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Chapter 223 Who Blows the Jade Flute to the Night

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    There are many chefs in Huai'an, and they are very famous for making eels, which is better than the cooks in Yangzhou.

    Huai Pao can serve all the delicacies at the banquet, all of which are eels, and there are dozens of them.  Plates, dishes, and all the dishes are filled with eels.  But the taste is different, so it is called "full eel feast".

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    Cook Huai fish with bamboo shoots,

    Cherry fruit red jade plum cyanotic skin.

    Knock the wire into the golden air,

    Drunk wave Yujue hit coral.

    Straight down the railing are fireworks,

    Sit on Qingfeng Ling Taixu.

    The six of Zhao Mengfu came to a box.

    Because the followers are all from the north, they have never seen such an elegant wing, so they are a little timid.

    After sitting down, Zhao Mengfu said: "It is said that Shandong cuisine is official cuisine, Cantonese cuisine is commercial cuisine, Sichuan cuisine is folk cuisine, and Huaiyang cuisine is literati cuisine. After living in Jiangnan, you have to get used to it. In fact,  Literati cuisine is a kind of culture, it has connotations, and the dishes are extremely delicate, with a combination of color and fragrance, so that they can be elegant."

    The entourage picked up a large spoon in front of him and said, "How can you drink soup with such a large spoon? How can you eat elegantly?"

    "It's not for soup." Zhao Mengfu smiled, "The eel is delicious, but the oil juice tends to drip onto the table, which is not elegant enough, so I would pick up the eel meat with my right hand, and use a spoon to hold it under it with my left hand.  Therefore, when talking about eating eel in Huai'an, you should not say eating eel, but 'eat soft pockets'. In this way, others will not underestimate you." He pointed to the tableware in front of everyone and said, "Huaian's elegant  There are three or three things in the room¡ªa pair of chopsticks, a spoon, and a small wine glass."

    The entourage asked again: "This is only one 'three', where are the other 'three'?"

    "When the fish is on the table, you will experience the other 'three flavors'." Zhao Mengfu said, "The taste of 'Ruandou' pays attention to 'three tenderness' and 'three fragrances', that is, tender, tender, and tender.  ;garlic, vinegar, pepper. These are the other three."

    Just as he was talking, beautiful and delicious dishes were served on the dining table, instantly amazed the eyes of the northern guy, and fragrant everyone's taste buds. The greedy worms wandered up and down in the stomach and intestines, and the saliva poured into the men on the table with a majestic momentum.  mouth

    Seeing that none of the young people dared to use chopsticks, Zhao Mengfu said: "Let Mr. Tang introduce to you how to eat this 'soft pocket'."

    Tang Hou said: "Eel is long fish, and all kinds of dishes are cooked with eel as the main ingredient, so it is also called 'Long Fish Feast' or 'Long Fish Feast'."

    He picked up a piece of long fish with chopsticks and said, "This is called 'Big Burned Ma'an Bridge', also known as 'Braised Ma'an Bridge'. Because the long fish pieces are cooked together with pork, it looks like a Ma'an Bridge.  For thick long fish, cut off the head and remove the tail, and only take the middle part, each small part is about an inch and a half, and only 6 parts can be cut out from one fish. Cutting flowers should be cut on the back of the fish.  The peritoneum cannot be cut, so that the sliced ??fish not only allows the pork and seasoning to penetrate deep into the fish, but also the belly of the cooked long fish is slightly opened to the sides, like a saddle.  So it is called the 'Saddle Bridge'."

    He picked up the long fish on another plate and said, "This is called 'soft pocket long fish', and it is our Huai'an people's favorite dish when we treat guests generously. What is 'soft pocket'?  It starts from the middle and hangs down at both ends, like a child¡¯s bellyband; some people think that this is a cooking method, which means that there is a procedure of thickening the eel during production, and the taste of the seasoning must be fully coated on the eel.  And to maintain the tenderness of the eel, that is, softness, even if the eel belly was fried hard at the beginning, it must be softened in the gravy at this time. Use the gravy as a base to wrap the eel softly,  It's called a 'soft pocket'."

    Listening to Tang Hou's discourse, savoring the delicacy of long fish, and admiring the dominance of the "full eel banquet" a large group of singers and dancers rushed in.

    These girls are all dressed up beautifully; everyone has a big smile on their face.

    Meng Fu looked at Tang Hou in amazement: "You, you're not enough? Bring such a large group of girls?"

    Tang Hou was also surprised: "I didn't want it!"

    Just wondering, the owner of "Hejialou" [1] walked in with a bottle of Gaogou Daqu [Jinshi Yuanjiu] in his hand, smiling, "My surname is He, and I am the head of this place [the boss claims to be]. I don't know Mr. Songxue  It¡¯s really a long way to welcome you when you come to the shop!¡± Then, he opened the bottle of good wine in his hand, ¡°This is the old wine that the shop has kept for fifteen years, there are only three bottles in total, let¡¯s take one first.  Here, sir, have a taste." He said while filling the wine glasses for Meng Fu and Tang Hou himself.

    Zhao Mengfu drank the fine wine in his glass and couldn't help giving a thumbs up, "It's really delicious!"

    Boss He said again: "Sir, if you drinkThe waiting wine has not yet woken up.

    ? On the surface, it seems that Wang Yanxi was killed while drunk, but in fact, looking closely at his life, even if he did not die drunk, he is not expected to die well.  As a king, you should put the people first, even if you have a little personal hobby, but the reason why it is difficult to be a king lies in the heavy responsibility.  Don't love the people, don't love the ministers, only know how to enjoy themselves, and never end well.

    ¡¾2¡¿The dishes are not arranged three times, the chopsticks are not enough for five, and the table is not enough for six

    There are many sayings in Chinese culture, and the phrase "not three dishes, five chopsticks, and six tables" is a very typical saying.

    Chinese people pay attention to etiquette, and the etiquette on the table can often reflect a person's self-cultivation and quality.  This proverb is all about etiquette at the table.  Literally, this proverb means that when someone is a guest at home, when eating, don't arrange three dishes, don't arrange chopsticks in five shapes, and don't sit and eat with six people.  In fact, it reflects a dining habit of the ancient people from the side.

    1. Don¡¯t put the dishes on the table. 3.

    "San" and "San" are homophonic, which has a bad meaning, and there are only three dishes, which are too shabby and impolite to guests.  Generally, good things come in pairs, and the same goes for entertaining guests.

    2. Chopsticks are not perfect

    Regarding "chopsticks cannot be made into five", it is said that chopsticks cannot be placed in five shapes: one is tear chopsticks, the other is sticky chopsticks, the third is horizontal chopsticks, the fourth is fork chopsticks, and the fifth is inverted chopsticks.  Chopsticks must be in pairs, no single chopsticks are visible.  Chopsticks have different sizes and lengths. A pair of chopsticks should be round at the top and round at the bottom. There must be a square and a circle.

    Three, there are not enough seats

    ? In the past, families with conditions would prepare a square table in the living room of the main room, named it the Eight Immortals Table, with two people sitting on one side and eight people per table. This rule is still preserved in many places.  Make two on each side, and sit one on each side to form a tortoise seat, which is equivalent to scolding both the subject and the guest.  Therefore, there are six people on the table who will avoid such a sitting method, just to prevent them from sitting in the shape of a turtle.

    In ancient times, there were many traditional table manners, although modern people do not pay so much attention to them.  But we still need to pay attention to some traditional etiquette, which represent a person's quality.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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