Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 543
The movie was almost over and it was time for dinner.The outdoor movie here at the swimming pool will be played all day long, but everyone has already started to move towards the dining hall.

The dining hall of Longchang Temple smells of meat.The dining hall is one of the few departments that is directly run by the monks in the temple, because it is always reassuring to see fat monks coming to prepare meals.Regardless of meat or vegetables, and no distinction between spices, they would go in and out with plates and replenish the food displayed on the dining table.

Specialty foods like "Longchang Temple Pork Knuckle" are not directly displayed because they have to be eaten hot to be delicious.There is a row of windows on one side of the dining hall. If you want to eat, you can grab a plate and there will be a monk inside scooping out a whole pork knuckle from the stew pot.There are also other windows serving noodles, dumplings, etc., all freshly made.

Because the food is served in a Buddhist temple, there are two very distinctive stalls here.

Vegetarian stall.This stall mainly provides vegetables, but more often it provides imitation meat dishes such as "King Kong Fire Recipe", which are also specially made for pilgrims.And looking at the menu, the categories are very complete.There are imitation pork knuckles, imitation grilled mutton, imitation meat dishes, and so on. There is no place in Yingtian that can provide such a complete range of imitation meat dishes.

There is also a vegetarian stall.The vegetarian food stall is very small, with only one window, because there are not many kinds inside.This is the same meal eaten by the monks in the real temple. Whether it is a good experience or a real meal, you can try it here.

"Wow" Shangluo stood at the door of the dining hall.The aroma of the pork knuckle is very prominent and distinctive, and you can smell it here.

"Yes, angelica, kaempferia, clove." Shangluo smelled the formula, "It's good, it feels better than the one in the Imperial Kitchen."

"Where did the imperial kitchen come from so many spices?" Wen Yuan shook his head, "The imperial kitchen only obtained those spices to curb the spoilage of the cans, and to provide some for those who open the cans before the long shelf life ends. A pleasant surprise in terms of flavor. Other than that, wow. It’s hard to say enough.”

"You know it very well."

"Because I've done it, you can believe it. Sometimes when we have dinner at Guanglu Temple, my master and I open cans in the back kitchen, one after another, and then put them on plates and send them away. It's not a kitchen, it's just a reverse can Factory, and the banquet is held right next to the cannery. Sometimes I think, it would be better for everyone to go to the food factory in the imperial dining room to get it directly from the production line, it would be more delicious. Here. "

He pointed to the ground: "The food here has a soul. Exclusive recipes, carefully cooked, and free of charge. Because you have already paid for it before, do you know what it means to eat for free?"

"What does it mean?"

"It means that the master who prepares food will never have shaky hands, because more or less or less has nothing to do with him. It's just one piece, and it's pretty much the same anyway."

"I really admire the masters in this temple."

From the door, you can see many monks in monk robes busy inside.Some were young monks sweeping and mopping the floor, while others were preparing meals behind the display window.There are even people eating directly because they get food directly from the vegetarian window.

The entire dining hall was filled with the aroma of meat.Especially the soup pot of squat pork knuckle and other braised vegetables exudes an extremely mellow and outstanding aroma.

"It's quite impressive to be able to resist eating vegetarian food in this smell and environment. Speaking of which," he asked Wen Yuan next to him, "Do the monks practice any exercises?"

"Hard Qigong. In fact, a lot of Hard Qigong comes from places like Shaolin. However, none of the monks practice immortality, at least not openly. After all, this kind of practice to extend life in this life is a step away from Nirvana and transcendence. They are coming farther and farther. Maybe there will be a tribe of them that will take this road in the future, but not now."

"Yeah" Shangluo nodded, "I wonder what will happen after we start the road to be promoted to heavenly beings."

He looked around and saw that Phaethon and the three men had not arrived yet.

"Where are they?" Han Xingzhi asked from the side, "I want to sign, sign and sign. Can I sign during lunch?"

Although Wen Yuan didn't say anything, he looked expectantly.

"Wait, let me ask." He asked Phaethon on the Fetion card.

"Haha, tsk, tsk." Shaking his head, Shangluo replied, "They are coming later. They want to soak all kinds of scents. Let's eat first." The dining hall is big, but the guests are not too big. Many, after all, it is quite expensive here.

We found a place near the edge of the dining area, a large table that was convenient for picking up dishes, and several people sat down first.

"I'll go get something to eat first."

Shangluo stood up first.In fact, he has eaten everything else, such as pork knuckles, which can be eaten in other places.He was just curious about what the monks in the temple ate.

He went straight to the vegetarian food stall. The monk inside looked at him and asked, "Little donor, do you have a rough face? Is this your first time?"

"Uh-huh."

"Then I suggest you eat a small bowl. I'm afraid you won't be able to swallow it. If you don't have enough, come back and get it, otherwise it will be wasted."

Shangluo nodded: "Then let's have a small bowl."

He always respects the opinions given by professionals.The master chef inside said this, which means that many people may not be able to eat this stuff.

In fact, Shangluo already had a premonition.Because there was nothing in the stall, just a metal bucket and large and small bowls and chopsticks, so there was no choice at all.

as expected.Opening the tube, the master took a spoonful out of it with a slotted spoon and put it in a small bowl along with the soup - of course, he still used chopsticks to fold the noodles for Shangluo to make them look better.

A portion of noodles was presented in front of me.It’s a small bowl, so you can probably only take two bites.The soup is slightly green, like vegetable soup.There are noodles in the soup. The noodles are not the tough Yangchun noodles, but mushy noodles. They don’t look like dried noodles.
There was no garnish at all, just two leaves.

Nothing else.No oily flowers, nothing else.

"." Wen Yuan looked at him, "Do you also want to be a monk?"

"If a monk eats this on a daily basis, it would be too bitter to be a monk. Have you tasted it?"

"Of course I have tasted it, but it's hard to describe the taste in one word. No, it can be described in one word."

"What do you mean?"

"You'll know when you taste it yourself."

Shangluo took a bite.
Indeed, it can be said in one sentence, but it has no taste at all.This thing seems to be a "cooking meal" specially made to fill people's stomachs, without even a bit of oil or water.After one gulp, all four elements are empty and all thoughts are gone.

"Speaking of which, I see that you usually enjoy eating steamed buns. Is this different?"

Shangluo shook his head: "It's completely different. I can feel some... some different feelings. Although the steamed bun is simple, the person who makes it wants to create a delicious taste in simplicity. And this bowl of noodles, the person who made it I just don’t want it to taste good. I fully feel his wishes. Indeed, one bowl is enough.”

　One more chapter to come.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)