Chapter 126: Unusual Deliciousness
Hearing the footsteps outside, Su Shi and the others who were talking also stopped, and the eyes of the nine people all looked at the door. Immediately afterwards, I saw that the door of the meditation room was pushed open, and several small novices walked in one by one, each holding a tray with a delicate dish on it, and then sent it to Zhao Yan and the nine of them.
After a few small novices retreated, only to hear a steady footsteps outside, first a burst of sandalwood poured into the meditation room, and then a young monk wearing a moon-white monk's robe walked into the meditation room, only to see that this monk was about twenty-three or four years old, more than seven feet tall, his face was like a crown of jade sword eyebrows and a high nose, a pair of star-like eyes with a little smile, although he was a monk, but standing there like a handsome ** turbidity of the world's best son, if he removed the monk's robe and put on the scholar's shirt, I don't know how many infatuated girls to be fascinated by?
"A monk looks like this, is it any wonder that Yan Xing fell in love with him?" When Zhao Yan saw this young and handsome monk, he couldn't help but say to himself a little sourly, he didn't have to guess to know that the other party must be empty, although he didn't want to admit it, but if he only talked about appearance, he was really not as empty as the one in front of him, and even as soon as he came in, he compared the other men in the room with his appearance alone.
"Today, the little monk prepared a few more complicated dishes, so the time for serving the dishes was a little late, so the donors waited for a long time!" I saw that this handsome and angry man entered the room, and first gave a one-handed salute to everyone in the room, and then smiled apologetically.
"Haha, junior brother, you are too polite. This first dish is the most exquisite Luohan Zhai in my Buddhism, and it is full of color and fragrance, and the taste must be no different, I can't wait to try it! As soon as Likong's words fell, Liyuan laughed and spoke. The so-called Luohan Zhai is a famous dish of Buddhism, which requires the use of eighteen kinds of fresh ingredients, because it is secretly combined with the eighteen Arhats, so it is named Luohan Zhai.
"Hehe, as soon as the senior brother came, he named him to taste this Luohan Zhai, and the junior brother naturally had to do it with his heart. Wait a minute, let the senior brother taste whether the junior brother's dish has improved? He greeted Monk Yuan with a smile. It seems that the two brothers have met before.
"Third brother, look at Yan Xing!" At this moment, suddenly Cao Song, who was next to Zhao Yan, touched him with his elbow and said softly, Zhao Yan turned his head when he heard this. As a result, Yan Yuru's wonderful eyes were really staring at the empty body. There is a tenderness like water in his eyes. Judging the two of them from the previous coldness, it seems that her relationship with the empty is definitely not simple. It's just that what makes Zhao Yan a little strange is that Yan Yuru's eyes are gentle when she looks at the air. But he always felt a little awkward, but he couldn't say where it was awkward for a while?
At this time, the monk Yuan had already begun to introduce the guests who participated in today's incense banquet to the air, among which Zhao Yan's identity was the highest, so he was naturally the first to introduce him, but when he learned that the young man in front of him was Zhao Yan, the king of Guangyang County, who was in the limelight recently, but was very low-key, his eyes lit up at the moment, and he immediately stepped forward and saluted: "The little monk greets the king of the county, I don't know that the king of the county is coming, I am really a little lazy!" ”
"Master Likong is polite, this king came today at the invitation of a friend, I hope that the master's cooking skills will not disappoint this king!" Zhao Yan also stood up and half-jokingly joked, although he felt that the monk was too handsome, but since the other party had become a monk, the threat to him was much smaller, and he really hoped that those men who were more handsome than him were as self-aware as Kong.
"The king of the county is really a coincidence, the little monk has carefully cooked a few dishes today, and he will let the king taste them one by one, and he will definitely not disappoint the king of the county!" Sora said with a smile. He is already handsome, and his words and deeds are also very magnanimous, when talking to him, people feel like a spring breeze, and even Zhao Yan also appeared at this time, although he only said a few words to Kong, he unconsciously had a good impression of Kong, which shows the personality charm of this monk.
Next, he talked a few words with the other people who participated in the banquet, whether it was a great talent like Su Shi and Li Gonglin, or a gentleman like Cao Song and Hu Yanping, he could talk and laugh with each other, and finally he didn't shy away from talking to Yan Yuru for a few words, and he was also very calm, which made Cao Song and others who had been observing him carefully a little disappointed.
After I saw the empty and the nine people who participated in the incense banquet all said hello, I entered the main topic of the banquet, and briefly introduced the Luohan Zhai that had just been sent, especially the eighteen kinds of fresh materials used in it, as well as the general method of this dish, as a result, Zhao Yan heard this, it turned out that this dish looked very ordinary, and then there were different treatments for each material, and the cooking steps were also quite cumbersome, which can be said to be a dish with high requirements for cooking skills.
Next, he invited everyone to taste this Arhat Zhai, Zhao Yan also couldn't wait to use chopsticks to take a piece of shiitake mushroom and put it in his mouth, but as soon as the tip of his tongue met this piece of shiitake mushroom, he was immediately surrounded by a delicious taste, which made people have a great appetite all of a sudden, and even Zhao Yan, who was used to eating food, couldn't help but move chopsticks again.
What surprised Zhao Yan even more was that each ingredient in this Luohan Zhai had its own characteristics, whether fried or boiled or steamed, the taste was different, but they were all the same delicious, which made him close his eyes contentedly after eating four or five mouthfuls in a row, enjoying the satisfaction brought by the wonderful taste in his mouth, which should be the most delicious dish he had ever eaten when he traveled to the Great Song Dynasty.
In contrast, Su Shi and others next to them were also conquered by the deliciousness of this Luohan Zhai, one by one or closed their eyes and tasted slowly, or let go of the chewing, and everyone was immersed in the beautiful feeling brought by the food.
"Huh? Something is wrong? Zhao Yan, who was tasting the delicious food, suddenly opened his eyes, and there was a little doubt in his eyes, just now he was only concerned about tasting the delicious, but he ignored an important question, and he didn't suddenly notice it until now.
I saw Zhao Yan move his chopsticks again with a puzzled face, and tasted the eighteen ingredients in Luohan Zhai separately, which made him more sure of his guess, and at the same time muttered in a low voice: "This is impossible, how can Da Song have such a thing?" ”
Likong likes to see the satisfied appearance of others when they taste their own dishes, and at this time, Zhao Yan's expression is strange, and he also stepped forward with a smile and asked in a whisper: "What, isn't this arhat of the little monk suitable for the appetite of the county king?" ”
"Oh, no." Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment before he replied with a smile, "Actually, this king is also quite interested in the way of cooking, but I really can't figure out why Master Kong can cook this Luohan Zhai so delicious?" ”
Hearing that Zhao Yantang, a county king, did not shy away from saying that he was interested in cooking, which made Sora feel surprised and cordial at the same time, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the county king and the little monk are also fellow practitioners, this Luohan Zhai's practice is the secret of the little monk, and it doesn't hurt to tell the king of the county, but the method is too complicated, not a sentence or two can be explained, if the king of the county is interested, the little monk will come to visit another day, and then tell the king of the county of this dish?" ”
"This ...... What's so embarrassing about that? Zhao Yan didn't expect Sora to be so generous, and he had to teach him the skills of housekeeping when they met for the first time, which made him a little overwhelmed for a while.
"Haha, it's just a dish, the king of the county doesn't have to refuse!" Likong laughed very heroically, and it could be seen that he really didn't take the secret of cooking to heart, and he didn't want to curry favor with Zhao Yan, it looked like a mutual gift between friends, only about friendship and nothing else, which also made Zhao Yan's evaluation of this empty raise a few points again.
Just when Zhao Yan was talking to Kong, other people also woke up from the enjoyment of food, and they were full of praise for Kong's cooking skills, especially Su Shi was even more appreciative and joked: "It's empty, it's empty, you must live in the capital in the future, and you must not leave, otherwise I won't be able to eat!" ”
As soon as Su Shi's words came out, it immediately caused the rest of the people to laugh, and even at this time, Zhao Yan suddenly appeared, the iceberg-like beauty Yan Yuru also showed a few smiles on her face at this time after tasting the empty Luohan Zhai, and her eyes were more gentle when she looked at the air, but Zhao Yan still felt that Yan Yuru's gaze was a little awkward, and she didn't know what the reason was?
And just when Zhao Yan looked at Yan Yuru, he suddenly saw a gaze next to the other party looking at him, but he turned his head, but he just saw Xue Ning'er's somewhat annoyed gaze, it seemed that she was very dissatisfied with Zhao Yan only paying attention to Yan Yuru and ignoring herself, Zhao Yan could only smile helplessly, he actually didn't have much interest in these two lines, as for paying attention to Yan Yuru, it was just out of curiosity.
After tasting a seemingly ordinary, but actually very luxurious Luohan Zhai, the rest of the dishes were sent up in turn, such as Banjiang Shenyue, Dinghu Shangsu, etc., each dish is unique. These dishes were first introduced by the empty air, and then tasted by the guests, and each dish was extremely delicious, Su Shi and others also felt a great appetite, and they never put down the chopsticks, even Yan Yuru and Xue Ning'er, the two beautiful women, couldn't help but put down their usual reserve, and ate a lot of each dish.
In contrast, although Zhao Yan was also full of praise for the taste of each dish, but every time he tasted a dish, the doubts in his heart deepened, and he was now sure that if these dishes were just cooking, it would be impossible to make such a delicious taste, unless it was the kind of condiment that was put in the later generations, but how could the Great Song Dynasty have such a thing? (To be continued!)
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