In the ratio of spices, there is a "king, subject, supporting, make" points. Jun material: the so-called Jun material is the main character of the brine recipe, in the brine mainly play a role in increasing the aroma, accounting for 35-40% of the ministerial material: the ministerial material is to assist the role of Jun material to increase the role of the aroma accounting for 20-25% of the material to make the material: in the brine to play a role in the taste ( Chenpi , licorice on the characteristics of the taste and taste) accounting for 10-15%.

The ratio of the spices in the king and subject to the spice is basically: 4: 2: 1, a simple example: the king material: star anise, cinnamon, nutmeg; subject material: gao liang ginger, pepper, Bibo; make: cloves, Chenpi, licorice. Their ratio is: star anise, cinnamon, nutmeg 4g each, pepper, Bibo, galangal 2g each, cloves, tangerine peel, licorice 1g each, according to the proportion of 2%-5% added to the brine can be.

Spices with notes

Cardamom overdose will produce astringent and bitter taste; too much laurel also has a bitter taste; too much cilantro has a cosmetic taste; celery, thyme, overdose will have a herbal taste, so the amount of these spices and the proportion of ingredients is generally controlled at about 5%, you can be very good to avoid the opposite of counterproductive.

Sage and clove, thyme and clove odor suppression effect has a additive effect. Sage and thyme, garlic and celery will reduce the effect. In fact, some combinations of spices are complementary, but also relatively fixed, the main ones are: grass berries and jade fruit, star anise and cinnamon, cumin and thyme, sand nuts and fragrant seeds, peel and cinnamon, incense fruit and cloves, sambucus and Angelica dahurica, Wicker Sarsaparilla and Angelica dahurica, cardamom, sand nuts.