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Chapter 18 Part 3: First Day Culinary School
After the short break Chef Austin gave to his students, he goes back to the room and continues the judging starting with Alfred. He was fascinated by Alfred’s dish.
“Tell me your name and explain your dish to me.” Chef Austin said.
“I’m Alfred Santiago, and my dish right here is based on one of the famous Filipino delicacies which is the caramel tart,” Alfred said. “Just like Conrad did earlier, I also took a risk and modified it.” He continued.
“And what modifications you did?” Chef Austin asked.
“Well, instead of the usual caramel filling, I replaced that with a Dulce de Leche filling, topped with meringue with a salted caramel drizzle,” Alfred replied.
“I see you also changed the shape of the tart.” Chef Austin noticed.
“Well, since most caramel tarts in the Philippines were shaped like a boat, there was less space for me to put the Dulce de Leche fi
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