When Chen Churui saw the crab, she immediately stepped back in fear, "You... this, this is a gutless worm, a pest, how can it be eaten?"
The crab's claws and teeth were scary enough to look at, how can it be eaten?
Is this also edible?
"Haha, this is delicious, you will know later." Qin Ying laughed.
"Really... really?"
...
Walked into the backyard of the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
This place is very elegantly decorated.
There are rockery, lotus ponds, and rows of flowers. The air is filled with the fragrance of flowers, refreshing.
While walking, Qin Ying suddenly stopped.
In the flowers, he saw a little red.
Qin Ying hurried over.
Chen Songtai frowned, wondering what the Ninth Prince was going to do next.
"This is the Western Lantern Flower I bought from a Western merchant. Its fruit is very beautiful, red like a lantern, and I planted it in the back garden as an embellishment."
Seeing him stop in front of a plant, Chen Churui explained enthusiastically.
"Lantern Flower?" Qin Ying looked at the plant with green leaves and red fruits in front of him and laughed out loud, "This is called pepper."
Isn't this plant in front of him a pepper?
After saying that, Qin Ying remembered.
It seems that peppers were not planted in the Han Dynasty.
In later generations, the origin of peppers was South America, and after many twists and turns, they were introduced to China from the Western Regions.
Although this world is a parallel world that does not exist in any historical records, it is highly similar to the world where Qin Ying is.
According to the time, peppers should not have been introduced to the Central Plains yet, so it is very difficult to see them here.
"Chili?"
Chen Churui shook her head and said, "This thing is very spicy. A servant ate a few of them before, and his mouth became red and swollen, and he couldn't eat for several days."
"This is a good thing." Qin Ying said.
Unexpectedly, he actually found chili in the back garden of the Grand Tutor.
"This is also a good thing?" Chen Songtai couldn't help but say.
This thing is so spicy that people cry, and it may even cause severe abdominal pain when eaten. It only looks bright and beautiful, and it has no other uses. How can it be a good thing?
However, when I think about it, Qin Ying even said that the intestinal pests are delicious, so it seems normal to say that this lantern flower is a good thing.
"Miss Churui, did you say that this chili was sold to you by a Western Region merchant?" Qin Ying asked hurriedly.
Chen Churui nodded.
"Are they still in the Han Dynasty?" Qin Ying asked.
Because of the geographical environment, the Western Region can grow many plants that the Han Dynasty does not have.
For example, watermelons in later generations were first introduced from the Western Regions.
Qin Ying thought that if some seeds could be imported from the Western Regions, then the planting industry of the Han Dynasty should be greatly enriched.
The Han Dynasty had a large population, and it was not enough to only grow rice. Now they would go hungry when they encountered a disaster year.
"Those Western Region merchants are erratic and always go to various countries to do business. Because they are foreigners, they are not welcome."
Chen Songtai said: "Maybe they are no longer in the Han Dynasty, but you can send people to find them, but you may not be able to find them."
"Then please worry more about it, Grand Master." Qin Ying bowed.
Qin Ying has a long-term vision.
The countries in the Central Plains now know little about the situation in the Western Regions and are unwilling to do business with people there.
But as a time traveler, Qin Ying is very clear that there are huge profits in the Western Regions. The porcelain and silk of the Han Dynasty can be sold there, and various fruits, seeds and spices from the Western Regions can be transported here.
The Silk Road.
I am excited just thinking about it.
"These peppers can be used to stir-fry crabs! It's definitely one of the most delicious foods in the world!" Qin Ying smiled and grabbed a handful of red peppers.
Fried spicy crabs, his favorite.
"This..." Chen Songtai was speechless.
Chen Churui also had a strange look on her face. She really couldn't believe that this spicy lantern flower with intestinal pests could become a delicacy in the world?
You won't die from eating this!
Qin Ying grabbed the pepper in one hand and the crab in the other, and strode to the kitchen: "Haha, you are in for a treat today."
After arriving in the kitchen, Qin Ying started to get busy.
With a knife in hand, he cut open a hairy crab in a few seconds. After cleaning it, Qin Ying got a pot and started to light a fire.
Cold oil and hot pot, a chef's temperament.
"It looks quite like this." Chen Songtai stood aside and watched. He didn't expect Qin Ying to be true. He was a prince, but he would actually do the work of a servant.
It seems that the cooking skills are not low.
"Dad, we are not really going to eat this thing, are we?"
Chen Churui whispered in his ear.
This
I heard that the intestinal worms grow up eating rotten meat. How can this thing be eaten?
Not to mention eating it, it feels disgusting just looking at it.
"Just now I asked you to go to the temple with your mother, but you insisted on staying."
Chen Songtai shook his head helplessly, "Don't you want to eat it? Eat it with the Ninth Prince."
He felt from the bottom of his heart that this thing was not edible.
Forget it, just treat it as a way to entertain the Ninth Prince, anyway, there is no loss.
Seeing the doubtful eyes of the two, Qin Ying said excitedly: "For this dish, you must pay attention to the heat. The stir-frying time cannot be too long, otherwise the crab's freshness will be lost, and it cannot be too short, otherwise eating half-cooked crab meat will get parasites!"
After speaking, Qin Ying did not care whether the two people could understand or not, he had already started to show his cooking skills.
Heat the cold oil, add the chopped chili peppers, and suddenly a spicy smell comes straight out, choking Chen Songtai and his daughter to tears.
Qin Ying held his breath and concentrated, and put the chopped hairy crabs in. The hot oil, the spicy smell and the unique aroma of crabs instantly filled the whole kitchen, which greatly stimulated people's appetite.
"It smells so good, Dad, it smells so good."
Chen Churui, who was choked by the chili peppers just now, was immediately tempted after smelling this tempting aroma.
After quickly stir-frying for dozens of times, Qin Ying's spicy stir-fried hairy crabs were served on a plate.
"It smells good, but can it really be eaten? There are lantern flowers all over it, and it's spicy enough to kill people just by looking at it."
Chen Songtai still maintained a skeptical attitude. He didn't believe that just stir-frying a few times would turn pests into delicious food?
"You really don't want to eat it?" Qin Ying asked
.
"No!"
Chen Songtai shook his head firmly.
"Miss Churui doesn't want to eat it either?" Qin Ying looked at Chen Churui.
"I..." She wanted to try it, but seeing that her father didn't eat it, she held back and didn't move.
"If you don't eat it, I can enjoy it myself."
After saying that, Qin Ying took the fragrant hairy crab and found a place to sit in the kitchen.
He couldn't wait to pick up a crab claw.
Qin Ying sucked hard, and the sauce and crab meat entered his mouth. The delicious taste instantly filled the tip of his tongue, bringing an indescribable deliciousness.
"If I have another bottle of beer, it will be great."
Qin Ying said to himself.
Gurgle~
Seeing that Qin Ying was eating so deliciously, Chen Songtai was also a little shaken and swallowed a mouthful of saliva silently.
"Dad... I, I want to try it." Chen Churui was so greedy, especially when she saw Qin Ying's enjoyable expression, she wanted to taste it even more.
"The Ninth Prince has eaten it, and he didn't seem to be in trouble. Maybe he can really eat it."
She seemed to have convinced herself, and then sat down in front of Qin Ying and picked up a crab leg.
When the crab meat entered her mouth, the refreshing, spicy and fragrant taste, the unprecedented satisfaction of her taste buds, instantly made her open her eyes wide.
"Daughter, are you okay..." Chen Songtai asked hurriedly.
Chen Churui didn't care about him at all, and even didn't use chopsticks. She just grabbed it with her hands and praised it while eating: "It's so fragrant and delicious. I have never eaten such delicious food in my life. It turns out that intestinal pests are really delicious!"
Chen Songtai was stunned, "Is it really so delicious?"