Cooking wine refers to the alcoholic seasoning used in cooking. Rice wine and Huadiao are added to assist the brewing. The alcohol concentration is not high, about less than 15%. It is mainly used to remove fish, meat, crabs, etc. The fishy smell of the ingredients can also have a certain anti-greasy effect. Cooking wine is mainly made from glutinous rice through steaming and fermentation. What is cooking wine?
Cooking wine is widely used among the people. Unlike most wines, it is mainly used for seasoning. Since it is brewed from grains such as glutinous rice or millet, it contains 8 kinds of rich ingredients. Amino acids, after being heated, can emit floral and bready aromas. The tryptophan in them can also promote the synthesis of fatty acids in the body, soothe the mind and promote sleep.
The reason why cooking wine can remove the fishy smell is because the fishy smell in meat, fish and eggs comes from amines, which evaporate as the alcohol is heated. Moreover, cooking wine can well penetrate into the tissues of meat, fish and other foods, dissolve the organic substances in them, and make the dishes taste more tender, smooth and soft. What is the difference between cooking wine and rice wine?
1. Different uses: cooking wine is used as a seasoning wine, specially used for cooking, while rice wine is a beverage wine, such as Huadiao, which is golden in color. The taste is mellow and fragrant.
2. Different ingredients: Rice wine is mainly brewed from glutinous rice, but in order to increase the aroma of the dishes, cooking wine also adds ginger, pepper, aniseed, cinnamon and other seasonings, so compared with rice wine , cooking wine is more suitable for cooking.
3. The nutritional value is very high: rice wine is known as "liquid cake" and is often used as a raw material for traditional Chinese medicine. It can nourish blood and skin, promote metabolism, and cooking wine is also rich in a large number of vitamins and amino acids. , can promote sleep.