After Zhangsun Huan left, Li Ke also asked the chefs to make a new set.
After the previous delay, Li Ke was even more hungry now.
When the dishes were served, they started to eat with Li Yin and the others.
"Hmm, why does it taste a little bitter?"
Seeing Li Ke frown, the other chefs hurriedly said,""This lowly one did everything according to Your Highness 'instructions.”
"I know," Li Ke said unhappily.
Li Ke had seen the actions of those chefs just now. There was no problem. Even if some of the seasonings were not complete, it was impossible to make a dish that was bitter.
As for the ingredients, there was no need to talk about it. This was the imperial palace. Who dared to use spoiled ingredients to cook? Wasn't he afraid of being killed?
Then, he asked Li Degui to bring the condiments over.
After a while, Li Ke pointed to a container that was filled with large gray particles and asked,""What is this?"
Li Degui glanced at it and quickly replied,"Your Highness, this is salt."”
Li Ke picked up a little and tasted it. It was completely salty with bitterness.”
" Your Highness," Li Degui said anxiously," this is really salt that has already been ground, but it's official salt that was specially sent directly from the Salt Making Division. This servant doesn't dare to lie."”
Hearing this, Li Ke suddenly remembered that they were in the Tang Dynasty. They didn't even know how to make salt here. It couldn't even be considered coarse salt, let alone refined salt in the later generations.
Judging from the bitter taste of that thing just now, this salt also contained a lot of impurities such as nitre, phosphorus, and potassium.
Eating too much was simply courting death.
Thinking of this, Li Ke couldn't help but sigh,"I just want to eat, but it's so troublesome."”
Then, he shook his head and asked, How many Provoke Points do I need to exchange for the salt-making method?”
" 100 Provoke Points are required to exchange for the Salt Making Technique. Do you wish to exchange?”
After hearing that it only required 100 Provoke Points, Li Ke chose to exchange it without thinking.
A moment later, after various methods of salt production appeared in his mind, Li Ke instructed Li Degui to bring some things over.
After the servants went to bring the things Li Ke wanted, Li Degui could not help but ask in puzzlement,"Your Highness, what are you doing?"
Li Ke rolled his eyes and said,"Of course it's to process refined salt. Otherwise, how can we eat it in the future?"”
"But this is already the best official salt sent by the Salt Production Division. Commoners can't buy it even if they want to." Li Degui was even more puzzled.”
Li Ke was too lazy to explain so much to Li Degui. He waved his hand and said,"Just do as I say."
Fortunately, the things Li Ke wanted were already in the imperial kitchen. In less than five minutes, everything was gathered.
Then, he sat at the side and instructed the people in front of him to grind the salt into small particles again.
Then, he asked someone to pour these small particles into the stone mill at the side.
As it rotated, some mineral powder slowly seeped out from the edge of the stone mill.
He got someone to put the mineral powder into a wooden bucket, add water, and stir it with a wooden stick to let the salt fully melt into the water.
When the solution was saturated, he poured it into another wooden barrel covered with two layers of linen.
Soon, the linen was covered in gray impurities.
After removing the linen cloth, the solution in the bucket was still a little gray. Clearly, the impurities had not been completely removed.
After that, he got someone to wrap the charcoal in four layers of linen and stuff it into the funnel. He found a shelf and fixed the funnel on it.
Then, he poured the solution into the funnel. After a while, the green solution slowly flowed out.
Seeing this, Li Ke stepped forward and dipped his hand in it to taste it.
After that, he nodded. Not bad, there was no bitterness anymore.
It was obviously impossible to make completely white fine salt like the later generations with the tools available now.
But even so, it had reached the usage standard.
Seeing Li Ke nod his head, Li Degui also curiously stepped forward to dip it in and taste it. This time, Li Degui was completely dumbfounded on the spot.
"This, how is this possible? There was no bitterness at all. This was simply comparable to green salt!”
When the other chefs heard this, they also hurriedly went forward. After tasting it, they all looked at Li Ke in shock.
They couldn't understand why Li Ke, who was only seven years old, not only knew how to make the incomparably delicious dishes just now, but also knew how to make salt.
It was simply inconceivable.
He didn't have the time to care about Li Degui's reaction. Li Ke touched his only son who was about to shrivel from hunger and said,"Hurry up and cook the vegetables again.”
Upon hearing this, Li Degui, who had regained his senses, hurriedly reprimanded the others.
After he finished eating and burped, Li Ke left with Li Yin, who was also full of food.
Before leaving, Li Ke thought for a moment and turned his head,""Tomorrow, continue to make today's dishes and send them to me.”
" This servant understands," Li Degui hurriedly said.
Seeing this, Li Ke nodded and left with Li Yin.
Li Degui and the others were still in shock.
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