The Manchu and Han Banquets in Qing Dynasty

Very surprised.

The wooden cart was covered with a black cloth, making it hard to see what was inside. Zixiu looked calm and didn't care about the eyes of others.Mulder looked at him thoughtfully, frowning more and more tightly.

"Master will definitely win this time." Cong Yuan looked at Cheng Li excitedly and said.

Cheng Li nodded, the corners of his mouth curled up, and there was a smile in his eyes that couldn't be hidden. Last night, Zixiu and Zixiu were busy until late at night just to prepare this dish.

The three of Kangxi looked at Zixiu in surprise. He didn't bring any kitchen utensils or ingredients. What kind of food is he going to cook?At this moment, everyone was curious about what was on Zixiu's small wooden cart.

After the host announced the start of the competition, Mulder looked away. What he was going to do today was rock sugar bird's nest. The bird's nest came from the most precious blood swallow. After careful selection, he finally chose this point.He is confident that this bird's nest will become a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation.

Since he had already processed the bird's nest, he only needed to stew it with water, and the stewing time was not long, but during this process, Zixiu didn't even move, just kept looking at him.

Mulder was a little impatient, but he couldn't get angry. What exactly does this person want to do?Could it be that if you are afraid of losing, you want to give up automatically?

Zixiu never thought of giving up, he was just waiting, waiting for Mu De's bird's nest to be cooked.He didn't wait for a long time. Mulder was proficient in cooking, and he boiled the stew to the most suitable level in a short time.

He glanced at Zixiu, and found that the other party had not moved, and the black cloth was still covering the small wooden cart.He smiled provocatively, and walked towards the judges with the stewed bird's nest.

"My slave's dish is called Rock Sugar Bird's Nest. It is made of precious blood bird's nest. Rock Sugar Bird's Nest nourishes yin and moistens dryness, nourishes qi and strengthens the body. Please taste it, Your Majesty and the two adults."

Bird's nest is rare and expensive, and only those who are either rich or expensive can afford it, not to mention the famous blood swallow, which is even rarer.However, it is impossible for the three judges present to have eaten it, although the taste may not be very good.

The bird's nest was divided into three parts and presented to three people. The three people first looked at Chen Se, and then scooped up a spoonful and fed it into their mouths.The bird's nest is smooth, tender and elastic, soft and continuous, which belongs to the top class.

Zaba immediately said "yes" to Mulder, and then happily took another sip.

The rock sugar bird's nest made by Mu De is moderately sweet, without any impurities. It tastes just right for this season, and even Kangxi can't help but want to sigh.

"It's so delicious." The Portuguese envoy praised without hesitation.

Mulder smiled, feeling that he was overthinking just now. He has always been confident in his skills, and it is impossible for him to lose.It took him a long time to develop this bird's nest with rock sugar. It is a little different from ordinary bird's nest. He is sure that no one knows how to make bird's nest with rock sugar better than him.

Mu De retreated to his position, and everyone looked at Zixiu together.

Zaba couldn't help asking: "I don't know what dish Lin Yuchu is going to cook today?"

Zixiu said unhurriedly: "There is no other famous dish in the world. What I cook is the first of the top ten famous dishes—the back of the head." The scene was a monkey with its head exposed. The monkey's mouth was blocked so that it could not make a sound.

Mulder was taken aback, monkey brain, he actually wants to be a monkey brain!He once thought about making this dish, but he gave up in the end. Firstly, it is hard to find precious monkeys, and secondly, it is easy to be exposed, and people guess the dish he is going to cook.So he chose rock sugar bird's nest in the end, but he didn't expect the other party to choose monkey brain.

Just like the difference between emerald duck feet and roast duck feet, no matter how expensive rock sugar bird's nest is, it can't compare with monkey brain. Monkey brain is the first of the top ten famous dishes, which is bloodier and more delicious than roast duck feet.

Zixiu smiled slightly, picked up the hammer and hit the back of the monkey's head, the skull fell off, and the brains appeared, and Zixiu swiftly put it into the bowl.

Many people couldn't bear to look at it any more, they just felt that this dish was more bloody and cruel than the roasted duck feet yesterday. Kangxi looked at Zixiu inquisitively, not believing that he could really cook this dish.

"It's really similar. If I didn't know the inside story earlier, I would have been deceived." Cong Yuan murmured, and Cheng Li smiled in satisfaction.

As Zixiu said, this is a dish that people cannot refuse. The delicacy of monkey brain is famous all over the world, and no matter how many people want to eat it, they can't eat it.He carried three monkey brains and walked towards the judging booth step by step, and distributed the food.

The taste of monkey brain is very light, it melts in the mouth, but after eating, there is a mellow fragrance in the mouth, which will not dissipate for a long time.

"This is the most delicious thing in the world." The Portuguese envoy admired, and did not raise his head again until he ate up the whole bowl, with a look of unsatisfactory expression on his face.

Zaba said: "There is nothing more delicious than this." Even though the person he recommended lost, he didn't regret it at all.

Kangxi just tasted a spoonful and then put it down. He looked at Zixiu inquisitively, as if he didn't understand what he was thinking at all.

Zixiu smiled lightly, knelt down and said, "Please forgive me for the crime of deceiving the king."

Everyone was taken aback, wondering what he meant?Only Cheng Li and Cong Yuan showed smiles on their faces.

Kangxi said: "Forgive your innocence, you say."

Zixiu said frankly: "Actually, this is not a monkey brain, it's just a tofu brain. The monkey you saw just now was carved out of things by a servant, and then the cooked tofu brain was stored in it." He paused and continued. Said: "The slave is guilty, please punish the emperor."

For some reason, Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that Zixiu was not that kind of person, Zixiu was so kind, how could he be a monkey brain?

Everyone was stunned, tofu brains can taste like monkey brains!

Zaba looked at his bowl again in disbelief, but it was empty, and he had already eaten it all.The Portuguese envoy was also shocked, and couldn't believe that the delicious food just now was just tofu.

"Tofu brain can be used to make the taste of monkey brain. I don't think you will have any objections this time. The winner is Lin Yuchu, right?" Kangxi glanced at Zaba proudly, and Zaba immediately nodded and said "yes".

This time, even Mulder had to admire Zixiu's culinary skills and ingenuity. He knew that he couldn't make this dish by himself.

Zixiu raised his head and smiled at Kangxi, seeing that Kangxi was looking at him gently, he lowered his head in shame.

After three rounds of competition, Zixiu won two rounds, and naturally became the final winner. Everyone was very happy, thinking that he had earned face for Qing Dynasty.

Kangxi said: "Lin Yuchu, how should I reward you?"

Zixiu said: "Serving the Qing Dynasty and the emperor, slaves dare not ask for rewards."

Kangxi couldn't help laughing, this man seemed to be getting more and more fluent when he said this.However, he would not let go of such a good opportunity to compensate Zixiu. Last time the emperor's grandmother took Zixiu's gold medal for avoiding death, he intends to give Zixiu another piece.

However, he dismissed the idea as soon as the words came to his lips. Zixiu made a living from cooking, so it must be better to compensate him in this respect.

"Lin Yuchu, you have made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, how about I designate you as the 'No. [-] Imperial Chef in the World'?"

Everyone was shocked, and Zixiu opened his mouth even more in surprise, "The best royal chef in the world", can he really deserve this honor?

Kangxi looked at him with a smile, but his expression could not refuse.

Zixiu kowtowed to thank: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The author has something to say: Compared with tofu nao, I am more salivating with rock sugar bird's nest, drooling...

No.60 Two courses

On the third day after the fighting was over, the Mongolian envoys went back home, and Mu De also went back with Zaba.Regarding the result this time, Mulder frankly admitted that he had lost. When he said goodbye to Zixiu, he said that he would come back to him in the future.

Zixiu admired Mulder's willingness to lose, and said that he is welcome to come back to challenge at any time.

Soon after the Mongolian envoys left, the Portuguese envoys also left, but the palace did not calm down because it was approaching the end of the year again, and it would be New Year's Eve in more than ten days.

Zixiu still remembered that Kangxi rewarded him with many good things on New Year's Eve last year, and at night he dressed up as a eunuch to visit him, and then had sex, but he missed the countdown.Thinking of Kangxi, Zixiu couldn't help laughing. Although they didn't meet each other much every day, they had already formed a tacit understanding. He knew that he missed Kangxi very much, and he also knew that Kangxi missed him very much.

At the end of this year, since he was bestowed the title of the best imperial cook in the world, there were suddenly more people who came to curry favor, especially those low-level cooks in the palace and those who wanted to become cooks in the palace.

Zixiu is very unaccustomed to this kind of change, he is not good at dealing with people, but this kid from Cong Yuan is very kind when talking to people, and he is very tactful in handling things.

As the number one imperial cook in the world, Zixiu was treated very well. Kangxi blatantly rewarded him with a lot of gold and silver treasures, as well as tributes from various places.In addition, a small courtyard was specially given to him because Kangxi could no longer bear him living in the same room with Congyuan.

Zixiu's new home is not too big, there are only three rooms in total, one for sleeping, one for receiving guests, and one for storing sundries.However, he was already very satisfied, he was the only royal cook in the palace who enjoyed such high-level treatment, and even Cheng Li only had one room.

"Zixiu, are you satisfied with your new home?" Kangxi asked as he tasted the pastries that Zixiu made for him.

"Well, it's pretty good. It's just that I live there alone, and there's no one to talk to at night." Zixiu just told the truth, without any complaints at all, but to Kangxi's ears, it was like a lover acting like a baby, and he blamed him for not to accompany him.

Kangxi hugged him and said, "May I spend more time here to accompany you in the future?"

Zixiu shook his head again and again, and said, "No...that's not what I mean, you still...don't come here too often, what if someone bumps into you?"

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