Chapter 298: Instant Food Selection
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Charles was holding a bamboo tube and holding a fork to suck and eat instant rice noodles.
The judges who participated in the instant food selection meeting today did not eat breakfast, and everyone kept their stomachs to evaluate the participating products at the selection meeting.
A shed has been erected in the back garden of the Southern Theater Command, and the rain of the first two days has no intention of stopping, but now it has become a thin rain.
Due to the limitations of steel production and the level of machining, today's instant food is all packaged in sturdy bamboo tubes.
It was only when Charles was chatting with his comrades-in-arms that he learned that the bamboo used to make jars was specially cultivated, and the bamboo walls were thin and strong, and it was said that the new varieties cultivated in the past two years could even be used to die with the enemy's head.
Just now, at the position of a manufacturer, the staff demonstrated to Charles and several of his judges how to eat their newly invented instant rice noodles.
It is not difficult to make rice noodles conveniently, and the rice milk is cooked rice noodles after being squeezed out through the tube heated by the magic array, and after forming and drying, it is a ball of dry rice noodles like vermicelli.
Just soak it in hot water while eating, but soak it in cold water...... It's just a matter of putting more water and "biu" a small fireball.
Because rice is abundant in the south, it is more convenient to make rice noodles, and if it is in the northern region where wheat is abundant, this set of equipment can be changed to produce instant noodles.
The staff of the manufacturer opened the bamboo tube with a diameter of about 20 centimeters, and the materials used in it were very real.
Slightly elastic rice dough fills the jar so that it doesn't break easily when it is bumpy.
The rice dough is topped with slices of dehydrated vegetables, which are made by cutting the leaves into thin slices the size of fingernails and drying them.
The dehydrated meat cubes inside are similar to the kind of canned meat in old-fashioned canned meat that has a bunch of stuff mixed in, except that it is dried and dehydrated after being cut into small cubes.
In addition, the two innovations of this manufacturer made Charles admire very much.
There is also a small bamboo tube in the can that is a little bigger than an adult's finger, which is a sauce packet. It is filled with a concentrated broth, and when you eat it, you can pour it into the rice noodles, and the hot water you add will quickly turn into a fragrant soup.
The seasoning package is simply wrapped with salt and some spice powder with a piece of dried vegetable leaves that are a little tough, and if you don't tear it, you can pour water into it and it will open, and finally the package can still be eaten.
Finally, each bamboo tube is equipped with a bamboo fork, which looks like it is made of scraps used for canned food.
Three minutes later, a row of steaming, variously scented rice noodles was placed in front of Charles.
Charles casually picked up a bowl of chicken rice noodles in front of him and sucked it up, the taste was okay, quite light, in line with the light taste that many elves like. The rice noodles are a little chewy, not fluffy, and the side dishes can be eaten with the sincerity of the manufacturer.
After eating, Charles and the others began to write comments on their respective evaluation sheets.
As one of the representatives of the front-line soldiers, Charles mainly commented on several items such as the convenience and taste of fast food.
The second manufacturer seems to specialize in meatballs, and they bring meatballs in various flavors such as pork, chicken, and fish.
Open cans are placed on the table, and there are balls in the saucer in front of them, and there are small bamboo tubes with toothpicks and discarded toothpick boxes on the side.
These meatballs are not only boiled in water, but there are also various flavors of sauces in the cans, most of which are sweet and sour tomato sauce.
Charles tried a pork meatball wrapped in a thick tomato sauce, the sauce tasted sweet and sour, very appetizing, and the meatballs were also full of ingredients, not much starchy taste, and it was excellent to go with rice.
The chicken meatballs on the side are a different style, and although the meatballs are just a clear soup, there are some corn kernels and carrots in the can, which is quite good.
However, Charles was a little unoptimistic about this manufacturer, and in wartime, he didn't know if the ketchup, which was about the same color as blood, would arouse the associations of the soldiers.
The next other manufacturers also showed their own powers, and optimized many elves' home-cooked dishes and made them into canned food.
Judging from their packaging and publicity, it seems that many thousand-year-old restaurants and famous dishes are involved. Although Charles doesn't know how the original tastes, the good taste can still scare an outsider like him into a stunned moment, and it is estimated that the foreign elf will also be bluffed.
Although it was not his own task, Charles paid attention to the cost.
As a result, those manufacturers unanimously said that as long as the military can purchase them, they can label these cans as "special supplies for the Elf King Court" and then export them to the north, so that it is not impossible to sell them to the military at a loss.
Charles didn't spit it out for a long time.
After trying the dehydrated rice, Charles found that many snack manufacturers also came to join in the fun, and candy, dried fruits, preserves, etc. also appeared at the selection meeting.
"I'm not going to eat your stuff even if I kill you!"
A sudden shout caught Charles's attention, and he could hear it from an elf stationed in the east who was a representative of the warriors like himself.
Curious, Charles walked towards the very end.
"Uh...... Village Chief, why are you here?" Charles met an acquaintance, the head of Snow Ridge Village, where they had been stationed.
He looked at the few elves who were helping the village chief, and then looked at the "meat bricks" they brought, and then thought about the specialties in the village, and then quietly asked the village chief: "Are these meat bricks of yours made from insects that feed spiders?"
"Your Highness, our canned meat is the cheapest of all its kind!" the village chief ignored Charles's question, "and at the same time, our canned meat is rich in various nutrients, which is most suitable for replenishing energy and nutrition ...... soldiers in high-intensity battles."
"It's a pupae, right?" Charles asked, they had eaten fried pupa a few times when they were in Snow Ridge Village, and it was quite delicious.
"The raw materials we use are absolutely safe and reliable, and there is no problem with long-term consumption, and they can be reprocessed in other ways. The village chief continued to endorse in a serious manner.
If Charles hadn't noticed that the village chief's eyes were a little wandering and he didn't dare to look at himself, he would have believed the village chief's evil.
However, since the village chief and they can appear here, it means that these meat bricks that look similar to old-fashioned canned meat can at least eat undead elves.
To be honest, these meat bricks look good. Because the pupa itself is white and has no muscle fibers, the meat bricks made from them are smooth and delicate, like clotted white jade. In addition, they have a good taste on their own, so they are soft and smooth to eat.
Perhaps in order to reduce the cost, there are not too many spices added to it, and the light salt flavor sets off the fragrant and tender taste of the pupa itself.
Charles, who has no psychological pressure to eat bugs, gave it a try and then gave a high rating.
It's just that those elves who know the raw materials can't get over the hurdle in their hearts, so they can only follow Charles and pinch their noses and eat a little in order to complete the task.
And then...... Welcome to the large-scale "True Fragrance" scene.
In the end, they invariably wrote down words such as "it can be eaten directly, the taste is delicate, it does not need to chew too much, it is easy to digest, and it is recommended to provide it to the wounded and sick", and they did not think that they would be injured and hospitalized in the future.