Yunzheng looked at the table full of delicacies with a smile on his face: "There is a passage in "Qi Fa" by Mei Cheng, a representative work of Ci and Fu in the Western Han Dynasty, which advises the prince of Chu to taste delicious food, praising the food in his hometown of Jianghuai as 'the most beautiful in the world.
': The fatness of young cattle, the vegetables of bamboo shoots and cattails, the food of fat dogs, the food of Mao's tender mountain seedlings, the rice of Anhu is not digested, and falls apart in one sip, thus making Yi Yi suffer, Yi Ya harmonizes the belly of Xiong Qi,
The sauce of peony is thinned and roasted, the fresh carp is cooked with autumn yellow soda, the white dew is made of Rulanying wine, and the meal of Dikou Mountain Ridge is drunk, the fetus of leopard is eaten with a small meal, and it is like soup, fertile and snowy. This is also the best in the world.
Meiye... Yan'er, let me tell you, I am not very particular about other things, but I am very interested in food. It is said that the world is big and the food is the best... Now you are the landlord of Huai'an.
, Huainan cuisine is famous all over the world, and I have to gorge on it, so don’t be reluctant to eat a little bit."
Lin Yuyan smiled and said: "Brother Zheng, what are you talking about? How much more can Xiao Yu'er and I eat on this big table? If you like to eat, you won't be able to eat them all... Hehe, it's so big
If you can eat all the food on the table, that would be really..."
"That's really a pig." Yun Zheng suddenly lost his smile after hearing this and said with a bitter smile.
"Haha, brother, I didn't think I cared much about food before, why are you suddenly so interested now?
Yun Yu'er was not polite. She pulled Lin Yuyan's hand and they both sat down. However, there was really no need to be polite. There were only three of them. With the relationship between her brother and sister Yuyan, those official politeness was really too much.
The luncheon was specially prepared by Yu Qinggao for the three of them. Because Lin Yuyan was a princess, she would not sit at the same table with male officials like them. Moreover, they heard that Yunzheng, the "quasi-consort", was bringing his sister with him.
So they had already arranged a luncheon for the three of them on the third floor of Linfeng Building. As for the others, they were naturally on the second floor. Those with the lowest grades had no choice but to go to the first floor.
Yun Zheng listened to Yun Yu'er's words and said with a smile: "Because I suddenly discovered some time ago that eating is actually very particular. It is completely a science... Well, science, of course, I have to study it."
Lin Yuyan just smiled and said nothing. In her opinion, this was a trivial matter. Since Yun Zheng liked it, she just tried her best to satisfy his hobbies. Yun Yu'er, who had nothing to say, laughed: "Hey, my Tanhua brother, now
Not only is he 'a master of poetry', but he also has insights into the art of cooking?"
Yun Zheng chuckled: "I don't have any insights. I have to intensify my research. However, I still have a little understanding. Well, a little bit."
Yun Yu'er found it more and more interesting. She pointed at the dishes on the table and said, "Brother, do you know what the names of these dishes are?"
Yunzheng was full of confidence: "Test me? Okay, brother, I will tell you today about this Dongtai fish noodle soup. You two must know it, because there is this in the palace, and its soup is as thick as rut, and every drop of it is
The noodles are white and fine, fresh but not greasy. They are a traditional snack in Huainan. But this lotus root starch dumpling is a new dish. It is made from high-quality lotus root starch, mixed with white sugar, jujube puree and sesame powder and mixed with meat and vegetable oil.
Osmanthus and sweet-scented osmanthus are used as filling balls, which are made by boiling water for many times. They are shaped like pellets, lavender in color, delicate and plump, soft and plump, sweet but not greasy, and full of cinnamon flavor... Come, let me try one for you," he said
, I got one for each of them.
Then he pointed to another dish and continued: "This is called raw braised shrimp. This shrimp is a coastal specialty of Yancheng County. It has a unique preparation method: salt is added to the raw shrimp first, and the koji wine is used to remove the fishy smell, and then the tofu is added.
Juice, white soy sauce, sugar and other auxiliary ingredients, it is ready to eat. Yes, but this dish is best eaten before Qingming. Although it is okay to eat it now, it still lacks a little flavor. As for this braised mullet... the same goes for mullet.
Yancheng's famous seafood, the meat is fat and delicious. It is served with diced lard, ham slices, mushroom slices, bamboo shoots, etc. It is steamed and stewed over high heat. The mullet meat is in the shape of garlic cloves. The soup is clear and rich, beautiful in color and fresh and tender.
Delicious is also the four-gill bass... Oh, you must have eaten this, it is also a tribute. This fish is produced in Guanhe River in Xiangshui County. It has a big mouth, thin scales, and flat sides. During the cauliflower season, the fish has black and white patterns on its body, so
Also known as 'Cauliflower Bass', the fish has overlapping gill patterns on its head and appears to have four gills. The meat is tender and the fish soup is as delicious as chicken juice."
Lin Yuyan and Yun Yu'er looked at each other, and Yun Yu'er said curiously: "I really didn't see it, brother, do you really have research on these things?"
Yun Zheng chuckled: "I'm kidding, this is Yan'er's fiefdom. Before coming to Huai'an, I had already studied Huai'an's topography, history, celebrities, customs, famous dishes, etc.... What, you
Do you still think that I, brother, just care about having fun like you?"
Yun Yu'er was startled, but Lin Yuyan felt warm in her heart, just like the sunshine outside the building shining on her body.
"Brother Zheng..."
"Hey, hey, don't say so much. Such a good dish is here. If it gets cold, take it and warm it up before bringing it back, but it won't have the same taste. Eat it while it's hot. Such a good thing is a waste.
What a pity?" Yun Zheng knew as soon as he saw Lin Yuyan's look that she must have been touched, and quickly interrupted her before she could say her words of thanks.
Lin Yuyan nodded and started eating Xiuxiu.
Yun Zheng suddenly smiled and said: "This Yu Qinggao is a meticulous person. I gave you a luncheon for the princess. Because he knew that I was coming too, he even arranged wine... Well, this is probably a famous local wine in Huai'an."
Lin Yuyan smiled and said: "I know Yu Qinggao. My father once talked about him and seemed to admire him quite a lot. He also praised him as 'Little Xiao He', but he was afraid that if he was promoted too quickly, he would be jealous and framed.
, so I suppressed him a lot, but even so, it only took ten years for this person to rise from the county magistrate to the prefect of a large prefecture like Huai'an. He certainly has his abilities."
Yunzheng gave a long "Oh", Xiao He? This evaluation is really high enough. Damn it, the emperor has great talents but dare not use them. The financial accounts of my family are in a mess. If there is this Xiao He
Such a great talent, why don't you let go and use it? It's really infuriating that people are more popular than others.
Yun Yu'er was not interested in Xiao He. She waited for Lin Yuyan to finish and asked Yunzheng: "Brother, how do you know that this wine is Huai'an's famous local wine?"
Yun Zheng was startled for a moment and said casually: "Well, it's a bit difficult to just say it, but look at this wine, the color is like crystal, the aroma is as mellow as orchids, the entrance is sweet and soft, the aftertaste is long-lasting, but at the same time it has a hint of
The smell of medicine... The table is full of Huainan cuisine, so naturally this wine should be from the Huainan area, and the most famous wine in Huai'an is this bitter wormwood wine, so I said so."
