637. Centennial Wine Barrel
Compared to the outside world, one advantage of owning a fishing ground is that whenever you want to eat seafood, you will eat it. There is no fishing ban period and you can always eat the freshest seafood.
Because the boss is a foodie like Qin Shiou, the fishermen usually study cooking skills when they have nothing to do. They have discovered that as long as the boss is in a good mood, it is not a big deal to get a salary increase or bonus.
So no matter what guests come to the fishing ground, the fishermen can show off their skills. Daqin Fishery has always been very particular about food.
Winnie went into the kitchen to bake pastries, and Shaq baked seaweed on the lawn in front of the door. She was roasted fresh and crispy. She also picked kelp and mixed it with vinegar and oil, and cut it into shiny pieces. It was not only delicious but also beautiful.
There are a lot of foods that can be eaten in the sea in summer. Children will pick up sea cabbage on the beach during the day. Qin Shiou marinated it with pickled peppers, and now it can be taken out as a cold dish.
Put these side dishes on the table, Qin Shiou also took out the oil-soaked boletus and pickled pepper mushrooms that had been prepared before, and showed it to Ouyang Hai and Mao Weilong and smiled: "You are lucky. You can't eat this in the United States and Canada. It's a pure appetizer in my hometown."
Ouyang Hai has a three-star Michelin restaurant. He has traveled around the world before and has two top chefs around him. The taste is naturally very good. But when he saw the oil-bolue porcini and pickled pepper mushrooms, his eyes immediately lit up: "Good thing!"
Winnie prepared the dessert before the meal and asked with a smile: "Do you want some white wine or wine? There are both dry red and dry white."
Ouyang Hai said decisively: "Let's drink beer! We only drink white wine and red wine on formal occasions. Our buddies are together, so it's still exciting to drink beer!"
Qin Shiou smiled and said, "Then let's have beer. I love hearing what Brother Hai said. My buddy is just filling beer!"
To entertain Ouyang Hai, naturally, you can’t use migrant workers’ beer like Blue Belt and Budweiser. Qin Shiou took out the Tankarmen ale that Billy brought to him from New York not long ago, patted the bottle and said, “Come on, Brother Hai, you drink this.”
This beer is one of the top beers on the European and American markets, and is priced at fifty dollars a bottle in New York.
It has a very big background. The secret brewing recipe comes from the Sun Temple of Queen Nefertiti in Egypt. The brewing location is the Cambridge Laboratory in the UK. Its name comes from the queen's stepson, King Tutan. It is full of the style of the Egyptian dynasty. Even the patterns printed on the bottles are holy cats, divine birds, etc.
Without a wine glass, Qin Shiou opened a bottle for Ouyang Hai and Mao Weilong. He drank Newfoundland iceberg beer and standard fisherman beer.
Winnie prepared the dishes, and Qin Shiou asked her what to drink. Winnie thought for a while and said, "I'll have some red wine bar."
Speaking of red wine, Qin Shiou thought of the four small wine barrels he got from the Titanic. The ones contained must be red wine, but he probably couldn't drink them anymore. He didn't know the origin of the barrel, but judging from its silver paint and gold paint, it was obviously a noble birth.
Ouyang Hai traveled around the world and came from a wealthy family. Qin Shiou felt that he had a wider experience than him, so he took it out for him to taste it and wanted to know the origin of the four wine barrels.
Qin Shiou found the right person. As soon as he saw four wine barrels, Ouyang Hai smiled and said, "Where did you get this? Antiques, this should be something from the 19th century, right? Small wine barrels of gold and silver paint, a small number of red wine estates in France were once popular in the last century and were regarded as a symbol of luxury."
After hearing Ouyang Hai's words, Qin Shiou said strangely: "Is that true? I checked the information, but I didn't find the relevant information. I only knew that these four wine barrels were produced in Pidru's Manor."
This is easy to check. The wine barrel is engraved with the words Chateau-pet milks, which is the meaning of the Piedru Manor in Bordeaux, France.
Ouyang Hai nodded and said, "Yes, the information about this kind of wine barrel is difficult to find, because it only took a short time. It was popular among European nobles at the end of the 19th century. Later, it encountered World War I. European countries devoted all their economies to the war, and gold and silver paint became precious, so they did not paint the barrel any more."
Mao Weilong interrupted and asked, "Are these four barrels valuable?"
Ouyang Hai smiled and said, "Of course, if they were not imitations, then one could sell at least more than 100,000 euros now. At that time, there were very few such barrels, and only top manors were qualified to use such decorative styles. And those who were keen on using this style were only some top wineries in the Ponmero district of Bordeaux... Forget it, let's not talk about this, but if you continue, it will be very widespread."
Qin Shiou liked to listen to gossip the most, so he encouraged him: "Tell me, Brother Hai, is there any story here?"
Ouyang Hai discharged the wine barrels together and said, "If you want to hear them, I will try to say them concisely. We all know that the world's top ordinary people come from the Bordeaux region of France. Bordeaux once selected red wine in 1855 and determined the 5th grade wineries that can be listed as the "top"."
"However, this division only targets the Meadoc District, and does not include the Ponmero District. However, there are many fine wines in the Ponmero District, and the leader of the Pidru Manor is even more unstoppable. They naturally did not accept it, so they used other methods to protest this ranking. The gold and silver paint buckets are the product of this background."
Qin Shiou patted the wine barrel and said, "Then should we open this wine and see where it is a century-old wine."
Mao Weilong was eager to try: "Open and try it? Top red wine can be stored for a hundred years."
Ouyang Hai smiled unanimously and said, "It can indeed be stored for a hundred years and will not deteriorate, but the wine will not taste very good."
He studied the wine barrels. The base of each wine barrel was printed with a naked man with long hair shawls. The man held a key in his hand and pointed to the ground. Seeing this, Ouyang Hai said: "This wine should have been brewed in 1895."
Qin Shiou asked in surprise: "Can you see this?"
Ouyang Hai explained: "Pedru Manor is named after St. Peter, the first disciple of Jesus. Peter held the key to open and close the door to heaven, which is the image of the wine barrel. But Peter's image changes every ten years, and the point pointing to the key in Peter's hand corresponds to which year, which is what 1895 means."
After hearing this, Qin Shiou shrugged. The French nobles were really good at playing, and they could even play spy wars even if they drank a drink.
Qin Shiou felt that the wine in this barrel would not taste very good. The century-old wine sounds awesome, but in fact, the red wine will taste very bad for so long. It would be nice to have the taste of a cold powder.
After knowing the specific origin of the wine barrel, Qin Shiou was satisfied. He placed the wine barrel in the living room as a decoration, took the red wine for Winni and Liu Shuyan, indicating that everyone could start a meal.
Ouyang Hai fed a large mouthful of beer, picked up a piece of roasted seaweed and put it in his mouth. However, before he could chew, he frowned and said softly: "Hey, it's a bit strange."
Chapter completed!