Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

You couldn't use the name "Clear Broth" when you think that it was just a pot of plain boiled water with a little seasoning. The so-called Clear Broth cooked by these imperial cooks was actually a kind of high quality broth from traditional culinary arts.

The soup was an original invention of the ancient Chinese chefs. This was the soul of the ancient Chinese cuisine, especially the taste, which originated from the soup itself.

Just like how western cuisine could not leave all kinds of sauce, Chinese cuisine could not leave the soup, because that was the only way for Paleogene to obtain a fresh taste.

Located on the seaside, the residents could easily live with all kinds of seafood. Their demand for fresh seafood was not high, but China was never an ocean country, but a mainland farming civilization.

The heart of the political economy had been concentrated on the continent for thousands of years, so for the people here to obtain the source of the fresh flavor was very troublesome. Other than a small portion of Imperial palace who could obtain dried seafood or some rare and delicious food, the majority of normal people obtained the fresh flavor from the soup.

Chicken soup, pork chop soup, abalone, dried shellfish, sea cucumber, shrimp crab, river cone … Any ingredients rich in glutamic acid could actually be used to cook soup. This soup was used to fry vegetables, roast tofu, or even a bowl of noodles. It was extremely delicious.

In the absence of MSG, Chinese chefs used the unique ability of cooking broth to provide the old Taotie with a delicious taste on the tip of the tongue.

There were also many types of soup. Other than using ingredients to classify the soup, there was another method, which was to use the clarity of the soup bottom to classify the soup into two types: thick soup and clear soup.

And today, what Xiao Letian had these imperial cooks bring to the table was a very simple and plain clear soup!

As the curtains were pulled open, several dining carriages pushed huge crystal bowls in front of the distinguished guests. Inside the pots, there was only a pool of golden liquid, bright and clear, without any impurities. The liquid was as beautiful as the most beautiful amber.

"No ingredients?" Just a basin of yellow water? This is the so called finale? "

"The color is really beautiful, but isn't this a bit too plain? "What do these Chinese people have in mind?"

Just when everyone was puzzled, the waiters and maids brought a huge glass soup bowl to the table. However, they did not directly serve the dishes to the guests. Instead, they brought out a huge porcelain teapot and poured the best West Lake Longjing for the guests.

The Europeans were used to black tea, and most of them were not used to the bitter light green tea, but when the host saw that the Führer had already raised his bowl to drink, they quickly scooped up the tea and poured it into their mouths.

"Hmm, don't say that this green tea doesn't have milk or sugar, but it has a unique fragrance. It's very interesting …"

Just as the group of people drank a big bowl of green tea, some of them noticed with their sharp eyes that Xiao Letian did not drink it at all. He just used green tea to rinse his mouth and directly spat it into the spittoon.

"My God! Don't make a fool of yourself, this isn't something to drink, this is something for us to rinse our mouths with … Be quiet and watch what happens! " The group of distinguished guests whispered to each other with reddened faces and thick necks.

This bowl of tea was really used to rinse their mouths, because everyone had already eaten too many delicious foods before. The taste buds on their tongues had already been bombarded by all kinds of flavors, and there was also a large amount of strange flavors in their mouths.

After a bowl of green tea, the transparent glass lid was finally opened. White steam rose from the surface of the bowl and a faint fragrance filled the entire hall.

Everyone greedily smelled the alluring scent with their noses. The Chinese people had given them too many miracles today. Even if it was just a bowl of plain soup, they wouldn't dare to slight them.

Jonas shot a meaningful glance at Montaubon and Yi Wan, while the previously incomparably arrogant Count of Eight-bridge also sat there obediently at this moment. He wasn't willing to say a single word more, he had truly lost too much face tonight.

Yi Wan was the only one who drank the high level Chinese liquor without a care in the world, he drank until his nose was red, and at the moment he was greedily staring at the bowl of Clear Broth, it was obvious that the fragrance had aroused his curiosity.

The first bowl of chicken soup must be for the Queen. Xiao Letian then brought it over and smiled, "Your Majesty, this is the soup that I mentioned before, it has my family's secret spice, you can try the taste, if you like it, this soup will become my restaurant's signature dish!"

In order to show the beautiful color of the soup, the royal chefs used glassware and placed in front of the Queen was a small glass bowl. The patterns on the bowl reflected the light, causing the amber colored soup to emit an enticing glow.

The sound of a spoon hitting a glass bowl was heard. The Queen scooped up a spoonful of broth and looked at the dazzling light with a confused expression. "I think I smell seafood, but I don't see any ingredients …" How did you do it? "

"Haha, please have a taste, Queen. If you find it delicious, I will tell you the recipe of this soup!"

The moment this small spoonful of clear soup entered her mouth, even the calm and composed Queen's expression changed. "En …" After she uttered those confused questions, she even forgot to take the spoon out and put it in her mouth in such a disrespectful manner.

God! The Queen's heart was filled with shock, she could no longer use words to describe the taste.

Xiao Letian proudly looked at the Queen's expression and thought to himself, "People of the 21st century are really easy to get MSG from, that's why they become accustomed to the taste …"

Because it's cheap, it's not worth valuing, but everyone knows very well that MSG isn't valuable, but dishes without MSG are even less valuable. In that era, people's taste buds were already numb to it, and they needed a large number of condiments to stimulate them, otherwise they would have thought that this dish was tasteless!

"But this is the 19th century. Humans are completely ignorant of MSG, and the study of glutamic acid has yet to begin. In this era, human taste buds are being nourished by natural ingredients. To put it bluntly, they are extremely tender!"

"After being stimulated like this by the most primitive monosodium glutamate today, wouldn't it be weird if their faces didn't change?"

It took a long time for the queen to put down her spoon. "Dear Shaw..." This was a diplomatic occasion, the fact that the Queen could call the Eastern Führer by the name of her beloved Xiao was a clear signal.

Benjamin's face instantly paled, while the nearby Montaubon and Yi Wan were both dumbstruck.

The Queen ignored everyone's astonishment and continued, "Dear Shaw... Can you sell me this recipe? Do you think it would be okay for me to offer a hundred thousand pounds in private? "

With a boom, everyone was stunned. Oh god! One hundred thousand for a recipe, one hundred thousand for half a ship of Wind Sail frigate.

Even a level one sail battleship would only cost around three hundred thousand pounds to build. Would it cost a hundred thousand pounds just for a clear soup today?

At that moment, everyone had forgotten to stop the Queen from causing trouble. Many of them stood up on their own, not needing the maid's help to snatch the spoon. They just wanted to try how delicious the 100,000 pounds of broth was!