In the imperial kitchen.
Li Yuanfang wasn't so naive as to directly provoke some rigid system in the palace.
Now, the people in front of him were all imperial chefs. If they didn't have any comprehension of cooking and couldn't stand out in terms of cooking skills, they wouldn't be imperial chefs.
Therefore, all the ingredients were prepared. Li Yuanfang only needed to recite the cooking method and let the royal chef cook.
"The cooking method of the new dish was dictated by this king, so it requires a royal chef with high comprehension.”
The imperial chefs looked at each other in dismay when they heard this condition. In the end, they came up with the one who had a high level of understanding-Imperial Chef Hai.
"Hehe, hello, Your Highness. Everyone calls me Imperial Chef Hai.”
"Hello to you too." "Have you prepared the materials I need?" Li Yuanfang smiled amiably.”
"Replying to Your Highness, the things you ordered, there are some ingredients that the imperial kitchen doesn't have. The little chamberlain went to the Imperial Academy of Medicine to bring them to you.”
At this point, the other imperial chefs had already retreated to the side. Imperial Chef Hai rubbed his fingers excitedly and carefully asked about the confusion in his heart.
"What dish does Your Highness want to cook?"
"We'll talk about it after I tell you the name of the dish.”
Li Yuanfang looked around. Cassia, aniseed, tsaoko, pepper, fragrant leaves, and so on were all prepared.
Bai Fu had already cleverly found a stool for Li Yuanfang.
After sitting down, Li Yuanfang multitasked while teaching the royal chef and thinking about how to free himself.
First, the willow branches were dipped in green salt to brush their teeth. There were many pigs in the Great Tang, so they could use pig hair to make toothbrushes.
It was definitely not possible to make paper in the middle of winter, but he could put the release of his legs on the agenda. Although he was used to kneeling, it was undeniable that lifting his legs was torture.
The paper couldn't be made in a short period of time. In order not to suffer, he could only pray that he would draw more paper before he ran out.
Ahem, although the current Great Tang did not seem as convenient as the modern era, there was nothing that could not be created with one's own hands.
The most regrettable thing was that he didn't know many dishes. Otherwise, opening a restaurant would be quite profitable.
From the feudal dynasty to the modern society, the people of the Central Plains could never escape the topic of eating delicious food.
Just as Li Yuanfang was distracted, Imperial Chef Hai had already made the famous Dongpo Pork.
"It's already prepared. Please have a taste, Your Highness.”
When he heard the voice, Li Yuanfang came back to his senses and smelled an alluring fragrance.
"The dish has thin skin and tender meat. The color is bright red, and the taste is rich. It's crispy but not broken.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yuanfang picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of meat to taste.
"It's fragrant but not greasy. Imperial Chef Hai, your cooking talent is not bad.”
"Thank you for your praise, Your Highness!"
Imperial Chef Hai's face turned red with excitement.
After that, Li Yuanfang did not stay in the imperial kitchen for long. The finished Dongpo Pork was put into a food box and became one of the many dishes for lunch.
……
Lunch was served in the Dew Palace, where Empress Zhangsun lived.
Li Shiming and Empress Zhangsun were not the only ones attending the lunch, but all the princes and princesses who could walk independently were present as well.
Today, after entering the Dew Palace, Li Yuan Fang saw a different Li Shi Min.
The emperor's aura had been restrained a lot. Not only was he amiable towards Li Chengqian and Li Tai, he even personally carried his daughter Li Lizhi, not showing any intention of putting her down.
Seeing Li Yuanfang standing at the entrance of the Dew Palace, Empress Zhangsun waved at him warmly.
"Yuan Fang, you're here. Hurry up and sit down. We can eat when the dishes are served.”
"Oh."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Li Yuanfang nodded and sat down.
However, he felt very strange. According to his memory, the royal family did not seem to have such a warm scene.
A big bowl of Dongpo Pork was very eye-catching among many commonly used dishes.
Li Tai sniffed hard and asked Li Yuanfang with a smile. After staying in the Zhou Prince's residence for three days, he knew very well how good his little imperial uncle's food was.
"Imperial Uncle, what kind of meat is in this bowl of meat? It smells so good!”
"Fourth Brother is right. I'm hungry just by smelling the fragrance. Can I eat now?”
The little loli Li Lizhi's stomach rumbled. She pouted and tilted her head, her big watery eyes fixed on Li Shiming.
"Sure, Father will get it for you." Li Shiming scratched Li Lizhi's face and went to pick up some food for his daughter.
"Imperial Uncle? You haven't answered my question." Li Tai asked Li Yuanfang as he stuffed meat into his mouth.
Hmm, if the ingredients of this meat were ordinary, then the imperial kitchen could cook it every day.
"Wild boars that can grow to 200 pounds in the wild.”Li Yuanfang shrugged.
"Wild boar?" Li Tai didn't react for a moment. He bit his chopsticks and thought for a moment."Eh, isn't that a pig?"
"It can't be. Pig meat is only eaten by commoners, and it's fishy and astringent. How can it be made into such delicious meat?”Li Chengqian was the first to shout in disbelief.
"The ingredients are all taken from the imperial kitchen.”Li Yuanfang still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were filled with dissatisfaction."This king doesn't need to lie about such a simple matter.”
Li Chengqian was instantly at a loss for words. For the first time, he realized that this little imperial uncle who was born in the same year as him was definitely not someone easy to rope in.
However, this was just right. He did not have to go against his heart and befriend her. He preferred people with strong physiques.
Li Shimin did not care about the lawsuit and ignored the confrontation between his son and brother. He picked up a piece of meat for Empress Zhangsun and ate it himself.
"There's no need to doubt it. This is wild boar meat, different from the pigs raised by the common people.”
"Speaking of which, if the pig meat didn't have that special stench when cooking, then they wouldn't stare at me and eat so much.”
"Come, come, come. Everyone, try it!”
The little loli Li Lizhi used a special little voice and her eyes narrowed into crescents.
"The meat is delicious. I want more!"
"Yes, it's not bad. It's soft and delicious.”
Empress Zhangsun really tasted it, and after she finished eating, there were endless praises.
"There is a way to remove the fishy smell from dolphin meat, but it has to start from the newborn dolphin. I don't know if this method is true or not.”As Li Yuan Fang ate, he finally found time to answer Li Shi Min's question.
"How did Yuan Fang know the method?”Li Shi Min asked.
"I read it in a random book. It's not suitable for experiments in the middle of winter.”Li Yuanfang shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently.
In fact, Li Yuanfang had accidentally browsed through the website to find the method to remove the fishy smell of the pig. However, because the method was too special, he remembered it very well.
Li Shi Min looked at his children who were gluttonous, especially his daughter who was full of oil. After a long silence, he immediately made a decision.
"Next year, let the people in the manor raise some. I'll send the people from the Imperial Manor to learn from you. Anyway, if they're bad, so be it.”
"If I succeed, when I eat meat, I won't be afraid of Wei Zheng's impeachment. I can eat meat however I want.”
Li Yuanfang rolled his eyes. You're an Emperor, can't you have some ambitions?
Although he was complaining, Li Yuanfang still agreed in the end.
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