Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 369 is really fragrant

  These melons and fruits are freshly picked, so they are delicious!

  I have almost eaten, but I still feel a little hungry. After all, the fruits and melons are not enough to fill my stomach. After doing so many things in the morning, I am really tired and hungry.

  Emperor Hongzhi even felt that his chest was stuck to his back, but it was inconvenient to say anything, so he naturally waited for Fang Jifan to make arrangements.

   After much difficulty, the food finally came.

   There are seven or eight tables, dozens of benches, and no special chairs.

  Emperor Hongzhi sat on a bench alone, and the others were not so lucky. Two or three people crowded the bench, and some of them couldn't use it.

Usually, these officials and gentlemen are all sitting on official hat chairs, and they are serious, but now they are squeezed together with their colleagues, and they can't help but look a little embarrassed, but... After getting used to it a little, they also have a different experience. Anyway, everyone is not doing well, and they are not afraid of losing face.

  The most exciting thing is serving the food.

When the dishes were brought up, many people's eyes were shining brightly: "Hey...hey...this is the fish I caught, this one, even though it was steamed, and the face is completely intact, but I still recognize it. .”

  I caught it!

  Although this is just a trivial matter, it seems to have a sense of satisfaction.

  Then the others also let go: "This bracken was dug by the minister..."

  I dug this out with so much painstaking efforts. Thinking about how embarrassing it is, for picking it, I was covered in mud stars. It was really not easy.

When plates of mashed potatoes were brought up, Emperor Hongzhi also became interested, pointing to the mashed potatoes with his chopsticks, and said, "This is what I personally ordered with Liu Qing, Shen Qing's family and others. Come and taste what you dig out.”

  In fact, everyone was really hungry, and they all moved their index fingers just by smelling the tempting fragrance of vegetables.

  Finally, the final dish was served at the end.

  Hmm...Fang Jifan invented the dish himself.

   Pig-killing dishes!

This pig-killing dish is famous in later generations. It is a famous dish in the Northeast. It was originally a kind of stew in the countryside when the pigs are killed every year when the New Year is approaching. In a big pot, all the parts of the pig are directly thrown into the pot. In it, there are pork bones, lean meat, pork belly, pig blood, pig intestines, pork kidneys and so on.

  All of a sudden, a smell of meat filled the room.

  Fang Jifan said excitedly: "This is the pig that I saw killed with my own eyes..."

  When everyone heard the word 'pig', they suddenly became a little jealous, and they couldn't help but look at Emperor Hongzhi.

People in later generations always think that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was surnamed Zhu, so pork was not allowed to be eaten. This is actually a big misunderstanding, but even though it is allowed, but it is always shouting about killing pigs, it seems... always a little... weird of…

   Fortunately, this person is like this, and many people don't take it to heart.

   In the same way, some people say that this is called ulterior motives and intentions. Xiang Zhuang dances the sword with the intention of Pei Gong, and may even harbor evil intentions and ulterior motives.

  But some people say that young people are ignorant; people with brain diseases are really sad;

  Fang Jifan obviously belongs to the latter!

  However... Seeing this pig-killing dish served, although they were very hungry, many people still frowned slightly.

   You know, except for Dongpo meat, nobles rarely eat pork.

The reason why Su Dongpo invented Dongpo pork and became popular at the beginning was because the pork was smelly and difficult to eat, but Dongpo pork was different. It put a lot of sauce, and two liang of green onions and two liang of sugar were added to three catties of pork. , You also need to put four taels of Shaoxing wine, one tael of ginger, and three taels of soy sauce.

  So in the Ming Dynasty, this Dongpo meat belonged to the series that the rich didn't want to eat, but the poor couldn't afford it.

  Rich people can at most use this dish as a decoration, but they have a lot of dishes to choose from, so naturally they don't care about Dongpo pork.

As for the poor, I finally managed to buy a few catties of meat, ready to celebrate the New Year happily, and you still want me to buy sugar, wine, sauces...and put a lot of meat in it, all these things The seasonings are no longer cheaper than meat.

Because of the large amount of seasoning, it can remove the fishy smell from pork, but seasoning is actually considered a luxury in this era, many people can’t even afford salt, they have to buy bad salt mixed with sand, how can they put so much seasoning To make a meat meal?

  In Daming, there are many people who eat sheep and many people raise sheep. Even in the countryside, pigs are relatively rare.

   Therefore, when everyone heard that it was pork, and it was pork stewed in a mess, they suddenly... felt that they were not interested.

   I couldn't help looking at this dish... this meat... but it was a bit strange.

  Usually they have seen pork, pork is cheap, so when offering sacrifices to Confucius, they often use cold pork because it is cheap.

   And this is the first time I have seen such a pork stew method. To be honest... how does this taste?

  Everyone was silent, they just watched the butcher dish silently.

   Fang Jifan had expected this reaction long ago, and he secretly poked Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting in the same seat.

  In fact, Zhu Houzhao is also very awkward, looking at this pork, he is also very daunting.

  But... this pork is really different from the pork they have seen before.

  The common pork in the Ming Dynasty at this time is similar to the so-called piglet pork and mutton in later generations. They are all lean meat on the belt, but the pork in the urn in front of you has a lot of fat.

  After all, Fang Jifan cut them up, so they will not be irritable or run around. The amount of exercise of this pig is very small, almost eating and sleeping.

  Looking at the white flowers, Fang Jifan urged Zhu Houzhao: "Your Highness, come and taste it first."

  Zhu Houzhao didn't expect Lao Fang to spot him.

  Is this brotherhood? This is hurting him.

  He was a little unwilling to agree, but in front of his father and so many people, not to mention everyone looking at him strangely, Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to bite the bullet, and he carefully raised his chopsticks, as if he was about to go to the execution ground.

  At this time, Xiao Jing, who was standing aside and waiting, said: "Wait a minute, use the silver needle first..."

  Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and said, "Here, it's the same as in the palace, it doesn't matter."

  At this time, a piece of half-fat and thin meat had already arrived on Zhu Houzhao's chopsticks. Zhu Houzhao gritted his teeth, and after making a lot of determination, he stuffed the meat directly into his mouth without hesitation.

  He thought about swallowing it in one gulp.

  Old Fang is not kind.

  He thought so in his heart, but... Gradually, his complexion became slightly weird.

  This meat actually...has no fishy smell? Instead... there is a strong aroma?

   Bite lightly, the fat in the fat meat and the lean meat together, the taste is soft and flavorful, giving Zhu Houzhao a strange flavor.

  In this era, there is almost no large piece of fat meat. Whether it is cattle, sheep, horses or pigs, the skin is covered with lean meat or bones. Zhu Houzhao should be the first person to taste the large piece of fat in later generations.

  Perhaps for future generations, fat meat is too greasy to taste.

  But as everyone knows, for those who have never tasted fat meat, this kind of fat taste is another taste that other meat can't bring.

   Zhu Houzhao began to chew carefully, and his face became more and more weird.

   I have to say that the meat quality, the more you chew, the more delicious it feels. Compared with the slightly fishy smell of mutton, and the age of horse meat, it seems that only donkey meat can match it.

   It's a pity that this donkey is a rare item, and it can be used as animal power. The price is also high, and ordinary people are not willing to eat it.

   "It smells so good!" Zhu Houzhao's words came from the bottom of his heart after he chewed a piece of meat from resistance to carefulness.

  It is really delicious, especially the rich meaty smell, the meat is delicious, and it is smooth and tender with fat. The most important thing is that Zhu Houzhao is already hungry.

   This mouthful of pig-killing dish really suits your appetite.

   "It's so delicious!" No matter what he does, he will inevitably be a little exaggerated, but this is indeed his intuitive feeling.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but look surprised.

  The pork made in this way is delicious?

  The other ministers still dare not move their chopsticks. After all, His Royal Highness has too many black records in the past, which makes people feel unreliable. Who knows if this is a prank with Fang Jifan?

  Zhu Houzhao's reaction certainly satisfied Fang Jifan, so Fang Jifan looked at Emperor Hongzhi with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, you can have a taste."

  Although it seemed delicious to see his son eating the meat, Emperor Hongzhi twitched when he heard Fang Jifan's words!

  He glared at Fang Jifan, which seemed to mean, Fang Jifan, don't play tricks with the prince, otherwise, I will never forgive you.

  Emperor Hongzhi was still a man of character after all. Although he had given Fang Jifan enough threats and was dubious in his heart, he still raised his chopsticks, found a half fat and thin piece, and carefully stuffed it into his mouth.

   As soon as the meat was eaten, Emperor Hongzhi was shocked.

   It's... completely different from the pork stew he imagined?

Refreshing, delicious, tender, and lean meat with a bit of chewiness, it is really unimaginable, just throw the ingredients into it and stew it, and hardly add too many seasonings, but deliberately use it Stewed to show the tenderness and refreshingness of the meat, which is indeed unmatched by other meats.

  Emperor Hongzhi's face gradually stretched out.

  Hoo...

   After taking a bite of meat, the appetite suddenly whetted.

There was no shortage of delicacies in the palace. Emperor Hongzhi was amazed that such a food, with only a little salt, could taste this way, not to mention that he was really hungry. A pleasant feeling.

  Emperor Hongzhi finally couldn't help saying: "It's really fragrant."

  Fang Jifan laughed, the words of Emperor Hongzhi are what he needs most!

  So he took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, this meat soup tastes better."

   "Really?" Emperor Hongzhi laughed. He looked around and said, "My lords also try it. Come, serve me a bowl of meat soup."

  (end of this chapter)