Chapter 263 The Ancestors’ Careful Selection
Not daring to touch the main part of the scenery, the children's chopsticks reached out to the corners.
Most of them are humble vegetables like radishes.
Raise your hand and put it into your mouth.
I didn't have high expectations at first, but I was completely amazed at this moment.
The bland radish is very juicy and tastes cool when you bite it.
It doesn't have overly complicated seasoning, but it tastes extremely delicious.
All the children's eyes lit up, their longing for delicious food overcame their awe of beauty, and they reached for their chopsticks faster and faster, and those exquisite pavilions and towers gradually disappeared...
[It’s such a pity…]
[Nanzhi has already said it, if it is food, it should be eaten! ]
[I am drooling like crazy, why is this dish not only beautiful but also delicious! 】
[From the children's expressions, I knew that this cold dish was absolutely delicious, which was beyond my imagination. ]
[Yes, generally speaking, cold dishes are appetizers, and the taste is basically light, so they can’t dominate the meal. But seeing the expressions of the children eating this cold dish, they are even happier than eating expensive tuna! ]
[Children are the ones who don’t lie. This dish alone is enough to tell the difference! ]
[Don't worry, don't worry. We need to make them admit defeat sincerely. The highlight is yet to come! ]
[I’m already looking forward to the next dish! Look! Nanzhi is moving! 】
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Nanzhi's gaze only lingered on the children for a moment, and then he moved on to the next step.
What she arranged today was the palace banquet that she prepared for the emperor every year as the royal chef in the other world.
This court banquet is both a ceremony and a performance.
The guqin played by Qi Pei'er and the jade bells around Nanzhi's waist are part of the performance, a perfect combination of music and food.
You know, this performance planned by Nanzhi herself, since it could make the emperor who had seen the world's top luxury fall in love with it in the ancient world where food was king, then coming to this world is simply a dimensionality reduction attack.
Is the opening scene of Wangchuan Tu Xiaoyang the peak? Of course not, the real drama has just begun! For a sophisticated feast, even the order of serving dishes is a science.
To use the words in Suiyuan Food List, "Salty food should be served first, light food should be served later; strong food should be served first, light food should be served later; food without soup should be served first, food with soup should be served later. Moreover, there are five flavors in the world, and saltiness cannot be used to generalize them. If the guest is full, the spleen will be exhausted, so spicy food should be used to stimulate it; if the guest drinks too much, the stomach will be exhausted, so sour and sweet food should be used to stimulate it."
The first dish on Nanzhi is a cold dish, also called an appetizer.
Next comes the hot stir-fry, followed by the main course, and finally the dessert and sweet soup.
As a result, delicious dishes were produced in an endless stream by Nanzhi and continuously presented to everyone.
Moreover, Nanzhi's menus are basically restored ancient menus——
Spring cakes, golden boiled jade, steamed goose with bamboo shoots, Shanjia three crisps, jade cicada soup, bamboo shoots and fern wontons...
Every time a dish was served, Nanzhi would recite a poem at the right time:
"Cakes are like cocoon paper and cannot be blown; vegetables are like cotton wool and can be sewn. Leek sprouts are yellow and lettuce is purple; reed clothes are cut with ice and the cold makes teeth fall off."
"Gold is simmered in the oil pan, and white jade is cooked in the rice pot."
"When bamboo shoots and mushrooms first sprout, I pick the fine ones, burn pine trees to cook for my parents. The delicacies of the world are never despised, they are the sweetest in the mountains and forests."
“…”
The children didn't understand what they heard.
As they are still in primary school, they may not fully understand the meaning of this poem.
But this does not hinder the cultural identity that is deeply rooted in their bones, allowing them to give rise to boundless imagination.
The small bowl and thin plate are filled with the beauty of landscape that is unique to this nation.
The children even subconsciously memorized the poems that Nanzhi recited while tasting the food, and repeated them in their childish voices...
Before we knew it, the sound of recitations was echoing in the air in this simple and ordinary cafeteria.
The aroma of the steaming food complements each other and touches the softest part of everyone's heart.
The live broadcast room was silent for a few seconds, and then everyone exclaimed: [I really want to be inside the screen! ]
[This atmosphere is really amazing. If I had witnessed such a feast as a child, I would probably never forget it in my life! ]
[It’s so funny. Compared with the culture of our ancestors, Kaiseki cuisine is simply crushed into pieces in seconds! ]
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
[What cultural confidence? I want cultural self-confidence! If you ask, my ancestors are the best in the world! ]
[A graduate student in history said that Nanzhi’s ancient rituals are really well done and very particular! I have already gone to see my supervisor! ]
[I'm really curious about what your tutor thinks of you? ]
[My mentor is here! She said that Nanzhi's every move has an ancient charm, very much like the banquet scenes in ancient paintings... I paraphrased it a little bluntly, but that's pretty much what she meant!]
[Ahhh, my instructor suddenly looked so serious. I thought something had happened. But she said that Nanzhi's process was very valuable for reference. It was like the murals in a mysterious tomb that was discovered some time ago. Even the dishes were very similar. She said she wanted to contact Nanzhi! ]
[Is this true? How did things start to develop in a direction that I don't understand? ]
[Why bother with all this? My mind is already occupied by delicious food! I want to eat too! I want to order takeout! ]
[It's so funny. Who can beat a country with 5,000 years of history like me when it comes to elegant etiquette? You make someone look petty!]
…
A carnival is beginning in the live broadcast room.
Even if they were not there, they could tell what an enjoyable banquet this was by seeing the children and other people present eating with such relaxed and happy faces!
Emotions are transferable, so they seemed to feel the joy, and compared to the previous depression, they immediately raised their eyebrows and breathed a sigh of relief, wishing they could raise their chins to the sky! In fact, they didn't know that this was the result of Nanzhi's slight restraint.
According to the state banquet she actually prepared in the ancient palace of another world, when it came to the hot dishes, it was basically fine wine and side dishes.
This means that you cannot clink glasses casually when drinking, and the imperial wine must be drunk one cup at a time according to the procedure.
Each time you raise your glass to drink, different side dishes need to be served on the table, and they need to be arranged according to the type of wine.
Also, the menu for each banquet is different.
For example, in her memory, there were 15 drinks and 30 kinds of side dishes, such as quail cooked with flowers, white kidney with lychee, and three crisp soup...
There will also be entertainment programs interspersed in between, with the pipa, sheng, xiao, flute, zheng and qin taking turns to perform.
This is the true atmosphere of heaven and the ultimate luxury.
Now, children can't drink alcohol, and the royal banquet is too extravagant.
So everything is the result of deletion.