Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Gaoye smiled and placed the dipping sauce that he had just mixed in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, one for each.
Then, he said to Zhu Yuanzhang,
"Hot pot is a dish that is eaten fresh, so when the ingredients are served, they are naturally raw.”
As he spoke, the soup in the pot had already boiled. Zhu Gaoye picked up a piece of mutton and rinsed it in the pot a few times. He estimated the time and quickly scooped it up when the mutton had just turned ripe.
Then, he placed it in the dipping sauce plate in front of him, dipped it in the ingredients, and placed it in his mouth.
Then, he closed his eyes and began to enjoy the fresh and tender taste.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were dumbfounded by this action.
The mutton had only stayed in the pot for a little while. Not to mention the royal chefs in the palace, even the street vendors did not dare to do so.
Could this mutton be cooked? Can it really be eaten?
Seeing their doubtful gazes, Zhu Gaoye advised,"
"What are you guys waiting for? Hurry up and try it. The water is boiling.”
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised, he was not afraid. He had been used to living a hard life since he was young and had eaten everything. In the past, when he was extremely hungry, he would even eat raw meat in front of him. He did not care about these things.
However, after ascending the throne, he went from frugality to extravagance. Coupled with the constraints of etiquette, he began to pay attention to his diet.
However, the biggest difference between Zhu Yuanzhang and the other founding emperors was that Zhu Yuanzhang never cared about what others thought of him. Unlike other emperors, Zhu Yuanzhang never forgot his origins.
Without hesitation, he picked up a piece of mutton and followed Zhu Gaoye's example.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaoye quickly said to Zhu Yuanzhang,
"Old Zhang, you have to be careful. Don't let it be boiled for too long and the texture will become old and not delicious.”
Zhu Gaoye's address of Zhu Yuanzhang had been upgraded from Brother Zhang to Old Zhang. This change in address had also narrowed the distance between the two of them, making Zhu Yuanzhang feel very comforted.
"Alright, alright, that's enough. If you cook it any more, it'll really be too old.”
As it was his first time eating hotpot, Zhu Gaoye was staring at the chopsticks in Zhu Yuanzhang's hand while he was cooking the meat for himself. He was afraid that the mutton would not taste good if it was overcooked.
After seeing that the mutton had been cooked for a while, he quickly reminded Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the mutton from the hotpot and was about to put it into his mouth.
"Dipping sauce, dipping sauce. How can we eat hotpot without dipping sauce?”
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang put the lamb in his mouth, Zhu Gaoye quickly reminded him.
"I spent a lot of effort to make this dipping sauce. It tastes very good!”
Hearing Zhu Gaoye's words, Zhu Yuanzhang put the mutton in his hand into the dipping sauce plate in front of him. He dipped it in a layer of dipping sauce before putting the mutton into his mouth.
After taking a bite, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely shocked. This mutton was completely different from the mutton in yesterday's mutton soup.
The tender mutton was mixed with Zhu Gaoye's special dipping sauce. The deliciousness instantly exploded in Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth.
An unprecedented taste attack stimulated Zhu Yuanzhang's taste buds, causing him to temporarily forget about chewing. Feeling the stimulating taste in his mouth, Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but start chewing.
As the mutton mixed with the dipping sauce melted in his mouth, the special taste of the fresh meat and the dipping sauce mixed together filled Zhu Yuanzhang's entire mouth.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even know how he swallowed the mutton. When he came back to his senses, his mouth was already empty.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but pick up another piece of mutton and repeat the same process.
Zhu Di, who was at the side, also followed suit. After experiencing a round of explosions in his taste buds, he could not help but become addicted to this way of eating.
The chopsticks flew up and down in the mutton plate and the hot pot. The two of them sat there and ate heartily.
"Don't just eat mutton. Try this duck sausage.”
Zhu Gaoye picked up a plate of duck intestines from the table and placed it in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di.
Looking at the bright red duck intestines on the plate handed over, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were no strangers.
Jinling had been famous for duck feasts since ancient times, and duck blood soup was even more delicious.
In addition to duck blood, there was also duck intestines in the duck blood soup. Zhu Yuanzhang was not a particular person, so he naturally knew about this.
However, as leftovers, how could it be compared to mutton? Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were not interested in duck intestines.
Zhu Gaoye persuaded,"
"This duck sausage is crispy, smooth, and refreshing. It doesn't taste inferior to mutton at all.”
Hearing Zhu Gaoye's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's interest was piqued. With the mutton, the duck intestines would probably be eaten in a different way.
As expected, after Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the duck intestines, Zhu Gaoye quickly said,
"Boiled duck intestines are different from mutton. The heat is very particular. If it's too little, it won't be cooked.”
Zhu Gaoye explained to Zhu Yuanzhang. Hearing Zhu Gaoye's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's face revealed a surprised expression.
He didn't expect a small duck intestine to be so particular.
As for the seven up and eight down, he had never heard of it before. What kind of eating method was this?
Zhu Yuanzhang cast a questioning look at Zhu Gaoye.
"Seven ups and eight downs means that after you rinse it in the pot, you immediately take it out. Then, you repeat this cycle seven or eight times. You don't rely on the hotpot to cook it, but rely on the heat to cook the duck intestines.”
"The duck intestines cooked like this are fresh and refreshing. It's a rare delicacy!”
Zhu Yuanzhang was completely interested in Zhu Gaoye's explanation. He picked up a duck sausage with his chopsticks and followed the method Zhu Gaoye taught him.
After boiling it in the pot, he wrapped the sauce in the dipping dish again and put it into his mouth to taste it.
After tasting it, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a taste and texture that he had never tasted before. It turned out that a small duck intestine could be made so crispy, smooth, refreshing and chewy.
Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but click his tongue in wonder.
"Little friend, you're really a glutton. You can even think of such a wonderful way to eat. No wonder you were able to invent such a delicious seasoning like gourmet powder.”
Zhu Di also quickly picked up a duck sausage. After rinsing it in the hot pot according to the same method, he dipped it in sauce and began to eat.
As soon as he ate it, the fresh and tender taste made Zhu Di raise his eyebrows."This is too delicious!"
Then, he and Zhu Yuanzhang buried their heads and ate again.
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