Why is there a rural saying that "tofu is better than wine"? This is mainly the experience gained from farmers' life practice. Why do farmers like to drink a few glasses of wine, especially when they get together?
My grandmother said that she could have a good sleep after drinking at night. This is mainly because wine can promote people's blood circulation and has the function of removing rheumatism. Many elderly people have poor blood circulation, and their tendons and collaterals are prone to pain, and most of them have rheumatism. Therefore, it is good to drink a little wine occasionally. But you can't drink too much wine. Drinking too much will have a bad influence on the internal organs of the body. At the same time, don't choose to drink in the morning and morning, because drinking at this time is easy to damage our liver and brain.
When drinking, there will be some side dishes to accompany the wine. Without the appetizer, drinking is tasteless. Tofu, known as "vegetable meat", has gradually appeared in people's snacks. Tofu is delicious and cheap. Tofu has many cooking styles, which can be said to be the best choice for appetizers.
Although, tofu has many advantages as an appetizer. However, in terms of rural human feelings, relatives and friends come to your home to be guests, but you serve a few plates of tofu, which will make people think that you are stingy and generous. Serving tofu to guests makes you feel shabby. Because we all know that the price of tofu is very cheap, 50 cents a piece of tofu and a few dollars of tofu can make several dishes. At the same time, tofu can be tasted all year round, which is very common. Therefore, there is a saying that it is better to feed the dog with tofu.
Now it's not as exquisite as it used to be. The most important thing to have a drink is to be delicious. Everyone has different tastes, so it's hard to satisfy them all. Tofu, on the other hand, is loved by almost everyone. Moreover, there are many ways to make tofu, which is suitable for men, women and children. Therefore, tofu often appears in snacks nowadays.
There is a saying that you usually drink a few glasses of wine to activate your blood, not to mention the banquet you run in the countryside and the dining table of the hotel. Didn't you say there was a wine culture? Wine is inseparable from people's lives. Not to mention those who drink good wine like life, drown their sorrows in it, and settle everything with it. Whenever you drink, there are always a few dishes to go with the wine. A rural saying can be said: "It is better to feed the dog with tofu." That's too radical! As everyone knows, there are many dishes with tofu as the staple food in rural banquets and hotel tables, such as fish-flavored tofu and stewed tofu with cabbage! Aren't the people sitting here eating tofu dishes while drinking? Is it a mistake? Or did the second half of the old saying deliberately hurt others?
In fact, the original intention of "it is better to feed the dog with tofu" is that tofu has the effect of sobering up. After eating tofu, it's easy to wake up drunk, and it's all for nothing to drink! Friends who understand this principle, if they get together for a while, will also say this proverb, which means teasing!
How can you say that eating tofu can sober up? There are indeed harmful substances in wine, and as long as it is wine, there is acetaldehyde. It is on the list of carcinogens published by the World Health Organization's International Research on Cancer; Alcohol in human body is transformed through alcohol → acetaldehyde → acetic acid → carbon dioxide and water, and each step needs the participation of different enzymes in human body. Acetaldehyde is an important substance that produces anesthesia in our body.
Tofu is rich in nutrients, among which vitamin B 1, B6 and glycine are the most abundant. Vitamin B and glycine can decompose acetaldehyde, reduce the content of acetaldehyde absorbed by human body and excrete it. Therefore, drinking tofu can not only sober up, but also reduce the harm caused by drinking.
However, tofu is a food made from "deep processing" of soybeans. Do you have any personal experience that if you eat more soy products, your stomach will swell and burp, and you always feel heavy in your stomach? If you drink beer and eat tofu, it will go up even more, which is very bad for your stomach. You should know that tofu is just a "meal", not a "snack". Fried shrimps with cold cucumber, cold fungus and leeks are the best appetizers.
Therefore, drinking and eating tofu is ok, but it doesn't match. Eat as little as possible before drinking, and eat a little more when you are drunk to sober up. You can't literally understand the meaning that "tofu is better than wine, it is better to feed the dog".
With the continuous improvement of living standards, great changes have taken place in rural life customs. Various ingredients are increasing day by day. For example, bean products are made in different ways all over the country, and tofu is basically made without bittern paste. From this point of view, the formulation that "tofu is better than wine for dogs" put forward in rural areas in the past is flawed and needs to be corrected.
Everyone talks about curiosity kills the cat, but I am curious, and I have to figure out what I don't understand. I often serve tofu as an appetizer in the morning meeting, and I have never found anything abnormal. Whether it's stewed tofu, braised tofu, roasted tofu or grilled chicken tofu, it will be consumed with other appetizers on the wine table, and no one is abnormal when eating tofu. I just feel that tofu can't be the only appetizer, and it's monotonous and weak. It should be accompanied by other cold dishes, at least with peanuts.
Later, after much experience, I gradually realized the true meaning of this saying. It is indeed tofu, and it is better to feed the dog. It is also the old saying in the past. Nowadays, the elderly generally don't say that. A table of dishes, of course, has tofu, and there are other dishes to choose from. I can't say anything about a tofu cocktail party.
It's okay not to say the truth, it's mysterious, and it's looser than fart. Tofu wine, it is better to feed the dog on two meanings:
Although tofu is the meat of the poor, it has been loved by people for thousands of years, and it is cheap, nutritious and delicious. But in the past, it was a rule that one's family ate high-end food, but it could not be used to entertain guests. I also know that guests also like tofu, and guests often eat tofu at home.
This phenomenon is a bit circuitous. Why do you know that guests like tofu, but you can't treat them with tofu? The reason is this. One of the virtues of the Chinese nation is to treat guests better than yourself. This is the tradition of Guangshan. When guests come, they should be served with the best food. If there is no condition to create conditions, they should also serve a good table. There is an old saying in the local area: "If you have no money, you should take off your pants and get a piece of meat to entertain your guests." It is said that when guests come, there is no money to buy meat for cooking at home. Take off your pants and sell them. You should also buy meat and entertain them as much as you can, not take off your pants and sell them for meat.
According to this folk custom, we know why we can't treat guests with tofu. Because getting a tofu dish is obviously not dedicated, not paying attention to the guests and not respecting them. Empathy, so do guests, will obviously feel neglected. Therefore, there is a saying that it is better to feed the dog with tofu. Feeding it to the dog, the dog knows a good thing, and paying for it has offended others. It is really not worth the candle.
When entertaining guests to drink, they are willing to enjoy themselves and not get drunk. But there is also a reason why it is inconvenient to say it, that is, wine cannot be wasted.
Especially drinkers, can't hide the waste of wine. Alcoholics are even worse. A good drink counts. However, there is a lot of waste in the wine field, mostly in the fighting. Secretly spilling wine, pouring out the wine for wine. That's not all I'm talking about here. It's about expanding alcohol consumption. I could have drunk half a catty of wine, but I was not drunk after drinking half a catty; I used to drink it once, but I can still drink it later when I wake up. Such a phenomenon, no matter how willing and generous the master is, will make him feel a little uncomfortable and unhappy to see such a scene. Originally, I had a bottle of wine and a meal to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, which made it take time to finish the next meal, and it took time to drink the wine. So I can't say this clearly, so I have to feel uncomfortable. What caused it?
All drinkers have this experience. After drinking a wine, they feel dizzy, come to a bowl of sugar eggs, or sour soup noodles, and then drink a cup of tea without finishing it. The wine seems to have passed, and they can continue to drink. This is the function of rock sugar poached eggs, which directly relieves alcoholism. Tofu has this function. If you don't believe me, you can try it. You usually drink half a catty and feel dizzy after drinking it. You can stew tofu with wine, and at least you can drink two or two more. Where's the extra 22? It was really dissolved by tofu. The reason is very simple. High-protein foods can decompose and absorb ethanol. This explains why peanuts are the best appetizer. They are full of fragrance and small in size. One peanut can slow down the alcohol stimulation in the mouth, and the wine you drink can fully reflect it. Unlike tofu, drinking half a catty reflects three or two.
I've heard the old saying before. Sometimes when friends get together for a drink, if someone orders tofu, someone will jokingly say, "It's better to feed the dog with tofu." It is estimated that many people will think that tofu is compatible with others, and they should not eat tofu when drinking, or they should not drink when eating tofu. Is this really the case? Can't you eat tofu while drinking?
In fact, the old saying handed down by the ancients does not mean that tofu can't be used as an appetizer, but that it is best not to eat tofu when drinking, that is, don't use tofu as an appetizer. This is because tofu has the effect of sobering up. If tofu is used as an appetizer when drinking, it will not be easy to get drunk, and the wine that was drunk before will be solved. Isn't this equivalent to drinking for nothing? Therefore, there is an old saying that "it is better to feed the dog with tofu." Does the old saying of the ancients make sense?
This old saying has been handed down all the time, and there is some truth. And now science can also explain that eating tofu while drinking does have a certain hangover effect. We all know that no matter what kind of wine, there is alcohol in it. And if you want to sober up, you can only sober up by alcohol dehydrogenase, as long as the product or food contains this ingredient. The main component of tofu is soybean, which is rich in a lot of protein peptides. When it is combined with alcohol, it will produce alcohol dehydrogenase and water, so it can also achieve the effect of hangover.
Friends with life experience should know that foods rich in carbohydrates and vitamin B have a certain hangover effect, because they can affect the speed of alcohol absorption in the human body. Tofu contains such ingredients, so eating tofu while drinking not only has a certain hangover effect, but also can reduce the harm that alcohol brings to us. Chinese medicine also agrees with the efficacy of tofu in relieving alcoholism. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that tofu is sweet and cool, and has the effects of invigorating qi, regulating middle energizer, promoting fluid production and detoxifying. It can be used to treat symptoms such as red eye and thirst, and can detoxify sulfur and soju. It can be seen that eating tofu while drinking does have a certain hangover effect.
In ancient times, there was a saying that "it is better to feed the dog with tofu". In fact, there is another meaning, that is, using tofu as an appetizer is relatively poor, which reflects that the host is not considerate in entertaining guests. It can also be seen from many films and literary works that the best appetizer is hard dishes, such as beef, chicken, duck, fish and so on, while tofu can only be used as a appetizer, so it is not easy to get drunk, which is equivalent to "feeding dogs" all delicious and delicious food.
Dear friends, do you understand now? It's not that tofu can't be served as an appetizer, but that tofu has the effect of sobering up. The next time you drink, you might as well eat tofu as a kind of appetizer. This will not only relieve the hangover, but also slow down the harm of alcohol to our health. Why not kill two birds with one stone?
There is a saying in the countryside that "tofu is better than wine", which is quite interesting. As we all know, drinking must have an appetizer. For us northerners, the appetizer doesn't need to be rich. It can be a plate of peanut beans, a plate of boiled edamame, or even a few slices of ham. Where did the saying that tofu can't be drunk come from?
In fact, tofu is not drunk because it is similar to wine. On the contrary, tofu contains an ingredient that can relieve alcohol. Eating tofu before and after drinking can protect the liver and reduce the harm of alcohol to the liver. How can it be said that it is better to feed the dog than to drink such a good wine? In fact, this is also related to the wine culture.
The wine culture in our country has a long history and is profound. Ancient poets couldn't write good poems without wine. Nowadays, they can't talk about business without wine. When friends are happy, they talk about wine together, and when they are unhappy, they drown their sorrows by drinking wine. There are rules and customs for drinking, and they can't drink indiscriminately. For us Shandong people, drinking is a courtesy, and wine table culture permeates all aspects of work and life.
On the wine table, if the table is full of "heroes in wine" and everyone is full of cups, I'm afraid it won't work if you stay out of it and everyone is drunk and I wake up alone. Even if you can't drink enough, at least you should keep your attitude straight. If you can drink, you must drink to the death, but you must drink to the death if you can, or you will look down on each other. You can vomit and drink again, but you can't come up.
This is the same as "it is better to feed the dog with tofu". If you are clever when drinking, you can pour wine, eat hangover candy and order tofu to hangover. In the eyes of people who really love wine, these are all "side doors". If you want to drink, you have to fight for strength, pull away from the battle, show your true skills, and see who drinks who first. This is really our wine table culture here. Therefore, if you order tofu when drinking, others will think that you don't really want to drink. In their eyes, tofu can't be used for drinking. It is best to order simple and rude snacks.
In fact, we can't deny that drinking can really add fun sometimes, but we should also consider our own health, and we should drink a little instead of boozing. Since tofu is such a good cold dish for hangover, why not serve tofu as a appetizer, which will not destroy the atmosphere but also protect the liver.
China's drinking culture has a long history, which can be said to be the "treasure" of China people's wine culture. On the wine table of China people, there is nothing that can't be done, only that they don't want to be done. Therefore, in China, the market for beer, white wine and red wine is very broad, and the wine culture of China has also promoted the rapid development of related industries, such as this tofu we are talking about today.
According to the understanding of small farmers in "big wine bag", drinking with tofu is not as good as eating with dogs. The implication is that drinking between friends is very shabby and eating with tofu is not as good as eating with dogs. In fact, this is only a narrow understanding. The ancients can invent this sentence and it certainly has its real meaning. Let's talk about why most people drink with tofu.
Cysteine in soybean protein of bean curd is a major amino acid, which can detoxify the acetaldehyde poison, and can be quickly discharged after eating bean curd. Moreover, B 12 in bean curd is also the main substance after alcohol metabolism, which can reduce the burden on the heart and liver. Therefore, bean curd is basically a must-order dish on the wine table, which can not only alleviate the paralysis of alcohol, but also reduce the burden on the heart and liver.
There are many ways to make tofu on the wine table, but if you think of the effect of hangover, it is usually cold tofu, because if the tofu is cooked, the amino acids in the soybean protein will be decomposed, which is not very good for hangover. Therefore, it is suggested that the tofu on the table can be made into cold tofu, such as mixed tofu with shallots, preserved egg tofu and tiger skin tofu, which are all very refreshing cold tofu practices.
In rural areas, there are many etiquette rules about eating and entertaining guests. It is still useful for you to know them. As the saying goes, "It's better to feed the dog with tofu", it means that if guests come to our house to drink and eat together, don't serve tofu to the guests. It will be stingy and the guests will be embarrassed. Maybe people will be embarrassed to come to your house to drink and chat with you next time. The following specific analysis:
Rural cuisine is in the southern countryside. In the past, people in rural areas had a hard life. Usually, they didn't have any meat to eat. Generally, they ate all kinds of vegetables grown by themselves, as well as bean sprouts and tofu made by themselves. Sometimes they also ate fried soybeans and scrambled eggs. Only after the market day every few days would there be meat to eat, otherwise there would be meat to eat on some special festivals.
Of course, if there are guests at home, there will be meat to eat, because it is also an important day when someone comes to visit. My parents will buy more pork to eat, and sometimes they will kill ducks or chickens. In addition, they will fry a few vegetables and eat a lot, and there is no tofu in these dishes.
Tofu is the most common in rural areas in southern China. Even mothers who live in rural areas can cook it and eat it once in a while. If they want to eat it at ordinary times, they will buy it because they are busy with farm work. In fact, tofu is the kind of white square-shaped water tofu, which is especially tender and contains a lot of water. A catty of soybeans can make about 4 kilograms of water tofu. It is not bragging that a catty of tofu contains more than half a catty of water. There is a saying in our hometown that "a catty of tofu contains eight or two waters, and all you eat is water, which means that tofu contains too much water."
Tofu is usually made of soybeans. Although tofu is nutritious and rich in nutrients such as protein and amino acids, it has the reputation of "plant meat", but it contains too much water and the color is white. It is too shabby to cook with tofu to entertain guests. It is not like guests come home every day, as if there is nothing to cook for them at home, and guests will be embarrassed to eat such dishes. Maybe they will not dare to come next time.
In addition, when guests come to visit, men usually drink and chat. Of course, there are a few kinds of appetizers, and the appetizers are generally small dishes with less water, which are more resistant to eating and not easy to get full. For example, the more common appetizers are fried peanuts, fried pork liver, fried chicken wings, fried small fish, fried shrimp and so on. After all, wine itself has a lot of water. If you eat tofu with so much water, you will be full without eating much. How can you talk for hours while drinking?
Therefore, there is a certain truth in the rural saying that "it is better to feed the dog with tofu"; Although tofu (water tofu) is not suitable for appetizers, oily tofu with better color and taste is still possible. For example, the dish of stuffed meat with oily tofu is a favorite appetizer for many people. It is delicious in color and flavor, and the method is simple. Just put the sauce, adjust the stuffing and fill each oily tofu and steam it.
At rural banquets, bean curd with shallots is a popular cold dish and appetizer in China. Mapo Tofu and Shrimp Sauce Tofu are two famous hot dishes. In the aspect of meat and vegetable collocation, tofu is a very decent vegetarian dish. Moreover, there is a substance in tofu that can relieve alcohol, and it is very scientific to drink tofu dishes.
Listen to an old saying here and you will understand! This sentence is "Hu Ri Ghost, Hu Ri Ghost, a catty of tofu 12 water". One kilo here is the former 16, that is, 16 taels of tofu, of which 12 is water! Beans that make tofu themselves are not worth much, and with this water without capital, we can see how cheap this tofu is!
Therefore, if the host family simply uses tofu to entertain guests as a kind of appetizer, it proves that it is a "ghost of Hu Ri" and does not serve hard dishes such as various pigs, beef and mutton, which is insincere!
In the past, people's material life was quite scarce. It was not easy to eat a piece of meat, and it was also rare to eat a meal of white flour. When we were young, only when important guests arrived home could the host have a delicious meal with them. Usually, it was a good day to eat some white flour mixed with red flour, and eating meat was a Chinese New Year holiday. Only when grandparents, uncles and aunts are important guests, and people who don't come home several times a year can eat a meal.
With such customs and habits, if the guests arrive at home, the host family will simply entertain the guests with tofu, and then it will mean contempt for the guests! The guest is not treated as a distinguished guest, so the guest will have the saying and idea that "it is better to feed the dog with tofu"!
Nowadays, the times are different, and people are willing to eat vegetarian meat. The cornmeal, the cornmeal and the red noodles that people didn't want to eat before, as well as the oat flour and mung bean noodles, are now regarded as rare things. Tofu banquets are popular in some places, even at state banquets, because of the health-preserving and hangover-relieving effects of tofu.
"It's better to feed the dog with tofu than wine". I feel that it has something to do with the living standards of previous years. In the past hard years, eating in ordinary rural families was very simple. Cabbage, potatoes, pickles and tofu may be the mainstream all year round. Tofu, in particular, has a tofu shop in every village. If you want to eat tofu, you can exchange some soybeans for a few pieces of tofu and you can eat it for a while. Therefore, in previous years, tofu was a common ingredient in the life of poor and middle peasants.
However, it's a bit out of place to invite people home for dinner and get a tofu dish. Since we are inviting people to dinner, we should make the scene bigger and the food better. In this case, it must be to prepare some relatively good dishes that you are not willing to eat at ordinary times. At this time, getting tofu on the table is a bit swearing. Isn't this contemptuous? Therefore, there will be a saying that "it is better to feed the dog with tofu."
But now it's different, and the living conditions are better. In addition to the more precious ingredients such as seafood and sea cucumber, the rest of the chicken, duck and fish are actually very common. Moreover, there is a lot of emphasis on eating now, for example, the combination of meat and vegetables, and the soup is as light as possible in the end. At this time, putting a plate of shallots mixed with tofu or preserved egg tofu in the middle of chicken, duck and fish can not only adjust the greasy taste, but also have a light taste. Drinking is very tasty.
These are my views on this issue. If there is anything wrong, please let me know.