"By the way," Qi Lu first made the simplest soy milk, called for the waiter, and said, "Lu is still short of something. Do you have any brine here?"

"Brine?" The baker looked at Qi Lu with a confused look, and Qi Lu said, "Well... it should be called lake brine."

The baker was even more confused. He knew about lake brine. A lot of water with a salty taste is called lake brine. In fact, in today's terms, this kind of water is highly mineralized water. This kind of water is

You cannot drink it because the brine from the lake is poisonous. It can cause unbearable stomach burn in mild cases and can cause death in severe cases.

However, this kind of lake brine can be boiled with salt.

In ancient times, boiling salt was a very "sacred" thing, which can be called metaphysics. The ancients thought that boiling water to turn into salt was incredible. With the subsequent development, having salt became rich, and salt became a symbol of Zhou Dynasty.

Pay tribute to designated items.

Looking at the entire Spring and Autumn Period, salt is strength. The famous leader of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi, precisely because Qi State is located in the east, occupies a large area of ​​​​salt fields, thus driving the economy of Qi State. You must know that in addition to the Zhou royal family next to Luo Shi,

Some countries with the surname Ji, such as Qi State, which is located in the east, are regarded as Dongyi people in the eyes of the old nobles and cannot be on the stage. However, Dongyi, who cannot be on the stage, will rule in the next few decades.

He controlled the Zhou royal family and turned the Zhou royal family into his own puppet.

When it came to the brine from the lake, the waiters looked down upon it, let alone the aristocratic young gentleman Ji. The young gentleman said disgustedly: "If you want to drink water, there is plenty of water here, why drink the bitter water? Let others listen.

Go, you thought I was sacrificing my teeth to be mean to my brother!"

When Ji Ya mentioned the word "brother" now, it was so casual. He seemed to have heard Qi Lu call him "brother" many times, so he got used to it, and he said it smoothly without any psychological burden at all.

Qi Lu said with a smile: "I don't know, but if you want to make the delicious beans, lake brine is indispensable."

The waiters did not dare to neglect and immediately went to find lake brine for Qi Lu. In addition to lake brine, Qi Lu also asked for some gypsum powder.

Lake brine and gypsum powder, one is low-grade water that cannot be eaten, and the other is used as building materials. Not to mention the little gentleman who is not diligent in his limbs and does not distinguish between grains and grains, even the well-informed Prince Lin

Confused.

The little native dog tilted its little head and slapped its dog ears twice. The inquiring look was so cute and cute that it made people want to give it a good lick.

Prince Lin was thinking in his mind, how could the lake brine, gypsum powder and bean sprouts be connected? There is no way to connect them. If there is any connection between the lake brine and gypsum powder, then the common point must be...

can not eat.

Qi Lu smiled very mysteriously, and without saying anything, the waiters quickly found these two items and handed them to Qi Lu. By chance, all of Qi Lu's soy milk had been baked. The young gentleman saw that Qi Lu had cooked a lot of

Although the soy milk is delicious and tastes good, if all the beans are boiled into soy milk, wouldn’t it mean that everyone in the military camp would drink it as water?

I saw Qi Lu dividing the soy milk into several portions, and then poured the lake brine brought by the baker into the soy milk!

"Ah!" Ji Ya yelled and wanted to snatch it away to stop him, but it was too late. He watched Qi Lu ruining such a delicious soy milk and said: "The lake brine is bitter and astringent, and it is also slightly poisonous...

"

As he spoke, he glanced around wildly, darting from side to side, avoiding the waiters, whispering to Qi Lu, saying, "I'm usually very tired of Gongsun Lan, but just because I have some good manners, I won't do it."

We take other people seriously, but even if we are tired of him, he is still a big passerby, and we are not good... We are not good at poisoning him so blatantly!"

Qi Lu was amused by his guilty look. If the little local dog was a stupid bitch, then Ji Ya might be a cat owner who was not very smart. Seeing Tian'er's chin held high, he looked noble and noble.

She's charming, but she's also quite naive. The key is that she's very timid.

Qi Lu smiled and said, "Silly brother, when did you say you were going to poison Daxingren?"

"You...this..." Ji Ya was even more dumbfounded, pointing to the soy milk with lake brine added, but after a closer look, for some reason, the soy milk had changed its appearance and was a little solidified. The yellow-white soy milk slowly

Clumped together, bunched together, floating in tiny pieces.

Qi Lu was very quick with his work. While adding lake brine, which is what modern people call salt brine, he stirred the soy milk in the same direction. This was an important step in making tofu - making the paste.

Speaking of soybeans, how can we forget tofu? Tofu is not only delicious and delicious, but also has high nutritional value. Tofu accounts for a large proportion of home cooking. Every family knows how to make tofu, which is very familiar.

Both the little native dog and Sacrifice Ya opened their round eyes and stared at the soy milk in the pot. They all moved in unison and rubbed their eyes. Sacrifice Ya rubbed his eyes with his hands, and the little native dog rubbed them with his paws.

Rubbing eyes.

They watched Qi Lu use brine to cook tofu, as if their ancestors had seen boiling water turn into salt for the first time. Their surprise was palpable.

Ji Ya rubbed his eyes and said dumbfounded: "Brother...brother, are you not a witch?!"

The witches mentioned by Sacrifice Ya were similar to the witches we call today, except that witches in that era were very sacred, almost like gods. Witches were needed for all large and small sacrifices every year, and there were also specialized witch doctors in the palace.

Because medicine in the Spring and Autumn Period was still very backward, witch doctors accounted for a large proportion of the ranks of doctors.

Qi Lu smiled and said nothing. He ordered a pot of tofu, immediately took some gypsum water, and ordered the paste in the same way.

As the saying goes, add salt to the tofu - one thing will reduce the other.

Both salt brine and gypsum water are called brine, but the taste of the tofu is very different. Because the tofu cooked with lake brine has less moisture, it has a firmer texture, but has a rich bean aroma, which is the most popular on the market.

It is called Lao Dou Fu or Northern Tofu.

The tofu made from this gypsum water is white and translucent, like the cream of a beautiful woman, like a peeled egg. Because there is a lot of water condensed inside, it tastes smooth and tender, but has a light bean flavor. It is commonly known as southern tofu.

Southern tofu and northern tofu each have their own tastes and benefits. They have different textures, different softness and hardness, and different bean aromas. They can each make countless kinds of delicious dishes.

After the paste is made, it is pressed into a block shape. Qi Lu uses a heavy object to push the tofu up, and then begins to make the tofu.

Since ancient times, there has been a dispute between sweet and salty tofu curd. Sweet tofu curd and salty tofu curd represent the different customs and tastes of the north and south. The north and south of China are divided by the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River. Zheng Guo and Luo Shi were located in the center of the Zhou Dynasty, that is, the Central Plains

, so in the north, Zheng Guo and Luo Shi’s dishes are also more salty, so Qi Lu thinks that the taste of Daxing people should like salty tofu nao.

However, the taste of salty and sweet cannot be clearly distinguished by north and south. The wonder of it must be tasted personally. Many northerners find sweet tofu curd unacceptable, and many southerners think salty tofu curd is a heresy, but they often taste it.

Only later did I realize that the breadth and depth of food is that it is suitable for both sweet and savory dishes and can be enjoyed by both refined and popular tastes.

Besides, Qi Lu also wanted to make some articles on the controversy between salty and sweet, so he planned to make some salty tofu curd and sweet tofu curd, which would not take much time anyway.

Qi Lu quickly marinated the salted tofu brain. It happened that there were a lot of pickled vegetables in the dining room. He took out some pickles and put them in the marinade. They looked good and enhanced the freshness. So he prepared the salted tofu brain.

Pour the sauce on the white tofu puffs, the whiteness is translucent, the sauce is amber, and a salty aroma hits your face. If it is morning, just eat a fried dough stick, eat the tofu puffs, and eat such a breakfast,

It's moisturizing and comfortable, and makes you feel good all day long.

Qi Lu made the salted tofu curd, and the little gentleman couldn't wait to pick it up and eat it. The texture of the tofu curd was like a soft and boneless beauty, delicate and smooth, lingering between the lips and teeth, it was simply a kind of

Ambiguously provocative, paired with the salty marinade, I felt very appetizing after taking one bite, my index finger moved, and the more I ate, the hungrier I became!

The little local dog looked eagerly at Ji Yaxi's snoring eating tofu bread, saliva secreted unconsciously, and whirled on the ground with "ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong.

.

"It's delicious! It's fragrant! It's fragrant and smooth! It's so delicious. Two more beans!" Just as I was devouring jujubes and eating salty tofu puffs, Qi Lu's sweet tofu curd was already out of the oven.

Different from the salty tofu curd, the tofu curd is served with sugar sauce. Qi Lu also found that there were some ready-made dried fruits in the dining room, and added some decorations. It was colorful, looked fresh, and smelled sweet.

This time, the little gentleman had a good taste. He had just eaten the salty tofu. He immediately picked up the bronze adzuki beans, scooped up a big mouthful of sweet tofu pudding with a small bronze dagger, and put it directly into his mouth. His eyes widened with surprise.

Qi Lu smiled and said, "How does it taste?"

"This... this..." Ji Ya was shocked for a while and said, "Sweet?!"

He just ate salty tofu curd, and now he ate sweet tofu curd. The sweetness and salty taste collided in his mouth. It was obviously the same tofu curd, but the taste was very different. The sweet tofu curd was more playful. If the salty tofu curd just now was

The beauty's teasing, then this beauty is now a cardamom girl who is only twenty-eight years old. She is playful and astringent, sweet with sugar water, fragrant with dried fruits, and also vaguely sour, with endless aftertaste.

After the tofu puffs were ready, Qi Lu began to cut the pressed tofu into cubes, and mixed the sauce to make tofu mixed with green onions. It was simple and refreshing, and the fragrance and smoothness of the tofu were fully reflected.

With snacks and cold dishes, hot dishes and soups are indispensable. With a sound of "stir--", Qi Lu began to stir-fry sugar in the pot again. The amber syrup kept bubbling in the pot.

The sweeter flavor of the sugar-watered bean curd hits the face. After frying the sugar color, Qi Lu rolls the fried crispy tofu into the pot. The sweet and sour flavor is appetizing. The rich sweet and sour crispy tofu is out of the pot. The tofu is crispy on the outside.

It is tender on the inside, crispy but not too crispy, and has an extra layer of texture in the mouth. This dish is definitely a favorite of the elderly and children. It has no spicy taste and is suitable for all ages.

There are also braised tofu that is salty and fragrant with rice, mapo tofu that is spicy and appetizing, lotus seed stuffed tofu that is bitter yet sweet, and Wensi tofu soup that is an elegant symbol.

When it comes to tofu, many people will think that tofu can only be described as vulgar and cannot be described as elegant, because this tofu is very cheap, and its appearance is simple and unpretentious, with no gimmicks, but this is not the case with Wensi Tofu Soup.

Wensi Tofu Soup is a standard Huaiyang dish. It looks light and elegant, but the details are extremely exquisite, especially the test of the cook's knife skills. The tofu should be cut into strips as thin as hair, and the circles should be like the vast stars. This tofu

Once the soup is put on the table, it looks like a beautiful jade handicraft, and it is not just a dish to eat. It just makes diners reluctant to eat it after taking one look at it.

Qi Lu seasoned the Wensi tofu soup, scooped out a spoonful with a small dagger, then blew it slightly to cool it, and said to Ji Ya: "Brother, come and taste it, whether it is salty or light."

When Ji Ya looked at it, Qi Lu scooped up a spoonful of tofu soup, which meant that he wanted to taste it with a small dagger. For some reason, his face suddenly turned red, and he thought to himself that it would be too intimate to taste it like this.

Some?

Qi Lu didn't know what Ji Ya was thinking. When cooking, let others taste the salty and salty taste. There is nothing intimate about it. It is a normal thing.

Ji Ya hesitated for a while, but slowly moved closer to Qi Lu. When the little native dog saw Ji Ya's expression, he said, "Ouch!", his little ears stood up instantly, and he became particularly alert, and he immediately moved closer.

, squeezed between Qi Lu and Ji Ya, he pushed Ji Ya hard with his little paws knowingly, trying to make Ji Ya retreat a little.

"Ouch!"
Chapter completed!