It is interesting to say that Asian cuisine is dominated by Chinese cuisine and European cuisine is honored by France, and the gastronomic traditions of both countries actually began with the monarch's desire for luxury.

Needless to say, China's successive emperors have given the imperial power endless power for thousands of years, so the enjoyment under the imperial power is also unimaginable to ordinary people.

The culmination of Chinese cuisine should be the Manchu and Han banquets, and Paris, the cultural center of Europe, has also formed a unique luxury culture through the tireless pursuit of luxury by several generations of powerful French monarchs.

In particular, Louis XIV, the Sun King, pushed the extravagant culture to the peak, and during his reign, the entire French high-level paid great attention to banquets and food, and it was during his period that the French food culture quickly opened up several geometric orders of magnitude in Europe.

Eventually, French cuisine became the crown jewel of the entire European culinary scene.

Don't look at the British are now the world's number one power, with unmatched industrial strength, colonies all over the world, and military strength overwhelming. But culturally, they are really no match for the French.

The latest clothing in Paris represents the latest trend in Europe, and the wine that the Parisian aristocracy drinks this year is the unifying hobby of the European aristocracy.

Even Napoleon III's wife's private luggage can become a popular standard in Europe, and the name of the bag master is Louis Vuitton.

Of all the luxuries, gastronomy is the most noteworthy, and the Duke of Newcastle himself is an amateur gourmet, and in his mind French cuisine is already the pinnacle of luxury.

He has even been amazed by the complexity of French cuisine, and feels that it is precisely because of the gluttony of the French that they did not want to forge ahead, missed important historical opportunities, and finally became the second power under Britain.

But today, Chinese cuisine completely refreshed his view, not only the unique taste conquered him, but also amazed him by the cumbersome craftsmanship of Chinese cuisine.

"It takes three days to prepare a dish, and oh my God, what a luxury?" exclaimed the Duke of Newcastle.

"It's nothing!" Liu Dadao said proudly, "It takes half a year to prepare for the Manchu Han banquet, and the flowing water banquet can't be eaten for three days and three nights, compared with the royal style, this dragon and phoenix Chengxiang is just an entry-level one!"

"Eat for three days and three nights?" the British delegates present were stunned.

Xiao Lotian coughed lightly, "Yes, this is not an exaggerated exaggeration, there are 196 cold meat and hot dishes, 124 dim sum tea dishes, and 320 dishes." A full set of pastel longevity tableware, with gold and silverware, is rich and gorgeous, and the dining environment is quaint and solemn. During the banquet, famous teachers are invited to play ancient music to accompany the banquet, along the elegant style, the etiquette is rigorous and solemn, inheriting the traditional virtues, and serving the school court week, so that the guests will not want to return. After the whole meal, you can appreciate the essence of Chinese cooking, the origin of food culture, and enjoy the supreme ...... of the spirit of all things"

"According to the rules, 320 dishes should be served within three days, which is not only to enjoy the food, but also a ritual, and it is very polite...... Come on, move the chopsticks, this honey pork rib is what I ordered for your guests!"

In Xiao Letian's memory, Europeans and Americans are very receptive to the sweet and sour taste of Chinese food, and the eating habits of Europeans are very meat-oriented, so Xiao Lotian specially asked the kitchen to prepare a series of sweet and sour dishes.

Honey pork ribs, sweet and sour tenderloin, barbecued pork...... These meat dishes with a strong sweet taste really easily conquered the stomach of the British, and the British captains basically came to eat for the sweet and sour series along the way.

The ribs with honey sauce are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the knives are all neatly sliced, the Duke can easily use a knife and fork to remove the flesh and bones, when the sauce stained with the bones and meat is refused, the Duke's expression was shocked, followed by an indescribable gesture of enjoyment.

"Delicious! It's delicious! Compared to this dish, our English tonkatsu should be thrown in the trash! I can't imagine your daily life, can you eat such food every day?"

Liu Dadao smiled with a contempt, and said in his heart that you can't find the southeast and northwest if you can eat a honey pork rib, if you taste all the dishes of the Qing Dynasty, you must not forget what your parents' surnames are.

"Haha, Lord Yang, this dish is actually a folk dish in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it is often eaten by middle-class families...... Your Majesty and the Führer, usually only occasionally taste it, and don't eat it often......"

"Don't eat it often, it's just a small dish in a middle-class family?" the Englishman suddenly became uneasy, and the Duke of Newcastle asked with a suspicious look, "Then what does Your Majesty eat on weekdays?

Xiao Lotian put down his chopsticks, "Of course, half of today's dishes are dishes from the Manchu and Han banquets, such as this dragon and phoenix Chengxiang, and there will be a few soup dishes that are the finale dishes in a while, and the Duke has a unique flavor that must be tasted!"

After speaking, Xiao Letian made a color to Liu Dadao, and Liu Dadao quickly shouted loudly, "Serve the soup! abalone stewed pearl cabbage, mussel shrimp soup, West Lake beef soup, ......"

Europeans drink soup differently from Chinese, they prefer to drink soup on a plate rather than a bowl, and the waiter divides the soup for the guests and hosts in order, and the deep plate with strong aroma and heat is gently placed in front of the duke.

"Braised abalone with pearl cabbage...... Please!" Xiao Letian stretched out his hand to gesture for the soup.

In front of the duke was a whole tender and fatty abalone, surrounded by a thick soup, and I don't know what the soup was made of, the color was golden and the smell was fragrant, and the abalone set off was even more attractive.

Grabbing the silver spoon, the Duke scooped a small half spoonful of the soup into his mouth, and as soon as his taste buds touched the soup, an unprecedented sensation of excitement rushed up.

"Oh God! what does this smell like...... It's so ......" he didn't even know how to describe it.

"It's too fresh, isn't it ......" Xiao Letian replied for him with a smile, and when he saw the duke's tongue swallowed in his stomach, he knew that the money-making plan had officially begun.

At this moment, these British aristocrats don't care about their status, and the diplomatic banquet is about a dish that must not be moved three times, whether you use a knife, fork or chopsticks, you can only eat it three times.

For example, the dragon and phoenix Chengxiang just now, although it was delicious, the duke only ate a piece of phoenix tail feathers made of duck meat, and dragon scales made of barbecued pork, and only ate two bites.

And the soup dish is according to the rules, that is, three spoonfuls, the meaning is on the line, this is the diplomatic banquet etiquette common to both the East and the West.

But when this dish of abalone stewed pearls was served, the duke completely broke the rules, and he almost picked up the plate and licked it when he ate three spoonfuls.

"It's rude, it's rude...... Excuse me, can you give me another one?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, this is not the only soup, there is also a mussel and shrimp roe soup for the duke...... There's also West Lake beef soup later!"

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