"I'm going to perform a cucumber cutting now, you see." Master Hu said.

Master Hu wanted to perform knife work, so he took out a piece of cucumber and began to cut the cucumber. The so-called cucumber is cut into slices, but they are not cut. After cutting a piece of cucumber, the cucumbers remain connected, but they can be stretched out like a coat.

"Okay, I'm done covering up, you can try!" Master Hu said.

Jingwen looked at it for a while, and suddenly said, "Master, see if I can use two chopsticks to cushion it, so that I can learn it quickly!" ”

"Oh? How could you think like that? Even the master I didn't think of it, since you came up with it, then you can use it! It seems that you are really a person who learns to have accidents! Master Hu nodded and said.

Of course, Jingwen will not admit that he learned this method in watching a program called "Everyday Diet" in later generations, and it is a method that newcomers can use when they learn to cut cucumbers.

"Click... Click... "Jingwen cuts very slowly with a knife, because he is not a professional chef!"

Chef Hu didn't rush either, because Jingwen was just a beginner and not a veteran, so of course Chef Hu wouldn't ask him for the requirements of an old chef.

When Jingwen finally finished getting a cucumber, a man in eunuch clothes walked in.

"Everyone, the queen has an order." The eunuch said in a shrill voice.

Everyone looked at the eunuch one after another, and Master Hu immediately asked with a smile: "Father-in-law, what is the queen's order?" ”

"The queen mother said, now the emperor has not eaten much for two days, you must make the emperor's appetite better. If you can't make dishes that whet the emperor's appetite, then you will all be punished. If it can be done, the queen will be rewarded. Okay, I'll tell you this, I'll go back first. ”

After the eunuch finished the order, he left immediately, but the imperial chefs at the scene were all sad.

"The queen mother, this is difficult for us, the emperor is here and there because the dishes are not good and the dishes can't be eaten? It's a heart disease! Master Hu said helplessly.

Jingwen immediately asked, "What's the matter?" What is the emperor's heart disease? ”

"A few days ago, the Turks had just withdrawn, but our entire Chang'an City knew that the emperor had given all the treasures in the treasury to the Turks, so the Turks withdrew. The emperor is really sulking, how can he have the appetite to eat! The queen is embarrassing us! Master Hu said.

Jingwen knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, because he had read a lot of starting point novels, and of course he knew that there was a history in the Tang Dynasty, which was the shame of Weishui. After Li Shimin had just mutiny and ascended the throne, the Turks took advantage of Li Shimin's unstable foothold and wanted to take the opportunity to attack the Tang Dynasty. However, the strength of the Tang Dynasty was insufficient, so in order to let the Turks withdraw their troops and keep Li Shimin's throne, they gave all the wealth of the treasury to the Turks. Although the Turks have withdrawn, but this is spending money to buy peace, how can Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who is a generation of heroes, swallow this breath? Therefore, Li Shimin has a very bad appetite these days and can't eat. When Empress Changsun saw this, she immediately ordered the imperial dining room to make good dishes to make the emperor appetizing. But this kind of heart disease, where can a good dish solve it? In this case, it is difficult to impress people's appetite even if the dishes are good!

"Hey, what then? If we can't do it all the time, then the queen mother will not be able to deal with our sins! Jingwen asked a little hurriedly.

"There's no way, if the queen wants to punish the crime at that time, then I will take it all in. I hope that I have many years of experience as an imperial chef, and I hope that the queen will be able to spare you after disposing of me! Master Hu said.

"Master!" Everyone was surprised.

"Master, we believe we can do it, don't give up easily! Master, let's figure it out together, and we will definitely be able to do it. An imperial chef said with great concern.

At this time, Master Hu's situation of winning the hearts of the people came out, and everyone thought of a way, instead of falling into the ground, hoping that Master Hu would take the responsibility himself.

"Master, where are the dishes made for the emperor? Let me see? Jingwen asked.

"There!" Master Hu pointed to the side.

Jingwen went over to take a look and found that it was a plate of beef, Jingwen picked up a slice of chopsticks and tasted it. Jingwen's behavior was not stopped by everyone because it was reasonable. Since ancient times, it has been not the diners who have really tasted the dishes first, but the chefs. Because the chef wants to taste the taste, otherwise he won't know if he puts too much seasoning. Therefore, even the emperor was not the first person to taste the imperial food, but the first to taste oh ah was the imperial kitchen.

"Uh......h Vomit! Jingwen put this beef in his mouth, and immediately couldn't help but feel sick to his stomach and spit it out.

"Xiaowen, what's wrong with you?" Master Hu asked.

"Master, you will make this kind of pig food for the emperor?" Jingwen asked.

"What do you say? How is this pig food? It's obviously a royal meal! Master Hu said.

"Master, such a poor dish is obviously pig food!" Jingwen said unconvinced.

When Master Hu heard Jingwen say this, he immediately came over and ate a piece of beef, saying, "No! Not bad! ”

"Master, how do you eat with relish?" Jingwen asked puzzled.

Jingwen didn't understand very much, this is obviously a pig food, why does Master Hu, the chef, eat it with relish, is it that the imperial food tastes like this?

"Master, is this the taste of imperial food?" Jingwen asked.

"Yes! This is a royal meal! Of course, this is the taste, which is much better than the dishes outside. Master Hu said proudly.

"Master, do you know what the eight major cuisines are?" Jingwen asked.

"What are the Eight Great Cuisines? Dishes are dishes, are they still divided into factions? Master Hu didn't understand the rhetorical question.

"How can you not know the eight cuisines? There are eight major cuisines that chefs must learn! Jingwen said.

Master Hu was a little unhappy and asked; "Are you the master, or am I the master? I can't teach me yet! ”

Jingwen didn't dare to speak, because he was his own master! However, Jingwen thought in his heart, didn't the Tang Dynasty even come out with the division of cuisine? Although Jingwen has learned some cooking skills, he learned them all from the "Everyday Diet" column on TV. He didn't know that the so-called eight major cuisines were all produced in the Qing Dynasty. And even the most primitive cuisine was not until the Song Dynasty.

As for the dishes of the Tang Dynasty, they were very ordinary. The dishes are getting better and better, and the times are developing and getting better. Therefore, the dishes of the Tang Dynasty are far inferior to those of the Song Dynasty, and they cannot be compared with the major cuisines of later generations. As for the imperial chefs of the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that the level of cooking is not as good as that of an ordinary person in later generations. In later generations, it will not be regarded as just a home-cooked dish, but it is the essence of thousands of years of chef improvement, and there is more knowledge in it. Therefore, how could Jingwen, an otaku who was nourished by the dishes of later generations, endure the "pig food" of the Tang Dynasty? Even if the imperial chef makes it, it is just high-grade "pig food".

"Damn, it turns out that the level of the imperial chef in the Tang Dynasty is not as good as mine, an otaku, I might as well eat instant noodles!" Jingwen complained in his heart.