Choose five spices, including thyme, cayenne, kaempferia and geranium, to build the framework for making sesame oil.

The fragrance of thyme is relatively unique. The fragrance is not strong, but it is very long-lasting and is not easily covered by other spices. At the same time, thyme and other ginger spices have a high degree of harmony in taste. Among the spices we commonly use, there are definitely not a few spices from the Zingiberaceae family. Thousand Miles of Splendor can blend them very well. At the same time, it also has a blending effect on spicy spices, making their taste softer.

The choice of geranium leaves is also because of its obvious fragrance effect, and the fragrance is not easy to dissipate. The fragrance of geranium leaves is relatively advanced, which can be felt as soon as you take your mouth. Spices that have a spicy taste tend to have a stronger lasting effect, while boiling sesame oil tends to tend to have a spicy taste.

The choice of Caoguo and Kaempferia is actually due to their material properties. As they are heated and simmered for a long time, the fragrant effect will become more obvious, and the fragrance will also become It is becoming more and more mellow. This kind of mellowness is undoubtedly suitable to be used as a base for fragrance, and the grass fruit itself has the effect of relieving greasiness and fixing fragrance. These effects also leave sufficient space for independent use in the future.

After that, add corresponding spices according to your own needs, such as star anise, cinnamon, lemongrass, cinnamon, ginger, galangal, etc., as for chili, pepper, pepper, sesame, peanut, etc. Spices such as fennel are scented by pouring them in oil. The effect of blending the scent into the sesame oil is stronger than boiling it directly.

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Some cheap sesame oils on the market are seriously adulterated.

“In winter, add vegetable salad oil, and in summer, add bean salad oil. When adding bean salad oil, it is best to boil it first, so that it will not condense.” Liu Yongshan started from a small mill more than ten years ago. He started making it and later turned it into a large-scale small workshop. He said that his mixing method is the most common, while more people use cheaper fourth-grade corn oil with flavors and pigments, and sesame seeds. It doesn't matter.

In fact, corn oil, soybean oil, cotton oil, and strong coriander oil can all be blended with sesame oil. Liu Yongshan’s experience is that if the proportion of sesame oil can reach more than 50%, and the sesame seeds are slightly burnt when frying in the early stage, then no flavors and pigments can be added in terms of hue and taste.

Take the cheapest adulteration, that is, corn oil plus flavor, as an example: the market price of fourth-grade corn oil is about 3 yuan/jin, while the price of flavor is between 20 yuan/jin and 40/jin. The pigment is almost negligible. Liu Yongshan said that one pound of essence can be mixed with nearly one ton of sesame oil, and the cost of such sesame oil is as low as 4 yuan/jin.

If it is sold in bulk in restaurants, the price will at least double. If it is slightly packaged and sold in farmers' markets, the price can reach 12 yuan/catty. It is not difficult to increase profits six to seven times.

“I didn’t cheat in the first three years, but I only made 70 to 80 cents per pound and there was no market. Because others sold it several yuan cheaper than me, you had to mix it. The bigger the proportion, the more money you make. "When Guo Jianping was working as a small mill in Lushan County, he had to lower the price with adulteration in order to deliver it to restaurants.

CCTV.com-The industry says half of the bulk sesame oils are fake and blended sesame oils flow into restaurants in large quantities