The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Zhou Chu knew that the first time he tasted cream, it was incredibly amazing.

If you eat too much, you'll feel greasy.

However, Zhou Chu did have a way to deal with it.

Later, various seasonal fruits will be added to the cream to enrich the flavor of the cake and also to cut through the richness.

"Dad, if you can't finish your cake, give it to me."

Han Jie's son finished his cake almost instantly, like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit. He then looked around and saw that everyone else had almost finished eating, while Han Jie was still slowly savoring his meal.

Hearing this, Han Jie looked at his son's longing expression and helplessly handed him his cake.

Such a delicious dessert must be incredibly complicated to make; it certainly deserves ten taels of silver per serving.

Han Jie thought to himself.

Soon, the other dishes were served.

One of them is shad soup.

Shad has always been a favorite among the nobles of the capital.

It tastes extremely delicious.

Han Jie especially liked shad soup, so he ordered it specially.

As soon as the shad soup was served, Han Jie couldn't wait to serve himself a bowl.

Then he picked up the small bowl of soup, took a sip along the rim.

Just one bite was enough to give Han Jie a taste sensation.

If cream is a favorite of women and children, then this shad soup truly amazed Han Jie.

His favorite drink was shad soup, and he had been to almost every restaurant, big or small, in the capital.

I've had shad soup at almost every restaurant.

But no other restaurant can compare to Zuixianlou's shad soup.

There's not even a comparison.

MSG played a part in this, but it wasn't entirely due to MSG.

Zhou Chu came from a later era. Back then, he was so tired of eating takeout that he spent his days watching short videos and learning to cook from master chefs specializing in state banquets.

Although wild shad did not appear in later generations, the methods for making fish soup remained largely the same.

Chinese cuisine reached its peak in later generations.

Many of the cooking methods used in later generations were completely outclassed when they were brought to the Ming Dynasty.

Undeniably, there were some dishes in this era that were truly amazing to Zhou Chu, but those were only a very few.

Most of the other dishes tasted bland to Zhou Chu.

"You guys should try this shad soup, it's so delicious."

Han Jie said while drinking the soup, almost biting his tongue.

In fact, not only the fish soup, but every dish was incredibly delicious. Han Yuan'er and the others were so overwhelmed with curiosity that they wished they had more mouths to feed them.

Soon, the taro from Lipu that Han Jie had ordered was also served.

Accompanying the taro are individual glass plates containing white sugar.

It was as white as frost, and looked so dazzling.

It wasn't just Han Jie's family; many high-ranking officials and nobles who entered Zuixianlou felt somewhat displeased when they first saw the prices of the dishes.

Although Zuixianlou is decorated in an extremely luxurious manner, the prices of the dishes are a bit too high.

This is completely treating them like suckers.

None of these people lacked money, but none of them liked being treated as innocent victims.

However, since we're already here, it would be a coward not to eat anything.

Moreover, many of the officials were there to support their colleagues, thinking that after this meal, they wouldn't come again.

But when dishes of delicacies they had never seen before were served, and when they saw the desserts served on glass plates, they understood.

The prices of these vegetables don't seem expensive at all.

This meal made them feel like they were in heaven, enjoying a taste of the most delicious food they had ever experienced.

They also enjoyed services they had never experienced before.

It's not that the service at other restaurants is bad.

On the contrary, this era does not emphasize equality for all.

The service in other restaurants can be even more humble, or even accommodating.

But that's how people are; the more you indulge them, the less they'll take it seriously.