As Li Sheng said hello, a burst of aroma came from the kitchen.
Li Er, Du Ruhui, Empress Changsun, and Li Junxian all smelled it.
The aroma is tangy and captivating.
"What is this that smells so good?"
"There are many famous chefs in the palace...and at home, but I have never smelled anything like this!"
The four of them clicked their tongues in surprise.
The taste is simply amazing.
Li Sheng laughed and invited everyone to sit down at the dining table.
Later.
Two maids, Mian'er and Ying'er, brought a large iron plate to the living room and placed it on the dining table.
Li Er and others looked at each other and seemed to recognize him.
But there are a lot of fine granular seasonings sprinkled on top, which makes it a bit strange.
Mian'er Ying'er left the living room and returned to the kitchen.
After a while, three more large iron plates were brought up.
One plate after another, a total of five large plates were served.
Each plate is as big as a dustpan, and the dishes are placed slowly...
Extremely rich!
All the dishes are served with wooden skewers, making everyone feel very fresh.
…
Li Er picked up a wooden stick, looked at Li Sheng and said with a smile, "Sir, is this meat roasting?"
"Zhi...yes, this is barbecue, authentic and excellent pork belly!"
"There's some mutton down there, Lao Li, you hurry up and try it all!"
Li Sheng's hospitality is quite warm.
Li was very helpful.
But the meat on this wooden stick...
"I've eaten roasted meat before, but this is the first time I've seen it cooked like this. I've never tasted it so fragrant! I wonder what technique you use to make it?"
"This seasoning is...?"
"seasoning?"
Li Sheng looked at the dark yellow-green granular seasoning on the barbecue skewers, and immediately understood what everyone was referring to, and casually said, "Oh, this is cumin."
"Natural...is this seasoning called natural?"
Li Er was stunned, then took a bite.
His eyes lit up instantly.
This barbecue is fat but not greasy, filling your mouth with saliva, it's simply wonderful.
How wonderful!
"The way of nature, the fragrance is fragrant...what a name! I wonder where this 'nature' comes from?"
Li Er's tone became slightly excited.
This is hundreds of times more delicious than the royal meal he had in the palace!
Li Sheng shrugged upon hearing this.
He was not interested in correcting Lao Li's misunderstanding of the name cumin, but since the other party asked, it was really difficult to answer.
In the previous life, this thing was introduced from the Western Regions, and it was not yet available in the Tang Dynasty.
But this time, I was... signed in from the system.
So I thought about it.
Li Sheng waved his hand.
"Well... I found this in the wild."
"Young master, this natural barbecue is really amazing. If you can..."
"Your Majesty... this, sir, I really think about it. There is a restaurant in Chang'an that sells this dish, but it's not called natural, it's called cumin..."
"Oh? Could it be..."
Li Er looked at Li Sheng in surprise.
Li Sheng shrugged, "Well, there are merchants from Chang'an who came to buy the goods, but I don't have much in stock. I keep most of them for my own consumption."
Li Sheng finished speaking.
Du Ruhui almost choked himself to death.
"Young master, don't you know? This cumin-roasted meat is very popular among the princes of Chang'an and has countless fans. Each small dish costs hundreds of pieces!"
Li Er was a little surprised and said to himself that the life of these five surnames and Qi Wang was really luxurious.
But what surprised him even more was that Li Sheng didn't seem to be making a fortune with such good things in his hands.
Peace of mind, peace and tranquility...
This kid is great!
Queen Changsun's eyes narrowed as she smiled. She was in a good mood for a moment and started eating happily.
This is a delicious treat prepared by my children for my parents.
Why don't you have a good meal?
Li Er brought his eldest grandson, Empress, who had been in the military all year round and was not so particular about food and drink.
This time, Du Ruhui was stunned... Anyway, Du Ruhui was secretly complaining, saying that it was lucky that Wei was not here, otherwise he would have made a bad face again.
But he had to admit that this cumin-roasted meat was really delicious.
It doesn't take a while.
Each person has a big plate and eats half of it in the blink of an eye.
At this time, Li Er suddenly discovered.
There is another dish on the plate.
It is golden in color, crispy on the outside and soft and waxy on the inside, with a hint of sweetness amidst the saltiness.
Another delicious dish!
After just one bite, Li Er couldn't restrain his curiosity. He raised the skewer and asked, "Sir, what is this?"
"This? This is a potato."
"Potato?"
"Yes, potatoes are also found in the wild. Their stems and leaves are inedible and can only be fed to cattle and sheep, but the roots under the soil have a unique taste. They can be substituted for staple food, and they can be eaten in large quantities!"
Youzhou belongs to the land of Yanzhao.
In the north, it is not easy to get some rice.
Li Sheng always eats pasta, so he naturally misses the imported Thai rice from his previous life, but it is very troublesome to buy it nearby and you have to walk a long way.
But gradually, Li Sheng also discovered that potatoes are a good thing.
This thing is a good species that is drought tolerant and salt-alkali tolerant. It can be grown in large quantities without much care and can be used as food.
How did Li Er know that this was what Li Sheng was talking about?
Because the potatoes in his mouth were extremely delicious, he subconsciously thought they were similar to cumin, and the yield was not high.
Therefore, when Li Sheng said this, he only thought it was hospitality.
For a moment, Long Yan was filled with joy, and everything on the dinner plate was filled with wind and clouds...
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Eat and eat.
Li Er bit into another piece of barbecue.
But this time he found something was wrong.
The meat seems to be mutton.
but……
Wasn’t it mutton that I ate before?
strangeness……
The troubled times in recent years had just ended, and Li Er suddenly remembered some bad rumors——
Our precious son will not continue to eat human flesh like the barbarians, will he?
"Child, what kind of meat is this?"
"Do you have this in your hand?...This is mutton."
"Then...what about this?"
Li Er gradually discovered that the appearance of the mutton in his hand was somewhat different from the barbecue he had eaten before.
Although they are all very delicious, he is most worried that his children will learn badly.
Then Li Sheng said casually, "That one? Pork."
"Pork? This meat...is so delicious?"
Li Er stared blankly at the barbecue in his hand.
look……
Incredible!
Full of incredible!
In his long-standing impression, pork has a heavy fishy smell and is unpalatable to eat.
Unless they have to eat something to fill their stomachs when marching, even poor people will not eat it on weekdays.
But Li Er’s reaction.
Li Sheng was equally surprised.
"No, Lao Li. What are your family's conditions? Is the pork so unpalatable?"
"Wait a minute, are you talking about..."
Li Sheng was puzzled by Li Er's reaction.
But I soon realized that the pork Li Er said "cannot be so delicious" was referring to wild boar!
As a hunter, how could he not have eaten this stuff before?
The taste is really unbearable!
So Li Sheng laughed.
"I understand, Lao Li, the pork you used to eat was probably wild boar, right?"
"Wild boar meat, this is natural. If it's not wild boar meat, is it possible that there are also river boar meat at this time?"
"What river pork? This is farmed pork!"
"Farming... Can pork also be farmed?"
Li Er was stunned, as if he had opened the door to a new world!
