sjar Chapter 70 Cold Chain Transportation
Chapter 70 Cold Chain Transportation
The frame needs to be custom-made!
Because she wants to convert the carriage into... cold chain transportation!
Her initial plan was to build a chassis with extremely high load-bearing capacity, capable of holding two freezers.
The two freezers open from the top, just like ice cream freezers, and are placed side by side on the cart rack.
A freezer is 1.72 meters long, 65 centimeters wide, and 85 centimeters high.
If two are placed side by side, their length and height remain the same, and their width will be 1.3 meters.
Let's loosen the restrictions a little more...
The final frame dimensions were determined to be 1.8 meters in length and 1.5 meters in width.
This frame, whether it's the load-bearing plate underneath, the load-bearing capacity of the wheels, or the parts around it that prevent the refrigerator from moving around, must be extremely sturdy.
Tian Tian told the carpenter about her requirements.
The shopkeeper scratched his head, "It's possible to do it, but... the price isn't cheap, and it will take at least five or six days to prepare."
Tian Tian and Manager Chen had agreed to meet in seven days.
"Then let's try to finish one within five days."
"I want five."
One frame cost eight hundred coins, so five would cost four taels of silver.
Time is tight and tasks are heavy.
After returning to the shop, Tian Tian bought a power bank and three 800-watt photovoltaic panels from the system.
To ensure the first refrigerated truck could successfully get on the road, she connected the solar panels to a power bank, set them up in the yard, and charged them first.
Lu Tao and the others were unaware of what she had done.
They were all making steamed buns at the shop in front.
As soon as Tian Tian arrived at the shop, Lu Tao called out to her.
"Sweetie, the buns in that... cupboard are all frozen solid. Are they still edible like this?"
"Can the taste be the same again?"
No wonder Lu Tao was worried; as soon as she entered the shop today, she went to check if the buns in the cabinet had gone bad.
result..
You can't tell if the steamed buns have gone bad or not!
Because the buns were frozen solid!
It's really hard! I tapped one on the table, and it made a banging sound.
Several of them took turns trying to break the bun apart, but all their efforts were in vain.
"Sweetie, the buns are frozen solid, they could probably be used as hammers." Liu San Niang even felt that she had been too modest in her words.
Tian Tian couldn't help but laugh and said, "This is exactly the effect I wanted."
"The buns need to be frozen to maintain their flavor."
As she spoke, she took a paper bag from the freezer.
There were ten steamed buns in a large paper bag, stacked neatly.
Judging by the number, there are already more than three hundred.
Tian Tian placed the frozen-hard buns in the steamer and then put them on the pot.
The steaming time for frozen buns is about the same as the steaming time for raw buns, which is about ten to twenty minutes.
Tian Tian took the steaming hot steamer basket down and said, "Try it and see if the taste has changed."
Lu Tao was the first to pick up a steamed bun and take a bite. After chewing for a moment, she said, "Hmm... this tastes almost the same as a freshly steamed bun. The outer skin is soft and the meat filling is tender."
Her worries disappeared.
Liu San Niang raised an eyebrow and tasted it carefully. "I think it tastes even better now."
Tian Xiang chimed in, "It seems... the minced meat is firmer and chewier."
Daya blinked. "I think it's about the same..."
They're all equally delicious!
Tian Jinghe just giggled and snuggled into Tian Tian's arms.
Although he can speak now, he still rarely speaks.
Tian Tian hugged Tian Jinghe and laughed, "Frozen food is definitely not as good as fresh food, but the impact won't be too great."
"We need to transport the steamed buns to Ganzhou Prefecture, so preservation is the priority."
Everyone thought it made sense.
Tian Tian's skill in making steamed buns is no longer as good as Lu Tao's and Liu San Niang's.
They take the dough, put the filling on it, press the filling down with their thumbs, pull a portion of the dough with their index fingers, and slowly pinch it up. In no time, they pinch a small flower shape in the middle of the bun, which looks very pretty.
"Auntie," Tian Tian said to Liu San Niang, "make some more tofu tomorrow morning."
Liu San Niang's hands moved very quickly; she could wrap a bun in almost a minute.
Without even looking up, she said, "What? Want to take advantage of me?"
Tian Tian shook her head, "No, I want to try using tofu as filling and making tofu buns."
"Tofu buns?" Liu San Niang finally stopped what she was doing and looked up. "Tofu can be used to make buns?"
She had seen Tian Tian mix fillings before; tofu... couldn't withstand being mixed like that.
"Yes, we can." Tian Tian nodded affirmatively. "Our steamed buns... can fit everything edible inside."
Liu San Niang looked down at the dough in her hand...
The fermented dough looks like a small piece, with the meat filling pressed on top. It seems like it can't hold all the filling, but if you pinch the dough with your fingers and pull it upwards gently, the dough will slowly wrap up the filling.
"Yes, we can pack anything that's edible."
"Tomorrow, I'll make a block of tofu, let's give it a try."
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Liu San Niang got up early and made a block of tofu, while Tian Tian picked a few cabbages growing in the vegetable garden in front of her house.
Liu San Niang cut the tofu she made directly into small pieces, and chopped the cabbage to remove excess water before setting it aside.
Stir-fry a certain county's broad bean paste in a pot until the oil turns red, then add the tofu and stir-fry for a few minutes. Finally, add the blanched cabbage to the tofu.
Next, add salt, sugar, pepper, and other seasonings, and stir.
The tofu filling is now ready.
The process of making steamed buns is still the same.
After steaming the tofu-filled buns, let everyone have a taste first.
Because of the addition of fermented soybean paste, it has a slightly spicy and savory flavor.
The bun skin is still soft and elastic, and when you bite into it, it's different from other buns; it has a bright color.
The combination of the sweetness of the cabbage and the smoothness of the tofu, along with the slightly spicy kick, makes for an unforgettable experience.
"Wow, sweetie, this bun is delicious!" Lu Tao exclaimed with delight.
And Liu San Niang... actually cried.
"Ugh..." She stuffed the whole bun into her mouth, mumbling something unintelligible.
"Woooo..."
Da Ya ate half of the steamed bun, then got scared and didn't dare to eat any more.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Liu San Niang took another bun, took a bite, and pointed to the filling inside.
"Woo..."
She swallowed the bun in her mouth. "People back in my hometown love this taste."
"People from my area really love this kind of spicy food."
"Sweetie, did you put dogwood in the steamed bun?"
The spiciness of Cornus officinalis is only mild.
Lu Tao took Liu San Niang's hand. "San Niang, your hometown... is it Cangzhou Prefecture?"
She had also heard that people in Cangzhou Prefecture added dogwood to everything they ate.
Liu San Niang nodded repeatedly, tears streaming down her face even faster, "Mmm..."
"In Cangzhou Prefecture, an earthquake struck more than ten years ago... My parents and I fled for our lives..."
"I never thought that after more than ten years, I would still be able to taste the flavors of my hometown."
After venting her emotions, she looked at the half-eaten bun in her hand and became worried again.
"But...but would the people of Yunzhou Prefecture like the taste of dogwood?"