The first floor of the castle, the lord's kitchen.
This time was the meal time for the servants. When Bruno arrived, the servants were gathering together in twos and threes, eating the day's dinner.
In this world, except for nobles like Bruno, most ordinary people can only eat two meals a day, namely breakfast and dinner.
"Is this your food today?"
Bruno curiously picked up a piece of dark, hard and rough bread.
The sudden arrival of the lord made the servants who were eating uneasy, and the cook who was washing the ingredients was frightened out of his wits.
"Yes, yes...it's the villain's food." The servant was so frightened that he stammered and said quickly.
Bruno took the piece of black bread and looked around, then knocked it a few times from the stove next to it. The black bread made a duangduang sound when it collided with the stove.
Thick and hard, yes, this is probably the legendary black bread...
Bruno had heard about the black bread in the Middle Ages for a long time, and had some impressions in his original memory, but until today, it was the first time he had seen it with his own eyes.
"This is what you eat on weekdays?"
"Returning to the master, eating such black bread is considered a life that only gods can enjoy. The old housekeeper is kind-hearted, and the black bread for the little people is made of barley, oats or rye, although it is mixed with...
It contains some bran, peas and the like, but it is much more delicious than ordinary brown bread."
Hearing Bruno's question, Shabi who was standing aside said quickly.
"Are these magical days? Is it possible that other people's food is worse?" Bruno couldn't help but ask.
"That's natural. Although ordinary people can occasionally catch a few fish to improve their lives, black bread is still the staple food in daily life, and most of the bread eaten by ordinary people is mixed with a lot of small stones.
Sand, bran, weeds and the like not only make your teeth gnaw, but also taste unpalatable. In some cases, cheap crops such as peas and acorns can only be ground into flour to make bread.
"
Hearing this, Bruno was still a little shocked even though he had expected it. This world... is indeed too barren...
Can I... change... this barren and backward world?
After all the servants in the kitchen got up, Bruno carefully looked at the ingredients and utensils in the kitchen.
Compared with the common people who have only one meal but no next meal, their lives seem to be much better.
It has to be said that the ingredients in the kitchen are not as simple as Bruno previously imagined. The fruits include not only the common apples, lemons, peaches, etc., but also many unknown berries collected from the wild. The vegetables include cabbage, onions,
Celery, radish and...beets!?
Bruno seemed to have discovered a new world. He quickly walked over and picked up the beets and looked at them carefully. Beets are an important raw material for sugar production on the earth...
The method of making sugar from beets must not have been discovered in this world. At least in the memory of this unlucky guy who passed through his soul, beets are just a simple vegetable used to make soup.
In this world, the only source of sugar is honey collected from the wild, which is rare but not available. Therefore, sugar is extremely precious in this world.
It seems that I will have to devote some time to making sugar in the future. This is the way to make money right in front of me!
However, sugar production is not the top priority now.
Bruno has had enough of dealing with white bread that is barely edible all day long, so training a qualified cook as soon as possible is what he wants to do most now.
As for the system's tasks...let's fill our stomachs first. Anyway, we have a long time to come, so we can't rush it.
The cooking utensils are very simple. People in this world only know how to cook food by stewing, roasting, and boiling. Therefore, there are no iron pots, which shattered Bruno's dream of cooking stir-fries.
After looking around, it seems... noodles are the simplest.
It is impossible to do it yourself. As a noble, you must have the consciousness of a noble.
He directed the cook to scoop out a large bowl of flour, add water to knead the dough, and then knead it carefully and repeatedly in the earthen basin.
"Master, are you going to cook by yourself?" Sabi asked softly.
"It depends on the situation..." Bruno said casually.
"How is this possible? It is not appropriate for the Lord to come to this place where the servants are staying. How could he do it himself? If this spreads out, it will damage the dignity of your nobles."
Old Ford frowned and said in a deep voice.
"Why don't I do it myself? Besides, the skill of the cook at home is indeed limited, so I'll give him some advice by the way." Bruno said rather helplessly.
In this era, there seems to be an insurmountable gap between the nobles and the common people. Therefore, Bruno's behavior today is considered extremely disrespectful by most nobles.
Old Ford had no choice but to nod. Although he had watched Bruno grow up, Bruno was the master of this land. If Bruno didn't trust him, how would his status be any different from that of an ordinary servant?
The cook who was making the dough heard Bruno say that his skills were limited, and he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, "Damn it, you villain, I can't make food that suits your appetite..."
"Get up, this time I'll teach you how to make these noodles, and you can just study hard in the future."
"Sir, you are so awesome, you know everything!" Shabi complimented with a smile on the side.
Bruno: "..."
Taking advantage of the time to wake up, Bruno selected a few green vegetables that looked relatively fresh and asked the servant to wash them carefully.
As for meat... there are a lot of dried meats hanging by the window in the kitchen, including not only the common beef and mutton, but also some game meat. However, perhaps because it has been left for too long, the surface of the meat is covered with a layer of meat.
The mold is not fresh at first sight, not to mention the looming rancid smell in the air.
In order to preserve meat products, people in this world mostly dry and store the meat without adding too much salt.
Because in this other world, the method of making salt is still very backward. Most of the people use coarse salt, which has a bitter taste. Even for nobles like Bruno, the salt they eat on daily basis is not much better.
Not only did it taste bad, but the quantity was small, so I was very careful when sprinkling the salt and didn't dare to waste it at all.
When they met, Bruno was almost awake, so he decided to roll up his sleeves and go into battle himself.
Although Old Ford still wanted to say something, he still held back. Forget it, just be rude and don't let anyone say it.
Bruno kneaded the dough with his hands and found that it had some elasticity, so he simply picked off a ball and rolled it out on the chopping board with a rolling pin.
Although Bruno didn't cook much at home in his previous life, he had never eaten pork before and saw pigs running away, so he started making noodles decently.
Although the process in the middle was a bit bumpy, the final result was also good.
Seeing the crooked and unevenly thick noodles stacked on the panel, Bruno finally felt a touch of joy in his heart.
There was no iron pot, but there was a clay pot. Bruno stared at the strong fire until the faint aroma of pasta came out from the clay pot, and Bruno's stomach growled unsatisfactorily.
Take out the noodles, add some lard, salt, and the aroma of oil and noodles will rise in the hot air. Just the smell will make you want to eat.
"Master is indeed a man of great wisdom!" After swallowing his saliva, Shabi immediately flattered him.
…
The internal investment in this book has been completed, so you can rest assured to invest in just the right amount of money!