Author: Old talk
"The Lamb who Weeps"
The Qing Yilu was probably written from the Fifth Dynasty to the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, and mainly records the trivia of ancient China. When the book talks about Wu Zetian, it is said that she loved to eat "cold repair sheep intestines", and after enjoying the food, she did not forget to reward it to the fortunate minister Zhang Changzong, and attached a codex, which reads "Zhenlang killed himself to serve the country".
"Zhenlang" refers to mutton, Wu Zetian praised the fat sheep, dedicated himself, nourished others, so there is a saying of "killing oneself and serving the country". She said this to her lover, whether there was any extraneous sound, it is not known.
The general practice of "cold repair sheep" is to cook the lamb with spices, remove the bones while it is hot, flatten the meat pieces with a heavy object, and then cut into thin slices when eating.
Wu Zetian is favored by the sheep intestine, this part is both fat and tough, if you dip it in garlic juice, it is simply wonderful. But what I am curious about is whether the empress's eyelids often beat when she is feasting.
Although Wu Zetian has every opportunity, she must not forget to read history wisely. In the Chronicle of History, there is an assassin who uses his intestines to kill people, and that person is Zhuanzhuo.
The target of the assassination was The Wu King's Staff, although his mouth was hungry, he was very cautious, and when he went out to eat, he had to wear treasure armor and bring a large number of guards.
In order to succeed in the assassination, he went to the shore of Taihu Lake first to learn the art of burning fish, and one of the dishes he was good at cooking was "whole hot fish".
During the banquet, the grilled fish was prepared and prepared to be personally presented to the Wu king. He was able to evade the layers of inspection, because the dagger he chose was short and sharp, and could be hidden in the belly of the fish, so the sword was named "Fish Intestine Sword".
Using the fish intestine sword as a weapon, he successfully stabbed his colleague to death, and Gongzi Guang also successfully seized the throne. He later revitalized the state of Wu and dominated the south, and Gongzi Guang was the future King of Wu.
It is no exaggeration to say that without the dedication of life and righteousness, there would be no day to revitalize the Wu Kingdom. Later generations will also be dedicated to the "ancestor of the chef", not because of how delicious the dishes he cooked, but more to commend his righteousness. Li Bai also has a poem praised:
The sword in the box contains a fish, and it is idle around the waist without using the canal.
And will exchange wine and jun drunk, drunk to Entrust Wu Zhuanzhuo.
The death of Wu Wangyuan may be a good thing for the country; for himself, it is a disaster in a different place. Ancient emperors are sensitive people, not to mention that Wu Zetian is still a woman, when she enjoys the sheep intestines, the back of her neck does not have a cold whizzing feeling, and the charm of food is not small.
To a small extent, Zhang Changzong received Wu Zetian's codex, and he would also ponder it repeatedly for half a day, was the empress simply introducing a delicacy, or was she hinting that she wanted to learn from "Zhenlang"?
The cuisine in the palace, in terms of the degree of sophistication, can be described as unparalleled. However, from the emperor to the subjects, they could not concentrate when they enjoyed the food, and I believe that no one could eat too comfortably.
In contrast, the processing of lamb by the people is much more free.
During the Tang Dynasty, there was a doctor named Cheng Hao, who was not famous in history, but was mentioned in poetry, and the famous Biansai poet Cen Shan, who once wrote a poem to bid his farewell, there are the following verses in the poem:
The road in Shu County is long, and Liangzhou has seven plates.
Two people came to the house, and one county was drunk.
In the Tang Dynasty, Dr. Taichang was a mere official from Qipin, and Cheng Hao's official rank was not prominent. He probably enjoys this situation, after all, he can dedicate all his love to food.
Cheng Hao is also fond of mutton, and in order to have fun, he did not hesitate to spend 300,000 yuan to hire a blacksmith to create an "iron bed" for roasting lamb.
He is also happy to grill the fattest lamb, whenever "fat cream sees fire and oil flames", Cheng Hao is always surprisingly excited, and jokingly calls the barbecue at this time "lamb waving tears".
"Snow White Fresh Fish"
The ancients thought that fish and mutton were typical representatives of extreme deliciousness, so there was a saying that "fish and sheep are fresh".
Foodies of the Tang Dynasty also loved delicious fish. Different from today's eating habits, the Tang Dynasty people "fish, vegetables and raw food", they believe that only through this way of eating, can they experience the most extreme umami taste of ingredients.
Raw fish, also known as "fish". According to the Old Book of Tang, Li Jiancheng, the prince of the early Tang Dynasty, liked this delicacy, he once went to the hot spring to play, and his men offered a raw fish, so the prince "summoned the people to make fish", and after the food was made, everyone ate and praised.
This dish seems simple, but "salmon" is not a luxury that ordinary people can expect, it not only has extremely strict requirements for ingredients, but also has extremely high technical requirements for chefs.
The most extreme knifeman can achieve a level of divinity, and Du Fu once wrote a poem praising the mastery of the chef's skill:
The hidden dragon is silent and the old dragon is angry, and the wind blows sand and dust.
The dumplings swung their knives left and right, and the gold plate was high in snow.
Although Li Jiancheng had power, he was not blessed, he was shot by his brother Li Shimin at XuanwuMen, and finally lost touch with this delicacy.
Blessed to enjoy, do you love this delicacy? Not necessarily.
Yang Yuhuan was Emperor Xuanzong's favorite concubine, and at least before the Anshi Rebellion, she lived a life of poverty and luxury and full of food.
Even if she is playing outside, the chef must do her best to prepare endless fish and fish for Guifei, but Yang Guifei does not seem to appreciate it, she looks at the mountains of fresh goods, but refuses to move chopsticks.
Yang Yuhuan's lazy style was captured by the keen poet, and left behind "the rhinoceros has not fallen for a long time, and the luan knife is cut into the air." " verse.
The Tang Dynasty people attached great importance to diet, and even affected the custom of marrying. It is recorded in the "Youyang Miscellaneous Tricks" that according to the custom, after the new wife passes through the door, she does not need to first salute the in-laws, and the original book says that "another woman enters the house, first worships the pig and the stove".
Yes, the first thing a bride should worship when she gets started is the pig pen and the stove. The new daughter-in-law made this move to confirm that she would become a good hand in housework in the future.
If Yang Yuhuan is judged by this standard, she is obviously not a qualified daughter-in-law.
Under the influence of the royal family, there is also a tradition of eating raw fish, because the ingredients are not clean, and there are many examples of deaths due to eating fish.
Compared with the northerners, the southerners love to eat fish, and the monk Huaisu once said in the "Fish Eating Thesis": "The old monk ate fish in Changsha, and came to Chang'an City, ate more meat, and was laughed at by Changliu." ”
"Constant flow" refers to vulgar people. From this sentence, we draw two conclusions: first, Huai Su is not a monk of Duo'an; second, the northern people represented by Chang'an like to eat meat, and the southern people represented by Changsha eat fish.
The "Youyang Miscellaneous Tricks" also records a wine and meat monk named "Righteous Master". Yishi is a Suzhou native, and there is a famous dish in Suzhou that is roasted carp, and Yishi also likes to eat it, but often "eats it without cooking".
He was born with divine power and a very personality, Pingsuri never washed his face, as long as the righteous teacher washed his face, the sky would rain, and the people respectfully called him "Rain Hou".
In addition to the monks, Bai Juyi, who is addicted to Buddhism, also eats carp. He wrote a poem called "Boat Trip", which contains these sentences:
There is a row stove at the bow of the boat, and the red carp is cooked with rice.
Eat a lot of food and rinse the autumn river water.
"Bai Juyi who talks about pomp and circumstance"
Bai Juyi is a person who knows how to enjoy, he not only asks for the taste of mountains and seas, but also pursues the fragrance of red sleeves.
Speaking of the red sleeves, you may immediately think of the allusion to the cherry mouth and the small waist, which will not be repeated here. It mainly introduces Bai Lotte's pursuit of food.
When Bai Juyi was serving as an assassin in Chungju, he tasted the locally made hu cake and felt that it was very delicious, so he gladly sent it to a friend and wrote a poem casually:
Flax cakes are like Kyoto, and the crispy oil is freshly baked.
Sent to the hungry Ambassador Yang, taste as if there is no support.
Bai Juyi is a poet, but most poets have a natural romantic temperament. In addition to Bai Juyi's pursuit of taste, bai juyi also has high requirements for the expression of food.
He can always play the "bow stove" to the extreme.
Bai Juyi once invited his friends to dinner on a boat in his own pond. The specific dishes are omitted for the time being, and there is no chef or stove on their ship, but the delicious food can always be delivered one by one.
Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Bai Juyi leisurely explained that around the boat, he laid down a lot of waterproof and oilproof cloth bags, which first contained delicacies and then sank to the bottom of the water. When it was time to serve new dishes, the servants took the dishes out of the cloth bag in turn.
Not only this, in order to entertain guests, Bai Juyi even set up two sky blue tents in his own courtyard, and during the banquet, he also triumphantly boasted about the many benefits of living in a tent.
Bai Juyi's pursuit of food breaks through the taste itself and pursues a sense of ceremony even more. In the folk, his pursuit can be regarded as the ultimate.
But Mr. Bai's pomp and circumstance, compared to the royal family, is really a small witch.
Li Chengqian, the eldest son of Emperor Taizong of Tang, also pursued a life in a foreign land. As a prince, he tried to imitate the Turks in all aspects of his life.
Li Chengqian did not like to live in the palace, so he set up an authentic Turkic tent in the open space. How authentic is it? First of all, hanging inside the tent was the wolf's head that the Turks believed in. Secondly, all the slaves in the tent were dressed as Turks.
And that's not all, he dressed himself up as a Turkic khan and preferred to speak Turkic rather than Chinese.
The prince's pursuit of food, also with the wild nature of ethnic minorities, first cooked the lamb, cut it into pieces with a saber, and chewed it unscrupulously.
Li Shimin had a lot of expectations for him, which can be seen from the name of the prince, which is the so-called "inheriting the imperial business and leading the country."
Li Chengqian was not very honest, and at the age of 23, he united with the horses and horses in an attempt to misbehave. In terms of generations, Li Shimin is his father; when it comes to rebellion, Li Shimin can be his ancestor.
Li Shimin resolutely strangled the rebellion in the cradle, he loved Li Chengqian so deeply that he could not bear to kill him, and finally he only deposed the prince as a shuren and exiled him to the remote Qianzhou.
It is conceivable that there are no more exquisite tents in Qianzhou, and the beautiful life of Li Chengqian cutting mutton with a knife has come to an end.
The court and folk cuisine, the two sides in the continuous game, always win or lose each other. The former eats power, and most diners die because of power. The latter pursues a sense of ease, but ease often comes from frustration.
The author means that in the name of "spring, summer and autumn and winter", let's eat a good meal first.
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