Since its completion, the National Exhibition and Convention Center of France is the designated exhibition hall of the Paris Agricultural Competition, which will gather representatives of the top agricultural production, processing and sales enterprises in France, Europe and the world every autumn since its completion, and will also attract experts, investors and gourmets in the field of high-end agricultural products from all over the world!

After nearly 150 years of development, the Paris competition has become a vane for the selection of the world's top agricultural products, and any certification and recommendation from the organizing committee of the competition means that these agricultural products and processed products have a place in the international high-end market!

Taking the most popular wines as an example, more than 4,000 wineries from all over the world bring tens of thousands of wines to the exhibition every year, but only a few wines can win awards, and the competition can be imagined.

Although Xiao Feng has enough confidence in 'Xiao Family Wine', he is still a little nervous in the face of the challenges of many old wineries. After all, the more he learned about the history and scale of the Paris competition, the more cautious Xiao Feng's heart became.

In Xiao Feng's plan, other products are not enough, wine and steak have to be shortlisted for the final competition unit, and finally win the award, so that Xiao Family Winery and Jinghu Ranch can make a name for themselves internationally.

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Before coming to the convention and exhibition center, Xiao Feng called the Frenchman Pierre, and the two sides made an appointment to meet at the meeting place, and Pierre took him to visit the convention and exhibition center.

Xiao Feng also did not expect that Pierre would be one of the independent judges of the Paris competition, if he hadn't sent an invitation to Xiao Feng via email. Xiao Feng would not have thought of coming to the exhibition, after all, Xiao Feng and the high-level of the Jinghu system were both halfway monks; of course, Xiao Feng would not have known that Pierre was the inspector of the 'Michelin Institute', and the three-star evaluation of the 'Xiao Family's Private Restaurant' started with Pierre.

When Xiao Feng arrived in Paris, he once brought two bottles of 'Xiao family wine' to Pierre's house as a guest, and he did the courtesy.

Today, Xiao Feng came to the Convention and Exhibition Center for the first time, and Pierre naturally became Xiao Feng's guide.

For Pierre, who had been to Ginkgo Village before. He was very impressed by the excellent food and high-end ingredients, and he tasted the 'Xiao Family Wine' brought by Xiao Feng with some wine tasters in the past two days. It's even more amazing!

In the eyes of some independent judges such as Pierre, the exhibitors of the Jinghu system will have the potential to shine in this competition and become shining stars!

Therefore, Xiao Feng came to the Convention and Exhibition Center. Naturally, Pierre wanted to do his landlord's friendship.

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"Old skin. I'm really bothering you!" Xiao Feng and Pierre hugged for a while. Thanks were given to him.

Although independent judging cannot have a decisive impact on the organizing committee of the competition, it is always easier to do things if you have acquaintances. At least the booth location of the 'Mirror Lake System' will not be too bad.

Don't think that Western societies are 100% in accordance with the spirit of contract, laws and regulations, in fact, they also have all kinds of human relationships, but sometimes they are more subtle.

"Bringing better produce to consumers is the purpose of the competition!" said Pierre, waving his hand: "The variety of wonderful food in Ginkgo Village is impressive, and we are just pushing the boat!"

The experience of Ginkgo Village made Pierre full of confidence in the various ingredients produced here, and gave a lot of help in the declaration of the Jinghu system.

In fact, Pierre's efforts were not in vain, as the Mirror Lake system not only became a participant in the Paris competition, but also made a stunning appearance in front of many independent judges.

After greeting for a while, Pierre began to take Xiao Feng to visit the convention and exhibition center, which also allowed Xiao Feng to get close to the top European and American agricultural products for the first time.

Unlike the products selected by the 'Jinghu System', most of which are secondary products and deep-processed products, many of the exhibits of French agricultural enterprises are primary agricultural products, so their booths need to be built in advance and need more space.

For example, Xiao Feng saw that many exhibitors brought live cattle, live pigs and all kinds of poultry, and the whole convention and exhibition center was full of the unique atmosphere of a country farm, which was incompatible with the fashion characteristics of Paris.

However, Xiao Feng usually spends his time on farms and pastures, so this atmosphere makes him feel very cordial and listens to Pierre's introduction with interest.

In addition to the usual exhibits, Xiao Feng is still quite concerned about goose for foie gras, after all, it is also a very important part of French cuisine.

Foie gras is the liver of duck geese, because of its rich nutrition and special effects, it makes it an ideal food for blood nourishment and health, and Europeans will foie gras (French: Foiegras, literally translated: fatty liver) with caviar and truffle as "the world's three major delicacies".

Foie gras is not actually a French patent, the ancient Egyptians have long discovered that wild geese eat a lot of food before migrating and store energy in their livers to adapt to the needs of long-distance flights, and the wild geese caught during this time are also the most delicious.

Dating back more than 2,000 years, the Romans discovered the taste and joy of eating foie gras.

At first, they were eaten with figs and presented to Julius Caesar, who regarded them as a delicacy. Later, it spread to Alsace and the countryside of southwestern France, and gradually people began to use foie gras to make zuò aspicnic and meat sauce, and eat it with French bread, which is both convenient and approachable.

It was not until the reign of Louis XVI of France that foie gras was presented to Louis XV at the court, and after tasting it, it was loved by the king and became famous and praised by many famous writers, musicians and artists of the time.

It's easy to say that you're not really tasting French cuisine without eating foie gras, and almost no one can resist the melt-in-your-mouth taste of foie gras at 35°C, whether it's Julius Caesar's favourite foie gras with figs or foie gras served with toast in brunch.

Some say that the rich taste of foie gras is like a wet kiss, while others say that it is a sinful temptation.

Foie gras is a famous dish with exquisite selection of ingredients, and the raw materials are not easy to come by. The first is to carefully select geese or ducks born in the spring and feed them in a "cramming" style with a mixture of wheat, corn, fat and salt, stuffing at least 1 kg of feed per day for at least 4 weeks until their livers are stretched, which typically weigh 700 to 900 grams.

In addition, the colour of the foie gras is also important, injured or damaged foie gras is not used, only those pure foie gras can be called "FoieGras" ("foie gras" in French).

However, even if a good foie gras is selected, it is important to preserve it. In general, fresh foie gras can only be stored for 24 hours at a temperature between 0 and 2 degrees.

Pure 'French foie gras' is scarce and expensive under all these harsh conditions, and yesterday Xiao Feng enjoyed a small serving of foie gras in the hotel restaurant, which sold for as much as $50!

Therefore, Xiao Feng is still quite concerned about the situation of foie gras.

However, this does not mean that Xiao Feng will start the production project of 'French foie gras' at Xiaojia Farm, after all, the demand for foie gras in China is not high, and the cultivation is more troublesome and requires more labor, which is a bit more than worth the loss.

After visiting the foie gras exhibition area, Xiao Feng came to the part of the area he was most interested in, that is, the beef cattle exhibition area.

This time, due to the time and journey, the 'Mirror Lake System' could only be airlifted to Paris with slaughtered beef through guò refrigeration equipment, which is still a certain gap between other exhibitors who come to the venue with live cattle.

Of course, when the 'Mirror Lake System' has enough experience next year, it will be able to make all kinds of preparations in advance for this purpose, and strive to bring the top Angus beef cattle from the 'Mirror Lake Ranch' to Paris.

Xiao Feng took a look at it, and beef cattle manufacturers from France, the Netherlands, Spain, the United States, Dongying, Australia and New Zealand and other countries brought many breeds including Flo cattle, Angus cattle, Wagyu cattle and many other breeds, which was eye-opening for Xiao Feng.

However, compared with Guò, Xiao Feng still felt that the Jinghu beef cattle that ate the space grass and drank the space spirit spring were larger and more muscular.

According to technical statistics, the weight of the 15-month-old calves slaughtered in Jinghu Ranch has reached at least 1200 kg, which is much higher than the standard of 800-1000 kg in ordinary pastures. And because the beef cattle in Jinghu Ranch are all free-range, the proportion of muscle groups is more perfect, and the net meat rate is also quite good, which is also an important reason why the average selling price of Jinghu Angus cattle is as high as 10 US dollars/kg!

As for the big bulls kept for breeding in the Jinghu Ranch, the average weight has reached 1,500 kilograms, and it runs like a small tank. After a series of studies on the cattle herd in the pasture, Ma Wanli and others came to the conclusion that the Angus cattle in the pasture have a tendency to evolve into an independent cattle breed.

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For a whole day, Xiao Feng, under the leadership of Pierre, walked around the entire French National Exhibition Center, and finally understood the basic situation of this grand event. In the next two days, Xiao Feng and Xiao Tao and others will work hard to build the booth of the 'Jinghu System' and start the public display stage of the competition.

In order to cope with this competition, the 'Mirror Lake System' has airlifted tons of various ingredients from China, and they will exude their charming taste for the first time in a foreign country.

With a variety of top-quality ingredients from 'Xiao Family Farm' and 'Jinghu Ranch', 'Xiao Family Private Restaurant' has been recognized by the 'Michelin Institute' as a three-star restaurant. This also means that the charm of food knows no borders and races, as long as you find the right entry point, you can often get twice the result with half the effort!

Xiao Feng is convinced of this!(To be continued......

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