Plug-in Players In Marvel

EP 218. Return to China

Without Shi Xiaolei opening his mouth, Stark took the initiative to take care of all kinds of trivial matters.

There is no need to buy plane tickets or book hotels, including the vehicles used for travel, all are prepared by Stark. Among the basic necessities of life, there was only one item called food, and he did not intervene.

After all, he was a foreigner, and his understanding of Chinese cuisine was still very superficial. Even if he didn't mind the trouble, Shi Xiaolei couldn't possibly leave this arrangement to him.

"I will make arrangements when we get to China." Sitting on the sofa, Consul Peng promised Stark with a smile: "To tell you the truth, I went to university in Sichuan Province and worked there after graduation. Four or five years. I still have a strong say in the food in Sichuan Province."

"I heard that the food in Sichuan Province is very spicy, right?" After spending nearly ten hours together in the cabin, Stark and Consul Peng were already very familiar with each other.

"It's not all spicy. For example, boiled cabbage is a Sichuan dish that focuses on umami."

"Boiled cabbage? What's so delicious about that?" Stark was puzzled.

"Haha, you must be ignorant." Shi Xiaolei laughed and complained: "The name is boiled cabbage, you really think it is boiled cabbage. It's just a name, but the method is complicated."

"It's really complicated." In addition to Consul Peng, there were also several cultural relic appraisal professionals on the plane. At this time, an old expert in his seventies from the Palace Museum began to explain to Stark: "This is The dish called boiled cabbage is made from the heart of northern cabbage. Its soup base is boiled with chicken, duck, and ribs, and then it must be seasoned with stock made from minced chicken and minced pork. Don’t forget It looks pure and inconspicuous when served, but actually the essence is in the soup..."

Wearing headphones invented by Stark in his ears, Jarvis acts as a translator, so even experienced experts who have never learned a foreign language can communicate with Stark, who cannot speak Chinese, without any hindrance.

"Hiss, I'm a little greedy after hearing what you said. I didn't expect this dish to be so sophisticated. I thought it was just boiled cabbage."

"Be particular about it, this is one of the state banquet dishes."

If you were someone with a little knowledge of Eastern classical culture, your reaction would be huge after hearing the name ‘state banquet dish’.

Helplessly, the person who heard this was Stark... In his memory, he had gone to the president's house for dinner more than ten times since he was a child. No matter which time, he never felt that the food at the president's house was delicious. Tastier than home made. (As for Western food, whether it tastes good or not all depends on the ingredients, and the skill of the cook accounts for too little.)

Applying his understanding of Western food to Chinese food... Stark had no idea what the 'state banquet' in Chinese food was, and he had no idea about the 'state banquet dishes' mentioned by Shi Xiaolei.

To wink at the blind man. Shi Xiaolei's sarcastic sentence had no effect and was equivalent to talking in vain.

"If you want to talk about delicious food, the Cantonese food in the south is also very good." Another professor also participated in the discussion: "Mr. Stark, if you can't eat spicy food, I suggest you try Cantonese food."

"Cantonese cuisine?" Through Jarvis's translation, he learned the definition of Cantonese cuisine, but because the time was too short, Jarvis did not introduce the representative dishes of Cantonese cuisine to Stark.

"Yes, Cantonese cuisine has a long history. Among the various cuisines in China, it can be said to be one of the best. Emm, if I had to say it, it might be a little shorter than Shandong cuisine." The old professor said with a smile: "In a narrow sense Generally speaking, Cantonese cuisine is Cantonese cuisine. And in a broad sense, it also includes branches such as Chaozhou cuisine and Dongjiang cuisine. Although it is popular in the south and its origins can be traced, in fact, the origin of Cantonese cuisine is in the Central Plains region. From this point, it This can be seen from the inheritance of the dietary style advocated by Confucius of 'never getting tired of fine food and never getting tired of fine cooking'."

"Have you ever heard of clay pot rice and roasted suckling pig? In fact, they originated from the 'Eight Treasures' delicacies of the Zhou Dynasty. Zhou Dynasty, do you think it has a long history?" Shi Xiaolei took over the conversation and asked again. Stark said with a smile: "Also, the roast goose in Cantonese cuisine originated from the famous dish of roast duck in the Song Dynasty. Including the dim sum that you Americans are most familiar with, it was also introduced from the Central Plains to Guangdong, and then evolved into today's shrimp dumplings and dried shrimps. Steamed siomai and other Cantonese dim sum.”

Just say "delicious", and people who hear it will definitely not be able to imagine what it tastes like.

On the contrary, the more detailed the introduction, the more specific the imagined taste and picture will be. Why do food shows always have so many seemingly lengthy comments? The reason is that those words can help the audience form an impression and let them judge the taste of the dish itself through the screen.

The old professors' narrations not only touched on the dishes themselves, but also mentioned their history... Because of these allusions as condiments, Stark's imagination was stimulated, and unknowingly, the glutton in his stomach I have been completely aroused, and the anticipation in my heart has become more and more intense.

The last two hours passed in a blink of an eye. At around three o'clock in the afternoon local time, Stark's private plane finally landed at Tianfu International Airport.

Because it is a private plane, the customs clearance process is slightly different, and because the plane carries the four bronze animal heads, there is no room for any mistakes...

In short, as soon as the plane came to a stop, a fleet of vehicles came to the tarmac and stopped firmly on the side of the belly of the plane.

"Hey, boss~!" The person leading the convoy was none other than Happy.

In order to arrange the chores during the trip and to get familiar with the route, Happy left New York two days in advance and came here first.

"Well." Giving Happy a waiting look, Stark turned around and extended his right hand to the old professors: "Everyone, it's a pleasure to travel with you."

"Haha, Mr. Stark, thank you." The old professor in charge said with a smile: "The private plane is very comfortable. I have never flown across the Pacific so easily. Thank you for taking us back."

"By the way, there are plenty of empty seats on the plane anyway." Stark smiled: "Then let's leave first. See you again when we have a chance?"

The convoy that greeted the old professors also rushed over. After taking a look, he made sure that there was a solid escort vehicle in the convoy. The old professor nodded: "Okay, we are destined to meet again."

After watching the old professors get on the bus, well, I should say watching the four bronze animal heads being put into the escort vehicle, Shi Xiaolei finally regained his attention.

"Man, can we go now?" After patting Shi Xiaolei's arm, Stark pointed to Kang Na who was waiting aside: "Here, look, that kid can't wait any longer."

"Panda, panda~!" Kangna raised her little hand in cooperation and shouted excitedly.

Smiling, Shi Xiaolei turned his attention to Consul Peng who was leaving with the old professors.

"Already contacted there." Consul Peng nodded: "If you don't want to rest, it's okay to go there now."

"Then just go there."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like