"What? His Majesty personally cooks?"
"Are you kidding me? Where's the chef from the imperial kitchen?"
"They all gathered around His Majesty to learn!"
"No... Your Majesty really knows how to cook?"
"Looking at the posture, it seems that he really can do it. The pot is shaking very smoothly."
"It's 3 p.m., how about... we go to the imperial kitchen and take a look?"
Not even half an hour after returning to the government office, Zhuo and his group received another shocking piece of news.
This time, Minister of Rites Xiao Yulou did not criticize His Majesty for being a gentleman who stays away from the kitchen. Instead, he suddenly felt that His Majesty was very down-to-earth - he farmed, he raised pigs, he cooked, he invented the white salt, he designed the huge warship... Thinking of this, he suddenly discovered that His Majesty was omnipotent!
Apart from giving birth and breastfeeding, he seems to be able to do everything.
I heard that he even invented women’s underwear!
So what kind of great dishes would such a great Majesty make?
Xiao Yulou was very excited. He followed Zhuo and his group and ran to the imperial kitchen happily.
The chefs in the imperial kitchen were even more confused than these officials - we are the imperial chefs, okay!
We are the best chefs in the entire Wu Dynasty. No, there are also three royal chefs from the Yu Dynasty. In short, we are the best chefs in the world.
But today, Your Majesty is the one taking charge of the cooking. Doesn’t this mean that our cooking skills are not good?
But he is the emperor, what can he do?
Niu Xiaodao, the head chef of the imperial kitchen, could only stand trembling beside Fu Xiaoguan and help him.
"When it comes to stir-frying, the heat must be controlled perfectly. For example, when stir-frying pork liver, first I'll teach you how to prepare the liver..."
"This thing is called pig intestines. It needs to be boiled first. Throw in a few slices of ginger and star anise while it's cooking..."
"Making Shaobai, oh, you don't know what Shaobai is. The pork skin needs to be scalded in a hot pot to remove the hair and smell, and then it is scraped and washed clean with clean water..."
“…”
Niu Xiaodao swallowed his saliva. He could hear and see that His Majesty really understood!
Look at how skillfully your Majesty cuts meat, and how carefully you choose the ingredients. The key point is that he has never heard of many of the things your Majesty said!
For example, how to make Maoxuewang, he doesn’t even know what Maoxuewang is.
For example, how to make Fuqi Feipian. The name of this dish is a bit scary, and he also doesn’t know it.
Anyway, neither he nor any of the imperial chefs here had heard of the names of the dishes that came out of Fu Xiaoguan's mouth.
This made Niu Xiaodao admire him even more!
They listened obediently and watched carefully like primary school students, afraid of forgetting anything.
So this was the scene that Zhuo and his party saw when they arrived at the imperial kitchen.
"Once sweet potatoes are popular, we'll have sweet potato starch to make the shredded pork smoother and more tender. I tell you, sweet potatoes are a good thing. Sweet potato starch can be made into vermicelli noodles. I'll teach you a dish of pork stewed with vermicelli noodles. It's delicious."
"Also, sweet potato starch can be used to thicken the sauce. I'll make you some Mapo Tofu later. That's a great dish to go with rice."
Fu Xiaoguan was busy as he spoke, leaving Zhuo and his group stunned.
Minister of Rites Xiao Yulou became more and more convinced that His Majesty was omnipotent, because the sweet potato thing was also invented by His Majesty.
"Hey, hey, hey, go sit outside, Liu Jin, Liu Jin!"
"Your Majesty, this servant is here."
"Oh, go and invite the fat man, the emperor, and the empress, and call eunuch Jia as well. Let's prepare dinner."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
A delicious smell filled the kitchen... In fact, Fu Xiaoguan was muttering in his heart that it was such a hassle not to have a range hood. If I teach them how to use one, I will never go into the kitchen again.
But the smell was different when it entered the noses of Nangong Yiyu and others. They knew the taste of pork very well, but when they smelled it this moment, it was fragrant but without any trace of the fishy smell of pork.
So... this pig, this emperor pig is different?
Everyone came out and sat down in the lobby outside the imperial study.
Not long after, Wu Dalang, Yu Wenjun and others also arrived here in a grand manner.
There are three tables of people!
Yu Wenyun and the others also found it strange. They had lived with Fu Xiaoguan for more than two years, and it seemed that he had never cooked except for barbecue. What happened to him today?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...did you often cook when you were in the Yu Dynasty?"
Zhuo Yihang asked, and Yu Wenjun shook his head, "That... really isn't the case. That's why Shulan and I are still puzzled."
The fat man was also very curious. His father had raised this son since he was a child, but he had probably never even entered the kitchen, let alone cooked.
He said he wanted to eat pork today... If he didn't cook it himself, I wouldn't eat any pork!
What's good about pork?
Aren’t mutton and beef delicious?
Even if it's roasted chicken... When he thought of roasted chicken, his mind wandered again. Ruoshui likes to eat chicken butts. What is she doing now? Will she think of me at such an evening?
No one noticed the fat man's abnormality. They were concerned about His Majesty's cooking skills and the taste of the pork.
After some conversation, no one got an answer and could not explain where His Majesty got his cooking skills.
But everyone was prepared in their hearts - this dish might not be very delicious, but it is a gift from His Majesty!
So it is of great significance. As for the taste, drink more wine. Xishan Tianchun is going to increase its price again.
Soon, the palace maids brought out plates of dishes. Everyone looked at and smelled them, and immediately their appetites whetted - after all, the dishes looked delicious.
Fu Xiaoguan also came out and left the rest of the matters to Niu Yidao. He sat at the table where Zhuo and his group were sitting. A palace maid had already poured wine for everyone.
"Come, come, come and try the meat of the first pig we improved!"
As he spoke, he picked up his chopsticks, and the others could not wait any longer and finally picked up a chopstick to taste it.
After tasting it, Nangong Yiyu's eyes turned green. He picked up a piece of Shaobai. This thing was fat but not greasy, and melted in the mouth. There was no fishy smell at all!
"tasty!"
Afterwards, everyone stopped being polite and rushed to stretch out their chopsticks to taste all the dishes. In the end, they came to the conclusion that this Emperor Pork was indeed delicious, without any peculiar smell, and was the best meat!
Yu Wenyun and the others were quite polite, but they could not resist the delicious taste and ate with relish, enjoying themselves very much.
Peng Fang, the Minister of Agriculture, burst into tears, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty...!"
Fu Xiaoguan was shocked, "Minister Peng, what's wrong with you?"
"Your Majesty, I am deeply moved! If Heaven had not given me... Your Majesty, the world would be as dark as an eternity! Your Majesty, with this pig, the people of our Wu Dynasty are blessed! Please give this pig a name and spread it throughout the world!"
Damn, it’s just a pig. Does it need a name?
The ministers all bowed and praised: "This is a delicacy on earth. Your Majesty, please give this pig a name!"
This guy can’t be called a rich second generation!
"Then call me... Fragrant Pig No. 1!"
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