Not to mention the Prince of Shuncheng County, even the princes who had dined at the Ninth Prince's Mansion a few times were all interested in it.
There are more than thirty dishes, less than half of which are recognized, and the rest are really hard to figure out.
Brother Jiu saw everyone's reactions and felt satisfied.
Hundreds of years later, there was a newly launched cuisine called creative cuisine, which later evolved into molecular cuisine.
Creative cuisine means mash-up styles, unusual combinations and unusual cooking methods.
Molecular gastronomy is even more confusing. The main item is unrecognizable. No one knows what it is until it is eaten.
For example, right now, there is a plate of dishes, which looks like a plate of green stones, shiny and shiny.
Everyone was very curious, but they didn't dare to touch Tachyon easily.
How to eat this?
What a stone?
Just take a bite and don't break your teeth.
There is another dish that looks like beef, but whose beef is eaten raw? It looks pink and doesn’t look like it’s cooked?
There was also a plate with a circle of spoons on it, each with a quivering egg yolk in it.
The egg yolk looked like it was wrapped in a film, and it looked raw.
And a plate of roasted little red fruits?
Is that a persimmon?
Compared with these, Zhizi barbecue, hanging oven roasted duck, and roasted suckling pig have become common dishes.
Those who went through the first round were familiar dishes.
Everyone is curious.
What everyone pays most attention to are the dishes they haven’t eaten before.
Especially the plate of green stones seemed to be a provocation to everyone.
The eldest brother has long hands and courage, so he stretched out his hand and picked up a stone.
Everyone's eyes were focused, except Prince Gong.
Prince Gong and his eldest brother sat next to each other, but the uncle and nephew did not exchange greetings, and neither of them made eye contact.
The table was mostly filled with juniors and young people, and no one noticed anything strange about the two of them.
Qi Xi was at the side, taking a good look at it, and he knew what was going on.
This root still lies in the Battle of Ulan Butong.
At that time, the imperial army lost its fighter plane. Some said it was Fuquan who was fatuous, and some said it was the eldest brother who was holding him back. There are different opinions.
But after that, it was true that there was a gap between Prince Yu, Prince Gong, and the eldest brother.
Qi Xi didn't catch up that year, but his cousin Peng Chun and another cousin Lao Manse both caught up.
As a general of the right wing led by Prince Gong, Lao Manse died in the battle of Ulan Butong.
Prince Gong later asked for the favor of the palace to marry his son to Lao Manse's eldest daughter.
Qi Xi took a sip of tea.
Prince Yu's Mansion and Prince Gong's Mansion have been silent these years. No matter how idle they are, they are still Prince Heshuo, but their children and grandchildren are far away from the royal family.
Because both brothers had a quarrel with Suo'etu and were not close to the prince.
I'm not close to my eldest brother either.
So who do they want to be close to?
Here, Prince Gong, on the other hand, looked at the few people who were subordinate to the eldest brother intentionally or unintentionally.
Third elder brother, fourth elder brother, fifth elder brother...
Prince Gong, this generation of princes, behaves very respectfully.
He lost his father when he was young, and the government was unstable. He grew up in the Forbidden City, but he was not considered the owner of the Forbidden City, and he lived in fear.
Later, when Kaifu came out, he was pushed by the emperor to oppose the princes of the Lower Five Banners, and became the emperor's knife to curb the Gongwang clan.
The court and other places were stabilized, and Galdan went south again.
The emperor overcame all objections and let Prince Yu and Prince Gong lead the troops, hoping that they would lead the Eight Banners soldiers to an invincible victory just like the meritorious kings of the past generations.
The result was a slap in the face.
Failed miserably.
Dozens of people died in the battle.
More than half of the Eight Banners' elite troops were lost.
After being idle for more than ten years, Prince Gong thought that his biggest worry for the rest of his life would be the separation of his sons and the issue of his youngest son's future title.
Only now did he react.
What a beautiful thought.
The emperor, the general of the Yue and Le Dynasties, did not mention inheritance when he granted the title, so he asked Prince An's Mansion to grant him a title.
Yue Le could not survive even if he died here, so he was reduced to a county king.
An enfeng prince in his family is not yet a meritorious king, so the emperor has the final say on how to pass it on.
Among the Prince Yu's Mansion, Prince Gong's Mansion and Prince Chun's Mansion, currently only Prince Chun's Mansion has been passed down to the second generation.
Not long after Prince Chunjing's posthumous son was born, he attacked Prince Heshuo. Unfortunately, the child died before he was even one year old.
When we arrive at our second brother's house, it's really hard to say whether we will be a prince or a county king.
Should I treat my brother badly or my son badly? Do I still have to choose?
Prince Chun's palace could obviously choose an heir, but the emperor was reluctant to choose from someone else. His own son even regretted it halfway through.
The so-called deep brotherhood is just a joke.
If I want my children and grandchildren to be rich and noble, I have to wait for the grace of the next emperor unless I have the merit of following the dragon.
Prince Gong looked around, his eyes fixed on the fourth elder brother, then moved away, and looked down at the tenth elder brother.
You can pay attention to these two.
The tenth prince didn't pick up a stone, but he picked up a piece of pink beef, and put it into his mouth with the eighth prince's surprised eyes.
Next to the eldest brother, the eyes of the third, fourth and fifth brothers also fell on his head.
The eldest brother picked it up and knew it in his heart.
Not a stone, not as hard as a stone, not as heavy as a stone.
He put it in his mouth, took a bite, and it was a little bit spicy.
The meaty aroma is astounding to the nostrils, and the juice in the mouth bursts.
How is it made?
It's meat, not vegetables.
Fragrant and refreshing.
Chili and pepper are also added for a spicy taste.
The eldest brother's eyes suddenly fell on the plate in front of him.
How many "stones" are there?
If one person has one piece, is there still enough left?
Just as he was thinking about it, the fifth brother, who was two seats away, couldn't wait and turned the table directly.
The eldest brother immediately made a decision, no matter what, he put the plate down for safety, stretched out the fastener, and directly took two pieces back.
With this reaction, everyone knows that this dish is delicious.
The third elder brother hurriedly picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.
Huh……
It's meat, meat that you don't need to chew at all.
There's still a vegetable flavor here.
Just spicy tongue...
Fourth Brother is still a little reserved. He thinks this dish looks quaint and plans to try it.
The fifth elder brother is already like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, swallowing a piece of jujube without any taste.
Fourth Brother also tasted the taste, but his diet was always light, so this was a bit heavy for him. He drank half a cup of tea to suppress the spicy taste in his mouth.
"Hahahaha, brothers, have you figured out what you ate?"
Brother Jiu asked with a smile.
The eldest brother had already eaten the third piece and did not speak.
This is beef, but it doesn't have any meaty smell at all, and it feels very tender when you eat it.
Who makes serious beef like this? !
Is Lao Jiu too busy these days? !
Third Brother swallowed all the food in his mouth and said, "Is this beef or mutton? It's like beef, but tenderer than ordinary beef; it's like mutton, but it's not that oily. Why is it still dyed green?"
Brother Jiu proudly said: "A combination of meat and vegetables, the green color is spinach juice."
Brother Ba's heart moved, and he pointed at the plate of pink beef and said, "Is this also colored?"
Otherwise, Lao Shi would eat raw meat?
Whether outside the customs or south of the Yangtze River, there are also dishes made with raw meat, that is, raw fish.
I have never heard of raw beef or raw mutton.
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "This is boiled beef, but the beef is placed in the tripe, and it is not boiling water, but warm water, and it is simmered for three hours."
Therefore, this beef is extremely tender, pink in color, looks like raw meat, and is rich in juice. It does not require any other preparation, and is only seasoned with refined salt and black pepper.
As for the tripe outside, I didn’t waste it and made a bowl of tripe with red oil.
Prince Gong listened to his nephews talking and turned his attention to the table.
There are no bird's nests, shark's fins, sea cucumbers, or abalones that are popular nowadays, but just by listening to the complicated details, you know that the taste of this dish is unmistakable.
Prince Gong knew the dishes he didn't know and tasted them one by one.
The same is true for Prince Kang, Prince Shuncheng, and Zengshou.
Everyone has different perceptions of the wealth of the Prince's Mansion.
Even if the ingredients are ordinary, the recipe is expensive. How many cooks do you need to support?
Each chef's specialty dishes are fixed.
A good cook's annual salary is no less than that of a subordinate official.
When King Shuncheng came over in the morning, he first went to Ning'an Hall to pay his respects to his aunt.
Thinking of his aunt's rosy face, Prince Shuncheng understood why his aunt was happy to live in the Prince's Mansion.
Such food is not available in the prince's palace, let alone in the uncle's palace.
It is normal to be happy and reluctant to miss Shu.
Brother Ninth has been in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for more than three years. How much money will he earn from this?
The tenth prince didn't say a few words in total, but he saw everyone's reactions in his eyes.
Something wasn't right with Uncle Gong. He was too distant from his eldest brother, but he looked very close to his third and fourth brothers. He didn't hesitate to talk even though they were separated by others, and he even looked at himself.
It seems that I have also seen Seventh Brother.
Both the fifth brother and the eighth brother were ignored.
He didn't even look at Brother Ninth, the master of the family.
Why are you treating your nephew so differently?
Qi Xi is still the same as before, he doesn't like to talk much in front of others, and he looks honest and true to his duties.
Prince Kang is elegant, Prince Shuncheng is a bit emotional, Zengshou is a bit coy and stingy.
The tenth prince lowered his eyes and looked at the persimmons on the plate.
This tastes good, sour and sweet...
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The large round table in the front yard is custom-made and only has one.
In the main room is the ordinary Eight Immortals table.
Just set the table and put it down.
Thirty-six dishes can be stacked on two levels.
But there was no mention of two menus for a guest.
Here in the main room, the food becomes a living table.
Except for the side dishes that are placed on the table, the hot dishes are eaten and removed at the same time.
The side dish is not tea, but cold pear juice and heated red date tea.
As the dishes came out one after another, everyone got to know each other.
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A meal is eaten from noon to midday.
After an hour, everyone got off the table.
I drank some hawthorn water in the middle, otherwise I would have been unable to eat in the second half.
Brother Jiu didn't prepare wine at the banquet, but he did prepare wine after the banquet and made a return gift.
The male guests were each given two jars of wine, one jar of four-year-old deer blood wine saved for thirty-seven years, and one jar of tiger bone wine concocted years ago.
There are also two jars of wine for each female guest, one jar is osmanthus rice wine and the other jar is rose liqueur.
Brother Jiu said to everyone: "There is wine. It's not that I don't understand the rules and didn't prepare wine for everyone. Everyone has a share..."
After this meal, he didn't feel at ease.
He also saw something was wrong...
