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"With the reputation of Boss Lin, should it be fine to offend them?"

"If opinions arise, let Chef Xie go check out the place and make the restaurant popular again."

"... "

Netizens chattered away.

They were eager to try both the rolled and unrolled version of foie gras, but as for the third method of grilling, they were somewhat hesitant.

After all, the video repeatedly emphasized that non-professionals should not attempt it lightly, as it’s easy to get burned.

The non-professionals were aware of their own limitations, just watching for amusement, and wouldn’t foolishly try it themselves.

But the TV station had professionals, promoting all sorts of content since last night, not only featuring a Michelin three-star chef but also making goose liver.

Netizens all clicked on the official account of ’Flavor in the World’, wanting to see how the goose liver was made here.

Before cooking, Boss Lin clearly stated that he wasn’t skilled in western cuisine and was merely attempting it simply, hoping western chefs wouldn’t be too harsh on his lack of professionalism.

Logically, the expertise of a Michelin three-star chef should be a notch above Lin Xu.

Opening the video, it started with Min Zhengnan emphasizing the high difficulty of western cuisine, different from home-style dishes, urging viewers not to try it carelessly at home.

Netizens were all baffled with question marks.

Boss Lin had said clearly, goose liver is just a home-style dish and the preparation is simple.

You immediately say it’s not to be attempted at home lightly.

Is there some incredible secret involved in this?

Everyone watched on patiently and found the technique for pan-fried foie gras was quite similar to Lin Xu’s, the only difference being some inexplicable rituals.

For example, pepper ground has to be pinched with fingers to sprinkle a little bit on the goose liver.

Even salt had to be thrown like Salt Bae from a height onto the goose liver.

These nonsensical steps gave netizens a headache.

WTF?

In this day and age, using ceremonies like Salt Bae for showmanship, can’t there be some innovation?

And claiming it’s a high-end dish, supposedly not doable at home, but from start to finish, there doesn’t seem to be much difficulty, even less skillful than Boss Lin.

The initial steps for frying goose liver left everyone speechless, but at least it’s a cooking method, still watchable.

But later, Chef Min directly stated there’s a very high-end grilling method, extremely difficult, which was his teacher’s special skill.

Netizens: ??????

Did your teacher open a restaurant named Lin Ji’s Food?

Boss Lin, who ’isn’t very skilled,’ just effortlessly demonstrated his method of grilling goose liver, and the dish looked tempting even through the screen.

Awesome, waving the Michelin three-star chef banner, yet can’t even grill goose liver.

If not for Lin Xu’s video, Min Zhengnan’s video wouldn’t be an issue, even fitting the public’s perception of western cuisine as something high-tech.

But after watching Lin Xu’s video and then this one, it felt very bewildering.

It’s just goose liver, why should it not be made at home, requiring professionals?

Does it come back to life or explode?

With such dissatisfaction, everyone realized the potential convolution in western chefs’ prowess.

"This chef is too unprofessional, I’d be better up there."

"Me too, droning for ages, not even more professional than Boss Lin."

"Before watching, I held very high expectations, who knew the bigger the expectation, the bigger the disappointment, how was this chef assessed as three-star? Threatening with a Samsung Note 7?"

The comments section was filled with skepticism, initially, a few were speaking up for Min Zhengnan, but after watching Lin Xu’s goose liver video, they all fell silent.

On one side was the renowned returning three-star chef, on the other a Chinese chef not skilled in western cuisine.

But the result of this remote contest was the three-star chef being utterly beaten.

Even saying the contest slightly disrespected Boss Lin, as he displayed such an easygoing demeanor, clearly without exerting full effort.

At the TV station, several leaders watched the comments surge, briefly checked Lin Xu’s video goose liver video, even felt tempted to delete the video.

What does no comparison mean no harm? This is it!

But that wasn’t all.

Netizens were discussing how the Chinese chef utterly beat the Michelin three-star chef when suddenly a platform notification popped up with a title intriguing enough to click:

"Michelin three-star, can money buy ratings? Exposing the insider dealings of Michelin ratings, beware of being deceived!"

Clicking in, it was a nearly twenty-minute-long video.

The video began with a montage of Michelin restaurant snapshots, basically all familiar brands.

Beside is a gradual narration of the origins of Michelin and its rating standards, along with the significance of one, two, and three stars; after the education, it transitioned to an internal interview on buying stars.

An insider faced away from the interviewer, exposing the inside of the Michelin rating process.

Not only that, this insider revealed the charges of various restaurants he handled, even showing some restaurant owners’ transfer records.

In addition to the evidence, there were interviews with leaders in the Chinese culinary industry.

For instance, directors from the Chinese Cooking Association, alongside Liu Zhengyu of the National Tourism Association and management from major tourism groups, all interviewed, condemning the chaos of the restaurant industry rating practices.

Geng Lishan also expressed in the video, applying western standards to assess Chinese cuisine is a kind of desecration of Chinese culinary culture.