Chapter 50 The people live on food
After the Autumn Society, the farming season came, and Wei Yan wanted to use the excuse of being busy with work to escape from the early dynasty, which seemed impossible, and the morning dynasty every morning became the most painful thing.
"I'm resigning! I'm going to say goodbye to my hometown! ”
With his eyes closed, a man was very angry, because of drowsiness, there was no feeling of anger and blood, let alone any spirit, the early dynasty was really an unkind rule.
Confused and glared at the early dynasty, this guy was very conscious, anyway, it was not his turn to intervene in political affairs, so he simply shrank aside and was confused, looking forward to the arrival of the two words retreat. However, this wish was very gorgeous, because, thanks to the good weather in the past few days, the corn has dried out, and His Majesty Li Er and the ministers want to see how to eat cornmeal.
Corn is ground into noodles, there are many ways to eat, corn gnocchi, you only need to take a little water and mix it, and the rice is steamed together, the rice is cooked, the corn gnocchi is also cooked, the rice has the sweetness of corn, it is delicious. There are also wowotou, corn flour dumplings, corn egg cakes, etc., there are many methods.
When Wei Yan was a child, the family conditions were not good, and he couldn't afford to eat whole rice, so his mother mixed cornmeal and made it for the whole family to eat.
The price of rice in Datang is very cheap, but rice is cheap and hurts farmers, in modern society, not everyone can eat rice and white noodles, let alone in Datang! No matter what it is, there is always a relative.
"People take food as the sky, eating is an instinctive behavior, like to eat good, partial eating, picky eating, that is the shortcomings that people may have, people, different tastes, favorite food is not the same. Healthy eating habits and dietary structure are very good for people's bodies. It's not that the better you eat, the better it is for your body. Human health requires a variety of nutrients. Different foods contain different things, and a reasonable combination can play an unexpected role in health care. Have you heard of medicinal diet? ”
"Heard? That's good! Speaking of the origin of medicinal diet, everyone is better than us, you should all know that it is something passed down from the ancestors, medicine in food, treatment of diseases, and strengthening the body without diseases, which is the guiding spirit of medicinal diet. The ancients said that medicine is three parts poison. If there is no disaster or disease, Wei Mou, as a doctor, from a professional point of view, recommends that you do not take medicine, and you can't eat tonics indiscriminately, and it is best to take them under the advice of a doctor. Let's take an analogy, this person is a tiled platform, the pillar that supports the platform, is the various nutrients that the human body needs, what is important is a suitable, it is a balance, what is lacking, we can't make up for it, which is not good, it is easy to tilt if there is more, and when it is tilted, the body will collapse. ”
"How were these pillars built? To put it bluntly, it is from your diet. Eating too much meat, not good, easy to cause obesity, only eating mutton is not good, the nutrition in each meat is different, we eat, we should pay attention to a meat and vegetable matching, change dishes, do not overeat, cultivate healthy eating habits, for the body, health, memory, longevity, are beneficial. For example, for elderly people, we pay attention to both meat and vegetarian food, and we prefer vegetarian food. ”
Speaking of which, Wei Yan simply sorted out the concepts of a reasonable diet and a balanced diet. The people who experienced the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, after settling down, their lives are getting better and better, and the diet is getting better and better.
"Of course, saying this, it is not for you to waste, our life has just gotten better under the leadership of His Majesty, from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift. We are not advocating waste, we are working the type, but also pay attention to conservation, not waste. ”
This guy slapped His Majesty Li Er on the back lightly, and His Majesty Li Er glared at him, pretending to be serious, but the smile in his eyes was not hidden.
Medicinal diet was handed down from ancient times, and formed a mature theory in the Jin and Tang dynasties, and gradually developed. The earliest ones are "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing", as well as "The Book of Food", "Food Prescription" and other works, and Wei Yan's sworn brother, Sun Dada, the king of medicine, is also an expert.
Wei Yan's house, around a big bend, in modern everyone is familiar with the reasonable dietary structure, the theory of balanced nutrition moved out, after a big circle, after listening to the frequent nods of everyone, this guy made a serious statement, very solemnly said: "So, next, I want to solemnly recommend for everyone is corn." The nutritional value of corn, according to overseas agronomists, contains 510 times more nutrients than rice and wheat, long-term consumption of corn, can resist eye aging, enhance memory and so on has a positive effect. Moreover, this corn bar, the taste is not bad, eating corn, not only pay attention to health, but also take into account the deliciousness, it can be described as both fish and bear's paws. Ladies and gentlemen, the imperial chefs have just prepared the dishes, so please take the lead in tasting them. ”
"Your Majesty, please."
"Hehe, so, I'll taste it."
His Majesty Li Er smiled and grabbed a corn egg cake and ate it. This tortilla is different from the method made by Wei Yan when the green corn was fried, and now it is fried, baked raw. The skin is crispy and fragrant, the inside is soft and delicious.
His Majesty Li Er tasted one, praised it, and let the ministers taste it. Wei Yan secretly wiped his sweat and snickered in his heart, fortunately Xie Jiu was not there, otherwise he would definitely find that what he said just now is similar to the statements of those TV shopping on TV, anyway, they are all tricks that can be focused on, the difference is that what this guy said is true, the things in TV shopping, the sentences of movie lines, a big country, integrity-based. This quality is very much needed for TV shopping.
The ministers, each of them got a small piece, tasted the taste, so to speak, just ate a little taste, there is no more. Looking at the appearance of the imperial chefs, it seems that there is no intention to continue.
Wei Yan looked at His Majesty Li Er's gaze, which was very evil, very dark, and very weird. This guy dares to pat his chest and vouch, and there is definitely still one in the imperial food prison. These are the harvests of his eight acres of land, and when he was grinding noodles, this guy personally supervised the work, except for his own share, which was left for the Qin Laoguo Mansion and other members of the Locust Army, and the rest was all given to the palace.
However, His Majesty Li Er didn't say if there was anything else, so you can't pinch him by the neck and force him to take it out for everyone to eat. It's not kind, Your Majesty Li Er. The head of a country, how can he be so stingy!
"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of the taste of this corn?"
Wei Yan asked seriously. Not everyone is lucky enough to taste green corn, and many of the people present have eaten the food made from corn for the first time.
"Very good, not only high nutritional value, but also very good taste, should be promoted!"
"The best thing is that it can be planted in mountainous areas, does not occupy fertile land, does not affect the planting of grains, and the method of interplanting with soybeans by Wei Daren should be vigorously promoted."
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The ministers expressed their opinions one by one, and the Tang monarchs and ministers reached an agreement, agreeing that corn should begin to be promoted in Chang'an next year, and then slowly spread to the whole country.