Soy sauce is a traditional Chinese condiment, and its earliest evidence can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty.
Confucius once said sternly: Don’t eat it without its sauce. This means that different meats need to be paired with different sauces. This statement shows the importance of soy sauce in cooking.
However, this is also because Mr. Kong was born in the right place, so he can say this sentence so firmly. Otherwise, if he were born in Japan and South Korea, he would have starved to death, because the sauce-making technology did not exist until the eminent monks of the Tang Dynasty traveled east.
Just passed it on.
Most of the brewed soy sauce on the market today is made by fermenting by-products of soybean processing as raw materials, but in fact, the earliest soy sauce was made by fermenting meat paste.
According to the records in Zhang Dai's "Night Sailing Ship": Suiren made dried meat, Huangdi made roasted meat, and made soup into glutinous rice. Minced rice is the earliest soy sauce.
If this record is true, then soy sauce appeared three thousand years earlier.
It can be seen that our status as a big foodie country and flower grower among the three major culinary countries in the world is deep-rooted and has been in existence since ancient times.
Even in the primitive era of slash-and-burn farming, we did not forget to explore food seasoning. This pursuit is so exquisite and valuable.
However, the raw material used in Guan Lang's soy sauce today is not meat sauce, but soybeans, because the soy sauce made from soybeans and meat sauce are actually very similar in flavor, and the price will be cheaper.
Following Qin Yanxi's instructions in advance, Guan Lang and Wu Yazhen poured out a bag of soybeans they had just bought from a high-end food store in Guan Lang.
They are all Northeastern soybeans, not genetically modified beans.
Although he didn't know the difference between the soy sauce made from the two, since Qin Yanxi said so, he paid a little more attention.
Throw away moldy and spoiled soybean kernels.
The remaining plump and good soybeans are the raw materials that can be used for brewing.
"The next step is soaking in water."
Guan Lang took out a large iron basin for washing vegetables, washed the soybeans and soaked them in water.
It takes about three or four hours to soak.
Make preparations for soaking in advance now. When Qin Yanxi comes at ten o'clock, the soaking will be completed.
There are many steps to making soy sauce, but the most critical link is the koji-making step, so the preparations can proceed smoothly even if Qin Yanxi does not "come to guide".
After inspecting the potted plants on the balcony and basking in the sun for a while, Qianqiu slipped into the kitchen.
He jumped over the puddles of water on the ground, jumped up, and jumped onto the shoulder of Guan Lang, who was bending down to wash the beans.
Guan Lang turned his head and glanced at it.
Qianqiu watched the two of them work like a supervisor.
Guan Lang ignored him, but his little cousin looked up at it frequently and waved to it.
It's a pity that falling flowers are intentional, flowing water is ruthless, and Qianqiu has no idea of interaction.
It was quite afraid of water, but still wanted to stay by Guan Lang's side, as if there was an instinct driving it.
For some reason, it felt that the closeness to Guan Lang had strengthened since it woke up in the morning.
As long as you are close to him, you will feel at ease and natural, as if you are returning to your mother's body.
After the two of them washed the soybeans and soaked them in water, they had nothing to do.
Wu Yazhen began to clean the kitchen.
Guan Lang went to clean up the "destroyed" balcony left by last night's heavy rain.
Clear away clutter and rehang clothes on drying racks.
Qianqiu still wanted to cling to him, but unfortunately she was driven off by Guan Lang who disliked it being heavy and in the way.
Then Qianqiu explores the house alone with a cat and continues to search for treasures. It likes to collect furry or furry items.
This is also its daily entertainment activity at home.
Three hours later, Guan Lang went back to the studio to practice a few line drawings. It was almost time, so he went to take a look at the beans soaking in the kitchen.
At this time, the beans have absorbed water and swelled, becoming plump and shiny, with no wrinkles on the surface.
When he was about to start the second step of steaming beans, there was a knock on the door.
Qin Yanxi should have arrived.
Guan Lang opened the door for her.
Look at her holding a big bag of stuff in her hand.
"Sister Xi, why did you bring so many things?" Guan Lang was a little confused. He had already bought all the ingredients according to the list she gave.
"Here, lift it up for me, it's a bit heavy." Qin Yanxi rolled her eyes at him. Why does this piece of wood have no gentlemanly demeanor at all? She just stood there blankly and asked questions.
"Oh." Guan Lang quickly took the red bag and bumped it in his hand. It didn't seem heavy.
"Didn't you say you want to make the best autumn oil?" Qin Yanxi walked into the apartment. "The list of ingredients I sent you before is not all. I went back to my grandpa's house to get some good soy sauce, koji essence and pollen.
, there is a time-honored soy sauce workshop there, and I bought the aspergillus there."
"Yeah." Guan Lang didn't understand anything and could only nod.
"Let me tell you, why do you suddenly want to make your own soy sauce on a whim? Even if you are tired of the soy sauce produced in the factory, just go to some old workshops and buy some handmade soy sauce." Qin Yanxi was walking with some confusion.
Said sadly.
However, although she muttered incomprehensively and even felt that Guan Lang was a bit stupid, she was actually secretly happy in her heart. If she was going to buy it, then what else would she have to do? She liked the feeling of being trusted by Guan Lang, so
She never reminded Guan Lang of the option of going to the workshop to buy it.
Guan Lang raised his eyebrows and smiled naively. He forgot about it at first, but when he remembered it later, he felt that since he asked Qin Yanxi about brewing soy sauce, it would not be appropriate to give up halfway, so
Bite the bullet and get ready.
"You feel more at ease when you brew it yourself." Guan Lang gave a reason casually, but this argument really didn't hold up. The two of them, including their little cousin, didn't know much about brewing soy sauce. How could they have a professional workshop?
Come with confidence.
Fortunately, Qin Yanxi also had her own thoughts and nodded to accept his words.
"Sister Xi, you're here!" Wu Yazhen had just taken down the sorted garbage and threw it away. When she walked in, she saw Qin Yanxi's figure, smiled and waved hello.
"Yazhen, I just came back from taking out the garbage. Your cousin is too bad. He orders you to do things all day long." Qin Yanxi said with a smile.
"No, no, I am rushing to do these things myself, otherwise there is nothing I can do to help." Wu Yazhen closed the door with a slight smile on her lips.
Guan Lang put the bag in his hand into the kitchen.
"Guan Lang, where is the cat you raised?" Qin Yanxi also followed in, looking around to find the figure of the cat that Guan Lang had mentioned before.
"Nu, isn't that right over there, that silly cat?" Guan Lang pointed at Qianqiu in the living room.
It was standing upright at the curtain next to the floor-to-ceiling window, jumping and hitting the fur ball at the end of the curtain cord.
How stupid! Guan Lang glanced at it with some disgust. He was obviously very intelligent and could even understand what he was conveying, but he still indulged in this stupid game of grabbing.
Maybe it's the predator instinct flowing in its bloodline genes.