Li Xiao took the bottle without any label. He looked up and down and groped up and down the white bottle with his fingers.
The bottle body is a bit uneven and not as smooth as expected.
Some of these places have even turned yellow and darkened over time, and some of the enamel on the surface has even begun to fall off. It is obviously a real old wine bottle.
Li Xiao did not hesitate and said:
"If I guess correctly, this should be Moutai liquor that is 20 or 30 years old, right?"
Li Xiao told me what the unlabeled wine was without any hesitation.
Yang Sanxi and the old waiter looked a little embarrassed, but Sanjie Yang had also seen strong winds and waves.
After he and his old brother looked at each other, they immediately burst into laughter. He pointed at Li Xiao with his finger:
"I didn't see it. The old man made a mistake this time and turned out to be an expert. Okay, he recognized it right away. He usually drinks a lot, right?"
"This kind of wine is not common nowadays. After all, if you drink something that is less than one bottle, there are not many genuine products out there. You can tell at a glance that it is not easy!"
Hearing Yang Sanxi's praise, Li Xiao touched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"I'm lucky. I happened to drink it before, so I boldly guessed it."
What kind of expert is he? If he hadn't drank a bottle of exactly the same bottle before, and the taste was so good, he would have been deeply impressed.
Otherwise, don't let him just look at the bottle. Even if he takes two sips, he probably won't be able to tell what kind of wine it is.
However, after hearing Li Xiao's words, Yang Sanxi's impression of Li Xiao became even better. He didn't think it was true.
It is really rare to see such a capable and humble young man.
He looked at Li Xiao with satisfaction, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.
He waved to Li Xiao and pointed to the seat next to him.
"Hurry up and sit down and start eating, otherwise the taste will be bad when the braised food cools down."
"Okay."
Holding the wine bottle in his left hand and two wine glasses in his right hand, Xiang sat down next to Yang Sanxi again.
Li Xiao opened the bottle cap and the familiar and rich aroma of Moutai came out.
The aroma of the wine is very rich and fragrant but not overpowering. After more than 20 years of precipitation, those intensely active molecules have long since become stable and calm.
Time makes them mature and gentle.
The already somewhat viscous wine slowly flowed out of the jug.
Their cups are not big, they are small cups worth two yuan each.
Maybe some people don’t know what the concept of two qian is. Ten qian is one tael, and ten taels is one catty.
The two-cent cup is the size of a standard or Moutai cup, which is converted into a volume of 10ml.
Well, originally it was not a good thing to drink on an empty stomach, but the aroma of the wine was too tempting. Although neither of them were heavy drinkers, they couldn't hold it back.
The two of them each picked up the wine glasses that were close to them, looked at each other, clinked the glasses gently, and then drank it all.
The aromatic wine is very rich and feels very comfortable and clean when entering the throat.
There is no pungency and irritation like other drinks entering the throat. He is like a gentle girl, charming and charming.
The original alcohol content of this wine should have been only 38 degrees. After more than 20 years of careful preservation, the alcohol content has obviously dropped a lot.
The alcohol content of more than 20 degrees is not high, so it is not a big problem even if you drink it on an empty stomach.
After finishing a glass of wine, Li Xiao quickly looked at Yang Sanxi.
When he found that Yang Sanxi was not blushing and out of breath, his worries were relieved.
It seems that although the old man is very old, his physical condition is still quite good.
When I saw Li Xiao put down his glass after only one drink, it looked like he didn't intend to continue drinking.
Yang Sanxi was a little dissatisfied and glared at Li Xiao:
"No way, you kid, you look so tall and tall, but you turn out to be a worthless person. You can't do it even after just one drink?"
Although he knew that Yang Sanxi was a fierce general, he could say anything to a man, but he couldn't say it was useless.
Li Xiao quickly poured two more glasses of wine for the two of them, but immediately added after finishing the fight:
"Old man, we have to make it clear first that we will stop for a while before we have another drink and eat some stew first, otherwise it won't taste good when the stew cools down."
"Besides, drinking on an empty stomach is not good for our health, don't you think?"
"When we finish eating, I will drink with you as much as you like. Not to mention a bottle, even a box, I can drink with you, okay?"
Yang Sanxi was not an unreasonable person. He nodded gently:
"Okay, let's have another drink and then eat this stew first."
After saying that, he had another drink with Li Xiao, and the two drank it down in one gulp.
After finishing a glass of wine, he did not forget to show off in front of the audience:
"The Moutai that has been produced for more than 20 years is delicious. It is difficult to compare with others and to compare goods. There is a huge gap between this old Moutai and the old Moutai. If this old Moutai has 90 points, then the new Moutai can only pass the test at best.
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Just now in the live broadcast room, I heard that Li Xiao was holding a 30-year-old wine, and all the drunkards in the live broadcast room had already started shouting.
Now it's even more intolerable to hear the anchor show off in front of them.
"My God, what does 30-year-old Moutai taste like?"
"I have been lucky enough to drink it for 20 years. The taste is really amazing. I still remember it seven or eight years later."
"I once drank a bottle of blended Moutai at the company's annual meeting. I added 50 ml of 30-year-old Moutai to the new Moutai. The taste improved several levels."
"Anchor, this is too wasteful, isn't it? Just drink this 30-year-old wine to your mouth, without adding anything else?"
"I didn't believe it before when I heard that there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the capital, and that a brick could kill several high-ranking officials. But now that I see that any old man can produce a 30-year-old wine, I believe it a little bit."
"Wait a minute, why does the name Yang Sanxi sound familiar?"
"The name Yang Sanxi is so common, isn't it natural that it sounds familiar?"
Seeing a group of viewers drooling in the live broadcast room, you revealed a cruel smile, and then looked at your bowl of steaming braised pork.
As soon as I picked up the spoon, I heard the familiar punch-in prompt from the system:
[Ding dong, check-in is successful, the food restaurant you checked in is: [Huiji Braised Small Intestine]]
[The stewed soup that has been passed down for 100 years has preserved the taste of the last century]
[After 36,500 days of continuous cooking, the quality of the stewed soup has changed and sublimated]
[Various enzymes and microorganisms in the stewed soup have made the taste of the stewed soup more wonderful after a hundred years of development]
[Fresh ingredients, carefully processed]
[The cramped environment and poor service attitude slightly degrade the dining experience of diners]
[Chef: 3-star senior chef: Huo Zhenxi]
[Sous chef: 1-star senior chef: Huo Yuanpei]
"Ding dong, the system rating, [Huiji Braised Small Intestine] has a star rating of 4 stars."
"Ding dong, you have won a 4-star food store check-in reward"
[Ability: Braised Pork Proficiency]
[Ability introduction: You have learned how to make a pot of stew.]
[Ability: Brine Maturation]
[Ability introduction: God created the world in 7 days, and you used 7 days to create the old brine. The new brine only needs 7 days of careful care on your part to be comparable to the century-old brine]
[Money: 100,000 yuan]
【Famous: 40】
[Introduction to fame: 1 point of fame will allow 10 strangers to recognize you through different channels]
Li Xiao took a deep breath when he saw the reward he had received.
What the hell? What does it mean that God created the world in seven days, and he can create a pot of brine that lasts for a hundred years in just seven days?
What the hell kind of ability is this?
Li Xiao even suspected that this was the so-called time power, but one person could only act on this pot of brine at this time.
You must know that the more you cook brine, the better it is, and the more you cook it, the more fragrant it becomes.
Whether the food in a brine shop is delicious or not, and whether the brine is fragrant or not, all depends on the old brine at the bottom of the pot and the store's seasoning.
Li Xiao also heard some news that some people who wanted to open braised pork restaurants went to some century-old braised pork restaurants.
I wanted to pay a lot of money for the old brine soup base as a soup type, but no one else was willing to sell it for 300,000 yuan.
Of course, this is not news or hype, but a true story. 100 years sounds very short, but when converted into days, it is a long time.
After 36,500 days of meticulous care, the final pot of stewed soup base probably cost more than 300,000 yuan just for firewood.
The portion of the old stewed soup base is actually not very large. Most of the stewed stewed soup that is boiling in the pot now is actually the new soup base.
The old stewed soup base is usually well protected by the boss himself, and is placed in a small house and heated slowly over low heat.
When I get up early every morning, the boss scoops out one-tenth of the pot of old stewed soup base.
This one-tenth of the old stewed soup can be placed in a large soup pot to become stewed soup.
Then add new stewed soup into a large soup pot, and the soup base of this new stewed soup will be used throughout the day.
After closing the door at night, the boss will filter the remaining stew and filter out all the impurities and residues inside.
Then pour the new stewed soup back into the pot of old stewed soup, repeat the cycle, continue to care for it, and continue to cook.
So buying half a pot of Laolu soup base for 300,000 yuan is really not worth it.
Li Xiao first scooped up a spoonful of stewed soup. The color of the stewed soup was very normal, with no weird red or black color.
Blow the oil on the spoon and take a mouthful of the steaming stewed soup.
The braised soup is very authentic and has a rich layer of flavor.
Salty, fragrant, strong and sweet.
The 4 flavors are mixed perfectly, and the stew has no peculiar smell, which proves that the pig waste inside is really clean.
Whether pig waste is treated thoroughly will greatly affect the quality of the stew, because the stew needs to be cooked repeatedly.
Once there is an odor in the new stew, pouring it back into the old stew will directly destroy the entire pot of stew.
However, Li Xiao always felt that the taste of the braised soup was a bit too thin. It is probably because the business was so good that the added old braised soup was diluted too much.
Therefore, the soup does not taste as thick as Laolu soup should have, but I have to say that the soup of Laolu soup is really good.
Even if it is diluted a lot, it still tastes very good. It is not like other stewed soups where once too much water is added, it always tastes bland.
Li Xiao nodded with satisfaction:
"It's very good. Although this braised soup is a little thin, the taste is very pure. It is worthy of being an old braised soup that has been cooked for 100 years. If nothing else, I can give this stewed soup 65
points or more.”
Studio
"Hey, why can I still drink this stewed soup? Isn't it weird? Doesn't it feel very salty?"
"I don't understand the person upstairs. There are many types of soup. The host will have a thinner soup when he eats it now, so he can just drink it."
“Is 65 points too low?”
"The anchor's rating has always been relatively stable. I feel that 65 points is not low."
"The soup alone is 65 points, that's good."
"Where can I find the best braised pork in the capital? I still think beef offal is better."
"I have eaten both braised pork and beef offal. In fact, I think the two are comparable. The difference does not lie in the two foods themselves, but in the craftsmanship of the makers."
"It is true that different people make different things for the same thing. You cannot blindly evaluate the quality of things like this."
“Hui Kee Braised Small Intestines has always been good, and it can be regarded as the backbone of the time-honored restaurant.”
"The taste is really good, but the price is getting more expensive every year. It was still 22 yuan when I went there three years ago, but this year it went up to 30 yuan."
Seeing someone comparing foods from different regions, Li Xiao hesitated and explained:
"Each region has its favorite food. Just like Sichuan likes to eat spicy food, friends from other regions who don't eat spicy food don't actually need to complain about each other's eating too spicy food."
"Just like ethnic compatriots in some areas don't like to eat pork, everyone should also give them a certain amount of respect."
"My opinion is the same as what an audience member just said. There is no distinction between high and low food. It is only the quality of the cook's craftsmanship that determines the quality of the dish."
"Okay, let's not talk about these for now. Let's try other braised dishes first."
After finishing his words, Li Xiao turned his attention to the stew in front of him.
Although the price of Hui Kee Braised Small Intestines is indeed quite high, it has to be said that the portions are quite generous and all the more expensive cuts are used.
There are seven or eight pieces of large intestine, seven or eight pieces of small intestine, five or six slices of pork belly, lung slices, and kidney. The portions are not ambiguous at all.
The edge of the bowl is filled with a circle of thickly sliced roasted and fried tofu. These two items have been placed on the surface of the pot, so they have long been filled with braised soup.
Li Xiao's bowl had minced garlic and coriander added, while Yang Sanxi's bowl had nothing added except a few drops of sesame oil.
The audience in the live broadcast room saw the comparison between the two braised dishes and started talking again:
"The anchor's food is not authentic? How can you eat this stewed dish with coriander added? Isn't it too unauthentic?"
"One thing I have to say is that the flavor of coriander is so strong that it completely overwhelms the flavor of braised food."
"It is true that I have lived in the capital for so many years. I never add coriander to the braised garlic, but I can barely add a little."
"Your uncle is still your uncle. This old man named Yang eats really authentically. He adds nothing but a few drops of sesame oil to bring out all the aroma of the braised food. This is a real foodie."
"I think coriander is good. I like to add coriander to everything I eat. I even grow coriander in my own yard. Why can't I add coriander to stewed dishes?"
"Long live the coriander, long live the coriander party."
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"Okay, okay, I just haven't eaten coriander for a long time. It's true that authentic braised food does not contain coriander."
"But eating food is not about which one is more authentic, but which one is more delicious. I think it tastes better this way, so I choose to eat it this way. There is nothing wrong with it."
After saying that, he pressed all the coriander he added on the surface of the stew into the stew, and the steaming old stew soup quickly cooked the coriander.
Li Xiao held the spoon in his left hand and the chopsticks in his right hand, and quickly put the cooked coriander and the stewed soup into the spoon.
The strong-flavored coriander entered Li Xiao's mouth along with the strong-flavored braised soup. It must be said that the two strong-flavored foods combined unexpectedly together.
As the teeth chew, the smell contained in the coriander is finally completely released.
Li Xiao's face showed a look of satisfaction. Coriander is such a wonderful thing. It has a rich and strong fragrance.
Adding it when eating heavy-flavored food will have a 200% bonus to the food. Of course, people who don't like it will smell like poison.
After swallowing the coriander in his mouth, Li Xiao quickly picked up a piece of large intestine that was shiny with oil.
The reason why he was so anxious was that after taking two or three sips of the stewed soup, he realized that the stewed soup tasted bland at first.
But the more you eat it, the more delicious it becomes and its staying power is very strong.
Therefore, his expectations for braised food have gradually increased.
The hot large intestine entered the mouth, and the rich taste exploded in the mouth.
The outer skin of the large intestine has become dense, smooth and tender due to long-term cooking, but the inside of the large intestine is still elastic.
And because the large intestine is cooked in one piece, it is only carefully cut with scissors when it is served at the end.
Therefore, the jelly-like substance contained in the middle of the large intestine is extremely rich and has not been lost due to long-term cooking.
To judge whether a large intestine is well-done, you must first check whether there is a layer of translucent gel-like substance between the surface and inner layers of the large intestine.
That layer of jelly-like substance that looks like jelly or gel is actually the same as the layer of jelly between the white-cut chicken bones. It is a condensation of amino acids in the pork.
This layer of amino acid condensation is the main source of the sweetness of the large intestine. Without this layer of gel, the sweetness of the entire large intestine will be reduced by more than half.
However, the heat and technique here were clearly mastered quite well, and the layer of gel that was almost overflowing made Li Xiao nod with satisfaction.
When he took his first sip of the braised soup, he felt that the system actually gave this restaurant a 4-star rating, which was a bit exaggerated. The difference was too big. The quality of the braised soup was only 2 stars at best.
I have been responsible for taking care of the children for the past two days, 6 of them... So I apologized for the first update yesterday. My relatives left this afternoon. So, although there are two updates tonight, the second update will be very late. Don't wait, let's get up and watch it tomorrow.
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