Chapter 262: A Rare Peace

Although Corsica is part of France, it has an almost completely different culture and food habits from France. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis has a lot to do with the history of Corsica itself. The first to rule Corsica were the Carthaginians. They discovered the island more than 300 years BC. Although at that time there were already original inhabitants of the island. But they occupied and ruled Corsica. It's just that they didn't exist for long. Corsica was then looted by the Romans.

In the centuries that followed, the head of Corsica changed its banner. Due to its geographical location, it has become the object of competition among major forces. Pisa, ******, Aragon...... and other European powers at that time, all of which ruled the island. Finally, in the eighteenth century, Corsica was forcibly annexed to France and became part of France.

Of course, Corsica has not been at peace during this time. In 1794~1796, the British occupied it, and in 1942~1943, it was briefly occupied by Germany and Italy. The turbulent years have given Corsica a unique cultural scene. Of course, this also includes eating habits.

Even some of Corsica's culinary specialties have been introduced into French cuisine. Hou Dasheng, who has a special hobby of food and cooking, arrived in Corsica, and it was naturally impossible not to have a big meal. What he is doing today is his favorite Corsican specialty, veauxauxolives.

veauxauxolives, roasted veal in olive oil. But Hou Dasheng didn't use a completely Corsican method to make this dish, he used a certain Chinese method. For example, pickling. Hou Dasheng first used a small amount of black peppercorns, salt, some chopped onions and a little chicken essence, and finally smeared some red wine and marinated.

Then preheat the oven to 220 degrees, put the butter and olive oil in a baking tray and heat it on the stove over medium heat. After the preheating was completed, Hou Dasheng added the marinated veal and rosemary to the baking dish, and Hou Dasheng specially sprinkled some pepper to taste. Cook regularly for 5 minutes, until the beef is golden brown and shrunk.

At this time, butter, olive oil, and some gravy oozing from the meat remain in the baking dish. Hou Dasheng raised his hand and poured the juice from the baking tray into the pot. Keep it warm over low heat while pouring in sherry, butter. The thick sauce with the gravy is ready.

Serve the veal on a plate and sprinkle with the sauce. At the same time, put seven or eight small bread cuts on the line, and put the shredded vegetables on the plate. Hou Dasheng smiled and delivered the plate of olive oil roast veal to Gordon, who was waiting. Gordon was now seated upright, as he would whenever a chef wanted to bring him his own dish to taste.

As a sign of respect for the chef. Hou Dasheng took the plate, slowly put it in front of Gordon and said softly: "Veauxauxolives, Corsica's special food." It's just that I've made some changes based on what I had in mind. For example, some rosemary is added, and some red wine and sherry are added. ”

Gordon nodded, at least the dish was very good in terms of presentation. And the color and aroma are very satisfying to him. Hou Dasheng picked up the meat cleaver and the big fork and slid it "long choking~", and then helped Gordon and they began to cut the beef. When the roasted beef is cut, you can see the tender juices oozing out of the beef.

Hou Dasheng sent a piece of cut beef to Gordon's plate. Smiling and waiting for his tasting and evaluation.

Gordon cut the beef with a knife and fork, dipped some sauce into his mouth, lowered his head and chewed carefully. But then, he didn't immediately make an assessment. Instead, he pointed to the bread and said softly, "Is this eaten with beef?!" ”

"Yes, this dish can be eaten as a main meal." Hou Dasheng said with a smile: "After the beef is dipped in the sauce, it can be put into the gap of the bread." Eat with vegetables. ”

Gordon nodded, then cut the beef and dipped it in the sauce. According to what Hou Dasheng said, stuff it into the gap of the small bread. At the same time, I stuffed some vegetables, and then put the bread in my mouth and tasted it carefully. It was a long time before he swallowed the bread and rinsed his mouth with pure water. Said to Hou Dasheng with a smile.

"Your dish isn't amazing, but it's decent. With the addition of sherry, these are two good points. When marinating, you used red wine, didn't you?! Hou Dasheng nodded, and the connoisseur knew if there was one as soon as he stretched out his hand. Eating it in his mouth, Gordon immediately knew what kind of pickle Hou Dasheng used.

But I saw Gordon smile and said, "You guess you are in a hurry when you are making this dish." And it needs to be eaten right away, so you serve it with a bun and serve it as your main meal. This is also a highlight, and it can be suitable for families to eat together. It is also suitable for a main meal for two. ”

Hou Dasheng smiled embarrassedly, when he thought about this dish, one was to satisfy his appetite. The other is in a hurry. After all, he often had to train with Clara and Shamin at that time, and he didn't have a lot of time. Hurry up and finish eating, rest for a while and continue training.

"Overall, the dish is good!" Gordon smiled and said to Hou Dasheng: "Of course, what I want to see is your more amazing dishes." ”

When Hou Dasheng heard this, he scratched his head embarrassedly: "There was really no way during that time, I was busy with some things." There are a lot of issues to deal with, and there is not much time to calm down and savor the dishes. I was very impressed by this dish, and I went to eat it a few times later. There is also not much time for improvement. So let you down. ”

Now that the dishes were finished, Lisa sat down with a smile. Seeing this, Hou Dasheng cut beef for her. Gordon was also very eye-catching, smiled and picked up his wine glass and said softly: "After eating in a while, you come to the back kitchen." I have something to tell you. ”

Hou Dasheng nodded, while Lisa happily watched Hou Dasheng cut beef for herself. Then with a blink of big blue eyes, he cut the beef into small pieces and sent it to Hou Dasheng's mouth. Hou Dasheng's face flushed, and when he saw Sha Ming, they all turned their heads as if they didn't see it. That's when I ate this piece of beef.

Lisa saw that Hou Dasheng had eaten it, so she happily cut a piece of beef and put it in her mouth and muttered, "It's obviously delicious, Gordon is too demanding......"

Well, Hou Dasheng can only smile bitterly at Lisa's complaints. Lisa's love for him is in his bones. Whatever he did, Lisa felt good. Doing nothing, that's fine too. It's good anyway. There were even times when Hou Dasheng was in danger, and Lisa was worried. But he always tried his best to support Hou Dasheng to do it.

For Lisa, Hou Dasheng is grateful. But he also knew that maybe there was really no way for them to be together. But...... I'll talk about that later. Now, it's just time for Hou Dasheng and Lisa to enjoy. In the corner of the restaurant, Shamin and the rest of the security personnel withdrew. Leaving Lisa and Hou Dasheng more private space.

The narrative between lovers is needless to say. After the meal, Hou Dasheng sent Lisa back to her and Benoit's manor as usual. Then Shaming took him back to the hotel where the fat dog was. Yes, the fat dog did not plan to stay at the manor where Dani and Crane lived. He wasn't used to having elders around.

What's more, everyone brings their families with them. This makes him even more lonely. With the same mind as the fat dog, Hou Dasheng came directly to the hotel where he was staying and stayed. In this way, the two of them can have a good response. Manor, Hou Dasheng has no intention of going back.

"Cook, have you ever thought about going back to China?!" In the bar on the top floor of the hotel, the fat dog looked at the singer on the stage with a bottle of beer and asked softly. Hou Dasheng froze for a moment when he heard this, poured a sip of beer into his mouth and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, I don't even know what I can do when I go back." ”

He put down the beer bottle, looked at the city of Paris at night, and sighed leisurely: "Do I still have a chance to join the army now?!" I don't believe that what I'm doing will be completely unaware of in China. Others don't know jackals and don't know I'm jackals. Certain departments must know. ”

The fat dog didn't speak, he knew that what Hou Dasheng said was the truth. There are also reasons why he did not return to China. Regarding the fat dog's own situation, he never told Hou Dasheng. Hou Dasheng never asked. But the fat dog never returned home, he knew it.

"If you have a chance, you might as well go back and have a look......" The fat dog was silent for a while, leaned back on the chair of the bar and whispered, "You are different from me, I can't go back at all." It is already doomed to die in a foreign land and bury bones in barren mountains. You at least ...... At least you can bury yourself back to your homeland. ”

Hou Dasheng's hand trembled, and he looked at the fat dog and said word by word with great sincerity: "First of all, if you really hang up." I will do my best to send your ashes back! This is what I promised you. Second, don't die so easily. Because I'm still counting on you to send my ashes back in case I hang up. ”

"Hahaha...... Don't mention what you can't send or not, it's bad luck! Say something else. The fat dog laughed, put down the wine bottle and looked at Hou Dasheng and said, "I recently bought a manor in the suburbs, and it looks pretty good." Maybe one day I'll marry a French girl and really settle down here. ”

Hou Dasheng was silent for a while, and asked softly, "What about Vivienne?!" ”

"Cook, you're such a bastard who can't talk......" Hou Dasheng mentioned the name, obviously making the fat dog very unhappy. He put down the bottle and complained, but then sighed lonely: "She?!" Forget it. ”

Hou Dasheng paused for a moment and asked tentatively, "You don't like her?!" ”

"Don't ask so much, I'll tell you when I get a chance." The fat dog glared at Hou Dasheng, and then opened another bottle of beer: "There are a few good venues in Paris, how about it?!" Brother will take you to have a dash tonight?! Rest assured, Lisa definitely doesn't know! ”

"Come on! I went with you last time, but I almost someone. I'm not going to accompany you this time! Hou Dasheng pouted and looked at the fat dog: "You go by yourself, tomorrow I will go to Danny's side to practice with them, I haven't practiced together for a long time." I don't know if the hand is raw. ”

Hou Dasheng talked about Dani, and the fat dog looked at him and suddenly smiled: "Dani...... Hahaha......" (To be continued.) )