C2194 dietary taboo

Duke of Newcastle was angered to the point of laughing, "Consulate? Please, have you established a relationship with Britain? Have the two sides exchanged letters of credence yet? All of you are now merely distinguished guests from the East. You represent an organization and not a nation! "

"You want power in the 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 this dish to the Queen for tasting, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear the consequences!"

Duke of Newcastle had underestimated the stubbornness of these Chinese. No matter what he said, they would not let him go at all, they could go to the study to rest but they would never be able to see the Head of the Guards.

Just then, a tired voice from behind the crowd said, "Show me the menu!"

The moment the voice came out, all the soldiers present stood at attention and saluted as if they had touched a switch on their bodies. Other than the few chefs from Ryukyu, the rest of the chefs including Fu Sang Nan Yang all knelt down.

A Xiao Letian with bloodshot eyes appeared in front of everyone. Even the Evil Doctor Huang did not expect that the pill which he could control for eight hours, would lose its effect in such a short period of time, which showed just how much pressure Xiao Letian had.

"Give me the menu!" said unhappily. The Duke of Newkes quickly took the menu from Liu Dadao's hands and gave it to him with both of his hands.

"Chief, you have to listen to me about today's matter. This banquet is too important. You have already gotten a good impression from the Queen. You can't be upset because of this banquet, right?"

Xiao Letian ignored him and waved his hand, "I can see for myself, I have my own judgment!"

After opening the menu and taking a quick look, Xiao Letian knew the crux of the problem. In the end, it was the difference between the Eastern and Western cuisine cultures.

The Chinese should be considered the least taboo people in human society. In the past, there was a saying that flying planes did not eat, cars that ran on the ground did not eat, four-legged stools did not eat, and the rest ate everything.

This is a bit of an exaggeration, but it also reflects the diversity of Chinese diets.

The land was vast, the terrain was complex, and there were many ethnic groups living in it. This resulted in the tolerance of eating habits. Many of the cold and distant food ingredients had slowly spread throughout the country over a long period of time.

Plus, since ancient times, there has never been a monotheism to control the hearts of people, and there is no God to tell people what they can't eat. Gradually, Chinese cuisine has become rich and colorful.

Europeans did not eat animals' heads and hooves, and only some of the people of Prussian and Northern Europe would eat food as heavy as pig hands.

The internal organs and blood of animals are also not to be eaten, because religion considers them to be unclean.

Freshwater fish were not considered thorny or earthy by Europeans. Coupled with the European coastline, the supply of seafood was plentiful, so they naturally replaced freshwater fish.

The same goes for crabs. With fresh sea crabs, no one would consider a small freshwater crab.

Cats and dogs could not be eaten in Europe. Although there were no animal protection organizations in this era, the Europeans recognized cats and dogs as human friends, so they would definitely not eat these things.

Xiao Letian closed the menu and said to Liu Dadao: "I know you want to demonstrate your culinary skills, but there are some things that are taboo and cannot be served on the table!"

"Snake meat, cat meat, dog meat …" I'm not even going to eat it. Do you still want to give it to the queen? "

"Don't do any head or hooves. Remove them all. However, you can keep fresh water such as crab fermented orange, secret braised fish and other fresh water products on your menu …"

"Wait …" Duke of Newcastle quickly advised. "We can't keep this either, god, although that kind of harsh food is not against the teachings of the king, it can't be given to the queen!"

Xiao Letian rubbed his temples and forced out a smile, "Duke, you don't understand, please trust my chef team! As long as the ingredients they provide do not offend the teachings or cause any huge problems, then please let them do as they please and believe in the miracles! "

"Come come come, let's eat breakfast together, don't waste time here, how about I treat you to beef noodles? Very classic Chinese cuisine, but you have to learn to use chopsticks!

No one dared to disobey Xiao Letian's decision, all the chefs immediately went back to adjust their menu, following that, countless other buyers, accompanied by the British butler, rode a horse carriage and left the Eastern Palace.

Xiao Letian specifically warned Liu Dadao before he left, and said in a low voice: "These Europeans are all hypocrites, when you process the ingredients, you must remember to change your blade, and try your best to not make the ingredients appear on the table as they are …"

"For example, your secret Red Braised Fish, don't be like the domestic Red Braised Fish. The head and tail of the fish are all on the table, so the Europeans will think that they are eating the body of the fish. It's very unsightly!"

"Take apart the fish and cut it into beautiful shapes that match in size. Slice it up or cut it into pieces. As long as you don't let them see through the whole shape …"

"Damn, eating delicious food can't make them feel bad, how hard do you think it is to do? "Hurry up and do what I say."

When Xiao Letian came to the study room, he discovered that the Duke did not taste the bowl of steaming hot beef noodles, but just stared blankly outside the window.

"What's wrong? Can't you accept such food? "This is beef, it's not some kind of taboo …"

"No, no, no. I'm not saying that this bowl of strange noodles is not tasty. On the contrary, I just had a very unique broth, even the noodles have a unique taste …" I was attracted by the angel in the garden! "

Xiao Letian raised his head to look. It turned out that Fang Guan was training those Chinese musicians who came with the boat, and one of them, the musician who was playing a zither was contacting him.

Europeans had never heard such wonderful music before. It did not have the mathematical precision of a symphony, but there was a kind of free will in nature.

When paired with Fang Guan's beautiful figure, the Duke became infatuated!

Xiao Letian did not disturb the Duke from admiring the beauty and elegance of the noodles. He first annihilated a large bowl of beef noodles in front of him.

"My dear Duke, stop looking. Be careful not to let your eyes fall out... "Let's get down to business. What do you think the Prime Minister will attack me with today?"

The Duke of Newkes looked away from Fang Guan, only to see him clumsily using his chopsticks, speaking with a low voice, "Since we are business partners, I will reveal some news to you!"

"This morning, Prince Edward and the Queen had a secret conversation for half an hour, after that, Gladstone accompanied the Prince to have breakfast, after that, the Prince went to see the Prime Minister."

"Everything is progressing in the right direction, so you can rest assured! "That's why I'm so concerned about this banquet. If you could get a few more points, your diplomatic service would probably be even better!"

"Listen to my advice, change the menu... "Also, don't be stingy with your precious spices. Whether you can conquer the Queen's taste buds will depend on your performance tonight …"