gourmet food

Chapter 815 Late Night Invitation

"Come on, let's have another drink. This is my favorite red wine. Thomas must know it very well, right?"

Thomas is Ma Fu's English name. Hearing Princess Silena's words, he raised his glass in salute, and then took a slow sip.

After closing his eyes and tasting it carefully, he said calmly: "When it comes to red wine, Miss Mu Qing is much more professional than me. She is a connoisseur of red wine and also likes to collect red wine."

Hearing Ma Fu's appreciation of Mu Qing's wine tasting level, Princess Selina's eyes lit up, and she immediately asked with interest: "I really didn't expect Miss Mu Qing to be so romantic.

What do you think of this red wine? "

Princess Silena rarely finds friends with whom she can chat about topics of interest, especially red wine. Many of her friends only buy wine because it is expensive and do not understand the culture and heritage contained in it.

Facing Princess Silena's question, Mu Qing first gracefully shook the wine glass, letting the wine circle around in the glass, and then picked it up and observed it carefully under the light.

Seeing Mu Qing's extremely elegant movements and professional tasting actions, Princess Silena couldn't help but nodded secretly. She finally met an expert.

Thomas was indeed right. Miss Mu Qing had an excellent temperament, was very connotative, and was very much to his liking.

"To be honest, if I were just asked to taste it, I wouldn't be able to tell which winery this wine comes from, but when I saw the bottle just now, I already knew it was produced by Domaine Romanée-Conti."

Mu Qing's words immediately made Princess Silena more favorable, because apart from the most professional sommeliers, only a very small number of people can taste the origins of many famous wines.

Some people use some small means to pretend that they know a lot and can tell the origin of wine, but this is all a lie, at least they don't believe it.

But Mu Qing's truth made me look forward to her tasting content even more.

Lifting the goblet and taking a sip, Mu Qing exuded a solemn and elegant temperament and said slowly: "I saw just now that this is a bottle of 99-year-old Romanée-Conti.

If I remember correctly, at an auction in Hong Kong, a 6-liter bottle of Romanée-Conti was sold for HKD 73.5, which is approximately RMB 64.

Now this bottle of wine is 750 ml, so its price is about 8 per bottle, which is considered a very expensive wine.

Although many people are now pursuing the 82 Lafite, it is all due to speculation. With the exaggeration of TV series and movies, the price has reached [-] to [-] per bottle. This price is artificially high.

If we really talk about the taste and texture, it is much worse than Romanée-Conti.

This bottle of 99 Romanée-Conti has a medium to slightly deep ruby ​​color and a very expressive aroma of super ripe black cherries, candied plums and violets.

Moreover, the wine is full-bodied, has sweetness, and has a very permeable fruity aroma. It is an extremely complex top wine.

And you can feel the velvety sweet cherry, blackberry jam and fruity tannin flavors in the mouth. It has excellent balance, delicate and smooth, and a particularly long aftertaste.

After the aftertaste, there is a delicate, skeletal and strong texture, with indescribable nobility and elegance. "

Mu Qing talked eloquently, and her unearthly temperament became more and more prominent. The whole process did not have a trace of fireworks, giving people a refreshing and elegant feeling.

"Clap clap clap clap"

Princess Silena first smiled and nodded and applauded, and everyone present also burst into warm applause. During the process, the team members checked the princess's face from time to time.

I found that she was listening very fascinatedly like a loyal listener, and I could see her recognition of Mu Qing from her constant nodding.

"That's great. This is the first time I've met someone who understands red wine as well as you. Not only do you know the price of red wine, but you also have such a deep understanding of the quality of red wine. I can't believe it."

Princess Silena raised her wine glass and touched it to Mu Qing alone, expressing her closeness. Ma Fu suddenly thought of something and was ready to assist again.

"Miss Mu Qing's collection of red wine is also very good. Not only are there many varieties, but the vintages are also quite good."

Mu Qing understood the meaning of Ma Fu's words as soon as she heard it, and then immediately answered: "It's not as much as Ma Fu said, most of them were given by others, and they are now stored in Chef Chu's wine cellar. "

Mu Qing understood what Ma Fu meant, and of course she wanted to visit the wine cellar after Princess Sirina's banquet, so as to deepen the communication between the two parties.

The wine cellar is located in Chu Yunfeng's villa, and next to it is the attic of the boutique.

The purpose of this is naturally to invite the princess to visit the attic and enhance her understanding of the boutique, so that she will have a more profound impression on the auction for the boutique.

At the same time, such a personal invitation will increase the relationship between the two parties. After having a little personal relationship, the two parties will get along more harmoniously.

So when it comes to going to Thailand for a state banquet, no matter who comes to poach someone, they probably can’t do it, right?

I have to say that Ma Fu's assist was very good, and Mu Qing understood it immediately, but did not take the initiative to send out the invitation right away, which seemed a bit deliberate.

So after Mu Qing gave a slight reminder, Princess Silena couldn't help but mention it: "The gift of red wine? And it's very expensive? Who is so generous?"

Princess Silena didn't believe it. Although Mu Qing had a strong ability to taste red wine, red wine was a bit special. Some high-end red wines could not be bought with money.

From what Thomas said, not only were there many varieties of these red wines, but most of them were of very good vintages. It was impossible for him to have such a collection, so he couldn’t believe it.

"Haha, this is a gift from Orlando to them, including some antiques in the boutique. This is to thank Boss Chu for saving his precious daughter."

Ma Fu told about the relationship between Chu Yunfeng and Orlando, which made Princess Sirina take the initiative and immediately believed it.

The head of top luxury goods, a prominent family in Europe, only they have such a background to collect so many top wines.

And you can give away antiques in such a generous way, that’s it!

"Can you go visit it later? I also want to see these precious wines."

Princess Silena’s love for red wine comes from the bottom of her heart. How could she bear it when she learned that she had the opportunity to appreciate so many top-quality wines?

"No problem. You can go after the dinner. By the way, you can visit the attic of the boutique. I just don't know if the princess is not interested in Chinese antiques?"

Unexpectedly, the princess made a request to visit so quickly. Of course, Mu Qing agreed on behalf of Chu Yunfeng, which made Princess Silena even more looking forward to the evening trip.

"Of course, I have great respect for China's thousands of years of history, and I am also very interested in these exquisite historical relics. They represent China's heritage and culture."

I have to say that Princess Silena’s research on Chinese studies is still very deep. The level of these words represents her depth of study of Chinese culture.

"Then we will have something to talk about tonight. Let's drink to the princess's erudition!"

Mu Qing raised her wine glass at the right time, and once again invited everyone to toast together to celebrate. When the wine entered her throat, it felt really different, and Mu Qing's face turned slightly red.

“Oh my god, is this dish made from tofu?
This is simply too tender, and the taste is a bit too delicious, right?
Oh~!Sorry, I seem to have said it wrong. This should be Douhuaer, right?Tofu and tofu don’t seem to be the same thing, right? "

After tasting a bite of chickpea pudding, Princess Silena immediately expressed her unique opinion. From tofu to tofu pudding, she seemed a little silly and couldn't tell the difference?
"This dish is made of chicken, and it is made of chicken breast. It is a unique cooking technique of Sichuan cuisine. It was a dish that was served at state banquets in the past."

Mu Qing also likes this dish very much, she really has no resistance to this light and delicious dish, and what Chu Yunfeng makes is much more delicious than what Wu Ma makes.

Ke Xin liked to eat this dish very much before. It can be said that the good health is entirely due to this dish, but it seems that after feeling better, she stopped eating this dish.

Are you tired of eating?

Mu Qing deserted after thinking about it, but when she came back to her senses, she saw a somewhat embarrassing scene.

Except for the princess, who was more reserved, the rest of the team members were constantly ladling the soup at the bottom with spoons, as if they didn't want to let any food be left out.

However, the dish was presented in a small cup with a slightly concave bottom, so no matter what method they used, it was impossible to get out the remaining soup and "bean curd" at the bottom.

Therefore, the only way to do it is to use the simplest and most primitive method, which is to directly pick up the small cup and scrape off the bottom with a spoon.

The princess ate very slowly, tasting it slowly, and Mu Qing only took two bites, and even Ma Fu's small cup was half full.

"Please pay attention to the impact, don't be too embarrassed!"

The only person who was still a little awake was Nava, even though he had just seen everyone raising their small cups and wanted to do so.

But suddenly after seeing the princess's casual look, he instantly realized that this was really embarrassing.
"Uh~!"

Charun, Songpa and the others looked at me and I looked at you. They quickly put down the small cups and immediately wiped their mouths with paper towels on the table to hide the embarrassment in their hearts.

"Isn't this thing too delicious?"

Songpa slowly handed his head over and whispered to Charun.

"Yes, I have never tasted such delicious food in my whole life. I feel that the food I went to Yangcheng before was a waste of effort. Why is it so delicious?"

Zhalun didn't understand how such a fragrance was produced. He didn't taste any chicken essence or MSG.

All the umami flavors are so natural, but they give people a very warm and calm super enjoyment, which is the ultimate taste.

"I just heard that the small fish in that big basin are the most delicious. I just counted them carefully. It would be good if we could get one."

Songpa secretly smacked his mouth, and then swallowed silently. He was a little worried that he wouldn't be able to taste the fish, because the fish looked too small, not enough for him to take a bite.
"It shouldn't happen, right? I think.
Stop talking, the princess is looking at us two! "

Zhilun heard that the "little fish" was extremely delicious, and secretly wondered how he could get one, right?

But I don't know if he spoke too loudly, which attracted the princess's attention. With just a look, he shut up immediately.

Could it be that the princess heard the conversation between the two of them?

this fish?

"Is this your restaurant's signature dish?"

Although Princess Silena was a little reluctant to part with the soup that could not be emptied at the bottom of the small cup, etiquette gave her no choice, so she focused on the soup basin printed with lotus patterns.

"Yes, this is Bazhen Sea Bass, one of our signature dishes made with Four-Gill Bass. This Four-Gill Bass used to be specially used to entertain distinguished guests from abroad.

For a period of time, it disappeared silently, and many distinguished guests who came to China unfortunately missed its exquisite taste. Later, with the efforts of our scientific researchers, this fish was found again.

Then artificial breeding started, and finally it was reproduced. However, it is currently very difficult to breed and mass production is not yet possible. It is still difficult to enjoy it at once. "

Mu Qing looked at the four-cheeked bass in the basin with some curiosity. She obviously kept 24 fish today, but why did it look like half of them were missing?
Could it be that Chu Yunfeng deliberately kept half of it and made another portion after the princess tasted the delicious food?
It's probably not like he made it and kept it for himself to eat secretly, that's probably not the case
"I've heard of this fish before. I only knew it was called bass, but I didn't know its full name was four-gill bass, let alone that it could be so small."

Princess Silena just heard Mu Qing say that it is very difficult to raise the four-cheeked bass, and it is often impossible to taste it all at once, which seems to make sense.

"I'll take one to see how it tastes."

Without asking Nava to help, Princess Silena picked up the spoon and put a sea bass into the bowl, although she was very interested in the dish that looked crystal clear.

But after Mu Qing said this, how could he resist tasting it immediately?
After all, this fish was only prepared to entertain the most distinguished guests, who were national leaders. It can be imagined that the deliciousness of this fish is definitely well-deserved.

Although the four-cheeked bass is small, there is still a lot of meat on its belly. Princess Silena just took a bite and was immediately conquered by the delicious and tender quality of this bass.

Ma Fu also picked up the spoon at the right time and put a strip in his bowl. He had eaten this dish in hotels, but it was definitely not as delicious as Chu Yunfeng's. He didn't know why?
Today I finally had the opportunity to taste what Chu Yunfeng had made by himself, so the moment the princess put down the spoon, of course Ma Fu started immediately.

His hand speed is definitely much faster than that of Zhalun and the others, and this is all achieved through daily practice.
Just when Zhalun and the others were about to take action, the princess spoke.
(End of this chapter)