How to drink rice wine?

1. Warm drinking yellow rice wine: This is the most traditional drinking method of yellow rice wine. Warm drinking is characterized by rich aroma and soft taste. There are generally two ways to warm wine: one is to heat the wine container in hot water, and the other is to heat it from the fire. But the heating time of yellow rice wine should not be too long, otherwise the alcohol will evaporate and there will be no taste. Generally speaking, warm drinks are very popular in winter.

The best tasting temperature of yellow rice wine is about 38℃. In the blanching process of yellow rice wine, a very small amount of organic compounds, such as methanol, aldehydes and ethers, which are not conducive to human health will volatilize with the increase of temperature, and at the same time, lipid aromatic hydrocarbons will also volatilize with the increase of temperature.

2, iced rice wine, iced rice wine is a popular way of drinking among young people, homemade iced rice wine, you can buy rice wine from the supermarket and put it in the refrigerator. If it is a temperature-controlled refrigerator, the temperature should be controlled at around 3℃. Put some ice in the cup when drinking, it tastes better. Plum, lemon, etc. can also be added. Add it to wine according to your personal taste, or mix it with sprite, cola and juice. Has the effects of relieving summer heat and stimulating appetite.

3, the use of rice wine, rice wine catering is also very particular. With different dishes and different wines, you can appreciate the unique flavor of yellow rice wine. Take Shaoxing wine as an example: dry red wine should be accompanied by cold dishes such as vegetables and jellyfish; Semi-dry rice wine is suitable for meat and hairy crabs; Semi-sweet wine, suitable for chickens and ducks; Sweet fragrant snow wine is suitable for beet.

It is best to scald the wine container in water or heat it away from the fire, but the heating time should not be too long, otherwise the alcohol will be tasteless after volatilization. Although the alcohol content of yellow rice wine is low, it should be drunk in moderation. Don't drink on an empty stomach, and don't drink with carbonated drinks.