The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Franz was a little speechless, he didn't want to continue this meaningless thing, and Madam Sophie also found it boring.

"Mother, I heard that you had some unhappiness in Stuttgart (the capital of the Kingdom of Württemberg)?"

Madam Sophie's face turned cold.

"It's just a bunch of cowards who like to turn over old accounts."

Historically, during the Napoleonic Wars, the Kingdom of Württemberg, as an outpost in western Germany, did not receive the support of the Austrian Empire when the French fought, and the Kingdom of Württemberg later turned to Napoleon to attack the Austrian Empire, so the two sides had deep grievances.

Now Mrs. Sophie is coming to ruin the good things of the Kingdom of Württemberg, but even so, the latter still has no way to refuse, because at this time, whether in the German Confederation or in the German Customs Union, the Austrian Empire occupies an absolute advantage. .

Madam Sophie's complexion immediately changed when she thought of the old sesame seed and rotten millet.

"It's not because of you! Empress Alexandra will bring Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna to Vienna next month, please show me well! Don't make any fools!"

"Ah."

Franz's attitude is quite sincere, after all, theoretically speaking, marrying Russia is the best choice at this time, and this is also Madam Sophie's painstaking efforts.

But the latter felt that the former's attitude was not positive enough, and the veins on his forehead burst out.However, she couldn't talk about it, and she couldn't hit it, so she could only leave angrily.

The family dinner in the evening is very rich, but the large amount of spices makes the dishes lose their original taste.

In fact, professional chefs know this better than Franz, but it is a tradition.It used to be the privilege of nobles to use spices, and the royal family naturally had to use more in order to show their financial resources.

Especially now that Franz has opened up the spice passages of Zanzibar and India, as well as Southeast Asia.Palace chefs use spices like they don't need money.
Austrian court meals are not the same as those of the French, with a strong Italian color and Czech style.

Most of the court chefs of the Austrian Empire are Czechs. They like to make some inventions while striving for perfection, which usually brings some surprises.

Of course, sometimes it can be frightening, such as the [Golden Smile] (a dish in the Chinese Little Master) that Franz accidentally mentioned before.

The palace chef made a replica of it, and what he made didn't laugh, but sprayed.

When Franz cut the skin with a knife, a jet of syrup shot out. Fortunately, he avoided the sudden blow with agility, but the waiter behind him was unlucky.

With a scream, a large number of palace guards rushed into the banquet hall, disrupting the entire banquet in a burst of chaos that no one could explain.

With the lessons learned from last time, the palace cooks have also restrained themselves a little, at least they will not mess around at the family dinner at this time.

A piece of white rice was placed in front of Franz, because he had the habit of eating white rice since he was a child, so people in the court have long been familiar with it.

However, this treatment is only available at family dinners. If there are guests present, Franz can't eat white rice with his arms.

In fact, rice is considered a dish in Western food, not a meal.As for the bread, it is usually used to wipe the mouth and pad the plate.

However, this custom gradually disappeared after the French Revolution, but this did not include the Austrian court.

Although it is white rice that is very common in modern times, it is expensive, because European rice is rarely planted, and Franz likes to eat a kind of rice from the Iberian Peninsula. The transportation fee alone is already sky-high.

Of course, it is impossible for Franz to know this, and he still feels that he is very frugal.

Franz was protected by the old emperor when he was young, and when he grew up, he could make money by himself, so Mrs. Sophie didn't interfere.

But in the eyes of Maximilian, this is completely biased, so he has to eat rice every meal.

Mrs. Sophie didn't care about the unreasonable troubles of the second son. Anyway, the money was deducted from Maximilian's property.

The rest of the family doesn't have any preference for rice, they prefer sweets.

In addition to a lot of sugar, cheese is also added to the beef soup, and Maria is showing off with a small pot of chocolate fondue.

Franz once tried to promote hot pot in Austria, which was mainly based on the experience of later generations. He felt that Europeans were relatively more interested in hot pot.

However, the reality is that it is difficult for nobles to accept this kind of thing due to the problem of traditional concepts, and it is also very difficult to eat Asian hot pot with a knife and fork.

But the mere difficulties cannot stop foodies, and soon a small hot pot for one person was developed. This small hot pot skillfully avoids hygiene problems.

Then for the problem that knives and forks are not suitable for shabu-shabu, they took out tweezers directly from the laboratory.
After that, localization developed. Austrians like to use cheese, chocolate, or even cream as the bottom of the pot.

In Franz's opinion, this was completely dark cuisine, but they were quite happy eating, and Franz couldn't say anything.

All kinds of strange hot pots were in front of him, but Franz felt that his clear soup pot was a bit out of place.

But this can be regarded as a special dish of the Austrian court at this time.

After that came the Schnitzel, which is something of a specialty of the Austrian Empire, other countries prefer to eat steak.

This is not because pork is cheap, in fact there is a reason for this, the specialty sheep pigs of the Austrian Empire.

This is a kind of pig with soft and long hair. This guy looks like a big sheep from a distance.

What's even more amazing is that the wool of sheep and pigs can really be woven into sweaters. At the same time, the body fat rate of this kind of pig can reach an astonishing 70%, which can be called pigs and cattle (the highest grade and the body fat rate of Wagyu cattle can reach 56%).

In addition, generally speaking, the more fat, the more suitable for steak, on the contrary, it is suitable for stew.

In the [-]th century, some people in Austria even kept sheep and pigs as pets, mainly because the pigs were docile and stable, and had a high IQ.

But Franz is not a fighting nation, he can't accept a pet that weighs nearly five hundred catties.

Sheep and pigs are pretty good, but they have high food requirements and too much fat. Franz doesn't like them. Although the pork ribs are delicious, the price is too high.

If it is no problem as a noble food or a luxury, but it is too difficult to promote it.

The Landrace pig, also known as the Landrace pig, is not a pig from Changbai Mountain, but a long and white pig.At the same time, it is also for the distinction of Yorkshire, the big white pig.

Landrace pigs were the best lean pigs in the world before 1950. This guy eats mixed foods, grows meat fast, and has a lot of lean meat.

So Franz first started to promote Landrace pigs, but soon encountered problems.That is, ordinary people can't afford to raise them at all, and their weak constitution needs a perfect pig house.

This was almost impossible for ordinary farmers at that time, because they themselves still lived in houses with air leakage everywhere.

Moreover, Landrace pigs are not as adaptable to the environment as Austrian native sheep pigs, let alone facing predators such as European gray wolves and coyotes.