Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 291 A mysterious customer brews wine with his own body

Before evening, a customer had already arrived. It was the old man that Li Rui met when he was buying crabs at the market.

The guest seemed to be in a good mood.
He was humming an old tune and holding a small bottle of white wine in his hand.

As soon as you enter the store, you can get straight to the point:
"Little boss, help me weigh some braised meat," and then noticed the tempting aroma in the store, "Wow, what is this smell, so fragrant."

Li Rui asked the boy to fish out the stewed food while explaining:

"Crab-meat lion head."

"Oh, then I have to try it, it's a hard dish."

"Okay, wait a moment."

"It's okay, let's have some snacks first."

Mr. Huang found a seat on the first floor, but before he could sit down, an aggressive old lady came into the shop.

After coming in, he started to scold Mr. Huang:
"I caught you sneaking out to buy some alcohol. You said you don't drink, but I see you're drinking in the closet every day."

They look like a couple.
But the old lady was too fierce, and Li Rui and the other two couldn't get a word in.

However, the food in the store smelled delicious, which unexpectedly aroused the aunt's curiosity.

"What's that stew? It smells so good."

Mr. Huang: "Boss, give me another lion head."

The old couple sat together, and Grandpa Huang quietly unscrewed the bottle of wine.

Seeing this, the old lady started nagging again:
"Do you have to drink? You're drunk all the time."

Mr. Huang was very helpless, "This is the first time I've drunk alcohol in five years."

"Bullshit! Who are you trying to fool?"

Mr. Huang frowned, "Really? Can the hospital really lie to you?"

The old lady said: "Western medicine doesn't work. I told you to take my pulse."

Then he wanted the three young men in the store to come over and judge the matter.

He recounted what had happened previously.

It turned out that this old man had just been discharged from the hospital.

The reason was "alcoholism".

But only Uncle Huang himself understands this. In the past few years, he has hardly touched a drop of alcohol, but his condition every day is just like he has been drinking.

Recently, Jianghai Medical University found out that the reason why he looked like he was drunk every day was because:
"The doctor said there are little bugs in my stomach that make wine."

Ordinary insects may not be able to survive in the body. Combining the old man's words, Li Rui, who was responsible for judging the case, said:

“Is it the yeast used in brewing wine?”

Grandpa Huang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's what the doctor said. The bugs were brewing wine with the grain in my stomach. I really didn't drink any of it."

Mr. Huang’s wife: “It sounds like it’s true.”

Mr. Huang continued, "That's true. You went to the hospital with me, so you heard it."

Li Rui felt that if this was the doctor's diagnosis, then it was indeed possible.

Just like the unique flavor of sauerkraut, which is the product of microbial fermentation.

When grain undergoes fermentation, the metabolic product is alcohol.

Then, as the old man said, it is also very reasonable to reach a drunken state without drinking any alcohol.

But brewer's yeast can survive in the stomach for a long time and successfully ferment the food in the intestines into alcohol.

This is the first time I heard about it.

Xiao Ma: "In this case, is he a natural alcoholic?"

The old lady also laughed, "He is a natural alcoholic, but he didn't drink much before."

"It's not the wine that makes you drunk, it's you who makes you drunk. That's not right. I didn't drink."

The old lady had always suspected that Huang had colluded with the hospital, but she did not find any evidence that he drank at home.

Now he can only go.

Mr. Huang said: "You are not good at science. Listen to what the young man says. It makes sense."

Li Rui thought that this made sense, but it still sounded too far-fetched. He was worried whether this old man could really still drink.

Mr. Huang explained:

"I am following the doctor's advice. A moderate amount of alcohol can help the intestinal environment adapt."

Mr. Huang has adjusted his intestinal flora under treatment in the hospital. The alcohol yeast caused the alcohol content in his body to be too high, so he still needs to adapt.

Then he poured out a small bottle cap.
"I don't want to drink yet. I used to be drunk every day, and now I'm finally sober."

Li Rui looked at his amount and thought that there really was no problem.

While they were chatting, the braised meat had already been cut and the crab meat and lion head were served.

It’s just a few steps from the stove to the dining table.

People's eyes couldn't help but move towards the fragrance.

Finally, it was placed in front of the two customers.

The tender white meatballs are dotted with a little crab roe and roe. The fat meat has become soft and rotten during the four-hour simmering process, while the lean meat is like a small hill, with a little ruggedness.

It looks quite similar to a lion's head.

The lion's head is served in a bowl with delicious broth.

The floating foam has long been skimmed off and the water looks clear and transparent.

“This lion head is really beautiful.”

Uncle Huang used a spoon to scrape off a piece of the meatball and put it into his mouth.

The lion's head is very soft and melts like mist as soon as you put it in your mouth.

When the juice flows, it brings out a richer meaty aroma and sweetness.

When chewing carefully, you can also feel the delicate and full texture of the meat, and the small grains are very tough.

The taste is rich and wonderful.

The taste is light but not bland.

The rich aroma of the meat is intertwined with the deliciousness of the crab. The two ingredients are skillfully processed by the chef to form a unique flavor.

Both customers raved about it.

Then they all tasted the broth.

Uncle Huang pushed aside the broken meatballs and scooped up a large spoonful.

With a "slurp", it went into his mouth.

"Oh, this tastes so fresh."

The soup was so delicious that he didn't even want to touch the white wine that went with the meal.

Uncle Huang thought that alcohol would dilute the smell.

The old lady next to her was also eating with gusto. In her heart, she thought that Mr. Huang was embarrassed to drink because of what she said.

So he comforted her: "Drink if you want."

Mr. Huang turned his head:

"I really don't want to drink. Why don't you believe me? Who would want to drink alcohol when there's such delicious broth? I'm really drunk."

While speaking, Mr. Huang noticed that there were already many people standing behind him.

They all looked at the meatballs in the bowl with salivating eyes, and were extremely greedy.

The old man didn't want to explain any more. He turned back and unconsciously pulled the bowl closer to his arms.

I heard people behind me say:

"Boss, do you have any more of these meatballs? I want one."

"It has a very refreshing smell. I want to try it."

"Me too. I want one too. No, I want two."

Li Rui counted the number of customers.
It is not easy to eat fresh crabs in winter. Today’s crab meat lion head is really limited.

(End of this chapter)