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And I happen to know that such a drink has the flavor of wine, but it is similar to brewing beer. After brewing, it only needs a little processing to get a wine-like fermentation flavor, but the alcohol content is so low that it is almost negligible. drinks.

"Diona, do you know where to buy hops in Mondstadt?" Xia Yu asked Diona, making the little girl look a little confused.

Although she was not sure what Xia Yu wanted to do, Diona still nodded. Looking at Xia Yu's serious expression, Diona replied: "Yes, after all, this is what is used to brew beer. But Xia Yu, what do you want with this? If you use this to make wine, wouldn't it be beer?"

"Don't worry, the drink will be the same as the beer I told you about that time. Although certain alcoholic components will be produced during the fermentation process, as long as it is processed, the final drink will become a It has the flavor of wine, but the actual alcohol content is so low that it is almost negligible." Xia Yu, who introduced it to Diona, seemed particularly confident.

That's right, it was Kvass from a certain fighting nation in his original world.Russian-style kvass made with black malt usually has an extremely rich black color, like soy sauce.But after it spread to some areas in the country bordering it, the way kvass is made has also undergone certain changes.

After careful fermentation, the hops used in ordinary beer fermentation are added to knead the oil-free bread. Special fruit wood is used during baking to give the bread a special baking aroma.In the end, the unique Da Lieba with a hard outer skin and a soft and fragrant interior, and a strong aroma of flour fermentation, wine, fruit wood and lactic acid, was born.

Although the kvass produced using this improved Daliba is still relatively niche in terms of audience, its die-hard fans can be regarded as reaching a fanatical level.In addition, the process of Gvast alcohol is not too complicated, so it has become the best product that can meet Diona's needs.

"We need to start with the fermentation of the dough, and then make the final ideal drink step by step." Xia Yu showed strong confidence and Diona nodded subconsciously.

The last time I made beer, I did it right after following Xia Yu's instructions. There should be no problem this time.

Chapter 117 The bakery owner’s eyesight goes dark...

The literal translation of the word "Leba" means bread, and the name "Big Lieba" is actually quite simple and crude, that is, large bread.Therefore, Dalieba does not refer to a specific type of bread, but a way of naming a series of breads.

Although ordinary large bread can be used to make kvass and you can get a relatively good fermented drink, but since it is specially prepared for making kvass and not eaten directly, some minor adjustments can be made in the production of bread.Thinking of the process of making bread, Xia Yu couldn't help but feel a little confused.

If it were in the original world, even if there was no yeast, the initial fermentation process could be completed by directly selecting a suitable type of high-precision flour and adding yeast. Even if you are not the most professional baker, you can try it out by referring to the information on the Internet. After trying it many times and summarizing experience, the most basic bread made can not be said to be delicious, but at least it can reach the passing line.

But now there is a fatal problem, that is, I cannot buy yeast produced in standard packaging.In this case, the cultivation of yeast used for bread fermentation is extremely important. If it is cultivated from pure natural yeast, it will take a long time.

Considering the time factor, Xia Yu had no choice but to turn his attention to the bakery in Mondstadt.But...bakery owners generally won't give away the yeast they cultivated.

The quality of yeast cultivation is directly related to the quality of the final bread. Therefore, yeast is the lifeblood of bakeries. It is extremely difficult to ask the bosses of bakeries to provide some yeast. Even more difficult.

If that doesn't work, you can only ask the bakery bosses to make some according to your own requirements. After all, I am not a professional pastry chef.

Thinking of this, Xia Yu turned his eyes to Diona who looked eager to try, and then asked: "Diona, are there any bakers you are familiar with in Mondstadt? In other words, which baker in the city often goes to the Cat Tail Tavern? Did you drink?"

Diona, the signature waitress and bartender of the Cat Tail Tavern, is definitely more popular with the people of Mondstadt who love to drink than herself who orders bread according to the portion quota for lunch and dinner.

Eh?A baker who likes to drink?After listening to Xia Yu's question, Diona was stunned for a moment, then held her chin with one hand and thought carefully.

Mao Tail Tavern's business has indeed improved a lot due to its own reasons. Every afternoon, most of the customers who sit in front of the bar and enjoy wine tasting want to taste their own newly created wine varieties. If you think about it carefully, it seems that The uncle who actually owns two bakeries is a lover of the wine he mixes.

"Indeed, are we going to buy bread?" Diona, whose tail kept wagging, seemed full of energy. "There is a bakery diagonally behind the Mao Tail Tavern. The manager is an uncle in his 40s. The bread baked in the shop is bright and soft, with a full wheat aroma and a proper butter aroma. It is very delicious. of."

While explaining to Xia Yu, Diona felt a little confused.I didn’t expect that my path to destroying the Mondstadt wine industry would be helped by someone who loves wine. What kind of fate is this?

The little cat girl guiding Xia Yu came to the door of the bakery. The rich aroma of wheat and butter spread to Xia Yu's nose along the oven placed outside the door. Judging from the golden bread, the shop owner must have good bread-making skills.

Let's go in and take a look. Just as Xia Yu had made up his mind and was about to open the store door, the owner of the store came out to welcome him. This slightly fat middle-aged man looked to be in his early forties, with a slight smile on his face. The chubby look makes the smiling shop owner look extremely approachable.

"Hey? Isn't this Boss Xia? Can you tell me what the random dish for today's lunch is?" The store manager who came forward smiled even more happily when he saw Xia Yu's visit. "I also have some bread here that is suitable for the dishes in your store. Do you want to try it?"

After introducing to Xia Yu, the store manager, who kept his gaze level, finally noticed the little cat girl who had not yet reached the height of Xia Yu's chest. "Hey, look at me. The quality of the meat used by Boss Xia is so good. I guess he must know Mr. Durav and his daughter." The store manager patted his forehead and squatted down to Diona and asked, "I don't know. What kind of bread does our rising star among Mondstadt’s bartenders want today?”

Diona, who frequently glanced at Xia Yu, caught the attention of the store owner. Then she raised her head and looked at Xia Yu, who was looking at the various breads on the display shelves in his store. The slightly chubby store manager was sure of one thing:

At the moment, it seems that the two of them came to the store not just to buy some bread.

"Oh?" The store manager became interested as he looked back and forth between Xia Yu and Kitty Girl.The cuisine made by one of these two people can be said to be an explosion in Mondstadt. Its excellent quality and suitable taste have even made the diplomats and guards stationed in the city become loyal repeat customers, while the other one has created a new There is a legend that any wine made using any raw materials will be well received by customers.

With this strong alliance, could it be said that some new cuisine or wine will be born?

"I wonder, manager, if you can customize some special bread here?"

Xia Yu, who asked the question, confirmed the shop owner's idea. Under normal circumstances, how can any customer specially customize bread?Even if the various types of bread in my store are not the best in Mondstadt, they are definitely among the best.

Thinking of this, the store manager who put away his smile became serious, and then said: "I don't know what kind of bread Boss Xia wants. Can you tell me how to prepare it? If it is not too troublesome, fermentation will start this morning. If you want to get bread with a rich wheat flavor, it should be ready by noon tomorrow."

"Well, I want some butter-free bread that is simply made from flour mixed with a small amount of slightly broken malt. If possible, it would be best to wrap a very small amount of washed scented hop flowers in the bread. Add a very small amount of salt when folding the dough, and the charcoal fire used for baking is preferably pine wood. Also, boss, do you have dry bread powder that retains yeast?"

Xia Yu, who gave the type of bread he wanted, made the shop owner's eyes darken.

This... what is this going to do?The emulsification effect of butter can allow the bread to retain more moisture when baking, and the aroma of the baked bread will be sweeter and richer. Of course, this does not mean that pure wheat-flavored butter-free bread is not good, but you Things added to it...

Isn’t the wheat flour used for making bread made from wheat ears that are threshed and carefully selected?What should I do if I add malt grains alone?

If put into soft bread, these finely chopped malt particles can also increase the taste, but this is hard bread without butter... It even emphasizes adding a small amount of salt to smooth out the gluten and increase it. The toughness...is it really not going to be dry, hard and chipped after you bake it and let it dry?

As for the fragrant hop flower, I have also heard of it. It is said that it seems to be added to the beer traded from the Solstice Country. It seems that the special taste of beer is due to this thing.But you are toasting bread...and the charcoal fire you requested is still pine charcoal fire with a strong smoky aroma. The shop owner who seems to be listening to heaven cannot understand why the two of them want such bread.

As for the yeast preserved in dry bread flour, we do have it in our store, but compared to the yeast cultured in wet dough, the activity of the yeast cultured in dry bread is much lower, and it is not possible to reactivate it. So easy.

But what does Xia Yu want this thing for?Toast?No... He is the only official chef at his stall, so he shouldn't come here to compete with the bakery for business.

To sum up, the kind of bread Xia Yu wants, even if it is soaked in tomato and vegetable soup and becomes soft enough to eat, the texture will not be as good as fluffy butter bread...

"Boss Xia, are you sure you really need this kind of bread? It may not taste very good." The shop owner who reminded Xia Yu sighed after seeing Xia Yu nod. "Okay, let's look at the price, because the flowers of scented hops are a little expensive. One kilogram of bread costs [-] molars. What do you think? The other thing is yeast... Can you tell me what you plan to make? Something?"

"The price is okay, deal!" Xia Yu, who had bought the bread at a fair price, was in a good mood. He looked at the shop owner who looked at him with curious eyes. Xia Yu explained with a smile: "Actually, I want These things are intended to be used to brew some drinks.”

Using bread to make a drink?The store owner who got the answer from Xia Yu stumbled again and almost fell to the ground.

I know very well how bread tastes after being soaked in water. When the soaked bread is mixed in water and drank together, the soft texture and poor mouth-taking experience are enough to make anyone who loves bread frown.

Can something like this really be used to make drinks?

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This...is this done?Diona, who left the bakery with Xia Yu, was a little dizzy. Although she didn't know what the bread ordered by Xia Yu was, judging from the doubtful look on the face of the shop owner after taking the order, this kind of bread was very popular among the shop owners. According to my understanding, it definitely belongs to the type of dark cuisine.

Is it really reliable?Diona, who was still full of confidence, suddenly had no idea about her actions in the next few days.

Forget it, no matter so much!Anyway, I have been cursed to make drinks taste better no matter what I mix them with, so what does a dark cuisine type bread mean?

"Xia Yu, how many days does it take to make this kind of wine?" After worrying about the bread, Kitty Girl began to think about the time issue again.

According to the information I learned from lurking in the Mondstadt wine industry during this period, for example, the wine produced by Chenxi Winery requires a long production cycle because the grapes need to be fermented at a specific temperature and humidity. long.

If the drink Xia Yu planned to teach him had a long time period, wouldn't it have no advantage?Diona turned her gaze to Xia Yu and waited for a reply. She found that Xia Yu's attention was attracted by some small stalls on the roadside.

Raisins, dried berries, semi-fermented raspberries and pineapples. While his thoughts were wandering for a short while, Xia Yu already had countless kinds of dried fruits in his hands, as well as some that looked like they were over-ripe. Like fruit about to go bad.

What are these things used for?After having the obviously unreliable experience of buying bread before, Diona, who felt that her ability to bear it was much better, no longer found anything strange in what Xia Yu was carrying.

Xia Yu will reveal its usage anyway, so he doesn't need to worry about it...

"Huh? How long does it take for brewing? It takes about three days from when you get the bread to when it is finished." Xia Yu, who scanned various stalls but found no trace of sparkling water, said, "Diona, you know Is there any place that sells sparkling water?”

Although he once had doubts about whether carbonated drinks could be made in this world, after visiting the Angel's Gift Tavern, some of the sparkling cocktails made by Charles dispelled all his doubts in this regard.

The feeling of the small bubbles popping and popping, which slightly pricks the tongue after drinking it, is undoubtedly sparkling water.

But after searching for so long in Mondstadt, I couldn't find a place selling basic sparkling water on the market...

"Sparkling water? There is some at the bar of Mao Tail Tavern. If you want it, just go and get it." After explaining, the little cat girl looked at the overripe pineapples and raspberries in Xia Yu's hands, and then asked: " Are these overripe and almost spoiled fruits going to be used to make jam?"

Mash the overripe fruit into a puree, add some water, and cook it for a short time with the lowest heat. When the water dries up, you will get a lot of natural jam. As for the sour taste produced when the jam is boiled, you only need to add a little bit of it. Honey or melted viscous sugar water can solve the problem.

The sweet jam is spread on slices of bread and tastes sweet and fruity. It is a very good ingredient.Little Cat Girl, who expected Xia Yu to nod in agreement, found that Xia Yu shook his head after hearing his guess.

"No, these are also used to make fruity drinks that imitate alcohol, but they need the help of sparkling water." Xia Yu gave the result and once again made the kitten lady look blank.

Bread can make alcohol-like drinks, and juice and sparkling water can also make alcohol-like drinks. I won’t talk about the former, but I have made many similar styles in bars.

But why don’t I think they look like wine?

Chapter 118 Diona and Pineapple Beer, a new crisis?

Pineapple beer is broadly defined into three categories. One is a beer with a winey flavor produced by mixing pineapple juice and wort and fermenting it together. Its taste is equivalent to mixing a certain amount of pineapple juice into the beer. the taste of.

The other type is fruit wine made from pineapple in a method similar to wine fermentation. Compared with the former, the taste of pineapple fruit wine is naturally more like the taste of the fruit itself. Similar to wine, because the same fermentation process is used for production, Pineapple cider and pineapple beer are both alcoholic drinks.

As for the last category of pineapple beer-flavored drinks, this is a purely non-alcoholic drink.The bartender needs to use various non-alcoholic raw materials to simulate the taste of pineapple cider or pineapple beer. Although this sounds a bit outrageous, for people who cannot touch alcohol and want to know what pineapple beer or pineapple cider tastes like. For the target group, this pineapple flavored drink is their best choice.

Of course, the production techniques of each company are different, and the gap between this kind of pineapple-flavored drinks is usually the largest. As for which one customers will like, this is a matter of opinion.

Bringing all the purchased raw materials and a confused little cat girl to the door of the Cat Tail Tavern where Diona worked, she gently opened the door of the Tavern, which was closed in the morning, and saw the proprietress Margo sitting on a round chair in the bar. Li Te was holding her little black cat that had just been found, with a happy expression on her face.

"I'm sorry that this customer... Alas~ It's Diona-chan and Mr. Xia Yu." Margaret, who was thinking of seeing off the guests, saw Diona and Xia Yu coming to the store with large and small bags, and her face changed. A smile appeared. "I bought so many fruits and dried fruits because I want to try making alcohol, right? Just use all the things in the bar."

It seemed that she had extra trust in Diona, the rising star bartender and waitress she had hired. After speaking to the two of them, the landlady's attention returned to the little black cat she was hugging tightly.Looking at the helpless expression of the little black cat struggling crazily in Margaret's arms, as if it had been rolled up by a python, Xia Yu seemed a little embarrassed.

Maybe that’s why the boss lady’s cat often escapes?But these have nothing to do with him... After glancing at the little black cat with a look of despair with Diona's sympathetic eyes, Xia Yu and Diona came to the back of the bar where they were bartending.

Lemon flavored sparkling water, caramel sauce, and honey.After cutting the peeled pineapple into small pieces and rinsing it briefly, he took out the manual pressing device from under the counter and squeezed the pineapple and raspberry separately to take out the juice. The kitten girl with the original liquid.

What is the most critical step in using various raw materials to simulate the taste of wine?That’s understanding what pineapple beer and pineapple cider actually taste like.

The taste of pineapple beer is very easy to understand, that is, the original flavor of the beer is added with the extremely light sour, sweet and slightly spicy taste of pineapple. However, because of the foam produced by the hops, it itself has a moderate taste. It's easy to mask the mild spiciness of pineapple.Therefore, the taste of pineapple beer is still dominated by the slightly bitter and mellow aroma after malt fermentation.

It is precisely because of this that, for some drinkers, the taste of pineapple in pineapple beer is more like superfluous and destroys the original aroma produced by the co-fermentation of malt and hops.

As for pineapple wine, it is even more simple and crude. This is simply pineapple wine with the aroma of fermented wine after fermentation. What flavor needs to be added depends on the personal preference of the producer.

Although Xia Yu himself didn't know how to start the bartending job, there was a professional bartender beside him.According to Charles, the bartender at Angel's Gift Tavern, the director of Diluc's Morningside Winery once tried to poach Diona, but he happened to step on the minefield of Diona's impression of wine and was bitten on the hand. .

Being able to bring a tavern back to life and attract the favor of a rival manager is definitely the highest recognition of Diona's bartending skills.

"Diona, the pineapples and raspberries I bought are overripe but not yet spoiled fruits. You should know the flavor of beer, right? You can use pineapple juice to simulate the base of the fermentation flavor in the wine. Use The caramel sauce imitates the slightly bitter aftertaste of malt and hops, and then uses lemon sparkling water to simulate the slightly killing taste of the beer foam that stimulates the tongue and mouth when the beer is taken in together with the wine?”

Eh?Is this how the combination was originally supposed to be done?Diona looked extremely serious when she heard Xia Yu talk about these theories.

In the process of mixing wine in the past, because I only thought about how to make the wine taste bad, I did not pay attention to the needs of the customers and the properties of each raw material when mixing.Because of the curse that makes the wine taste better no matter how you mix it, even if you add raw materials randomly, it is more than enough to satisfy customers.

But now it’s different, because in order to make the prepared drink look like the real thing, the original taste of the wine that needs to be imitated is extremely important. The first is the fermented aroma after malt fermentation, and the second is the fermented aroma after malt fermentation. It is properly trimmed according to the customer's requirements before it is made and formed...

This is an extremely important step for me to take to destroy the Mondstadt Liquor Industry!

After pouring various raw materials into her mixing glass according to Xia Yu's introduction, Diona looked serious as she carefully and gently shook the mixing glass.

Because sparkling water will lose its stimulating taste after shaking, the time for adding lemon-flavored sparkling water was specially adjusted to the end.

After being cooled by the ice element, the evenly mixed base liquid and lemon-flavored sparkling water are evenly mixed together.The slightly bubbling orange-yellow liquid caught the eyes of Margaret, who was observing the entire process of the two making it.

The preparation of this glass of 'wine' did not use the various base wines I put on the shelves at all!Juice, caramel sauce, and sparkling water are all that this glass of 'wine' has...

Is this really okay?With curiosity, Margaret stood up and walked slowly to the bar and asked the two of them: "Excuse me, can you let me try this glass of pineapple juice wine?"

"Of course it's no problem~" Diona answered to Margaret looking confident.Looking at her boss's elegant appearance as he picked up the wine glass and tasted it slowly, Diona's curiosity aroused her curiosity as to what this can of imitation alcoholic pineapple-flavored juice tasted like.

“The aroma of pineapple is rich and fermented, but it doesn’t have any cloying feeling. The sparkling drink stimulates the tongue coating and really imitates the mouth-killing taste of beer when you drink it. This drink really feels like drinking, but There’s definitely no alcohol in it.”

With her extraordinary business acumen, Margaret immediately identified the group of people who needed this non-alcoholic 'wine' most.

That is some people who come to the bar to drink but still think about not losing face by getting drunk.

"Mr. Xia Yu, Diona, can I put this non-alcoholic fruity drink on the menu of Mao Tail Tavern?" The approval from the proprietress made Kitten Girl's eyes light up.

In this way, his first non-alcoholic flavored drink was completed, and Xia Yu also gave himself an idea, that is, how to make an alcoholic drink that imitates the taste of wine.With this as a reference, I will definitely be able to imitate and create more 'juice wine' according to this idea!

The wine industry in Mondstadt, prepare for the huge shock brought by Diona!

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The instruction on fruit juice wine is now complete, and the remaining kvass production will take a few days.Diona, who had the same mind buried in the creation of 'fruit wine', and Ms. Margaret, the owner of the Cat Tail Tavern, said goodbye. Xia Yu, who returned to the courtyard, planned to first buy the dried raisins, cranberries and other dried fruits he bought today. Soak.

The degree of fermentation of kvass made in a short period of time cannot be compared to the type that is left for two or three days longer. Therefore, the lack of wheat flavor requires the selection of some dried fruits to increase its flavor, thereby making the entire beverage version of kvass taste better. stand up.

After placing the container of soaked raisins and dried cranberries in the refrigerator in his small courtyard, Xia Yu, who estimated that the lunch business was about to start, packed all the prepared raw materials and brought them to his small shop.

The freshly grilled barbecued pork needs to be placed in the furnace that is preheated after lighting the charcoal fire to slightly restore the temperature.The rice is steamed on the stove, and then the vegetable soup that can be prepared in advance is heated... Xia Yu, who is methodically preparing the dishes for sale at noon, seems to be very busy, but the flowing production process gives people the feeling of being invested in the cooking. a feeling of.

"Hey, Xia Yu, have you started preparing?"

Looking in the direction of the sound, Charles, the bartender who waved hello to him with a smile on his face, found a table and sat down on a bench close to the operating area. "Xia Yu, you are a bit uninterested. We obviously have such a good cooperative relationship, but you ended up funding the Mao Tail Tavern."

Although what Charles said was a bit provocative, judging from the smile that could not be restrained from the corner of his eyes and the teasing tone, the other party did not take this matter seriously, and simply Just a few words of fun.

"It's just some non-alcoholic fruit drinks. You can't just let everyone who enters the tavern drink it, right? It's like you only sell Yin and Paimon fruit drinks." Charles answered in the same joking tone .Xia Yu began to admire Chenxi Winery's intelligence network.

How much time has passed?The news between himself and Diona had already been found out clearly by Charles and the others.

It is worthy of being the bar of the Night Hero of Mondstadt. Even though he has retreated from the frontline of the Knights, he is still protecting Mondstadt in his own way.

What a arrogant knight senior...

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After coordinating the noon turnover, he turned his attention to Mona, who had adapted to work. Xia Yu, who felt that he could live a normal life for a few days, looked at the sky with a contented expression.

It was almost time to close the store... Just when Xia Yu was about to shout, a man with blond and slightly beige hair appeared in his field of vision and walked towards the store, which caught Xia Yu's attention.

Dressed in black and blue clothing like the night sky, a small eye patch covers the right eye and the small half of the right cheek. "Excuse me, can I pack it?" The blond man's calm tone made Xia Yu alert.

The aura on this person was so strange... It was as if he was trying his best to suppress the feeling of manic energy. More importantly, with this familiar feeling, the first thing he thought of was the former member of the Abyss Order. Come to assassinate your own mage.