Chapter 343 Barley Wine
The sudden visit of Miao Weiqiang, Dong Tinghua, and Zhou Tianyi attracted the attention of the family, and the middle-aged man walked up to the three people and spoke Tibetan that the three of them could not understand. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what the other was asking, but from the other party's smiling expressions, it was clear that they seemed to be welcoming themselves, and the three of them hurriedly returned the favor with a smile.
At this time, the old man who was rapping seemed to have completed his ritual, and the middle-aged Tibetan woman hurriedly picked up the child sitting on the thangka and returned to the house.
The old man turned his gaze to the door and looked at the three people, walked over and said, "My guest from afar, do you want to spend the night here?" ”
Hearing the old man speak, the three of them seemed to see a savior, this old man spoke Chinese very well, Dong Tinghua hurriedly nodded and responded: "Yes!" ”
The rap artist told the middle-aged Tibetan man the purpose of the three people's coming, and after the Tibetan man heard it, he smiled sideways and made a gesture of please, Zhou Tianyi returned the salute, and hurriedly pulled Miao Weiqiang, and Dong Tinghua asked them to follow.
It was the first time for the three of them to borrow a place in a Tibetan home. Miao Weiqiang, Dong Tinghua does not understand the etiquette and customs of the Tibetan people, Zhou Tianyi only came to Tibet, briefly read the information about the customs of the Tibetan people, regretted not to Miao Weiqiang at the beginning, Dong Tinghua told the Tibetan family as a guest, the slightest carelessness will be misunderstood.
If you are a guest in a Tibetan home, there are many things to pay attention to, the most important ones are the following; 1Be as welcoming as the host.
2. When cutting beef, the knife edge must be cut against yourself, not outward!
3 We can't talk about eating fish, because we are not allowed to eat fish.
4. The butter tea poured for you must be drunk before you can leave, otherwise the person who makes the tea after you leave (usually the daughter or the owner's wife) will be scolded, because the master will think that she is not doing a good job, and you will find it unpalatable.
5 When others salute thee, thou shalt drink barley wine. If you refuse, the toaster will feel embarrassed, embarrassed, and faceless. The Tibetan people also have a lot of rules when toasting and drinking. When drinking on festive days such as New Year's holidays, if possible, silver flasks and cups are used. In addition, a small amount of ghee should be glued to the spout and the rim of the cup, which is called "galjian", which means white decoration. When the host toasts the guest with a glass of wine, the guest should ruffle the glass, dip a little barley wine on the tip of the ring finger of his right hand, and sprinkle it in the air. After doing the same three times, the host will toast you with "three sips of a glass" of wine. A three-sip cup is three sips in a row, and with each sip, the host will give you a second drink, and when the third drink is finished, the guest will drink the wine dry.
In addition, after the host has finished serving the meal, he should toast a large bowl of wine to each guest one by one, as long as the guests who can drink wine cannot refuse to drink this bowl of wine, otherwise, the host will punish you with two large bowls. The cup of wine that is drunk after a meal is called "Silver Bowl Wine after a meal". It stands to reason that a large silver bowl should be used to serve this bowl, but it is also possible to use a beautiful large porcelain bowl instead. Singing toasts is also the most meaningful common custom of the Tibetan people. There is a Tibetan joke: "If you drink wine and don't sing a toast, you are a donkey drinking water." "Whoever comes to toast sings. The lyrics that everyone loves to sing are: "Today we are together, and I hope we will be together for a long time." United, I wish you all to eliminate illness and avoid disasters! Toast lyrics can also be sung by the toaster on a whim. After singing the toast, the drinker must drink it all. If the guest can't drink, dip the ring finger in the wine, raise your hand and flick it three times to the upper right, and the host will not be reluctant.
6 It's best to bring some specialties from your hometown or something, anyway, they think it's a very novel gift, which will take care of you like an offering to a fairy.
There are also many ceremonial things to pay attention to when dealing with Tibetans, otherwise it may cause unnecessary trouble. For example, religious rituals, greetings, toasting customs, offering Hada and other rituals full of national characteristics. I won't go into too much detail here.
Zhou Tianyi, Miao Weiqiang, and Dong Tinghua walked in front, and the master followed behind and walked into the house, the furnishings in the room were very simple, which showed that the Tibetan people were still living a simple life.
During the meal, the host took out his home-brewed barley wine and toasted to the three people one after another, and the rap artist sat next to him and looked at the three people with a puzzled face.
Miao Weiqiang and Dong Tinghua, under the hint of Zhou Tianyi, drank all the wine in the bowl, and the owner's face bloomed with happiness.
Dong Tinghua touched his mouth and exclaimed, "Good wine!" ”
"Well, this wine is really good, and it has the same effect as the sorghum wine in the Northeast, and it tastes much better than those expensive packaged wines!" Miao Weiqiang said.
Zhou Tianyi smiled, now that fraud is common in society, winemaking has changed from pure handmade and natural fermentation to modern machine fermentation, how can it be compared with this naturally fermented wine?
Qingli liquor has a unique style of mellow fragrance, sweet and clean, no head pain and no thirst after drinking, which is unique in the strong liquor industry and enjoys a high reputation in the western ethnic areas. Due to its "unique geographical environment, unique liquor raw materials, unique Daqu ingredients, unique liquor making technology, and unique product style", the soul of highland barley liquor has been inherited for 400 years, and has been praised as "the pearl of the plateau and the wonderful liquor forest" by national liquor experts.
There was no complicated procedure for the original barley wine brewing. In Tibetan areas, almost every household can make it. Before brewing, first of all, select the high-grade barley with full particles and shiny, wash it, drip the water, and then put it in a large pan and boil it with water for two hours, then take out the cooked barley, dry the water vapor, grind the fermented koji cake into powder, sprinkle it evenly and stir, and finally put it into a jar and seal it for storage. If the temperature is high, you can take it out in two to three days, add water and let it drink for an hour.
There is also a myth and legend about the origin of highland barley wine, and the original name of highland barley wine was 'Xian Rice Brew'.
Legend; The eight immortals who traveled all over the world went to the peach banquet to return, and were attracted by the rippling barley ocean under the Dragon King Mountain, and went to Weiyuan Fort, and saw an old woman next to the ancient well in the town who was braving the scorching sun to set up a stall to serve tea, and the eight immortals then pretended to be a beggar and came forward to ask for tea. The old woman gave tea to the immortals, and the eight immortals with a dry mouth took the tea and tasted it, only to feel that this tea was clear and sweet, and it was extremely refreshing. When I went to the well, I found that the black dragon spring where this water leads directly to Longwang Mountain is a divine water. In order to repay the old woman's kindness of tea, Tie Guan Li opened the treasure gourd, poured the Yaochi immortal brew given to him by the Queen Mother of the West into the well, and told the old woman: "Take this well water to make wine, you can be famous all over the world, rich in the world." After speaking, he turned into a fresh breeze and left. The old woman didn't believe it, so she tasted the well water, and it was really fragrant and fragrant, refreshing people's hearts, so she built a shochu workshop next to the ancient well and brewed barley wine. In order to commemorate the wonderful wine made by the fairy rice given by God, the descendants called the barley wine "brewed from the fairy rice", and the "fairy rice brewing" has also become a local famous wine. (To be continued.) )