Chapter 14: Sour
The people of the Han Dynasty were still relatively lacking in terms of food.
Even the emperor or empress may not eat as well as modern people.
After all, there are too few seasonings, and there is a shortage of ingredients.
Tang Qi showed his hand, which made Wei Zifu full of praise.
To be honest, Tang Qi was quite happy.
It feels so good to be touted.
"Mr. Tang, is this pot of soup boiled now? If it's good, I'll go and tell Your Majesty to get up and drink soup now!" ”
Wei Zifu asked Tang Qi very expectantly.
There is a real relationship between her and Liu Che, unlike Zhen Huan and Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, who look like they are separated.
Tang Qi thought for a moment and replied, "Wait a minute, I'll make another dish, and then you wake them up!" ”
Wei Zifu frowned slightly and said, "In this case, will the fish soup be overtasted?" ”
"Don't worry, the fish soup will only get more and more flavorful, and it won't be too flavorful!"
Tang Qi said and prepared to enter the wooden house.
At this time, Wei Qing suddenly sounded nearby: "It's so fragrant, Mr. Tang, is your dish ready?" ”
Tang Qi looked at Wei Qing, only to see that this thing didn't even wear shoes, and he was still a little panting.
You don't have to think about it to know that this product must have smelled the fragrance of fish soup, and it didn't even have time to put on its shoes before it ran over.
After all, Wei Qing is also a martial artist, and he eats a lot of food.
The egg fried rice eaten at noon was only enough for Wei Qing to stuff his teeth.
By now, Wei Qing's stomach was already growling with hunger, and he couldn't bear the temptation of fish soup at all.
Tang Qi snickered to himself, and said to Wei Qing: "This is one of the big dishes I made, fish head tofu soup, do you want to try it?" ”
"This ......"
Wei Qing was a little hesitant.
Like Wei Zifu, he felt that the food should be offered to His Majesty the Emperor first.
However, Wei Zifu still felt more sorry for her younger brother in the end, she said: "Since Mr. Tang has invited, Brother Qing, you can drink a bowl first, anyway, there are still many in the pot, you should help Your Majesty taste the saltiness!" ”
Wei Qing couldn't help but nod and said, "What my sister said is very true, Your Majesty has always been a picky eater, so it's better for me to help him taste it first!" ”
After speaking, Wei Qing looked at Tang Qi again and said, "Mr. Tang, then I'm welcome, I'll scoop a bowl and taste it first!" ”
Tang Qi hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Don't, I'm very particular about this fish head tofu soup, if you let you scoop it yourself, the structure of the ingredients will be destroyed, or I'll scoop it for you!" ”
The fish head and tofu are at their most tender, and if you stir them too hard with a spoon, they can easily be stirred up.
Wei Qing nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, then I'll listen to Mr. Tang, trouble Mr. Tang!" ”
"It's just a trifle!"
Tang Qi returned to the stove and carefully scooped the soup from the pot, trying not to destroy the integrity of the fish head.
Soon, a bowl of milky white fish soup was placed in front of Wei Qing.
Tang Qi said lightly: "This is fish head tofu soup, if you want to taste it, you can taste it now!" ”
Wei Qing couldn't hold it anymore, and when he heard this, he hurriedly picked up the bowl and drank it in a big gulp.
As soon as he took the first sip, Wei Qing's eyes widened, obviously he didn't expect that the fish soup could be so delicious!
"Fresh, so fresh!"
Wei Qing praised loudly, followed by a wolf spitting tiger.
In less than three seconds, the pottery bowl bottomed out.
"Hiccup!"
Wei Qing hiccuped quite contentedly, looking enjoyed.
"This fish soup...... Does it really taste that good? ”
Liu Che didn't know when he had appeared behind Wei Qing, and suddenly asked out loud.
Wei Qing was also too aftertasted, and he didn't hear Liu Che's voice for a while, and subconsciously replied: "Can this be fake?" The fish is so tender that it melts in your mouth, not to mention the tofu, which is so smooth and tender that I almost swallowed my tongue! ”
"Gollum!"
Liu Che swallowed a mouthful of saliva, obviously greedy.
Wei Qing only reacted at this time, it seemed that His Majesty the Emperor was talking just now.
He hurriedly put the pottery bowl on the stove, turned to look at Liu Che and said, "Qing, I have seen Your Majesty, Qing was disrespectful to Your Majesty just now, please forgive Your Majesty!" ”
Liu Che waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite, we are now on a desert island, so you don't have to worry about red tape, you are also a person who shares hardships with me, take it easy!" ”
Having said that, Wei Qing still responded very respectfully: "Yes, the minister should try to relax, but the etiquette must not be wasted!" ”
Liu Che nodded, then looked at Tang Qi, and asked expectantly, "Mr. Tang, is this fish soup...... Can you serve me a bowl too? ”
Tang Qi shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you want to drink, go and scoop it yourself, this is originally cooked for you to drink!" But I advise you to bear with it first, and wait until I make another big dish, and then eat and drink together, and enjoy it deliciously! ”
Liu Che was suddenly a little entangled.
He really wanted to taste the taste of the fish soup now, and feel the deliciousness that made Wei Qing admire.
But at the same time, he also wants to enjoy all the delicious foods at once.
After struggling for a few seconds, Liu Che spoke: "Mr. Tang, dare to ask what this other big dish is?" ”
Tang Qi replied, "The other big dish is sake lees fish!" ”
"Sake lees?"
Liu Che frowned and said, "Isn't it a fish made from sake lees?" The sake lees are sour, can you eat the fish? ”
Tang Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course you can eat it, and it's even more delicious than this fish head tofu soup!" ”
The brewing technology of the Han Dynasty was not developed, and the sake lees made were naturally sour and astringent.
Liu Che had only smelled the sake lees once, and he hated this thing, so he naturally didn't believe that sake lees could make it delicious.
"Mr. Tang, I'm afraid it's hard to get used to the delicious sake lees fish you said, so let's drink fish soup first!"
Liu Che made a decision.
Drink the fish soup to your heart's content, and don't touch the sake lees fish without touching a bite.
Tang Qi was not reluctant, he directly handed the spoon to Liu Che, and then walked into the wooden house and walked to the front of the wine jar.
When the cloth lid is lifted, the rich aroma of wine suddenly comes to the nose.
Tang Qi just smelled it, and a touch of blush appeared on his cheeks, which was enough to prove that this jar was definitely a good wine.
"Whoa!"
Tang Qi fished out the big fish that had been marinated in the jar.
Remove the lees from the body of the large fish and keep only the lees in the belly.
After that, Tang Qi used a kitchen knife to make a few more cuts on the big fish, which was to make the big fish more flavorful when steaming.
After handling the fish, Tang Qi placed the big fish in the clay plate, put the clay plate in the steamer, and then brought it to the stove outside.
At this time, Liu Che had already finished drinking a bowl of fish soup and was sighing in amazement.
Seeing Tang Qi coming out with the fish, Liu Che couldn't help but smile and said, "Mr. Tang, is your sake lees fish ready?" ”
Tang Qi put the steamer on the iron pot, covered the lid, and then looked at Liu Che and said, "Steaming for a while, the sake lees fish will be good, and you can taste two bites at that time, which is guaranteed to change your opinion of the sake lees fish." ”