Chapter 135 On the dining table
When Gervis and Pat arrived at the restaurant side by side, both ends of the long table were already filled with delicious food.
However, one thing that is different about this long table of delicacies is that all the seafood on the long table are grilled by Jimmy's apprentices.
The 20 gold coins that Gervase got from Gandalf were almost gone after spending them over time.
After learning that Pat would come to visit the Golden Castle, Gervis set his sights on Pat. At that time, Gervis didn't know that Pat would buy monster meat. Because he was short of money, he wanted to make his first seafood business money from Pat.
The reason why Jimmy was not asked to prepare the seafood for this lunch was actually because they were worried that Jimmy's cooking skills were too good, and Baron Pat would remember it after tasting it. If Jimmy's apprentices went to Pat's castle to make or teach their skills in the future, and the taste was not as delicious as this time, Pat would misunderstand that Gervez took the money but cheated.
"Baron Gervis, what kind of dishes are these? Just smelling them makes me salivate!"
After Gervis and Pat sat down at the two ends of the long table, they smelled the unique aroma of the many dishes in front of them, which made Pat look forward to the food in front of him. Over the years, in order to purchase monster meat, Pat could be said to have traveled all over the Earldom of Jones and had eaten a lot of local specialties, but he had never seen grilled seafood before.
"Baron Pat, let's not talk about the names yet. Try to see which dishes suit your taste first, and I will tell you in detail later! But there is one thing I can guarantee, that is, Baron Pat, you will never taste the delicious food in my castle anywhere else!"
Gervis kept the secret, urged Pat to try it first, and made a big promise.
"Oh? Baron Gervis is so confident. I must taste it carefully."
Pat's curiosity was completely piqued after hearing Gervis' half-joking, half-boasting tone. After he finished speaking, he said no more. He picked up his knife and fork, selected the most domineering-looking lobster and started to eat it.
This lobster is huge, with a pair of claws that are more than 20 centimeters long and a body that is almost half a meter long. It is much larger than most lobsters that Gervis has seen on Earth. This lobster was caught by the villagers of the seaside village and sent to the castle for Gervis to enjoy.
The shell of the lobster had been removed by the chef during cooking. Except for the lobster's head, only the tender and juicy shrimp meat was left in the entire shrimp tail. Pat directly selected the middle part, pressed down the knife and fork, cut off a large piece of shrimp meat and put it into his mouth immediately.
When Pat took the lobster in his mouth, his eyes lit up immediately. He looked at this not-so-uncommon lobster in disbelief. After slowly chewing and swallowing the lobster, Pat raised his head and asked Gervis, "Baron Gervis, is there anything special about this lobster? Why does it taste so special? It's completely different from what I've eaten before?"
"Haha, lobsters are just ordinary lobsters. The only special thing about them is the cooking process. Baron Pat, you haven't tried that shell-like delicacy yet. Try the shell first, and you'll find that lobsters are really just appetizers!"
Because of the huge size of lobsters, although garlic is added to improve the taste, it is very difficult to absorb the flavor, so the impact on the taste buds is not that great. When eating, the experience is more about the tenderness of the meat.
Of course, the shock was not that big only to Gervis. For Pat, who tasted this delicacy for the first time, he already regarded the lobster dish as a rare delicacy.
"real?"
Hearing Gervis' words, Pat was a little bit unconvinced. In his opinion, this big lobster had reached top-notch quality in terms of appearance and taste. Pat was sure that even if this lobster was given to the chef of Winterfell, it might not be cooked so deliciously.
Although he didn't believe it, there was no need for Gerves to convince himself. Pat looked in the direction of the shells that Gerves mentioned, and immediately saw a porcelain plate filled with more than a dozen opened shells. Some parts of the shells had been burnt black, but there was no shell meat inside.
Pat couldn't help but frown at this look. Pat didn't have mysophobia, but he had never tasted anything that was almost burnt. So Pat raised his head again and looked at Gervis, wanting to seek Gervis's help.
When Pat raised his head, he saw Gervis looking at him with a smile, nodding at him, and telling him to enjoy it with confidence.
After receiving Gervis's confirmation, Pat could no longer refuse. He raised his hand, took out a shell that looked relatively good from the porcelain plate and placed it in front of himself. The shell contained some tiny particles that Pat had never seen before. There were quite a few of these tiny particles in the lobster plate, but Pat thought it was just a seasoning and did not take it seriously. He did not expect that the seasoning could actually be eaten, and according to Gervis, it was even more delicious than the lobster.
After staring for a moment, Pat put the shell in front of his mouth, and with his other hand, he took the silver spoon and stuffed the entire food inside the shell into his mouth. He had just seen how Gervis ate the shell.
When Baron Pat took a bite of the minced garlic and oyster meat in the shell, his whole body shook and his eyes showed an expression of disbelief, as if he had been struck by lightning.
“How is this done?”
Pat finally understood what Gervis meant when he said that the lobster was just an appetizer. The taste of this inconspicuous, dirty-looking roasted shellfish was many times more delicious than the lobster. It was fragrant, smooth and slightly spicy, stimulating the mouth to secrete saliva continuously, filling the whole brain with excitement and satisfaction.
Pat quickly swallowed the food in his mouth. He did not ask Gervis right away. Instead, he took another shell and started eating it again. He no longer disliked the slightly burnt appearance of the oysters. After eating five shells in a row, Pat took the handkerchief handed to him by the servant and wiped his hands. Then, he looked at Gervis with a happy face and asked, "Baron Gervis, I have a favor to ask..."
"Stop! Let's talk about other things later while we are in front of delicious food. I have something good here that Baron Pat has definitely never tasted!"
Pat was about to say something, but was immediately interrupted by Gervis who had been paying attention to him.
After interrupting Pat's words, Gervis didn't care whether he was being unreasonable or not, and said directly to Anna next to him: "Anna, take out my golden wine!"
From Pat's reaction after eating the lobster and oysters, Gervis felt that he had already taken control of this rich man Pat, so he took out the wine that he was not ready to sell yet, preparing to make a concerted effort to see if he could make a fortune from this rich man in front of him.
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, Anna came out of the kitchen holding an exquisite silver kettle.
Coming to the long table, Anna picked up the silver pot and carefully poured a glass of wine for Gervis, then came to Baron Pat and poured a glass for him as well.
(End of this chapter)
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