Concubine Chef Youxi: Lord, Master, stop

Chapter 75 Wine Tasting

Mi Xiaoye said: "Actually, I don't remember very clearly. Xifeng Liquor is produced in Fengxiang County, Maotai Liquor is produced in Guizhou, Luzhou Laojiao is naturally produced in Luzhou, Sichuan, Wuliangye is produced in Yibin, and Fen Liquor is produced in Shanxi. , Jian Nanchun is... I forgot. However, in our hometown, if one mentions famous wines, the first thing that comes to mind is Moutai."

"Do you know how to pair these wines?" Su Ziling asked.

Mi Xiaoye said: "I only know Jiannan Shaochun, which is rich in aroma, mellow and sweet, and is best paired with braised pork. Xinghuacun Fenjiu has a pure flavor and is served with river fresh fish. Master, I still don't know much about wine. Why don't Master tell me?"

Now that Mi Xiaoye asked, Su Ziling taught: "Actually, most of the wines of our Dashang are named after the word 'spring'. The more famous ones are Fuping Shidongchun, Xingyang Tukuchun, Yun'an Qumichun, and Hangzhou Lihuachun. , Yingzhong Fushuichun, Huaxian Bingtangchun, Shehongchun, Jiannansheng Shaochun, Xunyang Yishuichun and Wengtouchun, etc. The wine has the meaning of spring, so it is famous for spring. In the spring wine series, Jiannansheng Shaochun has always been a tribute wine. As you said, Mianzhu’s Jiannan Shaochun is best served with braised pork; Fresh fish is the best."

Mi Xiaoye nodded and said, "So that's the case. I didn't expect our Dashang to have so many kinds of fine wines."

Su Ziling smiled and said: "Actually, our Dashang's fine wines are not limited to these? In addition to the spring wine series, there is also Pitong wine, which is produced in Pixian County, Chengdu Prefecture, Jiannan Road. The local people store the squeezed wine in green bamboo tubes and use it to The shredded lotus root, banana leaves and wet mud are sealed to smell the aroma, so it is called Pitong wine. People in Lingnan use lychee flowers to make lychee shochu, which is amber in color and is also known as Amber Spring. As you know, Xifeng wine is produced in Fengxiang, Xifu. There is Chongbi Wine, produced in Rongzhou, Dao, South of Jiannan, it must be the Wuliangye wine you are talking about."

"Oh, it turns out that Wuliangye wine is called Chongbi wine in Dashang." Mi Xiaoye nodded and said, "Master, master, please tell me more, I still want to know."

Seeing that Mi Xiaoye is so eager to learn, Su Ziling naturally comforted himself, and he didn't hide it now, so he explained to Mi Xiaoye: "In our Dashang, there are many dew wines, that is, wines made with many aromatic ingredients. Pomegranate flower wine, scallion wine, puhuang wine, dogwood wine, rattan flower wine, coconut flower wine, osmanthus wine, etc., have the functions of health preservation and healing."

"I see, it's just like medicinal wine, isn't it?" Mi Xiaoye asked, "Is it like the realgar wine you drink during the Dragon Boat Festival to drive away the five poisons?"

Su Ziling nodded, and said: "Well, it's about the same. However, our business style is elegant and noble, from the emperors and generals to the common people, and there are many famous wines."

"Is it the kind brewed at home?" Mi Xiaoye asked, "Can the wine brewed at home also become a famous wine?"

Su Ziling said: "Of course. The current emperor once brewed Sanchen wine by himself and stored it in a pool built with silver bricks and stone powder, which was specially used to reward ministers. There is also the former prime minister Wei Zheng who brewed Cuitao wine, which has a high concentration and can be stored for a long time. It was deeply loved by Emperor Taizong. Sun Simiao also brewed Fengjiu."

Mi Xiaoye sighed: "So that's the case. I never imagined that there are so many types of wine. I really admire the wine culture of Dashang."

Su Ziling said: "Mi Xiaoye, do you know what Dao wine is?"

"Taoist wine?" Mi Xiaoye blinked her eyes and thought for a while, then said, "Could it be the wine drunk by Taoist priests?"

(End of this chapter)