I am not a trainer

That night.

Luo He mentioned to Duan Tiehe that he had the intention to be responsible for the riverside sacrifice.

"I am confident that the Black Dragon King can appear at the sacrificial ceremony!" Luo He said.

after all.

Even the Kitchen Lord can't resist the temptation of sacrificing delicacies... and the same must be true for the Black Dragon King!

But the owner of the section said that the master responsible for the sacrifice was already on his way.

"It's better than this." Duan Tiehe said thoughtfully: "The two of you will prepare a sacrificial table together. What do you think?"

Luo He thought for a while and agreed to the suggestion.

the next day.

Early morning hours.

In the sky of Ice City, the frosty moon still hangs high.

In the dark morning, Luo He and Duan Tiehe stood guard in front of the dojo, welcoming the Huaiyang cuisine master who came from afar.

"Master Duan, you didn't have any rest last night, okay?" Luo He looked at the old man who looked slightly depressed.

Duan Tiehe shook his head.

Last night I reviewed the battle all night long.

I still don’t understand how Yiluo He avoids his fists with his pace!

Perhaps, Luo He's level is really too high, and he can't even see through it!

Duan Tiehe sighed with emotion and exhaled a mouthful of white mist.

Fire flickered in the distance.

An oil lamp shone through the mist, and a wild mountain donkey came slowly, carrying a fat man.

"Master Wang Fengdeng."

Duan Tiehe cupped his hands and said, "I still have to rely on you for this year's sacrifice."

As a state banquet-level cook, Wang Fengdeng is also a breeder who is good at cooking and has fifth-level spatial power.

His strength in battle is definitely not as good as trainers of the same level, but his ability to train pet beasts is beyond doubt.

"I don't dare take it, Duan Zhang."

Wang Fengdeng, a middle-aged man with a rich face, said with a smile: "I will do my best to organize this sacrificial ceremony."

"By the way, this is..."

Wang Fengdeng looked at the young man in white.

Duan Tiehe recommended: "Luo He, the most famous young talent in Donghuang today, defeated the overlord-level ferocious beast at the age of only eighteen!"

Wang Fengdeng was slightly surprised, his little eyes flashed with light, he stretched out his hands and said:

"You are Luo He who presided over the Zao Lord Ceremony that day? I have long admired your name!"

It is a supreme honor for a breeder to preside over the Kitchen Lord Ceremony.

Wang Fengdeng was unable to attend this year's Zao Lord Festival for some reason, but he was very concerned about it.

And Luo He, who won the first prize in this year's Zao Lord Festival, was standing in front of him, and Wang Fengdeng couldn't help but feel surprised that he had found a friend.

Luo He smiled and said: "Master Wang, for this year's [Black Dragon Festival], you and I will prepare the banquet together."

"Oh?" Wang Fengdeng blinked in surprise: "Are you going to be my cook, or shall I be your assistant?"

"It's like this..." Duan Tiehe explained, "You and Luo He will each prepare a sacrificial banquet for the Black Dragon King Lao Li."

"Oh I see--"

Wang Fengdeng smiled and said: "So you want to test me!"

Duan Tiehe coughed lightly and said: "This... is not a teaching test, it's just..."

"It's okay, that's it."

Wang Fengdeng said cheerfully: "Anyway, I can learn a lot if Master Luo and I compete in cooking!"

The state banquet-level chef is extremely proud of his cooking skills.

When each prepares a banquet, it is inevitable to compare each other.

As a master breeder, Wang Fengdeng would not refuse such a request that implies a competition.

"OK!"

Duan Tiehe was also a cheerful person. He nodded sharply and looked around at Luo He and Wang Fengdeng.

"The sacrificial ceremony is at ten o'clock in the morning and will be held next to the Heijiang River. You will need to prepare a banquet on site at that time. There may be many citizens watching... Please don't blame me."

"There's live cooking, so time is tight."

Wang Fengdeng pinched his chin with his fat hand, looked at Luo He, and said:

"Master Luo, do you have a space prop to speed up cooking? Do you need me to share one with you?"

In addition to legendary kitchen utensils, high-level breeders will also prepare some space props in order to speed up cooking.

Wang Fengdeng is preparing relevant kitchen utensils. The copper pot made of copper from famous mountains can absorb heat and speed up cooking.

"I have it myself."

Luo He thanked him for his kindness and asked curiously: "Master Wang, what banquet are you planning to do?"

"Well, let me give it a try." Wang Fengdeng said with a smile: "Anyway, it will definitely be my specialty!"

The specialty is Huaiyang cuisine.

Luo He pondered for a moment.

It seems that Master Wang has organized all the banquets in recent years.

It’s not that Master Wang’s cooking is not good. The key may be that the Huaiyang cuisine, which is characterized by exquisite craftsmanship, is not to the taste of Black Dragon King Lao Li?

Duan Tiehe raised his head and glanced at the sky:

"You two should still need time to prepare... Then we should meet at the sacrificial site by the Black River before ten o'clock?"

Luo He and Wang Fengdeng nodded: "No problem!"

…

Increasingly tilted.

In the coldest month of winter, the sun shines on the frozen river, and the gray-white reeds on the bank are covered with snowflakes.

On a hillside, stood a handsome young man in a white shirt and a tall, beautiful girl with long legs and a round head.

"Didn't you say you need to prepare ingredients?"

Jiang Yuenuan said in confusion: "If there is no village in the front and no shop in the back, where can the ingredients come from?"

Luo He pointed to the reeds in the snow: "Did you see the reeds swaying over there?"

"I saw it, what next?"

"Shh, the ingredients will be out soon."

The reeds swayed slightly, and a Snow Reed Chicken walked out of it. Its coat was gray and white, which was obviously a regional characteristic.

The wild snow chicken jumped out of the reeds!

"Well……!"

Jiang Yuenuan opened her eyes wide and realized Luo He's reminder. She lowered her voice and said excitedly: "Are we going to eat it today?"

"It's for the Black Dragon King." Luo He replied angrily, "It will be used in sacrifices!"

"What are you talking about? If Lao Li doesn't come out, can't I just eat it?" Jiang Yuenuan said confidently.

Luo He was stunned and subconsciously said:

"You have a very fast mind!"

Looking at Jiang Yuenuan's clenched fists, Luo He Mingzhe defended himself and changed the subject:

"This reed chicken is too old, we have to find a seven-month-old chick... The one that came out now is good."

"Too cruel!"

Jiang Yuenuan looked at the wild reed chicken and pursed her lips:

"I don't eat chopped green onions, remember to put less of them!"

Luo He: "..."

I don’t put chopped green onion, I put old ginger in the shape of chicken drumsticks…

boom!

The locust stone played by Xiu accurately hit the snow chicken.

Luo He stepped forward, put the snow chicken back into the unicorn cabinet, and looked around:

"Let's find some more hazelnut mushrooms..."

"Hazel mushroom?"

"The specialty mushrooms here are not available in Yunling, so they are perfect for making [Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms]!"

The white clouds are lingering, the snow-covered forest is quiet, and the bears, the dominant beasts in the forest, are spending the winter.

However, the girl's exclamation broke the dead silence, causing a flock of birds to fly away.

By the river, the big goose spread its wings, with a strong body and majestic attitude, chasing Jiang Yuenuan.

"Why do you want me to be the bait?" Jiang Yuenuan shouted.

"I'll make [Big Goose Stewed in Iron Pot] for you later!" Luo He replied loudly.

"No green onions!"

Jiang Yuenuan jumped up and jumped over the trap lightly.

Bang!

The goose chasing behind her suddenly fell into the pit.

Luo He stepped forward, looked at the big goose in the pit, and marveled:

"The weight and the head are truly wild."

"You are stewing chicken and goose. What kind of sacrificial feast are you going to give to Lao Li?" Jiang Yuenuan asked.

Luo He turned around and glanced: "Have you ever heard of the Eight Great Stews in Northeast China?"

Jiang Yuenuan shook her head blankly.

"Actually, the opinions are not unanimous. Anyway, I am going to make a table of stew for Lao Li."

Luo He counted the treasures from his family and reported the names of the dishes one by one:

"Catfish stewed with eggplant, iron pot stewed goose, ribs stewed with beans, chicken stewed with mushrooms, pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli, beef stewed with potatoes, mutton stewed with sauerkraut, and Demoly fish stewed."

"Eight main ingredients, eight kinds of stews, give Lao Li a whole table of [Eight Stews]!"

The weight is real at first glance, and just hearing the name of the dish makes people feel warm in the cold winter.

Jiang Yuenuan licked the corner of her mouth with greed, gave a thumbs up, nodded and said:

"It's good!"

…

Morning time.

On the shore of the Heijiang River, citizens had already gathered to watch the excitement.

Thousands of spectators crowded the sacrificial venue. The open space was covered with red cloth and set up on a high platform, with a stove on each side.

There is also a huge black dragon ice sculpture directly in front of the two stoves.

Hundreds of craftsmen from all over the city were invited to participate in the production of the ice sculpture. It is lifelike and shines in the sun, except for the bald tail.

Directly in front of the ice sculpture is an altar.

In the center of the altar, a thick incense stick was placed on the incense altar.

Luo He stood by the stove, looked at Wang Fengdeng who was next to the stove next to him, and nodded.

Wang Fengdeng smiled and returned the favor.

"Fathers and fellow villagers, please be patient!"

Duan Tiehe stood on the high platform, full of energy, stood next to the gong and shouted:

"I announce that this year's [Black Dragon Festival] sacrificial ceremony has officially begun!"

Bang!

Duan Tiehe banged the gong.

The coarse incense on the incense altar began to burn.

Luo He said: "Xiaojiu, make a fire!"

Xiaojiu breathed out a mouthful of Suzaku Divine Fire and flew towards the stove. The Suzaku Cauldron placed on the stove turned into the shape of an iron pot.

The dish of stewed goose in an iron pot needs to be cooked in a traditional cast iron pot, which has better heat conduction, heat storage and heat resistance, which is beneficial to the nutrition and taste of the dish.

Stews often need to be simmered over low heat, and the combination of Xiao Zaojun and Zhuque Ding can greatly shorten the cooking time.

Luo He first blanched the goose meat to remove the fishy smell, then added golden dragon oil to the hot pot, added onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, aniseed, cinnamon and thirteen spices and sauteed until fragrant. The bean paste and baby's breath chili became a bright Red oil. Luo He put in the goose meat and stir-fried it over high heat, then added white wine. In an instant, the fire suddenly lit up and the aroma overflowed. All the audience could smell the aroma!

The audience of the Black Dragon Festival discussed in surprise.

"Okay, okay, Master Luo is cooking Bingcheng's hometown dishes!"

"But this is too rough. Will the Black Dragon King really like it?"

"It smells so good. Master Luo's technique is so professional!"

boom!

Luo He first used raw soy sauce and oyster sauce to color and season the goose meat in the pot, poured boiling water and an appropriate amount of beer into the pot, covered the pot and began to stew.

While the stew was cooking, Luo He was not idle and immediately started on the next stew, chicken stewed with mushrooms.

The chicken stewed with mushrooms is even more delicious than the stewed goose just now. The taste of wild mushrooms and the tender chicken pieces complement each other perfectly. When simmered slowly over low heat, the juice is rich and fragrant. The mushrooms are tender and delicious, and the chicken is tender and tender. Pour the soup on top of the rice, enough to feed three large bowls of rice!

Luo He's choice of sacrificial food and his superb on-site techniques aroused constant admiration from the audience.

However, Wang Fengdeng was no ordinary person. He took out a chopping board from under the stove and covered it with a red cloth. The moment he uncovered the red cloth, there was a burst of exclamation from the crowd!

That turned out to be a whole pig's head!

Pig heads have been offered as offerings since ancient times, so they are perfect ingredients for the Black Dragon Festival.

However, pig head is such a rough ingredient, and it seems incompatible with the exquisite Huaiyang cuisine?

Luo He glanced at it and suddenly understood.

This is the famous dish in Huaiyang cuisine, [Grilled whole pig head]!

This dish is made by cooking fresh pig heads in a pot with soy sauce, salt, rock sugar and other condiments. The meat is well-cooked, fat but not greasy, fragrant, sweet and salty.

The key is to control the heat, pay attention to simmering, and the finished product must be crispy and fall off the bones without losing its shape!

The fat middle-aged man was very serious. While taking care of the simmering pig head, he took out a silver carp head from under the stove.

[Boiled silver carp head].

Huaiyang's traditional famous dish uses silver carp head as the main ingredient, cooked slowly over low heat. The fish meat is fat and tender, the soup is thick and delicious.

These two dishes, plus the last dish [Stewed Crab Meat and Lion's Head], are exactly one of the famous banquets in the world, the Yangzhou Three-head Banquet!

Yangzhou's Three-Headed Banquet has been famous since ancient times, with pig's head, fish's head, and lion's head as the "three heads". Literati and poets left many poems with outstanding literary talent for it.

Wang Fengdeng used the [Three-Headed Banquet] as the banquet for the Black Dragon Festival, which was worthy of his skills as a master of state banquets!

On the incense altar, the incense candles gradually burned.

Wang Feng climbed onto the stove, and the aroma was lingering, gradually forming a rivalry with Luo He.

However.

Wang Fengdeng was surprised to find that Luo He was so efficient that he had already started preparing the fifth stew!

Although Wang Fengdeng's dishes were exquisite and delicate, the audience's attention was still attracted by Luo He.

First, dishes should be adapted to local conditions, as different regions have their own unique food cultures.

Secondly, whether it is techniques or kitchen utensils, Luo He is far ahead of Master Wang!

The audience salivated as the aroma wafted from Luo He's stove.

"I can smell the beans...the ribs stewed with beans taste so delicious!"

"Luo He's stewed pork vermicelli is more delicious than my grandma's!"

"I'm so hungry. Just smelling this fragrance is enough to make me eat!"

Almost at the same time.

Luo He and Wang Fengdeng completed the preparations for the banquet.

Wang Fengdeng glanced at Luo He and was secretly speechless.

In the same time, he completed eight stews!

It seems that the rumor in the breeding world that Luohe’s pet beast has been inherited by the Kitchen King is not groundless!

Duan Tiehe stood on the altar, looking at the two tables of delicacies in front of him, his Adam's apple rolled, and he said in a deep voice:

"I would like to ask you two, do you have names for these two banquets?"

Wang Fengdeng calmed down and nodded: "My table is a famous banquet in the world, the [Three-Head Banquet]!"

"My table..."

Luo He muttered: "It's called [Bada Stew]!"

Duan Tiehe nodded repeatedly.

To be fair, as a person from Bingcheng, he would rather eat Luo He's cooking.

There is no other reason, Bada stew is too good for rice!

But as the organizer of the Black Dragon Festival, he also felt that the three-head banquet made by Master Wang was more suitable for sacrifice.

Unfortunately.

This year, the Black Dragon King still did not show up...

Duan Tiehe sighed secretly, turned to look at the calm Heijiang River, and was about to announce the end of the festival:

"Then, I declare-"

Boom! !

suddenly.

The waves were huge and the waves were raging.

Duan Tiehe was shocked and saw a huge whirlpool stirring up on the surface of the Heijiang River.

next moment.

A huge black dragon flew up from the Heijiang River, and with a thunderous sound of water, it rushed towards the altar!

Duan Tiehe looked shocked, Jiang Yuenuan's eyes widened in disbelief, and bursts of exclamations erupted from the scene!

Boom! !

The black dragon fell down on the high platform and buried his head in the iron pot where the goose was stewed and devoured it. Then he rolled up another large pot with his bald tail and poured the whole pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms into his mouth!

Luo He looked at the Black Dragon King who was so close, and his heart was shaken.

The patron saint of Heijiang, the Black Dragon King Lao Li!

This black dragon is covered in black scales and looks majestic, but it has a bald tail, which inexplicably adds an element of comedy.

The Black Dragon King feasted on the Bada stew banquet, as if he had tasted hometown food for a long time, and it was so delicious that he burst into tears.

Yes, so right!

Bald-tailed Old Li nodded frequently.

This is the smell, it smells so good!

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