HCB Chapter 197 Recipes
Chapter 197 Recipes
"Look, isn't this a wild vegetable from the field?"
A woman pointed at the Houttuynia cordata in the bowl with her chopsticks.
"Yes, I used to eat this wild vegetable, but the smell was too strong and pungent, so no one liked to eat it."
"This is delicious. You guys try it. It's crispy and fragrant. I don't know how the county lady made it. I want to ask her for the recipe later. There will be one more dish on the table in the future."
People at other tables nodded in agreement with the idea.
"Did you notice that this meat is fried with bamboo shoots, which we don't eat? We only go up the mountain to dig some because we have no vegetables to eat, but we don't like bitter and astringent ones. But the one the county lady invited us to eat is very refreshing, and it is very fragrant with the meat. Maybe we have done it wrong before, so it doesn't taste good."
"Yes, we can also ask the county lady how to make it delicious."
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The women at the nearby tables were discussing the dishes. The meal Zheng Sisi invited them to had opened their eyes. Normally, when there was meat, everyone would boil a big pot of it in water, or stir-fry it directly. They had never seen it cooked like this before, and everyone was wondering if this was the way wealthy families eat it.
The masters of several wealthy families sitting at the front table were also amazed at the dishes on the table.
The third prince, Zheng Zhiyuan and Zhong Ruiyu have eaten it many times and can now face it normally. Zheng Zhimin has also eaten it a few times, and sometimes Zheng Zhiyuan brings it back home. They all know that these dishes are made by their cousin Zheng Sisi and can accept it.
Li Ziyan and He Qianqian looked at the various dishes on the table with their mouths open in surprise and looked at Zheng Sisi. They thought that the food they had in the Yingbin Building that day was made by the chefs, but they didn't expect that it was Zheng Sisi who taught them how to cook.
All the chefs in the mansion tried their best to cook various delicacies, but none of them could compare with the dishes on the table. They were so delicious that I wanted to swallow my tongue.
Zhong Ruiyu still couldn't change his nature as a foodie and ate voraciously.
The meal took about half an hour. All the food on the table and dishes was eaten up. Every villager stroked his bloated belly with satisfaction. After chatting for a while, the men went back in groups of three or four, carrying tables, chairs and benches, and carrying their own bowls, chopsticks and vegetable bowls.
The women all stayed and helped Aunt Niu to wash the collected bowls, chopsticks and sauce jars.
While working and chatting together, a few quick-witted women asked Aunt Niu and others about the preparation methods of several dishes that they had eaten tonight. The women who were helping with the work nearby all looked at Aunt Niu.
If it were in other places, the cooking recipes would be kept secret and Aunt Niu would not dare to spread them.
But when Zheng Sisi was cooking these dishes, she carefully taught them the production methods and said that she could tell the villagers so that there would be more dishes on everyone’s table.
Aunt Niu saw so many eager eyes and understood everyone’s difficulties.
She cleared her throat and said, "The county lady is kind and generous. She told us these recipes so that we can have more dishes and more food at home. The county lady is so kind, but we should be grateful. In the future, we should take good care of the crops to repay the county lady."
The women all nodded.
"We all know how good the county lady is, and we will work hard so as not to worry her."
"Yes, the county lady is the best person I have ever met. We will definitely listen to her and plant crops seriously."
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Everyone expressed their opinions. Aunt Niu was very satisfied, and then told them what Zheng Sisi had said to them and how to make the dish.
"It turns out that the leaves of the trees that we all disliked because they smell bad are called Chinese toon, and they are so nutritious." Several women sighed.