Zhou Yuanzhou originally planned to entertain guests from southern Anhui in his palace restaurant, but his old father felt that the guests were noble, and his own restaurant was still a little bit lower, and he wanted to invite the heirs of the Qing Palace to cook, so he chartered a star-rated hotel.

The guest was happy and satisfied, he clutched his wallet and felt that his heart was dripping blood.

"Mr. Zhou, it's ready to be served." The banquet hall manager whispered to him, and Zhou Yuanzhou nodded and retracted his emotions.

The palace banquet is full of Han and Han feasts, 54 dishes in the north and south, one hundred and eight dishes each, which not only contains exotic flavors, but also retains the tradition of the Central Plains, barbecue, hot pot, shabu-shabu is almost indispensable, grilling, frying, stir-frying, boiling, and burning are all complete, which is the highest level of Chinese cuisine culture.

Everyone thinks that the Manchu and Han Dynasty banquets are orthodox court traditions, but in fact they are the evolution of Jiangnan officialdom cuisine. The south of the Yangtze River is rich, the canal is dug and connects the north and the south, the Guangling painting boat is famous all over the world, among which the delicacies are continuous, endless, this is the predecessor of the palace banquet.

Of course, there were less than one hundred and eight dishes at today's feast, and only 12 cold dishes, 12 hot dishes, two soups and desserts, and two fruits were added to make up an auspicious number 28.

The appetizer is on the five products first, the dragon and phoenix are Xiangxiang to start the head, and the Hongzi chicken shredded cucumber, the Fuzi melon roasted tenderloin, the spicy belly of Wanzi, and the mushroom cabbage of the New Year; On the next five products, the wealth and wealth are leading, followed by broken jade jade, toon chicken wings, Kunlun purple eggplant, and tangerine peel beef.

In an instant, the round table was full of dazzling and wonderful dishes, and under the warm lamp, the dishes were shining and shining.

On the cold dishes and cold snacks, the yellow beans are warm and delicate, and the golden silk finches are lifelike.

The guests were amazed, and they didn't dare to move in the face of this gastronomic scene, for fear of disturbing the beautiful scenery and upsetting their heartstrings.

Zhou Yuanzhou didn't pay so much attention to it, and greeted and said: "Come on, come on, everyone move chopsticks, this is the most famous dish in the capital, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had a chance to taste it!" ”

This unobtrusive sycophancy deeply touched the hearts of the guests. The guests in southern Anhui were invited by Mr. Zhou to inspect the project. Since the development of Wangfu Restaurant, although the group is huge, it has also entered the bottleneck shackles. Although the restaurant has a big reputation, it is still concentrated in the Beijing business district, and it is very difficult to go out.

But Mr. Zhou didn't give up, he found a few professional managers to think about it behind closed doors for three days, and the first thing he said when he opened the door and saw his son was: "From now on, give me a trip to invest!" ”

And he himself, going around and looking for various relationships, took the line of the southern Anhui region - Li Xueqian, chairman of the largest consortium in southern Anhui.

Speaking of which, there is still a subtle connection between the two of them.

This is approaching the end of the year, Li Xueqian can still come to the capital for a while, isn't true love what is?

Mr. Zhou sat next to him and toasted him: "Mr. Li, do it first for respect, and do it first for respect." ”

Li Xueqian squinted and smiled, took a sip of the white wine in the cup, and picked up a chopsticks and melon roasted tenderloin. The crispness of the cucumber and the delicate and soft meat, this fatty and tender texture, combined with the crispiness of the tenderloin, instantly soothes the burning sensation of spicy wine in the throat.

Another bite of spicy belly. The belly shreds are soaked in hot and cold water alternately, crisp and abnormal, and the double juice of sesame oil and chili oil is poured on it, mixed with the fragrance of peanuts and sesame seeds, bursting out with unexpected flavor and taste.

Delicious.

Cold cuts alone make people feel that the trip is worth it.

Li Xueqian is not a person who pays special attention to appetite, and the chopsticks have not stopped much today. Mr. Zhou, who watched it, smiled even more deeply, and silently gave his son a look.

After a while, a fresh soup of Longjing Zhusun is on the table, the soup color is clear and clear like Chunchun stream water, and the Zhusun is tender and white like a hibiscus born in the world, which is filled with the fragrance of Longjing tea, and the aftertaste is leisurely.

Twelve hot dishes are served on the brocade plate: auspicious dragon double flying, eight treasure wild duck, hydrangea dried scallops, mushroom duck paws, colorful beef, hanging oven pheasant, red plum pearl fragrance, milk fish fillet, and simmered deer tendon in a casserole, Luohan prawns, pearl tofu, and mountain delicacies and celery.

Seeing that everyone was dazzled and sighed.

also kept gasping, and Yu Jian, who almost didn't take out a small notebook in the kitchen. The tricks of Zhang Huabai's case have already made her heart move, not to mention the dazzling colors of the red case.

"Yu girl, how is it? Do you want to worship our master, the master is always talking about you! The chef kept shaking the ten-pound iron pot in his hand, pouring a spoonful of Shaoxing rice wine into it, and a half-person-high flame warmed the ingredients in the pot.

Liu Chenggao accepted three descendant disciples, he ranked second, but he was the one with the best skills, and he was one of the royal chefs for the Chinese state banquet.

Yu Jian was still rehearsing the preparation method of the dish just now in her mind, and smiled when she heard this: "Aren't you afraid that I will compare you in the future?" ”

The second child was so happy that he almost laughed, and he carried a big spoon and nodded at Yu Jian: "You little girl, you have a very big tone." ”

Zhang Hua had almost finished the work of the white case, and happened to come over to chat at this time, and casually stuffed a plate of pea yellow for Yu Jian.

The pea yellow taste after cooling is cold, dissolves in the mouth, soft and sweet, revealing the fragrance of beans.

"Don't underestimate the little girl, she is no less capable than you. You'd better try to win a red case champion—" Zhang Hua laughed at him.

The second child glanced at him and sneered: "Where are you praising the little girl, you are obviously praising yourself!" Gotta know, you won the white case championship! But...... How did I hear that there is still a champion in the white case? ”

Come on- everyone hurts each other-

Zhang Hua rolled up his sleeves and was about to step forward: "Hey-my unbearable temper-"

Yu Jian stood farther away with the plate, took a small sip of the pea yellow in his hand, and was a little envious of the way the Beijing cooks got along, and thought of the people and things he faced after coming to the capital, and couldn't help but sigh silently.

"Master Zhang—is Master Zhang here?" Someone stumbled in, stopping at a distance of half a meter from the cooking table, patting his chest and panting.

Zhang Hua withdrew the hand that was about to slap the second child's back with a strong palm, frowned and asked, "What's the matter, so flustered?" Is the sky falling? ”

The banquet hall manager finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then said nervously: "Master Zhang, the guests want to order a dim sum to eat." ”

Zhang Huale said, "I thought something was wrong!" Say, what does he want to eat? Of all the pastries in the capital, there is nothing I won't have! ”

The banquet hall manager scratched his head: "It is said that it is made of glutinous rice, and there is salted pork and shrimp stuffing in it, which tastes crispy and fragrant." It doesn't sound like a confectionery from the capital. ”

After a pause, he said, "He didn't tell me his name, he just said that an old man he met when he was a child made it for him, and he always missed that taste." ”

Salted pork? Shrimp meat? Glutinous rice?

The eyebrows gradually tightened into a Sichuan character, Zhang Hua went through all the known pastries in his mind, but there were similarities, but I don't know if it was the kind of thing that the guest said......

He said...... Isn't it a lantern? ”

A delicate voice broke the deadlock-like atmosphere, and Yu Jian pinched the pea yellow that still had half a mouthful left, and gave a hint.

(End of chapter)