You can't think that the so-called clear soup is just like a pot of boiled water and some seasonings can be called clear soup. The so-called clear soup made by the imperial chefs is actually a kind of soup in traditional cooking.

Soup, this is a very creative invention by ancient Chinese chefs. This is the soul of the cooking flavor of ancient Chinese cuisine, especially the umami flavor comes from the soup.

Just as Western food cannot be separated from all kinds of sauces, Chinese food cannot be separated from broth, because it was the only way for ancient people to obtain umami flavor.

Residents located by the sea can easily live in various seafood products. They do not have high demand for umami flavor, but China has never been a maritime country, but a mainland agricultural civilization.

The center of politics and economy has been concentrated in the mainland for thousands of years. It is very troublesome for people here to obtain a source of umami. In addition to a small number of royal nobles who can obtain dried seafood or eat some rare river food, ordinary people more often get umami from broth.

Chicken soup, rib soup, abalone, dried scallops, sea cucumber, shrimp and crab, jiangsu... Any ingredients rich in glutamic acid can actually be cooked. This soup base is used to stir-fry vegetables, tofu, or just add a bowl of noodles, which are extremely delicious.

In the era without MSG, Chinese chefs rely on their unique skills in boiling broth to provide gourmets with delicious enjoyment on their tongues.

There are many types of broth. In addition to using ingredients to classify, there is another classification method that is to divide the soup base into thick soup and clear soup based on the clearness of the soup base.

Today, what Xiao Letian asked these imperial chefs to serve them was a very simple and simple clear soup!

The curtain was pulled open, and dining carts pushed the huge crystal glass basin to the guests. There was only a pool of clear, bright golden liquid without any impurities in the glass basin, and the color was extremely beautiful like the most beautiful amber.

"No ingredients? Just a pot of yellow water? Is this the so-called finale?"

"The color is very beautiful, but it's too simple, right? What medicine do these Chinese people sell in gourds?"

Just when everyone was puzzled, the waiters and maids directly brought the huge glass soup basin to the table, but instead of distributing the soup to the guests, they took out a huge white porcelain teapot and poured the guests with the best West Lake Longjing.

Europeans are used to drinking black tea, and most people are not used to this bitter and light green tea. However, when the guest saw the head of state picking up the capital and drinking it, they quickly picked up the tea bowl and poured it into their mouths.

"Well, don't say that this green tea has no milk and sugar, but it has a unique fragrance, which is very interesting..."

Just after this group of people drank a large bowl of green tea, the sharp-eyed one saw that Xiao Letian didn't drink it at all. He just rinsed his mouth with green tea, turned his head and spit it directly into the spittoon.

"God! Don't be ugly. This is not a drink, this is what makes us rinse our mouths... I'll just make you laugh at me!" The group of VIPs whispered to each other with red faces and thick necks.

This bowl of tea is really used to rinse your mouth, because everyone has eaten too many delicacies before, and the taste buds of the tongue have been bombarded by various flavors, and there is a lot of odor left in the mouth. At this time, it will definitely affect the taste of the secret soup for them.

After a bowl of green tea rinsed, the transparent glass basin lid finally opened, a white steam swelled up, and a faint fragrance filled the entire hall.

Everyone greedily smelled the tempting smell with their noses. There are too many miracles given by the Chinese today. At this moment, even a bowl of ordinary clear soup is not afraid to neglect it.

Jonas looked at Montauban and Ivan meaningfully. The arrogant Earl of Baliqiao was sitting there honestly now, without saying a word. He was too embarrassed tonight.

Only Ivan was heartless and was drinking that high level of Chinese liquor in small sips. His nose and head turned red. At this moment, he was looking at the pot of clear soup greedily. It was obvious that the fragrance had aroused his greed.

The first bowl of chicken soup must be dedicated to the queen. Xiao Letian personally held it over and smiled and said, "Dear Your Majesty, this is what I said before. The clear soup with my family's secret spices is added. You can taste the taste. If you like it, this soup will become the signature dish in my restaurant in the future!"

In order to show the beautiful color of this clear soup, the imperial chefs used glassware. In front of the queen was a small glass bowl. The patterns on it reflected the light, making the bowl of amber clear soup emit an attractive light.

The spoon gently hit the glass bowl and made a crisp sound. The queen scooped up a spoonful of clear soup and looked at the tempting luster in confusion. "I seemed to smell the smell of seafood, but I couldn't see any ingredients... How did you do it?"

"Haha, Queen, please try it first. If you find it delicious, I will tell you the mysterious recipe of this soup!"

Just a spoonful of clear soup was put into her mouth, and even the unstoppable queen's face suddenly changed, "Well..." After she made a confused question, she even forgot to take off the spoon and put it in her mouth so rudely.

Oh God! The queen's heart has already stirred up storms, and she can no longer describe this delicious taste in words.

Xiao Letian looked at the queen's expression proudly, and he thought to himself, "People in the 21st century are too easy to obtain MSG, so they have become accustomed to umami flavor..."

"It's not worth cherishing because it's cheap, but everyone knows that dishes that don't have MSG are even more valuable. People's taste buds were already a little numb in that era. There must be a lot of condiments to stimulate, otherwise they will think that this dish is tasteless!"

"But it is the 19th century now. Humans have no idea about MSG and have not started research on glutamate. In this era, human taste buds are nourished by pure natural ingredients. To put it bluntly, they are very delicate!"

"Today, it would be strange if the face does not change color when the original MSG is so irritating?"

It took a long time before the queen put down the spoon "Dear Xiao..." as soon as the sentence "Dear Xiao..." was said, all the faces of the people present changed. This was a diplomatic occasion. The queen could call the head of the East by using her dear Xiao, which was a clear signal in itself.

Benjamin's face suddenly turned pale, while Montauban and Ivan, not far away, were stunned.

The Queen ignored everyone's surprise and continued, "Dear Xiao... can you sell me this recipe? I personally paid 100,000 pounds, can you see?"

Everyone was stunned with a bang, God! I actually bought a recipe for 100,000 pounds. 100,000 pounds was the money for half a sail frigate.

Even the first-class sail battleship is only more than 300,000 pounds in construction. Is it cost 100,000 pounds for a dish of clear soup today?

At that moment, people forgot to stop the Queen from her life. Many people stood up on their own without the help of the maid to grab the spoon. They just wanted to taste how delicious this 100,000 pound clear soup was!

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