Food Intelligence King

Chapter 127 Updated Intelligence, Picky Eater

Around 11 a.m., Aunt Zheng stopped what she was doing.

She asked, "Boss, how much filling is left? Should I make some more dough? I don't have enough to roll out."

"That's all, we're done wrapping them," Chen Zhou replied.

We've used up all the filling we prepared today. I must say, the efficiency has definitely improved a lot.

Previously, the speed of food preparation might have had a certain impact on revenue. Take cooked meat buns and raw meat buns as an example:
Since they have different cooking times, they definitely cannot be steamed in the same pot.

Some customers originally wanted to buy pork buns, but when they heard that they had to wait for the next batch, they might have opted for something else instead.

After the overall speed of making steamed buns in the kitchen was improved, it was possible to keep the pots running even when people stopped.

Starting tomorrow, we can prepare more steamed buns.

With the store's current business, it can basically sell everything.

In his spare time, Chen Zhou took another look at his culinary skills improvement. Last time it was about ingredient processing, and this time it was about pastry making. Both of them had broken through the professional level bottleneck.

Although it was only a little bit,
However, the art of making pastries includes a variety of basic skills such as kneading dough, dividing dough into portions, and wrapping buns.

After switching majors, the impact is far more than just a little bit.

While making steamed buns, Chen Zhou sensed something mysterious.

The next day.

Ms. Lin slept very well last night and got up early this morning to prepare breakfast for Chen Zhou.

Although breakfast was still just as simple.

But its main focus is on companionship.

After washing up, Chen Zhou took two bites of whole-wheat bread, drank some milk at home, and then went out with a vegetable salad.

Ms. Lin quickly reminded him, "Be careful on the road."

"I know, you too."

Chen Zhou thought to himself: How novel! I just need to turn left after leaving the community to get there.

At 7:30, I checked the new intelligence.

First of all——

[Ingredient Update (Rare)]: The zoo provides vegetable packets containing carrots and cabbage, which are charged separately. However, the deer in the zoo don't like carrots. By viewing this information, you will learn how to make vegetable rice rolls.

In the food news, the ingredient likely refers to carrots.

It's not LuLu.

Chen Zhou believed the intelligence was intended for Chen Taotao.

Firstly, parents were not allowed to accompany their children on this zoo visit, and secondly, Chen Zhou simply calls the deer "Lu".

Beyond a simple list of ingredients,
The fact that this information has become rare due to the addition of a recipe for rice rolls with vegetables makes it quite reasonable.

Chen Zhou was a little puzzled. What did this vegetable-wrapped rice have to do with whether Lu liked or disliked carrots?

Then--

[Customer Feedback]: Kindergarten children love the small steamed buns with their cute shapes.

Chen Zhou felt that not only children, but also some teachers liked it.

At least the feedback that Teacher Li gave to Ms. Lin was quite good.

The kindergarten director's recommendation worked, and Chen Zhou received a small group order. The kindergarten children don't eat much, so one or two steamed buns are enough for each of them.

Chen Zhou planned to give the steamed buns a little shaping and make them a smaller size.

For Master Chen, who had surpassed his professional level, this was a piece of cake.

The last piece of intelligence—

[Market News]: The grape picking activity at Mengjia Village Vineyard is in full swing.

If Chen Zhou wasn't mistaken, the vineyard mentioned in the intelligence report was indeed planted with Muscat grapes.

It shares the same prime growing latitude as the Bordeaux wine region in France.

Besides being eaten fresh, it can also be used to brew wine and make juice.

Its taste is sweet and delicious, with a rose aroma.

Hence the name "Rose Fragrance".

Why did Chen Zhou know so much? Because the hometown of Lao Meng, the owner of the tobacco and liquor store next door, was Mengjia Village.

On the way to buy a freezer a couple of days ago, Chen Zhou listened to him talk for a long time.

There's probably no need to pick them.

Let's wait and see.

Autumn is a season of harvest.

After another quick glance at the intelligence, Chen Zhou felt like he was taking a leisurely stroll through three parks on a Sunday. A zoo, a kindergarten, and a vineyard?

However, with four pieces of intelligence updated last time, plus handling some social interactions, Chen Zhou still has things to do every day besides his regular work.

It's been quite a busy time.

This weekend should be a good time to relax a bit.

The busy schedule has shifted to Chen Taotao—Go lessons on Saturdays and trips to the zoo on Sundays. Her schedule is packed.

Just as Chen Zhou had predicted, Old Meng from next door brought a box of grapes to the shop that morning.

"Try some, Brother Chen, these are grapes grown by our relatives."

The two exchanged pleasantries about the frozen chestnuts from before.

Chen Zhou readily accepted.

The other party brought over a whole box, with strings of them wrapped in small paper bags.

Grapes are something you can't finish eating, can't store, and can't send out.

Chen Zhou quickly divided the items with the two shop assistants.

The junior sister only picked one skewer: "Senior brother, I can't eat that many myself."

Chen Zhou didn't say much, but still told her to take all of these skewers.

evening,

After picking Chen Taotao up from school, the father and son washed two bunches of grapes to taste and played around.

Chen Zhou calculated when his wife would be home and started preparing the vegetable rolls for the day with the children.

Rice rolls are easy to make, and the specific fillings are not fixed; you generally don't need to buy the ingredients separately.

Chen Zhou brought back the braised pork, along with the broth, used to make roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

The rice is already steaming in the pot.

The potatoes, after being peeled and cut into thick slices, were just about to be put into the steamer.

Thicker slices have a larger surface area exposed to heat and cook faster.

Because a few more eggs needed to be cracked, Chen Zhou handed over the task of arranging the potato slices to Chen Taotao.

The little guy sat on a small stool and busied himself for a long time.

He pointed to Chen Zhou and said:
"Dad, I've stood them all up."

"Well done."

The steamer with its airflow design and petal-shaped grooves does indeed help the potato slices stand upright.

Chen Taotao is learning to play Go, and her hand movements have become much more steady.

The old father was quite gratified.

However, after Chen Zhou lifted the potatoes and the steamer together, there were a few loud clattering sounds inside. The potato slices that had been standing upright all lay flat again.

The old father did indeed shake the door twice on purpose, so Chen Taotao couldn't see it.

Steam the potatoes in a pot, then mash them into mashed potatoes later.

Now, let's make some egg sauce.

The sauce was the same Xiangqi sauce I used before for mixing vegetables, paired with soybean paste. I used a spoonful of each and simply mixed them together. They tasted different, but both were described as savory and salty.

Heat oil in a wok, then pour in the beaten eggs.

You don't need to let the eggs set into an egg pancake shape; you need to keep stirring and beating them with chopsticks.

Keep the eggs tender and just cooked through; then remove them from the water and set aside.

Pour some more oil into the pot and start frying the sauce.

Sauté a little chopped green onion in oil until fragrant, then pour in the sauce from the bowl.

For ordinary people, besides picking up leftovers, they also have to rinse the sauce in the bowl clean and pour it back into the pot along with the water.

Keep the heat low and simmer until thoroughly cooked.

Finally, return the scrambled eggs to the pan, add some chopped green onions, and stir-fry over high heat until well combined.

As for the vegetable leaves used to wrap the rice, that's something we have plenty of at home.

Logically, the recipe also recommends adding a few roasted peanuts, but Chen Zhou doesn't like peanuts, so he didn't add any.

In addition to ensuring family members' sense of participation in cooking, "How to Cultivate Harmonious Family Relationships Through Food" also mentions—

Whoever cooks gets to decide.

This may explain why it's mostly children who are picky eaters, and we rarely hear about adults being picky eaters.

They simply don't buy the food that adults are picky about.

(End of this chapter)