Yellow rice wine is one of the oldest liquors in the world, which originated in China and is only found in China. It is also called the three ancient liquors in the world together with beer and wine. About 3,000 years ago, in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, China people invented the double fermentation method of distiller's yeast and began to brew a large number of yellow rice wine. There are many varieties of yellow rice wine, such as Zhejiang Huadiao Wine, Zhuangyuanhong Wine, Gansu Wushanchi Wine, Shanghai Laojiu Wine, Shaoxing Jiafan Wine, Fujian Laojiu Wine, Jiangxi Jiujiang Fenggang Wine, Jiangsu Danyang Fenggang Wine, Wuxi Hui Quan Wine, Guangdong Pearl Wine, Shandong Jimo Wine, etc. However, Shaoxing wine, which is recognized by China's brewing industry, is the most popular in the international and domestic markets and has the most China characteristics, is the first to be promoted.
Yellow rice wine takes rice and millet as raw materials, and the general alcohol content is14%-20%, which belongs to low-alcohol brewing wine. Yellow rice wine is rich in nutrition, containing 2/kloc-0 amino acids, including unknown amino acids. However, the human body can't synthesize itself and must rely on food to ingest 8 kinds of essential ammonia, so it is called "liquid cake". Function of yellow rice wine Yellow rice wine is also an important auxiliary material or "medicine primer" in medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions often use yellow wine to soak, cook and steam some Chinese herbal medicines or concoct pills and various medicinal liquor. According to statistics, more than 70 kinds of medicinal liquor need to be prepared with yellow wine as the wine base.
Another function of yellow rice wine is seasoning. Yellow rice wine has moderate alcohol content, rich flavor and rich flavor substances such as amino acids. People like to use yellow rice wine as seasoning. When cooking meat dishes, especially mutton and fresh fish, adding a little can not only remove the fishy smell but also increase the delicious flavor.
Seven health reasons for drinking yellow rice wine:
Yellow rice wine is rich in nutrition and is called "liquid cake". Its nutritional value exceeds that of beer and nutritious wine known as "liquid bread".
1. is rich in amino acids: Besides ethanol and water, the main components of yellow rice wine also contain 18 amino acids, 8 of which are indispensable for human body to synthesize. The content of these eight amino acids in yellow rice wine is one to several times higher than that in the same amount of beer and wine.
2. Easy to digest: Yellow rice wine contains many nutrients easily digested by human body, such as dextrin, maltose, glucose, lipids, glycerol, higher alcohols, vitamins and organic acids. After storing these ingredients, yellow rice wine will eventually become a low-alcohol drink with high nutritional value.
3. Shujin Huoxue: Yellow rice wine smells bitter, sweet and pungent. Warm drinking yellow wine in winter can promote blood circulation, dispel cold, dredge channels and collaterals, effectively resist cold stimulation and prevent colds. Moderate and regular drinking is helpful to blood circulation, promote metabolism, and nourish blood and beauty.
4. Beauty and anti-aging: Yellow rice wine is a good source of B vitamins, and vitamins B 1, B2, nicotinic acid and vitamin E are all rich, so long-term drinking is beneficial to beauty and anti-aging.
5. Promote appetite: Zinc is an important component of energy metabolism and protein synthesis. When zinc is deficient, appetite and taste will decrease, and sexual function will also decrease. There is a lot of zinc in yellow rice wine, such as 0.85 mg of zinc per 100 ml of Shaoxing Yuanhong yellow rice wine. Therefore, drinking yellow wine can stimulate appetite.
6. Protect the heart: Yellow rice wine contains many trace elements. For example, the magnesium content per 100 ml is 20 ~ 30 mg, which is 10 times higher than that of white wine and 5 times higher than that of red wine; The selenium content in Shaoxing Yuanhong yellow rice wine and rice wine per 100 ml is1~1.2 μ g, which is about 20 times higher than that of white wine and about 12 times higher than that of red wine. In cardiovascular diseases, these trace elements have the function of preventing blood pressure from rising and thrombosis. Therefore, drinking yellow wine in moderation has a protective effect on the heart.
7. Ideal drug primer: Compared with white wine and beer, yellow wine has moderate alcohol content and is an ideal drug primer. Although liquor has a good dissolution effect on traditional Chinese medicine, it is irritating when drinking, and people who are not good at drinking are prone to diarrhea and itching. The alcohol content of beer is too low, which is not conducive to the dissolution of effective components of traditional Chinese medicine. In addition, yellow wine is also an important auxiliary raw material for traditional Chinese medicine ointment, pill, pill and powder. Traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions are often soaked, boiled and steamed with yellow wine, or pills and various medicinal liquor are prepared. According to statistics, more than 70 kinds of medicinal liquor need to be prepared with yellow wine as the wine base.