Chapter 217: Ice Cream
Imperial Dining Room.
"See Your Highness!" A group of imperial chefs greeted Li Chengqian and others.
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "No courtesy!" ”
Only then did all the imperial chefs get up, and a tall and thin imperial chef led by them got up and said: "Your Royal Highnesses are all nobles, how can you come to such a lowly place as the imperial dining room, what do you need to send someone to order, and the little one will naturally be prepared for His Highness." ”
"Food, clothing, shelter and transportation are the five essential things in life, and eating is the first place, how can the place where cooking be considered a lowly place?" Merton retorted.
The tall and thin imperial chef was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Merton in surprise, chef is a relatively lowly profession in all industries, even if it is the status of the imperial chef, it is not high, and he can't help but feel good when he hears Merton compliment him like this.
"The gentleman is far away from cooking! His Royal Highness and others are daughters, and if they stay in the imperial dining room, we will definitely be punished by our superiors. "The head is the head, the tall and thin imperial chef is honestly afraid.
Li Shimin was suddenly embarrassed, especially his own status, I am afraid that if it is rumored that he is in the imperial dining room, I am afraid that it will be another exhortation.
"The gentleman cooks far away, not that the gentleman should not come to the kitchen, but the gentleman has compassion and can't bear to see the livestock being killed, and the people take food as the sky, if everyone thinks of themselves as a gentleman, then who will cook in the world? Shall not those who consider themselves gentlemen to starve to death? Merton sarcastically said.
"...... this?" The tall and thin chef suddenly stammered.
Li Chengqian's eyes also lit up, and his originally hesitant steps became firm.
"But don't worry, this imperial chef, I'm not here to see you and wait for a killing, but to make a new delicacy, and it's just an ice cube?" Merton Road.
"Cooking with ice?" One by one, the imperial kitchen door looked at Merton with the eyes of a fool.
"Imperial Chef Zhou, this is the Mo Hou Ye who invented cakes and stir-fried vegetables, and he is the best at cooking!" Li Chengqian laughed and introduced to the tall and thin imperial chef who was the leader.
"Lord Mo?"
The thin and tall Zhou Yuchu's eyes suddenly lit up, and his eyes were bright.
Other imperial chefs can't help but look sideways, if they are the other most famous chefs, they will have to score three points in front of the imperial chef, but Merton, who invented stir-fry and cakes, is different.
When stir-fried vegetables and cakes first appeared in the imperial dining room, the exquisite taste immediately conquered all the imperial chefs, and Mo Jiazi also left a legendary legend among the imperial chefs.
And in front of them, Mo Jiazi is going to make a new delicacy, how can the imperial chefs not be excited, as chefs, the most attractive thing for them is always the recipe of food.
"It turned out to be Lord Mo? The villain really has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai? Imperial Chef Zhou hurriedly said, if other people use ice to make food, the imperial chefs will laugh, but if it is Merton, everyone is immediately convinced.
Even Li Chengqian and the others were the same, as soon as they heard that Murton was going to make a delicacy, they immediately followed them to the imperial dining room.
Merton waved his hand and said, "I hope you can help." ”
Only Merton himself understands that he is only a theorist, and when it comes to real action, he has to rely on these imperial chefs.
"Of course, I can't ask for it." Zhou Yuchu was in high spirits, since Merton wanted them to start, he gave them the opportunity to learn, how could he not let them be ecstatic.
"Sting, stinging!"
Without Merton's hands, an imperial chef automatically helped, according to Merton's request, a large block of ice was shoeed into a large pile of ice flowers and placed in a copper basin, and the ice cubes continued to be frozen under the copper basin to prevent the ice flowers from melting.
"Is there any milk?" Merton asked.
"There is no milk, and deer milk is not good, but these deer milk is for the princes and princesses." Zhou Yuchu is embarrassed.
The palace has been feeding doe all year round to milk the royal family, and if the imperial dining room runs out of deer milk and there is a shortage of supplies for the princes, I am afraid that they will be punished.
"Take out my share and use it! It doesn't taste good at all! Li Zhi pouted and said. He hates drinking deer milk the most, and usually throws it out secretly, but now he uses it openly.
The corners of Merton's mouth suddenly showed a smile, in this era, without fermentation, dairy products are definitely not delicious, but the benefits are indeed a lot, as long as there is no hidden danger of calcium deficiency, this is a hundred times stronger than ordinary people.
"And mine." Princess Jinyang also raised her hand and said, she likes to drink deer milk, but she also contributed for the food, because Merton promised, this is a delicacy comparable to cake.
"Get more deer milk, and say that this palace is used!" Li Chengqian said.
The prince's words naturally worked, and soon a large bucket of fresh deer milk was served, and in this era there were no insurance measures, and it was usually squeezed and drunk freshly.
"Bring it to a boil and stir it vigorously?" Merton commanded.
Imperial Chef Zhou nodded, and immediately had the imperial chef take over the work, busy on the side.
Afterwards, honey and all kinds of fresh fruits are brought up one by one and refrigerated in ice.
"Watermelon?" Merton was pleasantly surprised to see something rare.
"Brother Mo, this is a courgette, which was spread from the Western Regions, and it is appropriate to call it a watermelon." Li Chengqian explained.
The watermelon in this era is only bigger than the palm, and there is no variety weighing more than ten catties in later generations.
Soon, the deer milk was boiled and stirred, and Merton carefully skimmed out the cream from the top layer, put it in a copper basin, and added the honey. The preserved fruit is in it, and the copper basin is placed in the ice-making pool of the imperial dining room, and saltpeter is sprinkled to accelerate the freezing.
After doing all this, Merton suddenly realized that there was still one thing missing, and Merton suddenly asked. "That chef is good at pasta?"
"The villain is the best?" Zhou Yuchu said embarrassedly.
Merton smiled slightly, bowed his head and commanded a few words in front of Zhou Yuchu, who nodded again and again.
After a while, cone-shaped crispy cones appeared in front of everyone, and the most important thing to eat ice cream was the crispy cone.
Li Zhi reached out to take one, took a bite, and a sweet fragrance melted in his mouth, and he immediately shouted delicious!
"Do I want it too?" Princess Jinyang was not to be outdone.
"Your Royal Highness, this dish is not eaten like this." Merton smiled slightly, looked at the cream preserved fruit in the copper basin and began to freeze and form, picked up the cone, put in the frozen cream, and suddenly a simple ice cream was made, and he reached out and handed it to Princess Jinyang.
Princess Jinyang took it and took a bite, which was immediately cold, sweet, and tender. Coupled with the crispiness and aroma of the crispy cone, all kinds of delicious flavors are mixed together, which can be described as the ultimate enjoyment in this hot summer.
"It's delicious?" Princess Jinyang's eyes narrowed into a slit, and the greedy Li Zhi was in a hurry.
Merton concocted another one for Li Zhi, and then sent it away.
"Ice is an extremely cold thing, if you eat too much, I'm afraid it will damage the stomach, and the two highnesses can't eat too much each time." Merton admonished, but the two of them were only immersed in the food, and they didn't know if they listened to it or not.
For Princess Changle and Li Chengqian, Moton changed the approach, but put the prepared ice cream on the plate, and put all kinds of frozen fresh fruits and preserved fruits on the table.
"Delicious and beautiful at the same time!" Princess Changle looked at the ice cream feast in front of her obsessively, and couldn't bear to swallow it.