If you like my food articles, please click "Follow" and there will be more wonderful food articles dedicated to you!The history of winemaking in China can be traced back to the Neolithic Age, and it is inevitable that the accumulated rice will be soaked by rainwater. Fermentation microorganisms breed in the surrounding environment, and the ancients smelled the first wisp of wine in the primitive society in this pile of moldy rice. The Jiangnan region is rich in rice, which also provides a rich material basis for the brewing of rice wine in ancient China, making the rice wine culture stretch for thousands of years. However, for people in the northern region, rice wine is relatively unfamiliar, and the deeper classification is even less understood. Friends often ask: What kind of wine is Huadiao wine?Why is it called "liquid cake"?This article will take you to understand Huadiao wine
Huadiao wine is one of the oldest liquors in China, belongs to rice wine, with steamed glutinous rice as grain, sprinkled with fine koji powder made of wheat, and added to the water of the clear lake to brew, the Huadiao wine produced in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province is the most famous. In addition to Huadiao wine, rice wine also includes rice wine, Yuanhong wine, Xiangxue wine, Taidiao wine, good wine, etc. Nowadays, Huadiao wine has become synonymous with Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and when it comes to Huadiao wine, people can't help but think of Shaoxing, and their thoughts fly to the water town in the south of the Yangtze River in their dreams.
The Jiangnan region is rich in rice, and in the beginning of winter, there is a tradition of making rice wine for every household, and they will also give their home-brewed rice wine to relatives and friends. In ancient times, the workmanship of clay pots and pottery altars and other utensils was not fine enough, so people asked famous craftsmen to carve exquisite patterns such as flowers, birds, insects and fish, dragons and phoenixes auspicious, customs and customs when making pottery, so as to highlight the dignity of the rice wine gifted, which is the origin of "flower carving wine".
The dignity of Huadiao wine is not only manifested in the gift of relatives and friends, but also the tradition of "Huadiao marrying a girl" in Shaoxing. No matter how old their daughter was, the family began to brew rice wine in large quantities and put it into pottery jars carved with elaborate patterns. These exquisite patterns are mainly based on the full life blessings of the daughter, which is to hope that the daughter will live a happy life and a happy marriage after marriage, which is another theory of the origin of Huadiao wine.
When the pond dries up in winter, the pottery jar filled with rice wine is sealed tightly and buried in the pond. When his daughter got married, he took out the wine and entertained his relatives and friends. This kind of Huadiao wine is also called "women's wine", after many years of buried rice wine, the wine body is clear, the color is ruddy, so it is called "daughter red".
China's traditional imperial examination culture is to learn and excel, which is also the only way for ordinary children to get ahead. With the evolution of history and the migration of customs, Huadiao wine is not only brewed when a daughter is born, no matter who has a son, it will also brew this carved rice wine. When his son was in high school, he took it out and drank it with relatives and friends in the township to celebrate. Different from the Huadiao wine made by giving birth to a daughter, the surface of the carved wine jar filled with rice wine when giving birth to a son should be painted with vermilion, which means that the high school head color is also called "champion red".
Huadiao wine is a semi-dry rice wine, with a sugar content of 15-40 grams l;In addition, Huadiao wine is also rich in protein, and the amino acids contained in it are the highest among all liquors, and it is a veritable "liquid cake". In particular, the 8 essential amino acids that have important benefits for the human body are all contained in Huadiao wine, which is really commendable. Moreover, this fermented amino acid is very easy to be absorbed by the human body, which is also an important reason why the elderly in the south like to drink rice wine. Huadiao wine also contains a variety of trace elements and vitamins, far more than beer, which is known as "liquid bread", and it is well deserved to be called "liquid cake".
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