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Chapter 52: Braised Fish

Li Yuan was not a chef in his previous life, but he was usually single at home and often cooked and had tooth-beating sacrifices by himself, and his cooking skills were considered medium-level.

In the kitchen, he spent nearly half an hour to prepare the 10-pound grass carp. The slightly crispy fish skin was covered with a layer of bright red soup. The thickened soy sauce smelled all over the hall.

The history of soy sauce was very early. According to "The Literature of Zhou·Tianguan·Shenfu", the emperor's diet was divided into six categories: rice, drink, meal, delicacy, treasure, and sauce. At that time, soy sauce was the oil produced by chopping animal meat into meat paste and fermenting. It is similar to the current method of making fish sauce, and it is called "黑" (hǎi); there is also a heavy-tasting version that adds animal blood when making sauce, called "黑" (tǎn), which together constitute the "黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑黑�

Because soy sauce and other seasonings are made of pure natural ingredients, they will not be difficult to eat. Li Yuan’s braised fish is a regular one, but the seasoning is lacking as chili.

But peppers were introduced to China during the Ming Dynasty, but it does not mean that the Tang Dynasty did not have spicy food. The Sichuan people ate peppers in "the taste is delicious and very spicy" which is unique to China. The "Book of Songs: Zhou Song" said: "There is a pepper that is sweet, and Hu Kao is calm", which means that the aroma of peppers can make people live a safe and long life.

Facts have proved that Sichuan people have long been a member of the Party.

On the middle table, the braised fish with bright red color, the hot steam mixed with fragrance came into everyone's noses, like the most charming woman dancing a gorgeous dance, seducing their taste buds.

"Eating, eating, eating, eating, sex, and eating, and eating, and having great desires." - "Book of Rites"

In ancient times, there was no rich social life, games, movies, etc. that filled the vision. Eating and women were the two major pursuits of life. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the number of babies increased sharply. It was not just that "there are many people to be powerful", but that men and women did not have too much entertainment at night. Every time they went to the dark houses in the countryside, they would hear the wailings of their wives like pigs slaughtering.

The side hall of Sanqing Hall is not as magnificent as the Taiji Hall, and is mainly based on the blue color advocated by Taoism. Looking up, the wider the room hundreds of steps, the lacquered wooden table tables for lunch for a few people are only five steps away, just like a small boat in the vast ocean, which is inevitably a little cramped.

Sun Simiao sat in the upper right head near the Supreme Emperor. Although he was a commoner and had no fame, he was famous among the people. Not only in the pass, but also countless people were treated by the old god Sun in Luoyang and other places. As early as the Kaihuang period, Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian wanted to recruit Sun Simiao as a doctor of the Imperial College, but unfortunately he refused.

What's more, since ancient times, China governed the country with filial piety. In the Han Dynasty, the old people with good moral character would become the three local elders. Even the emperor's carriage was outdated, so he would not worship him.

Therefore, he deserves his reputation for sitting in this right-headed position.

Smelling the mellow fragrance of braised fish, Sun Simiao nodded and sighed: "Yin Shang Dynasty destroyed the country because of the 'wine pond and meat forest'. The desire to eat meat was the nature of human beings. It was because of this that Zhou Gongdan formulated Zhou rituals to restrain the people of the country, so as to avoid suffering from the old difficulties of the Shang Dynasty."

Seeing everyone's strange expressions, Sun Simiao looked a little embarrassed. As a guest at the Hall of Reputation, he had already said these words, but he forgot that the Supreme Emperor had abdicated now, and he should pursue "extravagance and extreme desire". Looking at it, the Sanqing Palace did not show any luxury.

So his words were obviously offending the Supreme Emperor.

Sun Simiao was concerned about the medical skills of the Supreme Emperor in treating smallpox and did not want to cause trouble for himself, so he continued: "It is precisely because of the Zhou rituals formulated by Zhou Gongdan that all the Zhou kings would open nurseries and the queen plant mulberry himself. But the Supreme Emperor was different. He was fishing in the Qiuchi in Cuihua Mountain and then went to the kitchen to cook dishes. Who can compare with his virtues!"

Who can compare his virtue to the world!

Huaping covered his mouth and looked at Sun Simiao with a smile. Unexpectedly, the old immortal Sun, who had already ascended to the immortal, had such a funny side. At Li Yuan's instructions, he cut the freshest piece of fish belly with a copper knife and handed it to Sun Simiao.

"On the road, Old Fairy Sun said that she had been in Luoyang for a long time. I wonder if this braised fish is comparable to the fish made of carp in the Yellow River?" Li Yuan asked.

Fish Sheng is a sashimi. The Book of Songs·Chen Feng·Hengmen" says: "Why should one eat fish, one must one be a carp in the river? How can one marry a son in the Song Dynasty?"

It means: Do you have to eat carp in the Yellow River when you eat fish? Do you have to marry a girl named Song Guozi?

Confucius' son was named Kong Li, which originated from the carp sent by Duke Zhao of Lu.

"Although the fish farm in Luoyang is delicious, it is not as good as the fish farm in your majesty." Sun Simiao shook his head, picked up a small piece of tender white fish with bamboo chopsticks, dipped it in the soup, and carefully put it into his mouth, siping its taste.

Although Taoism advocates carp, it is still during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, so Sun Simiao was not surprised by the fishing made of carp in the Yellow River.

The real wild Yellow River carp in later generations almost sold at sky-high prices. Only in summer and autumn will there be some water opening in the Yellow River. As a loser, the emperor of the lost man has never eaten it, so he asked whether Sun Simiao was delicious or not.

Thinking of the Yellow River carp, Li Yuan decided to write a letter after dinner to ask Li Shimin to help him catch a few carp in the Yellow River to satisfy his curiosity.

I wonder if there will be a poet in the future writing: "Looking back at Chang'an, the embroidery piles are piled up, and thousands of doors on the top of the mountain are opened one after another. A riding on the world of Li Yuan laughs, no one knows that it is a carp coming."

Broiling fish is a hard job, and everyone's superiority should be considered to the greatest extent. Drawing screens is a female history that regulates the etiquette of the harem, and she is familiar with it.

Li Ke of the third son of the emperor got a fish eye and some fish meat. The small mouth was sweeter than honey, and the sister painted the screen one by one. For Xiao Mingyue, Li Ke also picked up a mouthful and handed it to her lips for her to taste...

As the prince of Duke Lu, Hou Guangliang has a respectable status, but he is obviously not good at seeing it compared to the Supreme Emperor. However, he considered that he saved Wu Yu's life and gave him the entire tail.

Although braised fish is not a valuable thing, it is indeed a novel thing for the people of the Tang Dynasty. Hou Guangliang even planned to ask the kitchen chef tonight how the Taishanghuang made braised fish.

You should know that since the last time the Roujiamo made by the Emperor of Linde Hall was spread, the whole of Chang'an was shocked. Guanzhong people who loved pasta since childhood were like cats who smelled the fishy smell, overnight, the restaurants selling Roujiamos in Chang'an spread like bamboo shoots after a rain filled the entire east and west markets.

Because this is a steamed bun that the emperor invented himself, the Roujiamo is also affectionately called "Huangfu" by people in Chang'an.

After eating such delicious food, Hu merchants from the Western Regions praised him for taking them back to their hometown. After a few years, I wonder if the Roujiamo will evolve into Uyghur meat naan...

Hou Junji was promoted from grassroots to Duke, not a family. The government was in a difficult position for a year. Hou Guangliang thought in his mind that if he could learn how to cook this braised fish, it would be a difficult thing to use it as a signature dish to make a restaurant!
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