"I came to Xizhou City because of this matter. Jin Bing found out that someone is planning to hold a dark banquet, and that monkey is the main ingredient of this banquet!" Xing Sen said to Ye Chui seriously. When he said this, Ye Chui vaguely felt that he was still a little angry.
"Dark Banquet?" This was the first time Ye Cui heard this term.
"It's a kind of banquet that provides illegal food. This kind of banquet existed before the meat ban was lifted, and there is still no way to stop it. It's even getting worse. This is a very serious food crime, and it's a serious problem that we food police must resolutely deal with." Xing Sen continued to say to Ye Chui, "I rushed to Xizhou City because I heard these things from Jin Bing. Someone is going to hold a dark banquet here, and I will definitely not let them off."
"What is the main nature of this dark banquet?" Ye Chui was stunned and continued to ask.
"In short, it means eating ingredients banned by the country, certain rare animals or inhumane cooking methods. The Dark Banquet reflects the dark side of human nature." Xing Sen explained, "The Dark Banquet has another name, we often call it dark cuisine."
"Dark cuisine..." Ye Cui suddenly thought of the dark cuisine in his previous life.
The so-called dark cuisine refers to food that looks weird or is inedible. The most famous ones are the British dish of "Looking Up at the Stars" and the "Isatis Root Instant Noodles" which is particularly famous in the dormitory culture in China...
Of course, the dark cuisine in this world obviously represents another meaning. Ye Chui thought of something and continued to ask Xing Sen: "From what you said, the definition of dark cuisine is to violate humanity or eat illegal ingredients, but in those years when meat was poisonous, what did dark cuisine refer to?"
"The poisonous meat is the reason why dark cuisine appears." Xing Sen's expression was indescribably solemn. "Because of the vegetarian virus, all animals carry viruses that can kill humans, but among these animals, there is a type of meat that is harmless to humans."
As he spoke, Xing Sen stared at Ye Chui intently, and that expression made Ye Chui suddenly shudder.
He had already thought of an answer in his mind: "Could it be that humans themselves..."
"It's a bug." Xing Sen said with a smile.
Ye Chui: “…”
Seeing Ye Chui's frightened expression, Xing Sen felt indescribably proud. He had obviously deliberately made the matter sound so horrible...
Ye Chui rolled his eyes and asked, "So that's how it is... The vegetarian virus doesn't affect bugs, but is this considered dark cuisine? Some bugs should be edible, right?"
In the previous life, people in some places had the habit of eating insects. Although it sounds disgusting at first, in fact, this kind of food is not as unbearable as it sounds. For example, there is a local snack in Tianjin called fried grasshoppers. If you can get rid of the psychological barriers, this dish is still very crispy and delicious.
Ye Chui's hometown in his previous life was full of pear trees, and every summer night, everyone would go to catch cicada monkeys - the scientific name of cicada monkeys is cicada monkeys, which are the larvae of cicadas (ps: we call them climbing forks, I wonder if there are the same as us~~), this kind of thing is rich in meat, and even some big restaurants will specially purchase cicada monkeys, which can be called a special delicacy and are very expensive.
In addition, many insects are famous medicinal materials, such as Cordyceps sinensis.
Some countries have a tradition of eating insects since ancient times, so from the perspective of Ye Chui, the god of food, eating insects is nothing big. In the previous life, there was even a wilderness survivalist who ate insects as a daily meal...
"Do you think all insects can be eaten?" But Xing Sen quickly dealt Ye Chui a fatal blow, "Some insects rich in protein are still poisonous. Only certain species can be eaten, such as... cockroaches."
Ye Chui: "... Stop talking, readers won't be able to bear it and will abandon the book."
"In short, some people created the dark cuisine because of their demand for meat delicacies. After the meat ban was lifted, this cuisine quietly developed into another category, and it even has a tendency to get more and more intense. If we find someone secretly holding a dark banquet, we must punish them severely." Xing Sen continued to explain, and he finally got to the point. "According to the news from Jin Bing, someone captured the monkey. The purpose is to hold a dark banquet. There is a part of the monkey that is very delicious. Guess what it is?"
“It’s monkey brain.”
Ye Chui said in a deep voice.
He had vaguely suspected this since he saw the little monkey being captured two days ago, and now his suspicion has come true. Eating monkey brains is an inhumane and cruel way of eating. Even the highest-level [meal] in the Manchu-Han Banquet has a dish made from monkey brains.
The [Meal]-level Manchu and Han banquet contains the most precious and delicious ingredients in the world, which are hard to come by. There is everything from bear paws, monkey brains, elephant trunks, etc. Of course, when Ye Chui convened the Manchu and Han banquet, he did not cook these ingredients directly, but chose to use other ingredients instead.
In Ye Chui's previous life, eating monkey brains was naturally illegal, but it could still be eaten in some big cities, and in some other countries, monkey brain feasts could be openly placed at banquets. It is undeniable that monkey brains are very delicious, but this is something that is completely contrary to Ye Chu's concept of peace of mind, and it is also a cruel dish that he has always resisted.
He didn't expect that in this era of gourmet food, there were still such cruel and dark things in this world.
When Xing Sen heard what Ye Chui said, his eyes suddenly became serious and he stared at Ye Chui: "How do you know about monkey brains?"
"I've seen this ingredient in some recipes." Ye Chui explained quickly, "I'm very resistant to this cruel cooking method." After saying this, Ye Chui looked at Tian Xiaodu and Han Yuyan who were carrying out the rat extermination operation in the kitchen with some concern, and then continued to ask Xing Sen, "Since this is illegal, can you find a way to rescue the little monkey? Xiaoyu has been very unhappy these two days, and I'm worried that this will affect her mentally."
"Sorry." However, Xing Sen simply shook his head and said with some regret, "Golden Cake only found out that someone was going to hold a dark banquet, but they don't have any clues about the host of the banquet. It's impossible for me to rescue that monkey and catch this group of cruel guys in one fell swoop."
"Whose help do you need?" Ye Chui asked hurriedly.
"You." Xing Sen pointed at Ye Chui.
"Me?" Ye Chui was stunned.
Xing Sen nodded and continued to explain: "Jin Bing also found out a very important piece of information, that is, the person who is hosting the Dark Banquet is recruiting chefs recently. I hope you can apply for the chef position at the Dark Banquet, personally participate in the banquet, and try to catch all the people participating in the banquet in one fell swoop!"
Ye Chui showed a thoughtful expression: "Is this dangerous?"
"Is there any danger?" Xing Sen smiled. "That group of people just don't care about food, but they are not vicious people. Besides, I will always be by your side, so there will be no danger. However..." Xing Sen paused. "The chef of this dark banquet is required to have a certain level of cooking skills. Even people who have been expelled from the Gourmet Association can participate. You have a one-star chef certificate and have been in the limelight recently, so you are naturally qualified to participate. But in addition to the qualifications, you also need to be reviewed. At that time, there will be many chefs competing for the banquet position. You need to make a dark dish to satisfy the reviewer."
"This..."
A lot of dark dishes suddenly flashed through Ye Chui's mind, such as looking up at the stars, chocolate bananas, deep-fried ice cream, and salmon skinless butter fried cake...
Although Ye Chui was absolutely not interested in these delicacies due to his insistence on delicious food, with his ability, he could basically understand the cooking method of such things just by taking a look at them. However... it felt inappropriate to ask the God of Food to cook these dark dishes.
But for Wang Shiyu's little monkey, he had to endure it!
So he nodded to Xing Sen with a heavy face: "I should have no problem with this."
"Are you sure?" Xing Sen said with some doubt. "The review of the Dark Cuisine Banquet basically has to meet three points. The first point is that the creativity is unexpected. The second point is that the ingredients are special and ordinary people will not eat them. Of course, the third and most important point is that it is delicious. This is definitely not something that ordinary chefs can do. And according to Jin Bing, the review of the chefs for the Dark Banquet will be held tomorrow. He can help you get the registration qualification, but are you really sure that you can make qualified dark cuisine in such a short time?"
"Don't worry, there will be no problem." Ye Chui nodded confidently. He has always been very confident in his cooking skills.
"So what are you going to do?" Xing Sen asked immediately.
Ye Chui was just about to bring out the famous "Looking Up at the Stars" from his previous life, but at this moment, Han Yuyan's scream suddenly came from the kitchen, and the elder sister ran out of the kitchen in a flash: "Master, another mouse was found... A whole nest of mice!"
"Another mouse was found?" Ye Chui couldn't help but frowning. The restaurant had stopped operating for the past two days and a thorough inspection of the kitchen was carried out. Yesterday, a big white cat was even brought into the kitchen. It had clearly caught a mouse, so how come there was still a nest of mice now
He didn't bother to talk to Xing Sen and hurried into the kitchen.
The kitchen utensils were being cleaned, and the cabinets and other things were moved away. The rat's nest that Han Yuyan mentioned was behind the cabinet. Tian Xiaodu was carefully beating there with a broom. When Ye Chui walked over, he quickly turned around and said to Ye Chui, "It's a nest of baby mice. It looks like they were born only a few days ago."
"Little mice?" Ye Chui looked over quickly, and saw five or six little mice crawling on the ground. They were more like small lumps of meat, with no hair on their bodies, and their eyes were not open yet. They should have been born no more than three days ago.
When seeing these white and tender little mice, Ye Chui suddenly thought of a cruel dark dish that has been recorded since the Tang Dynasty...
"Tomorrow's dark banquet chef can make that dish!" (~^~)
PS: Guess what dish Ye Chui is going to cook~~~This is also well-documented and very classic, and it has been mentioned in many novels~~~~~~~~~Finally, please give me monthly votes and recommendation votes~~~~~