Chapter 137 Eye-Opening

The queen picked up the chrysanthemum and hibiscus shrimp from the bowl and put it into her mouth to savor it carefully.

The shrimps are round and juicy, and meet the steaming scrambled eggs in your mouth. The two completely different tastes make the whole dish extremely fresh and tender.

After swallowing, there seems to be a floral scent lingering on the tip of the tongue.

It leaves people wanting more and reluctant to leave.

Emperor Jingning chewed the chrysanthemum sashimi in his mouth and felt that his whole body was surrounded by the fresh floral fragrance and rich fruity aroma, as if he was in a huge garden, refreshing.

He has tried all the dishes, and his favorite is the chrysanthemum sashimi.

Chrysanthemums are fresh, tender and elegant. If you only eat the chrysanthemum petals, you will taste a subtle bitterness.

But after adding banana slices, apple shreds and special sauce, it instantly tastes sweet and fragrant.

Add to that the crispy and crunchy peanut crumbs. As you chew, several subtly different tastes chase each other between your lips and teeth, intertwining and entwining, and finally colliding into a unique sweetness.

With every bite, you can feel the sweetness and fragrance.

Emperor Jingning swallowed the chrysanthemum sashimi in his mouth, and could still feel the floral and fruity aromas lingering between his lips and teeth.

He was stunned for a moment, then picked up the wine glass beside him and took a sip.

It is such a simple method, but it can bring out the sweetness of flowers and fruits to the extreme.

It seems that it was the right choice to assign Mianzhou County to that girl.

The banquet this time was very good. What should I reward her with?

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The first banquet was coming to an end, and the maids presented desserts to the table for the guests to enjoy.

There are chrysanthemum thin cakes, chrysanthemum rice balls, and chrysanthemum crystal cakes.

Zhou looked at the desserts in front of her, picked up a piece of chrysanthemum cake and put it into her mouth.

As soon as she took a bite, her eyes widened.

The thin filling has rich textures, the outer skin is crispy, and the inside is as glutinous as rice balls, and it is full of fillings.

When you take a bite, your teeth first penetrate the crispy skin and then touch the soft and sticky inner wall.

When you bite deeper, you'll find the filling made of crushed peanuts, sesame seeds, and candied chrysanthemums.

The crispy and soft crust is overlapped with the fillings inside. When you chew it carefully, the sweetness of chrysanthemum, the crispy fragrance of peanuts and sesame seeds, and the crispy and glutinous texture of the crust blend into one.

With every bite, you can feel the various aromas lingering between your lips and teeth, showing wonderful beauty on the tip of your tongue, making you intoxicated.

Zhou ate the chrysanthemum thin braised pork belly one bite after another, and soon she had finished the whole piece of thin braised pork belly.

She picked up the teacup and took a sip of chrysanthemum tea.

The elegant fragrance and the sweet taste in the mouth are perfectly combined, making people feel full of happiness.

On the other side, Shen Huazheng and others were also happily eating desserts.

"Zheng Zheng, this pastry is delicious. I like it so much."

Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying also tasted the chrysanthemum thin crumbs, which were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and fragrant and sweet.

When you chew it, the burnt aroma of the crispy skin blends with the fresh fragrance of chrysanthemum, peanuts and sesame of the filling, and the crispy and glutinous texture of the thin filling. It is really delicious.

And it’s not too sweet, not greasy, just fragrant!

Zhou Ying: "It's really delicious. The glutinous rice skin and the fillings are a perfect match. It's crispy and soft."

Chen Huazheng: "Bocheng not only has sweet ones, but also salty ones. Next time I will make salty ones for you to try."

Bocheng is a kind of rolled pancake snack made of glutinous rice flour, which comes in two flavors: sweet and salty.

The sweet thin fillings are made with crushed peanuts, sesame seeds and white sugar.

The main ingredients of the salty thin filling are savory, fragrant and juicy ingredients such as diced jicama, diced pork and diced carrots.

This time, Chen Huazheng made sweet thin pancakes, which were made of glutinous rice flour and filled with crushed peanuts and candied chrysanthemum petals.

In order to make the thin crumbs chewy, peanut oil is added when kneading the dough so that the dough can remain "oil-sealed" before being frying in the pan.

When frying thin strips of rice, only fry one side, so that it will be crispy on the outside and glutinous on the inside.

Coupled with the rich fillings inside, the taste immediately becomes richer.

It tastes sweet and fragrant.

When Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying heard that Chen Huazheng wanted to make some salty thin braised pork for them, they immediately agreed happily.

Then he continued to indulge in the delicious food, unable to extricate himself.

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In the white porcelain bowl, dumplings of the same size float in the bowl, surrounded by brightly colored chrysanthemum petals, adding a touch of brightness to the clear soup.

If you smell it carefully, the sweet fragrance of the glutinous rice balls is mixed with a faint scent of chrysanthemum, which is very comfortable just by smelling it.

Princess An scooped up a glutinous rice ball and put it into her mouth.

The outer skin is soft, glutinous and elastic, and the bean paste inside is delicate and dense.

The fragrance of red beans and the sweetness of glutinous rice are well blended together. It is soft, sweet, and mixed with the fragrance of chrysanthemum, which has a unique flavor.

Xiao Jingran picked up the chrysanthemum crystal cake and took a bite.

Chrysanthemum crystal cake is made of chrysanthemum and water chestnut powder. It has a delicate and translucent appearance, and you can clearly see the petals inside, which makes people's appetite whetted just by looking at it.

The crystal cake is soft, tender and chewy, rich in sweetness but with a hint of the bitterness of chrysanthemum.

The light floral fragrance accompanied by the elastic and soft cake lingers between your lips and teeth, and the sweet aroma lingers for a long time.

Xiao Jingran likes to eat crystal water chestnut cake very much, but for some reason, he now feels that this crystal cake with chrysanthemums added seems to taste more fragrant.

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After dessert, the guests went to the garden to admire the chrysanthemums and took a walk after dinner.

Some female guests admired the flowers for a while and then went to rest in the wing rooms prepared for guests in the Shen Mansion.

The male guests were thinking about the second round of banquet and sat in the garden discussing it excitedly.

The second round of banquet began before the sun set.

This time we had chrysanthemum hotpot. Golden chrysanthemum petals floated in the pot, and there was a plate of sliced ​​rabbit meat next to it.

The white rabbit meat, golden chrysanthemums, and red or yellow sauces are a feast for the eyes.

Rabbit meat is delicious. When cooking the meat in hot pot, the soup with the scent of chrysanthemum penetrates into the rabbit meat, and then it is dipped in the prepared sauce.

The deliciousness is beyond description.

In front of each guest, there is a bowl of abalone soup stewed with chrysanthemums.

Chrysanthemum and abalone both have the effect of protecting the liver and improving eyesight. This soup is most suitable in autumn.

During the stewing process, the light floral fragrance gently permeates into the abalone.

Take a sip of the soup, and the sweet taste with a fresh fragrance blooms gracefully on the tip of your tongue. It's like you've fallen into a vortex of umami. Coupled with the crispy, tender and smooth texture of abalone, you're so happy that you can't help yourself.

This banquet was truly eye-opening. The combination of various fresh ingredients and fresh edible chrysanthemums could create such delicious food.

During the entire banquet, everyone felt that they were surrounded by the faint fragrance of flowers.

Although everyone's taste is different, everyone found their favorite dishes at this meal.

After eating this chrysanthemum banquet, it seems that all the beauty of autumn has been taken into the stomach.

This wonderful taste is really unforgettable~~