With Jin Yu of dry-aged steak in front of him, the strange gaze of the people present suddenly decreased, this brown cake called tiramisu can be compared to dry-aged steak, it seems that even if there are no surprises, it will not disappoint.

Sensing that no one was moving for a while, Anduin slowly got up and took the initiative to cut the cake for everyone.

"Why is it the same color inside?"

The tiramisu was evenly separated, allowing Eliza to see the inside of the cake, and in her impression, the color of the cake should be an attractive yellow, which looks like a mouth-watering color, rather than a dull brown without appetite, and at the same time, the bitter taste that is not unpleasant is also a little stronger, and for some reason, when she gets used to this slightly strange taste, she will feel a different mellow aroma.

Anduin smiled lightly and said, "When Arthas asked me to take on Princess Caria's engagement banquet, I was thinking about what kind of cake to use as the main character of the wedding reception, until I went to a department store a few days ago and happened to see workers carrying some special products from the New World, which finally made me decide. ”

"The species in the New World are complex and unfamiliar, I think the guests here are most familiar with the magical existence of living crystals, in fact, in addition to living crystals, there are many novel species, which have been unveiled by a precursor, I still remember that when I first arrived at the advance camp, I came into contact with a very strange fruit, its taste is a little bitter, but it made me immediately get rid of the drowsiness of days of sailing."

Anduin distributed the cake to the crowd and immediately took out a few coffee beans, the coffee on the earth has gone through a long history of development before it evolved into its current state, and the official development of the New World was only a few years old, and those explorers have just understood that this fruit containing "gold" has the effect of refreshing the mind.

"When I pointed to a few boxes of goods and said that I had bought them all, the owner of the merchant house immediately showed a look of surprise, because strange, the inhabitants of the Silver Fortress did not accept this novel food, not to mention the voyage that exceeded expectations, so that the fruit was no longer fresh, the owner of the merchant house regretted his purchase choice very much, thinking that this batch of goods could only be disposed of as garbage, so he gave me a very low price, I did not refuse his kindness, but I told him very solemnly that this fruit will set off a huge trend in the near future, and it will be purchased in advance, It will bring a lot of benefits. ”

Looking at the dark brown coffee beans, Eliza questioned: "Even if you get the gift of the Holy Light, it is impossible to foresee the future development, just with these beans, you still want to set off a trend, it is an exaggeration!" ”

"Whether it's an exaggeration, you'll know if you've eaten this tiramisu, and besides, in addition to this fruit, I also used other ingredients, such as the brown powder sprinkled on the surface of the cake, which is a New World product called cocoa powder." Anduin sat down slowly, looked at the people who had not moved, and said, "It is worth mentioning that I also made an appointment with the owner of the trading house for the supply of goods for the last half a year, so in the territory of the Silver Fortress, only the Hearthstone Inn provides coffee and cocoa products, even in the entire Holy Empire, only the Hearthstone Inn has the most complete cooking technology." ”

"Humph! Look at your strange appearance, this cake seems to be delicious? ”

Eliza sneered lightly, and then cut off a corner with elegant movements, and gently sent it into the sandalwood mouth with pride and judgment, and then, her originally frowning eyebrows immediately stretched, and her deep eyes burst into brilliance, even if her relationship with Anduin was hostile, she couldn't help but immerse herself in the sweetness brought by the cake, the bitter taste that rushed straight to the nose, not only did not affect the taste, but even made a perfect foreshadowing for the sweetness rendering in advance, almost at the moment when the tip of the tongue touched the cake, Eliza's pretty face was a happy color.

Sweet!

Surprisingly sweet!

As the princess of the empire, Eliza has naturally tasted a lot of sweet food, but none of them are like this tiramisu, sweet and strong but natural, when the taste buds adapt to the sweet taste as hot as the summer breeze, a complex and charming taste, immediately arise, Eliza does not know, this is the magic effect of coffee, this kind of magical food with a long aftertaste, leaving a lasting taste for her mouth.

"Wow!"

Just after taking a bite, Eliza couldn't help but exclaim, looked at the coffee beans in Anduin's hand, and asked inexplicably, "Can you give me one?" ”

Anduin didn't refuse, and he didn't give Eliza alone, but when the people at the table felt the amazing sweetness of Tiramisu, they were naturally curious about the mediocre and even somewhat ugly coffee beans.

As soon as the old lord got his hand, he threw it into his mouth as if he was eating jelly beans, and then his whole face shrank to the middle, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "Why is it so bitter?" I thought it was because of the addition of these small beans that the cake became so sweet. ”

"Sir, you're right, the sweetness of tiramisu is inseparable from the unique flavor of this coffee bean."

Anduin smiled slightly, looked at the people at the table, and looked at the gloomy little bean with curiosity or frowning.

Of course, tiramisu is not only based on coffee, the reason why it presents a mellow and rich taste is because of the production process, the bitterness of espresso, the moistness of eggs and sugar, the mellowness of sweet wine, the richness of chocolate, the denseness of finger biscuits, the thick aroma of cheese and whipped cream, and the dryness of cocoa powder, which are perfectly kneaded together, and finally turned into this amazingly sweet and delicious cake.

The moment of tasting the food is always quiet, and this tiramisu is definitely worth it, and everyone takes it seriously, so even if it is as expensive as Terenus and Constantine, this perfect cake is respected.

Princess Kalia was the happiest person present, and just as the float had just left the church, she felt that her wedding banquet was doomed to fail, and the focus of everyone's conversation was bound to be not about the engagement ceremony, but full of interests and struggles.

This dull mood, until the second before the official start of the banquet, was like a thick fog shrouded in her heart, but when the appetizer was brought to the table and she accompanied Presto around to toast, she immediately saw a smiling face suddenly bloom, and the next soup, side dishes, and main dishes completely turned the center of the topic back to the wedding banquet, so that every guest forgot the shock brought by the Sun Church, and looked forward to the arrival of the next delicious meal, and this expectation was immediately filled at the moment of eating the dry-aged steak. It also made Kalia return to the main table satisfied.

Surprisingly, the dessert that was supposed to be a foil had the same charm as the main course, and in fact, for the vast majority of women in the room, this refreshing tiramisu was even more intoxicating than a dry-aged steak.

"Count Anduin, this is definitely the best cake I've ever had, thank you very much for bringing me and Presto a very perfect wedding reception." Kalia thanked Anduin, "But I have a question, why is this cake called Tiramisu?" ”

Again, this is a question that others are curious about, and the word tiramisu is not only weird, but also does not reveal a specific meaning.

Anduin raised his eyebrows and chuckled softly, "Tiramisu, a dialect from a remote region, represents happiness and contentment, and is named after it because it was inspired by this region." ”

When everyone heard this, it dawned on Eliza that she wanted to get to the bottom of it, but for the sake of the delicious cake, she didn't intend to waste time on this kind of thing, and concentrated on reminiscing about the taste of tiramisu.

In fact, there is a story about the naming of tiramisu on Earth.

At the beginning of the war, an Italian soldier was about to go to the battlefield, but his family was not advantageous, his wife could not buy fresh ingredients to make dry food, so she could only use ready-made biscuits and bread, all kneaded into a pastry, and when they parted, he told her husband to take her with him, but the soldier resolutely turned away, he wanted to use his life to win victory for the country, bring wealth to the family, whenever he ate this special pastry on the battlefield, he would think of his home, think of the lover at home, and remember when he left, What his wife said to him – abbreviated as tiramisu.

In Italian, tiramisu means "take me away", and the soldier who went to the front line took not only delicious food, but also love and happiness.

Anduin also planned to explain the true meaning of Tiramisu, but in terms of the situation of Kalia and Presto, it was not suitable, but it was very commensurate with the situation of Arthas, so Anduin only took the image of "happiness" represented by Tiramisu, and Caria's face also showed a look full of happiness, but Presto's performance was amusing, Anduin glanced at it, and then withdrew his gaze.

As the saying goes, it is better to demolish ten temples than to break a marriage, and Presto continues to be his concubine, at least in the short term, it will not have a negative effect, so Anduin has no intention of exposing the truth, as for the follow-up, it depends on Presto's performance and the attitude of the Magic Empire.

At this point, Anduin looked at Alsace, and it seemed that for him, the role of coffee was not only to refresh his mind, but also to help rejuvenate him, and the successive shocking news caught him a little off guard, but when he gently put down his knife and fork, he replaced the confusion in his eyes with calmness, and began to look back on the past, based on the present, and focus on the future with a calm attitude.

Although the traveling scholar Zhou Zhuo's size is huge, the speed at which he eats is the slowest one, perhaps in order to avoid hair contamination, he divides the cake into small pieces, and sends it to his mouth again and again, and after eating, he still can't get enough of asking Anduin: "Dear Earl Anduin, I think there should be a lot left in the back kitchen, right?" Wait a minute...... How did Marin come from the direction of food delivery? ”

Anduin glanced at the old fox with a wicked smile on his face, and shrugged helplessly: "It's a pity, Mr. You Scholar, someone obviously used dishonorable means, and then used illegal gains to curry favor with his partner, but don't worry, the milk tea that is about to be delivered, also called tiramisu, although it is not exactly the same as the cake method, but it also has the same effect." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Zhuo, a scholar who traveled to the university, laughed with satisfaction, but his eyes still looked at Ma Lin, and a certain big man who was drinking with Ma Lin.

The milk tea was quickly delivered, and the translucent glass clearly showed the color gradient of tiramisu, starting from the brown liquid surface sprinkled with cocoa powder from dark to light, until the bottom was pure and flawless milky white, so that everyone who received the deep brown was surprisingly pleasing to the eye, and under the effect of temperature, the smell of coffee and cocoa volatilized to the fullest, sweeping away the residual drowsiness left in their minds.

This time, without Anduin's explanation, everyone began to taste it by themselves, it was still the same sweetness, or the same deliciousness, but the tiramisu turned into milk tea brought an extraordinary feeling, compared to the introverted cake, this cup of milk tea seemed a little unrestrained, just got it in the hand, with the bitter aroma rushed directly into the nasal cavity, a little sip, the taste of tiramisu flowed unscrupulously in the mouth, pleasant feeling, straight to teach people to be addicted.

Anduin watched Eliza drink this cup of milk tea, with brown foam of cocoa cream hanging on her lips, and asked lightly, "I don't know what Princess Eliza thinks of these two tiramisu?" ”

"......" Her Royal Highness the Princess glared at Anduin fiercely and said lightly, "It's okay." ”

"Oh, what an arrogant evaluation, I wonder if these two okay tiramisu can drive the popularity of coffee beans and cocoa beans?" Anduin saw that Eliza was shaking her head, so he casually pointed to the entire venue, "Before you answer, I want to remind you that today's guests are rich and noble, all over the world, and they will bring the names of tiramisu, coffee, and cocoa to every corner of the Holy Empire, even if they can't research a work comparable to the Hearthstone Inn in the short term, I don't think this will hinder humanity's enthusiasm for exploring food." ”

Eliza took a deep breath, her chest kept rising and falling, her complexion changed several times, and she gritted her teeth and said, "I really don't know, why does the Holy Light take a fancy to someone like you?" I'll admit that coffee and cocoa do have a unique charm, and I love the taste of tiramisu, but it's too early to say it's going to make a splash! ”

"Really?" Anduin chuckled, he knew that Her Royal Highness the haughty princess would not admit it, "Then we might as well make a bet, for a period of one year, coffee and cocoa will definitely become the regular ingredients of the royal family, is the price, I haven't figured it out yet, but it may have something to do with the capital branch of the Hearthstone Inn." ”

"Good!" Eliza's eyes flashed with a dangerous glint, "If you lose, you will be punished for becoming a full-time chef of the royal family!" ”

Anduin shrugged, the corners of his mouth filled with confidence: "A word is a certainty." ”

Eliza snorted, and agreed.

Everyone present saw that the two were full of contradictions, Terenus was good at dealing with all kinds of big things, but he was helpless against the entanglement of young people, so he gently signaled to Arthas to ease the relationship between the two, after all, in his opinion, one was Arthas's future wife, and the other was an indispensable right-hand man.

However, in Arthas's heart, it was difficult to control the crazy thoughts, he turned his head to look at his father, looked at the refreshed Terenus, and said categorically: "Father, I would like to announce to you something very important, which concerns my happiness and marriage! ”

Anduin and Eliza couldn't help but glance at each other, and then heard Terenus laugh and urge, "Say it quickly! ”

His Majesty thought that Arthas and Eliza were progressing rapidly, but Arthas told him a truth that was difficult for him to accept: "Many years ago, I made a secret agreement with a girl for life, her name is Gianna, and she is the magician of Dalaran. ”