The Hagakure reports Yamamoto Tsunetomo to have said that when a samurai is in understanding of his own Way, then he might be exposed to all ways and be more and more in accord with his own.
I say that if a Way be worthy of a master, then that way should guide the master with each of the great elements: Earth, Fire, Air, and Water.
In pondering these things, the form of the next great battle of chefs was revealed.
The Second Challenge
- Each contender will inherit lots drawn from two sources
- The first draw will assign one of the four great elements
- The second will reveal a region from one of the four far-flung corners of the earth
- It will be the task of each chef who accepts the challenge to master in a single dish both (1) the element and (2) the style of the region draw
- This dish should demonstrate that the would-be master's style is great enough to encompass all ways that luck or fate may cast upon them
- As with the first challenge, the chefs will be divided into two groups
- Each group will be judged by the chefs of the alternate round
- The reigning Master Chef will take advantage of his prerogative to cook in neither round and judge all contenders
- All preparation must occur on site
- Each group will have two hours in which to complete their dish
- These dishes will be judged on two criteria
- The conceptual use and integration of the challenge of the lots
- As always, the magic flavor of a great dish that bares the mark of master's hand
- Critique will be given publicly by each taster
- The scoring will be
- Olympic style (1-10 with one-tenth gradations)
- All scoring by the judges will be done in secret and revealed only after all dishes have been tasted and judged
- The chef with the highest average score will be rewarded the title of Master Chef and will be passed the Golden Whisk
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