Chapter 258: Tofu Feast
"Lord Zhou came to Dai Temple yesterday, Poor Dao just had something to go out, so I had to arrange for the prince and Lord Zhou to stay in the matter of handing over to others, I wanted to see the demeanor of the adult at night, but I didn't expect the adult to have climbed the mountain, until today the poor road had the opportunity to see the true face of the adult, I didn't expect the adult to be younger than the poor road imagined, it can really be said that he is young and promising, and the poor road is here to salute Lord Zhou with a cup!" At this time, I saw Daoist Ziyou, who was sitting opposite Zhou Chong, raised his wine glass and smiled at Zhou Chong.
This Ziyou Daoist had just turned sixty years old, with gray hair and a long gray beard, coupled with a cyan Taoist robe, sitting there really had a bit of the demeanor of a Taoist master. Ziyou Daochang is the temple of Dai Temple, usually manages the incense of the entire Dai Temple, which is equivalent to the abbot in the monk temple, not to mention the level of Taoism for the time being, but he is very proficient in these customs rites sent to usher, and Zhou Zhong is also very happy to talk at the banquet.
"Ziyou Daoist is really too polite, Zhou is just a layman, and he was appreciated by His Majesty by chance, so he got this high position, but Zhou is now walking on thin ice, and he never dares to forget His Majesty's teachings, which is really not as easy as Dao Chang!" Zhou Zhong also raised his wine glass at this time and praised to Daoist Ziyou, everyone is meeting for the first time, and if you want to get close to each other's relationship, you can only use this method of mutual praise.
However, as soon as Zhou Chong's words fell, he heard Zhu Youyi next to him say with a smile: "Wenda, don't think that Zi Youdao can be at ease as a monk, in fact, in order to maintain the livelihood of the Dai Temple, he usually calculates the output of the fields and whether the monthly incense money can meet the expenses in the temple. So don't look at the purple Taoist chief, he is wearing a Taoist robe. But in fact, the things are similar to those of businessmen! ”
Hearing Zhu Youyi's words, he said that he didn't look like a Taoist priest at all. Daoist Ziyou was not angry at all, only to see him smile and say: "Your Highness is right, although our monks claim to ignore ordinary things, but in fact, we are also in the world, how can we completely get rid of ordinary things?" Poor Dao holds the position of Dai Miao Temple Zhu, although he is usually busy and has no time to cultivate, but he can let other brothers and sisters not pay attention to those mundane things, and the Buddhists also say, "I don't go to hell." Whoever goes to hell', although we Taoists and Buddhists are different, they are also common in some places. ”
When he said this, he saw that Zi You Dao Chang paused for a moment and then said: "In addition, for the poor Dao, mundane things are also a test of the poor Dao Dao heart, only by completely seeing the mortal world where we are located, we can completely transcend the mortal world, cultivating immortals to attain the Tao seems illusory, but in the eyes of the poor Dao, as long as the state of mind is reached." Then you will become an immortal and gain the Tao! ”
Ziyou Daoist is worthy of being a monk, and his mouth is extremely profitable. King Heng just said that he was entangled in mundane affairs and had no time to cultivate, but he said so many truths at once, and it was well-founded, which made people have to be convinced, especially the last paragraph, as a Taoist priest, he actually said that cultivating immortals and attaining the Tao is all false, and the so-called cultivating immortals and attaining the Tao is just a kind of detachment in the state of mind, this kind of extraordinary insight and courage, so that Zhou Zhong can't help but admire.
"'The world is full of knowledge, and the practice of human feelings is the article', Zhou, as a worldly person, cannot be as detached from the world as the Taoist, I only hope to be able to understand more worldly knowledge and articles, so as not to be injured in this world!" Zhou Chong was also moved by it at this time, and also quoted a couplet from Dream of Red Mansions.
"Good! What a 'world is clear and knowledgeable, and human feelings are articles'! Hearing Zhou Chong's words, King Heng immediately praised the festival, and at the same time admired Zhou Chong's writing even more.
"Immeasurable Tianzun, Lord Zhou is really extraordinary, these two sentences are really full of human feelings, which is really admirable to the poor Dao!" At this time, the purple Taoist also bowed to Zhou Chong.
Regarding Zhu Youyi and Zi Youdao's praise, Zhou Zhong also hurriedly said a few words of modesty. At this time, Zhu Youyi may also feel that the current topic is a little heavy, so he began to move to other places, such as the tofu banquet in front of him, which is a very good topic to talk about, and Ziyou Daoist is also very familiar with the tofu banquet, and began to introduce the method of each dish to Zhou Zhong and them.
"Lord Zhou, please see, this Sanmei tofu is the essence of our Taishan tofu feast, the reason why it is called Sanmei, is because the whole dish uses three specialties of our Taishan, that is, tofu, cabbage and water, don't look at its materials are very simple, the production process is not complicated, but it is extremely delicious, adults taste it and know the way!" I saw that Zi You Dao pointed to the dish in the middle of the tofu feast and introduced, this Sanmei tofu looks like boiled tofu with cabbage, but it is placed in the middle position, so it can be seen that this Sanmei tofu is definitely not ordinary.
Zhou Chong had heard of the name of Sanmei Tofu before, and immediately stretched out his chopsticks and took a piece of tofu to taste it, and found that the tofu was soft and smooth, and it was also very delicious, and it was indeed worthy of Taishan's signature dish, if it weren't for Zhou Chongzhi's Dao only had MSG in his hands, I am afraid he would really think that MSG was also added to this dish. However, although this Sanmei tofu is delicious, it is enhanced by chicken fat and milk soup, and there is still a considerable gap between the umami of MSG and MSG.
Just when Zhou Chong had just finished tasting this Sanmei tofu, he just saw Wangcai who had just gone out walk in, and nodded to him slightly, and then Zhou Chong immediately smiled at Zhu Youyi and Ziyou Daochang: "Your Highness, Dao Chief, I have heard the name of Taishan Tofu Banquet a long time ago, and after tasting it yesterday and today, I feel that it is indeed very delicious, but my chef also makes a good dish, and her best dish is called Pearl Jade Soup, which is actually a soup made by cutting tofu into balls and adding the green leaves of cabbage, This soup is the same as Sanmei tofu, the ingredients are very simple, but the taste is extremely delicious, just now I have asked the chef to make it, now send it to the two of you to taste, to see what is the difference with Sanmei tofu? ”
Zhou Zhong said and waved his hand, and immediately a maid came in with a tray outside, and there was a so-called "pearl jade soup" on the tray, although this bowl of soup was made by Aunt Luo, it was actually tofu and cabbage soup, and it didn't use any special cooking techniques, but after the soup was ready, some monosodium glutamate was added to enhance the freshness.
Seeing that Zhou Chong didn't discuss with them in advance, he arranged for his cook to make a dish without authorization, which made Ziyou Daoist also stunned, after all, no matter what he said, he is also the master here, and now he is holding a banquet to entertain Zhou Chong, but Zhou Chong let his cook cook, which is a little rude to him, the master.
Although he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but Zi You Dao Chang had a deep cultivation, so he didn't show it, and King Heng next to him also looked at Zhou Chong with some doubts, although he didn't know Zhou Chong for a long time, but he knew Zhou Chong very well, and the young Admiral in front of him knew that he had always been very thoughtful about things, and he shouldn't be rude in such a trivial matter?
Zhou Chong didn't seem to see the expressions of Zhu Youyi and Daoist Ziyou at all, and when the maid put the soup on the table, he immediately greeted enthusiastically: "Your Highness and Daoist Leader hurry up and taste it, this dish is very delicious, I bet that after you taste it, you will definitely praise it!" ”
Seeing Zhou Zhong so enthusiastically letting them taste, Zhu Youyi and Ziyou Daochang couldn't refuse, so they picked up a spoon and scooped a piece of tofu each, blew the hot air and put it in their mouths, and then tasted it carefully. As a result, as soon as the tofu is eaten, their tongues feel an unprecedented deliciousness, which cannot be expressed in words, but can be clearly felt, which is really a rare enjoyment.
"This ...... It's so delicious, Venda, your chef is amazing, I've never tasted such a delicious dish! Hengwang Zhu Youyi was the first to wake up from the shock, and immediately opened his mouth to praise, he was born in the emperor's family, and he asked himself what kind of delicious food he had tasted, but it was the first time he had eaten such delicious dishes.
"It's strange, this soup is made of the same ingredients as Sanmei tofu, and the cooking method is not surprising, and even chicken soup and other things are not added to enhance the flavor, but it is surprisingly delicious, which is ...... This is unreasonable! At this time, the chief of Ziyou Dao twisted his beard and asked with a puzzled face, the most famous thing in their Dai Temple is the tofu feast, so he is also very good at studying dishes such as tofu, so just after tasting it, he felt that something was wrong with this dish.
"Ha Luha, I didn't expect that Daoist Ziyou actually studied the dishes, and I won't tell you that the cooking method of this dish is indeed very ordinary, and even the ingredients are taken from the kitchen in the temple, and the reason why this dish is so delicious is actually because of this!" Zhou Zhong said as he took out a small porcelain vase from his arms and put it on the table, and then looked at Zhu Youyi and Ziyou Daochang with a smug face.
Hearing Zhou Chong's words, Zhu Youyi and Zi Youdao all focused their eyes on the porcelain vase on the table, only to see that this porcelain vase was the size of a baby's fist, although it was beautifully made, but it was not surprising, but there was a note on the belly of the porcelain vase, on which the words "monosodium glutamate" were written.
"This ...... What is this MSG? Zhu Youyi also asked with some surprise at this time, and the Ziyou Daoist next to him was also as puzzled as him, and couldn't figure out what Zhou Zhong wanted to do?
"Your Highness, let me sell it first, and then you will know what this MSG is!" Zhou Chong's face was full of mystery.
I saw Zhou Zhong pick up the porcelain bottle and pull out the cork on it, took a soup spoon, poured some MSG into the soup spoon, and then stirred the soup spoon in the signature dish of the tofu feast, Sanmei tofu, a few times, and then said, "Your Highness, Dao Chief, please taste it and see how the current Sanmei tofu is different from the previous Sanmei tofu?" (To be continued......)