Chapter 130: The Potato Feast
Alin gave Kangxi's order in a slippery manner, and after a while, he came to Kangxi with a tray with three good-looking potatoes that had been washed.
Kangxi picked up a potato with his hand, weighed it with his hand, and said, "This thing is a potato, can you eat it?" Kangxi looked at the potatoes in front of him and didn't look like they were edible, although there was no soil on the potatoes, but the surface of the potatoes looked pitted.
Kangxi grew up with brocade clothes and jade food, and the things he ate were all processed by the minions in the dining room and put in front of him, except for some common grains, but he had never seen this kind of processed ingredients.
Alin knew that Kangxi didn't mean to embarrass him, but he hadn't seen such a thing as potatoes, and he felt a little confused, he said: "If you go back to the emperor, this potato will look a little bad, but the taste is still good, the potatoes can be boiled in water to satisfy hunger, although the taste is lighter, but it is not unpalatable, potatoes can be used to cook, stir-fried, fried, stewed, the small kitchen is already cooking about potatoes, the emperor can try it later." ”
When Kangxi heard Ah Lin say this, he suddenly had a lot of expectations for the next dishes.
Kangxi laughed and said, "Then I'll wait." ”
It didn't take long for Alin to come over with a group of palace maids, all holding trays in their hands, and delicate dishes were placed on the trays.
Alin took care of the palace maid and laid out the meal, and then said to Kangxi: "Your Majesty, the meal is ready, please enjoy it." ”
Kangxi took the lead in sitting, and then said to his sons: "You guys sit down too!" I don't have to follow the rules this time. ”
Although Kangxi said this, the emperor's brothers couldn't really be unruly, and everyone said in unison: "Thank you Huang Ama." ”
Several princes and elder brothers sat at the bottom of Kangxi in order of size.
Kangxi looked at the dishes in front of him, all of which he had never seen before, and said, "Ah Lin! Tell me about them, what are these names? ”
Ah Lin was immediately happy when he heard this, if this was introduced, the emperor would definitely reward him with something, he smiled and said, "The slave obeys the order." ”
Alin pointed to a dish and said: "This dish is called vinegared shredded potatoes, sour, spicy and refreshing, with a cool taste, very appetizing......"
He pointed to a dish next to him and said: "This dish is called braised potato chips, the color is ruddy, and the taste is sweet and not greasy......"
"This dish is called boiled shredded potatoes, the taste is crisp, it is a good dish ...... the fire, this dish is called dry stir-fried potato ......, this dish is called chicken stewed potatoes...... This dish is called ............"
Alin babbled about a dozen dishes related to potatoes, and it was noon at this time, and Kangxi was really hungry all the way, so he said: "Okay, Liang Jiugong is waiting for dinner." ”
The little eunuch under Liang Jiugong tried the dishes, and Kangxi began to move the chopsticks.
Kangxi tried the dishes made of potatoes one by one, and found that the taste was really good, and he ate a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and this potato did have a unique taste in his mouth.
After watching Kangxi move his chopsticks, the younger brothers began to try it, and found that the taste of this potato was still very good.
The third elder brother was an idle one, and after trying the dish slightly, he said: "Huang Ama, this potato is really good, I don't know if I can let the Internal Affairs Office get some into the palace, Eniang's appetite is not very good when he comes in, and his son thinks that this vinegared shredded potato is quite appetizing, and his son wants Eniang to taste it too." ”
Kangxi listened to the words of the third elder brother and said with a smile: "He is a filial child." ”
Then he said to Liang Jiugong: "Let people hurry up and send a batch of potatoes back, and send some to the masters in each palace, by the way, don't forget to train a batch of cooks who can make potatoes, and send them over one piece." ”
Liang Jiugong: "Tsk." ”
Ninety-ten elder brothers listened to the words of their own emperor Ama and the third brother, and their expressions remained unchanged, but they thought with disdain in their hearts: What kind of big-tailed wolf are you pretending! Concubine Rong has a bad appetite, and she is still angry with your unruly backyard, what kind of filial son is she pretending to be in front of Emperor Ama now! What a faceless one.
Kangxi ate a good meal, and before leaving, he rewarded Alin with a lot of good things.