In addition to the Rui Wang Mansion, the Imperial Palace also received fresh pork sent by the Crown Prince. When the Imperial Kitchen learned that they would be cooking pork that night, everyone was terrified, and they all kept muttering, "Is this edible?"
There is no way around it. It is a consensus among people all over the world at this stage that pork is not tasty. Even ordinary people who only eat meat a few times a year will not choose to eat pork unless they have no other choice.
As a result, now that the emperor and empress have specifically ordered it, how can the imperial chefs not be nervous?
For example, the head chef in the imperial kitchen and the chef in charge of cooking meat were very nervous and started to figure out how to cook the meat as soon as they got it.
"How do you think we can treat this pork so that it will be better?"
"Treat it the same way as you would normally remove the fishy smell from mutton?"
"No, that won't remove the fishy smell of pork."
"Isn't it said that this is the meat that His Royal Highness has improved the breeding methods? It is said that it doesn't have that smell and tastes much better."
"Yes, I've heard about it, and this meat is indeed much less flavorful than before, but this is made for the emperor and empress, not for ordinary people. If it's not cooked well..."
Everything is self-evident. In fact, everyone says that the current emperor is kind, but who among the servants in the palace has the courage to risk their lives to test whether the current emperor is kind? What if they are unlucky enough to run into the emperor's gun?
Moreover, it’s not that no one in this world has tried to make pork edible. Not only that, but it has never been discontinued, at least in Dai Viet.
Due to Dai Viet's geographical location, it is impossible to raise sheep on a large scale, so the cost of mutton is very high. Basically, only the top powerful families in the capital can afford to eat a little meat every day. It is very difficult for ordinary people to eat it once a year.
Pork is much easier to prepare, so everyone from emperors and ministers to ordinary people have never given up on studying how to eat pork. However, no matter how many methods they try, the fishy smell of pork cannot be removed. This is why pork is called cheap meat.
There was a moment of silence in the imperial kitchen, and finally the supervisor said, "Since the emperor has ordered us to do this, then use all your skills to make this dish beautifully. As for the rest..." Everyone understood the part that could not be said. If it succeeded, everyone would be happy, but if it failed, then everyone could only leave it to fate.
Soon the imperial kitchen was busy with work, and in the evening, the emperor and the empress saw the dishes on the dining table, and the one that attracted the emperor's attention the most was the braised pork placed in the middle.
The cooking method is based on that of braised lamb, and the color is bright red. As for the taste, the emperor couldn't smell a variety of aromas intertwined together, but when he smelled it carefully, there was no special smell.
"Come, Queen, this is the pork the Crown Prince sent today, raised using a new method. Shall we try it together?"
"Is it ready to eat?" The Queen knew about this matter. She was also very curious about the taste of the meat raised in this way of raising pigs, so she was surprised when she asked.
"It's reasonable to say that we need to raise it a little longer. Now we just want to kill one to taste it so that we can quickly decide whether to expand the market."
The emperor couldn't wait to pick up a piece and smell it. "It smells very good, without the fishy smell of pork before." Then he put the pork into his mouth. In an instant, a unique meaty aroma burst out of the emperor's mouth. The meat was fat and lean, melted in the mouth, fat but not greasy.
The emperor's eyes suddenly lit up and said, "Queen, try it. It's delicious, no worse than mutton. It has a unique flavor." The emperor was really happy at this time, not only because he had eaten delicious food, but more because he thought that in two years, the people of Dai Viet would also be able to eat meat.
The queen looked at the emperor's excited expression and picked up a piece of meat and put it into her mouth. She was also surprised by the taste of the pork. "It's delicious! I didn't expect that pork, which everyone used to despise, could be so delicious."
The Queen knew from the Emperor's expression that the food would be good, but she didn't expect it to be this good. Don't say, "If it wasn't so good, why was the Emperor so excited?"
That's because the emperor was thinking about the people of Dai Viet. As long as pork is edible, it will become an important source of meat for ordinary people. As an emperor, as long as pork is edible, he will be very happy.
As for whether it tastes good or not, I can only say: Sorry, this is not something Dayue needs to consider at the moment. I haven’t even finished my meal yet, so how can I consider whether it tastes good or not?
"Yes, this is really beyond our expectations." The emperor and empress even automatically unlocked the classic way of eating braised pork with rice, and poured a spoonful of broth on it. Both of them ate too much tonight.
In addition to the imperial palace, the same situation also occurred in the Prince's Mansion. The chef in the Prince's Mansion prepared the pork with trepidation, and the Prince was also very nervous. Finally, after tasting it, he finally felt relieved.
The Crown Princess ate with relative reserve, but it was also noticeable that she was picking up food with her chopsticks much faster.
As for the prince's son Yue Yanyu, he was not so reserved. His cheeks were bulging from eating, and his chopsticks kept reaching for the plate of pork.
Finally, the Crown Princess couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Yanyu, it's not good for children to eat too much meat. You should eat more vegetables." As she said that, she blocked Yue Yanyu's chopsticks that were reaching for the meat and picked up a chopstick of vegetables for him.
The prince looked at the last two pieces of meat left on the plate and quickly agreed, "Yanyu, your mother is right. Children should eat more vegetables. Eating too much meat is not good for the body." After that, he also picked up a piece of food for Yue Yanyu with chopsticks.
In the end, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess each took a piece of meat from the plate under the dazed gaze of little Yue Yanyu.
When Yue Yanyu came back to his senses from the confusion of his parents picking up food for him, he saw that the plate was empty. He kept looking at his parents with a resentful look in his eyes.
The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess looked at their son's eyes, then looked at each other again. The Crown Prince turned his head slightly, while the Crown Princess lowered her eyes and continued eating.
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