Chapter Thirty-Nine: Sharp
The feast prepared by the Lin family is very rich, with a wide variety, full of color and taste, authentic and superb, and it takes a lot of effort for Lu Hong to recognize it.
There are Parisian cabbage, cabbage mint, white wine French snails, betel nut pork ribs pot, frozen eggplant, fried fresh shellfish with foie gras; In addition, there are pasta dishes such as cocoto sauce, French bread, French toast, etc.; Soups include French onion soup and French cauliflower soup...... Wait a minute.
There are so many tricks that Lu Hong and Chen Yuyan are dazzled, it is not the first time they have eaten Western food, but in the face of such an authentic and rich French meal, it is the first time that the eldest girl has been on the sedan chair.
To be honest, Lu Hong doesn't like Western food very much, especially the etiquette at the Western table, which may seem like a model of elegance in the eyes of others, but in his eyes, it is a thing that has nothing to blame.
There are too many things to pay attention to at the western table, such as when sitting, the body should be upright, the elbows should not be placed on the table, the feet should not be stilted, and the distance from the table is better to facilitate the use of tableware. Don't mess with the utensils that have been set up on the table. Fold the napkin in half and gently place it on your lap.
In addition, when using a knife and fork to eat, take the knife and fork from the outside to the inside, holding the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand; When cutting something, hold the food with a fork in your left hand, and hold a knife in your right hand to saw it into small pieces, and then use a fork to put it in your mouth. When using a knife, the blade should not be facing outward. When putting down the knife and fork during the meal, it should be arranged in a "eight" shape and placed on the edge of the plate. The blade is facing you, indicating that you will continue to eat......
The most important thing is that you should not put too much food in your mouth every time, and you should not speak while chewing, let alone take the initiative to talk to others. Eat elegantly. Shut up and chew, drink soup without sipping, and eat without making a sound. If the soup or dish is too hot, you can wait for it to cool before eating, and you can't blow it with your mouth. Do not spit out the fish bones and bones in the mouth, cover your mouth with a napkin or gently spit on the fork, and put them on a plate.
So many "can't", for a Chinese man who is accustomed to gobbling up meat and drinking a lot, eating Western food is simply a living torment, a painful torture!
Lu Hong had only visited a few Western restaurants with Qin Hui in the past because of his greed for freshness, and like Chen Yuyan, he only knew some rules. If he had been asked to know so many rules, he would not have been able to say it.
Now he has no fear in the Lin family, and he relies on the library that is scanned and stored in his brain, and there is no shortage of content introducing Western food etiquette in many books, which is why he was not stunned when he sat down just now.
He ate very slowly, demonstrating various movements one by one like a textbook, in order to take care of Chen Yuyan next to him.
Chen Yuyan was surprised, she didn't forget Lu Hong's instructions, after taking a seat, she didn't talk much, and she didn't dare to eat much, every time Lu Hong made a move, she followed suit, and didn't dare to overstep, so she didn't make any mistakes.
Seeing the movements of the two, Han Bing was finally relieved, although he was surprised, he also endured the doubts in his heart and accompanied the master to dinner.
The uncles and nephews of the Lin family were a little puzzled, looking at Lu Hong's behavior, it was more standard than them, this is an action that ordinary children can make in the face of French dinner?
Lin Zizhi buried his head in a muffled meal, Lin Ge was even more old and hidden, and after his eyes showed a strange light, he regained his calm, talked and laughed, talked about a few small topics, and talked with everyone.
In his heart, he glanced at Lu Hong, and was a little suspicious of whether the other party was from a rich family and hid his identity to study here.
After eating most of it, Lin Zizhi remembered something, stood up, leaned over to get the red wine on the table, pulled out the cork, and said with a smile: "This bottle of wine has already woken up, do you want to drink a little?" ”
The so-called decanting refers to a bottle of red wine that has been dusty for many years, and there will be a peculiar smell when it is just opened, and then it is necessary to "wake up" the wine. Pour the wine into a delicate decanter and leave it for about 10 minutes, and the smell of the wine will dissipate. Wine decanters are generally required to have the largest contact area between wine and air. When the wine is fully oxidized, the rich aroma is revealed. This process can be extended, preferably an hour, to create an atmosphere full of aromas.
"Mr. Lu, do you drink?" Lin Zizhi asked Lu Hong.
Lu Hong's sharp eyes saw the logo of the wine bottle, shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "petrus1995? Hehe, Mr. Lin, I am fortunate enough to come across this kind of good wine, wouldn't it be worthy of its fame if I didn't drink a glass? ”
Everyone was stunned, except for Chen Yuyan, several people were born in wealthy families, and they were no strangers to the brand of Petrus, but they didn't expect Lu Hong to be able to tell its name at a glance.
Their surprise was even deeper.
Lin Ge smiled and said, "It turns out that Mr. Lu is also a lover of wine? ”
Lu Hong said with a smile: "I can't say I like it, I'm just a little concerned." This petrus is known as the king of red wines, and it is produced in the Bordeaux Treasure Long production area in France, and the price is very expensive. This bottle was produced in 95 years, and it costs about 20,000 or 30,000 yuan a bottle in China, right? Ha, I didn't expect us to be lucky enough to drink this kind of wine. Thank you Mr. Lin for your hospitality. ”
Twenty or thirty thousand?
The uncles and nephews of the Lin family and Han Bing looked as usual, only Chen Yuyan was startled, her annual expenditure was only twenty or thirty thousand, but she didn't expect that a bottle of wine on the table was comparable to their annual consumption. This...... Is this how the life of a rich family is?
At this moment, she even had a little hesitation, and could only stare at Lu Hong's usual face in a daze.
Lu Hong's heart was not calm, and the look of calm on his face was all pretending to be forced. In fact, he couldn't wait to shout in his heart: "Xiaoba, you are so great, without you, I can only be a man with my tail between my legs today." Of course, I wouldn't have dared to come here without you! ”
Yes, Hachi is in hand, and I have it in the world!
With the knowledge in his head, he is not afraid of anything.
Lin Ge became more and more satisfied with Lu Hong, and said with a smile: "I am better at wine, I have collected a batch of red wines, and I have specially built a cellar to store them. ”
"Cellar?" Lu Hong was slightly stunned, glanced at everyone, remained silent, and said, "Red wine is good, as far as I know, American personnel have found that red wine helps to resist pneumonia, and people with smoking addiction often drink a glass of red wine, which is beneficial." And British researchers have found that resveratrol, an antioxidant in red wine, can also fight inflammation in the body. In short, there are many benefits. ”
These few sentences frightened several people in the audience, especially the term resveratrol, which made people unbelievable.
Lin Ge was the first to wake up from his astonishment, and laughed: "It's just a hobby, but I didn't expect it to be good for the body, Mr. Lu is a caring person!" ”
Lu Hong smiled faintly, picked up the tall crystal wine glass with red wine in front of him, gestured to everyone, looked at it, leaned to the end of his nose, sniffed, reveled for a moment, and then took a small sip, put it in his mouth, and turned it a few times with his tongue, and then swallowed it.
"Good wine!" He gave a thumbs up.
It seems to be relaxed and casual, but his series of behaviors contains several necessary actions, the first is the specification when serving wine, because it is red wine, in order to avoid destroying the taste of red wine due to the temperature transmitted in the hand, so the hand part can not touch the stomach of the wine glass, but use the thumb, index finger, and middle finger to pinch its high feet, and the little finger is against the bottom of the high feet to rely on.
To look at the wine is to look at its sultry red, that is, to watch the wine; To smell the wine is to taste its aroma; The red wine stays in the mouth, and the tongue swirls before swallowing, so that the senses can adapt to its taste, and the drink will have an endless aftertaste.
As soon as Lu Hong's actions came out, the real French gentleman came, and he could only be dumbfounded and had nothing to say.
A Western meal ended in Lu Hong showing his edge.
Next, to kick off the purpose of this trip, it is time to enter **.
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