Chapter 295: The Essence of Food
The palace banquet came as scheduled, and in the Shengping Building, there was a light song and dance, and the sound of the piano was swaying.
After Wen Qihang enjoyed a dance of neon clothes and feathers, he completely lost interest in ancient dances. A group of palace maids dressed in transparent silk clothes stretched out in various postures in the wide hall. Even though he was shivering from the cold, he still maintained a shallow smile on his face.
Especially when Wen Qihang saw the group of uncles here, and even the old guys of the grandfather's generation, looking at a group of palace maids who were only fifteen or sixteen years old, he couldn't help but slander in his heart.
A group of dirt buns who have never seen the world, if they see the steel pipe stripping in the future, they must not immediately spurt blood and die.
"Your Majesty, the food has been prepared, when will I be served?" Seeing that another palace maid stepped forward and was about to start the second dance, she couldn't bear it anymore when she heard Qihang, so she had to go out and play to Zhao Laoer.
In these nine cold days, there are no perfect heating measures, and they are about to be frozen into popsicles when they shrink into this wide hall. It's better to hurry up and finish your business, go back to your own house, and find your own mother.
"It seems that Wen Qing's family can't wait to show off their cooking skills." Zhao Lao Er said with a smile.
"Your Majesty's permission." Wen Qihang didn't intend to explain, but bowed his hand.
"So against Your Majesty, what is your duty as a courtier!" Seeing that Qihang had the intention of persecuting the emperor, one of the generals present asked dissatisfiedly.
Why are there all the pickers there! In this cold day, it's not good to finish things early and go home to warm the kang head for your wife and children!
"How dare Weichen be disrespectful to His Majesty." Wen Qihang arched his hand and explained to Zhao Lao Er. "It's just that the weather is cold now, and once the food is cool, it will not only affect its taste, but also cause harm to the body. For the sake of the health of His Majesty and the generals, it is better to enjoy the food while it is hot, which is the way to maintain health. ”
"General Wang, in terms of food, it's better for us to listen to Wen Jue's advice. Especially in terms of health preservation, Zhao'er's body was able to improve last time, and it was all thanks to Wen Jue's skillful actions. Zhao Lao Er said with a smile.
Zhao Lao Er is in a very good mood today, although everyone suspects that he has another purpose for putting on the palace banquet, and it was even rumored that this palace banquet was the second Hongmen banquet. But none of the generals who were called in were missing. This means that his reign has passed the most dangerous period. So I didn't mind too much about smelling the unsightly state of sailing.
"Wen Qing's family go and prepare." Zhao Lao Er gestured.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Smell the sail and bow down.
As a chef, even if it is an imperial chef, there are not many opportunities to face the saint, but Wen Qihang and the other gentlemen are here after all, and it is impossible to regard them as real chefs, so the gentlemen have a rare opportunity to face the saint.
The gentlemen, dressed in white chef uniforms, held the tray in their hands, and under the leadership of Wen Qihang, they entered the main hall in turn, and after bowing to Zhao Laoer, they carefully placed the dishes in the tray on the case of the generals. Then stand on one side and prepare to explain how to eat the dish.
After all, these generals are the fathers of these gentlemen, and they are naturally much more relieved about the food they serve.
Seeing Wen Qihang and the crowd walking in in a chef's uniform, the corners of Zhao Laoer's mouth couldn't help twitching a few times.
Isn't this a black impermanence with a group of white impermanence! Probably the only difference is that one longer tongue is missing.
"Wen Qingjia, what ........ are you dressed in?" Zhao Lao Er wondered.
"Back to Your Majesty, this garment is a chef's uniform. It's like a soldier has a military uniform, an official has an official uniform, and the chef naturally has his own combat uniform. Wen Qihang explained while placing the dishes on the tray on Zhao Laoer's case.
"Why is this color ........ Oh, I know, it must be a different rank. Zhao Lao Er pointed to the tall hats on the heads of the gentlemen and said, "It's just that why do they all wear such high hats, but Wen Qing you don't." ”
"Your Majesty." Wen Qihang smiled and complimented: "Wearing a top hat is to prevent sweat from dripping into the pot when stir-frying, and it can also prevent hair from falling into the dish." ”
Zhao Lao Er nodded with a smile and said: "Well, it's interesting, don't say it, it's really presentable, just look at the cleanliness of your clothes, you know that this dish will definitely not be bad there." ”
"Your Majesty, please." Smell the sail and lift the bowl on the white porcelain plate.
The steamed pork head meat, accompanied by a few thin slices of cucumber, is placed on a milky white porcelain plate, just the visual color is very appetizing, not to mention the bursts of rich aroma, lingering between the noses.
Zhao Lao Er just sniffed lightly, and he couldn't help but move his index finger.
Wang Jien stepped forward to pick up the bamboo chopsticks and was about to pick up a piece of pig's head meat and eat it, so as to check whether it was poisonous, but he was glared at by Zhao Lao Er viciously, so he had to retreat in a sneer.
Whether or not to test for poison is actually just a process, and the person who really wants to poison will definitely not give the emperor the poison to seal his throat with blood. This will not have any effect at all, so what is generally prepared for the emperor is a chronic poison, and if it is not taken continuously, it will not have any effect.
Zhao Lao Er didn't believe that Wen Qihang would be so stupid, and he didn't believe that Wen Qihang would poison him, the key was that Wen Qihang was too picky.
In a huge porcelain plate, there were only three slices of thin and crystal clear meat.
Zhao Lao Er carefully picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, his eyes slightly closed, so that he could taste it carefully. It's just the squirming of the Adam's apple, betraying his feeling at this time.
When Zhao Lao Er planned to clip another piece, he suddenly found that the pig's head meat on the plate was gone, and he was slightly puzzled, just wanted to reprimand Wang Jien for stealing it, but he thought that Wang Jien definitely didn't have such courage.
Could it be that you can't eat it without realizing it!
Zhao Lao Er was puzzled for a moment, and saw that the generals present in the hall were still unsatisfied. Only then could he sigh lightly, put down the bamboo chopsticks in his hand and said, "It's really delicious in the world!" The people often say that dragon meat in the sky and donkey meat in the ground. I think this dragon meat is nothing more than that. ”
Wen Qihang wanted to laugh very much, but he didn't dare to laugh, so he had to hold back. Eating a pig's head meat, you can actually eat the feeling of dragon meat, it seems that this ancient nobles have indeed only seen pigs running, and have never eaten pork.
"Your Majesty likes it." Wen Qihang said with a smile.
"Wenjue, it's so delicious, why only give three slices, is it reluctant?" As an emperor, Zhao Lao Er wanted to eat, but he was not easy to ask for, and when he saw someone questioning, he was silent, wanting to see Wen Qihang answer like this.
"General Li, don't misunderstand, it's not that Benjue is reluctant, it's just that this dish is too complicated to make, and it took me and all my brothers and friends three days to make a little." The reason why food is food is food is that it is still unfinished, and if it is fed at a meal, it is still a kind of food.
"It's really depressing to hang Lao Tzu's appetite." Old General Li said rudely.
"General Li, don't worry, there are many dishes in the back, you can taste them slowly." Wen Qihang smiled and said with relief.
"Oh, compared to this dish? What does it taste like? General Li asked.
This relationship is still an old foodie! Wen Qihang swore and promised: "Only passing, but not better!" ”
"Okay, up." General Li was excited.
(End of chapter)