Chocolate. In the old world, this stuff was a snack you could buy in any store, mall, supermarket. Its special taste can make almost anyone who eats it for the first time fall in love with it.

Gao Li was not greedy, so he never thought of making money by eating food when he crossed over, but now, ready-made cocoa beans were in front of him. If you don't use it to make money, wouldn't you be sorry for yourself?

From cocoa beans to chocolate, this requires a transformation process.

Brought in from Yanan were cocoa nuts, which were large fruits with hard skins that were cut open to reveal the flesh that covered the seeds. When the pulp is fermented in a box, the yeast initially ingests the sugars in the pulp and continuously consumes oxygen. When a certain level is reached, lactic acid bacteria begin to work and produce large amounts of lactic acid. Under a series of complex biochemical processes, complex aromatic substances accumulate to give cocoa beans a complex aroma.

Thanks to Gaoli's controlled fermentation flora, the fermentation process is extremely fast and there are absolutely no mixed bacteria. When the fermentation is quickly finished, the beans are dried. Allowing alcohol and acids to evaporate cleanly will further mellow the flavor of the cocoa beans.

The dried cocoa beans are then cleaned of dirt and then stir-fried in a large pot. Gao Li didn't have a very precise idea of how far this thing needed to be stirred, but fortunately, Gao Li had a greedy dog, and she worked tirelessly to accurately calculate the process, breaking countless incense sticks, and finally got a more accurate data.

After the roasted cocoa beans are hulled, they are basically ready to eat. At this point, however, more steps are needed.

Dairy products in the south are not developed, and it is definitely not possible to get a milky flavor, but fortunately, there is a lot of honey in Gaoli at this time.

The beans are ground and contain a lot of oil, which at high temperatures causes the beans to form a sticky paste after being ground, where some honey is added. Then with the help of a little cold ice true qi from Chu Miaoyin-

"Eh, then again, what about Chu Miaoyin?" Gao Li asked Ling Long, he was a little strange, why hadn't he seen Chu Miaoyin recently. It goes by the light that this girl usually doesn't show her face, but she hasn't seen anyone for too long recently.

"She—he's gone deep into Yanan. Ling Long said.

"What? Go deep into Yanan? This girl is crazy?" Gao Li exploded when he heard this.

"In fact, during the time we came to Yannan City, she had entered Yanan territory many times, and she had never encountered any trouble. Ling Long said.

"But this is still too reckless, there is no trouble in entering Yanan a few times, it doesn't mean that there will be no trouble in the future, especially her status as a princess, an incident that will become a war between the two sides if she is not careful. "Gao Li Dao.

"It's okay, don't worry, she's so big, she'll take care of herself. Ling Long said.

Gao Li didn't know where Ling Long's confidence came from, but since Ling Long said it was okay, then it should be fine.

Turning cocoa butter into chocolate does not require Chu Miaoyin's level of cold true qi, Gao Li's biggest purpose in looking for her is to show off. Since she was not there, Ling Long could achieve the same effect with a casual wave of her hand.

The cocoa butter was cold and became a large flat plate, Gao Li cut off a piece with a knife, and sent it to Ling Long's mouth first, and at the same time distributed it to the countless little gluttonous cats who were watching around.

"How's it taste?" asked Gao Li.

"It's all my Wang!" Yaya yelled, rushed straight to the chocolate, only to be grabbed by Gao Li by the tail and dragged back, "The dog can't eat too much chocolate, it will die." ”

"I don't care! I fried it! I'm going to eat it! I'm going to die! I'm going to die!" Yaya shouted.

"Let her die! let her die!" behind him, Xiaomi and Qin Suyan shouted with their small fists raised at the same time.

"Honey, take a hand. Gao Li had no choice but to turn to Ling Long for help. Ling Long smiled lightly and coughed lightly, and in an instant, Yaya, who had just rushed towards the chocolate, immediately quieted down, and turned to look at Gao Li: "Eh, master, what do you want to do by pinching someone's little tail? ”

Gao Li raised his foot and kicked Yaya's ass directly: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Yaya reacted very quickly, jumped out with a whimper, and said with a smile: "Hehe, master, my good master, you can give me a few more pieces." ”

Gao Li threw a piece to her and said, "This time it's just an experiment, and it's not much, cut some for everyone to share." Cut it small and let the little ants taste it, the ant demons should like sweets the most. ”

"Okay. Nonorka said.

It takes less than 10 seconds for a chocolate to go from the mouth to the heart of everyone. Soon, people began to ask about the origin of the chocolate, and Gao Li could only tell them that there was no more.

One of the most disappointed was the little ants, a little ant carrying a huge steel trough swaggering through the market, straight to the palace, when they heard that the chocolate was only a little bit, the work progress of the whole factory suddenly slowed down by five percent. And when Gao Li said that from now on, a chocolate factory will be built and chocolate will be sold to the public, so the efficiency of the ants in the factory immediately doubled.

Chocolate and coffee, Gao Li weighed it carefully, it was better to have chocolate. Coffee is difficult to swallow without a lot of adjuncts. In the end, he made the right decision.

Cocoa nuts are purchased in large quantities and then processed in large quantities to make chocolate, but unfortunately there is no large amount of cane sugar available in Yanan at the moment. At present, the sugarcane cultivation in Yannan City has just begun, and Gao Li is somewhat distressed when he looks at the barrels of honey mixed into cocoa butter. But thinking of the profits that this thing can bring, Gao Li can breathe a sigh of relief again.

The newly produced chocolate, Gao Li placed it in the abdominal cavity of the silver worm, which was large enough to not only deliver letters, but also some small goods. He transported these back to Lizhuang, partly for everyone to try, and partly to his father, to try to open up sales.

When the silver slipper returned, it brought back a thick request for another 1,000 catties from Li Zhuang, as well as a handwritten letter from his father and Wu Youcai: "More more!

Very good, it seems that the sales should be fine.

So, how much better is the pricing?

The price of cocoa beans is not high, and the price of honey, although expensive, is not as high as that.

It can be used as a snack, but it can't be too expensive.

Gao Li thought about it and decided to set a price that was more close to the people, and first use this price to open up sales.

"Ten taels of gold, one tael of chocolate. Gao Li said to Noroka on the side.

"Your pricing is really close to the people, and it makes people feel like they're eating gold. Nonorka chuckled.