Chapter Twenty-Nine: Kaifeng Four Treasures Soup
Originally, he had other expectations for the delicacies that were poured into his stomach by the two of them, but when he heard that the raw materials used in these so-called delicacies were actually those raw materials for making black bread that even dogs were unwilling to deal with, to be honest, the Duke of Loire instinctively covered his mouth with his hand, because he was afraid that he would not be able to help but spit out the food that was still stuck in his throat again. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"I didn't expect it to be made from whole wheat flour." The young man was surprisingly calm, he glanced at the Duke of Loire, who was pretending to be calm, and said with a smile, "It is clear that all the good feelings of the Duke for the food just now have been wiped out by your honesty!" Why don't you want to make a better excuse to cover it up? If it were known that behind these delicacies was the main ingredient in the black bread they hated, it would be difficult for this delicacy to be promoted on the continent of Europa, right? ”
"Making excuses?" The corners of Murong Tao's mouth curled slightly, and he sneered and said, "If you want to rely on deception to promote food, then it is better not to do it." If you don't even dare to face the ingredients as a chef, how can you be strict with those customers? How far can you go by deception? You have to pay it back when you come out to mix. ”
"You have to pay it back when you come out?" The young man raised his eyebrows, turned to Murong Tao, and asked curiously, "What does this mean?" ”
"In the words of my hometown, it is 'evil is rewarded, good is rewarded, it is not that there is no retribution, the time has not yet come'." Murong Tao said and touched his nose, this is his habitual action, he used to wear flat glasses, and he would push the frame if he had nothing to do, but here the glasses are gone, but this habit is still retained.
"It's kind of interesting, indeed." The young man only smiled at himself, and did not pay attention to the Duke of Loire, which made Murong Tao feel more and more that the identity of this young man was not simple.
"Bring me a drink!" The Duke of Loire could not interject, so he asked the attendants who passed by him.
"Have you finished your meal?" The waiter was the one who had delivered food to a few people before, so when the waiter asked, Loire and the boy looked at the waiter at the same time, and Loire asked inexplicably, "Does this have anything to do with me asking for a glass of wine?" ”
"Yes, my lord, the master has mentioned that you should not give the Duke any wine until he has tasted all the delicacies!" It looked like he was making a small report, and after the waiter answered hard, he looked at Murong Tao.
"You don't have to be afraid of him, tell me, what the hell does that mean?" The Duke of Loire was interested, and as if he had finally grasped Murong Tao's handle, he encouraged the attendant, "Why did he say that?" ”
"Because... Because the master said that if you give you a drink halfway through, the alcohol will paralyze your palate and affect the taste. After the waiter finished speaking, he only felt that his back was already soaked in cold sweat, and when he saw the old captain of the bar bar waving towards him, he nodded and walked towards the kitchen.
"I see!" The boy breathed a sigh of relief and looked triumphantly at the Duke of Loire.
"So it's up to you to tell me, is there anything else we need to taste later?" Seeing that his little plan had not succeeded, the Duke of Loire impatiently asked Murong Tao, "You must know that our time is precious!" ”
"In that case, bring all the food you have prepared!" Murong Tao deliberately shouted loudly in the direction of the kitchen, and the next moment, the two apprentices, with the help of several waiters, brought the last dish.
It was a big boiling pot, Bayard knew, it was his most commonly used cooking pot, it was used to boil the soup base, why were they so bold to take this boiling pot directly to the front hall, now several adults are here, it is not easy to get angry, and when this matter is over, they want to look good.
Seeing that Bayard looked at the eyes unkindly, the two apprentices paused, and the waiters who helped carry the boiling pot almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, a waiter with a large horse stabilized, otherwise everything would be in vain!
"I made them do this, this delicacy can only be seen in front of the face to see his magical side, you don't blame them!" Murong Tao naturally knew what Bayard was thinking, and started a round, "Okay, you also sit down and let them put things down!" ”
After several people hurriedly put the big cooking pot on the table, they retreated to the side, and the remaining two apprentices glanced at Murong Tao, and when Murong Tao signaled them to continue, they were bold, one person held a larger fork in his hand, and the other person held a larger dinner knife in his hand, and carefully cut the oily belly of the duck that several waiters helped to pick up, and the duck seemed to be boneless, and it didn't take much effort to cut the duck's belly, only to see the waiter who had spoken before, Carefully took the fork from the apprentice who took the fork, and the apprentice carefully used a pair of pliers to take out half of the smooth chicken from the duck's belly, almost half attached to the edge of the duck's belly, and the other apprentice with a knife continued to come over and carefully cut the chicken's belly, and the other apprentice, with the clamp in his hand, took out a smooth pigeon from the chicken's belly, and so kept taking out a sparrow from the pigeon's belly, and then took out some fish roe from the belly of the sparrow. Only then did Murong Tao use a smaller spoon to scoop those caviar into the young man's plate.
"It's... This... It's nothing short of a miracle! The Duke of Loire was already a little incoherent, he didn't care about Murong Tao's transgressive attitude, maybe Murong Tao had already guessed something, but he felt that these fish roe should also be tasted by the young man, "You... How the hell do you do that? This is really incredible! This idea, this idea cliff is what you think, right? I've been to the country called Ming more than once, but I don't think there's your dish there, right? ”
"Food changes with time, maybe it wasn't then, maybe it is now, every chef who is committed to making a meal will not stand still at all, satisfied with the honor in front of them, they will definitely do their best, spend their lives to create new food." Murong Tao did not answer the Duke of Loire directly, although this dish did not come from the Ming Dynasty, but it was indeed invented by a chef named Chen Yongxiang in Kaifeng in the Qing Dynasty, even if Murong Tao was unwilling to admit the rule of the Qing Dynasty, but that was indeed a historical occurrence, and it was indeed an indispensable page in Chinese cuisine.
Although Loire didn't intend to let go of Murong Tao's statement, but the delicious food in front of him really made him unable to spare extra time to entangle, I saw that the young man had already drunk three bowls of soup, and his little stomach was bulging, Duke Loire felt that it was necessary to have a good talk with Murong Tao after this matter, but the rhythm of tonight was taken by Murong Tao, and he didn't have the slightest initiative at all, how could he tell Murong Tao about the young man's request?
"Well, it's delicious, it's delicious, this one is delicious, that's delicious, it's delicious!" The boy was already a little incoherent, but kept stuffing duck, chicken, and pigeon meat into his mouth, and of course the sparrow did not move, but the Duke of Loire patiently picked up the sparrow and chewed it slowly.
"Is this a truffle in black?" The Duke of Loire tasted it and commented, "Why did you put it directly in the soup?" It's a bit of a tyrannical feeling! This kind of stuff should be in caviar! ”
Bayard was allowed to make a bowl of soup, and it was only a bowl of soup, because the meat had already entered the stomachs of the two men. The boy didn't look very old, but he had a good appetite. No, it should be ugly, as if you have been hungry for a long time. I had only eaten a whole pot of fish and chips in the afternoon, and I was hungry again so quickly.
The waiters in the entire Mariner's Tavern, the two apprentice cooks, Marcus and the old captain, and Bayard, watched as the two of them stuffed a whole pot of four treasures into their stomachs, and the four birds were eaten by the two of them in less than half an hour.
Bayard just kept sipping the soup from the bowl with his mouth, and he couldn't remember when Murong Tao and his two apprentices started making this soup. Obviously, since he was free, he had been talking with Murong Tao because of food, although he smelled a similar fragrance during the period, but he only vaguely smelled it.
"Actually, I've been cooking it for a long time." Murong Tao took the initiative to say without waiting for Bayard to ask, "The sparrow was caught by Tony climbing a tree, as for the chicken and duck, I went to the house next door to borrow it, as for the pigeon, it should be from the Governor's Palace, there was also a letterbox on the pigeon's ankle, and there was a letter in it that had never been opened, so it was placed here for me." ”
Only then did the waiter named Tony react, "No wonder yesterday you asked me if I had ever climbed a tree, and asked me if I had ever dug a bird's nest!" I thought you were going to raise it yourself, but I didn't expect sparrows to be made into dishes! ”
"The chickens and ducks in the backyard next door?" The old captain knew what kind of person his next-door neighbor was, and if he knew that the chickens and ducks he had raised with great difficulty had been cooked in soup, he didn't know what kind of trouble would he have made.
"You... Are you saying it's actually a carrier pigeon? The Duke of Loire stood up suddenly, snatched the letterhead that had not had time to remove the beeswax, took out a piece of stationery, glanced at it, frowned slightly, and couldn't hide it, handed the letterhead to the young man opposite, and said with a little anger, "Do you know that if you delay the warplane, I can directly order you to be executed!" Fortunately, this message is not very important, don't kill carrier pigeons secretly next time! ”