jdhmnovel Chapter 272 [The Menu for the Floating Wine Cups on a Winding Stream (Draft + Final Version)]
Chapter 272 [The Menu for the Floating Wine Cups on a Winding Stream (Draft + Final Version)]
[Ding! You have a new side quest 15: Please complete the list below according to the reference checklist.]
Plan and draft the menu for the winding stream banquet in advance, including cold and hot dishes for the main course, as well as snacks, staple foods, wines and teas, and afternoon tea snacks, desserts, and seasonal fruits...
Task Reward: 10 Exclusive Edition Delivery Pigeons, unlimited supply of meals from the menu.
You can place an order from the online store and get full reimbursement. Once the list is complete, the [Exclusive Delivery Pigeon] will be automatically dispatched to deliver the meal.
[Exclusive Edition Delivery Pigeon]: Exclusively for host Bai Mengran, it can deliver letters and supplies within the Anshun Kingdom map, and relay voice messages of up to 200 characters or video messages of up to 1 minute.
[Ding! You have a new side quest 16: Please transcribe the prepared banquet menu by hand and present it to the banquet organizer, Lu Weihuai, to win his praise and approval.]
Mission Reward: Unlock "Inherited Memories of Poetry and Prose". Once you acquire this inheritance, you will instantly possess memories spanning the works of poets throughout history and dynasties, instantly becoming a "master of poetry and prose".
The system carefully selected these two side quests that would benefit the host's participation in the banquet in the future.
Its idea was simple: it just wanted its host to shine brightly and become the most dazzling star at the banquet.
"Oh wow~ This side quest is quite interesting. It looks like it's a preparation tailor-made for the banquet the day after tomorrow!"
But since we're here, let's get started!
This was the first time Bai Mengran had ever seen a skill-based task reward. It seemed her system was genuinely worried she would embarrass herself at the banquet the day after tomorrow…
In fact, she has had a photographic memory since she was a child. The Tang and Song poems she memorized when she was young are still in her mind.
Therefore, when she was invited by Lu Yanran to attend a literary banquet, she was not intimidated at all.
After all, she has a wealth of works by great writers throughout history as her foundation. When the time comes, she can just casually quote a few lines, which would be a complete game-changer...
But then again, who could refuse such an incredible skill as free inherited memories?
Bai Mengran, a seasoned fan of time-travel novels, secretly felt a sense of relief.
You know, when other female protagonists transmigrate, they are either forced to have a memory of the original owner's tragic past blocked up, or they have to embark on the old path of rebirth and revenge to slap the faces of the scum...
Hehe, compared to her, she's really lucky!
Not only did she receive a set of clothes, but she also had a generous little boss who would give her all sorts of gifts. She happily opened new stores and completed tasks every day, and even the inherited memories she received as rewards were the most precious treasures. She was simply too happy to be true!
She discovered that the two side quests had a predetermined order, so Bai Mengran immediately began to draft the menu.
This task is designed very thoughtfully; the table is already clearly listed.
Bai Mengran only needed to fill in the dishes one by one according to the list, which saved her a lot of trouble.
The list noted that there were nearly a hundred attendees, arranged at tables of ten.
With this reference, Bai Mengran had a better understanding of the situation, and it became much easier to draft the menu.
Next, adhering to the principle of "high quality above all else," she carefully selected the finest dishes from the Chinese restaurant as the main focus of the entire banquet.
After nearly an hour of selection, plus the need to give each dish a sophisticated "elegant name"...
Finally, a top-tier banquet menu, prepared with great effort by Bai Mengran, was freshly created!
[Floating Wine Cup Banquet Menu (Draft + Final Version)]
I. Formal Banquet: Ink Painting Scroll (Lunch)
Eight Delicacies of Cold Dishes
1. "Sparse Shadows Slanting Across the Field" (Candied Hawthorn Slush)
2. "A Subtle Fragrance" (Drunken Crab in a Glass Cup)
3. "Spring waters are bluer than the sky" (Jadeite Fish Sashimi)
4. "Leaving behind withered lotus leaves to listen to the rain" (Jade lotus root jelly)
5. "Amber-colored chicken served in a jade bowl" (Amber-infused drunken chicken)
6. "Sleeping Mandarin Ducks on Warm Sand" (Double-Flavor Foie Gras)
7. "Autumn Colors of Quehua" (Cold Duck Gizzard and Salted Egg Yolk Platter)
8. "Xiling Impression" (Tea-scented Lotus Root Carving)
[Twelve Hot Dishes]
1. "The light of the sky and the shadows of the clouds linger together" (Crab Roe Lion's Head Meatballs)
2. "The Reflection of the Pool Emptys the Heart" (Stone Pot Mushroom Soup)
3. "Whether lightly or heavily adorned, she is always beautiful" (Dongpo Pork, one of the Ten Scenes of West Lake)
4. "A green snail in a silver dish" (Steamed Taihu whitefish)
5. "Add wine, relight the lamps, and reopen the feast" (Flaming Drunken Shrimp)
6. "Spring breeze turns the south bank of the Yangtze River green again" (Yan Du Xian - Spring Scenery)
7. "Moonlit Night on the Twenty-Four Bridges" (Wensi Tofu Soup)
8. "Crystal Curtain Stirs in a Gentle Breeze" (Crystal Shrimp)
9. "A riot of colors dazzles the eye" (Three Treasures of a Hundred Flowers Wine)
10. "Let's try the new tea with the new fire" (Longjing Shrimp)
11. "The mountain scenery is misty and the rain is also wondrous" (Misty Rain Mandarin Fish)
12. "Drunk, unaware that the sky is reflected in the water" (Sweet fermented rice balls)
Four types of dim sum
1. "Clouds yearn for her garments, flowers for her face" (Peony Pastry)
2. "Exquisite Dice Inlaid with Red Beans" (Love Tea and Fruit)
3. "Ink Painting Style Tangyuan" (Two-color sesame tangyuan)
4. "Ladies with Flowers in Their Hair" (Rose Bean Paste Pastry)
[Four Rhymes of Staple Food]
1. "A deserted ferry crossing, a boat lies adrift" (Crab Roe Soup Dumplings)
2. "A lone boat and a straw hat, rice" (a dish of mixed grains cooked in bamboo tubes)
3. "Jiangshan Rice Picture" (Yangzhou Fried Rice)
4. "A Thousand Orioles Sing Across Green and Red" (Five-Colored Cured Meat Rice)
II. Afternoon Gathering: Tea and Painting in Harmony (Tea Break at Shen Shi)
Eight Delicacies for Tea and Snacks
1. "Plum Blossom Tips Dotted with Snow" (Plum Blossom Shortbread)
2. "Pine Smoke Rolls" (Black Sesame Cloud Cake)
3. "Bamboo Dew Sencha" (Matcha Green Bean Cake)
4. "Clear Spring on the Rocks" (Crystal Osmanthus Jelly)
5. "Night Rain at the Banana Window" (Coconut-flavored Glutinous Rice Balls)
6. "Crane Shadow in the Cold Pond" (Chestnut Swan Pastry)
7. "Fragrance Floating in the Inkstone Pool" (Longjing Tea Pastry)
8. "Lanting Charm" (Almond Tofu Cups)
Eight Dessert Masterpieces
1. "Apricot Blossoms and Sparse Shadows" (Apricot and Bird's Nest Cup)
2. "Mooring at Maple Bridge at Night" (Brown Sugar Ginger Milk Curd)
3. "Flowing Clouds Embracing the Moon" (Coconut Milk Papaya Jelly)
4. "Jadeite Snowflakes" (Jasmine Milk Pudding)
5. "Celadon Reflecting Snow" (Mango Pomelo Sago)
6. "Ink-dyed Landscape" (Black Sesame Mousse)
7. "Golden Minced Meat and Jade Slices" (Mango Sago Pudding)
8. "Flying Under the Moon" (Fermented Rice Ice Cream)
[Six Grades of Seasonal Fruits]
1. "Spring Mountain Smiling" (Loquat and Lychee Ice Cup)
2. "Summer Lotus in Dew" (Lotus Seeds and Iced Honeydew Melon)
3. "Autumn Persimmons Shaking Gold" (Sugar-coated persimmons with walnuts)
4. "Winter Plum Blossom Fragrance" (Candied Kumquat and Pear Soup)
5. "Southern Longing" (Mango and Coconut Platter)
6. "Northern Xinjiang Ice Jade" (Grape Ice Crystal Jelly)
III. Wine and Tea Drinks: Poetry and Wine in Elegance
Eight cups of famous tea
1. "Longjing Tea Tasting" (Lion Peak Longjing Tea - Pre-Rain)
2. "Biluochun at Dawn" (Dongting Biluochun)
3. "Pu'er Ting Song" (Aged Pu'er)
4. "White Hair Cloud Wanderer" (Fuding White Peony)
5. "Red Sleeves Add Fragrance" (Qimen Black Tea)
6. "Silver Needle Reflecting Snow" (Junshan Silver Needle)
7. "Rock Bone and Flower Fragrance" (Wuyi Da Hong Pao)
8. "Chrysanthemum Hidden in the Southern Mountains" (Hangzhou White Chrysanthemum and Goji Berry Tea)
[Eight Brews of Fine Wine]
1. "Lanling Amber" (Osmanthus-flavored Aged Wine)
2. "Grape Night Glow" (Western Regions Wine)
3. "Green plum wine" (green plum wine)
4. "Songlao Zuiyue" (Pine Nut Rice Wine)
5. "Peach Blossom Splendor" (Peach Blossom Rice Wine)
6. "Bamboo Leaf Emerald Green" (Bamboo Leaf Green Wine)
7. "Amber Gold Floating" (Kumquat Honey Wine)
8. "Jade Pot with Ice Heart" (Iced Plum Juice)
The banquet consists of eight cold dishes, twelve hot dishes, four snacks, four staple foods, eight tea snacks, eight desserts, six fruits, and sixteen wine and tea dishes, totaling sixty-six dishes, symbolizing good fortune and smooth sailing!