Chili oil is made by frying spices, adding the aroma of sesame seeds, ginger, and garlic, as well as the aroma of the chili itself. When you taste a little on your tongue, the aroma is mixed with the spiciness that stimulates the sense of pain, and everyone gasps and pants, feeling an extraordinary sense of pleasure.
Moreover, considering that people in this era did not use this kind of direct spiciness in large quantities, Qiao Lian'er did not use all the very spicy chilies, and chose the medium-spicy Erjingtiao chilies.
"It's delicious. I can't even imagine how delicious it would be if you dipped it in vegetables."
"Yes, if you put a spoonful in the vegetables and stir-fry them, it would definitely taste delicious." Everyone praised it sincerely.
Qiao Lian'er scooped out another bowl and offered it to the guests for free tasting.
An older woman took a bite first. She couldn't handle the spice, so she quickly asked for water and fanned her mouth with her hand.
"Too spicy, too spicy, I can't get used to it, but it's very fragrant, so it might suit some people's tastes."
"Auntie, where are you from?" Qiao Lian'er asked.
"I came all the way from the north to marry into this family. Nobody in my family likes spicy food, we don't eat wasabi, and we put very little ginger in our food," the old lady said.
Qiao Lian'er's statement is not a stereotype. Northerners certainly eat spicy food, but unlike the South, the spiciness is a genetic preference, and there are far fewer people in the North who eat spicy food than in the South.
Then a young woman came to try it. She was carrying a basket with several bowls in it. She had already bought two servings of fried potatoes and one serving of fried peanuts. There were also two ears of corn in the basket.
My eyes lit up after just one taste, and a thousand different ways to eat it popped into my head.
How much do you want to sell this for?
Qiao Lian'er said, "One serving costs fifteen coins. You can stir-fry it, mix it into a cold dish, or use it as a dipping sauce."
"Okay, just pack two portions for me, I'll figure it out myself when I get back." The young woman took a large bowl out of the basket.
"Is this enough to show off?"
"That's enough, that's enough." Qiao Lian'er knew the other person was a foodie, so she smiled and took the large bowl.
One portion weighs 200 grams. Two portions were put into a large bowl. Qiao Lian'er gave the girl an extra half spoonful. It was the first time she had made chili sauce, so she should make up a pound for her.
With a whoosh, thirty coins came in.
Other customers also came to try it; those who liked spicy food bought it, and those who didn't quickly drank water.
Qiao Lian'er then asked A Da to buy half a basin of rock sugar water to quench the thirst of the guests who couldn't eat spicy food.
In total, seven out of ten people want to buy it.
Thirty catties each of dried Erjingtiao chili peppers and small red chili peppers, plus other ingredients and oil, yielded about eighty catties of food, totaling two hundred servings, which were almost sold out in half an afternoon.
In total, it sold for about three taels of silver.
A figure stood not far from the stall, watching for a long time.
He was a lean, middle-aged man who was not only looking at the chili sauce, but also observing the reactions of those eating the chili.
He just tried it himself, and the chili sauce on the stall tastes much better than ginger mustard, and customers find it more palatable. This is just the beginning; once it spreads, even more customers will want to eat this kind of spicy sauce.
This is a business opportunity.
Seeing that Fu Gui Lou and Jiu Wei Lou were doing much better business, he sent someone to inquire. They only heard that the No. 8 shop had some business acumen, but it depended on luck.
The ingredients on the stall were all unfamiliar to him, but the two restaurants had already started selling them, and they were doing very well right now, so his attention fell on the chili sauce.
The man walked over again and went straight to Qiao Lian'er.
He could tell that this little girl was in charge of the family. Although she looked to be only seven or eight years old, she was the one who was mainly in charge of organizing and arranging things. She was very organized and efficient.
It's like having the soul of an adult inside your body.
"Little girl, where do you get the ingredients for your chili sauce from?"
The man not only noticed the chili sauce, but also saw that this chili was used to mix with fried potatoes, which the customers loved. When frying peanuts, he would first add a few dried chilies, which gave the peanuts a spicy aroma, indicating that it was suitable for various dishes.
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