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Chapter 188 Xi Hexian Goes to Xishan Hall to "Learn Art" (10)

Location: Inner Hall of Xishantang (Kitchen)
After a pause for a few seconds, Master Dai, an apprentice of Master Yao, the imperial chef of the late Qing Dynasty, continued to point to the various spices in the spice display area in front of him, holding them in his hand one by one, weighing them one by one, and standing behind him to learn The Second Miss of the Song Family (Ruoxi) and the Third Miss of the Song Family (Ruoxian) taught and explained in a serious manner——

"This is sand ginger, also known as kaempferol, mountain spicy, it belongs to vanilla herb, and it is a local spice."

"It tastes pungent and fragrant, and can be eaten raw or cooked. It is good alone or in combination with other medicines"

"It is mainly used in animal dishes such as roasting, stewing, stewing, and roasting."

"It is often used for processing into powder, and it is used more in Cantonese cuisine."

"According to pharmacology, it is warm and has the effect of entering the spleen and stomach, opening up stagnation, dispelling bad qi, and curing stomach cold and pain."

"This is called angelica, it belongs to vanilla herb, tastes spices"

"Sweet, bitter, fragrant, mainly used for stewing, cooking livestock or wild animal dishes"

"Because of its strong flavor, the dosage is very small, otherwise, it will ruin the dish"

"In addition, angelica has a strong medicinal fragrance. It tastes sweet at first, and then numb."

"Therefore, it can be used as prickly ash, and it is also one of the necessary seasonings in medicinal marinade"

"According to pharmacology, it is warm in nature. It has the effects of nourishing blood and promoting blood circulation, regulating qi and relieving exterior syndrome, and treating women's irregular menstruation, leucorrhea, dysmenorrhea, anemia and other diseases. It is a good medicine for gynecology."

"This is a herb of the Nepeta genus, a local spice"

"Spicy, slightly bitter, with a strong fragrance, it is often put in cold dishes"

"Therefore, it is not widely used. Sometimes it is used for roasting and boiling meat, and it is mainly used as a dish."

"According to pharmacology, it is warm and has the effect of entering the lungs and liver, dispelling wind pathogens, and clearing the head."

"This is perilla, a vanilla herb"

"The original taste is dual-purpose, the taste is pungent, fragrant, and the use is not wide."

"However, it is used for frying snails, and loach is the most, and it tastes wonderful. Sometimes it is used for cooking beef and mutton, etc."

"According to pharmacology, it is warm and has the effects of relieving the exterior and dispelling cold, regulating qi and harmonizing the middle, eliminating phlegm and relieving asthma, and activating the meridians."

"It can cure wind-cold cold, fever and aversion to cold, cough and asthma, nausea and vomiting, fish-eating and crab poisoning, etc., and the stalk can also smooth Qi and relieve pregnancy."

"This is mint, a vanilla herb that can be used for both taste and nature."

"It tastes pungent, fragrant, and has little use. It is mainly used to make beverages and sugar water, and sometimes it is also used in desserts."

"It is an aromatic seasoning with a pungent taste and is used to increase the aroma. The green leaf salad has a better flavor when eaten."

"According to pharmacology, it is warm. It has the effects of clearing the head, dispelling wind and cold, benefiting the throat, moistening the heart and lungs, and eliminating bad breath."

"This is the yellow gardenia, also known as the mountain gardenia, which belongs to the woody plant and tastes spices"

"At the same time, it is also a natural pigment, the color is orange-red or orange-yellow"

"Slightly licorice-like taste, slightly bitter aftertaste, light fragrance, can only enhance color, and the effect of enhancing aroma and removing abnormalities is slight"

"Sometimes it is used for seasoning of poultry or rice products, usually for coloring"

"According to pharmacology, it is cold in nature, has the effect of clearing heat and purging fire, and clearing heart and lung heat"

"Indications for fever and upset, red eyes, jaundice, vomiting blood, epistaxis, heat toxin, sores and other diseases."

"This is Angelica dahurica, which belongs to the herb class of vanilla and tastes spices."

"The smell is bitter and fragrant, the taste is pungent and cool and slightly bitter, when used as a seasoning, it can remove the peculiar smell and increase the fragrance"

"Because of its pungent and fragrant taste, it is generally used in combination with other medicines"

"Mainly used for marinating, roasting and simmering poultry and game dishes."

Common Angelica dahurica are white flakes or strips."

It has a slightly bitter taste and smells more fragrant."

When making stewed vegetables, it can remove the fishy smell and increase the aroma, and is generally used in duck, goose, and rabbit meat."

"In the process of cooking food, put 1 gram of Angelica dahurica per catty of meat."

"According to pharmacology, it is warm and has the effects of dispelling cold and dampness, reducing swelling and draining pus, and clearing the head."

"Several kinds here are cardamoms. Cardamom is a plant of the genus Zingiberaceae, a perennial evergreen herb."

"Cardamom, produced in South of the Five Ridges, about ten feet high, looks like a plantain, with big leaves, lanceolate, light yellow flowers, fruity in autumn, oblate fruit, and seeds like pomegranate seeds, which can be used as medicine and have a fragrance."

"According to the types, cardamom includes grass cardamom, white cardamom, red cardamom, and nutmeg"

"This kind is cardamom grass, also known as grass cardamom, grass cardamom, old cardamom, false hemp tree, even son, spicy and fragrant, mild in nature"

"Grass cardamom, a vanilla herb, tastes spices, used to increase fragrance, remove fishy smell, taste pungent, fragrant, slightly sweet, and it is used in combination with other medicines, mainly used for marinating, boiling, roasting, stewing, and simmering Poultry, game and other dishes”

"According to pharmacology, it is hot in nature, and its taste is stronger than that of white cardamom. It has the effect of warming the stomach and warming the heart, treating cold and pain in trusted subordinates, clearing the chest and sharpening the diaphragm, curing vomiting, drying dampness and strengthening the spleen, and can relieve stagnant phlegm and internal poison"

"The kind next to the grass cardamom is white cardamom, also known as boney ("Supplements to Materia Medica"), shellfish ("Ben Jing Feng Yuan"), and white Kou ("Materia Medica Jing Jie"). The skin is yellow and white, oily, spicy and The aroma is soft."

"White cardamom, also known as white cardamom, white cardamom, belongs to vanilla herb, taste spices
The taste is pungent and fragrant, it can be used together with other medicines, as a seasoning, it can remove the peculiar smell and increase the fragrance, it is a must in stewed vegetables"

"It is a must-use seasoning when making roasted chicken and roasted duck. It is full of fragrance and is often used in poultry dishes such as roasting, stewing, and stewing."

"According to pharmacology, it is hot and dry, and has the effect of entering the lungs, clearing evil and breaking stagnation, harmonizing the stomach and relieving vomiting"

"And next to the white cardamom is red cardamom, also called red bean, red cardamom ("Materia Medica Shugouyuan"), Liangjiangzi ("Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine"), dark red in color, spicy and strong aroma, and It has a spicy taste and can remove the fishy smell”

"The last kind next to the red cardamom is called nutmeg, also known as Jiajule ("Supplements to Materia Medica"), cardamom ("Continued Letter"), fruit ("Compendium of Materia Medica"), jade fruit, and fragrant nuts. Fruits of evergreen trees in the family Myristicaceae"

"The traits are similar, and they are often classified as cardamoms, but they are actually different. Nutmeg is a vanilla herb, and it tastes like a spice"

"It tastes pungent, fragrant and bitter, and it is used in stewed poultry and livestock dishes when combined with other medicines."

"According to pharmacology, it is warm in nature, not only has the effect of warming the middle and dispelling adverse effects, entering the stomach to eliminate evil, lowering qi and promoting phlegm, thickening the intestines and stopping diarrhea."

"It also has the effect of reducing dampness and eliminating swelling, regulating the temperature, appetizing and eliminating food"

"It is used for dampness and turbidity, not thinking about eating, the beginning of dampness and temperature, chest tightness and no hunger, cold and damp vomiting, chest and abdomen distension and pain, and the effect of food accumulation."

"After talking about cardamom, come here. This is Cao Guo, also known as Cao Guo Kernel, which belongs to the vanilla herb and tastes spices."

"Bitter taste, it can be used as a seasoning spice to increase the spicy, spicy and fragrant taste. It is used together with other medicines and used for roasting, stewing, boiling, stewing and other meat dishes."

"According to pharmacology, it is hot, dry and hot, has the effect of breaking miasma, dispelling cold in the spleen and stomach, cutting off malaria and eliminating phlegm"

"This is turmeric, which belongs to the vanilla herb, tastes spices, and tastes pungent, fragrant and bitter"

"The root of turmeric is used as a seasoning. It is a spice with both color and taste. It is both a spice and a natural pigment."

"It is spicy, has a slight orange flavor, and has a special fragrance. It can increase the golden color of dishes. It is generally used for coloring. It is used in combination with other medicines. It is used in beef and sheep dishes, and sometimes in chicken, duck, fish and shrimp dishes."

"Also, it is the main ingredient in curry powder and satay sauce"

"According to pharmacology, it is warm, and has the effects of dispelling qi and promoting blood stasis, dispelling wind and cold, reducing swelling and relieving pain."

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