spring and autumn officials

"By the way," Qi Lu first made the simplest soymilk, then called the cook, and said, "Lü is still short of something, do you have any brine here?"

"Brine?" The cook looked at Qi Lu with a confused face, and Qi Lu said, "Well...it should be called lake brine."

Shan Fu was even more confused. He knew about lake brine. A lot of water with a salty taste was called lake brine. In fact, in today's terms, this kind of water is highly mineralized water.This kind of water is not drinkable, because the lake brine is poisonous, which can cause unbearable stomach burns in mild cases and death in severe cases.

However, this kind of lake brine can be boiled with salt.

Boiling salt in ancient times was a very "sacred" thing, which can be called metaphysics. The ancients believed that boiling water into salt was an incredible thing. With later development, having salt became rich, and salt became a Zhou To the designated tribute items.

Looking at the entire Spring and Autumn Period, salt is strength. Qi Huangong, the famous leader of the Five Overlords in the Spring and Autumn Period, just because Qi State is located in the east, occupied a large area of ​​salt fields, thus driving Qi State's economy.You must know that apart from some countries with the Ji surname next to the Zhou royal family Luoshi, Qi, a country located in the east, in the eyes of the old nobles, they are Dongyi people, and they cannot be on the stage, but this is the Dongyi who cannot be on the stage. , In the next few decades, he ruled the Zhou royal family and turned the Zhou royal family into his own puppets.

When it comes to lake brine, cooks don't even bother to look at it, not to mention the little gentleman who is an aristocrat.The little gentleman Ji said in disdain: "If you want to drink water, there is plenty of water here, so why drink that bitter water? If people listen to it, they will think that I am mean to my elder brother!"

Ji Ya mentioned the word "elder brother" now, it was sloppy, it seemed that after hearing Qi Lv call him "brother" too much, he got used to it, and said it by himself without any psychological burden at all.

Qi Lv said with a smile: "My brother doesn't know something, but if you want to make the delicacy of bean beans, you need lake brine."

The cooks didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately went to find lake brine for Qi Lu. In addition to the lake brine, Qi Lu also bought some gypsum powder.

Lake brine and gypsum powder, one is inferior water that cannot be eaten, and the other is used as building materials. Confused.

The little soil dog tilted its head, and slapped its dog ears twice. Its inquisitive little appearance is so cute, it makes people want to slap it hard.

Prince Lin wondered, how could the lake brine, gypsum powder and bean be related?It is absolutely impossible to hit with eight sticks. If there is any connection between lake brine and gypsum powder, then the common point must be... can not be eaten.

Qi Lu smiled very mysteriously, and without saying anything, the cooks quickly found these two things and handed them to Qi Lu. Coincidentally, all of Qi Lu's soybean milk had been baked.Little Gentleman Ji saw that Qi Lu had boiled a lot of soy milk, although the soy milk was delicious and tasted good, but if all the beans were boiled into soy milk, wouldn't it be a share for everyone in the military camp, and it would be impossible to drink it as water ?

I saw Qi Lu divided the soy milk into several portions, and then poured the lake brine brought by Shan Fu into the soy milk!

"Ah!" Ji Ya yelled, trying to snatch it away to stop it, but it was too late, watching Qi Lu ruin such a delicious soybean milk, and said: "The lake brine is bitter and astringent, and there is a little poison... "

As he spoke, he glanced wildly, flicked left and right, avoiding those cooks, and whispered to Qi Lu, saying, "I'm also very tired of that Gongsun Yan on weekdays. Seeing others in the eyes, but no matter how annoying he is, he is a big pedestrian after all, we are not good...it is not good to be so blatantly poisoned!"

Qi Lu was amused by his guilty appearance, if the little dog is a stupid dog, then Ji Ya may be a cat owner who is not very smart, with his chin raised, he looks noble and noble Charming, but actually silly, the key point is that she is very timid.

Qi Lu smiled and said, "Silly brother, when did Brother Wei say he was going to poison Da Xingren?"

"You... this..." Ji Ya was even more dumbfounded, pointing to the soy milk with lake brine, but after a closer look, the soy milk changed somehow, a little solidified, and the yellow-white soy milk slowly Agglomerated, huddled together, floating in fine pieces.

Qi Lu's hands are very deft. While adding lake brine, which is what modern people call salt bittern, he stirs the soy milk in the same direction. This is an important part of making tofu - ordering pulp.

Speaking of soybeans, how can we miss tofu? Tofu is not only delicious, but also has high nutritional value. In home-cooked dishes, tofu accounts for a large proportion. Every family knows how to cook tofu, which is very kind.

The little dog and Ji Ya all opened their round eyes wide and stared at the soy milk in the pot. They moved in unison and rubbed their eyes. Ji Ya rubbed his eyes with his hands, and the little dog rubbed his eyes with his paws. Rubbing eyes.

They watched Qi Lu order tofu with brine, as if the ancestors saw boiled water turn into salt for the first time, the degree of surprise was beyond words.

Ji Ya rubbed his eyes and said dumbfounded: "Brother...brother, are you a witch?!"

The witches in Jiya's mouth are similar to the witches we are talking about now, except that the witches in that era were very sacred, almost like gods. Every year, all the sacrifices, big and small, needed witches, and there were special witch doctors in the palace.Because medicine in the Spring and Autumn Period was still very backward, witch doctors accounted for a large proportion of doctors.

Qi Lu smiled, but did not speak. He ordered a pot of tofu, and immediately took gypsum water, and ordered the paste in the same way.

As the saying goes, order tofu in brine-one thing is one thing.

The brine and gypsum water are both called brine, but the taste of the tofu made from the lake brine is very different. Because the tofu made from the lake brine has less water condensation, the taste is relatively firm, but the bean fragrance is strong, and it is not popular in the market. It is called old tofu or northern tofu.

And the tofu made from this gypsum water is white and clear, like the creamy fat of a beauty, like an egg with its shell removed. Because there is a lot of water condensed inside, the taste is smooth and tender, but the bean fragrance is light, commonly known as southern tofu.

Southern tofu and northern tofu each have their own flavors and benefits. They have different textures, softness and hardness, and bean aroma. They can make countless delicious dishes.

After the pulp is made, it is pressed into a block shape. Qi Lu uses a heavy object to press the tofu up, and then starts to make tofu.

There has been a dispute between salty and sweet bean curd since ancient times. Sweet bean curd and salty bean curd represent different customs and tastes from the north and the south.The north and south of China are divided by the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River. Zheng Guo and Luo Shi are located in the center of the Zhou Dynasty, that is, the Central Plains, so they are in the north. You should like salty tofu nao.

However, the taste of salty and sweet can’t be clearly divided by north and south. The wonder of this can only be known by tasting it personally. Many northerners find sweet tofu curd unacceptable, and many southerners think salty tofu nao is heresy, but they often taste it. It was only later that I discovered that the breadth and depth of food is that it is suitable for both salty and sweet, and it is suitable for both refined and popular tastes.

Besides, Qi Lu still wanted to use this salty-sweet dispute to make some fuss, so he planned to make some salty tofu nao and sweet tofu curd, anyway, it would not take time.

Qi Lv quickly made the salted tofu nao stew. It happened that there were a lot of pickles in the dining room, so he took out some pickles and put them in the marinade for decoration. Pour juice on the white tofu nao, the white is translucent, the sauce is amber, and a salty smell hits the face. If it is in the morning, eating tofu nao with a deep-fried dough stick, eating such a breakfast, Moisturizing and comfortable, I feel good all day long.

Qi Lv made salty tofu nao, and Ji Xiaojun couldn't wait to pick it up and eat it. The taste of tofu curd is like a soft and boneless beauty, delicate and smooth, staying between the lips and teeth, it is simply a kind of Ambiguous teasing, served with salty and fragrant stew, after taking a bite, I feel very appetizing, and my index finger moves, the more I eat, the hungrier I get!

The little dog stared eagerly at Jiya Xili who was eating tofu nao, and the saliva was secreted unconsciously. "Aoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" with the tail wagging very violently, also seems to want to have a taste of Qi Lv's handicraft .

"It's delicious! It's delicious! It's fragrant! It's fragrant and smooth! It's so delicious, let's have two more beans!" While Ji Ya was eating salty tofu nao, Qi Lu's sweet bean curd was already out of the oven.

Different from the salty tofu nao, bean curd is served with sugar juice. Qi Lu also found that there are some ready-made dried fruits in the dining room, and put them in for decoration. They are colorful, look fresh and smell sweet.

This time, the little gentleman Ji had a good fortune. He just ate the salted tofu nao. He immediately picked up the bronze bean curd, scooped up a big mouthful of sweet bean curd with a small bronze dagger, and put it directly into his mouth.

Qi Lu laughed and said, "How's the taste?"

"This... this..." Ji Ya was shocked for a while, and said, "Sweet?!"

He just ate salty bean curd, and now he ate sweet bean curd, sweet and salty collided in his mouth, it was clearly the same bean curd, but the taste was quite different, the sweet bean curd was more playful, if the salty bean curd just now was The beauty's teasing, so now this beauty is a cardamom girl who is only [-] years old. She is playful with greenness, sweet syrup, dried fruit, and faintly sour, with endless aftertaste.

After the tofu nao was ready, Qi Lu began to cut the pressed tofu into pieces, and made it into tofu with shallots mixed with the sauce. It was simple and refreshing, and the fragrance and smoothness of the tofu were vividly reflected.

With snacks and cold dishes, hot dishes and soups are even more indispensable. With a sound of "stabbing—" Qi Lu began to fry the sugar in the pot again, and the amber syrup kept bubbling in the pot, and there was a breath of fresh water. The sweeter taste of the sweet and sour bean curd hits the face. After frying the sugar color, Qi Lu rolls the fried crispy tofu into the pot. The sweet and sour crispy tofu with a strong taste comes out of the pot. The tofu is crispy on the outside. The inside is tender, crisp but not too much, and the entrance has an extra layer of layering. This dish is definitely the favorite of the elderly and children. It has no spicy taste and is suitable for all ages.

In addition, there are braised tofu with salty aroma, spicy and appetizing mapo tofu, lotus seed stuffed tofu with bitterness and sweetness, and Wensi tofu soup with elegant symbols.

When it comes to tofu, many people think that tofu can only be called vulgar rather than elegant, because this tofu is also cheap, and its appearance is also unpretentious, without any gimmicks, but Vance Tofu Soup is not the case.

Wensi Tofu Soup is a standard Huaiyang dish. It is light and elegant in appearance, but the details are extremely exquisite, especially for the test of the cooker's knife skills. Once the soup is put on the table, it looks like a beautiful jade handicraft, and it is not just a simple dish. It just makes diners look at it and is reluctant to eat it.

Qi Lv seasoned Wensi tofu soup, scooped out a spoonful with a small dagger, then blew it slightly to cool it, and said to Ji Ya: "Come and taste the taste, whether it is salty or not."

Ji Ya looked at it, and Qi Lu scooped up a spoonful of tofu soup, which meant to let himself taste it with a small dagger. For some reason, his face flushed immediately, thinking in his heart, it would be too intimate to taste like this Some?

Qi Lu doesn't know what Ji Ya is thinking in his heart. When cooking, let others taste the salty and light taste. What's so intimate about it? It's a very normal thing.

Ji Ya hesitated for a while, but slowly approached Qi Lu, and the little dog saw Ji Ya's expression, "Wow!" With a sound, his small ears instantly stood up, becoming very alert, and immediately moved over , squeezed between Qi Lu and Ji Ya, pushing Ji Ya hard with his small paws, trying to make Ji Ya back a little.

"Ouch!"

Prince Lin: Stay away, what does it look like when two men are chattering?