After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 457 Butter Delivered to Your Door

Xiao Ming was still a little unwilling to give up. Why not try mutton fat? Or lard?

Jiang Xiaoqi shook her head. This is the culmination of wisdom that so many people have tried; there's really no need to try it again.

Later generations are very particular about food. The reason why the cuisines in different places are so diverse is because those places have suffered disasters and hardships.

People tried all sorts of seemingly inedible foods, and some suffered from diarrhea, while others lost their lives.

The ever-changing cuisines of later generations are all precious treasures earned by our predecessors through blood and tears. After solving the problem of food and clothing, our predecessors began to study flavors.

Through generations of optimization, upgrades, and iterations, we have long since mastered the essence of the best cooking methods for various foods.

Many studies have already reached their limits; changing the recipe further only alters the flavor or leads to a regression.

But Jiang Xiaoqi couldn't tell Xiao Ming any of this. She could only say that she had already tried it and the taste was not as good as it was now.

"Hey, next time we come across a place that sells meat, let's not just think about buying the beef, let's remember to buy the butter too!"

Tell Mingfei's little kitchen to make extra base ingredients, so we don't run out of food if we ever want to eat something.

"Haha, Brother Xiao, you really are a loyal fan of spicy hot pot. Since you like it, take some base sauce with you when you leave later."

When you feel like eating at home, just have the servants prepare a copper pot and some ingredients, and you're good to go.

Xiao Ming's eyes lit up when he heard Jiang Xiaoqi's words.

Haha, he knew it! Mingfei is the most generous!

"Haha, then I'll gladly accept your offer. I was actually looking to ask you for some, but it seems you don't have much in stock, hehe~"

"It's rare to see Guangcan so embarrassed, haha. From now on, we'll keep an eye on the butter and beef for Mingfei!"

"Of course! Whether we can get to eat spicy hot pot often in the future depends on our luck!"

What Liu Peng didn't mention was that his family actually didn't lack beef, though they didn't eat it often.

However, there are many farmers and even more oxen in the area, and his family eats several oxen that have fallen to their deaths each year.

I just didn't know that butter was such a good thing before. Now I can pass on the message: next time you bring beef, bring the butter and tripe along with it.

At first, I didn't know what I was eating. I just thought the texture was very special. It wasn't until Mingfei said it was beef tripe that I realized it was beef offal.

He, who never eats offal, showed off quite a lot of beef and lamb tripe today. The offal, dipped in a special sauce, tasted really good.

Mingfei is a brilliant student, but I never expected him to be such a foodie. I've finally ventured into a culinary realm I'd never explored before.

"And Brother Liu, bring some too. You don't like spicy food yourself, but your family might like it."

Also bring some of your favorite mushroom soup base, but that's very simple; you can make it yourself at home.

The Liu family certainly has no shortage of dried mushrooms and simple medicinal herbs; they might even make a more delicious broth than mine.

I'll write down a recipe for you, and a copy for Brother Xiao too. You can make a hot pot with your family at home; it's perfect for this freezing weather.

Jiang Xiaoqi's generosity left the two somewhat stunned. Giving them the finished product was one thing, but why did she give them the recipe so casually?!

Even if we don't open a shop, this is still a very important thing for a family. It's a valuable item that can be given as a dowry to a daughter when she gets married.

Such a delicious hot pot broth recipe is priceless, worth at least several thousand taels of silver. And you're just going to give it to these two like this?!

"Mingfei, just give us some pre-mixed ingredients, no need to show us the recipe!" Liu Peng said.

“Exactly, exactly. We’re clumsy and won’t be able to prepare it properly when we get back. It’s easier to just eat what’s ready-made.” Xiao Ming chimed in.

Seeing the two of them like this, Jiang Xiaoqi instantly understood what they meant.

This isn't about being afraid of the hassle of coordinating things; it's clearly about not wanting to take advantage.

"Alright, I don't have much spicy broth left. I'll give you ten yuan each. Clear broth is easy to match and doesn't require beef tallow. I'll have the kitchen prepare twenty packets for each of you later."

"Haha, okay, I'll go back and cut the big chunks of broth in half, so I can eat it with the clear broth broth twenty times in a row!"

Xiao Ming said smugly, feeling that he was incredibly clever.

However, once you cut it in half, the spiciness isn't as intense, turning it from a spicy hot pot into a mild one.

"It's amazing that you could come up with this. I'm different. I only eat the clear broth mushroom hot pot each time. I give the spicy hot pot to my family. I can eat it about thirty times in total."

"By the time we finish eating, winter will probably be over, haha."

Liu Peng picked up another piece of tripe with his chopsticks and dipped it in the pot. After counting a few times, he took it out and dipped it in sesame sauce.

These skillful movements don't seem like those of someone eating hot pot for the first time.

Indeed, no matter the dynasty, foodies are always exceptionally talented.

"Oh, that makes sense. Then I won't eat the half-and-half hot pot anymore. I'll just have the mushroom hot pot twice and the spicy hot pot once in between. That way, I can eat all winter long."

Xiao Ming realized that Liu Peng's way of eating seemed to be more cost-effective, so he immediately changed his plans.

Jiang Xiaoqi sighed helplessly. If she hadn't really run out of stock, the two of them wouldn't have had to start living in a "planned economy."

To his surprise, after the twelfth lunar month, the Liu family actually sent beef and butter.

It contained a large amount of beef and butter; Jiang Xiaoqi estimated that the butter came from a whole cow.

How much is this?

"Forty catties of beef tallow from yellow cattle, a full forty catties, but it won't be that much after rendering. My young master said he was afraid of messing it up, so he'd better send it directly over and let Lord Jiang handle it."

"Alright, thank you for making the trip. Tell your young master that I'll send him some more once my small kitchen has prepared the new base ingredients."

The man immediately put on an even bigger smile, "Yes, sir! Thank you, Lord Jiang! I will certainly pass on the message!"

Is this the allure of delicious food? But these people probably haven't tried spicy hot pot before.

There were only ten coins in total. Would Liu Peng be so generous as to share them with his servants?

What Jiang Xiaoqi didn't know was that the servants of the Liu family really didn't get any spicy hot pot base, since there was only a small amount.

However, the servants cleaning up the mess couldn't resist and recycled the pots and pans that the master had finished eating from.

Hmm~ They don't seem to mind their master's "saliva pot" at all; the kitchen helpers are eating it with great relish.

They would throw whatever vegetables were in the kitchen into the kitchen, and even without any meat, they would eat until their mouths were full of oil.

After all, the broth contained beef tallow, and the masters had cooked a lot of mutton, which added another layer of mutton tallow.

A vegetarian version of hot pot, cooked by several people, tastes similar to the mala tang of later generations.

Jiang Xiaoqi couldn't estimate how many kilograms of beef tallow could be produced from forty kilograms of fat, but it certainly wouldn't be a small amount.

Last time I only made 100 pieces of spicy hot pot base, this time I'll try to make more.