When it comes to plums, it is estimated that you can immediately think of “the boy riding a bamboo horse around the plum”, “plum wine about heroes”, “looking for plums to quench their thirst” and other tropes.
Yes, that’s right. Today’s topic is about plums.
Where do plums come from?
Although we are all familiar with plums, if I asked you what kind of fruit they are, I think many people would not be able to answer.
Plums
In fact, the “plum” that we usually eat refers to the fruit of the rose family of plums. Yes, this is the kind of plum you know. The plum is a famous traditional flower and fruit of our country, divided into fruit and flower plums. You can guess from the name. The fruit plum is a delicious fruit and the flower plum is a beautiful flower. Of course, flowering plum will bear fruits and fruiting plum will also bloom. Sometimes I occasionally see small, sparse white plums, most of which are fruit plums. The plum we usually eat is usually the fruit of the fruit plum. Since plums are too sour, no one usually picks them directly. It is processed by the manufacturer and then sold. On the contrary, there is a kind of yellow plum that can be bought in large supermarkets.
Green plums and yellow plums are both plum fruits, which basically refer to the different ripening times of plums, with green plums peaking around May and yellow plums not ripening until June or July, which is the rainy “yellow plum day” in Jiangnan.
Yellow plum (yin)
Misunderstanding of making plum wine
There is also a character of plum in “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”.
It is said that after Cao Cao killed Lu Bu, he was so arrogant that he made Liu Bei restless every day. Later, when Cao Cao invited Liu Bei to drink, there is a famous allusion to “boiling a hero with plums”. Later literary figures followed their example and used plums to boil wine. To this day, in many southern regions, plums and ginger are added to the cooking of yellow wine.
However, people don’t drink it that way!
The original text says, “Putting a plate of plums and a bottle of white wine, they sat across from each other and drank happily.” From this point of view, it is clear that a bottle of “boiled wine” and a plate of “plums” make plums a wine dish. However, later people added rice wine made from plums. It is sweet and sour, and can be said to be a delicacy brought about by misunderstanding.
Fresh and delicious shopkeeper
In the days when there was no aged vinegar, plum was used as a condiment to add sourness. It left the most profound memory of sourness to people at that time.
Until now, plums are still rarely used as the main ingredient in cooking, but there are more and more ways to consume them. For example, fresh plums can be juiced with sugar, made into jam, and many of our southern friends like to use plum powder dipped in the fruit.
Plum powder familiar to southerners
Another common method of processing plums is pickling.
When it comes to this method of eating, everyone should be familiar with it. After all, everyone has had plums in their pockets since they were children. Many of our southern friends ate plums as children that were made from green plums. However, for those of you in the north, you basically ate apricots. In addition to buying dried plums outside, you can also pickle fresh plums at home.
The green plums are rubbed with coarse salt, rinsed with water, and then placed in a jar. One layer of green plums is filled with another layer of green plums. After 3 months in the shade, they can be opened and eaten. Pickled plums are sweet and tasty and can be drunk with water.
In addition, plums are also a great tool for making wine!
Plums are watery and full of flavor. Using it to make wine not only increases the sweet and sour taste, but also effectively reduces the degree of white wine. It is easy for those who do not like to drink it.
Green Plum Wine
Today, I will teach you how to make yellow wine and plum wine. It also has a special flavor.
Yellow Wine Stuffed Plum
Raw materials.
Green plums, yellow wine, rock sugar
Steps.
1、Wash the plums and set aside
2、Boil rice wine with water, add sugar and plums
3、Turn off the fire and let it cool down. Put it in the refrigerator to chill
