Chapter 46 The Good Chef of the Ming Dynasty
I saw Zhang Bangyan holding Li Chong's hand with a pleasant face, and said warmly: "Jichang, between you and me, where do you still need this false courtesy, this year of catastrophe, it should be a simple one." "Everyone below even praised the prefect for his kindness and love for the people. Wu Weishao, like everyone else, offered a few sycophants, and scolded in his heart: "The formalism of this officialdom is really the same from ancient to modern, and it has not changed for hundreds of years." This prefect kept saying that he was simple, but he brought a full guard of honor and put on such a big posture, I am afraid that his heart is different. If the local government is really simple, I am afraid that I hate it for being sloppy in my heart, and I will have to find other reasons for it. Immediately after the squire, the elderly, the civil and military Benzuo people, etc., in turn, the prefect and the adults were gentle and comforting, and the last line was extended to rest by Li County's order.
That line is located in the county of a gentry's house, the gentry's surname is Ma, originally in Shanxi Datong Mansion to do a term of Tongzhi, because of Ding Wei Kai vacancy at home, Ansai County number of his courtyard is the highest neat, and it is the old acquaintance of Zhang Zhifu, so Li Chongshang invited him to be the host, of course, a should be spent by the Gongzhong tribe, and do not want his own family to pay half a cent.
Although it was a year of great disaster, Li County Ling and the gentry were really stuttering, and the chickens, ducks, pigs, cows, fish, shrimps, crabs and turtles in the banquet were all complete, and it was especially commendable that there were also a few dishes cooked with potatoes. This is due to Wu Wei, after he tried his skills last time, Li County Ling and Sun Jiaoyu were full of praise, and never forget, this time the prefect came to inspect, everyone knew why he came, Li County Ling had an idea, and Wu Wei discussed to let him personally handle it again, and also made it again according to the last dish, so as to satisfy Zhang Zhifu. In this way, it not only flatters the boss, but also makes him have an intuitive impression of potatoes, which is the best of both worlds.
Since it is the meaning of Li County's order, Wu Wei will certainly not refuse, and this is a piece of cake for him, especially this time the preparation is sufficient, and several seasonings such as cumin and pepper for baked potatoes and tomato sauce dipped in French fries have been purchased in advance from modern times. Since he wanted to reveal his means, Wu Wei simply added a dish of chicken curry potatoes and a dish of chicken mashed potatoes in addition to the last few dishes. Li Xianling and Wu Wei both had the idea of promoting potatoes, and the various dishes were arranged to be one for each table, so that everyone could taste them. Before the banquet began, Li Xian Ling first made preparations arrogantly, publicizing to everyone how delicious the dishes made with potatoes were, and Sun Jiaoyu smiled and nodded yes from time to time, which not only echoed the leader's point of view, but also hinted at his special relationship with the leader. Sure enough, everyone heard it, and they were all itching, especially the prefect who came to explore this thing this time, and he could see it immediately when he smelled it, and he couldn't wait.
When everyone is seated, all kinds of dishes are served at the price of running water, and there are really a few dishes made of potatoes, such as the potato roast beef, cumin baked potatoes, sour and hot shredded potatoes made in the county government hall last time, which are essential, and the appearance is excellent, the aroma is rich, and people can't help but appetize. But since the prefect has not moved, everyone is only staring. Fortunately, the leader bowed down to the invitation of the masses, took the lead in scooping a spoonful of chicken juice mashed potatoes, and tasted it carefully, it was fragrant and delicious, and the taste was delicate, which had never been seen in his life, and he couldn't help but praise: "This thing tastes really good!" Then he persuaded everyone to taste it quickly.
Everyone was already impatient to wait, and when they saw that the prefect had spoken, how could they still take care of it, but they rushed up and fell like rain. After trying it, it really tasted good, and everyone praised it. It turns out that although these dishes are ordinary in modern times, they are better than a variety of modern condiments, and they are unprecedented to everyone.
Zhang Bangyan had heard that the output of this thing was huge, and he had seen the real thing offered by Li Chong before, knowing that it could be used by the poor to survive the famine, and he had never thought of eating it. Secretly said that this thing is not only for famine relief, but also for ordinary food, if the yield is really as Li Chong said, the yield per mu is more than 10,000 catties, isn't it a god-given artifact? In fact, he guessed correctly, potatoes are indeed a home-cooked dish for modern people, what vinegared shredded potatoes, potato roasted pork ribs, etc., who doesn't eat them once every three days, nothing unusual.
He had heard that this thing had a lot to do with Wu Wei in the history of Ansai Dian, and he had already met him at the dock just now, but he didn't have time to speak, and Wu Wei couldn't be found at this time, so he asked Li Chong: "Where is the history of Wu Dian in Guixian?" Before Li Chong could answer, Wu Wei stepped forward, gave Zhang Bangyan a deep look, and said, "The humble position is here." It turned out that he had just finished working in the back kitchen and had changed his clothes and came to the table.
Li Chong smiled again: "So that my lord can know that the dishes made by all the potatoes at the banquet today are from Weiwen's hand." Zhang Bangyan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Wu Dianshi is really young and promising, erudite and talented." He tasted a few dishes that tasted wonderful, and he wanted to ask Li Chong for this chef, but when he heard that Wu Wei personally handled the cooking, he dispelled one of the thoughts. I also inquired about the preparation method from Wu Wei, and learned that most of the spices were trafficked from overseas by Fujian maritime merchants, which were valuable and rare. Seeing Zhang Bangyan's regretful face, Wu Wei offered to give him a batch of seasonings, and taught Zhang Bangyan's cooking methods how to prepare various dishes, so that even if he returned to Yan'an Mansion, he could often taste this taste. Zhang Bangyan asked Daxi, and when he saw that Wu Wei was so knowledgeable and interested, he was even more impressed, and he thanked him again and again. In fact, this is a piece of cake for Wu Wei at all, take some time to go to the supermarket in the evening, and buy some Totole chicken essence, good waiter Baimengduo curry, Wang Shouyi thirteen incense, Xiang Meizi chili sauce and so on. It's just a matter of asking someone to remove the packaging text. In terms of modern value, it is worth a few taels of silver, but it made the prefect firmly accept his love.
Everyone learned that several dishes were made by Wu Wei, and saw that Zhang Bangyan appreciated Wu Wei a lot, and he received rave reviews. In fact, as far as Wu himself is concerned, he thinks that the other dishes on the table are more to his liking. Because the cooking level of this era is already good, cooking, frying and frying are ripe, only a few important seasonings such as chili, curry, chicken essence and the like are not left, but the ingredients are green and pollution-free, at least the pork is more fragrant than the so-called zero local pork of Wu Wei's era, compared to the modern restaurant restaurant blindly pursuing more oil, salt and monosodium glutamate, Wu Wei prefers the pure natural dishes of this era.
As the banquet progressed, after three rounds of wine, everyone gradually began to be restrained, and the glasses in the banquet were staggered, and the various situations of wine and ears were not to be mentioned. Wu Wei had seen Feng Xiaogang's blockbuster film reflecting the theme of famine, and when he saw that the dishes at the banquet were so prosperous, he secretly said to himself: "The officialdom at the end of the Ming Dynasty seems to be very corrupt, and in this year of the catastrophe, it is difficult for them to make arrangements for how to come to these tables, which is somewhat similar to the situation in the movie "1942". Fortunately, there is no TV now, and if this scene is exposed on the Yan'an news, the common people will rise up and rebel. From this point of view, it seems that the final fall of the Ming Dynasty is not only to blame for natural disasters, but also for man-made disasters. ”
Wu Wei secretly pouted at this side, quite disdainful, but everyone below Li Xian Ling had a natural look, not at all surprised, unaware that at this time there were still hundreds of thousands of disaster victims in the entire Yan'an Mansion waiting to be fed, as long as the flattery was satisfactory to Shangguan, but this point was the same in ancient and modern times.
Finally, Zhang Bangyan came over this time with something in his heart, and he could still retain a trace of clarity, so he only tried his best to drink the toasts of several major officials and leading figures of the county at this table, and the others only touched their lips slightly when they toasted, and it was inconvenient for everyone to persuade him when they saw him like this. Rao was so, and the wine was still disturbed for more than an hour, until the third quarter of the hour. When the banquet was dispersed, Zhang Bangyan hurriedly urged Li Chongwu to take him to see the disaster victims and potato fields and water conservancy. Everyone was full of words, lamenting that the prefect had experienced it himself, and he loved the people like a son.
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