Chapter 13 Famous Dishes

Zhang Tianze relieved himself of the entanglement of the Su family sisters, Meng Yu wanted to be grateful, but as soon as he thought of the big man guarding the door, he became angry: "Haha, how can I think that the food in Guiyunzhuang is not good, who doesn't know that the servants of Zhangzhuang eat better than the emperor." It www.biquge.info's just that the threshold for you to return to Yunzhuang is too high, even if I am peerless, I am afraid that I will not be able to cross the threshold. ”

Zhang Tianze had already learned from the Mandarin Duck Shuangxia couple that the gatekeeper embarrassed Meng Yu and the two, and now he has heard the meaning of the words: "I have always liked the visit of friends from the rivers and lakes, if the threshold is high, so that the friends of the rivers and lakes are suspicious of Zhang, Zhang will remove the threshold." ”

The palms of his hands were patted, and the dozen or so big men guarding the door had been escorted to Meng Yu by dozens of knives and axes around their necks.

Zhang Tianze said angrily: "You slaves, you are so daring, dare to stop the world's largest gang Meng Gang Master from entering the village, I told you that the Meng Gang Master came to tell me, but he didn't take my words seriously." Now you don't kneel down and kowtow to beg Meng Gang Master to dissipate his anger. ”

A big man quibbled: "Gang Master Meng didn't have an invitation, how do we know it's his old man?"

Zhang Tianze slapped it with one palm, and the big man bled to death.

Seeing this, the other big men hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, knocking the marble floor with a loud bang, and after a while, the flesh and blood on their foreheads were blurred.

Meng Yu originally felt that there was no invitation, and it was natural for these gatekeepers not to allow him to enter, but he felt that those big men were arrogant, so he wanted Zhang Tianze to reprimand him, but he didn't know that Zhang Tianze was so ruthless to his subordinates.

Meng Yu smiled: "Haha, it's all to blame the beggars, I didn't bring an invitation, I can't blame them, Master Zhang told them to stop." ”

Zhang Tianze said: "It's good that the Meng Gang Master is angry, but my anger is not." ”

I saw that as soon as his hand was raised, the knife and axe hand standing behind those big men raised and fell, and more than a dozen human heads rolled to the ground, their necks were spurting blood, and the eyes of the heads that fell to the ground were still open, as if they were dead.

Meng Yu, Bai Yuxiao and Mandarin Duck Shuangxia couldn't help but feel sick when they saw this bloody scene.

Zhang Tianze's eyes moved to Bai Yuxiao and said: "This young man is the young man Bai Yuxiao who broke into the Marshal's Mansion at night and rescued the Mandarin Duck Shuangxia." ”

Bai Yuxiao congratulated his hand: "The young man doesn't dare to be." ”

"Sure enough, the hero is a teenager. Gang Master Meng is now gone, let's go into the village now. ”

A few people walked into the village, and after walking through a few corridors, they came to a hall, which was wide and could accommodate thousands of people for a banquet.

At this time, the hall was full of tables, the table was full of wine and food, and the martial arts heroes sat around the table, and when they saw Zhang Tianze coming in, they all left their seats and got up, Zhang Tianze waved his hand, and they all sat down again.

As soon as Bai Yuxiao entered the hall, he felt that the fragrance of wine and food came to his nose, he and Meng Yu, and the Mandarin Duck Shuangxia found a seat and sat down, only to see that the wine and food on the table were all famous dishes in the world, Meng Yu drooled wildly after seeing it, and said with a smile: "Haha, I have a good mouth today, these are all famous dishes from all over the world, I have eaten them all." ”

He pointed to a dish and said: "This dish is called crystal dish hoof, which is a famous dish of Zhenjiang Restaurant." ”

Bai Yuxiao looked at his fingers, and saw that the vegetable meat was red and white, smooth and crystalline, and the marinade was transparent, like crystal.

Meng Yu ate a piece of meat and said with a smile: "The lean meat is crispy, the fat meat is not greasy, crispy and tender, and if it is accompanied by shredded ginger and Zhenjiang balsamic vinegar, it will have a unique flavor." Zhenjiang Tavern once had a guest inscribe a poem to praise and say: The scenery is infinite today, and I love Jingkou meat roast more, which is not greasy, slightly crispy, fragrant, and red and tender crystal dishes. ”

Hearing him say this, Bai Yuxiao and Mandarin Duck Shuangxia also stretched out their chopsticks and ate them, exclaiming in their hearts that they were delicious.

Meng Yu said: "This dish is delicious, and the story behind the dish is even more interesting." ”

Lan Ying smiled: "Tell me about it." ”

"Once Zhang Guolao received an invitation from the Queen Mother, inviting him to go to Yaochi for the Pan Tao Banquet. Passing by Zhenjiang Mansion halfway through, Zhang Guolao suddenly smelled a strange fragrance, and after a closer look, it turned out to be the fragrance of crystal meat, and he couldn't help but scratch his heart with gluttony, so he became an old man and bought some, had a full meal, and continued on the road. When I was about to arrive at Yaochi, I suddenly lost interest in going to the peach banquet, thinking that the crystal meat was so delicious, why bother to go to the peach banquet again, so I turned around the donkey and went home. ”

After hearing this, the three of them didn't find it interesting, Bai Yuxiao pointed to a fish and asked, "What about this dish?"

Meng Yu said with a smile: "I have eaten this dish in Lin'an West Lake Restaurant, called West Lake vinegar fish, also called "uncle and sister-in-law Chuanzhen", it is made of West Lake kunyu, this fish meat is tender and beautiful, with a bit of crab taste, fresh and sweet and sour, and the meat is unique. ”

The four of them moved their chopsticks and grabbed a piece of fish and meat to eat, and it was as Meng Yu said.

Bai Hong couldn't help but ask, "Why is this dish called "Uncle and Sister-in-law Chuanzhen"?"

Meng Yu took a sip of wine and cleared his throat: "There is a story behind this: according to legend, there were two brothers surnamed Song in the past, full of articles, very knowledgeable, and lived in seclusion in West Lake to fish for a living. The local villain Zhao Daguan once visited the lake, and met a woman who was wearing a yarn by the lake, and when she saw her beautiful appearance, she wanted to occupy it. As soon as he sent someone to inquire, it turned out that this woman was Brother Song's wife, so he used conspiracy to kill Brother Song. The encroachment of the evil forces made the uncle and sister-in-law of the Song family very angry, and the two went to the official government to sue together, trying to seek justice and punish the villain. How did they know that the government at that time was angry with the evil forces, and not only did not accept their complaints, but beat them with a stick and drove them out of the government. After returning home, Sister-in-law Song asked Brother Song to pack up and flee quickly, so as not to be followed by villains to retaliate. Before leaving, my sister-in-law burned a bowl of fish, added sugar and vinegar, and cooked it in a peculiar way. Brother Song asked his sister-in-law: Why is the fish burning like this today? My sister-in-law said: Fish are sweet and sour, I want you to go out this time, don't forget how your brother died, if your life is sweet, don't forget the bitterness of the common people being bullied, don't forget the bitterness of your sister-in-law's hatred. The younger brother was very excited when he heard this, ate the fish, kept in mind the sister-in-law's intentions and left, and later, Brother Song returned to Hangzhou after gaining fame, avenged the murder of his brother, and punished the villain. But at this time, Sister-in-law Song had already fled and could not be found. Once, Brother Song went out to a banquet, and during the banquet he ate a dish, which tasted like his sister-in-law burned when he left home, and hurriedly asked who burned it, only to know that it was his sister-in-law's masterpiece. It turned out that after he left, his sister-in-law hid incognito and hid in the official's house as a cook in order to avoid the villain's entanglement. Brother Song was very happy to find his sister-in-law, so he resigned from his official position, took his sister-in-law home, and restarted the life of a fisherman who fished for a living. After some guests ate this dish, the poem was flourishing and wrote a poem on the wall of the restaurant: 'The skirts are drunk and drunk, and the green sun shadow is on the platform, how many lake boats are in front of the door, and half from the three pools of the moon. Why bother looking for Zhang Han perch, the fish is beautiful and the flavor is said to be the West Lake, and the loss of the gentleman has this reconciled hand, and he knows that Song Sister-in-law did not have it back then. ”

After he finished telling the story, he found that the martial arts heroes in the original hall had gathered around him to listen to his story. When they heard the dog official and the villain Fu Fa, they all applauded, and they were even more moved when they heard the reunion of their uncle and sister-in-law.

Bai Yuxiao knew that there must be some people behind these martial arts people who were bullied by corrupt officials and bullies before entering the rivers and lakes, and this was the case with the heroes of Liangshan more than a hundred years ago.

I only heard someone humane: "If I encounter this kind of dog official bully, I will definitely pick his skin." "The heroes looked at the person who spoke, it was Guiyun Zhuangzhuang who advocated Tianze.

Thinking of Zhang Tianze's chivalrous past, the heroes couldn't help but have more respect in their hearts.

Someone asked, "What is the name of this smorgasbord of fish, chicken, and beef?"

Meng Yu took a bite and said with a smile: "Do you want to test my tongue? This is called cured meat and steamed, which is a famous dish of Tanzhou Xiaoxiang Restaurant."

This dish is fragrant, salty and sweet, red and bright, flexible and not greasy, slightly juicy, and the flavors are complementary, each with its own wonders. ”

When all the heroes heard him, they ran back to their respective tables and took a bite, and it was exactly as he said.

Bai Yuxiao said: "Why one dish, three kinds of meat?"

Meng Yu took another sip of wine, and the heroes gathered around again, they knew that he was going to tell the story behind the dish again.

I saw him clear his throat and say, "The fame of this dish is rumored to be related to a beggar." Once upon a time, there was a restaurant in a small town, and the owner Liu Qi fled to another country to escape the rich man's forced debts, and lived by begging. One day when he came to Tanzhou Mansion, because of the recent years, someone gave him some pickled fish, beef, and chicken at home. Liu Qi saw that it was getting late and was already hungry, so he washed the preserved fish, bacon, and chicken slightly, added some spices and put them into a steaming bowl, squatted under the eaves of a large family, and made firewood to steam them.

At this time, the big family was dining, and the seats were full. After three rounds of wine, the dishes have been served, and suddenly there are bursts of hooked nose and strong fragrance. The host hurriedly asked the boy what kind of delicacies he had, and he should bring them quickly. The boy knew that the dishes were all finished, so how could he miss anything? But he still ran into the kitchen and really smelled a strong fragrance wafting from the window. He hurriedly opened the back door to look, only to see a beggar squatting on the ground, just lifting the lid of the steaming bowl, ready to be used.

The boy didn't say a word, but stepped forward and picked up the steaming bowl and left. Liu Qi was in a hurry and chased after him. When a guest saw the freshly baked steamed bowl, he hurriedly stretched out the basket and put it in his mouth, and even said that it was delicious. However, it was said that this guest was a local rich man who opened a big restaurant in Tanzhou City. So he asked Liu Qi's identity in person, took him back to take charge of his own restaurant, and hung out the "Lap-mei and Steamed" menu, which really attracted diners from all over the world to come and try it. Since then, "cured meat and steaming" has been passed down as a famous dish of Xiaoxiang restaurant. ”

Zhang Tianze applauded and praised: "Gang Master Meng really eats all over the world. That's right, every dish on this table was made by the chef of a famous restaurant in the north and south of the country, and the ingredients for cooking were prepared on the spot before returning to Yunzhuang to make it. Friends from the rivers and lakes came to Guiyunzhuang, how could Zhang treat each other with coarse tea and light rice. ”

Hearing him say this, the heroes had a good impression of him again.

Hearing that someone wanted to ask Meng Yu for dishes again, Zhang Tianze said angrily: "Although these are famous dishes, they lose their original flavor when they are cold, so it's better for you to enjoy them quickly." ”

When all the heroes heard this, they all dispersed, ate and drank.