Franz was a little speechless and did not want to continue this pointless thing, and Mrs. Sophie also found it boring.

"Mother, I heard that something unpleasant happened to you in Stuttgart (the capital of the Kingdom of Württemberg)?"

Mrs. Sophie's face turned cold.

"It's just a bunch of cowards who have a small belly and like to dig through old accounts."

Historically, during the Napoleonic Wars, the Kingdom of Württemberg, as an outpost in western Germany, was not supported by the Austrian Empire when the French were fighting, and the Kingdom of Württemberg later turned Napoleon to attack the Austrian Empire, so the two sides had a deep grudge.

Now Madame Sophie is going to do something bad for the kingdom of Württemberg, but even then the latter still has no way to refuse, because at this time the Austrian Empire has an absolute advantage, both in the German Confederation and in the German Customs Union.

Thinking of the old sesame seeds and rotten grains before, Mrs. Sophie's face immediately changed.

"It's not because of you! Next month Empress Alexandra will bring Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna to Vienna, and you will behave well for me! Don't make any fuss! ”

"Hmm."

Franz's attitude was quite sincere, after all, in theory, a marriage with Russia was the best choice at this time, and it was also a painstaking part of Mrs. Sophie's efforts.

But the latter felt that the former's attitude was not positive enough, and he couldn't help but have a blue tendon on his forehead. However, she couldn't say it, she couldn't beat it, so she could only leave angrily.

The family dinner in the evening was very rich, but the abundance of spices made the dishes lose their original flavor.

Actually, professional chefs know this better than Franz, but it's a tradition. It was once the prerogative of the aristocracy to use spices, but the royal family naturally used more in order to show off their wealth.

Especially now that Franz has opened up the spice routes between Zanzibar and India, as well as Southeast Asia. The court cooks used spices as if they didn't want money.

The Austrian court feast is different from the French, with a strong Italian and Czech style.

The court chefs of the Austrian Empire, who were mostly Czechs, liked to invent and often surprise while striving for perfection.

Of course, sometimes it can be frightening, such as the [Golden Smile] (a dish in the Chinese family) that Franz inadvertently mentioned before.

The court chef reproduced it, and the things he made did not laugh, but sprayed.

When Franz cut through the skin with his knife, a burst of syrup shot out, but he was able to dodge the sudden blow with great dexterity, but the waiter behind him was unlucky.

With a scream, a large number of palace guards rushed into the banquet hall, and in a chaotic chaos that no one could tell, they directly disrupted the entire banquet.

With the experience of the last time, the palace cooks have also restrained a little, at least they will not make any moths at the family dinner at this time.

A portion of white rice was placed in front of Franz, because he had a habit of eating white rice since he was a child, so the people in the court had long been surprised.

However, this treatment is only available at family dinners, and Franz cannot nibble on white rice if there are guests present.

In fact, in Western cuisine, rice is considered a dish, not rice. As for bread, it is usually used to wipe the mouth and pad the dishes.

However, this custom gradually disappeared after the French Revolution, but this did not include the Austrian court.

Although it is a common white rice in modern times, it is expensive because rice is grown very little in Europe, and Franz likes to eat a type of rice from the Iberian Peninsula, which is already expensive to transport.

Of course, it is impossible for Franz to know these things, and he still thinks that he is very frugal.

Franz was protected by the old emperor when he was young, and when he grew up, he could make money on his own, so Mrs. Sophie did not interfere.

But this is completely eccentric in Maximilian's eyes, so he also has to hold the rice and nibble on it at every meal.

Madame Sophie didn't care about the second son's vexatiousness, and the money was all deducted from Maximilian's property anyway.

The rest of the family doesn't have any preference for rice, they prefer sweets.

In addition to the amount of sugar, the beef broth is also filled with cheese, and Maria is holding a small pot of chocolate fondue to show off.

Franz had tried to promote hot pot in Austria, mainly from the experience of later generations, and he felt that Europeans were relatively interested in hot pot.

However, the reality is that it is difficult for the aristocracy to accept this kind of stuff due to traditional concepts, and it is also very difficult to eat Asian hot pot with a knife and fork.

However, the difficulties did not stop the foodies, and soon small hot pots for single consumption were developed, which cleverly avoided hygiene problems.

Then in response to the problem that knives and forks are not suitable for shabu-shabu, they took out tweezers directly from the laboratory.

Then came the localization, and the Austrians liked to use cheese or chocolate, or even cream as the base.

In Franz's opinion, this is completely dark cuisine, but they eat quite happily themselves, and Franz can't say anything.

All kinds of strange hot pots were placed in front of him, and Franz felt that his clear soup pot was a little out of place.

However, this is also a special dish of the Austrian court at this time.

Then there is the tonkatsu, which is a specialty of the Austrian Empire, and other countries prefer to eat steak.

It's not because pork is cheaper, in fact there's a reason for it, the Austrian Empire's specialty, sheep pigs.

It's a pig with floppy fur, and this guy looks like a big sheep from a distance.

What's even more strange is that the wool of sheep pigs can really be woven into sweaters, and the body fat rate of this pig can reach an astonishing 70%, which can be called a pig and cattle (the highest grade of Wagyu can reach 56%).

In addition, generally speaking, the more fat you have, the better it is for steak, and the other way around, it is better for stew.

In 19th-century Austria, sheep pigs were even kept as pets, mainly because of their docile and stable personality and high IQ.

But Franz is not a fighting nation, and he can't accept a pet that weighs nearly five hundred pounds.

Sheep pigs are good, but this thing has high food requirements and too much fat, and Franz doesn't like it, although the pork ribs are delicious, but the price is too high.

If it is a nobility food or luxury, it is not a problem, but it is too difficult to promote.

Landreis pigs, also known as Landrace pigs, are not the pigs of Changbai Mountain, but describe this kind of pig as long and white. At the same time, it is also for the big white pig Yorkshire to distinguish.

Landrace pigs were the best lean pigs in the world before 1950, this guy eats a lot of meat, grows meat quickly, and has a lot of lean meat.

So Franz first started to promote Landrace pigs, but soon ran into problems. That is, ordinary people can't afford to raise it, and the physique is weak and needs to be perfected.

This was almost unattainable for ordinary peasants at that time, because they themselves were still living in leaky houses.

Moreover, Landrace pigs are not as adaptable to the environment as the native sheep pigs of Austria, let alone face predators such as European gray wolves and coyotes.