Live streaming life: The ancients begged not to stop

"The county system implemented during the Qin Dynasty is similar to what we have now."

"As for the specifics, I can only say that I eat a lot, and they're basically all the same."

The audience in front of the sky screen nodded. They also saw the decoration of the host's home. The styles of cabinets and tables were somewhat different from those in ancient times.

"The earliest thing I can think of is probably tofu. It was invented by Liu An, the King of Huainan during the Western Han Dynasty. He was practicing Taoism on Bagong Mountain at the time and invented tofu by chance."

Xi watched the previous videos and knew that the Western Han Dynasty was not far away from them. Since they could invent it, the Qin Dynasty should be able to do it as well.

And the host ate tofu tonight, and its white and tender appearance was very pleasing to the eye.

"Tofu is actually a very good thing. It can supplement the protein people need. It can be said that it has protected the Chinese people for thousands of years." Qi Cheng began to look for information on the tablet.

However, all I found were some tofu recipes, the most famous of which is Mapo Tofu. Its bright red appearance is very tempting at first glance.

The people in front of the sky curtain couldn't help but swallow their saliva. The aroma of the tofu almost overflowed the screen. Unfortunately, except for the Sichuan people in the Qing Dynasty, other dynasties could not make it.

Qi Cheng continued searching while explaining to everyone.

"Mapo tofu does look delicious, but it's not available before the Ming Dynasty, as chili peppers were introduced there. Broth tofu is okay, but it requires chicken or something to make the broth, which most people can't afford."

The people nodded. If they had chicken, why would they make tofu? It was just that they couldn't afford meat, so they bought a piece of tofu to take home as a snack.

"The only dish suitable for ordinary people is tofu with scallions. Cut a block of tofu into pieces, or just crush it, add some chopped scallions and salt, and if possible, some sesame oil. It tastes quite delicious."

Tang Dynasty

Fat Li Tai doesn't need to know how to make tofu. He is quite interested in the dishes that appear. If there is no chili pepper, he can ask those Hu merchants to go to the Western Regions to have a look.

As for the broth, I don’t know if there is any in the kitchen.

"Let the kitchen experiment with making that soup tofu."

Qing Dynasty

The Governor-General of Liangjiang, Galin, shook his head helplessly. The host, Tianmu, probably had never eaten anything good. He even served tofu with green onions.

Even the dogs in his house won't eat this stuff.

"Does tofu taste good when mixed with green onions?" Galin asked the housekeeper contemptuously. "At least we have to eat Minister Jiang's tofu. At the very least, it has to be eight-treasure tofu."

The butler nodded in agreement.

"If it were me on the screen, I would definitely show them eighteen ways to cook tofu."

……

Qi Cheng on the sky curtain finally found a specific method.

"It's actually quite simple. First, soak the soybeans in water, then grind them into soy milk on a stone mill. Then, heat it and add brine or gypsum."

"Press it down with something heavy when it solidifies, and the tofu is basically done."

"Since tofu was invented, it's basically been prepared this way, and the ingredients haven't changed much," Qi Cheng said with a smile, "except for some historical stories."

Xi solemnly recorded the method of making tofu. This thing is really not difficult, and the people of Daqin should be able to make it.

However, he was also interested in historical stories, although he knew that they definitely had nothing to do with the Qin Dynasty.

"A relatively famous story is the one about the crooked upper beam leading to crooked lower beams. It tells the story of Kou Zhun, the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. It says that after he became prime minister, his life gradually became more extravagant."

"The tofu we usually eat is made from the eyes of Yellow River carp. One meal requires hundreds of fish."

"Then one day his child lost his temper and smashed the dishes. When he was scolding his son, his old wet nurse also scolded him, saying that his son's behavior was due to his father's mistakes."