True Fragrance (Repair)
Elena invited the guests to take their seats. The chairs had already been placed at the long table, and the table was also covered with a white tablecloth and silver cutlery, just waiting for the guests to take their seats.
Elena was the last to take her seat and rang the silver bell.
The butler, hearing the bell, immediately brought the first dish, white mushrooms stewed in cream, and served it.
Elena still arranged the dishes according to the last menu this time. The restaurant was not in a hurry to introduce new dishes. Ten unique and creative dishes were enough. However, she also made some adjustments to the taste according to the Countess's suggestions to make the taste of these dishes more in line with the taste of Book Harbor.
Small white porcelain bowls were placed in front of the guests.
Lady Chris is the younger sister of the Earl of Barnet. She has loved eating since she was a child and also likes to cook by herself. She got married more than 20 years ago and married into the earldom next door. However, her husband died early, and in order to relieve her loneliness, she simply immersed herself in the world of food. Not only does she know how to eat, she also likes to travel around the country and collect various recipes. She can be said to be a true gourmet.
Some time ago, she had just returned home from traveling and received a letter from her sister-in-law, the Countess, inviting her to attend the opening ceremony of a restaurant and repeatedly guaranteeing that the dishes were new ones she had never eaten before.
So, out of curiosity, she came.
Mrs. Chris looked at the bowl of creamy white mushrooms in front of her, first observing the color and then smelling the aroma.
Um, is there any wine?
Picking up the small silver spoon, Mrs. Chris scooped up a piece of small white mushroom and put it into her mouth.
Ah, such a vibrant taste!
Mrs. Chris carefully ground the small white mushrooms with her teeth, fully grinding out the inherent flavor of the small white mushrooms.
Mrs. Chris did not scoop the small white mushrooms for the second spoonful, but scooped the milky white soup instead.
Cream, butter, wine, and bay leaves, ah, what a wonderful combination of flavors.
Unlike Mrs. Chris who savored the food carefully, most of the guests took one mouthful after another of the soup and the white mushrooms. Only after they swallowed the last small white mushroom did they realize that there was only a little bit of soup left in the bowl!
How could this be? Why is the portion of this appetizer so small?
The familiar guests looked at each other, and saw a sense of regret on each other's faces.
The servants promptly brought out the second dish, grilled fish with spicy sauce.
The white porcelain plate is very delicate, and it is surrounded by a circle of fruit carvings, which shows great care, but the portion of the dish is a little small.
Unlike last time, this time the grilled fish is not a whole fish. Instead, the head, tail and bones are removed, leaving only the two most tender pieces of meat on the fish, with only one piece on a plate.
The smaller the portion, the more high-end it looks.
This is the conclusion Elena came to from her previous dining experience and the actual need to control costs.
The Countess did not like eating fish because she always felt that the fish had too strong a fishy smell. No matter how many spices were sprinkled on it, the fishy smell would always be there.
She held the knife and fork, hesitating to move.
If this meal wasn't a tasting and Elena had no say in the dishes, she wouldn't have ordered fish.
I hesitated whether to ask the butler to take it away, but it felt a bit disrespectful to take it away without eating a single bite.
The Countess looked up and around her.
Hey, how come they eat so fast? Some of them even finished everything?
The Countess looked at Mrs. Chris again. Mrs. Chris had her eyes slightly closed, looking very focused.
Is it so delicious?
The Countess looked down at the fish on her plate.
How about a bite?
When the Countess put a small piece of fish into her mouth, the first thing she tasted on her tongue was not the fishy smell that she hated, but an extremely stimulating numbing aroma.
It was so exciting that the Countess rolled her tongue and swallowed the fish.
As the fish went down her throat, there was no more food in her mouth and the numbness on the tip of her tongue faded a lot, leaving only a slight numbness and a strong salty fragrance. The remaining taste was like a hook, making the Countess want to take another bite.
Another taste?
I didn't seem to taste it carefully just now.
If I'm prepared this time, it shouldn't be so difficult, right?
The Countess cut another piece of fish. Perhaps she cut too fast or her hands had their own consciousness, but this piece of fish was much larger than the previous one.
The Countess put the fish into her mouth and this time she tasted the crispy fish skin, the tender fish meat, and the spicy and salty sauce.
Piece by piece, the Countess finished the fish on the plate without realizing it.
Just like that, finished eating?
The Countess was a little confused.
Another dish was served, braised beef.
This time, the braised beef has been slightly improved. Elena first beats the whole piece of beef to break up the fibers in the meat. This method is common in Hakka cuisine. Beating first and then seasoning can make the meat more tender.
Many of the guests invited this time are middle-aged and elderly people. Their teeth are definitely not as good as those of young people, and tender beef will be more to their liking.
In order to cater to middle-aged and elderly customers, Elena also marked the flavors on the menu that the restaurant will launch. There are two flavors of braised beef. Young people can choose the fresh and fragrant flavor, while middle-aged and elderly people can choose the soft and tender flavor.
Woodrow is one of the richest men in Booker Harbor. His business empire is mainly in ships and shipping. Half of the ships docked in the port belong to him. With a huge fortune, he has always been very generous in personal enjoyment, eating the best, using the best, and wearing the best.
However, time makes people grow old. No matter how well-dressed and well-fed one is, the human body cannot withstand the ravages of time. Hair becomes sparse, teeth become loose, wrinkles appear, and minor problems may occur from time to time.
Most of the problems in the world can be solved with money. Woodrow believes in this very much and he does so. He regularly buys nutritional and life potions available on the market. By investing a lot of money, Woodrow has also regained some of his youth.
But no matter how much he tried to save his teeth, he was still no match for young people, especially his teeth. Every time Woodrow had a toothache, he would complain to the priests of the church and the wizards of the Magic Association. After so many years, why couldn't they develop a better treatment potion?
As soon as the braised beef was served, Woodrow frowned.
Oh, it’s beef that’s easy to get stuck in your teeth!
Damn it, why can't I just order food?
If he could order food, he would never order meat, no matter what kind of meat, no matter what kind of meat, he would not want it. Why not order more seafood? Wouldn't seafood taste better?
Woodrow was in a bad mood, so he cut the meat with the knife a little harder. In a moment of carelessness, the sharp friction sound of the knife scraping across the bottom of the plate was heard.
Everyone around looked over, and Woodrow smiled awkwardly at everyone around him. When he lowered his head again, he loosened his grip on the knife.
This meat seems very soft? Much softer than he expected. Everything is at the bottom.
Woodlow cut it once, and cut it again. Yes, his touch told him that this piece of beef was really soft.
How could the meat be so soft? Is it a newly born calf?
Woodrow put the cut meat into his mouth while guessing. Well, not to mention the meat, even the sauce on it was very special. He had never tasted anything like it before.
Woodrow bit the meat slowly and carefully with the few teeth that were less likely to get food stuck in them.
Hmm, the texture of this meat is completely different from before.
How is this handled?
Woodrow, who hadn't eaten meat for a long time, couldn't help but eat bite after bite, completely releasing the desire that had been suppressed in his heart.
The few pieces of meat were eaten, leaving only a thin layer of soup on the plate.
Woodrow licked his teeth. He was so lucky that he didn't have anything stuck in his teeth today.
Thinking of the food stuck in his teeth, Woodrow quickly looked at the other guests at the table who had bad teeth, paying special attention to the plates in front of them to see how much meat they had eaten.
I actually finished eating it all!
Woodrow licked his teeth again and decided to come here to eat meat whenever he wanted.
The braised beef caters to the middle-aged and elderly guests, while the roasted lamb at the back caters to the young guests. There are twenty skewers of lamb on each plate, and Elena also prepared two kinds of seasoning powder, one cumin and the other spicy, which the guests can choose to add.
Paul is the eldest son of a viscount. Because his father is still alive, he cannot inherit the title of knight. However, his father is very old, and the affairs of the mansion and the social interactions in the upper circle are almost all handled by Paul, the heir. Including this restaurant opening ceremony, although the invitation sent by the Countess invited Paul's father, it was Paul who came on behalf of the Countess.
The future Viscount, Paul, was only in his thirties, in the prime of his life, and his teeth were still in good condition. Compared to the previous braised beef, which had an excellent broth but was soft and chewy, he preferred this plate of lamb skewers.
Barbecue is his forever love.
But what do these two plates of seasoning powder taste like?
Paul picked up the bright red dish and sniffed it gently. A surge of energy rushed to the top of his head, causing him to choke and cough, even coughing up tears.
The commotion here attracted the attention of everyone at the table, and the butler standing behind Paul quickly poured him a glass of water.
Paul drank several sips of water to suppress the discomfort, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Ms. Viscount Field, what kind of powder is this?"
Elena smiled and replied, "The bright red one is chili powder, and the grayish-white one is cumin powder. They are both spice blends I made myself."
Paul nodded, carefully rubbed some chili powder on the lamb skewers, opened his mouth and took a bite.
The stimulating and overbearing spicy taste broke down his defenses, and he finished the whole skewer of mutton with tears in his eyes.
I still want to eat more after I finish eating it. Although it is so spicy that my mouth hurts, I still want to eat it.
Paul ate one skewer after another, finishing eighteen in one go, and used up all the chili powder.
The chili powder was gone, so the remaining two skewers could only use the powder from the dish that didn't look very good. Paul was a little disappointed.
However, when he put the skewer of lamb sprinkled with cumin powder into his mouth, he regretted it.
How could he finish all the lamb skewers in front of him? This noodle is also delicious!
He should have divided the mutton skewers 50-50!
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