Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom.

Queen Victoria looked at the dinner menu, and the variety of dishes was lackluster, and what frustrated her the most was that everything from the name of the dish to the ingredients to the way it was cooked, and the name of each round of serving was all written in French.

There was even a moment when Victoria felt that the British did not have a written word of their own.

In fact, at that time, it was very common to learn French and eat French food among the European courts. But even so, almost every country has evolved its own style.

For example, the French cuisine of the Austrian court used Czech chefs, and even the word "Austrian kitchen language" can be replaced by the word Czech in many cases.

The fact that Britain is the only one who has learned so thoroughly may be due to the inferiority complex in the bones of a pirate background.

There are only two kinds of soups, chicken porridge and thinner summer vegetable soup (in fact, it is a seasonal vegetable soup), which seems to be nothing to choose, Victoria likes to eat meat, so she chose the thinner summer vegetable soup, because she is afraid that she will be too tired to eat.

Looking up at the stars, when Victoria first heard about this dish, she was fascinated by its mood.

Then she saw a plate staring at her dead fish head with wide eyes. At that moment, a word came to Victoria's mind: "Dead and blind".

She could only sigh, it seems that the queen is not so easy to be.

The next substitute dish was steak, stewed stewed stew, and roast lamb, and Victoria opted for grilled sirloin.

At that time, the sirloin steak was made in a slightly different way than it is now, but the same fork was passed through the center of the grill and then rotated to ensure that the heat was evenly heated.

In the meantime, place a plate full of clean tallow on the side for later use.

While grilling, use a brush dipped in butter to moisten the roast meat continuously, moistening the oil every fifteen minutes, and the whole baking time is usually about four hours.

Then remove the roast, prepare the sauce, sprinkle with flour and salt, moisten with cream, and then go on the grill to continue baking until it changes color, and then remove the roast after the cream swells, slice it, put it on the plate, and serve.

In fact, there is another allusion to sirloin steak.

King Henry VIII of England, the prototype of the legendary sin of gluttony, once suddenly drew his sword during a meal and pointed to a piece of meat on the table.

"I will call you Sir Sirloin."

This is the famous Henry VIII Meat Incident, the last English monarch to land in France, as mentioned in the previous document.

Then there is the side dish.

There are more side dishes to choose from, such as salads, pies, fish fillets, and chicken dishes. Victoria then sees the roasted quail, which she doesn't eat because Albert says she looks like a quail.

At this time, she saw the dish of grilled quail on the menu, which made her feel a little annoyed.

"What's going on?" She asked the chef with a slight displeasure.

"You can change it to German ham, or an egg roll or something." The chef didn't seem to hear the queen's tone and said casually.

Victoria was unhappy with the chef's attitude, she felt that she had been neglected and her pampering husband was not around.

So, Victoria threw the menu to the chef.

"Why don't you change it soon?!"

The latter did not dare to say anything, so he had to flee in a hurry.

In fact, at this time, Germany, like Italy, was just a geographical term.

Victoria's life in England was anything but good, and people were both curious and scared about her.

This is mainly due to the glorious records left by the queens in British history.

Matilda plunged England into civil war, "Bloody Mary" is synonymous with witches, Protestant nightmares, a frequent visitor to horror stories, and Queen Elizabeth I in debt.

"Mary Vase Mary" is different from the previous Mary, she did nothing during her reign, and her favorite thing to do every day is to wipe her porcelain from the East, so she is also called "Mary Vase Mary".

Queen Anne is one of the longest-reigning queens, and the founder of her best friend's politics.

But in fact, Queen Matilda is a legendary figure, she was able to hold on to the British throne in the most unfavorable circumstances, and it was not easy to let the inheritance be severed, and it was not her who started the civil war, but her cousin.

"Bloody Mary" repeatedly suppressed rebellions, reformed the economy, and prevented the division of Britain.

Elizabeth I was the founder of Britain's world domination, and during her reign she carried out drastic reforms, meritocracy, frugality, and corruption.

(Carrying out reforms, selecting and appointing talents, practicing frugality, and cracking down on corruption have been talked about by countless rulers, and countless people have tried, but few have succeeded in the end, which shows that their abilities are by no means ordinary.) ）

Elizabeth I was quite successful as a decision-maker, when England was thriving economically, literature was brilliant, and militarily defeated the Spanish Armada.

This was mainly because Britain was a patriarchal society at the time, and they needed to demonize female rulers in order to maintain social order.

In addition, the reason why Victoria became the queen of England and did not inherit the throne of Hanover was because the Salik Act in Germany prevented women from governing the country.

Victoria had a good reputation when she first ascended the throne, especially after that "balcony speech", and even the maids around her thought she could make a great queen.

But Victoria soon understood that those politicians didn't need a queen who dictated to them, but a puppet that they could manipulate at will, such as Palmerston, Viscount Melbourne, John Russell, and Robert Peele.

So Victoria chose a husband who was keen on politics, and she didn't mind sharing the power in her hands. On the one hand, Victoria needs someone to speak for her political goals, and on the other hand, she does love Prince Albert deeply.

Victoria was well aware of the situation in Britain at this time, so she wanted to break the deadlock. Giving herself to the country, Victoria did not feel that she had the courage and determination of Elizabeth I.

But taking a risk to make Britain stronger, she felt she could.

Britain and France were the two most powerful colonial powers in the world at this time, but they were not yet ready to divide the situation.

Because at this time, Britain and France also had a common enemy, the Holy Alliance, and the woolly bear of Russia was Britain's biggest enemy now.

Russia has a vast land and a huge population, which Britain does not have.

If one day Russia does enter the sea, will Britain still be able to sit comfortably as supremacy?

It is impossible to turn a colony into a homeland, and the United States is the best example of this. How much manpower and material resources did Britain invest in the development of the North American colonies, but what was the final outcome?

A betrayal, that's all.

The British at that time even lamented sadly: "Britain will never be a great power and a respected nation again." ”

In fact, it was a fear of the British at that time that the hegemony would be lost, but the Great Revolution broke out in France, which was also a disguised salvation for Britain.

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