Under Xiao Letian's extremely stern gaze, the anger within the Chinese clan because of Zai Chun was suppressed. Of course Zai Chun and his group felt hatred, but the deal was already done, and the words he said were like water being poured out. .
Zai Chun simply ignored the other people and just chatted with the master and the Duke, admiring the beautiful industrial scenery of Britain on the coastline.
It's lunch time soon. The Duke of Newcastle has long heard that the Eastern Envoy has brought a huge team of chefs who want to be chefs, and they are all Eastern chefs. Judging from the feedback from other British captains of the United Fleet, , the large galley of the Zhiyuan has become the private kitchen of all British captains.
Of the three meals a day, two are basically eaten by Chinese people, and the remaining breakfast is spent in semi-starvation because they have to make room for the remaining two meals.
After the news was passed to London, Benjamin and the British bigwigs all blushed at the mention of these unpromising generals.
However, the reprimanding telegrams were of no use at all. These admirals continued to enjoy their meals when they should, ignoring London's orders. This shows how powerful the charm of Chinese food is.
This shows Xiao Letian's good intentions. He knows that if you want to promote Eastern culture in Europe, pictures and words alone are not enough. You must give Europeans a deep impression, something that makes them feel compelled to A breakthrough that convinced me.
Greed for delicious food is a common basic desire of mankind. Wouldn’t holding a Chinese Food Festival be a good stepping stone? Improve the European people's concept of the ancient East through delicious food. How can an ancient country that can produce such delicious food be associated with barbarism?
In a civilized country, naturally even the food is civilized!
More importantly, by promoting gourmet food, Xiao Letian can completely hype up the mysterious oriental spices, which is the Xiao family's heirloom secret recipe, the source of freshness!
Killing two birds with one stone, it was for this reason that Xiao Le genius opened the restaurant on the Zhiyuan, providing unlimited amounts of various delicacies. These famous chefs and royal chefs from the East completely whetted the appetites of these British officers.
The Duke of Newcastle was very curious, why did London forcefully ask the officers of the United Fleet to control themselves and not eat Chinese people every day, but why didn't these officers listen?
Could it be said that Chinese food really has such charm or magic? Let these gentleman officers not even care about their face and have to go out to eat every day? Isn’t it embarrassing?
It is with such questions that the Duke of Newcastle is full of curiosity about today's luncheon.
"Your Majesty the Duke, it's already noon. We've prepared some light meals. How about we chat while eating..." Xiao Letian extended his hand to lead the way.
The Duke had already faintly smelled the looming aroma in the cabin. It must be said that many Chinese cooking techniques can force out more flavors of ingredients, which is much more exciting from an olfactory point of view than European cuisine.
The Duke of Newcastle twitched his nose subconsciously a few times. The smell of onions was something he had never been exposed to in his life.
"Oh, dear head of state! Is this aroma the unique taste of oriental food? I am really full of expectations..."
"This way please..." Xiao Letian led the way. He secretly laughed in his heart. If the famous dishes I ordered can't conquer the stomachs of you Europeans, then wouldn't it be that my time traveler came here in vain.
The neat long table was covered with exquisite jacquard tablecloths, shiny gold and silver dinner plates were placed on the table, and beautiful flowers were mixed in the middle.
The waiter, dressed in a festive Chinese red satin mandarin jacket, with a well-trained smile, pulled out chairs for the guests. When the Duke of Newcastle had just sat down, the melodious sound of a violin suddenly sounded from behind the mahogany screen in the corner.
"Thank you for providing us with the ingredients, flowers, and musicians for letting us drink from this cup!" Xiao Letian took the lead in raising his glass.
"Cheers!" The host and guest chatted happily over wine, and the scene was as cordial as if there had been no misunderstanding.
Twelve cold dishes and appetizers were served first, including secret cucumbers, imperial pea yellow, dengying beef... Among them, the Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang was the highlight of the cold dishes.
Chinese cuisine has always been about good color, aroma and taste, especially the appearance, especially the auspicious dragon and phoenix, which is the special skill of the royal chef and is not even seen by ordinary people.
Two waiters carried a Jingdezhen disk with a diameter of one meter. The dragon and phoenix hovering on it were lifelike, and they were placed directly on the plate as if they were alive.
"Oh God! Is this food? Isn't this a sculpture? You let us eat sculptures?" the Duke was the first to exclaim.
Xiao Letian laughed loudly and said, "Let our royal chef explain it to the Duke. Of course this is a sculpture, but it is an edible sculpture..." After speaking, Xiao Letian gestured to the waiter, and the waiter next to the Duke picked it up with public chopsticks. A phoenix feather was gently placed on the Duke's plate.
Before the Duke of Newcastle could taste it, Liu Dadao carefully stooped in from the outside and knelt down as soon as he saw the room full of dignitaries.
"Greetings to Lord Long Live! Greetings to Prime Minister Da Ran! Greetings to Mr. Foreign! Greetings to all your lords..." Liu Dadao made a long sound and kowtowed with a clang.
"Sit down, Liu Dadao, please introduce this dish to the Duke..." Xiao Letian said lightly.
"嗻!" Liu Dadao made a strong move, and then stood up, "Dear ladies, this dish is called Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang, and it's all about knife skills and seasoning..."
"Look, the dragon head and phoenix head are both carved out of carrots, and then the beetroot and radish are used to carve the spine and claws..."
"The red yeast duck is roasted, and the duck meat is sliced into feather-like shapes. Then I carve the feather pattern myself. These are the long feathers of the phoenix..."
"The roasted pork is fried and grilled until one side is white and the other side is red. These are the scales of the red dragon. They are coiled around the entire body of the dragon to form the main body of the red dragon..."
"Do you see those auspicious clouds below? This is the effect of secret sauce and egg white drawn with warm oil. When placed neatly, the dragon and phoenix feel like they are flying!"
The translator translated Liu Dadao's introduction to the Duke of Newcastle. The more the Duke spoke, the wider his mouth opened. In the end, he couldn't help but blurt out, "God, how much effort does this dish take? It doesn't take a day to make it." ah?"
"Not just, not just!" Liu Dadao said proudly with his chest raised and his belly folded. "We have been busy for three days from preparing the materials to serving it!"
"Three days? My God, are you more particular about food than the French?" None of the British people present could believe their ears.
Note: It’s the third update. Although it’s not a lot, Xinjing also comes out with a disease code. It’s really not easy. Please bear with me.
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