满汉全席 | The Imperial Banquet Chef of Beijing
"北京老字号的御膳房里，一位丰满的女大厨用满汉全席征服味蕾与心灵... In a time-honored Beijing imperial kitchen, a curvaceous female chef conquers taste buds and hearts with imperial banquets..."
满汉全席 | The Imperial Banquet Chef of Beijing
第一章 | Chapter One
北京城里能做满汉全席的大厨屈指可数。
In Beijing, chefs who can prepare the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast can be counted on one hand.
其中唯一的女性叫尚膳芳，五十岁，身材丰满，是宫廷御膳第五代传人。
The only woman among them was named Shang Shanfang, fifty, with a full figure, a fifth-generation inheritor of palace cuisine.
"满汉全席有一百零八道菜，" 她常说，"每一道都是故事。"
"The Manchu-Han Feast has 108 dishes," she often said. "Each one is a story."
第二章 | Chapter Two
那年，一位日本的料理研究者来学习中华宫廷菜。
That year, a Japanese culinary researcher came to study Chinese palace cuisine.
他在她的厨房里待了三个月，从最基础的刀工学起。
He stayed in her kitchen for three months, starting from the most basic knife skills.
"做菜如做人，" 她站在他身后指导，丰腴的身躯散发着食物的香气，"要用心。"
"Cooking is like being a person," she stood behind him guiding, her full figure emanating food aromas. "Use your heart."
第三章 | Chapter Three
深夜的厨房里，她为他展示满汉全席中最难的一道菜。
In the kitchen late at night, she demonstrated the most difficult dish in the imperial feast.
"这道'龙凤呈祥'要用十二种食材，" 她一边说一边操作，丰满的手腕灵活转动，"象征皇家的尊贵。"
"This 'Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious' requires twelve ingredients," she said while working, her full wrist turning flexibly. "It symbolizes imperial nobility."
他看着她专注的神情，突然觉得她比任何皇家珍馐都美。
He watched her concentrated expression and suddenly felt she was more beautiful than any imperial delicacy.
第四章 | Chapter Four
"这道菜，" 她将做好的龙凤呈祥放在他面前，"是我做给你一个人的。"
"This dish," she placed the finished Dragon and Phoenix before him, "is made just for you."
"为什么？"
"Why?"
"因为满汉全席只做给最重要的人，" 她微笑着，"你就是我的皇帝。"
"Because the imperial feast is only made for the most important person," she smiled. "You are my emperor."
在北京的御膳房里，有些味道比满汉全席更尊贵...
In Beijing's imperial kitchen, some flavors are nobler than the Manchu-Han Feast...