Chapter 27: The Lantern Festival Night Banquet

Thank you brothers for the reward, I've been thinking about the plot recently, I'm afraid I can't do more. Sorry too......

Zhao Ji's face was strange, and he seemed to be smiling, and said, "Father Shang favors one over the other, this is not good." Is it only my family's blessing?"

Wen Fei laughed twice, pretending not to understand. waved his hand and said, "Official, everyone, please!"

In the front yard of Shang's Father's Mansion, dozens of tables of wine and food were arranged, and there were stoves everywhere, so I wouldn't feel cold.

And the group went up to a small building, separated from the front and back, and the ladies led by Zhao Ji naturally went to the attic on the other side, not mixed together. Although Zhao Ji is not very good-looking, he still needs to pay attention to the royal decency.

Wen Fei used all the dishes of later generations this time, but he still sat down separately according to the custom of the Northern Song Dynasty. Fortunately, instead of kneeling on the ground as in ancient times, each person has a separate table and stool, and there is a dazzling array of snacks and fruits with their own strange aromas.

In addition to lychees, although they are out of season, there are also things that can be sold in Tokyo City. There are also many unheard of and unseen fruits. For example, dragon fruit cherry tomatoes and the like have caused everyone to be amazed.

In addition, all kinds of cakes and pastries are unseen and unheard of by these people, and they can't help but be more interested in waiting for the main dishes to be served.

This time, Wen Fei invited all the famous chefs of Hangzhou Cuisine to cook the dishes carefully. This is all to take care of the light taste of the Northern Song Dynasty. There is no such dish with a strong oil and heavy flavor, which is also the reason why you can eat it as soon as it is hot and do not need to cook it on the spot.

It is said that Hangzhou cuisine can be traced back to the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, Lin'an was a prosperous Kyoto, and famous chefs from the north and south gathered here, and businessmen from all walks of life gathered here. Hangzhou cuisine reached its heyday. Thinking about it, the taste is in the same vein as the Northern Song Dynasty, and there will not be much difference.

In fact, Wen Fei has eaten many famous dishes in Tokyo these days, and he also has this feeling.

It is said that Hangzhou cuisine is historically divided into two schools: "on the lake" and "on the city". The former is mainly made of fish, shrimp and poultry, and is good at raw stir-frying, stewing, tender and other techniques, paying attention to the clear, fresh, crisp and tender taste, and paying attention to retaining the original taste.

The latter is mostly made of meat. The cooking method is mainly steamed, stewed, simmered and burned, paying attention to the taste of light oil, light pulp, light and fresh tenderness, and paying attention to the combination of fresh and salty. It has a very inherited relationship with the dishes of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Haven't waited for the main course to come up. Wen Fei smiled at Cai Jing, who had not spoken: "Cai Xianggong, don't worry about your bad teeth, I made a dish for you today, see how it compares to that quail soup?"

Cai Jing really said with interest: "Oh. I don't know what it is?" Naturally, he knew that Wen Fei had provoked the topic, so he naturally wanted to help him restore his phase!

Immediately, someone brought a few bowls of soup, and several people listened to Wen Fei's boasting, and their hearts were curious, and they couldn't help but look at it, seeing that the soup was yellow and bright, fresh and smooth, and it looked like a small snack called jelly on the table.

"Is this crab soup?" Cai Jing asked.

Wen Fei laughed: "Everyone taste it first!"

"It still tastes like crab soup. Cai Jing was a little puzzled.

Zhao Ji laughed: "It's a shame that you, Cai Xianggong, are still a gourmand who doesn't get tired of eating and not getting tired of being fine." I tasted it. It's clearly fish soup!"

Wen Fei clapped his hands and laughed: "The official family is really powerful, how about tasting this fish soup?"

"The color is shiny, fresh and smooth, and the taste is like crab meat, which can be described as a crab soup. Zhao Ji exclaimed.

Wen Fei couldn't help but admire, this dish is naturally the Song sister-in-law fish soup that has been passed down from the Southern Song Dynasty to the modern day. Of course, this sister-in-law Song should still be there now, but this fish soup must not have been made yet.

It was not until after the shame of Jingkang that Zhao Gou crossed the river and fled to Hangzhou, so that Song's sister-in-law had the opportunity to have sea bass or mandarin fish to make such a famous dish.

Wen Fei clapped his hands, and suddenly all kinds of dishes kept coming up. All kinds of dishes are famous dishes in Hangzhou cuisine, such as West Lake vinegar fish, dry fried bell, braised chestnut meat, muxi pork, duck pot, and Longjing shrimp.

Even more in line with the taste of the Northern Song Dynasty, braised spring bamboo shoots, braised eggplant, Hangzhou three fresh, braised lion's head, braised chicken wings, stir-fried snails, fish head tofu soup, Hangzhou sauce duck, Yipin tofu and so on. It's even more enjoyable.

Wen Fei was relieved at this time, originally after his field investigation by Wen Da Tianshi, he found that although the dishes of the Northern Song Dynasty had their own characteristics. But the question is light, the stir-fry of this era has only just been invented, and it is not too mature at all, and there are not as many techniques as in later generations.

Most of the food eaten is steamed and cooked, and all kinds of pasta are the majority. For example, the braised lion's head in the Hangzhou dish, but in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was a steamed lion's head.

But in the dishes of the Hangzhou Gang, there is an inheritance relationship. But in general, it is estimated that Hangzhou cuisine is more modern and suitable for people's tastes. Therefore, Wen Fei came up with such a play, to test the taste of the Northern Song Dynasty people for modern dishes?

These people didn't know that they had become guinea pigs for Wen Fei to try dishes, and they were full of praise for eating. But Wen Fei noticed that those dishes that were not refried in thick oil, retained the original flavor of the dishes, and were tender and smooth, won the hearts of these people.

Wen Fei was paying attention to everyone's eating appearance, and at the same time thinking about how to improve the Northern Song Dynasty cuisine, combining the flavor of Hangzhou cuisine, so as to open his original Northern Song Dynasty restaurants all over the world in modern time and space.

At this time, I suddenly woke up. Since you want to be authentic. Why do you have to think about improvement? Look at the Japanese cuisine, Korean cuisine, and even the cuisine of most countries in the world, how many of them can compare to the Chinese cuisine that our great foodie empire has improved for thousands of years?

However, in foreign countries, Chinese food is often synonymous with cheap resistance...... Even the inhumane dishes of the sticks are more expensive than Chinese food abroad. Korean food is even more upscale than Chinese food......

So, a lot of times, it's not about the taste, it's about the culture. Chinese cuisine has gone astray, focusing on both color and flavor. Combined with what I saw when I went to the French restaurant, people ate a cultural atmosphere.

And what about Japanese food? High-end Japanese restaurants, even when you go to eat, you have to change into a kimono and kneel on a tatami mat. The fact that people are attracted to it in this way shows that the food is not just about the taste. What's more, what you eat is style, and what you eat is culture.

Chinese cuisine, on the other hand, tends to ignore this. Relying only on taste to win has gone astray and is too vulgar.

Lao Jun said, there is nothing to profit, there is something to use! This sentence is too clear. Sure enough, the Tao Te Ching is a pearl of words and can be confirmed in all things.

Wen Fei was slightly distracted, and saw that Cai Jing had already talked to Zhao Ji, and was showing his two holy money: "How about the official family, please see how this money is?"

Zhao Ji looked at the two holy coins over and over again, and when he saw that the coins were made, he didn't know how they were made. On the front, the portrait of the emperor, is extremely clear and unobtrusive. On the reverse side is the head of the Great Master of Wen, which is also very beautifully printed.

I couldn't help but sigh again and again, and said: "Wonderful, it's really wonderful! With such money created, in this world, I'm afraid that no one can steal it anymore?" Father Shang and Cai Xianggong really have a heart!"

Don't look at Zhao Ji, who is not doing his job as an emperor, but he is still quite sensitive to money. As soon as I saw these two holy coins, I discovered the beauty of them and was amazed. Then he asked, "How much is this money worth copper?"

Cai Jing said with a smile: "Father Shang is set as a Zu Mo, that is, one hundred Wen!"

Zhao Ji shook his head a little disappreciatively, obviously thinking that such an exquisite coin was only worth a hundred wen, which was too little. But I didn't say much.

Wen Fei said with a smile: "Cai Xianggong is dedicated to the country. When he said this, he was a little disgusted: "I'm not in his position, I still can't let go of my Da Song Dynasty, and I can't let go of the official family." Dedicated to my Great Song Dynasty, he came to me and discussed the matter of the two holy money!"

Zhao Ji laughed: "I know that the courtiers are the most loyal to me. ”

Cai Jing's eyes were moved with tears: "Why do the officials say that, the old minister was idle in Hangzhou back then." If it weren't for the discernment of the officials, I'm afraid that the old bones of the old ministers would have been buried in the miasma of the south!"

In the traditional concept, the southern region is humble and wet, and it belongs to the miasma land. It has always been regarded as a Jedi by the northerners. Even in the Northern Song Dynasty, the south was already the main source of taxes for the imperial court. The exiled officials were also driven to places like Lingnan.

However, most of those places are in Guangdong, Guizhou, and have not been developed much. This Hangzhou is the core of the entire southeast, although it does not yet have the name of heaven. But it's definitely not as terrifying as Cai Jing said, not to mention that this guy is obviously from Fujian......

Wen Fei complained in his heart, and suddenly saw a person running in a panic, regardless of so many officials who went to the banquet, he kept running in the direction of this small building.

Just kidding, above this small building is Wen Fei, the father of Shang, and Zhao Ji with the family to drink and feast. The guards are so tight that when nothing happens, not even a single guard can be seen. But this man rushed in a panic, but was immediately stopped by the guards.

"Let him come up!" Zhao Ji said in a deep voice. He had already recognized it, and it was clearly Yang Jian's godson who was reckless below.

"Oh no, no. My father is dead!" the man rushed up, trembling and screaming, "Killed!"

"What?" Zhao Ji broke off, and all his good mood was gone. Just kidding, Yang Jian is an important minister in the court, and his official position has reached the high position of the envoy of the Changhua Army. And this product, not only with Wen Fei but also with Zhao Ji, the relationship is extremely close.

Wen Fei won't talk about it, this cargo accompanied Wen Fei all the way from Lanzhou to Tokyo City, which can be regarded as Wen Fei's ironcore.