Vinegar is a traditional condiment in major cuisines in China, and it is also an essential condiment in our daily cooking. The types of vinegar are rice vinegar (white vinegar), aged vinegar, fragrant vinegar, fruit vinegar and alcohol vinegar. Rice vinegar and balsamic vinegar should be the most commonly eaten types.
Shanxi mature vinegar
As a Shanxi native, when it comes to spices, I have to mention Shanxi mature vinegar, one of the four famous vinegars in China.
First of all, I saw old vinegar and other vinegar. The first difference is the different colors. The color of aged vinegar is sauce red, brown red or even close to black; Rice vinegar and balsamic vinegar are generally much lighter in color or colorless and transparent. Many people who have never used mature vinegar as seasoning will not try it easily, and may not be used to the unique taste of mature vinegar.
In addition to the characteristics of ordinary acetic alcohol, strong taste and long taste, mature vinegar also has the characteristics of fragrance, cotton and no precipitation. Shanxi mature vinegar has the style of "sour, fragrant, mellow, thick, soft and long", which has penetrated into the hearts of Shanxi people. Unique technology, environment of origin, residents' tastes, history and culture have created "magic" old vinegar. There are several Chinese time-honored brands in Shanxi, brewing mature vinegar.
No matter Shanxi people or Shanxi people who go to other places, they can't do without the old vinegar in their hometown. Outsiders can also try Shanxi's old vinegar, eat more and savor it. I believe that the "magic" old vinegar will make you impressed and memorable.
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Speaking of seasoning, it can remove the fishy smell of meat. Usually southerners choose cooking wine for seasoning, while northerners like to use pepper, which can not only remove the fishy smell of meat, but also increase the flavor. It feels good to be slightly numb. Zanthoxylum bungeanum water made from Zanthoxylum bungeanum is widely used in seasoning.
When it comes to liquid seasonings, the most common ones are soy sauce, vinegar and cooking wine ... Have you ever seen pepper water? It can be made by itself.
Briefly describe the very common production methods, which are actually very simple and can be based on personal preferences. For better seasoning, we can also use some ginger.
Prepare about two handfuls of peppers, two or three slices of ginger, and about half a liter of water.
Pour half a liter of water into the pot, then add pepper and ginger slices and boil over high heat.
Then turn to a small fire to boil out the fragrance, and you can smell the obvious fragrance. When the pot is half full of water, turn off the heat and cool down.
Filter residue from pepper and ginger slices, and bottle with pepper water.
The color of pepper water is yellow or reddish, and you can smell the thick sesame fragrance.
Cooking habits directly put Chili, you can try Chili water, which is another magical taste.
mustard
Mustard is also a "magic" condiment. What we are talking about here is yellow mustard, which is ground from shepherd's purse seeds.
Everyone should be most familiar with the taste of mustard. Mustard is slightly bitter, spicy and fragrant, and has a unique taste, which is very irritating to the mouth and tongue. We all choked on mustard and felt "beautiful". It is a strong pungent smell with tears, that is, it occupies an important position in the seasoning industry with its unique taste.
It can be used to season pickles, pickles and bacon, or to mix salads and bean jelly. Northerners often eat bean jelly in summer. Bean jelly can be mixed with many seasonings and tastes, but this mustard bean jelly is loved by many people. Mustard jelly is indispensable in street stalls and small restaurants in my hometown in summer. Mustard jelly can use mustard oil and mustard powder.
Mustard oil has a strong impulse, and its strong choking smell stimulates the brain from the mouth to the nasal cavity. At the same time, I feel very happy Mustard powder is relatively less choking and a little bitter to eat, but it is also a delicious seasoning.
Many things are cold, such as bean jelly, cucumber, kelp, fungus ... vinegar, garlic and soy sauce are all daily use. Now you can try mustard. I have to say that if I experience the taste of mustard more, I might like this good seasoning.
Although mustard is spicy, it can stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, enhance appetite, dredge nasal congestion and treat asthma.