Chapter 124 Lunch in Fengle Building
Su Ruojin didn't expect that she would enter the Fengle Tower, which she had longed for, in this way.
Standing in front of the gate of the world's most famous building, Su Ruojin looked up at the prosperous five-story restaurant built more than a thousand years ago, as if she had traveled back to the romantic, chic and elegant Song Dynasty, a time of peace and prosperity, with scholars gathering and singing and dancing.
Did the Great Yin Dynasty have the same experience as the Song Dynasty? Did it also "advocate literature"? Did it make the status of literati soar in society, and did even children on the streets recite the famous works of contemporary literati?
Was it also because of the emperor's generosity that his ministers dared to challenge his power and created a prosperous dynasty with the ingenuity of literati?
Su Ruojin stood at the fifth-floor window of Fengle Tower, looking at the magnificent buildings that were rolling up and down. Fengle Tower was taller than the imperial palace. She believed that this was the Dayin Dynasty, which was parallel to the Song Dynasty.
but,
Everything will turn to its opposite when it reaches its extreme. The once extravagant and comfortable life of pleasure had long made the rulers of the Song Dynasty forget the foundation of their lives. Little did they know that the prosperous times had already been like a raging fire. In the majestic palace, the emperor of the Dayin Dynasty sitting high on the dragon throne, did his ancestors ever say the phrase "How can I allow others to sleep soundly beside my bed"?
well!
Su Ruojin turned around!
She looked at the palace, and the boy was looking at her. She was caught off guard and the boy didn't have time to look away.
Their eyes met.
Ouch! Su Ruojin was shocked.
It turns out that children act up when they are quiet!
"Young Prince..." This is so scary!
Zhao Lan did not show the embarrassment of being caught. He still looked nonchalant and even glanced towards the majestic imperial palace before slowly sitting back at the dining table.
Shuang Rui stepped forward with a smile, "Madam Su Er, the food is on the table, please——"
The famous dish on the first floor! Su Ruojin was so excited that she forgot to invite the guests. She just sat down happily and looked at the feast on the table. She recognized it as sashimi at a glance. She didn't expect that Dayin Dynasty also had island cuisine.
Wait, that’s not right. The island country’s culture was originally learned from the Tang Dynasty. I heard that eating too much sashimi is not good for you. In her previous life, Su Ruojin didn’t like it very much. But now, it proves a historical fact, that is, the island country’s diet was indeed passed down from the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, how could she see the same cuisine as the island country in the Dayin Dynasty, which was similar to the Song Dynasty?
Then I turned to the dish on the side, which looked like black and not red, and looked very ugly. Could it be the famous dish "Blood Plasma Duck"? Just looking at its appearance, I really don't agree that this is the dish on the first floor? But if it doesn't have any special features, it can't appear on the menu of the first floor.
Su Ruojin couldn't help but pick up the chopsticks. Just as she was about to reach out to pick up the food, she realized that the host hadn't started yet. She grinned and said, "Little Prince, can we start eating now?"
Zhao Lan's eyelids moved.
That means, eat whatever you want.
Su Ruojin: ...Is it so hard for you to open your mouth? I really want to roll my eyes at you, but I persuade myself in my heart, forget it, don't bother with the middle school boy.
With a fake smile, he took a piece with his chopsticks to taste.
The duck meat is salty with a hint of sweetness and spiciness, and has a crispy and tender texture, soft but not dry. It has a rich and mellow aroma without a trace of duck smell.
It really looks ugly because the duck pieces are completely covered with duck blood. As we all know, the blood of freshly killed chickens and ducks is bright red, but if left for a while or cooked, without high technology and hard work, it will quickly oxidize and make the originally red and white duck meat become pitch black, as if it was burnt.
It was really delicious, the duck meat was tender and fresh. Su Ruojin took three bites with her chopsticks before stopping, still savoring the taste. She thought, if the appearance could be improved, would it be more perfect?
So how can we improve it? What can we use to keep the color of this dish? Apart from chili peppers, Su Ruojin couldn't think of anything else that could fry red oil to ensure the beauty of this dish.
But Chili is still in faraway South America. How can he travel across the world to Dayin?
Forget it, it’s useless to think about it, so Su Ruojin moved to the next dish - pickled yellow bird.
The yellow sparrow is a kind of bird, not much bigger than a quail, with a clear cry and a cute appearance. We modern people may be reluctant to eat it, but Dayinchao seems to like it very much. In the past, Su Yanli often brought back this kind of pickled food when he came back from outside, such as quail, yellow sparrow, sparrow, etc. Later, under Su Ruojin's extreme "disdain", Su Yanli stopped bringing these home. Unexpectedly, they were also on the menu of Diyiminglou.
Thinking of the cute little birds, Su Ruojin gave up eating this dish and moved to the next one. This... isn't it just the miso soup of the island country? It's confirmed. This is something from our ancestors. It has long been eliminated by the Chinese, but the islanders still treasure it.
The next dish was Dongpo Pork, which was neatly arranged like mahjong pieces, bright red and the color of agate. When Su Ruojin saw it, her eyes lit up. This was also her specialty, so she quickly tried it to see whether it was better as cooked in the first restaurant or if it was better with her own modern cooking techniques.
It’s soft but not mushy, fat but not greasy, and looks good and tastes good. The artist’s skills and cooking time are better than hers. It’s worthy of being a dish made by No.1 Restaurant. It’s good, quite good!
Finally, there was a dish that the young lady liked. Shuangrui had been observing quietly and found that the young lady didn't like much. When he was worrying about what other dishes to order, the young lady asked for a bowl of rice and finished the rice in the bowl in one breath with the braised pork soup.
Shuang Rui: ...
Seeing that the young lady didn't take any sashimi, he smiled and reminded her: "Young lady, don't you eat mullet?"
"I'm afraid of getting angry."
Shuang Rui: ...
Zhao Lan raised his eyes.
Su Ruojin: "Fish generates internal heat, meat generates phlegm. Eating too much fish can easily cause internal heat, and eating too much raw fish can cause internal heat even more easily, such as red eyes and swollen teeth..."
As expected, she is the daughter of a doctor. The young lady knows everything at such a young age. That’s right. The young master used to get a sore throat after eating these things, but he didn’t know it at first. He only found out after being diagnosed by the imperial physician.
"Then try this shark skin, young lady."
"Shark...skin?" Su Ruojin looked at the bowl that Shuangrui was pointing at. It was as thin and long as noodles. She thought it was the staple food for today?
Finally, there was something the young lady had never eaten before, and Shuangrui sensed the young master's sudden joy.
Shuangrui hurriedly and attentively brought the bowl of soup to the young lady, "Shark skin is a good thing. It can not only be made into swords and scabbards, but also armor. Of course, it can also be made into soup like this."
I didn't expect that the people of Dayin Dynasty were so fierce that they even killed sharks. Su Ruojin felt a chill between her teeth and hesitated to eat.
Shuangrui looked forward to her picking up her chopsticks with a smile on his face.
She looked at Zhao Lan unconsciously. This guy picked up the small soup bowl and ate elegantly, as if he was not eating the fierce creatures in the ocean, but the small fish and shrimps in the stream.
Su Ruojin lowered her head and looked at her soup bowl. It was already a dish, so what should she taste? The shark skin looked like dragon beard noodles. They were not cut into pieces, and were coiled in the bowl in strands, just like longevity noodles.
She grabbed one end, put it in her mouth, sucked hard, and let it slid in. It was so tender, smooth and chewy, and it tasted really good!
It must be very expensive! After enjoying it, Su Ruojin realized these things belatedly.
After finishing the main meal, she ate sugar-frost jade bee and drank ground paste tea. With a table full of authentic and sumptuous dishes from the Dayin Dynasty, Su Ruojin had a taste of Fengle Tower today.
(End of this chapter)
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