After a while, the white mist gradually dispersed, but it was like when the fog rose in the middle of the night, the moonlight fell gently, and it was like being in a fairyland in the haze. The arched bridge on the highway also gradually revealed its true face of Lushan Mountain.
Everyone opened their eyes wide, not even daring to blink, for fear of missing any detail.
But I saw a white arched bridge that almost spanned the entire wooden cart. Although the bridge deck was uneven, it was as white as jade, as if it were made of pieces of white jade. The two sides of the bridge were golden red, and on the guardrails on both sides,
Every few distances are inlaid with crystal clear "white pearls". After being entangled with the mist, these "pearls" appear delicate and charming. The little bit of white light just now emanated from these "pearls". From the bridge head
At the end of the bridge, there are no more and no less, there are exactly twenty-four "pearls", which perfectly match the phrase "Twenty-four Bridges on a Moonlit Night".
Under the "bridge" is an oval plate. Usually when cooking, the dishes are usually placed on the plate, but Li Qi's Twenty-Four Bridges on a Bright Moon Night is unique. The main arched bridge spans both sides of the plate, connecting the sides.
None of them were touched.
But I saw a little milky white soup on the plate, as if flowing under a bridge. White "pearls" were scattered on the soup, dotted with stars. In addition, there were three "pillars" erected in the soup to support the bridge.
This pillar is made of fish heads. The one in the middle is the largest and the ones on both sides are slightly smaller.
There are green vegetables dotted around the bridge, and you can have a panoramic view of all the beautiful scenery.
Everyone seemed to be drawn into the poem by this strange scene, "The green mountains are faint and the water is far away, and the grass in the south of the Yangtze River has not withered after autumn. On a bright moonlit night at the Twenty-Four Bridge, where can the beautiful lady teach me to play the flute?"
Whether the poems are sung because of the dishes or whether the dishes are famous for the poems is a matter of contradiction in everyone's mind.
In fact, not to mention Song Huizong and others, even Feng Yinu, Wu Xiaoliu and others were stunned. Yes, they had been in the kitchen just now and had seen this arched bridge, but at the time it looked...
It just felt that the work was very similar, and they didn't think of the poem, but they never expected that under the cover of the white mist, the atmosphere was suddenly heightened, which was really surprising.
Li Qi glanced at everyone, with a faint smile on his lips.
In fact, if he had been asked to make this dish before he traveled through time, he might not be able to make it, because at that time, his cooking skills had reached a bottleneck, and it would be difficult to make further progress. Until the last Four Nations Banquet,
In the absence of puffer fish, he realized what imaginary taste is, which allowed him to break through this bottleneck. There is no limit to human thinking. Since the taste can be imagined, it means that the cooking skills also have no limit.
Extreme.
This was his first time making this dish, and all the steps were imagined by him.
Everyone's expressions sincerely told him that he had once again achieved perfect success.
"good."
Song Huizong suddenly shouted and praised: "This is really a work of ingenuity."
Everyone suddenly woke up and applauded it. They really felt that just looking at this dish was enough. This was not the spirit of Ah Q.
Everyone in Li Qi's court cupped their hands and said, "Thank you all for coming, thank you all for coming."
Cai Jing laughed and said: "If you want me to come and support you, you must have real ability."
Everyone burst into laughter immediately.
Song Huizong, Cai Jing and others gathered around again and carefully watched the Twenty-Four Bridges on a moonlit night.
"ah!"
Suddenly, a scream sounded on the ground, and Gao Yanei pointed at the plate with a trembling hand and said in a trembling voice: "Everyone."
Everyone hurriedly looked around. They saw a figure in the thick soup, hazy, like a reflection in the water. When they looked carefully, they saw that the reflection seemed to be standing on the bridge playing the flute. Everyone subconsciously raised their eyes.
Looking up the arch bridge, I saw that there was only one person on the bridge. This strange scene gave this dish a mysterious veil.
"It's amazing. It's amazing."
Zuo Boqing kept shaking his head in wonder.
Even Mrs. Qin couldn't help but look excited, and said softly: "On a moonlit night at the Twenty-Fourth Bridge, where can the beauty teach me how to play the flute? The scenery in the poem. The poetry in the scenery is wonderful, wonderful, so wonderful."
"His love for this dish was unabashedly expressed in his voice.
Song Huizong happened to hear it clearly, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he laughed and said: "If niece Wang uses 'the scenery in the poem, the poetry in the scenery' as the first couplet, I would think of the following couplet."
Mrs. Qin was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Please give me some advice from the senior officials."
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty smiled slightly and said: "My second line is, the delicious food in the painting, the beautiful scenery in the taste."
When everyone heard this, they were puzzled. What is the connection between the upper and lower lines?
Mrs. Qin also frowned slightly when she heard this, not knowing the reason.
Li Qi shook his head with a wry smile and said to himself, you people, you have to recite a few couplets before you taste the food. I am really convinced. It seems that this is the Song Dynasty.
"Wonderful. The official is so right."
Cai Jing murmured a few words to himself, and suddenly shouted loudly. His voice was full of excitement, without any pretense, and he was definitely speaking from the bottom of his heart.
After Bai Shizhong, Gao Qiu and others heard this, they were stunned for a moment, and then they exclaimed how wonderful it was.
The others looked at it with curiosity in their hearts.
Gao Yanei, a fool, said, "Dad, what are you talking about?"
Gao Qiu smiled and said nothing.
Cai Jing held up his hands and said: "The second couplet of the official is really right. The "Twenty-Four Bridges on a Bright Moon Night" is indeed similar to the one Li Qi made at the Four Nations Banquet last time: "Swallowing the Mountains and Rivers".
ah."
Song Huizong burst out laughing.
When everyone heard this, they remembered Li Qi's amazing work last time. Although they had never seen it, they had heard that Li Qi won the title of Golden Knife Chef King by painting dishes at the Four Nations Banquet.
Mrs. Qin's first couplet talks about the artistic conception of the twenty-four bridges on a moonlit night, while Song Huizong responded to it with the painting of the sun and the moon competing for the glory, swallowing up the mountains and the men, using dishes to eat, and painting to poetry.
What is commendable is that neither party mentioned the dishes. Only by knowing this can we understand the true meaning of the upper and lower lines.
Mrs. Qin secretly glanced at Li Qi, who happened to be looking over with a sly look. Mrs. Qin saw the proud look on his face, snorted lightly and turned her head away.
However, this did not affect Li Qi's mood at all.
"Huh? Is this the head of a puffer fish?"
Zuo Boqing said suddenly.
Song Huizong took a closer look and suddenly realized: "No wonder, no wonder the strange fragrance I smelled just now is so familiar. It turns out to be the strange fragrance of puffer fish."
Cai Jing suddenly said: "Is this old man blind? Why do you think this bridge deck is made of fish bones?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "The grand master is just old and strong. Yes, I paved this bridge deck with twelve main bones of puffer fish. In fact, there are twelve fish bones under the bridge, and the bridge body is
It is made of ham meat. The reason why I did this is firstly to make the ham meat more delicious; secondly, to fix the bridge body with these twenty-four fish bones. It makes it look stronger, and the two sides of the fish bones are
The little thorn has already penetrated the flesh; as for the last point, it is naturally to pursue the theme of twenty-four."
"That's it, that's it."
Song Huizong and others nodded frequently.
At this time, Deng Chun from Yingchun House suddenly said: "Master Li, didn't you say you don't need puffer fish in cooking? Why did you use puffer fish again today?"
Damn it! Didn’t you win money last time? Why do you still remember it so clearly? Li Qi pointed at the twenty-four pearls on the bridge and said, "The reason why I chose the puffer fish is all because of them."
Song Huizong was confused after hearing this, and simply didn't think about it and said, "Then you can tell us about it."
"yes."
Li Qi nodded slightly and then said: "Everyone must have guessed that these twenty-four pearls are made of tofu. The characteristic of tofu is that it is light, and I thought that since the main feature of this dish is tofu, then it should not be
Destroying the characteristics of tofu, all the ingredients can only assist it. If it is steamed or boiled together with fish or ham, then it is obvious that the taste of tofu will be replaced by fish and ham, and everyone will not taste it at all.
The deliciousness of tofu cannot be outdone. It can be said that it is overtaken by the crowd. But if you eat tofu alone, no matter how delicious it is, it must be supplemented by other ingredients, so in order to get the best of both worlds, I adopted the steam flavoring method."
Zuo Boqing frowned and said: "Steam flavoring method? Why have I never heard of it?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "This is a temporary acquisition. Of course Brother Zuo has never heard of it."
Zuo Boqing was stunned. He smiled bitterly and said, "I see. Then tell me what the steam flavoring method is?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "I first found the largest ham and took a piece of meat. Then I carved twenty-four small balls from a complete piece of tofu in the water. I also found twenty puffer fish and removed the meat.
Then put the viscera in the pot and make the soup. When it is boiling halfway, take the fish bones, leave the fish head, pierce the fish bones into the ham, slowly bend them into a bridge shape, and then put them in the ice cellar together with the twenty-four balls.
Freeze in medium. Finally, after the fish head soup is cooked, I take out the frozen ham and arrange it, put twenty-four small balls on it, pour the soup into the plate, then put the plate under the bridge and put it in the steamer
Steam together.
And I sealed the steamer completely. Everyone should know that when the soup is heated, hot steam will come out. Once the hot steam is cold, it will turn into water droplets. Therefore, during the steaming process, the soup will continue to turn into steam, steam.
When encountering the cold bridge body, it will turn into water and stick to it, and then because the bottom is still heating, the water droplets will seep into the tofu and ham. However, soup made from ordinary fish will not
When the soup turns into steam, the taste will become very light. As a result, even if the tofu balls inhale the steam, the taste is still not enough. However, the soup made from puffer fish can be said to be the most delicious in the world, and I don’t need to mention the umami flavor.
Having said that, that’s why I chose this puffer fish.
The taste of ham and fish head soup is very strong. Even if they are cooked together, they can be well integrated and will never overwhelm the others. If you try to absorb the flavor close to the steam, it will be difficult to taste.
The freshness of the puffer fish comes from the river, and the fish bones that pierce the flesh make up for this. When the steam turns into water droplets on the fish bones, and the water droplets increase to a certain amount, it is like removing the fish bones.
When cooked together with ham, the flavor of the fish bones penetrates into the ham, and the flavor of the ham also penetrates into the fish bones. The difference between my Moonlight Night at the Twenty-Four Bridges and the book is that in the book
They say ham should be thrown away, but this dish of mine is a delicacy everywhere.”
Li Qi told everything without any hint of concealment. If anyone wanted to do business with this dish, he would be asking for trouble. He would lose his pants and say that twenty-four puffer fish would be enough for them.
It's time to drink a pot.
After this long talk, everyone was dumbfounded. He had already guessed that the recipe must be very complicated when he saw this dish. However, the recipe of this dish still exceeded their imagination.
Only Zuo Boqing and Cai Minde listened in awe, and secretly applauded in their hearts. Every step was coordinated perfectly. Moreover, they seemed to have learned a lot of knowledge from it, and they immediately thought about it.
Like a spring.
Day. Where are the cheers? Where are the cheers? After Li Qi finished speaking, he saw that there was silence in the hall, so quiet that he could hear the sound of people swallowing saliva. He glanced at it and was shocked to see that everyone was**
Staring naked at the twenty-four bridges on a bright moonlit night, without even blinking.
Only one person was different. This person was Gao Yanei. He asked with a vague expression: "Hey, Li Qi, what's going on with that beautiful woman's reflection in the water?"
Why does this guy always think differently from others? Li Qi said for a while, "That's because I put a fine carved tofu slice in the soup." When he said this, he glanced at Feng Yinu.
.
Feng Yinu also happened to look over, with a look of pride on his face.
In fact, Feng Yinu came up with this idea. She told Li Qi that beauties were the highlight of the Twenty-Four Bridges. If there were no people on the bridges, wouldn't it be missing an artistic conception?
Li Qi thought about it and felt that what she said made sense. He originally wanted to carve a tofu statue and place it on the bridge, but if there was a slight vibration, the "beauty" would fall off the bridge.
, if that were the case, I’m afraid this dish could only be called the beauty who wants to throw herself into the river. So he simply played something more connotative and used the reflection in the river to express this artistic conception, and this "beauty" is exactly
Carved according to the original shape of Feng Yinu.
From a certain point of view, it can be said that this dish was made by the two of them, but looking back, this is a matter of course. After all, the story was written by the two of them.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was full of praises, but could not say them out because he felt that any praise for this dish was too vulgar. He only said: "When I saw this dish before, I thought it was enough. If I taste it again,
It's delicious. It's a bit superfluous, but after listening to what you said, I feel that if I don't taste this dish, I may regret it for the rest of my life."
It was just a few words, but it also expressed what everyone was thinking.
I saw Cai Jing and others nodding frequently, looking eager to try.
Li Qi cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The official is so complimentary."
In the past, he would have been anxious to death. After all, this is not a cold dish, and it will not taste good when it is cold. But today, because of the stove under the wooden cart, he is not anxious at all, and you can recite poems.
, it doesn’t matter, as long as you are happy. But now that he saw that everyone was dry with saliva, he knew that if he dragged it on, those terrorists in Gao Yamen might pounce on him.
Based on the rules of pufferfish, he still had to take a sip of the soup. After a while, he waved to the bartender next to him and asked them to share the dish with everyone.
The bartenders hurriedly stepped forward, while Wu Xiaoliu and Chen Xiaozhu started "sabotage" with sharp knives.
Although everyone was reluctant to give up, this was not a time to be polite, but to talk about artistic conception. They crowded forward one after another, hoping to get a share of the soup, even a drop of soup was enough.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Li Qi hurriedly said: "Everyone, everyone, please stop crowding. There are still twenty-four puffer fish in the kitchen. Now they have removed the toxins and they will be cooked into soup later."
Everyone has a taste, everyone has a share, but it’s just this one time and it won’t be the same next time.”
When everyone heard that there was authentic puffer fish soup to drink, they were immediately overjoyed, but they didn't go up to fight.
The first people to taste were naturally Song Huizong, Cai Jing and others, but the plate passed to them contained a tofu ball, a piece of ham, and an inch of fish bone (there was no fish bone in Cai Jing's plate, but a small dish of thick soup.
It can be said to be well taken care of.
Next, there will naturally be a lot of beasts in Gaoyan. If you don't feed them, it is estimated that Li Qi will have a hard time escaping today. Finally, it is the turn of the guests standing in the innermost circle. In fact, they can stand in the innermost circle.
The guests in a circle naturally have higher status.
As for the guests at the back, they can only look at the plum blossoms to quench their thirst.
Song Huizong, Cai Jing and others took the plates and started eating without thinking too much. Moreover, their choice was surprisingly unanimous, they all chose to eat the tofu balls first.
As soon as Song Huizong put the tofu ball in his mouth, he smelled a strong and delicious aroma, which was very enjoyable. However, when he took a bite, he felt that it was very bland. However, when the tofu residue fell on the tip of his tongue,
, it is delicate and smooth, and makes people feel very delicious. It can be said to be a twist, the deliciousness of the ham and the pufferfish are perfectly integrated, and the surface and the inside are the same, the taste is uniform, without a trace of blemishes, this is simply a treat for the tongue
What an enjoyment.
Song Huizong couldn't help but praise: "This tofu is tender, smooth and delicious. It is delicious and delicate, but it is also light. This feeling is really unforgettable. It's amazing."
Cai Jing nodded and said: "This tofu ball combines the aroma of ham meat and the deliciousness of puffer fish, but it can suppress these two delicacies with its own light bean aroma, and even blend them into its own flavor, making it one. Eat tofu
, I thought all we ate was this tofu and nothing else."
Zuo Boqing suddenly said: "There is also this ham, which is fat but not greasy. It tastes salty and fresh, and is chewy. It is really delicious."
"Uh-huh. And these fish bones, bones."
The guy in Gao Yanei was holding an empty plate and shouted vaguely: "I didn't expect these fish bones to be so delicious. The more you chew them, the fresher they become. It's really delicious."
Cai Jing sighed when he saw it, and said: "It's a pity that I am old and can't eat this delicious food."
After Feng Yinu was so pleased that her "beautiful shadow" was completely eliminated, he suddenly saw Li Qi on the side who had never moved his chopsticks except to try a mouthful of soup. He whispered: "Don't you want to eat?"
"I made it, and I know what it tastes like even if I don't eat it."
Li Qi smiled slightly and added: "I still like to eat abalone stewed with sea cucumber. I'm already stewing it. Do you want it? It's very filling."
Feng Yinu's appetite was whetted by the tofu balls. How could he refuse? He said easily: "Thank you."
"you are welcome."
In Gaoyanei, Hong Tianjiu and his two men quickly wiped out the food on the plate, barely licking it. They were so excited that they couldn't get enough. Suddenly they saw two tofu balls on the wooden cart, and two more under the balls.
The two of them looked at each other and then secretly glanced at the others. Seeing that they were still enjoying themselves, they quietly stretched out their chopsticks and picked up the remaining two tofu balls.
However, they clamped and clamped hard, but the two tofu balls still did not move at all, and they seemed to be very hard.
Weird! Gao and Hong, two idiots, didn't believe it yet. They were about to take it with their hands when they suddenly heard Li Qi shout: "What are you two doing?"
The two of them were startled. When they looked up, they saw everyone looking at them and quickly retracted their hands.
Gao Yanei mustered up his courage and said, "We're not full. There are still two tofu balls here, so don't waste them."
Li Qi laughed and said: "Tofu balls? You two, please take a look clearly. They are clearly two pearl hairpins, and I borrowed them from Lady Feng. If you want to eat them, you have to ask others first." Madam Feng, are you willing?"
Feng Yinu was so amused by these two live treasures that he couldn't help but cover his lips and smile.
"Pearl hairpin?"
Gao Yanei still couldn't believe it. He stretched out his hand and touched it, and said in surprise: "It's really a pearl." But then he got angry and said: "Li Qi, what are you doing here with two real pearls? You are not bullying others." What?"
Li Qi said angrily: "Yamen, this hairpin is used to fix the main bridge. I didn't give it to you to eat."
Gao Yanei was speechless for a moment. Hong Tianjiu said in a supportive tone: "Brother, this is your fault. You just said clearly that you carved twenty-four tofu balls, but now there are only twenty-two." , you clearly did it on purpose."
Gao Yanei nodded hurriedly and said: "That's right, that's right."
This kid really understands me. Li Qi said: "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue." In fact, he didn't say it clearly before, but he just hoped to see the effect of pretending to be real. Just now he saw Gao Yanei actually picking up the two pearls. I couldn't be more happy.
Gao Yanei snorted and said: "The tofu balls are fake. This meat is always real. Is there anything wrong with eating meat?" As he said this, he very roughly tore off the piece of meat that was nailed by the pearl hairpin and threw it away. into the mouth.
The other piece had already been swallowed by the ghostly Hong Tianjiu.
When Song Huizong and others saw it, they burst into laughter.
Poor Brother Qiu could only shake his head and sigh.
Li Qi saw that the twenty-four bridges had been completely wiped out in the bright moonlit night, so he raised his hands and said: "Dear guests, this matter ends here, lunch will be eaten soon, everyone should take a seat, today's puffer fish soup is In order to repay you for your continued support of the store, the store will give it to everyone without charging any money."
When everyone heard this, they immediately raised their hands and applauded excitedly. Then, the guests returned to their seats one after another. Song Huizong suddenly waved his hand towards Li Qi.
Li Qi came to Song Huizong's side and asked curiously: "What do the officials want from me?"
Song Huizong whispered: "Don't think about cooking and writing books. How are you doing with my national flag?"
Damn it! Can you let me take a breath first? Li Qi hurriedly said: "Officials, please rest assured that the national flag is already being produced. It should be completed in three days."
Song Huizong nodded and said: "That's good. I hope the national flag you design can be as surprising as the Twenty-Four Bridges on a moonlit night."
"Li Qi will definitely live up to the expectations of high officials." To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (. Vote for recommendation, monthly vote, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m ..read.)
ps: Please vote for me, please recommend... I am so hungry as I write this chapter. (Master Li, I also want to eat abalone and stewed sea cucumbers! Fortunately, I will have a sumptuous supper later, otherwise I would really have to I went to order takeout, and I made a little wish by the way, that is, I hope I can win more money later... I haven't played cards for a long time...