Bai Juyi's "Ask Liu Nineteen": "Green ants make new wine, red clay small stove." If you want snow in the evening, you can drink a cup of nothing"There are only two crosses, which expresses the joy of drinking in winter.
In winter, the climate is cold, and drinking rice wine can help blood circulation, promote metabolism, and have the functions of nourishing blood and nourishing beauty, invigorating blood and dispelling cold, and activating meridians, which can effectively resist cold stimulation and prevent colds.
Drink rice wine in winter to maintain health
In China's traditional diet and health, there is a saying that "tonic in winter and tiger in spring". There are many kinds of wine, rice wine is a treasure in Chinese wine, the nutritional value is extremely high, containing 18 kinds of amino acids, these nutrients are easy to be digested and absorbed by the human body. In winter, the temperature is cold, and people resist the cold by tonifying the kidney, which is also an important part of winter health. Rice wine is a warm wine, especially suitable for drinking in the cold winter, and drinking rice wine in moderation can nourish the kidneys and prevent cold.
Li Shizhen said in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "All wines are different in mellowness, but rice wine is used for medicinal purposes. "This rice wine is rice wine, warm drinking rice wine, not only can invigorate the blood and dispel cold, through the meridians and channels, but also drink a moderate amount of regular drinking can also nourish the blood and nourish the skin, and prevent colds. Rice wine has great medicinal value and is an important auxiliary raw material for traditional Chinese medicine ointment, pill, pill and powder. Rice wine smells bitter, sweet, pungent, hot, the main medicinal potential, can kill hundreds of poisons, through the meridians, blood veins, warm the spleen and stomach, nourish **, disperse warm qi, protect the liver, remove wind and lower qi, invigorate blood, facilitate urination, etc.
Drinking rice wine in winter can replenish sufficient calories for the human body, can invigorate blood and dispel cold, activate meridians, effectively resist cold stimulation, prevent colds, and prevent some diseases caused by cold. Proper consumption of rice wine in winter can help lower cholesterol levels, reduce blood viscosity, and reduce blood clots. Especially in winter, female friends can drink rice wine in moderation to warm up the cold and promote blood circulation. For patients with high blood pressure, moderate consumption of rice wine is also good for controlling blood pressure.
In winter, the truth of warm rice wine drinking
Generally, rice wine should be drunk warm in winter. There are generally two ways to warm wine: one is to put the wine container in hot water and heat it, and the other is to heat it over a fire. However, the heating time of rice wine should not be too long, otherwise the alcohol will volatilize, but it will be light and tasteless.
The general method of heating rice wine in Shaoxing is "scalding with water in a string", which is wonderful. Pour the wine into the skewers, and then put it in a water bath in boiling water to gradually warm the wine, generally heating until the wine is fragrant, the entrance is mild and comfortable, and it must not be too hot. After heating, the rice wine is poured into the wine jug, and then poured into the glass, the amber liquor ripples in the glass, with a wisp of wine aroma, which is very pleasant. Drinking rice wine hot not only warms the stomach and invigorates the blood, but also spreads quickly and makes people feel comfortable.
The most vivid verb for drinking rice wine is "Mi", Mi cup of old wine, is the synthesis of a series of actions such as sniffing, sucking, sipping, tasting, etc., Mi Mi, the wine is more and more flavorful in the mouth, the eyes are slightly closed, and the moment of brain pleasure is achieved. Through the action of "Mi", you can gradually appreciate the rich flavor substances in rice wine. In the process of drinking rice wine, these flavor substances are gradually released, gradually diffuse in the nasal cavity and mouth, and even after swallowing, there is an endless aftertaste.
*|Comprehensively compiled from the Traditional Brewing Food Research Center of Jiangnan University.