As a qualified member of the great foodie empire of later generations, Zhang Shou has a high tolerance for delicious food - except for fried insects, which he really can't bear, and bloody and cruel things like digging monkey brains, he will never touch anything else. As for the rest, he has no taboos.
Various snacks made into human shapes, in his impression, from various candy figures to fondant cake chocolate dolls, human-shaped things have never hindered tasting.
It's just that most people can't bear to eat it because it's too delicate and they can't bear to part with it. It's rare that they can't bear it... I have to say that people in this era are actually very strict in their moral values - of course, those who say...
Let’s not even mention those who try to do one thing.
So, after smiling at this time, he explained: "Princess, don't be angry, Yingying, don't be angry either. I think that this snack may not be for everyone to taste the so-called ginseng fruit. Princess, don't forget, you came out before
When you asked the question, you also limited the cost of this snack, and you have just tasted more than thirty dishes. Even if some dishes only slightly touch your lips, you are almost full, right?"
Seeing that Princess Yongping was silent and Zhu Ying was looking at him curiously, Zhang Shou raised his hand and motioned to the young eunuch to bring over a basket of ginseng fruits. Then he stretched out his chopsticks and picked up the ginseng fruit doll.
The Shoudao then smiled and said to everyone: "If I'm not wrong, I'm afraid this is the snack that the chef really wants to give everyone. As for the ginseng fruit, it should be pretty."
Zhu Ying's eyes suddenly widened: "According to what you said, if you just followed Yongping's wishes and asked people to withdraw like this, you might still be laughed at? Oh, let me try!"
Although her stomach was already full, the longevity peach held by the little ginseng fruit was only slightly larger than the thumbnail. When she swallowed it in one gulp, she might not be able to taste it. In order to taste it well, Zhu Ying directly
He reached out to take it from Zhang Shou, put it in his mouth, and deliberately closed his eyes and chewed it slowly.
When the sweet taste spread in her mouth, she opened her eyes in surprise and said: "Such a small one actually has fillings! The taste is so strange, it doesn't look like red bean paste.
It doesn’t look like mung bean paste, nor does it look like date paste, nor does it look like sesame filling...but it tastes sweet but not greasy, and it’s quite delicious.”
Zhu Ying listed out a lot of various kinds of fillings in one breath. By the end, her brows were almost twisted into a knot. She was so confused. She had eaten a lot of good food, how could she eat it?
What is the filling made of that delicious taste?
Seeing Zhu Ying frowning and racking her brains, seeing Zhang Shou smiling and making a gesture of invitation to her, Princess Yongping, who was originally in a complicated and delicate mood, finally made up her mind and stretched out her chopsticks to pick up one.
Little birthday peach.
As she chewed slowly, an indescribable taste spread in her mouth, and she couldn't help but feel a sudden and inexplicable joy. She always didn't like to eat too sweet things, and her diet was mainly light. For this reason
It was also said by Concubine Yu.
Even the emperor often nags in her ear, saying that girls don't have to worry too much about themselves, that the emperor's daughter doesn't have to worry about getting married, and so on, but she still goes her own way. Of course, it's probably because the desserts in the imperial dining room are unpalatable.
, even my mother’s small kitchen couldn’t make good sweets.
But after she came to her senses, she said thoughtfully: "This filling... seems to be taro?"
"How could it be taro? I can't taste the taste of taro?" Zhu Ying immediately raised her eyebrows in dissatisfaction. This time she picked up another longevity peach with her chopsticks. She didn't consider at all what if the chef was based on today's
With the number of judges on this preliminary competition day, if I didn’t make more preparations, I might have taken someone else’s place away from me.
But after entering the mouth this time, Zhu Ying exclaimed softly: "This seems to be different from just now, it is made from jujube paste! It seems that the skin has been removed, and it is quite thin... Hey, could it be that the taste of each longevity peach is different?
?”
Seeing this, Princess Yongping immediately tasted another one without showing any signs of weakness. Then, the basket of ginseng fruit dolls holding longevity peaches in front of her became a stage for Zhu Ying and Princess Yongping to compete. Zhang Shou couldn't help but see this.
After laughing, he simply stood aside and refused to fight with the two female birthday girls.
As for the uncles and grandparents on the other three tables, they don't even care if their portions are eaten.
Even Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing rarely saw his two daughters competing for food. After all, he didn't say anything on the surface, let alone show it, but in his heart he always regarded Princess Yongping as his own daughter. He felt very relaxed and even
He also said to Qin Guogong Zhang Chuan with great interest: "It seems that the chef below is very clever. It's just a little trick, but it has some new ideas."
When Chu Kuan saw that Princess Yongping was actually competing with Zhu Ying, and that there were only three little Shoudao left in the cage in an instant, he whispered a few instructions to the little eunuch next to him.
, let him go downstairs to the second floor to say a few words to Lu Sanlang.
Chef Song who made this dish is a very interesting person. He was also surprised when he asked people to check their backgrounds one by one.
After a while, the young eunuch hurried back and whispered in his ear: "Master Lu also saw through the mystery. Everyone below was also wondering about the taste of these longevity peaches. However, it was probably because the taste was just pure.
Tian, so there was an agreement, and there was an agreement, and the servant told Mr. Lu about the fight between the princess and Miss Zhu, and Mr. Lu said he knew."
Now that Lu Sanlang has said that he knows, Chu Kuan has made up his mind. Such a fat man who is the most knowledgeable and interesting will definitely make proper and thoughtful arrangements so that Chef Song, who is clever in mind, skilled in craftsmanship and has an interesting background, will not go to waste.
Painfully.
At this moment, Zhu Ying and Princess Yongping had already finished eating a basket of longevity peaches. Zhu Ying, who was still thinking about it, said with a smile: "I know the filling of the first longevity peach I ate."
, that is pumpkin stuffing. The second one is jujube paste. The third one is jasmine flavored, probably with other ingredients added, but I didn’t taste it. The fourth one is sweet and sour plum flavor..."
Zhu Ying was talking endlessly about what she had tasted, while Princess Yongping was counting silently in her mind. The first one she ate was definitely taro flavored, and the second one had the fragrance and intoxication of sweet wine.
, the third one seemed to be someone who didn’t know what kind of fruit to make into puree... I have to say that if the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room had one-tenth of the dedication of this person, my father would not be so disappointed.
Of course, not all people who are too dedicated will get good results. If Zhang Shou hadn't been so sharp just now, she might have missed this very good after-dinner dessert.
However, when Princess Yongping came back to her senses when she heard Zhu Ying coughing dryly, she stood up and apologized to Ge Yong, Zhu Jing and other elders, saying that she should not have been greedy and snatched all the longevity peaches, and her expression suddenly changed.
When it turns red, the whole face feels like it is on fire.
Oh my god, what did she just do? She actually grabbed food with Zhu Ying on her seventeenth birthday!
She has never been so embarrassed!
Zhang Shou saw Princess Yongping's embarrassment and smiled in his heart.
Although he was not very familiar with Princess Yongping, and usually kept away from this overly considerate Jinzhiyuye, but just seeing that Zhu Ying said she couldn't get along with her, but in fact she often helped others, he could realize that this
The princess is not a mean-spirited girl, she just trapped herself a little hard.
In the final analysis, she is just a girl who behaves like a dignified and talented girl, nothing more.
So, knowing that Princess Yongping might be struggling with how to apologize to the elders, he smiled and said: "It seems that this dessert is quite popular, but even if it is eaten in one bite, it will not be picked out as an extra judgment."
For forty people, I'm afraid it's too small a mouthful, and it's gone before they can even taste the taste. And I don't know if they will be taboo about the ginseng fruit shape."
Having said this, he smiled at Ah Liu beside him and said: "Ah Liu, go and find out quietly where this chef comes from? If this person is not selected, Yingying and I can take care of him next time.
The business of Crescent Moon Restaurant."
Seeing Ah Liu immediately and quietly going downstairs again, Zhu Ying immediately nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, the desserts in my small kitchen are always good, but they are not as good as the pumpkins that this chef made for the first time.
, it’s very thoughtful to be able to make such a good taste.”
Although he has never been a perfect foodie, when Old Xianyu saw Princess Yongping and Zhu Ying praising her so highly, he was quite curious and wondered what the longevity peach tasted like. But at this moment, he suddenly heard Zhang Shou.
He opened his mouth and asked.
"Old Xianyu, since you and your friends often go overseas, have you ever heard of real ginseng fruit?"
Old Xianyu was stunned for a moment, then he laughed dryly and said: "Isn't ginseng fruit the elixir of immortality invented in "Journey to the West"? I have never seen such a blessing... It's just that I often drift overseas, what kind of abbot Penglai Ying
But I have long since disbelieved in fairy islands like the mainland. You know, in the years when I went to sea, I saw countless large and small islands, and I also encountered many nearly fatal storms."
As he spoke, he turned away: "But I have never encountered the Fairy Island once! Sometimes when the weather is good, you can see endless mountains and forests on the horizon in the distance, but when the boat gets closer,
Then it disappeared. Later, I was lucky enough to read a volume of Taizu's notes that was circulated. It said that it was a mirage. In fact, it was the towns near the sea that were refracted into the sky. I don't understand the rest."
Hearing that Old Xianyu changed the topic to Taizu's notes in a boastful manner, Zhang Shou narrowed his eyes slightly. At this time, Ge Yong said thoughtfully: "The original ginseng fruit is indeed found in "Journey to the West"
, but because of Emperor Taizu's relationship, the book "Journey to the West" became popular all over the world, so everyone everywhere claimed to have something similar to ginseng fruit."
"No, Wusizang Xuanwei Division claims to have a kind of Tibetan medicine called ginseng fruit. They even brought it as tribute before. It looks quite ugly, but it claims to have many effects. It strengthens the heart and kidneys, nourishes the spleen and stomach, and soothes the stomach.
It is a magic medicine that activates menstruation and activates blood circulation. They say that eminent monks like to take it, so they treat it like a treasure and offer it as tribute."
"Xiao Yingying, Princess Yongping, if you want to live forever, come to my house. I still have more than ten or twenty kilograms piled up there, all given to me by the emperor. My dumb servants are cooking porridge and
It’s a soup. I almost went crazy eating it for a while, and I still have a bunch of it left. If you are really interested in ginseng fruit, I’ll give it all to you!”
Hearing Ge Yong talk about the medicinal material of ginseng fruit, Zhang Shou immediately smiled: "I also saw ginseng fruit in a tattered notebook of a maritime merchant. According to legend, a ship arrived after traveling offshore for countless days.
They arrived in a strange continent. However, the fruits and vegetables on the ship had been eaten long ago, and many people fell ill. As a result, the gods in their dreams guided them and they found a magical fruit forest."
Anyway, it was said to be a tattered notebook, so when Zhang Shou was making nonsense at this time, there was no psychological burden at all.
He said solemnly: "It is a low fruit forest, about as high as our waists. There are more than a dozen fruits on each tree. The fruits are about the size of a fist, white with purple in color, elegant in fragrance, and crisp in the mouth."
It was so sweet that the crew members were overjoyed and took the fruit back to the ship and fed it to the patients. Within a few days, the crew members miraculously recovered from their illnesses."
At this point, he said with a smile: "These crew members originally thought this fruit was sweet, delicious, and brightly colored, so they called it a colorful fruit. But when they found out that it could really save lives, and saved many people, they immediately
I thought of "Journey to the West", so I changed its name to ginseng fruit. Unfortunately, the ship encountered wind and waves at sea and the seeds were lost..."
Zhang Shou told the story of the ginseng fruit from discovery to loss, and the crew's journey from danger to survival and then to danger again. The story was vivid and vivid, as if he had witnessed it with his own eyes. Everyone present listened with smiles. As for whether it was true or false, no one cared.
It's fun to listen to.
You know, the literati's notebooks these days are the most unscrupulous. They dare to write down things on paper based on hearsay about things they have never seen. This is more ruthless than the curiosity on the Internet in later generations, and they are exaggerated when writing. In addition, the literati
I often like to spread these little stories that are true or false, but by the end of the story, the story has already deviated so far that no one can see its true face.
Therefore, Zhang Shou could just confidently and boldly make up random things - in fact, it cannot be regarded as completely random fabrication, because he actually ate ginseng fruit in his later life. But this ginseng fruit was not that ginseng fruit, which was said to originate in the northern foothills of the Andes Mountains in South America.
A kind of fruit with a very special taste. It is not comparable to the ginseng fruit in "Journey to the West". I don't know where the name comes from.
But in these days, since some people have arrived in America one after another, what does it matter if they just take out ginseng fruits for fun?
While Zhang Shou was making up stories, two more snacks were served one after another. However, compared with the ginseng fruit to celebrate his birthday, the taste was acceptable and the innovation was insufficient. Everyone just tasted one or two casually. At this time, just now
Ah Liu, who quietly went downstairs, came up again. However, he did not come up empty-handed. He actually held a plate with two exquisite porcelain bowls on it.
At this time, Zhang Shou had already changed the topic from ginseng fruit to the bloody sacrificial history of Native Americans. He still focused on the so-called maritime trade notes and did not even notice this boy who was as light as a cat. But Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing
He and Weinan Bo Zhang Kang were just listening casually and noticed the movement immediately. Chu Kuan, who was distracted, also looked towards the stairs.
Seeing Ah Liu bringing up what was obviously a snack, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony immediately greeted him with a smile, and then deliberately said with a straight face: "Are those people down there so lazy that they even want this little thing?
Are you coming in person?"
"No." Ah Liu seemed not used to talking to Chu Kuan. After taking a step back, he whispered: "This is a dessert made by Chef Song using the remaining ingredients. It seems to be called... taro balls?"