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"Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, this dish is called Soft-boiled Abalone. Its preparation process is very complicated. First, the abalone is selected from the largest abalone caught. Then, a special spatula is used to remove the abalone from its shell. A small brush is used to remove the dark gelatinous layer on the surface of the abalone. The cleaned abalone is then placed in an earthenware pot, and five times the amount of water is added. Then, it is heated. The heat should not be too strong. It takes about two hours to heat it."

"That's it? That wasn't too much trouble."

Li Xixue thought it would be complicated, but after listening for a while, it seemed quite simple.

"Your Highness, it's still early. The preparations aren't even finished yet. The cooked abalone needs to be laid out on a smooth straw mat and sun-dried every day. First, sun-dry the flat side of the abalone for half an hour, then flip it over and sun-dry the other side for another hour. Then place it in a cool, ventilated place to air-dry. Repeat this process for about seven days."

"Is it so complicated?"

The Crown Princess was born into a noble family and had never tasted such complicated cuisine before.

"In that case, the preparations are complete. After the abalone is dried, it can be stored for a long time."

"Is this just the preparation work?"

Li Junren thought he had eaten seafood quite a few times, but he didn't expect there to be so many intricacies involved.

"Now we begin the actual preparation. First, clean the abalone thoroughly, then soak it in ice water for two days. Cut off the abalone stem and intestines, and then use a small brush to clean the abalone's head and body. Continue soaking for another two days, changing the water 3-4 times. Then soak it in rice wine and rice vinegar for five hours, then heat it and let it steep for another two hours. Place the soaked abalone in a large earthenware pot, add hot water to cover the abalone, ginger slices, and Shaoxing wine, and bring it to a simmer. Seal the pot and steep for four hours until the water cools naturally. Then change the hot water and steep for another four hours. After that, take it out and check it."

Zhou Wu was so thirsty from talking that he picked up the cup in front of him and took a sip.

"It should be done now, right?"

Li Xixue thought that Zhou Wu had finally finished speaking, but what he said next shocked everyone present.

"Of course not, it's still early. The abalone will have softened by now. Soak it in warm water with maltose and sugar sauce for four hours until it becomes soft and elastic. Remove it and set it aside. Chop half a chicken into pieces, blanch them in water with ginger, and set aside. Blanch the pork ribs as well. Heat oil in a pan, add the chicken pieces and pork ribs and stir-fry until fragrant. Transfer to a large pot, pour in the chicken and pork broth and the abalone, and simmer over low heat for five hours. After that, clean and soak the oysters, slice the ginger, cut the shallots into sections, clean the pork, stir-fry until fragrant, pour in the chicken and pork broth, add various spices, and continue to simmer over low heat for three hours. Finally, you can slice it or serve it whole, drizzle with sauce, and plate it."

"This is it, we're doomed."

"That's it, now it's all done."

Goodness, it would take at least ten days to get your hands on this dish.

This dish not only shocked everyone, but also broadened their horizons. No one had ever gone to such lengths to eat a dish before. From then on, Zhou Wu became the number one foodie in Dalong.

"Then let's try it."

Originally, everyone was just going to enjoy the feast, but Zhou Wu's speech made them all look forward to it.

The abalone has been sliced ​​in advance by the kitchen so that diners can eat it directly.

Everyone was waiting for Li Junren to take the first bite. Li Junren picked up a piece, and the thick broth clinging to the abalone looked incredibly tempting. Under everyone's gaze, he slowly put it into his mouth. The unprecedented taste sensation made every pore on Li Junren's body open up.

"It's so delicious~~~~"

Seeing that Li Junren had already started eating, the others didn't care about anything else and also started eating the soft-boiled abalone in front of them. The whole scene was filled with praise and admiration.

"Since there is such a delicious food in the world."

"Oh God, why did I have to eat such delicious food? What will I do if I can't eat it again?"

"Scholar, you've never taken such a good thing out before. You've hidden it very well."

"Uncle Niu, listen to my excuses... this thing was just made..."

"Don't say any more, I misjudged you."

There was only one abalone in front of each person, and even the Crown Princess, who usually had a poor appetite, ate her portion clean. The Crown Prince saw this and was delighted.

“Zhou Wu, the Crown Princess usually eats very little, but today she ate your abalone clean. It seems this dish truly lives up to its reputation.”

"Thank you for the compliment, His Royal Highness."

"Is there any more? In the previous one."

Seeing that the Crown Princess liked it, Li Junren unusually took the initiative to ask for it, but since this thing was complicated to make, Zhou Wu simply said that he didn't have any.

"Your Highness, as I just mentioned, this dish is very complicated to make, so we don't have any left. Besides, even the most delicious food can become tiresome if you eat too much of it. There are other delicacies below; it would be a shame not to try them."

"Haha, alright, let's see what the next dish is like. Can it possibly be better than this soft-boiled abalone?"

Li Junren simply followed Zhou Wu's lead and came down the slope.

"Serve."

A burly man came up carrying a huge tray and placed it on the table. Everyone was speculating about what kind of divine or demonic object was inside.

"Why don't you all guess what's inside?"

Seeing everyone's curiosity, Zhou Wu suddenly had a brilliant idea and asked everyone to guess.

"Zhou Wu, this should contain a whole roasted lamb."

In this era, pigs, cattle, and sheep are all livestock for consumption. However, cattle are an important source of labor, so the laws of the Great Dragon clearly stipulate that cattle must not be slaughtered innocently, otherwise a fine of ten times the amount will be imposed. This has made cattle a rare and sought-after delicacy.

Because of their poor living habits and the fact that people in that era did not castrate pigs, pigs had a strange smell, leaving people with the impression that they were smelly and dirty, and they were only circulated among ordinary people.

Lamb, on the contrary, became the most popular delicacy among the nobility. Lamb itself has a strong gamey smell, but the nobles would cook it with all kinds of precious spices, which made lamb unaffordable for ordinary people.

Because the usual way to present a whole roasted lamb is also on a large tray, but unlike Zhou Wu's mysterious presentation, it is covered with a large cover.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry, I guessed wrong."

"Oh."

In fact, not only Li Junren, but everyone else also guessed it was roast whole lamb, because in their limited knowledge of food, let alone gourmet food, they could count on one hand the number of foods they had ever seen and eaten.

"Zhou Wu, stop keeping me in suspense, what is this?"

Li Xixue was an impatient person, so she directly asked Zhou Wu to reveal the answer.