gourmet chef

Chapter 301 The Secret of Rice Wine

Bai Xiaobai replied frankly, "Using plum blossom snow water is only the first key step in making this wine. If I guess correctly, there is a second very key step, which is the special cellaring method."

A male guest was confused and asked casually, "Little brother, what do you mean by the special cellaring method?"

Some male guests seemed to have understood what Bai Xiaobai meant, and asked back, "You mean that the rice wine is brewed and stored in a special place?"

Bai Xiaobai said, "That's right, it is to make the alcohol fermentation and concentration more mellow."

During the banquet, someone immediately raised a question, "Generally, baijiu can be cellared for a few years to become rich and fragrant, but this rice wine is not high in alcohol, so it is not easy to cellar, right? It might just go bad."

Others put it more bluntly, "Storing in the cellar can make plum blossoms more fragrant, which is too fake."

"Although this little brother is very sure, this kind of statement is still not credible."

After hearing what Bai Xiaobai said, all the guests couldn't agree with him.

In fact, Bai Xiaobai hadn't finished all his words.

He continued to explain, "It can be stored in the cellar if it is puree wine, not only white wine, but also rice wine. If the wine tastes sour, it means that the cellar has failed."

The guest who said rice wine cannot be stored in the cellar just now, heard Bai Xiaobai's direct rebuttal, and said even more annoyed, "Then you said why Lao Chen's rice wine is stored in a special cellar, it has this special fragrance of plum blossoms."

Facing the guests' questions, Bai Xiaobai's face was calm, and he talked eloquently, "Generally, the cellars for rice wine are mainly divided into three types: underground, caves, and semi-underground wine cellars. In my opinion, old Chen's brewed wine is the best place to store wine. It is fermented in an underground wine cellar, and this wine cellar is located under a plum blossom forest."

Bai Xiaobai's words aroused criticism from the guests again.

"This Bai Xiaobai is too pretentious, as if it's the wine he brewed, the wine he cellared, so sure."

"Don't tell me, although this kid is pretending to be aggressive, he does have some real knowledge."

"Bullshit knowledge, this Bai Xiaobai can brag better than the old Wang next door to my house. According to him, as long as the wine jar is buried under the plum blossom forest, there will be such a strong fragrance of plum blossom wine, so I will bury the wine jar under the sweet-scented osmanthus forest , there is sweet-scented osmanthus, and so on, I can make flower wine by myself, and those manufacturers of flower wine have all closed down long ago."

"It's a bit reasonable for you to say that. Listen to how this kid flatters him."

The two middle-aged male guests couldn't understand Bai Xiaobai even before they came to the table, because the exorbitant prices of the dishes in Xiaobai's restaurant really scared the two brothers.

Therefore, the two of them couldn't help whispering a few words in private.

Naturally, Bai Xiaobai couldn't hear their private criticisms.

He just wanted to express what was in his mind.

If you guess correctly, you can get a valuable agarwood bracelet, and if you guess wrong, you won't be ashamed, anyway, all the previous guests guessed wrong, so he is the only one.

The host, Chen Chen, didn't say a word, but looked at Bai Xiaobai very seriously, with an indescribably weird expression on his face.

Bai Xiaobai didn't know whether his guess was correct or not, so he continued to finish what he hadn't finished speaking in one go:
"I just checked the jar of old Chen's rice wine. This jar is not an ordinary clay jar, but a special black clay jar."

"This kind of black pottery is smoked with thick smoke in the later stage of baking with clay, so that the black carbon particles in the smoke can infiltrate and fill the gaps in the pottery, so the final fired product is black. Especially the top-quality black pottery wine jar, the wall is like an egg. The shell is as thin as it is, so it is called "eggshell pottery", which is very rare, and the wine jar that Mr. Chen chose is of this grade."

"This kind of 'eggshell pottery' wine jar is very different from ordinary pottery. The biggest feature is that it has a particularly good air permeability, which can promote the wine body to mature, because black carbon particles infiltrate during the firing process, just like activated carbon. Similarly, it can also absorb some impurities and some miscellaneous bacteria in the rice wine, making the rice wine taste more mellow and pure."

"So to sum it up, I think Mr. Chen brewed rice wine with plum blossom snow water, put it in a special 'eggshell pottery' wine jar, and then dug a special dry small wine cellar under the ground of Meilin. The mouth of the wine jar is sealed with mud, and the pit of the wine cellar is filled with old plum blossom mud, allowing the wine jar to ferment naturally for a long time in the special plum blossom soil environment, and finally the fine wine is made today."

Bai Xiaobai's speech was not as ordinary as the old scholar's. Every word he said was powerful and rhythmic.

At that moment, the entire banquet was silent, no one was distracted, and everyone stared at Bai Xiaobai.

The above words, even if you read the words, it is impossible to speak so fluently.

Not only about the process of wine making, but also clearly explain the wine jars used for wine making.

In short, without real talent and learning, it is absolutely impossible to say such a thing.

A few younger female guests couldn't help but cast their fiery gazes on Bai Xiaobai's handsome face.

The two male guests who criticized Bai Xiaobai before had nothing to say at the moment, but they were still thinking to themselves at the same time.

This is purely Bai Xiaobai's conjecture, although what he said seems to be true, but if Mr. Chen denies it, then what he said just now is full of nonsense.

The two male guests were thinking.

Only a thunderous applause was heard, which instantly broke the quiet atmosphere.

All the guests followed the sound.

It was Chen Chen who applauded.

He frowned and smiled happily. After stopping the applause, he stretched out his thumb and praised:

"Young man, you are really not simple. I brewed a special rice wine by myself, and I invited the top sommeliers in Canton to taste it before, but no one knew the key secret recipe of my wine making. I didn't expect what you just said Not bad at all. I, Chen Chen, don't have many people to admire in my life, young man, you are the only one."

Chen Chen used to call Bai Xiaobai "Little Brother Bai" before, but this time he changed his name to "young man" out of appreciation from the bottom of his heart.

He really didn't expect that the young man in his early 20s in front of him would be so powerful, he really had a bright future.

Bai Xiaobai is actually not half-baked, he has real strength, and he has accumulated a wealth of food knowledge from his childhood.

Therefore, it is not only a practical kitchen, but also a theoretical hall.

Of course, these thoughts about Chen Lao brewing rice wine are not based on Bai Xiaobai's groundless, nonsense, let alone delusional.

He got some insight from the missing chapter of "Plum Blossom Wine" in the gourmet book "Food Treasures" edited by Yu Yu in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and synthesized part of the description in "Dream of Red Mansions", adding his own thoughts, and finally speculated on the conjecture .

He didn't expect these ideas to be completely correct, which surprised him a little.

At this moment, Bai Xiaobai realized that reading more books is indeed beneficial.

Live and learn, and read a variety of books in your spare time, there will always be a day when it will come in handy.

At the moment, most of the guests knew that Bai Xiaobai had guessed correctly the process of brewing rice wine, and they were envious in their hearts, even the delicious crabs were tasteless.

No wonder.

If she guessed correctly, there would be an aloes bracelet, which was wanted by all the guests, but now only a newcomer, Bai Xiaobai, took it away.

It is strange not to arouse envy.

However, an elderly male guest sitting on Chen Chen's right hand said, "Old Chen, this brother Yuanshan's nephew is indeed well-informed, but I don't know if he can taste how old your rice wine is?" of?"

The words of this elderly male guest gave most of the guests who were almost heartbroken a glimmer of hope.

Mr. Chen emphasized before that not only the key secret of wine making must be revealed, but also how old the rice wine is.

People have selfishness, which is unavoidable. What you can't get by yourself is often unwilling to be obtained by others.

Therefore, among the guests, there are a few funny guests at this moment, praying in their hearts.

"Sky Lingling, Earth Lingling, Taishang Laojun, you always show your spirit, don't let this Bai Xiaobai guess how old it is."

"If you can't guess correctly, this Bai Xiaobai will definitely not guess correctly. If you say a random number, the probability of guessing it right is very low."

"If Bai Xiaobai can guess correctly, I'll eat shit. He will definitely not be able to guess. There is no one who has more than 20 or [-] years of experience in wine tasting. You have to guess accurately unless you have shit luck."

Unlike others, at this moment Bai Yuanshan was praying in his heart.

"God, bless my eldest nephew, he must be right. If he is right, I will always burn a suckling pig for you later."

Bai Yuanshan naturally hoped that the fat and water would not flow to outsiders' fields. After Bai Xiaobai got the agarwood bracelet, his brother-in-law would naturally have a bright face.

Unlike other guests and Bai Yuanshan, Gao Ming who was beside Bai Xiaobai didn't say a word during the dinner, and his face was always calm.

At this moment, he was very much looking forward to Bai Xiaobai's answer.

These days, Gao Chao and Bai Xiaobai live under the same roof. He knows that Bai Xiaobai is very accomplished in cooking, but he doesn't know what his shortcomings are.

I don't know if the rice wine made by grandpa has been aged for a few years, can he say it once?
Gao Chao put on a look of anticipation for watching a big show.

At this moment, all the guests focused their attention on Bai Xiaobai, as if this was his exclusive personal performance 'stage'.

But Bai Xiaobai calmly picked up half a glass of rice wine, took another sip, and after a slight pause for three seconds, he finally spoke the answer in his heart.

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