Around the 7th century AD, beer in the Middle East disappeared for religious reasons, and Europeans took over the torch of ancient beer. Europeans, especially the Germanic peoples, promoted and spread beer to the world. Once again, the river of beer waded through the shoals, rushing forward in a mighty wave, never stopping!
British philosopher Bertrand Russel said in a speech: "In the beverage culture, I appreciate the tea culture of Japan and other countries, elegant and civilized, pleasing to the eye." The influence of European beer culture on European food culture and life taste is also far-reaching. The Coke drink culture in the United States is very shallow. ”
The Germans regard beer as an important spice when cooking. Take, for example, beer braised eels. The method is to wash and cut the eel first, dip it in corn starch and then fry it in butter, then boil it into a sauce with fragrant leaves, garlic, pepper, salt, beer, etc., and pour it on the eel when it comes out of the pot, which is smooth and delicious, and is a famous dish at the German state banquet.
The German beer soup (BIERSUPPE) is world-famous. Germany's climate is cold, and every time it is a cold winter month, everyone likes to drink it, and the flavor is endless. Its production process is: the potato flour and beer together into a thin pulp, and then add beer to cook, until the dilute pulp is all dissolved in the beer; in addition, the beer with lemon juice, sugar, jade gui together to cook a pot of soup, when the two pots of soup are cooked, you can be combined into the cauldron to stir well, when there are guests, that is, this soup to entertain guests, just like Asians treat guests with tea, Americans cook coffee to entertain guests.
After the beer is boiled, its alcoholic components have been evaporated, and only its aroma is retained, so it becomes a unique style of drink. Beer not only contains amino acids needed by the human body, but also rich in vitamin B2, niacin and minerals, known as "liquid bread". In addition to accompanying meals and as a refreshing drink, it is also a health product for disease prevention and fitness.
On the outskirts of Munich, the Bavarian town of Freising, walk along the gravel road of a dilapidated monastery at the foot of the wall to the "Beer Peak" to find a beer garden near the Weihenstephan Abbey, one of the oldest breweries in the world. There, people sit in the shadowy sunlight of the trees and drink beer comfortably. No one exaggerated the usual movement in the bar, just quietly enjoying the warm spring afternoon in the front. It seems that everyone is engaged in a gathering that transcends time and space, back to the days in 1040 when Benedictine clerics built the brewery.