Chapter 1047: An Unexpected Harvest at a Caviar Processing Factory
"My caviar factory isn't the biggest in Kuning, but it's definitely the most famous." Victor led Xiao Ping to the place where the sturgeon was processed, and said to him proudly: "If you go around Kuning, you will know that the fishermen who come to me to sell sturgeon are the most numerous, and the merchants who come to buy caviar are the most numerous, and every year I am the first to sell all the products. ”
"That's not easy." Xiao Ping casually perfunctory Victor, while observing everything in the factory intently.
Caviar can be sold for a lot of money, and in addition to the need for good sturgeon eggs, the handling method is also a very important factor. Only when these two are perfectly combined can the best caviar be made.
Xiao Ping has a treasure like the Demon Refining Pot, so he naturally doesn't have to worry about the source of the best fish eggs, but it still takes some effort to process it in the later stage. Otherwise, even if you have the best fish eggs, you will only be spoiled. Xiao Ping asked to visit the caviar processing factory, precisely with the purpose of stealing the teacher. Even if the skills learned in this way are not authentic enough, with the fish roe used to improve the quality of the demon refining pot as a base, you can also make the best caviar.
As they spoke, they went to a work area by the sea, where workers had gathered the sturgeon they had bought and lined them up with their bellies up. An old man in his sixties used a hollow silver tube to remove a small amount of eggs from the belly of the sturgeon, put it in his mouth and taste it carefully, and then motioned for the workers to sort the sturgeon into different counters.
Seeing that Xiao Ping was looking carefully, Victor generously explained to him: "This is Mr. Ninell, the chief caviar master of our factory. He is responsible for determining the quality of the eggs and deciding how much sea salt to add to the eggs to make caviar. The better the eggs, the less sea salt is added. Only a maximum of 5% sea salt can be added to the best Brugger fish eggs, otherwise the original flavor of the fish eggs will be ruined. ”
"5%?" Xiao Ping firmly remembered this number. I plan to put it according to this standard when I make my own caviar in the future. He is extremely confident in the Demon Refining Pot, believing in the fish eggs cultivated through this treasure. It must meet the standard of the best fish eggs, so naturally add sea salt according to the minimum standard.
After the sturgeon was sorted by Ninell, it was pushed onto the workbench. There, workers expertly cut open the sturgeon's abdomen and dug up large pieces of eggs from it.
Xiao Ping noticed that the size of the sturgeon not only determines the number of eggs, but also has a significant impact on the size of the eggs. The larger the sturgeon, the larger the eggs, and the dark gray eggs are round and plump, so it's no wonder that caviar is called the pearl of the Black Sea.
The eggs are carefully rinsed to remove impurities such as the diaphragm from the egg mass, and then the sea salt is added in proportion to mix thoroughly.
Really good caviar in addition to sea salt. Do not add any other condiments. This is the only way to better highlight the original taste of the roe, which is one of the characteristics of fine caviar.
Seeing Xiao Ping watching intently as the workers added sea salt to the fish eggs, Victor said to him with a smile: "This is the last step in making caviar, although it looks simple, but in fact, it is very knowledgeable." The salt I use here is all natural sea salt from the Black Sea coast, which has the best water quality in the south, and there is absolutely no pollution. Only by seasoning the caviar with locally grown sea salt can you get the best flavor! ”
Hearing Victor say this, Xiao Ping couldn't help but nod and said, "You're right. No matter which line you do. Only by doing every detail to the extreme can we get the highest quality products. ”
However, while praising Victor, Xiao Ping was also secretly happy. Since the sea salt used to flavor the caviar is best produced locally, he also decided to dig a pool in the demon refining pot to dry some salt. The quality of the sea salt in the demon refining pot must be good for the salt outside. This is another favorable condition for improving the quality of caviar.
Xiao Ping's words were deeply in Victor's heart, and he immediately nodded and said, "You're right, I'm just paying attention to every detail. That's why it's called Kuning's most famous supplier of caviar. See the workers who add salt to the eggs, they are the best students that Niner has ever taught. Niner determined the approximate proportion of sea salt to be added. These workers will increase or decrease the amount of sea salt as appropriate according to the specific situation. The proportion of salt added to each sturgeon roe is slightly different. Only in this way can we guarantee that the best caviar can be made. ”
Victor's words also made Xiao Ping secretly frightened, it turned out that there were so many tricks in the seemingly simple salting process, and it seemed that it was really not easy to make the best caviar.
Xiao Ping wanted to ask carefully what criteria were used to determine the specific amount of sea salt. However, considering that this is Victor's trade secret, people will definitely not tell him, and Xiao Ping can only regret it.
In fact, Xiao Ping's curiosity has aroused Victor's suspicions, but for the sake of him taking out 20,000 euros in cash at a time, he has the patience to accompany Xiao Ping to visit the factory. Of course, Victor dared to do this because he had his own confidence. Let's not say that it is impossible for Xiao Ping to fully master the processing technology of caviar in such a short period of time. Even if he could master it, he wouldn't be able to get that many eggs to process caviar.
After all, the sturgeon resources in the Black Sea are very scarce at the moment, and all of them are firmly controlled by the locals. Xiao Ping, an outsider, thought that it was completely impossible to open a caviar processing factory by the Black Sea, which was where Victor's real confidence lies.
With the addition of sea salt, the caviar is complete. The dark grey eggs are packed into jars, then lid closed, and the caviar is ready to leave the factory after cleaning the jars and labeling.
In order to avoid the heat generated by the production line and affect the freshness of the caviar, all processes are done manually. The packaged caviar is immediately placed in the cold storage and kept fresh at a low temperature. From this moment on, no matter what the transportation process of caviar, it must be completely cold chain distribution, otherwise the quality of the caviar will be affected.
In addition to the high requirements for transportation, the cans for caviar are also very particular, and Victor uses stainless steel jars with silver-plated walls. This preserves the flavor of the eggs best and does not have to worry about being damaged during transport.
Jars are not only very demanding in terms of materials, but also have strict requirements in terms of size, and these jars can only hold a maximum of 100 grams of caviar. The reason why the jar is made so small is to prevent the eggs on the top of the jar from crushing the eggs below. After all, fish eggs are very delicate things, and if you eat a little bit, you will be crushed.
After such a tour of Victor's factory, Xiao Ping basically understood the processing method of caviar. Of course, whether he can make the best caviar himself, in addition to being familiar with this process, it is also very important to get the best sturgeon eggs as soon as possible.
Before Xiao Ping left the factory, Victor beckoned the workers to carry 20,000 euros worth of caviar to his ship. The caviar is packed in a warm-warm box with dry ice on top of the box to keep the caviar fresh for at least 48 hours.
This trip to the caviar processing factory gave Xiao Ping a general understanding of the caviar processing process, which was also a great gain for him. Xiao Ping thought that the benefits he had obtained would end here, but when he left, he made an exciting discovery.
Just as Xiao Ping was about to start the engine, a sturgeon at least three meters long was thrown into the sea from the factory by workers. There are already a lot of sturgeon floating in these waters, and they are all large fish that have had their eggs removed. For the caviar processing plant, the fish have lost their usefulness and are being left here waiting for the people from the feed factory to come and transport them.
Sturgeons that have just been thrown into the sea are very large, and such a large fish is also very vigorous. Although the eggs were removed from the fish after being dissected open in the belly, after being thrown into the water, Wuzi stubbornly flapped his tail, causing a large splash.
This accident made Xiao Ping discover that among the sturgeon whose eggs had been removed, there were still several sturgeon that were still struggling on the surface of the water. These sturgeons are all very large and have the strongest vitality, so they have been able to hold on to this day.
"If you put all these sturgeons into the demon refining pot, I don't know if Lu Dao will be able to live." Seeing these sturgeons that were quite energetic, Xiao Ping couldn't help but have their ideas.
Judging from what I have seen and heard today, the number of pregnant mother tongues is very small, which makes Xiao Ping determined to give it a try.
So Xiao Ping used the pretext of being a sturgeon specimen to buy a few large and dying sturgeon from Victor at a price of 100 euros each.
Originally, these sturgeons would have been sold by Victor as garbage, and every 100 kilograms was worth only a few rubles. Now someone is willing to pay a hundred euros for a piece, and of course he can't ask for it. Victor immediately smiled and agreed, and after taking the five hundred euros from Xiao Ping's hand, he beckoned the workers to load him with a few sturgeons that Xiao Ping had his eye on.
Because Xiao Ping said that he would use these sturgeon as specimens, Victor's workers were also very careful when carrying them, so as to avoid secondary damage to these sturgeon. When Xiao Ping left the caviar processing plant in the boat, several fish on the deck were still alive.
Xiao Ping drove the fishing boat to the open sea as fast as he could, and by this time the sky was getting darker, and there were hardly other fishing boats in sight on the sea. This was a good opportunity for Xiao Ping, and he decided to start acting immediately.
Although it was not very safe to enter the Demon Refining Pot at this time, those big sturgeons that had already taken their eggs could not last long. Not willing to wait any longer, he moved his mind and brought all the sturgeon on the ship into the demon refining pot. (To be continued......)