Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 5 Eating is Conditional
At least not eating chaffy, Fei Qian comforted himself.

He swallowed a piece of corn cake and took a sip of the mutton soup. Although the ancient original flavor, without any preservatives, was a first-class good taste, Fei Qian couldn't help but secretly sighed.

Although it is said that the mutton is stewed with salt water and a little cinnamon sticks, this combination is already considered the Han Dynasty on the tip of the tongue, and most people can't afford it.

It's much better than the bean rice I ate when I first came to the Han Dynasty.

However, I eat a lot of this kind of diet, and now I even miss the flavored essential oil flower shabu-shabu water of later generations...

As for the Sichuan cuisine's double-cooked pork, fish-flavored shredded pork, couple's lung slices, boiled beef, Kung Pao chicken, Mapo tofu——

Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine's West Lake Vinegar Fish, Longjing Shrimp, Crispy Braised Pork, West Lake Watercress Soup, Jinling Balls, and Three Sets of Duck——

What else has Buddha jumped over the wall, Luohanzhai, Dragon and Phoenix Banquet, Burning Tail Banquet, etc., that Fei Qian has eaten in later generations, he can only think about it, and then swallow his unstoppable saliva...

In the development of Chinese cuisine, the invention of any dish is closely related to the social productivity and production tools at that time.

Fei Qian originally thought that with the experience of half a foodie who walked the streets and alleys in later generations, at least in terms of food, he could be comparable to imperial chefs in the Han Dynasty. Bleeding.

Three things play a key role in Chinese cuisine in later generations, that is, a stove that can control the heat freely, a wok with good heat conduction, and sufficient vegetable oil.

Only after these three conditions are met, will all kinds of dishes be enriched, and all kinds of frying, frying and frying will be increasingly renovated.

The nomadic Xiongnu Xianbei, not to mention the Han Dynasty, even in the Tang and Song dynasties did not have mature stoves, there was only a bonfire, and they had to bake or boil anything to eat, and there was no other means.

In comparison, the people of the Han Dynasty were a bit more versatile. In addition to roasting and boiling, they also steamed, stewed and so on.But still monotonous.For example, as the most famous and top-level imperial dish, it is only cooked on major festivals or celebrations. Do you know what a dish that makes every Han Dynasty person look forward to it?

The famous one - Wuding Cooking!During the period of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, the father-in-law Yan once said: If the husband is not born with five cauldrons, he will cook on five cauldrons when he dies!Even if you can't eat the food made by Wuding while you are alive, you can be cooked by Wuding when you die.

What a deep love for Wuding Cooking!
Don't think that Wuding Cooking is such a delicate and cumbersome dish. In fact, Wuding Cooking is to use five bronze cauldrons to cook meat in white water...

Ideal is plump, reality is skinny.

There was no iron pot in the Han Dynasty, and the iron pot only appeared in the Tang Dynasty.Ding can only be used by princes. In the Han Dynasty, most people only used copper kettles or pottery urns to cook rice. They are thick, with a bulging belly and small ears as handles. The temperature of the handle and the bottom of the pot is the same when cooking. , people who haven't practiced iron sand palm should not think about turning the pot over, be careful to break the pot directly...

By the way, there were very few vegetable oils in the Han Dynasty. The common vegetable oil was only sesame oil, and sesame was brought back from the Western Regions by Zhang Qian at that time, so it was called flax at that time, which means imported goods, and the price can be imagined...

Fei Qian has also worked hard towards the food industry at the beginning.

When Fei Qian expressed his dissatisfaction with the food and announced that he wanted to create delicious food by himself, Uncle Fu let Fei Qian be willful once.

But when Uncle Fu saw that Fei Qian poured the valuable sesame oil into the copper kettle, Uncle Fu's eyes kept twitching. When I can control the heat and fry a good handful of green penny into pieces of black charcoal, I can no longer bear it.

Since then, Fei Qian, a prodigal son, has lost the right to enter the kitchen, and a star in the food industry that has not yet risen has dimmed like this.

However, if it is improved on a small scale, Uncle Fu said that it is still acceptable.

For example, this corn cake, steamed and shaped, and then baked a little - Uncle Fu said that this can be had, after baking, it is more crispy and delicious than the original, um, my family Shaolangjun is smart-

Another example is this boiled mutton in white water, you can find a little cinnamon stick and put it in and stew it to get rid of the fishy smell - Uncle Fu said that this is also possible, and every time you put cinnamon sticks, you can secretly put it in, lest people learn from my family. Lang Jun's Secret Recipe——

Therefore, food was actually very poor in ancient times, and it is precisely because of this that in ancient times, only the upper class and those in power had sufficient food to eat fat heads, big ears, broad bodies, commonly known as "blessings". state".

One of Uncle Fu's wishes is for Fei Qian to eat a little bit better. He always feels that Fei Qian has lost weight after being seriously ill.

Every time Fei Qian was hungry, he would ask Uncle Fu to eat a little with him, but every time Uncle Fu smiled and shook his head.

Uncle Fu watched Fei Qian eat, feeling happier than eating himself, and stood aside with a smile.In his heart, as long as Shaolang Jun eats well, sleeps well, and is healthy and free from disease and disaster, it is the most joyful thing.

Fortunately, Fei Qian sold a few glazed utensils, otherwise, let alone boiled mutton in white water, even eating beans and rice would have some problems.Alas, it would be great if there were peppers. If you don’t have boiled beef, you can also do boiled fish and boiled mutton…

Speaking of beef, Fei Qian suddenly remembered something and asked, "Uncle Fu, Lord Cui Xiaolang sent a famous thorn yesterday and invited me to talk to him at his village in the next few days. Look at this..." Of course, Cui Hou said in the famous thorn. The main purpose is to see the mountain scenery together, drink tea, discuss some classics and meanings, and learn some knowledge. At the end, I briefly mentioned that Zhuang Shang recently fell and died a cow. By the way, I also invited Fei Qian to eat together. meal.

Although the government of the Han Dynasty explicitly prohibited the arbitrary slaughter of cattle, but "falling to death" is naturally not considered slaughter.Being able to eat a whole cow feast in the Han Dynasty was almost the same as eating a Michelin meal in modern times. Ordinary people have no chance to eat it.Therefore, this kind of invitation from Cui Hou is already quite high-end.

"The Cui family... I heard rumors about the Cui family." Uncle Fu hesitated for a while, but still thought it would be better to talk about it. "There is a good family in the north of the city. It is said that the Cui family has taken a fancy to his family's legendary Cuiyu and insisted on buying it but not allowed. , Shortly after that, the son of this good family was accused of fornicating with the Yellow Turban thieves, and was thrown into prison. , It is said that Cui Hou is on good terms with many rangers in the city, and there are many good players in Zhuangzhong..."

Fei Qian frowned, "So, it's better not to go this time?"

Uncle Fu shook his head, "After all, the Cui family is the Situ of the former dynasty, and has a lot of connections with the DPRK.Even if the Cui family had fallen, the thin and dead camel was bigger than the horse, and it was not something like Fei Qian who could compete with the name of a side branch of the Heluo Fei family.

In modern terms, if a family with a former national character invites a reserve government civil servant to a banquet, and then the reserve government official refuses to go, then it can only be hehe.

Yes, if you don't go, you'll hit the Cui family in the face.

In the Han Dynasty, this kind of face-slapping behavior would turn friends into enemies.The most typical ones are Tian Fan and Dou Ying in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.At that time, Tian Fan was the prime minister, and Dou Ying was named Marquis of Wei Qi.Once Tian Fan met Guanfu, a good friend of Wei Qihou Dou Ying, and joked, Guanfu, I want to go with you to see Wei Qihou Dou Ying, but it’s okay to see that you have filial piety.

Guanfu didn't think that Tian Fang was joking, and said very seriously, if you want to see Dou Ying, it must be a big deal. How can I delay your national affairs because of my filial piety? Why don't you make an agreement like this? Let's meet Wei Qihou together at noon tomorrow.

Tian Fang was very bored, how could this person not understand jokes, so he just snorted and left.

But Guanfu thought it was Tian Fan who agreed, so he went to tell Wei Qihou Dou Ying.As a result, Dou Ying prepared overnight, cleaned the courtyard and streets, prepared food and drinks, and waited outside the door with his wife early the next morning, from morning to noon, and from noon to evening, but he didn't wait.

Dou Ying asked Guanfu, didn't you say Prime Minister Tian Fan was coming?Guanfu was also surprised, yes, he said he was coming, so he rode a fast horse to the Prime Minister's mansion to see, Tian Han had long forgotten about this, and ate and slept.So Dou Ying thought it was a great shame and began to fight against Tian Fan everywhere.

In the Han Dynasty, face was sometimes more important than later generations.

Speaking of going or going.

Fei Qian had a headache. If what Uncle Fu said was true, then the Cui family suddenly invited Fei Qian, which was a bit of a ritual before soldiers.The Cui family is like Cuiyu staring at the good family. This time, it is nothing more than Liuli, and this Liuli technology is honest. If Zhendao is forced to hand it over, will there be a butterfly effect?
Even worse, what if the Cui family was insatiable?
Fei Qian couldn't help but scolded in his heart, why did he read such TV novels, and those other people who traveled through inventions could do it casually, and they could do it when they said it, and from the emperor to the common people, everyone was so kind and simple, why? You can believe nonsense. When I came to my place, I made a little bit of glaze, and I was stared at before I dared to do a lot of it, and I was always worried about personal safety. What is this called!
It can only be seen and dismantled, what else can I do?Many things are not ready, it is too early to run now.

"If you can't dodge it, then go!" Fei Qian decided to take it as a small test. If you can't pass such a test, how can you survive the threat of so many great people?However, there may be another way, which is to deal with the family.

The so-called big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp.If I am a small shrimp, then I just need to find a big fish to intimidate the small fish of the Cui family.In the future, if you don't want to listen to your boss, then you must at least get into your boss's boss's thigh.

"By the way, Uncle Fu, where is the Cui family's villa? Do you know? How far is it from the city?"

"I know, it's not far from the city, about eight or nine miles out of the North Gate, at the foot of Beimang Mountain."

Fei Qian nodded, oh well, that's not too far, but, Beimang Mountain, why does this place sound so familiar?
(End of this chapter)