Plum wine, widely known in the Asian countries, – traditional alcoholic drink of Japan. Thousand-year history and useful properties do this wine by one of the smartest drinks of the East. In what its feature? What does it unique and so widespread?
Preparation and flavoring properties
According to experts, the Japanese plum wine on technology of preparation belongs to tinctures more. In spirit network (drink, is slightly stronger to Saca) draw crude fruits умэ (a kind of the Japanese plum). It is possible to insist also on vodka with addition of sugar, and on brandy.
Ready Japanese drink can be served to snack and light dishes. It is perfectly combined with sushi, moves as sweet wine and can serve as aperitif before food. Experimenters for many years altered this drink, getting excellent tastes and unique aromas.
That wine got a yellow or greenish shade, add leaves of a perilla or green tea and honey to infusion. Plum drink, as a rule, has sweet, a little tart, but not luscious taste. Often add to coffee or tea, and even ice cream!
Until recently in our corner of the world this drink was exposed to skeptical responses. But the facts can't be bypassed. This wine not only has refined taste and a smell, but also a set of useful properties.
Medicinal properties
The Japanese plum wine contains vitamins and many useful substances. It can reduce stress, improve a metabolism and to serve as the all-strengthening means. In small amounts this wine is used for prevention and prevention of many diseases. It saves from insomnia, stabilizes work of nervous system, grants cheerfulness and mood, improves health.
Someone likes to do cocktails of plum wine. Add tonic, a green tea or ginger. As the invigorating drink is taken in the summer with ice. And in cold winter days drink hot as mulled wine.
It is safely possible to call the Japanese plum wines universal medicine. Except the above-mentioned, this drink strengthens sight and does skin smooth and elastic. Moreover, it removes cholesterol, purifies blood, and is excellent antibacterial means. Tokyo calls this wine vital force. The curative and rejuvenating properties of plum wine were known in 984. At that time some doctors created the medical treatise in which they described features of this wonderful drink. Not without reason this wine once was served only to the emperor and his house.
In Japan there are about two hundred brands of plum wine, more than three hundred private vinodelny firms much more house recipes.
The nature of this wine consists in withdrawal of those gustatory qualities and health giving qualities which are kept in flora. Having opened for itself the amazing world of the Japanese plum wines, you make sure of brightness and infinity of east traditions!