Chapter 8: Old foodies of the Northern Song Dynasty
Li Chu took a deep breath, this is the name of the dish in the cross talk of later generations, once he deliberately learned such a tune, but unfortunately this body is not strong, only sang a short paragraph, and the breath couldn't keep up, so he had to stop and rest for a while.
Now that it's the point of eating, he doesn't believe it, and once this trick comes out, it won't attract people.
Li Chu's voice made the crowd of onlookers completely dumbfounded.
This time, everyone who sang was caught off guard.
Everyone has seen shouting and shouting, but such a series of shouts directly without stopping, and this word is still the name of various dishes, this kind of unique activity has never been seen before.
Listen, it's interesting, it's fresh.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chu, who is not competitive on weekdays, still has such a unique skill, which is really amazing.
"Xiao Chu, let's do it again."
A neighbor in the crowd shouted, and everyone immediately supported it.
"yes, sing us another one, it's much better than that opera."
Li Chu gave them a blank look, this is how your uncles and uncles treat themselves?
After adjusting his voice, Li Chu began to sing again:
"Fried sauce, fried pork ribs, steamed Jiang Yao Zhu, candied boiled rice, mixed shredded chicken, mixed shredded belly, assorted tofu, assorted dices, bad duck, smashed fish fillet, boiled crab meat, fried crab meat, braised crab meat, mixed crab meat, steamed pumpkin, stuffed gourd, fried loofah, stuffed winter melon. Smoked duck paws, stewed duck paws, braised bamboo shoots, boiled cocoon white, eggplant oven meat, duck soup, crab meat soup, chicken blood soup, three fresh muxi soup, red meatballs, white meatballs, Nanpan meatballs, Sixi meatballs, three fresh meatballs, rice balls, shrimp meatballs, fish breast meatballs, dumplings, tofu meatballs, cherry meat, horse tooth meat, rice noodle meat, Yipin meat, chestnut meat, jar meat, red stewed meat, yellow stewed meat, sauce tofu meat, oven meat, stewed meat, sticky meat, braised meat, button meat, loose meat, canned meat, roast meat, big meat, barbecue, white meat, red elbow, White elbow, smoked elbow, crystal elbow, beeswax elbow, pot roasted elbow, grilled elbow strips, stewed mutton, sauced mutton, roast mutton, roast mutton, clear lamb, spiced mutton, three kinds of boiling, three kinds of fried sheep, fried rolls and fruits, stewed san dan, braised sour swallows, braised silver silk, braised white chops, braised knots, braised knots, fried hydrangea, three fresh shark fins, ......"
Onlookers again: "......"
Ah Xiu: "......"
Yang Cheng and A Ning continued to be dumbfounded......
This word is simply too magical, the more you listen to it, the more flavorful it is, full of rhythm, and the names of these dishes sung by this are all things that everyone has never heard before.
There are even some people who have started to stream Harry.
Li Chu's voice was very loud and penetrating.
The merchants who were coming and going on the street also heard this, and they all turned around curiously, looked this way, and when they saw that there were many people around this side, they all followed.
It is the nature of Chinese people to join in the fun.
Even if there is a thousand years of time and space, it is resolute.
Then this group of newcomers saw Li Chu holding a big iron spoon for cooking and reading the name of the dish by the stove in one breath.
This group of merchants is different from the residents of the town, they come and go, and they have more vision and knowledge, and they can see at a glance that this is a restaurant, but they do not immediately come forward, but choose to watch like the neighbors.
Compared with eating, many people are more interested in Li Chu's name of the dish, which sounds really fresh.
If you sell goods, you can also learn to shout like this, and the storage business is booming. A group of businessmen who saw the business opportunity had their eyes lit up, and they silently calculated the vocabulary in their hearts.
On the street, after the old man instructed Ah Fu to send Rowan to the infirmary, he turned around and looked in the direction of the gathered crowd.
The old man's little heart was beating hard.
The expression on his face was very excited, like a hungry tiger seeing its prey.
He has traveled north and south for so many years, all walks of life and states, what dishes have he not eaten? But just now, the voice from the crowd, the name of this dish was sung one after another, and the old man was shocked to find that this ...... Among the names of this string of dishes, he only knew a few of them......
Old man, excited.
Now that he is close to old age, he has no shortage of family, career, and wealth, and he has no regrets, but only this mouth is particularly delicious, the older he is, the better this mouth.
For a delicacy, he even traveled for several months from Gyeonggi to Yangzhou despite the long distance.
Every time I celebrate my birthday, I don't accept any birthday gifts, only delicious food.
In the Great Song Dynasty, the old man thought that he was eating on the way, and few people could match him.
However, he had such a rich food experience, and in this small Rufen Town, he heard countless names of dishes that he had never heard of or eaten, which was simply ......
The old man's breathing was getting faster and faster, and more and more rapid.
The purple-clothed young man behind him hurriedly came over, supported the old man, and calmed the old man's back.
"Kid, quick, help me in and have a look."
The young man in purple follows his grandfather all the year round, and he knows his grandfather's hobby very well, of course, he is also stained with his grandfather's light and eats a lot of delicacies in the world.
The young man in purple also knows a lot about eating this piece, and when a string of dish names broke out in the crowd, he knew that there was no need to rush to Ye County at noon today.
"Please let the folks give way."
The crowd of onlookers saw that this young man in purple was dressed neatly and decently. Looking at him respectfully supporting the old man, what a filial little gentleman, everyone saw this, and made way for the young man and the old man in purple one after another.
The young man in purple helped the old man to sit down, and Ah Xiu immediately brought a cup of hot water.
The capital can no longer afford to buy tea, so it can only be replaced by hot water.
As soon as the old man sat down, he asked Li Chu excitedly: "You were shouting just now, what kind of pot do you know how to cook sea cucumbers, boiled crab meat, and simmer?" ”
The old man naturally saw that Li Chu was a restaurant, but unfortunately Li Chu sang the names of the dishes too quickly just now, and there were many names of the dishes, so the old man remembered these dishes.
"No, it won't."
Li Chu shook his head, although he is a foodie, but there are too many delicacies in the later generations, he can't know everything, moreover, there are also a lot of ingredients involved, many of these ingredients are not available in the Song Dynasty, even if it depends on the customization system, there is no extra custom coins at present.
No?
The old man was immediately disappointed, and the emotions that were very excited gradually subsided and became calm.
"And what are you going to do?"
Every moment, the old man's emotions began to rise again, and he asked a little unwillingly, although the person in front of him was young, he could report so many names of dishes he had never heard of in one breath, but relying on this, the old man believed that this young man should not disappoint.
Li Chu looked around at the ingredients around him, groaned, and was about to answer the old man, but the old man's eyes were attracted by something.
It was an iron pot that was put aside by Li Chu, and the old man stared at it for a long time.
"This thing, but an iron pot?"
The old man asked, pointing.
Hey, he's a knowledgeable person! Li Chu's eyes lit up, the old man actually recognized the iron pot, which was beyond his expectations, and nodded with a smile at the old man's inquiry: "Old man, your eyes are like a torch, this thing is the iron pot." ”
The old man was moved.
I was quite surprised, but I didn't expect to see the iron pot in this small Rufen Town.
A few years ago, by chance, he was fortunate to be led by an old friend to a private courtyard for dinner, and the host's family warmly entertained them. The host took out an iron pot and made several unique dishes without boiling it.
The old man still remembers the deliciousness of that dish in his mouth.
The host called this way of cooking, called stir-frying.
That's right, it's stir-fry!
Later, the old man wanted to go again, but unfortunately his status and status were not the chance to enter that kind of place again.
In this regard, the old man has always regretted it.
Unexpectedly, after many years, he actually saw the iron pot here again.
And the iron pot in front of me is thinner and finer than that one.
The old man was excited again, and his hands were shaking.
When the young man in purple saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward to help, but the old man waved his hand to make him retreat. After a long while, the old man calmed down his excitement, and then looked at the bowls of seasonings on the side of the small cart.
Chirping......
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, this look instantly gasped.
In these more than 30 bowls, are they all seasonings?
"These, all seasonings?"
Although he had already guessed it in his heart, the old man still couldn't believe it, and asked in a trembling voice. The old man has been traveling north and south for so many years, and he naturally knows this seasoning, there are four or five kinds of ordinary restaurants, and there are seven or eight kinds of high-end ones.
But in front of me, there are more than 30 kinds of bowls in this bowl, which is simply ......
Just from the old man's recognition of the iron pot, Li Chu knew that the old man in front of him must be a person who knew how to eat, and when he saw the old man asking, he didn't hide it, and pointed to the past with a bowl of his hand and read:
"This is salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, vinegar, cooking wine, white wine, sweet noodle sauce, bean paste, tempeh, tomato paste, tomato sauce, sesame paste, salad dressing, sugar, rock sugar, brown sugar, chili, sesame pepper, Sichuan pepper, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, black pepper, white pepper, cumin, cumin, five-spice powder, curry, tofu milk, chopped pepper, pickled pepper, starch, monosodium glutamate, chicken essence, oyster sauce, rice wine, XO sauce ......"
Old man: "......"
Purple-clothed youth: "......"
Onlookers: "......"
Ah Xiu: "......"
Li Chu didn't say one, the old man's eyes lit up, when all the seasonings were finished, the old man's eyes were as bright as the sun, and he earned a lot of money, regardless of Li Chu's presence, he stretched out his finger and put it into the seasoning, and then put his finger in his mouth.
The first is table salt.
Hmm, when the old man put it in his mouth, he was shocked to find that this snow-white particle was actually salt.
The old man took up the whole bowl with salt, leaned in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully for a long time, and then put the evening back, and before Li Chu could make any moves, the old man actually grabbed Li Chu's clothes and asked excitedly: "Where did you come from with this refined white snow salt?" ”
Salt was a very sensitive word in ancient times.
Poor families can't afford to eat it, so they can only use vinegar cloth to put it in for seasoning, and ordinary people can occasionally buy some low-grade coarse salt, which is wading and unpalatable.
The best salt, even if it is finely processed, still has some peculiar smell, and the color of the salt is white with yellow.
Only the refined salt is white and odorless, but this kind of salt is offered to the official family, and ordinary people can't afford it at all, and they can't eat it.
But in front of me, this salt is as white as snow, and the taste is even more odorless, pure salt.
It's not just a matter of seasoning, it's a big deal and business!