Chapter 229: The Winners and the Losers
In this scalp-numbing cooking process, the minutes tick by.
When Briggis and Ellulu finished drinking two large pots of tea in the gazebo, and both went to the toilet once.
Jiang Yan and Grizzly Bear finally walked over with a big plate.
On the huge silver plate was a larger silver lid, which concealed the contents of the dishes.
But I couldn't see what was on the plate.
But Briggis's sense of smell was also different from that of ordinary people, and she immediately smelled a faint breath oozing from inside.
This...... What does it taste like? How weird?
Bridges had no idea how to describe the smell.
It just smells like ...... It seems like...... Seems to be quite fragrant?
Wait, why am I having this delusion?
Is it possible that the dishes made by the members of the Fog Capital Cooking Association will be delicious? He wouldn't put anything weird in there, would he?
The thought of the messy ingredients that the guys used in their cooking made Briggis even more worried.
But because of the bet with Ellulu, Briggis had to eat it again, even if it was just a bite.
Bang! Just as the plate landed on the table in front of her with a crisp sound.
Although Bridges was a little apprehensive in her heart, she still smiled politely:
"Mr. Hannibal, I don't know about you...... What delicious food have you prepared?"
After looking at her forced smile, Jiang Yan pursed his lips and said seriously:
"Of course it's a dish you won't be able to stop eating."
Cut...... At that moment, Ginger Ember clearly saw Briggis cut lightly to show her disdain.
But Jiang Yan naturally didn't pay attention to this little thing, because what he liked most was to make others lower their arrogant heads.
So before Briggis could react, Jiang Ember quickly opened the silver cover in his hand.
As the lid was lifted, a strange stream of hot air quickly poured out of the plate, sweeping through the entire gazebo.
Hey? This...... This is!
At that moment, everyone was shocked, except for Jiang Yan.
The moment she flipped open the lid, the hot air that came out of it mixed with a strong aroma gushed out wildly.
Under this wave of heat that was enough to bring people down on the spot, everyone around couldn't help but show a fascinated expression.
For example, the grizzly bear has a slightly ghostly smile on his face, and his huge eyes are about to pop out.
And Briggis seems to be carried back to the old forest of Moriyama where she stayed when she was young.
In the depths of the familiar dense forest, the early morning fog locks the smoke, and the air rushes into the sky, which makes people can't help but revel there...... Wait a minute! What was I thinking!
It took a few seconds for Bridges to realize that she seemed to be hooked on it.
This completely unfamiliar situation shocked her, and her expression that had been pretending to be calm collapsed at once.
The aroma, the aroma that gushed out of the plate frantically, made her saliva secrete a lot, and she felt extremely hungry in her stomach.
How should this aroma be described? Grassy? Woody? Honey sweet fragrance? Wax scent? Amber? Bean-scented? Fruity?
Because the aroma is so complex and too strong, it makes Bridges not know how to describe it.
Originally, as the president of the Rotten Wood Court, she was by no means the kind of person who was greedy for food, and she could simply eat some vegetables and fruits on weekdays.
But when Ember placed the plate in front of Briggis and made a gesture of please, she felt the shock of food for the first time.
"This dish is "Top Grade Grass Eight Treasures", please enjoy."
Along with the plate, a silver spoon was served, and Ginger Ember's tone was full of joy for some reason.
The so-called "Eight Treasures" usually refer to the eight most high-quality ingredients in the ancient Chinese food system.
There is no fixed combination of the form of the eight treasures themselves, so there are many different "eight treasures" practices.
For example, "Shan Bazhen" uses bear paws, deer antlers, elephant trunks, humps, civets, leopard fetus, lion milk, and monkey heads.
The "Water Eight Treasures" are shark fins, abalone, fish lips, sea cucumbers, skirted scallops, fish crisps, and toads.
Naturally, the vegetables used in "Cao Ba Zhen" are all plant-based vegetarian dishes, such as Hericium erinaceus, Tremella fuciformis, Bamboo Sunflower, morel mushrooms, mushrooms, donkey nest mushrooms, Yunxiangxin and daylily.
Of course, the Bazhen materials used by Jiang Ember at this time were different, and they were exclusively blended by him.
Whether it is in terms of taste, aroma, or some other aspects, it has an effect that is far beyond ordinary people's imagination.
As for the name of the dish introduced by Jiang Yan, Briggis can be said to not understand at all.
Of course, this is also a normal thing, after all, the plate of food with soup and vegetables on the plate has made her unable to divert her attention.
Because Briggis has no vision, her other senses are more sensitive than normal people.
So much so that when she put this plate of "Grass Eight Treasures", which played the ultimate fragrance of mushrooms, in front of her, the shock level would be several times that of ordinary people.
Ding...... What grass? Eight what Jane? What the hell is this...... Can you really eat it?
Although deep down, Bridges very much did not want to eat the dishes made by this man.
But her hand took the spoon as if she didn't obey the call, and stretched it out towards the silver platter, which was full of it.
If you look closely, you can see that the silver platter is not ordinary food, but ...... A white moon.
The white full moon floats in the pale golden amber, and it looks poetic.
Obviously, the fist-sized silver moon in the middle is the main part of this dish, that is, the body of Cao Bazhen.
When Briggis thrust a spoon into the corner of the huge full moon, she shuddered.
The food in the form of a full moon is full of texture and crystal clear, and the slightest poke will overflow with juice, like melted fat.
Ooh...... It's really ...... Too......
When Bridges takes a small piece of the right strange food with a spoon and puts it in her mouth.
The Grand Master of the Rotten Wood Court trembled violently, as if he had been electrocuted.
Although Briggis was blind, she was not illiterate, on the contrary, she read a variety of books and had a very wide range of knowledge.
But after eating this indescribable piece of food, she didn't know how to describe what she was eating.
The fragrance is complex, but it is not chaotic, as if this gorgeous dance is taking place in the nasal cavity.
The palate is complex, but it is also pleasant, with several different variations in one mouth, and it is extremely gorgeous.
Bridges had lived for so many years, but she had never thought of such a delicious and special food.
After that mouthful, it was as if a light suddenly bloomed in her dark world.
The delicacy that could be called exploding spread wildly in her mouth, and the enjoyment that she had never felt before stirred through her like an electric current.
Before she knew it, Bridges's face was getting redder and redder, and she was swinging the spoon towards the plate faster and faster, and it was completely up to her will.
Seeing that the chief judge of the rotten wood court was eating so happily, the grizzly bear on the side was simply stunned and completely speechless.
And Ai Lulu also tasted the "Eight Treasures of Top Grade Grass" in front of her, took a deep breath and smiled at Jiang Yan:
"It's delicious...... Brother Jiang Ash, this is made from a lot of mushrooms and chopped up, right?"
Ai Lulu has also eaten Jiang Yan's dishes for so long, and she has a certain understanding of his cooking techniques.
Jiang Yan raised his eyebrows at her, with a sense of intimacy that everything was unspoken.
As Ellulu said, this
"Top Grass Eight Treasures" is indeed a delicacy made with a mixture of many mushrooms.
There are eight ingredients in this dish, each offering a different taste and aroma.
Among them, "Bamboo Sun" provides a crisp taste, and "Black Truffle" provides the fragrance of beeswax.
"Chanterelle flavours" are responsible for the thick and deep flavor of the juice, "porcini mushrooms" are thick and tender, and "Agaricus blazei" is tender with a hint of apricot.
The texture of "morel" mushrooms is delicate and soft, while the "white fungus" is fragrant and pleasant...... Anyway, each has its own characteristics.
Eight kinds of mushrooms are combined into one in one dish, which can be said to be eight immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers.
In terms of preparation, Ginger first cut seven kinds of mushroom ingredients except "Bamboo Sun" into different sizes and mixed them into pots according to different proportions.
Add a small amount of salt, sugar and other simple seasonings, then mix with egg whites, starch and exclusive secret spices.
Finally, the flavor is mixed and the huge dumplings are wrapped in a bamboo canopy on all sides.
The consommé made with several of its mushrooms is then added to the pot and steamed, which forms the whole picture of this dish.
When the dish is cooked, the surface looks as bright as the moon, and the soup exudes a faint golden light, giving it a romantic feeling of the sun and the moon.
Of course, although this dish is not complicated to say, the difficulty is among the best among all the dishes Jiang Yan has ever made.
After all, different mushrooms have different aromas and tastes, and it is not possible for ordinary chefs to use these mushrooms to present complex and conflicting aromas and unpredictable tastes.
But Jiang Ember has obviously done it to the point of near-perfection, just look at Briggis who is sweating profusely.
"Ahh......h Ahh......h
Compared to the calm appearance at the beginning, after eating for a while, Briggis...... That expression can be said to be a little unsightly.
The face with a strong sense of divinity had long since lost its original appearance, and was replaced by a look of excitement and flushing.
For Grizzlies, who has followed the boss for many years, this scene is enough to make him wonder if he is in a dream.
How....... How can it be? The Grand Governor of the Tribunal ...... She...... Is she crazy?
No, could it be that this dish is really so delicious? Even the Grand President can't resist this temptation?
Thinking of this, Grizzly Bear couldn't help but look at Ellulu, who was slowly enjoying the delicious food, and a trace of curiosity and remorse flashed in his eyes.
Before, Jiang Ember also said that he could prepare one for Grizzly Bear, but this big man was afraid of death, so he refused without thinking about it.
But now that he saw his own Grand Tribunal and the future Holy Maiden eating so well, the big man obviously regretted it now.
He turned his head to look at Jiang Yan, and seemed to be thinking in his heart whether to ask this brother to help him make a portion in the future, so that he could taste how delicious it would be to be able to make such a dish for the Grand Court Chief. Look at the book
So under the salivating gaze of the grizzly bear, Briggis ate for three minutes.
In other words, after only three minutes of eating, the large plate of "Top Grade Grass Eight Treasures" has been eaten cleanly.
Call...... It's refreshing, it's really refreshing.
After eating, Bridges breathed a deep sigh of relief, and a heartfelt smile appeared on her face.
Unlike the formulaic smirk that seemed to be embedded in her face before, her smile this time was obviously genuine.
Bridges doesn't know how many years she hasn't enjoyed food....... She has the conditions to enjoy it, but she is not in the mood to enjoy it.
As the Grand Judge of the Rotten Wood Court, Bridges has more to think about every day than ordinary people can imagine.
She has ambitions, she has dreams, so she can't let her steps stand still because of these small personal pleasures.
And good food wasn't a necessity for the druids in the first place.
They're the kind of people who just come from the apple tree
A few fruits can be picked to meet the physical needs of the day.
But even so, even though Bridges didn't need to enjoy the food, she couldn't help but laugh.
Because of the elapsed years, she can't remember the last time she smiled because she had eaten something delicious.
No, even Bridges had forgotten when she was actually smiling.
In order to gain great power, in order to get a high position, in order to be able to regain the light.
She kept running, abandoning her family, abandoning her relatives, abandoning her strength to live uprightly, and constantly running forward with many evil deeds.
And in these twenty or thirty long years, Bridges never thought about what she had gained and what she had thrown away.
When she looked at the empty plate in her hand, she realized that she had thrown away more things than she had imagined.
The enjoyment of being human....... Is it so addictive, hehe, I've really lived in vain.
Thinking of this, Briggis sighed slightly, and then put down the spoon in her hand.
"You won." She said to Ellulu in a calm tone, "I've finished the food he served, so I have to answer your question, about your mother's death, actually, ......"
After eating the dish, Bridges quickly pulled away from the enjoyment she had just enjoyed.
She immediately reverted to being the Grand Master of the Rotten Wood Court, and was ready to tell a lie naturally.
But just as Bridges was about to lie to fool the bet, Ellulu reached out to her and made a "stop" gesture.
"No, you didn't lose, I lost."
「....... Huh?"
Just as Briggis was watching with a puzzled gaze, Ellulu knocked on her plate with a smile and said with a smile:
"I'm saying you're going to eat what's served, but you've got some soup left over from your plate, so you're the one to win this bet."
As soon as Ellulu's words fell, Briggis's mouth couldn't help but open a little wider.
Miscellaneous...... What do you mean? She...... Could she have said......
From the beginning, this little girl didn't plan to win? She knew I was going to lie, so she ...... on purpose Deliberately losing to me?
The moment she reacted, Bridges's face suddenly darkened, and she realized that she had been tricked hard.
Compared to the relaxed Ellulu, she, the winner, is actually a real loser at this moment.