Chapter 32: The Charm of Hot Pot and the Opposite Situation
Van Cleef didn't expect that the seemingly simple method would burst out with an incredible taste, the red soup with boiling peppers made him sweat on his forehead, but he couldn't help but put down the chopsticks again and again, the fragrant clear soup seemed to be ordinary, but it could show the taste of the ingredients themselves.
Take a look at the two carefully blended dipping sauces, the sesame paste will completely envelop the hot food, and the entrance will first burst into a mouthful of aroma, followed by the soup pot seasoning, and finally slowly reveal the original flavor of the ingredients, the chewing process is quite layered, and the problem of hot mouth is perfectly solved.
Sesame oil is a different kind of enjoyment, and Van Cleef is a well-informed person, but he can't taste how many ingredients are added to the oil dish, and every time he wraps his food in sesame oil and sends it to his mouth, he can always feel it at first time, and several wonderful tastes that are completely different but not the slightest conflict, flowing together on the tip of his tongue and finally flowing deep into his throat.
For these two soup pots, two dipping sauces, and even the two wooden sticks called chopsticks in his hands, Van Cleef felt that it was an unprecedented experience, in the Imperial City and the Silver Fortress, he had already eaten all kinds of delicacies, but in such a solemn environment, the usual exquisite food, he could not devote himself to it, how can it be now, everyone regardless of status, gathered under the same roof, without any barriers, enjoy the same food.
This is not only enjoying the taste of food, but also immersing him in the silent human touch!
Therefore, Van Cleef was interested in observing others in addition to taste.
What made him feel very happy was that the old Kane, who was obviously unhappy with eating, never stopped to rest, and the bearded dwarf only knew how to gobble up, and swallowed the dipping sauce in his stomach without moving, which made him want to say that he was ruining things, and Masif, who was invited to the main table by Anduin, although he could still guarantee restraint, but there was more sweat on his forehead than him, and it seemed that he was specializing in hot red soup, as for the great knight Ed, he still followed the knight's creed and did not show an exaggerated expression, but the speed of manipulating chopsticks was three points more terrifying than him.
His gaze swept around, and finally fixed on Anduin's body, but what made him strange was that everyone else was eating hotly, but the innkeeper didn't mean to move his chopsticks, just watched everyone eat, and the corners of his mouth showed a faint smile.
Van Cleef hurriedly swallowed the meat and couldn't help asking, "Count Anduin, why don't you eat it?" ”
Anduin retracted his gaze, shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "I've already eaten a lot in the back kitchen, and it's a bit unreasonable to compete with you again, don't worry about me, President Van Cleef, there are just so many ingredients on the table, I won't increase the supply after eating." ”
Van Cleef didn't speak, just answered with action, Anduin smiled at everyone in the hall, immersed in the charm of hot pot, and couldn't help but feel proud in his heart, their performance is a recognition of the earth's culture, is the favor of Chinese cuisine, as a traverser, he also shoulders the important task of spreading culture, and as a stepping stone, shabu shabu hot pot, is just the beginning.
The time of enjoyment always flies, all the townspeople work together to eliminate most of the food as quickly as possible, some people still enjoy the delicious food wholeheartedly, but suddenly find that the original table full of food, suddenly disappeared without a trace, and can't help but ask: "What about the things, why are they gone?" ”
The people at the same table, because of their lack of combat effectiveness, withdrew from the food competition, and instead began to discuss which soup pot was delicious and which dipping sauce was delicious, and no one bothered to answer his question, just because the townspeople expressed their opinions and thought that what they liked was the best.
"The red soup is so good, I sweat so much that I don't want to stop at all, hiccup, I want to ask the Earl for a spoon and drink up this pot of soup!"
"It's still good to have a clear soup, only a clear soup can fully show the taste of the food carefully prepared by the Earl, and the red soup is good, but you eat it, just eat the chili, it's enjoyable, but you completely ignore the true meaning of the food."
"Hmmm! That's right, clear soup with sesame oil, supreme enjoyment! ”
"Eh, I don't agree with what you say, obviously red soup and sesame sauce, that's a perfect match!"
The chatter was loud, and even the main table was participating, with Van Cleef being the archetypal versatile and finding each one unique, while the bearded dwarf was a minimalist and insisted that no sauce was the best way to eat.
Van Cleef couldn't resist him, so he had to smile and said: "Okay, okay, you have a point, at least half of the dishes on this table have fallen into your mouth, you are happy to eat, but you don't want to think about Jones and the others, it is freezing this day, it is estimated that you can only eat dry food!" ”
"Oops! I patronized and ate, and forgot about the vice presidents, I have to go and see! ”
The bearded dwarf screamed in surprise and hurriedly walked out, Anduin saw this, showed an evil smile, and deliberately reminded: "Go and come back quickly, it will be soon, it will be the Winter Veil Festival, I have prepared a fruit platter and dessert wine after dinner, waiting for you to come back together!" ”
When the bearded dwarf heard that there was still a dessert, he immediately smiled in response, and when he saw the flickering fire on the side of the church, he rushed out of the manor and went straight to the dark ruins.
At this moment, Jones was holding back his sorrows, staying in the cold ruins with Kidd and others, sitting around the fire, eating dry bread and jerky, he said that he finally let Kidd extinguish the fire, but there was no reason to go back to the manor, so he could only stay in the ruins and endure the cold.
The manor can see the fire here, and you can also see the lively appearance in the manor here, and the priest sneered indignantly: "Sure enough, it is a group of countrymen who have never seen the world, and they can be so happy when they eat raw!" ”
"Maybe they forcibly pretended to be in order to save face for Anduin."
Another priest smiled: "It's a pity that all the townspeople are not at home, and we can't borrow the kitchen, Lord Kidd, when the townspeople return home, should we spend the night?" ”
Kidd's face was gloomy, and he watched the flickering flames respond softly, which immediately relieved the three human explorers, even if they were strong, they didn't want to endure the cold all night, as for why they didn't go to the underground passage, it was because the stench of dead corpses and the evil aura of twilight had not yet dissipated.
The only solace they could get now was that all the people in the manor had to endure the unpalatable food while they were battling the cold, and the thought of how many townsfolk had to mess around with Anduin made them feel a little satisfied, and even the cold and dry food became palatable, but it was bitter for Hera Tieli, the bearded dwarf, who not only had to eat what could not be called food, but also had to endure the cold with them for a while.
The three of them were secretly rejoicing at the tragic experience of Hera Tieli, and even when they saw the main man running over, someone couldn't help but smile and ask: "Hera Tieli, is the mysterious food of Count Anduin delicious?" ”
Not only the three explorers, but also the rest of the priest knights were smiling.
Hera Tieli frowned and shook his head without saying a word, and the explorer pretended to be suddenly enlightened, and exaggeratedly said, "It turns out that it is not delicious!" It's hard for you to wait until now to sneak out, I still have some dry food here, fill your stomach. ”
"Hiccup!" Hera Tieli hiccuped with great difficulty, and wondered, "I didn't say it wasn't delicious!" ”
The explorer couldn't help but ask, "Why are you shaking your head?" ”
The bearded dwarf scratched his beard, a little embarrassed: "Didn't I want to describe how delicious it was?" I can't describe the result, so I can only hold my head. ”
Everyone looked at each other, thinking that he was telling a lie, but Jones looked at his red face and felt that it didn't look like a fake, so he couldn't help asking, "Are those raw things really so delicious?" ”
"Of course!"
Hera Tieli gave a thumbs up: "You left early, so you didn't see it, the Earl of Anduin asked someone to bring out something called hot pot, all the food is boiled in the pot for a while, and it can be eaten, the taste is like a copper whisker barbecue sprinkled with chili peppers, but the taste is much better than the barbecue, the lamb is smooth and tender, the beef is tendony, the fish is delicious, and the vegetables are ...... I can't say the vegetables, anyway, a bite of meat, a bite of vegetables, or eating them together, it's all delicious, but ......"
"But what?"
"But others like to eat it with sauce, and they also say that the sesame sauce is mellow, the sesame oil is delicious, the red soup is hot, the clear soup is refreshing, and all kinds of combinations have different feelings!" Hera Tieli shook his head again and again, "If you want me to say, it's still delicious without dipping the sauce, and it's not troublesome, and you can eat meat in a big bite, that's cool!" ”
When the words fell, no one answered, only the firewood burned out, and the explosion sounded and fell.
Kidd frowned, not wanting to speak, Jones had a complicated face and secretly regretted it, as for the others, they were frantically complaining about the bearded dwarf in their hearts, didn't they say that they couldn't find adjectives? Why do you say it in such detail? They quietly hid their dry food, and there was always something wrong with them in their hearts.
The honest dwarf didn't notice the change in everyone, and said with a smile: "I came out to see what is going on with you, Count Anduin is still waiting for me to go back to eat fruit and drink wine, it's strange cold here, do you want to go together to warm up?" ”
The three human explorers had the intention of leaving, but Jones saw that Kidd was silent, so he had to shake his head slightly, rather than satisfying the desire for tongue, his biggest task now was to stabilize the referee, and the very obedient Hera Tieli turned around and left without saying anything, so that the three companions wanted to cry without tears, and could only shiver in the cold wind.
After a while, a priest asked coldly, "Lord Kidd, are we going to spend the night at the townspeople's house?" ”
Kidd was silent and did not respond, and the priest instantly attracted hostility, and the three explorers looked at each other, and could only shake their heads and sigh secretly, this is the confusing fate......