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»Ein Dreiviertelpfund Kalbs- oder Lammnieren.«
“Three-quarters of a pound veal or lamb kidneys.” “Or.”
Auf Taubeneiersuppe mit Lotuswurzeln, Klößchen und gehackten Pinienkernen folgten Entenzungen, gedünstet in Sesamöl mit Pilzen und Bambussprossen, dann erschienen die Enten selbst - mindestens drei -, die mit Krabben gefüllt und einem Teig aus Bohnenpaste geschmort worden waren, gefolgt von Riesenkrabben in süßem Weißwein gesotten, gefolgt von Lammnieren sautiert mit gemahlenen Walnüssen, gefolgt von Honigkuchen, gefolgt von kandierten Früchten, gefolgt von Konfekt, gefolgt von grünem Tee, gefolgt von Pflaumenwein, gefolgt von Narzissenverdauungstonikum, gefolgt von dem Sieben-Geister-Verdauungstonikum, gefolgt von Duften-dem-Feuer-Vitalitätstonikum, gefolgt von Schluckauf, gefolgt von ein paar Händen, die sich Li Kao um den Hals legten.
Pigeon-egg soup, with lotus roots and dumplings and crushed pine kernels was followed by ducks’ tongues cooked in sesame oil with mushrooms and bamboo shoots, which were followed by the ducks themselves — at least three — which had been stuffed with shellfish and steamed inside a cover of hardened bean curd, which were followed by spider crabs simmered in sweet white wine, which were followed by lamb kidneys sauteed with minced walnuts, which were followed by honeycakes, which were followed by candied fruits, which were followed by sweetmeats, which were followed by green tea, which was followed by plum wine, which was followed by Daffodil Digestive Tonic, which was followed by Seven Spirits Regulating Tonic, which was followed by Fragrant Fire Vitality Tonic, which was followed by hiccups, which were followed by a pair of hands that clamped around Li Kao’s throat.
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