I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 552 Pearl Milk Tea
Since ancient times, China has had a similar tradition, giving pregnant people something sour.

People who don't know much about the principle will explain this kind of thing with the so-called sour and hot girl.

In fact, this is wrong.

Pregnant women, due to the changes of various hormones in the body, some people will change their taste due to the imbalance of hormones.

Ordinary smells may become strange to them, and people with strong reactions may even experience dizziness, nausea and vomiting.

At this time, eating something with a sour taste can not only help the stomach to digest food better, but also balance the taste of pregnant women and relieve morning sickness.

Of course, it's not that the imperial physicians in the palace don't understand this truth.

But the queen is the mother of a country after all, so she must be careful in everything, especially her diet.

Therefore, even though eating sour food is good for relieving symptoms, the imperial doctors, out of the principle of caution, still dare not let the queen eat too much sour food.

Therefore, after accidentally drinking the sour plum tea made by Zhang Qinghuan, the queen will be full of praise and like it very much.

Even seeing Li Tian was full of praise for this tea.

Zhang Qinghuan said with some embarrassment,

"This sour plum tea was actually discovered when I was sorting out the recipe left by the previous store recently.

When I have nothing to do, I cook and try one by one, and then I discovered this drink with a moderate taste. If my sister likes to drink it, Qing Huan will write the detailed recipe to her! "

The queen nodded quickly and said,
"It would be great if my younger sister would like to keep the recipe, but I'm afraid that the people in the palace will be clumsy and won't be able to cook your taste. If my younger sister has spare time in the future, she should go to the palace to help her often!"

Zhang Qinghuan took the queen's hand and said,
"As long as my sister is not too annoying, my sister will definitely come to the palace to see you often."

The harmonious appearance of the two of them singing together almost made Li Tian look down upon.

But even if this is the harmony on the surface, Li Tian is very pleased.

While continuing to taste the sour plum tea, he sneaked a glance at the two people who were talking and laughing happily.

I don't know if it's because of his improved mood, or because his taste has changed recently. The more he drinks, the better it tastes.

In fact, there are many similarities between this sour plum tea and traditional sour plum soup.

It's just that specially prepared tea leaves are added to it, which gives the original sour plum soup a hint of the fragrance of tea leaves, making it more refreshing to drink.

In fact, during the Tang Dynasty, the tea drinking habits of Tang people were very different from those of later generations.

Tea at that time was just one of the ingredients, and it took a complicated steaming process to get a cup of tea that tastes very weird today.

The old way of making tea was called sencha.

The ingredients include onion, ginger, garlic, orange peel and other things.

Ingenious people will even add ghee, milk and goat milk to it and fry it together.

Li Tian had never drunk this kind of tea, but he also felt that the tea brewed in this way must not be very tasty.

However, the sour plum tea that Zhang Qinghuan made today served him well.

It also made him understand that the sencha questioning that has been passed down for thousands of years among the dignitaries in the Central Plains is not as bad as he thought, and it even has a different flavor.

The tea that Zhang Qinghuan brews today is actually an improved variant of ancient sencha.

After managing the teahouse for so long, Zhang Qinghuan has very limited things to do besides checking the accounts every day.

When she was idle and bored, she dug out some ancient books left by the previous store owner, and tried cooking a few times by herself when she was free.

Some of the older sencha recipes are very different from the tastes of modern people, making people feel weird and almost hard to swallow.

But there are also some flavors that are relatively light, and people in this era can also accept them, among which sour plum tea is one of them.

Seeing Zhang Qinghua's sense of happiness when being praised by others, Li Tian is also happy that she has found a new hobby.

Thinking of sencha, although he doesn't know much about the craftsmanship, he still has some understanding of the pearl milk tea that has become popular in all corners of the world.

Thinking of the taste of milk tea, Li Tian's tongue couldn't help but tie a knot.

In a whim,
"The method of making milk tea is not complicated. Anyway, if you have nothing to do, why don't you make a copy yourself and try it out. With the help of Zhang Qinghuan, a tea art master, it should be easy to make!"

So he smiled and said to the two,
"Speaking of tea, I suddenly thought of a kind of milk tea that is popular on the grasslands, why don't I make it for you to taste!"

Even though the queen and Zhang Qinghuan are both ladies, they are actually relatively greedy people. Hearing Li Tian said that he would make milk tea for them himself, there is no reason for his reluctance.

The queen immediately said,

"Wow, the concubine has never eaten anything made by His Majesty, and today I just have meat!"

Although Zhang Qinghuan didn't say it directly, he was also full of the milk tea he said.

The queen had doubts about Li Tian's ability to make any good things because she had never tried Li Tian's craftsmanship, but Zhang Qinghuan had personally tasted the preserved egg made by Li Tian for her.

Compared with the queen, she is full of confidence in Li Tian.

Just do it.

Li Tian ordered people to find all kinds of materials, and made them directly in the queen's bedroom.

Nowadays, almost every palace in the imperial palace has an exquisite small stove with the characteristics of Tiangongyuan, which is very convenient for cooking with less hot water.

In fact, the method of making milk tea is not complicated. As long as you are not too stupid, you can make it yourself after seeing it two or three times.

Moreover, in this era, although milk tea has not become very popular, there are still many people in the Central Plains who can cook it.

The queen was afraid that Li Tian would make a clumsy mistake, so she specially called a court lady who was very proficient in cooking to help.

With the help of professional chefs and Zhang Qinghuan, a half tea doctor.

Li Tian quickly prepared the raw material and put it into the small pot step by step.

First boil the tea, then add the milk, and when the two are almost mixed, filter the tea leaves.

Then, after melting honey, rock sugar and other seasonings, add them to the boiled milk tea and mix thoroughly.

In fact, at this point, the milk tea is basically completed.

But if you want to make milk tea with a unique taste, you need some embellishments.

At this time, it depends on personal taste.

Some people like pearls, so they add sweet potato powder and knead them into slightly sweet powder balls, which becomes the famous pearl milk tea in later generations.

If someone likes bananas, add banana jelly to it, and it becomes banana milk tea.

If you like fruit, you can also add various flavors of jelly to it.

(End of this chapter)