But holding the yellow corn cob, Zhu Yuanzhang was in trouble.
How to eat this thing?
Is it to be eaten by nibbling or biting?
Hu Changan seemed to have noticed Zhu Yuanzhang's confusion, and quickly picked up a piece of corn to demonstrate: "Your Majesty, only the outer ring of yellow particles of this corn can be eaten."
"The inside is a pole, you can't eat it."
With that said, Hu Changan took the lead in giving an example to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Seeing Hu Changan chewing the sweet smell of corn on the cob, Zhu Yuanzhang followed suit and picked up the corn in his hand and started to chew it.
After eating this, Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately stunned.
He has never tasted such unique food.
It tastes sweet and delicious.
It has both the sweetness of fruit and a unique waxy aroma.
It is definitely a pleasure to eat it in this winter.
Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang finished the corn in his hand.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not one of those people who wasted food. Once he had eaten, he had to eat it from beginning to end without wasting it.
Zhu Biao and Hu Changan were also nibbling their corn.
While Zhu Biao was eating, he was also praising it in his heart.
This corn is definitely the most unique flavor he has ever tasted.
In the future, he must ask Hu Changan to build a small table like this in his East Palace!
Hu Changan was also quite emotional.
Unexpectedly, corn, which could be seen everywhere in the previous life, has become a rare delicacy that can only be eaten in Ming Dynasty.
If it weren't for the system, Hu Changan might never be able to eat corn in his life!
After a while, Zhu Biao and Hu Changan also finished eating their corn.
All three of them had some unfinished ideas.
At this time, Hu Changan picked up a peanut from the stove in time, peeled it and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.
"Your Majesty, this thing is called peanut, and it is also a very delicious nut."
"As long as you peel off the shell, you can eat it."
As he spoke, Hu Changan took the lead and ate the peanuts in his hand.
When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao saw this, they followed Hu Changan's example and ate the peanuts in their hands.
However, with this bite, they were completely stunned.
Why are these peanuts so fragrant?
This unique fruity aroma is unmatched by all other nuts.
Not only is it fragrant, the peanuts are also crunchy.
Take one bite and it will taste delicious on your tongue.
If you have a few bites of this thing during winter, it will definitely be a great treat!
Zhu Yuanzhang even felt that with this peanut, even approving memorials became a matter of enjoyment.
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao's satisfied eyes, Hu Changan also smiled slightly.
It seems that he chose the right thing!
We are all human beings. What modern people like to eat must also be eaten by ancient people.
Staying in a warm room in the middle of winter and eating a bite of sweet and fragrant roasted peanuts and corn is definitely a great enjoyment in life!
So Hu Changan divided the remaining peanuts between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.
While sharing the peanuts, Hu Changan also diligently promoted other wonderful uses of the stove to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Your Majesty, this stove can not only roast peanuts and corn, but also warm vegetables in winter."
"As long as you put the dishes on this stove, I guarantee that your Majesty will have hot meals and hot dishes for every meal."
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was also quite moved.
Although in winter, the dishes cooked in the imperial dining room are always the first to be brought to his Yangxin Hall, but due to the large area of the Forbidden City, the imperial dining room is still not close to the Yangxin Hall.
It takes at least half an hour for a person to walk from the Imperial Kitchen Room to the Yangxin Hall.
It's not bad in summer. Walking on the road can help dissipate the heat from the hot dishes.
But in winter, it becomes uncomfortable.
No matter how well the insulation work is done along the way, the temperature of the dishes will be almost gone when the biting cold wind blows along the way.
The dishes that were brought to Yangxindian can only be said to have some residual warmth, barely able to avoid being completely frozen.
And in order to prevent fires, no open fires are allowed even in Zhu Yuanzhang's Yangxin Palace.
So Zhu Yuanzhang could only pinch his nose and reluctantly eat the cold rice and cold dishes.
Although a concubine once proposed to Zhu Yuanzhang to open a small stove for himself in the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang gave up the idea after thinking about it.
Although opening a small stove sounds easy, it is not a simple expense!
Taking into account the personnel expenses and materials, it will definitely be an astronomical figure.
Nowadays, the national treasury is not yet abundant, and Zhu Yuanzhang does not want to be that monarch who only cares about enjoyment.
So in winter, Zhu Yuanzhang could only make do with cold meals and cold dishes.
Now that he heard that Hu Changan's stove could heat food, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite excited.
If this is true, then he will be able to eat hot meals again in winter!
Although Zhu Yuanzhang still had a serious look on his face, his eyes had completely given him away.
Hu Changan looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's excited eyes and smiled slightly.
He had discovered the shortcomings of this palace cuisine before.
Now being able to help Zhu Yuanzhang solve this matter can be regarded as fulfilling the responsibility of a minister.
After eating the peanuts, Hu Changan took Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao to another table.
This table is also made in a weird way.
Compared with the table just now, this table is entirely made of fine iron.
There is also a stove in the middle of this table.
However, compared to the previous one, this stove is obviously much shallower.
There is also a copper basin sandwiched above the stove.
This copper basin is separated by a line in the middle, and the two sides are clearly defined.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly when he saw this.
He could clearly see that this thing was just a small stove.
But why does the pot on the stove look so strange?
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang was well-informed, he had never seen such strange cooking utensils.
Looking at the puzzled looks of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, Hu Changan smiled slightly and said: "This thing is called hot pot."
"What you see is a mandarin duck hot pot."
"You can put different soup bases on both sides. Whichever soup base you want to eat, just pour it into the soup base."
"This is a delicious dish recently developed by Chen."
"I conservatively estimate that this dish can surpass at least 80% of the dishes in the world!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Hu Aiqing, you have such a strong tone. How can a mere dish surpass 80% of the dishes in the world?"
"Hu Aiqing, you are not a cook who specializes in cooking, how can you speak so arrogantly?"
When Hu Changan heard this, he just smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty will know if my dishes exceed 80% of the dishes in the world."
"Your Majesty is rich from all over the world, so he must have tasted many dishes."
"I think it would be very suitable for Your Majesty to be the taster."
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he waved his hand and said boldly: "In that case, let's try Hu Aiqing's hot pot at noon today!"