CORPORATE CULTURE
Xiaogan Rice Wine
Xiaogan rice wine is a traditional Han flavor snack in Xiaogan City, Hubei Province. It is a famous local food with a history of thousands of years. It is made of fine glutinous rice produced in Xiaogan as raw material and fermented Fengwo Jiuqu inherited from Xiaogan history. Xiaogan rice wine is as white as jade liquid, fragrant and fragrant, sweet and refreshing, thick but not sold, thin but not flowing, and has a long aftertaste.
Xiaogan rice wine is made of fine glutinous rice as raw material, and is made by saccharifying and fermenting with Xiaogan's special distiller's yeast-wind nest distiller's yeast as starter. The mature rice wine with raw juice-rice powder soup is clear, the color is jade white, the honey is fragrant and melancholy, and the entrance is sweet.
Xiaogan rice wine became famous as early as the Ming Dynasty. In the late Qing Dynasty, in Xiaogan County, a man opened a "Luyuan Xingmi Hotel" to paste rice wine. One summer, when the weather was hot, the glutinous rice dumpling pulp used to make paste rice wine was fermented. When the boss Lu Youbai was ready to pour out the fermented rice juice, an old customer asked for a bowl of glutinous rice wine. Lu said, "Sorry, it was sold out". But the sharp-eyed customer saw the fermented rice milk and said, "Isn't that still available?" Boss Lu had to say, "You can't eat it." The customer said, "I have a dry mouth. I'll cook a bowl first. it's not mine." Boss Lu had to cook a bowl of fermented rice pulp and bring it over, but the old customer tasted it and praised: "Boss Lu, this time is mellow and delicious than before." Boss Lu didn't believe it. He tried to taste it in the past and felt that the taste was different and more mellow. In this way, he inadvertently created a century-old brand.
Historical Origin
When he was young, Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, because he was dissatisfied with Liu Chengyou, the fainted emperor of the later Han Dynasty, indulged in prostitutes all day long, ignored the government and smashed the "royal goulan" (royal brothel), made a scene in the royal garden, angered Liu Chengyou, and was desperate ever since.
One night, Zhao Kuangyin wandered to Xiaogan County. At this time, it was under the jurisdiction of the "West Lake Tavern" at the west gate of De 'an Prefecture ". The shopkeeper's surname is Dong Minghuan, the 30th grandson of Dong Yong. Knowing what happened to him, he treated him well and recommended his rice wine to Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin, who always had a good life of wine, laughed unconsciously at this moment: "I came here just for wine? How could I forget it? Look at me hungry, ha, ha, ha! Thanks to the shopkeeper, I'll try two bowls of rice wine."
When Zhao Kuangyin saw the rice wine, his eyes were suddenly startled and his hair was straight: the rice grains in the bowl were swollen, bonded and floating on the surface of the bowl. In the middle of the hollow, clear to the bottom, visible reflection of the candlelight, like gruel and different from gruel. Its soup is glittering and translucent, with a strong aroma of wine, and it is more attractive to drool (rice wine in ancient times is not rice wine mixed with water today). Zhao Kuangyin took it up and slowly took a big sip, feeling that the taste was clear and sweet, the wine was mild and the taste was good. Unconsciously, he sighed, "Where is this wine? It's just jade liquid nectar! Good! Good! Good!" Drink three large bowls in a row. Zhao Kuangyin not only quench thirst and relieve fatigue, don't feel tired suddenly subsided, the spirit of feet, appetite.
What is "rice wine"?
One is the regional characteristics of Xiaogan. The world interesting said: "nine birds in the sky, Hubei guy on the ground." Xiaogan is located in the center of Hubei, and the word "Lao" happens to reflect the characteristics of Xiaogan in Hubei;
The second is the antique traditional flavor. The rice wine is made of Zhuhu pearl glutinous rice with clear water and fertilizer and Fengwo Jiuqu with traditional characteristics of Xiaogan as raw materials. The fermentation process adopts traditional manual technology, and no additives are allowed to be added in the production process, so as to ensure pure fragrance and good original local characteristics. This is the traditional characteristic.
Nutrition of Lao rice wine
Xiaogan rice wine is made of fine glutinous rice as raw material, and is made by saccharifying and fermenting with Xiaogan's special distiller's yeast-wind nest distiller's yeast as starter. The mature rice wine with raw juice-rice powder soup is clear, the color is jade white, the honey is fragrant and melancholy, and the entrance is sweet.
Analysis of nutritional components of Lao rice wine:
Protein and Amino Acids:Most of the protein in rice is insoluble in water (gluten [main component], gliadin, albumin [soluble in water], globulin). After fermentation, how much will be decomposed into free amino acids and polypeptides, which is very helpful for its nutritional improvement. The protein content in Lao rice wine is also very high, with more than 2.4 grams of protein per 100 grams of Lao rice wine, which is higher than that of milk. The alcohol content in Lao rice wine is strictly controlled, generally between 1% and 3.8, less or more, which will affect the unique taste and flavor of Lao rice wine. It is because of strict control.
Analysis of sugar:The starch in rice is converted into monosaccharides and oligosaccharides, which is more conducive to it quickly replenish the body's energy and change the taste. The main monosaccharides and disaccharides are glucose, fructose, maltose, sucrose, isomaltose.
Analysis of acid:Acid plays an important role in the taste of rice wine and stimulating the secretion of digestive juice. Most of these organic acids are produced by the fermentation of rice starch by root enzyme during the fermentation process. The main organic acid contained in lactic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, etc. There are strict control standards for the level of total acid. The total acid content per 100 grams of rice wine should not exceed 1 gram. If the acidity is too high, its nutritional value will be destroyed. The taste is also very bad.