Chapter 161 I Just Say It
The taste of cooled pork skin is completely different from that of warm pork skin.
After cooling, the collagen inside the pigskin is converted into gelatin, giving the pigskin a firm and elastic chewiness. When you bite it, there is a noticeable rebound feeling, while still being soft and glutinous.
The pig skin still retains a certain toughness, and requires a little force from the teeth to bite through. It is tough but not dry, and has a slightly crisp feeling.
Soaked in the cold pot of red oil soup overnight, the pig skin fully absorbs the spicy and fragrant soup and red oil.
The surface is slippery when you bite it, but when you bite it, the juice inside and the gelatin are released together, giving it a juicy feeling and a very rich flavor.
The most important thing is that there is no fishy smell of pork at all, which makes Sang Yu feel like he can eat ten skewers in one go.
It seems that as long as the ingredients are handled properly, she doesn't have to worry too much about the taste of dogwood powder not being as authentic as chili peppers.
Of course, it would taste better if you could find chili peppers to add.
After she finished the skewer of pork skin in her hand, she was about to ask the father and son for their opinions, but when she looked up, she saw that they had eaten most of the skewers on the plate.
He must have realized that he couldn't eat without restraint, so he was trying hard to control himself. Sang Yongjing, whose mouth was greasy from eating, even started to lick the soup left on his fingers.
Catching a glimpse of Sang Yu's gaze from the corner of his eye, he quickly stopped and coughed twice: "Ahem, there's nothing to wipe my hands with, so I just rubbed it in my mouth, rubbed it in my mouth..."
His voice became smaller and smaller. It seemed that even he himself felt that this reason was not credible.
Sang Xingjia beside him still maintained some gentlemanly demeanor, but turned his head away and stopped looking, trying to curb his appetite.
Seeing this, Sang Yu couldn't help but laugh and shook her head: "If you like it, eat more, it's not worth much."
Although these skewers seem difficult to make, the actual cost is actually not that much.
I only used part of the vegetables I bought, and spent more money on spices.
However, the chili oil made from these spices is enough to make four or five more skewers. The average cost is only about thirty or forty cents each time, which is not even as much as the price of a pheasant.
Besides, today is the first day of setting up the stall, and no one knows whether business will be good or bad. Since my father and elder brother like to eat it, just eat more.
"No, no, we can't just eat whatever we're selling. Leave these to your grandmother and the others. Let's pack up and go."
Sang Yongjing made great efforts and finally overcame the urge to nod and agree to eat and drink to his heart's content.
Unable to persuade him, Sang Yu could only start packing up her things. She cleaned the water bag she bought thoroughly, placed a leaf wrapped in a funnel shape on it, and poured the soup into it.
As for those skewers that have been soaked in soup, they naturally need to be placed in a sealed and waterproof container.
At first, Sang Yu thought of carrying the basin over directly, but soon felt that it was not a good idea. After searching in the kitchen, he finally set his eyes on a bucket used for carrying water.
Although it is made entirely of wooden boards, it is watertight.
What's more, it has a handle for easy carrying. When you get to the place, you can just put the bucket down, add soup into it with a water bag, and you can start the stall. It's so convenient.
The only problem is that if these two buckets are taken away to store skewers, the water we draw at home will probably have a spicy smell in the future.
But it’s not a big problem. I can just ask Carpenter Wang to help make two new barrels when the time comes.
Sang Yu quickly made a decision to pack the skewers in barrels. The two wooden barrels were not too big, but not too small either.
Place the skewers upright and stack them on top of each other so that the space in the bucket is just filled up.
Another advantage of using buckets for skewers is that you can carry them directly on a shoulder pole, which is more convenient.
The cleaned and dried bamboo tubes were also required. After everything was packed, the three of them finally set off in the morning glow.
At the beginning, Sang Yu didn't plan to bring Sang Xingjia with him. After all, they were just going to sell snacks, so there was no need for three people.
But he seemed to be addicted to carrying the bamboo basket, and insisted on helping to carry the things and wanted to go along with them.
There is nothing else to do at home, so let’s go together.
After entering the city, the three of them went straight to the market they had visited last time, got a sign from the small house at the gate and set up a stall.
This time was slightly different from the previous times. Instead of collecting commercial tax by multiplying the total price of the goods sold by the tax amount as in the past, they were asked to pay a stall fee of fifty cents directly.
Area A of the market town actually charges by stall, fifty cents per stall.
If you want to occupy space to sell some hot noodle soup snacks, you have to rent at least three stalls. The cost of the stalls alone is 150 cents a day, which is really scary.
Sang Yu made a rough estimate and felt that as long as his cold pot skewers could be sold, the money he earned would definitely be enough to pay for the stall fee, so he paid the money and got the sign very readily.
At the same time, she also understood why there were so many vendors carrying loads and selling their wares on the streets of Area A.
She asked and found out that if they didn't need a stall and just sold their goods on the street, they would only have to pay 20 cents. They wanted to save the 30 cents difference.
They arrived early enough, but the stalls in the busiest area of Area A were already occupied.
The location they were assigned was a bit remote, in the middle of the road, with many other snack stalls in front and behind.
Sang Yongjing completely failed to understand why Sang Yu had such a bitter face. He happily thought that the position was good, neither too far nor too far, just right.
As soon as he turned around, he saw that Sang Yu looked unhappy, and he quickly asked with concern: "Yu'er, why are you unhappy? Is our position not good enough?"
"Not good," Sang Yu shook his head lightly and sighed, "There are snack stalls in front and behind. They were already full when they got here."
No matter where the pedestrians come from, it is easy for them to find that they have already filled their stomachs by the time they get here, which is really a devastating start.
"Ah?" The smile on Sang Yongjing's face froze instantly. He thought that the central location was the best location, but it turned out that this location was not good for running a snack business.
"That's okay. Good wine needs no bush. Our food is excellent and it's our first day in business. As long as we can make back our investment, that's all that matters."
Sang Yu quickly cheered up. On the first day of his snack business, as long as he could earn back the capital and the stall fee, it would be considered a good start.
As for the unsold ingredients, since it's not that hot anymore, cooked food won't spoil as quickly. If you can't sell them, you can just take them home and eat them yourself, saving yourself the trouble of making dinner.
Sang Xingjia, who had been observing the surrounding snack stalls, suddenly asked a very important question.
"Little sister, how much are these? There are so many varieties, how much is a reasonable amount for each one?"
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