2193 Diet taboos
The Duke of Newcastle was so angry that he was angry, "Empress and consulate? Please, have you Chinese and British diplomatic relations established? Have you exchanged letters of nationality? You are just Eastern guests now, representing an organization rather than a country!"
"If you want the power of embassy and consulate, you have to get our recognition first. How can you get our recognition? You have to please our Queen first!"
"Now I order you to modify the menu. If you give such dishes to the Queen, you may not be able to bear such consequences!"
The Duke of Newcastle underestimated the stubbornness of these Chinese people. No matter what he said, he would not let him go to the study to rest, but he would definitely have no way to see the head of state.
At this moment, a tired voice came from behind the crowd, "Give me a look!"
As soon as the voice was remembered, the soldiers present stood attentively and saluted as if they were touched by a switch on their bodies. Except for a few chefs from Ryukyu, the chefs all knelt down from the Qing Dynasty and Fusang and Nanyang.
Xiao Letian appeared in front of everyone with red bloodshot eyes. Even Doctor Huang Xie didn't expect that the Anshen Decoction, which could have been in charge of four hours, would fail in just three hours. It can be seen how much pressure Xiao Letian was.
"Give me the menu!" Xiao Letian said unhappily, and the Duke of Newks quickly snatched the menu from Liu Dadao and handed it to Xiao Letian with both hands.
"First of the Year, I have to listen to me today. This banquet is so important. You have already gained good impressions in front of the Queen. Can't you make this banquet ruined it?"
Xiao Letian ignored him and waved his hand, "I see it myself, I have my own judgment!"
As soon as I opened this menu, Xiao Letian only glanced at it and knew the key to the problem. After all, it was the gap between the East and the West food culture.
The Chinese should be considered the least jealous nation in human society. There was a proverb in the past that it would not eat planes flying in the sky, cars running on the ground, benches with four legs, and eat whatever is left.
This is a bit exaggerated, but it also reflects the diversity of Chinese people's diet.
The vast land, complex terrain, and mixed living of multiple ethnic groups have led to mutual tolerance of eating habits. Many remote ingredients are spread across the country little by little over a long period of time.
In addition, since ancient times, there has been no Monotheistic religion in China to control people's hearts, and there will be no God to tell the people what they cannot eat. Gradually, Chinese cuisine became rich and colorful.
Europeans do not eat animal heads and hooves. It seems that only Prussians and some people in Northern Europe enjoy heavy-tasting foods.
Animal internal organs and blood are also not eaten, because religion believes that this is an unclean thing.
Freshwater fish Europeans dislike the prickly and earthy smell. In addition, Europe has many coastlines and a rich supply of seafood, so sea fish naturally replaces freshwater fish.
The same is true for crabs. With delicious sea crabs, no one will consider small freshwater crabs.
Also, pets are absolutely inedible to cats and dogs in Europe. Although there was no animal protection organization in this era, Europeans recognized that cats and dogs are both human friends, so they would never eat these things.
Xiao Letian closed the menu and said to Liu Dadao, "I know you want to show off your cooking skills, but some things are taboos and cannot be served!"
"Snake meat, cat meat, dog meat... all removed from the menu. If I don't eat this thing, do you still want to give it to the queen?"
"Don't make heads and horns, remove them all, but the crab-stewed oranges, secret braised fish and other freshwater aquatic products on your menu can be retained..."
"Wait..." The Duke of Newcastle quickly dissuaded "This cannot be kept, God, although that kind of crude food does not violate the doctrine, it cannot be given to the queen!"
Xiao Letian rubbed his temples and smiled with a strong heart. "Duke, you don't understand, please believe my chef team! As long as the ingredients they provide do not violate the doctrine and do not cause huge plans, then please let them go and do it. Believe in miracles!"
"Come on, let's have breakfast together, don't waste time here. How about I treat you to beef noodles? A very classic Chinese delicacy, but you have to learn to use chopsticks!"
No one dared to disobey Xiao Letian's decision, and all the chefs immediately went back to adjust the menu. Then countless purchasing staff accompanied by British housekeepers, left the East Palace in a carriage.
When Xiao Letian left, he specifically reminded Liu Dadao. He whispered, "These Europeans are all hypocrites. When you process ingredients, you must remember to change the knife and try not to serve the ingredients as they are..."
"For example, let's talk about your secret braised fish. Don't be like in China. The fish head and tail are all on the table. In this way, Europeans will think that they are eating the corpse of fish, which is very indecent!"
"You disassemble the fish and cut it into beautiful shapes of uniform size. Whether it is sliced or shredded, you can do whatever you want, as long as you don't let them see the whole shape..."
"Damn, tasting delicious food can't make them psychologically burdened. You said it's so difficult! Go and do it according to the principles I said..."
The huge team immediately began to act according to the will of the head of state. When Xiao Letian came to the study, he found that the duke did not taste the bowl of steaming beef noodles, but looked out the window blankly.
"What's wrong? Can't you accept such food? This is beef, not a taboo..."
"No, no, I'm not saying that this bowl of strange noodles is not delicious. On the contrary, I just drank a sip of a very unique broth, and even the noodles have a unique taste... I was attracted by the angels in the garden!"
Xiao Letian looked up and found that Fang Guan in the garden was training the Chinese musicians who came with the boat, and one of them was contacting the musicians who played the guzheng.
Europeans have never heard of such wonderful music, without the precision of symphony like mathematics, but they have the kind of freedom to do in nature.
With Fangguan's beautiful figure, the duke was completely infatuated!
Xiao Letian did not disturb the Duke's appreciation of beauty and elegance. He first wiped out a large bowl of beef noodles in front of him. When he was hungry, he drank a bowl of strong and hot noodles. The feeling of fulfillment was really unspeakable.
"My dear Duke, don't look anymore, be careful that your eyes will fall out... Tell me the serious thing. What do you think the Prime Minister will use to attack me today?"
The Duke of Newx with reluctance to leave his eyes retreated from Fangguan, and saw him clumsyly using chopsticks and whispering, "I'll reveal some rumor to you because of our relationship as a business partner!"
"This morning Prince Edward and the Queen had a secret conversation for more than half an hour, and then Gladstone accompanied the Prince to have breakfast, and then the Prince went to see the Prime Minister..."
"Everything is developing on the better side, so don't worry! That's why I pay so much attention to this dinner. If you can add more points, your diplomatic activities will be better!"
Chapter completed!