Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 351 New Mincemeat Cake (Ask for a monthly ticket at the end of the month~)
"What is the relationship between you?"Lu Ke couldn't help asking.

All she could learn was what Fu Xin said personally. When she was studying hard in Yangzhou, she lived in the home of a friend who sold tofu.

Eat each other's and drink each other's.

And he also helped him catch up with his beautiful wife.

These are just the legendary versions of Chang'an City, and except for Lu Ke, everyone basically just told each other as a rumor after hearing it.

After all, for most people, they feel that this kind of story of flying on a branch and becoming a phoenix is ​​very inspirational and substituting.

But after Lu Ke heard the name Chen Nian, and then heard that Chen Nian was selling tofu, he suddenly thought that the child of the third aunt's family she had seen before she got married, and when she grew up, she really lived in sell tofu.

It's just that after such a long time, she didn't know the other party's news, and she didn't know what Chen Nian was doing afterwards.

But this is very likely to be the news of her only relative in this world.

So she plucked up the courage to go to Fu's mansion to ask, and at the same time, she also thought about it, and if it was not this time, she would give up the idea.

But now seeing that Chen Nian actually brought back so many things from the Zhuangyuan Mansion, he felt a little curious.

"We..." Chen Nian thought for a while and organized his words.

Then he told how he and Fu Xin met, and what happened afterwards.

After hearing this, Lu Ke seemed to know his cousin again.

She could see that Chen Nian seemed to be very restrained when he told the story.

But the part about aging still made him give a thumbs up.

"As expected of a child of the old Chen family."

Chen Nian thought, of course, his parents taught him very well since he was a child.

Although both of them graduated from high school, they are not far behind in education.

Afterwards, Lu Ke couldn't help but sighed at the ability of Chen Nian, and then suddenly thought:
"Xiao Nian, I don't have anything to do now, my sister will teach you how to make dim sum. This dim sum is very popular in Chang'an City all year round." Suddenly Lu Ke said.

"what?"

"The mincemeat cake is mainly made of fruit. It tastes very sweet and sour. It can be eaten before a meal to appetize, and it can be eaten after a meal to relieve tiredness."

Of course he has seen mincemeat cakes in the store, and even the process is basically clear, that is, first mix the glutinous rice flour and steam it, then roll it out, put some candied fruit, candied fruit, walnut kernels and so on Roll up again on top.

Although my cousin said that this mincemeat cake is very popular in Chang'an City, but if this thing is called Chen Nian, it is still somewhat lacking.

After all, not everyone can eat candied fruit directly, and after eating so much, the taste in the mouth will inevitably be a bit mixed.

So much candied fruit will feel very greasy when you think about it in your mouth.

I eat two or three yuan at most at a time.

"Cousin, I've already seen this, but I thought about it just now, and now the products we sell in our store are indeed made from a variety of preserved fruits and walnuts, but eating too much of this will inevitably make you feel a little tired. I have a I don't know if I should say a small suggestion or not."

"What do you think you are being polite to me again? Just say something directly."

Lu Ke patted Chen Nian's arm lightly, then said in feigned anger.

"It's like this, instead of simply putting glutinous rice flour and candied fruit together, why not squeeze out the juice of fresh fruit and mix it with glutinous rice flour? Wouldn't it be better to make some shapes with abrasive tools?"

"You mean mixing fruit juice and glutinous rice flour?" Lu Ke thought for a while, "Will the cost be too high? I'm afraid it will use a lot of fruit?"

"Sister, this is because you have some limitations. If you squeeze fruit juice alone, you may not be able to make much, and some fruits are not suitable for making pastries directly, but we can add some sugar and other seasonings to them, and then Add some water to dilute it until it tastes good. We can also choose the type of juice from a young age. It doesn’t have to be the kind of particularly sweet fruit. If we blend it in this way, we can choose more .

For some particularly sour ones, we mix them with more water and sugar, and then mix them with other fruit juices, which can better interpret our pastry as mincemeat.

And although the cost is higher in this way, our selling price can also be increased. As long as the cost is evenly spread on each customer, it is still the same for us to make money. "

When Lu Ke heard Chen Nian's words, he immediately felt that this plan was feasible!

What is the pastry?
What you eat is a taste and texture.

What is the name of this snack and what is its shape? They are all extra additions. She simply calculated that if she could make this kind of mincemeat cake, and then listen to the old ones to make some shapes, even if the price is a bit more expensive , but those princes and ladies also have to rush to buy it.

At that time, there is no need to think about losing money.

Thinking of this, Lu Ke couldn't hold back his emotions. She loves making cakes very much. Otherwise, with the savings from her husband's family, whether it is to find a place to spend the rest of her life, or open a rouge and gouache shop Both are fine, and opening a rouge shop is more profitable than a pastry shop.

"Why don't we try it today, and I'll buy whatever fruit you need." Lu Ke said impatiently.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Nian is fine.

Anyway, it is already afternoon. Although the fruit is not as fresh as in the morning, the price will be correspondingly cheaper.

Anyway, it's just an experiment now.

The fruits sold in the market that are known in old age include peaches, apples, pears, apricots, plums, grapes, mulberries, citrus, oranges, etc. These are very suitable for making pastries, and they are also good for coloring.

But at this moment, Lu Ke suddenly thought of another question: "What if we can't run out of dim sum? The dim sum here is usually made and sold on the same day, but occasionally there are cases where they can't be sold out. Then we I can only take it home and eat it by myself, but if I add fruit, I may not be able to eat it overnight."

Chen Nian shook his head: "There is no need to worry about this. We can use limited sales at the beginning. We only sell a certain amount every day, and there will be no more when it is sold out. We will make reservations after Weiwei has gained some fame. We will do as many customers as we want. How many.

After the name of the new mincemeat is typed out later, we can produce it in large quantities.

And if we can’t sell it all in one day, we can sell it at a lower price at night. For example, sometimes we can sell it at 8% of the original price, and then we can pay 6% of the original price. In this way, people who can’t afford the original price?I will come to buy this kind of pastry after the price reduction.

And we can also use this as a gimmick to promote that we never sell overnight pastries. Although many people know that my sister’s pastries are fresh, it is inevitable that some people will talk behind them, and other pastries can also adopt this strategy. "

Lu Ke digested Chen Nian's plan in his heart: "Then what if someone waits to buy it at night?"

"Sister, we don't need to think about this issue at all, now your dim sum shop is already famous, and people from all walks of life come here, ranging from princes, nobles, wealthy businessmen in the capital, to ordinary people in the city.

You said, those princes and nobles are very particular about food on weekdays, will they buy pastries that are not fresh at night? "

"will not."

"Isn't that right?"

"Other pastries are still sold normally, but mincemeat is aimed at two groups of people. During the day, we face those rich people who are only willing to buy the latest quality. In the evening, the taste of the pastry is not much worse. It just doesn’t look that fresh in name.”

"So that's it." Lu Ke suddenly realized and nodded, "I didn't expect you to understand even these things. It seems that you were really inferior in selling tofu before!"

"Where and where, these are all easy to think of."

"It's easy..." Lu Ke suddenly felt a little bit shocked. He was in his 30s and didn't know as much as a younger brother in his early 20s.

Chen Nian is always refreshing, his cognition of words such as very easy and simple.

Chen Nian then ran out to buy fruit, after all, someone still had to watch the store.

Many people buy cakes for Lu Ke. If they guard the pastry shop, some people may think that the pastry shop has changed hands.

Chen Nian now has a lot of money, so he ran out and bought some relatively fresh fruits, but in the end it only cost a hundred dollars.

The main thing he buys are those that ordinary people can afford if they want to buy them. As for lychee and longan, don't even think about it.

Even if it is made, it is simply not something ordinary people can afford.

And he has no channels to buy these fruits.

After the brand is launched, it is almost the same to find channels and suppliers to make this kind of higher-end pastry.

After he came back, Chen Nian started to make preparations, but he suddenly thought that if he wanted to squeeze the juice quickly, he didn't have anything convenient at hand.

So he went out again, walked around nearby blacksmith shops and carpentry shops, and told them that he wanted to make something that could be used to squeeze fruit, and in addition to that, he needed a set that could chop fruit tool, and then told them the general structure.

Because at this time, Chen Nian thought that in addition to squeezing the juice, he could also incorporate part of the pulp into it, so that he could still eat the fruit pieces.

And from the aging of the fruit grains, many ideas for making dim sum can be thought of.

For example, you can launch egg tarts first, and then launch fruit egg tarts.

"Sure enough, at this time, there are treasures everywhere. No wonder those novels written about time travel to ancient times can always get mixed up."

Chen Nian couldn't help sighing.

All walks of life, as long as they can be proficient in a modern technology, returning to ancient times is a weft-dropping strike.

It's a pity that I walked through a one-way door, and I couldn't freely shuttle back and forth to buy and sell. Otherwise, I would be able to make a fortune in this ancient times just by relying on my understanding of modern times.

Of course, the premise is not to offend those taboos of this period, and not to offend some of my sorry people.

Although there is no tool now, you can try to do it.

For example, if you use citrus, which is easier to juice, get some juice out first, then mix some sugar in it, keep testing the taste, and mix it with glutinous rice flour when it's almost ready.

As for the ratio of the blended fruit juice to glutinous rice flour, there are only a few kinds. If you want to make it softer, just add a little more water.

Soon the first pot of new mincemeat was made. Its state is similar to that of ordinary pastries, but the whole body is light orange, and there is no gap in color even if it is cut.

Very even.

If you sniff it up close, you can even smell a faint sweet citrus scent.

And the texture is crystal clear and bright, and it looks exquisite and translucent under the light.

"It's so beautiful." Lu Ke couldn't help admiring.

"Taste it." Chen Nian picked up a cut piece of mincemeat cake and threw it into his mouth.

The taste is not much different from other pastries, but it is the faint citrus fragrance, like two girls in school uniforms walking by the river, talking and laughing hand in hand.

And this picture full of youthful colors happened to be captured by a painter's eyes, and then he painted it with exquisite skills.

Sweet and sour like a snack, every chew is like eating a real citrus.

"How do you feel?" Chen Nian asked.

"It's a little sweet. Of course, it's very good if you eat it this way. Some people who like sweets will love it very much." Lu Ke said something first, and then considered that this was the first time that Chen Nian made a new one on his side. Pastry, so I added the next two sentences.

But Chen Nian is no longer a three-year-old child, so naturally he doesn't need to be coaxed like this. He has always been happy when he hears about the shortcomings.

"Then it will be better to put less sugar next time when making it. I thought that the sweetness might be diluted after the fruit juice and glutinous rice flour are put together, so I added some more sugar, but now I think about it. Maybe still a little bit more.”

Soon Chen Nian and Lu Ke finished the pastries one by one, but when it was the last one, Lu Ke still left it for Chen Nian.

Because she always felt unsatisfied when watching Chen Nian eating to the end.

Such small details are naturally captured by aging.

But he didn't refuse this time, and ate it very calmly, his mouth was sour and sweet, and his heart was warm.

The improvement of the new mincemeat was proposed on the agenda.

Chen Nian also greeted the blacksmith shop and carpentry shop, and he was willing to pay 5% more to let them make those tools quickly.

With Brother Kong Fang's encouragement, those blacksmith shops also temporarily left their work of making hoes and kitchen knives, and devoted themselves to making these tools for the old age, which they felt was a bit unnecessary.

Although for aging, these tools are likely to be leaked out in the future.

But there is nothing to do about it. After all, he didn’t study mechanical design. Otherwise, he would design one by himself and take the parts of the drawings to several blacksmiths for them to build separately. After they were done, he would take them back for assembly. It's much safer.

But who made his major not quite right?
(End of this chapter)