Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 867 Touching the Scene and Raising Love (seeking a monthly ticket)

In the evening, those ministers who had official duties in the court also came here after finishing their affairs.

All of a sudden, the house was full of guests, and people were chatting outside, but most of them were talking about the new daughter-in-law of the Hai family.

Although Hai Mingxian is Hai Shaowen's third son, he has an elder brother and an elder sister above him, but the elder sister has been married several years ago and now lives in her husband's house.

Her husband's family is also a hairpin family.

The eldest son of the Hai family also became an official a few years ago, but he did not follow the path of a civil servant.

Now he is General Mingwei of the Great Xia Dynasty. He defended the border in the north and resisted the barbarians. He came back twice in the past few years when he joined the army.

Even this time when his third brother got married, he couldn't come back, so he had to send a letter back.

Therefore, only the third son stayed with Hai Shaowen. As for the younger one, he still had a younger son, but he was only ten years old this year.

He couldn't hear the content of the chat outside, and he couldn't even bother to listen now.

Because the food will be served in a while.

The banquet at noon can only be said to be a prelude, and it will be regarded as the main banquet at night.

Chen Nian kept processing the dishes in his hands, while arranging people to assist him. Fortunately, these chefs are very capable, so they didn't delay things.

As the sound of beating gongs and drums outside gradually stopped, Chen Nian also knew that it was time to get married.

"Xiao Nian, why don't you go out and have a look? Let us do this first, does it matter what you have in hand?"

Suddenly Zhao Liang came to Chen Nian and asked.

"Master Zhao, my hand is fine."

"Then go and have a look. After all, it's your sister who got married. You can tell us what you're going to do now. We'll do it for you first."

Chen Nian really wanted to go out and have a look. At the moment Zhao Liang said so, he readily agreed: "Master Zhao, then I will trouble you, the first three or four pots will be ready when the soup in them is almost gone." It needs to be turned to low heat, and the steamer here has to be steamed half a quarter later, and then use medium heat."

"Okay, I see, you go."

"Thank you, Master Zhao."

After Chen Nian quickly thanked him, he quickly walked to the front.

Just in time for my sister to come out.

I saw my sister, supported by the two little maids, came to the center of the hall with a red hijab and a wedding dress.

After standing still, the two maids stepped aside.

Standing opposite her sister was Hai Mingxian who was also wearing a wedding dress and looked delighted.

Immediately after this time, the host also started the process.

First, let’s talk about celebrating the couple’s marriage, followed by the worship ceremony.

"Worship heaven and earth."

"Two thanks to the high hall."

"Happy husband and wife."

After the three prostrations, there was warm applause below Chen, and Chen Nian applauded excitedly. Just after the prostration, he saw a drop of crystal tears dripping from under the hijab.

Touching the scene, Chen Nian suddenly felt his nose sore, and quickly wiped the corners of his eyes with his cuff.

Chen Nian is an emotional person. When he was in school, he rarely watched those moving movies or TV series.

But at this moment, Chen Nian still couldn't restrain himself.

He was very happy in his heart, but he also wanted to cry.

After the ceremony, my sister was sent back to the room, while Hai Mingxian stayed to prepare the banquet.

Chen Nian also returned to the kitchen.

When he went back, those people saw Chen Nian's red eyes, so they knew what happened, and they all came up to comfort him.

"Okay Xiaonian, today is your sister's day of great joy, what do you mean by crying?"

"Yeah, be happy, or else your sister will cry if she finds out."

It's just that Zhao Liang and a few young chefs comforted him like this, but the old chefs said on the sidelines.

"What do you know, Zhao Liang, your family is a son who doesn't know this feeling. Our family is a daughter. When I got married, I cried harder than when I was young. My third master Ma has never cried since he was a child, even when he climbed a tree when he was young. When the branch slipped such a long cut in my leg, I just kept silent.

But the day my girl got married, I really couldn't help it, you don't understand. "

"That's right, my family is also a daughter. I thought that I couldn't make people laugh like an old horse, but when I stood there, I had forgotten my previous thoughts. After my daughter was taken away by a married woman, I I feel empty inside.”

Zhao Liang scratched his head: "Is that so? Then I don't know. Anyway, our family is a son. I was very happy when we got married."

"Yeah, you are happy. Your boy married a wife and came back to live in your house. There are more people, and there is a lot more excitement. It's no wonder you're not happy."

Listening to the words of the masters, Chen Nian felt somewhat relieved.

After washing his hands, he went back to work.

Not long after, the housekeeper from Haifu came to inform them to serve the dishes, and then one dish after another was brought out, delicately placed on the plate, and then served out by the servants in charge.

When these dishes were brought to the table one by one, the guests also began to eat and drink.

"This dish is not bad, Mr. Liu, you have a taste, after all, it is the cook of Haifu, much better than the cook of my residence."

"This one is also good. It's delicious and delicious. Mr. Hai really enjoys it. If the cooks in my house have such skills, why would they go to restaurants to eat every day?"

But just after the first few dishes, they suddenly saw a dish they had never seen before.

"This dish looks a bit like shark's fin, but I have never seen this method before." The official stopped the servant who was serving the dish.

"What is this dish?"

"My lord, this dish is called Braised Hydrangea and Shark's Fin, but this dish is not made by some masters of our Haifu, but by the third wife's younger brother."

"Old age?"

Although most of them have never seen Chen Nian, most of them have heard of Chen Nian's name.

"Yes, Mr. Chen made it. Mr. Chen personally cooks all the seafood at today's banquet."

"Okay, you go."

After the servants left, they started chatting about how good Chen Nian was at cooking, and compared him with the top chefs of the Great Xia Dynasty that they knew well.

It's just that the final result is naturally still defeated.

After serving this shark's fin dish, they are more familiar with the next dish, even if they don't eat it, they can tell at a glance that it was made by a chef from Haifu.

But in the next dish, they found that they didn't know each other again.

"What's the name of this dish?"

"My lord, this dish is called Crispy Turtle Dove with Sprouts, and it's also made by Mr. Chen."

Then they found that every few dishes there was someone they didn't recognize.

"My lord, this dish is called Fengguan Abalone."

"This dish is Braised Butterfly Sea Cucumber."

"This dish is crystal shrimp cake... My lord, Caomin knows the name of this dish, but I don't know how to make it. If you have any doubts, Caomin will go to the back kitchen and ask Mr. Chen later."

"My lord, this dish is called..."

"No need, I know this dish. It's Wensi tofu, and there are people in the capital who can make it." After an official served Wensi tofu, he instinctively grabbed the servant to ask, but before the other party could answer, he himself started Speak up.

But just after he finished speaking, Fu Xin, who was at the same table with him, shook his head: "Master Zheng, I think you only saw the appearance, this dish must be made in old age, but according to my understanding of him , if he makes ordinary Wensi tofu on weekdays, but he will definitely make some new tricks after aging on this kind of banquet."

The official who was called Mr. Zheng slapped his head after hearing this: "Oh, I almost forgot, Mr. Fu, you and Mr. Chen are best friends, so according to you, what is the mystery of this Wensi tofu?"

Fu Xin looked at this pot of Wensi tofu.

The soup base looks the same as ordinary Wensi tofu, but he smells more delicious than ordinary Wensi tofu.

"Since it's not in the soup base, aging should be in the tofu context."

While speaking, he stood up and helped the officials at the same table fill the bowls with soup, and then he scooped up a bowl for himself.

At this time, Mr. Zheng had already taken a sip.

"The taste of this soup is really fresh, much better than the usual Wensi tofu. It seems that you guessed wrong this time, Mr. Fu. The mystery is still in the soup. The Wensi tofu in the temple is simply seasoned to enhance the taste. The restaurant's Wensi tofu may use some brown sugar, but it is usually clear soup or chicken broth.

But this bowl of Wensi tofu, I think Chen Gongzi added fish soup to it, and maybe some mushrooms, otherwise it shouldn't have this level of deliciousness. "

Fu Xin didn't answer after hearing this, but also took a spoonful and drank it.

Sure enough, at the first sip, he did drink some delicious fish soup.

But then he found that the taste seemed to be somewhat different from the Wensi Tofu he drank before.

So he took a second sip, this time he didn't rush to swallow, but savored it carefully in his mouth, and sure enough, he felt that some of the shredded tofu didn't seem to be tofu.

Although it was also very tender, after chewing it carefully, he felt that those filaments were like fish meat.

"It does smell of dashi in it, but I don't think it's the added dashi, but the ingredients themselves.

Master Zheng laughed when he heard this: "Master Fu, you mean to say that cooking tofu in old age gives the taste of fish?"

Fu Xin shook his head: "It's not that the tofu tastes like fish, but that the tofu, which is as thin as a hair, is mixed with shredded fish."

After hearing this, Mr. Zheng scooped it up and took a look. At first glance, these white tofu shreds that look like clouds and fog are similar, but if you look closely, you can still find a slight difference.

He picked a few with chopsticks and put them in his mouth.

Under the identification of the tip of his tongue, he also discovered that some of the silk threads were indeed shredded fish meat.

It's just that the gap is extremely small, and it can only be discovered if you feel it carefully.

"Sure enough, Mr. Chen is indeed His Majesty's favorite imperial chef. I know that cutting tofu into such thin strips is difficult enough, but I never thought that fish can be cut so thin!"

"This is Brother Chen's ability. When I rented at his house, he practiced all day and all night. During that time, he studied harder than me."

As long as there is an opportunity, Fu Xin will spare no effort to boast about the old age.

While they were talking, the most important dish of the day was served.

"The Eight Immortals cross the sea and trouble the Arhats."

Some of them recognized this dish immediately.

"Could it be that Mr. Chen did this too?"

"Indeed, this dish is also made by Mr. Chen. Although the grass people don't know how Mr. Chen cooks it, Mr. Chen has already started preparing it three days ago."

"Awesome, I have eaten this dish once before, but I know of no one in the whole world who can cook this dish. I didn't expect Mr. Chen to do it too?"

"The various ingredients used in this are extremely cherished. Let alone cooking by ordinary chefs, they have never seen those ingredients, and this dish is not from Tan's cuisine. I have never heard of those Tan's dishes. His heirs will do it."

"That's strange, where did Mr. Chen learn this dish?"

It is impossible for them to know that when Chen Nian learned this dish, it was at least several hundred years later.

As a dish in Lu cuisine that can be as famous as Buddha Tiaoqiang, although the popularity is not as high as that of Buddha Tiaoqiang, the price of these ingredients is higher than that of Buddha Tiaoqiang.

Although there is never an upper limit for expensive ingredients, there are dishes of the same level.

Tasting these ingredients carefully and feeling the deliciousness brought by these ingredients, everyone couldn't help sighing in their hearts, today's trip is worthwhile.

They also didn't expect that aged dishes could be so good.

But while eating, Hai Mingxian began to toast next to the table. Facing these elders, he naturally couldn't use someone to block the wine like some weddings in reality.

Every cup is a real drink.

"Congratulations to Young Master Hai for marrying the beautiful woman. I will have more fat boys in the future."

"Congratulations to Mr. Hai for having such a virtuous daughter-in-law. In the future, the population of the Hai family will become more and more prosperous."

"Master Hai, today's meals are really good. In addition, Master Hai's brother-in-law is really good at cooking. I haven't eaten such delicious meals for a long time."

Everyone talked in one go, and there was something to say.

Hai Shaowen had seen Chennian before, but at that time Chennian discovered several crops that could greatly increase the yield per mu, and at that time he wanted to get Chennian to the Ministry of Households, but Chen Nian didn't really want to go, and Li Xu insisted on keeping Chen Nian by his side to make desserts.

Hearing everyone's praise at this moment, he couldn't help but feel puzzled, wondering who is this old man?

He knows so many things, and Fu Xin is willing to call him a teacher.

You must know that Fu Xin is now a student of the chief assistant of the dynasty, except for the disciples of the emperor, there are not many people who are qualified to be his teacher anymore.

"Let's go back and talk to Chen Nian. It was inconvenient to say a lot in the palace before, but now in my own mansion, I don't have so many scruples."

(End of this chapter)