.

The production of crystal buns is actually not very complicated. The main difficulty lies in kneading the dough.

And this basic skill is very solid.

There is not much difficulty in making skills. Whether the crystal bun is delicious or not depends on the quality of its formula.

The method of making crystal buns is not difficult, and the ingredients are quite simple, but the ratio of various ingredients is particularly important.

If this recipe is not good enough, the buns made will naturally not taste good.

Gaodian is making crystal buns here.

On the other hand, Shao Zhiqiang was also making his pastry.
To be continued...