Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Defang drank a cup and said, "This is sincerity? Heh heh, the lonely king and the empress will taste it slowly and carefully, and you will know if you are sincere or not at the end."

Kou Zhun smiled slightly, and signaled to the servants, and after a while, another dish was served, and Defang asked, "Is there any more food?"

Kou Zhun turned around and took it and said, "Oh, this dish is so special, Kou must serve it himself."

"Why?"

Kou Zhun smiled, put a plate on the table first, then lifted the round bowl containing the dishes, moved it to the side of the plate, and then buckled the round bowl on the plate with a backhand, Defang was startled, "Kou Yes! What are you doing?"

Kou Zhun didn't answer, and slowly picked up the bowl, the dishes in the round bowl remained round and fixed on the plate, Kou Zhun handed the bowl to the servant, and then said to De Fang, "My lord, is it okay for the next official to buckle?"

"Aren't you sure you can hold such a big plate and bowl? Then you." Defang paused suddenly, and understood what Kou Zhun meant, so he pointed to the dish and asked, "What kind of dish is this on the plate? "

"This dish is a local delicacy that the officials ate when they came to Meizhou. It is called "Meicai Braised Pork."

"Sauced pork with preserved vegetables?"

"My lord, this braised pork with plum vegetables is a must in Meizhou. The best meat is boiled until it is six or seven mature, then it is colored with soy sauce, and it is cooked in a pot until it is [-] to [-] percent. After taking it out of the pot, use a clear spring to remove the oil, and cut the meat into thin slices. Put the four walls in the bowl, then soak the preserved vegetables and chop them up, stir-fry them in hot oil until fragrant, fill them into the bowl, and then add the chicken broth and sauce to the bowl." Kou Zhun raised his palm, "My lord, please try it. .”

Defang stretched out her hand and said, "Auntie first please"

"My lord, my lord," Kou Zhun said, "My lady has stomach discomfort these days, so it's better for my lord to use it."

Defang looked at Kou Zhun, and then added a piece to Concubine Di, "Madam please please first."

"Thank you, my lord." Concubine Di tasted a piece and nodded, "This pickled meat with pickled vegetables is bright in color, but not greasy. The soup is thick and delicious, and the food is soft and mellow."

"Is it so exaggerated?" Defang also added a piece and put it in her mouth, "Mmm! It's really good."

Kou Zhun asked with a smile, "My lord, is this braised meat delicious? Or not?"

Defang looked at Kou Zhun and knew that he was sniffing out, so she said, "If you want to talk about this braised meat, it's quite delicious."

"Is it less than ten?"

"That depends on whether it suits the taste of the person who tastes it."

"My lord, then look at this plum dish. If it's braised meat, can it be served at the imperial banquet if it enters the palace?"

"It depends on whether it suits His Majesty's taste."

"It's not as good as the prince. Recommend this delicacy to Your Majesty"

"The lonely king thinks the meat is delicious, but His Majesty may not necessarily think it is delicious."

"Does the prince think it fits?"

"The lonely king is never picky about food, and all dishes are quite palatable."

"My lord is an old gourmet. The dishes that can fit into your mouth are all extraordinary. My lord, just this pickled vegetables and pork meat. I wonder if my lord can give some advice to the inner chef?"

Defang looked at Kou Zhun, then looked at the meat with pickled vegetables and said, "Meat is the top grade, but to make it taste like this, it needs to be steamed, and even the oily meat needs to be drained by flowing springs. After clearing, you will get this soft and rotten feeling, and the plum vegetables need to be soaked for a long time to remove the miscellaneous, broken and put into the meat, and then combined with chicken soup as juice, so that all eaters, old and young, women and children can eat it commend."

Kou Zhun nodded, "Thank you, my lord, for your advice. It's just, my lord, the reason why this special delicacy can travel from Meizhou to the capital is because someone presented it. Otherwise, no matter how delicious the delicacy is, if it is stuffed in one place, it will not be able to spread the fragrance of the Central Plains."

Defang smiled, "As long as the chef keeps in mind step by step according to the Gu Wang's words, no matter how difficult the dish is, it will be known to others. Even if His Majesty has not tasted it yet, the Gu Wang can cook it and offer it to His Majesty himself."

Kou Zhun bowed his hands, "I will thank the prince for the kindness of pushing the incense for this meat."

"The lonely king needs to taste a few more bites to savor the essence of this braised meat."

Kou Zhun nodded with a smile on his face, and rewarded the actors on the stage with a lot of silk and silver. Not long after, one of them approached the four of them, saluted and said, "See you, my lord, my lord."

The four turned around and saw a woman in colorful clothes standing in front of them, she looked like an actress, but she was not a young woman, but a woman, but her face was pretty. , it can be seen that she was even more charming when she was young, Kou Zhun saw her and hurried over and said, "Why are you here? Are you still dressed like this? Go back quickly!"

"Today the prince and empress came to the mansion, and the concubine wants to sing and dance for the two thousand-year-olds and the master and wife."

"Concubine?" Defang looked at it and said, "Who are you?"