activa-t Chapter 169: This is the new product
Chapter 169: This is the new product
Xia Anan and others thought that it was just inconvenient for the woman to show up at the scene, but two days later they saw the pictures Zhou Heran posted on the social networking site.
It was the rolled dough that Qingqing sold to the woman that afternoon.
On that day, several people just thought that the woman might be someone in the entertainment industry, but they didn't expect that she was from Zhou Heran's team.
Although the pictures taken have been blurred, the specific brand and name cannot be seen at all.
But now Xia Anan is the only one selling rolled dough skins on the entire Internet.
Fans used shopping apps to scan and identify the item, and could tell at a glance that it was the curly leather sold by Xia Anan’s family.
Without waiting for the program to be officially broadcast, another group of Zhou Heran's fans rushed to Xia Anan's shopping software store to start buying rolled dough skins.
This thing is different from other kinds of support items. It is truly edible and inexpensive, satisfying the desire of many people to eat the same thing as their idols.
And it's not just online. Even offline, the rolled cold noodles have once again ushered in a new buying boom following the period when they were first launched.
While the workers in the factory were working overtime to prepare the rolled dough, Xia Anan was also secretly preparing new products, which were naturally the sandwich fish balls and fish roe lucky bags.
Although Xia Anan had never made fish balls before, the method of making them is similar to that of making beef balls. After experimenting several times, she found that it was easy to find the correct method.
But the fish roe lucky bag is different. Xia Anan had only eaten it before, but had never formally understood how it was made.
It is quite difficult to make a lucky bag of fish roe that tastes the same as the ones she has eaten.
First of all, the outer shell is made of tofu skin, the inside is filled with fish meat puree, and the opening is tied with tough dried radish.
It looks simple, but it is really difficult to pursue a better taste.
Compared with other similar types of fish roe balls, the price of the fish roe lucky bag is a bit expensive.
But every time Xia Anan made it herself, she couldn't help but sigh that it deserved to be expensive.
When I make it, I will sell it at a higher price so as not to let down my efforts in achieving research success over this period of time.
Lengguochuanchuaner has not set up a stall since Feng Jingyun left. Many fans came to ask about it, and Xia Anan just said that there were new products arranged and they could look forward to it.
As a result, the wait lasted nearly a month.
Looking at the finished product of the officially launched fish roe lucky bag, Xia Anan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"This thing is difficult to make, but the taste is still good, I'm sure many people will like it."
In order to make the perfect fish roe lucky bag, Pei Yuanbai stayed in the factory with the workers every day during this period, and the wrinkles on his face increased a lot more than before.
But as long as it can meet Xia Anan's requirements, it will be worth it.
"This is the seasoning made in the factory. You can try it first. If there is anything that needs improvement, I will take it back and ask them to make adjustments." Pei Yuanbai looked at Xia Anan nervously.
"Okay, let me try it first."
Her requirement for fish balls, to put it simply, is that they should be delicious even when cooked in clear water, without any fishy smell, and should highlight the freshness of the ingredients.
But the fish roe lucky bag is different, it pursues a higher level of taste, which is why its price is a little higher than ordinary meatballs.
Xia Anan boiled some hot water, put both the fish roe bag and the fish balls into the water, and when the water boiled until they floated up, she could take them out.
She prepared small plates, with two in each plate. Today, not only she wanted to taste it, but also the big boss Lu Qingyuan.
"Try something new! The boss should try it first."
Xia Anan was still very confident about making the fish balls with fillings. After all, she had never eaten any meatballs with such a juicy texture in the world.
As for the fish roe lucky bag, it goes without saying that it is even more novel in this world.
But now we still have to go through the process and ask the boss what he thinks.
When Lu Qingyuan picked up the chopsticks, Xia Anan reminded him, "Be careful, it's hot. Take a small bite first to see if it tastes good to you."
“Is there anything you cook that doesn’t taste good?”
Lu Qingyuan didn't care. He picked up the white meatballs from the small plate and stuffed them into his mouth.
The next second, I was scalded by the soup splashing from the fish balls.
It's not right to spit out the fish ball in your mouth, nor is it right not to spit it out.
Xia Anan quickly handed him some cold water and said, "Didn't I tell you to take a small bite?"
Lu Qingyuan took a while to calm down before swallowing the fish ball in his mouth. His tears came out due to the burn.
"Blame me. Didn't I take such a big bite because I trusted you?"
Xia Anan admitted her mistake: "So what is the result of Mr. Lu trusting me? How does it taste?"
Lu Qingyuan was silent and picked up his chopsticks again, "I didn't taste it just now, I'll try again."
This time, Lu Qingyuan was mentally prepared and didn't dare to take such a big bite.
The bouncy outer skin and juicy meat filling inside, the fresh and tender soup splashed out as he bit into it...
It's an unexpected taste.
"What should this be called? Just fish meatballs? It actually looks a lot like dumplings."
It’s filled with meat filling, doesn’t it look like dumplings?
And I don’t know how the soup is packed in here. Sure enough, every new product surprises me.
Xia Anan introduced: "This is called Juicy Fish Balls, and this is called Fish Roe Lucky Bag. Look at this, does it look like a lucky bag?"
"Very good, very good, then I will try this lucky bag again..."
This time, Lu Qingyuan did not pick up the fish roe bag and carefully take a small bite as he did before, but this was different from the juicy fish balls.
The filling is solidified and has a nice crunchy texture.
The tofu on the outside has absorbed the juice while being cooked, and when paired with the fish roe filling inside, eating one will leave your mouth full of delicious flavor.
“This is delicious too!”
Lu Qingyuan gave a thumbs up, but soon thought of something else and said, "But these two things are not suitable for roasting, right?"
Let’s talk about the juicy fish balls first. Once the skewer is inserted into them, won’t all the juice inside slip out?
And this fish roe lucky bag was inserted into the iron skewer. Wouldn’t such a beautiful shape be ruined?
"Who said this has to be grilled? It has to be boiled."
Xia Anan saw that it was getting late for lunch, so she asked Pei Yuanbai and Guan Kang to stay for lunch.
With a new product like this, it’s natural to try the finished product.
She planned to make two flavors, one with hot pot base, and the other with the oden flavor that she liked to eat after working overtime.
The kelp, kombu and other ingredients that I had bought a long time ago finally came in handy. I put them aside to slowly simmer the soup base while preparing my favorite vegetables.
Of course, radishes are only delicious when cooked soft, so they should be put in first. Mushrooms should also be cooked soft, as well as soy products that absorb juice...
Xia Anan was busy all the time, but she always felt like something was missing.
There is no konjac noodles!
You have to know that this kind of thing does not contain fat and other things, so in the original world it is the choice of people who want to lose weight.
Not only that, who doesn’t want to have a bag of konjac to refresh themselves when their mouth is free?
It turns out that this world doesn’t have…
Xia Anan didn't give up and searched for the corresponding entries on her mobile phone, but she couldn't find them.
Looks like I have to dig on my own again.
Prepare two different soup bases, put the ingredients in and cook them. After they are cooked, soak them for a while longer so that they can be more flavorful.
While the vegetables in the pot are soaking, prepare other dishes. There are many people at home today, so Xia Anan thought of preparing more.
Finally, steam a pot of soft rice, and finally serve all the food on the table and you can enjoy it.
"I thought you were going to use the fish balls to make soup like before."
Lu Qingyuan was a little surprised when he saw the fish balls soaked in the brown soup and red oil soup. After all, Xia Anan preferred to cook them in clear water and then add some green vegetables to make a very delicious fish ball soup.
"The juicy fish balls and fish roe lucky bags I made today have a different taste than the previous fish balls, so the method is also different."
First of all, it is soaked in red oil. The layer of tofu on the outside of the fish roe bag has absorbed the soup. When you bite it, you can taste not only the freshness of the fish balls, but also the rich aroma of red oil. It is so satisfying.
Besides, the oden flavor is lighter than the red oil flavor and is more suitable for children.
You won’t feel stomach discomfort even if you eat it in the hot summer.
"When the weather gets a little cooler, we can use it for hot pot. Then we can develop some other flavors of meatballs and enrich the variety of dishes. Maybe we can open a hot pot restaurant by then."
Seeing several people looking satisfied while eating, Xia Anan felt a sense of accomplishment.
The things she made were more popular than she had imagined.
"An An, when are we going to launch this product?"
Pei Yuanbai had a hunch that after these two kinds of meatballs were released, there would be a lot of people who liked them.
"There's no rush for this. I want to wait until the weather is cooler before launching it. For now, I'm just running the snack street well and then expanding it to other squares. I'm also going to prepare more inventory at the factory."
During this period, Xia Anan also wanted to go out and see if she could find some more novel food in this world.
Moreover, there is obviously not enough staff in the snack street now, so she wants to recruit more apprentices to set up stalls in the snack street.
There are too many things I want to do, and they cannot be prepared overnight. I cannot be too impatient to achieve success, so as to avoid encountering malicious people like Feng Jingyun who come to steal the recipe.
The most important thing now is to find suitable candidates for snack street stall owners. It is still unreliable to rely solely on internal recommendations from people in the factory.
Xia Anan decided to place an advertisement on her social networking site to see if there were any suitable people to apply for the job.
She hopes to find more young employees who can take charge of their own affairs. When the time comes to expand into other cities, she can let them serve as management for a period of time. Young people are naturally easier to communicate with...
When netizens saw this news, the comment section instantly exploded.
—【Aren’t you really going to hire people? There are already so many delicious food at the snack stand, do you still need to develop new food? 】
—【Do you want to sell in other plazas? Aren’t there only two stalls in Primavera Plaza right now? If you want to open a new snack stall, you’ll probably go to some new plazas. 】
—【Is there any employee discount? I am more concerned about this.】
—【Can you recommend this place to my friends? My friends particularly like the food in the snack street and have admired the snack stalls for a long time. 】
—【If you can really set up a food stall in the new square, can you come to our city? Our city really needs a food stall.】
—【If you say that, then where are my fellow villagers? The hope of our supermarket snack stand depends on you. 】
—【My family members are really moved by this and have already planned to go for an interview. I hope it will be successful.】
—【Is the person above joking or serious? Are you going to go right away?】
Xia Anan was quite excited when she was reading the comments, thinking that she would receive a lot of private messages from job applicants. However, when she opened the private messages, she was only disappointed.
Eight out of ten questions are asking how a certain snack is made, and why you can never capture the essence when you try to replicate it at home?
Some were asking her to open a snack stand in their city. As for job seekers, it was great if she could pick out one out of fifty private messages.
Xia Anan could only comfort herself by not being too impatient and believing that she would be able to find a suitable stall owner.
But she didn't expect happiness to come so quickly. One day, several students working part-time as customer service in the store said that some of their classmates wanted to come and give it a try.
Originally, Xia Anan felt that it was a little unreliable. After all, there are very few young people who can settle down and work in the catering industry. Even the customer service positions they are doing are part-time.
The summer vacation is over, and Xia Anan still has to look for professional customer service staff.
Perhaps seeing Xia Anan's inner doubts, the leading girl said, "Sister Xia, I have been doing this with you for several months. Give them a chance. Maybe it will really work."
"Yes, if you are an unreliable classmate next time, why would we tell you? After all, we still want to continue working part-time in your store during the winter vacation!"
Although the introduction here is quite busy, it is already very easy compared to other students.
These days they have earned pocket money for next semester and no longer have to beg their parents for money.
Hearing them say this, Xia Anan felt that she should at least give them a chance. Maybe it would work out as they said.
These days, Xia Anan also went through her private messages and found a few people. After agreeing on a time with them, Xia Anan, Xiaoling, Pei Yuanbai and Mo Xuemei prepared to interview the applicants.
As for the interview location, it was set at the snack street. There weren't too many people in the snack street at noon, which allowed them to get familiar with the environment in which they would be working in the future, and also allowed them to see their willingness.
After all, there are too many people who get carried away at the time and then feel that it is inappropriate.