Chapter 427 The Queen's Dining Table

Buckingham Palace, England.

Queen Victoria looked through the dinner menu. The variety of dishes was not good, but what made her most depressed was that everything from the names of the dishes to the ingredients, the cooking methods, and the names of each round of serving process were all written in French.

There was even a moment when Victoria felt that the British did not have their own language.

In fact, learning French and eating French food was very common among European courts at that time. But even so, almost every country has evolved its own style.

For example, the French cuisine of the Austrian court uses Czech chefs, and even the word Austrian kitchen language can be replaced by the word Czech in many cases.

The only family in the UK that has learned so thoroughly may be due to the inferiority complex of being a pirate.

There are only two kinds of soup, chicken porridge soup and a thinner summer vegetable soup (actually seasonal vegetable soup). It seems that there is nothing to choose. Victoria likes to eat meat, so she chose the thinner summer vegetable soup because she was afraid that it would be too greasy and she couldn't eat it.

Looking up at the stars When Victoria first heard about this dish, she was fascinated by its artistic conception.

Then she saw a plate of dead fish heads staring at her with wide eyes. At that moment, Victoria's mind came up with a word "die with eyes wide open".

She could only sigh, it seems that being a queen is not that easy.

Next, there were three choices of replacement dishes: steak, stewed capon, and roasted lamb. Victoria chose roasted sirloin steak.

The method of making sirloin steak at that time was slightly different from that of today, but it was also to use a roasting fork to pass through the center of the roast and then rotate it to ensure even heating.

At the same time, put a plate full of clean beef fat aside for later use.

While grilling, use a brush to dip beef fat to continuously moisten the roast, and oil it every fifteen minutes. The entire baking time usually takes about four hours.

Then take down the roast, prepare the sauce, sprinkle with flour and salt, and then moisten with butter. After the whole process is completed, put it on the grill and continue to bake until it changes color. When the butter expands, take down the roast, slice it, put it on a plate, and serve it.

In fact, there is an allusion to sirloin steak.

The prototype of the legendary sin of gluttony, King Henry VIII of England, once suddenly drew his sword while dining, pointed at a piece of meat on the table and said.

"I will make you Sir Sirloin."

This is the famous incident of Henry VIII making meat. This person was mentioned in the previous document and was the last British monarch to land in France.

Then came the side dishes.

There were more choices for side dishes, including various salads, pies, fish fillets, and chicken dishes. Then Victoria saw roasted quail. Because Albert said she looked like a quail, Victoria did not eat quail.

But seeing the roasted quail dish on the menu at this time made her feel a little annoyed.

"What's going on?" She asked the chef with a little displeasure.

"You can change it to ham from the German region, or egg rolls or something like that." The chef said casually without seeming to hear the queen's tone.

Victoria was very dissatisfied with the chef's attitude. She felt that she was ignored, and her husband who doted on her was not around.

So Victoria threw the menu to the chef.

"Why don't you change it quickly?!"

The latter didn't dare to say anything and had to flee in a hurry.

In fact, at this time, Germany was just a geographical term like Italy.

Victoria's days in Britain were not good. People were curious and afraid of her.

This was mainly due to the glorious records left by the queens in British history.

Matilda plunged Britain into civil war. "Bloody Mary" is a synonym for witch in English, a nightmare for Protestants, a frequent guest in horror stories, and the indebted Queen Elizabeth I.

"Vase Mary" is different from the previous Mary. She did nothing during her reign. Her favorite thing to do every day was to wipe the porcelain she bought from the East, so she was also called "Vase Mary".

Queen Anne is one of the longest-serving queens and the founder of the bestie's intervention in politics.

But in fact, Queen Matilda is a legendary figure. She was able to finally hold on to the British throne in an extremely unfavorable situation. It was not easy to prevent the inheritance from being cut off. Moreover, it was not her who provoked the civil war, but her cousin.

"Bloody Mary" suppressed rebellions many times, reformed the economy, and prevented the division of Britain.

Elizabeth I was the founder of Britain's dominance in the world. During her reign, she carried out drastic reforms, selected talented people, practiced frugality, and cracked down on corruption.

(Reforms, selection of talented people, frugality, and crackdown on corruption are talked about by countless rulers, and countless people have tried, but few people succeeded in the end, which shows that her ability is extraordinary.)

As a decision maker, Elizabeth I can be said to be quite successful. At that time, Britain's economy was prosperous, literature was brilliant, and the Spanish Armada was defeated militarily.

This was mainly because Britain was a patriarchal society at that time, and they needed to demonize female rulers to maintain social order.

In addition, the reason why Victoria became the Queen of England and did not inherit the throne of Hanover was because the Salic Law in the German region stipulated that women could not govern the country.

When Victoria first ascended the throne, her reputation was pretty good, especially after the "balcony speech", even the maids around her thought she could become a great queen.

But Victoria soon realized that those politicians did not need a queen who could tell them what to do, but wanted a puppet that they could manipulate at will, such as Palmerston, Viscount Melbourne, John Russell, and Robert Peel.

So Victoria chose a husband who was enthusiastic about politics, and she did not mind sharing the power in her hands. On the one hand, Victoria needed someone to speak for her political goals, and on the other hand, she really loved Prince Albert.

Victoria was very clear about the internal and external troubles in Britain at that time, so she wanted to break the deadlock. Victoria did not think she had the courage and determination of Elizabeth I to dedicate herself to the country.

But she felt that she could take a risk to make Britain stronger.

Britain and France were the two most powerful colonial countries in the world at that time, but it was not time for them to decide the winner.

Because Britain and France had a common enemy at that time-the Holy Alliance, and the Russian bear was Britain's biggest enemy now.

Russia had vast land and a huge population, which Britain did not have.

If one day Russia really entered the ocean, would Britain's hegemony still be stable?

It is impossible to turn a colony into a homeland. The United States is the best example. Britain invested so much manpower and material resources to develop its North American colonies, but what was the final outcome?

A betrayal, nothing more.

The British at that time even lamented sadly that "from now on, Britain is no longer a great power and a respected nation."

In fact, it was a fear of the British at that time that their hegemony would fall to others. However, the French Revolution broke out, which was also a disguised way of saving Britain.