Chapter 63 - learn to use chopsticks
At noon, Zhang Feng came to the kitchen and prepared to cook by himself.
Several servants were busy. Seeing Zhang Feng coming, they were about to leave when Zhang Feng suddenly stopped them.
“etc!”
The servants immediately stopped and said respectfully:
“Sir City Lord!”
Zhang Feng touched his chin and asked:
“Has Caroline come to the kitchen often these days?”
Several servants looked at each other, and one of the older female servants said:
“Yes, Lord City Lord, Mrs. Caroline is in the kitchen half of the time, making a polished rice porridge every morning… By the way, three days ago, Mrs. Caroline came to the kitchen before dawn, because She forgot to open the chimney, and we thought it was on fire, only to find out that it was Mrs Caroline who was cooking porridge…”
“Oh, that’s it… I know, back off!”
Zhang Feng threw a silver coin to the old servant, and the servant took it in surprise.
“Thank you, Lord City Lord!”
After everyone retreated, Zhang Feng smiled.
He just said that, he didn’t say that he would definitely come back this morning. Why did Caroline make breakfast for herself? It turned out that from the day she left, Caroline would prepare breakfast and bring it over every day.
This also explains why she, a person who can fry an egg, can make an exquisite lean meat porridge and a perfect soft-hearted egg.
Zhang Feng shook his head.
This little girl is stupid!
Just after complaining about Caroline, she suddenly heard Caroline’s voice.
“Master Zhang Feng?”
Zhang Feng turned his head and saw that Caroline was standing at the door of the kitchen.
“What’s wrong?”
“I…I want to learn how to cook with you! Can you?”
Caroline whispered a little embarrassedly.
“Of course, no problem!”
After hearing Zhang Feng’s agreement, Caroline walked in.
“Actually, my cooking skills are not particularly good. Part of the reason why the dishes are better than yours is because of these things.”
Zhang Feng pointed to the pile of bottles and introduced them.
“This thing is monosodium glutamate, don’t take it as salt, this is to increase the umami taste of food… In addition, this is chicken essence, as the name suggests, chicken essence has the umami taste of chicken, used to increase appetite… What, you said you do it The chicken has no umami, emmm, the problem comes back to cooking…”
Zhang Feng gave Caroline a detailed introduction to the functions and usage of the seasoning, and Caroline memorized it very seriously.
Then he observed Zhang Luo’s technique.
Zhang Feng was not impatient, and taught her in detail, and Caroline was also helping Zhang Feng.
Zhang Feng wouldn’t mind if he could open his mouth over a meal.
Soon, while busy, Zhang Feng made a very hearty lunch for the two of them.
Stir-fried pig ears with garlic sprouts, sweet and sour carp, stewed radish with pork belly, stir-fried seaweed moss, lotus root pork ribs soup.
Four dishes and one soup.
Maybe Zhang Feng can’t fry those difficult dishes, but he still has no problem with this kind of home-cooked dishes.
The garlic sprouts are fresh, sweet and crisp, the braised pig ears are spicy and crisp; the sweet and sour carp is coke outside and tender inside; the pork belly stewed with radish, the meat is tender and fragrant; the fried seaweed moss is bright in color and crisp in taste; the lotus root pork ribs soup is very tender .
Each dish has its own characteristics.
Looking at these delicious food, Zhang Feng was very satisfied.
Caroline sat opposite Zhang Feng.
In addition to the delicious food, there are several beautiful goblets and a bottle of red wine on the table.
The glass and red wine were naturally brought out by Zhang Feng.
“Come on, have a taste of this red wine.”
Zhang Feng raised a glass to Caroline. Caroline also followed suit.
Although eating Chinese food and drinking red wine is a bit weird, but there is no one else here, Zhang Feng can eat whatever he wants.
Moreover, in Caroline’s eyes, Zhang Feng is too ceremonial, and this is the real aristocrat.
“Delicious!”
The red wine Zhang Feng brought was much better than her “spicy wine”.
Since it is Chinese food, the tableware is naturally chopsticks, but Zhang Feng forgot one point, Caroline doesn’t know how to use chopsticks.
Caroline can pull out a sword flower with a stainless steel sword that is more than one meter long, but the chopsticks that are more than 20 centimeters long make her helpless.
“Master Zhang Feng, I…”
Seeing Caroline holding a pair of chopsticks, she looked at herself pitifully.
Zhang Feng slapped his forehead and forgot about it!
“This is a kind of tableware from my hometown. It’s used like this.”
Zhang Feng picked up the chopsticks and gestured, but Caroline was still confused.
There was no other way, Zhang Feng had no choice but to say:
“Why don’t you use a fork.”
“Oh.”
Zhang Feng took out a stainless steel fork and handed it to Caroline. After Caroline took it, she watched Zhang Feng naturally use chopsticks to put the dish into the bowl, and then looked at the fork in her hand.
At this moment, Caroline felt that the distance between herself and Zhang Feng seemed to be getting farther, even people from two worlds…
“What’s the matter, don’t you like this kind of food?”
Seeing that Caroline hadn’t eaten, Zhang Feng asked strangely.
It shouldn’t be! In order to take care of Caroline, he deliberately did it lightly. If he was alone, all kinds of peppers would have been in it.
“I like it! It’s just…”
Caroline struggled for a while, bit her lip and said:
“I…I also want to use chopsticks like Master Zhang Feng…”
Hearing Caroline’s words, Zhang Feng was a little surprised, but still said:
“Okay, I’ll teach you!”
Zhang Feng moved the chair and sat next to Caroline.
“Like this, put your hands like this, and then push hard like this.”
Zhang Feng stood next to Caroline and showed her personally.
But learning to use chopsticks is not something that can be learned with just a few words.
Chinese people like Zhang Feng have been using chopsticks since they were young, and they have gradually developed the habit. They think chopsticks seem to be very simple, but for those who are used to other tableware, such as crooked nuts, It is not so easy for them to learn to use chopsticks, and few can learn it directly.
Of course Caroline did too. After watching it for a long time, she still didn’t learn it.
Zhang Feng was helpless, but he could understand it. He put down his chopsticks and grabbed Caroline’s slender hand at once.
“what!”
Caroline was frightened by Zhang Feng’s sudden attack. She instinctively wanted to withdraw her hand, but when she felt the warmth from Zhang Feng’s big hand, she held back and slowly relaxed.
“Zhang… Mr. Zhang Feng…”
“I’ll teach you step by step!”
Zhang Feng didn’t believe it anymore. Could he teach Caroline to use a pair of chopsticks?
“Um~”
Caroline’s earlobes were a little red and she hummed.
“This, this, and this!”
Holding Caroline’s little hand, it was soft and a little cold. Zhang Feng taught Caroline very seriously.
Caroline also listened very carefully, but after more than ten minutes, Caroline couldn’t hold it, not to mention the food.
“You are too stupid!”
Zhang Feng complained feebly, but he didn’t rebuke Caroline cruelly. He could only turn his anger into appetite, and ate a few lumps of meat in a row, which made him feel much better.
Just turning his head, seeing Caroline swallowing her saliva and looking at herself, Zhang Feng reluctantly took a piece of pork belly and handed it to Caroline.
“Open your mouth.”
Caroline opened her mouth naturally.
“Umm~ delicious!”
Zhang Feng shook his head, and he clipped another piece of pig ear to Caroline.
It’s just that Zhang Feng didn’t notice that when he was picking vegetables, Caroline held the chopsticks for a moment, exactly the same as Zhang Feng’s holding chopsticks.