Chapter 967: A Wonderful Taste
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In the past, Liu Yunxi always hoped to borrow Li Qi's signature as the king of the golden knife chef to promote her dishes, but he was decisively refused, at that time Li Qi did not understand Liu Yunxi, of course, it was one of the reasons, but the most important thing is that Li Qi understands very well that the signature of the golden knife chef is not omnipotent, even if he says it is delicious, many people will not buy your account.
The indifference of the crowd is also a good proof of this.
Those ministers knew that Li Qi had done this, but none of them dared to go up and taste it.
However, there is one person who is different, if he says it well, he will definitely convince the people of the world.
This man is the Emperor!
In these years, the emperor is a god-like existence in the hearts of the people, even if he says that a bowl of white water is the best, no one dares to have any doubts.
In other words, this spokesperson is none other than Song Huizong.
However, you can't say this kind of thing explicitly, you have to have a subtle layout, of course Li Qi will not be stupid enough to be like Liu Yunxi, dragging it like 2580,000, without any gimmicks, not even a trust, he is unprofessional, so that he is half dead.
Obviously, this qiē was all arranged by Li Qi.
Li Qi deliberately put this store at the end, that is, to let Song Huizong taste all kinds of food first, so that he had a feeling of loneliness and defeat in his heart, as if I had not tasted any food in the world, at this time, if he launched a food that he had never eaten before, it would definitely arouse his interest several times, but in order to get twice the result with half the effort, Li Qi first took Song Huizong to drink some sake, which was easy to eat, but it had enough stamina and was relatively lasting. If you have wine to strengthen your courage, it's not a problem, after all, drunk people can cross it, and what else can't be done.
At one step, a gimmick is needed, and this gimmick is naturally this delicious warrior badge, doesn't Song Huizong like to be in the limelight, and Li Qi is to seize his weakness. Put a gimmick here, if you want to be in the limelight, you must stand up, but there must be a momentum, this motivation is in the hype world, it is trust, this trust is, of course, Iga Baichuan, his role is to use words to provoke Song Huizong to come out.
Judging by the current situation. Song Huizong has stepped into Li Qi's trap step by step.
If he was sober, he might have a lot of hesitations and questions, but now that he was drunk, his brain became a little sluggish, and Iga Baichuan was excited, and he immediately stood up.
Liang Shicheng was stunned for a moment, and then glared at Li Qi. Li Qi spread his hands innocently. As if to say, you have nothing to do with me, and I didn't instigate him to go up.
Liang Shicheng didn't have the kung fu to deal with Li Qi so much at this time, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, how can this be done?" ”
Song Huizong smiled, put one hand on Liang Shicheng's shoulder, and said, "Okay!" Aiqing will taste these delicacies with me. ”
Those ministers originally wanted to come forward to dissuade them, but when they heard Song Huizong say this, they swallowed back the words that came to their lips. They don't want to harm the fish in the pond, not only do they not dissuade them, but they hide as far as they can!
The emperor put the dragon claw on my shoulder in front of the Manchu civil and military forces, this- what an honor! Liang Shicheng looked at the dragon claw on his shoulder, tears of excitement flashed in his eyes, and a small one spontaneously appeared, oh no, a wave of courage came out of his heart. hurriedly said: "It is the honor of the villain to be able to taste the food with the emperor, and the villain is willing to go to the sword mountain and the sea of fire for the emperor." At all costs. ”
Li Qi looked at Liang Shicheng and smiled secretly, you have a small wood, what you say now is good, don't spit it out later.
Song Huizong patted him on the shoulder and said, "Aiqing is loyal!" ”
Li Bangyan has already come up, after all, he is the prodigal prime minister, and his thinking is different from ordinary people, he stepped forward and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, you don't care about Weichen competing with you." ”
Where would Song Huizong care, waved his hand, and said, "More people are interesting, Aiqing come over quickly." ”
Cai Jingke is a gourmet, I heard Li Qi say that these dishes are from him, and I was a little eager to try it, but now that I saw Li Bangyan standing up, my heart was even more itchy, and I whispered to Li Qi: "Li Qi, these are really edible?" ”
Li Qi nodded and said: "Master Tai, please rest assured, these are the results of repeated research and development by the lower officials day and night, especially some insects are extremely good for the body of the Taishi after eating them." ”
Cai Jing heard him say this, and beckoned to Cai Juan, Cai Juan hurriedly came over to support Cai Jing, and the father and son walked up side by side.
Song Huizong haha: "I just said it, how can you be missing Cai Yuanchang for such a thing!" ”
Cai Jing said: "There are all kinds of difficult and easy things in the world, and the old minister has encountered a lot, but he just can't control this mouth!" ”
Li Qi saw Gao Yu standing indifferent, moved two small no, and whispered: "Taiwei, don't you want to go up and try?" ”
Gao Yu immediately shook his head like a rattle, and said, "Excuse me, excuse me." I'm already full, and besides, I don't pay much attention to this food. ”
It seems that Yanai has inherited the taste of Brother Yu, but he is afraid of this bug. Li Qi was about to make fun of Brother Yu, when he suddenly heard two people say in unison: "I want to try it too." ”
It was Ilt and Muhammad who spoke, and neither of them was convinced by anyone, but the two looked at each other tacitly, and stepped forward, as if there was a sense of comparison in it.
The more people there were, the more Song Huizong rejoiced, and under the influence of alcohol, he became more excited.
After another while, Li Qi saw that no one stood up again, and he didn't wait any longer. The contestants were decided, namely Song Huizong, Liang Shicheng, Cai Jing, Li Bangyan, Iga Baichuan, Ilte, and Muhammad.
Li Qi walked over and waved his hand at the bartender, who immediately stepped aside and replaced him with standing behind the table, and now the contestants were all standing at the top of the pyramid, and the notary naturally had to have some weight, otherwise he would not be able to control the scene at all.
Li Qi stood behind the long table and asked Song Huizong and the others, "Your Majesty, how many people, are you ready?" ”
Several people nodded at the same time.
"That's good! The competition officially began. ”
The gongs and drums rang out.
Li Qi cleared his throat and said, "I am surrounded by mountains and rivers, and there are countless rivers inside and outside the city. Of course, my first dish is not river shrimp, but compared to shrimp meat, it is not much better, and it is even better than it, and it is known as "flying shrimp" in my hometown, it is locust. The name of the dish is called 'Drunken Flying Shrimp'. ”
No matter how nice your name sounds, it will not be a locust, and it will not become a phoenix. Cai You listened with disdain.
After Li Qi finished speaking, he took seven locusts from the altar and put them in small plates in front of the seven people, but when he saw that the locusts had been removed and were sauce-colored, he did not know what they were. It's tempting, too. Li Qi also introduced: "This dish is made of condiments such as Huadiao wine, Sichuan pepper, and unparalleled in the world, which is made of zuò and mixed with locusts, and its taste is very delicious. You have to savor it, if you swallow it in one bite, it is considered a violation. ”
Liang Shicheng squinted his eyes, and immediately handed Li Qi two resentful glances, and now he has calmed down. Xiao Ye shrank back, looking at the locusts in front of him, cold sweat broke out in his palms, he just wanted to swallow it in one bite, but as soon as this idea came out, he was strangled in the cradle by Li Qi. But there is no way, according to the rules, before the emperor eats it, he must try it first, and he can't escape it. Anyway, it was death, and he thought to himself, why not use this to show his loyalty, so he held the consciousness of death, picked up the locust in the dish and quickly threw it into his mouth, his eyes were closed, his brows were tightly locked, and he chewed it in large gulps.
Song Huizong and the others were originally still waiting to see if any fierce man was willing to test the poison first. But I never thought that Liang Shicheng, who is usually so timid that he would scream at the sight of mice, was brave today and ate it without hesitation. couldn't help but widen their eyes and look at Liang Shicheng in horror.
Exercise! It seems that today's wood is going to be a little demon! Li Qi was also unexpected.
Because Liang Shicheng was eyes closed, he didn't pay so much attention, otherwise he would have to vomit blood, and now all his attention is focused on the food in his mouth, this locust has just entered, his nerves are still tense, but a fragrance suddenly made his nerves relax, and he began to get carried away, devoting himself to this delicacy, his brows gradually relaxed, and his big chewing became a slow chew.
After a while, his eyes suddenly straightened, and he turned sharply, and shouted towards Song Huizong: "Your Majesty! ”
Frightened, Song Huizong took a step back, almost kicked over, and said in horror: "What do you want to do?" ”
Liang Shicheng saw that his recklessness had frightened the emperor, he trembled all over, and hurriedly saluted: "Weichen has scared the emperor, the crime deserves ten thousand deaths, and the crimes deserve ten thousand deaths." ”
Song Huizong breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay." By the way, what did you just want to say? ”
Liang Shicheng was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Your Majesty, this-this locust-really-really?" ”
"What is it?" Song Huizong said nervously.
"It's delicious." Liang Shicheng jumped up with joy and said, "Li Qi is right, this locust is more delicious than shrimp." ”
Song Huizong sighed and said, "Is this true? ”
Liang Shicheng nodded like a chicken pecking rice.
The other six people saw that Liang Shicheng's expression was vivid, and it couldn't be more real, so they put aside the worries in their hearts and began to taste it.
Turns out you didn't eat it! Liang Shicheng reacted at this time, he was actually treated as a guinea pig by others, and he felt good in his heart, thinking to himself, the next dish, I am only the first soldier for the emperor, do you like to eat or not.
The crowd seemed to be shocked by the delicacy of the locust.
The aroma has no trace of fishy smell, the meat is full and delicious, the mouth is full of fragrance, and the unprecedented fresh fragrance hits the tip of the tongue. I think that the world is only delicious!
Cai Jing shook his head incredulously and said: "I didn't expect this locust to be delicious, and the old man can taste this delicacy at a young age, it's enough." ”
Song Huizong was secretly surprised in his heart, but he was the emperor, so he couldn't show it to his heart's content, so he just nodded and said: "This locust meat is as delicious as shrimp meat, but the meat does not have a trace of fishy smell, which is not possessed by river shrimp." ”
Li Bangyan didn't seem to be enjoying it yet, and said to Li Qi: "Li Qi, bring me another one, I ate it too quickly, I didn't pay much attention to it." ”
Depend on! Who can you fool with this! Li Qi smiled: "Don't worry, Zuo Xiang, there will be a few more delicacies later." ”
Li Bangyan thought to himself, taste the others first, and then come back to eat. Ilte, Muhammad and others couldn't help but nod their heads. As for Iga Momokawa. He was originally a to, and he had naturally tasted it before, so he was as shocked as Song Huizong and them.
The people who were watching saw that they were full of praise for the locusts, and they couldn't help but be shocked, and many people began to be eager to try, but unfortunately this competition has begun, and they can only be greedy, which also responds to the couplet "Beauty is bold." greedy for the faint of heart".
It shows that Li Qi is still prescient!
Li Qi first ordered someone to pour a cup for each of them, which is unparalleled in the world. Song Huizong and the others all took a sip, and this first dish made them look forward to the food that followed.
After a while, Li Qi opened the second jar, and a rich fragrance came to his nose, and he saw Li Qi take out a thumb-sized and golden unknown object from the jar.
After Li Qi put the food on their plates one by one, Song Huizong took a closer look. Surprised: "This is not that." ”
Li Qi smiled: "The emperor is right, this is the dragonfly chrysalis." ”
Although he doesn't know how to cook insect delicacies, he has tasted a lot of them before, because these are very special, so his memory is still fresh, in fact, these delicacies are made by Liu Yunxi with his help, Liu Yunxi is very familiar with the taste of every insect. And Li Qi has advanced theoretical knowledge, which can be regarded as a golden partner.
"Dragonfly chrysalis?"
Cai Jing's eyes widened sharply, and he said, "This-this thing can also be eaten?" ”
Li Qi said with a smile: "Taishi doesn't know, this dragonfly chrysalis is more delicious than the silkworm chrysalis, it can be called a treasure, and this dish is also called 'rare dragonfly chrysalis'." ”
Song Huizong read it silently, bent down and took a closer look, but saw that the wings of the dragonfly in the dish had only grown a little, and they had been slightly curled by the explosion, wrapping the chrysalis body. It's nothing, the key is that the dragonfly's eyes are blown up or the boss is staring, and it's really scary to look at it up close.
Song Huizong hurriedly raised his head, took a sip of wine, stabilized his mind, made eye contact with Cai Jing and Li Bangyan, and then looked at Liang Shicheng at the same time.
Expectation is expectation. But this thing is so scary, everyone is palpitating, hoping to throw a stone and ask for directions, speaking of this stone. They naturally thought of Liang Shicheng, who was extremely brave and brave.
Liang Shicheng originally made up his mind that he would never be a white mouse this time, but when he suddenly saw Song Huizong and them looking over, they were about to cry when they were wronged, and nodded their heads with tears, as if to say, the villain understands. Pick up the chopsticks, add the thumb-length dragonfly chrysalis, and scold Li Qi, you kid cut off his head!
Li Qi's heart is like a mirror, and he laughs secretly, if he cuts off his head, then what fun is there.
However, with the first experience, Liang Shicheng was not so scared, he carefully put it in his mouth, and just after chewing twice, he nodded vigorously towards Song Huizong.
Song Huizong said suspiciously: "Is it delicious?" ”
Liang Shicheng nodded first, then shook his head.
Song Huizong's face was even more suspicious, and he said, "What do you mean?" ”
Liang Shicheng grunted, swallowed the food in his mouth, and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this rare dragonfly chrysalis can no longer be described as delicious, it's really amazing." ”
Not to mention, although this wood is small, although the writing is not good, but the body language and facial expressions are quite rich, it is easy to infect the people around you, and it is definitely the best white mouse.
Song Huizong and others saw him like this, where did they still have half scruples in their hearts, they picked it up and ate it, just a bit like shrimp crackers, but when they tasted it carefully, the gap immediately appeared, fragrant, crispy and crispy, and what was even more wonderful was that the chrysalis shell was broken and there was no slag, and it seemed to turn into wisps of fresh fragrance around the tips of the teeth when it was broken, which was a must.
A sip of wine makes it even more refreshing. Song Huizong haha: "This rare dragonfly chrysalis is really a delicacy to drink!" ”
Cai Jing's mouth couldn't close when he ate, and he had a strong aftertaste of the deliciousness.
Ilte was surprised and said, "It's incredible to have such a delicious taste hidden in these usually inconspicuous insects!" ”
The people on the side looked at it drooling, and secretly hated themselves for why they didn't have the courage to take it a try, and wasted such a good opportunity in vain, and now they can only stand in place and stare at it.
However, before the delicacy had dissipated, a visual sense of horror immediately followed, and when Li Qi lifted the cover on the third course, there was an immediate uproar underneath. Song Huizong and the other seven people also took a step backwards unconsciously.
It turned out that the plate under the hood was full of golden caterpillars, with small heads, many legs, flat mouths, and ugly shapes. Don't talk about eating, just looking at it makes people's hairs stand on end. In a circle on the plate, the rice is laid at the bottom, and a red and bright flower is embellished in the middle, but this can't hide the disgusting bug!
This kind of food, you still show a disgusting expression, Lao Tzu is really speechless. This dish can be said to be one of the few dishes among insect delicacies that Li Qi is full of. He said aloud: "This dish is made with creeping sandworms, not to mention its taste, just the nutritional value it contains, it is not inferior to ginseng and reishi, it is the best product, as for its taste, I can only say." I've fallen under its deliciousness. ”
Cai Jing was puzzled: "Is it as good as you say?" ”
Li Qi grinned and said: "Master, I can't afford the crime of bullying the king!" ”
This kid really holds a grudge! Song Huizong glared at him slightly, stepped forward, and suddenly felt a burst of fragrance rushing over, which made him stunned for a moment, and glanced at Cai Jing again. There was a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.
Of course, no matter how fragrant the sandworm is, it can't hide its ugliness.
Their eyes turned to one person again, of course, it was Liang Shicheng. But when they looked over, Liang Shicheng had already started eating, and with the previous experience, he learned to be obedient this time, and he didn't need Song Huizong's eyes to order, he ate by himself, and he enjoyed it a lot. Where can they take care of Song Huizong and them, after eating one, continue to the second, and can't stop talking at all.
Song Huizong was a little puzzled, and looked at Liang Shicheng blankly.
one. Two. Three of a kind. Four.
In the blink of an eye, Liang Shicheng had already eaten four, took a sip of wine, and was ready to continue.
Depend on! You're in your own home! Li Qi hurriedly stretched out his hand to block him. Said: "Tai Lieutenant, this-this plate is just a few, I don't have a backup." ”
Liang Shicheng came to his senses at this time, and his face was dazed. As if to say to myself, I- what am I doing? He hurriedly looked at Song Huizong and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen." ”
Before he finished speaking, Song Huizong raised his hand and said, "Aiqing doesn't need to say it, I understand." Saying that, he first sandwiched three of them and put them in his bowl, and he had to start first this year!
Cai Jing was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly started.
Ilte, Li Bangyan and others did not dare to lag behind, and in an instant, this plate of sandworms was completely divided. Muhammad, who was the latest to start, only caught one, not to mention how depressed he was, let's try to do it, don't make yourself like a bandit.
Liang Shicheng looked at the plate of rice, his face was full of regret, this unfinished feeling was really uncomfortable!
The onlookers were all confused, was it really the emperor, the master and the captain standing in front of them?
Song Huizong picked up one, how disgusting it looked, but he still gritted his teeth and put it in his mouth, he never thought that this ugly appearance of the sandworm was super first-class, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant and delicious, making the mouth and tongue relish, and the lips were fragrant.
One into the stomach, it doesn't seem to be enjoyable, and the remaining two on the plate are not even the scum left, but they are still unfinished, but Li Qi has already said before, there is no backup, and he can't help but turn his eyes to Cai Jing's plate again, and see that there is still one left in his plate, and his eyes flash.
Cai Jing is now too interested in this insect dish, because he is old after all, and it is a little difficult to eat mutton and pork, and he can't bite it, but these insects are soft, and Li Qi said that this thing is suitable for him to eat, it is simply tailor-made for him, but the emperor wants to eat it, he can't help it, he handed over the plate, and said seemingly generously: "Your Majesty, the old minister is old, one is enough, and the emperor is invited to enjoy this one." ”
Song Huizong was plagued by gluttonous insects in his stomach, where was there still half a point of the dignity of a king at this time, just a simple foodie, he put it in his mouth and took another sip of wine, which felt really inhumane to outsiders.
I can't imagine that this ugly insect can tempt the first person of the day to such a degree, what kind of delicacy is this, those onlookers, their saliva has already dried up, if there are a few more, they may really faint due to excessive water loss.
It's not fun!
It's so unenjoyable!
Before Li Qi could open his mouth this time, Song Huizong and the others asked Li Qi to quickly uncover the next dish.
It seems that these foodies have finally come to the road, and it is not in vain that I have spent so much effort. Li Qi sings and lifts the cover of the fourth course.
"Bread?"
The crowd exclaimed.
This is really more than the other, and it is unexpected. But under the hood is something similar to a pineapple bun, yellow and white, exuding this burst of creamy fragrance, which is very tempting.
However, compared to the previous dishes, this is inevitably too ordinary and does not fit the theme of this competition!
Disappointed!
Song Huizong himself couldn't have imagined that he would be disappointed that there were no insects under the hood, this is the temptation of deliciousness!
Everyone looked at Li Qi at the same time,
Li Qi said: "Everyone, there is a clear rule in my Great Song Dynasty that you can't slaughter ploughing cattle at will, we should also abide by the law and protect farming, but from today on, we can start eating cattle to our heart's content, of course, don't be nervous, this cow is not another cow, this cow is a snail, and the delicacy of this snail is comparable to abalone and dried scallops." This dish is called a snail baked farmer's bun. ”
(To be continued)