Feel sour in the vinegar factory

Zhenjiang has a vinegar museum, just like Qingdao has a beer museum. It is said that there are two vinegar museums in China, one is Taiyuan, Shanxi, an important town of mature vinegar, and the other is separated from us by a river.

Visit the vinegar museum to see vinegar, smell vinegar and taste vinegar! Before entering the factory door, the strong acetic acid smell has come to the nose. The smell of vinegar in the air is a bit like the smell of fermented grains in a winery, and it doesn't smell good. Hengshun vinegar factory is very famous here. When I was a child, people in Yangzhou were jealous because of lack of material resources, but they still needed Zhenjiang's perseverance. The first of the three eccentrics in Zhenjiang is "Old vinegar is not bad." To prove this, the vinegar factory displayed a bottle of 198 1 year mature vinegar. This bottle of vinegar has been used up a little, and now in order to prevent volatilization, several circles of tape paper are wrapped around the bottle mouth. The tour guide told us that this bottle of vinegar smells like new when it is opened.

Theoretically, due to the unique characteristics of aged vinegar, there is no shelf life. Some time ago, I saw a similar explanation, not only mature vinegar, but also many signs of shelf life, just to have a shelf life. Because of the shelf life, a terrible number is wasted every year. Old vinegar is not bad, which has proved this point.

Vinegar, when did it appear? Zhenjiang Hengshun Vinegar Factory originated in the * * war years. The history of vinegar is many times longer than that of Hengshun. Everyone has read Cao Mengde's poem, "Only Du Kang can solve his worries". Legend has it that the discoverer of vinegar was Du Kang's son. That Du Gongzi learned to make wine from Torre, but it's a pity that distiller's grains are so wasted that they can't be left there. Twenty-one days later, he didn't intend to open them, but he was attracted by their delicious taste. Vinegar, derived from wine, is synthesized 2 1 day. So one sentence hides a story, a brewing process of aged vinegar. Of course, there is also a saying that Du Gongzi Heita forgot to open the warehouse to put wine, and it became vinegar when it expired 2 1 day.

According to historical records, vinegar appeared as early as 4000 years ago in Xia Dynasty. The earliest vinegar may not come from grains, but from sour plums. At that time, vinegar, written as "acyl" and "glutinous", all meant sour taste. Shanxi people are called "old children", which makes me imagine that they are unhappy without vinegar. I know that in the age when salt has not been discovered, seasoning with sour taste can not only sterilize, but also increase appetite, which is the best choice. The sour soup fish we tasted in Guiyang is the representative of the sour seasoning made by local people with fruits and vegetables in the salt-free period. After grain production reached a certain level, class and wealth appeared, and wine was invented. The appearance of vinegar related to wine is a good explanation.

In the Vinegar Museum, there are many materials about the history of vinegar and the history of Hengshun Factory. I'm more interested in vinegar factories and huge steamer. There are three ships. Now keep the rhythm of steaming a pot every day and make vinegar with traditional techniques. The difference between Zhenjiang vinegar and Shanxi mature vinegar is that Shanxi vinegar is brewed in liquid state and Zhenjiang vinegar is brewed in solid state. Whether it is traditional craft or modern new craft, twenty-one days is the principle to be adhered to. Hand-brewed vinegar will not be sold in the market for two years. Zhenjiang balsamic vinegar is a condiment for less than two years and can be used as medicine for more than two years. In other words, mature vinegar takes time to accumulate. In a transparent house, an altar of old vinegar, quietly cultivate one's morality in this room. Their ages range from two to twenty.

In the experience area, we drank a little bit of 20-year-old vinegar, just like tasting food in a supermarket. In addition to the fragrance, there is a little unspeakable feeling, a little more salty than usual. A catty of vinegar like this costs 98 yuan. Hengshun is the best vinegar in the world, and it is a brand. The price should be represented by this vinegar. In the vinegar exhibition hall, all kinds of vinegar products are dazzling. Different packaging, different years, different tastes and different functions dazzle us. As a condiment factory, today's Hengshun not only has vinegar, but also yellow wine, series of fruit vinegar, vinegar sugar, vinegar pie and so on.

Vinegar is the companion of wine. If you drink too much, you will get drunk. You can only get drunk. Drinking vinegar will do you no harm, the more the better. In the vinegar hall with vinegar smell, the huge vinegar bottle is also a landscape. Jealousy, drinking vinegar, vinegar bottles, jealousy jars … are not jokes. It is said that none of the workers in the brewing workshop has had cancer. As vinegar, this has made great achievements!

Don't think I am sour!