How could such a problem come to Xiao Letian's mind? He knew very well that the composition of MSG was actually the most common sodium glutamate. This amino acid that exists in large amounts in grains is not necessary for the human body. In other words, it is missing this Humans can live healthy lives with this kind of amino acid.
But this amino acid controls the umami experience of human tongue coating. It is the origin of the umami taste of all ingredients.
In fact, there are many foods with umami taste. Modern people have been burnt by MSG and can no longer taste the original umami taste. But this was not the case for ancient people. Their taste buds were more sensitive and they could better appreciate the subtle changes in taste.
Vinegar and soy sauce brewed by humans, bean curd and even stinky tofu commonly used by Chinese people, including cheese that Westerners like to eat, are actually ways for microorganisms to carry out biological fermentation and obtain more sodium glutamate.
These primitive condiments contain umami, but in relatively small quantities. In particular, soy sauce was completely aristocratic food in ancient times and was very expensive. The basic taste of soy sauce is salty and fresh.
The first human to discover monosodium glutamate was a German scientist in 1861. He extracted this chemical from wheat gluten, but it did not become a commercial product at that time.
It may be that some scientist just made an unconscious discovery and named it casually, without realizing that this chemical substance is edible and can add deliciousness, so all the research results were finally locked in the laboratory and notebooks, and no one could Ask.
It was the Japanese who really promoted sodium glutamate. In 1908, a Japanese scientist became curious because the kelp soup cooked by his wife was extremely delicious. In the same year, he extracted sodium glutamate from the kelp soup and put it on the market. , this is the birth history of MSG.
Xiao Letian knew very well that using kelp soup to extract sodium glutamate was absolutely feasible, but the efficiency was too low to be mass-produced.
In the 21st century, humans will use grain or sugar to produce monosodium glutamate. Only then can the MSG industry be industrialized and people all over the world can eat cheap MSG.
Xiao Letian naturally doesn't know the most advanced methods, but there is no need for him to know it. Whether MSG can be popularized by the masses is not the fundamental issue at all, nor is it the life and death plan of the Chinese people.
Not being able to eat MSG has nothing to do with the prosperity of the country. Being able to have enough to eat is good.
Xiao Letian only needs Doctor Huang to extract a small amount of sodium glutamate. Then this will be Xiao Letian's unique skill at the Oriental Banquet. He will use this mysterious seasoning to conquer the appetites of all Europe, and then call it the very mysterious Oriental banquet. color.
By then, this mysterious oriental secret recipe will be widely circulated among European aristocrats, hahaha. By then, it will be huge profits, even bigger profits than drugs!
What a wonderful scene it was. The European nobles took out a lot of gold coins, but in the end what they got in exchange was powder as rare as drugs, and then these spices were used in family banquets to show off.
Is there any better business than this in the world? there is none left! The opportunity to make a fortune is beckoning ahead. As long as it is operated properly, this mysterious monosodium glutamate industry should have no problem replacing two battleships for the Chinese.
Xiao Letian looked at Doctor Huang calmly, "Don't question me, just believe it! I tell you the truth, as long as you can succeed, you can earn two Zhiyuan battleships for our Chinese people. Do you believe it?" Do not believe?"
"What?" With a click, the porcelain spoon that had just been picked up fell on the table again, but this time it was not so lucky. The antique from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty was broken into two pieces.
But at this moment, their attention was no longer on the antiques, but on the bowl of soup. Xiao Letian picked up a kelp buckle with chopsticks and whispered, "The secret is here, the secret of umami I said, Extract it from here!”
"Bring a few assistants who are proficient in chemical experiments to fish for kelp and seaweed secretly for me. Choose the freshest ones, clean them, and then cook them for me slowly until they are tender enough to make a thick soup. Drying process"
"In the end, you will definitely get some grey-brown dried matter. Remember not to get it confused. There is a secret of umami in these dried matter!"
"The rest is to carry out various chemical purifications. That is your specialty and I will not interfere. But I am sure that the initial concentrated kelp powder is already very delicious. Any purification you make will increase the degree of deliciousness. It really depends on your ability!"
Dr. Huang Xie never expected that the head of state would actually give them the direction and methods. Modern scientific research, whether it is medicine or chemistry, is actually based on experiments. When theories first appeared, they were just assumptions and could only be confirmed through laboratories. can become widely disseminated knowledge.
The work in the laboratory is actually not profound. It is a set of experiments and records using mature technical means. Every failure and every progress are combined. As long as you are willing to spend money and time and have enough manpower, breakthroughs are almost inevitable.
Doctor Huang felt confident, stood up and bowed deeply, "Thank you! Since the head of state has such confidence, I will allocate a group to conduct it alone. According to your opinion, this experiment should not be difficult, I will conduct it right away. Prepare!"
"Okay, I wish you the best! The umami extract and our virus island project are the foundation for you, Doctor Huang, to settle down. If we succeed, you will have a place among the Six Lords and Eighteen Ranks."
Evil Doctor Xi Huang took a breath of air. He really didn't expect that the project commissioned by the head of state actually offered such a price, and he could be rewarded with a noble title. Evil Doctor Huang felt that the blood all over his body was burning.
"Just watch it, Head of State, I will do it for you even if I am exhausted."
"Don't think this is an easy task. Before we arrive in London, you must provide me with a batch of finished products, even the most common umami desiccant! Time is running out, I only give you one month! "
"Okay, I'm issuing a military order! This is the first time in a month that some of the kelp desiccant must be removed."
"No, no, you can't say anything about kelp to the outside world. This is the secret condiment of my Xiao family. You can't use any name with a logo!"
"Okay!" Doctor Huang drank the cup of green tea as domineeringly as he drank, turned around and left without eating.
If you are willing to spend money, there will naturally be people who work hard. That afternoon, local residents in Port Said discovered that many Chinese began to hire locals to dig kelp.
All over the world, even East Asian peoples like to eat kelp. The coastal areas of North Korea, Japan, and China all use kelp as a vegetable, but there is really no custom of eating these things along the Mediterranean coast.
No one knows what these Chinese people are doing. They are looking for the cleanest sea areas and the healthiest kelp. Originally, kelp is rare in the Mediterranean, but this plant is abundant in cold water waters.
There is a large amount of kelp in the northern Pacific Ocean and the northern Atlantic Ocean, and some can even grow to more than 100 meters high and go directly to the bottom of the sea.
However, the Mediterranean Sea is in a tropical warm sea. There is a lot of seaweed but not much kelp. Even if there is, it is very low. It took Doctor Huang and the others a whole afternoon to collect more than fifty kilograms of fresh kelp.
In an inconspicuous supply ship, four large iron pots began to steam, and the coal stove burned vigorously. The birth of the human MSG industry began today.
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