Li Er insisted that there must be Dongpo Pork. If there was no Dongpo Pork, he would put down his chopsticks and curse.
Just like Li Er, Old Qin and the others were carnivorous beasts. Qin Mo advised him to eat less meat and drink less wine, but Old Qin actually said that he couldn't eat meat or drink wine. What fun was there in life?
Qin Mo made stir-fried chicken, eggplant with garlic sauce, Dongpo pork, Peking duck, braised pork ribs, braised pork trotters, Dong 'anzi chicken, Mapo tofu, and stir-fried chicken with chili.
There were many dishes that couldn't be cooked without chili, and some dishes needed soy sauce.
He didn't know about Taobao's functions before, so he didn't do it.
As for the origin of the chili and soy sauce, it was easy to explain.
Soy sauce evolved from sauce. As early as 3,000 years ago, there were records of sauce making in the Zhou Dynasty. It was originally made from fresh meat, similar to the current fish sauce manufacturing process. Because of its excellent flavor, it gradually spread to the people. Later, it was discovered that soybeans were similar in flavor and cheap, so it was widely used.
Of course, this could only be created during the Song Dynasty.
However, it didn't affect him at all. Qin Mo bought a few bottles from Taobao and placed them in jars, saying that he had brought them from Shandong.
Moreover, he had also started brewing soy sauce.
As for the chili, it was naturally brought back by the Haike and the tobacco.
With that thought in mind, Qin Mo didn't feel burdened and used chili.
He used chili to cook mainly because he didn't like spicy food. His goal was to eat spicy food openly in the future.
However, the country bumpkins of the Tang Dynasty who had never seen the world had never eaten chili before. Li Er ate the chili, and it was so spicy that he jumped up and cried. The old cunning fellow thought that Qin Mo had poisoned him, so he asked the guards to arrest Qin Mo.
"What is this?"
The sly old man pointed at the red chili and asked. Li Er was drinking tea.
Old Qin and the others put down their chopsticks and waited for Qin Mo's explanation.
Qin Mo said," This is called chili. It's spicy. Warming the middle and dispelling cold, strengthening the stomach and digesting food. It can be used for stomach pain, flatulence, and indigestion. External use to treat chilblain, rheumatism pain, waist muscle pain. The root can promote blood circulation and reduce swelling. It can be used externally to treat frostbite. It was just that it was especially spicy, and ordinary people couldn't stand it.”
The word 'spicy' didn't exist in the Tang Dynasty. Garlic was also a little spicy.
Then, Qin Mo deliberately asked," You guys haven't eaten before?”
Li Er gulped down some water." Where did you get this? I have never heard of it."
Qin Mo said," This thing, like the tobacco, was brought from overseas by sea travelers. It's a rare beauty to be used in cooking.”
" Ignorant child," the old man scolded." You've never heard of such a thing. How dare you cook for His Majesty?"”
Qin Mo replied," I've eaten before. If it wasn't for the fact that His Majesty was having a meal at the Qin Residence today, you wouldn't even be able to eat if you wanted to. Do you really think that I would poison His Majesty?”
It's my fault for not having seen the world.
The old man's face turned red. He was the one who suspected Qin Mo of poisoning him.
The cunning old man was embarrassed, so he sent Qin Mo away and let him continue cooking.
Surprisingly, Li Er and the others slowly got used to the taste of the chili. They found the Dong 'an Chicken and Chili Sautéed Chicken very appetizing, so much so that the chef of Qin Manor killed ten chickens in a row.
The main reason was that Foolish Yuchi and Old Cheng had huge appetites. Of course, Li Er and the others weren't bad either.
Qin Mo was almost paralyzed from exhaustion.
When he came out of the living room, he saw Li Er and the others all eating until their stomachs were round. They were smoking and puffing smoke.
"A cigarette after a meal makes me happy like a god.”
Li Er sighed.
These old fogeys were drinking and smoking.
Qin Mo's dishes were even cleaner than licking them.
This group of good-for-nothings acted as if they had not eaten for years. There were so many dishes that it was enough for twenty people.
Good-for-nothing! All of them were good-for-nothings!
Qin Mo couldn't help but complain.
"Keming, give me a hand. I'm stuffed.”Fang Xuanling said to Du Ruhui.
The old master was not a glutton, but Qin Mo's dishes were too delicious. They could not stop eating at all and accidentally stuffed themselves.
Du Ruhui smiled bitterly." Xuanling, I ate too much too.”
Then, he looked at Zhangsun Wuji, this old cunning fellow. This fellow was a fair and fat man. Now, his stomach was bigger than a pregnant woman who was five months pregnant.
Old Qin, Old Cheng, and Old Foolish Yuchi weren't any better.
"Rest for a while before going back."
This group of old fools were drunk, so they bragged in the dining hall of Qin Manor, reminiscing about the past.
Of course, Li Er was not stingy with his praise for Qin Mo's cooking skills." Speaking of Yi Ya's skills, you are the best in the world.”
The imperial chefs in the palace and Qin Mo's dishes could not be compared at all. This was not a difference in skill, but a difference in knowledge.
Qin Mo struck while the iron was hot and said," I heard that Your Majesty's flying white is rare. Why don't you leave me a calligraphy treasure?"”
Li Er's calligraphy was not bad and could be kept as a family heirloom in the future.
"At least you know your stuff." Li Er ate and drank to his heart's content. It was rare for him to talk to her.
Li Er was very confident in his calligraphy.
"The best chef in the world." Li Er wrote these words and stamped his own seal.
Cooking was considered an unrated profession in the Tang Dynasty, but Qin Mo did not have any special opinions.
After bragging for a while, Li Er and the others left the Qin Manor one by one in the evening. Everyone's lips, including Li Er's, were red and swollen from the spiciness.
Of course, he also extorted ten boxes of cigarettes from Qin Mo.
Li Er got five boxes and the others each got one.
Extorting my cigarettes, I wish you all hell tomorrow.
This was the first time Li Er and the others had eaten chili, and they had eaten so much. They would definitely not feel good when they woke up tomorrow.
Due to the appearance of chili, the term 'eat well and drink spicy', began to appear in the Tang Dynasty.
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