The origin has nothing to do with the emperor, and the folk have had sour plum soup since ancient times.
In ancient times, when there was no air conditioning and fan, a fan and a cup of sour plum soup were the best anti-summer products, it was sweet and sour, and it was cool and greasy.
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We simply want to recommend several sour plum soups that are best for summer drinking.
This time, we tasted a total of 7 kinds of sour plum soup drinks from 6 brands that can be bought on the market, namely: Master Kong, Moqi, Shan Ji, Huiyi, Kowloon Zhai, Canned Xinyuan Zhai and Bottled Xin Yuan Zhai.
Evaluation dimensions
Our focus is on acidity, sweetness and freshness, three dimensions to star at these seven sour plum soups.
Acidity: The acidity in sour plum soup is mainly derived from ume and hawthorn, and the acidity is equivalent to the ume flavor + hawthorn flavor to a certain extent.
Sweetness: Sweetness is mainly derived from rock sugar and sugar osmanthus flowers.
Freshness: The taste and degree of degreasing of sour plum soup.
Let's first pour each sour plum soup into a paper cup of the same size, although it is all sour plum soup, but the color is still very different ↓
The main recipes of sour plum soup are ume, hawthorn, licorice, tangerine peel, and rock sugar. Sometimes a little osmanthus or hibiscus is added to enhance the flavor. The finished sour plum soup we see on the market also contains food additives.
The reason for the difference in the color shade of sour plum soup is that in addition to the different ratios of raw materials, it is mainly the food additive "caramel color" that plays a role.
Therefore, the dark color of the sour plum soup does not mean the most authentic.
From the perspective of color alone, the color shades of the 6 categories of sour plum soup are: Shan Ji > Xin Yuan Zhai > Master Kang> Kowloon Zhai > Huiyi > Mochi.
Let's try each of these 7 sour plum soups.
Sour plum soup review
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Letter Tonzai
XinyuanZhai was founded in the fifth year of the Qianlong Dynasty (1740 AD), and in the early days it began by selling preserved fruits and preserves. Zhu Yifan, the teacher of the last emperor Puyi, was very fond of the honey fruit of the XinyuanZhai family, and once wrote a plaque for it in his own handwriting "Xinyuanzhai Honey Fruit Shop".
Although the frequency of bottled Xinyuanzhai appearing in the market is not as high as that of cans, it is good that the price is cheap. The sour plum soup of Xinyuan Zhai is sweet in the mouth, the acidity is more appropriate, and the strange thing is that the taste of Chinese medicine is relatively light and there is no strong alcohol.
Price: 3.5 yuan / 500ml
Acidity: ★★★ ☆☆
Sweetness: ★★★★ ☆
Freshness: ★★★★ ☆
The canned Xinyuanzhai has a hint of sugar osmanthus more than the bottle, and in comparison, the sweetness method is not so sharp, and in the case of Xinyuanzhai alone, the canned sour taste is lighter and will be more refreshing.
Price: 5 yuan / 300ml
Acidity: ★★ ☆☆☆☆
Freshness: ★★★★★
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Kowloon Sai
In the Qing Dynasty, there was a record in the journal: "Sour plum soup is boiled with sour plum and rock sugar, mixed with rosewood rhinoceros ice water, and its cool teeth are vibrating." Former Gate Kowloon Sai is the first in Kyoto. ”
With the decline of the Qing court, Kowloon Zhai was once at a low ebb, and it was the intervention of the Yenching Group that saved the century-old brand.
Among the sour plum soups sold on the market, Shin Yuen Sai and Kowloon Sai are the most prestigious. Compared with the bottled Xinyuan Zhai, Kowloon Zhai pays more attention to acidity, and the taste of hawthorn and licorice will be more prominent, and the acidity and sweetness are appropriate.
Price: 3.8 yuan / 400ml
Acidity: ★★★★ ☆
Sweetness: ★★★ ☆☆
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Single note
It is said to be a sour plum soup made by the ancient method, and it is generally sold in 24-hour convenience stores.
The color is the darkest of several sour plum soups.
The first sip is very unique, and it will feel a little sweet after a few more sips.
However, the taste is very mellow, probably the role of rock sugar.
Price: 6.5 yuan / 400ml
Sweetness: ★★★★★
Freshness: ★★★ ☆☆
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Mochi
This year, Moqi has made a small fire, and jointly launched the online e-commerce platform of Daily Excellent Fresh, evoking countless "childhood memories" after 8090. Among our readers, there should be more than a few friends who have drunk peach juice flavored mochi.
Today we are evaluating Mochi's sour plum soup drink.
The reason why many people don't like to drink sour plum soup is that the "taste of Chinese medicine" is large. Yes, thanks to the addition of licorice and tangerine peel, many sour plum soups have more or less such a taste. Moqi's Traditional Chinese medicine flavor is the largest among these sour plum soups, and friends who are not used to drinking can only take a detour to other sour plum soups.
Price: 3.5 yuan / 250ml
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Huiyi
Before doing this review, I didn't even know that there was this brand of sour plum soup, which I accidentally found when I went to the supermarket to purchase, and Bought it back to taste.
Not knowing what words to use to describe its taste, I only took one sip, and my mouth was full of additives, even a little spicy.
Folks, remember what it looks like, and don't itch like I do when you go to the supermarket.
Price: 2.5 yuan / 260ml
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Master Kong
Dangdang ~ is the best selling sour plum soup on the market, right! Putting it in the end does have some personal complexes.
I couldn't be more familiar with its taste. Before drinking it more, sour plum flavor and hawthorn flavor is very strong, sour taste is also very large, overall is the heaviest taste of the 7 models.
Acidity: ★★★★★
Freshly baked leaderboards
The 7 sour plum soups have been tasted, and at this moment, even the surrounding air is emitting a charming sour plum smell.
The last part of the article is the comprehensive ranking of this review, for reference only:
No.1 Kowloon Sai
No.2 Shin Yuan Zhai (canned)
No.3 Shin yuan zhai (bottled)
No.4 Master Kong
No.5 Mochi
If you have drunk other delicious sour plum soup, welcome to leave a message in the comment area, let's taste together~