"You are all renowned gourmets. Please give it a try. If there are any shortcomings, please let me know. I will make improvements and strive to present the most perfect taste to Her Majesty the Queen."
"Love is letting us be guinea pigs..."
As soon as Li Qingzhao said this, everyone was stunned. What does it mean? What is a little white mouse?
Li Qingzhao quickly explained, "I've heard the emperor say this a lot recently in the Bianjing Palace. I accidentally said it out loud. He meant for us to see if there was any bad intention."
The five of them sat down. Li Qingzhao couldn't wait to take a bite, her eyes lighting up: "Delicious, so delicious."
Wang Yao and Bai Niangzi picked up their chopsticks and started eating. They didn't like meat and vegetarian dishes were more to their liking.
The meal was quite enjoyable.
Fang Yishao didn't forget his mission and asked a few people, "How is it? Is it to your liking? Is there anything lacking? Let me know so I can study and improve it."
"Just two words: delicious."
“Mmm, delicious.”
"Even a temple wouldn't be able to make vegetarian food this delicious."
"Don't ask. If you ask, it's not as good as Chef Cai next door. He makes steamed lamb, steamed bear paws, steamed deer tails, roasted duck, roasted chicken, roasted goose, braised salted duck, and fried crabs..."
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"Come on, you're telling me the names of the dishes? Hurry up!"
Li Qingzhao was very happy after peeling it, and said with a smile: "Then I will keep the formation too, it's so delicious!"
Li Qingzhao asked Fang Yishao, "Chef, do you have any set meals with meat dishes? Tell me so I can have a taste."
"Haha, I'm going to make you cry with envy." Fang Yishao pondered for a moment and said, "There really is one. What do you think of this one?"
"Sixteen Treasures of Imperial Meat."
"Three hot dishes and three cold dishes."
"Two soup pots and two dim sum."
"One hot pot, one fried rice."
"Twelve dishes, made up of four meats: chicken, duck, fish and meat."
"This name sounds very exciting. Come and tell me what it is?" Although she was full, Li Qingzhao still drooled when she heard it.
Three cold dishes:
Yunnan-style cold white chicken, drunken sweet shrimp, and red oil tripe shreds.
Three hot dishes:
Palace lamb stewed with taro, salt-baked chicken with fermented black beans and five-spice sauce.
Beef balls braised in shallots, the balls are crispy, the meat is tender and the shallots are spicy.
Two soups:
Eight Immortals Beef Soup, Clear Soup Fence Duck.
The hot pot is Wuxi pork ribs pot.
The staple food is fried rice with minced meat and egg and green onions.
The desserts after the meal are: brown sugar almond crisps and glutinous rice cakes.
"Hey, wake up, wake up, your saliva is all over the floor." White Snake touched Li Qingzhao's shoulder: "Can you be more promising?"
"Wow, wow, it's all your fault. Why are you calling me White Bodhisattva? I don't want to eat vegetarian food. I want to eat meat. I want to eat the Sixteen Treasures of Imperial Meat."
Zhao Yuannu nodded frantically, she also loved to eat meat.
Fenglelou became the best restaurant in Bianliang City, but that was only in terms of status and architectural style. When it came to the chef in the town kitchen, it was indeed not as good as Fang Yishao. The title of the best female chef in Tokyo was not undeserved.
Finally, at the signal of Li Qingzhao's eyes, Zhao Yuannu hugged Fang Yishao's thighs and knelt down to beg for a meat meal, threatening not to let her leave the Bai Mansion if she did not agree. In the end, Fang Yishao agreed.
If you don’t agree, you really can’t get out.
Zhao Yuannu, you are always clinging to me.
"Go ahead and humiliate me. You got what you wanted, but I've lost all my face. I don't know what Chef Fang will think of me." Zhao Yuannu looked at Li Qingzhao angrily, but her voice was sweet and sickening: "Sisters, let's go paint."
"Come on, come on, brush and ink are at my service. Don't look at me like a nagging woman. Paint until you are satisfied."
Li Qingzhao said proudly, "The current emperor is truly an interesting person. I never thought his painting skills were so superb. Although he can't compare to the emperor, he has taken a different approach. Today, I will definitely surprise you."
The three of them were immediately quite curious. You know, their level of appreciation was close to the ceiling. It was really amazing that they could be surprised. It was worth looking forward to.
In the courtyard, servants had placed pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, all of which were top-quality goods. Just this piece of Yuanshu paper would cost at least one hundred taels of silver.
Yuanshu paper is a type of bamboo paper, also known as Chiting paper in ancient times. Made from tender bamboo grown that year, it is handmade for writing with a brush and is primarily produced in Fuyang District, Zhejiang Province.
It has a long history of production and was chosen as "Imperial Document Paper" during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong (998-1022). Because it was used by the emperor to write sacrificial texts during the New Year's Day temple sacrifice, it was originally called Yuanshu Paper.
Yuanshu paper is white and flexible, has a slight bamboo fragrance, dissolves easily in water, does not seep through ink, is not damaged by insects after long storage, and does not change color.
"White Lady, you are the master of your land cards. You go first. I will be behind you for the finale."
Bai Qiannuo did not refuse and picked up her brush to paint. Soon a landscape painting appeared on the paper.
In the painting, you can see green mountains and green waters, and curling smoke rising slowly. The scenery in the painting is exactly the beautiful scenery in this courtyard. It is quite picturesque, and the brushwork and ink usage are all mature.
Zhao Yuannu looked at it for a while, nodded and smiled, "Not bad, not bad." Who would have thought that the next sentence would directly ruin it: "Such a good painting, five thousand taels is not enough, you have to pay more."
Everyone: ~~~~~
"It's really good when it's made easily."
Who is Li Qingzhao? Her research on calligraphy and painting is among the best in the country, and there are countless famous paintings in her home. The word "not bad" coming from her mouth is a very high evaluation.
"How dare I show off my skills in front of Sister Li? Sister Li's paintings are truly paintings. In Tokyo nowadays, Sister Li's calligraphy is truly priceless."
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