Anle Street in the south of Chang'an City is where the Saijia is located, and there is a restaurant called "Xiangshi World" diagonally opposite the Saijia mansion. This restaurant is also quite famous in the whole capital. When the Saijia master was there, he had a close relationship with the shopkeeper of this restaurant, and the Saijia family would set a table in the fragrant food world whether it was a banquet or a family reunion.

But recently, the shopkeeper of the fragrant food world has a lot of opinions on the Saijia, and since the Saijia master left, the Saijia has never patronized the business of the fragrant food world. In the past, the family held a funeral, and the family was understandable. But today, the news of Saijia setting up a banquet at home reached the ears of the shopkeeper of the fragrant food world, and it was a little annoying. In the past, the master of the Sai family would definitely invite the chefs of the world to take charge of the cooking at home. Earlier, when I heard that the Saijia was going to hold a banquet, the shopkeeper of the fragrant food world was silently happy for a while, because he could make a lot of profits from it. But time passed day by day, but Xiangshi World never received the invitation of the Saijia, and at this time the shopkeeper knew that the Saijia did not plan to invite the chef of the Xiangshi World.

Although the shopkeeper of the fragrant food world is depressed, he has no way to vent, after all, it is people's freedom to please or not.

So on the day of the banquet with the Sai family, the spies of the fragrant food world began to act.

The guests of the Saijia were dining, and the people outside were also very lively, talking to each other.

"Did you see that? What's the first course of the day? ”

"Something red and red, like fruit, was held on a white porcelain plate, as if there was no seasoning."

"What fruit? I heard people say it's a tomato. What about fist-sized tomatoes! ”

"Tomatoes? Is it the kind we grow in our backyard? ”

"Yes."

"Did the guests eat? What's the reaction? ”

Speaking of this, the maid who spread the news suddenly covered her mouth and laughed: "Reaction? Giggles, those big men are so sour that they tremble! ”

Moments later, news from the hospital reached the outside of the hospital.

"A fist-sized tomato? How is this possible? You, you, you...... If you go and investigate, it is possible to get the leftover plate of the guest to come out one by one. ”

As the family member of the inner response, he looked left and right, and quietly returned to the house.

"Entertaining His Royal Highness King Qi is just a tomato? Haven't cooked it yet? This Saijia's new chef is too big, right? ”

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At the same time, in the main hall of the Saijia, a strange convulsive sound faintly surrounded the room.

"It's sour! This chilled tomato is truly worthy of its name! ”

Among the guests was an elder who was not invited by the Saijia, but came to visit. This person's name is Xiao Yu, the word Bowen, is a famous eater in Chang'an City, and he is also a famous Go master in Chang'an, known as the Holy Hand. When the Hanlin Academy was first established, he was invited to teach chess at the Hanlin Academy, but he was refused. It's just that the food in Hanlin Courtyard is not good, and it's hard to swallow.

This Xiao Bowen is quite famous in Chang'an City, and both officials and businessmen have to give him a few thin noodles. What's more, he is also a famous golden tongue in the capital, and his evaluation of the dishes is also very weighty. It is said that the saints today have asked him to taste the imperial food.

I didn't expect today's Saijia banquet to attract him, so it is naturally the best for this person to make dish reviews. Seeing that everyone had tasted this first dish, the eldest lady looked at Old Man Xiao with some expectation.

Old Man Xiao also understands people, knows that things are not eaten for nothing, and he has to say something after eating.

"Mrs. Sai, why are your tomatoes so different, not only are they big, but they also taste better than the tomatoes in the market, they don't have the astringency and add moisture, and after they are chilled, the refreshing coolness matches the sourness seamlessly. It was really worth the trip to be able to eat such a delicacy on the day of the great heat. ”

Another person continued: "This chilled tomato is good. However, the combination of sourness and coolness is difficult to eat quickly. It seems that this flower brocade is not so easy to take. ”

It has been some time since the first course was served, but the alternating sour and cold tomatoes made everyone have to taste them slowly.

And at this moment, Li You suddenly put down his chopsticks: "Mrs. Sai, this king has finished eating the first dish, hurry up and bring the second dish!" ”

I didn't expect that His Royal Highness King Qi would be the first to finish eating.

And His Royal Highness King Qi's noble status showed an urgent mood, obviously not caring about the image.

Since His Royal Highness King Qi didn't care about the image anymore, the other guests didn't care about it, and they didn't need to eat it slowly.

Soon, this second dish was served, and it was first placed in front of Li You.

This dish is also made on the simplest plate, without any decoration, but the small pieces of pork belly on the plate are golden and shiny like gold.

"Second course, cherry meat."

"Cherry meat?!"

As soon as he heard the name of the dish, Xiao Bowen stood up in shock.

The eldest lady was a little puzzled: "Old man Xiao, what's wrong with this second dish?" ”

"Mrs. Sai, are you sure it's cherry meat?"

"Indeed."

"The old man remembered that he went to the Holy Covenant the year before last, and when he tasted the imperial meal in the palace, there was a dish called cherry meat. It is said that this cherry meat originated in Suzhou, and a scholar surnamed Jia returned to his hometown after fleeing the war and found that the cherry grove outside his hometown had been reduced to ruins in the war. In order to regain his childhood memories, this man created cherry meat. This dish pays attention to the bright color, the size of the diced meat should be consistent, so that the shape is like a cherry, and the color should be as bright and translucent as a cherry. The taste should be sweet but not greasy, and the brown sugar should be thick but not sticky. I have witnessed this dish cooked by the Imperial Chef and know that this dish is extremely demanding on heat, and it may seem ordinary, but it is extremely difficult. The emperor once praised it and said, 'Zhu Yan Han Yuanri'. It can be done by an ordinary cook.

Mrs. Sai, the old man is very strange, where did your cook learn this cherry meat method? This is a court dish, how can it be passed down to the people? ”

"Well, every chef has their own secret recipe for cooking, I'm afraid it's inconvenient for Old Man Xiao to inquire about it, right?"

"That's right, it's the old man who talks too much."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and their eyes were full of covetousness.

"So, this is the imperial meal that the emperor has eaten? I'm blessed today! ”

"Yes, yes, yes, you must try it!"

Gradually, the cherry meat was placed in front of the guests, and the shiny red color was faintly rubbed with the luster of the tender meat, like real cherries one by one.

Listening to Xiao Bowen say so much, some of the guests couldn't help but try it first.

The meat wrapped in thick brown sugar had just been eaten, but it was spit out again.

"Hot, hot! It's a scald! ”

Scald?

There is no heat on the surface of this cherry meat, how can it be so hot that it is difficult to swallow?

Xiao Bowen also frowned, and said in his heart that there was no such problem when he tasted it back then, is this cherry meat unusual today?

Thinking about it, I tasted it, and the situation was the same as everyone else, and I just spit it out again.

"Old man Xiao is so knowledgeable, he actually knows the doorway of cherry meat." At this time, a boy in a coarse cloth robe and an apron walked in, "But the old man only said one thing, but he didn't say the other." The origin of this cherry meat was originally intended to satisfy children when they were having fun. And there is no fixed point for children to eat, or three or five minutes, or half a minute, and they will eat when they want to eat. In order not to let the child eat the cold object, the key to the cherry meat is the temperature. The authentic cherry flesh can be left for half a day without losing temperature, and it tastes best at any time. ”