The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts - Vol 4 Chapter 140
The restaurant Tom is referring to is very well decorated. The restaurant is built around the square and surrounds the entire square. Inside the square are some seats with umbrellas, and there is a small fountain in the center of the square. It can be seen that it is a well-designed dining place, but few people choose to eat outside. Most people choose to dine indoors, enjoying a warm and comfortable environment.
Hermione silently took out her wallet the first time she saw this restaurant, but remembered that she had brought her father’s credit card, so she put the wallet back with great peace of mind.
It’s okay, this meal is still affordable!
The interior decoration of the restaurant is quite elegant, with a very Arabic style. The dining seats are very low, and the guests are sitting on the floor in a semi-reclining posture.
It’s a bit of an ancient Roman style. The way of dining in ancient Rome was to place three reclining chairs in the shape of a “door”, with a small table in the middle to hold food, and the dining pattern resembled the word “冋”. Roman nobles would lie on chairs and eat food from their plates with their hands.
“Sword Comes”
At first glance, the dining method in this restaurant is quite similar to the dining method of Roman nobles, except that it has changed from lying to sitting.
The seats are covered with velvet carpet, and you need to take off your shoes before taking a seat. Tom glanced at Hermione’s feet and said, “Remember to take off your shoes first.”
The words are right, but unfortunately the person who said it has something wrong, which makes Hermione a little suspicious.
Are you sure it’s a matter of etiquette for me to take off my shoes?
But seeing Tom took off his shoes early and put them aside, Hermione couldn’t walk in wearing them. So she untied the thin straps on the high heels, took off the shoes, and walked into the seat barefoot.
As expected by Hermione, Tom turned his attention to Hermione’s bare feet. Her beautiful feet were like a piece of fine-textured fat jade, with a soft and soft texture, white and rosy, showing a healthy color. The upper end of the sole of the foot was freed from the restraint of the high-heeled shoes, and the toes stretched naturally, and there was a red mark on the edge, which made people want to hold it in their hands and pity them.
Tom’s gaze was fiery, causing Hermione to retract her legs unnaturally, and her slender toes curled down slightly, like five shy petals.
“Look, I’ll use the Eye Curse on you!” she threatened so viciously.
Don’t watch it in a restaurant…
In the face of Hermione’s soft threat, Tom chose to give in. He recruited the waiter, selected a few specialties in the store, and then handed the menu to Hermione.
Hermione’s eyes wandered quickly across the menu, and finally settled on a corner. She blushed slightly and added a dish. The waiter standing beside him gave an ambiguous smile.
“What did you choose?” Tom asked curiously.
“A special dish, I think it’s quite recommended on the menu.” Hermione said lightly, looking a little erratic.
“Oh.” Tom nodded ignorantly. He didn’t read the menu carefully, but just ordered a few dishes that he knew would be difficult to overturn.
The restaurant served quickly, and soon after ordering, the waiter in a white robe brought in several large plates one after another, with a dazzling array of delicacies on them.
The first is the classic Egyptian staple flatbread like French bread, served with two sauces, one with tahini and the other with eggplant sauce. In order to get rid of the tiredness, a salad platter composed of tomatoes, onions, and pickled cucumbers was also served.
In addition to these, there is also the roast lamb chops and lamb pasta that Tom ordered. Hermione’s order was the last, a round thing with a glossy finish.
Tom looked at the small cylinder, and barely recognized by the little bumps on the sides that it seemed to be some kind of bird.
“This is what you ordered???” Tom looked at Hermione uncertainly.
“Well,” Hermione nodded, “roasted pigeons, this restaurant’s specialty, stuffed with rice.”
She added, “I heard it’s good for the body.”
Tom looked at the round headless pigeon and was a little silent.
It turns out that people here really eat pigeons!
Yes, unlike Western Europe, pigeons are really eaten in Egypt. The Egyptians believed that the pigeon was a very nutritious bird that was of great help in improving the relationship between husband and wife. It is said that before marriage, men need to eat pigeons every day, and when they get married, they will give pigeons as gifts.
Tom took the heavy roasted pigeon, broke it apart, and found it was jam-packed with rice.
“Remember to swallow it with the bones,” Hermione instructed. “I heard from the locals that the essence is in the bones.”
“Okay.” Tom nodded blankly and swallowed the pigeon in his hand.
The taste was okay, the rice was soaked in the fat of the pigeons, and there was an unintelligible spice smell, but it wasn’t bad.
“Do you want some?” Tom gestured to Hermione with the rest after eating the top half of the pigeon.
“No, it’s just for you.” Hermione declined Tom’s invitation with a smile, rolled a lamb chop into a flatbread~www.mtlnovel.com~ and ate it with sesame sauce.
The dinner was very rich, and Tom and Hermione had a good time. When checking out, Hermione didn’t even look at the bill, she just took out her credit card and swiped it to pay.
There was no entertainment after the meal. The two found a tavern in a tacit understanding and drank some beer to completely relax their tired body and mind. When it was late at night, it was logical to stay in the hotel on the upper floor of the tavern.
After a simple wash, Tom lay on the soft bed covered with clean white sheets, hugging Hermione’s soft and fragrant body, the fragrance poured into his nostrils uncontrollably, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his body. The eaten pigeon seemed to come back to life in his stomach, turning into a warm current to the end of its limbs.
“The heating in this store seems to be running too vigorously.”
“Yeah.” Hermione in white pajamas nodded, agreeing with Tom’s feelings.
The white nightgown and the white duvet were kicked down to the ground, followed by other things. Today, Hermione’s main color is pure white.
“Now you can enjoy it.”
“Well… it’s all red, don’t wear pointed shoes next time… let me rub…”
There was nothing to say all night, only the industrious liquid was spilling.
The next day, the two didn’t wake up until noon. For the two who fell asleep at four o’clock last night, or this morning, this time was not too late.
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After a period of time, in the distant city of London, Mr. Granger was confused and puzzled: why did he have several Egyptian consumptions in his bill? Did someone swipe my credit card? I don’t remember eating in Egypt and opening a room!
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There is indeed a famous dish of roasted pigeons in Egypt, which is similar to the domestic Babao duck and gourd chicken.