Traveling through food to conquer other worlds

"Old Li, I didn't expect him to stand out. He comes from a family of soup cookers. The broth he makes is pure in color and rich in flavor. He can cook all kinds of soup dishes from all over the country."

"I didn't expect Mr. Li to go out in person this time. The soup seems to be stable."

As soon as the old man walked out, almost everyone in the imperial dining room recognized him.

Su Han listened to the discussions of the people around him, and his mind became a little dignified. This old man seemed to have some skills.

When the Empress and Xiaoqing saw him coming out, their expressions changed slightly. Before the Empress succeeded to the throne, this old man was in charge of the soup for the last two generations of emperors. He was the oldest in the entire Imperial Dining Room and was also recognized as the chef. The most powerful person in Tangshan.

"This is Buddha Jumping Over the Wall made by a villain. Please taste it, Your Majesty the Empress!"

The old man walked up to the Empress step by step, and after saluting respectfully, he put the earthen jar carried by an eunuch behind him in front of the Empress.

The earthen jar is tightly sealed, even if it is close in front of your eyes, you can only vaguely smell some fragrance emanating from the earthen jar.

"Buddha jumps over the wall..."

The Empress murmured, her brows slightly frowned, but she quickly let go.Although this Buddha Jumping Wall is a famous soup and consumes a lot of precious ingredients, this old man is loyal to the royal family and has served two generations of emperors, so it would be a bit magnanimous to blame him for such a trivial matter.

Su Han naturally knew about the Buddha Jumping Over the Wall, but he didn't know if he used the same materials and techniques as the Buddha Jumping Over the Wall in his impression.

The authentic Buddha jumping wall is made by gathering together abalone, sea cucumber, fish lip, yak hide glue, king oyster mushroom, tendon, flower mushroom, cuttlefish, scallops, quail eggs, etc., adding broth and Shaoxing wine, and simmering over low heat.After cooking, it is tender and moist, rich in meaty aroma, meaty but not greasy, and has a delicious taste.

While he was staring at the jar, Mr. Li also used tools to gradually pry open the mouth of the jar.

With the opening of the can, a strong mixed fragrance instantly hits the nostrils.

Su Han squinted his eyes slightly, and judged the ingredients that Mr. Li used by the smell.

His nose is very sensitive and blessed with internal strength, and the smell he asked is clearer. After a moment of discrimination, although there is a difference between this Buddha Jumping Wall and his impression, the difference is not very big, and there are some things that Su Han doesn't know. fresh ingredients.

The smell emanated from the small jar, and almost everyone at the scene was intoxicated. The fragrance was so mellow and attractive, and their appetites were all stimulated.

The Empress's eyes also brightened. Although she hasn't tasted this soup yet, it should taste very good.

Mr. Li presented a bowl of thick soup to the Empress with a spoon.

The soup is very rich, blending the flavors of various ingredients, generally showing a light golden color, with almost no residue in it, looking golden, transparent and noble, like the overlord in the soup.

Under the sunlight, its surface shone like fish scales.Regardless of its taste, its appearance alone is unique among soups.

The empress took a spoonful and tasted it.

After entering the golden soup, the flavors and spices of various ingredients collided in the mouth instantly, and the flavors were heavy one after another, like endless waves.

The empress nodded slightly. This soup is rich in flavor and rich in layers. The unique flavors of various ingredients have been brought to the extreme. In addition, the complex flavors formed after mixing continue to impact the taste buds, and it is full of umami.

It has to be said that Mr. Li's understanding of Tang has reached a certain level.After savoring the smell of the Buddha jumping over the wall carefully, Su Han also gave Li Lao a high look.

"This soup tastes good, but it's too extravagant to use, so it's better to make it less in the future." The empress said slowly.

"Little man, thank you Empress for your praise!" After saying the empress' affirmation, Mr. Li was still very happy. As for the second half of what the empress said, he subconsciously blocked it.

"Chef Su, where's your soup?" The next moment, Mr. Li shifted his gaze to Su Han, with a hint of aloofness in his eyes.

He started making this soup early this morning, and until now, he has used all kinds of top ingredients. He doesn't believe that when Su Han made the pork siu mai here, he boiled the broth by the way, so what if it is boiled?
In front of his Buddha jumping over the wall, ordinary broth is just rubbish that is difficult to eat!
The other chefs were almost all on Mr. Li's side, with a hint of joy on their faces, as if they had seen the final victory.

"Your Majesty, I will make the soup later, Your Majesty." Su Han smiled slightly, with a reassuring confidence on his face.As he spoke, he picked up a kitchen knife and cut a huge slit in the pork siu mai in the steamer.

Naturally, he doesn't have time to make soup, so when making this siu mai, he has already made some arrangements.

Everyone was puzzled by Su Han's act of cutting open the big siu mai.Looking along the opening, there are fist-sized coconuts in the center of the siu mai.

Su Han took out one of the coconuts with a shovel, put it on a plate, and handed it to the empress, "Your Majesty, please taste it!"

"Chef Shu is joking? This is obviously a tribute to His Majesty's coconut, not soup at all!" Li Lao said at this time, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

"How does Chef Li know that the coconut is not filled with soup?" Su Han looked at him and asked, "Food is about mixing and substituting. It does look like a coconut on the outside, but the inside has not been opened yet? Judging food by its appearance alone , as a chef, isn't it thoughtless?"

"You!" Mr. Li felt that his white beard was twisted with anger, but he didn't expect Su Han to teach him a lesson at this time!
"Don't keep it closed, just open it." The Empress said after glancing at the two of them.

Seeing this, Su Han slowly used a knife to open the cut that had already been made on the top of the coconut.

After the coconut mouth was opened, there was no smell, only a little heat came out of it.

Many chefs moved their noses, but they didn't smell anything.This is very wrong, even if it is simply steamed coconut, it should have the taste of coconut.

The empress who was closest to the coconut squinted her eyes at the moment, because this coconut was very unusual, it was filled with a translucent white substance, she couldn't tell what it was, but it didn't look like a liquid, but a solid.

The other chefs stood on tiptoes, stretched their necks, vaguely saw the translucent substance in the coconut, and all looked thoughtful.

"It's like bone marrow, but not quite."

They were not sure what was in the coconut, but Su Han seemed to be really prepared.

"What is this?" the empress looked at Su Han and asked.Although she didn't know much about Su Han, the food he cooked was delicious. Since he delivered the coconuts with confidence, it shouldn't be easy.