Back in Shibuyu, Shen Anyan was still chatting with Su Zifang about what had just happened.

"What did Master Sun say to you in the end?"

"It's just that some of the methods of processing the medicinal diet have really subverted my previous knowledge." Su Zifang was a little surprised.

"So powerful?" Shen Anyan said in surprise.

"Well, according to Master Sun, the essence of medicated diet is that medicine and food have the same origin. Food is both medicine and food. Many of the current medicated diets are biased, either too oriented towards medicine or too oriented towards food."

"Medicine is too painful to enter the throat, and food is sweet but has no medicinal properties. These are not the most appropriate methods of medicated food."

"so what?"

"So Master Sun told me how to make authentic medicinal diet." Su Zifang smiled and did not continue.

"Will Dr. Luo's medicinal diet be ready soon?"

"Not necessarily. Master Sun just told me how to do it. I still need to study it carefully on how to do it."

As he was talking, he had already entered the door and saw a table full of dishes. It was the shabu-shabu feast that was missing the few dishes he should make.

"Why did you eat so late today?" Su Zifang had some experience.

"Master Xue said to wait for you. It won't be long before you go to Kaiyuan Restaurant, so he delayed it for a while. I didn't expect to make it in time."

"Then I'll do mine." Su Zifang was about to go to the kitchen.

"No, there are no shortage of these two dishes. You can wash your hands and eat first." Xue Yi ordered, seeming to have something to say.

"How about going to Kaiyuan Restaurant this time?"

"I feel like I learned a lot." Su Zifang answered truthfully.

"Well, that's good." Xue Yi nodded.

"Kaiyuan Restaurant is the No. 1 restaurant in Guangdong Province with a particularly complete culinary heritage. I met their chef a few days ago. How was the conversation with you when you went there?"

"I didn't see their chef, only the second chef, Master Sun, was there. I had a cooking discussion with Master Sun, and he taught me how to make herbal meals."

"Sun?" Xue Yi frowned, and suddenly asked as if he remembered something: "The inheritor of medicinal diet?"

"Master, do you also know him?"

Xue Yi responded: "You said your surname is Sun, you are a chef from Guangdong Province, and you also teach you medicinal diet, then I probably know."

"Their lineage specializes in medicinal food and has a history of thousands of years. You're lucky to have him teach you!"

Kong Yan, Zhao Xiaoman and others were a little envious.

The recipes of Su Xingchao are passed down from the family, and the noodles are taught by Xia Hanqiu. Huaiyang cuisine is watched by Xue Yi, Henan cuisine also has Ye Jiawen's friends, Northeastern cuisine is taught by Zhao Xi... Even if you want to learn Cantonese cuisine, the herbal diet has appeared for thousands of years. The inheritance of medicinal diet.

As a chef, Su Zifang's luck in learning cooking was incredible.

However, after expressing their envy, several people also understood that Su Zifang was favored by these giants because of his own strength. In addition to envy, they also admired him.

Most people cannot learn this kind of experience.

But fortunately, as Su Zifang's close partner, Mu Fei and Zhao Xiaoman also benefited from it.

At least Xia Hanqiu’s noodles and Xue Yi’s Huaiyang cuisine are both fully learned.

While several people were discussing, Su Zifang had already entered the kitchen and started thinking about the method Sun Guoxing told him about handling medicinal food.

"The most important thing about medicinal diet is dietary therapy. It must ensure the efficacy of the medicine and at the same time, it must not taste good."

"Making soups and stewing are only the most basic aspects of medicinal diet, because they can retain most of the medicinal effects, just like traditional Chinese medicine, and at the same time, the taste of the ingredients can neutralize the medicinal taste."

"Actually, if you look carefully, you will find that many snacks can be used as medicinal meals."

"For example, Qiuli ointment is a good medicinal diet that has been passed down to this day. It started in the Tang Dynasty. It selects snowflake pear as raw material, and mixes it with raw materials, kudzu root, radish, Ophiopogon japonicus, lotus root joints, ginger juice, Fritillaria, honey, etc. to relieve coughs and relieve coughs.

A medicine that relieves phlegm, promotes fluid production, and moisturizes the lungs."

"The finished product is honey-yellow, with a pleasant aroma, amber-like in color, slightly sweet, and melts in the mouth. It used to be used as medicinal food for the royal family, and was later introduced to the people."

"This kind of medicated diet is well-known in the medicated diet industry. As for the soups you just drank, they are called nourishing soups."

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A conversation resurfaced, and Su Zifang suddenly realized that his previous definition of medicated food was a bit narrow.

I just thought it had to be made into a soup or dish, but I didn't expect that there could be other changes.

According to Sun Guoxing's tips, pills, powders, soups, ointments, and lumps can all be in the form of medicinal foods. You don't have to worry about how to mix those ingredients together to make soup. You just need to find a way to make a delicious dish that does not affect the medicinal properties.

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I took out the list given by Dr. Luo again and started to check the medicinal properties of each medicinal material.

Honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, hawthorn, mung bean, licorice, bitter melon, mint, flavescens, gardenia...

After doing some research, it seems that they are all herbs that can clear away heat and detoxify, reduce inflammation, reduce swelling, and improve eyesight and clear the mind. They seem to be used to remove liver fire from the body.

Su Zifang was not sure, so he went to Dr. Luo's clinic to ask again.

After getting a confirmed answer, I came back and started thinking about the combination of these ingredients and herbs.

"Ointment?" The first thing Su Zifang thought of was Qiuli paste.

As a medicine for relieving coughs and promoting fluid production, he still knew the taste and effect of Qiuli ointment, and it seemed that there would be no problem if he made it as a reference.

But looking at the medicinal materials in my hands, how to make them into a paste is a problem.

After thinking about it, Su Zifang decided to set up a pot to boil water and boil these things first to taste them.

Pour it all into the pot and boil the water. In less than half an hour, a pot of Chinese medicine is ready.

The soup is not that dark, but is a bit like tea soup. The mint added at the end smells a bit refreshing, and just smelling it is very refreshing.

After taking a sip, Su Zifang closed his eyes and stopped talking.

The sourness of hawthorn and the bitterness of bitter melon are mixed together, coupled with the sweetness of chrysanthemum and licorice, the top of mint, and the bean flavor of mung beans. This taste is really terrible.

Silently pouring away the bowl of water in his hand, Su Zifang began to study it again.

The smell of bitter melon is the most difficult to get rid of. Usually it is steamed or blanched in cooking. What if it is eaten raw?

Su Zifang suddenly thought of a way to deal with it, first pick out the bitter melon.

It doesn’t matter if the mint is a garnish, just serve it on the plate when the time comes, don’t worry.

Su Zifang thought about the remaining items and decided to try processing them in the Japanese way into jelly-like substances.

There happens to be a way to make mung bean paste, and it won’t be a problem if you try it a few times.

Thinking of this, Su Zi boiled the water again, added honeysuckle, feverfew, licorice, and gardenia and began to boil the water. When the water in the pot changed color, filtered out the medicinal materials in the water, brought it to room temperature, added ice powder, mixed well, and placed it in the refrigerator.

In addition, peel the bitter melon and cut into thin slices, pickle it with honey, spread it on a plate, and put it in the refrigerator together.

Half an hour later, the amber jelly was poured from the mold and cut into cubes, exactly the same size as the bitter melon.

Su Zifang arranged the bitter melon and jelly, placed a mint on top of the jelly, and nodded with satisfaction.
Chapter completed!