"Everyone, please follow me into the palace, the competition is about to begin." A white-clad servant went out to greet him.

The nine people lined up in turn, followed by the servants and entered the Rakshasa Palace.

Rakshasa is interpreted in the teachings of Zen Buddhism as "cannibal ghosts", representing violence and evil, and the Rakshasa Palace in front of you is clean and tidy, glamorous, full of flowers on the other side, full of mystery and romance.

The servants in the palace, all handsome and polite, where do they look like evil ghosts?

Maybe it's because the world is in opposition to the Nine Shades, and the Nine Shades have been scandalized into a dark and evil hell, but in fact, it's not the case.

The Dawn Moon Hall is the largest hall of the Rakshasa Palace, where the Queen of the Rakshasa lives.

At this moment, ten tables have been set up in the square in front of the palace, and the largest one of them is placed with all kinds of ingredients, chicken, duck, fish, rice, flour, fruits and vegetables; The remaining nine small tables, pots and pans, stoves, firewood, rice, oil, salt and vinegar...... We have everything you need for cooking.

Yan Yunting had visited all the big inns in Rakshasa City before, in terms of ingredients, the delicacies of the mountains and seas were complete, but the rice, flour, fruits and vegetables were pitiful, the price of meat was low, the green vegetables were sky-high, and the rice noodles, which were regarded as the staple food in the world, were as precious as ghost jade.

Although the vegetables prepared for today's competition are smaller than those in the world, they are verdant and fresh.

It must have taken a lot of effort to grow such a fresh vegetable in Jiuyou, and this Rakshasa Queen is undoubtedly a foodie.

"Ahem!"

After only two light coughs, a slightly old man in black with a goatee walked out of the Dawn Moon Hall with his head held high, and he shouted in that delicate and sharp voice:

"Nine people, nine kitchens, choose by yourself."

Listening to his voice, he should be an old eunuch.

Everyone was eager to grab the first table, but Yan Yunting didn't want to be outstanding, so he picked the last position.

When the old eunuch saw that everyone was in place, he pointed to the ingredients on the big table and announced: "There are no varieties of dishes made in today's competition, and you can choose the ingredients here at will, but some of the ingredients are very precious, and there is a unique one, and whoever grabs it first can get it." ”

As soon as these words came out, the chefs all made a starting gesture and stared at the top ingredients. At this point, it seems that the person who occupies the first table really has some advantage.

Later, the old eunuch briefly explained the rules: "The competition is an hour, and after the cooking is over, they will be sent to the palace one by one, and the queen will taste them herself, and decide who will be the court chef...... Well, without further ado, the contest begins! ”

As soon as the old eunuch finished speaking, the cooks swarmed up and snatched their most noble ingredients.

"This leopard beast tenderloin is the first thing I fancied!"

"Did you fancy yours first? So you fancy the position of the palace chef, and this position is yours? ”

"Bring it to you!"

It's like a fight.

The old eunuch carried his hands behind his back, as if watching a play, contemptuous and turned a blind eye.

Yan Yunting walked unhurriedly to the old eunuch's side, bowed and saluted: "My lord, I have a few questions I want to ask. ”

The old eunuch was puzzled: "What do you think?" ”

Yan Yunting said with a smile: "Making delicious dishes is only one aspect, but making appetizing dishes is also very important, so I came to ask the adults for advice, how is the taste of the queen, and how is her heart recently?" ”

"Oh? But he is a person with a heart," the old eunuch bought a pass with a high profile: "How do you know that I will know the taste and heart of the queen?" ”

According to Yan Yunting's understanding of eunuchs, this kind of rootless person, the more he lacks something, the more he likes to hear something, so he gave a thumbs up, patted his ass and said: "From the first glance of the adult, the villain feels that the big man is popular and heroic, you must be the top celebrity around the queen, who does the villain not look for you?" ”

The old eunuch stroked his goatee, and was very satisfied with what he said, "Yes, yes, you are indeed more clever than these reckless men with big brains and thick necks," he paused, and then lowered his voice:

"Let me tell you secretly, this time to recruit the court chef, it was actually the queen's order to please the princess. Recently, the princess has been upset and has trouble sleeping, the queen has always loved the princess, and when the princess is unhappy, the queen will be unhappy; As for their tastes, they have always been unpredictable and elusive, and I don't know. ”

I see......

But I really didn't expect that this queen was as good as a lily.

Yan Yunting had already figured out that he was not far from ten, so he bowed again: "Thank you for your guidance today, if I am elected as the palace chef, I will not forget the kindness of my lord." ”

The old eunuch waved his hand: "Hurry up and cook, all the good ingredients will be selected." ”

The other cooks chose big fish and meat, precious ingredients. But they didn't know that as a Rakshasa queen, they were already tired of eating these things;

The queen and the princess are impetuous, and compared with the greasy delicacies of the mountains and seas, perhaps an ordinary, light-hearted home-cooked rice porridge will be easier to win favor.

A chef who pursues the ultimate delicacy can only be regarded as ordinary, and the real realm will be like a doctor, looking and smelling, first tasting the taster's taste, and then "prescribing the right medicine", which is called "medicinal food" in the "Fuyuan Recipe".

Therefore, Yan Yunting gave up all kinds of meat, selected lotus seeds, black plums, white fungus and Ruokang rock sugar from all the ingredients, and prepared to boil a pot of white fungus lotus seed soup that clears the heart and dispels fire.

Soak the white fungus in water first.

Then wash the lotus seeds and green plums, then take out the lotus hearts and chop the green plums for later use.

After half an hour, the white fungus is completely soaked, washed clean, the roots are removed, and the white fungus is torn apart.

Finally, take a casserole, fill the green plum, lotus seeds, and white fungus together, then pour water over the ingredients, add a fierce fire to boil, and then cover the fire and cook slowly.

More than half of the competition time, everyone entered the cooking stage, and all kinds of dishes were fragrant and mouth-watering.

Most of the chefs who came to participate in the palace competition this time were chefs in high-end inns, and each of them had their own unique skills, and the dishes they made were not bad.

Everyone stayed by the stove, controlled the fire, and tasted the seasoning.

Interestingly, the fuel of the furnace is made of pieces of ointment, and the flame burned out is green and faint, which should belong to the category of "dark fire".

Meals cooked on a practical wood stove will be extra tasty, but unfortunately the realm does not allow it, and the materials are also limited. ŴŴŴ.BIQUGE.biz

In the last quarter of an hour of the competition, everyone's dishes were basically formed, steamed, boiled, stuffy, dry, and returned to the pot, and the cooking methods were not repeated.

Yan Yunting opened the lid of the pot, the white fungus was already stewed very thick, and then he threw in the rock sugar, stirred for a while, scooped a spoonful of taste, the sweetness of the rock sugar and the astringency of the green plum hit each other on the taste buds, the soft and glutinous white fungus was soft from the tip of the tongue to the throat, just two words - delicious!

The color and taste are already there, but the aroma is worse. Yan Yunting looked around the ingredient table again, but unfortunately did not find suitable ingredients.

Fragrance, fragrance......

"Huh......" Suddenly there was a gust of wind, and the fragrance of flowers on the other side came to the nose.

Yan Yunting suddenly realized, there are flowers everywhere, where can I find it?

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