Chapter 21: A flash of inspiration
Just when Zhong Baizu wanted to stop it, Yu Mei had already directly bought the chicken nuggets in the hands of other customers at twice the price......
"Alright, let's go back to 'Kohei' first, and slowly crack her fried chicken nuggets! What a complicated sauce...... I guess I'll have to eat at least three more pieces to decipher the deepest hidden flavors! Liu Pleiades said provocatively. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"You, you!" The middle hundred-tongued bird opened its eyes and glared at Liu Pleiades and his party.
"Don't worry, we don't bother to use your formula! When we develop something more delicious, we will invite you to try it, and we can eat two pieces of it! Unlike some stingy people. Liu Pleiades said, and had already left with someone.
And after they left, Nakamozu angrily and anxiously dialed the phone number of the consultant she hired, "Ruishan Edazaya", and Ruishan's other identity was the ninth seat of the Ten Masters Council of Yuanyue Academy......
At this time, Chuangzhen didn't know that this matter also involved Shijie to come in, and although Liu Pleiades vaguely knew something, he was not worried, this kind of business duel that required mass production was completely different from the "food halberd", and Ruishan could not directly participate, and could only provide some support in business skills!
After returning to "Xingping", Liu Pleiades had deciphered all the ingredients used in the chicken nugget sauce, listing a total of 42 types......
"Great! That way we can at least make the same fried chicken as each other! Tomita said excitedly.
"Impossible." Chuangzhen said.
"Huh? Why? ”
Liu Pleiades rolled his eyes: "Do you want to purchase so many ingredients and then use them to make a small store's amount of fried chicken?" Whether it is labor cost or material cost, it is too cost-effective! ”
"Huh? So how did the 'Mozu House' do it? Tomita wondered.
"It's different, the more than 100 branches of 'Mozu Bird House' must have their own sauce making workshop, which processes all those small proportions of condiments and spices into a fixed proportion of pickling powder, and then transports them to various stores, and only needs to be mixed with water according to the proportion, and the pickled sauce can be prepared...... That's the advantage of industrial production! Liu Pleiades said.
Indeed, it is obviously unrealistic to just open a fried chicken restaurant with such a complex sauce!
Chuangzhen also said: "And what's the point of using the same thing as the other party?" It's all been said, you have to defeat each other! ”
Yu Mei continued to mend the knife: "And the other party's fried chicken is obviously a type suitable for take-out, and because in the station store, the guests of the nearby stations don't mind taking two more stops and getting off the train once more to buy, even if it is the same product, the other party will not be popular in Sumire Avenue." ”
Tomita has been hit one after another, and he has once again been traumatized to the point of being unable to move......
"That's it! After that, it's time to make fried chicken that tastes better than the other party! Chuangzhen decided.
Yu Mei interjected: "It doesn't have to be fried chicken, how about my A5 grade beef?" If you make a quick steak, it will be very popular, right? ”
When Chuangzhen just thought that this was a good idea, Liu Pleiades struck: "Don't make trouble, this is not a 'halberd' that can be made just by making delicious dishes, you must consider the cost!" ”
"Cost?" Yu Mei was puzzled for a moment.
"That's right, it's just take-out cooked food, no matter how delicious it is, it's useless to buy it if it's too expensive, because it's not the same thing anymore! Just like your three-flavor steak is not suitable for sale in shopping streets...... the price of fried chicken nuggets at 'Baekwei Toriya' is about 30g a piece of chicken nuggets, and the price ranges from 100 to 120 yen, ranging from 5 to 10 yuan per box, depending on the set meal and taste.
This price is just right, more than 50% of the proposals, basically no longer competitive, can be directly vetoed, if it is replaced with A5 beef, even if the Mito Group does not make money, the cost of the main material alone is already ten times! Liu Pleiades said.
Tomita whispered: "Yes, that's true, I tried to launch a high-quality Wagyu beef bento before, but it almost killed me, and I had to eat more than ten servings every night for a while......"
"Please wipe your saliva...... How does it feel like you're doing it on purpose? Liu Pleiades said speechlessly.
Yu Mei took the calculator and calculated for a long time, but she could only give up the idea of winning with high-quality beef.
"Sure enough, we still have to find a way to get the 'fried chicken'!" Chuangzhen circled back again.
Liu Pleiades added: "There are many things to pay attention to, the so-called 'cost' is not only the cost of materials, but also the cost of time and labor, which must also be taken into account!" ”
"Huh? Time? Manpower? ”
"That's right, in the final analysis, it is to win sales of take-out cooked food, and it will definitely not work if it is made too slowly, and the manpower is ...... Pure labor can be hired as long as there is a profit, but we only have five days...... No, there are still four and a half days of rest, and then we will go back! You have to create a dish that is simple and easy to do if you know how to do it, otherwise it doesn't make sense. Liu Pleiades said.
Indeed, in fact, the fried chicken nuggets in the "Baiwei Bird House" are juicy and easy to carry, and they can be eaten as soon as they are hot at home, and they will not make the delicacy go too far, but in the final analysis, it is just take-out cooked food, and the real rating is only "intermediate five-star".
It doesn't look high, but it's already a top-notch presence in low-end takeaway cooked food!
You must know that in the class of Mr. Chapelle, who is famous for his strict nature, the current one-year students only need "intermediate four-star" cooking to get an A.
For most of the students of Yuanyue, this is very difficult, because French cuisine is inherently complex and extremely technical.
Fast food is not needed, a "instant noodle-level" cooking person, as long as a few days of training, master the use of the factory-style marinating machine and fryer, you can cook, or make "intermediate five-star" Mozu Bird House fried chicken nuggets, this is the advantage of the other party!
That is to say, in the production process, the production process of pickling and frying has been followed, and the marinated sauce can not be too complicated, and the frying can not be too technical, it is best to throw it into the timed fryer, and it is best to get out of the pot on time...... It's too complicated, this guy can't learn it! Liu Pleiades pointed at Tomita.
The elder was in tears again......
"Let's do it first! Try these main condiments first and imitate each other's fried chicken! Chuangzhen pointed to the top of Liu Pleiades' list of condiments.
Normally, the other party's chicken should have been marinated in the sauce for about 12 hours, but Chuangzhen used a slapping method to reduce the marinating time, and after two hours, the first test was completed......
However, after everyone tried it, even Kurase and Tomita could feel that it was still worse than the "Mozu House".
Chuangzhen looked at Tomita and Kurase's expressions that were about to speak, and sighed: "Sure enough, even if ordinary people can't taste those condiments like Ah Xing, they will still feel the gap between 'delicious' and 'not so delicious'!" ”
By dusk, three batches of test samples had been completed, but the results were still unsatisfactory.
Outside the door, you can see that there will still be high school students passing by and participating in club activities, walking by in groups, and it seems that there should be a school nearby......
"Chuangzhen, let's not bother with fried chicken nuggets, after all, the situation in the shopping street is different from the shopping mall in the station. With so many students passing by here, why not try something more distinctive? Liu Pleiades suggested.
"More distinctive...... Shopping street ...... That's right! That's right, unlike the shopping mall in the station, the environment of the shopping street is more suitable for students and office workers passing by after school and work, and they can eat snacks on the road while walking! Chuangzhen's eyes lit up.
"So the goal is to convert into a snack that you can eat while walking? How about buns? Yu Mei suggested.
It can be seen that Yu Mei has studied Chinese cuisine recently, and it can be seen from the previous "fish-flavored shredded pork" that Liu Pleiades even doubts that he will eat pork stewed vermicelli one day......
However, just like eating "fish-flavored shredded pork" for breakfast, it is not suitable for such occasions to really make steamed buns now.
At least Liu Pleiades and Chuangzhen, as well as Kurase, one of the "ordinary people", all felt that they would not be interested in buns at this time.
"No one wants to eat two steamed buns for snacks on the way out of school or after work, right? And the buns don't meet the 'time cost' problem mentioned at the beginning......" Liu Yuxing shook his head.
"For students, it's really the visible fried meat that is the most attractive!" Tomita reminded.
Chuangzhen also said: "That's right, and since the main target is students and office workers, there is no need to use chicken breast, and the one that can maximize the charm of fried meat is really fatty chicken thigh!" ”
After that, Chuangzhen tried some fried chicken thighs with toothpicks that are convenient to eat while walking, but the effect is not good......
"Ah Xing? How do you feel? ”
"Sure enough, it's still a little worse, and the taste of the chicken thigh after frying should be better than that of the chicken breast, but in order to meet the theme of eating while walking, the meat pieces are too small to give people a thick texture...... What does Kurase think? Liu Pleiades asked Kurase, who best reflected the taste of ordinary people.
"I also feel like I'm a little bit less satisfied than the Mozu House...... Of course! It's not that Chuangzhen's fried chicken is not delicious! I can eat it all by myself! Kurase said hurriedly.
In terms of the plot, Liu Pleiades only vaguely remembers that at this time, it seems that Chuangzhen coincidentally used some kind of Vietnamese cooking technique like finger cakes, but the specifics are not clear.
Originally, Liu Pleiades still thought that it would be okay to guide the idea of Chuangzhen, but now it seems that it is not a simple matter to make Chuangzhen have a flash of inspiration, and it is even possible that because of his change in the "cause and effect line", he will not appear in that kind of cuisine again!
Just when he saw the students passing by, Liu Pleiades also flashed a ray of inspiration in his mind, but he didn't rush to catch it
But until the next day, when everyone hadn't figured out a way, Liu Pleiades saw that Chuangzhen was not so reliable now, and couldn't help but recall his flashing "creativity......