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in the house.

After walking out of the kitchen, Mrs. William first put the cauldron on the table, wiped the apron with both hands a few times, turned to Lisa Escu and said:

"Lisa, share the bread."

Lisa quickly stopped her rattling eyes, got up and replied:

"No problem, Mom."

Then she took Sister Elura to the dining table, and quickly took out a small basket covered with a white cloth from under the table.

Then he lifted the white cloth and began to distribute the bread.

Mrs. William returned to the kitchen, and after a while, brought out a smaller cooking pot again.

The setting of the table was actually very simple, but it seemed very joyful—because there were guests present this time, Mrs. William specially prepared an extra meat dish.

The chirping voices of the little girls gradually warmed Xu Yun's heart a lot as the temperature of the fireplace spread.

In England in the 17th century, except for the aristocratic class who employed servants, the cooking power of civilian families was basically in the hands of women, and they sometimes even drove away the family men who wanted to help.

Therefore, when Mrs. William, Lisa and others arranged the meals, William was still sitting by the fireplace with his old god, telling the story that the sky in Manchester is blue.

When everything was ready, he brought Xu Yun and Mavericks to the dining table and asked him to sit down:

"You sit here, Mr. Fat Fish."

Hearing this, Andrea, one of the twin sisters, consciously went around behind Xu Yun and opened the chair for him.

Xu Yun thanked him politely, and while sitting down, he looked at his first lunch in the seventeenth century from the corner of his eye:

The dining table is located on the right side of the living room. It is a rectangle with a length of two meters and a width of about 1.2 meters.

Mrs. William and Mrs. William sat alone on the narrow side, and the rest of the people took their seats in a 3-to-3 manner:

Sisters Elura and Lisa sat on one side, and Xu Yun, Xiao Niu and Lilani sat on the other side.

There is a piece of bread in front of everyone's seat. The appearance is a bit bad, like the kind of handmade bread that is not made by molds, but it looks very thick.

Xu Yun's dinner plate was made while chopping firewood. It has not been polished, but it has been washed many times by Xu Yun in a small stream, and it is barely enough to hold things.

In front of the dinner plate is a can of butter, the remaining amount is about 30% of the bottle body. I don't know whether Mrs. William intended it or not. The position of the bottle is closest to Xu Yun's seat.

Moving the line of sight further inwards, we came to the very center of the dining table, where two iron pots, one large and one small, were placed on the two balls of cotton and linen heat insulation pads.

These two pots contain stew, which is also the favorite cooking method of the British - just as everything in the country can be served with peppercorns, so everything in the UK can be stewed.

The more famous ones are Lancashire hot pot and Liverpool stew. They don’t pay attention to the bottom of the pot. As long as there are onions and potatoes, you can throw in the shoe soles and stew the rest.

It is rumored that when Li Hongzhang visited England for the first time, he saw a British woman stewing eight dishes in a pot, so the British stew is also called orchid stew, cough cough

The stew in the small iron pot in front of Xu Yun seems to be a vegetable chowder. After a cursory look, he can see lentils, cauliflower, wild vegetables, Bramley apples and so on.

Perhaps because of the infiltration of chlorophyll, the whole soup looks gray-green and gray-green, and it keeps bubbling.

The dishes in the cauldron are relatively simple, which is a simple stewed eel.

As an island country, the United Kingdom has always developed fish farming and fishing. Even in the seventeenth century, the price of fish was very cheap.

Therefore, many books or videos say that there is a lack of domestic meat resources in the 17th century in Britain. In fact, they refer to red and white meat on land. It is still easy for fish to eat.

For example, the current William family may not even be able to afford a guinea, but they can still often eat fish. This is one of the comparative advantages of the island country.

After everyone takes their places.

William clasped his hands together and led the crowd in a simple prayer of thanksgiving.

Xu Yun is not a believer, but out of respect for the culture of the times and the William family, he still closed his eyes and made a gesture.

After three minutes, the prayer was over.

After opening his eyes, William stood up, filled a small bowl of fish meat and fish soup from the cauldron with a spoon, and handed it to Xu Yun:

"Mr. Fat Fish, this is your fish soup, be careful, it's a little hot."

Xu Yun took it politely, and then watched William serve bowls to everyone one by one.

The eel meat has been peeled by Mrs. William before it is put into the pot. The large pieces of fish meat are very convenient from the perspective of swallowing, but the appearance.

Xu Yun glanced at the cloudy fish soup in the bowl, and his eyes stayed on the wall of the bowl for a few seconds.

Finally summoning up the courage, he took a sip.

Five seconds later.

Xu Yun put down the small bowl without moving, his stomach was churning wildly, he clenched his back molars tightly, and forced himself not to lose his composure.

Well, how should I say it?

It is almost the same as Laoshan Snake Grass Water.

Mentioned earlier.

Xu Yun learned his culinary skills when he was an exchange student in the UK, so he has a good understanding of British sea fish.

So the first time he tasted the fish soup, he judged Mrs. William's problem:

First of all, the fish has not been marinated with green onion, ginger, garlic, cooking wine and salt, which makes the fish not smooth and fishy.

Secondly, the black membrane, gills, and throat bones of the fish have not been cleaned--the fish tendons are the source of the fishy smell. Pat the body of the fish with one hand, and pull the line out with the other hand, and the tendon can be picked out with ease.

In this way, the fishy smell of the fish will be reduced.

After putting down the bowl, Xu Yun sighed silently:

Well, this fish soup seems to be undrinkable.

Then he turned his gaze to the people at the table again.

At this time, William had already shared the fish soup with his family, and was stirring the vegetable chowder quickly with a spoon, so he didn't have time to talk to himself.

Mavericks and Lisa are still chattering about the team voice, but this irritable and cursing old man is as quiet as a posthumous photo coughing, as quiet as a portrait.

Sister Elura was talking to Mrs. William, and she would wave her little hands a few times when she was excited.

Lilani remains silent

at the same time.

Xu Yun also noticed another thing:

Except for a spoon and a knife, there is no fork at all on the table.