Chapter 214: Li An Cake
There has been a lot of fresh food in Li'an County recently, all of which are transported from the Yun family.
The cooking chefs were also hired from Chaoyang Academy and brought to Li'an County to teach and work at the same time. The dishes were prepared in Chaoyang Academy.
The difference is that the presentation was Yun Tao's idea, imitating the presentation at her Michelin-starred restaurant.
The portion of the dish must be small and only taste small.
The presentation must be beautiful and make people feel expensive.
Second is the taste.
Among the dozen or so side dishes that were served, several were sweet.
For example, sweet and sour pork loin, caramel popcorn, brown sugar ice powder, steamed rice cake.
Although there is corn in Dajin, no one knows how to make popcorn, especially the one sprinkled with sugar, which is extremely crispy in one bite.
The ice powder is made by hand-kneading sage seeds and is not cut into small pieces like the ice powder outside.
Yuntao taught the cook to fix it in a round-bottomed mold and put an edible flower in the middle.
After the ice powder solidifies, flowers can bloom in it.
Steamed rice cakes are delicate rice cakes that are steamed in the same way as cakes.
There are very few features.
Not to mention other dishes, such as noodles, egg custard and tofu soup, and grilled pork slices.
After using up more than a dozen dishes, I could only eat half full.
Although there were some unfinished thoughts, the servant who brought the dishes said that there was also a cake sent by the county master Yuxian at the end.
The middle-aged man waited patiently for the cake to be served.
"Guest, please follow me this way. The cake is not to be eaten here, but in the room inside."
The man frowned and walked forward doubtfully.
Walking into the small house behind the wooden building, the door of the solemn and cold small house was opened. There were a few candles lit inside, and two layers of white gauze hanging down from the eaves in the middle.
It was daytime at this time, and although the candle light was not very bright, it created a different atmosphere for the cabin.
The middle-aged man looked at the quiet cabin and paused for a moment to stand in the distance.
"What does this mean?"
The waiter who was waiting aside said, "Guest, there is a picture of an immortal hanging here. It was painted by the county lord himself. The cake is placed under the picture."
"If the guest doesn't want to use the cake here, he can change it somewhere else!"
"No need, it's over here." The man shook his sleeves and said.
He came all the way to Li'an to explore this fairy fate. Now that the scroll is before his eyes, how can he back down?
The man strode in, opened the curtain, and was attracted by the painting in the middle.
I don’t know what painting method was used to outline this painting. The bright colors are mixed with a bit of desolation, which is far from the traditional ink and wash painting.
On a muddy path in the mountains, a man in ragged clothes was lying on the road. His messy hair covered his face, making it impossible to see his appearance.
The sleeves on his hands were much shorter, exposing his skinny elbows.
Is this the appearance of the immortal that County Lord Li'an met on the spot?
The man looked at it in wonder and surprise, picked up the cake on the plate under the painting and took a bite.
This cake was made of coarse grains. Being accustomed to fine grains, he found it difficult to adapt to it, but he still swallowed it.
Overall, this fairy fate was completely different from what he thought.
The gods came down to earth to be so miserable and hungry.
The man wiped his hands and prepared to leave.
Just as he turned around, he suddenly remembered the old man at home, who had been talking to him before he came, asking him to bring him a piece of immortality back.
"Is this painting for sale? Wrap me some cakes," the middle-aged man said.
He really didn't understand why the head of Li'an County didn't build a temple to worship this god, but instead made a fuss and sold cakes.
"Guest, our paintings are not for sale. The county owner only painted a few..."
The man moved his lips, wanting to say something, but finally endured it.
This is the territory of Li'an County Lord, and he may not be able to leave if he offends others.
Secondly, the cake and the painting are really unattractive.
The man thought and looked up at the painting again.
For some reason, when he looked sideways, he suddenly saw the immortal in the painting raising his hands and moving.
His heart skipped a beat and he took a few steps forward.
But I found that the painting was still the same as before, without any change.
Weird, really weird.
Could it be that a deity has appeared?
He wanted to raise his hand to touch it, but he was afraid of disturbing the gods, so he took his hand back.
"Hurry and prepare some things. I want to worship this god." The middle-aged man said.
I burned incense and knelt down, feeling peaceful inside.
There are immortals. There really are immortals in Li'an. Meeting immortals seems to be true.
Did he also meet a god just now?
The man was happy in his heart, while Yuntao was holding some paintings in the academy and telling some students about optical illusions.
"Everyone look at this picture, first look at the middle, and then look at the outside. Do you feel that the painting is moving?" Yuntao gestured to a picture she had drawn.
The few people sitting under the stage observed according to Yuntao's instructions, and their expressions changed.
The painting moved, really moved.
"Little sir, what's strange about this painting? Why does it move?" Gu Liangdi asked immediately.
Yuntao smiled and said, "This painting is called, uh, Wave Wave Illusion. I read it from an ancient book, but that ancient book can't be found now."
"I just painted according to the method mentioned above. It is an opportunistic method."
"Everyone can draw if they are interested, there is nothing strange about it," Yuntao said.
Specifically related to the structure of the human brain, specific colors and graphics are selected to stimulate the perception of movement, making people feel that the painting is moving slightly, but in fact the painting is not moving.
"You can try to draw one yourself today..." Yuntao said.
She did these things in the scroll sent to Li'an County.
Some people are naturally immune to this illusion.
Yun Tao's paintings are hidden and can only be seen from a specific angle and height.
Even if someone looks carefully, they can't see much.
Although it is some heretical means, those who believe in the existence of immortals will still believe it, and those who do not believe will naturally not read it.
It is said that sincerity leads to spirituality.
To attract people to Li'an, we must do something small.
Even if she makes money, Yuntao does it not for herself, but for the people of Li'an County.
Since the reputation of this Lai'an cake spread, it has attracted an endless stream of people to come to Lai'an to buy cakes.
Everyone knew clearly that this cake was not delicious.
After holding on to finish a piece of cake, I felt like I was enjoying the same treatment as a god.
However, some people claimed that they really met gods in Li'an, and that the gods in the paintings appeared and moved.
The news spread further and further from word to mouth.
Everyone thought it was a lie to say that they met gods and immortals.
The head of Li'an County met an immortal, and the immortal gave her something.
And you?
What did the gods give you?
Nothing?
That is a lie.
In addition to the gods of Li'an, everyone had to mention one thing after visiting Li'an.
That’s why the food in Li’an County is very special.
Chapter completed!