"I think Huainan roast duck is better."
"I have never eaten such novel food since I was a child." Xiang Zhirou was the first to say.
Qin Xiuwen also took the opportunity to nod his head and said: "Yes, not to mention that Gu Xiandi added the name of Huainan to the roast duck, which also makes Huainan famous for me. I also vote for Huainan roast duck."
After hearing this, Zhao Tenglong's expression suddenly changed.
How can it be?
Sun Yuchu's Imperial Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is a famous dish that is well-known in Daqian. How could it lose to a little-known roast duck?
Do you still have vision?
It's a pity that he only dared to curse in his heart. On the surface, he didn't dare to show any anger.
"Buddha jumping over the wall is more grand." Liu Wenzhou said.
"I agree with Brother Liu. After all, the Imperial Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is a royal meal and has long been famous throughout the country. Although this Huainan roast duck tastes good and has a novel way of eating, it does not have a corresponding reputation." Zheng Ximeng said.
"Old man, I think this roast duck is good." Mr. Drunkard said.
Only Wang Tiexuan and Prince Jing remained silent, while Huainan roast duck already accounted for three votes.
In other words, if Wang Tiexuan also voted for Huainan roast duck, then Prince Jing's opinion would not matter.
This...is definitely not a wise move.
Wang Tiexuan was particularly good at frontier poems. Although he was a civil servant, he once dreamed of one day going into battle to kill the enemy.
But this does not mean that he lacks political wisdom.
"I choose the imperial Buddha to jump over the wall."
As soon as these words came out, the situation on the court was instantly balanced, and the key vote was in the hands of Prince Jing.
Prince Jing looked at the two dishes in front of him and was a little hard to decide for a moment.
In fact, the taste of both dishes is not bad.
Huainan roast duck is even better in terms of novelty.
But... he moved his lips slightly and slowly uttered a few words:
"Master Sun's Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is pretty good."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone immediately understood its meaning.
Qin Xiuwen sighed in his heart and secretly said that His Highness Prince Jing still voted for Buddha Jumping over the Wall because of his past friendship.
But if this happens, Gu Xiandi is afraid that he will feel uncomfortable.
"This round, Tenglong Restaurant wins."
Hearing this, Zhao Tenglong and others were overjoyed.
Only Sun Huaimin frowned even more tightly.
Although he has never eaten Huainan roast duck, the chef has been cooking it for a long time, and sometimes it is not necessary to eat it. He can guess the taste of the dishes just by looking at it.
Judging from his many years of experience, the taste of Huainan roast duck should be comparable to that of the imperial Buddha jumping over the wall.
However, the ingredients used in the imperial Buddha Jump Over the Wall are particularly precious and ordinary people cannot afford them.
As for Huainan roast duck, the main ingredient is only one duck.
In terms of ingredients, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is a bit weaker.
What's more, the way of eating Huainan roast duck is unique and quite innovative.
So this round, if he were asked to choose, 80% of the time he would choose Huainan roast duck.
And Your Highness…
After thinking about the reason, Sun Huaimin was both grateful and ashamed.
I am grateful because he is an imperial cook. To put it nicely, he is an official, but to put it badly, he is just a cook.
His Highness actually still remembered the friendship back then and was willing to help him. How could he not be moved by this?
I feel ashamed because I have been working hard in the kitchen for decades.
I thought that with my cooking skills, if not number one in Daqian, I would be among the top five.
But I didn't expect that I would end up looking at the sky from a well.
Not to mention the entire Daqian, there are people in Huainan alone who can beat me.
In this round, I have a grandson who can win without using force.
On the high platform, Gu Beichuan also frowned when he heard this.
There are only three rounds in today's competition.
Now allowing Tenglong Restaurant to win the first round means that they have to chase one to two to win.
This is really not good news for Feihong Restaurant.
But...thinking of the second dish, the corner of his mouth slightly raised again.
He has full confidence in this dish!
"Let's serve the second course." On the high platform, the Huainan roast duck and the imperial Buddha jumping over the wall have been removed, and Prince Jing said.
It was still Tenglong Restaurant who served the food first, with the same dinner plate and the same white cloth.
But the fragrance wafting out from under the white cloth is very different from the Buddha jumping over the wall.
But it’s equally delicious and appetizing.
After the white cloth was lifted, there was a golden soup bowl with a lid.
After opening the lid, the umami flavor ten times stronger than before wafted out and penetrated everyone's nostrils.
The talented people who were close to the audience even made swallowing gestures.
This dish has only one color - yellow!
To be precise, it is apricot yellow and translucent.
Another famous palace dish - braised shark's fin.
This is made by using old hen, water-fried yellow shark's fin and duck as the main ingredients, adding various precious fresh ingredients, and stewing them together.
This dish is not like the imperial Buddha Jumping Over the Wall, which is only available to the royal family.
They are available in every restaurant in Kyoto.
But the only one who can really cook it properly, cook it authentically, and meet the three standards of translucent apricot color, tender wing meat, and mellow taste is the royal chef!
And this, like the imperial Buddha jumping over the wall, is also one of the special skills of the imperial chef Sun Huaimin!
Being able to take it out is enough to show that he attaches great importance to this competition.
After eating, everyone praised it, and even Prince Jing nodded without leaving any trace.
Seeing this scene, Xiang Zhirou frowned slightly.
If the Gu guys can't come up with a dish that far exceeds the braised shark's fin, I'm afraid the ending will be the same as the last round.
No, I have to do something.
I saw her quietly approaching Xiang Qingfeng's ear and whispering:
"Brother Prince Jing, in this round of competition, you can't do anything biased for the sake of Sun Yuchu's face."
When Xiang Qingfeng was told this, he couldn't help but blush, which was quite unnatural.
Xin Dao had just been busy reminiscing about his childhood days, but he had forgotten the occasion.
If what happened today reaches the ears of my father, I am afraid that I will be said to be unworthy of a king again.
Every family has its own troubles. Although Xiang Qingfeng is Prince Jing, he also has troubles.
He was born to a noble concubine, and his natal family was also quite powerful, so he was a strong contender for the throne.
It's a pity that he is honest by nature and shy and polite.
This is a good thing, but in the eyes of the king, it is not necessarily so.
Today's Holy Emperor, Emperor Renxuan, is an out-and-out emperor on horseback.
The greatest wish is to uphold the late emperor's will to go north and destroy the Great Yan in the north and the Great Liang in the west.
Take back the territory that Emperor Taizu Gao conquered back then!
Therefore, Emperor Renxuan's requirement for his heirs should be to be brave and powerful and capable of commanding the three armies.
In this way, after his death, he can inherit the great cause of going out from the north, and at the worst, he can also defend his territory.
Emperor Renxuan's evaluation of him was: This son is cowardly and has no strength, and it is difficult for him to achieve great things.
Therefore, he was made king very early and was forced to go to Huainan to become a vassal.
The purpose is to keep him away from Kyoto so as not to pose a threat to his two brothers.
But... Xiang Qingfeng refused to accept it.
He believes that it is not a fault to observe etiquette, know etiquette and behave like a gentleman.
I don’t even think that I am weak and weak, and that it is difficult for me to achieve great things.
