The Great Tang on the Tongue
In the Tang Dynasty, there were East and West Cities in Chang 'an. The dignitaries lived in the East City, and most of the goods in the East City were high-end luxury goods.
When Qin Mo, Cheng Chumo, and the others brought their servants to the market, they found that they couldn't find any pork.
In the Tang Dynasty, the meat of the scholar-bureaucrats was mainly mutton.
This was because cattle were an important source of food in ancient times. Cattle and sheep were undoubtedly the most aristocratic meat."A feudal lord does not kill cattle for no reason, a Great officer does not kill sheep for no reason, a scholar does not kill dogs and pigs for no reason, and a commoner does not eat precious food for no reason.”
Cattle were an important means of production in the farming era. In many dynasties, it was forbidden to slaughter cattle privately. Just as the Book of Rites said, even the feudal lords did not easily kill cattle unless there was something important.
As early as the Han Dynasty, cattle had been protected by law. The Han law stipulated that "no one could kill young teeth." The Han law was very strict with the punishment of killing cattle. Those who violated the law would be killed and the cattle would pay with their lives.
During the Tang Dynasty, no matter if the cow was old, weak, sick, or disabled, it was forbidden to kill it. Only cows that died of natural causes or died of illness could be skinned and sold or eaten by themselves.
Therefore, the scholar-bureaucrats of the Tang Dynasty mainly ate mutton. They did not care about pork, but they actually thought that chickens, ducks, and geese were not meat.
This was also the reason why Qin Mo and the others couldn't find pork in the East City. Because the old men in the East City didn't eat it, there was no market, so no one sold it.
However, this was not a problem for the foodie.
Hence, the group of people charged towards Xi City in a grandiose manner. They bought a big fat pig from a pork seller and then tied it up and carried it back to Qin Manor.
In the backyard of the Qin Manor's kitchen, Uncle Wen had already ordered the servants to set up the pot and boil the water according to Qin Mo's instructions.
Qin Manor's chef was already waiting there.
It was already afternoon when Qin Mo and the others returned.
When they saw the fat pig that Qin Mo and the others carried back, they were instantly dumbfounded.
They had been in Qin Manor for a long time, but they had never used pork to cook food, let alone kill a pig.
"Are we really going to kill a pig? It's so dirty."
Cheng Chubi asked.
The pig was very dirty, and he looked disgusted.
Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang also looked disgusted.
Qin Mo smiled and said," Don't look at it because it's dirty, but it tastes delicious.”
He turned around and instructed the cook of Qin Manor," Wash the pig and kill it.”
All the servants in the Qin Manor knew that Qin Mo was Old Qin's nephew. Now that he was conferred the title of Marquis of Lantian and had received Old Qin's orders, they naturally followed his orders.
These chefs usually killed a lot of sheep, so they were not unfamiliar with killing pigs. Therefore, they washed the big fat pigs very quickly. They used white knives to go in and red knives to come out.
After that, he shed his hair and cut the pork under Qin Mo's command.
After that, there was nothing for the chefs to do.
Next, Qin Mo took action personally.
The pork ribs could be braised, sweet and sour pork ribs, pork ribs and lotus root soup.
Pick a few pieces of fat meat to make Dongpo Pork.
The pig trotters were cleaned and used for stewing.
Then, he slipped the fat sausage and poured the blood sausage.
Stir-fried meat with garlic sprouts and stir-fried kidney.
.......
Qin Mo didn't let go of any dish that a pig could cook. There were dozens of dishes in total.
The dishes were not ready yet, but the fragrance had already filled the entire courtyard. The three brothers of the Cheng family kept swallowing their saliva.
"What are you guys doing?"
Old Cheng's voice rang out.
Qin Mo turned around and saw Li Er and the others.
Other than the few people from yesterday, there were a few more people.
When they were eating in the corridor, Li Jing and the other military bigwigs were very curious about Qin Mo, who could make horseshoes, so they wanted to see the wonder child from Shandong.
As for Li Er, Old Cheng had bragged that Qin Mo's cooking skills were good and treated everyone to a drink, so Li Er had followed along.
Today, it was Old Qin's cow's turn to commit suicide.
The fragrance in the courtyard made those old men's appetites rise.
"Apothecary, this is my nephew Qin Mo. How is it?”
Old Cheng patted the shoulder of a refined middle-aged man and said proudly.
This person was Li Jing, also known as Apothecary. He was the leader of the Tang army and the War God. However, because he did not take a side in the Black Tortoise Gate incident, his position was a little awkward.
Li Ji had also been banished to the other register. He had taken the same stance as Li Jing during the Black Tortoise Sect coup.
The other person was Old Demon Yuchi.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Qin Mo hurriedly bowed to Li Er. It was a serious crime to neglect the emperor.
Li Er raised his hand and said," No need for formalities."
"What are you doing?"
"Make some food."
Li Er snorted." I know you're cooking. What is that?"”
Qin Mo said," Pork!"
"The pork is so fragrant."
Li Er and the others did not believe it.
Then, the banquet began, and Qin Mo became a pitiful chef again.
Cheng Chumo and his brothers were reduced to doing odd jobs. They could only drool as they looked at the dishes.
Dishes came out from Qin Mo's hands one after another. Lion's head, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork ribs, pork intestines, pork trotters, and stir-fried kidney.
Li Er and the other old fellows ate until their mouths were full of oil. When had Tang Chao and the other country bumpkins ever eaten such delicious food? Especially the stir-fried dishes, it was even more eye-opening for them. They could not stop eating at all.
"Hahaha, delicious!"
"Awesome!"
........
Li Er and the old fellows ate to their heart's content.
In the end, Old Cheng and Old Demon Yuchi got into a fight over a pig's trotter. The entire courtyard was in chaos. The pig was eaten clean, but they still quarreled.
Li Er ate to his heart's content. Before he left, he even grabbed a pig's trotter and nibbled on it. He did not have the dignity of an emperor at all.
"Have a good meal today. Come back in a few days.”
Li Er left a sentence when he left.
Qin Mo wanted to cry. Damn it, who did I offend? I can't even eat pork.
This group of gluttons was like a swarm of locusts, sweeping everything clean.
The Acraepoid Army should not come again.
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