"Fifty percent of the grain is beans?"

When Cen Sheng told him about the grain he had collected, Wu Yong said that he was very surprised, and he still thought about the problem with the thinking of later generations.

According to memory, the soybeans at this time were mainly soybeans, that is, soybeans, mixed with various beans such as mung beans, red beans, black beans, and eyebrow peas.

You must know that in the future generations, the price of soybeans alone is much higher than that of millet and wheat, not to mention that there are other beans such as mung beans in it.

Moreover, the rice in the grain at this time refers to rice, not the rice that has been hulled.

According to Wu Yong's idea, it should be the most millet and rice, but the most soybeans are the most common grains, accounting for half.

Seeing that Wu Yong was also surprised, Cen Sheng had no choice but to ask with a faint hope: "Lord Fujun is also very troubled by this batch of grain, I wonder if Xiao Langjun has any good suggestions?" ”

Wu Yong frowned and thought for a while, then asked tentatively, "Can you find these big households in exchange for other grains?" ”

Zhang Yang said disdainfully on the side: "These big households are more shrewd than one another, don't you know, they started to use grain, wheat accounted for forty percent, and later found that wheat was used to make pasta, so they changed back." ”

When Wu Yong heard this, his eyes lit up, and he smiled: "Then I'll make another bean food and let them exchange these beans back!" ”

Cen Sheng was surprised: "Soya beans can also be ground into flour and made into food?" ”

"Huh!" Wu Yong was almost choked by his magical brain circuit, and after thinking about it for a while, he explained: "The main ingredient of wheat is starch, which can be made into pasta and used as a staple food." The main ingredient of soybeans is protein, which can also be ground into flour and made into food, but it cannot be used as a staple food, and it is not easy to digest if you eat too much. ”

"Since you can't make it into food, isn't the bean food you said making fun of us!" Zhang Yang's temper was relatively short-tempered, and he glared at Wu Yong fiercely.

Wu Yong didn't bother with him, but continued to ask, "Have the two adults ever heard of soy products?" ”

"Soy products? What is it? Haven't heard of it! Both shook their heads.

Wu Yong explained: "It is the soybeans that are eaten after being ground and treated. ”

The two glanced at each other, and Cen Sheng spoke: "There is a dish called Li Qi in the Taishou Mansion, which is a white lump made of soybeans, but the production process is very cumbersome, and the taste is not very good, it is often used as a sacrificial item, and few people eat it." ”

"Bizarre eating? What is this? Wu Yong asked.

Cen Sheng smiled: "It's not bizarre, it's the Li of the people of Li, the Qi of Zidong Qi Han." It is said that this dish was discovered by the king of Huainan when he made the technique, and was later perfected by a doorman surnamed Li and a doorman surnamed Qi, so it was named Li Qi. ”

As he spoke, he talked about the production process of this Li Qi again.

"This food is that the soybeans are soaked, ground and filtered, and then gypsum is added to solidify them, and then compressed into lumps."

After Wu Yong heard this, he couldn't help but lose his voice a little and said: "Isn't this just tofu!" You can all make tofu, don't you know the correct way to eat soya beans? ”

Zhang Yang snorted and said, "How to eat it?" I've also eaten that thing, not only does it smell bad, but it's also bitter, and after eating it, I often have stomach upset. ”

Wu Yong really didn't understand this time!

The invention of tofu is no less than the four great inventions of ancient China, because most of the ancient people could not afford to eat meat, and the emergence of tofu created a new way to use plant protein, making up for the lack of animal protein in China's food structure, and played a major role in the reproduction of the Chinese nation.

Just like later generations, before the 21st century, the Chinese people's dining table only had green vegetables, tofu, and rice (steamed buns).

Since he couldn't figure it out, Wu Yong begged Cen Sheng and the others to take him to Taishou Mansion to see how this tofu was made, and it was so that everyone was disgusted!

Cen Sheng nodded, he also wanted to know if Wu Yong could turn this bean into a wheat food as sought-after.

There was nothing to say all the way, Cen Sheng led the way in front, Zhang Yang rode a horse with Wu Yong behind, and the three of them soon came to Taishou Mansion.

After Cen Sheng told Chen Qiu, Chen Qiu also led them to the courtyard where Li Qi was made with curiosity.

When he arrived at the place, Wu Yong didn't care about the three of them, and carefully looked at the tofu making process at this time.

The entrance is a large vat, behind which two people stand, at this time they are constantly pouring sacks of soybeans into a vat full of water, and then constantly stirring with wooden sticks, which should be soaked beans.

There is a round stone mill not far away, at this time one person is pushing and grinding, and the other person is constantly scooping out soaked soybeans from a tank and grinding them in the stone mill, which should be grinding.

Wu Yong saw that there was a paddle outlet under the stone mill, and there was a wooden barrel underneath, and the ground soybean milk continued to flow into the wooden barrel after passing through the slope-like stone trough.

Seeing that the barrel was about to be full, another person came over, changed an empty barrel to continue to receive the soy milk, and then carried the barrel full of soybean milk to a large vat, at this time there were two people standing behind the cylinder, only to see them holding one end of the gauze in both hands, the person poured the soybean milk in the barrel into the gauze slowly into the tank, and the other two kept pulling the gauze back and forth, and after a while, a layer of bean dregs appeared on the gauze, which should be a filter slurry.

Wu Yong continued to watch, at this time another person came over, first scooped the filtered soybean milk in the vat into the wooden barrel with a scoop, and then brought it to the small vat not far away, poured it in, and then a person behind the vat scooped a scoop of gypsum water and poured it in, and then held a stick with both hands in the jar and kept stirring, only to see that there was a white sediment in the jar, which should be the slurry.

Finally, Wu Yong came to a rectangular box with a tripod, only to see that there was a cover plate on the box, a long bar was pressed horizontally on the board, and a bang-shaped weight was hung at the end of the bar, and water continued to flow out of the lower left part of the box, which was injected into the ditch on the ground, which should be pressed tofu molding.

Sure enough, as he thought, when the lid was opened, what appeared in the box was molded tofu!

Wu Yong broke off a piece, tasted it, and quickly spit it out. Sure enough, it is the same as Zhang Yang said, not only the beany smell is strong, but also bitter.

Wu Yong observed the entire process of making tofu, from the five steps of tofu soaking, grinding, filtering, marinating, and molding, he knew what the problem was.

That is, the slurry should be boiled after the slurry, but it is not boiled in this yard. This raw soy milk contains harmful ingredients such as saponins and antitrypsin, so it's no wonder that you can't eat it.

Wu Yong returned to Chen Qiu and explained the correct process of making tofu.

Chen Qiu suddenly asked, "Why is it called tofu?" ”

Wu Yong was stunned for a moment, he didn't know why tofu was called tofu, so he had to say casually: "Because this food has been eaten for a long time, it is easy to grow hairy mushrooms, so it is named tofu by people." ”

Speaking of this, Wu Yong remembered the evaluation of tofu by later generations.

If the invention of tofu is accidental enough, then the emergence of tofu derivatives is the crystallization of the wisdom of working people.

There is a saying: delicious in the world, tofu flowers. The deliciousness of the bean curd is admired by everyone who has drunk it!

Secondly, the tofu skin is a thin skin pressed by unformed tofu, which is flat and sweet, and has the effect of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, relieving cough and eliminating phlegm.

There is also tofu milk, which is made of small pieces of tofu and fermented and pickled, which is known as "oriental cheese".

Yuba is a thin film formed on the surface of soybean milk when heated, and it can be dried after being taken out, also called "oil skin", and the color is yellow and white, and the oil is translucent.

After the tofu is salted in salt water, it becomes dried tofu, and then the condiments such as aftertaste, Sichuan pepper, and large ingredients are added to be fragrant and fresh, and it is called "vegetarian ham".

Tofu was brought to the north and frozen and then thawed to obtain frozen tofu, which is widely loved by people because it is easier to taste.

Not to mention the fried bean bubbles, the machine-processed protein meat, are all commendable soy products.

In later generations, there will be one or two tofu dishes in various cuisines, and the food that best represents the traditional Chinese diet is tofu.

Thinking of this, Wu Yong smiled and said, "Today's kid will let Lord Fujun see the deliciousness of this bean food!" ”

He plans to make tofu, tofu skin and bean curd first.

So he got Chen Qiu's order, first let the filtered soy milk be boiled in the kitchen, and then asked the cook for a large piece of salt to make brine.

Wu Yong only plans to use gypsum water to order tofu and make some bean curd, and the rest of the tofu and bean skin are made with brine.

Because the taste of brine tofu is more tough, it feels harder to eat, the water content is less, the brine tofu tastes bean-flavored, the color looks white and slightly yellow, and the texture is relatively coarse and old, commonly known as "old tofu" and "northern tofu";

The taste of gypsum tofu is more delicate, and it is smoother, much softer than brine tofu, but the bean flavor is relatively light, and the water content is more.

The brine tofu is rich in flavor and chewy, suitable for frying, frying, stuffing and stuffing; The gypsum tofu beans have a light flavor and are fragile when cut and stir-fried, so they are suitable for mixing, stewing, burning, making soups and soup dishes.

The bean curd is the simplest, the boiled soybean milk, mixed with a little gypsum water, keep stirring, and after a while, the snow-white bean curd is ready.

Wu Yongsheng took out four bowls, and asked the cook for some chicken soup to pour in, a little chopped green onions, and a little sesame oil.

Handing three of the bowls to Chen Qiu, Wu Yong picked up the other bowl and took a sip, extremely intoxicated, this is the taste he wants!

During the whole process, everyone watched with wide eyes curiously, and saw that after Wu Yong ate it, he did not show any abnormality.

Zhang Yang also carefully scooped up a spoonful with a spoon and ate it into his mouth.

Then, his eyes widened! It's so delicious!

Refreshing and delicate, it melts in the mouth, with a fresh scent of beans.

Zhang Yang took a bite, looked at Wu Yong in shock, and asked in a lost voice, "Is this really made of soya beans?" ”

Wu Yong rolled his eyes and said to him angrily: "Don't you watch it all, you still need to say it!" This is called bean curd, and there is tofu and bean skin in the back. ”

Seeing that Chen Qiu hadn't moved his mouth yet, he urged: "Lord Fujun hurry up and eat it while it's hot, this bean curd is fluffy, especially suitable for the elderly." ”

After speaking, he didn't care about his reaction, he ate the remaining bean curd in three or two bites, and went to make tofu and tofu again.

Chen Qiu didn't have the same knowledge as him, picked up the bowl, took a sip, his eyes lit up, and he quickly finished eating the bean curd in the bowl, and then sighed: "It's really delicious!" ”

Soon, Wu Yong lit the boiled soybean milk with brine, and asked people to put the bean curd evenly before pressing the mold, then cover the lid and press the weight, only to see that water continued to flow out of the lower part of the box.

Wu Yong didn't care about this, and continued to let people cook soy milk, while he asked the cook to find gauze and a wooden box, and cut the gauze according to the size of the wooden box.

After a while, use brine to point the boiled soybean milk into bean curd, then stir it with a bamboo tool, pour it into the gauze placed in the wooden box in advance with a scoop, cover a layer of gauze sheet with each layer, wait until it is flush with the wooden box, and then use a wooden bar to press the wood slightly smaller than the wooden box into the box, and squeeze the water inside.

After that, the gauze is taken out of the box and gently peeled off layer by layer with water to obtain the bean skin.

Wu Yong picked up a piece of bean skin, spread it out on the cutting board, brushed it on top of the bean skin with sauce, put in a few cleaned shallots, then rolled it up, and handed it to Chen Qiu with a smile: "This is a rolled bean skin, how about Lord Fujun taste it?" ”

After Chen Qiu took it, Wu Yong rolled up two more sheets and handed them to Cen Sheng and Zhang Yang respectively. Of course, he didn't forget himself, so he quickly rolled a sheet and ate it while walking, to see how the tofu was doing.

After Wu Yong left, Chen Qiu sighed with emotion while eating the rolled bean skin, "I really didn't expect that this bean can still do this, as soon as this method comes out, the problem of food will be solved, this government owes the Wu family too much this time, and the plight of the homeless people is almost all solved by him alone!" ”

Then he said: "It's hard for him to be so young, but he has such a mind, and if he is an ordinary person, he is either hiding it, or he is self-respecting with his skills and asking for benefits!" ”

Cen Sheng smiled at this time: "This shows that the lord has a good eye for people, if someone else is in the position of the lord, he can't say that he will rob people!" ”