The Age of Discovery: Chinese cuisine swept across Europe

Lady Fernando took a sip of soup, put down the spoon, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "No wonder you always come here to eat. After eating the food here, you don't even think highly of the food at home."

Lord Fernando smiled and said, "I don't come here often. I've only been here a few times, mainly to try out the food for my grandfather's birthday party. Pedro is a regular here, coming almost every day."

Baron Fernando said, "His shop has only been open for a few days. Even if I come here every day, I won't eat much more than my brother, so don't be jealous of me. If you want to eat, you can come often in the future. The prices here are not expensive for you."

Lady Lord said: "I will bring Chris and Evelyn to try it some other day. I'm sure they will like it very much."

"They will both love the desserts here," said the Baron.

"Yes. Last time Paul brought a box of snacks back, and both children loved them. Chris still remembers them to this day," said the Lady.

Colonel Fernando's wife said: "My three boys also like it very much. They asked their father to bring some back. Francis is always so busy that he always forgets it, so I just find the way myself and bring the children back to eat."

The two ladies reached a common goal: "Elena, let's do it together next time."

"it is good!"

The Baron tasted the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall with satisfaction and said nothing more. He guessed that he had successfully attracted customers for the Chinese restaurant again today.

Lord Mello tasted the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in silence, with his eyes lowered, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The baron said, "Simon, the restaurant owner Min said that after dinner, he wants to ask you for help with something."

Lord Mello looked up sharply: "Really? What's the matter?"

The baron smiled and said, "After dinner, don't leave in a hurry. Min will come to you when he is done. He needs your help with something small."

Lord Melo's curiosity was fully aroused, and his mood was much higher. They wanted to ask him for help, what did they need? Would it be a chance to meet a beautiful woman? But when he thought about his embarrassing appearance being seen by the beautiful woman, he suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.

He has this kind of personality. He remembers all his embarrassing and painful experiences vividly. He can't let go of them for a long time and is controlled by this low mood. It's hard for him to remember those happy moments. All his romances died in various kinds of embarrassment and embarrassment.

The dishes were served one after another, and everyone ate and commented on the food. In short, no one was dissatisfied.

After the dishes were served, the main course of seafood noodles was brought up. Gail said, "Today's main course is seafood noodles, which is also part of the tasting. Please taste it. It needs to be mixed evenly before eating."

At this time, everyone had eaten a lot of dishes and were basically full. The seafood noodles were placed on a small plate. The portion was not large, just two or three chopsticks' worth, and it was covered with a thick layer of shrimp and crab chops.

Except for the Baron, no one here had ever eaten noodles, so they were all very curious: "What is this made of?"

The baron picked up a fork and began to mix the noodles, explaining, "It's made of wheat flour. Try it all, it's sure to be good."

Everyone thought that since they were going to have the noodles at the birthday party, they would definitely taste good, so they imitated the Baron and started stirring the noodles. Then they picked up a few noodles with a fork and put them in their mouths. The new taste surprised everyone again. They knew it would be delicious, but they didn't expect it to be so delicious.

Generally speaking, the taste of food is inversely proportional to a person's degree of fullness, but in Chinese restaurants, this rule does not seem to apply. The appetites of people who were originally full are aroused again, and everyone starts to feast on the food as if their stomachs are not full.

The noodles were full of juicy crab and shrimp meat, and had a soft, delicate texture, and was extremely sweet. Unfortunately, the noodles were gone after just a few bites, and everyone scraped up all the minced meat on the plate and ate it relishing the thought.

"This boss is amazing. I thought I was full, but this noodles made me feel like I could have another plate," said Lieutenant Colonel Fernando.

"Yes, I feel the same way. This person's cooking skills are so good that I think he is good enough to cook for Your Majesty." Someone seconded.

Lord Fernando said, "I dare say that Your Majesty has never tasted noodles so delicious. Simon, am I right?"

Lord Melo was very full. He covered his mouth with a handkerchief, burped, and nodded, saying, "You are right. Your Majesty has never eaten such delicious food."

As heirs to the title, they had one or two opportunities every year to attend banquets in the palace. They had also eaten food prepared by the royal chef and thought it was delicious at the time. But thinking back now, there was a huge difference compared to this Chinese chef.

The baron smiled and said, "Do you think that since His Majesty ate the food prepared by Min at the banquet, will he recruit him to the palace to be the imperial chef?"

"If that happens, we will never have the chance to enjoy such delicious food again," said Lieutenant Colonel Fernando.

Lord Melo shook his head: "Not really. Although His Majesty loves to have fun, he doesn't care that much about food. He won't recruit a foreign cook into the palace."

Everyone looked at him in surprise; they didn't expect him to say that.

The baron smiled and said, "It seems that Simon knows your Majesty better."

"Just more contact than you guys." Lord Mello said lightly.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they sat on the balcony and chatted, waiting for Min Xi to be free. Downstairs, diners were coming in and out, and it was very lively. It seemed that there was no need to promote this restaurant, as it was already very popular.

Min Xi was busy in the kitchen until after nine o'clock when he finished cooking all the dishes. Then he took off his hat and went to the private room on the second floor to listen to the feedback from the Baron and others.

The private room had been cleaned up by Gale, and everyone had not left yet. Some were drinking tea and chatting, and some were enjoying the breeze on the balcony. This was the advantage of the private room on the second floor. Of course, there was a minimum consumption standard for the private room. If there were not enough people and the number of dishes was not enough, they could not come here, unless the downstairs was full and there was no one upstairs.

Min Xi asked: "Do you have any opinions on today's Fu Shou Quan and staple food?"

What can they say? All they can say is that it tastes good.

The baron said, "They all tasted good, but the staple food was a little small. Will there be more at the banquet?"

Min Xi smiled and said, "Your Excellency Baron, have you forgotten? There are more dishes at the banquet than the ones I made. There are also dishes from other chefs and desserts. But if you think it's okay to add some, I'll increase the amount. Any other comments?"

Lord Fernando said, "No more. If you have any request, just tell Pedro directly. He will try his best to satisfy you. Pedro, thank you for your hard work."

Min Xi nodded: "The dish Fu Shou Quan needs to be slowly stewed in small pottery pots, so you need to prepare enough pottery pots according to the number of guests. One pottery pot is enough for about ten people. You also need to have a corresponding number of small stoves, which can be set up temporarily and dismantled after the banquet is over. As for the ingredients, you also need to prepare enough. I have asked His Excellency the Baron to prepare them in advance. They should not be in place yet. I will assist him."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Min," said Lord Fernando.

Min Xi said, "Then Mr. Baron, please come with me to buy ingredients tomorrow morning. We need to go early. We will meet at the seafood market at the pier at five o'clock."

The baron's mouth twitched: "So early! What do you need? Can't I arrange for someone to go fishing?" He had never gotten up at five o'clock in his life.

Min Xi smiled and said, "You also need to know what to catch. I will be waiting for Your Excellency the Baron at the seafood market at five o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I'll try to come as early as possible." The baron said helplessly.

Lord Melo waited until they finished their conversation and left before asking Min Xi, "Pedro said you had something to talk to me about?"

Min Xi looked at Lord Melo and said, "Your Excellency, I do have a small matter that I would like to ask you for help with."

"You tell me." Lord Mello had been thinking about this matter all night, and had been wondering what it was.

Min Xi said, "It's like this. I want to write our store name and address on the wooden boxes that hold snacks in our store. I want to ask someone to design it in artistic font. The Baron said that you write the best artistic font, so I would like to ask you to do me a favor. I wonder if you are willing to do it?"

Lord Melo was stunned: "Let me help you write the store name and address on the wooden box?"

Min Xi said hurriedly: "You don't need to write the wooden box, just write it on the paper, and we will write the rest ourselves. We will pay you a little, or treat you to a meal."

Lord Melo thought for a moment and said, "I don't need any reward. Can you tell me the name of your partner?"

Min Xi couldn't help but hold his forehead. This guy still hadn't given up on Yun Ji: "If I don't tell you, you won't help me write it?"

Lord Mello's eyes were sincere: "I just want to make friends with him, is that not okay?"

"I understand that you want to be friends with him, but exchanging your signature for your name won't work. Why don't you just forget it? I'll find someone else to help you and won't trouble you." Min Xi didn't want to exchange Yun Ji's privacy, even though Yun Ji's name was not difficult to find out.

Lord Mello didn't expect him to be so straightforward, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him: "Wait, let me write it for you. I don't have a pen at hand now, go back and write it and bring it back."

Min Xi said hurriedly: "Thank you, sir. We will give you a 10% discount when you dine in our restaurant next time."

Lord Mello nodded absentmindedly. He didn't care about the 90% discount or not. He just wanted to have a good relationship with the Chinese Hotel so that he could get to know Yun Ji.

Min Xi reminded him: "Your Excellency, our address is 46 Magellan Street. You know the name of the restaurant, the Chinese Restaurant."

"understood."