After Marrying the Officer Chapter 1385 - 1384: Extra—The Gourmet Tournament

"Isn’t this a bit inappropriate?"

Regarding the challenge proposed by Korea, Councilman William, who has been working closely with the Chinese side these past two days, voiced his objections, saying, "Wouldn’t it be better to have the contest a few days later?"

Now that Councilman William is tied to Rayne’s ship, he is fully speaking from Xia Chuyi’s perspective.

"What? Is there anything against the rules about challenging now?" Upon hearing William’s words, Korea sent out a negotiator, who immediately said, "Or is it that the Chinese side doesn’t dare to accept the challenge?"

The Korea delegation spoke without any restraint, and this was said in front of many media outlets.

Due to the first day’s situation, many media outlets are interested in coming to the Chinese pavilion to see the "Magic Food" brought by Xia Chuyi, the founder of WEI.

And it was under such circumstances that Korea came to challenge.

In this situation, if the Chinese side doesn’t respond, the reputation of the Chinese pavilion will decrease.

Meanwhile, the Korea delegation would benefit.

Therefore, from an emotional and rational standpoint, the Chinese side couldn’t possibly decline the challenge.

Compared to the indignation and anxiety of their team members, Xia Chuyi remained particularly calm, smiled slightly, and said, "We accept the challenge."

Upon hearing that the Chinese side accepted the challenge, the scene immediately erupted with excitement.

After all, this was the first challenge, and both the media and diners present were quite interested.

From this perspective, the side that challenges first actually holds a considerable advantage; as long as they win, they are sure to gain significant attention.

Seeing Xia Chuyi and their team accept the challenge, the Korea side all displayed expressions of confidence.

Clearly, the other party not only wanted to embarrass the Chinese side but also to take away the attention that the Chinese side received due to WEI.

Due to issues with the venue and hotel, Korea was unwilling even to maintain basic "diplomatic face."

For this first challenge, the organizers and people from various pavilions paid extra attention.

"According to the rules, both delegations must select a chef to prepare a dish they believe showcases their skills and represents their country, which will then be judged by esteemed diners onsite, with a final winner announced."

The United States briefly introduced the competition rules and then asked both sides what they planned to make.

"Da H Republic Court Banquet." Korea was quick to introduce the dish they planned to make.

Court Banquet?

To foreigners, this name sounds quite upscale.

Reporters present immediately asked, "Is the Court Banquet referring to the dishes made in the court?"

"Yes, the Court Banquet is a culinary tradition enjoyed by ancient nobles and officials of Da H Republic," the H representative said proudly.

In response, Xia Chuyi remained relatively calm.

Because Xia Chuyi’s skills in court banquets were taught by Guan Yide, an elder master in this craft.

Chinese court banquets and Korean court banquets... since her previous life was dedicated to studying Chinese culinary arts and she never traveled abroad, she only has a slight understanding of the Korean court banquet.

Therefore, she couldn’t objectively offer a judgment.

But as Xia Chuyi knew, the Korean Court Banquet might be called a Court Banquet, but in reality, it doesn’t have many dishes and certainly can’t compare to the Chinese Manchu-Han Imperial Feast.

The Korean Court Banquet can be used for competitions.

But if Xia Chuyi were to prepare a Court Banquet, frankly, it might take an indefinite amount of time.