Catering God

Chapter 53: Crispy Potatoes
The fried potatoes in the bowl are just different in appearance compared to the Tiancan potatoes. One is square and the other is wolf tooth-shaped...at least that's what Tang Wenjun thought.

With a suspicious look on his face, he picked up a piece with a toothpick and put it into his mouth.

But the moment he chewed, his eyes lit up instantly.

The first thing you put in your mouth is the aroma of green onion, peppercorns and other seasonings, which are stimulated by the hot oil to produce a unique flavor. When your teeth bite through the crispy outer skin, the inside is filled with the original fragrance and soft sand of potatoes. With every chew, the aroma of potatoes fills your entire mouth.

The four flavors of sour, spicy, sweet and numb constantly linger on the tip of the tongue.

The more chewy the more fragrant!

"What the hell is this? Why does it smell so good?"

Tang Wenjun's eyes widened. The taste he had never experienced before stunned him.

After coming to his senses, he snatched the bowl of fried potatoes from Jiang Feng's hand and stuffed them into his mouth frantically, eating one at a time, enjoying himself very much.

"I figured you couldn't eat Houttuynia cordata either, so I left it out."

Jiang Feng couldn't help laughing as he watched Tang Wenjun wolfing down his food.

Houttuynia cordata, also known as fish mint.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: it can dissipate heat, poison, carbuncle, sore, hemorrhoids, prolapse of the anus, and indigestion, and detoxify nitrile.

It was originally a common herb in the southwest region... Later it was developed into a vegetable on the table. It can be eaten cold, braised, stir-fried, and in various ways, or it can be cut into small pieces and used as a seasoning.

The only characteristic is that it has a fishy smell and is difficult to swallow for those who have never eaten it.

"So...what is this...?"

While Tang Wenjun asked curiously, his mouth never stopped moving for a moment.

"Potatoes with crispy rice."

As the name suggests, rice crust potatoes are potatoes with a crispy skin like rice crust.

In Jiang Feng's memory.

About 10 years ago, a fried potato shop in Hanchuan developed "Guoba Potato", a fried potato snack that is different from "Tiancan Potato". Relying on this flagship product, it quickly expanded its directly-operated stores and franchise stores, and promoted the "Guoba Potato" snack throughout Hanchuan.

The once invincible king of Hanchuan snacks, "Tiancan Potato", was soon pulled off the throne, and its twin brother "Guoba Potato" competed on the same stage.

In fact, when Jiang Feng later went to Mushroom Province and Guizhou Province to investigate the food, he accidentally discovered something.

That is the founder of Guoba Potato, who probably learned it from Mushroom Province and Guizhou Province.

The red-heart potatoes from Mushroom Province are the best and most delicious potato variety in the country, bar none.

People in Guizhou Province love to eat fried potatoes mixed with zheergen, and they have a local specialty, which is laoguo. Laoguo is a shallow frying pan with a concave area in the middle. Vegetable oil is poured into it and used to fry food, and it is then served with a bowl of secret seasoning.

The Guoba Potatoes are made by directly using the red-heart potatoes from Mushroom Province, combined with the cooking method of Guizhou Province, and finally topped with the seasoning of Tiancan Potatoes, becoming a slightly innovative snack.

"Delicious, so delicious..."

Tang Wenjun finished the small bowl of crispy rice potatoes in a few bites and looked up at Jiang Feng: "Anything else?"

"Did I call you here to eat?"

Jiang Feng kicked Tang Wenjun on the butt.

Tang Wenjun smiled innocently, holding the spoon behind his head, "Hehe, it's so delicious, I almost forgot about the business. So you bought this shop just to sell the crispy rice potatoes?"

"Don't you want to do business? After the military training, you can become the manager of this store."

Jiang Feng's move was also to seize the initiative.

After all, in two years, the Guoba Potato brand store will be officially established and start expanding.

Even if Tang Wenjun didn't mention doing business, he would still promote it.

After all, when he and Chen Jingyu came to eat Tiancan Potato that day and heard that the uncle wanted to transfer the store, he already had this idea.

"I'll be the store manager? Great, great..." Tang Wenjun rubbed his hands excitedly.

The fundamental purpose of his business of setting up a small stall to sell braised food was to increase his income.

Otherwise, I would have to rely on the few hundred yuan of living expenses given by my family every month, which would not even be enough to fill up the gas tank after meals. Although I still have some money left after buying the car from the money I earned from my business, I can't just live off it all.

Although I have now gone from starting my own business to working for someone else, but if that someone else refers to Jiang Feng, then there is no problem at all.

From his last experience, Tang Wenjun summed up a truth: following Jiang Feng is like digging for gold.

Then, Tang Wenjun asked again:
"But I'm curious. We're just selling fried potatoes, so why would we need to rent a storefront? Wouldn't it be more economical to use a small stall? And even if we could just use a storefront, you bought it outright. Over 300,000 yuan? How many potatoes would we need to sell to make that back?"

Jiang Feng shook his head, patted Tang Wenjun on the shoulder and said:

"Have you ever eaten at McDonald's?"

"Have eaten."

"Actually, they..." Jiang Feng paused, thought for a moment, and then changed the subject: "Actually, their burgers are delicious."

"what?"

Faced with Jiang Feng's irrelevant answer, Tang Wenjun was a little confused.

Jiang Feng turned around and continued sweeping the floor.

I wanted to explain it in detail, but I feel that I can’t explain it clearly in a short time.

The real answer is.

Every time McDonald's opens a store, it signs a long-term lease for real estate or even buys the land. Many people jokingly call it a real estate developer rather than a catering company.

It does this not only to create a business district centered on McDonald's and increase the land value of its own stores, but also as a way to make profits.

If KFC makes money from hamburgers, then McDonald's makes small money from hamburgers, medium money from the supply chain, and big money from real estate.

Jiang Feng’s rice-crust potatoes are different from McDonald’s model, but in the final analysis, the details are still the same.

Now I make a little money by selling potatoes, but in the future I will make a lot of money by selling shops.

It seems that he spent hundreds of thousands more on the shop than setting up a stall, but this shop is actually owned by Jiang Feng. It cannot be considered as extra money, but an investment.

Is three million a lot?

Buy a few stores and it's gone.

At that time, he would become Chen Jingyu's "poor friend" again. When Jiang Feng thought of this, he suddenly felt pressured.

Thinking of Chen Jingyu... Jiang Feng took out his phone and called her.

"Dead Fish, come to the snack street, I'll treat you to something to eat... Your roommate wants to come with you? Of course, come along."

Finished the phone call.

Jiang Feng started to pack up the things in the store with Tang Wenjun again.

He called a scrap collector, who had the same phone number as the previous owner of the shop.

The valuable things are given to the scrap collector, and he is responsible for taking away the useless things, thus canceling out the losses.

"There's freshly made ice cream over there. I'll buy two and be back soon."

As soon as he finished cleaning up, Tang Wenjun went out to buy ice cream to cool off.

Jiang Feng wiped his sweat, took a pen and paper and calculated what the store needed to purchase next. When he was facing the electric fan with his back to the fan, he looked up and saw that Chen Jingyu had arrived.

However, besides a girl with a ponytail, there was also a boy following Chen Jingyu.

(End of this chapter)