In terms of shape, because the glutinous rice balls are wrapped, the skin is smooth and more rounded, and it is also very full after cooking, and it will not leave too much glutinous rice flour in the water, and the soup is quite clear.

Because the Lantern Festival is "rolling", the skin will be pitted, and after it is boiled, the glutinous rice flour will fall off a lot, and the soup in the pot will turn white.

In terms of taste, the skin of the glutinous rice balls is made of glutinous rice flour and formed into a dough shape, and the taste is strong after kneading, and because the rice balls are wrapped, the filling can be more soft and glutinous, and the boiled rice balls can achieve the effect of flowing juice.

However, the Lantern Festival is only sticky glutinous rice flour on the surface, so compared with the strong taste of glutinous rice balls, the taste will have a "woody" feeling, and the filling will generally be firm and not crumbly because it is "rolled", and the filling is lumpy even after cooking.

But even though the tangyuan and the lantern festival have different shapes and textures, the two have the same thing in common - delicious!

After Shen Xiangmiao and Meng Weisheng roughly explained the difference between this glutinous rice ball and the Lantern Festival, Meng Weisheng changed from his previous surprise to ignorance, and finally to thoughtfulness.

"I seem to understand something after listening to what the sister of the Shen family said, but whether it is a rice ball or a Lantern Festival, it is the same thing in most eyes, and I am afraid that everyone will not buy the subtle differences." Meng Weisheng said.

After all, the difference between the taste and taste of the two is not big, and for people in the north, glutinous rice flour is not easy to digest, everyone does not eat much on weekdays, that is, the fifteenth day of the first month is only bought after the festival, if it is just the difference between the Lantern Festival and the rice balls as a selling point, the effect may not be good.

"If you only sell ordinary Lantern Festival and rice balls, naturally no one will buy them, so we might as well make some chic rice balls." Shen Xiangmiao pursed her lips and smiled.

Chic?

How else can this glutinous rice balls and Lantern Festival be made individually......

Meng Weisheng couldn't figure it out.

But I didn't understand, when I saw the various rice balls and Lantern Festival brought by Shen Xiangmiao on the second day, Meng Weisheng slapped his head violently.

Even Meng Lingjie on the side, his eyes were straight, and he pointed to the rice balls of different colors in the basket and said, "This is really rice balls?" ”

"Naturally, it's a dumpling." Shen Xiangmiao pointed to the different colors of rice balls in the basket and said: "This purple one is a glutinous rice flour mixed with purple potato puree, the green one is with spinach juice, the red one is with hawthorn puree, and the orange peel color is with carrot puree. ”

"It's just that this white snow and red plum glutinous rice balls are not easy to make, and the petals of red plums are also more difficult to process, I'm afraid that they can't be made and sold in large quantities, so I can only make a little bit, and everyone can taste it together." Shen Xiangmiao said with a smile.

"It's okay, even if there is no white snow and red plums, just putting these colorful rice balls at the door is enough to surprise many people." Without waiting for Meng Weisheng to speak, Meng Lingjie preemptively said.

Meng Weisheng also nodded and said: "That's the case, the rice balls that are usually eaten are white, and suddenly there are more colored rice balls, which is bound to make people feel rare. ”

"When the time comes, our rice balls will be sold even better." The tip of Meng Weisheng's excited nose was slightly red, and there was a little more admiration in Shen Xiangmiao's eyes.

I have to say that Shen Xiangmiao is indeed a rare woman in the world, the dishes are delicious, and her mind is even more peculiar.

Meng Weisheng had already figured it out at this time, and he only wholeheartedly regarded Shen Xiangmiao as a relative, but he had no other thoughts, but in this way, he was more motivated, and he was bent on making Meng Ji Cake Shop a good job, and only by earning more money could Shen Xiangmiao lose some more money, and he was worthy of Shen Xiangmiao's kindness when he brought him up.

"I'm afraid that's not enough." Shen Xiangmiao said suddenly: "Although Brother Meng and Second Brother Meng are full of energy, I am a little discouraged when I say this, but according to the facts, except for the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, very few people usually eat rice balls, and it is a pity that these rice balls we work so hard to make can only be sold for so many days." ”

Northerners like to eat pasta, for rice and rice things, they feel that it is good to eat some, if they are often used as rice, but it is not good, and because of regional differences, many people even have rice, glutinous rice and other cold stomach, so these things are more and more difficult to accept.

"I thought about it, and I felt that in addition to being made into raw rice balls, these rice balls can be made into mature rice balls, and they can be eaten directly, so that they can be sold as pastries all year round." Shen Xiangmiao said with a smile.

Meng Weisheng thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and said: "In this case, the glutinous rice balls can't be boiled in the pot when they are done, they have to be steamed on the stove, and after steaming, if the glutinous rice flour is a little sticky, you can sprinkle a thin layer of cooked and dried glutinous rice flour, so that you can eat it at any time, and it won't stick to your hands." ”

Meng Weisheng looked introverted and not good at words on the surface, but his brain was still spinning fast, and Shen Xiangmiao was able to comprehend the key points thoroughly.

With Meng Weisheng staring at Meng Ji's pastry shop here, he really doesn't have to worry about making money in the future.

Shen Xiangmiao pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "If you just steam the rice balls, there may be less people who habitually add white sugar after cooking the rice balls, but it is not as good as adding some white sugar to it when we are with glutinous rice noodles, so that the steamed rice balls are sweeter and softer, and the taste is better." ”

"And if you eat the glutinous rice balls directly, just use five kernels, black sesame seeds, peanuts, red beans These fillings are inevitably monotonous, and so on in the spring and summer, after the melons and fruits come down, you might as well put some fruit puree and jam into it, sweet and sour, it has a different taste, and it doesn't taste greasy, maybe it's better." Shen Xiangmiao added.

"Well, that's a good idea, and I think I can add it later." Meng Weisheng said with a smile: "You can put some red jam in it, it is sweet and sour, and it will definitely be loved." ”

"This depends on Brother Meng's craftsmanship and thoughts." Shen Xiangmiao said with a smile.

"Don't worry, the sister of the Shen family has started to sell this glutinous rice ball in the past two days." Meng Weisheng said as he began to think about how to make these delicious and chic rice balls.

Such a peculiar glutinous rice ball was soon produced in large quantities under Meng Weisheng and Meng Lingjie, and placed on the cake shelf.

At first, when everyone saw such glutinous rice balls, they just thought they were rare, but they were not very optimistic, and they felt that they were just bells and whistles, and they might not be able to eat them.