There were only two kinds of things placed in front of everyone. The first was a plate of crystal clear fish, cut as thin as cicada wings and neatly stacked in rows. Although it was fish, no one could tell that it was just fish.
That big carp. Fortunately, the chef in Zuixianju has good knife skills, otherwise it would be impossible to cut the fish into such a shape.
The second one was a small bowl mixed with various seasonings. Dian Wei sniffed it with his nose. It should be bitter wine, which is actually vinegar. The brewing method of vinegar is roughly similar to that of wine, except that vinegar koji is used.
The taste is sour, so it is called bitter wine. There should be some condiments such as ginger. With Dianwei's courage, raw meat is no problem, but this is the first time he has eaten raw fish, and this way of eating is even more exciting.
It is rare in ancient times.
"What kind of fame is this?" Chen Gui stroked his beard and was a little afraid to speak.
Long Fei smiled slightly, picked up the wooden chopsticks, gently picked up a piece of fish from the top of the plate, rinsed it back and forth in the bowl in front of him, and then put it into his mouth. He closed his eyes and savored the fish with relish.
It was so delicious, with a carefree expression. After finishing one piece, he shook his head and said: "The fish is delicious, but the seasoning is a bit lighter, which cannot completely cover up the fishy smell of the fish, but it's okay." Go on, again.
Pick up a piece, rinse it in a bowl and pop it into your mouth.
Chen Gui was the second one to eat. He also followed Long Fei's example and stuffed a piece of fish into his mouth. When he first entered his mouth, the faint fishy smell mixed with the strong bitter taste, which made it a bit difficult to swallow.
After a while, the taste of the bitter wine turned into sweetness, and the umami taste of the fish also came out. The two together made a difference. The fish meat is different from other meats. The meat is crisp and tender, and it breaks into pieces with a light bite of the teeth.
The lubrication is flowing in the mouth, and the word "cool" comes out!
Seeing Chen Gui's happy look, Chen Deng, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu also took the initiative one after another, and they were very addicted to it. The fish on the small plate in front of them was all eaten in three or five times. Dian Wei was still not satisfied.
, shouted loudly to the waiter for another portion. This attracted the attention of the other guests.
The guests of Zuixianju are all wealthy and powerful people, and they have almost eaten all the delicacies of mountains and seas, including dragon liver and phoenix marrow. It is quite disgusting for such a big old man to shout and yell here. Those who do good things will start to sarcastically
He was so worried that he asked the waiter what he ate, hoping to use it as a way to ridicule him. The waiter briefly explained the unknown dish just now, but many people didn't believe it.
"Savages only eat raw meat, not to mention the smell of fish. How should we eat raw meat?" A scribe said with a faint smile: "Looking at that guy's body is dark and covered with black hair, you can tell he is a savage, so he eats like this.
Law!"
"I don't think so. Mr. Chen is dining with those people. Could it be that he is also a savage?" Someone who knew Chen Gui disagreed and hurriedly asked the waiter to get a portion for himself.
Throughout the night, the most busy work of the chefs in Zuixianju was killing and filleting fish. The stoves in the kitchen were all turned off. The chefs who were cooking had nothing to do. They looked at the chef with the best knife skills and his eyebrows were full of excitement.
I feel a hatred in my heart. Today, Zuixianju only got a hundred or ten fish. Although Zuixianju is famous for its fish in Xuzhou, not many people can afford it. I thought there were too many fish, but now it seems that these fish are not enough at all.
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Some customers who ate this new dish liked it, and some were not used to it. Everyone started talking about this dish. There was a noise in the lobby downstairs. Some pretended to be knowledgeable and gave seven or eight different versions of the explanation.
It is said that this dish comes from heaven and was created by Emperor Shun. It is also said that this dish was originally created by fishermen on the side of the East China Sea, but was killed by the sea god because it was too cruel. Some people say that this dish has been around since ancient times, and Qin Shihuang was often cruel.
This dish is made from baby meat. Everyone was talking about it, everyone felt that what they said was correct, and the supporters of each version shouted loudly to encourage each other.
Chen Gui looked at it, raised his glass and said to Long Fei: "The general is really a strange person. I often hear that the general's martial arts are the best in the world, and his resourcefulness is not inferior to that of Sun Wu. I didn't expect that he also knows how to cook?"
"Know a thing or two!" Long Fei said: "Actually, everything is cooked like this. It is said in Laozi's "Tao Te Ching" that governing a big country is like cooking small fish, like this fish fillet, with exquisite knife skills and moderate soup.
It takes the best sea fish to make delicious food. If you use lake fish and river fish, it won't taste like this." Long Fei put down his wine glass and glanced at Chen Gui: "The same goes for governing a country. This Pengcheng is like delicious food. The boss and his son
It’s all about knife skills, Mi’s is the soup base, Cao Bao and Zang Bazhe are the side dishes. Only when all three are in balance can Xuzhou’s delicacies be served. If one of them loses its original taste, the Xuzhou dish won’t taste good!
"
Chen Gui laughed loudly: "The general's incisive analysis! I admire you! But this delicious food also requires a good cook. Does the general think this cook is qualified?" Chen Gui pointed to Zhou Mu's yamen.
"There are many cooks in the world. Can you tell which one is good and which one is bad?"
"I have spent more than seventy years in vain, but I still have some ability to judge people. I won't bother General about this!"
"Hahaha!" Long Fei smiled: "It's okay, it's okay! I hope you don't make mistakes, so as to avoid endless troubles!"
Several people got up, bypassed the guests who were chatting, walked from the corner to the main door, and stepped out. The waiter suddenly stopped them with a smile: "Sir, you are so rude!"
"What's the matter?" Chen Gui was a little angry.
"Sir, please don't blame me! Can the general stay here for a while?" At this point, the waiter hurriedly explained: "It's not that I want to do anything to the general, but that our master wants to see the general. The delicious food created by the general is outstanding. The master wants to
Thank you to the general personally!"
Chen Gui chuckled and gave Long Fei a meaningful look: "This is a good thing. I'll leave first. The general will stay for a while and say goodbye!"
A luxurious carriage was ready on the street. As expected, it was a big deal. The carriage was gorgeously decorated, and gold, silver, jewels and jade were all out of the question. The waiter made a gesture of invitation, and Long Fei strode over. Open the
A faint fragrance emerged from the car curtain. This was not an ordinary fragrance, and it was different from the fragrance of spices. It seemed that I had smelled it somewhere but could not remember it.
Long Fei didn't get on, but glanced at the waiter: "I'm not used to driving, so I'd better ride my horse and lead the way!"
The waiter agreed and trotted forward. After passing two streets, he came to a tall house. The two big stone lions in front of the house were bigger than the one in front of the state shepherd's house. They were dark.
The gate had been opened, and the two boys stood respectfully. Seeing the dragon coming, one of them hurriedly ran back. The gatehouse was wide, and the one-foot-high house was only half a foot shorter than the Yamen. The left and right sides
The flames were blazing in the red lantern. Taking two more steps forward, I could clearly see the words on the plaque: Mi Mansion.
A beautiful girl appeared in front of Long Fei. This girl had a beautiful face, a plump figure, and a pink gauze skirt that outlined the curves of her body to the extreme. Under the light of the light, the girl flickered and appeared.
The two legs were so slender. Long Fei only glanced at it and swallowed hard. The girl coughed lightly: "Ahem! A civilian girl has seen General Long!"
"Do you know me?" Long Fei was a little confused. Could it be that he was so famous that even the ladies from wealthy families knew about him?
The girl smiled: "The girl is too abrupt. The girl doesn't know the general!" The girl spoke with a sweet voice and acted steadily and generously. Especially the human and sophistication shown in her eyes was extremely inconsistent with his age. "The general is invited to come today.
, not for anything else, just for that dish, thank you sir!”
"Hahaha..." Long Fei laughed loudly: "This is worthy of thanks! By the way, I don't know the lady's name yet?"
"Folk girl Mi Huan!"
"Oh! You are Mi Huan, so you are also a member of the Mi family. What is your relationship with Mi Zhu?"
"It's my brother!"
"That's it!" When Long Fei heard this, he suddenly had a vicious thought in his heart. He turned to look at Mi Huan, nodded repeatedly, and the speculation in his heart started from then on.
Mi Huan is the daughter of the Mi family. The Mi family has been in business for generations, and several generations of people have worked hard to make the Mi family's business bigger and bigger. I dare not say that there is business in every county in the world, at least there are one or two shops in the big cities.
This is also the effect brought about by Mi Zhu joining Hei Bing. The Mi family's business has grown and the money has increased, but the low status of a businessman has always made the Mi family unable to hold their heads high.
In Mi Zhu's generation, Mi Zhu first engaged in business, then studied literature, and was eventually recruited into the state government as a minor official. Mi Zhu's natural shrewdness and ability to deal with interpersonal relationships made him a duck to water in the officialdom. Tao Qian also wanted to take advantage of Mi Zhu.
With the family's money and food, Mi Zhu was promoted to Zhizhong, and Mi Fang was recruited to become the captain of the army.
The Mi family brothers became officials, which made the ancestors of the Mi family heave a sigh of relief. They saw the opportunity to change their family tradition. But the problem came, the men were all officials, what about this huge family property? Mi Zhu thought over and over again,
He handed over all the shops, properties, etc. within the family to his sister Mi Huan. This move surprised many people. Although people at that time had not yet deeply understood the three obediences and four virtues of Confucianism, they could hand over such a large family property to
A woman who has just grown her hair is also an unprecedented event.
Mi Zhu was persuaded by her clan members and obstructed by relatives and friends, but none of them moved Mi Zhu. From that day on, the Mi family actually became a woman in charge. Mi Huan did not disappoint her eldest brother. Maybe it was due to heredity. She was very familiar with business matters. Over the past few years, Mi Zhu
Not only did the family's business not collapse, but it grew bigger and bigger, and the Mi family firmly occupied the position of the richest man in Xuzhou.
Mi Huan, who doesn't often go to the store, accidentally happened to be on the second floor of Zuixianju this afternoon. Firstly, it was to relax, and secondly, it could be regarded as a work inspection. Long Fei's strange dishes caught Mi Huan's attention. At first, he
I thought Long Fei was a foreign cook, but when I saw him with Chen Gui and his son, I felt it was different. After asking around, I found out that this person was the Long Fei who disrupted the court, so we had this meeting. But this meeting
It completely changed the future of Mi Huan and the entire Mi family.