Second Try

 This is part two of the previous post. I got some feedback from some friends on the last posting. They pointed out that since I don't know what surface I'll be presenting on, the clear plate might distract the judges away from the colors of the food. Also the round plate wasn't as successful with the bowl of fish sauce.

One thing about being a good chef is being able to adapt to make your dish or presentation better so I was open to changing it. I decided on a square plate instead and also a smaller sauce plate so it can fit on the main plate. I think it looks more organized that way.

I tried my mom's technique of pushing the shrimp chips down but they only worked for some of them. Most of them still curled up, especially the colored ones. I found the six best ones for the audition but this batch is the second best six. If I remember correctly, there's two red ones, a green one, and three white ones so it should be colorful.

I'm content with the dish the way it is now. Kelvin suggesting adding lines of Sriricha sauce on the bottom sides of the plate so that the red color makes it pop. Also it can be added to the fish sauce for some extra heat. I'm still contemplating on that part, or maybe little dots. It's going to be a last minute decision for me.