Chapter 281: The Palace Banquet (10)
As he spoke, the cook walked over, picked up the moss and put it on another prepared table, along with the red cloth he had put on it. Then, he chose two other knives and began to dispose of the dead moss in front of everyone.
His knife was so fast that people couldn't see how he did it, and they saw the moss gradually change:
First, a layer of fur disappeared from head to tail, revealing the flesh on the moss. Instead of being bloody, it was an extremely attractive pink, and the mossy body looked like a skinned rabbit at first glance.
Then, the cook changed his knife again, and saw that he quickly removed the bones from the moss's body piece by piece, but did not damage the shape of the moss in the slightest.
Soon, the empty plate next to it was filled with the bones that had been removed. Miraculously, these bones are jade-colored, because there is no trace of flesh left on them, which makes the bones look like a plate of jade bones.
"Well, it smells!" Someone sniffed and said.
Shu Jin also frowned, this smell is like meat, but it doesn't look like, it seems to be from the moss, but it smells very tempting.
Ignoring all the chatter, the cook finished deboning, changed another knife, and barely moved, and in the blink of an eye the whole boneless moss was cut into thin slices and put on a plate, and then, with the plate, came to the fire.
By this time, the water in the cauldron was just boiling.
As soon as the Qianguo chef raised his hand, a plate of moss meat was poured directly into the boiling water.
With the bubbles in the water, pieces of moss as thin as cicada's wings floated up. Then slowly start to roll. The cook took the white porcelain plate prepared in advance, and a pair of long chopsticks, and quickly picked up two pieces of rolled moss and put them on the plate.
The envoy of the Qianguo country stood up. I walked up to the cook, took my chopsticks, picked up the plate and put the moss in my mouth.
"Well, it tastes just right!" The envoy swallowed the moss in his mouth, a look of aftertaste, and then nodded at the cook. The cook puts the remaining piece of moss in his mouth and chews it. Then I started to put the slices of meat on the other plates.
Then the envoy turned his head to Qi Yan and the others:
"Your Majesty, please, start tasting."
The envoy's behavior is obvious, not that he is in a hurry to grab this mouthful of moss to eat, but to show up and say. It means that there is no problem with this moss. He and the cook had eaten it, and they were all right, so that other people could eat it.
Qi Yan nodded slightly, and the chief eunuch clapped his hands. Immediately, a palace maid stepped forward. Plates of moss meat were brought to everyone's table.
Even though the envoy and the cook had tried it, the chief eunuch still tried it with a silver needle, and then put another piece in the entrance to make sure that there was no problem, and then presented it to the emperor.
Qi Yan picked up the meat and put it in his mouth, and then couldn't help but squint his eyes irritated by the delicious taste.
The emperor ate them all. The people next to him had no problem, Yong Lao directly picked it up and put it in his mouth.
"Hmmm! Delicious! "For good food. Yong Lao absolutely did not hesitate to appreciate.
Shu Jin was also divided into two pieces, so he also raised his chopsticks to taste it.
It wasn't anything she'd ever eaten in her previous life, so she didn't know what to compare it to. But, really, it's very, very delicious.
"This cook's knife skills are really powerful, Jin girl, what do you think?"
Yong Lao asked.
"I don't have the same powerful knife skills as him." Shu Jin answered Yong Lao very honestly. Hearing this, Yong Lao nodded, stopped talking, and went to taste another piece of meat.
Shu Jin saw that Yong Lao was no longer speechless, and thought to himself, isn't it, if he said that his knife skills are not as bad as the cook, Yong Lao will let himself go over and compare with him?
However, Shu Jin's knife skills were indeed inferior to that person, which reminded her of the Ku Ding Jie Niu Knife she had heard of in her previous life. Compared to cows, this moss is easier to handle, right?
The moss was the size of a cat, and even if the meat was cut as thin as a cicada's wings, there was not much, except for the high-ranking ministers and the envoys who each got two slices, and some people were not even qualified to eat it, so they ate it quickly. When all the people who had been given the meat had eaten it, they were full of praise for the taste of the meat.
"In ancient times, there was a cook to solve the cow, today there is this chef to solve the moss, this moss meat is delicious, and the skills of the master are even more breathtaking, it is really an eye-opener for us!"
"Yes! Oh, yes! ”
The courtiers of the big performance nodded in praise, obviously making the envoys and chefs of the Qianguo very satisfied.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, what do you think of this moss?" The envoy asked.
"This meat tastes really delicious." Qi Yan said.
"Then what does Your Majesty think of our cook's skills?"
"Well, the master master is very skilled." Qi Yan replied.
"Then please give your majesty the ink treasure, seal this moss as the first delicacy in the world, and seal this chef as the first chef in the world." The envoy said proudly.
"This ......" Qi Yan was stunned for a moment, but he was silent.
If this is an envoy begging for a reward, it is understandable, but if it is the first in the world like this, it seems a bit excessive, right? What's more, it is not appropriate to ask the emperor to personally write down the first in the world.
The emperor is the Son of Heaven, and everything they personally wrote is almost comparable to the Holy Decree, and ordinary officials of the Sixth Rank have to kneel when they see it. Therefore, the emperor must be cautious when giving ink treasures.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, don't you think that the delicacy and the skill of the cooks are worthy of this title?" Seeing this, the envoy pressed and said.
This posture made the people of the Great Performance Dynasty unhappy, although Qi Yan was still calm, but he was obviously not as happy as just now.
"Whew!" Everyone was waiting for the emperor to make a decision, when suddenly someone sneered. People followed the reputation, and saw that the person who made this voice turned out to be the second princess Qi Yuan behind Concubine Lan.
Looking at the person who made the voice, Shu Jin suddenly thought of hearing the last sentence that Qi Yue said to Zuo Sisi, and always felt that the purpose of Qi Yuan's sudden interface at this time was not so simple, I was afraid that it was related to himself. Thinking about Shu Jin, he woke up.
Qi Yuan saw that everyone's eyes were attracted by him, and immediately smiled:
"It's just a beast in the mountains, just a few knife skills, do you dare to claim to be the best in the world? I don't know how thick the sky is! ”
This was not polite, and the envoy and the cook changed their faces on the spot, and the faces of the envoys were also difficult to look at.
"Yuan'er, don't be rude." Qi Yan said, but there was not too much harsh in his tone. Obviously, he is happy to see his daughter's arrogance in suppressing the envoys.
Qi Yuan also discovered this, so she said coquettishly:
"Originally! This moss beast tastes good, and the master's skills are also good, but it is too exaggerated to call it the first in the world. When it comes to cooking, there are masters in our hall! is the first in the world, how can it not be the turn of the master of the country! ”
When Shu Jin heard Qi Yuan's words, he said in his heart: It's here! (To be continued......)
PS: Dear friends, a new month has begun, everyone should have a new atmosphere of health.
I used to stay up late and always felt that it was okay, but now I realize that my body is really not that strong. Everyone should cherish themselves, exercise more, eat healthily, don't stay up late, don't stay up late, don't stay up late, and say important things three times. Just sauce~~