Kaifeng City, Dasong Youwei Restaurant.

"Hey, are you two going to eat? Why don't you come to our 'Da Song You Wei Restaurant'? We have authentic Song Dynasty recipes here." Without further ado, the two student-looking tourists were greeted by the receptionist and entered the restaurant. As soon as they entered, another waiter immediately came over and greeted them warmly, "Please come this way, both of you!"

After being seated and served tea, the restaurant gave people a very good feeling. So the two tourists picked up the menu and started to look at it. After looking at it for a while, they were in a dilemma and one of the tourists said to the waiter, "How about you introduce us to the signature dishes of the two restaurants?"

"Okay. Can you two eat spicy food? Yes? That's good. The first famous dish of our Song Dynasty is 'Bo Xia Gong'. This is the imperial cuisine of the Song Dynasty..."

"I know this," a tourist said. "Boxiagong is hot pot with rabbit meat. It is said that during the Song-Jin War, supplies in Kaifeng were tight, so Emperor Zhao Gou of the Song Dynasty often went out to shoot rabbits for snacks, and invented various ways to eat rabbit meat, such as braised and steamed. Boxiagong is to cut the rabbit meat into very thin slices and blanch it in soup. It is said that 'the color is fresh and tender, just like the glow of the sunset'..."

"Yes. It's the cloud-like cloud, so it's called Boxiagong. Would you like one? Our garlic dipping sauce is the best."

"Okay, let's have a rabbit pot."

"Okay," the waiter tapped a few times on the tablet in his hand. "For the next dish, I recommend 'Swallow Returns to the Nest'. This dish is said to have been invented by Emperor Zhao Gou of the Song Dynasty. During the Song-Jin War, it was really tragic. The people were displaced, the villages were deserted, and only crows were flying around. So the emperor took the imperial guards to shoot crows everywhere.

Firstly, it is to provide some meat for the army, and secondly, it is to eliminate the pests."

"Eliminate the harm?"

"Yes. Crows are also a nuisance. They eat carrion and spread diseases everywhere. So shooting and eating crows is protecting the environment and improving hygiene standards."

"Is this possible?" The two tourists looked at each other.

"Sure, why not? The Emperor Zhao Gou even made 'crow noodles with soybean paste' to entertain foreign envoys. But now we have improved the recipe by replacing crows with chickens, as they are both birds. Look at the chicken on the noodles, doesn't it look like a bird nesting in a nest? So this dish is called 'Swallow Returns to the Nest'. Noodles with hot pot taste amazing. How about I serve the noodles on the hot pot?"

"Yeah, okay."

"Another famous dish that goes with shabu-shabu is called 'Yang Mei Tu Qi'.

By the way, this dish is also related to a famous person during the Song-Jin War. The then Prime Minister Zhao Ding…”

"Prime Minister? Isn't he the Prime Minister of the capital province?"

"Oh, it's almost the same. He was the highest-ranking official below the emperor. Before he became rich, he often went to a small stall by the Bian River to eat sheep skulls. Why? He had no money. Sheep skull bones and skin were the cheapest. Later, when he became a high-ranking official, he would still go to the stall by the Bian River to eat mutton, but what he ate was no longer those side dishes, but real lamb chops. So, later, the mutton stall stewed lamb chops and sheep skulls together and named it 'Yang Mei Tu Qi', which means to rise.

The official got rich. I see that you two are both very impressive, why don't you show off your talents and take a good omen? If you don't want to stew the mutton, I'll give you some sliced ​​mutton, which is also good to eat with hot pot. That's it. "The waiter said as he tapped on the tablet.

"Hmm?" One tourist seemed to want to say something, but the other one pulled him aside and whispered, "Forget it, just try it."

"Oh, by the way," the waiter remembered something, "we also have a classic dish called 'Jinwu Banner'."

"What?" The two educated tourists were surprised at the same time.

"It's the banner that the emperor carried when he traveled. This dish is the signature dish of our restaurant. The chef stacks up very thin egg pancakes layer by layer. In the middle of each layer, sesame oil, chives and high-quality yak meat are added. This is real shredded yak beef, highland

The cattle are raised naturally, which are highly nutritious and high quality..."

Listening to the waiter's introduction, the two tourists were stunned. "Isn't this just a combination of egg-filled pancake and thousand-layer pancake? And it's called Jinwu Banner?"

"You can call it a thousand-layer egg pancake, but the ingredients we use are so high-end, and high-end ingredients deserve high-end names. The pancake we use is real yak, yak meat! You know, the Golden Guards Flag is our signature dish, and it usually costs 999 per plate. Today, we are having a promotion, and the four famous dishes, Boxia Gong, Yan Guichao, Yangmei Zhuqi, and Golden Guards Flag, are only 888 per table.

I can't afford to be fooled, I can't afford to suffer a loss! "

Frightened by the waiter's suddenly raised voice, the two tourists said awkwardly, "Let's discuss it..."

"What are you discussing? How about this? You order the four famous dishes today, and I'll make the decision to give you one of our most popular desserts, 'Snowflake Silver'. Do you know Snowflake Silver? It's from my ancestors. Oh, I forgot to mention that my father opened this store. My ancestors' surname is Qu,..."

"Could it be Qu Duan, the man who is both civil and military and looks down on his peers?" a tourist interrupted the waiter.

"That's right. Look, these calligraphy and paintings hanging in the store were all handwritten by my ancestors. How about it? Shocking, right?" The waiter was very proud. "This snowflake silver comes from the fact that Emperor Zhao Gou of the Song Dynasty was selfless and dedicated to his work. The ministers repeatedly advised Zhao Gou to spend more silver on him. Zhao Gou asked in return, 'What is the benefit of silver? Can it be eaten?' After hearing this, my ancestor Qu Jiedushi remembered that eating silver can expel worms in a certain book, so he mentioned it to Doctor Pan once. Doctor Pan was a high-tech talent. He went back and looked up the medical book. After confirming that a small amount of silver could be eaten, he sprinkled a very small amount of silver flakes on the white ice cream made by Concubine Pan. It occasionally reflected light, and it was really silver and shiny.

After Zhao Gou tasted it, he named it "Snowflake Silver", and it has been passed down to this day..."

"What's the point of talking about this kind of flattery? To be honest, my ancestors were not bad either..." a tourist muttered.

"Hmm? Who are your ancestors?" The waiter had good hearing.

"My ancestor, Prime Minister Zhang..."

"Zhang Jun?" the quick-talking waiter interrupted.

"No, Zhang Bangchang..." the tourist named Zhang said a little embarrassedly.

"Oh, this one. How about you? What's your name?" the waiter asked again.

Another tourist.

"My ancestor is Lin Qi, a Jinshi."

“Oh, the descendants of Lin Jingmo.”

"No, the other Lin Qi." The voice of the tourist named Lin also became smaller.

"Well, no matter what, you two are both from famous families. Since you all have family heirlooms, I recommend that you order another bottle of Lanqiao Fengyue. This will be worthy of your status."

"No, no," Zhang Lin and the other two tourists were shocked and kept saying no, "We can't drink much, don't waste it."

"Ah? No?" The waiter immediately lowered his head and tapped a few times on the tablet computer, "Then don't order Blue Bridge Fengyue, just a four-course meal with dessert, I'll submit it to you right away." No matter what the two people were going to say, they placed the order directly.

An hour later, Zhang Lin and the other man came out of the store, looked at each other, and sighed, "Forget it, let's go to the Songsao Fish Soup chain store and order another boiled fish?"