Datang First Chef

Chapter 61

In the 15th year of Zhenguan, a great event happened, Princess Wencheng entered Tibet.

Last year, Songtsan Gampo sent envoys to Chang'an to find the princess. After careful consideration, the sage chose a daughter from a clan to be the princess and went to Tibet to get married.

Different from the previous ways of losing power, humiliating the country and seeking peace with relatives, Princess Wencheng’s entry into Tibet was not so much a marriage, but a political measure to Sinicize Tubo. In addition to gold and silver treasures, pearls and agates, various books and grain seeds were also taken away. What's more valuable is that there were musicians, scribes, doctors, craftsmen, farmers, etc. among the huge accompanying personnel.

Unlike other dynasties and relatives, Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet has profound significance.

Rao Mo Wenyuan is so-so in history, he still remembers this matter, the headline of Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet has flashed in his mind until now, and he remembered it when he heard what monk Huiyuan said.

He asked curiously, "Does the princess have to go from Chang'an to go to Tibet?"

"Of course I want to go from Chang'an, the princess gets married from the palace, if not from Chang'an, where do I go?" Hui Yuan said, "This time the princess's wedding is very grand, as for how big it is, you will know in due time. "

Mo Wenyuan is still looking forward to it. He also has the nature of someone who likes to join in the fun, and he really wants to see what kind of grandeur it will be that day.

What he didn't know was that the princess's marriage had a slight relationship with him. Among the things the princess brought into Tibet, vermicelli, soy sauce, various pickles and sauerkraut drinks were among them, and the craftsman who walked with the princess There is also no shortage of pickles in China.

The food he made turned out to be a part of the culture that can represent the Tang Dynasty to the outside world, which is really unexpected.

A few days later, Rencheng King Li Daozong and the Tubo envoy Lu Dongzan set off to escort Princess Wencheng to Tibet.

Sitting on the sheep's back, Mo Wenyuan's angle of view was no shorter than that of other people. He suddenly thought of the saying that there are ten miles of red makeup in the future, and he thought that Princess Wencheng was more than ten miles of red makeup.

Gold, silver and jewelry are all pulled by carts, but their practical significance is not as high as that of books and technicians.Musicians, literati, architects, doctors... All workers are in the team of people sending relatives. This is not a marriage. It is clearly used to assist Tibet in the name of Princess Wencheng. It is no wonder that the princess is highly respected in Tubo after her marriage. .

The middle black sheep is also dizzying. Even though he is a very powerful sheep, he has not seen many things in the world. Whether it is a fairy or a monster, life is very simple, such as getting married and occupying a mountain. Fortunately for the big monster, when they get married, they always come up with tricks, so that monsters from all directions come to celebrate.

But immortals, their way of getting married is very simple, there are basically no luxurious ceremonies, they only need to get married under the witness of heaven, it is simple and quick.

Zhong Heiyang was shocked by the big scene, he "baa baa baa baa baa".

Are your human races getting married like this...so exciting?

It took me a long time to find the right adjective.

Mo Wenyuan said: "No, no, of course not, neighbors in the neighborhood also get married, which family can do this?"

"Baa baa baa baa baa."

Is the princess married?So you can bring a lot of people?

"No." Mo Wenyuan racked his brains to explain with him, "The princess will marry in a place far, far away. The customs of the people there are different from those of Tang Dynasty. There is no mature farming technology, no rich agricultural knowledge, no music and dance. , there are no books, the princess married in order to let those people learn these things."

The light bulb on Zhongheiyang's head lit up, and he automatically brought Mo Wenyuan into him. Of course, Zhongheiyang didn't pay much attention to the relationship between marriage and marriage, so many inhuman tribes are still matriarchal societies.

When Mo Xiaoyuan married into the heaven, his dowry was pots and pans and a cauldron of seasoning recipes, and then he taught the people in the heaven how to cook and enjoy the food.

Middle black sheep: emmmmmmm

Sounds good?

……

Before the arrival of summer planting, Mo Wenyuan's mung bean promotion plan has achieved preliminary results, and every household in the village grows mung beans.Mobilizing a village of people to breed, the result is gratifying, he harvested a lot of miscellaneous mung beans.

Some businessmen are keenly aware of the value of mung beans. No one stipulates that only Mo Dalang can make mung beans. They can’t figure out the production skills of vermicelli for a while, but mung bean cakes can still be made, and mung bean paste, no Few people have mastered the method of red bean paste, and it is no problem to make mung bean paste in the same way.

The cakes in Li Sanniang's restaurant are selling well, and the red bean paste has also entered the stage of history early. The pastry shops in Chang'an City are not willing to let their family dominate, and they have used their brains to invent all kinds of food. Mo Wenyuan even bought A roll similar to a Swiss roll, except that the middle is not cream but red bean paste.

Changan’s restaurants, pastry houses, and food-related industries all open up their imaginations in order to compete for market share. For a while, the food industry is in a state of flourishing. It is normal for these competitive peers to put their ideas on mung beans. .

Mo Wenyuan was very happy to see such a situation, and he couldn't be happier to be able to inspire the development of the gourmet industry.

Where there is demand, there is a market, and more and more old farmers will grow mung beans to sell when merchants come to buy them. Fang Li is asking Mo Wenyuan in embarrassment: "Mo Dalang, if we plant more mung beans in the future, we will eat more mung beans." Can I sell it to other merchants if I can’t use it up?”

Mo Wenyuan laughed dumbly and said: "Of course, the mung beans lent to the villagers before have been paid off this time. I have nothing to do with how much you plant, how much you sell, and how much you keep. The guys from our restaurant will still come to the door When buying mung beans, I only hope that the villagers will plant beans in the future, so it is better to consider selling them to our shop first.”

Fang Lizheng's expression eased, and he said, "It's natural."

"So, thank you Mo Dalang."

Uncle Chen’s new type of mung beans has also had a bumper harvest. This year’s weather is good, there is plenty of rain, and the sun is also good when there should be sunshine. The mung beans brought back from Tianzhu have a bumper harvest. The output doubled, the particles became bigger, and I was shocked too much. When I talked to Mo Wenyuan, I couldn't hide my excitement.

"If this kind of bean is used, the yield of mung beans can be doubled within two years." He sighed, "Besides, I have never seen such a large and plump bean." With a little experience, Chen Bo can make this statement, and the beans harvested are naturally very, very good.

As soon as there are more beans, the supply of products can keep up. The demand for vermicelli in Li Sanniang’s restaurant is already high. In order to meet the needs of customers, they rarely sell dried vermicelli cakes, even if they sell them, they are limited. .It’s different now, one is that they have a lot of mung bean starch, which can produce more vermicelli, and the other is that after the villagers have learned the technique of making vermicelli, they also start to make and sell it by themselves. The quality of the fans is comparable to that of Sanniang Restaurant. Once Li Sanniang Restaurant has not enough fans, Zhao Erniang, who is in charge of chores, will send people to the village to buy fans, and the quality of life of the villagers will also improve. Got a boost.

The mung bean business is different from other businesses. Mo Wenyuan seems to be a technology investor on weekdays. He just studies food and doesn’t care about chores. The mung bean business is different. From the initial planting to the later promotion, Mo Wenyuan followed up and was responsible for After a long time, he also developed some feelings for this business. When he has nothing to do, he likes to go to the stalls selling vermicelli and chat with people from all over the world.

Chang'an is an international metropolis, not only people from the south and north come and go between the cities, but also students from other countries, merchants from the Western Regions, who are very different from the Han people in appearance.

Mo Wenyuan discovered that, at some point, a "strange" phenomenon appeared in the store. Those merchants and porters would definitely buy pickles when they bought fan clubs.

He wondered if these people like pickles mixed with vermicelli?Is it really good?

When he had any doubts, he asked directly, and it happened that the person who came to buy fans this time was Mo Wenyuan's familiar porter, so he directly asked why they bought them together.

The bachelor porter said: "Because both are things that can be stored for a long time and can be eaten together."

"what for?"

"Mo Dalang also knows that when I travel to the north and south, I spend more time on the road than staying in the city."

"Da Lang also walked through the corridor between the two capitals. I guess you know that it is not easy to hunt for wild game while lighting a fire and cooking along the way. As for cooking corn in a pot, it takes a lot of time."

"I know that."

"Steamed cakes are the fastest to eat, but unfortunately steamed cakes are made of noodles, so they don't last long, especially in hot summer, and the cakes will go bad after a few days."

Mo Wenyuan said: "So you just buy mung bean vermicelli? The vermicelli in our store can be stored for a year without spoiling."

"Of course I know, otherwise I wouldn't have bought it."

"It's always easy for us to get rid of food. Sometimes on the way, there is absolutely no time to burn fire for cooking. At most, just boil some hot water."

"Hot water with steamed cakes is the norm, but after having mung bean vermicelli, the food will be much richer."

"I'll boil the water first, then put the vermicelli in a bowl, pick out the sauerkraut and bury it under the vermicelli along with the juice, and then pour hot water."

Put chopsticks in the vermicelli and you can eat it. Doesn’t it taste better than steamed cakes? "

Mo Wenyuan was dumbfounded when he heard that, he knew about soaking vermicelli in hot water, not only did he know that he also told Monkey King that he could do this, eat some vermicelli to improve food, but what he heard from the mouth of the porter was another feeling, he instantly I actually thought of Laotan sauerkraut beef noodles, but they used Laotan sauerkraut vermicelli.

The porter said: "Look, Mo Dalang, can we make this way of eating?"

"It makes it, of course it makes it." Mo Wenyuan nodded desperately. Not only did he make it, but he was also inspired to make some new food that is really convenient for people to carry.

It's just that this kind of food was really difficult to prepare in the Tang Dynasty, and it required him to make a series of preparations.

……

Mo Wenyuan ordered two bowls of noodles.

He has his own preferences when making noodles. Some people like to stew vegetables, eggplants and egg noodles in one pot, and some people like to return noodles to noodles, and vegetables to vegetables.

The latter is undoubtedly more difficult than the former to make it delicious. Green vegetables, cabbage, and mushrooms are stewed in a pot. It will not be delicious, nor will it be unpalatable. , the light fragrance of the dish has been combined with the soft noodles, you have me in you and you in me.

The covered noodles are different. Most of the vegetable juices covered are not compatible with the noodle soup. They are bland, salty, bitter, and spicy. Fusion is also an unknown.

Most vegetable juices are not compatible with it.

What Mo Wenyuan made was just a few toppings, toppings that could perfectly blend with the noodles below.

Zhongheiyang was walking back and forth at the door of the kitchen. Mo Wenyuan said that he wanted to cook a dish in secret and let him taste it later, so he kicked out the sheep that had been able to freely enter and exit the kitchen. Annoyed, on the contrary, he was very happy, and kept thinking about Mo Xiaoyuan's cooking.

Hehehe, he is looking forward to it!

Not long after, a seductive fragrance wafted out from the crack of the door, tickling his nose.

Let alone Taotie with a keen sense of smell, even Puppy Mo searched for the scent all the way from the backyard, his expression was very intoxicated, he was in a trance, he took one step and two steps, like sleepwalking.

"What's the smell? It smells so good."

"What did Dalang do, I smell like wine?"

"Baa baa baa baa baa!"

There is wine!Excellent rice wine!

Mo Wenyuan's topping is Huadiao chicken, which is great either on its own or on top of noodles.

Tracing back to the source, Hua Diao Chicken belongs to Cantonese cuisine and is a traditional famous dish in Guangdong.Huadiao wine is a kind of rice wine, and Mo Wenyuan also brewed it in small quantities.

According to the normal method, the whole Huadiao chicken is steamed in a small pot, but in order to be eaten with noodles, he cut the chicken into small pieces.

After the chicken is disassembled, put it in boiling water for a while, remove the fluff and dirt, and then take it out to dry.

When it was time to dry, he went to another stove to see if the oyster sauce he had boiled was good.

Many people think that oyster sauce is a kind of oil when they hear the name of oyster sauce, but this is not the case. Oyster sauce is a delicious seasoning containing seafood. A raw oyster can be made after spending time cooking.

He put the oysters in the cauldron to stew early in the morning. The wooden lid was pressed on the cauldron, and the hot air was rolling in the pot. When he lifted the lid just now, the hot air sprayed his face.The thick reddish-brown soup settles at the bottom of the cauldron. The aroma is tangy and appetizing. This is oyster sauce.

He brushed oyster sauce and honey on the surface of each piece of chicken in turn, then changed the iron pan, greased the bottom of the pan, and put the chicken pieces on the surface of the pan to fry on low heat. The human scent diffused in the room with the wind, passed through the crack of the door, and slipped directly into the nostrils of the two of them.

"!!!"

Zhongheiyang and Mo Xiaogou showed a relaxed and happy expression.

Really fragrant!

Mo Wenyuan then added Huadiao wine, and after it was fragrant, the aroma of the wine returned. The keen Zhongheiyang could tell that the wine Mo Wenyuan used at this time was better than the rice wine he sold in the store, and it was brewed for private tasting of.

A dish cooked with good wine!

Zhong Heiyang, who has a low capacity for alcohol but likes to drink, is even more excited!

He took a spoon and poured chicken nuggets, ginger slices and soup on the noodles. Mo Wenyuan prepared two kinds of noodles, one was ordinary thin noodles, and the other was deep-fried noodles that modern people are familiar with. over noodles.

Putting the two kinds of noodles in bowls, he scooped up six bowls in total, not only Zhongheiyang Mo Xiaogou, but also Zhao Erniang.

The plate was held firmly in Mo Wenyuan's hand, he pushed the door and said, "You can eat."

……

The meal was eaten in the dining room. Hearing that Mo Wenyuan made new food, no matter how much work was in hand or how busy the work was, Zhao Erniang would come here to have a good time.

Two people and one sheep are very strange, why are there two bowls of soup cakes?

Mo Wenyuan said: "Help me taste the difference between these two bowls!"

the difference?People and sheep are very strange after hearing this. If they are both Hoto, what difference can there be?They couldn't help looking carefully, and found that the color of one of the noodles was yellowish, closer to the color of the barley husk.

Zhong Heiyang looked more carefully, and noticed that there were strange bends on the noodles, which were different from the other bowl. However, at this time, he did not have time to report his findings to Mo Wenyan one by one. The aroma of the chicken noodles hooked me, and I couldn't wait to taste it.

He has turned into a human form. No matter how many times she looks at it, Zhao Erniang will be surprised by the human form of the middle black sheep. She sighs: "What a handsome man."

"Could it be that all spirits and monsters are like this? They are much better than ordinary people."

Taotie's vanity is a bit strong, and he really likes to hear others praise him, whether it's complimenting him for eating a lot or complimenting him for looking good, it can make him very happy, so he answered Zhao Erniang vaguely while sucking noodles: "Just I am handsome, but they can't do it." Very boastful.

The three members of the family couldn't help laughing when they heard Taotie's answer, and of course they all laughed in good faith.

"Don't laugh, don't laugh, the soup pie is spraying out."

"It's disgusting."

Taotie, who didn't have a name, thought that it was Mo Xiaoyuan's food that was delicious as always. If the delicacy of Huadiao Chicken Noodles was measured in gold units, then he would be willing to pay thousands of dollars for a bite of Huadiao Chicken.The texture of the chicken is very tender, and the half-cooked frying not only does not make it burnt, but also makes the outermost layer of meat present a magical texture between soft and hard.After frying, it should be dry. However, after absorbing the full Huadiao juice, the meat becomes rich in water. Every time you squeeze it, the soup with the delicious chicken soup and Huadiao fragrance will spray out in your lips and tongue.

With a big appetite, he finished the first bowl in a hurry, and then sharpened his knife and reached for the second bowl.

Compatible with Zhong Heiyang's astonishing appetite, is his eating speed far surpassing that of everyone else. Zhao Erniang, Mo Xiaogou and the others used a small bowl, two bowls of noodles, each bowl was not big, and the one in front of Taotie was a giant bowl.

"what?"

Zhong Heiyang, who was addicted to eating noodles, was suddenly stunned, and he looked at the noodles with inquiring eyes.

This side...

Seeing his rarely thoughtful expression, Mo Wenyuan slightly raised the corners of his mouth, thinking that Black Sheep and him are really like Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.A musical instrument master and an audience who understand himself can create high mountains and flowing water. With the help of Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei is like a fish getting water, and can swim freely.

Hey, he is very grateful for the help of Zhongheiyang, it is really a great blessing in life!

Mo Wenyuan stared at the three of them eagerly, hoping that they would talk about their feelings. Mo Xiaogou spoke first, and he said in a friendly voice, "They are all delicious."

And then, I was speechless.

Zhao Erniang looked at him with eyes that hated iron and steel, as if she was talking nonsense, and her evaluation was professional: "The yellowish soup cake has a slightly hard taste, and ordinary soup cakes can't make this taste."

She had no other ideas.

“The toppings are good.”

Mo Wenyuan smiled and looked at Taotie, hoping he could give him more responses.

Taotie also lived up to the expectations. He spoke clearly and logically, his mouth was like a machine gun shooting: "The taste of Huadiao chicken is the same. If there is any difference, the soup cake is different." Noodles were called many times in ancient times. There are many kinds, soup cake is one of them.

"The taste is slightly hard, and the yellowish color is because you have fried it. This is normal. The elasticity is much better than ordinary soup cakes, and the ability to absorb soup is also very strong."

"One thing I don't quite understand. When I ate this soup cake, I didn't find the unique taste of soup cake in the soup, the taste of the flour being boiled. I don't know why."

After ordinary people cook a bowl of noodles, the soup will turn pale white. This is because the flour stained on the noodles has been boiled together. It will not be finished with soup.

Mo Wenyuan couldn't help clapping his palms, he was very happy, and everything that Zhong Heiyang said was on point.

"I did fry it, not only fried it but also steamed it," he explained. "Do you see any abnormal bends in the noodles? Are there any normal noodles?"

Taotie suddenly realized: "There is no such thing."

"As for why the soup does not have the characteristic flour flavor of ordinary soup cakes, you might as well come and see for yourself."

Mo Wenyuan invited Taotie into his holy kitchen, followed by the other two.He usually doesn't show off his secrets, but now he is mysterious, and he will definitely surprise them.

After entering the kitchen, Taotie saw three things on the countertop, a clean earthenware bowl, a fried noodle cake pressed into a thick pancake shape, and boiling water that had just boiled.

Mo Wenyuan put the water on the tripod and boiled it again to make sure that the water was boiling.

"Of course there is no noodle soup for this soup cake." He smiled, "I never boiled the noodle in the process of making it." So how come there is no pale soup?

After saying this, he put the golden bread in a bowl, and then added water: "Wait for a while, and you will see the change."

With Mo Wenyuan's words, the three people present waited patiently. Taotie is very good at grasping the subtleties, especially related to eating. His 12 points of energy are concentrated on soup cakes.

The soup cakes that were tightly condensed into a ball loosened slightly in the hot water.

Taotie: Huh? ? ?

Mo Wenyuan took out a pair of chopsticks, inserted them into the middle of the loose noodles and swung them. The cakes spread even more. After a while, the cakes that had been condensed into a ball turned into a steaming bowl of Hoto.

"Try it."

All three tentatively picked up their chopsticks and stuffed some shredded noodles into their mouths.

"!!!"

It's really Houtou!

As soon as the hot water is poured, the Hoto will be eaten. What a magical spell!

Mo Wenyuan: The magic of instant noodles XD!