gourmet chef

Chapter 299 The Showy Bai Xiaobai

When Chen Chen called him Little Brother Bai, he was really sweating like a waterfall.

Bai Xiaobai didn't like to pretend, let alone show off, but when asked about him, he naturally had to answer solemnly.

"The most favorite wine for the ancients to eat crabs is not rice wine or wine, but rice wine."

Chen Chen nodded and said, "That's right, it's rice wine. But, do you know what kind of rice wine goes best with crabs, brother Bai?"

Chen Chen's question was very tricky.

Yellow rice wine is one of the oldest brewed wines in the world, and it has become the world's four major brewed wines together with liquor, wine and beer.

Chinese ancestors began to brew rice wine as early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

Today, according to the types of koji used in brewing rice wine, rice wine is mainly divided into two categories, namely "wheat koji rice wine and red koji rice wine".

Throughout China, there are no less than 30 varieties of these two types of rice wine.

Therefore, it is undoubtedly very difficult to say the best rice wine variety with crab.

Facing Chen Chen's tricky question, Bai Xiaobai said calmly:

"The most favorite wine for the ancients to eat crabs is rice wine. Now rice wine is divided into wheat koji rice wine and red koji rice wine. The ancients liked to drink these two wines. Depending on the region, everyone's preferences are not exactly the same. So there is no best Good is only better, so the specific kind of rice wine is the most suitable, I think it varies from person to person, so I can't generalize."

Bai Xiaobai spoke clearly and cohesively, without any delay.

Chen Chen nodded slightly after hearing this, as if he was very satisfied with the answer.

However, all the guests were confused when they heard Bai Xiaobai's classification of wheat koji rice wine and red koji rice wine.

As for high-end red wine, XO, whiskey, these foreign wines, all the guests know some of them.

But they know very little about the traditional Chinese rice wine.

In fact, Bai Yuanshan was the same, he couldn't understand what Bai Xiaobai said at all.

However, he didn't feel surprised at all by Bai Xiaobai's calmness and fluent answers.

This eldest nephew dare not say anything else, but it is too difficult to beat him in the knowledge about food.

Bai Yuanshan thought to himself.

After Bai Xiaobai finished talking about the classification of rice wine just now, the guests started whispering and discussing in low voices.

"This kid has two brushes. What is he talking about, wheat koji and red koji? What exactly are they?"

"I don't know, but this Bai Xiaobai is quite capable of acting."

"He has the strength to pretend to be coercive. Speaking of which, when you guessed just now, you said it was cooking wine, and I almost died of laughter."

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All the guests whispered among themselves, but they were a little impressed by Bai Xiaobai.

Most of the guests who came to this Qiuju crab banquet had met before, including Bai Yuanshan.

But Bai Xiaobai is a completely unfamiliar face, and he is very silent and doesn't like to talk.

Most of the guests thought that he was just a scumbag, but they didn't expect him to be so knowledgeable.

At the moment, almost all the guests cast special glances at him.

Silence is gold, low-key is silver.

After Bai Xiaobai answered the question, he didn't make too much publicity, and continued to eat the remaining crabs silently with his head down.

I thought it was over after answering Chen Chen's first question.

For the next banquet, you can enjoy delicious food.

Unexpectedly, this is just an appetizer, and more exciting problems are yet to come.

Chen Chen lowered his head and whispered a few words to the two waitresses beside him.

After the two waitresses finished listening, they entered the villa together.

A few minutes later, the two waitresses reappeared.

One holds a pottery wine jar in both hands.

One person is holding a red lacquer plate with a small wine glass and a small bamboo wine glass on it.

The two waitresses put the wine jar and the wine holder beside Chen Chen's table, and lifted the mud cover on the wine jar.

A special strong aroma of wine immediately spread to the surroundings.

Originally, there was a faint scent of chrysanthemums around, but it did not affect the aroma of the wine at all.

Bai Yuanshan swallowed his saliva and said, "Old Chen, you can tell that this is a good old wine as soon as you smell it."

Chen Chen said with a smile, "This is old wine, that is, rice wine. I have preserved it for many years. You are happy, take it out and let everyone have a taste. Have a glass."

Some of the female guests didn't like to drink alcohol at first, but when Mr. Chen said that it was a treasure for many years, they had to give some face, at least take a sip or two.

Frankly speaking, Bai Xiaobai himself has an innate resistance to the taste of rice wine.

However, eating crabs with rice wine is indeed a perfect match, which can eliminate the damage of the big cold crabs to the stomach.

At this banquet, you must eat a lot of seafood, and drinking a little rice wine is really good for your health.

Therefore, Bai Xiaobai also ordered a small cup of Chen Lao's preserved rice wine purely for the sake of eating healthy.

Soon, the waitress brought Bai Xiaobai a small glass of rice wine.

This rice wine is dark amber in color, and under the sunlight, it is slightly greenish.

Judging from the color, it is indeed a good wine for collection.

After Bai Xiaobai finished eating the crab, he picked up his wine glass and took a sip of rice wine.

A special taste permeated between the teeth and tongue, with a special aroma that punched the nose.

Among the four major brewed wines, baijiu, wine and beer all have a large number of fans, but rice wine is the only one that is simply regarded as a drinking wine by very few people.

It is generally used to cook food, such as fish dishes, and add some to eliminate the fishy smell.

Frankly speaking, Bai Xiaobai didn't like rice wine very much before.

But the rice wine that is imported now is special, with no sour taste in the mouth, sweet aftertaste, and lingering aroma, especially after eating crabs, drink a sip of this rice wine.

The aftertaste of fresh and fragrant crab is once again washed between the lips and teeth, very carefree and dripping.

What's especially special is that this rice wine is not as pungent as ordinary rice wine. It has the sauce and strong aroma of baijiu, but it is completely different because there is a scent of plum blossoms that keeps lingering around the tip of the nose.

After taking a sip of the wine, he really breathed out like a plum.

The breath is filled with the special fragrance of plum blossoms.

All the guests present showed doubts.

A guest asked, "Old Chen, how did you make this rice wine, why is it so fragrant, so refreshing, and not offensive at all."

A female guest who didn't like alcohol in her life drank a small glass of rice wine and said in confusion, "This wine is really delicious. I am most afraid of drinking alcohol, but this wine has a special fragrance and a smooth mouthfeel. It doesn't taste like white wine." It was like a throat was on fire."

The guests all turned their eyes to Mr. Chen, trying to get an answer.

Chen Chen didn't answer the question directly, but said with a smile, "I am happy today. If anyone answers the second question correctly, I will give him the agarwood bracelet for free."

After Chen Chen finished speaking, he took off the agarwood bracelet on his hand and signaled to everyone as a bet.

After Bai Yuanshan saw the appearance of the Chenxiang bracelet, his eyes straightened for a moment.

Bai Yuanshan has been making antiques for decades, and he has a vicious eye. Ordinary agarwood bracelets will never catch his eye.

However, the agarwood bracelet in Chen Chen's hand is very exquisite in materials and workmanship. Each agarwood bead is fine and oily in texture, clear and clean in texture, and smooth in lines. Only the finest agarwood raw materials can be made into such exquisite agarwood beads. Agarwood bracelet.

Roughly estimated, at least the value is more than six figures.

All the guests have seen the world, and they are all masters of the goods, and they all know that this agarwood bracelet is very valuable.

I didn't expect the stakes of this second question to be so high.

All the guests knew that Mr. Chen was a man, he had a great reputation, he always kept his word and kept his word, and if he could afford to gamble, he would naturally be able to lose.

That is to say, whoever can answer the second question can really get this string of agarwood bracelets.

It's so tempting.

I don't know what the second question of old Chen is?
Based on the high value of the bet, all the guests silently guessed the question in their hearts, and all put on a posture of listening attentively to the question.

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