Li Zhi knew for the first time that spicy was such a taste, not the spicy kind of ginger and garlic, but a kind of people who could be spicy and sweaty, and the spicy people were straight, but they made people want to stop.

"It's just mildly spicy."

Li Xiao looked at this Jiulang who kept drinking water and wiping his sweat, and he didn't know what his surname was, he must be the son of a family member of the Guanlong Group in Chang'an. However, whether his surname is Zheng Wang or Li Yang Xiao Chen, it is not good to be spicy in front of this hot pot.

"Slightly spicy? Is there anything more spicy? Li Zhi wiped his sweat, but he was still unwilling to put down his chopsticks. Cut a very thin slice of mutton, pick up a chopstick and put it into the bubbling pot to blanch, you can eat it immediately, it is tender and smooth, and it is spicy and fragrant.

He had never eaten anything like this before, peculiar.

"On top of the mild spicy, there are medium spicy, heavy spicy and perverted spicy."

Li Xiao has made medium and heavy spicy at present, but the perverted spicy is still only a legend, to make the perverted spicy, the current pepper is not enough, he plans to try to breed some improved pepper varieties. The pepper tree in the space has already harvested several stubbles, and several batches of sun-dried pepper seeds have been planted, and now he has no shortage of peppers, but what is missing is the variety of peppers, and the current varieties are somewhat single.

Li Zhi couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this.

No matter how perverted the perverted spicy is, he will definitely not be able to eat it.

Wu Shi on the side also ate with a slight sweat on the end of his nose, and this Wu Zhaoyi was very smart to let Li Xiao give her a glass of water, and then she put the soaked mutton slices into the warm water and rinse them again.

This way of eating makes Li Xiao's gourmets look at it, this is a soulless way to eat, but it is indeed a good way for people who are afraid of spicy and want to eat hot pot. Although it is still a little spicy, it is no longer slightly spicy, it can only be regarded as slightly spicy, but it still retains many characteristics of spicy hot pot.

In contrast, Gao Yang eats a lot of air, although she also eats a slightly spicy pot, but she doesn't use water, even if she eats straight inhale, but she just doesn't put chopsticks.

"What kind of spices are put in this base to make it so spicy? It's not just ginger, shallots, and garlic, right? ”

"There must be peppercorns and peppercorns!" Gao Yang said on the side.

Li Xiao nodded, "The princess is right, in addition to ginger, onion and garlic, there are also peppercorns, peppercorns, peppers, and a lot of spices in this base, but there is also a secret ingredient that is my own, and it is the addition of this thing that makes the taste of this base so unique, and it can be called the only one in the world." ”

"Oh, what is it?"

Li Zhi was a little unconvinced, how could it be a spice that other families didn't have.

Li Xiao didn't plan to hide it, he still wanted to promote the chili pepper, if the chili pepper can be promoted well, the nobles of Chang'an will like the spicy taste in the future, then he will send it.

Historically, the people of the Tang Dynasty were very fond of spices, and many spices were very valuable, especially some spices that were not produced in the Tang Dynasty, such as cumin, pepper, etc., which were more expensive than gold.

In the Tang Dynasty, a prime minister once hoarded a batch of pepper, which was 800 stones, which was a huge fortune.

The Tang people eat spicy, only dogwood, or ginger, onion and garlic, but the taste is not as authentic and domineering as chili, but the Tang Dynasty is Guanzhong, still martial, and there is Hu Feng, like to eat mutton, pasta, plus the roughness of the Guanzhong area, the Tang people have no reason not to like spicy.

Just like the people of Xi'an in later generations, they loved to eat oily and spicy noodles.

The pepper that the big cannibals brought to Chang'an can be sold as expensive as gold, so why can't the pepper become another novel spice like pepper, maybe it can be sold domestically and then re-exported, and then sold to Dashi and Rome.

There are chili peppers in the back kitchen.

Li Xiao personally went on a trip and brought fresh green peppers, red peppers, dried red peppers, and ground pepper noodles.

There are even pickled peppers, chopped peppers, etc.

Li Zhi stretched out his hand and took a fresh red pepper, this pepper is not big, it is about the same size as Erjingtiao, it is slender and fiery, like a slender woman's finger.

"I didn't expect the peppers to look so good."

Li Zhi watched it for a long time, but said a word of amazement.

The fiery fresh chili pepper is indeed beautiful, with a shiny skin and a fiery red color.

"It's still fresh peppers, does it become spicy after drying?"

"There are many ways to eat chili peppers, which can be dried and cut, ground into powder, pickled, soaked, eaten directly, used for stir-frying side dishes, and even directly dipped in sauces and eaten raw."

Li Xiao's explanation made Li Zhi and the others even more amazed.

Unexpectedly, chili pepper is not only a spice, but also a vegetable, and can even be eaten raw?

"Can this thing be eaten raw?"

"Of course."

"The green peppers are not fully ripe, and at this time they are spicy and crisp, and they have a different flavor when eaten raw, and they are quite refreshing when dipped in a sauce made of soybeans." While speaking, Li Xiao also took a green pepper and dipped it in some soybean sauce and took a bite, and ate it with a squeak.

"Can you really eat it?" Li Zhi was skeptical.

Seeing that Li Xiao ate half of it in one go, and his face did not change color, he also tried to bite it, and there was a spicy taste in his mouth, but it was different from the spicy taste of the spicy hot pot he had eaten before.

"Dip it in some sauce and eat it." Li Xiao gestured.

Li Zhi followed and dipped some sauce, this kind of sauce he had never eaten before, he had never even seen or heard of, but the fresh green green peppers, dipped in brown soybean sauce, actually combined a peculiar taste, it was actually delicious.

Wu also played with two green and red peppers in her hand, and her eyes were more exploring.

"Look at the freshness of this chili, it seems that it has just been picked, San Lang, could it be that there are chili peppers in your home?"

Li Xiao didn't intend to hide it, and nodded directly.

"Indeed, this pepper is a native outside the South China Sea, a friend of the Jiangnan voyage brought back some seeds, took some to me, I returned to Guanzhong this time, and I tried to plant a seed, I didn't expect it to be planted, and I didn't expect that the spicy taste of this pepper is so unique, but it is also an unexpected joy."

"Now in the cold winter, can you still plant and bear fruit?" Wu asked again.

"There is a small greenhouse behind my hospital, but I am not afraid of the cold, but I didn't plant a few plants, and if I really want to harvest and mass-harvest, I have to come according to the season, and this pepper is really planted and harvested in summer."

Li Xiao's backyard did make a small greenhouse, but it was just a disguise, and a few cucumbers and peppers were planted in it, plus some cabbage, etc., the amount was not much, but it could also resist the curiosity of some people.

"Can you give me some pepper seeds, I want to grow some at home too." Wu said with a smile.

Li Xiao felt very good about this very dignified lady, and there was no kind of contempt for commoners in her eyes, which made him admire this person.

A small request, Li Xiao did not refuse.

Over there, Gao Yang also followed, "Give me some too!" ”

"Okay." Li Xiao did not refuse.