Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 155 It’s really not for human consumption

The banquet was held in the side hall, and all civil and military officials attended.

As a guest, Zhao Kang naturally sat at the same table as the emperor and the prince. He was accompanied by six ministers including Prime Minister Chen Kai and Ye Hongxue.

"It's such a happy event that the two countries have formed an alliance. I'm going to have a few more drinks later, Master!"

Wu Rulong smiled. As a martial artist, he naturally likes to drink.

Zhao Kang smiled helplessly: "Even though I'm not drunk enough, when Your Majesty speaks, it's natural to be respectful rather than obey."

Zhao Kang said this modestly. In fact, the level of alcohol in this world is not high.

And most of them are fruit wine brewed from fruits. The wine is basically turbid and tastes sour and sweet.

Making wine from rice and other food crops has not yet appeared.Countries would not waste their resources so violently, since they are all food!

Therefore, with his drinking capacity, it is no problem to drink one or two kilograms. It is not that Zhao Kang has never thought about brewing high-quality liquor.

But it was shelved for some reasons.

First of all, people in this era may not necessarily like that kind of high-alcohol liquor, unless they are a drunkard.

Moreover, people who are used to drinking fruit wine may not be able to accept the spiciness of white wine. This matter must be discussed later.

The dishes were presented one after another by the palace maids and eunuchs, without even looking at them.

Jingguo was also the same as Qianguo at the beginning. Most of the cooks only knew how to steam, cook and fry. They had never heard of stir-fry. For Zhao Kang, who had rich experience in gourmet food, this thing was almost the same as pig food.

But one or two ministers around them ate with gusto.

So don’t envy those who have traveled through time and space. You may not be able to endure just eating.

Zhao Kang was able to adapt at first because he was too hungry, but after the conditions improved, he began to teach the cooks in Yuanjiang County how to cook.

So much so that even now Her Majesty the Empress and Xiao Xuance, the unfortunate child, have very tricky tastes.

Several large cooking pots were added to the imperial dining room.

"Master Imperial Master, why don't you eat? Is the food not to your taste?"

Wu Guanhai, who had been paying attention to him, asked.

Zhao Kang quite liked this young man who looked about the same age as himself.

If nothing else, just saying that he can apologize for Xu Qing is enough to prove that this guy is not a bad person.

Even though this sentence is suspected of being a show to win over the Lord Protector, it does not hinder Zhao Kang's appreciation.

After all, he is the prince of a country, and it takes courage to be able to say such things.

Well, after I just mentioned so many benefits, I have to open the eyes of this group of people so that they don’t think that I am bragging.

Zhao Kang smiled and said: "It's not a question of whether the food is suitable for your mouth, but I basically wouldn't eat this thing in Qian Country. Is this something that people can eat?"

Several officials who were picking up food for dinner were stunned and looked at each other.

Isn't Zhao Kang scolding us?
Ye Hongxue held her forehead, couldn't this pervert say something nice?Offend people as soon as you open your mouth!
I didn’t see that His Majesty the Emperor was still eating just now.

After hearing his words, Wu Guanhai became interested and asked doubtfully: "Master Imperial Master, isn't the diet of all countries always the same? Is it different in Qianguo?"

Zhao Kang smiled and said: "It's natural. In my opinion, eating is the most comfortable thing in the world. If you don't even eat well, then there is no point in living."

As he spoke, he took out the fine salt he always carried with him from his cuff. This thing was a must-have for him.There was no way, those restaurants were reluctant to add oil and salt to the food, so he had to add it himself if he wanted to have a good taste.

Seeing him take out a bottle, many officials came over with interest.

Wu Rulong became interested: "Master Imperial Master, what is this? Could it be some kind of delicacy?"

Zhao Kang said: "It's not a delicacy, it's just salt."

"What's so strange about salt?" One official rolled his eyes.

I have a lot of this stuff at home, so I thought it was some sort of treasure.Zhao Kang smiled: "My salt is different from your salt."

As he spoke, he poured out the fine salt. Looking at the white salt grains, even Ye Hongxue was stunned for a moment. This was her first time seeing fine salt.

"Is this salt? Master, are you kidding me?" Chen Kai was shocked.

"You will know if I am joking after you try it." Zhao Kang did not explain.

Wu Guanhai was the first to look a little surprised and said: "It's really salty!"

"No, there's no such salt. It's different from ordinary salt!"

Zhao Kang said: "That's natural. This is fine salt extracted from the coarse salt we eat daily."

"Coarse salt has too many impurities, and eating too much is not good for your health, so I refined this fine salt. Such a small pinch can make the taste of the meal richer."

"Nowadays, this kind of fine salt is being promoted in Qian Kingdom. In addition, the cooking method is no longer limited to steaming and frying."

Zhao Kang smiled and looked at the surprised Wu Rulong and his son: "May I ask where your Majesty's imperial dining room is?"

Ye Hongxue was confused: "You want to cook?"

"I have to let your majesty taste what is suitable for human consumption." Zhao Kang laughed.

Wu Rulong was not angry after hearing this: "Okay, then it seems that I am in good luck today."

Zhao Kang didn't do anything fancy, just stir-fried a plate of stir-fried pork and a portion of braised pork.

The sugar in the imperial dining room is not easy to use, so the taste is naturally a little worse than normal braised pork.

But when the eunuch brought two plates of meat from Zhao Kangnong, the alluring aroma came out, which immediately aroused the taste buds of Wu Rulong and his son.

"This, what does this smell like? Why does it smell so good!"

"The meat is red and looks delicious!"

"No, the taste is too tempting!"

Zhao Kang handed over the chopsticks: "Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"

Wu Rulong did not hesitate, picked up a piece of braised pork and put it into his mouth. He chewed it slowly at first and then chewed it faster and faster.

He immediately picked up the second piece and started eating it without saying anything about his feelings.

There is no need for any explanation. Some officials swallowed their saliva and felt itchy in their hearts as they watched His Majesty the Emperor devouring meat.

Even Wu Guanhai was a little moved, but his father didn't say anything and he could only watch.

In the blink of an eye, a plate of braised pork costing 30 yuan was finished by Wu Rulong alone.

Not only did he not feel tired, he even felt a little unfinished.

"This is simply the best taste in the world!"

After finishing the braised pork, Wu Rulong turned his attention to the stir-fried pork, picked up a chopstick and put it into his mouth. The more he chewed, the more delicious it became, and he couldn't help blurting out.

"Damn it, Zhao Kang is right, this is what people can eat! Call all the people in the imperial kitchen to me!"

The civil and military officials swallowed their saliva and were stunned. Wu Rulong continued to feast, and Wu Guanhai weakly called out: "Father."

"What's wrong?" Wu Rulong frowned.

Wu Guanhai didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why don't you leave a bite for me?"

The plate of stir-fried pork was almost gone.

"Uh...Prince, please eat these first. Father, please try this dish later. You ate it too quickly and haven't tasted it yet."

(End of this chapter)