Compared with the Russian-style buffet prepared for the American and British delegations last night, today's celebration banquet can be full of authentic Chinese food, and all of them are authentic Northeast cuisine. As for the wine, it is mainly based on Harbin's local famous wine, plus some foreign wine.

It's just that for Yang Zhen, those foreign wines are just decorations. What should really be drunk is the local sake whose degree makes those so-called foreign wines absolutely dwarfed. Joking about drinking those important foreign wines, if you don't drink too many of these foreign devils, how can you be more comfortable and soothe some of the resentment in your heart?

Chen Bo's hands and feet were very nimble, and after receiving Yang Zhen's notice, it didn't take half an hour for the two sumptuous tables to be set up. The chef specially transferred from the most famous Chinese restaurant in Harbin is very good, although the time is shorter. But within half an hour, two large tables of sumptuous food and wine were ready.

A table of authentic Northeast dishes such as extremely fresh fatty fish stewed tofu, Sixi meatballs, pot wrapped meat, plum cabbage button meat, chicken stewed mushrooms, red stewed beef, sweet and sour pork ribs, potato stewed kidney beans, dried tofu with sharp peppers, and refreshing double silk have been put on the table.

In fact, Yang Zhen knows that Westerners only eat meat when they eat pork, not to mention internal organs and head and hooves, and they don't eat pork ribs. If it weren't for the presence of Hopkins today, I'm sorry to be too spoofed. For that Stilwell, he will also bring these guys a table of a series of Northeast specialties such as fat sausage, boiled liver tip, torn pig heart, sauerkraut fried lungs, plus garlic blood sausage.

Instead of being like now, among the twelve dishes on each table, there is only a platter of pork skin jelly and fish scale jelly, and even Yang Zhen's favorite Northeast dish, sauerkraut and pork belly stewed blood sausage, is not served. Looking at a table of authentic Northeast food and touching his nose, Yang Zhen still sighed that he was too kind and didn't disgust these guys.

But considering the living habits of these guys who are not fully civilized, in their own country. In addition to the simple tableware for Chinese eating, everyone also has a pair of knives and forks and two spoons in front of them. There's no way, let these guys use chopsticks, it's obviously embarrassing, he Yang Zhen won't do such an eye-opening thing.

As for the wine, every table is a famous wine Tiandexing pot of Shuangcheng Real Estate. It's just that these liquors are not packed in simple jars or glass bottles, but are packaged in porcelain bottles with obvious Chinese classical charm, and a few bottles are placed on each table, which is very eye-catching.

This batch of obviously high-end liquor was still the loot seized by the Harbin Municipal Government when the Anti-Japanese Federation entered Harbin. It was still the so-called gift wine that the Binjiang Provincial Government of the puppet Manchurian Province was preparing to give to the Kwantung Army Headquarters. Moreover, this batch of wines is all old wines that have been cellared for more than 20 years.

As for the Western style liquor such as Harbin beer, vodka, and red and white wine, which were rumored to be very good in later generations, they were just put on two bottles. The foreign wine that Pearson gave to some leaders of the Anti-Japanese Federation was also clearly placed on the small table next to the wine table. At least for now, there is no point in going up at all.

Considering the drinking habits of Westerners, Yang Zhen made people a goblet in front of everyone. That's right, the kind of goblet that drinks wine. Drinking Chinese high-grade liquor from this cup, not to mention the American and British people who are not accustomed to Chinese liquor. Even the locals in the Northeast may not have a certain amount of alcohol, and they dare not take this kind of wine glass with exactly three or two or three glasses to drink the high-grade liquor of the Northeast real estate.

Holding this kind of goblet for drinking wine and drinking China's high-grade liquor is naturally not a big deal in later generations. But I'm afraid that right now, that is, Yang Zhen can do this kind of thing that is quite killing the scenery and Lang Fei. As for the wine cup where the child was drinking Chinese baijiu, it was not placed on the table at all.

In Yang Zhen's opinion, a small wine cup of about a penny, I don't feel it in one sip, so what's the point of drinking it? Drinking it with a wine bowl seems to be a little unsophisticated, after all, these two identities are placed here. People are not heroes in Liangshan, and they can't do ungentlemanly actions of drinking in a big bowl. The goblet that happened to drink wine replaced the goblet that was not available at this time and was very popular in later generations.

Seeing such a posture on the wine table, and then look at the few people Yang Zhen found to accompany the wine. The others don't know, so it's just that. And Pearson, who had been in Harbin for a while, looked at Yang Zhen with a crying and laughing expression. He really couldn't figure out what the guy in front of him wanted to do today, who was not addicted to alcohol, or even barely drank alcohol.

Pearson, who has lived in the Northeast for more than a year, is no stranger to this high level of Chinese baijiu on the table, and he has even drunk it himself. When he arrived in Harbin, Yang Zhen once gave him a few bottles. At the beginning, he only drank a small half bottle, and he was drunk for a whole day and a night. It was the first time he was so drunk, and it can be said that he has a deep memory.

This guy is at the celebration banquet, with so much strong wine, what does he want to do? Did he want to get Mr. Hopkins drunk? Thinking of this, Pearson was somewhat nervous. Yang Zhen poured others didn't matter to him, but he didn't dare to let Hopkins really get drunk. Pearson knew that Hopkins was not in good health and that something would happen if he drank heavily.

Compared with Pearson, who was extremely nervous, the other American and British officers over there seemed to be very relaxed. The authentic Northeast cuisine on the table and the fragrance that came to the nose made except for Major General Stilwell, who had been in China for a long time, other American and British officers who were half-cooked steaks in their home country even if they were high-end dishes, or smoked and grilled, couldn't help but widen their eyes, and the saliva in their mouths was about to flow out.

Not to mention those American and British officers who have somewhat lost their so-called gentlemanly manners, even those who have always been breezy and have eaten quite simply after coming to the Northeast. The daily diet is an authentic American diet, and at most Hopkins, who occasionally eats a little Russian diet, and Admiral Wavell, who is used to seeing big scenes, are two people. was greeted by the smell of vegetables on the table, and his eyes were about to pop out.

It is true that there are Chinese restaurants in the United States and the United Kingdom, but Chinese restaurants at this time are basically unattractive to high-ranking people in the United States and Britain. For those of the so-called upper class, French cuisine is their first choice. Chinese restaurants, that's where the inferior people eat. These high-ranking military officers who hold their own identities will never go.

Even the few who have eaten Chinese food have eaten special Chinese food that has been adapted to suit Western tastes. They who have never eaten Chinese food and don't know the profound Chinese food culture are naturally drooling by the Liao cuisine in front of them, which is full of color, flavor and flavor and is not very famous in Chinese cuisine.

Northeast cuisine, represented by Liao cuisine, is very greasy and has a heavy taste because of the climate of the Northeast itself. In addition, the zuò is not very exquisite, and the general Kannai people do not like it very much. Not to mention these people, even Yang Zhen himself feels a little too greasy.

But for most of these Americans and Britain, who have never eaten authentic Chinese food, the unique strong aroma of Liao cuisine because of its greasy nature has whetted their appetite. Because the Liao cuisine that pays more attention to the amount does not look good, but the aroma of this dish is not comparable to ordinary dishes.

During the inspection and visit, it is not that these people have not eaten Chinese food. But what they ate was Chinese food according to the standard of four dishes and one soup approved by Yang Zhen personally, so was it as rich as today? Let's talk about the army's cauldron dishes and the craftsmanship of the cooks, so what is the craftsmanship of today's chefs?

Looking at the expressions of different people, but obviously the attention is attracted by the table full of colorful and fragrant dishes, and even the previous arrogance of some people has long disappeared, and the throat is constantly moving, obviously swallowing saliva. The so-called glory of the general, the so-called gentlemanly demeanor of the Western high-ranking people, and the high-ranking officers of the United States and Britain have long been lost. Yang Zhen smiled and didn't say anything, guiding these guys into the table.

Yang Zhen, who adheres to the consistent military style, only has a few sentences in his opening remarks. Then after sitting down, he pointed to the liquor on the table, and said to Hopkins and Generals Wavell beside him: "This is a gift wine given to the Japanese Kwantung Army by the Binjiang Provincial Government of the puppet Manchurians, and today we will eliminate them all." ”

After that, Yang Zhen stood up again and personally poured half a glass of white wine into the wine glasses in front of Hopkins and Admiral Wavell. Although he only poured half a glass of white wine, he did not pour it full. But the capacity of this wine glass is here. Half a glass of liquor, but it is nearly two taels.

Hopkins, who was very uncomfortable by the aroma of high liquor in the wine glass in front of him, shook his head and said, "Yang, I appreciate your hospitality. This glass of wine also smells very good. Unfortunately, my body doesn't allow me to drink. My terrible liver has always made me shy away from this drink. Yang, I'm a big supporter of yours, you don't want me to go to God early. ”

Hopkins' humorous refusal, Yang Zhen didn't care. He himself had no intention of drinking with the man who had died of illness less than a year after the end of World War II, and his real target for drinking was Admiral Wavell, who was sitting on the other side of him. He saluted Hopkins first, but it was just a courtesy.

However, although Hopkins refused to drink, Yang Zhen personally scooped a bowl of chicken stewed mushroom soup for him, and put it in front of Hopkins meaningfully, pun intended: "Old friend, there is a saying in China that medicine is better than food." No matter how much medicine you take, it's just the surface of the treatment. To really consolidate the foundation and cultivate the yuan, it is necessary to start from the diet to regulate the body. ”

"In fact, many Chinese, as long as they can eat a full stomach, can live a long life. Because they are very particular about their diet. Chinese food culture is vast and profound, and if Mr. Hopkins lives in China for a long time, he may put aside his preconceptions about Chinese. Using traditional Chinese dietary therapy methods and traditional Chinese medicine to regulate the body, I think your liver disease is not incurable. ”

"Although traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine are slow to work, as long as they are used properly, they can still prolong their lives. There are many diseases that cannot be cured by your Western medicine, but we in Chinese medicine can prolong your life. Hopkins: Although the United States is industrially developed, some things may not be as traditional as the East. For example, for the recuperation of the body, I feel that Chinese medicine is more suitable. ”

"Hopkins is a graduate of the prestigious Greennier College and should know that the chemical industry itself is inherently toxic. The drugs developed by the chemical industry are also toxic. Western medicine is a double-edged sword, which is constantly harming our body while curing diseases. Compared with the chemical effects of Western medicine, the Chinese diet is more beneficial to your body. ”

"This is the most folk style chicken stew in our Northeast China, the chickens are pure green and naturally raised, without any feed and medicine. Mushrooms are also harvested from the primeval forests of the Xing'an Mountains, and have not been polluted in any way, so eating more is good for your body. Chicken soup is a great tonic in traditional Chinese food culture. It is very good for the weak. ”