For ordinary wine, after brewing, there was no room for modification before pouring it into the wine glass. At most, there would be various methods of preservation to preserve the wine's flavor. Therefore, those winemakers all had their eyes on the top of their heads. Perhaps in terms of magic, they weren't a match for this magician in front of them. But in terms of brewing wine, no one was willing to admit defeat.
But boiling wine was a skill, just like brewing coffee and cooking vegetables. The quality of cooking, in addition to the raw materials, was also related to the production process. Any crude method would only be a waste of natural resources.
Boiling wine wasn't like boiling water, putting the wine on the fire and boiling it a few times. Heating it with water was the most basic operation. One thing to pay attention to was to boil the water first, then put the bottle of rice wine into the boiling water to heat it up. Porcelain bottles were the best, but there were no porcelain bottles. Pottery was also fine, and metal cups were passable, but one had to pay attention to the problem of scalding the hands. Wooden cups were an NG.
If the temperature was too high, the fragrance of the rice wine would evaporate. If the temperature was too low, the taste of the wine wouldn't be forced out. According to the thickness of the wine, the most suitable drinking temperature was between forty to sixty degrees Celsius. In fact, this was the temperature that ordinary people could drink. If the temperature was any higher … people who wanted to burn their tongue and esophagus could try.
And for this batch of rice wine, no matter what method was used to brew it, at most, only the rice bran was removed, and the surface of the white rice wasn't ground off. This was the method used to make the wine. The intention was to remove the outer layer of the white rice that contained more protein and fat, leaving the starch in the rice core. By doing so, one could drink a purer taste.
But if one didn't do so, the wine body would be thicker, and it would produce the taste that was previously evaluated. And this kind of wine was suitable to be drunk at a relatively high temperature. In addition to being able to force out the fragrance of the wine, heating could also make the taste that some people didn't like more gentle.
The most suitable temperature was determined by the smell during the heating process. Generally speaking, the moment before the fragrance of the wine began to spread was the most suitable temperature for drinking. But unless one was very experienced and was familiar with the character of the wine, there was no way to do so. Otherwise, one could only rely on the fragrance to determine the temperature. The moment the fragrance rushed out, the heating should be stopped.
The wine brewers of Baron Engels used various methods to brew wine with different characteristics. Therefore, Lin had tried each wine once and brought them to the table one by one for everyone to try.
In fact, as soon as the first bottle of wine was warmed and everyone tasted it for the first time, they understood the difference. Among the original group of winemakers, there was no lack of people who insisted on heating the wine. Wine should be drunk. After it was brewed, it had the most perfect taste.
Even if the Pure White Sword Saint had carelessly heated up the rice wine and boasted that it tasted good. Everyone thought that it was because he couldn't bear to lose face, so he stubbornly insisted on saying something that went against his conscience.
Until today, if a real expert insisted that the poisoned wine was not tasty, it would be against the grain of these winemakers.
At a time like this, after a certain someone had tested out the optimal temperature, how could he still be the one to warm the wine for everyone to drink? Of course, it would be the disciples who would do the work. And the best sommelier was none other than Kaya.
The reason why he pointed out his apprentice and declined the baron's offer was because it was like making coffee. In the beginning, when he didn't have any experience, he relied on the time and temperature. The black-haired and brown-skinned girls were already used to their teacher's methods. Following the schedule was the safest way at the beginning.
If the baron's men came, they would have to watch and guide them. How would they be in the mood to drink? However, Baron Engels was not completely useless. There was wine, so how could there be no side dishes, not to mention the banquet he had promised before.
Therefore, it was time to eat and drink.
However, although the banquet on the ship was quite sumptuous, a certain someone who was drinking wine felt that something was wrong. After taking a closer look at the dishes on the banquet, Lin realized where the problem was. The side dishes were not right!
Westerners had a saying that red meat went with red wine and white meat went with white wine. Of course, there were limits to the dishes that could go with warm rice wine. Not everything was suitable. Therefore, Lin called over Hallumi, who was helping to warm the wine and secretly drink it. He instructed her on a few cooking methods and planned to let her help in the kitchen.
However, the blonde girl looked reluctant. A certain person who was addicted to alcohol could only compromise and say, "If you do well tonight, I'll help you ask your elder sister for two days off. As for those magic knowledge and whatnot, they'll be temporarily suspended. "
Hallumi did not hold back and directly bargained. She stretched out a finger and said, "Three days."
"Tsk, don't be too greedy. Two days it is."
At this time, a certain sharp-eared Lich, who was drunk, clenched her fists and walked behind the master and disciple who were in the middle of making a deal. She said fiercely, "You want to take a vacation? No way! I said before, before you have 70% of my strength, don't even think about relaxing! "
Hey! Why did the requirements increase? Lin complained loudly in his heart. However, a certain person who turned to face Fen naturally laughed and said, "Don't push me so hard. There's a saying in my hometown, that is, there's a way to relax. A moderate amount of rest was beneficial. Give me some face. "
"How much is your face worth? Not for sale! "Fen said firmly.
A certain person could not help but coax and pester. At the same time, he made a "2" sign behind his back and motioned for the girl to help in the kitchen. For the sake of two days off, the girl who could not find any room to bargain could only follow her master's instructions and return to her ship. She found the secret seasoning and prepared the food that a certain person had specified.
The Engels family's warship, as well as the cruise ship that Lin and his group had been on, confirmed that there was no hostility between the two sides. Everyone let out a sigh of relief. After that, the guests on the cruise ship were invited to the baron's banquet. Along with his attendants and apprentices, they all boarded the noble's ship.
Although the sailors on the cruise ship did not have the honor of being invited, the baron still sent people to deliver food as a reward and let them sail the ship and follow the warship.
Because both ships were moving, they had to maintain a distance from the other ship. If they followed the original method of transportation between the two ships, to get on the other ship, they would have to first put a small communication ship on the water and then use oars to send people to the other ship.
If they really did that, a certain person would probably faint from hunger and the meal would not be ready. Therefore, Hallumi grasped the right distance and used a jumping spell to send her back to the original cruise ship. She then searched for the seasoning that she had kept for a long time.
When Hallumi walked out of the warship's kitchen again, she brought out a simple fish dish. In an extremely short period of time, everyone ate it up. How simple was it? The kind that did not need to be cooked.
The seasoning that she had kept for a long time was actually the pungent wasabi. After some processing, it could be preserved for a long time. The risk of sashimi was parasites. However, as long as the food was fresh enough and was paired with spices that could kill bacteria, the risk could be greatly reduced.
Because of the pungent wasabi, the sashimi, and the warm rice wine, when eaten in the middle of winter, would only make people let out an "ah ~" sound and let out a big sigh of relief. Sometimes, life was just for this one mouthful of food.
Also, under the influence of the alcohol, the atmosphere among the group became more lively.
Of course, just serving the sashimi was something that did not require any skill. How could it be considered a foodie? The real trump card was the deep-fried food!
The cooking methods of the mysterious land were either roasted, stewed, or boiled. There were almost no other methods. This was because it was the most convenient way to do it. At the same time, it also saved the most materials. When they saw Hallumi put her own frying pan on the stove of the warship's kitchen and then pour the whole bucket of cooking oil down, the heart of the ship's chef almost stopped. Even if they wanted to drink oil, they did not need the whole pot.
The more troublesome part was making bread powder. Generally speaking, toast was used to break it up. If there was no toast, regular white bread could also be used. As for breaking it up … it was done with wind magic. It was too troublesome to get a special machine.
With the bread flour and the perfect temperature of the oil, the next step was to reach the realm where everything could be fried. After all, everything on the ship was washed, powdered, and fried.
The first to eat was the chef who was about to have a heart attack. He had been muttering that it was too wasteful, but after being stuffed with a fried fish ball, his eyes immediately lit up, as if he had seen a new world. When the first plate of fried food was placed on the table, everyone ate a mouthful of hot fried food and drank a mouthful of warm rice wine. The whole ship almost went into a riot.
In any case, as long as the temperature of the oil was maintained and the residue floating on top was removed, the oil could be used continuously. Then the bread, which was originally the staple food, was all crushed and made into bread powder. When there was not enough food on the ship, the sailors directly cast nets to see if they were lucky enough to catch fish at night. As long as they caught fish, no matter what kind of fish it was, after the belly was cleaned and the possibly poisonous parts were removed, it would be wrapped in flour and thrown into the frying pan!
As the fifth son of the family, he had to rely on making friends to maintain his interpersonal relationships and status. With the financial support of his wife, Baron Engels was very generous to his friends and subordinates. Therefore, with hot wine and explosives, he generously opened up all the food on the ship and let everyone eat the same delicious food as he did.
Therefore, Hallumi, who was originally a helper in the kitchen, became an existence similar to a chef, commanding everyone in the kitchen. Because the people on the ship were not just the two nobles, two mages, a Sword Saint, and four silver-bearded dwarves. There were also guards, sailors, and hundreds of other people on the ship.
Secondly, the baron and his wife were so generous, but in fact, they still had a small plan in mind. Not only did this Wizard reveal his knowledge of brewing and warming wine at the banquet, but he also had a rather illustrious reputation for attracting wealth, as well as the recent focus of everyone's attention – the Anti-Battleship Blade. Any one of these things had an unimaginable value.
Among the baron's guards, there was someone who had the mindset of a military man: I want it, I take it, what can you do about it? Then that person stayed at home to recuperate before setting sail. After all, with a broken leg, it was inconvenient to do anything on the ship.
At this time, everyone remembered that they were able to get in touch with the mage by relying on the relationship between the White Sword Saint and the other party. And that Sword Saint was from the Turtledove Alliance … It was a terrorist organization. Provoking one was tantamount to provoking all of them. Even the rude and unreasonable military country felt a headache.
Therefore, it seemed that using force would not work.
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