In the space of more than a dozen warehouses, large and small, coal and fresh water account for the largest proportion, followed by grain and various vegetables and other foods, and the least are various daily necessities.

The storage location of the charcoal is close to the boiler, while supplies such as fresh water and food must be close to the kitchen area to facilitate the kitchen to access it at any time.

The back kitchen is close to the stern of the boat, which is larger enough to accommodate more cooking equipment, and small boiling water rooms have been built near several boilers to use the boilers to generate heat and heat cold water for drinking or bathing.

The largest and most functional back kitchen is a large back kitchen distributed in the stern of the ship, which not only has all kinds of equipment that should be available in this era, but also many advanced appliances invented by Ang Lee, such as in order to solve the problem of oil smoke, an exhaust device is installed in the cooking area, so that when cooking, the entire back kitchen area will not have the smell of oil smoke.

In order to save space as much as possible, the fuel in the kitchen is also charcoal, and it is honeycomb coal mixed with clay, which burns more efficiently and cooks more deliciously.

After the invention of rubber, the artifact of the pressure cooker was also made by Ang Lee, but this pressure cooker was much thicker than that of later generations, so as to prevent the material from failing to pass the standard and causing the explosion of the pressure cooker and other dangers.

At this time, the back kitchen is cooking, and the pressure cooker is also cooking food, and the rotor on it is constantly spinning, and it is still steaming loudly, which is very interesting.

"Li Shilang, what is this, is it also cooking?"

Many officials in Xi Tianzhu were attracted by this pressure cooker that made a noise and braved a lot of enthusiasm.

Looking at the curious eyes of these people, Li An pointed to the pressure cooker and explained: "This is called a pressure cooker, which is used to cook food, and it saves several times the time compared to ordinary pots, such as cooking mutton, how long do you think it will take?" ”

"If the mutton is cooked, it will take an hour or two! If you have more, it will take half a day's work. ”

A West Tianzhu official replied.

Li An proudly introduced: "If you use this pressure cooker to cook, it only takes half an hour to cook, and the cooking effect is much better than normal cooking for half a day, not only the aroma is overflowing, but also the entrance is soft and delicious!" ”

As he spoke, he smelled the aroma of mutton, and the food cooked in this pressure cooker was such a delicious food as mutton.

"Fragrant, so fragrant!"

"It does taste better than other mutton."

"What's so special about this pot, why is it so powerful?"

The officials of Xi Tianzhu were all very curious.

Li Ang also explained generously: "The pressure in this pressure cooker is very large, the huge pressure can make the food be cooked faster, and the small holes on it are deflated, in order to prevent the pressure inside from being too much, if the pressure inside is too great, it will blow the pot into pieces, which is very dangerous." ”

After saying that, look at these hillbillies.

"After you understand that after the pot is boiled, the lid will be lifted, and if you press it hard to prevent the lid from being lifted, then the food will be cooked faster."

"Yes! This principle seems to be very simple! As long as you don't let the lid get lifted, you're fine. ”

"Li Shilang said just now, the pot will explode in this way, there is a certain danger, there must be this rotor that dissipates gas."

Several kings of Western Tianzhu spoke.

Li An knocked on the side of the pressure cooker with the tool in his hand, and said: "There are several difficulties in making a pressure cooker, the first is that the pot must be very thick and strong, otherwise it will explode, because it can't withstand the high pressure, the second is that the seal must be in place, if there is air leakage everywhere, the pressure inside will not meet the requirements, for example, someone just said that you can press and hold the pot lid with your hand, go back and try it to understand, the pot lid will definitely leak in a large area around it, and it will not work at all, and the third is that it is necessary to reserve a reliable gas dispersion hole, In order to adjust the internal pressure to prevent excessive pressure, resulting in the pressure cooker being blown up and causing serious accidents. ”

It's a little too professional, with the level of these officials in West Tianzhu, it's normal to not understand it, and Li An doesn't expect them to understand it completely, there is no need for this at all.

"How long will it take for this pot of mutton to cook?"

Li An asked the kitchen staff next to him.

"Back to Li Shilang, it will only take a moment at most."

Li An nodded and said, "After these muttons are out of the pot, I will give them them, let them taste what is special about the mutton cooked in the pressure cooker." ”

"Yes, Li Shilang."

"Thank you, Waiter Li."

Everyone in Xitianzhu was very happy, and they felt fragrant when they smelled the mutton.

In fact, the special thing about these mutton is not only that it looks worse after cooking in a pressure cooker, but also adds various condiments to the pot before cooking, so that the mutton has no smell at all and smells fragrant.

Just for the cooking condiments, the mutton made by Ang Lee's kitchen is enough to kill the mutton production process of Xitianzhu in seconds, and the effect is even better when cooked in a pressure cooker.

There is a lot of equipment in the back kitchen, and the pressure cooker is just one of them, and if you continue to walk a few steps, you will see a large oven.

However, in order to reduce the production process, this oven uses stone charcoal, with burning coal underneath, a rack on top to hang meat, and a closed lid with added heat preservation measures.

In this way, the heat emitted by the burning of the charcoal below, after rising, can be used to grill meat more without losing too much heat.

In order to bake the meat evenly, several hand-cranked devices are installed on the outside, which can well control the meat inside, so that the meat can rotate constantly, so as to heat evenly.

Therefore, this oven is not advanced at all, and someone needs to take care of it from time to time, otherwise, it will be burned.

At this time, there are several roast ducks hanging inside, and a kitchen staff is working hard, sometimes rotating the outside handle to let the roast duck turn back and forth, sometimes opening the glass mask on the front of the oven, spreading the configured sauce on the roast duck, and then closing the glass cover and continuing to bake the roast duck.

The roast duck has been roasted for a while, and the sauce has been smeared on it, and you can smell an intoxicating aroma from a long distance, which makes people salivate unconsciously.

Unlike cooking lamb, the aroma of roast duck is stronger and more irresistible, and you want to eat it immediately.

Especially the front of the oven, is transparent glass, you can see all the contents very clearly, the brown and browned roast duck crispy, people can't help but swallow when they look at it.

"This roast duck is not only fragrant, but also tastes charred on the outside and tender on the inside, not to mention how delicious it is."

Li An added oil and vinegar, which made several Xitianzhu officials drool anxiously, and they wanted to eat some immediately, but they were too embarrassed to speak, and they all held back, and their faces were red.

"It's almost baked, take out one and cut it."

Ang Lee naturally saw that these guys were greedy for a long time, and of course, Ang Lee himself was greedy, so it was good to eat a little casually.

The kitchen staff skillfully took out the roast duck and sliced it with a knife, and then put the bones together and the whole meat together.

Li An picked up a disposable chopstick, put a piece in his mouth, chewed it lightly, and immediately showed a satisfied expression.

Seeing that King Xi Tianzhu and the others were about to drool in a hurry, Li An said politely: "You guys are welcome, eat a piece for one person, and taste the taste of Datang roast duck." ”

The people of Xitianzhu seemed to have been fully prepared for a long time, and rushed to pick up disposable chopsticks and pick up the roast duck meat on the plate.

"It's delicious, it's so fragrant, it's so fragrant."

"I didn't expect duck meat to be so delicious."

"Datang is great at everything, and his cooking skills are all this cow."

"There are only a few slices left, let's eat them all!"

In addition, after eating the meat slices, they aimed at the bone-in meat on another plate, which were also delicious, but because of the bones, it would be more troublesome to eat, but the most delicious wings and thigh meat were in it, so they immediately grabbed it.

Good guys, these West Tianzhu officials didn't care about their faces at all, like children, and snatched them up in front of Li An.

Not only was a plate of meat slices swept away, but even a plate with bones was left with nothing, and they were even reluctant to spit out the bone residue in their mouths, so they swallowed it after chewing a few more times.

Li An was stunned by the appearance of these guys, and quietly watched them eat, as if watching a group of children.

After swallowing the last mouthful of bone slag, these people in Xitianzhu suddenly realized that their behavior just now was too out of shape and too damaging to the image of Xitianzhu officials.

"It's so delicious, it makes Li Shilang effective."

The port chief hurriedly explained.

King Xi Tianzhu looked at his courtiers with displeasure on his face, when he ate the meat slices just now, these guys who usually say that they are loyal to him didn't think about him at all, and robbed him of the meat slices he fancied, which made him very dissatisfied in his heart, and his face was full of resentment.

"Haha! Since it's delicious, then you have to eat more, and when you leave, the official will let you give all these roast ducks, as well as the pot of mutton, you can take it together, haha! ”

Li An is really too friendly to these Western Tianzhu officials, after all, Western Tianzhu has ceded a large part of the territory to the Tang Empire, so why not send some food to satisfy them? It's a good idea to appease these people with food.

"Haha! Great, we'll be able to feast later. ”

"I really didn't eat enough just now! After only a few bites, the bowl was empty. ”

"The crispy skin of the roast duck is the best, and the chicken thighs are good."

"It's still crispy and eaten with meat, it's the most delicious."

The officials of the West Tianzhu were very excited and opened their mouths to discuss how to eat these delicacies later.

King Xi Tianzhu smiled at the corner of his mouth, and came up with a poisonous plan, that is, not to let these guys eat a bite, let these officials watch him eat alone, who let them grab meat with him just now.

Li An can't control this, no matter whose stomach these roast duck meat ends up in, it has nothing to do with him, anyway, it has been generously given to the officials of Xi Tianzhu, and his mind is fulfilled, how they distribute it, Li An can't care about it.

The strong aroma of roast duck wafts throughout the kitchen area, making people feel very comfortable in this environment, and they will arrive at the steamed bun area while walking.

There is nothing unusual about steamed buns, many countries have them, however, the buns in front of me are very small, and they are also somewhat transparent, and the dishes inside can be seen.

"When will the crystal bag be good?"

Ang Lee asked.

"Li Shilang, this has been steamed, and you can take it at any time."

Li An ordered, "Open." ”

As the steamer opened, a unique crystal bun fragrance gushed out, instantly masking the surrounding roast duck aroma and allowing the human body to taste the aroma of another food.

"Everyone, take a good look, this is my Datang crystal bag, it is a magical transparent bun, and the taste is also very good, come, one person, try it first."

Li Ang pointed to the crystal bag in front of him, and personally took one and put it in his mouth to chew.

King Xi Tianzhu and the others were very happy to take one, but there were only six buns on the first floor, and half of the Xi Tianzhu officials did not get the buns.

However, the kid in the back kitchen was very clever, and immediately took off the steaming frame on the first layer, and the crystal bag on the second layer was suddenly revealed, and the remaining Xi Tianzhu officials unceremoniously took one by one.

"This crystal bun is delicious! It's much better than our xiaolongbao here. ”

"This crystal bag is still transparent, and I have an appetite when I look at it."

"I don't know what kind of surface this skin is made of, why is it transparent?"

A number of officials in Xitianzhu talked curiously.

In fact, the principle of transparency of the crystal package is also very simple, that is, the thin skin is sunken, and the outer skin is very thin, resulting in the fact that after steaming, the dishes inside can be vaguely seen in color, and even what is inside.

Of course, if you use starch materials, you can also be more transparent, of course, this is relative, no matter how transparent it is, it cannot be more transparent than glass.

"Or, a few more."

Seeing the officials of Xitianzhu, after eating one, they all looked at the bun cage with blank eyes, and Li An generously proposed.

The officials of Xi Tianzhu did not refuse, and the boy in the back kitchen was also very clever, and hurriedly continued to open the cages on the lower floors, so that the officials of Xi Tianzhu could eat enough.

In the back kitchen of Li An's boat, the type and quality of food are the highest, and there are many delicious things, and the officials of Xi Tianzhu can be regarded as blessed, taking a bite of this and eating a mouthful, and they will soon fill their stomachs.

However, because the food in Datang is too fragrant, even if you are full, you still feel very sweet when you smell the food.