Chapter 225: God of Cookery
Royal Palace.
Huagai Hall.
When the last group of people serving dishes slowly walked into the hall, they attracted the attention of everyone present. The tangy aroma almost made some salivate, and their eyes were full of greed.
I saw each of these people holding a golden copper plate in their hands, covered with a round copper cover, also golden, and then placed it on every table.
"Hu Fei, what is this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the copper plate placed on the table in front of him, couldn't help but look at Hu Fei sitting at the door, and asked loudly.
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Hu Fei stood up slowly, took a step forward, and bowed respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Reply to Your Majesty, you will know after you open it and take a look."
Hu Fei smiled and said slowly.
After listening to Hu Fei's words, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly stretched out his hand, took off the copper lid covering it, and then saw a small plate in the copper plate, with pieces of meat neatly placed on the plate.
There were several plates next to it. One of the plates contained a black and red viscous object, and the other plates contained some side dishes cut into thin strips, as well as sheets as thin as cicada wings.
Pasta.
The fragrant aroma came from the meat slices and the sticky mass.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang open the lid, everyone here followed suit, slowly opened the lid and saw the same thing.
As all the lids were opened, the fragrant smell filled the entire hall, making everyone drool again.
"Is this your new dish?"
Zhu Yuanzhang swallowed, looked up at Hu Fei, and asked curiously.
"Back to Your Majesty, that's right."
"This item is called roast duck. It is carefully roasted with fruit wood. The peculiar fragrance you smell is a mixture of the duck meat itself and the fragrance of the fruit wood when it is roasted. In addition, Weichen's special
The dipping sauce combines three flavors into one, making the taste more refreshing and fragrant.”
“You can give it a try, dip a piece of meat into the dipping sauce, place it in the pancake, and then wrap the side dishes in it and eat.”
Hu Fei smiled and said slowly.
After listening to Hu Fei's words, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to follow the steps Hu Fei said. He wrapped the meat slices dipped in sauce and side dishes in a piece of bread, then gently put them into his mouth and chewed slowly.
As soon as he took a bite, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a look of joy on his face, and then he chewed it all slowly.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
"Excellent!"
After eating, Zhu Yuanzhang extended a thumbs up to Hu Fei and couldn't help saying approvingly.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance, Hu Fei smiled with satisfaction.
"You adults can also try it."
Immediately afterwards, Hu Fei looked at everyone present and said slowly.
After listening to Hu Fei's words, everyone here started eating the way Zhu Yuanzhang had just eaten.
Immediately afterwards, almost everyone showed the same expression as Zhu Yuanzhang just now, smiling happily and applauding each other.
"tasty!"
“This is absolutely delicious!”
“I have never tasted such delicious food on earth!”
"How can this be delicacies of the human world? This is simply delicacies of the fairy world!"
After eating one piece, everyone was full of praises and had incredible expressions on their faces.
Even if some people don't really want to compliment Hu Fei, they can't help but admire him at this time.
Almost everyone, including Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, didn't care to say anything else. They lowered their heads and began to taste it, as if they were afraid that others would snatch it.
However, there are two people who have never used chopsticks, one is Xu Da and the other is Song Lian.
Seeing everyone devouring the food, Xu Da hesitated for a moment. Originally, he had no intention of using his chopsticks after knowing that all the dishes were prepared by Hong Binlou. But now that he saw everyone eating with gusto, he suddenly
Somewhat curious.
He had also eaten Hong Binlou's food out of curiosity and knew it was delicious, but from the looks of these people here, it seemed that the taste of this new dish was even more unique.
After hesitating for a moment, Xu Da quickly wrapped a piece of meat in bread while no one was paying attention, and stuffed it into his mouth without even having time to put the side dishes.
Immediately afterwards, I saw Xu Da froze on the spot, couldn't help showing a look of enjoyment, and started chewing with relish.
Song Lian, who was sitting opposite Zhu Biao, hesitated and looked at the people around him. He couldn't help but swallow his saliva, coughed awkwardly, and then slowly wrapped a piece for himself and slowly put it into his mouth.
As soon as he took a bite, Song Lian couldn't help but open his eyes wide, and then he couldn't help but take a second bite quickly. The surprise in his eyes was beyond words. He turned his head to look at Hu Fei in disbelief, and then hurriedly
He withdrew his gaze.
Although his face was full of disbelief, the movements of his mouth never stopped. After finishing one piece, he immediately put the second piece into his mouth.
While eating roast duck, Hu Weiyong looked at the expressions of desire to stop appearing on the faces of everyone around him. His heart was full of joy, and then he turned to look at his son standing not far away, his face full of pride.
Not long after, everyone put down their chopsticks with unsatisfied intentions, nodded frequently, looked at Hu Fei with dissatisfaction, and were all full of praise.
"Mr. Hu, the quantity is too small. It's not enough to eat. Is there any more?"
Tang Duo, Minister of War, looked at Hu Fei and asked unwillingly, his face full of expectation.
"Sorry, one for each person, no more, no less."
Hu Fei smiled and shook his head and said slowly.
After hearing Hu Fei's answer, Tang Duo sighed in disappointment. Looking at the empty plate, he couldn't help but lick the dipping sauce on his lips. He stared at the few sauces left on the plate and wished he could just pick it up and drink it.
.
Others around him also looked disappointed after hearing Hu Fei's answer.
"But if you still want to eat it, you can go to Hong Bin Restaurant to enjoy it in the future. After tonight, this dish will be officially included in the menu of Hong Bin Restaurant."
Hu Fei smiled and then said.
"good!"
"Very good!"
After hearing Hu Fei's words, everyone who was originally disappointed clapped their hands and applauded, all of them looking impatient.
"I didn't expect that you are not only proficient in business, martial arts, and poetry, but you can also develop such delicacies that are unparalleled in the world. I think you are not only the god of poetry, but also the god of food!"
"Father, I think you might as well give him the Ming God of Cookery?"
Zhu Di wiped his mouth, turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang, and said sincerely.
"Okay! This is a good idea!"
"Hu Fei, from today on, I will grant you the title of the Ming God of Cookery! As a reward for giving me a feast tonight! Also, Hong Binlou will be responsible for every annual banquet in the palace from now on!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, looked at Hu Fei, waved his hand and said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, King Yan."
Hu Fei smiled, bowed hastily, and said respectfully.
"Okay, we've all eaten. You haven't eaten yet, so sit down and eat!"
"Come here, give Hu Fei another bottle of wine!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Hu Fei should take a seat, and then ordered someone to bring Hu Fei another bottle of wine.
Although there is only one portion of roast duck per person, there is plenty of wine.
Although Hu Fei lost his temper after drinking just now, Zhu Yuanzhang had long forgotten all about what had just happened when he was happy.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Hu Fei bowed his hands and thanked him, but did not take his seat. Instead, he brought his share of roast duck to Zhu Yuanzhang and placed it on the table.
"You don't want to eat?"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw it and couldn't help but ask.
But even though he asked this question, his eyes were already fixed on the meat slices on the plate.
"Since Your Majesty likes it, then this last portion tonight should be dedicated to His Majesty."
Hu Fei smiled and said slowly.
After listening to Hu Fei's words, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and tasted it again.
As Hu Fei returned to his seat, the hall became lively. Although the roast duck had been finished, there were other dishes, the taste of which was also well received.
The ministers exchanged cups, and Zhu Yuanzhang also talked and laughed with the princes and the queen.
The dancers also began to dance gracefully in the hall, and the sound of piano music could be heard endlessly. The whole hall was filled with an atmosphere of peaceful singing and dancing.
Hu Fei sat on his seat, stretched out, poured himself another glass of wine, moistened his throat, and glanced outside the door, feeling that it was almost time and he should prepare to present gifts to Zhu Yuanzhang soon.
Xu Da and Song Lian, who were not far away, all looked at Hu Fei in unison, with a meaningful look on their faces...
Chapter completed!