The Duke, who fell asleep from hunger, secretly swore to God that he would firmly seize the fresh food business and promote Chinese food to all of Europe.
The business opportunities here are really great. He is very aware of the obsession with food among the aristocrats in London who have a lot of money and no place to spend it. As long as they carry out what Xiao Letian planned... what kind of hunger marketing, their My appetite is whetted. It is possible that this spice can be sold for the price of diamonds.
The Duke of Newcastle, who was deeply involved in business, didn't even bother to eat breakfast early in the morning. He got on the carriage and rushed to the East Palace. He knew that tonight's banquet was the best opportunity to promote Xianzhiyuan. As long as the Queen said a word , and the deal is completed.
The menu is a top priority and must be strictly controlled, but it was unexpected that such a small request would encounter a conflict in the East Palace kitchen.
First of all, the Duke could not enter the kitchen at all. In order to prevent Xiao Xiao from sabotaging or poisoning, Xiao Letian issued a very cruel system of sitting in the kitchen.
Everyone performs their own duties, and procurement must support the safety of raw materials. Any ingredients that have passed through the procurement must be tasted and non-toxic before entering the kitchen.
As soon as you enter the kitchen, the chef will immediately collect your portion. Individual ingredients are kept under personal care and cannot be mixed. The chef is responsible for the safety of his own dishes. He also tests the poison in person before handing it over to the waiter for serving.
The attendants were monitored by CIA intelligence officers throughout the entire process. No one could do anything in the process. The CIA even recruited two folk magicians with weak hands to keep an eye on the team of chefs. It can be said that no one can escape from this if they make small moves on their hands. A layer-by-layer surveillance network.
Liu Dadao is the general person in charge. Everyone else is responsible for their own dishes, but he is in unified control of the overall situation.
There was a poisoning case of the soup maker, so the soup maker was beheaded, what went wrong with Lengpin, Lengpin beheaded!
If there are two accidents in the entire big kitchen, Liu Da Dao will behead him!
Not only that, but there is also the system of sitting together. Xiao Hexin is also crazy for safety. He has already taken care of the families of these people. If anyone has a problem, then not one person will die, but the whole family will sit together.
The system is harsh and unforgiving, but none of these chefs have any complaints. After all, they are all obedient people who came out of the feudal dynasty. The rules in the Forbidden City are even stricter, and it is not unheard of for them to confiscate their homes and exterminate their families.
In addition, they also know that the protagonists of this banquet are too noble. They are the head of state of the Chinese nation, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the queen of England, and envoys from countless European countries. If there is a problem with any of these people, there may be trouble. A war.
The Duke of Newcastle wants to enter the big kitchen at this time? It was simply a dream. No one would let him in unless Xiao Letian gave him an order.
At this time, no one dared to disturb the head of state. Doctor Huang prescribed a soothing traditional Chinese medicine, which is basically a sleeping pill. After drinking it, Xiao Letian fell into a deep sleep. It is estimated that he will not wake up before ten o'clock.
No one wanted to disturb the tired head of state for a menu. Even if they wanted to, they probably wouldn't be able to wake up Xiao Letian who was taking effect from the medicine.
Now the Duke was embarrassed. He was standing at the door of the big kitchen waiting for Liu Dadao to find time to meet him. This would be an anecdote for the ages if word got out.
Fortunately, Liu Dadao knew how much he weighed and didn't dare to take it seriously. After finishing some things at hand, he ran out immediately.
"Greetings to Sir Sir!" Liu Dadao said with a smile, "I wonder why Sir Sir summoned me?"
"Are you the head chef? I've seen you, and your soup is really delicious... I came here today to take a look at the dinner menu. After all, it's about the Queen's diet, and I have the responsibility to check it in advance!"
"Okay, no problem!" Liu Dadao waved, and a Suzhou-Hangzhou cuisine chef ran over with a gilded menu. "You have taken a look, the Chinese and English bilingual menu, I just need to draw a picture for you... …”
The menu is indeed very detailed, bilingual in Chinese and English. There are small prints under each dish that describe the ingredients and flavors, including cold dishes, hot dishes, soups, desserts... there are a total of 62 items.
The Duke only looked at it once and found out the faults: "No...no, no! No, this menu must be adjusted, many dishes are wrong!"
"Hoof flower soup? Did you really serve such coarse food to the Queen? It doesn't matter if we eat a little on the sea, but this is a state banquet. How can such a thing be served?"
"In the whole of Europe, except for the barbarians in Prussia and Northern Europe who eat the hooves of animals, no other nation will eat them. Don't look at me. I'm just trying something new. It doesn't mean that I will eat it often in the future. Eat this kind of thing..."
"And what is this? Fragrant meat? Tell me what kind of meat is fragrant meat? Oh my god, it's actually dog meat. How can you eat a dog when you are so barbaric... What a cute pet, can you do it? Eliminate..."
"Secret braised fish? What is this? You have to write down the type of fish clearly... carp? grass carp? What is the name of this fish? Is there such a fish in Europe?"
"Freshwater fish! No, no, no... are you kidding? How can a queen taste the earthy smell..."
The duke looked through the menus with a livid face, and his tone was extremely stern. Although Liu Dadao was a slave, he couldn't lose face at this moment.
"Dragon and tiger fighting? What is this? Can you write clearly...dragon meat and tiger meat? God, please show me where the dragon is?"
Liu Dadao frowned and said, "Dragon meat is snake meat, tiger meat is cat meat..."
Vomit... before he finished speaking, the Duke of Newcastle and his entourage all retched. Fortunately, they had not eaten in the morning, otherwise they would all have vomited all over the floor.
"No... no no... God! The menus of these barbarians are too horrible! They must be modified, they must be modified!"
Liu Dadao slapped the foreign devil in the face and said to himself: Why are you doing so many things? Don’t eat this, don’t eat that, these are all famous dishes carefully selected from thousands of places, okay? These are the unique skills of top royal chefs!
Let’s talk about the secret braised fish dish, which is the specialty of the imperial chef of the Forbidden City. A whole carp is marinated, all the fish bones are removed with a knife, and then it is cooked three times with warm oil and low fire.
After being dried and then braised, the whole fish is crispy and boneless, and tastes fresh, sweet and refreshing! An ignorant person actually says it has an earthy smell? These are the late emperor's favorite dishes to go with wine, so how could they have an earthy smell?
The most taboo thing for craftsmen is for others to insult their craftsmanship. Seeing Liu Dadao reaching the critical point of breaking out.
