/ck/ - Food & Cooking

The Round Eight Challenge Theme is:

Appetizers! Please prepare an amazing appetizer/first course/hors d'oeuvre!

Also, since there were a few late submissions last round, we'll leave the thread (https://boards.4chan.org/ck/res/3792410)) up for another day for any last minute votes.

The winner of the last round will be posted sometime tomorrow once we get all of the last minute votes added to the scores.

The remaining thirteen contestants are:

(__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4
304lurker
304lurkersbetterhalf
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
BubbleBurst
deex
Derto !IKsWpMRP7A
John !96Ltn7sP..
Nettle !JroEoSHCIc
Smith the CIA Agent
stfuboosie !!/MEZC9Vdvfg
swot !!LO4EUS7dUiU
The Boyfriend !XAnCYOZBzk

The following five contestants are in the Penalty Box, and are restricted from using meat in their appetizers this Round:

304lurker
304lurkersbetterhalf
Anon no. 556 !!tpdJH4SQ2sE
deex
swot !!LO4EUS7dUiU

ELIMINATED: CookMe !cblpeYjY3s

bump

I noticed some other contestants submitting more than one dish. Will it harm my score if I can only submit one dish? Money is pretty tight this week and I can't rationalize making more than one appetizer.

>>3810612
I should clarify, I noticed some other folks in the other thread submitting more than one dish. Will it harm my score if I can only afford to submit one dish for THIS round.

sorry, long long long day

>>3810620
>>3810612

The scores are based on an average, so there's no advantage to posting multiple dishes vs. a single entry; you should be fine.

Can we have a standing scores post on the blog at some point?

hearts said she was going to do it last week, but unless I'm blind I haven't seen it?

>>3810941
I think she said she would post it on the ckessetials blog, I am still waiting too.

>>3810947
the ck-challenge blog. ooops

>>3810941
>>3810947
Hey guys, excuse any potential typos I'm posting from my phone atm. As I said in the previous thread I'm a little hesitant on posting current scores for each contestant since it could be discouraging for the bottom competitors BUT I am willing to post them as long as there is enough interest. So far the impression I got was that only a few people wanted to see them but if I can get a quick yay/nay frm more than a 2-3 people I can have them up sometime in the evning tomorrow. :)

>>3811055
Don't do it. Like you said, it is discouraging. And quite frankly, you need all the entrants you can get.

>>3811055
nay, >>3811055 makes a good point

Ok, the thread for Round Seven has been closed, and all the votes tallied.

Congratulations to (__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4, winner of Round Seven!

>>3811055

Nay; it's discouraging and it'll be more exciting to find them out at the end when you make the big reveal.

>>3811186
Why didn't you participate in this, pug? I think you would have kicked ass. Even if you didn't want to participate I think you should vote!

>>3811055
Why would it matter? Aren't people disqualified per round? So even though (__)_) !!85yuEmNW1V4 has won like 2-3 rounds, he might as well get thrown out this week if he doesn't keep up his standard (btw nice job so far).

But sure why not - I'll give it a yay.

>>3811055
I say nay. This shit is my olympics. I want the mystery alive.

Im not a contestant but I want to submit something!

>>3812475

Please feel free! Just don't use a trip or anything when you post, and maybe include something that says "Not for voting" in the description.

bump'd

bamp

Hmmm...what to do for my entry.

>>3811055

Late response but I'd like to see my overall average throughout the entire competition.

Now off to make my appetizer!

>>3817053

Just for notice, I'm boiling down a few fruits. I'll give you the full heads up later, but this is for shrimp. Just FYI. Hate to be like this but updating right now while I'm still conscious is a good thing lol.

A simple yet complex shrimp + fruit juice sauce

Steam shrimp.

Peel one orange, two limes, two necatrines, blend, strain, boil the jiuces down with some sugar and salt/black pepper, add some water/corn starch to thicken.

Off the top of my head, and it's fucking great.

>>3817334

Only want for this sauce - a little salt to balance it out. I thought the juices and spices alone would be great

>>3817334
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 12/20

Too many shrimp for an appetiser, or a main meal for that matter. I think the presentation would have been better with less shrimp and a more colourful and vibrant bed of lettuce(?). A personal preference of mine would have also been to keep the heads.

>>3817397
>Too many shrimp for an appetiser, or a main meal for that matter.

>implying this isn't for a full seating of people.

>>3817397

dude, you ignored the fact this is an appetizer.

Doesn't say shit 'bout how many people it feeds.

>Too many shrimp for an appetiser,
>Too many shrimp
>Too many

Who the fuck are you? There is no such thing as too many shrimp.

>>3817400
Sorry, didn't really cross my mind.

bamp

>>3817334
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20

>>3817334

Presentation: 2/5 - inedible garnishes make me mad

Originality: 1/5 - it's a shrimp cocktail with reduced citrus instead of cocktail sauce...

Appeal: 3/5 - at least the shrimp look good and the sauce is probably alright if not overly acidic

Challenge Goals: 4/5

Total: 10/20

>>3819087

kale is edible and used as a palette cleanser

themoreyouknow.jpeg

Figured I'd make something my culture,

Banh Hoi Chao Tom. (Fried shrimp paste with vermicelli cakes)

I was lucky enough to have something for this round since I was helping out at my friends restaurant and we were premaking entrees.

>>3820401
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20

>>3820401
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20

Two very different shrimp presentations. I like the contrast.

>>3819762

It's about as edible and flavorful as cardboard raw, so no.

>>3820401

Presentation: 4/5 - the raw carrot looks a bit out of place, everything else is quite nice though

Originality: 3/5

Appeal: 4/5 - probably not traditional but a little sauce of some kind could add a nice splash of color as well as tying the noodles and shrimp together

Challenge Goals: 5/5 - overall, looks pretty good
Total: 16/20

>>3820788

Safe to assume you've had only one typical type of kale and don't know the range of flavors it can have.

>>3820826

I've had several, and the stuff on that plate looks exactly like the raw cardboard variety.

Put a plate like that down on the table and see how many people reach for the raw kale as a "palette cleanser." They'll leave that mess of wasted greens on the plate every time.

Pickled Shrimp is my favorite party food. I love the delicate flavor of the rosy shrimp, the crisp bite of the onion, and the delightful brightness the preserved lemon imparts. I never come home with leftovers when I bring this dish to parties, and I get frequent requests by friend to make it. This summertime treat is perfect to accompany drinks on the porch while you watch the lightening bugs wake up in the early evening.

A better view

and one more.

>>3821066
WOW! Thank you! Can't wait to try this.

>>3821066
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 15/20

You've really done a great job with the presentation. Having shrimps pickled would usually really not appeal to me but you've won me over, would not turn down this dish.

>>3821066
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total:19/20
Looks great. Lemons and shrimps are like sisters, delightful.

Sorry if the recipe is a bit vague. I do most of it by taste and feel. I had issues transcribing this one with actual quantities.

Let me know if something is not clear.

bump

>>3821545
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20

Ingredients:
4 eggs.
2 Shallots.
1 apple.
2 tablespoons of neutral oil.
2 tablespoons of apple vinegar.
2 tablespoons of chopped capers.
About 10 leaves of ramson.
300g. of asparagus.
Some bread.

Boil the eggs for about 7-8 minutes, then peal and chop them, the capers, apple and shallots. put in all in a bowl and add the oil and apple vinegar. cut the ramson leaves "chiffonade" style and put them in the dressing aswell - taste with salt and pepper.

Lastly you just blanch the asparagus, mix it with the dressing above and then serve it with some bread. There should be enough appetizers for 5-6 people.

The bread is standard wheat bread - there's no point in explaining how to bake it, but you could use pretty much any non-rye flour bread.

>>3820401
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18/20

>>3821066
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20

>>3822128
wrong trip-code.

>>3822128
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20
Eggs,Asparagus,and Äpfel doesn't seem like something I would want to try.

bump for more votes

Won't be able to post till later today, at the critical point where Uni essay needs to be done and handed in by later today and I'm nowhere even close to completing it.

Hope I make it before the deadline.

>>3821066

Presentation: 5/5 - simple presentation, very clean and not tryhard

Originality: 5/5 - would never have thought to pickle shrimp, I like it

Appeal: 4/5 - i'd have some slight reservations but in my experience pickled anything is usually excellent

Challenge Goals: 5/5 - well done

Total: 19/20

>>3822128

Presentation: 3/5 - gap in the middle sort of looks like someone already took some out of the plate, I also feel you should have cut the asparagus nicely on the bias and blended it in with the rest to make it a little more integrated instead of just dropping it on top, sort of clumsy. Apart from that it looks rather nice.

Originality: 3/5 - really is little more than a simple egg salad, but I like the spin you put on it

Appeal: 4/5 - the combination of the ingredients sounds quite good, though I'm not sure if it would be better on toasted or untoasted bread, I'm just nitpicking now though

Challenge Goals: 5/5

Total: 17/20

>>3821066
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5

I love shrimp, I love pickled foods, and I love this more southern/american take on something similar to ceviche (which makes a great app). :)
Total: 14/20

>>3821066
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 17/20

I love shrimp, I love pickled foods, and I love this more southern/american take on something similar to ceviche (which makes a great app). :)

>>3822128
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 11/20

Eww. Do not want.

>>3817334
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 1/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 12/20

Would eat, but this is really a basic as fuck dish with hardly any imagination. Also if they're cold, which is a personal thing here, ugh.

>>3821545
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20

>>3820401
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 13/20

>>3817334

Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 12/20

Perhaps if the dish was designed so people would eat the kale with the shrimp?...

>>3820401

Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20

Also from my culture and it's pretty standard but delicious. Especially the stuff right next to the sugar cane. I do like the presentation and disagree with someone above that the carrot is out of place.

>>3821066

Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 19/20

A literal shrimp cocktail!

>>3821545

Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20

Not much color or variation in appearance between the three. I imagine the ingredients would go well together.

>>3822128

Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 13/20

Especially with the asparagus, it would get pretty messy with multiple people eating it. Seems more like a personal dish but I could see myself eating it.

I have to disqualify myself from the contest. Thanks OP and the other posters for putting this on and contributing!

>>3822680
oh, please don't go. I am very fond of your dishes, maybe just take a breather on this round and come back next round.

>>3822680
I am sad to see you leave. Can you skip this round and come back for the next?

If you cannot, good luck with any and all IRL projects that require your time :-)

>>3822680
Why? I like your dishes and your photos?

I bet 5 dollars stfu- wins.

Anyway, don't close the contest yet, I'm cooking now D:

Captacha: The Risottos

What are you trying to tell me ._.

NO TIME FOR VERTICAL. Here! It's a pan-fried cumin and paprika coated tuna served over a bed cold udon noodles.

- Marinate Tuna in a mixture of cumin, paprika, salt, pepper and a dash of mirin, just enough to make the mixture stick onto your tuna.
- Pan-fry the tuna and once it's done, set aside to let it rest.
- Slice the tuna against the grain, coat lightly with a sauce made from lemon juice, wasabi and soy sauce.

- Boil noodles, once done. Rinse under a cold tap until they're cold.

- Prepare a sauce with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (or buy the pre-mixed version of cold-yakisoba sauce) Mix with noodles.

- Steam re-hydrated shitake mushrooms until they're soft.

- Assemble dish, garnish with lemon zest, chives and mushrooms.

>>3823825
Looks great! You're always posting your dishes at the last min lol !

>>3823831
Well, this week has been particularly hectic, I have a cold..then you pile on presentations, assignments and exams in the near future and you start doing everything very last minute because you were literally doing some last minute work for something else before this minute started ticking.

I've written 20,000 since Friday and I've averaged 4 hours of sleep. Time to go to bed before my brain starts shutting down and I start shit posting.

>>3823641

Looks like we'll be leaving the thread up for another day so people have time to check out your submission and vote.

I'll post the new challenge thread tomorrow night as well as announce the winner of Round Eight (and their perk for Round Nine...)

>>3823825
Presentation: 2.5/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 2/5
Total: 12.5/20

What are you doing...(?)

>>3823868
>Challenge Goals: 2/5

Why.jpg

Hell's Kitchen - Lobster (A seafood) spaghetti - Appetizer
Mushroom Risotto - Appetizer

Tuna + Udon + Mushroom = Not an appetizer?

>>3823017
>>3823287
>>3823329
Thanks dudes.

The tl;dr is things happen and I'm unable to contribute regularly for a while. Good luck and keep having fun

>>3821066
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18/20

>>3821545
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14/20

>>3822128
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 2/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 12/20

>>3823825
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 3/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 4/5
Total: 14/20
A bit too arranged and the portion is somewhat large. I pretty much had this as a meal the other day (tuna tatake and ice soba).

>>3823825
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 3/5
Total: 16/20

>>3820401
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20

I would like to see the following challenges in this contest: Food Gore, Vegetarian (vegan for hardmodo), and another roll for it challenge like the regional challenge. That is all, I just want to see one of those things in this challenge.

This is kinda dumb, isn't it? I mean... f'realz.

>>3824584
It inspires folks to cook things they normally wouldn't and gives us new OC. I don't think that is dumb. I look forward to seeing what people decide to make every week.

>>3821066

Those shrimp look delicious! Im going to try to make it someday
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 19/20

>>3822128

Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18/20

>>3823825
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18/20

Wanted to rate the tastiest looking ones

>>3824591
I retract my statement. I s'pose if you pull out the rating, winning, losing etc and just take it for the OC, it's pretty glorious, really.

>>3824766
yeah, that is the part I like too.

>>3824766

Most of the other stuff seems to just be incentive to participate, the OC is what counts

bump for votes

bumping for votes