Chapter 497 Ice Cream (2)

They naturally didn’t know what ice cream was. After all, it took hundreds of years for ice cream to appear. It

was not even available in the Tang Dynasty. People had never seen it, let alone heard of it.

It is said that ice cream originated in the Yuan Dynasty of China.

During the Yuan Dynasty, a savvy food store businessman had a sudden idea. He added some honey, milk and pearl powder to ice. As a result, he made the world’s earliest ice cream.

Later, in the 13th century, the method of making ice cream was brought back to Italy by the world-famous Italian explorer Marco Polo.

From then on, ice cream was introduced to Europe. In the 15th century, ice cream was introduced from Italy to the French royal family. In the 16th century, it was introduced to Britain. In the 17th century, it was introduced to the American continent.

Finally, with the widespread application of electricity and refrigeration, the production process of ice cream was accelerated, the cost was reduced, and the price dropped significantly.

Since then, ice cream has become a popular summer food, no longer a delicacy that only the upper class can eat.

Li Chengqian naturally would not tell them these things, nor could he explain them.

"I will tell you, and you will do it. Do you understand?" Li Chengqian said.

"Understood!" The chefs said in unison.

"Okay, first, you beat the eggs in a bowl, but you must separate the egg whites and egg yolks. Beat four eggs." Li Chengqian told them the first step.

As for beating eggs, these chefs have beaten them hundreds or thousands of times at least. Separating the egg yolks from the egg whites is a piece of cake for them, not worth mentioning.

After beating the eggs and separating the egg yolks and egg whites, they waited for Li Chengqian's next instruction.

"Next, pour the sugar into the egg yolks, not too much, just a small spoonful, and then stir evenly. I told you to stop, so stop. Now let's start!" Li Chengqian said.

Li Chengqian wanted to tell them to stir in one direction for five minutes, but the time was different in ancient times.

One hour in modern times is half an hour in ancient times.

Modern time is divided into 24 hours, and ancient time was divided into 12 hours.

If you tell them five minutes, they don't know how long it is, so he, the emperor, has to grasp the time.

With Li Chengqian's words, let's start! The chefs immediately added a spoonful of sugar to the egg yolks, picked up chopsticks and began to stir. They would not stop until Li Chengqian called for a stop.

As the chefs stirred, the chopsticks collided with the eggs, producing a crisp sound that echoed in the quiet hall.

Li Chengqian silently calculated the time in his heart. After five minutes, he would let them stop.

"You guys go and boil the milk. We'll need it later." Li Chengqian calculated the time in his heart while asking someone to boil the milk.

After the egg yolks and sugar are mixed, the boiled milk can be used.

The palace maid hurriedly took the milk down and boiled it according to Li Chengqian's instructions.

"Okay! Stop!" When the time was up, Li Chengqian immediately called for a stop. Chef Yu stopped what he was doing and waited for the milk to boil and be served.

After a few minutes, the milk boiled and was served on the table.

Looking at the steaming milk, Li Chengqian said, "Go get a small stove and put it on the table, and then get a small pot."

Someone immediately went to get the small stove and pot and put them on the table.

"Now, pour the boiled milk into the egg batter that has been stirred. Use a low heat and keep the temperature at 70 degrees. Don't boil it, and keep stirring." Li Chengqian continued to instruct the next step.

Chef Yu hurriedly poured milk into the egg mixture. The palace maid stepped forward and poured charcoal into the small stove, lit the charcoal fire, and put the small pot on it. Chef Yu poured the egg mixture with milk into the pot and continued to stir it according to Li Chengqian's instructions.

"Alright! Take it out of the pot and put it in the ice cream pan." When the stirring was almost done, Li Chengqian instructed again.

The chefs of Yu hurriedly stopped stirring, wrapped the handle of the pot with a cloth, poured the inside into the bowl, and removed the stove and pot.

Put the ice cream into the ice cream pan to freeze, and Li Chengqian asked them to take it out from time to time and stir it continuously until it was done.

Finally, the ice cream was finished. Li Chengqian took a bite and it tasted good. It would be even better if some fruits or something could be added to it.

"When you go back, follow the method I taught you to make it. Make a few more and send them to the empress and the others. You can also put some fruits, pearls and the like in it to make different flavors." Li Chengqian said while eating the ice cream.

"I understand! I will go back and make different flavors and send them to your majesty, the empress, and the concubines." Shang Shi Feng Yu hurriedly saluted.

"Well! Go!" Li Chengqian said.

Shang Shi Feng Yu took the chefs to salute and leave, and immediately started making ice cream when he returned.

"Order someone to send the ice cream to them. How can you make ice cream without ice? From now on, when making ice cream, they are allowed to take ice at will." Li Chengqian said.

Ice was a very precious thing in this era, especially in summer. The amount of ice stored in the palace was limited after all. On weekdays, it was limited to the harem. Everyone had a certain amount of ice cubes, and it could not be used too much.

Even the empress was limited in supply and could not use it openly, of course, except for the emperor.

"I understand! I'll give the order." Wang Quan replied, and asked someone to send the ice cubes to the Shangshi Bureau.

From then on, there was an additional Shangshi Bureau for the use of ice cubes.

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In Cuiwei Palace, Li Chengqian lived a comfortable life for several days. He didn't have to worry about the government. Anyway, the prince was in Chang'an to supervise the country. The prince was enough to deal with ordinary small matters, unless it was a big event that had to be solved by him, the emperor.

Today, the Liaodong Peninsula has been completely incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Anyone who has the potential to rebel against the Tang Dynasty and has prestige in the Liaodong Peninsula has been invited to Chang'an, where they are well taken care of and live a life of luxury.

The Liaodong Peninsula is now peaceful. Under the superior policies of the Tang Dynasty, the residents of the Liaodong Peninsula are sincerely convinced by the Tang Dynasty.

In the northwest, Tuyuhun has restored the entire territory, and Tubo has retreated. Within a hundred years, it will no longer have the strength to set foot outside of Tubo.

The Silk Road in the Western Regions has been reopened, and those forces that resisted the Tang Dynasty have also been annihilated by the Tang army's multi-faceted encirclement and suppression.

After the retreat of the Tubo from the six states in the south, the Tang army took the opportunity to destroy the remaining five states except the Mengshe state, and set up prefectures in their places. The court appointed Han officials as governors for a term of three years.

The Tang Dynasty entered an era of cessation of hostilities and recuperation.

In addition to playing, Li Chengqian now devotes himself to economic development and world trade.

In July of the same year, a large number of large ships went to sea, opening up the Maritime Silk Road and selling Tang products overseas.