This is not the Datang I am familiar with

Chen Fang struggled to brush his teeth with coarse salt, it was really salty, he didn't use coarse salt once or twice, but every time it was so uncomfortable.

"Prepare some rapeseed oil for a while, you come with me to the imperial dining room!"

"The slaves obey!"

Tao Hong happily went to prepare, and Chen Fang spat out a mouthful of mouthwash.

Life is hard without toothpaste!Chen Fang was considering whether to make some toothpaste.

It seems a bit difficult, but not too difficult.

Chen Fang didn't think about the modern toothpaste at all. After all, this is the Tang Dynasty in an agricultural society, and the technology and foundation cannot be achieved.

However, there are several ways to make several earthy toothpastes, such as animal bone meal, dried luanwei flower and rock salt mint and peppercorns.

There are also some traditional Chinese medicine formulas that can also clean teeth. For example, some traditional Chinese medicine powders such as Gastrodia elata, Ligusticum edulis, Asarum, Agarwood, and Hanshuishi can also play the role of toothpaste.

Of course, there is another way, that is to use calcium carbonate and soap.

Soap is already available, and calcium carbonate is easy to get.

There are pros and cons to each plan, Chen Fang was thinking, when Tao Hong walked in with a white porcelain jar.

"My lord, it's ready!"

"Well, let's go to the imperial dining room now!"

Chen Fang wanted to go to the imperial dining room early, firstly to check the spare ingredients in the imperial dining room, and secondly, today's meal is not ordinary, after checking the ingredients, Chen Fang must carefully consider what to eat for Wu Meiniang today.

People depend on food, and so do emperors and generals. After solving food and clothing, the emperor's family actually pays more attention to food.

No one is tired of eating fine, no one will feel sorry for their stomach.The richer the family, the more attention should be paid to diet.The emperor's family is a top-notch wealthy family.

"My lord, you haven't eaten your breakfast yet!"

"I'll go to the imperial dining room to solve it later!"

Chen Fang really didn't want to eat those dishes lacking in salt and vinegar, so he went to the imperial dining room to see what to eat.

When Chen Fang came to the imperial dining room, Chen Fang saw the three Chinese characters Shangshiju on the big plaque in front of the imperial dining room.

Only then did Chen Fang recall that during the Sui and Tang dynasties, there was no such thing as an imperial dining room, and it was the Shang Shi Bureau, Division 24 of the Sixth Bureau of the Inner Palace, who was in charge of the emperor's meals in the palace.

I'm dizzy, I haven't noticed it all the time, it seems that people here are used to calling Shangshiju the imperial dining room, and it's also because of the butterfly effect.

Chen Fang didn't even need to think about it to understand that the name "Imperial Dining Room" must have come from the Northern Han Dynasty or the Western Qin Dynasty.This is the so-called colloquial and official language, just like dialect and Mandarin.

Walking into Shangshi Bureau, a woman in palace uniform greeted her.

Chen Fang looked at this woman, she was about thirty, and her body was a little fat, that is, she was slightly fat.It can be seen that she should be extremely beautiful when she was young, and she still has charm now.

Speaking of which, since Chen Fang came to this world, all the women he saw were actually good in appearance and figure, especially that night, the back view that he glimpsed.

It's normal to say that, after all, it's the imperial palace, and every court lady is carefully selected from the folks, and those who look really bad, or who are in poor shape, can't enter the palace.

Think about the conditions for recruiting waitresses in a state hotel in later generations. This is the imperial palace, so it is naturally stricter than that.

"This is Mr. Fang, right? I am Shangshi Dingyu of this Shangshi Bureau, and I have met Mr. Fang!"

The female officer who called herself Dingyu gave a little blessing, and Chen Fang noticed that she was extremely clean, not like someone who often haunts the kitchen.

Shangshi is a female official name in the court. Chen Fang is not particularly clear about how the palace female officials are classified, after all, they are not from the Department of History.

But this is Shangshi Bureau, this woman claims to be Shangshi, it seems that she is the head of this place, like the director of a certain bureau in later generations.

"Shangshi doesn't need to be too polite. Today, I was ordered by my mother to come to the Shangshi Bureau to prepare meals. I also hope that Shangshi will help me a lot."

"Dingyu is just a female officer in the Shangshi Bureau, and she dare not be called an adult. A message has been passed down from the Ganlu Hall this morning, and Dingyu will do her best to help the young master."

"Then take me to see the ingredients and seasonings prepared by the Food Bureau."

"seasoning?"

"It's like salt and pepper."

"Young master, please!"

Entering this Shangshi Bureau, the furnishings inside are neat, and every place is cleaned up.Compared with the kitchen of Yeting Palace, this place is several levels higher.It seems that Ye Ting Palace is just a restaurant for flies, but this is the back kitchen of a top hotel.

Chapter 13 Dumplings and Scallion Stir-Fried Lamb

Several women in Shangshi Bureau saluted Chen Fang one after another when they saw Chen Fang, and Chen Fang asked them not to do so.

Chen Fang noticed that all the Shangshi bureaus were women.It is very different from the court dramas made in later generations.

Probably because this place belongs to the harem!Let the eunuch cook in Shangshi Bureau, it seems that this setting is very awkward when you think about it.As for men, Chen Fang might be a special case, it was all chances and coincidences that he could enter the palace.

Chen Fang walked in along with Shangshi Dingyu, this Shangshi Bureau was much larger and more magnificent than the simple kitchen in Yeting Palace.

There are quite a few storage rooms in Shangshi Bureau, where all kinds of food, vegetables, melons and fruits are stored in different categories.

Chen Fang finally saw tomatoes here. America was discovered, and the crops there flowed from the Northern Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. It is not surprising that this tomato appeared here, but obviously tomatoes are considered very high-end ingredients at this time. no.

The place where meat is stored is mostly mutton and venison, and there are also large pieces of beef.Chen Fang even saw tiger meat and bear paws with fur, and some Chen Fang didn't even recognize them.

Exotic beasts, delicacies from mountains and seas, it is estimated that looking at the world at this time, there are not many places that can compare with this place.

Chen Fang had only heard of many things before, but this was the first time he had seen them.

Chen Fang hadn't thought about making these things, so he just had a look.

After looking around, there was no pork. People in this palace don't eat pork.

In the small storage room where the spices are stored, Chen Fang finally found cumin, star anise pepper and other spices. Compared with the place in Ye Ting Palace, it is indeed more complete here.Some spices should not have appeared in this era, but due to the butterfly effect, they also appeared at this time.

Turning around in the storage room, Shangshi Dingyu has summoned all the people in the Shangshi Bureau, a total of more than a dozen people, this is not counted as handymen, if counted, there must be dozens of people.I heard from Shangshi Dingyu that there are still a few people who are in charge of supper and night watch.

Being an emperor is happiness, there are so many people who prepare meals for him every day.

This is just cooking, collecting and transporting the ingredients to the palace, bringing the food from the Shangshi Bureau to the emperor's bedroom, and serving the emperor's meals, which requires more manpower.

After reading the ingredients, everyone in Shangshi Bureau was waiting for Chen Fang's order, and Tao Hong brought a chair for Chen Fang to sit down.

Chen Fang has already thought about how to cook today's meal.

Chen Fang gave up all the expensive ingredients, and he didn't know how to deal with them at first. After all, Chen Fang was not a chef before time travel. He just cooked for himself, and they were all home-cooked meals.

Secondly, it was the first time for Chen Fang to see certain ingredients, let alone how to make them, such as bear paws and tiger meat.In the era when he originally lived, this thing could not be bought or sold at all.

What are you going to do?this is a problem.

This meal was cooked for Wu Meiniang, who was from Bingzhoushui, later Shanxi.And Wu Meiniang has been living in Chang'an Taiji Palace since entering the palace.It can be said that Wu Meiniang is a complete northerner, so Chen Fang chooses pasta as the staple food.

Among the pasta, Chen Fang finally chose dumplings. Dumplings have a long history in China. They were first created by Zhang Zhongjing, a genius doctor, and used as medicine. Up to now, dumplings are not much different from those of later generations.

There is no difference in the shape of the dumplings, but the filling of the dumplings can be made according to the rules.

Mutton, shrimp, chives, mushrooms...

With Chen Fang's handling method, the dumplings made are definitely much tastier than those eaten by the royal family now.

The staple food is confirmed, and the dishes come down, because this time Wu Meiniang asked Chen Fang to make meals in the imperial dining room mainly because of the rapeseed oil, so the dishes must be fried.

Then home-cooked dishes, to bring out the characteristics of rapeseed oil, home-cooked dishes are obviously the most suitable.It just so happens that tomato scrambled eggs can be tried today.

Haha, Wu Meiniang eats scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Thinking about this scene, Chen Fang slapped his ass and made a decision.

"What's your taboo?"

"No! Madam has always had a good appetite."

"That's good. I've already thought about today's meal here. Now make a list for everyone to prepare."

There, Tao Hong had already fetched the pen and paper, and Chen Fang splashed the ink, flamboyantly, and wrote out a menu like writing a prescription.

Fearing that people from Shangshi Bureau would not understand, Chen Fang wrote down the required ingredients and styles after each dish.For example, it needs to be shredded, diced, etc.

Dingyu went there with a large group of cooks from Shangshi Bureau, and Chen Fang took a washed tomato and took a bite.

"The taste is stronger than that of later generations! It's a bit harsh."

Chen Fang murmured in his heart that the tomatoes of the present are still somewhat different from those of later generations. After all, the tomatoes of later generations are the result of several improvements and selections.

After eating the tomatoes, Chen Fang had already washed his hands and started to get busy. The dumpling fillings needed to be prepared by Chen Fang himself. Although dicing the mutton and removing the threads and shells from the fresh shrimps could be done by the staff of the Shangshi Bureau, the seasoning required Chen Fang himself.

The Shangshi Bureau was in full swing, and Taohong volunteered to light the fire. After a few words from the young master yesterday, Taohong felt that her fire-making skills had improved a lot.

Moreover, the distance from Chongyang is getting closer and the weather is getting colder and colder. Tao Hong is afraid of the cold, so the stove is the warmest.

Of course, the main reason is that other live peaches can't do it either.It can't be that the young master is working, so let her watch from the sidelines!

Everyone in Shangshi Bureau has a more detailed division of labor, and Shangshi Dingyu helps Chen Fang make arrangements. Compared with yesterday in Yeting Palace, the efficiency is much faster.

After the dumpling stuffing is prepared, there will naturally be people from the Shangshi Bureau busy. After that, Chen Fang doesn't need to do it himself, they will always make dumplings.

The rapeseed oil was boiling hot in the pot, Tao Hong took a deep breath, Chen Fang saw the girl's desperate inhalation, did you treat yourself as a humanoid range hood?

Chen Fang complained inwardly, refined the peppercorns into oil, and put the marinated mutton into the pot.

Stir-fried mutton with scallions, let Wu Meiniang eat this different mutton.

The boiled mutton he ate for the past few days caused Chen Fang a lot of pain. The smell of mutton seemed to linger on his body, and it was time for the ancients to see how the mutton was cooked.

Stir-fried over high heat, the aroma of the lamb itself and the aroma of the high-temperature pepper oil are perfectly blended.Chen Fangsheng said that the mutton needs to be returned to the pot and stir-fried with green onion and ginger in a while, and he has to prepare other dishes.

Mapo tofu, let the empress know that tofu can do this.

Salt and pepper mushrooms, simple, a good choice for meals and snacks.

Tomato scrambled eggs, Chen Fang's favorite, the perfect combination of eggs and tomatoes, an incomparable classic of oriental cuisine.Chen Fang's taste buds began to twitch.As for Tao Hong next to her, she swallowed her saliva in disappointment.

The chefs of Shangshi Bureau also kept smelling the fragrance of the dishes, their faces glowing brightly.The surprise in their hearts can be read from their expressions.

Chapter 14 What Meiniang Thinks

"This is the first time Dingyu has seen these dishes made by the young master! Dingyu was really ignorant before."

"Shangshi doesn't have to be self-effacing. The skill of cooking is better than Shangshi. I only know some other dishes because I often deal with envoys from various countries."

"My lord, I'm not self-effacing. It's just that I saw you stir fry today, and I feel that I've been busy all these years in this food bureau!"

Chen Fang smiled, this kind of business bragging that he no longer intends to continue, it is not nutritious.Shangshi Dingyu saw that Chen Fang was busy, so he didn't say much at this time, but watched Chen Fang's every movement and every operation step carefully.

The more Shangshi Dingyu looked at it, the more he admired it, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became.So many years of experience are not as much as this morning.

Looking at the expressions of the chefs in Shangshi Bureau, Taohong felt proud for no reason.

This is my son, who can calm down the people in Shangshi Bureau by cooking whatever he wants.

Unknowingly, Tao Hong regards Chen Fang as her own son in her heart.

Today's Shangshi Bureau has the strongest fragrance ever. Some handyman added new ingredients to the storage room. They couldn't help sniffing deeply in the direction of the kitchen, and then took a big sniff from the kitchen window. out of the fragrance.

At noon, a group of court ladies came in a file, and each of them held a wooden tray that looked exquisite and noble.

"The royal family is indeed royal, and the wooden trays on which the dishes are served are made of high-quality sandalwood."

Chen Fang couldn't help complaining in his heart, watching the plates of delicate white porcelain dishes being carefully placed on wooden trays.

All the maids filed out again, Taohong pulled Chen Fang, Shangshi Dingyu led the way, and the group went straight to Ganlu Palace.

Chen Fang felt a little nervous at this moment. If he had a heart pulse tester at this time, Chen Fang felt that his heartbeat must have been a few beats faster, and his body temperature had also gone up by a bar.

This was the first time he really saw Wu Meiniang, and he didn't know what kind of temperament this famous empress had.

Although Wu Meiniang got up next to him last time, the two were sharing the same bed, but after all, Chen Fang really didn't do anything, and he couldn't do anything.I didn't even see the front, only a beautiful back, let alone any communication and intersection.

The Ganlu Palace was getting closer and closer, and Chen Fang even heard his own heartbeat. Chen Fang took a deep breath and calmed down.

At this time, a huge palace has appeared in front of him, which is on the central axis of the Taiji Palace palace group.

Magnificent and magnificent, compared to the palace where Chen Fang lived before, it is simply nothing.

The eunuch on duty looked at Chen Fang, and the two eunuchs came over and checked Chen Fang's body before allowing him to pass.

Shangshi Dingyu has already entered the main hall at this time, Tao Hong motions Chen Fang to follow Shangshi Dingyu.This is because Chen Fang is afraid that Chen Fang will not know the rules and etiquette in the palace, follow Shangshi Dingyu, and Chen Fang will do whatever Shangshi Dingyu does, at least not to mess with the rules.

As soon as he entered the hall, through the bead curtain, Chen Fang saw two faint figures in the hall sitting on it.

That woman should be Wu Meiniang, and the one next to her could only be Tang Gaozong Li Zhi.Apart from Li Zhi, there was no one in Datang who could sit with Wu Meiniang.

Li Zhi is also here. Shouldn't he be seriously ill and lying on the bed at this time?Could it be that the sick emperor's condition has improved again now?

"My minister kowtows to see the emperor, long live, long live, and kowtow to the empress, a thousand years old."