Chapter 173 Tofu (Additional chapters after 145,000 Yunqi recommendation votes)
Bai Shanbao, who was standing by, interrupted and said, "Her stewed yam is delicious, and her chicken is delicious too."
Obviously, this was also eaten at someone's home.
Manbao had dinner at Bai's house and took a plate of boiled tofu back with him.
It was the first time that Xiao Qian and the others had seen something like this. They all gathered around curiously and asked, "What is this?"
Old Zhou, on the other hand, knew more and said with a smile, "It's tofu, right? I heard it's made from beans."
"Yes, yes, it's tofu. It tastes delicious when cooked." Manbao recited the cooking method that Liu had mentioned, and left it to his sister-in-law to figure it out.
Manbao touched his belly and said, "I ate a lot of tofu for dinner today, so I won't eat it anymore. Sister-in-law, once you learn how to make tofu, we can eat tofu every day."
This thing is made of beans, but in the countryside, beans are less valuable than wheat. At least everyone agrees that wheat rice tastes better than bean rice, not to mention flour ground from wheat.
So Xiao Qian agreed after a brief thought, but she didn't ask, "We do have beans at home, but what is this brine?"
Manbao felt sleepy after eating. She yawned and said, "I'll ask Aunt Rong for some later. Sister-in-law, you can also make tofu stewed with loach for dinner."
In order to take care of Manbao, the Bai family specially prepared dinner early today. Now is the time when each family is preparing dinner. The Zhou family has already steamed the rice, but has not started cooking yet.
Xiao Qian nodded in agreement and asked Datou to take Manbao out to play and not to let her fall asleep.
Otherwise, if I sleep now, I will not only have indigestion, but also wake up easily at night.
Xiao Qian was very talented in cooking. Although Manbao only recited the recipe once, she still understood it and learned how to cook tofu.
During dinner, even Qian couldn't help but eat a little more, nodding and saying, "This tofu is good."
Manbao was sitting next to her. She didn't eat, but she ate the vegetables. Upon hearing this, she immediately asked, "Does it smell like meat?"
Qian laughed and said, "No matter what you eat, you always think of meat."
"No, that's not true. Grandma Liu said that tofu takes the essence of beans and tastes like meat and is just as nutritious." Manbao finished reciting it, shaking his head. Suddenly, he was stunned and said, "Huh?" "If that's the case, then in the future, when I want to eat meat but don't have money to buy it, can't I just make tofu?"
Zhou Silang laughed out loud when he heard this. "Why don't you say you want to sell tofu as meat? It's made of beans, how can it be the same as meat?"
Manbao blinked. She also felt that what he said made sense, but he didn't like the way she laughed at her, so she snorted and turned her head away, ignoring him. Then she asked Keke quietly in her heart, "Keke, tell me, who is right, Grandma Liu, or is Fourth Brother right?"
Keke: "Liu is right."
Manbao opened his mouth slightly, a little shocked.
Ke Ke said, "Soybeans are extremely nutritious, and tofu is made from soybeans. Soybeans, black beans, white beans, and other ingredients can all be made into tofu. Liu said tofu is as nutritious as meat because, like meat, it's extremely rich in protein. It can be said that soy products have played a very important role in the development of mankind."
Manbao was stunned. It turned out that the beans she hated the most were so powerful?
Koko continued, "There are many ways to eat beans, and apparently, the host's family chose the crudest and simplest way to save time and effort. Beans can actually be processed into many things, some of which taste just as good as tofu and have comparable nutritional value."
Manbao perked up and asked, "What delicious food can it be made into?"
Three books flashed through Manbao's mind, and Koko's voice was full of temptation, "These are the three most comprehensive books currently in the library. However, I just suggested that the host buy this one because it contains a large amount of research on bean foods from ancient times to the ancient times. Obviously, with the host's current technological civilization, even if he bought a modern book describing bean food processing, he would not be able to do so."
So buy the original one.
Manbao was a little disappointed, "You still need to buy books."
"Of course, there are more than just tofu making methods here, there are also soy milk, bean curd skin, fermented tofu, and even soy sauce and soybean oil making methods."
Manbao said she had never heard of any of them, so she was not very interested.
Koko probably knew she was a visual person, so she searched for a lot of beautiful pictures and showed them to her. "This is tofu, and this is soy milk. It's sweet with a little sugar, and very nutritious, especially suitable for female human consumption. Host, from your mother to you, it's very suitable to have a bowl of soy milk every morning."
He then put out other prepared foods, tempting Manbao to swallow several times, his eyes shining brightly. He then showed the last two pictures and said, "Host, these are soy sauce and soybean oil. Don't be fooled by their ordinary appearance. According to the description of humans, adding these two ingredients to cooking will greatly enhance the taste of the dish."
Keke said: "According to the results of my scan, the host's era is still mainly based on animal fats, and vegetable oils are not used in cooking, so this technology is still very useful to you."
Manbao was tempted and looked up the price at the back of the book. She widened her eyes slightly and asked, "Why is it so expensive?"
It’s more expensive than all the books she’s bought before, costing 62 points.
Koko said, "You'll get your money's worth."
Manbao hesitated for a moment, thinking about the delicious food, and then he nodded reluctantly and said, "Okay, let's buy it."
Because she spent a lot of points, Manbao was in a low mood, which in the eyes of the Zhou family seemed to mean that she was still angry with Zhou Silang.
Qian felt that this child was a bit too irritable and was just about to temper her temper, but Old Zhou had already glared at Zhou Silang before her and slapped him on the back of the head, "How old are you and still arguing with your youngest sister? Why don't you go and apologize."
Old Zhou was extremely disgusted. "You're already eighteen years old, about to get married, yet you're just wandering around outside all day. Look around, who in the village would go down to the fields and catch loaches? Aren't you embarrassed?"
Zhou Silang was unconvinced, "Why didn't you say anything when you were eating the loach just now?"
Old Zhou was upset that he had dared to talk back to him, so he glared at him and rolled up his sleeves to beat him again. Manbao finally pulled her thoughts away from Koko, and when she looked up, she saw her father was about to beat her fourth brother. She laughed out loud, "Fourth brother, you've made Dad angry again!"
Zhou Silang was so angry, "Dad is obviously venting his anger on you!"
"Hey, Dad, why are you venting your anger on me?" Manbao was very confused.
Old Zhoutou: "...Aren't you angry with your fourth brother?"
"No, I was thinking about making tofu. When will we make tofu? After we make tofu, let's make some bean curd sheets. I think bean curd sheets might be even tastier than tofu."
Forget it, it’s obvious that he is obsessed with eating. Everyone look away and go about doing what needs to be done.
Now it was Zhou Silang's turn to sulk. He squatted beside her and snorted, "Are you really planning to eat tofu as meat?"
I forgot to officially inform everyone that I changed the title of the book after discussing with the editor. Do you think this title is more appropriate? Our Manbao is very lucky.
(End of this chapter)
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