The so-called clear soup can't be just as the name suggests, just a pot of boiling water with some seasonings and it can be called clear soup. The so-called clear soup cooked by these royal chefs is actually a kind of broth in traditional cooking.
Stock is a very creative invention of ancient Chinese chefs. It is the soul of the taste of ancient Chinese cooking, especially the umami flavor that comes from the stock.
Just like Western food is inseparable from various sauces, Chinese food is inseparable from soup stock, because it was the only way for ancient people to obtain umami.
Residents who live by the sea can easily buy all kinds of seafood, and their demand for fresh food is not high. However, China has never been a maritime country, but a continental farming civilization.
The political and economic center has been concentrated on the mainland for thousands of years. It is very troublesome for people here to obtain the source of delicious food. Except for a small number of royal nobles who can obtain dried seafood or eat some rare river seafood, ordinary people People get more umami from the soup stock.
Chicken soup, pork ribs soup, abalone, scallops, sea cucumbers, shrimps and crabs, ginger... Any ingredient rich in glutamate can actually be used to cook soup. This soup base can be used to stir-fry vegetables, roast tofu or simply make a bowl. The noodles are extremely delicious.
In the era before MSG, Chinese chefs relied on their unique skill of cooking broth to provide gourmets with delicious food on their tongues.
There are many types of soup stock. In addition to classifying them by ingredients, there is another classification method based on the clarity of the soup base, which can be divided into thick soup and clear soup.
Today, what Xiao Letian asked these royal chefs to serve was a very simple and plain soup!
The curtain was opened, and dining carts pushed huge crystal glass basins in front of the distinguished guests. In the glass basins, there was only a clear golden liquid without any impurities. The color was extremely beautiful, like the most beautiful amber.
"No ingredients? Just a basin of yellow water? Is this the so-called grand finale?"
"The color is very beautiful, but is it too plain? What kind of medicine are these Chinese people selling in their gourds?"
Just when everyone was puzzled, the waiters and maids directly brought the huge glass soup basin to the table. However, they did not directly share the soup with the guests. Instead, they brought out a huge white porcelain teapot and gave it to the guests. Pour the best West Lake Longjing.
Europeans are already accustomed to drinking black tea, and most people are not used to this kind of bitter and light green tea. However, the guests and hosts saw the Yuan capital holding it up and drinking it, and they quickly picked up the tea bowl and poured it into their mouths.
"Well, don't tell me that although this green tea doesn't add milk or sugar, it has a unique fragrance, which is very interesting..."
Just after this group of people drank a large bowl of green tea, someone with sharp eyes saw that Xiao Letian didn't drink at all. He was gargling the green tea, turned around and spit it directly into the spittoon.
"Oh God! Don't be embarrassed. This is not for drinking. This is for us to rinse our mouths... Please keep your voice down, or you will make people laugh!" The group of distinguished guests whispered to each other with blushing faces.
This bowl of tea is really for gargling your mouth, because everyone has eaten too much delicious food before, and the taste buds of the tongue have been bombarded by various flavors, and there is still a lot of odor in the mouth. At this time, give it directly Their secret soup will definitely affect the taste.
After gargling a bowl of green tea, the transparent glass basin lid finally opened, a stream of white steam rose up, and a faint fragrance filled the entire hall.
Everyone greedily smelled the tempting smell with their noses. The Chinese people gave us too many miracles today. At this moment, they did not dare to neglect even a bowl of ordinary clear soup.
Jonas also glanced at Montauban and Ivan meaningfully. The Earl of Baliqiao, who was extremely arrogant before, was sitting there honestly at the moment, refusing to say a word. He was too embarrassed tonight. .
Only Ivan was heartless and was taking a sip of the strong Chinese liquor, which made his nose turn red. He was looking at the pot of clear soup greedily, and it was obvious that the aroma had aroused his greed.
The first bowl of chicken soup must be dedicated to the Queen. Xiao Letian held it with his own hands and said with a smile, "Dear Your Majesty, this is what I said before, the clear soup with my family's secret spices added, you can taste it, if you like it , this soup will become the signature dish of my restaurant from now on!"
In order to show the beautiful color of this clear soup, the royal chefs used glassware. Placed in front of the queen was a small glass bowl. The pattern on it reflected the light, making this bowl of amber-colored clear soup exude an alluring look. of light.
The spoon lightly collided with the glass bowl and made a crisp sound. The queen scooped up a spoonful of clear soup and looked at the alluring luster in bewilderment. "I seem to smell the smell of seafood, but I can't see any ingredients... What on earth did you do?" Did it?"
"Haha, queen, please taste it first. If you find it delicious, I will tell you the secret recipe of this soup!"
As soon as a small spoonful of clear soup came into her mouth, the Queen's expression suddenly changed, even if she was not surprised at all. "Well..." After she made a confused question, she even forgot to take off the spoon. It was so rude. Hold it in your mouth.
Oh, God! The queen's heart was filled with turmoil, and she could no longer describe this extremely delicious taste in words.
Xiao Letian looked at the Queen's expression with pride, and thought to himself, "It's so easy for people in the 21st century to obtain MSG, so they have become accustomed to umami..."
"Because it's cheap, it's not worth cherishing. But everyone knows that MSG is not valuable, but dishes without MSG are even less valuable. At that time, people's taste buds were already a little numb, and they had to have a lot of condiments to stimulate them, otherwise You will think this dish is tasteless!"
"But this is the 19th century. Human beings know nothing about MSG, and research on glutamic acid has not begun. In this era, human taste buds are nourished by pure natural ingredients. To put it bluntly, they are very delicate. !”
"Is it strange that my face didn't change color when I was so stimulated by this original MSG today?"
It took the Queen a long time to put down the spoon. "Dear Xiao..." As soon as she said these words, the expressions of everyone present changed. This was a diplomatic occasion. The Queen could address the head of state of the East with Dear Xiao. This in itself was a clear signal. .
Benjamin's face suddenly turned pale, while Montauban and Ivan not far away were stunned.
The Queen ignored everyone's astonishment and continued, "Dear Xiao...can you sell me this formula? I will personally pay one hundred thousand pounds, do you think it is okay?"
Everyone was stunned with a bang, God! One hundred thousand pounds actually paid for a formula. One hundred thousand pounds was the cost of half a sailing frigate.
Even for a first-class sailing battleship, the construction cost is only more than 300,000 pounds. Will you spend 100,000 pounds for a clear soup today?
At that moment, people forgot to stop the queen from killing her. Many people stood up on their own and grabbed the spoons without the help of the maid. They just wanted to taste how delicious this hundred thousand pound soup was!
Note: The second update is delivered today, and there will be a third update soon!
