Chapter 2112: The Meaning Behind a Meal
"I'm troublesome today." Zhang Lan stroked it and said.
"Deserved, deserved." didn't expect Zhang Lan to be so polite, Wang Lao was a little flattered and said busily.
As the imperial chef of today's Emperor Taishang, Zhang Lan had a lot of dealings with Jiang Lao back then, naturally, Wang Lao had heard a lot of "glorious past" of this Zhang Dagongzi, this eldest young master was a bastard, no one gave face, and even the face of the Emperor was not given back then, although because Zhang Lan swept the face of the Emperor Taishang, the imperial chef Wang did not curse Zhang Lan behind his back, but at this time, the imperial chef Wang did not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction.
"Master Wang, do you have any special dishes today?" Zhang Lan didn't want to be entangled with Chef Wang about these small details, so she asked as she walked towards the elevator.
"Yes, yes," Chef Wang nodded again and again, and did not forget to cast a praising look at the beautiful reception OL beauty, for this OL beauty's approach today, Chef Wang is still very satisfied, at least this girl didn't cause any trouble for herself today, which is very good.
While walking the royal kitchen, Wang said, "This morning, the people below sent a few big yellow eels, the old slave knows that Your Highness likes to eat yellow eels, why don't you make a small banquet for Your Highness today?" ”
The so-called small banquet refers to when only a few people eat, the chef makes a few few dishes for the guests to enjoy, but compared with the big banquet, this kind of small banquet is more to test the skills of the school chef.
Hu Ruoxi didn't care about this, and said with a smile, "Today I came to taste Master Wang's craftsmanship, and we will eat whatever you do." ”
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." Hearing Hu Ruoxi say this, Chef Wang's face was already smiling, and he waved his hand again and again, looking flattered, "It's all Her Royal Highness the Princess's love, how can Her Royal Highness the Princess say it is so good, slave maid I am just a cook, and being able to serve the royal family is a blessing that our Wang family has cultivated for several lifetimes." ”
"Master Wang is too modest," Hu Ruoxi, who is very familiar with this Wang Imperial Chef, said to Zhang Lan, "Actually, Master Wang is best at making puffer fish, but the puffer fish at this time is not delicious, if it is in season, we can come over and try Master Wang's craftsmanship, and you will not forget it after eating it once." ”
While speaking, the girl already has signs of drooling.
The puffer fish is delicious, this Zhang Lan naturally knows, but the name of the puffer fish dish is the danger of this dish.
Puffer fish is poisonous, puffer fish is delicious, but puffer fish needs a special master to make it, of course, even if it is made by a master who specializes in puffer fish, the master has to eat the first bite himself when it is served to the table, in order to show that the puffer fish can be eaten safely. Of course, the puffer fish is also delicious and nourishing, and it is a rare delicacy, otherwise there will not be so many people who have left many stories for the puffer fish from ancient times to the present, so that there is an allusion to "desperately eating puffer fish".
With Hu Ruoxi's identity, it stands to reason that puffer fish, a delicious but dangerous thing, should be insulated from her, but puffer fish is really delicious, when he was the head of the Ouchi Imperial Dining Room, although Master Wang didn't take the initiative to make a puffer fish and send it up, at that time, that is, the current Emperor Taishang was naturally impossible to eat this thing, but several loyal subordinates of the Emperor Taishang were famous gluttons, especially keen on puffer fish. even went directly to the Emperor Taishang to borrow someone, and borrowed the Emperor's imperial kitchen from the Emperor...... With the ability of these people, as long as they want, all kinds of top-quality ingredients are naturally just a matter of words. …,
After testing to determine that it was safe, several gourmets feasted on it, but coincidentally, at that time, it was quite close to the Emperor Taishang, and when he ate puffer fish, he happened to be met by Hu Ruoxi, and naturally ate some, since then Hu Ruoxi knew that the Wang Imperial Chef, who was not good-looking, could not only make a stable imperial meal, but also be good at making these dishes with a certain degree of danger.
Slowly told these allusions to Zhang Lan, and the royal chef Wang who accompanied him all the way was full of red light, what kind of honor is it for an imperial chef to be so praised by today's princess? As an old man, he has served the royal family all his life, and this is worth it.
Zhang Lan has also eaten puffer fish several times, the delicacy left a deep impression on Zhang Lan, and he has never forgotten the deliciousness of puffer fish, but he has been struggling to find a master who can do puffer fish at the level, and he can't taste the top puffer fish feast, and he has always regretted it. But you have to tell me. ”
Master Wang nodded again and again with a red face, as a former head of the imperial dining room, after retirement, he can still be affirmed by the new and old generations, for a chef, this is almost the highest achievement he can achieve, especially Zhang Lan's words, which is already some kind of hint: Old Wangtou, in the future, in this forty-nine city, we will cover you.
With these two people taking care of the Wang family, in the future, as long as the old Wang family is not arrogant and domineering, it can be tolerated, in the entire republic, the Wang family can be regarded as rich and prosperous, which is equivalent to promising his children and grandchildren a piece of "rest with the country" Danshu iron coupon, with such a promise, what else is there to worry about for future generations? He was about to kneel down, and said again and again, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, Thank you, Your Royal Highness." ”
"Master Wang, you're here again," Hu Ruoxi is obviously very uncomfortable with the habit of kneeling at every turn, saying that although Hu Ruoxi was born in the most noble family of the Republic, the education she received since childhood makes this girl very unaccustomed to others kneeling for herself at every turn, in more easy-to-understand words, that is, let such an old person kneel for herself, it will be a long life. Helplessly, he stepped forward and grabbed Chef Wang, threatening, "Master Wang, if you are like this, then we really won't come in the future." ”
"This ...... This ......" Hu Ruoxi's threat was quite effective, and the heart of the Wang Imperial Chef who listened to it suddenly trembled, and his heart trembled, and his knees were a little unable to kneel, coupled with Hu Ruoxi's strength, Wang Dayu stood up, the old man's excited eyes were red, and he saw that the two lines of old tears were about to stay, and his mouth trembled, "Your Royal Highness Princess, your kindness to the old slave, the old slave is really ...... There's really no way to repay it...... Is...... This can make the old slave how good ......"
As he spoke, he wiped his eyes with the corner of his clothes, obviously excited in his heart.
"Okay, Master Wang, you can hurry up and go to the kitchen to get busy," Zhang Lan smiled and gently pushed Wang Imperial Chef, "As long as you take out all your skills to give us a good meal today, there is nothing else to say." ”
Wang Imperial Chef nodded again and again, isn't it, his old bones, and this ability can still enter the eyes of Her Royal Highness the Princess, since Her Royal Highness the Princess loves her old bones so much, then what else is there to say, only by showing all your abilities can you be regarded as worthy of Her Royal Highness the Princess's love.
Again and again, he gave an order to his son, who had been waiting at the elevator door for a long time, and the old man trotted in the direction of the kitchen. …,
"Mr. Zhang, Miss Hu, please come inside." The son of Wang Da Imperial Chef was very nervous and helped Zhang Lan and Hu Ruoxi open the door of a box, and said with some restraint.
Old man Wang's name for Zhang Lan and Hu Ruoxi can be called "antique", Mr. Wang's son is much more modern, at least when talking to Mr. Wang's son, it will not make Zhang Lan feel confused in time and space.
In other words, although Mr. Wang is an imperial chef, but the son of Mr. Wang is not talented in cooking, he is not born with that piece of material, but he is very talented in business, he set up a company in the early years, relying on his old man's identity as "the head of the imperial dining room" There is a cover, and the business is also booming, especially after opening such a private restaurant in the name of his own old man, relying on the connections of this private restaurant, his business is getting bigger and bigger. Now the son of Wang Dayuchu is also a big boss worth billions.
Just let Xiao Wang ...... It's still the king, after all, he's in his fifties...... What Comrade Wang didn't expect was that after the change of dynasty and the smooth transition, his old man was also "smoothly transitioned".
This fact is no less than a bolt from the blue for Comrade Wang!
Growing up in Sijiu City since childhood, Comrade Wang knows too well the cruelty of this Sijiu City, don't look at himself now, he is also a big boss worth billions, but if he doesn't have a strong enough backer behind him, he will be swallowed by those princes and princesses as soon as he turns his head, and there is no scum left!
Fortunately, at this time, Taishang, who has been promoted to the position of "Emperor Taishang", is a very nostalgic person, and takes good care of Master Wang, a chef who has served him all his life, and he is not hesitant to show his tolerance and generosity in this kind of thing today...... For the Wang family, this kind of thing is related to the rise and fall of their family's glory and disgrace, but for Brother Hu, it is actually just a thought in his heart...... With the care of Taishang and today, the old Wang family not only did not decline, but became more and more prosperous.
So we have to understand that seeing Her Royal Highness the princess of the dynasty at this time did not hesitate to condescend to come to his humble shop to dine, the apprehension and complicated mood in Comrade Wang's heart can naturally be understood: Her Royal Highness the princess eats well here today, and tomorrow everyone will know that today the Wang family is still extremely saintly, and he did not "look the other way" because the Wang family has served the Taishang all his life, but will use this subtle way to warn those who covet the Wang family, all of them are honest!
On the contrary, if Her Royal Highness the princess is not satisfied with the food here today, it is estimated that the entire Sijiu City will know about it tomorrow, and the Wang family is simply going against the sky, and even Her Royal Highness the princess will go to cheer them in person, and they will ignore it...... Well, does this old Wang family think that they can go against the sky? Shouldn't the big guy let the Wang family know that this world is still the world of "the people"?
"Lao Wang, you don't have to be nervous," after the tea master who made the tea went out, although he didn't understand why the king was so nervous, Zhang Lan didn't want to eat like this, and said to the king with a smile, "Today we just came out to have a meal with interest, the girl said that the craftsmanship of the old master Wang is authentic, we came here, nothing else, don't think about it, you will suffer from gains and losses." ”
Hu Ruoxi also nodded, signaling that what Zhang Lan said was true, and asked Comrade Wang not to think about it...... We're just out for a meal.
Hearing Zhang Lan's words, Comrade Wang was not relieved, but became more and more nervous......
Let's not talk about whether what the princess said is true, even if what the princess said is true, but Her Royal Highness the princess wanted to come out for a meal, but she didn't expect others, and immediately thought of the old Wang's family, what does this mean? It means that Her Royal Highness the princess trusts the old Wang family very much. Her Royal Highness the princess trusts the old Wang family, doesn't it mean that the current royal family also trusts the old Wang family! …,
Today's trust in the Lao Wang family is of course a good thing for the Lao Wang family, but in the same way, for the Lao Wang family, it also means a heavy responsibility! If Her Royal Highness the Princess is not happy to eat here......
As soon as he thought of this, Comrade Wang sweated down his spine, of course, for the food safety and hygiene of Her Royal Highness the Princess and the concubine eating here, Comrade Wang was the least worried: this matter was the thing he didn't have to worry about the most.
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The members of the Wang family's private restaurant were very disappointed, especially the guests who had arrived today's turn, and were preparing to have a meal in the evening, when they suddenly received a call from the Wang's private restaurant, saying that today the Wang's private restaurant came to the two most distinguished guests, and Mr. Wang wanted to cook for the two distinguished guests.
Those who can have a membership card in the Wang family's private restaurant are those who have a heavenly background and ability in the eyes of ordinary people, and they are naturally very clear about their own weight and Mr. Wang's background. This is what makes the Holy Grace immortal!
Mr. Wang first served the Taishang all his life, but he didn't expect that when the Taishang became the Taishang now, he would be favored by the current family...... None of the people who received the call expressed their opinions and dissatisfaction, but they said that they had nothing to do with it, and after hanging up the phone, they all felt sour: alas, why don't you have such a good life and can be looked at today.
Zhang Lan didn't know that so many things had happened in such a short period of time, the two of them were sitting in the box, Zhang Lan was listening to Hu Ruoxi with great interest about Master Wang's master's skills, and Comrade Wang was waiting cautiously on the side.
The identity of these two guests is really too amazing, although Comrade Wang is worth billions, he does not dare to fake his hands to those well-trained waiters who will never make mistakes on weekdays, personally serving tea and pouring water in the box...... I really can't tolerate the Wang family to make a single mistake, no matter how cautious you are, you should be cautious.
Hu Ruoxi knows Master Wang's skills very well, and she talks endlessly, "In fact, Master Wang is best at Hunan cuisine, especially the 'Zilong Stripping Robe' is my favorite, when I was hungry before, I went to Chef Wang to make 'Zilong Stripping Robe' for me to eat......
Zilong is a Hunan dish, is a traditional Hunan dish with eel as the main ingredient, although the name has the word "Zilong", in fact, this dish has no relationship with Changshan Zhao Zilong, which is seven in and seven out, the name is purely an invisible coincidence, Zilong is a small dragon, which means that the eel is like a small dragon, because its eel needs to go through the process of breaking the fish, deboning, deheading, peeling and other processes, especially the eel peeling, peeling that is, taking off the robe, similar to the ancient military generals taking off the robe, so this dish is named "Zilong taking off the robe".
Needless to say, the deliciousness of this dish is extraordinary as a home-cooked dish, but if it is the "Zilong Stripping Robe" made by those top chefs, it makes people feel like a delicious dish in the world, and they are nostalgic. Zhang Lan really didn't expect that this Wang Imperial Chef was still good at making such a dish, and couldn't help but sigh very emotionally, it seems that this Wang Imperial Chef has a wide range of "dabbling", not only can make famous dishes like puffer fish, but also is good at making Beijing cuisine...... This is also certain, the leaders live in the capital, even if they are not from the capital, but the daily consumption must be based on Beijing cuisine...... I didn't expect to have a hand in Hunan cuisine.
"I can't eat the puffer fish today, but since it's a whole eel feast today, the old man knows that you like this dish, and it's indispensable anyway, right?" Zhang Lan said with a smile.
"That's right." The little girl raised her head with a proud and triumphant face.
"Master Wang?" Zhang Lan turned her head to look at Comrade Wang.
Comrade Dawang is a spirit-agitating person, and when he heard this, he immediately bowed slightly to Zhang Lan and Hu Ruoxi, "Please wait, I will go to the kitchen to have a look." ”
Regardless of whether the old man of his family is ready to make this "Zilong takes off his robe", he must have this dish today.
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ps: Alas, what kind of world, in this crab-ridden Internet time, even a lot of words need to be avoided, so brothers, you can understand why it became Hu Ruoxi, and you know what's going on, right?
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