Chapter 200: Learn More
Inside the tent, the emperor and his ministers were toasting each other and having a great time.
Emperor Jingning ate all the venison and offal with great relish, and still looking at the roasted venison that the palace servants had just served him with an unsatisfied look.
The venison is marinated with seasonings, brushed with honey, and then grilled with cypress wood. It is grilled to a sizzling, rich aroma.
If you smell it carefully, you can find that the aroma of venison is also tinged with a sweet and subtle fragrance, which is the smell of cypress branches.
Eating venison roasted with cypress branches in the paddock was quite appropriate.
Emperor Jingning picked up a piece with chopsticks, dipped it in the spicy sauce on the side, and put it into his mouth.
The venison is fat and lean, and during the roasting process, the fat in the fat has been fully roasted out, making it not greasy at all.
The lean meat absorbs the fat from the fat, making it lean but not dry.
Take a bite, the crispy skin and the mellow meat are perfectly combined.
It’s slightly spicy with a fresh fragrance, without any fishy smell, and it’s so delicious that you want to swallow it.
As you chew it, the fresh aroma of venison, the fragrance of cypress branches, the spicy taste of the sauce, the crispy aroma of sesame seeds and the aroma of charcoal mix together and instantly fill your entire mouth.
You can also smell a hint of sweet honey.
The fragrance of the cypress branches not only highlights the deliciousness of the venison, but also adds a touch of elegance to the roasted venison.
Wonderful, it is really wonderful!!
Sure enough, letting Shen Huazheng host this banquet was the right choice.
Emperor Jingning ate the roasted venison with big mouthfuls, hoping that the fresh and delicious taste could be retained on his tongue.
In the future, if there are any suitable banquets, let Chen Huazheng organize them. After all, no one in the palace can compare to her as an imperial chef, so the more capable you are, the more work you should do.
Those big principles like “a gentleman should not be greedy for food and drink” are all bullshit. If you can’t even satisfy your food and drink, how can you talk about spiritual pursuits?
Humph, he is not a pedantic emperor.
Seeing how happily Emperor Jingning was eating, the Crown Prince also looked at the still steaming roasted venison.
The venison was roasted to perfection, just enough to be crispy but not burnt, with a golden and crispy surface, shiny and oily, and sprinkled with a layer of white sesame seeds. You can imagine how delicious it is just by looking at it.
He picked up a piece of venison with chopsticks and put it directly into his mouth without dipping it in the sauce.
The venison is specially processed and roasted to have crispy skin, tender meat and plump texture.
As soon as it enters the mouth, the deliciousness of the venison and the fragrance of the spices quickly explode between the lips and teeth, with a hint of the fragrance of cypress branches and the aroma of honey, it tastes unique.
The venison has a rich flavor, fresh and fragrant. When you take a bite, the crispy skin is gently bitten open by your teeth, with a slight toughness.
What follows is the tender and juicy venison and rich aroma, accompanied by seasonings such as cumin and honey.
Crisp, fragrant, salty, fresh, tender, elastic, chewy...
Various unique flavors and tastes blend together, layer by layer, with a long aftertaste.
The white sesame seeds dotted on the meat bring the crispy fragrance to a new level, making people unable to help but immerse themselves in this wonderful taste experience.
Every bite is full of infinite deliciousness and layers of flavor.
Ahhh, it’s so delicious!!
The prince ate a few slices of grilled meat, then looked at the vegetables on the side, intending to wrap them with lettuce.
This is the way of eating that Xiao Jingran told him last time. He said that you can wrap it with lettuce when eating barbecue, and it tastes amazing.
He also said that this method came from the Bishop of Yinghua County.
The prince looked indifferent at the time and didn't seem very interested.
In fact, he had already silently memorized this method and was just waiting for an opportunity to put it into practice.
The prince picked up a piece of venison and placed it on the lettuce. Then he wrapped the lettuce leaves around it and wrapped the venison in it.
As soon as he took a bite, he was stunned.
The lettuce is crisp and sweet, the venison is elastic and tender, and the taste is rich and layered.
As you chew it, the sweetness of the lettuce mixed with the deliciousness of the venison, and the aroma of spices and cypress branches burst in your mouth.
The fat from the venison seeps into the lettuce, making it taste even more delicious.
The presence of lettuce makes the whole taste more refreshing and it will not feel greasy at all.
Chew it carefully, and every wonderful flavor will intertwine with each other, slowly dissolving on the tip of the tongue, between the lips and teeth, and even echoing in the entire mouth.
It gradually turns into a sweet fragrance that makes people feel happy and satisfied, making them intoxicated and reluctant to leave.
The prince buried his head in eating the venison bite after bite and couldn't stop eating at all.
It turns out that lettuce and barbecue are so delicious together.
It's amazing!!
I learned a lot today~~
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After the banquet, everyone stayed in the Shanglin Paddock for some time. The Shen brothers, Zhou Ying and Zhou Zeyan would go hunting in the woods every day and bring back some prey from time to time.
Princess Lejia stayed with Chen Huazheng. The two of them picked wild mushrooms and fruits together, ate and drank together, and they lived a happier life than in the capital.
After Emperor Jingning had satisfied his hunting addiction (and tasted enough game), the huge group of people returned to the capital.
As soon as she returned to the capital, Princess Lejia began to retreat and work on her manuscript.
The life-and-death situation she encountered in Shanglin Paddock and the company of her family and friends gave her some inspiration.
Inspiration is something that will disappear after a while. I have to write it down quickly. I can’t afford to delay it for even a moment.
Chen Huazheng and Zhou Ying also became busy, and the business of the food street has become stable.
They plan to add some new areas and food, and also open the sauce shop they had thought of before.
Zhou Ying picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea: "Zheng'er, self-heating hot pot is delicious and convenient. Why don't you sell this as well, along with the sauce? The sales will definitely be very good then."
When in the enclosure, every time Zhou Ying and the others went hunting, they would bring some self-heating hot pot and rice balls prepared by Shen Huazheng. If they hadn't returned by mealtime, they could eat right there, which was extremely convenient.
Even Grand Tutor Zhou and Old Madam Zhou were amazed after tasting it, and repeatedly praised Shen Huazheng for her intelligence.
Chen Huazheng: "Of course. But cousin Ying, speaking of hot pot, I do have an idea."
Zhou Ying put down the teacup: "What?"
Chen Huazheng: "Aren't we planning to set aside a new area specifically for hot pot? Before selling the sauce, we can hold a hot pot festival. While promoting the hot pot in the food court, we can also sell a lot of sauces."
Zhou Ying's eyes lit up, "This is indeed a good idea!"
No matter what kind of hot pot you eat, sauce is indispensable.
If you hold a hot pot festival in the food court, you can put all kinds of sauces out for everyone to taste.
This is also a disguised form of sales promotion.
What's more, this move will help draw everyone's attention to the newly developed areas, which is really killing two birds with one stone.
Zhou Ying: "Zheng'er, you are so smart."
Just then, Qingzhi walked in from the door holding a tray.
As she approached, a sweet fragrance filled the air.
Zhou Ying sniffed and asked, "What smells so good?"
Chen Huazheng smiled and said, "This is pork jerky."
Pork jerky? Is this something related to pork?
Zhou Ying suddenly thought of the wild boar they had killed in the paddock. They had eaten part of it, and the rest was with Shen Huazheng.
"Zheng'er, is this made of wild boar meat?"
Chen Huazheng: "Yes, it's made from the boar meat of the wild boar you hunted."
Qingzhi placed the plate of pork jerky on the table and stepped aside.
"Try it, cousin. Be careful, it's hot."
Zhou Ying smelled the rich sweet fragrance and looked at the pork jerky sprinkled with white sesame seeds. She couldn't help it.
She picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of pork jerky, blew on it gently, and put it into her mouth.
The pork jerky with sesame seeds has a crispy skin and makes a "crunching" sound in your mouth when you bite it.
The pork jerky is brushed with a layer of honey on the outside, which tastes sweet and has a salty and fresh taste of pork.
When you chew it, the grainy sesame seeds bring this delicious taste to a new level, leaving you with an endless aftertaste.
Fragrant, it's so fragrant!!
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